NOTES FOR WOMEN

New Zealand Times, Volume L, Issue 11686, 26 November 1923, Page 5

NOTES FOR WOMEN

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL Miss Freda Kummer has returned to Alasterton from Wellington. m Mrs IC. Moßean Stewart, of Masterton, has been staying at Kona Bay. Mias E. Meredith has returned to Masterton from Wellington. Mrs Edgar Holmwood, of Masterton, is visiting Wellington. The Wellington Free Kindergarten Council leave issued invitations to the annual presentation of certificates in tlie Sydney street hall on December sth. Mr and Mrs Clifton Bingham, of Christchurch, arrived in Wellington yesterday. Mrs Godfrey (Fendalton), Christchurch. has returned to Wellington after visiting Hastings, and has been the guest of Mrs F. Pterkin, Lyall Bay, for a few days before resuming her journey south. Miss McOlatehie, of this city, is visiting Christchurch. Mr and Mrs Hillaby, of Christchurch, ana in Wellington. Miss Elizabeth Greenwood and her sister, who have been vdsitinig England, reached Auckland on Friday on their return home. Professor Ra.wson, of Dunedin University, left on Thursday for Sydney, her .vedding to Professor Benson taking place in that city early in December. Dr. and Mrs Palmer are visiting Wanganui. Mr and Mrs 0. J. Lemhan are visiting Auckland. Mrs Leo M. Myers (Auckland) presided over the “Film” dinner given by the Dramatic Society of the Lyceum Club, in London. The marriage of Kura Howard, the only child of Mr and Mrs H. H. Allison, of Greymouth, formerly of Lyttelton, to Mr George Norman Kyngdon, of Wellington, and until recently of Greymouth, was celebrated recently at Holy Trinity Church, Greymouth The church, adorned with a profusion of cream flowers, was crowded with friends and well-wishers, and the service was fully choral. The bridegroom was attended by his brother, and Mr Allison gave away his daughter The bridal gown was of ivory brooade crepe-de-chine, made with a long fitted bodice and petalled skirt, a misty veil of tulle, daintily hand-worked and bound to her head with a coronet of orange blossoms was worn. She carried a shower bouquet of hothouse blooms. The bridesmaid was Miss Allison, of Kangiora, a cousin of the bride, who wore jade green georgette prettily diaped. A bouquet of sunset shaded roses and sweet peas emphasised the touoh of colour which adorned her hat of silver grey. After the ceremony at the ohuroh ,a number of guests wore entertained at 83, Shakespeare street, the residence of the bride’s parents. Mrs Allison received her guests, wearing a taffeta frock of navy blue patterned with a narrow white stripe, and a chic hat of blue. When the bride and bridegroom .left subsequently for their wedding trip Mrs Kyngdon wored a tailored costume and a smart Jittle hat to tone. Mrs S. G. Stnith," who has been on a visit to Wellington, returned to New Plymouth on Friday. Mrs Donnelly, of Wellington, is visiting Masterton. Mrs ,and Miss Strauchon (Wellington) are staying with Mrs Smart ai New Plymouth. ; _ Miss E. Thompson and Mi% Baddeley, of Neiw Plymouth, are visiting Wellington. Miss Nicholson, of Now Plymouth, is spending some weeks in Wellington. A sale of work was held in the Sydney street Hail oni Saturday, in aid orf the New Zealand Board of Missions. Mrs Sprott opened the sale and congratulated the workers on the results of their effoits. The sale was organised by “The King's Crusaders,” the Children’s Missionary i Society of the Anglican Church in New Zealand. In the evening an entertainment was given by young people. On both occasions there was a good attendance. An interesting naval wedding, which is announced to take place at St. Mary’s Pro-Oathedral, Parnell, Auckland, on December 20th, is that of Miss Rosalind Townley, of England, and Commander G. Stopford, of the H.M.S. Chatham. His Excellency the Governor-General Lord Jelliroe will give the bride away. Miss Celia Ohing, a daughter of Mr and Mrs F. W. Ching, of Laing’s Road, Lower Hutt, oelebrated her 14th birthday last Friday, and in honour of the occasion a party was given by her parents at their residence, and a pleasant musical evening was spent to the accompaniments played by Miss Willis. The guests present were, Misses V. Willis, D. West, F. ltowe, E. Rowe, La Roche, and Messrs Murie, West, Smith, Bird, Ross an ! Ching. Miss In ties-Jones (Wellington) is visiting Masterton, and is staying with her aunt, Mrs H. B. Dyer (Renal! street). Mrs James Hutchison, of Dunedin, is staying with Mrs D. G. Johnston, “Carrington Lodge,” Carterton. She will return