LADIES' GOSSIP.

Otago Witness, Issue 2902, 27 October 1909, Page 71

LADIES' GOSSIP.

— Miniature watches are all the rage in France £ome la die- carry at least two of them. A fashionable damsel in Paris re« cently simultaneously carried a watch suspended from her belt, a smaller one on her pur^e, a still smaller one on the third finger of Ver gloved hand, and one as tho head o£ a hatpin. — Princess Oagarine, of St. Petersburg, who was recently robbed of cash and jewellery to the value of £10,000 at St.

Moritz, has made out a list of the stolen property for the police Among tlie most valuable articles are a pearl necklace which she wore herself, valued at £5200, and another pearl necklace, consisting of 14 pearls strung on a gold chain, and valued a* £400. Th« latter was worn by her pet dog. — Young women of a Chicago Fine Arts Society who were to aid in interpreting the Grecian drama, "The Ladies of Athens." tried dancing in their bare feet. They did not like ft. Therefore, although absolute fidelity te the ancient Greek period "was to be observed in stage settings and costumes, in one N particular the artistic traditions were violated. They declared the grass tickled their toes, and at rehearsals their giggles quite upset the orchestra, and their efforts to get away from, the tickle interfered with the etateliness and the grace of the rhythmic Greek dance. - i — Lady Henry Somerset became a " slmnmer " long before it was a fashionable craze. It was an extraordinary incident in her life ,that led her tc • work dnong the poor in the east end of London. She was sitting at the foot of an Urn .tree at Eeigate, meditating upon the existence of a Supreme Being, when a voice Seemed to sound loudly in her' ears, sayin-g, "Act as If I were, and than shalt know ' X am." From that moment she threw herself 'heart and soul into the work of social reform, and is now one of the famous philanthropists of the age. — Lady Gregory, who has been protesting against the endeavour to force a Censorship upon Irelan^d, is a remarkably interesting personality. Herself % playwright of great cleverness, she. has done much to raise the standard of the drama in Ireland. Lady Gregory has aleo written, books, and edited the autobiography of her late distinguished husband, j Sir William^ who was at one time Governor of Ceylon. Lady Gregory was, before her .marriage, a Miss Persse, of Galway, and fhe is a keenly patriotic Irishwoman. Some time ago £he caused 3 great deal j of interest by publishing two extremely interesting letters about Napoleon, which she" happened to fur" in an old pocketbook. — The Princess Royal is in her element in Scotland. The Duke of Fife owns \ a fine stretch of salmon river, and the Princess is keen on sport, and is a iriott expert angler. She often lias luncheon on the riverside, and the otber day landed svaral big salmon. &nd her artistic eye makes her- take delight im the beautiful ! landscape of the Dee valley. " When in Scotland, the Princess Royal dresses in workmanlike fashion. She wears a short skirt made of Duff tartan, and a small hat or cap warranted to resist either wind or weather And at Mar Lodge she has started the fashion of high, smair' dresses Jor dinner, such -as' aw seen abroad at theatres and- restaurants. 'Then, besides fishing, her Royal Highness is a. good judge of stock, takes aai interest in farming, and in the .management of an estate-.