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Women-all women-are in- teresting: the flower-girl at the corner, the bride you saw step- ping out of St. Margaret's, Westminster, your charwoman. ...But figures of world interest? Well-
DECEMBER 27, 1935.
such
Ten Women
• Are these Your Choice
eighteenth and nineteenth cen turies.
Lady. Oxford and Asquith, whose age appears in no work of reference: Margot, the enemy of many and the friend of more; Margot, the wit, who said of Lady Astor that she was "too flippant to feel, too noisy to pray."
for the Hall of Fame? an a
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told to write about the ten most interesting among them! I have no hope of telling you of
I vote for Nancy Astor, aged the nameless heroines of
fifty-seven with the vitality of seventeen. She has always been modern life, unhonoured, un-
an anomaly; a Puritan in Cava- paragraphed, unphotographed,
Her Virginia; an American in almost unknown: the women who do the work of the world,
now Fleming, who, as Dorothy L. the British House of Commons; Prohibitionist representing holding together five hundred Alexandra the beloved,
Sayers, proved that a "thriller" million homes; tending the Queen-Mother.
But, regal as Alexandra never could be a good novel as well? Plymouth, a constituency un- seven million sick; creating
She was the first woman to tens of millions of new lives was; conscientious as Alexandra Then there is bullet-headed likely to abandon grog.
never was; superb in presence, Gertrude Stein, who dresses like every year.
Countess Markiewicz was the tactful in speech, she has within a man. Intellectuals rave about take her seat in Parliament (the the last twenty years created her: you and I cannot even pre-first woman to be elected), and
an admiration, based on tend to understand her verse,
My selection is Vicki Baum. she was the terror of the House. Once she know that Sir Fred- respect; she has evoked such a love as has been lavished on no Vienna-born in 1896, who started other ruler in the modern world. life as a harpist and married erick Banbury was going to Go to the stage for your next the orchestra conductor. She talk out" a tomperance mea- vain effort to cholce. £100,000-a-year Gracie works always at night, and, sure of hers. She clung to his Fields, aged thirty-seven, born when the mood is strong upon cont-tails in a
make him sit down. in Rochdale, Lancs., with her her, writes until G a.m. fantastic versatility? Tallulah Before writing "Grand Hotel,"
Of women of action in the Bunkhead, aged thiry-three, who alic worked for six weeks 18:4 husked the voices of the world? chambermaid in a Berlin hotel modern world there is no end: I plump for Elisabeth Bergner, to get her detall right. She has Joyce Wethered, four times golf champion-in 1922, 1924, 1925, five foot three, Jewish, auburn- gold hair and a golden voice. haired, and just as old as the
1929; Suzanne Lenglen, queen temper- Go now to the other arts. of the tennis court-from 1919 century. She is amental that one day she said Painting gives you Mrs. Dod until she turned professional she would only play a certain Procter, painter of sculptural (after just beating a youthful part if the management would fleah, last year's election to the Helen Wills) in 1926; Helen give her a certain motor-car Academy: and aloof. Dane Wills "Poker-Face" Moody her She made her film-nanie with Laura Knight, devotee of the self, seven times champion of Jannings and Veldt in the silent circus, titled in 1929, an Acade- Wimbledon, who staged a come-
back this year. a picture called mician in 1927. fum days in
Music offers Dame Ethel Going from sport to larger "Nju." They call her the Ger-
Smyth, Beventy-seven-year-old issues there is Mrs. Petrie, who mitant, who rules an orchestra has driven a motor-ar round From the stage to the screen, with a rod of iron; one of the Brooklands at 134 m.p.h.; Amy Glamorous Dietrich, born in few musicians to put reality in- Johnson (Mrs. Mollison), who 1902, with her red-gold hair and stead of dreams into her music. put women on the air map by lovely legs? Mae
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Look, first, in the seats of the mighty, on the thrones of the world. I choose, first among the women of the world, Queen Mary. She was born a Teck in 1867. At twenty-four she was betrothed to the King's elder brother, the Duke of Clarence, the
heir presumptive. Soon after he died, her engagement to the King-then Duke of York- was announced.