to Wellington early this week and stay a few days before returning to Dunedin. Mr and Mrs R. D. Hanlon and Miss Molly Hianlon have returned from a visit to -Pabiatua. Mrs Griffiths, of Martinborough, is Visiting Wellington. A wedding took place at St. Mark’s Anglican Church, Mangatainoka, on Friday last, the happy couple being Miss Annie May Greenfield, eldest daughter of Mr C. Greenfield, of Mangatainoka, and Mr Charles Gill of ’Hukanui. The Rev. F. E. Floury officiated. The bridesmaid was Miss Jessie Greenfield, while Mr H. Gill acted as best man. The honeymoon was spent in Palmerston North, and Mr and Mrs C. Gill will take up their residence at Shannon. MILSOH’3 For Marcel Waving. For Hairdressings (latest styles). All classes of Hairwork. Hair Staining (Inecto and Henna) Boys and Girls Clippings. Course of Hair and lace Treatment from .£1 Is Milsom’s are the oldest-established in the profession. Note the address. Hi, WILLIS STREET, (Near "Evening Post”). 'Phone 814. —Adv-t. SUPERFLUOUS HAIB. Have i: destroyed by Busina. 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Mr and Mrs Hunter MoAndrew have returned south after a short stay in Wellington. Mr and Mrs Gordon Reid, of Wei- | lington, who have returned from a ) visit to Australia, are the guests of Mrs J. Frater, City road, Auckland. Lady Forbes Robertson and her daughter were the guests of honour at the Auckland Women’s Club on Thursday. The guests of honour were welcomed at the entrance by Mrs W. H. Parkes,' the president. Lady ForbeßRobertson was very charmingly and simply gowned in black marocain, with tomato red bands across the boatshaped neck and around the girdle, which was placed low. An Egyptian pattern also,outlined the frock. Miss Jean Forhes-Robertson, who hears a very striking likeness to her distinguished father, was in Egyptian patterned silk and fawn coat frock with blue brocaded hat. * Miss Lilas Waldegrave wore a black satin coat lined with royal blue over a mole frock, and Miss Gertrude Boswell was in white georgette with blue embroidery. In thanking the president and members, Lady Forbes-Robertson said that she had long looked forward to coming to New Zealand, as she had always heard what a very beautiful country it was. During the war she lived very near to one of the huts, which was built on the model of the Shakespeare house,’ and was oalled after him, and often entertained New Zealand soldiers, and she had always found them delightful, and was very happy to renew the acquaintance of New Zealanders. A dramatic entertainment in aid of the Girls’ Friendly Society Building Fund will be held in St. Mark’s Schoolroom next Saturday evening. A well-deserved honour has been paid Miss Margaret Bondfield, who hlas been elected chairman of the council of -the Trade Union Congress, the first of her sex to be awarded this dignity (writes Constance Clyde). This election is made annually, and there was some discussion last year when Miss Bondfield was passed over. She is, of course, well known as a lifelong trades unionist, ever since she began her career as a London shop assistant, seeing industrialism always from inside, and seeing if, as the poet would put it, “sanely and whole.” She was the first woman to attend the Trade Union Congress in 1899. Her mind is objective, and her manner towards even the matters that interest her quite impersonal, though never cold. When hearing her at a 6mall business meeting in London, I was struck by her natural good manners and commonsense. One man asked the usual bromide question as to whether women, employers were not harder on their own sex than were men—for some reason a matter much debated twelve or. fifteen years ago. “No, I couldn’t say that,” she replied, “when women managers are given the same square deal as men they do as well, it seemp to me,” and one felt this was her real opinion. “Better perhaps?” suggested another man speaker, chivalrously. “No, I wouldn’t go so far as that either”—as one accustomed to this sort of question, and quite resolved not to be too obviously bored by it. The Earl of Clarendon has sold The Grove, his lovely place near Watford, England, which, it is expected, will become a school. The house contains a fine collection of pictures, including some notable Vandykes. Lord Clarendon has bought Pitt House, at Hampstead, where he and Lady Clarendon will live chiefly in future. Pitt lived for several years at the house, and the room in which he worked has a hole, in the wall through which food was passed' to him when he wished to be undisturbed.

