WOMEN IN PRINT

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 28, 3 February 1930, Page 13

WOMEN IN PRINT

ENGAGEMENTS.

MUNEO—AVOOD. The engagement is announced of Marjorie Gladys, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Wood, Lower Hutt, to William Alexander, third son of Mr. and Mrs.. J. S. Munro, Napier. PxIEKER—PYCROFT. The engagement is announced of Ruby May, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Pycroft, Berhamporc, to James, only son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Parker, Granity, Westp'ort.

Mr. and Mrs. Gillingham arc leaving for a visit to Chateau Tongariro. Dr. Elizabeth Bryson lias returned from a holiday tour, which included visits to Chateau Tongariro, Rotorua, Auckland, and Otaki. The Hon. W. A. Veiteh, Mrs. and Miss Veiteh, have teen recent visitors to Franz Josef Glacier. Mr. and Mrs. P.: Nathan, "Wellington, arc paying a visit to the South. Island. Miss Dorothy Hadfleld. returned today from a visit to Hawkes Bay. Dr. and Mrs. Gordon Robertson and Dr. and Mrs. M'Kibbin, Wellington, have been visiting Queen Charlotte Sound. ■■.•■..'.••••■ ' Mr. T. E.; Roberts and Miss Shirley Roberts, Patea," are visiting Wellington. ■ . ; ■ Mrs. and: Miss .'Mason arc Wellington visitors to Queen Charlotto Sound. Mrs.ifiill and '.Mrs. Dixon, .Wellington, are visitors to Christchurch. . The. Be>\ Leonard "Hunt and Mrs.. Hunt, Who':, have'- been, visiting Christ-, churchy have;1 arrived in -Wellington. Missea MacDougalF ■' and- Cock are Wellington- .visitors to:; Christ church. Miss Sheila'Sinelair is returning tomorrow" from a visit to Mrs. H. -Studholme, Christchureh. Miss- Myrtle Chotc, F.T.C.L., L.A.8., .Wellingtqn, has Jeff for Wanganui to join the staff of-the Friend's School, St. John's Hill. '■:...: : Mrs. Loo who. has been the guest'of: Mrs. --Victor--White, Fendalton, returns to Wellington to-morrow. Miss Phyllis Boyle, Christchurch, has returned'-Soutli after a.visit to Government House, Wellington; Mr.; arid;'' '-Mrs; Leicester. Murray, .Blenheim;'are*' visiting Christchurch. Mrs. Algar Williams and her son were in Wellington recently, en route from the Bay of Islands to Christchurch. Miss Ethel' M.. Duff, of Upper Hutt, who from ; England at the end of December, has been appointed to a position on the'staff "of thcv~New Plymouth Girls' High School. A Poser that Offended. Men from North of the Tweed regard a question set upat the recent Bar examination in criminal law as a libel on .the "canny. Scot" and a slur on a noble ■ race.'■.-Tihis. was .tho question, which was- ■■first on the list:— "Mr. MA. partook .of lunch in an XYZ cafe at a table where Mr. 8., a stranger was also seated. The two were waited on by Miss C. 8., having finished..his repast,, placed sixpence on this ;p]ato as;. a gratuity to. Miss C, and departed,"paying.Ms bill.. MA. hastily concluded his owh liieal, took up the sixpence, and placed it on his own plate as and for his gratuity to Miss C, paid his bill and departed. "What, if any, erfme has MA. committed?" Out of the 250 students who sat (sayjs :.the ;WStar,"' London) it -is safe to ■. assume that a' largo proportion arc patrons of a well-known. tea shop where tipping is prohibited. The legal aspect of the problem must, therefore, appear to them", to: be . more involved still. But the Scots, burning under a sense of wrong done to their countrymen .by the, .insinuation, regarded