Woman's World

Manawatu Times, Volume XLVII, Issue 2762, 2 October 1923, Page 3

Woman's World

In Japan is a settlement where* the wives support the husbands and children and are the acknowledged heads of the family. The men keep house. Mrs John Beckett and Mrs "Warren, of Attleborough, Norfolk, twin sisters, have celebrated their 90. th birthday. They are believed to be the oldest living twins. The main reason why many parents have so little control over their children to-day is because they do not enter into the children's games as they ought. The parent should be just an elder child, and by joining in, teach the younger ones how to play the game straight, and there will never be loss of control. Madame Manare, the well.known Christchurch furrier, after an absence of three years in Russia and Alaska, has returned to New Zealand, and is displaying over £7OOO worth of magnilicent fur coats and bridal wraps and samples of Next season's styles. The display commences to-day at No. 4 sample roam, Club Hotel, and will continue until Saturday next. A hearty invitation is accorded to all interested to view this remarkably fine display. WOMEN IN ODD TRADES. Mincing lane, the home of wholesale tea, has a woman tea taster, She has hundreds.of samples of tea to taste, and in wonderfully short time gets through the sampling of 30 cups of tea. A busy Yorkshire town has as its coroner's clerk a girl of 24. Her father has been the coroner's officer for more than 30 years, and his daughter, who attends, on the average, three inquests a day, has writton the depositions in several murder cases. -A woman shipping agent, the only one in Britain, is to be found In an office in the Strand. This enterprisinb woman began business with her brother, and after his death in the Great War she went to London ana started business alone. The managing director of a machinery supply firm is a woman, who travels all ovev Europe and America. London has two women gold burnishers, one in the West and one in the East End, who follow their interesting and delicate occupation as skilled craftswomeh. A woman sweep is mentioned in the London Directory, and there is a solitary woman bookmaker, a whitehaired, elegantly-dressed woman, who employed by a firm of West End agents, takes bets in Tattersall's ring. In Hammersmith there is a woman, who makes a living by the sale of perfumes which she has distilled herself. There is a woman wine taster in the chief city restaurant in London. A more feminine business lias been adopted by a woman who has set up practice in the West End, and gives advice on all matters relating to housekeeping. Some women specialise in getting rid of the insects in valuable old furniture that has grown worm-eaten, and numbers make a living by caring for pets and exercising dogs. CULTURE IN TIBET. Surely the strangest coiffure in the world must be that affected by the women of Tibet. A semicircle of what appears to be a cane, stands out half a foot above the top of the head, and it is extended in position by two thinner strands, into which the hair is plaited, and standing out horizontally from just above the ears, and by a bandeau trimmed with white shells across the brow and one at the base of the skull. The outline formed resembles that of the tradional Napoleon hat. Once assumed, it is never taken off, and no Tibetan ever washes. Na.t all Tibetan women wear their hair dressed, but no brush or comb seems to be known to the others. A long, nondescript garment is worn by both sexes, though some men appear in a garment to the knees and rough puttees or bare legs. Neither women or children appear to be very numerous. The principal occupation of the women is woolspinning and wool-weaving on a hand loom of antediluvian pattern. The materials are afterwards dyed with vegetable dyes. The women also mix the national drink, a blend of butter and tea. The staple diet is roasted barley. Meat is very rarely partaken of, despite the enormous number of sheep in the country. These supply milk and wool, and when the meat is actually eaten it has generally been killed months or even years before. ,' Monogamy, polygamy and polyandry exist in Tibet, often side by side. In cases of polyandry the women rules the household. Otherwise but little has been recorded so. far of the part women play in Tibetan life. It must be a minor one, when one considers the enormous predominance of monks and priests. Despite these, however, there is no public education whatsoever, and that given to rich men's sons consists only in the memorising of innumerable prayers, the telling of tmyCxTH?,s R" Rmu o-|.aiogi v hdr which is the principal religious duty, HUSBANDS WANTED. GERMAN GIRLS ANXIOUS. German spinsters and widows are wearying of the single life, and the newspapers of the Fatherland have broken out in a veritable rash of matrimonial advertisements. It is apparent from a perusal of these announcements that there are many ideal wives waiting for the man who will hurry them away to the altar. Beauty is not over-emphasised, because, perhaps, Hans might suspect that more time would be spent before

the mirror than in the kitchen. One notice, it is true, reads: — "A German-Swiss girl, as pretty as a picture, aged twenty-two, and in possession of 500,000 Swiss francs, wishes to marry a man even if he has no money."

Half a million Swiss francs would, of course; counterbalance most defects in a wife at present rates of exchange.

Sober respectability and experience in domestic duties are, however, the principal baits held out. Thus: —

'.'l seek marriage with a professor or high official between forty and fifty years of age, like me of good family, healthy in body and mind, and of outstanding noble character," says one advertisement. "I am very slim, a brunette, and a perfect housekeeper. My life has until now been single—hence this step."

In one case it is a match-making relative who advertises: —

•''l seek marriage on behalf of my sister, without her knowledge. She is thirty years of age, evangelical, cul. tured, pretty, of outstanding character and good family, and an excellent housewife."

There Is one notice of a touching brevity: "A poor widow, aged thirtytwo, without dependant, wishes to meet an elderly man, with a view to a second marriage."

Hans is also advertising for the ideal Gretchen. His main concern is for comfort and skill in the affairs of the kitchen.