When the members of the Royal family were born it js doubtful if the expenditure on the birth and baptism of any one of them was equal to Napoleon lll.’s outlay on the infant Prince Imperial. The accounts in that case were discovered when the Tuileries were invaded by the mob in 1871. The total sum disbursed was nearly £36,000. The foe* of the physicians amounted to £2480, and the midwife was paid £240. The “layette” cost £4OOO. The sum of £2OOO was distributed aimong the parents of children born on the same date as the prince. Free theatrical performance® account for £1640, and donations of £IOO were sent to each of a number of literary and artistic societies, including the Socdetes des Gens do Retires, dee Artistes Dramatique, and des Inventeurs Industriels. The largest itonj is the £6380 allocated to the baptismal procession. “THE MAN FROM TORONTO” There was a good attendance at the Concert Chamber on Saturday night, when a repeat performance of ‘The Man from Toronto” was given as a farewell to Mis Horace Hunt, who is leaving lor America to-morrow to siiidj - singing under Madamed’Alvarez. Tin- comedy by Douglas Murray was capitally acted, and kept the audience pleasantly amused throughout the evening. Mr Hunt takes the part of the somewhat erratic Miss Calthorpe, who, being left a fortune on condition that she marries a man whom she has never seen, impersonates her own parlour maid in order to find out what ho is like, anrl rather unconvincingly falls in love with the rough diamond from Canada because, ho proposes to her as Perkins tho parlourmaid. Mrs Hunt gave a pleasing performance, more satisfying as Perkins than as her mistress. As Fergus Wimbush, the Canadian, Mr William Geldart gave a satisfying performance, and Mr Howard 0. Foot was quietlv amusing as the impecunious Bobby Gilmour, who, ns he himself says, acts the part of the comic relief. Mr Stanley Warwick, who produced the play, acted the part of Mr Priestly, the indispensable lawyer, family friend, and heavy father rolled into one. Zita Chapman was convincing as Ruth Wimbush, the catty sister, ’Janie Post was the ingenue Ada Wimbush, Linda Post made a charming maid, and the parts of Mrs Hubbard and daughter were played by Misses Elizabeth Hart and Sara Little. Before the comedy Mrs Horace Hunt sang several songs: “Lullaby” (Cyril' Scott), “The Lament of Isis” (Granville Bantock). “Loolaloo” (Horace Hunt), and “By the Waters of Minnetonka” (Lieurance), Mrs Horace Hnnt played the accompaniments, and Mr Clande Tucker played a flute obligato to the last song. Mrs Hunt received a number of floral tributes at the end of the evening.

