WOMEN IN PRINT

Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 102, 26 October 1929, Page 15

WOMEN IN PRINT

I Mr. aud Mrs. W. E. Bidwill, Featherston, are in town for the races. j Dr. and Mrs. Earp-Thomas have left for Otahci Bay, Bay of Islands. I Dr. and Mrs. Putnam, Palmerston1 -.orth, are visitors to Wellingtou. I j Mrs. J. A. Ilauan, Dunedin, is pay-? ■ing a visit to Wellington. j Mrs. and Miss Gillies, Palmerston j-North, arc visitors to Wellington. j Mrs. Griffiths, Martinborou^h, is among the visitors to Wellington. I Mrs. C. Morieo has returned to Wellington from the West Coast. | Mr. and Mrs. Lowry, Hawkes Bay, are visitors to Wellington for the races. • Mr. and Mrs. John Flaws and Miss Helen Crall are visitors to Mrs. Eldred Flaws, Masterton. Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Glenn, Wan«a--.iui, are in Wellington for the races. Mrs. Gillespie, Eastbourne, is visiting Mrs. Wallace, Masterton. Miss Loftus, Wellington, is visitingMiss Wood, Wanganui. Mrs. Radcliff, Wellington, is the guest of Mrs. Tyerman,. Wanganui. Mrs. W-. A. Veiteh has returned to Wellington after spending some time in Wanganui. Mrs. Nield, Invercargill, is a visitor to Wellington. Mrs. B. N. Sandilauds has returned to Feilding from Wellington. Miss. Joyce Downing (pupil of Mrs. MacKay) obtained her performer's L.A.B. diploma at the recent examination conducted by Mr. Anson, of the' Royal Academy of Music, London. The engagement is announced of ■Madge, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. ;s. Tausley, of Wellington, to James, eldest son of Mr. and the late Mrs. James M'Bryde, of Christchurch, also of Wellington. j . In a late copy of the "Daily Mail" just received, tho interesting informa- - tion for New Zealanders appears in an item which states that a very expensive cast, including Miss Tallulah Bankhead, Miss Helen Haye, and Miss Isabel Wilford, has been engaged for the new play, a high comedy called "Get Your Man," an adaptation, by Mr. Arthur Wimperis of "Tu m'epouseras" as presented by Messrs. Clayton and Waller in conjunction with Mr. Gilbert Miller. The play opened in London on 30th September. ■ News has been received in Wellington by tho Toe H that Miss A. B. S. M'Fio, honorary administrator of the Toe It League of Women Helpers, is expected to arrive iu Wellington by the Tahiti about 4th November. Miss M'Fio will spend two or three days in Wellington beforo leaving for the South, and opportunity will be given to those interested in Toe H organisations to meet her. Miss M'Fio will speak about the work being done in England. A Pleasant Evening. .., A large gathering of the parishioners I of St. Mary's Church, Karori', spent a very pleasant time at the gift evening which was recently held in the Parish Hall in:aid of tho forthcoming "spring blossom fair." . The guests wcro entertained with community sing-' ing, game's, dancing, and a competition." The latter was won by Miss M'Loan'. .'Before slipper the gift pareels were, opened, when' many -beautiful and.useful, gifts were'disclosed. Fafewell Parties. Miss :Mavis.,:Moadowcroft has " been the centro of-a',-.'-number: of farewell ! parties before her departure at an early I date for Sydney, en route for Colombo, whore her marriage will take place. A very pleasant - afternoon party was given by-Mrs. Maberley Porter at her residency "Worcester," The Terrace, recently, when many' friends gathered together to bid Miss Mcadowcroft farewell. The hostess was. in flowered crepe de chino, and Miss Meadowcroft was in mushroom mariette with hat, etc., to match. An artistic hand-made ' and decorated autograph book was given to tho bride-elect, with some pleasant and happy sentiments-written for her by each guest. A delicious afternoon tea was served, and a very pleasant afternoon passed by all present. Nurse Green, who was leaving Mar- , tinborough for Lower Hutt, was recent-ly-tho guest'of Mrs. Webb at a ploasant farewell morning tea, which gavo some friends tho opportunity of seeing her beforo her departure. A Successful Entertainment. The concert, which was given at tho Hataitai Methodist Hall by Miss Florence E. George's pupils drew a crowded audience, although the weather was not good. The programme, in which over forty performers took part, was varied to suit .ill tastes, aud was most enjoyable throughout. In addition to tho monologues, comediettas, songs, recitations, and character sketches that were artistically arranged by Miss George, songs were rendered by Mrs. Rosenthal, and Mr. G. East, and woto much "appreciated by all. Mr. D. Robson was an efficient accompanist, and Messrs. C. George and B. Luke wero capablo stage managers. The Rev. Mr. Harkness . thanked Miss George and her concert ■party for tho kindness in thus assisting to augment tho church building fund. During tho evening Miss George was presented with a bouquet of roses and maidenhair fern. Ageless Women. "The modern woman has no age. At 40 she looks like her mother did at 30, if mother was lucky. At 50 she looks 40, somotimes 37 or 38. At CO I personally often find grandma entrancing, " states a London writer. "And I do actually know of a woman of 55 who looks like her own daughter and has just had two fresh proposals of marriage.- I hate to admit it, but tho things that keep a woman young are the very things which my mother and grandmother would make her look old and sinful. She may sometimes look sinful to-day, but she nearly always looks young. These things arc—again I regret to admit it—powder puff, lip Jticks, cold cream . . . and tennis, swim--1 ming, and dancing." < Miss Hoyden's jlealth. It is announced that Mis3 Maude A. Royden, who has built up a vigorous" social and religious organisation round the Guildhouse in Eccleston Square, is paying the penalty just now for the physical and nervous strain she underwent during her world lecture tour last year, says a Loudon correspondent under date of 30th September. Now Zealand was included in her round of travel. In view of her severe physical disabilities. Miss Royden tires soon when moving about, but despito her lameness gets through an enormous amount of work and public speaking. Her place in the pulpit at tho Guildhouse one Sunday evening recently was taken by the Rev. Constance Coltman, who is co-minister with her husband at Oxford Congregational Church. Miss Royden is likely to be absent for several weeks combating hor state of fatigue. Laddered Stockings. A useful tip is to turn a laddered stocking inside out, so that the two sides of the ladder fall one on top of the other along ono edge, then join them. by. running the ladder up on a ; sewing machine, carefully matching : tho mending silk. This is a far neater and stronger way than mending with lan ordinary needle aad thread.

