KEEPING AN EVE ON WOMEN VOTERS

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 557, 9 January 1929, Page 4

KEEPING AN EVE ON WOMEN VOTERS

LADY ASTOR AND COURT DUTIES Lady Astor is ostensibly taking a holiday in America before resuming ■ her duties in London on the opening of- | Parliament, but she can never keep off I the subject of politics for long, and in Novesiber last she broadcast a speech to the women of America, a speech in which she was as provocative and amusing as ever, says a writer in the •‘Australasian.” A cautious eye is, of course, being kept on women voters, who will now have much greater powers than before, and Lady Astor says that the time is at last over when it was “our | business to take in the men." We i need not do that any longer; it seems, I instead, that we have to see that men do not take us in politically, and women, says Lady Astor, ‘ r if worth their salt, will not be made by the machine of any party, but will remake the machines of all parties.” Women, she went on, may have had an unpolitical i past, but at least they were not tied j down to creeds and doctrines, which j means that we have an open field in j front of us and can give all our atten- [ tion to our political future. . Women | may, of course, hold political posts, J but so far they have not held any ! official position at Court. A curious problem has just arisen j though in connection with the appoint- | meut of a new Lord Great Chamberj lain of England. When Lord Lincolnshire, the former Lord Great Chamberj lain, died recently his office should ; have passed automatically to his son ! for the remainder of the reign. Lord | Lincolnshire, though, had five daughters but no son, and all five daughters were considered co-heiresses, since the law does not differentiate between older and younger daughters. Finally, it was decided to vest the office in the. third daughter, who married Viscount Lewisham. Since Lady Lewisham cam not hold the office herself, her husband will act for her, and he has been l appointed Lord Great Chamberlain, ! although In reality he is only acting j as her deputy, so a woman will at last be officially connected with Court functions. NOVEL SLEEVES THE KIND THAT TFtAIL SIMPLE AND STRIKING That flimsy piece of femininity, the has cast off the reputation for being an unnecessary garment worn only by the indolent wealthy woman who lounges about half the morning in her ribbons and silks. Negligees of a simple, though striking, design, have completely ousted the kimono or heavy silk wrap. The average woman’s wardrobe is never bereft of a negligee. Nowadays, beauty In clothes depends largely on pattern and needlework, and not expensive materials. Cottons and Sitks The shops are filled with creations of silk voile and washing silk of the finest kind made in a striking manner that appeals to every woman who appreciates beautiful things. Embroidered voiles are in great demand for negligees, and the girl who is clever with her needle can make a becoming garment for less than 30s. Plain voiles trimmed with yards and yards of narrow frilled lace also make many of the latest negligees. Fashions in design have changed. Once, negligees showed skimpy sleeves, full skirts, and dangling collars. The position is reversed. Now, fashion decrees that long, trailing sleeves elaborately embroidered oxtucked. must be accompanied by closely-fitting skirts, which are both neat and graceful. Some of the model negligees show sleeves that fall to the ground dike trains! One seen in a city store was made of mauve silk voile appliqued with faint sunset embroidery, and featured sleeves a yard and a-half in width. BARLEY WATER Wash 3oz of pearl barlev and put It into a pan with cold water to cover Bring to the boil and strain Put the barley into a jug with the thinlypeeled rind of a lemon, and pour over U pints of boiling water. Leave until cold, add the juice of the lemon, strain, add sugar to taste, and serve This may be iced.