HERE AND THERE

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 157, 31 December 1931, Page 13

HERE AND THERE

Tennis Fashions. Men, as well as women, "follow fashion. The lawn tennis championships in Christenurch this year have, proved that, (states. tic- Christehurch "Times"). Last year nearly every woman: competitor played without' stockings.- This year the stoekingless method is almost uonh'ncd to tho handicap' players. With the men, lasfyear-saw all-except" a few facing a hot sun without protection for the eyes. One player bought a lightweight white cap,' and on.-.Monday nearly- every other... competitor. in the men's championships'was equipped with similar headgear. Eyeshadcs wero at a discount. Woman Factory Inspector. There is one Englishwoman who is reverenced in China to the highest degree, Mrs. Adelaide Aridersou, who was one of tho first four women factory inspectors. From 1923 she has served the Chinese people with honour in the iutervals of her chosen work. Now sho isinyited, with a French colleague,-- to help in the working of the noV Chinese Factory Act (states a correspondent). It_will be a hard task, but this^whitehaired lady has enthusiasm aid endurance very surprising to thos&-who boo her.' Her knowledge of .Chinese domestio affairs is profound, and Mr. Kung, Industrial Minister, knows/that no one can give him Bounder advice.' Wilds of Africa. '" Loneliness holds no terrors for the modern young woman intent upon her work. Miss Audrey Richards,.daughter of the late Sir Ernie 'Richards, who was an Oxford don, is spending six months in Africa on anthropological' research work for the University, of London (states a correspondent). Much .'of th«t time she - has been going alone from village to village in Northern Bhodesia measuring the heads Of the natives. When she needs a lift sho camps by tho wayside until a lorry conies along, and when she runs out of provisions she uses her 'gun with good'effect. One of her sisters', went out to join her, and together they visited tribes where it was considered a disgrace for grown women to be unmarried. Promptly Miss Richards and >her'sister.acquired "hue- . bands" in England, and .even, children, whose photographs. — advertisement, photographs of'patent fqM'prize' babies —were much admired !by: the natives!Strange "Clothes Line." : , ■■'■'.'; • At a.far-away, farm:in the Nyzstrborn district, in Northern Transvaal, South Africa, all the natives, are.laughing^'for they cannot understand'the white man and his funny ways (writes a correspondent). On' Sundays they bring their friends to see the strange washing lines soinek 40ft'up in. the air:.. .The "boss" has spanned a clothes lines some, 40ft up in the airifrom the ground^ and they wonder how the mistress, willhang her washing on it. They have never before seen a-wireless aerial. Rush for Fur Coats. "West End furriers, have, lately enjoyed a rush of business owing- to the sudden spell of cold weather (states the "Daily Mail").' "We have sold £30,000 worth of fur coats in the last four days," one establishment announced. At another store it was stated:. "We have sold an average-of thirty fur coats a day during the last; week.- Hard-wear-ing furs like musquash and pony-skin are the most popular, .but there ..has also been a demand for the more expensive coats of mink and squirrel. The coats fit closer: than they did last year. Several have leather belts and are waisted. The little coatees v. of Persian lamb, astrakhan,.and pony-skin are proving very popular." Cloakroom Stampede. Women became hysterical and rushed the cloakroom at the City Hall at Hull, England, at the brekking-up of a dance at 1 o'clock on a receet morning, writes a correspondent. The dance, which was organised by the f Hull Co-operative Society in aid of jthe Lord Mayor's Hospital Sunday was attended by about 3000, which is far in excess of the hall's dancing capacity. When exhibition dancing was taking, place excited young womon squabbled ?for seats on which others were standing. In one part of the hall sis or seven girls claimed ono table, and when they-all jumped on it the table collapsed, and they fell in a heap.. Wheu tbo dance ended the female cloakroom attendants were quite unable to cope with the impatient queue.,. Girls and women shouted out the j numbers of their tickets in noisy chorus, and when two c: three jumped dn the counter intending, to get their; own coats • and hats, there was-an immediate push through the barriers, and hats and coats .were thrown out. In tho "stampede two women collapsed, and received medical attention at -a.- 'hospital,, /-and'- others fainted. ' The "police., were ...called in, "and carried the1 clothes in piles-to the

—Til-il . hall, where they were occupied until 4 o'clock in tho morning in distributing them to the owners by shouting out the ticket numbers. Thrco Thousand Guests. "Throe thousand people aro said to have been preseut at Mr. Self ridge's gigantic Election Wight party, and it is more than probably truo," states a writer iv the "Daily Telegraph." "Everything was most beautifully arranged, from the moment of arrival at tho back.entrance in Somerset street, when we walked through the book department, and. then to the lifts, .the tempting- array of goods being quite unguarded and opou .to inspection. Upstairs it was possible for guests to send off telegrams free.if they wished, and they could have their photos taken, too, and .their, weight recorded. Little machines that . sharpened • peucils were '.jlso installed—a clever thought, this.

It was a yury smart crowd. Bright velvet, coats --abounded; and., 'lightcoloured .frocks'were >tho rule. I only . saw one--', divided skirt, and that was worn by Slisa Rosalind Norman. It was of blaqk satin, with a white top, and looked li'ko tin ordinary skirt at a casual, glance.". .: .' ; .- ' Toasting the Bride. '"I wish to propose tho health oi' tho . bride and bridegroom. Let us wish them every, happiness aud. the best of good luck. " .Thus did.,.the Prince, of , \Valcs toast Captain-Usury--. Abel: Smith and Ms own cousin,' Lady May Cambridge, after.their, happy wedding, and amid all their friends assembled iv tho great blue and white tnar.qu.ee"'. at Brantbridgo Park, states the "Daily Telegraph." It was evidently an idea born of the moment only, for -a..-littlo group of brothers, Prince .George, tho Duke of .Gloucester,. ■ and- their uncle, Lord Athlone, whispered together for a moment after.-, the-.-.bride had cut-.-'her . special Wedge from the tall wedding cake... "Silonco,. please,." called thefather- of the bride. Led fey Lord: Atblone again, the guests-sang,'in timeliori.oured custom, "Por they are' jolly p goo.d fellows.". TheI.impression, left on tlio-niinds of the.majority of the gu'e's.ts, . both- at the wedding and-tlio Tecept'ipn, was :th'e delightful informality that pre? vailed throughout all the proceedings. Princess Alice"and' Lord Athlone made a charming hostess and host, and there was an. absolute absence of all'restraint. After the wedding at Bran.tridge Park the- Queen greeted arid chatted.' with several old friends', and was. standing close by the side of Princess Alice and Lord Athlone: at the actual reception. When the bride's father handed Her Majesty a glass of champagne. at. the cutting the cake ceremony she smilingly raised her veil to toast tho happy pair. Methodist Women. The Dominion Convention of Methodist Young "Women being held af Marsden College, Karori, was .resumed yesterday, when the morning was spent in study circles and in. a continuation of business sessions. The annual report of-the work of: Sister. Nicholls (the Bible Class representative among Maori women and children) was adopted, and a motion expressing deep appreciation of her work was carried. The convention, decided to continue the support of Bister Buth Grant as a missionary teacher in the Solomon Islands for a further year. It was reported that al- I most £300 has been raised in 1931 by members as a special freewill thank offering for this particular work. Tho itinerary of the travelling secretary for 1932, was adopted. The leadership training'report and the annual report of the movement was adopted. The latter showed a Dominion membership of 3748. Offerings totalling nearly £2000 had boon made to Bible Class and church funds during the year. Seventeen district camps had been held at Easter with, 930 girls in camp.