WOMEN IN PRINT.

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 127, 3 June 1929, Page 13

WOMEN IN PRINT.

Mrs. George Gurarcl and Miss Louise Gerard, ChristchUroh, paid a brief visit to Wellington last week. Miss Lucy Sanders has returned to Ohristehurch after visiting Wellington i and Marton. Mrs. Owen Mahon, Auckland, is visiting Wellington, and staying at the : Eoyal Oak Hotel. Miss Paton, Lower Hutt, is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Colin MaeDonald, Christchurch. Miss Ewart, Christchurch, is the guest of Dr. and Miss Eivart, Wellington. Mrs. and Miss Matherson, Wellington, are visitors to Timaru. Mrs. B. H. Tripp, Timaru, is in Wellington, en route for a visit to Sydney. Miss Nicol, Mt. Eden, has returned to Auckland after a visit to Wellington. s Mr. and Mrs. J. E. M'Kenzie will arrive in Wellington on Wednesday from Christchurch. Dr. and Mrs. S. D. Ehind have left for a brief holiday visit to Fiji. Mr. and Mrs. Warwick Gregory and Mr. and Mrs. N. Moore are Wellington visitors to Christchurch. 1 Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wood, Christcburch, who have been resident in England for some years, are returning to New Zealand. Mr. and Mrs. J. Watkins, Wellington have been visiting Ghristchureh. ' i Mrs. A. Fabian, Wellington, is a visiI tor to Christchurch. Mr. and Mrs. C. Edmonds, Christchurch, are making a tour in the North Island. Miss M. Lucas, Lower Hutt, is the guest of Mrs. Kenneth Murchison Kirwee. Mrs. M. Hankinson, Wellington, is the guest of Mrs. Clissolcl, St. Albans, Christchurch. ' Her Own Orange Fazenila. "Any number of English women have proved that they can hold their own in business in London and the provinces, but I know of only one who is the pioneer of a successful industry m a foreign country," states a London yZr* "She k a Scotswoman—Miss M'Lean, better known as 'Bunnie' to the followers of the Whaddon Chase .Hunt, and equally well known to biggame hunters in British East Africa where she shot one of the finest lions Jb -ev, e? fell t0 a woman's rifle. Bunnie' M'Lean has just gone back to Uer orange fazenda not many miles irom Rio de Janeiro. Two years a^o this attractive and wealthy youSe woman, who hails from Breda, in Aberdeenshire, originated and managed the first company to ship oranges from Brazil to England. Now she has set up m business for herself. With independence typical of the modern British woman, she has bought her own plantation, has built her own house, and herself grows, packs, and ships the ■oranges, which find a ready market at Covent Garden. She lives alone, ana employs and manages all her own native labour. She tells me she has never had a strike or even the slightest difficulty with, her Brazilian employees. Before going "to Brazil, Miss M'Lean and her brother, Major Godfrey M'Lean, late Gordon Highlanders, built a big refrigerating plant near Budapest for shipping Hungarian poultry to Ensland." , „ .. . 6 Empire Goods. It is probable that active steps to further the objects of tho League of Empire Housowives will not be taken until the termination of Empire Shopping Week in Christchurch, says an exchange. Mrs, H. Jjjllett, who 'is acting on behalf of the Empire Shopping Week Committee in promoting this movement m Christchurch, has received from England a large number of badges of membership. She is anxious that when Empire Shopping Week is over arrangements should be made for the badges to be placed at some convenient place in the city, where they can be easily accessible to all ladies who wish to assist the movement by joining. The cost of the badge is one shilling, and this includes the membership fee. "The idea is," said Mrs. Jollett, "that people should wear the badges. When the shopkeepers see the badge they will recognise what it means, and they will not show the wearer a reel of American silk, for which they would have to pay more than for English silk." It is hoped that the movement will find a ready support from women, and that it will prove a powerful factor in promoting the sale of Empire goods. Bon Voyage. Numerous personal friends and representatives of several societies met in the Tudor Tea Room at Kirkcaldie an 3 Stains last week to bid bon voyage to Mrs. J. Henderson, on the occasion of her visit to South Africa with her husband, Dr. J. Henderson, Government Geologist. The party, which was an exceedingly happy one, was arranged by Mrs. J. A. Campbell, assisted by Miss Olive Campbell. Mrs. J. C. Andersen, in extending best wishes to Mrs. Henderson, referred to the fine work she had performed in advancing social welfare. Mesdames Perryman and Mowlem, presidents of the Wellington Central and Wellington South Branches of the Women's Christian j Temperance Unions, respectively, added their appreciation, and conveyed messages of goodwill /from all their members. Mrs. A. D. Keir also spoke. Mrs. Campbell then presented their guest with some beautiful flowers and a hand-worked leather cushion designed by Mrs. M'Gregor, with kindly thoughts from her friends. Mrs. Henderson, in returning thanks, said that if she had been able to help in any way to make New Zealand a better place for the sorrowful people then it was worth while. The party concluded by singing "For She's an Excellent Lady." London Personal Notes. "The Post's" London correspondent sends the following items, dated 3rd May:—"The Earl and Countess of Liverpool, who have been touring in New j Zealand, have returned to their home, Hartsholme Hall, Lincoln. . . . Mr. and Mrs. Kernot,' and Miss Vivienne Kernot (Auckland and Wellington) have just returned from Borne, where they have spent the winter. They will be in London until the end of July. ... Miss Agnes Kennedy and Miss ' M. Anderson (Auckland) arrived by tho i Moloja. After a few days here they I went to visit Miss Kennedy's sister, Mrs. Wane, in Northenden, Cheshire. Later on they will visit relatives in Liverpool, Scotland, and Ireland, and j afterwards tour the Continent. They hope to be able to visit training colleges and schools for the purpose of observing recent developments in educational practice. . . . Mr. and Mrs. Mowbray Howard Trip (Geraldine) have just returned to London after a fortnight in Paris and the Italian Lakes. Mrs. Trip | will be attending tho Court with her niece, Miss Peggy Williams. Part of the season will be spent motoring about England on a round of visits, and then Mr. and Mrs. Trip will return to New Zealand in August with their three sons and Miss Chard, Miss Williams will be remaining in England for some time.

