SOCIAL NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19676, 30 June 1927, Page 5

SOCIAL NEWS.

Mrs. Herdman has left on a visit to Rotorua. Mrs. Forrest, of is on a visit to Auckland. Mr. J. Manson, of Wellington, is at present staying in Auckland. Mr. and Mrs. C. Rothnie, of Wellington, are visiting Auckland. Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Bowie, of Wellington, are paying a visit to Auckland. Mrs. S. Twigg ha.< 3 left on an extended holiday to Brisbane and Rockhampton. Mrs. A. J. Mallett, who has been on a visit to Auckland, has returned to Morrinsville. Mrs. W. Sutherland, of Kelburn, is the guest of her mother, Mrs. F. K. Hunt, Remuera. Miss Alice Taylor, of Te Awamutu, who has been on a visit to Dunedin and Central Otago, has returned to the North Island and is at present the guest of Mrs. Sheild, Papaiti, Wanganui. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. F. Connelly, of Auckland, are at present in Christchurchj and are the guests of their daughter, Mrs. A. F. Preston. Miss Alberta Smith, their niece, also of Auckland, accompanies them. By her recent marriage in England to Viscount Mandeville, son of the £>uke of Manchester, Miss Nell Stead, of Melbourne, has achieved the distinction of being the first Australian girl to marry the direct heir to a dukedom. An attempt is being made to make the feanher boa popular again, and several were noticed at the last race meeting, which will be good news for the ostrich feather industry. Men's fashions are also being launched, especially the knee breaches, of which M. Maurice de Waleffe is the apostle. They have been seen at the races, and black silk knee breeches have also been noticed at some of the select evening social gatherings. The Princess Juliana, heiress to the throne of the Netherlands, who on May 5 celebrated her 18th birthday, was solemnly received into the Council of State, where (according to the Constitution) the future occupant of the throne, when coming of age, takes a seat. Queen Wilhelmina welcomed her daughter in a short speech; and the Princess expressed the hope thai she may be able to fulfil the high duties with which one day she may bo charged. Wilhelmina herself was Queen of the Netherlands for nearly eight years (1890 to 1898) before she came of age. Private advice has been received that Miss Mollie Plimmer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. Plimmer, of Wellington, has won a scholarship of the Tree Academy, entitling her to two terms' free tuition. Miss Plimmer made a successful -appearance as an amateur in " A Bill of Divorcement." produced by the National Repertory Society. She played the part of Sidney. About six months ago she left for London, and there entered the Tree Academy, where she has already taken part in several productions. The judges for the scholarship included Lady Tree and Miss Irene Yanbrugh. Subtle tilts at political opponents marked Miss Megan Lloyd George's first political speech in London. She spoke in the Oxford Hall, Bethnal Green, on behalf of Major H. L. Nathan, honorary secretary of the London Liberal Candidates' Association, and the prospective Liberal candidate for the North-East Division. "If women take their problems to the Conservative Party," said Miss Megan, "they will find that the Conservatives are too concerned with the Trade Unions Bill to bother with them. If they go to the Labour Party they will be answered with vague promises of a Promised Land which even a Moses could not see. And even if he could see it he would be disappointed. But if the harassed housewife were to seek the aid of Liberalism, she would discover that all her problems had been answered. So far,, men had had things all their own way, at least so far as the government of the country was concerned. Women were to have their revenge. Men admitted that women outwitted them; they would soon have to admit that women .outvoted them."