MAINLY FOR WOMEN

Greymouth Evening Star, 13 September 1924, Page 8

MAINLY FOR WOMEN

NEWS AND NOTES.

Korea is the only country where the marriage certificate is equally divided, one half being given to the husband and the other to the wife.

While speaking in the Legislative Council the Hon-. T. \V. Hislop expressed the opinion that women could be solicitors and could become Chief Justices. Sir Francis Bell, Leader of the Council disputed this, and said he believed it was not by any means clear that women could be appointed to the Supreme Court Bench of this country. He added that he hoped it was not the case-

“Nine-tenths of the cheap and trashy novels that are offered to the public as reading matter to-day, are not fit for boys or girls, men or women to read,” declared Mr Bransby Williams, in addressing members of the Auckland Rotary Club. “There is more harm in the so-called “sex” novel than you can possibly imagine. Boys and girls can go and hide themselves and read things that should never have been allowed to stand in priiit. Thank God, not one novelist in fifty in the Victorian period could have written the stuff that is being turned out to-day, and when we read the great works of Lytton, and Dickens, and others, we may well feel proud of the literature of that period. If we can only teach boys and girls of the present day k> read and enjoy good books, wo shall be doing a great work.”

The obligation of a man who seeks divorce on statutory grounds, provide for the children by ois divorced wife was definitely stated by Mr Justice .Stringer in the Hamilton .Supreme Court. His Honor said that more than once he had men before the Court who had separated from their wives for more or Jess frivolous reasons. They had secured, a divorce and leaving their wives and several children, they had again married again, had more children and pleaded that, they could no longer maintain their first wife and family. His Honor said he was going to try his besp to prevent this kind of thing occurring again. O man had no right to get married a second time and leave his first wife and family unprovided for, especially where the divorce rose from separation by mutual consent.

Novelties in cushions are huge replicas of flowers. A large wild rose is made of double silk and the stamens are small padded balls of fine cord. Next is a poppy cushion. The foundation is made of padded velvet and the petals of crepe silk. The stamens are painted black on the petals and the poppy head is padded velvet. A round cushion covered with small silk and velvet flowers forms a ‘bouquet” and has a scolloped silk frill, cords and tassels.. Very attractive is a pansy cushion in shaded mauve silk with the dark centre embroidered. A tall pouffe has a flower attached to the top; the long petals drooping over the sides touch the ground. The padded top of a dressing table stool forms the centre of a flower and the many petals of double silk make a dainty flounce. A patchwork of flowers cut from' cretonne, silk and velvet, makes a gay covering for the top of a pouffe or forms a mat.

An interesting story of a young woman and her washing is being fold at Stratford. A few days ago, the young woman who was visiting the town, finding that her /arlvobe needed replenishing, called upon a Chinese laundryman with '.he parcel. Subsequently she returned for the articles, bearing another bulky, but exceedingly well-bound and knotted bundle, which she deposited on the counter saying she would pay for “the lot” when the second parcel was attended to. She then gathered up the original washing and departed hastily. Like all iraders the Chinese was pleased to see business increasing, but being a Jirifty soul, hesitated to cut the numerous cords wound round and round the woman’s second bundle. The proverbial Celestial impassiveness was. '-owever, rudely shattered when after a breathless bout with the knots, the whipping was rolled back, disclosing nothing but a large armful of grass.