The matron of the Alexandra Home wishes to thank the Two-Garment Society for a generous gift of clothing for the inmates of the home.

A Model Children's Party. Last week a novel and educative children's party was given in Kilbirnie by the Hataitai sub-committee of the Plunket Society (writes a correspondent). Besides the usual games, dancing, etc. (in which some 350 children took part), the Plunket Committee made a specialty of the children's tea, which was conducted strictly on Plunket lines. This was the first, time that a "demonstration tea" of this kind had been given in conjunction with a children's party. A separate table was laid for the little ones, special care being given to the preparation of their meaL A short summary of the two menus used may be of interest, as showing how attractive a Plunket tea party can be—in spite of the fact that no cakes or sweets were used. For the children from 2 to 5 years, there were home-made crisp rusks, unsweetened; ' sandwiches of brown bread, filled with egg, tomato, lettuce, etc, but no meat; I fruit salad, made largely with oranges; jellies; fresh fruit (rosy apples, carefully selected); drink of orange juice. Then for the children of 5 years and upwards, there were sandwiches, made with brown bread and filled with egg, tojnato, meat, chopped nut and raisin, < lettuce, etc.; wheataieal scones; dates, ; nuts, fresh fruit, jellies; fruit salad and drink of orange juice. At the end of the meal, a small ice cream was served to each child. The parents were very interested in the wholesome and appetising tea provided, and there was no doubt of the appreciation on the part of the children. , A Lost Art. . The figurehead which graced the stem of the Melanesian Mission yacht Southern Cross has been discarded and replaced by a plain fiddlehead. Since her i launching the vessel has carried an almost life-size male figure clothed in flowing robes and clasping a book to its bosom. It was supposed to represent St. Barnabas, the first missionary. Although many layers of grey paint had somewhat obscured the carven lines, the figurehead was still a good example of its kind, and an. interesting reminder of a very ancient custom now practically abandoned. Unfortunately, the figure was damaged on the vessel's recent voyage to Norfolk Island, and to replace it would be very costly, the carving of figureheads being now practically a lost art. A Social Evening. An evening that will pleasantly j be remembered by Wellington amateur j artists was held on Saturday night, at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Dawn, "Round Hill," Karori. It was the first large social gathering held by members of the New Zealand Amateur Arts and Literature Association^ all sections being represented. Great credit was due to the president (Mr. Dawn) and to Mrs. Dawn for its success. After supper Mr. Douglas Tayler (vice-president) said everybody had some idea towards making life more beautiful, and the association was really the outcome of striving for such. He- was glad to see that members were meeting socially because he fully believed that they could not exist solely on lectures. The work and activity should not be left to a few, or the society would become tagnant. Everybody must tako a share in the active side. The society -vaa progressing in the right, direction. : Dancing continued till midnight. Amongst' those present were Mr. and Mrs. E. Douglas Tayler, MV. and Mrs. Johannes C. Andersen, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Tanner, Madame Bligh, Mrs. E. G. Morris, Misses M. England, W. Carwell Cook, K. and B. Birnie, T. Hogg, I. Brown, T. Skinner, Bensamin, B. Page, D. Huggins, B. Burnett, E. Hansoll, J. Morrison, N. Messenger, L. Brady, M. ! Sage, I. Cass, D. Hayes, N. and S. Mari shall, A. Grant, N. Hanham, M. Free--1 man, J. Eussell, F. Anderson, J. Wright, M. Huggins, L. Clay. I. and D. Russell, S, Kissel, W. Malo, Messrs. H. Temple White, C. A. Man-is, H. F. yon Haast,- G. W. A. Matthewson, B. Etherington, W. G. Carpenter, D. G. Maefarlane, A. W. G. Dunningham, A. L. Reeve, A. D. Jackson, C. J. Holmwood, and G. Mac Knight. At a meeting of the Auckland branch ot the National Couniil of Women a letter was read from the secretary of the Auckland branch of the League of Nations Union asking the council to appoint a delegate to co-operate in making arrangements for the reception of the Emden, says the "New Zealand Herald." It was decided that as this had not been done in the case of other visiting warships the council did not see its way to do so in this connection. Were it a delegation of German women coming to New Zealand it would be a different matter.