WOMAN’S WORLD

Taranaki Daily News, 2 April 1921, Page 6

WOMAN’S WORLD

PERSONAL. Mrs. S. Burgess is visiting Wellington. Mrs. 11. S. Brookman returned from Wanganui on Wednesday. Miss D. Harding, who has been staying with her mother, Mrs. A. B. Harding, has returned to Auckland. Mrs. Baird, who has been the guest of Mrs. I. M. Bradbury, has returned to Masterton. • • • • Mrs. Pritchard, who has been spending Easter with her father, Dr. Leatham, has returned to Dannevirke. Miss Mclntosh, who has been spending the holidays with Miss Wolferstan, has returned to Stratford. Mrs. Steedman (Thames) and Miss Newman (Wellington), who were visitors here during Easter, have returned to their respective homes. Mrs. Beamish, of Whana Whana, Hawke’s Bay, is the guest of Miss K. Humphries. Mrs. Brown and Miss Brown have returned to Inglewood, after spending two or three weeks with Mrs. Standish. Mrs. E. L. Humphries is on a visit to Auckland. Mrs. A. Blundell and Mrs. H. Lewis have returned to Wanganui after spending the Easter holidays here. Miss Jean Russell (Auckland) is the guest of Mrs. G. Home. Mrs. J. Barthorpe has returned from a trip to Wellington. Mrs Rollo has left for a holiday in Rotorua and Auckland, via Waitomo Caves. Mrs. Chas. Webster has returned from Wanganui. ' Miss Joan Esse has returned from holiday-making in Auckland. Mrs. R. Benjamin, who has been on a visit to New Plymouth, has returned to Auckland. Mrs. K. Archer has returned from Wanganui. Mrs. O. Samuel arrived on Wednesday from Wellington. Misses P. Gordon and M. Carter (who have been staying with Mrs. T. P. Anderson;, have returned to Wellington. Miss Pansy Whitton returns from Auckland early next week. Miss Jessie Home, who has been spending Easter at Wanganui, returned on Tuesday. Mrs. Newton King has returned from a trip to Auckland. Airs. Simpson and Miss D. Simpson returned from Waverley last night. Mrs. H. Abraham, who has been staying with her mother, Airs. AfcKellar, returns to Khandallah on Tuesday. Miss Elsie Thomson, of Wfoangarei, who has been the guest of Mrs. Alleman, left this week for Akaroa. Mrs. A. R. Davis, of Frankley Road, and formerly of Pukearuhe, who has been seriously ill, is now well on the way to recovery. HOTEL VISITORS. Visitors at the White Hart this week enclude: Mrs Nicholson, Miss Moore (Dunedin), Air's. Jackson (Timaru), Airs. Jones, Airs Toswill (Oamaru), Miss King, Airs. Frankton (Sydney), Airs Teed (U.S.A.), Miss Jeffries (Invercargill), Airs. Clarke (Te Kuiti), Airs. McCarthy, Mrs. Carson (Christchurch), Miss Jacobs (Palmerston North), Airs. Cavell, Miss Foley (Wanganui), Airs. Benjamin, Airs. Baldwin, Airs. Welch, Misses Moore (2) (Auckland) Miss Hallett, Airs. G. S. Moore (Gisborne), Airs. Faulkner, Aliss Benzier (Hastings). ENGAGEMENTS. The engagement is announced of Aliss France*: Matthews, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Matthews, Thames, formerly of Inglewood, to Air. Owen Bayly, of Auckland, eldest son of Airs. Walter Bayly, New Plymouth. The engagement is announced of Winnie, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. Newall, New Plymouth, to Mr. Claude Atkinson, of Stratford, and late of Nelson. , VICTORIA LEAGUE. At the Victoria League on Afonday evening at 7<30 Alias Douglas will take as her subject, “New Zealand Birds.”

FANCY DRESS DANCE. A most enjoyable fancy dress dance, arranged by Mrs. Cameron, was given for the visitors at the North Egmont Hostel on Easter Afonday. Great fun was. had in rigging up costumes, some of Which provoked screams of laughter. Dancing took place in the drawing room and supper in the dining room. The guests were asked by Airs. Cameron to contribute something towards the Girls' Hostel Fund in New Plymouth, and quite a good sum was collected. THE PLUNKET SOCIETY. The committee of the Plunket Society hope to meet all members and friends interested in the work of the society, at Kawaroa Park on Wednesday next, at 2-3'' ' m., when their annual meeting will take place, and afternoon tea will be served. —Advt. It is rather interesting to read in a contemporary of the success of a Sydney girl in America and her ideas of the chances for business women in that country. One gathers the Sydney girl went first to the land of the Stars and Stripes just for a holiday, some six years ago', but decided to stay there and try her fortune in the business world. Now she is on a visit to her people in Sydney. Her position at present in America is secretary to the president and general manager of a large steel corporation, and it is interesting to learn that there she has met a woman of twenty-five who is manageress of a CiAoiunati steel works, and ftretky,

charming, and essentially feminine in dress. Miss Bourke (the Sydney girl) thinks America has great confidence in women’s ability, and from her we learn that women predominate in the best portions in the advertising firms in America. “The first essential,” she says,

“tc get a position in New York is a good appearance.” Americans set great store on this, and will pick the bestdressed applicant for a position before applying the test as to ability/’ and she says further that if the first choice is a failure they will still go on picking the best-dressed girls until they get the combination of ability and appearance. This great preference for well-dressed girls is a little surprising, as so many s people do not consider the best dressed, well groomed girls usually the most brainy or capable. However, it is pleasing to learn there is such a happy combination among business girls and women, and good to know men realise it. Of course, women have known it for a long time, but perhaps after all we do really know our own sex better than men, their weaknesses and failings as well as their strong points, ability, and efficiency. America certainly sounds an attractive place for business women, ambitious and capable.