HERE AND THERE

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 42, 18 August 1930, Page 13

HERE AND THERE

Girl Smokers. . , More girls visited tho Isla of Man last year than over before, says an English exchange. Tho duty on tobacco exceeded the estimates by nearly £10,----000. These two fact* are being linked together, and the inference drawn that the modern miss smokes more than the average youth while on holiday. A wall-known tobacco merchant recently expressed the opinion that it was more than an inference —it. was a fact. "Many girls who do not smoke at home," he said, "become cigarette fiends for tho poriod of their holidays. The non-smoking miss, in quest of holiday thrills, iinds a certain, amount of novelty in promenading with a cigarette jauntily stuck between her lips." Figkt with an Octopus. A party of eight Londoners, including three girls, recently had a 20 minutes' fight with an octopus in a pool among, tho. rocks near Corbiere Lighthouse, on the' coast of Jersey, states •an English paper. Miss Olive Downey, oj Addiscombo, Surrey, mistook the creature for a large crab. Two London journalists, one of whom was on his honeymoon, and •& policeman, also on honeymoon, took part in the fight, armed with walking sticks and a knife. The dead octopus was taken as a mascot to an hotel. Miss Emily Davies. A hundred years ago was born Emily Davies, who changed basically female education, states an exchange. There is romance of a special kind, lemetimes in the lives of those women reformers, but perhaps we are too near their period to realise it as yet.v Yet something of this romance realisation does eoine to us in following the early days of Emily Davies. ' So' often these forerunners worked alone, not knowing for many years that they had comrades in the world, but Miss Davies was luckier than most. The daughter of a. qlergyman, born in Southampton, she met at SO Elizabeth Garrett, and even-then the two girls resolved on the parts they would play. One would attend fa,education, the other: blaze the-way for women doctors, while 'fMillieent, Elizabeth's younger sister,, would look after the suffrage." So calmly,;thpse three girls planned in those days when women 's rights were scoffed at as never before or since. What each girl then resolved to do she actually did,' and the work of Emily Davies in regard to Girton College and opening the universities to women was not the least of all, Emily Davies lived to record her vote when the last stronghold {Was taken, and the suffrage granted. : . School Concert. .■ .Many efforts ihave been made for the benefit of St. Mark's School, with very happy results, and the same earnest hard-workers are coming to the fore again with, a concert, to be, held at the school to-morrow evening at 8 o'clock. A good miscellaneous programme has been arranged, and a number of the children (among others) will contribute popular numbers. The ©hildrdn of the upper standards *r« stocking several stalls, :to help swell the proceeds. The principal (Miw Holm) states that another room is, v«ry necessary in which to keep the oohool material, which includes many articles for handwork, among other things. It is a very modest request, and, it is hoped that the present effort will meet with a good response, such as it thoroughly deserves. Women Pilots. ' Some day an aviation book will bo specially written on the history of tho woman aviator, says an exchange Old' time myth has no heroine attempting, like the Celtic Prince Blaudud, or Icaras, to fly with very unsuitable wings. Women waited until aviation was in the sphere of the practical, and then they came in fairly early. It is strange to look up an old magazine, and read in it a tribute to Miss Harriett Quimby, the first woman to be licensed es an air pilot—and that as, .far back as 1911. In that year she obtained her certificate, going up 200 feet, less than that being sufficient. She was also the first woman to fly across the English Channel. She is reported to have said, not long before her accidental death 18 years ago, that "woman would regard flying from its sporting and not from its professional aspect. - Why should women be air drivers any more than drivers on locomotives or captains of ships?" The war, it 3eeniß, interrupted women very much in their new enthusiasm —men wore doing such wonderful stunts in the air that anything women ■ could do was unremarkable. Early in the twenties, however, thore ,was a revival among the women. An American paper tells us that there are now 70 women with pilots' certificates in America, but that only seven of these have qualified themseves, by 300 hours or more of soJo flying, po aot &s Arsnupgrt J)ik*Sfc. .

