The Wairarapa Daily. FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 1890. Femmine Culture.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3400, 3 January 1890, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 1890. Femmine Culture.

There are some five hundred girls, our colonial sweet girl graduates, now being educated at the high schools of the colony, and it is the pleasing duty of the noble Earl who governs us to periodically visit these sclioittstio establishments and encourage in their arduous pursuits the votaries of language, arts, and musio. A few days ago His - Excellency addressed the high school girls of Dunedin, and said he thought it was necessary that every woman should be highly educated, because "in Now Zealand every man is engaged doing a work for himself; he is engaged in business or in commerce, or in agriculture, and but little time for leisure is left to him for the cultivation of what wo call letters.' It. is all very well for a noble earl who, since he was carried about in long clotheß, has been surrounded by a troop of menials, to dedicate the future women of New Zealand to a pursuit of letters, but we fancy that the five hundred fathers of New Zealand, tlie five hundred mothers, and the five hundred future husbands, will regard the matter from quito a different standpoint. Of course all culture is good, but we ventiiro to believe that in New Zealand that special oulturo which teaches a girl to sew, to cook, to wash, to mend, and to make, is infinitely preferable to the Onslow polish, which instructs a girl m a Smattering of languages, an imperfect lmowledgo of art, and a superficial training in music. What good will the five hundred girls bo to the five hundred fathers if their energies are so absorbed in high school culture that they are unable now and again to relieve the: five hundred mothers of the cares and responsibilities of the household? What good -are they to tho five hundred mothers if, instead of helping them, they want to'be waited upon band and isot, or what good will they be to the five hundred future husbands if they have, in the pursuit of culture, missed that training in domestic economy which is essential to the constitution ot a.lmppy home ? -We do, not despise culture; indeed, we.reverence it, and if a girl possessed a special faculty Bay for art or music, we wonld-say develop this gift to the utmost, but do not eiioourage them to dovote the whole of their time and attention to scholastic pursuits for which they have no particular aptitude, We have a'n educational craze in Now Zealand now, which is doing perhaps much good in one direction and moro harm in another, Higher education is what each boy and girl in the colony needs to develop tlmt partioular faculty in whioh nature has intended hiui or her to oxcol. Some oiid talent can be ' successfully cultivated without interference with the home duties and responsibilities, but the attempt to. take up all, the, time and enprgies,of .young people in a course of- uncongenial study is fraught'with evil consequences to tho five hundred fatliere, : .tlie fivie hundred mothers, and the fivo.hundred future husbands.

■ >.' A New -Years- dance-was- he'd on Wodnoaday night at Eketahuaa. A muny vWtor?, ; jroßent, : and dancing wag 'kopb -np' In a spirited mannCrtill half past

_iiio muuiiiy nieeiiw ut; ihii MailOi'ioii ToWa;Liuids Trustees tuked pliico this cvehit:,;, .10-niorroiV being <he first Saturdayiti the m«ntb 1# tho pay dny of the Mastertun and Grejlimn Luilding Societies. to the. present tho Lllawing Friendly Societies and | uv.io btxlius have consented to take pavt in the Jubilee procession-; on the 22nd of January;— Municipal and Volunteer Fire Brigiideß, Foresters, Druids, 1 Odd Fellows, G'jod Templew and Recbabites, ' : : .

Mr Dillon and Sir Thomas Esmonde arrive at Featherston to-day. They will bo met there by the Rev, Father McKenna who will drive thorn through to Mmtertou where, thoy will stay, probable for a day or two, aa bis guests, Th»y afterwardß travel north, Mr E. W. Porri't, late assistant clerk of the court at Masterton, but now attached to the Wellington staff, proceeds to Hawera to-morrow, where he will relievo Mr A. 'I rimble, clerk o( the court at that township, of his duties for a month:—Post.

