WOMAN IN PRINT.

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 150, 31 December 1928, Page 13

WOMAN IN PRINT.

Mrs. T. Young and 'icr son arc visitois to Taupo. Mrs. Mackeiscy, Wellington, is spending the holidays at Hastings. Miss Tui Gicsen, Rotoiua, is spending tho holidays with Dr. and Mis. Giesen, 1 at Bclinont. Miss Helen Whyto and Miss Cara Johnston are visiting the South Island. 1 Mrs. G. M. Julius and her daughter, Wellington, are visitors to Christchurch. Mrs. Alex. Young and her daughter are visiting Taupo. Mr. and Mrs. Gould, Wellington, oie touring in tho South Island. Mr. and Mrs. L. Miles, Gi&boinc, are visitors to Wellington. I Mr. and Mrs. G. Thorne George are visiting Auckland, i Mr. and Mrs. G. Luke are visiting I Napier, and are the guests of Mrs. G. < A. Macdonald. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Date havo returned to Marton after a visit to Wellington. , Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Black and family, who' aro motoring in the North, have been the guests of Mrs. Cnllinan, Hawcra. Mrs. R. J. Murphy and Mrs. Knight, of Wellington, have been m Auckland for the races. Miss Madeline Vyncr, Wellington,, is the guest of Miss Hilda Montgomery, Little River. Mr. and Mrs. S. Wilson and Mis. Sherwood are among the Wellington visitors to Christehmch. Tho Misses Bray, Wellington, are visitors to Auckland. The Misses Talbut and Cockroft are Wellington visitors to Timaru. Mrs. Morison, Miss V. M'Clure, and Mrs. J. Rothschild are Wellington visitors to Auckland. Mrs. W. de Latour, Wellington, and her sons are the guests of Mrs. A. E. Manning, Hamilton. Miss Joyce Taylor is the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. D. .Taylor, at Mironui, Pahiatua. Miss P. Chatwiri, Hataitai, is the guest of Mrs. G. W. Ckatwin, Pahiatua. Miss Evelyn Whitell and Miss Kvangeline Harradene, of Vancouver, have leturned to Wellington from the South Island. Miss K. Birnie, ,8.A., hus been appointed to a position on the teaching staff of the Wellington East Girls-Coll-ege. Miss Birnie was formerly a pupil of the Palmerston North Git Is' High School. Lady Heath, the ahwotnen, is still a believer in ' cross-country running to keep fit. After having taken pait in a run with the Middlesex Ladies, she took the chair at a special meeting of the Women's Amateur Athletic Association, held at the Eegent Street Polytechnic, for the purpose of passing the constitutional laws governing crosscountry running for women. The popularity of cross-country running for women, she declares, is growing fast. More Police Women. The Victorian Government have announced their intention of appointing four additional women police, states "Dawn." The present foui women police arc doing excellent work in checking and detecting Crime among women arid childien, it is stated, while equally ,quod lcsults haVe been obtained'by* them in social welfare woik geneially. v Women police during their first year of service are paid aproximately £4 10s a week, and they can advance as constables up' to £350 a year, with allowances A Happy Party. Tho annual Chiistmas party of the Flock House boys and girls was held at Bulll hostel on Boxing Night, there lieing about 175 present, including old boys and visitors, who were the Hon. 15. Newman and Mrs. Newman, Colonel C. 0. Powlcs, tho managing trustee, Mr. T. It. Lees, and Mrs. Lees. The spacious halls had been beautifully decoiated by inoinbors of tho stall. A progiamme ofcomedy sketches, music, and dancing was greatly enjoyed by all piesent. Aristocratic Tearoom. Few of the holiday-makers who call for a homo-made cako or a pot of jam at s little teashop which has lately been opened at the corner of Tower load, Newquay, know that they arc customers of Viscountess Torrington. The fact that iho it tho proprietress of "Tho Delectable Duchy Cake Shop" was revealed when she advertised for two pupils to learn cake-making. A leportef of an English paper found Viscountess Torrington in. tho kitchen, where sho sponds most of her time, making jam tarts, looking veiy businesslike in her white overalls. "I have never been in business befoie," she explained, "and I 1 don't kdow that I was very serious about it at the start, but after a couplo of months my littlo business is so flourishing that I intend to go on. I feel a thorough business woman, and am told that I have a good head for business. I have been asked to open a chain of shops in Cornwall, and I certainly do want to open in Truro, where I am told I should do well. I have a friend helping me, and two girls from the village whore we live. We not only