WOMAN'S WORLD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 124, 16 May 1908, Page 3

WOMAN'S WORLD.

A good housekeeper brings her husband more wealth than ail heiress. Don't misjudge a serious face for a mean one; remember vour fox always wear- what seems to be a smile. Ihc caress ol a woman whom we lov" makes all our care* lighter. What a dear, unsellish, splendid creature is the good mother! Her eves sparkle with a love for us that rivals all our -sweethearts. Haclielors like lo be teased over their love all ill in -nothing tickles them more. (haracter will weather any panic. Uumu is not where we hang our hut, lint where a woman greets us Mutation Wongs „s mucJ ; t0 (i , ( , woiknliop, the iactory, nnd the count in ,r I loom as it does to the public school and tun university.

Compliment your "wife often; keep up he honeymoon. There are no sweetiiearts like married lovers. Pure health mocks at the fashion plate. Sad, very s ad! are such people whose happiness depends upon those who bow to them. Be Wild to all who ar c old. Their time is short, and they have foughi many battles. 6 Sot_ what you might have been, but what is the situation now » To-inorrow! What a world of hope and tniH>._Cresswell MacLauglilin.

, .Sweeping an Invalid'* Hoom.-Kvery- ; our. know, how untidy a sick-room be- . comes, and how aunoviii" tl M . dust 0 f the sweeping is to the patient. "To remedy Ibis," said a trained iim | cap- >»»■«<'. " I put a little ammonia' i,, pail of warn, water, and with my mop wrung dry a* possible go all over t lie Carpet first. Tl,i s takes up the du4 I'ii t'T 1" i loo3t ' llirt - A l,ruom wll tnk t . what is too large to adhere to the mop and rais e no dust. Willi my dust-cloth well sprinkled f go over the lurnilure, and the room is fairly clean " -Southing for Coughs.— I Toll'ee lia« gleat advantage o\cr cough mix iII re-. be<-ause, us it requires to he slowly sucked awav. it has a longci- [inn- jjj which to act on the parts which are irritated by coughing. This simple tollce is hoth soothing for coiodis and delicious to file palate. Take" half a pound of Demeritra sugar, one ounce of butter, one tnblespoonful of treacle, one teaspoonful of i|iccacuanha wine. Jlix the piigar, butter, and treacle together, and boil them slowly for half ail hour. Then add the wine, and when thoroughly mixed with the other ingredients pour the mixture o« to a greased plate lo cool.

| Laying the Cloth.—-A table ought first ! to Imv 0 it protective covering of thick felt or baize—fastened securely at the corners by tapes—to prevent hot dishes damaging the woodwork, ami also to ' !fl 'p to deaden the sound of plate* and other items being placed u|iOn it. It is not wise to choose a material of bright colouring fur this purpose, a-, when children arc present and any liquid Ms pitied thereon, the. dye from the baize is apt to discolour the white linen cloth. In sue]! cases it may he necessary to have a piece of oilcloth placed between t>» baize cover and the linen. Spread tho linen cloth evenlv on the tabic.

Cooking Oatmeal.—Oatmeal should be cooked in a double boiler. This is a -mall boiler hung or placed in a lower UnWw whidi is partly filled with boiling water. In other words, we give the oatmeal a water bath, which ensures perfect cooking and removes the danger of burning. Stir the oatmeal into boiling water until it begins to thicken. Cook constantly for half an hour. Do not stir after it l»egtu* to cook.

PERSONAL AND (J EX REAL. The Countess Unyuy (erstwhile the Crown Princess Stephanie of Austria) has patented in Brussels an invention tor a gas stove that i* said to be very practical and very cheap, and intended for workmen's homes.

Mrs. David Gallagher. known throughout the United States as the "canned tomato bride/' is now suing her rich husband, of Tuekerton, New Jersey, for divorce. Three summers ago Mi*s June Early was a packer in a local cannery. One day she penned a love note on a label. It was almost a literary composition, vowing the loftiest emotions of her heart. Mr. Gallagher, a wealthy bachelor, came across this note, and replied to it, with the result that Mi*s Early became Mrs. Gallagher. Now she has repented, and wishes to be free

again. The proected marriage of Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg Gotha and Don Antonio. Infante of Spain, will not take place. A member of the Royal Family of Spain can marry only a Roman Catholic, and Princess Beatrice objected to change her religion. The Queen, of Spain i> said to l>e much disappointed. The match wa H arranged last autumn, when Princess Beatrice spent several weeks in Spain on a visit to the King and Queen.—Truth.

The scheme of Mr. Nathan Straus, the American philanthropist, for the establishment of pasteurised milk depots throughout London, is being received with enthusiasm by all classes in the metropolis. The Rev. Mr. Yatnian, Mr. Straus's representative, nays: "The heartinc-s of the reception, of the idea is almost startling. Messages of interest ill Mr. Straus's plans and hopes lor their fulfilment are pouring in. To-day I have received a letter from one of Ihe largest milk-dealing (inn- in England, expressing his willingness to help the good work in every way. A great Umdon merchant, who has carefully looked into the results obtained by Mr. Straus' s "'fl* depots, has placed all his great intlueiice at my disposal." Mr. Straus has already opened a pasteurised milk depot at Munich, and has personally given a year of his time to illustrating at Heidelberg the success of his scheme, and has at last converted (he mayor and Town Council there to his way of thinking. In the United States the establishment of milk depotnil the Stratis plan has brought about a remarkable decrease in the rate of infant mortality.