WOMEN'S WORLD

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 34, 10 February 1922, Page 7

WOMEN'S WORLD

SOCIAL JOTTINGS

Professor ami Mrs. Akrie are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Alex. McMaster. Amberlev.

Mr. F. C. A. Wing. Mrs. Wing, and Miss T>. Wing, of Auckland, arc visiting Christchurch.

Miss PiUtrick, director of Plunki-' nursing, is visiting Nelson in the inter ests of the society's work.

Miss Rosemary Re.es. of the "Scandal" Coinapny, is the guest of Mrs. A. M Ferguson, of "Krlstone," Epsom.

Mrs. C. -I. Nathan, late ~f Wellington, is paying a visit to Auckland, and will shortly return to her English coimtrv home.

Mr. and Mrs. W. Wood, nf Merivalo Avenue, Kpsom, have returned from Russell, whore they have been spending a holiday.

Mrs. (Captain) Roiall, of Northcote. i and her daughter, Mrs. Wm. Inkster, of i Christchurch, are on a tow months' visit | to Nelson. ;

Vice-Admirnl Rolleston. P. 5.0.. ami Mrs. Rolleston arc staying at Mirtdletnn Grange. Canterbury, with Mr. and Mrs. ■I. Studlioline.

Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Swan, of Queen Anne's Mansions, St. .Tames' Park, writes our London correspondent, arc leaving on a visit to New Zealand.

Miss Diana Wilson, who has spent a short holiday in New Zealand, was a passenger to Australia by the Manuka, which sailed on Thursday, February !'.

Mr. and Mrs. J. Tracr.Vft Wilson gave a ball on Monday niirlit at Cashmere for Admiral Pumaresq and the ollicers of H.M.A.s. Melbourne, which is Ivinj; in Lvttelton.

Mrs. M. T. Levien, of Wellington, is now in London. Her brother-in-law, Mr. l.indo 1. vifii, has been settled in dental practice in Mayfair for a number of years now.

A dispensary for Indian women and children has been opened in Fiji and Dr. Mildred Stalev will l>e in charge, having associated with her a certificated Indiau nurse. Mrs. I'erashed.

Mrs. Vivian, Union Street, pave a delightful little afternoon during the week, remarks the "IHinedin .Suir, f.. r Mrs. John Ewing (Auckland ). who is visitin.rr her mother, Mrs. Mackintosh, Quern Street.

On Tuesday afternoon Lady Robertpave a little afternoon in Dunedin for Mrs. Ridiiigs, of Auckland. Among those 2>rescnt were Lady Williams, Mesdames Morris, Laidlau, Haggitl, and -Misses Williams and Morris.

Dr. A. S. Brewiß. of Hamilton, leaves shortly for a trip to Nairobi. Kenya, East Africa, writes our London correspondent. He will be in Kngland again about Kaster and will propably return to the Dominion in about seven months' time.

The engagement is announced of Miss Ivy Myrtle Olberg, younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. Olberg, '•(Jonville." Mt. Albert, and formerly of Wanflanui. to Mr. Georpe William Howe]!, second son of Mr. and Mrs. W. || o »cll, "Tho I'ines, ,, Ippor Waiwra.

The marriape took place on the 2nd February at St. Matthew's Church, of Miss Marjorie Morris, occund daughter of Mr. Charles of Auckland, to Mr. .lames Oricve Brunton, fourth son of Mr. Ci. L. Brunton. of Xorthcotc, late of CJlaspow, Scotland. The bridn was attended by her little cousin. Miss Anita Shrodrr, who luted as [rainbearer. her sister. Miss Kila Morris, Miss Davin.i Brown, and Miss Davina Allen, nieces of the bridegroom, acted as bridesmaids. The best man was Mr. I'et.'r H.-urlnn. brother of the bridegroom. Mr. Malcolm Brown, nephew of the bridegroom, and Mr. Bcrnal Morris, brother of the bride, acted as groomsmen.

Tefazzini ;:t la-l achiovcil one of her life's ambitions—a Christmas in England. Father Christma.i was unkind in forgetting to don his snow manlW , . but all went merrily at the Savoy, whore the great singer is staying. She joined in all the festivities provided by the hotel management. and—biggest treat of all to the £w>t~, of whom thenwhere about a thousand—she herself sang Gounod's "Avo Maria." "Home Sweet llome," and "Xijtht is Tailing."

