THE LADIES OF TINY TOWN.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1541, 10 September 1912, Page 3

THE LADIES OF TINY TOWN.

AN INTERVIEW. Tho band of littlo people at present visiting Wellington appear to bo a very cheery, busy company, as keenly interested in all tho affairs of life around them as anyone can be. While they themselves are the objects of much interest to the people who see them, tlio latter may be convinced that they in turn come under quite a fair amount of alert observation on the part of these interesting wayfarers. AJreaily they have seen something of the city,* having been out for a drive beJiind tlieir fascinating litUo ponies, and also having studied the landscape from, the roof of the hotel. Ono of them, Mdlle. Hausi, very petite and dainty, says that what she has seen already of New Zealand reminds her very much of her own native laud, Austria, with its colouring, mountain ranges, and climate. They enjoyed themselves in the south very much, but apparently they enjoy themselves wherever they go, creating their own amusements, having their own interests, olid occupied quito considerably with their work.

Vivaciously, and with gestures that express her meaning still nioro emphatically, the courteous, liltlo. lady talks of the countries she has been in. Tor fourteen years she has been travelling a-boiit, and has visited America, Italy, Denmark,*. Germany, Australia, and other countries, generally with her companions, returning to Vienna, her birthplace, once a year for a holiday. Several months were spent in Australia, which they liked very much, and oi cQiuve ihey went in for svvtJ WVAung, \mV p';v\\ay>s not ou so extensive ;i scale as tho peoplo around U\<!\\\ (M. TVwv also xisiteA the IU-okeu. JJill mines, and spent a very fascinating ttvno exvloviug Uievc itcesses Mid watching Die various processes of work. Sor did the fame o£ Mv. Willis, Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, fail to reach aud impress them. Afdlie. H.insi is interested in political mutters (like most of her cmuitvywomeii), and is greatly concerned over the aspect 'that political matters have taken in Europe, as of course. Austria will bo involved in whatever might occur. Some of the company spoak several "languages. Besides Gerimin, which A-lie calls her own tongue, the littlo. lady speaks English, and a littlo French.

How i\o you puss the ,Umt> when you 1 are not engaged with Tiny. Town? sonio of the ladfes-were asked. "Wo do quite a good deal of sewing. Would you like to tee some of it?" they asked. The invitation was accepted with pleasure. Very littlo effort of the imagination is needed to conceive tho miniuturo sizo oi the garments they wear, and almost one might have imagined that the days ol childhood- and doll's clothes had come buck again. At any time clothes are fascinating, but under these conditions they were still more so.. Most of the frocks were made in Vienna when last they were there, but quite a number of blouses and many of their liiidcr-gnrmeiit-s were made by tliemseivcs, one is informed with a certain amount <if pride. "But these laundries. They are so careless! They do s.) tear my clothes," little Mdlle. Hansi says mournfully. And hei vi.-itor, out of a iikewise bitter experience, sympathised. Hats were shown, miniature hats, and were regarded ruefully by their owners. "Our poor hats," says Mdlle. iiausi. "They have suffered so. Some time oiu hat boxes urrivo so," and she- illustrates by gestures a hat box crushed to the ground, with not an upright inch left anywhere. "It is so hard to get hats for us. They so often cover up all our heads— and faces too," she adds with a laugh. From clothes tho conversation turns to Paris, and from Paris to America and American cookery, where at first they almost starved because the dishes' were st strange. It was in America that they saw their first Maoris, the members of the Maori troupe happening to be visiting the country at the same time. They were left with a desire to see something more ol Maori people, and their ways of living, and the prospect of a visit to Rotorua is being viewed with keen anticipation by" the folk of Tiny Town. MRS. ROLLESTON, Hair Specialist (qual. London and Paris), is recommended for the Permanent Cure of all Scalp Ailmenfs and tho most Effective Treatment for the Growth ' of Hair. _ Shampooing, Hairdressing, Electrolysis (permanent removal of superfluous hair), dip. U.S.A. Face Massage, Combings Mado Up, Transformations, Switches, etc. 2") C Lambton Quay. Telephono '153!I.—Advt