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Y.W.C.A. SPORTS In almost perfect weather the Youug Women’s Christian Association held their annual sports on Saturday at Sea.toun Park. There iva6 a good attendance, and a large number of entries for all the events, which were keenly contested. In the cup evevnts, the different clubs chose their two best runners and there was a great deal of interest displayed over these. The results were:— Senior cup events:—loo yards cliara--1 pionship, Kiwi Club (Miss Roper). Hop, -step and jump, Kiwi Club. I Hurdle race 75 yards. Kiwi Club (Miss 1 Roper). Long jranp, Kiwi Club. Relay race, 75 yards, Kiwi Club. Winners of Senior Club Cup, Kiwi Club, 29 points. Junior club events:—loo yards club championship, Raumahora Club (Connie Miller) first, Okaeria Club (Hazel Ross), second Hop, step and jump, Ohaeria Club, 24ft lin, first; I {;:o----ruimai Club, 23ft lOin, second. Hurdle race (75 yards), Arawa Club (Louisa Hides), first; Takuhe Club (Eileen McDonald), second. Standing long jump, Ohaeria Club (7ft 2in), first; Raumahora Club (7ft lin), second. Relay raoe (75 yards), Takuhe Club, first; Huia Club, second. Girls’ DepaVtment Club Cup: —Takuhe (Newtown) Clulb, 12 points, 1; Ohaeria (Newtown) Club, 11 points, 2; Raumahora Clulb, 9 points, 3. Tug-of-War (6 aside): department (Ist) against girls’ department leaders. Girls’ Department Clnb Final: — Raumahora (Ist) against Newtown. The following 10 races open to allcomers were won by: —IOO vards handicap (17 years and over), Miss Fopston 1 Alisa Mint 2; 100 yards handicap (under 17), Hazel Ross 1, Jean Buck 2: handicap hurdle, 75 yards (over li years), A. Muir 1; hop, step and jump, Louisa Hicks 1; three legged race, finals, Florvie Gillon and Hazel Ross; Siamese twins race, final, Margaret Williams- and E. Woodward;' wheelbarrow race, E. and Mrs McGuire; girls’ department leaders’ race, A. Forsten. Board members and staff, A. Boniface. Judges and stewards, Mrs A. Jones. The following were judges: Seniors, judge, Air Traners; starters, Messrs Peterson and Salmond. Juniors: Judges, Air Traners, Air Gooddard, Mr Grimwade; starters, Alessrs Peterson, Salmond, Hugo,West, A. Jones and Marshall. The association is very grateful to these gentlemen, members of the Athletic Association for thedr assistance. Several members of the hoard of directors were present, as. well as frionds of the girls. HOME CF COMPASSION The Sisters of the Home of Compassion at Island Bay held the annual gift tea at the Home on Saturday afternoon last, fcnd they were delighted to receive a record number of guests on the occasion. Not only were the numbers who took advantage of the fine day to visit the Home larger than ulsualj, but thleir presence naturally made the gifts received bigger, aud a very useful and helpful quantity of groceries, clothing, etc.,'was received, as well as gifts of money, which arc very welcome to the Sisters to assist in the upkeep of their ever-increasing family. The visitors looked over the Home , and especially admired the babies’ quarters, though the tiny occupants were mostly out of doors enjoying the sunshine. Afternoon tea was as usual served by the Sisters and never had they had a larger number of guests to provide for much to their satisfaction. Beautiful flowers were sent in from the Hutt for the occasion through the kind offices of Mrs Stevenson, and music Was provided by Air R. Dwyer’s orchestra, with Miss B. Carroll . at the piano, and Alias Queenie Whiteford, Messrs M. Conroy, F. Dickinson, and W. Conroy included. Mother Auhert and the Sisters of the Home wish to express their deep gratitude bo the many old friends who again remembered them .this year, and to those new ones who remembered the call of the little children and the incurable patients in the Home. WOMEN AS SURGEONS BETTER THAN AVERAGE MEN. LONDON, October 5. Sir Humphrey Rolioston, president of tho Royal College of Physicians, told the “freshers” at the Sqhool of Medicine for women : > “The average woman student is bet ter than the average man student, hut the best men students are better than the best women. Women students are less original than the men, and leas likely to break into new lines. It has