Woman's World

Manawatu Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 2125, 17 May 1922, Page 3

Woman's World

Mo lern ladies should devote less energy to making- permanent waves and more to making- permanent wives, says the cynic of the "Triad."

Miss Rosina Buckman, who arrived at Wellington on Monday by the lonic, was accorded an enthusiastic civic reception.

"Miss Hook of Holland" is to be produced this month by the Wa T nganui Amateur Musical and Dramatic Society.

Miss Gubb, the new matron for the Raetihi hospital, takes up her duties at once. The furnishing and staffing of the hopital will be under her personal supervision.

Mr. and Mrs. J. Redmond, of Waverley, and Mrs. T. Taylor, of Wanganui, have left on a visit to the Old Land. They expect to be absent about nine months.

Miss Doreen Raite, who is to be married shortly to Mr Ray Stout, secretary of the Kairanga Auctioneering Co., was tendered a kitchen tea in the Orient Hall yesterday evening by her many friends. A large number of useful presents were received, and a most enjoyable evening was spent.

Mr Austen Chamberlain, addressing a women's mass meeting, said that a division on political party lines or class interests would be disastrous, but a division upon the lines of sex would be even more disastrous. As a result of the post-war extension of the suffrage, the electors in Britain now comprised twenty million men and women. A large number thus newly enfranchised must be assimilated before the franchise could be further extended.—London cable.

When Mr. Byron Brown was in Java, he told the Lunch Club yesterday, he met a Dutch lady, also named Brown, and to her observed: "May the name never more be prosaic, since you possess it." The compliment was rather too subtle for the lady to appreciate with her limited English, but on her request he wrote it down. Next day she informed Mr. Byron Brown that she had taken it to the Consul whose translation was: "You are a very beautiful lady, and your name is a poem"—a statement. by the way, at which Prau Brown found no occasion to cavil.

The romance of a penniless Swiss butler formerly connected with the Swiss Embassy in London, and the daughter of a Pittsburg multi-million-aire, is alleged to be at the bottom of efforts to illegally deport August Probst, as an insane alien. Ho is now being held on Ellis Island. He arrived in America from London eight months ago, and shortly after obtained a situation with the exclusive Rolling Rock County Club, near Pittsburg, which is maintained by twelve millionaires. According to his counsels' statement, Probst became a favourite with the daughters of the millionaire members, one of whom is reported to have fallen in love with him, which, he alleged, resulted in his being kidnapped.

An old time tragedy of the Paris Central Markets has been recalled by the death at an advanced age of a woman who for many years made a poor living- there by overturning- garbage cans and selling- anything- of value she mig-ht be able to find therein. Her name was unknown, and for nearly half a century she was merely called "Chinese." Fifty years ago it was fashionable for persons in high society in Paris to pass a riotous night in the cafes and stalls of the market. On one occasion a fashionable woman, one of a gay party, was robbed of money and jewels, presumably by her escort. Left penniless, she refused for reasons easily surmisable, to communicate with her husband or her family in central France. Instead she sought employment and gradually fell into extreme poverty. She got her nickname owing to her invariable habit, when asked about her former life, of replying: "Ask no questions I am a princess from a far country." WOMEN TEACHERS. Tlie annual conference of the New Zealand Women Teachers' Association was commenced in Wellington on Monday, but its opening function took place on Saturday night in the form of a social evening, which was held at the Pioneer Club. The Mayor of Wellington presided. _ Mr. Caughley. Director of Education, briefly addressed the gathering. He paid a tribute to the women teachers, Inasmuch as they dealt at their conferences more with educational matters, while the men dealt with administrative matters, and in this way their deliberations were most valuable. They were interested, too, in the children, and in what pertained to their betterment: he had great praise for the work done by the women teachers. Mrs R. A. Wright was present, and was presented with a bouquet, as were also Mrs. Caughley and Miss Chaplin (secretary of t>ie N.Z.W.T.A.) Opportunity was also taken to present Miss Chaplin with a pearl and amethyst pendant from her fellow-teachers as a mark of her long service to the association. The presentation was made by the Mayoress, who eulogised Miss Chaplin's services to education, both as a teacher, an officer of the Women Teachers' Association, and member of the Board of Education. Miss Chaplin, in her reply, traced the growth of the Women Teachers' Association, which grew out of correspondence between herself and Miss Phoebe Myers, who felt the need for such an association and meeting of teachers from all over the Dominion. Up till now the women teachers had not had a free enough hand to do full justice to their work. After the official opening and speeches and the president's address had been delivered, a social evening was held. Miss Coad welcomed all the visitors, especially the many educationists present. A violin solo was given by Miss Joyce, and Miss Tscherimissinoff gave a recital describing Easter in Russia, after which supper was served and brought an

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interesting: and pleasant evening to a close. Among those present were Mr. and Mrs Tennant; Mr. Gould; Mr. Purchas president of the N.Z.E.J., and nearly all the members of the executive of the Educational Institute who are in Wellington for their conference; Mr, Stewart (secretary); Professor and Mrs. Forsyth; Mrs. (Dr) Anderson; Mr. and Mrs Gifford; Mr. and Mrs. Martyn Renner; Mr. and Mrs. Caughley; Miss Edwards; Miss Hetherington, and members of the Women Teachers' Association, and many Wellington teachers.