UNPATRIOTIC COLONIAL WOMEN.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 413, 23 January 1909, Page 11

UNPATRIOTIC COLONIAL WOMEN.

Commenting on Lady Dong'hty's statement that Australian women aro not. patriotic, "Epacris," in the Sydney "Telegraph." says' she is afraid this is true, and what she .proceeds''.to say applies in: some measure to '.New Zealand women travellers,' though tho charge, of; expressing' themselves disloyally 'cannot: bo brought against many of them. -Lhe women - who are busy enjoying themselves while tho fun of tho season lasts find itho.-qmot season vory tiresome/'and bail the }pys:'of life.on-board the liner, and. the delights of London as the wealthy tourist sees that modern Mecca; a vision of,motor-cars, dinners at the llitz, luncheon at the Carlton, supper at the Savoy, the Bond Street tea. shops, and-tho'-Regent Street drapers' palaces. A Sydney girl who was asked only the'othfer day tho usual,question,'"Which do' you like best—Sydney or London?" replied enthusiastically, "Oh, London, of course, this ,is; so dull. In London 1 there's- always something going on I" Yes, that is the answer to the riddle. "There's always something going on." The little pig never emits

that. dykg squeak preparatory; to "pegging but;'?'/'//";:/;!; '-''■ '•'•.'{•"!''■■'• '■■'•' "''\" ■■■.;.■.'"•'■■:•' '.'■'''•:■'. .'; '.'Australia is so"dull,"-is they cry/very pften-.'of itkes'e'-'daughters' of' Fortunatusj '• who are/in'truth, bored becauso'they;are too ; well off. y-liyhiay !.be : ; that on the.surface'.tliegaiety is;;nbt■:• so' apparent' in', our 'large' centres ' ■'.<of : : ipbpulationV''while'/the, 'bushy is.of:T necessity: ■'somewhat' triste'.;-But:for an'all-round'-"good time'?'the ; life of a' Sydney'girl -of .the"middle: classes can":give-points to that\of .ah-English! - : girr-'of;-.at"correspoDding'rank,, and ;,station.' Patriotic'citizens 'of. our dearly-loved Commonwealth—and 7 there ; are.; a few thousands of,'such '•'; conflicting . : emotions when'.their returned',friends thus extol: life. ; "on' the/other! 'side;"';. One' l doesn't- like'': 'to! ! adopt •a - : superior; air,'/'and ?a ! tone (of grave 'reprbpf,;and : take' the ; uhpa'tnbtifc , 'pers'brl'' ltoiask, "and yet'it seems'like'disloyalty to one's native land' t'o':sigh : in inseudb-synipathy: arid agree, to'i'afl'' appearance. iiV belittling'our own cdDntryv'^ ; ToYan ; .':Untraveilec\" Australian V.it; may ; sound ■,' impressive.' that':..'these.' travellers ; have seen and done ;SUch .wonderful things' bri'the'other 'side of 'the'globe.-but .any one of the: numerous ! contingent wno have made, the.' grand : toiir. - knows exactly''how .'London imprpsses eachJnew-comer. 'There' brie sees . what.orieis •prepared ;to see,-and lives'; r one!s own life under different skies. The grumbler, who complains of dulness is the last person .to:•make,, anybody less-dull, by- any original idea or-remark. A round of. gaieties, is,.refreshing for a tine/ but only for a time,. and .then boredom. , comes, -with'- : a /.remorseless cJutbh'.N-fe-', 'y/,;■•;"■'■' y y>y'y '■);:■■;' '?,':■■; ,'j-. : v/,''.'"

'BAQrtELORS, BEWARE* Even in 1908 quite a lot of likely fellows would ,be marrying were,.it' ! not :for the .fearful risk ; they,, run of■ marrying' the wrong woman. Even for a.waltz the .-wrong.,woman 'is tiresome; but for a life-long trudge over all'sorts of roads— oh, la, la! How sang the discouraged 'soul?— : A woman fairo'l dare .not wed ■ -For feare I/weare Actaeon's head. . ; -. A womau'blacke'is; always ..proud, ..A-woman little always loud; ' A woman that is tall of growth //•Is. always subject, unto sloth ; : For: faire or foule, • little or .tall, . Some faulferemaines amongst them all. Oh, tut, tut! Don't let the 6narls of cynics worry, you; If you to marriage. are inclined seek out the destined maid, and discover what tea she drinks.' If she drinks the right one, you're right—Suratura "D," Two Shillings! ■It is the tea of | the wise, women, the bright women, the.healthy women; the cheery, women, the'." bonny women, the homely women, the women, the comradely women, the reasonable : women', the. comfortable women,- the gentle women, the gonial women—just the sort of ■ women the men of sense want to marry and mokemuoh of. -1