MAINLY FOR WOMEN

Greymouth Evening Star, 4 June 1921, Page 8

MAINLY FOR WOMEN

- o NEWS AND NOTES. (The Lady Editor will be pleased to receive for publication in this column, items Of social or personal news. Such items should be fully authenticated.) Blonde women are too fickle to sene- on juries, according to Justice William Morris, of the New York Municipal Court. Judge Morris, ordered a mixed jury of three women and three men to decide a civil suit involving £ICO. In issuing his instructions he said to the court attendants, “There must be no blondes on this jury, because they are too fickle.” Some women in court with light hair and blue eyes started to protest, but fear of contempt of court held them back. The comfort of the one woman member of the Wellington City Council (Mrs M’Vicar) is being well looked after by her fellow-councillors, says the Wellington “Dominion.” They are .providing her with a room of her own, at the Town Hall, in which she can receive people who wish to see her upon business matters, etc. In various ways they are doing what is possible to make her lot as a city councillor pleasant and comfortable. Lady Glenconner’s book, “The Earthen Vessel,” has arrested the attention of everyone who has ever seriously considered the possibility of communicating with the spirits of the dead. In this book, which is the life of her son “Bin” Tennant, who was killed at the battle of Delville Wood, in 1916, when serving with the Grenadier Guards, are some extraordinary records of communications testified to by reliable witnesses as having been received through the medium of what are called “book tests.” The book has naturally caused much discussion. A now note in jumpers is struck by a design entirely in beads, lhey are rathei weighty garments, and can scarcely be considered either warm or comfortable, but perhaps they are intended for the hot days. The colour schemes are decidedly attractive. One example in a delightful shade of wedgwood blue is decorated with a Greek square design in yellow. It sounds much more daring than it really is. Other styles have the collar, cuffs, and lower hem in a contrasting colour. An amusing scene was witnessed in the criminal court at Bienne, Geneva, when ~ , , .•, j w

two buriy burglars, xviin their heads still bandaged after a month in hospital, conlessed tneir guilt, but pleaded that tney had suffered enough, and asked the judge to uiscnarge them. Aline. Larmont, a handsome and athletic young widow, stated that she returned at night from a concert and found in the house two burglars, who presented revolvers at her Head. 1’111? widow, who is an Alpinist of repute, seized an ice-axe, knocked both burglars senseless, and then telephoned for the police, who removed the unconscious men. She expressed her regret in court for having hit the men so hard. The judge, in passing sentence of four months’

imprisonment, warned the burglars against attaching widows. The late King Nicholas, of Montenegro, is reinenibeied for bis success as a matchmaker. When he was once asked what were the exports of Montenegro, he replied, “My daughters.” One of his daughters, now dead, married tiie present King of Serbia. His fourth daughter, Elena, is the Queen of Italy. Two other daughters married Russian Grand Dukes. For 1300 years five noble families of Japan ha\e claimed the right to provide a bride for the Heir Apparent. But love laughs at mediaeval customs as well as at locksmiths. The twenty-year-old Crown

Prince of Japan, who is at present visiting England, has fallen in love with Princess Naga-ko, and is determined to marry ber, although she is outside the circle of five. The Princess is only sweet seventeen, and belongs to a distinguished family. At present she is attending a school at Tokio, and preparing herself to assume the onerous position of Empress of Japan. The Prince is somewhat British in his tastes; riding, fishing, and golf are his hobbies, and, like the Prince of Wales, he prefers to gain first-hand information by visiting any place that may interest him. A meeting was held in York Hall, Cobden, on Thursday evening to receive the statement of receipts and expenditure in connection witG the recent chrysanthemum show. The balance-sheet, which disclosed

a handsome profit, was adopted as very satisfactory. Ultimately the matter of disposal of the proceeds was discussed, and it waSs decided that a, portion of sitme be held in reserve for emergencies, the remainder being voted to the General Church Fund. Votes of thanks were accorded the Secretary, Treasurer and ethers for the strenuous work done by them, and it was also requested that letters of appreciation be forwarded to the various judges thanking them for their assistance on the, occasion. Subsequently the meeting considered lhe matter of the socials that are usually held during the winter months, and supper, entertainment and musical committees were appointed to arrange the necessary details. The proceeds of tire first social are to be given to the newly-instituted Sewing Guild, which it is proposed should meet in York Hall at 7.30 o’clock each Monday evening. It

is expected that much good will result from the formation of this Guild, and judging by experience elsewhere it should prrtve. particularly to the girls, a benefit socially and otherwise. It may be mentioned that the membership and privileges of the Sewing Guild are open to any woman or girl residing in Cobden, and the organisers are hoping for a. large number of members at the first gathering. A pleasing feature of the meeting was the fact that several of those present, who had not previously taken part, expressed a desire to <help on the different committees elected, and this is a good sign that indicates the community as a whole : is gradually becoming united by the bonds , of friendship. <