WOMAN'S WORLD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 38, 10 March 1909, Page 4

WOMAN'S WORLD.

MiSS ELIvINiS TO BE A SUKSE. SHE AKlUXtnas TO -EOIiUET ARBEUZZINI IX HOSPITAL DUTIES. The end of the romance ul' beautiful lilkius and the Duke of tinAiwuzzini is to be like the liiutl chapter of all old-fashioned novel, hi which the heroine flees with her memories to eonvent walls and the hero betakes himtself and lus wounded heart to the wilderness of the world to seek forgetfulness. The authoritative announcement that there would be 110 marriage between Miss Elkimj and the cousin of the Italian King was hardly eold when the cable brought from Home a report that the duke was planning to be oil to the unexplored fastnesses of India. Subsequently despatches have confirmed the report. Ever since Washington has been wondering what the young \voiu:r,i would do, it being assumed that her affections were as deeply wounded as those of her suitor. It is learned that Miss Jilkius' attitude towards society for the next six months at least, and perhaps longer, will be more serious than ever anticipated. She is going to try to forget by giving her time up entirely to study anil a course necessary to lit herself to lie an hospital nurse. MISS EUvI.NS IN' HOSPITAL WOIfK.

Arrangements have lioisu uuidc liy -MiElkins lo ht<«iii work hi the Homeopathic (Joiirral in Washington. iSlu» lias employed a passed professional nurse to be her mentor in tho early stages of the course. This nurse, a woman of high profeis*ional attainments. will, it is understood, practically become one of .Senator Klkiins' family. ' Tlie course which Miss Elkins will Jiave to follow, under the rules of hospital training, will include attendance at lectures, clinics, aud operations. Shewill have to spend a certain number of hoiihs each day in the various wards, observing treatment of patients and fitting herself to take temperatures, dress wounds, apply bandages, and perform ;il| the duties exacted of a nurse in attendance upon the sick. It is said that Miss Elkins' tuition will cover only six months, this period having been iixed by her as a time in whit*ll she could decide whether she would continue her studies. HER IUUEXDS GREATLY MYSTIFIED Miss Elkins' friend* have been mystified by her of late, aud several of thein have divined she was preparing a suiprise for them. Tlvose who know Miss Elkins well arc euro she line it in her to make an ideal member of the nursing profession, but they do not believe she will go to the extent of following her present bent longer than six months. There are romantic girls in her set who will think slm hit upon one thing i outside of a convent that is proper for j one who might have eutered royal j fireles if cruel tradition had not raised i insurmountable barriers.

SAYING OF MRS. SOLOMON. BEING THE CONFESSIONS OF THE SEVEN HUNDREDTH WIFE. (Translated by Helen Rowland.) 'Behold, my daughter, tlu> modesty of man. Mark his humility! Yet search fur it with a microscope; for it covcrcth him lightly— eve'u as the garments of •Salome. ' Verily, though he hath the face of a ] tartoou, the morals of Bondi de Castei-1 litno, the maimers of a janitor, and the | hack hair of an art student, yet when , he -seeketth a wife lie wan toth only a i perfect beihg. Yea. the wife of his Majesty, Satan, »m*t l>e above reproach, and the Living •Skeleton demandvth a woman with the ■figure of a Venus. lie that eateth with •his 'wife and manicureth his nails in public is looking for a perfect lady, and •Methusaleh admireth nothing over six•teen. Go to, my daughter; art thou a mane ■ideal? Hast thou the grace of a chorus-girl and the wisdom of the, iSphinx? Hast thou the mind of a Minerva and tiie beauty of a Lillian Russell? Hast thou a talent for cooking, the innocence of an ingenue, the fascinations of Cleopatra, and the cunning little ways of "Billie' J Burke. Then thou shalt "do"—only providing 'thou possesseth along with all of these •an overwhelming modesty which shall make thee perfectly willing to be a sidodish—even a plaything, which can b'e •picked up and dropped like unto an old pipe. Verily, verily, when a man scek-cth a wife he wanteth a bargain, lie wanteth everything and he doubteth not that ho can get it for nothing! Selah!