As the Duchess of York, ahe was overshadowed by Alexandra, Alexandra, Princess of Wales, the beloved. As Princess of Wales, she was overshadowed by Alexandra, now Queen, still the beloved. As Queen, she was overshadowed by the memory of
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Sculpture pre- her England-Australia' flight in sents Lady Hil- 1930; the Duchess of Bedford, ton Young, who, at the age of sixty-four, in widow of An- 1929, flew to India.
tarctic
Captain
hero But of all the women of Scott, action, I crown Amelia Earhart wife of an ex-i-utnam, aged thirty-seven, the Cabinet Minis- American air ace, christened ter.
"Lady Lindy." She passengered My selection is a machine across the Atlantic a practitioner of in 1928; she flew one solo on another art the same course in 1932; she
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In the world of education
The problem of the depressed
of face and areas in Creat Britain is one
Mr. Duff Cooper, who has just which is at the moment engag- become Secretary of State for figure, her host is the first professional of legends, ing the serious attention of the War,
Grace Government, and Mr. Baldwin, diplomat of modern times to mainly unprint-
achieve Cabinet rank. The honourable7 the Prime Minister, has declared is deserved. Mr. Cooper is a man Moore,
and self-reliance. nessee-born that from every point of view of
There are two high spots in h.s who graduated he regards the introduction of diplomatic career. The first was to Covent Garden from a Green- Elsa Schiaparelli. She looked, flew the Pacific this year-
to California in new industries in these districts! at Oxiord at a party to celebrate wich Village enfe and musical she thought, "funny" in sports covering the 2,400 miles from as the most important work to his success in his examination comedy. Shirey Temple, six- kit, so she produced revolu Honolulu which the British businessman Alter the party there was poker. year-old carner of £250 a week? tionary "robot" dresses for her eighteen hours-alone; she still
flies under her maiden name. pay was long. Mr.
None of these, I think. My self.
Now she designs for the can devote his capital and his Cooper was fortunate. There was
one of the very brains. One of the greatest a Drowning pistol on the table. yote goes to the Swede who can difficulties in maintaining and An undergraduate who had an show you with equal poignance world. She is
There is sturdy, Russianised improving the industrial position the heaviest toner picked up the the sorrow of the harlot and the few women who design clothes there are many names of note
pistol, removed the magazine, and, glory of the bride. Greta Garby, for woman.
She invented the divided chiotaged twenty-nine, whose ambi- at home and in helping the most pointing the gun at the
She revived the dunce's Dora Russell, pioneer of de- mocratic schools, pioneer of a hard hit areas is that emigration winner, said festingly: "Duff, you tion is to play the title role in sk.rt.
cap and made it the rage. She new theory of social life; there is She went to Hollywood in has even designed a police- Minna Specht, German idealist, since the war has been practic-cky cevi, I'd like to shoot you." Wilde's "Dorian Gray."
pulied the trigger. There was ally stopped and that increased a loud report and a bullet whistled 1925, and has reigned supreme woman's uniform and sent it to whose school was closed up and
ever's nce. The very stuos of Scotland-yard. It was not
its funds-£20,000-confiscated past Mr. Cooper's ear and buried
by the Nazis. itself in the wall. The graduate had neglected to remove her cigarettes were sold in her adopted.
not've Sweden for 6d. each.
Den aparelli she is big My choice is Maria Montes- the cartridge in the barrel.
She achieves her publicity as does Sir James Barric by sin-cough to be called by her last gorl, the first woman to be ceraly shunning it. Her real name with no prefix has been granted a decree in medicine by FORGOTTEN BUT NOT LOST
St. Helier and Anita Loos. She created The other high spot in his name is Gustafsson. And they dened as a cross between ivy the University of Ronic.. career was in the war. Together
friends again. Duff Cooper insisted on joining
And from the screen to litera- huge, dark eyes and a full and in child psychology. She evolved the modern theory of hand-work up. As the Foreign Duice cou d
Let us leave the arts and go for children; the system of not afford to lose all its staff, the ture. Will you choose Gabrielle drooping mouth.
treating them as human beings two men were warned that iner Long, who, as Marjorie Bowen diplomatic careers would be end- or George Preedy, writes glitter- to politics.
