WOMEN IN PRINT

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 46, 1 September 1928, Page 13

WOMEN IN PRINT

Miss Hooper, Dunedin, is arriving in Wellington for an extended visit. Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Dawson, Lower Hutt, Mrs. A. Whyte, and the Misses Whyte are in Dunedin fof the BobertsWhyte wedding. Miss Nancy Carlyon, Fcathcrston, is the guest of Mrs. Holmes, Miramar. Mr. and Mrs. H. Acton Adams are leaving for tho South to-night. Mrs. E. Lewer, Wellington, is tho guest of Mrs. Keeling, Palmerston North. Miss B. Russell, Palmerston North, is a visitor to Wellington. Mrs. W. J. Day, Palmerston North, is tho guest of her father, Mr. W. H. P. Barber, Wellington. Mrs. Charles Nathan has returned to Wellington after a visit to Auckland and Eotorua. ' , Mrs. F. M. Beid and her daughter (of Kolburn) have left for a visit to Blenheim. Misses Fitzgibbon and E. Browne were among those, who left by the Marama yesterday to attend the Eucharistie Conference in Sydney. Mrs. H. H. Featherstone, Ngaio, and her daughter are visiting Auckland. Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Lawlor, Roxburgh street, left by the Marama yesterday to attend the Eucharistic Confcronco in Sydney. Mrs. Routledge, Temuka, has been the guest of Mrs. Alex. Scoullar, Brooklyn, during tho Plunket Conference. Miss Elsie Williams, Frimloy, and Mrs. E. V. Simpson have been visitors from Haitings to Wellington during the week. Mrs. and Miss Magill and Miss Wood are returning from Rotorua today. . Wellington visitors to Dunedin for tho wedding of Miss Eulalie Roberts and Mr. Douglas Wbyte include Miss Lulu Morice, Mr. Charles Levin, Mr. John Findlay, and Miss Noel Dowling. Hockey Club Dance. The Oddfellows' Hall, Clyde quay, was thb scene of a very pleasant party when St. Peter's; Mission Girls' Hockey Club held the annual dance; the hall being crowded with dancers. There wero some very pretty frocks worn, | and the decorations added to the charm of tho scone. The supper tables looked particularly well with yellow and white spring flowers, and the club colouts of blue and black. The success of the dance was owing greatly to the good work of the committee, comprising tho Misses Blackie, Fame, Moore, Calver, Olsen, and the secretary, Miss Slade. A Woman Detective. "™ "She does not attract instant attention in the manner of a male detective," declared tho Chief of the- Criminal Investigation Department, in testimony, of the work of Fraulcin Lokke, of Berlin. Fraulein Lokke took up her' work about nineteen months ago, and though the cases sho : handles frequently include those concerning women and girls, her activities are not confined to that branch of polico work (says an English exchange). She has been successful where others havo failed, and is likely to rise high in the profession she has chosen. Her disguises are. said to be more effective than thoso donned by the male detective, who, in trying to evado-notioc is more often likely to focus it upon' hs activities.: - Successful "At Home." A very pleasant afternoon was spent by tho large number of guests who accented the invitation of tho local branch of the Women's National Reserve to attend the "At Home" held at the residence of the president, Mrs. E. T. Taylor, "Syderstone," Kilbirnie. Mrs. L. O. 11. Tripp, president of Headquarters Executive, New Zealand; was present, and warmly congratulated the branch on its achievements on behalf of the R6sidential Nursery. A brief discourse on tho work was followed by a delightful account of her recent tour through Palestine. This was illustrated with photos and proved most interesting. At the conclusion of this >appreciated lecturette, Mrs. Taylor' presented the speaker with a bouquet and/extended the thanks of the members. Most enjoyable songs were rendered by Mrs. Stark, and a charming song in costume, "To a Miniature," by Miss Mario Evans. The accompanists wore M-esdames Jackson and Evans. A number of elocutionary items had been i kindly arranged by Miss Effio Briee, who contributed two humorous recitations and presented three talented little pupils (Beryl and Hetty Lamb and Duleie Stairmand). All the items wero encored. Two competitions wore held, and were won by Misses Johansen and Freeman, the trophies being donated by Mrs. Taylor. Tho committee dispensed afternoon tea, and votes of thanks were passed to the artists, who received floral gifts of appreciation. Mrs. Tripp proposed a hearty vote of thanks to Mrs. Taylor, which was carried with musical honours. A pleasant afternoon concluded with the singing of tho National Anthem. Diamond Wedding! Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Cutler, of Nornianby street, Wellington South, celebrated the 60th anniversary of their wedding on 27th August. They wore born.in Bristol in 1844 and 1847 rospectively, and wero married at Mary-Le-Port Church, Bristol, in August, 1868. They arrived in Wellington in Decombcr, 1877, ,in tho ship Hurunui, and have resided in the district ever since. Mr. and Mrs. Cutler have had two trips to England, one at the timo of the death of Mr. Gladstone, and tho other during tho Coronation of King George. They havo ono daughter, two grandchildren, and two great grandchildren. Plunket Society. Delegates who havo been attending the annual conference of tho Plunkot Society in Wellington met the Prime Minister (the Right Hon. J. G. Coates), the Minister of Finance (the Hon. W. Downie Stewart), and the Minister of Health (the Hon. J. A. Young) yesterday afternoon to discuss several important matters affecting the work of the society. After, a ..brief discussion,, the Prime Minister promised to afford the deputation a further opportunity of going more fully into the various questions. Mr. Coates paid a tribute to the work the society was doing, and assured those present that the Government would always deal sympathetically with any requests that were put forward. With all due respect to Sir Truby King, who had done splendid work, the society would havo achieved very little had it not been for the splendid women associated with it. He would be glad to meet representatives of the society at some convenient time next week. Tho social committee of the Railway Officers' Institute announces its third monthly danco to bo hold in St. Francis's Hall, Hill street, on Wednesday next. Tho music will be provided by Rudolph's Orchestra. A special bus will leave the hall for Petone .and Lower Hutt after tho last danco. Tho pupils and ex-pupils of Miss Inez Connop aro reminded of the danco to bo held in tho Adolphi Cabaret on Thursday, 6th Scptombef. A display of tho latest dances will bo given by pupils, an! an enjoyable evening is anticipated. An advertisement gives further details.

Daffodil for Every Year. . In celebration of-tho 100 th birthday of Mrs.' W. Ormiston, a family gathering was held at tho residence of her daughter, Mrs. J. M. West, at Church street, Onehuuga, on Thursday. Airs. Ormiston personally received SO callers, talking to each and exhibiting the liveliest interest in. her --.visitors,. .Fifty bouquets of flowers arrived at the house during the day, including a magnificent bunch, of 100 choico.daffodils (one for each year of her life), the gift of her medical adviser, Dr. W. H. Thomas, of Onehunga. Telegrams numbering 80, and two cables from London and Melbourne were received, as well as a great many congratulatory letters. Messages were sent by the Mayor-and Mayoress , of Onehunga,, Mr, '• and Mrs. ■; W. C. Coldicutt; tlie' president.'of. the Methodist Conference, . tho editor .of the "Methodist Times," the Kemuera Methodist Ladies' Guild, the Women's Christian Temperance Union, the Junior Christian Endeavour, the Epsom Ladies' Guild, and the girl employees of Smith and Caughey's workroom. In the presence of her two sons and four daughters, including Mrs. J. B. Sinclair, who ' came from Christchurch for the ocassion, and her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, Mrs.- Ormiston cut a large birthday cake bearing the figures 1828-1928 embossed in I white icing. Home and School Association. As a mark oi appreciation of the excellent services rendered by the various national committees and other helpers in the recent appeal for funds for the Island Bay School, the executive of the Island Bay Home and School Association held a social in the schoolroom on Thursday evening and invited the various helpers. Mr. C. D. Lennie (president of the association) presided over a very large attendance. In welcoming the guests Mr. Lennio said that he was pleased to that tho'net result of the effort showed the receipts to bo £377 5s 9d, expenses £'45 17s 7d, leaving a total profit to the funas of £331 8s 2a. Ho could assure them that tho money would be expended for the improvement of Victory Park and other important objects. Tho association felt gratified at the result of tho effort: Tho amounts raised by tho varioust committees were:— Holland (Mrs. E. Parsons), £72 10s sd; British Empire (Mrs. Wilkinson), £57 4s 9d; Prance (Mrs. E. Corin), £50: Spain (Mrs. Cook), £46 2s 1M; Italy (Mrs. M'Kenzie), £19 10s 3d; Japan (Mrs. Crockford), £17 2s 7Jd; Girl's "Queen" (Peggy Logan), £32 Is Id; Boys' "King" (Charles Petersen), £24 13s; spectacular display, £29 6s. Mr. A. Dicker placed before tho gathering a suggestion which was enthusiastically received — the formation of a drum and life' and bugle band for the school. Mr. H. F. Penlington (headmaster) said that tho staff of the school wero more than delighted at the formation of the association, which had already demonstrated its value as an asset to the school and tho scholars. During the evening musical items .wore- given by Mr. Whyte, Miss Cooney, and Miss Ingram. Mr. E. 11. Harrison was at the piano, and dancing continued -until a lato hour. Maori.. Princess Entertained. Much plcasuro was given lo Princess To Puea and her "Maori Maids by an afternoon party given by Mrs. Coates at her residence in Tinakon road. The largo drawing-room was beautifully arranged with flowers, tea was served, and a number of friends helped the hostess in entertaining the cucsts of honour. , Plunket Party at Melrose. . , A very pleasant timo was spent by the members of the Plunket Conference at the residence of Sir Truby King at Melrose yesterday, and later at tho Karito.no Hospital and products factory. Miss King entertained the visitors at afternoon tea, which was most acceptable after the deputation to Parliament and.other work. They then had much pleasure ingoing over the hospital, which is quite up to date and interesting, ana in seeing something of the process of the emulsion and other Plunket products at the factoiy. Pavlova's Retirement Mentioned. Anna Pavlovna, considered the world's greatest dancer ,recently announced her j retirement (says a London exchange). It remains to be seen whether this retirement is merely the first of a series of farewells, in the manner of a famous prima donna, or whether the stage is to lose for ever one of its brightest ornaments. It is now some eighteen or so years since Anna Pavlova first appeared in England' with.the Bussian ballet, shot rocketwise into fame, and has remained twinkling in the firmament ever since. She has appeared all over the world, and her feet havo danced "out of England into ! France, out of France into Spain,'' in every leading theatre. About two years ago she visited New Zealand with her partner, Novikoff, where sho was received with acclamation. Madam Pavlova admits forty to fifty-ocld years, but tho day 3 of a dancer's fame aro few, and, like her famous predecessor, Madam Gcnee, sho may consider a retirement before the flame- of her popularity begins to burn low, A Dangerous Practice. A. correspondent writes pointing out the great danger 6' tho habit .amongst women of_ kissing ' children on their mouths.- Many people have colds (if not something worse]), and to kiss children is a sure way of spreading disease. They do not confine their attention in this way to their own children, but kiss other peoplo's children indiscriminately. They do this, of course, thoughtlessly,- but it is very unfair to innocent children, who cannot'bo expected to know the :danger...of. such, an objectionable practice. The correspondent says, too, that in. these days when some mothers are trying to follow the advice of Sir Truby King and tho Plunket Society not to give children sweets, nor foods of any kind between meals, . their efforts arc frustrated, .by other people constantly .pressing, their ren-to eat these'delicacies. In their thoughtlessness they do hot stop to think that, instead' of;boing. kind to. the children, they are"helping to. spoil tho children's teeth, causing dental decay and toothache, and undermining their health throughout their lives. It |is urged, that women should.be more thoughtful for the children. A Pleasant Interlude, ■ . A very enjoyable interlude' in ' tho Plunket Conference was when the dolegates were the guests- of Her Excellency Lady Alice Fergussori- at afternoon tea at Government House on Thursday. Her Excellency received her guests in the ballroom, whore tea was served from a buffet table. Beautiful flowers decorated the room and tho tea tables, and tho dolegates and visitors, numbering about two hundred and fifty, had a delightful time. ■ One of Australia's best-known lady golfers, Miss Mollio M'MHlan, daughter of Chief Justico Sir Robert and Lady M'Millan, was married recently at Perth to Mr. Eeginald Forbes. Mrs. Forbes was a former club captain, and is said to play as good a game as the average man.