m'akc cakes and bicad, but we also go in for making jams, jollies, and scones. Afy idea is to develop a steady cake business, and already we are sending cakes away. We have only a small place now, just large enough for half a dozen tables, but next summer we are going to open two Other rooms." Viscount Tofrington is abJut to start an Angora iabbit farm near Newquay. Ban on Women. Women do not intend to take calmly their exclusion from most of the medical bchools in London hospitals (states an English exchange). Sixteen of the pun*cipal national organisations of women, political, educational, suffragist, ami social, have set up a joint committee to promote oqual opportunities for women with men in tho medical and hospital sorvices. This, in effect, canies the' war into tho opposite camp, by claiming full equality where, hilherto, there has only been partial recognition. Thero Was A meeting of this new committee recently in London. In the absence of Mils Eleanor Rathbone, Mrs. Corbett Ashby presided, and announced that as a first step the committco had arranged to interview the Senate of London University. Tho present position is that of twelve London teaching hospitals, three only in future will be open to women sStuflotttfi. One—the Royal Free Hospital—is a school exclusively for women; and University College and its hospital only admit twelve women entrants per annum. OOlden Wedding. Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Jackson, of Mana street, Vogeltown, celebrated their golden wedding on Christmas Day with a reunion of their family at their residence. Their descendants aro two sons, Messrs. A. J. Jackson, of Nelson, and W. Jackson, of Taita, and one daughter, Mis. W. Rice, of Vogcltowli, and seven grandchildren. Mr. Jackson was well known to rifle shots in tlio old Volunteer days as shooting captain and coach to the Wellington City Rifles, from 1885 to 1910. Tho1. father aild two sons combined served 60 years Sn that company, and on disbanding founded the Suburbs Rifle t Club. Now, says a correspondent, having laid the riito aside, he is devoting his old ago to groVing that lovely flower, the modern gladiolus.

Jcpaiic-e Rrjlway Women. At a mooting held on 21st June last, it was decided that tho light to vote for the election of workeis' committees on tho Japaneso State Railways should be extended to all employees, both men and women, who are eighteen yeais of age or more, and have served i'ov more than one year, says a writer in "Dawn." The system of workeis' committees was instituted by tho State Railways in 1920, for tho puiposo of bringing about mutual undeistanding between the management and the workers. Tho committees are composed of delegates elected from among railway foiemcn and workers. Heretofore tho light to vote was limited to male employees aged twenty years or more who had served for more than one year. The number of voteis is now increased by 25,000, of j whom nearly 10,000 aro women. There' are at preseat 165,000 persons eligible ! for voting, out of 230,000 workers engaged on the Government Railways. ' Princess .Ileana, It is not generally known that Princoss Ileana, the youngest daughter of the Queen of Rumania, is passionately , fond of the sea, and has been studying a course of navigation at'a nautical school. She has just succeeded™ passing her examination which entitles her to the rank of officer in tho navy. Delighted by her success, her mother has presented her with a small yacht, which sjje will call "L'lsprava." Bain Again at Ellerslie. Dismal accounts come from Auckland of the lace days. A writer in the "New ' Zealand Heiald" says: "Bad though the weather was on Boxing Day, it was infinitely worse the next day. The rain was incessant, and tho general aspect of things thoroughly depressing, not to | say demoralising. Except that it was i not cold, it might have been a day in the middle of winter, so grey and dreary was the outlook. Again the frocking, was of the utilitarian description." j Children's Boots. Miss Margaret Bonficld (Labour) has introduced into* the British House of Commons a Bill, which is supported by Mis. Runciman (Liberal), Mrs. Hilton ' PMlipaon (Conservative)) Viscountess Astor (Conservative), Lady Ivcagh (Conservative), and the Misses Lawrence and Wilkinson (Labour), to empower tho Education authoiitics lo provide footwear for necessitous children. The Bill was read a first time. Cheery for Women. Australian womanhood has just discovered another injustice to her sex, says a, Sydney writer. If. a woman accompanies her husband lo England her passport is combined with