Women Folk

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19847, 16 January 1920, Page 7

Women Folk

By "STELLA"

Her Eseccllency the Countess of {Liverpool will attend the first performance of the grand opera to-night at the Theatre Royal. Mr and Mrs George (Wellington) are leaving by to-nigbt’s boat.

Mr and Mrs 0. H. Broad returned to Nelson yesterday. Mrs Frank Davison is at the Hydro Grand, Tiraaru. Mr and Mi’s J. Redpath have returned to Christchurch from Timaru.

Professor and Mrs Gabbatt, who have bean staying in Timaru, have gone on to Mount Cook-

Mrs R. W. M’Yilly (Wellington) is the guest of Mrs M. L. Reading, “ Xaumni,” AVebb Street. Mr and Miss Bowler, who have been visiting Christchurch, are leaving by the express for Roslyn to-day. Mr and Airs Johnson (Miss Muriel Starr), and_Miss Marion Marcus-Clarko leave for AVellington to-night. Air P. King and his two sisters, who have been touring the AVcst Coast and Nelson district, arrived in town yesterday, and are staying at the Clarendon. Alajor and Airs Norton Francis, who have been spending the holiday season at Alounfc Cook, have returned to their home in Rossall Street.

Air and Mrs R. J. Black (Wellington) and Air and Mrs Alfred A'alenti (New York) are visiting Christchurch, and are at the United Service.

Airs Cooke and her daughter, and Captain Chaytor, who have been staying with Dr and Airs Cooke, Lincoln, have returned to Fassifern.

Miss Crowe (Adelaide), Airs Handyside {lnvercargill), and Airs A. H. Miles (Wellington) are staying at AVarner’s.

I have been trying hard to understand (says a “Pall Mall Gazette” writer) why -it is that women whose height is less than oft 2in were debarred from the recent examination of some 6000 temporary female employees at ■Whitehall for permanencies in the service. Some of the brainiest girls in tho departments happen to bo under the height specified, and I have heard of one or two with special linguistical and other attainments whose continued service would be .invaluable, but whose pests will now be filled by others, for the sole reason that they stand an inch or two higher without ‘their shoes on.

j Stella will be glad to receive items Oi interest and value to Women for publication or refer* ■ ence in this column.