WOMAN'S WORLD.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18566, 26 November 1923, Page 16

WOMAN'S WORLD.

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SOCIAL NEWS.

I Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Hellaby are visiting %, jChristchurch. | • •■■• : ' ':■ '"''-

£ Mrs. Baume and Mrs. Sidney Nathan ". fere in Christchurch.

5 Miss Ethne Lloyd, who has been visit- ~- ing in the South, has returned home. Mrs D R. Caldwell and Miss Caldwell, :' of Cambridge, are spending a few days in •• town.

: Miss Phyllis Bloottifield is the guest of * Mrs. George Reid, Grassmgton, >ortn " Canterbury.

Miss Molly D«vis, who returned last week from a trip to England, as at the Grand Hotel.

Miss "Nance Steel, of Christchurch, who is at present in Auckland, leaves for the South on Sunday evening.

Mrs. W. Coleman and Miss R. Coleman leave this evening for I>unedin, where they will in future reside. t ' *

Lady Fuller, wife of the Premier of Now "South Wales, her son, Mr. Geo. Fuller, and her daughter, Miss Gwen Fuller, who have been on a visit to England, were passengers by the Makura fur Sydney on Saturday.

In his will the late President- Harding left to Mrs. Harding for life an estate .•.mounting to 100,000 dollars (£20,000), his house, and a half-interest in the building - owned by the Marion Star newspaper. The . : : late President's aged father will receive • an estate for life cf 50,000 dollars (£10.00), as well as the residence where ■'• he lives. The will directs that no part ' of the estate is to be used for a monument to the testator except for the erection of "a modest stone."

Exeter has a woman glazier to the Cathedral; also an enterprising woman •ngineer who specialises in electric lighting, and a woman stockbroker. Ramsgate has chosen a woman town councillor, who ; ; is at present beautifying fhe oast cliff - at her own expense, to be mayor next year. A woman lectured before the Royal Institution recently for the first time in its history. Japan is asking for women in its War Office. Draftsmanship is the- qualification required. Argenfina has just appointed a woman farmer and writer as Vice-Minister of Agriculture. Women in the Philippines art? hoping to 7 have the vote soon. The Filipina works ;' side by side with the man for the support of the* family, but at present she has no rights, and may not own or sell anything.

A large firm of cotton manufacturers "'.' in the North of. England has appointed "■'. a woman as material expert... This lady is said to be of strong business instincts and acumen, and has a thorough know- ;'. ledge of the various qualities of cotton .-; and the processes which go to the pro- .'■;,- duction -of?: different materials, and an ,: artistic sSfcse of colour and design. Her Y' job is * chiefly to advise upon and direct ~-. the types .of materials most suitable for '- clothes and household use. This ap- ". pointment suggests an interesting career *" for the girl who, is capable, of realising i exactly' the, type of J materials that is *; wanted for,; their special purposes, and v who has the : colour instinct well devel- . oped. Like all specialised jobs, of course, .;'.'', it requires much preliminary study, and X. plenty of; hard work. :'

Hi. ■ IfitsQ •' .; . - £$:■ It has long been -recognised that new fashions are" firsts tried; out on.*' the stage, »* says a London '* paper. Plays of -modern I*, manners are the dressmakers' via media «*.' for getting the public accustomed to a *■£ new line or silhouetw, so that when a ■S : fresh fashion is launched by the firms IT," who buy a model for copying wholesale 7 ii is not too strange to be rejected when . offered in the shops. That 1 is why the so-called hobble skirt with the bnst?e fv effect, as shown at the Fashions Exhibi~f tionat Holland Park Hall, does not come ;~- with a thud into the feminine conscious- •~* ness. »Miss Madge Titheradge, in "Blue «t Beard's Eighth Wife," has for some time. "' been wearing a white satin evening gown' ■*. built on those lines. True, it has a little ]"2 train „ which the day gowns at the exhi- :•;; bition have not, but that addendum does '■'*. not interfere with the silhouette,'

'■'* Mrs. Guy Williams was one of- the . en- I »-• (rants for the English ladies' golf 22 championship, which was played on the £•' Ganton links, Scarborough. For this' *£, meeting there was a record entry of 106,. -£ Miss Joyce Wethered, who has won the - titie on the last three occasions, being a J strong favourite. In the i* first < round, **:; Mrs. Williams was drawn to play with ; Mis* Doris; Chambers, the open champion. f Miss Chambers was not extended, and ■':> after taking a sequence of holes half-way * : through, she won easily by 3 and 2.. Mr. *£* G. . W f Greenwood, a ; golf correspondent •**r of the Daily Telegraph, remarks:—"The jjji golf of Miss Chambers was neither up to* '■*. championship form nor very convincing; "4? rather was it a thing of shreds and v"- patches. However, it was good enough *fj to account for Mrs. Williams, who won j£ the first hole as the result of a very poor m/isdaie shot on the part of the champion. "After this, Mrs. Williams was generally .in. difficulties ... herself. Miss Chambers

