ON BEING IDLE.

Waikato Independent, Volume XXXIII, Issue 3045, 29 August 1933, Page 6

ON BEING IDLE.

“If only the modern woman had repose!”. That remark was made the other day as a member of the American League of AA r omon Voters looked upon Whistler’s famous picture of his mother. “If American women, with all*their charm, vivacity, and interest in people and things, were able but once in a while to sit as that mother is sitting, at rest, and as their years advance if they dared to assume that same quiet dignity of ago, what a wonderful thing it would be,” was the added comment. And this all brought about the suggestion that the so-called depression, with its slowing up of the mad rush of more prosperous days, may bring to American women the very thing they have been criticised for not having — a dignified case of manner and composure. There were suggestions also that it would be a refreshing thing for a woman to dare to become frankly an old woman of the Whistler mother type in these days when tottering years are wont to assume the cigarette-smoking, hard-boiled mannerisms of a supposedly youthful strain. And it was told how women’s groups of San Francisco arc planning programmes devoted to repose, leisure, and that heretofore ’ considered crime of crimes—idleness.

the lino. Brett missed an easy kick. Leamington 5, United 3. United attacked again and were seen in their opponent's 25 with McLiesh prominent. Hewitt took the ball over the line, but a Leamington man fell on it in front of him. From a lineout Brett kicked into a nice position, from where }.lc Liesh gathered in and started a passing rush from which Hewitt scored, but failed to convert. Uirt.-d 6, Leamington 5 United were penalised for obstruction in front of goal and G. Garland had no difficulty in finding the posts. Leamington 8, United <3. Scraggy play followed and Leamington crossed again. Leamington 11, United 6. A Leamington player kicked towards his own goal and four United men stood unopposed, but through bad handling they were unable to score. Leamington then started a snappy passing rush, every back handling, and G. Garland again crossed. Leamington 14, United <i. The difference of three men was telling on United, and Leamington had the better of the play. M. Hewitt took a penalty shot at goal, but the Wind altered its course and the ball missed the posts by inches. From a side kick Hubbard gained possession and beat Clark to score well out. Leamington .14, United 9. With a quarter of an hour to go, play increased in interest, United makseveral determined assaults on the Leamington line. Players Ordered Off. At this stage play was becoming rough and N. Hall, a United player was ordered off by referee McDonald. Shortly afterwards H. Eidgway and J. Harris, Leamington players, were also sent off. Leamington then went down to score a fairly easy try, by Clark, making the scores. Leamington 17, United 0. Hubbard led a forward rush for United and took the ball from one end of the field to the other, but lost possession a few yards from the line. Time sounded shortly afterwards with Leamington the winners by 17 points to 9. Mr Bain McDonald referecd.