PERSONAL NOTES

Wairarapa Age, 30 March 1920, Page 2

PERSONAL NOTES

The Misses Jackson (2) returned to Wellington Saturday from a visit to Greytown.

The Misses Macßae, of "Weraiti," have returned to Master/ion after spending some weeks in Feilding.

Nurse McWhinney, formerly of Martinborough, has purchased a residence in Masterton, where, she will in future reside.

Cabled advice has been received from Sydney recording the death of Mrs. Hislop, widow of the late Mr. James Hislop, architect, formerly of Dunedin'and Wellington.

The death took place at Nelspn recently of Mrs. Barltrop, relict of Mr. Henry Baltrop, who died in April of last year. Mr. J. E. Baltrop, of Feild ing, is a son of deceased.

The engagement is announced of Miss Jeanette Bidwill, only daughter of the late Mr. C. R. Bidwill and Mrs. Bidwill, of "Tawaha,". Featherston, to Mr. 0. H. Beetham, second soil of Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Beetham, of Brancepeth, Masterton.

A London cablegram states- that Lieutenant Michael MacMfester, of the battleship New Zealand, was married to Miss Jean Greeba Quane, of Christchurch. Lord Jellicoe gave the 'bride away, and the Rev. of the New Forces, officiated.

A protect had been reported from the Chief Constable of Eastbourne that might well be taken notice of by all tpansLgers of cinema houses. He says that when the front seats are put too near the screen' children's necks are liable <t<v injury by their being compelled to hold their heads in ah angular position. Alsoj that the pictures are 3o ' magnified from the position that •they are liable to frighten the children, As ,it is generally children* that go into, these cheaper .seats, the protest is worthy of every consideration.

,At St, Patrick's Catholic Church, Palxherston North, on Friday,, Miss Violet Elizabeth Brotherstone, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Brotherstone, of Ballance, was married to Mr. Seorge Thomas Scales, eldest son of Mrs. Scales, of Kairanga. The bride jvas given away by her brother, Mr. Bob Brotherstone, and Miss Annie Scales acted as bridesmaid. Mr. J. Scales, brother of the bridegroom, officiated as • best man. The <Rev. Father Saunderson, of Pahiatua, performed the ceremony. <

A novel event,.the first of its kind to take place in' Australia, Was performed at Ingle Wood recently, states tho Melbourne Argus. Captains Snook and Leggatit, representing the Australian Aerial Transport, Limited, who were here with their passenger aeroplane, consented to a request by a bridal couple from Wedderburn that their marriage should take place dnrtog an flight. Driving W. distuned of twenty miles, the weddjng party arrived at the flying ground, and the bride and groom, accompanied by the Rev. F. Aswel Apted, Methodist clergyman, entered the cabin. After portion of 1 the ceremony had been carried out, the engine was started, 1 and away tho machine went/ the remainder of the service being completed at an altitude of«aboufc 2000 After a aight lasting ten Winiitea a safe land ing was mnide, when the'newly-married couple, Mr. and Mrs. Fred. Hayes, alighted to receive the congratulations of the many people assembel, .all of whom took keen interest in the unusual proceedings.

Some bold observations were made in London recently by i)r. A. T. Schofield, in a paper on "The Psychology of the Female Mind, read to a meeting of the Victoria Institute. He is an ardent champion of the "new woman," and the wonder to him is that she has teen so long in developing. The remarkable lack of women's interest in their own minds was, he said, a very curious point. We still waited for a true conception of the female mind" written by a woman. Women generally were more spiritual, as well as more emotional, than men, though the difference waß not flow So well marked as in earlier ages. Dr. 3chofield,'however, still finds women 'ess scrupulous as to means than man '"ess careful to ''play the game"— though she is more scrupulous ,as to ends. One of the Subtle results of the social ascendancy of man Was to be found in dress. In past ages, as in all the animal world, it was the male who dressed to attract, the choice of a mate resting with the female. Hence the gorgeous plumage of the male bird, and the extraordinary decorations of, the early savage wooer. All this had to tie changed; but when once a woman's independent economic position was assured she would probably select her mate in a. way that would now, . with our false standards of conduct, be considered positively indecent Considering, however, that she would be the mother of the resulting race, it seemed to him only right.

Miss "Cobb, of Martinborough, Is visiting Wellington. i The death occurred at Te Ararpa last week of Heni Houkamau, the great cheiftainess of the East Cape district. ( Heni Houkamau was descended from a long 1 line of chiefs of the tribe pf Ngatipourou. To Houkamau, ~fa?v father, fought on the side of the pakehas against the Hauhaus. As the season draws'to a close the attraction of the Martinborough tennis courts increases, Saturday's crowd called forth much comment, there being almost a record; attendance. Dainty afternoon tea was provided by Mrs. Kershaw, and much appreciated by all. Amongst those present were Mesdames McAllum, Kershaw, McLcod, Orr, Misses Marion Martin, Hume, Hunt, Evans, Mavis Martin, Chason, Wilkie.

Some very beautiful dresses wer6 worn by Miss Hunter-Watts in "The Luck of the Navy,' Vat the Masterton Opera House last night. In the act she wore an exquisite gown of white and primrose crepe-de-chine, with a large leghorn hat trimmecptoth water-lilies and streamers of pfimrosfl antf yellow. In the next act Miss Hunter-Watts tfore a beautiful Greek model of white georgette, with pearls. Miss Hunter-Watts made her final appearance in a very striking gown—an imported Parisian negligee of white georgette edged with gold, and dfaped in a very becoming manner, with mauve and petunia shaded chiffon brocade. As in her past appearances in Masterton, this charming actress received quite an ovation.

■Maty.'.'Pickford- has suffered irreparable loss ilk th© recent fir© at the Brunton Studios. Miss Pickford is no\v working on ,"Pollyana'y and Cootie/' ail Airedale who. appeared in many important scenes, was burned to death. The director is now con* fronted with the problem of finding another dog exactly resembling "Cootie." If this cannot be done, it will be necessary to throw away two thousand feet'of film, and get another dog for the part. This would entail . the loss of about £2OOO. Besides the loss of the dog, about £3OOO worth of scenery was burned, and (Mary Pickford's double, made in wax, whicn 3aved the little star a lot of itime when the camera man was arranging lighting effects in the studio, was also burned.

Since Madame Montessori declared Against the tise of fairy tales ito the training of children, and, indeed, against all imaginative training, Loudon schools have been preparing to challenge her# Imaginative work done by the children 1 is being exhibited by her, and it will eventually find its way to Italy. But are we to take her argument so. seriously I is it jaot possible that what Is suitably for 'ltaly with her long tradition of art and imaginative masterpieces is not so'useful to England with her very different outlook? Madame Montessori's teaching is a reaction against the tradition of her' country, and correctly© of its natural tendencies, Just as the axniginative training in England is cortectiye of the too \matter-of-fact and business outlook of the ordinary Englishman,

A numoer of public-spirited people in Dimedin aro endeavouring to form a company to start a communal kitchen, from which complete cooked dinners can be delivered to the > homes of the people daily in vacuum-walled which keep the fot>d hot for several hours. The. scheme originated in America; and works well there. Its main advantage is that it helps the young mother who has to look after 3everal children and dp her housework without any assistance. The Dunedin people estimate that in coal arid labour alone the plan would reduce the cost of meals for fifty families by £7OO a year, and that three course dinners can be delivered for 6d a head, with a proportionate reduction in ; the case of voung children. ■■■ ' :