WOMAN’S WORLD

Manawatu Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 3289, 8 March 1926, Page 4

WOMAN’S WORLD

Mrs David Millar, who has boon spending' a holiday at Walkanac for the benefit of her healtli, has returned to Palmerston North.

1 Miss Or. Duthie, of (he Bay of Islands, is spending a week with her relatives in Palmerston North on her return trip, of six months’ duration, in Denniston and Westport.

I Mr and Mrs W. B. Fowler, of Id niblick street, and the Misses Fowler, returned to Pa'merston last week after an enjoyable month’s holiday in Sydney.

Mr and Mrs H. W. Bcotham, Pohangina Valley. ar e leaving to-day week on a trip to Taupo.

! Quito the latest with the Wanganui flapper is a safety blade in a silver holder attached to a nice ribbon and hung on the front of (ho bodice (says the Herald). In addition to being used for sharpening pencils or pealing apples, it is also handy for applying to the back of the neck to remove superfluous hairs.

A woddiing of interest to the Now Zealand lawn tennis world was soiJomnised at St. John’s Cathedral. Na,pior, on Wednesday, when Mrs Gladys I Hickcs, widow of (he late Mr R. T. i Hickcs, of British Columbia, 1 was married to Mr G. F. Gardiner, oldest son of the late Rev. G. F. Gardiner and Mrs Hardliner, late of Havelock North. The I contracting parties wore competitors ;at the Palmerston North open chantIpionship tourney in January. Their |home will be in Wellington, where Mr Gardiner has been transferred to the Public Health Department.

The monthly meeting of the W.C.T. U, was held in St, Andrew’s hall on Friday. There was a good attendance, presided over by Mrs Young (president). After the opening exercises, Mrs Young welcomed to the (Union Mrs Wakcham, from MasterI ton, also Mrs Kingston, who favoured those present with a pianoforte solo. Miss Bradshaw, organiser for W.C.T. U., gave a very stirring address on Maori work in th e backblocks, after which a collection was taken up for Maori work, resulting in the sum of £1 17s fid being added to the funds. Mrs Kingston, representative for New Zealand Alliance, also spoke. Mrs Birdsall, secretary and treasurer for Willard Home, gave a brief outline of the work, etc., in connection with the institution. Delegates to convention to be held in .Christchurch arc Mesdames Ferguson and Watson. The pronouncing) of (Jhc Bcnbdie'jdon brought a very enjoyable and profitable afternoon to a close.

Oblivious of the stares of those on the platform, she stepped lightly from ft carriage of the first south-bound express on Saturday (says the Ashburton Guardian). The streamer i from her dainty hat waved a grectI ing to Ashburton, and the inm of her I ultra short frock gambolled merrily in the breeze, displaying a billow of w’hitc underneath. As she strode down the busy platform, her heavy ear rings swinging rhythmically to her stop, she produced a cigarette and proceeded to disgust the good people of Ashburton by puffing away with obvious enjoyment. “Brazen,” remarked an Early Victorian lady. “Look, she shaves,” gasped a youth. “Lock at those legs—she looks like an athlete,” w r as the comment of a local runner. Followed by those—and other 1 (complimentary —remarks, she strolled the length of the station, and as the train whist’ed, entered the | car marked “Ladies only” and sank into a scat. A close inspection of the daring lady’s features and figure, however, had by this time brought to the onlookers a dawning realisation that they had been “had.” As the express pulled out, a gentleman companion of the fair one was heard to rcmarlc to her: “Well, Jack, I reckon you win the bet.” AMY BOOK’S ANTITHESIS. YOUTH TOILS AS HOUSEMAID. (By Electric Cable—Copyright.] [Aust. and N.Z, Cable Association.] (Received Sunday, 7.5 p.m.) . LONDON. March G. An extraordinary disclosure was made when Jpseph Luckman, aged i eighteen, was charged with housebreaking, that he had acted as lady’s maid in various London homes, and I had given complete satisfaction. ! When arrested he w r as attired as a fashionable young woman, j Ho was remanded for medical examination. 1 There arc thirteen charges of theft against him. 1 The police allege Luckman stated he did not care, as he had had a good time! CAROL FATHER OF ZIZI’S CHILD. CONSIDERS HIMSELF HER HUSBAND. (By Electric Cabi.’—Copyright.] [Aust. and N.Z. Cable Association.] (Received Sunday, 7.5 p.m.) PARTS, March 6. Madame Zizi Lambrino’s summons against Prince Carol, claiming £IOO,-j 000. as “his abandoned and outraged I wife,’ ’was served to-day. | | The president of the civil tribunal is asked to request Prince Carol to appear at court. 1 Amongst her letters, to be used at the trial, is one from Carol, dated August, 1019, in which ho says: “I desire this letter to remain with you. as my recognition of (he fact that I am the father of your chi d, also that, (notwithstanding annulment of our' mania g". 1 have not c used lo consider myself your husband.”