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Newspaper
Brisbane Courier Mail
Location
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 13, 1938
Page
5
A Courier-Mail report details claims by Brisbane proprietors that women get equal portions to men yet eat less, with many dining spots and trains reportedly serving smaller portions to women. Some head waiters deny discrimination while a few acknowledge minor size differences. A European tour echoed similar findings.
A 12 year old Australian schoolgirl sketches for The Bulletin while visiting Brisbane with Miss Paterson. David Low, the cartoonist, comments on the girl’s drawing and a misunderstanding over a handkerchief gift. The piece weaves in travel notes and cultural observations from Australia and abroad.
The article notes Miss Paterson not only sketches from life but also uses photographs of royal children like the Duke and Duchess of Kent’s offspring. It mentions a sketch of Princess Juliana’s daughter and other royal subjects, plus her magazine work and covers accepted in America. Music remains a key interest as she broadcasts Australian and British songs from Melbourne stations. Her married name is Mrs. Newman, with sister Esther Gee Vermon Gill known for landscape and portrait work. Barbara Newman, her artist daughter, shows talent in music and dance and inspires new works.
A cocktail party last evening at Herston, Iowland, featured Master Printers and wives, with guests including Mr and Mrs Pail Allom, Mr and Mrs L. J Buc, and many others. Floral decor and a trousseau tea table framed the event as friends gathered before departures for Bris tane and Farnham Plains.
Miss Marjorie Wilson, guest of the Governor Sir Partrid ge Blaikie, will travel with Grace White to Sydney and Melbourne. She will be away about six weeks, wearing a dusky pink frock and matching accessories at the Bridge party and Governor's reception.
Sunshine greeted delegates and their wives at Suriets Paradise Hotel for a Master Printers Convention morning luncheon. Guests included the Federal president Mr F Besley and Mrs Besley, with attendees from Brisbane, South Australia, and Coolangatta. Floral decorationsfeatured mauve and yellow poppies, while outfits ranged from satin to brocade as attendees arrived for a social gathering.
Brisbane hotel managers and restaurant keepers note women tend to order lighter dishes than men while agreeing that the same family of food is served. Some say women eat more when active, but generally men are described as lighter savers and preferring solid fare like soup.
A tea room proprietress cites equal serving for all guests noting women and men receive the same portions. Hotel managers say women may eat less or more depending on duties, with some meals featuring lighter fare while men order higher priced items or the best on the menu. A traveling woman reports no hotel discrimination but mentions ships sometimes grant better orders to men.
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