COME UNDER MY “BROLLIE”

Dominion, Volume 16, Issue 224, 9 June 1923, Page 14

COME UNDER MY “BROLLIE”

Dull must ho be of jsqul who has not at one time or another offered up worship at the shrine of that great uriremembered pioneer who first carfied an umbrella in the rain. So far as England is conjoined, his name is Jonas Hanway, states a writer in the “Manchester Guardian.” He was a traveller who saw the custom in other countries, and like many great innovators he was long derided for his eccentric way with this barbaric utensil; but now who does not follow him?. In Franco the umbrella was known much earlier. Its original home is, of course, the East, and its original use, though it may seem like cynicism to mention it, to shade from tlhe hot sun of a brilliant climate. Tn fact, it is still in the East one of the insignia of power and royalty, and in the sculptured remains lof Nineveh and Egypt, it is held over the head not only of kings but also of lesser poten-’’ tatos in procession. Mahratta princes had even the title of Lord of the Umbrella, and a certain King of Burma, in addressing the Governor-General or India in 1855, alluded to himself as the monarch who reigns lover the great umbrella-wearing chiefs of the Eastern countries, A large umbrella still hangs, as a (symbol of power and pomp, in the Basilioian churches of Rome. In ancient Greece and Romo an umbrella was only carried by women, and men who did so were looked upon as effeminate. In England tho actual article was known before Jonas Hanway used it habitually, and a large one was kepi, in’coffee-houses in the eighteenth century to shelter guests from their carriage to the door, just as, in large stores now, but even the private commodity was a large and cumbersome business at first. It had a very long handle, ribs of whalebone or cane, ana stretchers of cane, whjle the cover was of oiled silk—which stuck in the folds when closed, and split with great readiness —or cotton. Then came gingham covers, in 1848 alpaca, later silk, and silk and cotton mixtures, while in 1852 tho Fox frame was patented, whose ribs are made of thin strips *-f metal rolled in a trough-shaped section.

The marriage took place quietly at St. Mark’s Church, Carterton, on Wednesday, of Miss Olivo Myrtle (Dolly) Martin, sixth daughter of Mr. and Mrs, James Martin, of Carterton, to Air. John Strother Day, second son of Mr. and Mrs. 'W. H. Day, of Greytown. The bride was given away by her brother, Mr. W. Martin, of Petone, and was attended by her sister, Miss Eileen Martin. Mr. Alan Day was best man and the Rev. R. Young officiated.

At the service which is held at the YiW.C.A. on Sunday afternoons, speakers from various churches ana places give of their time and experience to speak to the company of girls and women who gather there on Sundav afternoon. This Sunday the speaker will be Mr. W. J. Mason, of the Vivian Street Church cf Christ. The service is always followed by an hour of fellowship and song, and many girls look forward to it as being one of the brightest spots in the week.

A home nursing class, following on the first aid class, which has just been completed, will begin at the Y.W.C.A on Tuesday week. This class will be conducted under the St. John Ambulance Association.