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WOMANS REALM

VIEWS AND NEWS.

MRS. JAMES BELL.

"A Highland Scot."

Mrs James Bell, of Morven, Glen   ferrie road, Malvern, who has just entered the 94th year of a life that is still full of interest and mental   activity, does not scorn the good things of     life which come from material success, but places them at their true value. A   Highland Scot of the very finest type, she comes of a family of sailors, soldiers and divines, who can trace their ancestry without a break back to the year 1030.     Today,frail perhaps in body, but with a       mind sharp in its judgment as     when she was a young woman, admitting     with some annoyance that the the winter cold   is beginning to affect her hearing,       scorning eye glasses except occasionally for   writing, this little lady, whose conversation is illumined by a most delightful sense   of humour, has a mind stored with memories of a childhood and young womanhood   spent in the stimulating atmosphere of Edinburgh society, with its vigorous,   intellectual life, and the social gaiety of a military centre. It was from this extra- ordinarily interesting existence that she came to live, more than 60 years ago, in the   quiet of the Asutralian bush, where she used to stand and listen, even for the

sound of a bird.

Mrs Bell was bom in 1837 in a military hillstation at Midnapore, near Calcutta   Her father was Major Alexander Stewart Singer, in the East India Company's   Service, and throudi her paternal grandmother, she traces her direct connection   with the Stewarts of Appin,   whose history is part of the history of   Scotland, of which she is so proud.   When she was only nine months old, she   was taken to Edinburgh by her parents,   and left with her grandparents, the Reverend

Dr Singer, lawyer, clergyman and farmer, and his wife, who was Anne Stewart.     Her father died at the early age of 41, as a result of the rigours of the Indian climate.   A memorial erected to him in Simla declares that "no less than if in action he died in the service of his country".    

Of he r lift in 1 dinburgh Mr» Hell re t uno und memonc She tecalis Queen \Ktoins lu«! nsit to 1 dmhurgh after her .it cession to the 1 hi one, but perhaps one of tho most intci ostini pictuics Elie neates for liol hhtoncr is that ol the com t lard of Ilolvrood Castle, filled with cal air) i ead) to depart tor tho Crimea Tho«o were tho times when 'wo lo»t all our dancing fi lends and all the ooung mon who u»cd to low us up the Dee

Vftei the m»po(tion in the ea»tlo com to a) d

the wives md svvoethearts yyeio allowed to follow the regiment to loth s hodge, as the bimiks nero e died nheie the bund phi ed Mhc ("»id 1 Litt Jlchinel Ale' Ihcn the wonion all went back home, tho men went on, and oon few came back"

It was in 1*561, aftor the death of her mothci, that Mi» Hell nnd her sister de eidcd to eome to \ustraha Her onlo brother had eonic out ovith General Mac

aithur ah i moinbei of lu« (¡taft, and later ho obtained an excellent post with the Hank of New South

Wales Mr Jamos Bdl the owner of W oolbrokc Station Teesdale and one of three biothcts who had come out t i join their undo John Bell known as Big Boll ' and one of the or ginal squat tors of thih omntli w is a fellow passenger

t the two gul» on the oongo winch took three months We had been warned to take care ot ourselves Mrs Boll recalls with one ot hti fastmat ng twinkles in her ove» but I was the onl) one who did ano» poo 1 for ni)soit Mie married her wealth! husband dinrth after her ami al at Christ C hurd) South larra the ofhcmting clcigj man benik tht Roi Air Guinness a morn bor of the f lmous stout fanuh, who had himself boon mniriod throe tunes Mrs

Boll s undo t apt-ain llexandci Johnson,

of the toolon Kille« virs also in \iistrahi having come out 1 elote the gold discovery and taken up land at ( arranballac «ter u ar Is bought hi Ali Chirnside As Mr= Boll recalls memories ot tho«e carlv dav« on tint oast sfitien propcrti toi otu g thousatils of a los yrhon die admits that »li felt veri 11 it.li done anil later the

divdoi ment oí the township of Tee» hie ¡ it is ea=y to iidirc her 1 c] ing up the ti adit toi s tint »ho would baie uphold as the lady et the mailer in the land of 1 or hu th I ho ins nption on a siller trao cn which toa was »cried during the into non boie testimony to the affectionate esteem in win li »he was hell bj the people ct the di«tiicl

