WOMAN'S WORLD

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 234, 11 February 1911, Page 6

WOMAN'S WORLD

(Conducted by "Eileen"). SOCIAL NEWS. The Theatre—We were all delighted to witness such a delightful play as "The Lion and the House" as put on by the .1. C. Williamson Co. lasi Vi ednesduy. Miss Grey is charming, and her frocks were lovely. Mrs. Leatham wore black silk; Miss Leatham, white silk; Mrs. Wright, white eolienne, trimmed with handsome Oriental green trimming; | Miss Mills,, white muslin; Miss Jackson, I red silk, trimmed with cream insertion; Mrs. Atkinson, black silk, relieved with white; Mrs. Colson, black; Mrs. Clarke, black and white striped taffeta, trimmed with black; Miss Clarke, pale pink muslin; Miss B. Kvans, insertion ana muslin; Miss. F. Evans, white muslin; Miss M. Evans, pink iloral muslin; Miss Wood, black silk; Mrs. Brewster, black silk, cream vest; Mrs. Samuel, black glace; Mrs. Penn, white crepe de chine; Miss Eileen Penn, pale blue muslin; Mrs. Munro, black; Miss Ina Lewis, wliite muslin, Mrs. A. H. Glasgow, pale blue silk; Miss Majorie Glasgow, pale pink silk; Miss N. MacDiannid, pink muslin; Mrs. Keg. George, white silk; Miss Emery, white silk; Mrs. Medley, cream silk;. Misses "Morey (2), white muslin; I Mrs. McCleland, black silk, cream chiffon tucker; Mrs. Walker, black silk; Sirs. Paul, black tali eta; Mrs. Rennell, white silk; Mrs. Law, cream; Mrs. Jones, black; Miss Jones, white; Misses Fookes (2), white; Mrs. Fookes, black; Mrs. D. Fookes, black; Mrs. Wylie. black silk; Miss Ellis, grey; Miss Brewster, white crepe <le chine; Miss Clarke, white silk; Mrs. Stocker, white muslin; Misses Simpson (2), white; Mrs. Clem. Webster, white silk.; Mrs. Cruicksliank, pale blue; Miss Bayly, Miss C. Bayly; Mrs. Quilliam, black silk, cream vest, insertioned with black; Miss Carrington, black mervellieux, touches of pale blue; Mrs. Evans, pale pink brocaded silk; Miss Rennell, pink taffeta, veiled in cream embroidered net; Miss Fizgerald, cream; Miss G. Morey, cream crepe de chine; Miss E. Bayley, cream; Miss V. Kirkby, cream; Mrs. Claude Weston, black; Mrs. Walter Matthews, cream; Mrs. Harold Thomson, white muslin; Miss M. Thomson; Mrs. Paton, cream; Mrs. Baker, black; Miss Baker, cream; Mrs. Dowllng, pale pink silk blouse, black skirt; Miss Testar, Miss Read; Miss C. Hamerton, white muslin; Miss Kirkby; Mrs. Russell, claret-colored silk; Miss E. Russell. cream; Miss Fenton, cream; Miss F. Fenton, white muslin; Airs. Syme (Christchurch), cream shantung frock; Miss lv. Barnitt, wliite muslin; Miss Gladys Williams, cream; Mrs. Johns, white silk; Miss Monroe, blue; Mrs. Somerset Smith, saxe-blue crepoline; Miss M.- Mills, cream silk blouse, dark skirt; Mrs. Mackay, grey crepe de chine; Miss I. Mackay, wliite embroidered muslin; Miss Campbell, green silk blouse, dark skirt.

