Woman's World

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 215, 11 March 1914, Page 6

Woman's World

PASTIMES OF FAMOUS WOMEN Tim hurry of modern like makes the devising of new methods of recreation a rather difficult matter. Most people seem to tie content with doing as their neighbors do. The iiasLimes of the famous as divulged in the new issue of "Who's Who" are by no means remarkable for their originality, comments a writer in an English exchange. There seems to lie little analogy between a woman's life-work and iier recreations. Needlework (which has obviously come into Us own again) engages the holiday hours of such diverse, distinguished people as Miss Adelaide Adersoii. M.A., 11.11. Inspector of Factories; Mrs. Fawcett. the well-known politician and suffrage leader: Dr. Mary St opes, the lecturer on Paleobotany at University College (and there are people who say that intellect mil women do not like needlework); Mrs. Barnctt; Mrs. Maxwell Armlield (Miss Constance Smedley), (leqrge. Kgertou. Frank Danby, and Violet Twecddale. the novelists; and Mrs. Helen Trust, the famous singer. THE OUTDOOR LIFE. Distinguished educationalists show a preference for open-air hobbies. ■ Miss Faithful, of Cheltenham billies' College, records her- hobbies as "boating, tennis, golf and motoring"; Miss Alice Gardner, the Historical Lecturer of Newham College, cycling and country walking; Miss Alice. Woods, the principal of the Maria gardening; Miss Kllen C. Tliggins, principal of Royal Holloway College, boating, bicycling and walking; Miss Burstall, head mistress of Manchester High School for Girls, gardening; Miss Tttke, of Bedford College, croquet and gardening; Dr. Sophie Bryant. li.Sc., of the ; North London Collegiate School for Girls, cycling, boating, and mountain- ; eering; Miss Ethel Hurlbatt, formerly * of Bedford College, now of Victoria College, Montreal, rowing and bicycling. MUSIC WHICH THAMES. Music has many devotees- -Miss Jane Barlow, Mrs. Amelia liarr. .Miss Beat- [ rice Harraden, and Madam Sarah Grand, ! the. novelists; Mrs. Percy Franklaml, the bacteriologist, and Lady Huggins, the famous astronomer. Even Mrs. I'anlchurst, when released from platform and propagandist work, lores to "listen ' to music," and also to enjoy art, literature, and the drama. On the question of recreation Miss Christabel is silent. Reading, likewise, has a catholic crowd of admirers, including Mrs. Bcl-loe-Lowndes, Mrs. llertha Ayrton, the Vanbrugh, • Irene Vaubrugh (she likes "being read to"), 'Mrs. Bradlaugh Bonner Mrs. Stuart Bnvd, Mrs. Francis , Biundell (Mr. M. E. Francis), and Miss Fanny Davis, the well-known pianiste. WOMEN GARDENERS. Gardening graces part of the leisure hours of Dr. Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, Mayor of Aldelmrgh, Countess Gleichen, the artist, Mrs. O.scar Beringer, and a host of others; Ada Crosslcy and Clara Butt both confess to a love of riding, and so do Miss Dolf Wyllarde and Mrs. Evelyn Everett-Green. Golf attracts tlie Hon. Maud Lawson, Chief Woman Inspector of the Board of Education; Miss Ethel Svmth, the composer, and Mrs. Burnett Smith (Annie S. Swan.) Among the more individual recreations is that of Miss Elsa D'Esterre, head of the well-known Danvcrs College, Chelsea, which is ''holding the thought." Miss Evelyn Underbill, the celebrated authority on mysticism, confesses to a' fondness for ''talking to cats." Miss Olga Nethersolc does a little dog-fancy-"talking to a good listener." Miss Violet Tweeddale hps a preference for '■psychic research,' 1 Mrs. Fanny Bullock Workman for mountaineering. One of Mrs. Hodgson Burnett's recreations >* "improving the lot of little children." Mrs. Ormiston Chant likes "a game of billiards." .Mrs. Emily Crawford, who never finds life boring is fond of "a rubber of whist." ONE OF THE WORST FORMS OF DISLOYALTY. DISCUSSION" (IF WIVES' FAULTS. It appears, from a correspondent's letter, that souk! men discuss their wives with their friends. When these form the topic of conveivatien ihev assume j enormous proportions. What was at i first merely a little tli.»n«lillvssnes» becomes eventually intense selfishness Naturally this give> a bias -o the opinion of the friends. Whin next they meet the unfortunate w'ie. thev sec or seem to see c)i ; irn. t<tU> which before were intireli rn'oVe'-red. No one Can be asfonMieil whatever are the fateful results. because eritieis'ii, even if it be unspoken, anil it i- rarclv that, changes cyeryone. It is subtly felt, and makes the general atmosphere unhealthy and uncomfortable. The woman unconsciously tends to become what those around her thinks she really is. Tnen there is another aspect of the question; this lorm of discussion is not i only exceedingly disloyal, but most despicable. Disloyalty breeds disloyalty. Probably these men who discussed their wives with their triends. and even wiih rank outsiders to their wives, would he furious at the thought that the wives liad dared to talk over their errors with women friends. And yet why should they be? It is only just retaliation. If a married man thinks he has cause for discontent; then it is .time for a frank talk with his wife (unless he is the type of man who cannot be aboveboard and frank). This will remove all likelihood of misunderstanding. Little faults will be perceived as such, and piobably there will follow a successful attempt to remedy tlieni. In addition, theic is the warm glow of companionship which such a talk engenders. The tiiem"'T of this will help make mam lougli places smooth. With a dear 1111:1 11 ls '"i fiif»y matter to talk over »'«n.v things that seem too sacred to be am before mere acquaintances. A husband should find in bis wife the dearest chum of all so there should be nothing too sacred to discuss with her. And il IS this opening of the inmost recesses of the mind .to one another that binds peop e together as nothing else can do. All this has brought to my mind another tact. Somehow we must generalise Both men and wotw „ take one particular case and apply it t 0 cvcrv ; tiling, for instance, we tend if we find °Z !"!!" sd!ish to "A" men are selfish, or the type who wants his vauity gratified by trying to make others believe his wife is jealous of m?v . 'T m " 0t one may be. However, remember, "The i,!? m>W aS Wi ' C:k is P u 'ited," nt/thei aic some women.