Notes For Women

New Zealand Times, Volume LIV, Issue 12651, 11 January 1927, Page 5

Notes For Women

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL Miss Peebles, of Napier, is at present spending a holiday in Wellington. Mrs 0. F. Wilson, 0.8. E., widow of the late Dr Wilson, of Antarctic fame, arrived in Wellington by the Remuera yesterday for the purpose of visiting relatives in the Dominion. Mrs E. T. Taylor, of Moxham avenue, Kilbirnie, is leaving Wellington on January 21st for Sydney, where she will spend a few days with her son, Stewart, prior to his departure for America, where he intends gaining further experience in motor engineering. Lady Findlay has returned from the Hermitage, and has gone on to Dunedin. Mrs Wilkinson, Hutt, is the guest of Mrs Bland, Wanganui. Mrs J. Haynes and Miss C. Lydall (Argentine), miss R. Allen and Miss E. Belli (Wellington) were amongst the arrivals by the Corinthic on Sunday evening. Mrs and Miss Collins, Sumner, are visitors to Wellington. Miss Lorimer, of Nelson, is at present visiting Christchurch. Rev. H. A. Walke, Mrs and Miss Walke are Johnsonville visitors to Sumner, Christchurch. Mr and Mrs William Deans have returned south after a visit to Sir Andrew and Lady Russell, Hawke’s Bay. Miss Ethel M. Black, M.A., of Gisborne, has accepted an appointment as resident mistress at Nelson Girls’ College. Miss Banks, Highland Park, Wellington, is the guest of Miss Edgar, Lansdown, Masterton. Miss Gladys Cunningham has returned to Wellington from Dunedin, where she was the 'guest of Mrs Conn. Mrs Thomas Wilson and Miss W. Wilson, Wellington, are returning by the Ulimaroa from Sydney after an extended visit to England and the Continent. Mrs Beamish and her son and daughter are the guests of Sirs Tipping, Hataitai. Mrs Magnus, Oriental Bay, was the hostess at a pleasant afternoon tea party last Saturday, given for the purpose of saying farewell to Miss G. Cooper and Miss Potter,, who are departing shortly on an overseas tour. Mrs W. Cruickshank and the Misses K. and M. Cruickshank (Masterton) arrived by the Corinthic on Sunday. Mr Cruickshank came to Wellington to meet his wife and daughters. The Rev. W. H. Walton with Mrs Walton and Miss Ritchie (Foxton) have left for a motor tour of the North Island, and expect to be away about a month. Mr E. P. Crowther, Dominion secretary of the Bible in Schools League, will be in charge at Foxton during the absence of Mr Walton, and intends to hold a public meeting on the Bible in Schools question. Sir John and Lady Luke, who have been spending a holiday in Hawke’s Bay, have returned to Wellington. Mr and Mrs Harry Longood, of Oriental Bay, Wellington, and their family, accompanied by Mrs Butler, of Wellington, have gone to Gisborne for their holidays. Mr and Mrs Purvis and Miss Jean North left Hastings this week on a holiday trip to Rangitikei and Wellington. It is rumoured that the Spanish’ Government intends to give representation to women in the newly constituted National Assembly. Few people would have expected Spain to lead the Latin countries along the road to political sex equality. One of Melbourne’s most interesting weddings was that of Miss M. Tait and Mr Thomas Hay Mitchell, of England (says an exchange). Miss Tait’s father belongs to the well-known firm of theatrical entrepreneurs and is well-known in Australia. Miss Tait’s frock was a combination of gold and silver. A beautiful Limerick lace veil fell over this; and softening this again were yards of filmy tulle which kept in place a wreath of orange blossom. The three maids. Clare, Janet, and Betty, sisters of the bride, wore frocks shading from yellow to primrose. These were made in bouffant style, and a contrasting, note was struck by carrying bouquets of blue delphiniums. Mr Walter Ham, Mr. Archie Laurie, and Mr Neville Hollinshed assisted the groom. The wonderful record of having attained the 70th anniversary of their wedding day was recently celebrated by Mr and Mrs John Lloyd, at Ilkeston, Derbyshire (says a writer in an English exchange). At the house at which they live with their daughter, Mrs Arthur Dexter, they were visited by all their eight children, with the exception of one son, who is in New Zealand. They have 20 grandchildren ami 10 great-grandchildren, manv of whom were at the anniversary party. Mr Lloyd is 93, and has an exceptionally vivid memory. His wife, who is four years younger, is far more active than many younger women. Neither has any strong theory to put, forward to account for their longevity. Mr Lloyd thought that being an abstainer might have some hearing on it. and Mrs Lloyd said that perhaps it was the love of their children that ‘kept them going.” Mr and Mrs Lloyd were married at the Parish Church. Dudley, Worcester, on October 12th, 1856, and still possess a small Bible presented to them hv Dr Brown, the vicar, on that occasion. The District Nursing Guild of St. John wish to acknowledge with thanks Hie following donations towards the Christmas treat that have been received since the December report: —Tlig Commercial Travellers and Warehousemen’s Association. £10; Miss Macandrew, £1; Mrs Chaffev and “For the Poor,” Newtown, 10s 6d each; Mrs Corrigan, 10s; Mrs Patterson and M. Pierson, 5s each; Mrs Blackburn, 2s 6d. fI^MILSOMS Oldest Established Hair and Face Specialists. Experts in permanent waving. Eugene method and appliances, Qualified operator in charge. Clients given freo tuition how to set waves:. 4 curls, .£1 ils; 14 curls, *£3 3s; whole head, JBS 5s Marcel and Water Waving. Clipping, Shingling, Facial treatments. All hair work specialists in all toilet work. Henna and Inecto Staining, Manicuring. 'Phone 41-273. Address: 94» Willis street.—Advt.