Lady Londonderry, born in instead of. animals; the convic- ed. Mr. Duff Cooper went to ing tales of the past? Or France and won a D.S.O., which Rebecca West, one of the great 1879; granddaughter of a duke, tion that play was as important it was said should have been aminds writing to-day? Or Rose daughter of a viscount, wife of home and Macaulay, with her acid wit? Or a marquis, sole survivor of the V.C. Then he came took his old seat in the Foreign Etoncropped Office. It was eighteen mentha discovered belore Lord Curzon him. He was therefore allowed to is crystal atay. The first story truth. The second is not. But it is already good legend.
economie nationalism, which has led to all kind of trade barriers between nations, has lessened by a vast amount the international trade which was the basis of a much of the trade in those areas that feel the depression most.
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The Government, however, has with the late Charles Lister, Mr, say she and John Gilbert are has a pale face, dominated by minded children and specialised
"RUGGER" RECORDS.
At the invitation of the Scottish Rugby Union, the surviving mem- bers of the Scottish team who
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decided that these districts shall share in the work required in connection with the re-equip. ment of the nation's defence forces. But the Government expects that industry also shall de its part. The policy of Pro- |tection which it has adopted has certainly given industry a con- siderable impetus, and Mr. Bald win has been at pains to point out that there is a corresponding moral obligation on industry as n whole; it must not be all give on the part of the Government, and all take on the part of in- dividuals. As the Prime Minis- played in the first match against ter has pointed out, if the, Gov-tae All Blacks in 1905 were pre- ernment makes it possible for sent at the international between people in industry to do far Scotland and New Zealand
Murrayfield. They included tw better than they could have done Scots who in that match made a under the old fiscal system, the record which is key to stand least that these people can do, for ever. where it is in their power, is to see that when they have new works to put down, they should remember the depressed areas. wales, Scotland came to Fettes By following this policy, not only to pay what many people think will fresh employment. be pro- the best school side of all time. vided by these new industries, Scotland won by fourteen points but a very great deal of good to six. In the folowing autumn two of these Fettes boys were will result to these areas by the chosen tor Scotiand against New knowledge that they are not Zealand. One was Moir Mackenzie, wholly dependent upon one in- a powerful forward, who scored dustry, however important. In both the tries for Fettes against Scotland. The other was the other words, all their eggs will seventeen-year-old Kenneth Mc- not be in one basket, and for the Lead, one of the greatest athletes young people coming along there of all time and the only Scottish may in course of time be a schoo.boy who over won a cricket variety of employment, instead Blue at Cambridge. Altogether of everyone being: driven to there were six Fettesians in the follow one single occupation. Scottish side which so hourly won iis match against the first All The Government is, so far as it Blacks. There was not one in the can, setting an example in this last Scottish team which met the regard; it is hoped that the New Zealanders a proof nation's industrial leaders will Scottish schoolboys are not so respond to the reasonable appeal hardy as they were, or else that made to them by the Prima "Rugger" is no longer the be-all Minister.
⚫ and end-all of their existence,
In that same year o 1906 they had the unique ex- perience of playing both against and for their country. The first time was early in the year when, Run trial before the match against
that
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Mrs. Atherton great political hostesses of the
SIDE GLANCES By George Clark
"You guya get to work. We haven't time to discuss the European situation.
work the Montessori
Finally, look at religion. Will you choose Sister Aimes Semple MacPherson, dynamic publiciser of religious feeling with coloured lights and Wurlitzer organs, hot-gospelling and a beauty chorus c: mplete? Will you choose Maude Royden, Companion of Konour, in her sixtieth year; also a suffragette in the pre-war. days; fighter, writer, swimmer, motorist, preacher, Puritan?
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My last place goca to Gen- eralissimo of the Salvation Army, Evangeline Booth, who rides and awims to keep fit at the age of seventy; who was born on Christmas Day, the seventh daughter of old General Booth, the founder of the Army; who preaches with the fervour of a Jewish prophet. She ran the Army in Canada from 1896 until 1905. She organised and to led in person a campaign the Yukon during the gold rush of 1898.
She ran the Army In America as a self-supporting unit. She succeeded. General Higgins, who had displaced her brother, Bram- well, deposed by the Army Council in 1929.
. She is tender behind her. furious preaching and fearless attacks on what she believes to be wrong. And-unusually for 'a serious woman doing serious. work-eho has wit. Once sho was told it was time that she considered marriage. She an swered: "I have considered it. That's why I'm still a ngl^.”
The tenth? You must all that in for yourself. I have.