By the special request Mr A, J. Rawson has convened a meeting at his othce on Ba'tnrday, (tomorrow) at 2p. ni. to consider steps to be taken frrgut a footpath lornied and trees planted betwoen the two Waipuua Brides at Maßtortmi. A crowded house again grouted tin Hugo Company last.riiiiht on the occasion ut their second appearance at the Masterton Theatre Royal. The brilliancy of the varied entertainment was sufficient to keop up the enthusiasm' of the audience to the highest pitch all through the performance,

The Rev. W. Rowse of Masterton was in Eketahuna 'oil Wednesday for the purpose of uniting in" the bonds of matrimony, Miss Eiuily 'Domett, (eldejt daughter of.Mr Frtd Dowaett of Newman ),md Mr George Edmunds of Eketahuna, _ The happy couple left for Hahiatua amidst the best wishes of a largo number of - frioiida and a'cquain tances.

.The value has'been.sworn at £4O 747 17s. 10i{ of the personal estate of the hio Mr John Sanger, of St, Ann's Road Stamford Hill, and e[ Sanger's Amphitbeatro, circus proprietor, who died at Ipswich on August2B laßt, ntjed 70yearB. By his will, dated March 4, 1882, he bequeaths to his wito 1,0001., his furniture and household effucts, and an income for her lifo of all his residue estate, which on her death is to be hi-ld intrust in equal" shares for all his children as they attain the age of 21 years, or, if daughters, marry previously. Mn Sanger in to havo nhu right to carry on the testators business iib a circus proprietor, and to employ therein any part of his personal estate,

Mr Thomas E, l'rico, tlio old eatabtablislicd photographer and statiuiier uf Masterton, having disposed of the latter branch of hiß business to Mr J. 1), liiness, i 3 now dovctin.' the whole of his timetothe phutoprAphicdeiMTtment, which it is his intern ion to largely qxtehd ihrousliout the whole district of Wairarapn, Enst Coast, and Forty-Mile tush, fciiro he started 1.1 hua'nefa in this partwilar line thero hare been many implements in tho art of photographing and finishing pictures, all of which have beou closely followed up by Mr Price, until he now stands second to none in ability to turn out likenesses In a highly finished and scientific manner. Maori groups and bush scenery are specialities with Mr Price, and lie has choice o»llecti»na from which he lihb oxecuted extensive orders this Christmas for sending home as mementos to the Old Country. The weather in the Forty Mile Bush, which had been exceptionally tine, broko up with the holidays, and the Now Year was ushered in with violont winds and sharp heavy showers. Under .these circumstances it was thought tho Templars pic-mo would have to be postponed, but it was decided to engage the laige hall, and make the besiof it. A large number at littlo people.and not a few of their grown up friends attended,. Games wero heartily entered into, and at fi o'clook a fiist rate tea supplied by caterer Ashmore (who wo are pleased to say has now recovered from his late accident) was tackled in h manner which showed that the wet weather had darnpod no one'n appetite.- Aftor tea Mr Hariy Johmon very liindly lent a Victoria organotte,and tho next two hours were devoted. to a dauce for the young people. Tho trial i.f John Watson Laurie, who was accused of tho murder uf Edwin Hobert Rose, of Upper Tooling, by throwing him over I lie precipice near the head of Glen Sannox on July 15 last commenced at Edinburnh on November 8, beforo Lord Justice Clerk, and a jury and, nfter an investigation extending over two duys, the prisoner was found guilty and sentenced to be hanged.. It looked, fur some time, as it justicewould not be equal to tho occasion. In the first place nobody would ever have suspected John Laurie of htinf iho traveller" Annadale" if he had only held his tongue. Secondly, lie batHed the pursuit of the police so long that it seemed as if he was destined to got clear

I Meiers Webb and, Lester have a notice uf dissolution in another culurn:;. The business will in future be carried uu by Mr Webb, who will pay all accounts owing by the late firm, and also receive monies due.

