WOMEN IN PRINT

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 4, 6 January 1930, Page 13

WOMEN IN PRINT

The engagement is announced of Dr. A. Wallace Wilkinson, of Brunnertou, to Miss Mary Lovie, of Balclutha. Mr. ana Mrs. Gurdon Samuel, Nelson, and Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Gcddis, Wellington, are visitors to Chateau iToiigariro. Misses J. Feltham and M. Wise, of Wellington East College, are the guests of Miss B. Sootter, Christchurcb. Sir Alexander Hore-Ruthven, "V.C., and Lady Horc-Rutb,ven are visiting Christehurch, and the latter had many pleasant things to say about the beauty of the scenery in Now Zealand so far as they have travelled. Miss May Andrew, Christehurch, has arrived in Wellington to take part in the tonnis championship meeting at Miramar. Lady Fenwick and Miss Fenwick are leaving for Dunedin by the ferry boat this evening. Mrs. E. J. Fawcett and son, who have been spending the last nine months in London, returned to Wellington last Friday. Mr. and Mrs. F. Clayton, Wellington, are visiting Springston, Canterbury. Miss Tripp, Orari Gorge,' Canterbury, is leaving by the Tamaroa .in March for a visit to England and abroad. Mrs. and Miss Kathleen Marrincr, Wellington, are visitors to Christchurch. Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Mouat and their son have returned to Wellington from Tokaauu, where they were guests of Mr. E. H. Whiteman. Miss Eileen Pope, Wellington, is spending the holidays in Christehurch and Timaru. Mr. and Mrs. Trevor Jarvie, Wellington, have left to take up their residence in Blenheim. Miss M. Chapman has left Wellington to visit Tongariro National Park. The Misses Davidson, Wellington, are the guests of Mrs. James Davidson, Kaikoura. Mrs. A. Murie and Miss Kathryn Murio are among the visitors to the Sounds. Miss Muriel Tumor, Highland Park, is visiting Auckland. Miss Cecil Mowbray (Stirling, Scotlaud), who has been visiting relatives in Christehurch and has lately been a guest at Government House, Wellington, has left by the Maui Pomare for a trip to Samoa and Niue Island. Mrs. J. F. Studholme (Fendalton) is leaving Christehurch on Wednesday for Wellington, where she will attend the Girl' Guides' conference on Thursday and Friday, and. the Girl Guides' rally on Saturday, says the "Press." While in Wellington Mrs. Studholme will be the guest of the Lady Alice Fergusson at Government House. London Hat News. Hats are the greatest temptation that have ever beset the path of woman. We may be nobly economical ovor frocks and coats and shoes and gloves and lingerie, but when it comes to hats our good resolutions fade away completely, and we welcome extravagance instead of shunning it, says a London writer. So many pretty new autumn hats are being shown that it is hard to keep any money in yo,ur purse at all. All the new hats have a downward line at the back, some even have proper brims at tho back only, which fall right down to the shoulders. Besides constituting the latest fashion, this downward line has' a practical aspect, since it successfully hides all straggly ends of growing hair. Felt and velvet are the two most popular materials for making tho new hats, and cap shapes are greatly in favour. Only the caps are no longer severe. They are much softer than they were last season, with floppy brims or pleated side pieces, and are trimmed at the side or back with feathers, (flowers, or chbux and bows of their own material. Yon must not push all your hair out of sight now. Side pieces are in vogue again, and the new hats cannot be worn successfully unless you have curls or wavy sidepieces showing over the ears. Some of the now felt caps are trimmed with insertions or crochetwork made from coarse silk; other caps are entirely composed of velvet leaves joined together by veined stitching; while fur is also used to trim hats, generally appearing on the brim rather than the crown. Berets have been adopted again in the fashionable world. Somi). are made of suede, others of panne velvet, while tweed berets are designed for sports wear. 'Veils are making their appearance again this season. They should be quite short, but they must stand out from the face. To give them the necessary stiffness they are sometimes edged with eire ribbon, which adds to the smartness of their effect. A Young Champion. Miss Helen Wills, who has just been married quietly in America, is just 23, and she won the American girls' tennis championship at the age of 15. She is placid and demure, in strong contrast to the great Suzanne, who is temperamental and vivacious (says an exchange). She is a hard hitter, above all, but has developed her game soundly all round. For one who h*s held so many championships already, and has .stepped into the place vacated by Mademoiselle LenglenJ Miss Wills is decidedly young, but her youth gives point to a remark attributed to Miss May Speirs, New Zealand's foremost lady player, that if a girl is going to be a champion she should be showing distinct signs of it by the age of 18. Modern Taste in Beading. To illustrate how great care must be taken by parents in the matter of supervising their children's reading, the Eev. James Burns, who addressed a gathering of pupils at Dunedin at their prize-giving ceremony, related the experience of a minister who happened to be in 'Christehurch on a, lecturing visit, states an exchange. Before leaving the city his hostess told him that her girl, aged 15 or 16 years, was very fond of reading. Thinking that he would encourage her in her love of literature, he made up his mind that he would give her a book which a girl of her years should appreciate. The story that he eventually decided upon was Ethel Turner's "Seven Little Australians." To be on the safe side, however, he issued instructions that it was to be changed if she had read it, or if it was not to her liking. Later he learned that the book was changed for "All Quiet on the Western Front." Santa Olaus. • Should children of five years old be pormitted to'believe in Santa Claust asks the correspondent of the London "Spectator." Dr. William Sadler, of Chicago University, a stern realist, thinks not. Dr. Sadler is a stickler for literal truth, and refuses to bo a party to a fiction, however pleasing to the childish imagination. Dr. Knight Dunlap, Professor of Experimental Psychology at John Hopkins Univorsity, disagrees. He .is all for Santa Clans-and, if you will, a romantic imagination. Professor Dunlap says that Santa Claus "is one of the most beautiful and probably the least harmful of childhood myths. How does Dr. Sadler or anyone else know that there is not such a thing as Santa Claus?'?' How. indeed*