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WOMAN-THE ETERNAL LIAR! Why do women lie more than men do? Because, of course, they IX)— everyone knows tliatl Even a woman will admit this fact, if not openly, at least tacitly. Most women will admit it openly—they’ll say: “Oh, yes, wo . do, of course— —” and will probably laugh. But even if she will not do that, every woman proves it by her actions. Is there a woman who would not usually prefer to take the word of a man to that of one of her own sex? Personally, I haven’t met one such trusting female 1 S'o let us agree that it is an established fact that women do lie more than men. But why is it? Is it because she is allowed to do so in her early childhood? Because what in her small brother would, in an uncompromising manner, be called a lie, is in her merely termed a fib? Or is it that at girls’ schools the pupils are not inculcated with the same rigid idea of honour as are boys at their schools? t I think it is because so many women suffer from a quite unbalanced power of imagination. For just as a small child will calmly tell one that it has met with a tiger in the park, so, many women will retail with the utmost gravity the most outrageous lies. To them there is no boundary between reality and imagination, no line where one ends and the other begins. They will read a book and imagine themselves to be the heroine—will imagine what somebody might have said, and proceed to relate that they have actually said it . . . usually attributing a lot of sparkling repartee to themselves in the course of the story. This is exactly where the danger comes in. Because such a woman, by herself half-believing in her own amazing fabrications, is enabled to relate them in a tone of apparent sincerity very apt to deceive. “Women lie more than men—they lie from habit, from inclination, and of necessity,” remarked a sixteenthcentury writer. And lie might well have added, “Many of them do it halfunconsciously.” For there is this great difference between men and women: A man when he is lying knows he is lying, and knows exactly why; in other evords, he does it on purpose, with a definite object in view. The “irresponsible liar” common amongst women is seldom met with amongst men. And every woman knows that. It takes a woman to detect a woman’s departures from the truth; men will be misled bv her charm, her personality, or her beauty, but another woman is harder to take in. When women first entered the law a well-known specialist wrote: “A woman will lie from sheer habitual inexactitude . . . from her chronic inability to separate imagination from recollection. 'She will make up her mind beforehand what she thinks* ought to have happened, and, by the time she has entered the witness-box, will have convinced herself that it did happen. Her vivid imagination will even supply details that would never occur to any man on earth. . . .” Her vivid imagination 1 It is this which makes passible these makebelieve worlds and dream-lives —makebelieve worlds that these' neurotic women live in as completely’ as the aged do in the days that are past manawatowedding GIBBS—PAkR. A very pretty wedding was celebrated at St. Aiden’s Church, Tokomaru, recently, the contracting parties being Elizabeth Annie, second daughter of Mr and Mrs W. H. Parr, of Tokomaru, and Henrv, son of Mrs Spooner and the late Mr Gibbs, of Feilding. The Rev. Farnell officiated, and appropriate nuptial music was played by Miss G. Kelly. White and mauve formed the colour scheme of the pret.t v decorations, and an artistic floral bei. was suspended from an arch. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a charming gown of ivory crcpe-de-chine and radium lace, trimmed with pearls and beads. Ihe veil of Brussels net was arranged mob cap style, and held in place with a circlet of orange blossoms. Boses, carnations, and maidenhair fern composed the bridal bouquet. Miss E. -M. Paine ? of Westport, attended as bridesmaid, and wore a dainty frock of pale heliotrope brocaded satin and rachum lace, trimmed with touches of silver; a dainty hat of crinoline was also worn. She carried a bouquet of dahlias, violas, and fern. Mr Harold Parr, brother of the bride, acted as best man. After the ceremony a reception was held in the Town Hall, which had been tastefully decorated with wistaria and asparagus fern. Mrs Parr wore a becoming costume of brown repp and a black nat when receiving her guests. Among the many present were: Mrs W. Parr ( Palmerston North), wearing cinnamon voile and a hat to match-, Mrs Ell, cinnamon and black marocnin frock, and hat to tone; Mrs A. E. Parr, apricot marocain and becoming hat; Mrs Christian (Shannon), floral voile frock and black hat; Mrs T. Parr (Christchurch), brown repp coat-frock and hat to match; Mrs c. Parr (Shannon), cream silk jumper suit and dainty hat of cream; Mrs Kizzi, Mrs Newberry, Mrs Read (Feilding), Mrs Haywood (Palmerston North), Mrs bar rill, Mrs Fatchen (Auckland), Mfcss G. Kelly, Rev. barnell, Messrs XV. H. Parr, W. Parr, S. Parr, C. Parr, M. Parr, H. dewberry, A. Rizzi, A. Read, H. Haywood. , When tho bride and bridegroom left by motor for Wanganui tho bride wore a chic turquoise blue silk frock, elaborately beaded and close-fitting black nat, and a black fur coat, tho gift of the bridegroom. THE NEW WOMEN JUSTICES At the Magistrate’s Court yesterday morning in tbo magistrate’s room three women Justices of the Peaco wore “sworn in.” The ladies were Mesdames Corliss, P. Fraser, and Miss C. Kirk. Mr Riddell, S.M., in presenting some handbooks relating to tho duties the new J.P.’s will have, also gave a little tactful and kindly advice. In Christchurch the ceremony was a little more ostentatious than was the case here yesterday, for there the ladies wero met by other magistrates and justices with speeches of welcome. The Christchurch ladies have been invited to join the local Jnstices' Association, and have expressed pleasure at the cordiality of their reception into the ranks of Justices of tho Peace.

