WOMAN'S WORLD

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 150, 21 December 1911, Page 6

WOMAN'S WORLD

(Conducted by "Eileen.") WEDDING BELLS MOORE—OKEY. At Whiteley Church yesterday Albert T. Monro, chief reporter of the Taranaki Herald, eldest son of Mr. W. Moore, of Wednesbury, England, was married to Evelyn Tracy, second daughter of Mr. F. W. Okey. The church had been very tastefully decorated ,bv Members of the Young Ladies' Bible Class, of which the bride was a member. The Rev. J. W. Burton officiated at the ceremony, which was a very quiet one, only relatives being present. The bride, who was given away by her father, was attired in charmeus« satin, trimmed with silk and lace insertion. She wore the orthodox veil and wreath of orange blossoms, and carried a lovely shower bouquet, the gift of Mrs. X. Okey. Her two sisters, Misses Nittie and Mabel Okey, were in attendance. They were attired in pretty pale blue frocks and pale blue satin hats trimmed with pink roses ,and'they also carried pink shower bouquets, presented by Miss Brasch. The bridegroom was attended by Mr. Norman Perry (best man) and Willie Okey (groomsman). The bridegroom's present to the bride was a gold cluster turquoise and' pearl ring, to the chief bridesmaid a gold, turquoise and pearl pendant, and to the second bridesmaid a gold cable pendant. After the ceremony the guests to tl)v number of fifty attended a reception at the residence 'of the bride's parents, Yogcltown, where felicitous toasts were honored. Mr. and Mrs. Moore, who were the recipients of numerous sulwtantial tokens of good will from a large circle of friends, left by the afternoon train for Wanganui, where the honeymoon will be spent. The bride's going away dress was a navy blue tailor-made costume, and a tagel straw hat trimmed with pink roses. NOTES FROM LONDON AX OPEN" FIELD FOR WOMEN*. London, November 3. In connection with the Arts and Crafts Exhibition opened on Wednesday in London, in whic;h women workers are just as well and a 9 honorably represented as men,an interesting fact has come to ' light, and that is that there is a large field tor women workers in pottery at present, awl comparatively few women in it. One of the managers of a Staf!fordshire firm which deals in "art" goods has expressed the opinion that a clever woman could make a very good living .if she applied herself to the work. The J designer executes fresh drawings for vases, plates, dishes, plaques or orna- , ments, and the modeller fashions them : into shape, the painter decorating the work with what devices she wishes. Outside the pottery district in Staffordshire there aru at least 20 schools where women can study, and the Royal College of Art has a pottery course for the wouldbe atrist. One of the first points to decide is whether the student wishes to make the shapes as well as decorate them, for shapes like vases and bowls require a throwing wheel, the price of which caries from £3 to £ls. Quite ordinary work is almost sure of an income of £IOO a year if well done, and if the worker is really clever buyers will como after her with orders. WOMAN FOOD INSPECTOR.

An- American woman, Sirs. H. M. Fowler-, lias recently been appointed a food inspector in one of the towns of Washington. It is her duty to visit regularly '2OO cafes, sweet-makers' kitchens and bakeries, and see that they are kept in a sanitary condition. BOY COOIvS. When Princess Christian opened the Universal Cookery and Food Association's Exhibition this week she was attended by a guard of honor composed of thfl boys from the London County Council's School of Cookery. All were in chef's "uniform." A PRETTY TRIBUTE.

A pretty tribute was paid Mrs. Maud Overton, the author of ''Thine for Ever, God of Love," when, in celebrating recently her 92nd birthday, Wie parish choir of her 'Flintshire home serenaded her with the beautiful verses. LADY OPERA DIRECTOR.

Berlin's first lady director of opera, Mme. Aurelie Revy, who has sung at Convent Garden, opened at the Komische Opera successfully on Wednesday night with Giordajno's opera, "Siberia." Reports say that a crowded house gave the directress a rousing reception when she appeared in the vole of Stephana, which she created at the original premiere in Milan. THE WOMEN'S AERIAL LEAGUE.

Finding that men show no signs of doing the work that the League thinks must be done, and should be done by men, the executive are inaugurating a series of lectures on aviation designed to impart knowledge to women on .the subject. It will also provide for the training of women l lecturers, who will address gatherings, write pamphlets, and in other ways educate and interest Englishwomen. A GERMAX WOMAX PROFESSOR.

For the first time a woman has been admitted to the professorial staff of a Berlin university. This is Dr. Johann Woker, who is now a professor extraordinary at the University of Leipzig. PIT-BROW LASSES. These have once more descended on London to appeal against the proposed exclusion of women from working on the pit banks, and Lord Willoughby de Broke, who has championed the women from the first, lias promised that if they cannot get justice /from the House of Commons lie will himself take the case before the Lords. The greatest indignation has prevailed on all sides, since the matter has been ventilated, that so gravely important. a change in legislation should have been contemplated when the women themselves—deprived utterly of a living

- have never been consulted. It is pointed out by oppositionists to t-lio. measure Unit the work is very healthy, is always (lone in the open air, in infinitely licttiM* for the women than work in mills or factories, anil has never been protested against us being too hard by workers themselves, who an? naturally in a slate of consternation at what may await them. It seems to be generally thought now that when the Coal Mines Herniations ISill comes before Parliament this particular clause will h:ive to be deleted. THE AGE OF MARRIAGE. A series of opinion* from men of note "ii the above subject appears in Everybinly's Weekly. Below are a few samples from the answers:

Sir .lames Crichtourllrown. the wellknown physician: ''Marriage should take place when the promptings of animal instinct. chastened and refined; are concentrated into one channel bv a subtle •sense of allinity. and when no pathological and economical impediment bars the wav."

Tim Rev. A. .T. Waldron, vicar of Brixton: "Wo are getting soft. We are spoiled by cheap and third-rate entertainments. Wo forget that love is the most fascinating thing in the world; that fellowship is divine, nnd a companionship born of this passion is tlio gift of the gods. . W<3 must teach the woman the

glory of motherhood, but must not ig-1 nore the problems of eugenics. In Lon-1 don it is tragic to see the kind of peo- j pie we have to marry. We are, in our j I grandmotherly way, paying a premium in | the propagation of the unfit. This must be stopped." Dr. Josiah Ollield: "Xo man shall marry until lie has saved at least his annual income. Xo woman should expect to get married until she has either worked and made or has saved enough to buy all the household linen for her new home —not in shoddy sixpenny calico, but in linen like the linen of her grandmother, whose sheets and tablecloths have lasted almost to this day." A USEFUL HINT. Housewives are often worried by the unsightly marks left by the casters of heavy chairs, sofas or tables. A polished' floor is often spoiled by this means, and matting and linoleum also suffer. One woman who was annoyed by the sight of these ugly mark 3 suddenly thought of the glass caster cups, which are used for pianos. She procured some at once for the dining-room table and for the beds and sofas, but, though excellent for the bigger furniture, they looked a little clumsy under the chairs. So, following out the .idea, she asked a carpenter to make her wooden cups, in the same style, but much smaller. These proved most satisfactory find saved her much work and worry.