WOMAN'S WORLD.

Taranaki Daily News, 21 July 1919, Page 12

WOMAN'S WORLD.

1 A GIRL AND A CAMERA SUBMAPJ&E NEST FOUND, INCIDENT ON DEVON COAST. At the time during the war when the' German submarines were at their best in sinking British shipping, an episode occurred on the northern coast of Devon. A young lady clerk in London, overtaxing her strength, broke down in health. Being ordered to take a rest in the coun,try, she chose the health-giving northern coast of Devon for her holiday, taking her camera with her, never thinking of the prohibition which "had been placed on its use during the war. So one beautiful morning, during a walk on the cliffs, she took a snapshot of ,the bay beneath her. Aftrp developing the photo she was surprised to se a number of small black specks oil it, and by applying a magnifying glass came to the conclusion they were submarines. Then, for the first time, she recognised the fact she had broken the law, and was greatly distressed. Like a plucky British girl, she took her courage in both hands and sent the photo to the Admiralty, giving a frank and full explanation, also stating that as she had thoughtlessly broken the law she was quite prepared to undergo any punishment which might be meted out to her.

For days she had no reply, and fully expec.ted to be taken into custody by every policeman she met; but at the end of about two weeks she received a large envelope with the well-known O.H.M.S. on top, and was almost afraid to open it. When she did so she found a letter from .the Admiralty, which, in the first place reprimanded her for breaking the regulations, but informed her at the same time that their lordships had been graciously pleased to overlook .the grave, offence in view of the signal service she had rendered the nation.

T''ey told her the specks were a veritable nest of submarines, which had been very effectually dealt with. Further, to mark their lordships' sense of lier candour, they had pleasure to enclose (a handsome) cheque for hSr services.

ENGLAND'S WOMEN. England is still mightily worried over her women. The problem has, in fact become most acute since the armistice was signed. A recent English paper states that from the cessation of hostilities until February 4 the number of women to take out unemployment donation policies was 033,318. Of these 156,438 nave now ceased to draw the benefit', so that this number has found work or j>'one home. Even after substructing these figures the British Government ia faced with a terrible female problem. It is a matter for wonder, therefore, that the girls in England are rushing into marriages with the soldiers from overseas. A recently-returned Australian war-worker spoke very seriously about, the marriages from both sides. "Tt seems to mo," she said, "absolutely tragic the way that some girls and their parents are often willing to accept a man without any enquiries being made. On the men's side it is very similar, Where our soldiers bring back country girls or Scottish girls all promises well; but in London the private often meets nothing, alas, but the street type, while tile officers are apt to become acquainted in smart restaurants with girls who have a cocktail or two before their meals and a cigarette between courses. We can hardly hope that either of those types will make ideal wives. Canada is beginning to take the matter up very seriously. As I passed through there the authorities were returning over 300 soldiers as undesirable immigrants.

A SEASIDE ROMANCE.

A remarkable story was told to the Blackpool magistrate, when Bert Jackson. Major was sentenced to a month's htrd labor, and Doris Hoolv (20), was remanded in connection with charges under the Alien Restriction Order. ° The defendants, described as revue artists, stayed together for .three weeks as man and wife at a house in Blackpool, and were traced owing to the mother of the girl forwarding a communication to the Blackpool police. A police officer stated that the girl seemed to he afraid of the man, as he had ill-treated her, and on one occawon had ripped her dress with a knife. The woman, however, denied that she was afraid, and aaid that he had been very good to her, and looked after her when she was ill and had nowhere to go. The male defendant admitted that lie was married, and said he did not know, whether his wife was dead or not.

He had taken compassion on the girl, who was without a friend, and stated' tin he ripped her clothing was because he'objected to her going out one night, as he looked upon Blackpool as a bad town.

THREE TRAGIC QUEENS, When the Empress Marie of Russia lands 'here we shall have in this island of the saddest queens of history—t&e impress Eugenie, whose sorrows as,?® been lightened in these last years -He .triumph of France, the Queen .'jgjtner of Portugal, and the Empress Alarie (says the Daily Chronicle). If one wanted to point the lesson of the. penalties of greatness these three women would provide enough. One of them driven from her throne and losing her son in a chance fray in a savage land; another robbed of her husband and son in u few minutes, exiled, her remaining son driven from the throne. The last widowed, her son, her grandson, her granddaughters horribly murdered. The Greek tragedians' devised nothing more terrible.

JAZZ COSTUMES. The latest craze in dress is for the Jazz necktie, remarks the Daily News. During the war it was the Dazzle designs that were the rage, and now has come the Jazz necktie, Jazz waisfcoat, and Jazz socks. They are tiie. last word in the modern art of eccentricity, and leave the Futurists and the Cubists far behind. There are blue, white, green, and pink designs, intermingled i with slashing curves in crimson, purple and yellow.

An example of the new Jazz costume was seen recently worn by a gentleman travelling up to town. His hat band bore a startling pattern of blue, chocolate, and white, and his soft collar was a tartan. Novel colors were slashed across his tie, and then came a bewildering waistcoat, n kaleidoscope of yellow, green, heliotrope, black, and scarlet, low ,cu,t, and adorned with, blue jsuUsuv .