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Australian Women's Mirror, 15 Nov. 1927, p.10.
Dorothy Ellsmore Paul Dorothy Ellsmore Paul i(A121558 works by) (a.k.a. Dorothy E. Paul)
Born: Established: 1900 Hertford, Hertfordshire,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe, ; Died: Ceased: 1974
Gender: Female
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1 The Brown Brook H. H. W. , 1930 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 26 August 1930; (p. 6, 50 - 51) Coy Wilberforce is excitedly waiting for the guests who are coming to her sixteenth birthday party. In particular she is waiting for Arnold Nicholson, but when he arrives he is far more interested in another girl. An older man, Michael Kent, notices her distress and gives her some wise advice.
1 The Vandal C. McEwen , 1930 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 19 August 1930; (p. 7, 52 - 53) Leonie Matthews is in the middle of cutting an elk-horn from a tree when she is accosted by an irate Dick Bowers. She promises to leave the fern where it is growing, but later goes back for it and is caught in the act by Dick. He is disgusted with her, but eventually learns what she is doing with the plants.
1 'Nothing for You' G. Edith Burton , 1930 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 12 August 1930; (p. 7, 52) Miss Patty turns up at the post office every day, but there is never any mail for her. One day she decides she will not go there again, but then she sees an advertisement in the personal column and responds to it.
1 Realism 'Kittiwake' , 1930 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 29 July 1930; (p. 7, 52 - 53) Charles Hawkins aspires to Shakespearian acting, but the theatre company he worked for has collapsed and he and his wife, Maida, are living in poverty. Maida wants to accept an offer from her family to work on their station, but Charles is clinging to his daydreams. Then something happens that brings him back to reality.
1 The Soul of Kitchener M. C. Potter , 1930 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 15 July vol. 6 no. 34 1930; (p. 8, 50 - 51) Ever since she saw a portrait of Lord Kitchener the firmly unmarried Sadie Corinn has been convinced he is her soul mate. When an elderly bachelor, Joe Deveney, comes courting she is tempted, until Kitchener appears to her in the form of a dove and reproves her. However, Kitchener's final 'appearance' changes her mind.
1 Pools of Amber Julia B. Philip , 1930 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 18 March vol. 6 no. 17 1930; (p. 8, 50 - 51) The members of a pioneering family are benignly ruled by their grandmother. When a young man appears at the property and asks for board the matriarch trusts her intuition about him and proves to be right.
1 A Classic Feminine Friendship : Rosa Bonheur and Nathalie Micas Dorothy Ellsmore Paul , 1930 single work column
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 4 February vol. 6 no. 11 1930; (p. 10, 47) Paul writes of the lifelong friendship of the French animal painter, Rosa Bonheur, and the artist and inventor, Nathalie Micas.
1 The Baker's Dozen Nina Lowe , 1929 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 10 December vol. 6 no. 3 1929; (p. 8, 86 - 87) Mrs Baker's husband dies two hours before her thirteenth child is born. All the neighbours, except the irascible Mrs North, rally round to help the widow. Mrs Baker's brother offers her accommodation on his farm, but at first can only take Mrs Baker and her two youngest children. He appeals to the neighbours to take the other eleven children for a fortnight, but Mrs North is the only neighbour willing to assist.
1 What's in a Name? Thea Dawes , 1929 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 29 October vol. 5 no. 49 1929; (p. 7, 50 - 51) Griselda Tumpence and her aunt, tired of their names and their ordinary lives, decide to holiday at a hotel frequented by bohemians, posing as the wealthy Vivienne and Madame Farrango. Griselda falls in love with an actor, Herod Blair, but he seems reluctant to fall in love with her.
1 The Turning Point Ess Ess , 1929 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 24 September vol. 5 no. 44 1929; (p. 6, 50 - 51)

Phyllis meets her Uncle Dick at a cricket match. Noticing one of the players, Langdon Temperley, she tells her uncle how she persuaded Langdon to dress as his twin sister, Dulcie, after Dulcie sprained her wrist before a school cricket match. The trick was discovered and Mabel Campbell, the school principal, was furious before her sense of humour took over. Something Phyllis says about Mabel sends her Uncle Dick hurrying away to see the principal and Phyllis suspects she knows the reason why.
1 A Useless Fine Lady Innes Cameron , 1929 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 27 August vol. 5 no. 40 1929; (p. 6, 52 - 53) Ivy is full of scorn for Sheila, the city girl her younger step-brother invites to the farm. She brought John up and believes a city-bred girl will lead him astray. Ivy meets Sheila's attempts at friendship with hostility, but an accident makes her change her mind.
1 Mim's Mulberry Elsie Clarice Cole , 1929 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 13 August vol. 5 no. 38 1929; (p. 6, 50 - 51) Josie Lockwood is engaged to Tom Raynor, nephew of Miss Miriam Isabel Montrose, the formidable Principal at the school where Josie teaches music. Josie and Tom have quarrelled and Josie's pride prevents her making up with him, until Miss Montrose speaks forcefully to her.
1 The Strong Man Anne Howard Toes , 1929 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 6 August vol. 5 no. 37 1929; (p. 7, 50 - 51) Jacqueline Talbot wakes on the morning of her thirty-first birthday and decides to change her life.
1 Joyce Is Firm Kitty Barnes , 1929 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 2 July vol. 5 no. 32 1929; (p. 7, 52) Joyce Farrier believes the cost of marriage to women is too high and turns down Don Leslie's repeated pleas for her to marry him. She tells Don she will not see him again, but when he is injured in a traffic accident that night she begins to change her mind.
1 The Enchanted Island C. McEwen , 1929 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 25 June vol. 5 no. 31 1929; (p. 7, 50 - 51) When Marti finds a young man, Larry, on 'her' island she immediately jumps to the wrong conclusion.
1 Antony, Dear! Betty Knell , 1929 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 7 May vol. 5 no. 24 1929; (p. 6, ?)
1 'Don't' Said Marion Thea Dawes , 1929 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 26 March vol. 5 no. 18 1929; (p. 7, 50 - 51) Marion has become obsessed by the pronouncements of a man she calls the Master and has rejected her husband, Chris. But when she sees her husband playing golf with a wealthy young widow she loses belief in the Master's teachings.
1 A Night's Adventure Helena Henderson , 1929 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 26 February vol. 5 no. 14 1929; (p. 7, 52) A spoiled and immature woman, Marie, is forced to help her doctor husband, David, deliver a baby after their car runs out of petrol near an isolated house. The experience causes her to query her previous attitudes.
1 The Newer Woman Iris Norton Dexter , 1929 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 19 February vol. 5 no. 13 1929; (p. 7, 52 - 53) Judith Raynes is a successful and sought-after window dresser. However, her husband, Lawson Debbett, resents her career and her use of her maiden name. He wants her to give up her career and remain at home, but an encounter with a friend's wife changes his mind.
1 Fat Mabel Forrest , 1929 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 12 November vol. 5 no. 51 1929; (p. 6, 52-53)
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