It is impossible inthin the IimiUatnns of »pace to gue am adequate idea oi the wealth of memories which this much traicllel and much cxpetienccd old hdi has stored ip to illuminate the twilight of her life Uno ol her chief picorcupitions nowada)S is the biston ol tht niions branches of her nmili oo Inch is traced in a marodlous ti co dating from lOaO to 1SS2 mid which »hows that as she puts it with one of her happy chuckles she was

an lSth cousin oi Queen \ letona "»lie is also connected tliiongh tin et different channels with the I ions tannlv of Glamis into wh di the I) ii o of Aork Ins mai ned

Shs Bell s pi ide now idavs is in her dill dren her grandchilelicn ind bei gn it grtndchildron whose poitrait» »inround lier in a charming home that is filled with troi

sun» fcirnotcd in many loincis of the woild Her onh daughtei died »itio i earn ago One «on Mr Uexindet Bell hie« with her in Milvern The oil ti is Mi 1 C Boll oi \el lischt Toi quay

emily Mcpherson college

The «nilibili ot lreo evening leetmts to 10 elchoeied at the Tmili AIcPher«nn Col

1 go of Dome t e I conomy in lull ind \ugust i» a fdliws -

T ilj ' -L oltcri len o «trill n on winter fruit? in I vegetal les I Mif Mirgaiot Ivirkhoie (college

Iii IC-Ii ndonrtr awi «irr cleaning of tie prrsoml vnrlrobe 1} Oh s M 1 loree (eollepe

stan")

lily 2.1- Health lecture Iv Dr Toltn Dale on Ii II leuce of Here 1 tv and Lmlronmont on the Health of il f Child

lui) 30-Cookcrv demon tntion by Mies 1 lamp (collepe Blair)

till, ist C - Do i ProsTes.»' Home I ne in Oncient Greece and Home lj Miss J S Webb (Melbourne Lnlverslv)

Aupuft 11 - Household Manipcment 1 y Miss 11 S Chisholm (principal of the college)

\upust 2)-If ture demonstrations on c1 iUrcn s garments 11 Miss n hing (collecc staff) and aiiimil toi« bv Oti » I Haiding I tench (collc-g. Eta IT)

The lectures arc all open to the public

OLD GRAMMARIANS' CLUB

Old Grammarians ovore gieath lntcicsted and amused on Thinsda) night orhen Mi i M ' GlittetHh,c principal of (lit kineloiparten liaimm. College Kew, gaoe i mooing picture talk nt then club looms Hegcnt Budding*. Miss Gnttcndgo wa» inttodueod bi the piesident of the old C mum mans '"ocíelo (Ali» li Shannon) who wote a black tniïotao frocl under her moleskin oviap Miss Gutten Igt woio a chainung nock of deep imothiht gcoigttte which was hcaodi beaded it tht hemline beading also defined the ned an 1 slocies iho piétines -bown weie nil talttn by AIiss Guttendge on her recent visit alioad and for the most pait needed no explanation The) wert do lightful studios of childe) in the new li formed nut ser) »ehools in the United States, A it una and Genen

TO SAY FAREWELL

A pleasant ceremony look phoo at the W omen's Hospital ) csterd i) after a meet mg of the goneial committee The pim cipals oieio Ali» W litypntiick and Alt» T A labatt both of whom baie lesigued from the committee Mrs Fitzpatrick has soieicd her connection with the hospital aft« 28 )ears of sen ice because of ii! health, and Mr» Tabart is going to los mania to boo At the tequest ot the piesi

dent (Mi». James liston) Ah Arthur Philips expressed the legitt ot the com mittee at losing two such nluablt mein bers He »aid that the hospital had also to thank Mr iit/patnek (loimeili Com misstouer for Bailw tvs) foi o duablc assistance fiom time to time A car» igo Alis 1 ltrpatiick had begun the shilling funds ovhich had pi onde I such weh onie financial aid foi the hospital In lssunng Mi» Inbait of the goodwill of co tri nut connected with the hospital Air Phillis

said tint the loss of bei services w i» no small thing Air Philips mooed thnl the thanks of the hospit il m m tremont be oin icvcd to Mir 1 it?patnck and Alis I ibarl I he piesident and ithei spot! eis snppoited the remarks ot Ali Phillis lho piesi dent on behalf of the committee, pie »cnted each of the leaguing member» inth a tiaiclhng mg upon which then mono grims had boon oinbioidortd Mis Fitzpatrick and Mis labatt thanktd those, picecnt foi their much appreciated senti ments and gifts

