HERE AND THERE

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 102, 27 October 1931, Page 15

HERE AND THERE

League of Mothers. Tho monthly meeting of the Lyall Bay branch of the League of Mothers was hold recently, when there wns a largo attendance of members. The president (Mrs. R. W. B. Young) was Lit the chair. Officers were ejected for tho ensuing year and routine business received attention, aftet which Miss Irene Wilson, of St. Margaret College, .delivered an interesting and instructive address, the subject, "Girls," being one that appealed particularly to mothers. The two solos sung by Mrs. H. Maplesdon u-ero much appreciated. Mrs. Young thanked Miss Wilson and Mrs. Maplesdon, ;>lso Mrs. Hackworth for playing the accompaniments for tho various singers during the year in excellent style. The committee provided afternoon tea, after which a dainty posy was presented to the hundredth member, Mrs. Chistholm. Tho singing of the National Anthem brought a very happy afternoon to a dose. Obituary. The death occurred yesterday morning at her sister's residence (Auckland) of Mrs. Margaret O'Leary, the well-known official lady visitor of the St. Vincent de Paul Society. In the course of her duties Mrs. O'Leary proceeded to Auckland a few weeks ago, when she collapsed. The interment will take place in Wellington. ■ : . A Woman's Thoughts. "Women of New Zealand" was the subject of an address .given by Miss Ellen Melville at a meeting of the Women's Progress Club (lucor.), held at the Higher Thought Temple, Auckland, states the "New Zealand Herald." Mrs. Grace Silcock presided. "I cannot understand women saying they are not interested in polities," said Miss Melville. "If it were only for the sake of their children, since they are affected by the laws that are passed, one would think they would interest themselves in these matters." She instanced the fact that from the time a small child shut the door of its home to go to school it was at the mercy of the laws of the land for all that day. If these laws did not give adequate protection then who was to blame for supinely tolerating them, she asked? If a child or a young girl v.-ero the victim of assault, then what, women had to ask themselves was— would .that assault have taken place if we had had women police? Many instances were given showing how vitally the home and the family were directly affected by legislation, and therefore the latter was directly within the scope of women's interests. A comparison between New Zealand and several other countries in regard to the public positions held by women and the work they did was made the logic of cold facts showing how far New Zealand women lagged behind. Particularly was this tho case in regard to Parliamentary representation, a great many countries having women in Parliament, while this country had not yet even one. 5000 Photographs a Year. It is not an easy job to be one of the most photographed women in Britain, according to Miss Sybillo Jones, a lovely blonde, who poses for nearly 5000 photographs every year, states a Londoner. Miss Jones's face is familiar to millions of peopl*1 over the world. Photographs of her appear in such distant places as South America, India, New Zealand, and Australia, while in Britain her face greets one from almost every tube, omnibus, train, and newspaper. She receives an offer of marriage almost by every post. A Prince's Flat. Prince Lennart of Sweden, the 22----years-old grandson of the King of Sweden, whose marriage with Mile. Karin Nissvandt, aged 20, the daughter of a Swedish business man, has been forbidden by King Gustav, apparently wishes to live as an ordinary citizen in Stockholm, states a correspondent to the "Daily Mail." He has just returned after completing his agricultural studies in Germany, and has rented three rooms and a kitchen in a block of flats in the outskirts of the city. Prince Lennart's engagement was announced last January, and he later said he had decided the marriage should take place despite King Gustav's disapprovel and such consequonces as loss of title and any chance of succession to the throne. Its date has not yet been settled, but Mile. Nissvandt and her mother are frequently the guests of Prince Wilhelm, Prince Lennart's father, at his castle. Pyjama-Mad. Back in Sydney after living five years in the East, a Sydney wonian speaks of America, which she visited, as being "pyjama-mad" (states an Australian paper). In the East, too, pyjama suits were particularly suitable for the hot weather, and, after golfing and dancing at tho various clubs, it was quite tho mode to change into these exotic garments for entertaining in the home. Further fashions remarked on wore the three-piece beach suits, sandals to match each evening frock, and the return of shawls. Muffs also had taken the place of evening bags, and were of the daintiest of materials. Arched Eyebrows. "At last arched eyebrows are to be cultivated, after an era of straight, plucked lines," states a beauty expert in a London paper. "Brush them frequently to stimulate growth and circulation, and uso tweezers to trim them. Extend them, if necessary, by means of an eyebrow pencil towards the temples. This will help to make the eyes more expressive. Studj' your eyes in the mirror to make sure of their exact shade. Then choose the tint of your eyelid makeup. Use blue for dark-blue eyes; groy-blue for lighter ones; brown for brown; grey-brown for hazel; and black only for really dark, bright eyes." Ice Skating in London. "Pink cheeks, loose knees, short skirts, and Alpine spirits came back to London with a flourish recently, when ice skating began again at the Ice Drome, Hammersmith, W.," states a correspondent to the "Daily Mail." 'Tiny children, amazing young women, elderly men and women, with paper hats and toy trumpets, heralded in the new season. A small boy did a figure of eight around me, and then a slim, auburn-haired Samaritan was beside me. 'Really, can't you?' said Lady Joan Amherst, who is an instructress, 'come along. Forget you could ever walk.' But my feet already had. They were just gliding along on their own, and in 10 minutes a guiding hand, a lilting waltz tune, and the confidence of tho expert crowd had unconsciously set me skating quite well. Then wo had a 'I'iiul Jones,' and I met Lucy. Lucy had dark eyes and twinkling feet, and is a mannequin somowhero. 'Keeping (he iiguro,' slle confided. 'This is better tlirin diet, and you can lose 41b a week easily. I lovo the dancing, and it is so healthy here.' Young and old, they come to slim, to dance. Tejuvenate, and for the sheer love of the ice."