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The death is announced in the Christchurch “Press” of recent date of Mrs William Matthews, at her residence, Wellington street, Christchurch. The late Mrs Mathews, who had reached her ninetieth year, was born in the Highlands of Caitliness-shire, Scotland. At the age of 23 she left Scotland for New Zealand in the immigrant ship Matoka to join a sister in Christchurch, who had arrived somo years previously. In 1863 she was married to Mr William Mathews, an Aberdonian, who had then been some years in Christchurch, the wedding taking place at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, the Rev. Charles Fraser officiating. After residing in Christchurch for three years, Mr and Mrs Mathews took up farming at Springston, near Lincoln College. On the farm they lived in a sod wharn, and it was there that most of the family of seven children were born. After nearly forty years at Springston the family removed to Linwood in 1902. Mr Mathews died in July, 1908. Mrs Mathews was the senior of four generations of her family. She was of a retiring disposition, devoted to her home and family, and in the whole of her sixty years’ residence at Spring- - ston and in Christchurch she travelled only twice—once to Auckland, and later to Ashburtion. She was a devout churchwoman, being a member of the Presbyterian Church at Lincoln, and later of St. Paul’s, Christchurch. In spite of her ripe age she retained vivid memories of tho early pioneer days, and was able to read without glasses. She possessed an indomitable Highland spirit, characteristic of her race.