UNIVERSITY WOMEN'S DANCE One of the most enjoy abl I nneisitv dances of the «ea»on w is held bj the [women students at lho Alahetn lown Hall

last night The ai rangements were undci

taken by two honorai) »cnctaiies the Misses Am mt Can ni and leanette Dun »tone nhsisted ho nienibeis of the commit tee of Alelbourne I nucrsiti women pf which Alis» hiiln lovvdl is the piesident The mimi ei ot guests was exceptional!) lai-e anel the wonion students î loo ed them s Ives to bt thai ming hostesse» \tnong (ho oihtial tuest« weit Protecsot anil Alis W 1 \gu liofcssoi I most Skoal» Ali mel Mrs | (milord and Mi It 1 I

I itham (|ie i! nt ot the »Indent* icpio sontdtivc conn ii) uthcis]u entwero -

Oil liol i »t ! i ov j in ( ardncr Dorothy Lust II ni Ita c1 M v Ion « ilcttv Ililli

I "r i 11 1 (r Dorot) Lan ble Xorih Strih Morj n TI om 1 lura lire nai \olej Cimpl 11 Hire, r t Div e r 1 n Hurt III i I 1 ni I Ile Ol in 11 ir e lla-tiip Mir Iel n te. Hoc 1 akii = lil n Iishei H II stn or li Ile Mirare Marcar t I icko i

J ii Wal* i ( en (le Chico Hirper lean Hi ii I rsto « M rpir ! ( reel lol» Itvall a ! Mil ir 1 liar jr I d He sr« It 01 Fe,plr-<l n \ Inter 1 It llillrn-io 1 M Cieinpl di I

fail I Join slill.rl I- M élire II I fil

C li Hi I Roi lid Viclvai It ( II I a e M in

in ti H k Chrko Deri î m (i c C ecttie Hutte \ ii Levis at 1 lllvs Hox

FOE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL

V most enjoyable dance and bridge patty w i» held in tht Oimond nail last night It was orfeimsed b) Alts J Key a mein bcr of tht Iv inhoe mxilnri of the Chi]

dieu» Hospitil The auxilni) »hould hentllt considerabli b) tilt dance windi ivns su oi»»tul in even w iv Mt» 1 Hayes htlpelAlis hey is ticket »oci et u y Alis 1 mt h lan Afitkinnon (pichidont if tht Childrens Ho»pitaI) Ali Banett (socie- tal v of the hospital) and Alts Burettweie union- the special guest» 1 hose who helped with tht paitv wert Alis J \ hluiwood (piesi lent of the auxiliary 1 Alis U îpple (scnioi nee piesielcnt) Alis (_7n lam mid Alis Kennett (i i c presidents) Mi» 'sidnoi Buckley (stctetanl and Airs Sloan (ticahuitr) \mcint those who hooked t,ih!es nci Alt» \ Dook i Alis ( Stillman Airs -»ibthorpt Ali Cm tun Mis Cautelo and Miss Gah m

EVENING PARTY

Bowls of tarnations fragrant stock, and rose tinted heath weie ainngcd artística!!) in the picturesque tlubiooms of the Vic tona League m Vuditoi mm Buildings jesteidiy evening when Ladv Alaudsley gave a hrge bridge paitv to welcome back her daughtei-Miss Cecil Alaudblev-who ittiirned fiom Lngland this week ¡shaled lights and glowing ladntors made the looms delightfully comlortable and attrae tue and the guest of nonoui leceived a nairn welome from all her friends Lad) Alaudsley woic a giaceful gown and short evening; jacket to match ot black satin erept, patterned with a small floral design Both gown and lacket wert hemmed with a wide hot dei ot blatk ling o eli et AIiss I ecil Al iiid.lev » thai ming frocl was of the ney ticjt union in which i bhtk gioiind

wa« vvovtn with a springtime design m. little losy How is and j ide blue leave»

Hie »I nt swept to tht ile ot m se ft »tnijit I lines an 1 the sboi t jac' el to match li id deep cuffs mel a hem ot finest black lace lhe guests included -

lui) Miller Indi Mitchell lah Moore OIrs I

David Cnnl 01k * s Austin and OHs« Hope

Au«tin. Mr» Honald Mackinnon and Mi-« Mnri, Marki.-non. Mr«. .Inm's Haynr and M Im Ho-ritiii;

