WOMEN IN PRINT

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 121, 28 November 1928, Page 15

WOMEN IN PRINT

Miss Richardson, Wellington, is the guest of Mrs. Bromley Hill, Napier. Mrs. Gibbons, Wanganui, is paying a brief visit to Wellington. Mrs. Stanley Koenc, Auckland, who has been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Howard, of Wellington, is returning Worth with her sister, Miss Meryl Howard. Mrs. Hempton left last evening for v brief visit to Christchurch. Mrs. A. P. F. Chapman is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. IT. Lowry, Hawkes Bay.' Mrs. Clissold has returned to Napier from AVellington. Mrs. Short, Wellington, has been, visiting Mrs; A. A. Stewart, Invercargill. Mrs. Bright and Miss Valeric Bright, Epsom, Auckland, have motored to AVellington, and are visiting Mrs. Peare, Murphy street. Mrs. Burgess, Mrs. T. Derrick, and Mr. and Mrs. Everton, are AVellington visitors to Christehnreh. Mrs. E. C. Christie, AVellington, has boon visiting Haijtoer Springs. Mrs. J. A. Tripo has returned to AVellington after a visit to her brother, Mr. G. Richardson, Christchurch. Mrs. S. M. Hobbs, Lower Hutt, has left to-day' for a visit to Fcilding. Mrs. Maddison, AVellington, is the guest of Mrs. G. Maddison, Hastings. Miss Nancy Pasley is a AVellington visitor to Hastings,.and is the guest of Mrs. AVaterworth. Miss Margaret Baiincrinan, who spent many happy hours at Highcliff during her stay in Dunedin, gave a farewell luncheon party to several Dunedin friends at the Highcliff Cafe, says the "Otago Daily Times." The verandah was tastefully decorated with yellow flowers (her favourite colour) in honour of the occasion. Earlier in the week Miss Bannerman entertained at a morning party at Highcliff several members of the Byrd Antarctic expedition. Church Social. A very pleasant social evening, promoted by St. Jude's Ladies' • Guild, Lyall Bay, was held in St. Jude's Hall last evening, when a number of friends and parishioners attended. Games and dancing, interspersed with musical items, which were all very much appreciated, and enhanced the success of tho evening, were indulged in. The vicar (the Eev. A. T. B. Page) commented upon the excellent work of the.Ladies' Guild, and congratulated them upon their effort. Those contributing to the musical programme were Miss Valeric Ashendeii, Mrs. Jackson, Miss Myrtle Hall, Mrs. Porter, and an instrumental quartet comprising Mr. arid Mrs. E. C. Porter, Mr. J. Thomas, and Mr. Barton. ' A Sale of Work. Many preparations have been made by the members of tho Kelburn Presbyterian Girls' Auxiliary for their annual sale of work, which will be opened by the Mayoress iv the Church Hall, Karoo, road, on Friday next at three o'clock in the afternoon. Christmas gifts are provided for in the. way of dainty novelties, and many. useful things, sweets, cakes, flowers, kitchen goods, and a fish pond for the children. The sale will be open in the afternoon and evening. The proceeds will be in aid of mission funds, and- it is hoped that the girls will have quod support in their effort. ' Obituary. ■' AVid^spread will be tho regret among 1 many friends at the sad news of the I death of Miss Judy Hunter, daughter jof Professor and Mrs. Hunter, of AVel- ' lington. Miss Hunter had been ill for some time, and' passed away this morning. She was a girl of delightful personality, popular, clever, and with happy prospects for the future opening out in life for her, and her death at such an early age is a very sad occurrence. Great sympathy will be felt for her father and mother, family, fiance,- and many friends, in their bereavement. Women Detectives. It is noteworthy that Berlin should be slow in appointing women detectives, so well-known in England, and esteemed as more useful than men, bej cause, of course, less easily suspected, (says an English exchange). Fraulein H. Lokke is the first woman to be thu3 appointed, aud so far she seems to' be the only representative of her sex in tho profession. Most of her cases deal with women and girls, but she takes on general work, and has been often successful where men have failed. Addt- ! tional women detectives have now been | recommended., i Parisian Make-Up. I The way in which Parisiennes make jup to-day is really too extraordinary (writes "Germain" in an exchange). Some of the women's faces up to date are now a copy of a futuristic picture. But Frenchwomen seem to have rouged and made-up from time immemorial! The story goes that