WOMEN'S INTERESTS
ENGLISH WOMEN. MORE INDEPENDENT THAN FRENCH. An English woman is far more independent than a I'renclx woman, auu tar more ready to create a world of her own in which men have only an incidental part. That is as far as Mine. Marion Gilbert, a French writer, has gene m her deductions on English life. She is in London to find out what kind of people the English are —and then plans to go back to Paris and write about them.
French women, she says, .still regard the home as their essential domain, evey when they are helping to support it. They are prepared, by centuries of training, to work on an equal tooting with men, and yet are conten no view the woTld through men’s eyes., pliantly fitting their own co: .cept of things to the pace men set. In France, - lie noticed, the peasant women there work the same hours in the field as the men, and then come jr-me to cook tue meals and take care of the house. Women work along with men as conductors oil trams in Paris, or' as ticket collectors on the underground—and yet women in France do not have the right to vote, and in fact seem very little interested in ever hav-
ing it. Mine. Gilbert believes that an English woman has wider interests than a French woman. One of the things that impressed her most here are the service flats which provide a charming home without any of the household worries.
“In Paris,” she remarked, “our most modern flats are of the studio variety, consisting of one large room—usually with a window occupying almost the entire wall at each end--and a bedroom, kitchen, lounge, and bathroom leading off from it. “The French builder supplies just the four walls of a home, and it is required of an occupant to put in the fittings and decorations.”
WOMEN PATIENTS. 7 ~/‘MORE PLUCKY THAN MEN.” Women are better hospital patients thav men, and they “stick” pain and suf aring better, according to Miss E. T. Bickerton, matron of the Prince of Wales Hospital. She is soon to retire after 34 years of service at the biggest general hospital in North-East London —through which pass more than 30,003 patients every year. “We have a convalescent home in the country,” she said,' “hut very often wo cannot got the women to go there when they leave the hospital. They are anxious to return home and I resume their daily round before thej a-e really fit to do so. The result is that sometimes they have to return here for more treatment.
“Then, the bravery of women patients showed itself a good deal during the war. We had experience hero of something like 50 air faitls, and wore twice hit by bombs; and while the women were very brave and quiet, the men were decidedly jerky —men, too. who were soldiers and had been in the fighting abroad.” Miss Bickerton considers that ordinary folk live much better and more sensibly than in her early liosnita. days—around TB9B. But what they lack most, she thinks, is courage. .
REMARKABLE FIND. A DRESS OF QUEEN ELIZABETH. A remarkable discovery lias been made, in one of three chests belonging to the Earl of Kimberley, of a dress which is historic illy known to have been worn by Queen Elizabeth during one of her many progresses through England. The dress, which was wrapped ip copies of the “Morning Post” bearing dates of over 90 years ago, has probably lain f; rgotten in the chest, and only came 1 i light when the chest was opened by Acton Surgey, Limited, acting for Lord Kimberley. The lock ot the chest had to be forced. r Coverings of silk and cloth of . gold threads and hangings peerless eyen in their time, were brought to light together with the dress. The story of their discovery was told recently to a “Morning Pest” representative by a member of the firm of Acton Surgey. Limited. “We were asked to investigate the contents of three chests, the propeity I of the Earl of Kimberley, on the chance J that they might be of value,” lie said. ’ “None of the chests had been opened i in his lifetime.”
“One little chest of Chinese lacquer work was found to contain a priceless doth of gold dross, which we have since proved to have been worn by Queen F'. iznbetih. F^ewhere we found a throne, with crimson and bullion work hangings, which was evidently made for her visit to Wood House, the ancestral home of the Woodhouse family, first cousins "to Queen Elisabeth, and from whom the Fftrl of Kimberley is descended. Both Nieholl’s “History of the Progresses’ and Blomfield’s ‘History of Essex,’ in which it is extensively quoted, refer to these very garments and hangings in the most minute detail. “The dress —it is actually a hn-hon—-was in the. most t>erfeet condition.
