WOMEN’S WORLD.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVII, Issue 93, 17 March 1927, Page 11

WOMEN’S WORLD.

It is reported from Paris that Miss Betty Haege, a Sydney lady, on- Saturday married M. Alexander Broge, the Swiss Charge d’Affaires at Athens.

A bequest for social and charitable purposes in the Wellington, diocese has been left to the Church of England under the will of the late Mrs Sarah Baxter Angell, who died recently in Wellington. The benefit is, in the meantime, postponed as the esta'te is charged with an annuity' provision. To assist in raising funds for the Lady Truby King Fellowship, the local branch of the Plunket Society conducted a bridge and eqchre tournament in the Soldiers’ Club last night. A big attendance resulted, and the evening was spent most enjoy ably. The bridge prizes were won by Miss Blackmore and Mr Mitchell and the .euchre trophies 'by Miss Mathewson and Mr L. H. Collinson. A novelty competition w’as won by Mrs Wycherley.

The resignation of Miss R. Richardson, assistant county clerk, was received w-ith regret by tire councillors of the Kiwitea County at yesterday’s meeting. The chairman (Cr. McLean) said that Miss Richardson had been a faithful servant of the county for the past 14 years during which time she had earned a high position in tlfo minds of the council and ratepayers alike by her devoted and earnest attention to her duties. Other of the council supported the chairman’s remarks, and three months’ leave of absence on full salary was granted to Miss Richardson. Arrangements were made for a presentation to be made to her shortly.

PRESENTATION TO MISS SPENCER

A pleasing function took place after the service in Ven. Bede’s Church, Shannon, on Sunday evening, when the organist, Miss Dolce Spencer, was presented with a fountain pen and handsome writing and attache case, suitably inscribed in gold, from the members of the Church in appreciation of the valuable services rendered by her during the past six years. Mr White made the presentation and spoke in eulogistic terms of her work. Messrs Morgan, Rev. A. J. Farnell and Mr F. Taylor also spoke of the untiring and unselfish work she had rendered for the Church in Shannon.

Miss Spencer has joined the Wellington Hospital staff in order to enter the nursing profession. She carries with her the good wishes of the members of Ven. Bede’s Church and a large circle of friends for a successful career in the profession she has taken up. A handsome little communion service from the vicar, Rev. Farnell, with best wishes for her future, was also presented to Miss Spencer. ADMISSION OF WOMEN. TO DRUIDIC ORDER. The North Island Grand Lodge of Druids yesterday instructed its executive to prepare legislation enabling women to be initiated into the order with the understanding that, in large centres where there would be sufficient female candidates, a separate lodge would be formed and that, in other districts, existing lodges could initiate women at the option of the members.

BOAT RACE FOR WOMEN. RUN.ON NOVEL LINES.. .7. J RUGBY, March 15. -- The women of Oxford and Cambridge Universities to-day rowed their first boat race. The race , which took place at Oxford, was on novel lines, the crews starting at different times. The course was half a mile long, and the crews were judged on their 6tyle while rowing down the river and on their speed while rowing back. The two umpires awarded equal points for style and the race went to Oxford for speed. Oxford’s time was 3min 36 2-ssec, and Cambridge’s 3min 51sec. The race was watched by a large crowd of men undergraduates, who ran along the towing path cheering the crews.— British official wireless. COURAGEOUS WIFE. GRAPPLES WITH INTRUDER. SYDNEY, March 3. Remarkable courage was shown by Mrs Ryan, of Junee, when sho discovered an intruder in a rear room of a stationery shop in Lome Street, kept by her husband and herself. Mr and Mrs Ryan were opening the shop at 4 o’clock yesterday afternoon when they heard someone working on lock of the door which divides the back of the shop from the main shop. Mrs Ryan immediately dashed round to the back, and asked, the intruder what he was doing. His reply was to pick up a pick handle, rush at her, and aim a blow. • Mrs Ryan, however, was not dismayed. She pushed the intruder back, and screamed' for her husband. s

Mr Ryan, picking up a cricket bat on his way, raced around. He hit the man with the bat, knocking him over, and then sat on him till the police arrived.

There was a considerable amount of money in the cash register, but it had not been touched.

COST OF BEING A WOMAN. SCANTIER FROCKS BUT DEARER. CIGARETTES, IFuRS AND THE SHINGLE. Why do women need bigger personal allowances, quite apart from the increases in prices due to the war, than they did say 20 years ago ? Husbands are reasoning that as women wear much less material their clothing should cost them less. Most women can only reply by pointing to the facts—in the bills. A London Daily Mail reporter questioned representative women on the matter. Most of them recalled that whereas they used to wear frocks consisting of 8 yards of material, to-day they did. not consider themselves “skimpily"’ dressed if they used three yards. Another argument of the man who pays is that petticoats are no longer bought. “These two things suggest that we should spend less,” one woman of average means told a Daily Mail reporter. • “Let me see -what there is that shows we spend more.” DECORATIONS. In the first place I have these ornaments to match this frock I am wearing. As the frock is red, I have red bracelets, red * decorations, and red earrings. They are useless for other frocks. Then there is this hat ornament, which cost two guineas, arid which would not be useful on a hat of any shade. A woman, too, has to spend more on furs. There was not this—l could almost call it necessity—years ago. Even our opera cloaks are fur-trim-med. Opera cloaks!—that reminds me. In those days they were not very ornate affairs. You see we flung them into the cloak room at every opportunity. To-day we walk into the restaurant in them and throw them over the backs of our chairs. To-day they have to be dressier. STOCKINGS AND LINGERIE. Another woman said:— My stockings are dearer than in the days when wool passed muster. And they do not last so long. Then, if one does not want to look bulky, one must have delicate lingerie of silk or crepe-de-chine. To match the stockings the shoes have to be soft leathers of soft shades that are dearer than the old and not half so durable. Other reasons for increased expenditure pointed out by women were:— Who would own one hard-service Dorothy bag in these days? We want two or three for evening use, flashy things with diamante. CIGARETTES. My cigarette bill is a heavy item, especially as I am constantly buying new fancy holders and like good highlycoloured cases. . • New revealing fashions demand that you keep slender, and exercises, massage diet, and such treatments cost money. Then there is the increased 1 cost of having bobbed or shingled hair. WOMEN SMOKERS. f CRUSADE IN LONDON. : > ’ LONDON, March 8. Tho Non-Smokers’ Society, "'be® o members include Bernard Shaw and Sir John Martin Harvey, is dropping its crusade against women smokers but is compiling a “white list” of restaurants and theatres where smoking is prohibited, proposing a boycott of others which do not provide for nonsmokerS. MISTAKE KILLS BABES. BORIC ACID FOR WATER. CHICAGO, March 7. Five new-born babes are dead and two others are dying as the result of an alleged mistake by student nurses in a maternity hospital. They gave tho infants a mild solution of boric acid, thinking it was distilled water. WOMEN’S HOCKEY. TEAM FOR AUSTRALIA. LONDON, March 2. Tho Women’s Hockey Association’s team to tour Australia consists of 15 players with Miss Bryant as captain and Miss Mason as vice-captain. These two are internationals, and Miss Fowler, another of the tourists, is an international reserve.

Among the others in the team are the Misses Burman, Macfie and Pickard, who are regular county play*ers.

The side will play England on March 30 and will sail for Australia by the Chitral on April 22.

The last English ladies’ hockey team to visit Australia was that of 1914. Coming on to New Zealand, the team played in Palmerston North on the eve of the outbreak of war in August of that year.