under Louis XIV. a courtier implored his wife in verse not to use too much rouge, although rouge was the fashion of the day. Being a dutiful wife, she complied with her husband's request, but by so doing she did not improve her appearance. The duke (yes, he was a duke) was informed by tho master of ceremonies that the duchess, being now as yellow as a guinea, the Queen looked upon her refusal to rouge with disapproval, and, pious though she herself was,' she..did not despise rouge. This placed the duke in an awkward dilemma. He therefore proceeded to write another poem, to implore his lady to return to her first love, and once more paint on her face the blushes of youth. Of course, sho complied, and there is a happy ending to the story. In the present year, 1928, ladies are allowed to wear as much, or as little, rouge as they choose —or none at all. Neither arc they limited to pink and white complexions. Right or Left. Some one has suddenly discovered that tho latest' generation of child is using its left hand instead of the right, and the Infant Mistresses' Club (Melbourne) recently had a medical man to lecture to them. on tho subject, snys "Lady Kitty" in tho "Observer."" 'Twould bo interesting to hear what he said. After all, why shouldn't a child use either hand? Using the right is just a habit, the world at large has done that quite long enough, there's nothing like change, let 'em use the left if they want to. Invitations Issued. Invitations have been issued by Their Excellencies the Governor-General and Lady Alice Fergusson for a garden party at Government House, on Friday, 7th December; from three o'clock in the afternoon till five. Very charming little crimson wallet envelopes contain cards from the "Piata" Kindergarton, and guests are bidden to a Christmas party on Thursday of next week. The party will bo held at the Wesley Hall, Bellovue road, Lower Hutt. Answer to correspondent.—A number of recipes for making pot-pourri have appeared in "The Post" at different times, and these are all that are obtainable. No recipe for making rose ■ scent by amateurs is available.

One More League. Modern'woman is proving worthy of her modern emancipation, and keeps a steady head, a bravo spirit, and feet that tread the progressive path without faltering. Australian women are realising their powers as well as their responsibilities, and while they havo faith in the old adage, "union is strength, believe that good organisation is its backbone, says a Sydney writer. Many progressive women met at a very large gathering at Beaumont House, when a new women's organisation was formed and called the League of Women A rotcrs of Now South Wales. Mrs. Littlejohn was in the chair, and after'discussion it was agreed that a provisional committee should be formed to. draw up a constitution. The objects aimed at arc: To secure the close co-operation ._ of women with men in social and political life; to support the candidature of qualified women for public office, including Parliamentary, municipal, and all administrative offices; to educate women voters on social, political, and economic questions; to encourage women to follow the deliberation's of Parliament: and to procure the passage of necessary legislation by both State, and Federal Parliaments. There is not perhaps much that is new in these .proposals, but thero seems to bo a new impetus behind them. A provisional committee was formed to draw up the constitution. Floating Bowls Again. "In the home beautiful in modern PaTis we find floating bowls are being used again a great deal," says a Parisian correspondent. "They are often in that dull Bohemian crystal which is so effective. Glass is practically the only thing used at present for tablo decoration. Fruit dishes, candle-sticks, fingerbowls, and coffee cups aro all in ntatchjng crystal. The centre bowl is often square or triangular following the modern geometrical .lines. Sometimes we ibid hidden lighting cleverly arranged to come from the sides of the bowl, thus throwing an attractive- subdued light over the table. In the bowl float wonderful flowers. Surely they are real; what marvellous colours! No, they are made of a special new and very transparent rubber which has just appeared, and which is a great vogue for making flowers for float bowls. One well-known hostess had great success at a recent dinner-party with her table set of coloured glass. Two candlesticks wero made of spirally winding tubes of glass. Coloured glass snakes hold