Haine, Mr«. duri,-« Kflla«.i«. Mr« llij.iT Nalke. Mi'« Elm «¡rk-. Mrs. Ki nest I'oe.lmni. Mi'« '?''" Cutline Mr», George Altl». ii nn.lMi>«i M, M .1 Aitken. Mr.«. Arthur Mum«. Mr«. Minn «ii« Ham« uri.] Ml* V( ion lea William«, Mis T. i-lcn-, Mr«. Charle« Cavaii-llufiv, M.«« .ban Turnbull. Mr«. 1". Warford Mi in. Mi«-.-** Marjorie and J.anrj Mlllear. Mr«, .tam- Morrison. Mr«. Gocigr Adinis. Ml«, llarv Mitchell, Mi«s Dototh.« Puru«. Mi«« Klhel .-i^werf. Mrs M. Clair .«(.«art. Ml««*-» Cecilv and Hilda Ln«rrl'es, Mi«« I larc Miiri'i}. Mi«« "Cara Barrett. Mr«, rolman, -''?..?* .-^l',"?n Pigott. Mrs. B. MeArthur, Miff«-« (,re«-smith, Mi«. Kli-jbcth Mawcll, Mis Eric l.-iflii Moore, Mi*, iyley Henderson, Miss I'vu-i >"i«li. ."'.' '"'?

.1. A. Cussen.

SOCIAL NOTES.

Mi«? K. V»". niooinfield, of the publicity department of the .Shell Oil Co. Ltd., will leave to-dav fov motor-ear lor a tup to Svdney. Mis.-" BloomtWcl will i etui n to Melbourne about the end of the month.

The Church of Kiiclanil Lawn Tennis Association will hold its mumal danee at Anzac House, Collins street, -Melbourne, on Tuesday, July S, nt S o'clock. Dean Aickm will present the trophic-, and pennant«, at a quarter past 9 o'clock.

The Heidelberg Golf Club will hold it, second annual dance in the Melbourne Town Hall on Tiip.mI.iv, duly 15. I he pio cecd« will be devoted to the val ion« di.« tiict benevolent hw ict io.«. The honoi.uy sec. dary of the dance i« Mi. A. J". Apple-

ton.

The nnim.il cabar«t foal! of the Royal Automobile (. bib of Vieloi ia ««ill be held at the Plaza, St. Kilda, on duly .'51. .A« tickets aie .«elim; tieriv and only a limited number will be ¡«-.»tied, membein aie i

vised to make their reservations- emly at the clubV olliee, ¡14 Queen stieet, where the table plan may be seen. Dancing will be fiom half-past S o'clock till 2 o'clock.

WOMEN'S ACTIVITIES.

YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION. -To help the Young Women's Christian A««ocn lion in its varied «cork among tho girl« of the eily a women'» aii\ili.iry has been recently fourni!, uncí a ruc«tine ««.is hold at the home e( Mi». \V. Cray (Piosbiterian Ladies' College, K.i«t Mci« bourne) on Wednesday. Mrs r.««ington I.e«\is, president, ««a» in the chair, and the auxiliary di« ciis«cd various plan» by ««lilch it ««as propo»cd lo help the biidcrrt fund of the association. Clothes ««ero collected (or the Y.W.C.A. "opportunitv «hop." A gift table ¡n charge of Mrs Polack hehi various cift«, ««hicli ««ere readily sold. Mi«« I'.. Dennett (sports «ocrctarv of Y.W.C.A.) spoke on the sport and recreational ««oik of tho Y.W.C.A. Among those piesent ««ore Mi». K'«ing toii Lewis (pre .»idem), Mr«. W. Guy. Mrs Mons borough (acting lr,u«urer), Mi«. Pollick. Mr«. 1*. duras (honorary eerrrt.irv), Mrs. Gerald Ilohinfon, Ml«. '«onatli, Mr«. Hocking, Mr«. It. A. ??arter, Mrs. Kekersall, and others. The honorary «erro .ary would be piad to hear fiom tho»? who \>4ould liko to join tho nuvilinrv.

WOMEN'S SECTION OF COUNTRY PARTY. Melropolitan Branch.-An addre.« on "Pioneer Women" was Riven by Mis« Cullibnl«on at the monthly meeting held «ri.teiil.iy afternoon in the clubroom of the Women Citizens' Moicnient, lllook Arcade, Collin« stre«t. The pies'i'ent (Mr«. Britomartc .lame.) pnvid'd. After the address, the possibility of organising a holid.iv camp «vas dlsctieted by members oi the metropolitan branch of the Count rj partv, the Women C it ¡ions' Moie ment, and the riilllip I«land l'iogroî« Association. A buildm!? plan vin« submitted by Mi«« Alloc Currie, and .1 committee ««.is appointed to obtain further information.

WOMEN'S VIGILANT SOCIETY menthlv meet- ing ««ill be held on Monday at S o'clock at 3 The Avenue. Windsor.

