For Women Folk

Star (Christchurch), Issue 11028, 17 March 1914, Page 7

For Women Folk

By "CHRYSSA."

"Ohryesa." will be glad to hear 'from all interested in Women's Work and Life, and to receive Items of Interest and value to Women for publico** tloh, or reference In this oolumn.

Doctor-and Mrs Lipscomb, of Sydney, are visiting New Zealand., and at present staying for a short time at Warner's. * « • • « Mr and Mrs J. Chambers and Miss Cushan, of Sydney, are also touring the dominion. They are spending a few days, in Christchurch at the Clarendon. ■ • • • » # ' - # Miss Phillips, of the Point, is at present in Christchurch. Mr E. H. Wilmot, of Dunedin, is a. visitor to Christchurch, staying at .Warner's. « • • * • Miss Irene Morris, of Christchurch, has g<ihe to Wellington for three months' holiday. • * * • • Miss Ethel Lawrence, of Dutiedin, is a visitor to Christchurch, staying at the Clarendon. » »• « * • The engagement is announced of Miss S. F. Joseph, whd spent some time in New Zealand, and has many' relatives here, to her cousin, jdr G. Egles, of Norwich.

"Dt Frank Greig, of Dunedin, has left Nottingham Hospital, and sails _ for February 5 as surgeon, of the White Star liner Athcnic. • • . * • At a. meeting of the London Education Committee on January 28, the High Commissioner for New Zealand inquired whether Miss F. Shearer, a New Zealand teacher, now on leave m England, could be appointed to an infante' department in order to obtain experience of a London school. Two sub-eomrriittees recommended that the application be granted, and that a salary be paid at the rate of £9O a year. Mr T. Gautrey said the committee had received applications of this kind from several of the dominions and already exchanges had taken place with New Zealand and Canada. •«' * » *

Mr and Mrs Leigon, of Dunedin, are at present visiting Christchurch, staying at Coker's.

' Mr and Mrs Bicknell, who came tip from the south for a short holiday in Christchurch, left this morning for . Hanmer. I Mr and Mrs Hemming, if Melbourne, are visiting New They will remain a snort time in Christchurch at Coker's. ... * « • • • Mrs and Miss Rice, of Boston, 'America, are touring New Zealand. They are at present in Christchurch, at Coker's. I , • Mr and Mrs Gibb, of Timaru, havo I left for Scotland. They were farewelled. by a large number of friends. j - ,» » • * • Mrs Gower-Burns is to sing at St Patrick's concert to-night at Timaru. iMr Arthur Harrison, of Dunedin, who W..,A ..very,, .beautiful, tenor, ?°i ce » }salso taking part, and_ will be heard an Timaru for the first time. .#»# * • • Mrs- Hanmer, of Christohurch, is at [ present staying at the Hydio Grand Hotel, Timaru. | » •. •« .-•• -* - ' Colcmel Milton j With Mrs and Miss Milton-,- of Rangiora, aro also at. the Hydro, Timaru. ,*, * * Miss Kjiowles Is at present in Christcliurch, as the guest of the Rev Canon Knowles. 0■• • • # I Mr and Mrs John Roberts, of Dunedin, are visiting friends m Christchurch. ' Mrs Ronald Fisher, of.. Timaru, is spending a few days with friends in Christchurch.

Some interesting matches have been played lately at the Timaru Croquet Club. For Miss Rutherford and Miss White's trophies the final Was played by Mrs Hay and Mrs Smith against Mrs George Bowker and Mrs Fisher, and won by the former. The match for the president's trophy was . played off on Thursday, after some exciting games, Miss White and Mr Alexander winning against Mrs Hay and Mrs Smith. The Shallcrass and the Solomon Cups are also affording a great deal of interest to the club.

Mrs Walter A. Hobson. of Napier, lias arrived in Christchurch, 011 a visit to her mother, who is seriously ill.

