Jottings About Town

NZ Truth, Issue 1214, 7 March 1929, Page 16

Jottings About Town

Social Gossifi From Wettitigton

'APART from all the pomp and ** national vanities inseparable from the presentation of icplprs to. r regiinents, the throbbing- marches - . of - military bands, the cheeririgy sentiment-swayed concourse lining the display grounds, and other intimate, throat-catching effects by which such evolutions are recognised, there is a gripping sense of tradition and great pride about it all. Hence, .when. Mrs.. G. A. Troup, t popular wife of the Mayor of Wellington, presented the Wellington regiment with new colors-vat the Basin Reserve last Sunday, the resplendent' cheering thousands .; of onlookers were soon caught up 'by the. senseyof -sip the meant. *•: ' - .: Forty-two years ago, when the gracious Queen, Victoria, celebrated her jubilee, Mrsi S. Brown, who was Mayoress of our capital city, presented the regiment with the colors which have given pride of. circumstance to those of the present day, given by the women of Wellington. ' It' was pleasant and fitting that Mrs. Bifown Was' a'.' distinguished spectator at last Sunday's celebration, since the flag which she and the representative womenfolk of Wellington subscribed had passed through a most strenuous span of history, thence to a quiet restingrplace,,there to. observe the manner iri which the>. present emblems continued to typify all that- is best m our national tradition. ;*This gift is no mere shell of sentiment, no hollow trumpeting with '.which, tip emblazon'our achievements. Rattier, it^s. the. portrayal of all that:Anzac rep£es.entied' In ' theywaryyearsi : when the spiritNp£wpman formed the. stalwart background of our fighting men. 'A WELL-KNOWrJ Wellington reslf%y- dent, who ... moves . in-, social circles, •'^riteisuc^rrii^eh'tlri to brighten up man's "appearance, ■■= "For marrie^ ., 'or to-be-married people,"sshe writes, "life isyiargely a matter of patchwork or matchwbrk. sp^nd ,a lot of time, often a^deal pi money .and much m the direction of stocking cutlery boxes and drawing-rooms, but how many of us give encouragement to our ;mehf oik m tJie development; of color plans ? ':;:/; Hqw ; i drab men appear miS the£. same oldy colored suitings theyiv-have been ■■"■> wearing for years! ; "~— ■ '..'-..'.-' One far-sighted Wellington girl has even gone the length pf guiding her fiance's wandering choice in' selecting his clothes so that he shall not be a jarring, ( onord 4.n ,:ari-V otherwise hoped-to-be'/musical color" pattern of the future.,^: After ; all, why npt?; ;■'■# .. • '.. .# ' - PROWLING- about the wonders of old • England recently were -Mrs. Nellie Beyan aiid' her daughter,. Audrey. Bothy residents of Wellington, Mrs. Sevan will.be remembered^or her un- . tiring ■svork m the social world. Her daughter, who showed fine talent yas> a' singer before her departure, went to'JEngland primarily to finish her vocal '.training. ', The musical recital at which !she, sahg-in' : Dunedin prior to leaving .gayeyspihe i indication 1 of vlier. promise , as : ;,aysinger, and- this ,h&sy;been amply bprrieyput by- th«" eulogy J 'she;j has receive^ ££, Home. ■'.;•,- ', ' ■ .-• ' r.-krii Italian ■-: y singirig: ; -master, Signor Ce'cctiini, who yearly visits London at the commencements of each season, was greatly impressed^yith.'*hei^:;voice. A dramatic contraltpfpf ' rich .^timbre has ; ; ,Missyßeyah/yand>vhe expressed . great pleasure wheii 'she sang before him. - The cultivation of her voice, he said, could he greatly improved, and he recommended that she visit , Rome, to ?-'study: the arc m its .true, setting. . . . y Such appreciation- cut short Mrs. Bevan's and her daughter's stay m England and no doubt by this time the . •latter. ' is settled;!' down to serious study m the italian capital. -'TpHE accessories of this commentary - A upon life m 4 the.. Capital City are • almost, irritating, m - their, yfamiliarity .— rcrowded tram,/' tiredr ■? men ys.eated while two girls remain standing; and ail-> those other, .etceteras . which prompted the ladies to remark upon men, manners and modes.. •..What happened m a suburbanbpund tram the other, day 'makes one ponder. ..-'.'• ', v There was ' the customary r : quiet, newspaper-reading male. in the corner who looked up" fi;om tils paper, to deliver "a homily upon giris who,- claiming equality m all things; 'did almost things which : at , one ; time were reaerved for man^-rand. not womankind. ■ -•- '-. ■'i . So now stand like a man," •Surely was the capping . stroke of discomfiture,: since even though we may Jlke to :THINK m nieasures. of equality; at least we ;• ought. to shrink from -•'• blatant about it. y ,'. ' "One thing more. It was m Wellington, and is a true story.