OF FEMININE INTEREST

Radio Record, Volume V, Issue 41, 22 April 1932, Unnumbered Page

OF FEMININE INTEREST

By

Patricia

WONDERFUL yictory over deafness has been won by a girl artist, Miss Alison Rose, who has had her work hung in the Royal Academy, At the age of seven she became stone deaf through illness. But her passion for her art overcame all obstacles. She went to art schools, and followed the lectures by means of lip-reading. Although she can hear no sounds, she is giving some beautiful musie to the world, the music of Cornish lanes on a summer's day, the rhythm of the harvest field, and the changing tune of the Atlgattic breakers, all of which she is int&:preting through the medium of her. painting. She lives alone in a little eottage near Newlyn. It is dangerous: for her to go to town, since she ¢annot hear traffie sounds. So she stays on the hill among the guy Cornish flowers, the rich green Cornish fields und trees, and the hay-ricks bordering the sea, and paints all day, painting the things about her in such a way that she seems to haye hronght Cornwall to all those who haye had the pleasure of seeing her pictures. * % ae HE lecturettes compiled by the Home Science Extension Department of the Otago University are of perennial interest. This week from ¥’YA Miss Meadows spoke on "Llow to make the most of the tomaivo season." ‘omatoes just now are very cheup.. and, ripe or green, can be tooked in many ways. Being so rich in vitamins they should be used unsparingly. No better hints or recipes are given than those prepared for these "Iiome Science" talks, and listeners should not iniss them. * a Be HAVE just read the new issue of the "New Zealand Dairy exporter and Farm llome Journal.’ This issue of the magazine is of record size. and contains in greater quantity information and entertainment that is of yalue to women of every section of the community. It is essentially a country-, man’s journal, in that it caters for the country’s chief industry. which town people should know more about and profit by. Eyen to the ordinary town Woman much of the "farming section" has many items of absorbing interest, but of the "Home Section" I can gfitely say I know of no magazine that covers so wide a variety of interests that will appeal to all women, whether town or country, than is contained in this journal. % a Dd PRIN SSS ELIZABETH is becoming a great walker. The latest stage in her development since her return to town is a long morning walk in Iyde Park, where the little Princess can be seen sometimes among the throng of children, accompanied by Princess Margaret in the smart black pram. \with the modern low body. that is becoming so familiar to nannies and their charges. The private gardens behind her father's house ‘are still, howeve', a favourite playground. Princess Elizabeth has some of. her happiest times with the brooms, which ‘she brings "to help the: gardener," "And

a very zealous little assistant she proyes. x * if AST year’s Olympia Exhibition was lnid out so that it made a special appeal to feminine interest. It was hoped to intrigue the ladies, since it is women who ultimately decide what sort of sets shall be bought, although it is the meu who always design and qmeke them. It is to be hoped that in arranging exhibitions in New Zealand the same thought will be given to the matter by local dealers, * na 8 "DRAMA gud Musie in Java’? was the subject of Mr. Denny's talk from 8YA on Thursday night, and to those who know Java this would recall memories of the muny pleasures ¢xperienced in this wonderful country. Even. to thosé who have a fair knowledge of the language, it is difficult to appreciate to the full the sense of the drama, as palace language is altogether different to that of the bazaar; and further, as the real Javanese drama is

traditional, it makes this even more difficult to understand. The genuine happiness, however, of the assembly is nevertheless infectious, although the musical scale is at times nervye-racking tc the European. JI have many times

enjoyed a Juvanese version of some of Shakespeare's works and been able to follow the play with a certain amount of intelligence, The appeal, however, . to Westerners lies in the carefree happiness of the native at any "Wayang." * + * PPE organiser of radio talks during the children's hour for the B.B.C, hus been investigating as to what listeners really want in the juvenile pregrumme talks. In this sophisticated uge it is not astonishing to learn that there is a great demand for talks on "world affairs." The B.B.C. have discovered au rarva avis in Commander KKinghall, who is able to get down to child level without being patronising or muking himself childish. These tulks are equally popular with children und aduits. a * * UR country women listeners who " have had ne opportunity of actually Witnessing the enthusiastic manifestations of Welcome to General and Mrs, liiggins would be glad to have heard Mrs: Iliggins in her message to the people of New Zealand, from 2YA on Monday afternoon, the 11th. The carnestness of her address would appeal to everyone, and convey to all that her welcome in this country has been such that New Zealand inyariably extends to those who put service before self, , * * * AVR. G W. VON ZEDLITEZ is a born "teacher, and I listened to his lec« turette from 2YA on Thursday evening on "Ilow to Enjoy Reading" with genuine delight. A hint to those who would like to get more joy out of reading is to Cultivate a note-taking habit, such as Writing down phrases, quotations and comments in a notebook, for future reference. This is essential if one ig tc get the best out of one’s reading, as this enables one to compare the expressions of one author with that of another, and in the words of Pascal, us quoted by Mr. Zedlitz, lo drink of the Waters of the river of unpurechased joy." 2 * * SOME good advice about making our own dresses was put over the air by 2ZW on Thursday morning, and should be turned to good account by those women who, though wishing to look smart and well-turned out, haye been puzzled as to how to do it on their restricted incomes. We all look with longing eyes at the beautiful models displayed in the big stores, but the price of these as a rule is more than the ordinary woman can pay. Notwithstanding this, there is no reason why every woman should not have the joy of wearing a smart and up-to-date outfit. This year, to quote the speaker, it is going to be fashionable to wear homeimide clothes. As the big stores are having 2 sewing week with free cutting out, it behoves us all to start getting our winter outfit ready: and do let me ime press: upon you, for the good of our country, to buy as much woollen material as possible,