The Ladies Chain

NZ Truth, Issue 983, 27 September 1924, Page 14

The Ladies Chain

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Isn't it time the New Zealand Government sat up and took notice of the discriminating insult that the immigration officers of 'Frisco are persistently putting upon women visitors from New Zealand? "Lady Mary's"' blood has been raised to boiling point twice within the past week. First, on reading of the shocking experiences of Mrs. Beryl Caton, of Devonport, who was herded with Asiatic aliens on Angel Island (it should be called Devil's Island), and then only escaping thVough the leverage of influence, and not because it was her right to be released. Hard on the heels of the exposure of the Caton case — and that was not an exceptional or solitary experience- — there came ; the episode of Mrs. -Ken Bartholomew, of Feilding, when about to take the Maunganui here m Wellington for the voyage to 'Frisco. Mrs. Bartholomew, who is the widow of a soldier who died m France, intended going to California to spend a year with her, uncle, a man of substance there these 20 years. . When the lady appeared before the American Consul m the city to get her passport vised, behold! there were hard conditions to be complied with. She must put down £100 as a sort of bail or bond, m case she stayed longer than her time. And ; she could not stay over there for more ; than six months. Even when she got to 'Frisco the Consul at this end could not guarantee that her lot would be any- happier than that of the Auckland lady on ' Angel Island. No wonder Mrs. Bartholomew decided that the trip wasn't worth the trouble and the risk. When a strong protest was made, all the American official could do was to shrug his shoulders as he explained that the officials m 'Frisco, interpreted the regulations much more harshly than he did himself. Is that because the Customs officers m 'Frisco are anti-British, Mr. Massey? It is certainly up to our Premier to put the direct question l to President Coolidge: "What do you mean by this studied insult to New Zeaianders?" For "Lady Mary" is sure and certain that if any part of the British Empire had the discourtesy to treat an American man or woman as the 'Frisco officials have treated several New Zeaianders the fat would bo m the international lire and Uncle Sam would whoop the head off things and make "that golderned John Bull apologise!" The Hon. Mr. Parr, as Minister of Justice, is not enamored of the proposal for the enlarging of the Jurors' Act to permit the entry of women to the panel. "Lady Mary" agrees with him. It would disrupt the whole fabric of the homekeeper if service on juries was made compulsory for women. It is bad enough now to hear our menfolks curse the day that trial by jury w?is invented — when they are drawn for service m the Supreme Court. If Mother as well as Father had to attend on the chance of sitting on a jury— My! but what a topsy-turvy world it would be! . And what an upsetting of the family pot! The appointment of women Justices of the Peace is a different proposition, and again "Lady Mary"' is m agreement with the Minister of Justice. There are numerous cases m which the woman J.P. should sit on the Bench rather than a man. Again, the J.P. is selected; whereas the juror is an indiscriminate sort of affair. Especially would women be useful on the Bench m the Juvenile Court, which is coming more and more, into importance as 1 the youngsters break -the law. not only m . our cities, but m the country 'towns. • ' ■- '":>■ .. New Zealand's daughters keep on making good and adding not only, to their own fame, but helping to place their- home town and country on the map. Thus Gwen E. Merrett has earned some more merit oh the stage of life as well as where the limelight sploses itself o' nights along the great white ways. Who is Gwen? Well, let "Lady Mary" do the introduction properly. In private life she is Mrs. Lane, daughter of that very wellknown Central Wairarapa family, Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery Moody, of Lansdowne, a suburb of Masterton. When Walter George and his Sunshine Players were recently touring the Dominion on the Fuller circuit, Gwen Merrett said she thought she could provide the revue producer with just the new stunts he needed to make his Sunshine more shiny. He told her to "give it a go." She then wrote "Mademoiselle Modiste," a whimsicality which Mr. George snatched at. He turned it, when fully dressed m lace and lingerie, into an elaborate production, beautifully gowned. . Indeed, it may, develop into a musical comedy. Then he' also bought from the clever Wa'irarapan a cabaret frivolity with the catchy and aliterative title, "Mixing It At Maxine's." This also may develop, for it is m two scenes. The Georgian Sunshiners haye been doing well with these two specialities over m Australia, and at Perth recently both New Zealand items scored heavily. ' •Bags with chain handles are going out. An envelope shape adorned with a monogram will be. favored. A Dnnedin reader recommends the following recipe for^Cheese Straws : — Sift one cup of flour, one-half teaspoon of salt and one-fourth teaspoon of baking powder. Cut into the mixture tKree tablespoons of butter; then add one cup of grated cheese that has a sappy flavor, four tablespoons of ice water and a dash of cayenne pepper. Mix thoroughly, then roll on a flourjd board as thin as can be handled. Cut m strips five inches long and- about one-fourth inch wide. Bake on a greased baking sheet m a moderate oven, being careful that the straws do not turn too brown. "American girls will have to give up their eternal motoring and athletics or their complexions." This was the de-clai-ation' of Dr. • Nellie Cooper, president of the, American Cosmeticians' Society, m opening the annual convention of the organisation m ".Chicago recently. Here are a few. more of her "tips": "Girls who want lovely lips must never, let alcohol m any form, drinks, perfume, toilet water, touch them. Girls who want (bright eyes must not weair> too tight high-heeled shoes. And girls who don't want Hne9 m their faces must stop using, van - Jshing creams and soaps and apply cleansing and cold creams instead." Dr. Cooper gave the effects o£ sun and wind as reasons why athletics and motoring arc harmful to the complexion. It becomes toughened, blemished and rough. Alcohol thickens the skin and takes away the velvety look so necessary for beauty. Tight shoes, she declared, irritate the nerves of the feet thereby irritating the whoto nervouß system and giving especially the eyes a tired look. : Love's young droam!' A late American paper records the marriage of Mrs. Mary Sanders, aged 74, for the eighth time. Her eighth ?mato Is Mr. A. J. Fuller, aged 96, a widower, and veteran ,of the Civil War. The best man at the ceremony was only 104 years, of ago. :i a n Beauty and health are inseparable. First comes caro of (.ho foody, m which clcanUnofjfl and exercise and commonsense eating are tho osecntlalo. The daily bath, tho dally oxerciso and the eating of three "woll-balanped meals are the important points, Tho bath