The advance of women all along tho line continues unabated. It is expected that this season Viscountess Rhomlla will press her claim in the Courts to be permitted to take her sent in the House of Lords as a peeress in her own right. On her success depends a number of other oases, notably that of the young New Zealander who is Countess of Seafield in her own right, in succession to her father, the late Karl of Sea-lu-ld, who \\u« killed ill the war. Ap-rpns of this subject, a feminist journal remarks:— "The protest recently made on account of the refusal of admission to the Press Gallery in the TTouse of Lords to a reporter for the reason that she was s\ woman, has been effective. A well-known correspondent, in spite of being a woman, was admitted last week. After reporters, peeresses?"

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Whilst arrangements for the wedding service of Princess Mary and Viscount. Laseclles at Westminster Abbey have been tentatively discussed. nothing definite has yet been decided upon, writes the "Star's' , London correspondent. Many requests from organisations with which her Royal Highness is associated have been received fur accommodation for representative parties to attend the ceremony, and the King and Queen have intimated to the Lord Chamberlain their wish that these requests should be borne in mind and Acceded to as far as possible. The Princess has made it known that she will continue her work for the various societies in which she is interested. It is probab l " that around the outer edges of the north unci M.uth transepts of ih.' Abbey a platform may be erected to raise tiie seats siiflicioiilly to afford an uninterrupted vii'W of the proceedings. It has been decided that the wedding will he "lull dress." The only other occasions on which full dress has been worn at the Abbey within present memory was at the two coronations. Full dress means evening dresses and tiaris for the ladies and uniform and all Order-, for the men. The decision will be popular with tradesmen, for it will mean many new dresses of rich material and much work for the jewellers. The most unusual Christmas dinner was partaken by the passengers on hoard a llandlcy' l"age, who ate their plum pudding and mime pies aloft in ihe clouds over mid-Channel, waited on by a Savoy waiter. It was no makeshift meal but one of live courses with wine, and cotTce to follow. WAIKAT.O NOTES. Mrs. F. T. Wilson and family have returned home after spending a holiday in Kaglan. Mis. Macky is at present with her mother. Mrs. (Iruar. in Hamilton. Mrs. .1. MeWillia.ni is visiting Mrs. A. .1. Storey. Mrs. A. Day has returned alter spending a holiday in Whangarei. Mrs. Mack, of Auckland, is at present. on a visit to Hamilton, and is staying with Mis. K. T. .lolly. Miss 1.. 8ar,.,.i has returned after spending a holiday in the South Island. Mrs. G. 15oye s "has sjcnl the slimmer holidays in Raglan. Mrs. Harvey has been on a visit to her sister, Mrs. Strang. Claudeiands. I! v. and Mrs. F. Harty have returned to tlieir home in Hamilton after spending a holiday at Kaglan. Mrs. I-:. (ox and family have returned to their home after a holiday at the Thames. Misses B. and C. Hunter have returned after spend ing a holiday at Kaglan. Mrs. C. O. KentieU has returned to her home at Orini after spending a few wicks in Hamilton. Mrs. lieid has returned from a irip to Devuiiport. Mrs. liamcrton has returned from a holiday in Auckland. Mrs. 11. ]~ Slyh'eld ami family have gone to Clirislchuivh. Mrs. Furze. Auckland, is at present on a holiday in the Waikato aml is staying with Mrs. Allen. Mrs. G. Il\de i~ at'present visiting KotorUa. Mr-. T. F. -lolly has gone to Kotorua for a lew days. '

On Friday afternoon the members of the Whitiora Crnqiiot Club mPt at the club's [iiivilinii to say farewell in Mrs. K. r. K,)s.. who i< leaving Hamilton. A dainty tea was -erved. and il!) present .— I><■ 111 a ii enjoyable afternoon. Mr.-. .Icnkin. on liehalf of the dub. nsked Mrs. Koss to accept n small present from the members in iViYeiiibranee of the pood times they had always spent together. Mrs. Ross', i,, n few well-chosen words. thanked all for their good wishes, ami hoped to visit Whitiora in the near future.

AMONG OURSELVES. A WEEKLY BUDGET. (By CONSTANCE CLYDE.)