' squared the match at the fourth, and then ~ won four ' holes' in. succession, to become s* four up at the tenth." - •

Z Soc&l life In Tibet presents some ■£ usual » features,. Polyandry Jis /common, %. though: monogamy and' polygamy exist *f side by side with it. !In a case of poly- '. andry it is the woman who rules the •i; household. The principal occupation of ; the women appears to be wool spinning 1 and weaving, the wool being supplied by ; Che large herds of sheep. These, with •', the numerous goat? ' supply milk and : meat, but it is said that little meat is used, and it has often been killed months

* Ob >, even years before being eaten. The V extremely'cold arid dry * climate may '. ac- '; count for this last particular and also ■ for the uncleanliness of fhe people. No Tibetan washes, so that soap and towels are superfluities. The Tibetan lady ". dresses her hair with the aid of a piece * of cane and a bandeau of white'shells, so that it may stay fixed for life. Brushes and combs are unknown toilet appliances. Both sexes wear .a one-piece garment, and Che wearing of puttees is optional. The national drink is tea. made from leaves which have beei compressed into the form of bricks, and mixed with butter.

The annual report of the Takapuna ', Women's,. Progressive League reads as r follows:—'At the beginning of the year it : was. decided that more interest would betaken by members if the meetings were held quarterly instead of monthly. The alteration was accordingly made. On April 9 an afternoon was held in the parish hart to welcome Mrs. W. R. Wilson on her return. Mrs. Wilson gave a very interesting address on the girl guide movement, explaining the many benefits obtained both morally and physically by the girls. During the year the league has been successful in installing a district nurse/ whose work has already been very much apprej- elated. A picture and jazz evening was * bold in August, the sum of £23 being - made clear of expenses. A letter was • sent to headquarters asking for extra , Police supervision. There is now an extra 3 ¥val an , in the district. On Daffodil ■23! in, eaguc took char K e of a flower :: lea;, n ?, Ue ! n S T treet to help the Victoria ' ' tfon^ oi ; Und \ *,* also held a street collcc *&n £fi.w bulan . c s, D «y in Takapuna, : wJ&SE&Sp- ", At an afternoon ; GriSS IrS -, Julius Williamson J s*f president ?&?" welco ™d as the I Miss l jacS; tSSL» ?i Cel^ from ! ? Council o f\v o ' mn cr ,?^ r y ° f tlle National I 1; nation of itr^^? the a PP™take„ by mernbe™ e fei a V% intereßt ""^y-important mAt?L thft i.- ,^ ue in tlie -• election or a 2-'• * . th winter. A ; -■■ follows:'--Mi"? w -««unUtM resulted £ TC Mattr. fiWß ' "°°P er ' Wins Roberton, T^di e fe'"'iMorrison £ rl% Wiseman- pS^J h »am, Mas'-»'-cretajy.i.,Mfs» A ls„. Mrß -;Grimwade ■ Alrß.fcide. A banian; jteeworYr) J! M^

. After "Queen Mary and one or two duchesses, the first hostass in Britain is the chatelaine of 10, Downing Street. The Imperial Conference will test'.Mrs. Baldwin's powers to, the uttermost, for the facilities' at the Premier's town house are meagre; though Chequers, the country house, is an ideal plaee for week-end parties (states a London correspondent). However, Mrs. Baldwin is a woman of resource, and has already set to work to make the best of No. 10, Downing Street, a tiny house which has big calls upon its room space. Being the wife of a man of means, Mis. Baldwin can refurnish, and even rebuild, in a way which Mrs. Asauith and Mrs. Lloyd George dared not attempt. She has decorated a boudoir of her own in tones of Chinese jade and blue, with lacquer furnishings to tone with the green- and blue, a very pretty and effective , scheme. The wife of a British Premier needs method if she is to get through her day's work. Hers must be a late household, so breakfast before 9is impossible. By 9.45, after a meal with the Premier, Mrs. Baldwin receives her housekeeper, then she goes through the household accounts, and completes the examination of her post-bag, with the aid of a secretary. There are scores of requests each '.\eek asking a Premiers wife to open bazaars, lay foundation-stones, make political speeches, or one of a hundred and ten things which are expected of the chatelaine of 10, Downing Street. There are at least a<; many begging letters Mrs. Baldwin does not attempt to deal with these personally, but sends them to the Charity Organisation Society for investigation, and reply. Altogether, Mrs. Baldwin is a busy woman. Even Mrs. Asquith,. clever entertainer as she was, was forced to realise the inadequacy of 10, Downing Street for large dinner parties and evening receptions. Mrs. Asquith preferred small afternoon functions, such as her famous fashion teas, one of which aroused the indignation of Bond Street owing to the publicity given to Parisian frocks and frills. For banquet* and evening receptions, the wife of a British Premier relies upon the Foreign Office nearby, or, better still. Lancaster House, where the splendid stairway, the marble and bronze statuary, and the beautiful garden lawn make an ideal place for a large entertainment.