Tn-inonow at 2 o'clock, Mr F. H. Wood holds an important auction sale »t his Uartertim rourns, of household furniture audi'flects, general merchandise ul every description, and a large consignment »f new furniture,

The Piesbyterian Church at Ipswich has been entiched by nine etaiued-glnes windows fram the studio of Mr Taylor, of Beruors Street, illustrating the graces of Faith, Hope, and Charity, and of which the unveiling.. is arranged in connection with tho erection of the now or?»i),

Four thousand one hundred bales of wool, in round numbers, have been forwarded from the Mastertun Railway Station this season, and another hundred and fifty balos will complete the total product of tliia dietriob. Flax isbehii' sent away at tho rate of one hundred bales jier week. -Jt is estimated the number uf bales of flax will exceed that of wool for the current year's export. -

A suindo of an extraordinary character was committed at Leeds the other day by a Mrs Watson, living in Herbert Terraco. After outline hor throat almost from ear to ear with arazor, she muffled up tier wounds and walked to Ruundhay Park, neaily, three miles distant and drowned herself m the lake. In the house two knives, wore found oovered with blood, andpnolaofbloodwereonthe kitchen and scullery-floor. Mrs Watson bad lattnrly been low spirited, owini! to the loss of hot littlobuy, who was scalded to death, Her husband was at business when tho tragic affair happened,"

Speoi.il Gifts.—By tho Inst mail cleaner we received an assortment ot .beautifully, illustrated booklets, tho subjects being, —'The Village, Blacksmith,!' "Lead Kindly Light," Gray's Elegy,' ' Words of Comfort," "The '. Crown of Ljvt," ''l Remember, I Hemembor." These we shall present to all purchasers of goods to tho amount of Cs, at To Aro House Wellington. _ Duriug tho present month somo exceptional advantages will be offered to all cash 1 customers, -at tW Wholesale ' Family Drapery Te Aro House, Wellingiou.

We allude to the free distribution of Chris'oias preeenU in accordance with the scale published in another part of this paper. These consist of pome very useful attractive, and elegant Japanese, Chinese aud other desirable fanoy articles, newly imported, at To Aro House Wellington. . We havo tripled attractions "to large, long and repeated, visits to our warehouse during tho presonfi month." Ist, Wo havo the largest aiid best selected stock iu the oity. ,-2nd.- The quality :of -. ourgoods is Al, and the prices tho'lowest, possible. : 3rd.Every purotiwer from'lOs and upwwds gets, in addition^;,,a very ÜBefiil,. pleasing, attractive present, at Te Aro House Well-, ington, ! '^

' The timo for the "distribution ,of these presents is limited, yiz„ from tho'pieaent date to tlie end of tho month of December, 1889,' at To Aro House Wellington;' In tho men's, boys', and ryonths' clothing department, purchasers may select thoir pre;epts froqi a ohoice 'assortment of ties, scarfs, shirts, hat'i. at Te Aro HUo!9 Aita

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sto k talus. The next a;ilu takeß plact) on Thursday January 10th.- ■. Mr J. Couburno fayora us- with : the yiawiD)»:.-Wflftihsr Mport nionth of Docnmher—Averaga teni|iuMtur6 roinfeil 06 - 87,175 on 10 days. Total rainfall fur the year 1880,30 'SO inches. Constable O'Leary, who has been stationed in Wellington for some lime, lias keen transferred to Masterton to fill tlie vacancy caused by the appointment of CopßtafcleCullinanetp Martinbnrough. Mr the teacher of the, bliud, has, during his visit to Oliriitchuroh, received subscriptions to tho amount of £23 0a Oil, and has been promised about £3O more. It is not yet determined whero the School for the Blind is to be established, but friends of the cause are working energetically to have it in Canterbury. : Good nmva trom Wellington, and quite true, youcan get a splendid harmonium from LO, piano or organ from Lls. nrfjan with divided octave couplara all in solid black walnnt cases frmt Ll7. This beats all the cheapest houses in town, Pianos tuned for 7s, or by the year four visits LI,- travelling expenses added: All kinds of musical instruments tunsd, cleaned, and repaired,,now reeds put in accordnans, Concertinas, harmoniums, and organs; also liberal ex? ohangM made. Any instrument may be purchased on the time payment system from 2» 0d per week. Call and exchange your old piano for a new one at F. J Pinny's Musical Instrument Depot, Maniieffl-street, ' Wellington, (Hole agent of the 'celebrated Worcester pagans,)—Ativf ■ ;