Misses Hunt, of Hastings, passed through Christ-church yesterday for Oama.ru, i where they are visiting friends. *•* , » «

A meeting of ladies was held in the Catholic Club Rooms at Temuka. lately) for- the purpose of discussing the best means of raising funds for the erection of a. new school, and it was decided to hold a grand bazaar and faiicy fair from October 27 to October 30. Over forty ladies were present, and were most enthusiastic. It is nearly seven ye firs since the Roman Catholic community made a special appeal to the public for funds, and as the committee comprise several experienced workers it js anticipated that a considerable sum of money will be raised as a result of their efforts. » * * ». •

A very pleasant evening was spent In Wellington last week, when Mr C\ 8. Sloconibe (son of Mr A. Slocombe, of Gore) who has resigned from his position in the Education Department to pursue his studies at the Christrhurch University, was presented by his friends with a hahdsome silver watch and' safetv razor, Mr Slocombe arrived in Christchurch on Saturday.

Dr and Mrs Bowie, who acted such nn heroic part in the recent eruption i nb Ambrym (New Hebrides) are resting I for a f6w days at the Waikaka Valley manse, Mataura. The doctor and his , staff when they saw the seriousness of the position on the island removed from the hospital forty-two patients by hoat to a place of safety within four Ihonrs. Within a quarter of an hour from, the last visit naid to the hospital nil area of land about a mile Fquare ivith the hospital and mission-house irere blown hundreds of feet into the , nir and then disappeared into the j abyss. 'ln all, Dr Bowie resetted over 2000. natives, and as a result of his exertions the doctor's .heart was so pererelv strained that his life hung for come time in'the balance. Since coming to New Zealand he has made great progress towards recovery and has been ordered bv his medical adviser to spend ♦wo months 'at Queelistown. The doci tor and Mrs Bowie left for the Lakes ! yesterday. [' » » * » * i A prettv wedding was celebrated at the residence of the bride's parents,

Queen Street, Westport, on Monday by tho Rev J. T. Burrows, the contracting parties being Mr O. E. Bowling, of Auckland, for some time asKjstant clerk of tho S.M. Court at Hokitika, and IVfiss Minnie, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs T. Bailie, of Westport. The bride was attended by her sister, Miss Eva Bailie, Mr T. Bailie, jun.. acting as best man. .The happy couple, who were the recipients of many handsomo testimonies oF esteem and wero showered with good wishes, left overland by special car for Christchurch, via Greyinouth. # # # * ♦

An anecdote which appears in Mr Roosevelt's autobiography will be of interest to those who complain of the limited attire worn by some bathers in New Zealand. Mr Roosevelt relates with infinite zest how he induced M. Jusserand, the French Ambassador, to swim in the Potomac River when it was dotted "with floating ice. "Just as we were about to swim somebody said, ' Mr Ambassador, Mr Ambassador, you haven't taken off your gloves,' to which lie promptly responded, 'I think I w;ill leave them on; we might meet ladies!'"

King Alfonso is living up to his ambition to bo " a King for Monarchists, and the Chief of State for those who dislike the word 'King.'" The other day he was present at a theatrical benefit performance for Terez Galdos, the famous Republican writer. Tli© Monarchists were greatly perturbed by this unprecented example of a King's liberal spirit, but Senor Dato assured them that no political significance should be attached to what was merely a token of King Alfonso's sympathy for a great Spanish literary genius. ■ « • « • »