WOMEN CITIZENS' MOVEMENT.-Vnavoidable delay has, been ovperionccd in issuing tho syllabi!« tor July, «Inch has now been completed as fol- lows:-Tue«dav. July 15, Mi-s. Warren Kerr, nt home to members; Thursday, July 17. lune!»on; speaker. Mr. Trank Ilu»«ell; subject, "What Women Have TJono Women Can Do": Tiiesdav, July 22, evening meeting, speaker, Miss May Mo««, subject, "A Talk on Currone}"; Thursday luncheon, July X1, speaker, Professor I.. F. Giblin, subject, "The Fight for Prosperity."

PRESBYTERIAN FREE KINDERGARTENS.-St. George's Kindergarten, conloi of Wellington and Otter streets, will celebrate its birthday on Julv 10 by an "Australian tea" in the school hall. The lier. John Uarnaby «rill open th« party at half-past 2 o'clock. During the afternoon the pupils of the kindergarten «ill gii-e demonstra- tions of their usual work, and afternoon tea will be obtainable. The committee members aro meet- ing increased calls on their finances at this June ture, and hope to augment their fund« bv this effort. An invitation is. extended to all friends and supportera to attend and to "bring a gift and buy a gift." .

FLOWERS SOLD FOR CHARITY. - Lady Lyle stales the't her Japanese prunus i« coming into, flower, and she hope.« to have a good supply almost nt once la»l in? on into November. Tim proceed« from the salo of flowers lu her gulden aro devoted

to charities.

WOMEN'S SERVICE GUILD.-City of Camber- well eleventh annual meeting was held nt Hie home of the president .(Mrs. J'. C. Bellmalne), Aloha, Boston road, Jtalivyn, on Thursdav. Mis. Tlellmaine, who has been presielcirt since- Julv, li'2.1, was again ic-eleeled. Olflce-bcarcrs «veic elected as follow:-Yire-presidenf-s, Mesdames llunii, Munro, and Miss Whitmoie; honorary seoie« .«ivy and treasurer, Mrs. J. Fawcett; delegates to the National Council of Women, Mesdames Fawcett and Goldie. The annual report sho\«ed that various ««.rifare activities bad been assisted, more especi- ally the hospitals and the baby health centies in the district. Voluntary helpers supplied by (ho guild had assisted, one «lav a week at Surrey Hills. Balwyn, Burwood, "and Glenirie« health, centres. , In addition members lind supplied cut-

out patterns given free to the iiiolh'diti ulla at- tended four of the Cainber«vell centn-é. Anuthe.i member- supplied a motor-car. for ' comtniinliy service not less than hvlec n month. 'The article's distributed trom lil 'trafalgar road lo the kinder- gartens, health centres, tfter-care home, and dis- trict eases numbered ISC, and lui aiticlcs were distributed from 16 Moorhouse street. . Mrs. Bunn, convenor of t«vo work- parties, reported that 7-l.J articles lind been mended or made at the T.vo and Kar Hospital, C2.1 at tho Children's Hospital,

and 3.12 at the Queen Victoria Hospital, where, the committee ««\i« convene«! bj' Mis. Munro.' Two thousand and thirty article* in all liad been mended and made during the year. Visits were paid to the Methodist Babies' Home mid the Pres- byterian Home for Children, Kildonan.

AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL LEAGUE OF SAILORS AND SOLDIERS' WOMENFOLK.-Prahran branch member» will visit the military patients at Mont

Park lo-morroiv, July 6. Members and friends I aie asked to meet at the memorial ball, High street. Prahran, at half-pasf 1 o'cloek.

W.C.T.U. FREE KINDERGARTEN.-To obtain further and up-to-date equipment for the W.C.T.U. Free Kindergarten the director and helpers of the kindergarten will hold a tov fair- on Satiinlav,

July li?, at 3 p.m.. at the kindergarten. The stalls «.ill'include a cake stall, a '.'nothing oier Cd." stall, as «veil a« other stalls.

A JUMBLE SALE will be held at the W.C.T.U. Fieo Kindergarten, Little Cremorne street, Rich« mond, on Monday, July 14, al 2 p.m. Parrels

can bo sent addressed to director of W.C.T.U. kindergarten. Little Cremorne' street, to lîicnmoncl railway station.

COMING EVENTS.

Tonight. - The Halycon Club of the Y.W.C.A. will bold a dance in the lo«\er ball of the Mel- bourne Town Hall.

To-nlgbt. - West Coburg school committee novelty night, in State school, Jirynards street. Prhc for juvenile and adults, including baek-to ehildbood section. The proceeds are in aid of the balcony and verandah enclosing fund.

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