the question-as..an .insult and-'iinworthy of notice. They left it severely alone. An Old-time Ceremony. "Your Excellency, my love to you," said the Mayor of Sudbury to General Dawes, as!the'y.drank together from the borough's "silver loving- cup. "Your Worship, jiy love to you," leplied the American Ambassador, and then Mrs. Dawes and tho Mayoress pledged each other in the same words. Tins old-time ceremony took place loccntly at the official luncheon at Sudbuiy, Suffolk, on tho occasion of the picsontation of the honoiaiy freedom of that town to General Dawos, whose ancestor, William Dawes, a Sudbury man, sailed from England in April, 1635, and was regarded'as the founder of tho American branch of tho Dawes family. Droughc at Niagara, Falls. One of the old featuics of this year's drought in Canada was Ihc fact that the town of Niagara Palls, which is noted for its ga/dens, suifeied more than many other places. This was due to _ tho fact that all the wells of the neighbouring town weut dry, owing, it is supposed^ to tho digging of a new power canal, and the town pumping system was not strong enough to supply the double demand. So it was that, actually within sight and sound of the great Falls, gardens dried up, flowers withered in the sunshine, and the local horticultural shows were a great disappointment. One exhibitor who had grown 5000 gladiolus bulbs had not a single bloom fit foi showing. Told by a Matron. The matron of Eton College, Miss Oughterson, who is retiring to go to Canada, tells a story of a small Eton boy who was noticed by two American women tourists. "Oh, isn't he cute," one of them cued. "Cotno hcie little boy, I want to talk to you." "Pardon, me, madam," said the eleven-year-old, taking off his top-hat, "but I have private business.with.njy tutor.'? . Canadian Ladies Entertained. _ Ths nine, lady members of the visiting Canadian bowling party were the ■honoured guests-'at-a/-reception at the Canterbury Women's/ Club, 'states the Christchurch '."Press;," The- roses and hydrangeas which decorated the draw-ing-room Were much admired by the overseas..visitors, ..who explained that, while they in Canada-had many flowers •m-summery-the heavy snow and frosts m winter wrought havoc on tho gardens. ... . .: ■ Mrs. J. A. Flcsher/in welcoming the. visitors; -expressed'regret that their stay in Christchurch. was so short. - Mrs. :M'PhK.:on, who replied on behalf of the visitors, thanked Mrs. Tleshor and members of the club for their hospitality and for tho kindly sentiments expressed, which, she said, were fully reciprocated. Although they had not had a "great '■ deal of sunshine in tho Dominion, they- were consoled by hearing that the winter was particularly severe ;iti Canada, and that tho. snow wassodeop in Ontario that transport was seriously hampered. Speaking of women's organisations ..in Canada,, she.said that in Toronto they had ■ the .' Canadian ' Women's Club, Women's. Art Association, Press Women's. Club,-Business Women's Club, Gouncil of Women, local branches of the- W.C.T.U., and the Women's Institute, a fine organisation in tho rural districts,-which.,--working with a Government-, subsidy, arranged lectures on cookery, 'homo science, home nursing, and kindred- subjects.' Another society worthy of mention was the Home and School organisation by which teachers and -parents mot and discussed plans and problems"for .'the betterment of ■ liv children.