PERSONAL ITEMS. Miss Jean Mackay, "who has been in New Plymouth for some time, has now returned to Wellington. Mrs. Davy, with her sister, Miss Carte, has left New Plymouth and intends living in Wellington. JMr. and Mrs. Fenton, who have beeii spending some weeks in New Plymouth, left last night for Auckland, before returning to their home in Wellington. Mr. and Mrs., J. H. Hempton, who have been away for a holiday, have now returned to New Plymouth. Mr. and Mrs. Rose, of Wellington, who have been visiting New Plymouth, have now returned. Dr. and Miss Leatham, of New Plymouth, have gone for a trip to Auckland. Miss Erice Bayley is leaving early next week on a trip to Wellington. Mrs. W. E. Spencer, who has been visiting her brother, Mr. Leo Jacobs, at Mokau, and spending a few days with friends in New Plymouth, is returning to Wellington to-day. NOTES. A matter which is setting tongues a-wagging is the rumor of trouble at Government House (says the Wellington correspondent of the Petone Chronicle).j Captain Kerr Clark and Lady Beatrice Clark have taken a sudden departure for Australia, and Captain Hamilton, one of the aides, has resigned his position and will join the Territorial stall' at head-, quarters. It is a great pity that the trouble has arisen, because Lord Mington is in many respects a brilliant man, and promised to be very likeable and popular. Lady Islington, on the contrary, seems to have come to New Zealand with false notions. She is apparently imbued with the idea that as the wife of his Majesty's representative, she is entitled to extraordinary consideration, and refuses to unbend to ordinary persons in the manner Of her predecessors. Moreover, she expects visitors to curtsey with bent knee as though in the presence of Royalty, and her aloofness on formal occasions has been extremely marked, more especially at the alleged ''public reception" which was held a few weeks back, and at which her Excellency put in a brief appearance, but did not '"receive." It is all very sad, but there it is. Apropos, I am told that a Featherston railway official was extremely startled the other day on being peremptorily ordered to tear down some glaring advertisements on the local railway station which offended her ladyship's aesthetic susceptibilities. Departmentalism prevailed. The railway station spaces are let to a private contractor. I hear in social circles here (says the same writer) that a well-known Horetaiinga golf links resident has solved the domestic servant question by employing two Chinamen to do the household drudgery, and, incidentally, to "makee the cabbagee glow"! The Celestials are being watched by a number of others bent on getting "John" to do housework and gardening. It will soon be John's province to milk the cows, as down South a farmer has engaged a couple of Chinamen to do fencing work! The engagement is announced of Miss Riddiford, second daughter of Mr. E. J. Riddiford. to the Rev. Leonard Sedgwick, of England. Warner"s Corsets arc rust-proof, and can be washed as safely as the famous Roslyn unshrinkable flannel, "Delta" finish.—Advt.

A BKIDE AT FIFTEEN. A SORDID CASE. J\OGE'S CAUSTIC REMARKS JN T i DIVORCE CASE. Auckland, February S. | Mr, Justice Edwards had some caustic remarks to make this morning at the Supreme Court, when a rather extraordinary petition in divorce occupied his attention. Ernest Arthur Carter, a carpenter, living at Point Chevalier, sought dissolution of his marriage with Ellen Maud Carter on grounds of desertion. Mr. Endean appeared for petitioner. "fhe parties were married in 1804 when petitioner was twenty-two years old and respondent only fifteen years of age. Three children were the issue of the marriage. Petitioner described the quarrels that had occurred between them, culminating in the wife going away in June of 1003. On that occasion tney had quarrelled and she returned home about midnight. He then remarked, "This conduct will have to cease, or you must leave the house."

Hir Honor: You were very much to blame for her departure. To the child of !'f:oen you married you said at midn! .-Ik.^" Improve your conduct or go." Mie went, and has not returned. You niigiit think your conduct proper, but I don't. Petitioner said he had not seen his wife since 1003, and she had neglected the children and the home.

His Honor interrupted the evidence further by declaring he would not listen to the woman being blackened, because he would not believe petitioner. There must have been faults on both sides, and at the most petitioner could not expect to have realised much happiness in marrying a girl of fifteen years. Emily Martin, a sister of the petitioner, gave evidence as to desertion, and expressed the opinion that respondent had no cause for leaving the house. His Honor (with warmth): What do you know, my good woman? How can you know what happened between man and wife? You know absolutely nothing about it. Stand down! The decree nisi, to be made absolute in three months, was granted.