WOMEN’S WORLD.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIX, Issue 228, 26 August 1929, Page 9

WOMEN’S WORLD.

Through falling from a chair on which sire had climbed to hang a picture, Mrs Mallet, of Morriusville, sustained a fracture of the left wrist.

Miss M. Stephenson, sub-matron of the Presbyterian Girls’ Home, Island Bay, Wellington, is visiting Palmerston North, and is the guest of Mrs J. B. Cunningham, 17 Annandale Avenue.

Mrs M. Gilray and family, of Terrace End, left to-day for their new home in Hawke’s Bay. Mrs A. H. Fitz Herbert, who has just returned from Hawke’s Bay, left on Saturday for a short visit to Wellington where she will be the guest of Lady McGavin. Miss Barbara Standish and Miss Kitty O’Connor are at home for their school holidays. Mr, and Mrs Laurie, of Napier, motored down on Saturday for the golf match against Manawatu and went on to Wanganui from whence they returned to Napier yesterday. Permission is to be given to V.A.D’s of the Red Cross Society to attend the Dunedin Hospital for purposes of instruction. On the applications being received permission will be granted subject to the approval of the medical superintendent.

While waving farewell to her grandchildren going to Tokatoka School, Northern Wairoa, Mrs H. P. Walton, aged 66, of Naumai, dropped dead. Mrs Walton was one of the pioneer residents of Ruawai Flats.

Mrs Diana Shelloek, who died at Mead, Canterbury, at the age of 87, came to New Zealand with her husband, the late George Shelloek, in the sailing ship Glenmark, in 1867. After spending two years at Little River and Christchurch, Mr and Mrs Shelloek went to North Rakaia in 1869. They lived at first in a sod house, but later built a wooden one, which was afterwards removed to Rakaia.

Arts and crafts, said Rev. 11. K. Arcdall, speaking .at the Lyceum Club, at Auckland, have been allowed to pass out of our lives. Few had the power to sketch, as their mothers did, and lew could now play the piano. That was a mistake. It was wrong to think that those things had no value but money value. Art was not nearly valued enough in the education of this country, and should be put back more into the intellectual life of the growing boys and girls. He begged the young girls, at least, not to give up sketching, but to follow it as their mothers and grandmothers had been able to do, as well as their music, because it was a necessary part of the cultural life, without which no nation could reach maturity.

Speaking at the annual meeting of the Door of Hope Association at Auckland, Mr E. C. Cutten, S.M.. stressed the importance of giving to women a full recognition of their place in affairs to-day. . Though the Western nations were foremost in any movement of this kind, even they did riot go far enough, as in almost all associations formed for the benefit of youth, the main idea was to educate boys. Women were always the spiritual leaders of a community, and for that rea-

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son alone their education was an absolute necessity. He said the rights of women were not privileges in themselves, but merely correlatives of duty, and a splendid opportunity for service.

BASKET BALL. The following are the results of the basket ball games played on Saturday A Grade.—Convent Old Girls A 8 v. Girl Citizens 2; Tiro Tiro A 17 v. Technical B 4; Technical A 16 v. Tiro B 2. B Grade.— Y.M. Gym sv. Convent Old Girls B 4; H.S.O.G. 22 v. All Saints 9; Tiro C won by default from Y.W.C.A.; Tech. C, a bye. The Manawatu representatives left by the New Plymouth express to-day en route for Christchurch, where they hope to be successful in the New Zealand basket ball tournament.

LADIES’ GOLF. A medal competition will be played to-morrow, players to choose-their own partners. HOKOWHITU SCHOOL.

The usual dance in connection with the Hokowhitu School was held on Friday evening last. There was a good attendance, in fact, it was the most successful dance of the season so far. A most enjoyable time was spent by all present, some of whom were heard, to remark that it was the best organised old-time dance of the district. Competitions resulted as follow : Monte Carlo (1) Mrs E. H. Chatfield and Miss P. Russell 1; Monte Carlo (2), Mrs Knowles end Mrs Todd; spot waltz, Mr Rogers and Miss Dench. Mr G. Lane, the M.C., announced that at the next dance a waltzing competition would be one of the features. Extras were played by Mrs Harriss. Supper was served by the ladies’ committee and concluded a most enjoyable evening.

NOVEL HANDBAGS. New handbags are designed for every branch of sport. Pochettes to carry handkerchiefs and make-up necessities are made of natural wool or tussore with tennis racquets embroidered in gay colours on the flap. The golfing girl may carry one adorned with crossed niblicks in brown and silver, and for the angler there is a bag embroidered with trout leaping from a fisherman’s basket. Among the novelties from Paris is a pigskin handbag with a dog chain swivel and gold staple for fastening, while another opens with a knob just like a miniature door handle. CYNICISM. “A man sued his wife for breach of promise because she said she would divorce him, and didn’t”.—Daily Mirror.

“Arts and Crafts” in Coleman Place specialise in wedding gifts and invite inspection of a varied selection of attractive and useful goods. Showroom upstairs Lewis Studio entrance.— Advt.