" THE MIRACLE." It was.quite interesting to see the production of one of the famous " spectacle " plays of Professor Max Ileinhardt through the pictures at His Majesty's last niglit. Ever since he produced Oscar "Wilde's "Salomes," Gorke's "Nalhtasze," and Shakespeare's "Merry Wires" in 1904 the great Austro-German producer has been a centre of discussion in Europe and each successive production has made more evident his peculiar genius for vivid yet simple picturing. " A Midsummer Night s Dream " in 1905, " Tire Merchant of Venice" in 1906, Oscar Wilde's "Florentine Tragedy" and Bernard Shaw's " Caesar and Cleopiatra" in m two parts in 1907-9 all aroused criticism and controversy as to his original methods and consummate art for conveying the story through' the eye in 6tage pictures and putting into action the " motifs/' and suggestions by stage craft y as Wagner did in music and song and scene. . He quite left stage convention and struck ou.t on broad and siinple lines of his own. It was "The Miracle" now being shown at Hayward's that attracted most attention in England when he produced it on an elaborate scale at Olympia in 1912 and for " Oedipus Res" produced at Covent Garden Theatre last year. The transference of wordless spectacle plays to the moving picture screen seems the natural thing and last night it-was certainly most impressive. For 'there was Humperdinck's music, the the orchestra, and a choir and all of it accompanying and elucidating the movements of the performers. Then the church-like effect produced by the proscenium treatment in keeping with Reinhardt's own effects, and the densely crowded audience in even less than a "dim religious light" all, intent on the unfolding of the spectacle-play made quit© an impression upon everyone there. It is n distinct advance on photo play production, and a most natural one.

GIRLS PUSH PAPER. Here is an instance of the enterprise of the American schoolgirl "Extra! Extra! Holiday number of the Bugle-Star. Only one cent a copv." Thus shouted the enterprising girl editors.' Ruth Grute and Gene Bulger, each twelve years old. who recently offered the most ambitious number of their weekly to the shoppers in Manhattan. Their paper is still in its first volume, having been started in September.

The receipts from the paper average from 2 dollars to 3 dollars a week, and the editors admit that everv penny they take in is clear_ profit. Their reportorial staff comprises the two owners, who are also the printers, business managers, editorial writers, copy readers, newsboys and bookkeepers.

17,000,000 UNMARRIED. " Statistics published by the Equitable Life Assurance Society," telegraphs "The Times" New York correspondent, '-'show there are 17,000,000 unmanned persons in the United States, and that 39 of.every 100 male adults are unmarried." The inference drawn by compilers of these statistics io that an enormous number of men simply lack tho moral fibre and courage to marry, and to take a man's part in human affaire. The statisticians remark:—"While tjie army of single men are lavishing their earnings and affections upon themselves, and many of thom are developing extravagant and often vicious habit-s----an existence which they prefer to orderly economical married life—another great army of young women are forced to toil in factories and business houses for the necessities of life." 1

HAIR ANY COLOUR YOU LIKE. The growing favour with which the modern woman regards the pastiche, or false hair, has given the coiffeur the chance for which he has been long sighing, and he does not mean to let it slip through his fingers. Gradually, almost imperceptibly, women have been led from fringes, frizzes, bands, twists and*waving, towards transformations, chichis (false curls, etc.), wigs, and dyes. Transformations led last year to " envelopes" which, thanks to chemical aid, enable the wearer to match the colour of her hair with that of her gown, and at a ball recently given by the Comtesse de Lesseps all the guests wore colour-transformations to match their dresses.

The hairdressers have now decided to strike a decisive blow. Four hundred mannequins, selected from among those employed by the leading couturiers, are to be provided with colour-wigs in which to appear at the ball and music hall resorts of Montmartre and other rendezvous of gay Paris. "It will probably be some time before colour-wigs are a part of woman's walking attire," said a member of the Fashion Committee, " but wo expect to see them worn more and more in fashionable saloons and at the theatre. Ah, if only the opera would give a soiree and a few ladies would appear at it in colour-wigs! The coquette is timed in her way, and she needs a 'pacer,' especially when the style is eccentric." The price of the colour-wig will al-

wars prove a bar to its success. Before a wig; can bo coloured the hair composing it must be bleached, and not all hair resists this operation. The consequence is that the pound of " raw material" costs £2O. The process of colouring is extremely delicate, and this fact alone makes for costliness. Only the wealthy will be able to afford a fresh wig for every fresh gown.