Women the World Over

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 120, 11 August 1927, Page 5

Women the World Over

A GRACE DARLING?

Is there anjAhing women cannot do? At present the lifeboat station at Palling. Norfolk Coast, England, is in charge of Miss Letitia French, who has a crew of loyal stalwart men ready to do her bidding. MARCONI’S BRIDE Marie, the daughter of Count Francesco Bezzi-Scali, recently became the wife of Senatore Marconi. The sena-

tore’s first marriage, it will be remembered, was annulled by the Holy Roman Rota.

A DARING AVIATOR The first woman aviator likely to try for transatlantic honours is the Russo - American Mrs. Luba Phillips, who flew Red Cross supplies to Russia during the war and in 1922 put up a woman’s altitude record. She is contemplating flying from Newfoundland to London by herself, or with a navigator-pilot she may attempt a non-stop hop from New York to Rome. SELF TAUGHT The boast is often made on behalf of many who achieve fame that they are “self-taught,” but there are very few to whom the term can be applied so literally as it can to Fru Kristin Sigfusdooter, the famous Iceland novelist. She taught herself even to read and to write. MUSIC HATH CHARMS e Another claimant for fame. Mrs. Martha Powis, of Droitwich (Eng), declares she is the oldest woman mouth - organist in the world. She is 95, and it is said that she places her mouthorgan under her pillow, and if she awakes during the night she lulls herself to sleep with its music, raging from jazz to grand opera. .REFUGEES Among the women of the Russian nobility who have taken refuge in Paris few have been more successful in commercial enterprise than Princess Kotchoubey, who is making an excellent living for herself by conducting a large boarding-house in Versailles. Her sister, Princess Obolenski, sells sugar, jam, bacon and all manner of groceries in her shop in the same locality. TAURANGA NOTES THE BACHELORS’ BALL The social event of the season, namely, the bachelors’ ball, was held on Monday, and was a decided success. . _ . About 700 invitations had been issued and over 500 accepted. The Town Hall was crowded, and at times dancing was difficult. The hall was most elaborately decorated, eclipsing anything previously attempted in this district. Mr. Kirk Burnand’s orchestra, which was supplemented by several instrumentalists from Auckland, supplied the music to the entire satisfaction of the dancers. A BRIDGE AFTERNOON An enjoyable bridge afternoon was given by Mrs. F. E. Bell at her residence, “Petherton,” Herne Bay, on Tuesday. Among those present were Mesdames H. B. Walton, Gavin Wallace, Ammer, W. F. Allen, Dowding, Elder, Misses Allen, Bell, Gould and Bowden. The prize winners were Mrs. IDowding and Mrs. Ammer.