WOMEN’S NOTES

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVI, Issue 45, 22 January 1926, Page 11

WOMEN’S NOTES

Prince do Broglie and his wife, tvho was formerly Mdlle Aussenac, and who toured with Dame Clara Butt in Australia, arrived in Auckland this week from Australia. They will spend some weoks there before leaving for Paris. Lady Cynthia Mosley, second daughter of Mary Victoria Loiter (his first wife) and the lato Marquess ' Curzon, is at present in America to press her claims against Joe Leiter, trustee of the £10,000,000 estate of the late Levi Leiter, her grandfather.

The death took place at Picton on Tuesday of Mrs H. J. Stace, one of the earliest of the native-born generation of New Zealanders. Mrs Stace was the eldest child of the lato Mr A. Mowat, who settled at Altimarloch, in the Awatero district, in 1845, and she was born in Dumgree in 1850, probably being the first white child born in the Awatere, if not in the province of Marlborough.

The Earl and Countess of Longford figured in the degree list at Oxford recently, the Earl taking his B.A. and the Countess her M.A. The Countess was Miss Christine Trew, of Somerville Collego, and the couple met when the Earl was an undergraduate at Christ College. Their engagement was announced in December, 1924, and the marriago took place in July last at St. Margaret’s, Oxford. The Earl was bori\ in 1902, and succeeded his father as sixth Earl in 1915.

Some amusement was caused in Oamaru recently when a car, bearing the epitaph, “Give us a smile, boys, we’ve }ust been married to-day,” and conveying a newly-wedded couple passed through the streets (reports the North Otago Times). The occupants, oblivious of the fact that they were responsible for a good deal of hilarity, drove from Morven to Oamaru with the idea that their secret was unknown to all but themselves. They were later seen in a garage with a scrubbing brush and soap, obliterating the evidence of their entry into the new sphere of life.

CROQUET.

DOMINION TOURNAMENT. The Now Zealand croquet tournament was continued yesterday on the Wellington, Karori and Kelburn lawns, the results of play being as follow : Ladies’ championship singles: Mrs Glass beat Mrs L. T. Watkins, 26—19; ,£ rs Uitcaithly beat Mrs Bartlett, 46—13; Mrs O’Donnell beat Mrs Stone, 26 —17; Mrs Tiffen beat Mrs Henderson, 26—10; Mrs Horn beat Mrs Gardner, 26—4; Miss Blake beat Miss Morrali, 26—24 j Mrs McDowell beat Mrs Bartlett, 26—20; Mrs Magill beat Mrs Kibblewhite, 26—12; Mrs O’Donnell beat Mrs Doyne. 26—11. Handicap doubles: Mrs .Leech and Mrs Johnston beat Mrs McDowell and Mr C. Clague, 26—20; Mrs Gambrill and Mrs Bock beat Mrs Coutts and Mrs Garrard, 26—13; Sir It. Caughley and Mrs O’Donnell beat Mrs Feist and Miss Young, 26—6; Mrs Smith and Mrs Maddren beat Mrs Tiffen and Miss Blake, 26—12; Sir Francis and Lady AVemyss beat Mrs McKenzie and Airs Lowery, 26—13. v Handicap singles.—A division: Mrs Haymanson beat Lady Wemyss,229; Airs Horn beat Air Ross, 26—19; Airs Acheson beat Airs Gooder, 26—17; Airs Lowery beat Aliss Blake, 26 —20; Airs Brabant beat Aliss Johnston, 26 —21; Aliss Lempfert beat Airs Garrard, 26—20; Air Alurray beat Airs Lowery, 26—22; Sir Francis Wemyss beat Aliss Lempfert. 26—23. B division: Aliss Kebbeli beat Airs Glennie, 26—7; Air Pollock beat Aliss Kebbeli, 26—22.

Open championship: Air R. Caughley beat Air Lawrio, 2—l; Airs C. Watkins beat Airs Aladdren, 2—l. INTER-CLUB AIATCHES. Intertolub matqhes played yesterday resulted as follow: Foxton v. Terrace End, on Takaro green, Foxton players mentioned first:—Airs Owen lost to Airs Honore, 23—26; Mrs Pearson won from Airs Fletcher 26 —22; Alesdames Ale Alurray and Parkes won from Alesdames Alills and Sorensen 26—5; Alesdames AVoods and Ball lost to Alesdames Fletcher and Jamieson 19—26. Points: Foxton 94, Terrace End 79.

St. John’s (Feilding) v. Takaro, on Northern green, St. John players mentioned first: —Mrs Petrie won from Mrs Longstaff 26—8: Mrs Turner won from Mrs Flint 26—18; Mesdames Sutton and Bridge won from Mesdamcfs Usmar and Parkes 26 —12; Mesdames Petrie and Turner won from Misses McFarlano and Tennant 26—22. Points: St. John’s 104, Takaro 55.

REFUSES TO GIVE UP HOPE. WOMAN DOCTOR’S STRUGGLE FOR LIFE. LONDON, Jan. 20. ■ Dr Iris Fox, one of tli 3 most brilliant women doctors, is the heroine of a remarkable struggle against the ravages of blood-poisoning, as the result or a pricked linger while pathologist in a hospital laboratory. The whole profession of women doctors is determined to save her life. Eight doctors remain at her bedside, including her fathor ; Dr Fortescuo Fox, formerly president of the Hunterian Society. A crowd of women doctors and students is constantly awaiting bulletins outside the hospital. Doctors say that Dr Fox’s Irish courage is marvellous. She refuses to give up hope.—A. and N.Z. cable.

GARTER BOUQUETS

NEW YORK, Jan. 7,

Chicago girls are wearing garter bouquet at dances. The flowers are bound with ribbon to match the hose, and are worn just below the knee.