TIIE USES OF THE LEIIOX. An ordinary lemon is most useful in the house. .Squeeze it into u glass of water every morning ami drink with, very little sugar: it will keep your stomach in the best of order. ff you have dark liair and it seems to lie coming out, cut oil' a .slice of lemon and nil) it into your scalp; it will stop that little trouble promptly. 'Squeeze it into a quart of milk and it will give you a mixture to rub on your face night and morning, and get i you a good complexion. Pour it into an equal quantity of glycerine and rub your hand* with the mixture before going to bed. Tf yon don't mind sleeping • with gloves on, that is still better, and , helps considerably in the task of whiten- , ing the hands. Tn the morning wash , your hands thoroughly in "wanu water, ' and apply the lemon again, pure, but only a few drops this time. Yon must not keep this up too long. If you have a bad headache cut the lemon into slices, and rub these along j your iompta. The pain will not be long , in disappearing, or at least growing easier to bear. I ' if a bee or insect-stings you, clap a 1 few drops of lemon juice 011 the spot, and you will find yourself the easier lor it. Fre*h lemon juice is the best remedy for scurvy. From the peel is distilled the essential >il of lemon, whifcli is used as a flavoring , igeht in confectionery, in perfumery. 1 ml also in medicine.

It is a pity tliat on these exquisite unooiilight nights we arc enjoying now ilhe temperature forbids the delights of fcurf-h'atiling, such as are enjoyed on the ttc-ttiT! beaches in Sydney. "Christina," ■in the Australasian, writes lightly of j Hhesc parties. They are very popular ■with young moil and with those healthy maidens who don't eare n button how ■they look. There are really numbers of ithese, strange to say, for hundreds go mrf-balliing. and almost none look a/t-----rfrftctive. The- attractive bathing coslume (in which to genuinely batlie) ha.% if believe, yet- to be invented. The in■vited guests constituting these mixed iparti-es generally meet in town, clothed 'an'd in their right minds, and together journey down to the scene oi # the fray, ior, rather, spray. .Manly is a favored *pof. IT'ere surf bathiug is rife every eveni-ig, and growing "rifer" each year. lAs people look "so different'' in tin* water, the members of a party find it somewhat difficult to recognise one another unless they happen to be old •friends. "What sort of cap will you be 'wearing in the water?" the, young man •asks anxiously of the fair one who has eharmed him on the way down to the

seaside. By tins moans lie picks th l iady out later when she is in the wave? iSome distinguishing- mark: is reall; (necessary. as "all coons" have a way o alike," and it wouldn't be i toad idea if parties wore badges. Tin other night two young men were von attentive to two girls in the surf, think dug they belonged! to their particulai party. They found out afterwards thai they did not—when the ho*tes* icily toh 'diem what she thought of their eon duet! Dressing after surf-bathing is a less hurried matter when you belong tc a party than if unaitt'ached, and givL take good care not to 1 get their hair wet for no girl wishes to look like a Medusa at large afterwards. At some prearranged rendezvous the guM> gather together later, when dressed for the road, and supper is taken at some restaurant. and oil the beach, before returning by boat to town. The wedding presents of Lord flranard and Miss Ogden Mills, whose marriage took place in the middle of January at Mrs. Ogden Mills' residence in 1 New York, were wonderful. They were set ont in the drawing-room and viewed by the guesK Tiie more important present*, including the King's yift. are in England, but without these there was a marvellous array. A long diamond and sapphire, chain, a diamond comb, andi all the bridegroom's family jewels, a cheque for C 20.000 from the bride's grandfather—as well as a London house to be chosen later -a tiara of large pearshaped solitaire diamonds, a diadem -f diamonds, smd a diamond collar- these are n few of the wonderful presents. Tt is to be hoped the bride will he able to tfarrv oft with grace and dignity her beautiful jewels. I