TRAINING FOR THE JURY. When the English woman judge becomes a commonplace, will there grow up about her, as with the man. a tradition of oddity and queer reason- ( iiijri Tin- many gird decisions of i mini I judge are forgotten; the bad ones stick in the memory, as. for instance, that of the British Magistrate who lately told a deserted wife who appeared before him thai sin- uus "in clover." It j appeared that her good luck consisted ill I lie fact that :-he could not be made to pay the debts thin her husband had left behind. The woman went out on '■ her clover-strewn path wondering why ' she did not feel well fed and well dressed. Miss Olive Strachey notes mother appeared in Court to claim her j child, (he father, before he retired into ' gaol, having given it into thr care of another woman. The Magistrate decided, however, that nothing could Iμ , di.ni-. l.iiter I In- .-.■.■■:■■! »i>m»;i ' appeared to appeal against the mother who was "mule-ting' , her, trying to see the chiid. Once again the magistrate made a decision against the mother. The women reformers are using this incident to prove the need of the Equal Guardianship of Children Kill, which they hope to pass next session. As a contrast, a United .States judge. Mr. Kii.-c-lcemlTfcr. ..f !,..n« Nliind 11.5.1, is more of a feminist. Ho has lately! shown his realisation that woman's work is hard by sentencing a bad husband to do such work in his own home. Fur two weeks he is to cook, wash up, take the children nut. and have only one ownW r.|T. Mr. Kiiockendorf.T, however, dues not slate what compensation the wife is to receive for having »!i awkward and unwilling work <omjX&:iion. It will likely be some time b< \re women justices wilfully make thw!i«clves e.rispieixnis hv ' curious decisions. Rather they will keep to judicial conventions. " Already the women are preparing themselves both fur the jury and fur the Bench. In many parts of Kngiand parties are made In visit the Courts, while in Winchester and cither p|nces imitation trial have been held, under the management of a lawyer, that the women may practice their duties as jurors. • WOMEN WHO ARK FIRSTS. A fair number nf women have been fii>t in their line of late. Germ is ton has given the Transvaal its lirst lady Mayor, while the lirst woman member of Parliament has been clotted in Canada. Miss Mcl'hail, returned by it thousand majority in a rural constituency. Women reformer, of Knglaml complain of a tendency to give women the "shaky -, seats; but if Annie Swan accepts the invitation to stand f<»r a division in (Jlasgow la, rather anti-feminist citvl. .-lie may be! the first literary lady 'to sspeak from the benches where Disraeli un ■■ held the House. A picturesque figure Kngiand lit present is :i Chinese lady preacher, the first of her nationality to preach from F.nglish pulpits. She "was trained at a girls" school in her native land, to which she is returning ns a missionary. In the Knalisli pulpits she lalks ruostiv ■ •f women's life in China. Madame Aki-k.i-lto is a first ill a more melancholy sense than the others, for she'is the first v onion in Japan to take proceedings of divorce against her husband. Hitherto

i divorce has been a man's prerogative ill the Flowery Land, and there is great indignation at the innovation, a woman's society in particular protesting that it will break up the home, so much more i rigid an institution in Japan than / with us.

VXL'SUAL OCCUPATIONS. A curious wage-earning occupation is that of a threader of pearls. A woman follows 'this in Sydney. Pearls need to be re-threaded every three months, and i this the girl performs under the eye of the owner. These jewels are like spoilt children in their need for coddling; they are supposed also to be better from being worn next the skin. In England women often give them to their maids to wear beneath their uniform. Sea bathing is recommended as a cure for P''!irl "illness," and Parisian dames don . theirs for their dip in the surf. Another ! unusual occupation lately taken up by a woman is (hat of butterfly and moth breeding. The butterfly "farmer" lives jin Maine. She does not find this i occupation pay as well as poultry-keep-i ing, but it w less arduous and rcouirps a smaller out'ay. At first she used to depend on finding cocoons in Ilie woods, but now she grows them on . her own premises. The moths and but- ' terflies lay their eggs on twigs or leaves. One species lays only one egg ;it a time. When the caterpillar appears it requires a good deal of watching. How it is kept on the branch is her own secret which she refuses to divulge. Whon the cocoon stage is reached she transports it to hatching boxes which she has made. Not only does she sell ! butterflies to collectors, but she imports j rare and beautiful specimens from other ■ countries. | PRIXCESS MARY'S GIFT. The Australian women have been distinguishing themselves by ideas good and bad as to a nresent for Princess Mary. One thought of a suite of Australian furniture, another suggested Queensland maple and oak panellings for a room, the name of the donors to be carved upon it. At a Town Hall meeting one lady suggested a bust of the Princess on a pedestal of Australian marble. Unfortunately this would have to be done from photographs. There was also a suggestion of a string of pearls from the Australian Fisheries. Certain V.A.D.'s were wise enough to ask the Princess herself what she would prefer. She answered that she wished the money to be given to the London hospitals. Tlii.- is specially suitable, as these hospitals have suffered severely, owing to the fact that the rich who supported them have beer mc poor, and the new-rich have not yet realised the duties of wealth. H is a reassuring fact concerning human nature that the longer people have wealth the better they know how to spend it.