Indian Lady Trader. Maharai Komari Lolita Eaui Devi, a daughter of the Maharajah of Burdwan, I one of the richest rulers in India, has '■ opened a shop in Berkeley Square, London, where she will sell Indian furni- , ture, porcelain, and embroidery. She is the iirst Indian woman of rank to engage in any form of trade. Dressed in a beautiful sari, she will serve behind the counter, assisted.by her English partners. Successful Woman Sculptor. Sir Joseph Duveen has presented to the Tate Gallery, for the collection of works by modern artists, a sculpture by Lady (Hilton) Young. The work selected is a bust of the late Earl of Oxford and Asquith, says an English writer. It.is.believed that this is the only piece of sculpture by a woman that has been placed in a national collection. Lady Young is the wife, of Sir Hilton Young, the Unionist M.P. for Sevenoaks, and was the widow of Captain Scott, the Antarctic explorer. A pupil of Eodin. she was last year elected an associate of the Royal Society of British Sculptors. Prominent examples of her public work are her statues of Captain Scott in Waterloo Place, and of the Hon. C. S. Rolls, one of the pioneers of flying, on the sea front at Dover. Auckland Street Collections. Future street collections in Auckland city are to be limited to six yearly, in addition to Poppy Day, according to a decision made by the Auckland City Couneil on Thursday evening, states the '•JSTew Zealand Herald." The Finance Committee, which had considered representations by the Auckland Chamber of Commerce, the retail drapery and clothing interests, and nine organisations enjoying collection permits, submitted the following recommendation: "That in addition to Poppy Day, Six street collections be permitted from Ist March to 30th November, and that the committee be empowered to set up a sub-com-mittee to make the necessary arrangements regarding the organisations which shall participate." The Chamber of Commerce had suggested a conference and the drapers and clothiers had asked that,there should be only four collection days, distributed throughout the whole year, with restrictions on stalls or collectors outside retail premises. Tho nine charitable and other organisations had made a joint proposal'that seven collections, in addition to Poppy Day, should be allowed, the days to be spread over the whole year. They stated that one concerted yearly effort, could not produce enough for their needs. The report was adopted. Girls' Aviation School. The feminine side of tho aviation question is certainly making good headway. There is a girls' school at Tarry-town-on-Hudson, in the. United States, which has recently started a course in aviation for its pupils (states an exchange). Tho school authorities combino the,air course with practical lessons in journalism, foreseeing Jn the near future a wide-demand-for society i-cporters who can pursue their profession by aeroplane.