The Archive · 1934

Art Treasures

New Yorkers have had the opportunity this winter of viewing at the American Art-Anderson Galle the celebrated collection of the late Mrs. Edith Rockefeller McCormick. 'The collection comprised treasures from many royal houses, notably the world renowned gilded' silver—8 vice of some 1,600 pices presented by Napoleon to his sister, Pauline, when she was married to' a Prince of the House of Borghese. The late Mrs. McCormick's collection of Ita ian laces was the finest ever brought to America. There were also rare Gothic tapestries, French furniture of the highest quality, Persian and Chinese carpets, and not the least admired were ' the collections Chinese jade, porcelains and coral carvings. Also on the liste were noted four fur coats of finest sables, ermine and chinchilla skins "in new condition."

Where A Wife Can Work 'A working wife who thinks she is] having a horrid time because; she helps earn the family money gets no sympathy from Mrs. Kenneth Green. Jo New York bride, recently returned from a honeymoon trip to Germany. Mrs, Green is a German girl who lost her' job in Berlin when the Nazis took over the Government. She came to New York to look for work bhut she got married instead. Now she thinks she is lucky to be in a land where a wife may work if she wishes to do so. It is very stimulating to see well dressed girls going to work", says Mrs. Green, "Only one who has just seen the melancholy faces of women in Germany can realize what it means to see women look happy and unhampered." Mrs. Green is an actress, and she thinks, although Hitler went about it ina left-handed way, he Idid her a good turn when he caused the disruption of Max Reinbardt's Theatre. Her husband is Kenneth Green, who came over from London with commissions to paint portraits of young society girls. Mrs Green met her husband at a weekend house party, and after a short engagement they'went on a honey-joon trip to visit her family many and his in England. Now. they are back in New York where hemis finishing his commissions and where she hopes they will stay.

A Feminist's Ideas "Don't ever plead for anything you want from a man. Demand it. Be very charming and look straight ahead, as if you certainly expected to get it" This is the advice of Senorita Margarita Robles de Men-doz, Mexico's leading woman feminist. By that plan Mexican women in a few years have achieved ith men in four States and equality in nationality throughout the country. Vera Cruz has only two discriminations. Their laws stipulate that to marry 3 girl must be fourteen and a boy sixteen years old, and that a divorced wo-is sound advice of course to EAT MORE FRUIT, ind we really intend to follow it, and then MONOTONY steps in, and we weaken.

Fresh or cooked fruits served with a topping of Nestle's Pure Thick Cream are delightful, and better still are Pineapple and Banana Trifles, when this Cream is used in their making,

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