WOMAN'S WORLD

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 60, 1 September 1911, Page 6

WOMAN'S WORLD

(Conducted by "Eileen"). HOW TO GET INTO SOCIETY. AMAZING DUBLIN' CASK. Extraordinary evidence was given the: other day in the Dublin Bankruptcy Court, when Mr. Justice Boyd had before him the case of the .bankruptcy of "a Miss Cecilia Bell, a young lady stated to belong to County Leitrim. ■Lady Bradstreet, of Castella, Clontarf, stated that from November, 1909, until recently Miss Bell, who was about 26 or 28 years of age, was living with her there.' She came as an ordinary visitor, and not as a paying guest.- Before she came there witness and Miss Bell had been away together in the West of Ireland for about a year. Before that thev had known each other in a casual way. While at witness's house Miss Bell spent money freely, and witness understood she had a large fortune. She made purchases of jewellery, some of which she presented to witness on her birthday and at Christmas. Mr. Blood, K.C. (for the creditors): Did she give you a set of pearl and diamond earrings worth £100? Witness: I do not know their value, but she gave me presents because 1 took her out the whole winter and prei sented her at court.

» You presented her at the \ ice-regal ? Court?— Yes; and she gave me the pearl and diamond earrings as a recognition of that.

From first to last how many items of 'jewellery do you think she gave you';— Two before that, <a set of amethyst earrings and.an amethyst comb. Lady Bradstreet added that she became possessed of horses and a carriage in 1910. The horses were bought by Mian Bell. The carriage was also bought by Miss Bell, who presented it' to witness. She also admitted having received cheques for sums of money which Miss Bell paid when thev went to Bray or other places. Counsel: But notwithstanding the fact that you got these payments by cheque for tiie entertainments that were supplied, you still think you are entitled to retain these valuable gifts? Witness: Yes, because she never paid anything for her board and lodging, i Miss Bell wanted to go about and stay at hotels for three or four days at a I time, and she wanted me to chaperone 1 ! her. She never wanted to pay anything ! herself, and she gave me the money to I spend for her. | i In reply to the Judge, counsel stated | that Miss Bell appeared altogether to have got about £9OO worth of jewellery from one shop and paid about £7OO. • The Judge remarked it was enough to keep two large families for a year. Miss Bell seemed to have been introduced into society and pretty well bled also.

Mr. Collins said Misfl Bell was ill, but hoped to be able to attend court that day fortnight. §ir Edward Bradstreet said he knew his wife got diamond earrings from Miss Hell, but did not know if thy were worth £IOO. He explained that his son had met Miss Bell's brother at school, and in this way the families became acquainted. Counsel: What was the arrangement for your wife's remuneration for this, if any?— Well, there was not any; but Miss Bell was to pay all extra expense. She wanted to go to dances, theatres, ball two or three times a week, and so forth. Of course, we could not afford that, and Miss Bell said she must go, and that she .would pay the expenses herself. She wanted me to keep horses, and she was to pay all the expenses ot the horses. Witness went on to say that Miss Bell gave his son a brougham and horses and also sums of money. He told her not to be giving his son money. The boy, who was 19, was at*' Trinity College. \ Mr. Justice Boyd: I do not see what: a boy like this wants with a brougham. 1 Mr. Blood: For driving from Clontarf j to Trinity College., (Laughter.) j Mr. Justice Boyd: Is young Mr. Bradstreet living with his father? Mr. Blood: No; he lives in college. Mr. Justice Boyd: With the horses and brougham and all these things? Why. that Ikii's both Cambridge and (Oxford for l'.i\i;ry. (Laughter.) Mr. Justice Bi' 1 d asked if the Court could be sn;>pliid with a list of the j different articles that were now in Sir Edward Bradstreet's house that had |been bought by Miss Bell, and the witness promised to supply such a list, including the jewellery.' In reply to further questions, the witness said he' was aware of a carpet which CVliss Bell ordered for the house, and it was there still. Have you any claim on it?—No other claim than that everything she put into the house she gave to my son. I have no claim myself to anything of hers. The hearing was adjourned for a fortnight. NOTES FROM LONDON