the place cards and several holders of twisted glass'held cigarettes. We find millinery rather amusing just now, as Paris is looking more or less like a naval parade from a musical comedy scene. That is to say, there is a sudden craze for berets, which resemble the French sailor's cap. They come in light colours with a bright pom-pom, usually red, on tho top. We expect more sober colours will appear for winter wear. A Note from Paris. While in the morning and afternoon dress is simple, rich materials and longer skirts have given dinner and dance dresses an unusual grace, says a Paris correspondent. Sometimes there is exaggeration, but more often there is a restraint in draperies, so that with length and fullness there aro no trains and fussiness. The same restraint is observed over jewelry and colours. Black appears to bo more,fashionable than ever; black, velvet, black satin, black not brocaded chenille, black beaded dresses with tulle flounces or hems, and black faille aro frequent. Bed, too, is often noticeable in dresses and evening cloaks,, and, while blue in all shades is worn, white is not so. important as it was. Yellow, rose-pink, and mauve are also worn. . The Fashion for' Jade. Although superstitution still clings malevolently to the wearing of green, very few can resist the subtle lure of jade, says an English writer. Of real jade thero are many grades. A necklace of real jade may be bought for £10, but for the lustre and graining that is only, to be found in the best quality, ono must bo prepared to pay £200 or more., In Paris this year women with money havo gone crazy on long cigarette holders of jade, which they match with large earrings, a necklace and quaintly mounted rings of similar stone. A representative of a large European firm of jewellery manufacturers recently said that women in Paris pay as much as £200 for a jade cigarette holder, and even the cheapest kind cost about £60. The alchemy of the modem manufacturer is a wondrous process, and often the imitation jade cannot be distinguished, except by the eyes of an expert, from tho genuine article—a not very satisfactory state for the owners of real jade. A Very Young Heiress. Little Patricia Mountbatten, probably the richest girl in Great Britain, is not going abroad yet, although her mother is in New York and will go from there to Malta to spend the winter (says an exchange). Sho has wonderful nurseries at her parents' town house in Park Lane, every conceivable toy, and a big circle of friends. And she is probably, in spite of it all, the most unspoiled child in London. Her-hair is soft and fluffy, and she has big appealing eyes which look out ,of a rather pale little face. Her aunt, Mrs. Cunningham Reid, who is devoted to her, manages to be with her a good deal when Lady Louis Mountbatten, her mother, is abroad, and Lady Plunket, Lady Louis's great friend, has her to spend long days with her fascinating children. Patricia is always in demand' to act as bridesmaid to society friends of her mother, aiid she is a most picturesque little figure in a bridal procession. Women Debaters. Miss Nancy Samuel, Sir Herbert and Lady Samuel's only daughter, is sailing for New York as one of a team of three university women debaters from Oxford, Cambridge, and London, who will break an argumentative lance with American women students. They are to visit no fewer than 25 universities'and colleges, but fortunately for tho British team only five subjects —of a "politi-eal-eum sociological nature" —are being debated throughout the tour,; which will occupy two months and a half. _ Miss Samuel is an ex-president of the junior common room of Somerville College, Oxford, so that she has already had considerable platform experience. She read "Modern Greats," the new course in modern philosophy, which is attracting so many Oxford women. Miss Lockhart, the Cambridge representative, took a first in modern history. A romantic honeymoon:'- was commenced from Capetown in tho middle of October, when a newly-married. couple, Mr. and Mrs. Eloff, with a crow of three, left in the Sario Marais, a 22J-ton yawl rigged sailing yacht with an auxiliary engine, on a cruise round tho world. The cruise, which is expected to last, two or three years, will follow a westerly course, and plenty of time will be taken to visit not only tho South Sea- islands but also European and Asiatic places of interest. New Zealand was not included in the teslativn itinerary, but a visit to Australia was projected.