FEMININE FANCIES.

NZ Truth, Issue 158, 27 June 1908, Page 4

FEMININE FANCIES.

At the Socialist meeting on Sunday night m His Majesty's Theatre, the principal speaker was Miss Powell, a native of Ballarat. who has spent two years organising the Labor movement and speaking on Socialism m New South Wales and Victoria. She said she was disappointed to find that Trades Unionism Avas not such a power here as she had expected. She repudiated some of the definitions of Socialism given by anti-Socialists, and offered to meet nb less a personage than Mr Wilford on the platform and debate the question of Socialism. This statement elicited great applause. She maintained that the position of women would he gretatiy unproved under Socialism; They would not be forced to work for half the wages of men or driven to accept the first- offer df marriage held out to them. Many . ques-l tions were asked, mostly by .the 'brotherhood, who seemed to ask them, not so. much for thevsake of gaining information as for enlightenment of the non-Social-ists among the audience. One brother asked who would do the; dirty work under i Socialism— "There would not be any dirty work to do, 'and what there was would be done by machinery, 1 ' was the answer. Another asked if 'Socialism would destroy the marriage tie—^'No, assuredly not. It would make it a hundredfold stronger." Would there be an increase of the population under . Socialism ? But to this the fair Socialist could only answer, "she .didn't know." They kept her explaining until 10 o'clock and evidently haying had enough of it, she asked to be excused from giving , the recitations she had promised. *. ■ • • * Lady Henry Somerset, m her. address to the. women suffragists m Pbgland,, dei predated the more militant methods,* Lady Frances Balfour declared that although Mr Asquith was less favorable %o woman's suffrage than the late Sir Henry/ Campbell-Bannerman, he could be squeezed. "Let the women continue the peaceful process of sqeezing," she advisedY Lady Frances evidently carries more m her head than hair : pins. Woman's chief weapon is her cajolery, and she Tg&ttid . do well never to lose sight of the"lact. Nljjk being arrogan£_^aitf^~«kmiinaifF she stands to losie^jiii-Sna gain nothing. Whether lit be--a-~matter of franchise or a new, gown, it would seem as if all- positions are of the same calibre for we know of a few politicians here m God's Own Country? ,who would undergo the ordeal of squeea- 1 ing without complaint, always providing it was for their country's good. '..,, '.-.'• ' * • : ■•■;■''. Real flowers are to be the order of tha night, 'large sprays being used to decorate the corsages and a single flower •; im the hair. Ribbon also, is much worn threaded m and out of the hair and fas* sened on either side by a: bow. Feathers and birds predominate m millinery; but m the present rain ■ and wind a cloieu neat hat trimmed with ribbon or velvet is the most sensible headgear. During the last week the millinery must h&v« laughed m unholy glee as they viewed the hats of. drenched feathers flying & the breeze. It is quite refreshing < ti see a woman, whose hat sits firmly ob her head and who has a tidy veil." The* those hat pins that protrude business enl first for about 'three inches. Saw a alrf leaning once to talk to her escort , m tn« car, lay his cheek open for about aa inch and a half. No wonder the men a$ the last Test Match m Wellington . a>< stracted the pins from the girls' hati during the crush.' They are positive!* dangerous. ■ '- * '♦ ■ • '■ • ; ■■ , • That's what golf does for a mam ft After a man has played golf for • three months be can beat a carpet all 1 th« morning, if allowed to count the stroke^ he dan find a collar button, and v whe*' necessary, he can out-argue a , cab-drive* and make him apologise for his poor command of language.— "Collier's Week* ly." New York. ■ . ■' • "*'.•■ ■.*.•'■ / • . A certain elderly land shark m; o«a midst had a spoke put m his .amorous wheel last week. , A wag seeing a veris fluffy lady wending her way -into his oh | fice, thought he would eive the elderl* beau a bit of a twist. He went into am hotel near by, and, taking the be! c b»* hind the bar into his confidence, eot lies; to ring up the Lothario on' the 'phona* "'Hullo ! Hullo ! Mr speaking ?•* "Yes. ;I know she's there and I'm ,6* my way down to the office at once.* 1 ' Tin", ting. Then the w^g bade m time to see the fluffy lndy depart!.leaving the gay lothario to await thtp visitor, who failed to put m an appsaa* ance. * • ■ ». ■' i - For some time past a gentleman ow, cupying an elevated position |n one ofl our bullion establishments has been meeting bis affinity every afternoon at th» museum, there to converse 'on the exhilv* its and other things. The anonymous letter-writer has been on his track anf acquainted his wife with his partiality for relics of the past and present (hi* affinity is a widow). Acting upon • th« advice contained m the. letter, the "wit(« journeyed down to the Museum, and m a corner of the principal room espied hea hubby with the fair relic's head reclisiiiit on his shoulder. They were -busily" 'eft* gaged m their little hrart fo f heart- <t»UB when Nemesis m tht shape of- an 'outraged wife, descended on them with' tfii business end of her samp. For 1 ! tM* space of a moment there was'a catena*!-catch-can contest between the trio; Th« fair relic fled down the steps and out the front entrance, whilst the^ husband, m conjunction with bis militant wife ani a wrecked protector against the weather.) left the premises m a cab. v'< On Monday night the Opera HoUse :■»&< crowded from floor to ceiling for therfare* well performance of the Julius Knipb.il season, and hundreds were actually turi* ed away. The early door crowd started to assemble at 6 p.m., and by seven th« crowd stretched right across the streets Then what a confusion and struggle to regain their former position when th» cars, m passing, disturbed them. Whem the doors did open then men and women jostled and elbowed each other m a wan that was far from, elevating to witness* The principal topic of conversation amongst the women was . the actor** physique, not his acting. It is amusing to notice the different attitude m the *«h liavior of the women patrons of the ciM do m the dressing-room and out -on thi staircase. Some of them stand right im the doorway whilst putting on theiu wraps, and so prevent the others front either cnterine or leavincr, and when ask* ed to move, they wriggle aii inch out of the way and looij at you with tbe^ianc* that implies—you are a person. But o« the staircase, within steht of their es* cort, they are quite different, and tacitljj give each other the permit to be on thd