FAMOUS AUTHOR.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 185, 6 August 1936, Page 15

FAMOUS AUTHOR.

her new story.

IN " N.Z. WOMAN'S WEEKLY."

"WILDERNESS ORPHAN" NOW.

J'Vl 1 ! 8 WOck ' S issue there bejrins in the "X.Z. Woman's Weekly" the first publication in New Zealand of Dorothy Cottrell's new story, "Wilderness Orphan." This Australian author first nnl U r Ve s fa '!' e with tlle American publication of "The Singing Gold," and leaders do not need to be told that she knows her Australia and writes a vivid <.?T 7 e .',, cUlltional interest, too, is lent to Wilderness Orphan" by the fact that it is now being made as a film in Sydney. ery reader will enjoy this fresh story. ( Among various interesting articles are Secrets of the Harem," bv the worldfamous explorer, Rosita Forbes, who JMites from personal investigation of tins secret side of Oriental life; "Why JJo Good Girls Read Bad Books?" an old question which is answered in .modern psychological vein; "Women Who Serve in Australia's Outback," an account of the fine work of deaconnesses in parishes which are measured by the square mile, and "A Real Life Rotnince," in which is told the storv of how a priest discovered in an outback township the piano genius, now known to the 01 Id as hileen Joyce, wh<S is at present in New Zealand.

11l practical vein arc other features: directions for a sleeveless pullover in which there is only a week-end's work; a full week's menus of 21 meals, for the average household, which will please all the family and at the same time prove economical, and an article on figure control by diet, with special calorie charts. A vivid description of a big film premiere celebration, behind the scenes in Sydney, is the feature .pf the film pages.

This week too readers have the choice of ten designs from which to choose their free pattern, and the photographic competition, for which the first prize is a free trip to Sydney, or £40 in cash, is also open to all. Nothing like this value is obtainable in any other woman's paper and the "N.Z. Woman's Weekly," from page one to page 04, is planned for the women of this Dominion.