been recognised since Darwin’s day that variability of body and mind is more frequent in men than women, and this leads to a greater proportion of genius—and its opposite—in the male seex. Men have a greater aptitude for the abstract, and women for the concrete.” Instancing Lister, Osier, and Honsley, he suggested that so far there had been no women’s names of equal weight. Tlie number who before or after qualifying gave up medicine was greater among women than men. Marriage depleted the ranks of medical women; tho ablest fell by the way. Statistics showed that about 30 per cent, of women married before or after qualification. Genius was an extreme variation of nature, and as there was greater uniformity among women, the number of geniuses waj> reduced. Women as a class were, however, inherently more law-abiding and more conservative through the long continuance of man’s supremacy. AVomen were naturally intuitive, and »in some cases it almost amounted to clairvoyance. This quality waa of greater importance in diagnosis and prognosis to the woman doctor when reinforced by training. On the young students he urged tho cultivation of a hobby; too great reading ivajs a form of

laziness, and stultified independent thought. The best student combined recreation and work. Much depended on mental and physical make-up, and women students should remember that as a class they were more liable to mental breakdown.

Sir Humphrey advised the girls that their greatest opportunity as women doctors would he in practice, and not in the research laboratory. The supply of doctors' at present has more than overtaken the demand, but this overcrowding of the profession is only temporary. The peak of entries into the medical schools has been reached. ENGLISH HIGH SCHOOLS Few a'gencies have played a greater part in creating the cultivated modern woman than the high schools of the Girls’ Public Day School Trust in England. These schools, affording to girls an education similar to, not identical with, that of the old-established and richly endowed boyis’ publio schools, are thirty-eight in number, established throughout England. They educate at present yOOO girls, and have altogether numbered about 100,000 pupils. Mr Magnus reooras the provision made in the ’sixties and ’seventies, of last century to supply the crying need for a better education for girls. He then traces the growth of the G.P.D.S.T. schools, from the foundation of the trust under the inspiration of those pioneers, Mrs William Grey, Lady Stanley of Alderley, and Miss Mary Gurney, who followed the still earlier pioneers, Miss Beals and Miss Buss, and .who were from the first helped by the advice and support of Sir U. J. Kay-Shuttleworth, _ Lord Lyttelton, the Dean of Westminster, Lord Aberdare, the Biuhops of London, Exeter, and Manchester, Mr£sowperTeuiple, Huxley, Seeley, Edwin Abbott, and many other friends of women’s education. The schools of the trust have been veritable nurseries for the head-mis-tresses of other secondary schools; and two df their pupils, Miss Escott and Mias Fanner, have been presidents of the Head-Mistresses’ Association. 1 In the half-century of their existence their pupils may be said to have influenced every aspect of English life: the immense majority, of course and rightly in the home, though tno influence of their education haa been impressed on many other sides—educational, socialj municipal literary, medical, scientific, journalistic, dramatic, missionary. What is some record of the' distinguished “alumnae” of the sohools, a few examples of whom would be such names as Anna Airy, Dorothea Baird (Mrs H. B. Irving), Lilian Braithwaite, Bhoda Lady Carlisle, Lady Chance, Clemenoe Dane, Philippa Fawcett, M. and L. Martin-Leake, Dr. 'Chrisitiife Murrell, Maude Hoyden, K. Bumsay, Duchess of Atlioll, N. G. Bey do-Smith, M. Spence Watson, Dr. Helen Wilson, J.P. Each school, however, keeps, without doubt, its own list of “distinctions”- and “distinguished” old girls. It is not the raised callous part, but the hard inner core of the eom that causes the excruciating pain one suffers. Brogandra removes the whole corn, painlessly—ls 6d everywhere, or post free from Barrackragh’s Pty., Box 1347, Wellington.