his. Supposing, however, the husband is tiansacting important business in London or olswhere tn tho British Isles, and his wife wants .to go by herself to' Paris to buy frocks; she cannot do so unless she happens >to be very woll known In England, and has influential relatives or friends there. If the wife is Australian born, with no personal connections in the Mother Country, her case is almost hopeless, for she is not allowed to travel to the Continent on tho joint passport. She has to obtain a .certificate or a recommendation for another passport from a person who has known her for sfivera1 years. Obviously, if she has just arrived in England for the first time, this is lather ridiculous. It is said Wat the tioublo could be overcomo if the Federal Go'Vment so desired, but it seems to be one of those matters which is anybody's— and therefor* nobody's—business. ' New Zealand Ifi Mayf air. A lady who describes herself as "a mere New Zcalander" sends "Tho Times,", on ending a visit to London, an impression of Bond Street and May' fair. "Has it all been said boforc?J' She asks. Perhaps it has; but that is no reason why so vivid a pleasure should not be Oxpressc'd again. "Out Of the hurly-burly of Oxford Street," slic writes, "into Bond Street. A perfect street. Surely the most wonderful in the world for'beautiful things. All the shops are small, and a great many iiave the Royal Arms flaunting ~ above them. The jewels aie blinding, and they are real. Walking tile pavements, with an air of serene aloofness, scores Of slim, beautiful Englishwomen. We turn out of Bond Street and wander through the squares and streets of May- i fair. Quiet Squares, trim streets, intriguing doors. Before us is a cieam house with bright powder-blue door and window-boxes filled with pink geraniums. iTarther on an old brick house , with orange door, bright knocker,.and Oiange curtains. A door is opened and inside we catch a glimpse of dark furniture, shining metal, rich rugs. Then a i house with cheerful butteicup door, tho windows filled with rich brocadegreen tubs with pointed shrubs along its front. So we go past lovely Georgian doors, wrought-iron railings, tall windows with gleams of richness beyond, (lown these quiet streets the most beautiful in .London." i To Clean-up * Suitcase. "Attache or Ittit cases of leather can bo pieserved and renovated by rubbing in a little beeswax and turpentine, or by a sparing application of any good make or floor polish," says an English Writer. "But Sorutehes will probably lieod tlireo or four applications. You can piepaie a mixture at homo that gives taost excellent results. You will require one egg-cupful of methylated spirit, nne egg-cupful of vinegar, and twice as much linseed oil and turpentine. Tho mixture must be well shaken before using, If a canvas suit caso has been torn or damaged, it can be monded by patching ■ carefully with strong linen. Unbleached linen Is the very best to use for the purpose. To make the patch inconspicuous, it can bo painted to match the colour of the case." Useful Work, The day when tlio Countiy Women's Asosciation, New South Wales, got fail1' ly "into its stride" is going to be a Bad day for flies, lays tho "Australasian." The members of the association have a prejudice against flies, and one o; tho suggestions made at tho Metropolitan Group Conference, now being ' held In Sydney, Is that the Minister for Education b» asked that tho archHeo* i tur« of school* in hot districts be de- J signed to provide adequate shade, also i that tho building bo made fly-proof. A I great deal of thought and wisdom is contained hi this year's "suggestions from branobes," which Include the proposal that bread should be delivered in , paper bags, and milk lv scaled containers. Housewives who see their bread handled by a cartor, wlio has perhaps quite recently handled his horse, or his motor-engine, whose finger-prints al'd | well Inscribed upon tlta crust of the loaves; and milk poured from tho re-1 ceptacles in the cart into an Openmme- t sure, and carried through whatever happsns to be in the attmosphero—smoke, UUSt, and rain—from tho street to tho waiting jug, will welcome tho innoyatloh of uncontaminatod bread and milk. Modern women have not many hours of o«so in which they can bo uncertain and coy, but they are undoubtedly becoming move "haid to please^" and tho petition for an "Inquiry mlo all Oftuse of maternal afld infnntilo mortality1," which is now in the hands of the Premier (Mr. Bavin) has been signed by many hundreds of members of the C.W.A., in. conjunction with thousands of others in ail parts of Now South Wales.