MAINLY FOR WOMEN

Greymouth Evening Star, 26 February 1927, Page 10

MAINLY FOR WOMEN

NEWS AND NOTES.

Blues will predominate the new colours in women’s clothes, but yeland mauves will also be worn, says the ‘Weekly Dispatch.’ Browns, beiges, vadshed, and Air Force blue wilt be the fashionable spring suitings, modelled on Air Force officers’ wartime dress. Dainty slots will replace the pouch-pocketb. A “mannish” jacket-coat, with a long roll collar and semi-double breasted only slightly displaying the blouse, are to be, adopted. The skirt will be plain, and only kneelength and close-fitting.

When Mr Nicholas Gold and Miss Freedman went to a church in London to bp married they travelled in a last century stage coach. This resulted in traffic being blocked along the route, and summonses were issued against the pair. Subsequently Alec Freedman, the bride’s brother, who had acted as best man, appeared in court, sorrowfully prepared to accept responsibility on behalf of the absent honeymooners. The magistrate, however, dismissed the case, and expressed the opinion that her jedding was the most important event in a woman’s life.

“Skimpy skirts, short clothes and bobbed hair are far mor.e suitable than the baggy trousers and tjie flappy coats,, of men,” declared Dr. Jane Walker, defending present-day women’s clothes in an address to members of the National Union of Societies for Equ,al Citizenship. Dr Walker also contended that women are more stalwart than men. they have greater vitality, and live longer. Year by year women tended to get stronger, and it was extremely rare nowadays to find a woman suffering from the old com-plaint-anaemia. She wanted to know why women working in the factory should be made to do fire drill while men were exempted. Could it be thjit the men were more intelligent? Fire drill was an excellent' thing if men and women alike were made to do It. Women must make up their minds to stand together upon their feet. “Do not let us,” she said, “be hypnotised into thinking our place is always the second place, and that men’s place must always be ! the first place.”

In the “New Leader,” Miss Dorothy Jewson gives an amusing account of the recent conference of socialist women in Brussels. Their conferes, -the Belgian Labour party, considered that the women should be summoned to them once a year, the men drawing up an agenda for the women, and in general dictating to them their programme for the year. Asks Miss Jewson, herself, of course, a member of the English Labour party: “Did the Belgians really thin .... Socialist wo men of the year 1927 were going' to allow the agenda of their women's conference to be drawn up.for them by an executive committee composed - entirely of men?" The Belgian labour women considered the idea of voting against their party, if this rule were maintained, and the proposal was withdrawn. In these *older countries the time has long past when women joined a party by favour of the men. Their threat was certainly a strong one, and to us sounds disloyal, but with the social reform women of the older countries, loyalty to their own se.x seems to come first.

Futurist looking lines with queershaped points, zig-zagging down the front and up the sleeves, were a distinguishing feature of a most original sports frock made for a society debutante of next year, states an English fashion writer. Kasha cloth in light beige and warm bright scarlet were Tised. The scarlet cloth made amusing little apron flaps over a scanty skirt of the beige, and was also used for the right side of the bodice, zig-zagging ‘across on to the beige cloth of the ether side. The sports frock made in .kasha cloth of strikingly different colours, is conspicuous among the 1; test fashions. Very many of tlie dresses now being made for women to take the Riviera follow the double colour mode, but some are so “slim” jn outline and have such extremely narrow skirts that their wearers could not possibly take part in any sport m.Sre drastic than chair-sitting or short-step walking. Designed for wearing with the new sports frocks is an amusing “feminised” version of the Scots bonnet, and. Paris, which always adores fashions adapted from the Laud of the Cakes, is making much of this latest form of headgear.

A LOVE MATCH. The Hon. Mrs Greville, who recently visited the West Coast, and who is.a personal friend of the Royal Family, speaking of the Duchess of York said her marriage was undoubtedly a love match. As playmates they were fond of one another, and as Lady Elizabeth grew up the Duke’s friendship developed into a very genuine love, although at one time he felt he had little hope of winning her, as she dreaded the publicity which attaches to Royalty. However, love prevailed, and they are a very devoted couple. The Duke and Duchess are never happier than when following the same pursuits. Although he does not take part in strenuous sport the Duchess follows keenly the Duke’s prowess in tennis, and his exceptional skill with the gun. He has inherited his father’s ability in this direction. The Duke of York has a great sense of duty and enters into all his public work with enthusiasm. He thoroughly ep joys his camp experiences with the Boy Scouts and other bodies of youths, joining in all their amuseme.nts and sharing their difficult tasks. His popularity with the boys is unbounded. The Duchess, said Mrs. Greville, is a delightful personality and charms all with whom she comes in touch. The King admires her iipmensely and is extremely fond of her. ' "The more you see of her the more you love Her,” said His Majesty on oil£ occasion. One of the greatest charms of the Duchess is that she is so intensely alive and interested in the people she is with. Her smile animates her whole' face and she has most expressive eyes. The Duchess enjoys isimple pleasures, and thor-

oughly delights in spending an evening qt the theatre, sitting in the stalls, without ceremony. While possessing these frank, girlish qualities, the Duchess also has a commanding personality, so much so that the Prince of Wales calls for “Queen Elizabeth-” Die Duchess is particularly foiid of pale blues and pale pinks. She adores pink roses, and another little trait of the Duchess is her great liking for pretty shoes. These she chooses in infinite variety to match her frocks.