Honey for Health. Ever since prehistoric man satisfied liia "sweet tooth" by robbing the nearest beehives, honey has been prized for its delicious aromatic flavour reminiscent of the fragrant flowers and plants from which it has been taken (says an English exchange). A less obvious nut more important merit of honey is that its 75 per cent, of sugar is in a predigested state and is very readily used by the body.' Jrloney sugar is known- to' the chemist as "invert sugar," and is a mixture of two other kinds of sugar, glucose, and fructose. Glucose is found in grapes; it is the lit.tie crystals that may be found in raisins. Fructose is found in nearly every fruit. A mixture of these two sugars is called "invert sugar," and may. be obtained artificially by boiling ordinary white sugar or brown sugar with acids, as during the boiling of jam or of stewed fruit. Ordinary' white sugar is known as sucrose; find when taken into the stomach it has'to be acted upon by digestive ferments and turned into "invert sugar" before the body can utilise it. Further, the stomach tolerates "invert sugar" far better than it does sucrose. j Hence, tho superiority of honey and well-boiled liome-mado. jam as sources of sugar. An interesting' point in the cooking of fruit is this: when white sugar is added to stowed- fruit before cooking the fruit acids change it to "invert sugar," whii-'i is less sweet than white sugar. This explains why more sugar is needed to sweeten fruit before cooking than would be needed if the sugar were added afterwards. Brown sugars contain a certain amount of invert sugar,- which is why they are a little less sweet than white sugar. Whatever be the sugar eaten, it_ is of very high nutritive value, so high, in fact,-that Nature wisely gives it to us in a diluted state in fruits and milk. Beads Still Modish. Evening frocks grow more and more attractive. Colours, materials, and styles at the moment are charming (says an English writer). Ring velvet is -having a great following this season, and frocks fashioned of this marvellously soft_ fabric have a fascinating appearance. It has just one great drawback. It shows every mark and rubs in the most astonishing fashion. Chiffon velvet, or panne, are much more "wearing," ana they really look well on womenfolk of all ages. They have a distinction all their own, and look well to the ena. In black they are most attractive, and for younger folk rich blues, tender arid deep greens, and lavender mauves are delightful, The beaded evening frock still holds its owu _in fact, leads the way still. The reason is not far to seek. They are so universally becoming, and .are more effective in a ballroom than any other kind of evening frock. They sparkle and scintillate to such an extent that they' add to the brightness of a ballroom to an immeasurable extent, and they are obtainable in such a wonderful range of colours. It matters not whether tho beads be jet, silver, crystal, coloured, or rhinestones— they appeal to the feminine mind and the masculine eye almost invariably. The American Man? "The American woman is tho Awful Example," writes St. John Ervine. "In the United States, it seems, a man is merely a machine to produce large sums of money for his womenfolk, who continually indulge themselves at his expense. They travel extensively m Europe, while ho remains at homo piling up the means whereby they travel. Ho is tho least considered person m his house. His position is that almost of a slave to his wifo and his daughters, whoso every whim must bo indulged, oven if ho loses his health 'in obtaining tho moans to indulge it. Ho my uits labour-saving devices so -.that they may havo ample leisure iv which to lead a refined and cultured life; reading the latest books, Beeiu'g tho latest plays, going to lectures by English novelists, and generally improving what they call their minds. (The mind said a cyme, is the thing with which people thai. they think.) I cannot say how far this 10-rend of the indulged American woman is true, but-it is. evident from much of tho litoraturo of America, and particularly from the cartoons ana comic 'strips' Which are published in the daily papers, Ijhat it is widely believed by Americans, themselves. Ihe subieet of nearly all tho humorous 'strips' in American papers, which we see reproduced in some English papers, is the subordination of the man to the woman. He is always being forced to do things ho dislikes, so that her ambition and vanity may be gratified.