PESTERED AND TERRORISED

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 147, 18 December 1911, Page 5

PESTERED AND TERRORISED

A GIRL'S UNPLEASANT EXPERIENCES. By Telegraph—Press Association. Auckland, December 15. Gordon William Smyth pleaded guilty to 'haiving assaulted a girl by catching hold of her by the shoulder. He was described by Sub-Inspector Henry at the Police Court this morning as one of the most contemptible blackguards wer brought before the court. Accused was a rather good-looking man of about 30 years of age, and the sub-inspector said that he was a married man, With his wife living in Auckland, but had, by 6ome, means, got introduced to the complainant, a young girl from Mount Ros» kill, and' paid court to her. He had pestered her with his attentions, followed her about, and terrorised her with threats to shoot her and to cut his own throat. He had also borrowed' money from her. She had been so pestered that she had gone to the police for protection. Smyth said the girl met him by appointment made by her when she knew her parents were against it, and he was getting .the blame. Mr. Cutten said accused would be bound over in two sureties of £25 each to be of good behaviour towards complainant for twelve months, and for assault sentenced him to fourteen days in gaol. The magistrate remarked tliat if it were not that the man was the support of his, wife and family, he would have got a. much longer term of imprisonment.

he sleeves and around the decolletage. ?Jiey take their name from their milky, omplexion. For soft effects, these 'drops of milk" have entered into competition with beads and sequins of nother-of-pearl tonings. EMBROIDERIES AND FRINGES. Designers of a good deal of the wonlerful new embroidery—foundations, fine let almost invisible—have decided, for a change, to give us flights of birds and sprays of fruit as a change from floral patterns. Quite one of the most taking patterns is a bird in full flight with wide wings outspread, the colors worked in chenille and silk, picked out with glitter; for the evening gown it is quite suitable, also for the sumptuous evening coat. After much of the new embroidery bands there is a suggestion of Egypt, as regards both color, scheme and design! Bands of very thick metal broderie will be in request, as well as 1 a glittering metal bead fringe, which will scintillate up and down soft draperies and round tunics. The alternative to the bead fringe is the one made of chenille or fine silk, and the width is usually considerable, though the "Tom Peuce" width (that is to say, half-inch) will be much used on the tailored costumes. AN ENIGMA. At a period such as the present, when there are many becoming styles of hairdressing, and when individual's can pretty well please themselves, one wonders why it is that the majority seem to select styles that are so trying and unbecoming. It is quite painful to sit in the dress circle and look down on the stalls, be;ause of the number of heads that are lressed in that very unattractive manler, with a plaited boss coiled above each >ar. From the centre of the forehead o the nape of the neck there is one line •f parting, the hair is then plaited into wo tails, and one tail is coiled above the ight ear aih. one above the left. There -re no attractive waves or any soft urls, but just a demure and straight everity. If ornament is added, this akes the form of a band across the top f the head finished on either side with a larbaric-looking Salome ornament, which erches itself as a cap on top of the laited knob or "medallion" of hair. So ir, it is a style affected by the young, nd this is very surprising, for as a rule lie girls who think most of their appearnce prefer a more fluffy arrangement of lie hair. In contrast is the head still covered 'ith a great bun of curls, or the one rhcre the chief charm consists of drapries of hair, which certainly constitute he crux of most of the newest arntngenents. The flat straight-cut fringe on he forehead—just a few short tendrils if hair—is being worn again, whether a dgh style of dressing is chosen or a low me, quite on the neck. Either, too, illows of the use of the classical band >rnainent9 of silver or gold or velvet. lew among the evening hair ornaments s the band composed of gold network, studded with stones that happen to be the favorite, or that go prettily with the dress. These bands are arranged filetwise. finished with a cabochon on either side, with dangling pendant gold fringe. The extremely wide bandage band is going out, and if the band is wide anywhere it is at the nape of the neck, gradually tapering off as the front of the head is reached.