MAINLY FOR WOMEN

Greymouth Evening Star, 25 March 1925, Page 8

MAINLY FOR WOMEN

NEWS AND NOTES. “I am amazed at the number of swollen glands disclosed by low-neck-ed dresses, indicating these young women’s unhealthiness,” says Sir William Lane, the famous , London surgeon. “Women are the most important people in the world, because they are entrusted with the future of the race, and should be more properly nourished on simple food.” While Kathleen Hogan, aged 8, was chasing a little boy round the playground of the Roman Catholic School at Old Brompton, England, she tripped,. and in falling swallowed a toy balloon which was in her mouth. She tried to get he’* breath but collapsed, and on removal to the military casuality hospital, close by, was found to be dead. A new ornament is a square plaque of beautifully polished dark tortoiseshell about three' inches long. - Set into one side’s a tiny jewelled watch ; the other side may be quite plain or adorned with a jewelled monogram. In either case it opens and discloses a mirror and a flat powder puff. The plaque may, be worn as a pendant or on a shell bangle, and it may have a gay silk tassel hanging from on® corner..

Sports hats are, if anything, more colourful than the clothes they are worn with. Made in suede, silky velour, moufflon, or frankly knitted, they fit the head comfortably and closely. If brimmed, the brim is designed on fines to withstand the wind. Moreover, they will roll up for the pocket and come out of the. - ordeal none the worse for the treat- ■ ment. Although so essentially practical, the new autumn models in sports hats prove most becoming. Concerning women Rugger players Mrs Eliott-Lynn, secretary of the Ladies’ Athenaeum Club, writes that in France there do exist a number of women’s Rugby clubs. “When I was honorary secretary of the Women’s A.A.A.,” she says, “the French Women’s Football Federation approached me in 1923, inviting us to co-operate. Needless to say our reply was decided and negative—we even went so far as to point them out the error of their ways.” ; - ! Many women are investing in the new leather suits for golf wear. Suede or gazelle is now dyed in exquisite colours and the leather is so cleverly treated that although the surface is more like velvet than leather it is so extraordinarily soft and supple, i a -n QYirxt. 4-in rt ivit.ll

mere is no lear or in spoking wjmi rain. These Suit’s must be perfectly tailored, the wrap-over skirt is hung on from the shoulder from a top of heavy 'crepe-de-chine. The coats, smart and loose-fitting, have the necessary pivot armholes and inverted pleats that make for freedom. Less than four years ago there wasn’t a woman barrister in England. Now there are 4G. Not that they all practise, but then, neither do all the men who have qualified for the English Bar. A social as well as an intellectual cachet comes of being a barrister-at-la,w. Quite a dozen of the 40 women barristers have put up their names in chambers, and been briefed at least once. Perhaps the best known is Miss Helena Normanton, who created a sensation in legal circles by taking the first three parts of the law examination at a single sitting instead of at three separate ones as is usual. She was- not, however, the first woman to be called to the Bar—that distinction belongs to Miss Ivy Williams. But Miss Normanton was the first ■’woman barrister to appear in the Divorce and Chancery Courts, and l the first to practise as counsel at the Old Bailey. Crowds of curious people flocked into Holy Trinity Church, Weymouth, England, in January, to witness the wedding of two dwarfs. The br-~e, Eliza Wallbridge, 27, is only 3ft Bin ‘ high, and the bridegroom, Alfred Goodwin, 35.. showman, stands 3ft. lOin. While the ceremony was in progress, [the clergyman, the Rev. J. Hunter, twice had to request order, as the congregation were climbing over the seats. And when the couple were leaving the church a policeman had to be called to restore order. The bride was dressed in white, and her train was carried by a diminutive page. As they came out the policeman helped them into a motor-car and wished them luck. The crowd surged round the car and the driver had great difficulty in getting away The couple met at Portland Fair last November, and both fell in love at first sight.

“Why are women so fond of aping the ways of men? (says Shirley in the Auckland Star). Always this reproachful question is cropping up. Quite lately' there has been a revival of the walking-stick habit, and women, says a man, are as much at home with walking sticks as a. cat with walnut shells on its feet. They can handle a parasol, especially a long-handled one, with dexterity, but they wield a walking stick very much as a' new subaltern does his first sword.” (I have never seen a subaltern wield his first sword). “That is to say, with obvious awkwardness.” The great objection to carrying a walking stick in my opinion is that in townships where the fashion is unknown, young girls get sorry for you and tramcar- men help the poor lame lady up the steps. You sport a cane to make yourself look young and dashing, and if at the debateable age you simply ] ook ten years older.