you can take morning' or night, aqcording to your own convenience and' preference. These, too, must help you: to decide whether the bath shall be warm, or warm followed by a cold' rinse. Do not neglect your exercise.It may be m the form of indoor calis-, thenics, it may be some vigorous out-' door exercise, or you may take it m the form of brisk walking— but see that you get it every day. Eat good nourishing food, and enough of it. Then you- will' not be tempted to eat indigestible things between meals. An apple" morning or night, or both, is very good. If you need, building lip, milk taken between meals '.is excellent; Drink plenty of water, and you will doubtless find jt best to form the habit of drinking at" stated intervals between meals. Two glasses' of water m the morning. - two between meals and two more at night. should keep you m good, condition. : : : : : i When one reads of the awarding of the Dunmow flitch of bacon to the married.* couple who live m complete harmony one wonders how it can be proved indisputably that the award has been earned. It seems inconceivable that a manx and a woman living a domestic life can go on for a long period without some discord how-' ever slight. Life would become dreadfully monotonous one would think. Little jars occur m the happiest marriages, and it is usually the signal that a wife should take a little holiday. It is a woman's duty to do so now and again, so that a proper appreciation of her will be the result: People are apt to ,grow too used to one another, and therefore careless. : : : : : : One of the best recipes I have tried for making Ginger Snaps is as follows:- — Ingredients:. %lb. of flour,. %lb. of butter or lard, %lb. of golden syrup or treacle, %ib. of soft brown sugar, V/s teaspoonfuls of ground ginger; % teaspoonful of salt. Method: The butter, treaclo, and sugar are melted, and the flour, salt and ginger added. They are mixed well and stirred till the mixture boils. It is boiled three.' minutes, stirring all the time, and then allowed to cool. When cool enough to handle, small pieces are cut off and rolled into balls m the hands. The balls are rolled out very thin, placed on a greased tin and pulled out as thin as possible. They are baked m a moderate oven from 10 to 15 minutes, then rolled up quickly and placed on a sieve to cool. As only a few of the ginger snaps can be placed on a baking tin at a' time they must be baked either m relays or; several tins must be used. Listening m is becoming a great pastime. Everything is listened to with the greatest interest, simply be-, cause you need special apparatus to do it. If you were on the spot and could do the listening with your unaided ear, you probably wouldn't bother. "Lady Mary" read of someone with a sensitive crystal- set. listeningin to a wedding ceremony. They claim : to 'have -heard the bridegroom's knees knocking together. Most interesting!;