"A German merchant; aged thirtyseven, with a business in Portugal (evangelical and healthy), wishes to meet during a visit to Germany, a young lady, aged between nineteen and twenty-two, who is musical, a housekeeper of the highest experience, and without any exaggerated modern ideas, with a view to marriage." No frills for him, but the sauerkraut must be perfection. Finally here is a gem of comfortable simplicity:— <'A seaman, aged thirty-five, with a tall and portly-figure, wishes to make the acquaintance of a good, portly girl, with a view to marriage." DISTRICTT NURSING GUILD. MONTHLY MEETING. At the monthly meeting of the District Nursing Guild, held yesterday, Mr J. A. Nash, M.P,, presided. There were also present, Mesdames Gill, Blackburne, Morgan, Hewitt, Spooner, Abraham, Coles, Aitchison (senr.), and Misses Cunninghame and Nairn. The nurse reported that she had paid 143 visits; thirteen patients had been discharged and two were still at the hospital. Donations had been received as follow: —Wilson and Co., ■four dozen jars of malt extract; Mr Wallace, two dozen bed jackets, and Mr Funston ,£2. The secretary reported that the Flower Day recently held on behalf of the Guild, had produced £ls. Votes of thanks were accorded to the Y.M C.A. for the use of their stall, and'Mr Claude Page for assistance." To the Palmerstan North Drapers' and Clothiers' Association a hearty vote of thanks was accorded for a donation of £ls. Annual subscriptions, aggregating £2l 12/ were received and accounts amounting to £lO 5/ were passed for payment, ALL SAINTS' HOME. Mrs Leigh, matron of All Saints' Children's Home, acknowledges with grateful thanks the following gifts received during September:—Clothing, Mrs Akurs, ,Mr Allen, Mrs Whitehorn, Bennie Jeffries, Mr and Mrs Hocken (Bunnythorpe), Anonymous, Te Aro A.S.C., Cadets; bacon and meat, Friend (Utuwai); meat, Mr Ashwoxth, Mr Gray, Mr Thwaites, Mauawatu Meat Company, St. Thomas' Guild (Sanson); vegetables, Dr. Bett, Long, burn Mission, Mrs McEwen (Utuwai); milk, All Saints' Social, Returned Soldiers' Club, St. Andrew's, do. daily, Mr and Mrs Henderson; fruit, Mr Outram; bread and butter and cakes, St. Thomas' Guild (Sanson); sandwiches, Masonic Lodge (per Mr Oliver), Mr S, R. Lancaster; cakes, Dustins', Mrs Rawlins, Kosy Tea Rooms, R.S. Club, Butzbach, Mr S. R. Lancaster, Whitehead and Ellis, St..Andrew's, Terrace End Bazaar, Girls' Bible Class (per Sister Heni), All Saints' Social (per Miss Wilson); toys, Mrs Herman; golliwogs and toys, Mrs Preston (Foxton); books, Mr and Mrs Todaven (Otaki), Mrs Herman; papers, Mr Skerman; double decker cat, Mrs West; couch, Mrs Leonard (Featherston Street), boys' new holland and khaki suits, Collinson and Cunninghame; sweets, Whitehead and Ellis; jam, Mrs Blackmore, Misses Philips and Richmond, Mrs Small, Nurse Chalmer (per Rev. Petrie, Feilding), soup powder, Nurse Chalmers (per Rev. Petrie, Feildljig); soup, Alexander Tea Roorns. Collinson and Cunninghame (per Plunkct Nurse), Mrs Spooner; eggs, 3$ from College Street School egg day, Miss Philips, Mr Blackmore, Mr Thompson, Bennie Jeffries, Low and Madge (Greenhow); free medical treatment, Dr Bett; free dental treatment, Mr A. M. Williams; tea and sugar, Girls' Bible Class (per Sister Heni); treats to children, Mr Stevens, Mr Oatcs; labour, Berry Foundry; Paint, glass and Labour, Mr Waghorn. GIRL FROM SERBIA. ■ A SHATTERED ROMANCE. HER FOUR YEARS' WORK. Miss Todora Kostitoh, the Serbian girl who journeyed 1500 miles to marry an English soldier lover she had met in the Balkans, sailed from England recently for .Serbia. '•'All revoir," she said on the landinsr-stage.

"I may come to England, but not to marry." Miss Kostitch's romantic quest of her lover ended in disappointment five years ago. She noticed, when she found him in Leicester, that his love for her had cooled. She could not return home because all her savings had been sent on the journey to England! People who had heard her sad story found her employment as a dressmaker.

A question was asked in Parliament soon after whether she should be allowed to remain in this country. Mr Shortt, the then Home Secretary, said: "She was given leave to land on condition that she married within one month.

''When the month expired without her marrying, her right to remain in Engiand ceased, but on the evidence that she had obtained work and was maintaining herself, it was decided not to enforce her obligation to leave the country." It took Miss Kostltch four years to save sufficient money to enable her to return home to her mother. She is not yet twenty-two. LADIES' GOLF, The following are drawn to play in the silver and bronze medal competitions to take .place to-day:—Miss S, Watson and Miss M. Watson, Mrs H. Collinson and Mrs D. Collinson, Mrs Christie and Miss' M. Warburton, Mrs L. Seifert and Miss N. Johnston, Mrs Sim a bye, Miss G. Lyons and Miss F. Guy, Miss B. Abraham and Miss McMillan, Miss M, Guy and Miss Monrad, Miss Pringle and Miss Haggitt, Mrs Pope and Mrs Wright, Miss Bctt and Mrs Gabriel, Miss D. Fitzherbert and Miss Haggitt, Miss Porter a bye, Miss Waldograve and Miss Cunninghame, Mrs Warburton and Miss Pegden, Mrs Torstanson and Miss Ashworth, Miss Fowler and Miss McDonald. Anyone unable to play, pleaso 'phone Miss Watson, No. '6570, before 11 a.m. Ladies' pretty marabout wraps from Collinson and Cunninghame need not cost you very much. For instance, a small cape shape lined brown silk and finished fancy cord fastenings, nigger brown or black, is only 25/-. A wide range for selection at other prices.*