Bravery. Considerable fortitude- is shown by a 19-year-old girl, Miss L. Matthews, who, despite the -loss of ono log, has boon skipper of the barga Liones3 on the Thames during .tho past thrco years, states an English writer. Addod to this is the responsibility of mothering a younger brother,and sister, both her parents having died some years ago. "A Left Hand Shake!" As children wo were always taught that it was wrong to shake hands with the loft hand, but at a recent Girl Guide ceremony, when Princess Mary shook hands with many of the women officers, all of them saluted with tho right hand and shook hands with tho Princess with the left, states an. exchange. Women Barristers. 'The prejudice of solicitors, and still more, the prejudice of litigants, against women barristers "was the principal reason given to a "Daily Mail" reporter by a woman barrister for the fact that ojily three members of her1 sex, were called to the- Bar recently. "It is much harder far- us. to make out way," she said, "than either a woman solicitor or a, woman doctor. In both these cases qualified women can buy practices, but no such facility exists tor barristers. A very small fraction of the womou callod to th,o Bar over practise, and of those that do, a still smaller proportion over got a useful practice of thoir own, For the moat part they have to be content to 'devil' for men jn whoso chambers they aro. Women are oqually as, good as" men in advocacy, but prejudice is hilling them. Judges show thorn much too much leniency. If a woman appears in thp simplest case, • everyone regards her as phoiiODienally clever, but the people whc. might employ her not unnaturally say: 'Woll, if it is a feat for her to conduct, (let us say) an undefended divorce case, she is hardly the person to employ in a case that raises any difficulty.' If only wo could be regarded just; as barristers and not as women, wo should.do better." Ball in Ohristchurch. Their Excellencies Lord and Lady Bledialoe, accompanied by Lieutenant J. Elworthy, 8.N., were presont at a ball in Christehurcli, on Friday night, given in aid of tho Plunket Society. Tihe Caledonian Hall was transformed into a cabaret for the occasion, and tho small tables arranged round the ■'wall had each a prettily shaded crystal candlestick and a miniature plant in a red pot. Futuristic plaques and Chin* ©so lamp shades' made a very effective scheme of decoration. Girls dressed as smart little Chinese waiters assisted in waiting on tho tables. On the ViceRegal table'was a bowl of pastel-tinted flowers. Her Excellency wore.a frock of chiffon velvet in a lovely elm-green shade, made with a flared skirt, and two narrow panels falling from the decollotago at tho back, , Hor wrap was of ermine, Petone Plunket Society. < Good progress .in Plunkofc Society work was reported at a recent meeting of tho Petone branch. - Visit* of the nurse to homes during the month totalled 154, and visits of adults and childron to the rooms 509. Donations were received from Mrs. T. Bouse, 10s 6d; Mr. A, Soholefleia, ssj Mm. M'Kenzio and Mrs. F. Lawrie, 2s 6d eac&s and a Friend, la 6d. Mrs. Kirk presided at the meeting, and there was a good attendance of committee members. • • ■ . ' A Successful Dance. The ladiea 1 committee of the Lyall Bay Home and School Association held a very successful dance in the Katea Hall on Saturday evening. There were over seventy couples present, and dancing continued with a cheerful swing until midnight, under the .capable direction of Mr. G, F, Hodgman, M.C, In the novelty dances the. prize-winners were: Monte Carlo, Miss B. Hankiss and Mr. L. Paul; balloon, Miss M. Banner and Mr. J. B. Talbot.' Mrs. D. C. Armstrong won the' competition prize of a beautiful pieee.oi! handwork donated by Miss C. Pye. A demonstration of modern ballroom dancing by Miss Beatrice Mehaffey and Mr. J. Colledge, in a waltz and quick-step, was much appreciated. During intervals Mrs. T. Treacey sang "Hills of Donegal" and Miss Mac Christie "Soxenata," by ToscelH. These 'items were, of . outstanding merit. Among the guests were Mr. F. W, Boyd (president of the association) And Mrs. Boyd, Mr. H. M. Harris (chairman of the School Committee) ana Mre, Harris, Mr. O, A. Banner (headmaster) and Mrs. Banner c Excellent music waa provided by- an orchestra conducted by Miss Mavis Crawford. An enjoyable supper was served by the committee. Great praise' is duo to the organisers, Mesdames A. Pye, L. S. Beeves, and G. F. Hodgman. With the generous support received from the residents the school funds should benefit to a very appreciable extont. Bare Legs at Wimbledon. Stockingless women players outnumbered thoso who woro stockings in the lawn tennis championships at Wimbledon this year, says tho "Daily M,ail.' It was tho exception to see them •wearing" stockings on the outside courts)—■ but oil the centre court they still lacked sufficient courage to appear with bare logs, Tho committee recognises that it has no jurisdiction in tho stocking issue. It has, however, tho power to prevent players from having their matchos arranged for the. centre'court unless a promise is given that stockings will be .worn. As it is every,woman's ambition to appear there, the promise is quickly forthcoming. Groat Britain Bad oight players in the last sixtoen in tho women's singles tournament. No Mora * 'Ladders." An enterprising firm has openod a depot in the' West End where silk stockings, damaged in the rough and tumble of shopping, can be mended on the spot. The business being done, wo aro told, is tremendous, owing to the fashion for wearing the thinnest of chiffon stockings with heavy shoos. "Lad. dors", and "runs" are the bugbear of fill women who affect-the fashionable gossamer stockings, which must bo mended immediately any damage is apparent, or they will develop such defects that no restoration is possible. The woman with an invisible monder in the West End is for this reason being kept hard at work all day, and ought to be making a lot of money. Mrs. A. P. F, Chapman. In the box at. Lorda, watching Mr. .A. P. F. Chapman during the recent Test match, were both Chapman's father and wife (says, the "Daily Mail"). Mrs. Chapman is fond of joking about her relative '■ ignorance of tho game. She is tall and was dressed in black, perhaps in mourning for our hopes. Mr. Chapman, senior, however, is a tremendous enthusiast and watchos every balL He waa the first to applaud Bradman's second century and the passing of the previous record Tost match score of 636, but like everyone else was glad that we still hold the record—Foster's —for tho highest individual score. Thanks for Gifts. , The matron of St. Barnabas' Motherless Babies' Homo is very pleased and grateful for the ready response she had to the recent' appeal for blankets, and wishes to thank the following ladies