A Pine Tribute. "New Zealand will havo reason to remember Lady Alice Fcrgussou for many years after she leaves these' shor.es," says a writer in the "New Zealand Herald." "Her coming departure, to bo viewed with general regret, is a fitting time to assess all the good she has done this country, and to appraiso the influence she has exercised on its people, for few women in recent^ years have left their mark more effectively on the national life. In Thursday's farewell functions Auckland women will have a,n opportunity of showing how the country has responded to a personal influence which will not easily be effaced, and an example in public and private life which must bear nothing but good results. ' The legacy Her Excellency leaves behind her is a moral one. In the councils of women and the social organisations of New Zealand she haa played the part of patron and adviser, inspiring hope and confidence and a new faith in the power of spiritual values. Her deep-rooted Christianity has been intensely practical. She has taken a keen personal interest in social welfare, and in countloss ways, big and little, she has helped to increase tho happiness and contentment of those around her." Auckland women, to save Lady Alice time and fatigue, held one big farewell gathering .in her honour in the Town Hall on Thursday, at which representatives of all organised societies of women were present. Some Lavender Hints. The season for this popular and fragrant flower is with us oneo more, and as many folk adore lavender water, the following may bo appreciated. In making allow at the rate of an ounce of lavender flowers shredded from the stalks, to a quart of the best wine vinegar, and add the thinly peeled rind of two lemons. Soak in a stone pickle jar for 24 hours, and then place the vessel on tho top of a slightly warm oven for another day. When it is' cold, filter through muslin and cork tightly. Waxing the cork is an additional precaution for preserving the strength of the contents. Rosemary vinegar can be made in the same way. The whole secret of the old-fashioned lavender bag lay in the admixture of a few other ingredients. A little dried thyme and mint and a sprinkling of a few caraways and ground cloves make all tho difference,' besides giving a lasting quality to tho scent.