DOMESTIC REALM

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXIII, Issue 11539, 16 January 1932, Page 11

DOMESTIC REALM

. . SOCIAL AND PERSONAL. " “Stories of),the (Crimea, are recalled >'by the. death, at Fulham, England, .of. 'Mrs. Fanny Birt, at. me agp ot 101. Slio was the wife of u doctor whom she accompanied to the Cn* mea, and at the birth of her firj> f t, •child Florenco Nightingale, the 'nurse heroine, tended her. As a girl oi three she had been kidnapped,' with > her twin sister, in the main streets, .of Bath, and was only giycn upwhen the town crier announced a reward. Mrs. Birt went to Chile, and - was in the bombardment of Valparaiso. , She wag put in a windjammer with, another ; woman and rounded Cape Horn ..in a terrible storm., After. an adventurous voyage, during which the two women, took turns to hold the binnacle lanterns over the compass, the vessel reached Eng- ; land. . 4 .. v .. ,•, * #. # Five women justices have recently received appointments ■ in- Queensland. and each is .well-known in philanthropic and charitable work in. Brisbane and the Darling Downs. Mrs. J. Williams, who was one or the first women to advocate the appointment ;of women justices, .of the peace, is- : fittingly... among - the. first appointments. She is exceedingly well known in , women’s circles m ? Queensland, and is-- -a -temperance worker, being president of that .body in that State, She .is vice-president of the National .Council of Women, and is a member of- the Queensland Wattle League and of the Brisbane Women’s Club. FEMINISTS’ REGRETS, , WOMANLESS MINISTRY. f Wheu Lady Astor said in the House yf Commons recently that she did not understand the Priiiie Minister’s answer to her question, whethev lie did not think the N a tipnai Government would be strengthened by the addition of women, Mr. Mac- ’ Donald admitted, amid laughter, j that lie did not mean-her to understand it, says the '“Daily Graphic.” ► He promised her that wliat he had • said would enlighten her the next ino ruing when she looked at her newspaper. This- was the repiy which Lady Astor.did not- understand: ' “I should be .very glad not»only to have one (woman) in the administration, but half a dozen, and if my noble friend will find that there are not quite so many or even perhaps worse than that—-I am certain she will ’ not blame me for the result.” . The ' following are opinions as to the absence of women in the Government; given by, members of women’s organisations: — Miss S. A- Barry, lion, secretary of the St. Joan’s Social and Political Alliance: ‘‘At a time like the, present when we are hearing so much about the need for wise spending and national economy, surely a woman’s point of view would have been useful, in-the Ministry.” Miss D. E. Evans, a member ot the executive of the Six Point Group: “I consider the entire exclusion of women a retrograde step. , Surely, the cost of living is very much a woman’s question?”. Mrs. G.. Horton. secretary of the National Union of Societies for Equal Citizenship, .said .that while they regretted the ,absence ■of women in the senior positions of the Government, they had hoped that a place might be found for at least one or two women among the junior members. PRINCESS MARY’S TITLE. The title of Princess Royal which has just h.een conferred upon Princess Mary, Countes of Harewood, is a comparatively new one, having first been conferred upon the Princess Louise, Duchess of Fife, by the lato King Edward VII. in 1905Authorities on the subjecL stale that even now the cadets of the reigning family, can only by royal intervention legally be saved from, merging, as of old, with the general untitled mass of the people. Hie children of the sovereign other than his eldest son, though by courtesy “princes” and “princesses.” used a royal warrant to raise them de jure *:above, the common herd ; and even then, tliougb they be dubbed “Royal Highness” in their cradles, they remain commoners till raised to the peerage. In 1905 King Edward created what appeared to ho a new precedent by confer,rim/ the: titles oi “princess” and “highness” upon the daughters of the Prince Louise, dowager duchess of Fite, who was created “Princess Royal” by Royal wa'rrant. The title is conlerrcd only upon the eldest daughter of the sovereign. t TOO BEAUTIFUL. . NO MORE TENNIS. A-. girl who might have been a. world’s champion, at tennis, has bad to give up the game, in Germany because, she is too beautiful 1 (states an overseas journal).' She is •pvaulejn Zea.. Soubrgt, , a native, of Hungary, who not long ago.figured prominently in all the important, tennis tournament’s throughout Germany. Blonde arid lithe of figure as a hoy, Fraulcm. Soubret had much of the control of . Mile., Lenglen, ■vhuo her coolness and resource in hard matches sliow&d that she possessed th‘o qualities that made Helen Wills .supreme!... Then she suddenly dropped out.-qf the . gaipe,. and> it wa * only recently that, tjie real reason of her absence was Ynade public. '. ■ . ; According to a statement made by a close friend,) Fraiilein Soubret Ms definitely 'given up all hei;, tennis engageptehts . because of the embarTassmoiat caused to, her through the attehtihhsi.-of male .spectators, v. As beautifulon the ;courts as ‘off, where ever she appeared, in < public she -w?? "pestered by admirers. In or.e year sho received moi - © ‘than one hundred proposals: of ; iha'rriago! • '' • “Now the“girl haft definitely decided not to accept any more invitations; to play in public tournaments in ,Germany. But she . may be seen this year at Wimbledon, fpr she .believes that men’ in England will treat her I with more detachment.