M. S. Flotehor/ Mrs. Sieywright, L. Balliuger, Mrs. Arnold'Atkinson, Mrs. H. Moss, Mrs. H. Pollen, "G.N.," Mrs. H. E. Lame, A. S. Morgan, "Dick and Butk," E. L. Eowe, Mrs, Nicholls, E. Robertson,"'-Mrs. A, B. Straehan, Anonymous, Mrs. Hamerton, Mrs. P. 11. Webb, All Saints' Girls' Club, "M.H.," Mrs. i Cane, and Mr, Cookham, Masterton. I Money gifts were received from tho following: St. Luko'-s Ladies' Social Guild, £lj Mrs. Lyon, 2s 6d; Miss D. L. Tanner, £1 10s; D.E., £1; Miss M. E. Brown, 10s; Edith, £1. The matron is always ploasod to. see visitors on Wednesday and Saturday afternoons, to show them the home and, what is more interesting, the small inmates. It is hoped that the kind donors and othor friends will mako an"" opportunity of visiting tho home. i The lady superintendent of the Wellington Hospital wishes to acknowledge with thanks tho ■following gifts:— Books, Petono Central School Junior Bed Cross, Mrs. Jowctt, Mrs; Campbell, M. and 8., Mr. ' Petherbridge; fruit, Petono Contral School Junior Bod Cross; Mrs. Annear; toys, cards, games, etc., Petone Central School Bed Cross, Mrs. Jowett. Thanks are also given for entertainments as follow: Concerts, Social Service Club, "Wellington Training College; selections, Salvation Army Band; weekly visits, Salvation Army, Be turned Soldiers' Association, St. Vincent do Paul Society^ MissFreedman and Party, Commercial Travellers' Orchestra, Teachers' Train--1 ing College, Toe II League of Women ! Holpors, Mrs. Hardy and Party, and Sunday singing, Newtown Methodist Church per Miss Martin. ■ :