WO MAX'S SWIMMIXG FEAT. Loudon, July 14. ; Miss Daisy Curwen, of Liverpool, the Xorthern Counties and Liver-pool nnd District champion, set up a new 100 yards English ladies' swimming record on Friday night at a gala ]>romoted by the Wallasey Kernes Club, beating the previous record In one second. TOE WOMAN' IX THE COLONIES. Lord Robert Cecil, speaking last week at a Colonial Conference arranged by the Girls' Friendly Society, referred to the excess in the female population here, while in the overseas Dominions there was generally an excess of male population. It seemed, he said, to he one of the most obvious tasks of civilisation to transfer the over-plus of women to tho-o portion- of the Empire in which they were most urgently and properly needed. He thought it was particularly their duty to do thi>s, because he was profoundly convinced that the English woman was not onlv the most beautiful. hut the best of all the women in the world. The German hausfrau was, it was claimed, a much greater expert in domestic science. That might be so, but in his judgment she sacrificed to one particular class of her duties some of the noblest faeulfies with which she was endowed. To use a eomnierei.il phrase, he believed the women were one of the most splendid products of this land, and it was their duty, if he might continue the metaphor, to export that commodity as largely as possible to our brethren beyond the seas. WHY WOMEX DKIXK. At a meeting of the Society for the Study of Inebrety on Tuesday, Mrs. Brainu'ell Booth, leader of the women's social work of the Salvation Army, made some interesting suggestions that she thinks would do much to stop the constant tippling by women. She is inclined to discounienauee the idea, as do other authorities, that women are driven to drink through trouble, and thinks that medical men, on whose advice married women often start drinking stout, beer, chlorodyne, and various pick-me-ups—and licensed grocers, who are in a position to minister to secret drinking are often to blame for encouraging the evil habit of drinkug in women.

One curious suggestion Mrs. Booth made is new and of interest. If, she con- I siders, women were only served by women, and men were only served by >' men, that would go a very long way towards checking the drinking habit-s of ' the people. The point was given in discussion following upon her address on the management of inebriate women, in which she urged strongly the insistence upon a fruitarian diet in place of flesh food, as calculated to greaUy diminish the temptation to drink alcoholic beverages to excess. In addition, as one of Iter preventive measures, Mrs. Booth advocated the teaching of children ito drink plain water instead of tea and coffee. 'Die remedy lies in home influence and surroundings, steady work, especially in the open air, such as gardening, and—perhaps this was emphasised more than anything else —after care and friendly oversight for at least two or three years subsequent to release. Of all the cases she had known, Mrs. Booth finished by remarking, of those who had been in Government institutions, they were almost invariably drinking again within a week of their coming out. ROMANCE AT BISLEY. A pretty little story is in evidence nt Bisley this week. It concerns 'one of Bisley's " crack shots, the secretary of a well-known London rifle club. Among the members of the club is a clever lady shot, whom the secretary coached. They sometimes shot side by side at the butts, and three weeks ago the lady won the ladies' championship of her county. On Monday they appeared at Bisley as hustand and wife, and both are taking part in this year's events. ANTI-CHILDREN CRUSADE. An extraordinary state of affairs, if true, is reported this week from Paris, where, it is said by a French writer, a veritable anti-children campaign has been started by owners of tenement property. They object to letting rooms to families, and in cases where children ' have been born, and have grown up the landlords are giving their tenants notice, and evicting them if they do not leave when the notice expires. A number of evictions have taken piace in the congested quarters during the last few days. There is a workmen's tenants' union, and when the furniture of a poor family is thrown on the streets officials of the society appear with a van, and , taike the furniture and the family to the ■ local mayoral offices. Several philanthropists are taking the matter in hand, i and to meet the needs of large families ijare erecting blocks of tenements. The ;. Municipal Council, too, are launching 1 I a housing scheme, which will cost several millions.

NOTKS. Lady Londonderry, wearing cap and gown, was on Monday among the deputation that presented an address to King George from • Queen's University. She was the only lady member of the Senate taking part in the ceremony. Miss Eve, a daughter of Mr. Justice Eve, lias accepted an invitation to become master of the Bexhill Harriers, in succession to Lord Brassey. The Duchess of Abercorn is a flrstrate busiuess woman, and has had fdt years a fine creamery near Baronscourt. From it ar s e supplied some of the leading firms and steamship companies with milk, cheese, butter, and eggs. The death occurred on Sunday, at Baltimore, of Sister Madeline O'Brien, a well-known Catholic nun, and head of i\ large training school for nurses. Sister .Madeline claimed to be the only nun in the world wh« practised medicine.