Useful Aeroplane. An aeroplane left recently on a dash of nearly 2000 miles from Johannesburg i to Malanga, 200 miles west of London I in. Angola, carrying Pasteur serum to I save the life of a woman missionary, Mrs. J. C. Wengatz, who had been bit--1 ten by a mad dog. Topsy-Turvy Land. Dogs are allowed to roam free- while r cats are chained up in French Indo- . China. In the topsy-turvy land wo- , men wear trousers and men shirts, while . children are given numbers instead oi! names. "Secret Divorce.'! ; Tho great growth in England of Assize divorce up to about 2000 cases j every year is eloqua^t of the fact that 1^ help to poor litigants has brought to many tho consummation of justice ' which, through poverty, had previously been unattainable, states an English 1 writer. Sir Evelyn Cecil combats the 5 theory that the Judicial Proceedings (Regulation of Reports) Act, has in , itself been responsible for any increase .in divorce. In that view, it may at . once bo stated, ho .is supported by all who have practical experience of the I Divorce Courts, and who know that the ''secret divorce" cry is for the most [ part an exaggerated/ absurdity. The Act, in stopping the long and elaborate reports of divorce cases, has worked to the public good, and though there ' are details, of which amendments may hereafter be thought desirable, there is . a real force of opinion in favour among those concerned with the actual machinery of the law. It is notable that the JuSges of the Divorce Division have on many, occasions taken steps to recite in detail facts in cases before them : in their judgments and summings up to juries whero they have formed the opinion that publicity, is reasonably in the public interest. This is an excellent safeguard, ensuring as it does that when certain matters should be known, the Press are- placed in a position to give -proper publication. An Ungrudged Place! Owing to few men doctors volunteering for positions in tho more unpleasant African territories, the British Colonial Office is sending out numbers of medical women, states an exchange. Eocently Dr. Mary M'Dougall was appointed Government Pathologist in one region of West Africa at a- salary of £1000 a year and with a general commission to investigate epidemic disease there. Dr. M'Dougall is an export in tropical bacteriology, on which subject she has published .several works. Ishbel Mac Donald. Deferring to the part played in public life of Miss- Ishbel Mac Donald, daughter of the British Prime Minister, a London writer states that everyone has watched Miss Mac Donald's career with sympathy and interest. Te be foster-mother in any family is a responsibility onerous enough in itself. To be hostess for the Pi hue Minister, amid tho publicity of politics, is a task that might appal any woman. By her tact . and good nature, Miss Mac Donald has wo: the affection and admiration, .not only ( of tho people, but of the parties. Destiny has placed her in a position of supreme importance, for, indirectly, she must play a part in government, if it is only ministering to her father's health and happiness. Miss Mac Donald has : perhaps half apologetically ' described . herself as "an awful goody-goody." la spite of the pessimists, who are always . criticising women, wo hope and believe ■ that there are still many thousands of , Ishbcls among us. 1 The Koyal Line. , , Her Majesty- lias Yong taken y. deep interest in the history of tho Koyal Family, and has lately been compiling 1 a carefully planned list of the direct ' descendants of Queen Victoria who are \ still living. It will come as a surprise , to many! to know that these number I fully 250. If indirect descendants were included" this number would bo much larger still. Queen Victoria has been termed, with a considerable amount of » truth, "the grandmother of European [ Boyaltyy' "and there is scarcely a reign- . ing sovereign who cannot claim some • connection with hfer, if only that by s marriage. It has to be borne in mind , that Queen Victoria1 had a family of i nine children, all of whom, with the ■ exception of Princess Louise, Duchess . of Argyll, had families of their own, and the majority of these children have lin their turn married. It is probable i that the record, when Hew Majesty . has completed it, will be placed in the ; Epyal Archives at! Windsor as an mii teresting piece of research on the part . of the Queen. Weather to Order. Weather of any kind, hot or cold, i reeking with humidity or absolutely , dry, will bo one of the chief products : of an 11-story building on which construction has beeil started in East Pittsburg, United States, by the AVestinghouse Electric and .Manufacturing ;• Company, states an exchange. The ■ manufactured weather will not be avail- ■ able to the public, however. It will be confined strictly to the building, w.iich will house an electrical laboratory and will be used for testt on apparatus built for either outdoor oi'indoor use. The new laboratory will cost -.6300,000, and will house generatois sufficient to supply electric light and power for a town of 10,000 inhabitants., - Girls' Efforts to Llye.

Many girls unable to obtain work as hairdressers in London and other cities are visiting villages as travelling barbers. They make their rounds with a white -uniform, scissors, curling irons, and beauty lotions packed in, a box in front of a bicyclo or motor-cycle. One girl, living at Lingflcld, Surrey, covers a radius of ten . niil/s from her home. Her fees arc lower than in a hairdresser's shop, and she has found many customers among c&untrywomen; who are as particular about the smartness of their shingle as any women in town. Every day she receives post cards or letters asking her to call at some remote village on a particular day, when several residents and their children will require attention. Another young woman has regular-clients in a. country hotel. In addition*to trimming tho waving hair, slio gives beauty treatment. ' One travelling beauty specialist told a pressman tli&t she earns on an average £5 a week. A girl of 18 has saved enough in six months to buy a small second-hand: car to replace her bicycle. She not only cuts the Ifair of women and children, but also trims men's hair and shaves.them.