[, /WOMEN is -mayors. -' Fourteen women .figure, among, tho Lord Mayors?and payors ehpscm i;enicipal/year in. England and M < 'd cs ; '■ Tl‘e;only; VoW ; , b « ~ el t c , ted Lord - Mayor. to Alderman ‘eitcei Farmer,: ac. Socialist,. , ;^V..-Stoke r on-Treni?-' She- tlie Mayoral chain, as ' hfcr father ivbre ivhpn he was' Mayor of Stoke. Miss Farmer will preside over a cotincil ,ot ll‘2, most of whom are men. She was. formerly schoolmistress and js now a - laundry proprietress.

Household Hints

By "MARIE."

For the first time in its bOO years Of corporate existence Wqrchester haft a woman Mayor, Miss Diana Ogilvy. ,To mark the occasion the Worcester Royal Porcelain Company has presented the v corporation- with q banqueting service for 100 persons, .comprising 800 pieces, lb is of the same pattern as a service which George ill. ordered when he visitdd the factory in 1788. IN WILL. REL 1010 US R ESTRICTJ ON ,: , ■ - UPHELD. All ■interesting decision by Mr. .Justice, Long limes, in the Equity Court in-Sydney, affirmed the principle itliatO.a condition ~in a will debarring, a ..gift, if’the intended recipient. married a, Roman .Catholic, was good in law., Mr. Bruce Say Well in his will directed the trustees of his estate that if either his sou or daughter,marrjed a member of the Roman Catholic faith they should be debarred from participating in his estate of CI2J,000. In the event of one marrying, a Roman Catholic! his or her share. should go to the other. Counsel for the son and daughter argued that the will was; a direction to the trustees to pay over his clients’ share, and that such direction could not .be defeated by a proviso as to .subsequent happening. Mr. Justice Long limes ruled that the condition in regard to marriage was a valid one, and that the bequest to the son and daughter did not stand in the event of such marriage. THE CHAIN OF BEAUTY. DON'T RUSH THROUGH LIFE, So many young women seem to be suffering from “nerves” in these days. You can see it in the way they- fidget all the time, smoke continuously, and even bite their nails. Of course “nerves’’ come from many causes, and in some cases they can only be dealt with Ly a doctor, but there is a good deal to be learnt by practising a little common sense, writes one who knows.

Women have gone from one extreme to another. Their clothes are reduced to a minimum, and they can do more or less what they please. But Nature remains the same, even if our ideas change, and it is worse than useless to pretend that we are capable of as much endurance and effort as a man, because we are not. and we never shall'be 1 I am always sorry when I see a girl looking haggard and worn-oiit after too much tennis, golf., or swimming, for if she can play enough to amuse herself, why go on until she loses her looks and very often her temper? I was talking to a doctor not long ago, and ho said that if the girls of the present day continue to live as hard as they are doing at the moment they will be wrinkled and baggy-eyed at thirty. He was not alluding to late nights or cocktails, or any of the supposed evils which occupy the mind of the mdralist.' He was talking about exercise, pure and simple. When • you have exhausted your ration of energy you are simply and solely living on your nerves, and to do that means you will have an ugly, dra’vn face and a grey, dirty skin. You can’t produce energy out of nothingness any more than you can conjure petrol out of the carburrettor when the tank is empty! You see, Nature never meant you to “go all out,” as slie did men, because she designed you primarily as mothers of the race, and therefore she expected you to conserve your energy for the work in hand. A HUSBAND. SOME ADVICE* TO GIRLS. MAN’S INTRINSIC WORTH. “The man who is attractive socially may make a very poor mate.” This warning to girls as to the choice of a husband was given by Dr. Francis Upton in a service for women only at St. Stephen’s Church, Walbrook, E.C., recently. * Every "Wednesday, at mid-day, a short service for business girls is held in this church, and there is an address given by some eminent woman scholar. Similar services for men only are held every Tuesday.

The church was crowded to its utmost limit by business girls who had managed to spare half-an-hou* from their lunch-time.

This was tho advice given to them by Dr. Francis Upton:— “Y r ou cannot expect Uo discover tho intrinsic worth of a man when you meet only for pleasuro at cinemas or dances or social parties—these occasions represent hut the froth of life. I - Is! P <"—• -

“Take l up Interests and hobbies together; discuss the serious affairs of life; notice whether this man pulls his weight when there is work to be done, difficulties to be overcome.

“If possiblo, meet at the home of mutual manned friends, if your own home is not available. “The man who is most attractive socially may make a, very poor mate and an] unworthy father of your children. ,

“Business girls should attend cookery classes before they get married.

“I could give you -actual instances of families deteriorating in health and happiness''because the wife and mother—a 'business girl’ before marriage—was ignorant of the most elementary knowledge of health and nutrition. “Remember that ill-health, which leads to irritability and depression and consequent . misunderstandings, may change love to detestation. “Do not regard.marriage lightly as a thrilling affair of orange blossoms and an exciting honeymoon,’’ she added. “It is a '.full-time job.” NEATNESS IN OFFICE. LEAVE YOUR- LIPS ALONE. Ijcave your lipstick in its case unless it is an indelible one because most of the color will come off as you cat your lunch. Try to get back to the office a good live minutes before you need first of all, run a comb through your waves, and press them hack into position with your fingers. A rulers useful for keeping a long bob tidy at the back of the head. Press it to the nape of the neck, then brush tinends of the hair from underneath up over the ruler. Pull it out gently. A final dusting of powder on your nosoj a pull at those real silk stockings to ensure that the seams are absolutely straight, and you should remain immaculate for several hours.