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have another stare at another equestrienne— a givl from one of the theatres, who wtiß riding a white horse, drepseel in a correct, if not quite modest, directoive habit. Consequently Jlrf.. Winston Churchill fell of her steed and smote her parent — in other words, she struck Mother Earth. A -wist majority of women are falling in leve with the good old fashion, writes Anna M'Clure Sholl in Appleton's, marrying and reai ing families, and some of tl-cm will be able to prepare their boys for college when the time comes, on the strength of their own academic degrees. But -.\hether college bred, or bred in that sweetest of all schools for a girl, her own home, this majority is keening alive the old traditions of chivalry which are founded not on an ancient lendai system, nor on the ideals of an aristocratic society, adoring the gicat dame and scoring the peasant wnman as a clod of the field, but on the instinct of strength to protect weakness, to worship beauty, to yield to the sway of mystery , and beauty and mystery are represented in this world chiefly by women. Beauty is their birthright, and mystery is*a part of their very constitution, being, as they arc, nearer than men to the spiritual side of life — the hidden procreative force which peoples both heaven and earth. Stiange to say, remarks '•Belinda" in the Natal Mercury), the male leaders of fashion have set the seal of their approval on ball-room dancing, and, instead of Jounging about doors, coolly criticising the uarfcncrless fair ranged round the walls, they will hasten to avail thamselves_of tlieir sex's privilege, and choose their partners for the mazy waltz or riotous "kitchen" lancers. You will say that this kind of dancing has little in common with the classic movements which have enchanted London lately, and j t ou will be right, but fashion is a cuiious thing. For a good many years it has been fashionable not to dance, and soon it will be fashionable to dance with extreme energy, for some one has discovered that dancing is a cure for various ills, and, as society is ever in search of cures, this latest one will be exploited widely. It appears that various captains of athletic teams have assured their men that dancing conduces to nimblcness and sureness, so all who are anxious to attain prowess in the athletic fiejd will first become expert in the ballroom. Let us hope that these new recruits will be properly drilled in dancing academies ere they try their 'prentice feet at balls and Cinderella s. Few things arc more painful than to see a graceful, girlish dancer at the mercy of a man who knows not the rudiments of the art, but draar^ hsr here, there, and everywhere, with scant regard for her evident discomfoit An English woman writer states that the society woman of to-day is very busy indeed ; nearly every one has her own pet charity, and works indefatigably in its cause, besides attending the sales of all her friends' charities, until it might almost be said of philanthropic ladies, as it was of a certain village, that its women lived by taking in each other's washing ! It is reported in an exchango that the II ford (Essex) Education Committee have been asked to obtain a real baby, that the girls in the domestic economy class may have practical experience in the art of managing a baby. At prasent the pupils experiment with a largo doll, but, in the opinion of Miss Nastrowsky, vii e-chairman of the committee, instruction with the natural article as model wculd be more complete, tend to the avoidance of mistakes in the future, and give babies a better chance of life. A member of the committee exclaimed : "You can have mine, if j-ou like." The matter was referred to the School Management Committee, with power to carry the proposal into effect. AMATEUR ATHLETIC ASSOCiAFION. o MEETING OF WELLINGTON CENTRE. A meeting of the Wellington Centre of the New Zealand Amateur Association was held last nignt. -here were present : Messrs. J. H. .Pollock (in the chair), S. llobin&on, W. (Jotfey, J. M. Hogben, A. Davies, M. Burnett, A. Teutenberg, M. Mulcahy, L. Salek, M. Gee, and S. Bridge. It was decided to forward Messrs. Langridge and Cartwright's applications for reinstatement on to the council. Messrs. Hogben and Guise were appointed to take steps to communicate with amateur athletes in Napier with a view lo affiliation to the N.Z.A.A.A. The Executive CouncjJ of the N.Z.A. A. A. advised thai Mr. W. G. Talbot had been appointed honorary secretary and treasurer. Messrs. Davis, Burnett, and Guise were appointed a committee to report upon a uniform design for a championsliip medal. The treasurer reported that at the recent provincial championship meeting the receipts amounted to £109, and the expenditure to £4'J, leaving _ credit baJance of £60. It was mentioned that the New Zealand championship meetini; would probably be held at Gore in the Southland centre. The following athletes are to be instructed to go into training with a view of selecting the team' to represent the Wellington Centre: — Sprint events (100, 220, and 440 yds ): Henderson, Woodger, Stubbs (Palmerston North), Wilton, Goodbehere, W. H. Pollock, Cunningham, Bridge, Dawson, Williams (Wanganui); half-mile and mile : Burge, Mulcahy, T. Riggs, Williams (Wanganni) ; threemile : Sharp, Mulcahy, Wilton. Rigg ; w alks : Kerr, Fitzgerald ; hurdles : Evenson, Cooke (Nelson) ; shot : M'Kay, Thomassen (Palmerston North), Cartwright (Woodville) ; hammer : Wallace (Waitakrie), Cartwright (Woodville), ' G. P. Anderson (Dannevirke) ; high jump : Evenson. M'Kay, Cooke (Nelson), Thomassen. ; long jump : M'Kav, Dawson, Goodbehere, W. 11. Pollock ; pole vault : M'Kay, Evenson. As several Wellington runners intend competing at the Marathon race, which the Auckland Centre proposes holding, instruction was given to enquire for the particulars of the race, including the nature of tho country over which it will be run. At a meeting of the Wellington Amateur Athletic Club, held on Thursday night, the secretary reported that although the attendance at the recent meeting was not equal to anticipations, accounts would about balance The r-ommittea decided to run off an evening sports meeting on Wednesday, 271h January, at which the following events will Ije competed for: — 75 yards sprint, 440 yards flat, and three-mile run, open to membfo of al l athletic clubs. It was also docklcd to hold an autumn afternoon __lhenug cither in | tho ltut week in February or early in Aludfc '