WOMAN'S WORLD.

Taranaki Daily News, 28 July 1917, Page 6

WOMAN'S WORLD.

SOCIAL NEWS. Mrs. K. C. TTorner (Patea)' is on a visit to New Plymouth. * » * # Mrs. Percy Lawson, who has been on a visit to Wellington, has returned. Sister Elsie M'Allum (TrenthamJ, is on a short holiday to New Plymouth. Mrs. A. C. 'Bell (Stratford) is at present staying in New Plymouth. # ♦ * • Mrs. K .C. Carfhe-w, who has been on a visit to Auckland, has returned. # Mr. and Mrs. A. 11. Glasgow have returned to Wanjranui after a short stay :n New Plymouth. Mr;. Paget (Stratford) spent a few days in New Plymouth this week. Mrs. I'rcd Webster is the guest of Mrs. Porritt, Palmerston North. Mrs. Hamorton, after spending a. few days in town, has returned to Inglewood. Mrs. Miles who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. E. F. 'Blundcll, has returned to Timaru. • * * • Mr. and Mrs. Hales (Eltham) are at present in Now Plymouth. Mr. and Mrs. 11. Collier, who are at present in Wellington, return to New Plymouth on Monday. * *.• * Mr. and Mrs. Harle Giles (Auckland) are visiting New Plymouth. Mrs. Day (Palmerston North) is at present in New Plymouth. Mrs. Nolan (Te Wera), is on a short here.

Miss Broad (Hawera) is spending a few days in New Plymouth. Mrs. Henderson, who has been holidaymaking here, has returned to Wellington.

PATRIOTIC WORK WOMEN'S COMMITTEE The New Plymouth Women's Patriotic Committee acknowledge with thanks the following gifts:— For soldiers.—Mrs. C. Kyngdon, face washers and limb pillows; Lepperton ladies' Guild, face washers (10); Mrs McLcod, six face washers; Mrs. Percy Jackson, face washers; Mrs. Luscombe, two face washers and eight treasure tags; Mrs. R. White, old linen; Mrs. H. Fjiokes, old linen : Mrs. Arden, knitted Waistcoats; Mrs Inch and Mrs. Owen, home made jam; Miss Plight. Mrs. Conway, Mrs. l'oote, Mrs. C. Colson, handknitted sox; Mrs. Johnson, box of tea -(baby competition); Master Lee, sweets for soldiers; Master Mills, face washers and girdle*; Mrs. E. A. Walker, two Christmas cakes; Karle Coleman, three cakes Lifebuoy snap: Bertha Coleman, knitted scarf; Miss M. Way, five pincushions: Mrs. Roberts, cut rifle cleaning mateial; Miss M. Howell, cut rifle (.-leaning material: Arthur, linen- Miss Robson and five musical boys, 80 cards wool and thread; a friend, old linen. Gift parcels.—Mrs. Stocker, "Duty." Mrs. Martin. Mrs. Foete, Mrs. Young, •2s Cd each : . Mr. Rougors. ss; Lepperton Ladies' Gui"ld, July gift parcels, _os; afternoon tea donation, Is; donation, Is; "Friend," soldiers' Christmas parcels, 2s Cd; Miss Crowe. Lepperton, soldiers' Christmas parcels, £1; Mrs. Crooke, Puniho holdall donation, lis Od; Mrs. Tuoliv, holdall donation, ss; Mrs. Bowman.'donation. 10s ; refund Express Co., £l4s3d. ' ' For Belgians.—Miss Deacon. A Friend, -woollies; Mrs. Street, garments; Tariki Women's League and friends, three baby kits complete, seven children's woollen petticoats, four pairs bootees. Victoria League.—Mrs. Grayling, garments: Mrs. Hammond, balaclava; Mrs. McAllum, gift parcel, 2s <xl; afternoon tea donation. 3s Od.

THE AUSTRALIAN GIRt Frank Morton writes in the Auckland Herald of the Australian girl: "There is a new type of girl growing up amongst us and becoming multitudinous —the sort of girl who knows nothing about babies, and wants to know nothing. She makes herself agreeable to her friends, this girl—she is often the despair of callow-lovers; she looks pretty, and speaks sweetly, and is distinctly attractive to the male species; but for woman's great business and blessedness of motherhood she is not trained or fitted, filie lies in bed in the morning, often till a doting mother brings her breakfast. She does not sew or make her own clothes if she can help it. She works in an office or this she supports her state as princess. When she goes out there are always poor fools of men to pay her wav. She goes out as much as possible. Voii .will see her in her hundreds in Australia strolling along the seafront at favorite watering places, sitting in theatres and picture shows, generally in the company of some sturdy young fellow who should bo at the front. For this sort of girl has no patriotic conscience. So long as she has somebody to pay her compliments and l»iv her chocolates she doesn't reallv rev " r m,K ' h wl,at ha ' l " pens to the 10■ ' the world. Her mind is, in a: too shallow for t'-ese lai'L'e ide"..- ■eis a grasshopper, a little sandy ephemeral thing; she is content to live her trumpery day as a trifling perishable instrument of pleasure that clovs. She does not care what sort of'animal a man is, so long as he gives her "a good time." And when she marries she has no children if -she can help it- and if she docs have children the miles are born handicapped; born with ' their death-warrants, as it were."

