MISSCELLANEOUS.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXX, Issue 5416, 26 April 1929, Page 4

MISSCELLANEOUS.

A PRINCESS AS AVIATOR. Prinqess , Marie Jose, the only da,ughteir of: the King and Queen of Bqlgiumv must be the first Royal Princ.ejffi to have ventured HP in an aeroDiba® e. She paid a visit! to the aviMitt® . school a.t Saint. Huber,t, w'fctm® she took a keen interest in tffie, tnc ic.hanism of the machines. She i flould not resist thq temptation of a Short Alight and went up piloted by pM. Jacques de Fierlant. IIIANDBAG FASHIONS. Those whom the French! call, '“elegante” abe taking vqry attractive hamdbags on holiday with., them. The top part ds sloped up narrowly, and 1 it is just lairge enough to < contain a p assport, purse, notej-booik, j tod the indispensable supply of oowdbr scei it. This ba, g has a lock h; tl£-way dow b, which, wihen open, reveails hair and: clothqs Ibrusjies, mirror and com b. So it in difficult for (women to e xcuse theme :elve.s for not looking thei r best aftej r a railway j pauiwey. LONG SERVICE. O nq. woman at least can c.la'itaa the uni< jue honour of 'having been in 'the Hou jste of Comm ons for 40 years. Th.i; 5 is, Mrs Thoj *nton, who 1 has recent ;ly retired. i During tha t lime she has repaired, re-laid, and geuerally attended to tl ie carpets < tfT ibfAh cha {fibers.

LIVE TEDDY BEARS. Crazes for strange pets are always springing up, but I am afraid they do not last very long. In Canada bears are popular as pets just now. Some Canadian bears are quite inoffensive members of society, and there are small- ones resembling live teddy bears. CHILDREN BOXERS. Boxing is now considered a smart accomplishment, and boys take to it seriously at a very early age. Among the small well-known people who are boxing enthusiasts is Christopher Robin, who is a very manly person indeed. Princess Mary’s sons, George and Gerald, received their first lesson with the gloves some time ago.