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Woman s World

'': (Conducted by 'Franziska.')

MAINLY ABOUT PEOPLE Here, Ttiete & Everywhere

Mrs. Lawrence Webster arid her small daughter, who live at Salmon Gums, are in Esperance for a short Visit Mr. and Mrs. j. W. Biain, of Fre mantle, are leaving on Thursday next to spend three months' holiday in Sydney.

- The f fiends of Mr& Stanier BdufneVe* Narembeen, will regret to learn that shd is ill, and is an inmate of Westminster j Hospital, Adelaide-terrace. i Mrs. C. Reymond, with her daughter, and Miss EGna Hussey have returned to Perth from Esperahce, where they have been spending a few months' holiday. : Mr. St. Aubyn Barrett-Lennard re turned to Perth by the Cathay to take tip hig duties at 'Belluis,' the Barrett 3Lennards' Viheyatd in the tipper Swan district. Mrs. Morri6 Eflwards, of York, and her daughter1, who ha6 returned front school in Melbourne, are leaving fof London 6H6ftly. They expedt to b6 away for at least a year. Mrsi Chenery and Miss Pip Chenery will leave Dirk Hartog Island for' Perth In the middle of February, and will take Mrs, R. Cameron's house in MounN etreet for a few weeks. Mrs. fit. M. Moulden, from Adelaide, arrived by the feanowha on Wednesday to join her husband, who has been visit* ing the fcojonup district. Mr. and Mrs. Moulden are staying at the Savoy Hotel. Mr. T. H. JOnes, Mus.Bac., the weli khown organist, and Mrs* Jreties (Mrs. Johnson James) returned from Adelaide by the s.s. Kanowna on Wednesday, having spent a pleasant fortnight In the East. The Misses Rene and Olive Owen, with their friends, Miss Dorothy Dempsey and Miss Alice Kaye (all of the Education Department) returned by the Kanowna from a most enjoyable holiday spent in the Eastern States. Mfk and MfS, 6. B. Brown, of Pepper mint Grove, leave for tfew Zealand short ly for ft three months' holiday. Mrs. Bfdwn, wluiise health has tio8 Been satis* factory, hopes it will be beneficial; as Well as a pleasure trip. Mr. and Mrs. A, Js Leckle are moving from their present home to a larger house, in Thomas-street, which is being renovated and altered fOf them. x They expect to enter their new home very sfidrti?. - Mrs. Redvers Bates and her two little daughters arrived in town yesterday morning. After visiting her mother^ Mrs.

woiiage jvLoseiey, at uevonsnire riais, Mrs. Redvers Bate went on to Clara mont, where, with her children, she will \ spend some weeks. j The many friends of Miss tiilda Les Steef6 will, be pleased to hear she is re covefmg tfforii her illness. Both the Misses Hilda and Eileen Lee Sfeefe had the misfortune to contract pheumohlii BhorMy after their return from England, but are now able to see their friends at their home in Cottesloe. Mrs. JoHn Shehton, Of Burfacoppin. and her smaii son and daughter intend leaving by the Karoola on PeBruafy 11 f6r a long visit to ihp Eastern States.: Mrs. Shefitoii is staying at 'Mafsdeii,' ViTest Perth, until her . departure. She will be accompanied by heir sister, Miss Zelma Davey. Mrs, J.- Eiiglish Clarke ana her daUgB ter fiafBSra, who vr'i well known iti i*Sfth, have left Switzerland for Lohd6n sooner than they intended, in order to meet Mrs. Clarke's sister, Lady Denis6h- who, with Sir Hugh, is visiting London on» their way from America to their home In Sydney* The wedding of Miss Hilda Cornwall, second daughter of the late Mr. W. Cornwall, of Narrogin, and Mrs. Mur doch, 6! ''Rouzell,*' Leake-streei Pfgper mint Grove, to Mr. S. Eafnaiaw Sinith, of Manchester (England), will take place at the Star of the Sea Church, Cot tesloej at half-past 3 to-morrow (Satur day^ The 'Kalgoorlie Miner' says that in formation has been received by cable that Mr.- and Mrs. Claude de Berimles; who vifefe jitiietl^ married at Coioriibo recent ly, will arrive in Western Australia short ly: They~ are accompaiiied by Mr.- de Bgrriales' twd daughters, Daphne and Betty. r Mrs. de Bernales will be better remehibef ed as Mrs. J. Berry* of Bouider rtiad. What would have been a most success ful tennis tournament at Buhbury last wee'JE-ehd was niafrea by shbwefs of irairi 6h the last day, aha certain events' wife unable to be flnlshed, and will have to be flhallsed later. Visitors from FeftH and other distticts were delighted at the' feceptidri accorded to tiieni by the member's of the Tennis Club and the reslSeiits of Biihburj', who piovided mo^f enjoyable luncheons and teas through out the tournament. Among the Perth players Who were there were the Misses Brenhah, Mildred M'Dougall, and Enid ifgens, and Major briinimohd, Messrs. Keith Sarker, Geoff. Maxwell, Keith MTtougail, and Hedemaii. Mrs. Patrick Campbell; whose reputa tion' still kfeeps her soaring amoiig th* great figures of the English stdge, has confessed that she went oh the boards gffcatly' to the horror of her maideti aunts' (says Melbourne 'Table Talk'). Shfe' ftirtlief admitted in a speefch at a diriiier the other nlglit that shfe played the lead ing lady in a provincial company for 5 salary of £2 ids a week, and when she was in 'The Black Domino' at the Lon don Adelphi on a 'screw' of £8£, the play

was so slapped By thfe critics that she received a fortnight's notice. At this period Mrs. George Alexander noticed her work, and mentioned the actress to her husband; whereat she was engaged ia do Paula Tanquferay in the premiere 6f that famoUs play for £15 a week. Her success was so enormous that the grati fies manager doubled her pay, an almost unprecedented happening in the nine ties. That first niglat of 'Tariqueray' is Still remembered by oia London theatre goers. The piece aroused extraordinary enthusiasm, though the leading lady did hot participate in it: Unaware that she had Become a great figure in an evening she left the stage after the final curtain, doffe'd the clothes and grease-paint of Paiila, and. went liome\ In the 17th century people were fined fdr being absent from church on Sunday.

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