WOMEN'S WORLD

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 237, 25 February 1913, Page 6

WOMEN'S WORLD

(Conducted by "Eileen"). CAPTAIN SCOTT'S WIDOW TUAVKLLKU AM) SCULPTRESS. Much Miujiiithy is full for Captain Scott's widow, who is at present on the high seas, ami who received the sad news by wireless. Mrs. Scott was in \ew Zealand in 1910. Some idea of her interesting career may be gained from the following interview, published in the Melbourne Herald at the time: With Creek blood in her veins, it is not surprising that Mrs. Kathleen Scott, once having turned her attention to art, should be best known as a sculptress. "l>er>t Known" is a phrase that perhaps conveys a false impression, for Mrs. Scott follows art for love of it, and with much dislike for the publicity that is thrust upon her. Her work as a sculptress is of a hign class, and she lias chosen her subjects chielly from among literary and artistic loaders of London life. She lias, for intanee, done some excellent heads of Granville liarker, the playwright; of Galsworthy, whose plays, '-Justice" and "Strife.'' have done more, perhaps, to set the twentieth century English theatre on its feet than any other agency; of Max Beerbohm, the dramatic critic. . Another of her subjects was Charles Shannon, the artist, who is represented in the Melbourne art gallery by an oil painting and some drawings. Yet another was Sir Clement Markham, the great explorer, now an old man, and resting on his laurels, who chielly organised the first expedition to the Antarctic which was led by Captain Scott. These are facts which he who runs may read in handbooks of art and publications of the kind. For information of a more personal kind an interview was sought with Mrs. Scott herself. Mrs. Scott is in appearance one of the most intellectual type of women, who appear smaller than they really are. She has seen a great deal of ?tie world, for all her youthful appearance and her quiet demeanor. Mrs. Scott was questioned as to her at--1 titude in regard to the feminist movement.

"1 have none," was the frank comment. "I never exhibit my work under the name of a woman. That is, it is always signed 'K. Bruce.' That was my name until my marriage two years ago. For one thing, I have a fancy that the judges are predisposed to think little of women's sculpture. 1 may, of course, be wrong. But I never use any prefix." "Is that not rather hard on other women who follow, or wish to follow, ari'i" 'T do not know." "What is your plan? Do you make the design and employ someone else to cut the marble, as many sculptors do?" ,r So; I use the chisel myself. But most of my work is in bronze. There are few women sculptors, and none anywhere near the first flight." Mrs. Scott, as becomes the wife of a great explorer, is very much interested in travel. It is her first visit to the oversea dominions, but site has done no end of travelling in the Old World. She has visited every country of Europe except Spain and Russia. She had intended to walk, across Tasmania, from Hobart to Lauhceston, but the weather was not propitious. The long walk would not have been a new experience, for she lias walked over nearly all parts of Italy, making trips that have sometimes extended for five ; weeks at a stretch. i

"I walked," she says, "from Genoa to Florence, from Florence to Bologna, from Bologna to Venice, and then to Venice itself. The Italians are such a fine, hospitable people, especially the peasants. They are very poor and absolutely illiterate, but you cannot help liking them. "Another walk I had," she continued, was through Greece. I do not care for the Greeks of the towns, but the peasants are fine people."

Many other interests has Mrs. Scott. She has followed Hying with the closes; attention.

'"'Yes; I have made one flight. I went up in a Farman biplane with Mr. Orahiimc White. He is a wonderful aeronaut. I was to have gone up with Mr. Rolls, but his engine was not working well that week." MILLIONAIRES' MARRIAGES The matrimonial affairs of Mr. William Guggenheim, the youngest of the seven sons of the famous copper millionaire, are. again before the courts in th? i»•■■:» <>[ an applicalion by Mrs. Grace lirown. Guggenheim, his lirst wife, to have her divorce fromhim annulled. After the divorce in 1!)01 Mr. Guggenheim re-marricd. and the effect of his first wife's application, if .successful, will be to make his son by his second wife illegitimate.

Mrs. Grace Brown Guggenheim told the Chicago judge that she was tricked into securing the divorce, which was an illegal one, as she swore falsely that she was a resident of Chicago. She alleged (hat she made this statement on the advice given to her by cou/isel for her husband, and that Mr. Daniel Guggenheim, the head of the family, told her that if she refused to get the divorce he would take Mr. William Guggenheim away from her and send him to Europe. Two days after the divorce was secured in Chicago she was paid £30,000. Her object now, she said, was to get the divorce annulled. She added: "I want a legal divorce. Tf this court would give it to me I would be the happiest woman in the world."

Mr. Samuel Untermyer, the famous coun=cl for the Guggenheim family, denied the allegation that lie advised-the applicant to go to Chicago for a divorce, and asserted that she demanded as alimony in the event of a divorce £50,000. "T told her." said Mr. Untermyer. "that (lie demand was ridiculous, and it was finally decided to pay her £IOO a month.'' The judge leserved his decision on the amplication. SCANDALOUS FASHIONS The TSishnp of Trieste, in his Lenten pasioral. vehemently denounces the modern fashion in women's dress as scandalous and wanton, and declares that, it, is adopted for the sole purpose of attracting the e\es and the attention of men. The Bishop admits that it is not contrary to the divine laws for women In dress according to their station in society, but present-day fashionable costunics, he points out. do not fulfil the main purposes of clothing, and do not minister to either modesty or bodily comfort.