Newi Zealand's Woman Naturalist

NZ Truth, Issue 1193, 11 October 1928, Page 6

Newi Zealand's Woman Naturalist

queer insects that, would ™kr °yen the ™f J h J wor ld-inhabit the many* scream, huge moths from outlandish parts ot inovY . *

Cabl But'iviiss Castle; despite the fact that^the lack of .a;chairV of entomology c t atl °£ a n d ? 7«^mf £ 0 1leb8Si? AMb to Kapiti- Island revealed the fact mainrand/nVwand.irtteresting "Do you 'kn<^/' asked Mis^. Castle, "th?t of the !best dressmakers /ih Paris used to put, moths and butterfl.esjrf their showbases and allow customers to choose their own color schemes? Every Saturday v l have ; a : class of small people— schoolboys, mostly— who bring along treasures they have found, some m a very. squashed cond.t.on, of course. But teaching the children to love Nature keeps them out of the picture theatres and unhealthy places. * "Field work is the most fascinating part and it is my great dream to study Insect life abroad, some day, as have many women visitors to this country, vln the meantime, New Zealand presents a wonderful field fop study."