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Wrapped in a copy of the ‘Morning Post’ of July 8, 1839. Another copy lines the bottom of the cabinet, and both are in as good condition as the goods Which they preserved.„ “Other finds,” he said, also handed down by the Woodhouse ancestors, included upholstery of the time of Charles the First. They were so smothered in sulphur, which evidently had served to preserve their wonderful condition, that we seriously contemplated bringing gas masks into action. Queen Victoria had been two years on the throne at the date stamped on the issues (price sd) cf tlie “Morning Post” in which the treasures were found. They told of all the happenings which were the talk of the day—ot Chartist riots in. Birmingham, in which the military were called out; of the trial in Paris of the “insurgents of May 'A » i n two columns and a quarter, “From our own Reporters” ; a pungent leading article deals mercilessly with the “weak wordiness and maudlin misrepresentations”, of the advocates of the Government’s education policy. The social columns refer to those massive dinner parties which were the iustom of the day.
PARIS FASHIONS. MEDICI AND MEDIAEVAL. As far as the new fashions are concerned, there is nothing very remarkable, the big houses .ealising 1 the slenderness of the average purse. I think we are all glad that the tailormade is still, and indeed all outdoor wear, of sensible length. Nor need we be quite so particular to see that all matches; in fact, two or three colours are more up-to-date, but still see to it that the Vt fits the ease. What is new is thl colour scale, fuchsia shades on the purple side rather, with darkish green, s ome red; and a good j deal of blue—this of any tint. | Furs are not 1 much worn on coat collars, or if they are, they should be of modest dimensions. After all a loose fur necklet is more useful. If you so happen to possess long enough pieces, you will do excellently to put them round the lower part of the coat —or around a short coatee —and on sleeves if you like that style. There is more than a touch of the “Medici” and mediaeval in the new dresses, so those of you who can look up old pictures—especially Italian 1 ones l —can do some little livening up to a nearly defunct wardrobe.
HANDBAG’S CONTENTS. ITS HOLDING CAPACITY. r• / _ . A man and a woman of London—an average middle-class couple—have had an argument this week as to which holds more —a ’woman’s handbag or a man’s 12 pockets (3 trouser, 4 waistcoat, 5 jacket). A correspondent lias written to “The Times” describing he developments of the argument. Out of the woman’s bag fell: —A cigarette case, nxafui-box, engagement book, notebook,. chequebook, time-table, card-case, packet of postcards, note-case, comb, bottle oi eau de Cologne, bunch of keys, fountain pen, pencil, tube of face cream, powder-case, lip stick, mirror, handkerchief, aspirin, and silver and copper coins. 1
Then the man emptied out til' his pockets, and lie found he had :—A handkerchief, pocket-book, pipe, tobacco, cigarettes, matches, knife, pen, pencil, cheque-book, car license, silver and cJpper coins—and a fetter beginning “Dear Sir,—Referring to our letter requesting payment. ...”
TASTY LUNCHEON DISHES. Ham Olives. Four slices of ham, one beaten egg, half teacupful 0.l breadcrumbs, one chopped •onion, a little niiiiced parsley and one tablespoonful of cooked mince.
Mix the breadcrumbs, onions, parsley and mince together. Add the egg and spread the mixture on the slices of ham. Roll up and stew in gravy for twenty minutes. Serve with potatoes. Chasse. For this dish slice an onion and fry it lightly in butter. Skin six tomatoes and add them with a slice of ham, iK'ili cut up small, to the onion. When all is well browned add a little watei and three potatoes cut in small dice. Cook slowly till the potatoes are done. You can now either serve it as it is or stir in some grated cheese flavoured with red pepper and cook on till it is “ropy.” But in any case it must come to the table surmounted by poached eggs, in number to the capacity of the fortunate eaters. Baked Haddock and Egg Sauce. Prepare two small Finnan haddocks, sdit in half lengthwise and remove the fins; place in a pie-dish, add half a pint of milk and 2oz of butter. Cover the dish and cook until tender. Drain off the milk into a saucepan, blend three tenswionfuls of flour with a little cold milk and add; boil for a few minutes until the flour is cooked, season to taste and add the chopped white of one hard-boiled egg and pour into a sauce boat. Rub the yolk I through ft strainer and scatter it on the top of the sauce; serve u’ith the haddocks arranged on a hot dish.
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