AN EARLY SETTLER One of the very parly settlers of Onehunga, Auckland. Mr. Thomas Rice dllmau, celebrated the ninetieth anniversary of hi- birthday last week, says the Auckland Star. Mr. Gillman is known ;is the Father of Onclmnga, and would appear to merit the honor. He arrived in \ew Zealand in 'September. 1863 by the ship Annie Wilson, and shortly afterwards settled in Onelmnga, where he has resided ever since. He is the father of 1G children, with 21 grandchildren, and 24 great-grandchildren. A birthday partv was attended by 55 relatives. Mr. Gillman was the recipient of numerous congratulatory telegrams and letters, and some handsome presents. D"™? his long residence at Onehunga Mr. Gillmap, who is the son of a Congregational

minister, has been associated with the local Congregational Church, and is now a life deacon. He attributes his longevity to plenty of open-air exercise, andj may be seen walking out almost eve(y day in the week, a standing rebuke to the penny trippers in the trainears,

BABES INSTEAD OF POODLES "Miss Joan Dickson-Poynder, only child of .Lord and Lady Islington (writes a London correspondent) has adopted the youngest child, born in hospital, ol the rather large family of a French widow whose husband was killed at the front. Miss Dickson-Poynder has been engaged on nursing work for a long time past. She helped in the hospital for officers which Lady lslinngton opened at her town house in Chesterfield Gardens, and since then has been a nurse at Rouen. She brought her small charge to England some weeks back, and took it (ye are not told if it is a Ik>v or girl) to a cottage in Kent, where it is in charge for the present of a motherly nurse. This is the outcome of some paper or other suggesting that ladies of means and no occupation should adopt babies instead of poodles, and lavish on poor little human beings some of the money and affection which a child would appreciate, but which frequently bores a dog. There was some correspondence on the matter, and one cynic probably got to the root of the matter when he pointed out that .when the lady got tired of the poodle she could sell or poison him, and that the law forbade such drastic courses with babes. Now", however, a girl of nineteen has braved convention, and has led the way in what may prove a kind of new fashion."

NOTES. An interesting event marked the passage of the Union Steam Ship Company's Mararoa from Wellington to Lyttelton the other night. It appears that the wife of a soldier had come to the capital to sec her husband. The adicux having been said, she returned by the Mararoa. During the voyage a little stranger, was ushered into the world. The addition to the passenger list was successfully tended by the stewardesses and kindly lady passengers. At latest advices "little Mararoa" and her mother were reported to bo doing well. "There is no intention on the part of the Police Department to appoint women patrols. The Minister for Public Health has under consideration the question of Introducing legislation providing for the appointment of women inspector* for duty as patrol officers to assist and advise young people in certain circumstances." This reply was given to Mr. Giover, member for Auckland Central, by the Hon. A. L. Herdman to a question asked in tho House of Representatives.

MADAME CARRENO'S DEATH. The death of Madame Teresa Carreno, the well-known pianisic who visited New Zealand some years ago, was announced in New York on June 11 from paralysis. She was one of the strongret personalities on the concert platform. She bpent most of her life in America, and considered herself an American. Her musical talent declared itself at three years of age, and at nine she appeared in public for the first time, beginning then her career as a concert pianiste and creating a sensation by her remarkable gifts. Carreno is survived by her fourth husband. Her eldest daughter, F.melita Sauret. daughter of Emil Sauret, the violinist (Mine. Carreno's ■ first husband) is married to a brother of Captain Hans Tauscher; Teresita Carreno-Tagliapietra (daughter of the second husband) is married to an Englishman named Blois; Giovanni Tagliapietra, son of the second husband, named after his father, has followed in his footsteps, and is on the operatic stage, and the two younger daughters, children of d'Albert the pianist to whom Carreno was married from IXO2 to ISOS, are Hertha (married and living in Munich) and Eugenia, who was married in Berlin last April, after cabling to her I mother for consent.