WOMAN'S WORLD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 170, 11 August 1909, Page 1

WOMAN'S WORLD.

GREAT IiIDE li Y A WOMAN. New York, June 22. Mrs Herbert Wads worth, ;l noted New York horsewoman, yesterday acconi plished a riding feat whiell lias neve before been equalled by a woman ridev. Wetting out from her residence 011 Sim day night, and making frequent cluing • of horses, she covered 1.30 miles ill s'v teen hours. This easily eclipses the r cord of ex-President liooseveldt, who earned the admiration of army oU'icersi last year by riding ,120 miles in the sainci period of time.

£IOOO FOR BREACH. Dublin, June 23. A Dublin jury 0:1 Friday awarded Mis: Agnes Elizabeth Uobb, of Belfast, £IOUI as damages for breach of promise ol marriage, and in doing so expressed the deepest sympathy with her. The defendant was Dr. John McMur ray, a medical 1111111 practising in Belfast, and it appeared that while he was engaged to Jliss llobb he became acquainted with another woman, whom he married in tlic present year. Jliss llobb had been left some money, and lent the defendant .CSOO which he hai not repaid. No deforce was filed to the action, and tnerc was no reappearance 011 behalf of Dr. JleJlurray. Mr Justice Wriglit, in summing up, expressed the opinion that Jliss Robb was well rid of a worthless husband—a statement which elicited the applause of the jury. When the jury had returned their Verdict and given vent to their sympathy, Mr Justice Wright said : " A very proper verdict and a very proper expression."

JEWELS FOR THE MONTH. The custom of letting certain stones stand for tile mouths has its origin in the old-time belief that each month was under the influence of one .particular stone wliic-h represented also some -moral or other quality. January is represented by the garnet emblem of constancy and fidelity. February by the amethyst, which denotes siuccritx".

March by the bloodstone betokening courage and pivsence of mind. April by the diamond, the emblem <>: innocence.

May by the emerald, signifying sue cess in luve.

June by the agate, which stands foi health and long ltfc. July by the ruby, tile token of a con tented mind.

August by the sardonyx, which signi lies conjugal felicity. September by the chrysolite, a:i anti dote against madness. October by the opal, typical of "nope. November by the topaz, which denotes fidelity. .December by the turquoise, which in sures prosperity.

EXPRESS MX A FIXE AUT. The girl who has learned the fine ar* of jcoivtvolMng !her features (perfectly lias gained a great advantage ove members of her sow As she uses he? features so she may be described abeautiful or plain, interest ng or com monplace, refined or otherwise. A per ieetly placid continuance rarely bright ened by expression is too apt to denot' insipidity. On the other hand, there nr women who glory in the extremes o' expression. Between the two there is a happy medium that should be cultivated. A common error into which man girls fall is that of opening the moul! wide and raisiag the brows—which, b the way, causes the forehead to wrinkh in a.manner that in time scores permanent furrows—in order to express pleasure. Far more attractive is the womai who smiles with a slight purling of th< lips, at the same time raising the brow ever so little. To knit the brows ismarked disapproval is extremely unbecoming, for expressions of anger tint* scorn do not sit well on a woman'> countenance. Disdain and contempt when expressed at all, may be signified in a minor degree bv allowing every fea ture of the face to relax ; tiic eves an? eyelids will express Die rest. Sidelong glances of the eye should be practised with reserve and caution. A woman'?eyes are her chief weapons, and sh( knows their power well : but she snoui< not over-do their expression, or she wil | accomplish little of her purpose, am' make herself look ridiculous.

PACKING UP BARGAIN'S. Some over-acute persons have beer writing articles in vvliicli they deelaw thiit it is 110 longer possible, however carefully one. searches, to " pick up" anything in London. As a matter of faet ) to those -with eyes that see, to those who have some knowledge of paintings or engravings, china, or glass, of objects quaint ami exquisite, a walk in any part of London, from liighgate to Clapham, from Hammersmith to Whitechapel, is still full oi fascinating possibilities. Here is the story of a little tour in London In the afternoon I wit'iessed the Church Pageant, and afterwards J came to a shop in l'ulUam, in the window, of which were displayed books, modern Japanese pottery, furniture, and Sheffield (or imitation Sheffield) plate. I

•went into the aliop, and after examiii-l ing various things came upon a little: Dutch picture oil a panel—a delightful. 1 glowing landscape of the .seventeenth century. As a specimen of the quiet, comfortable, and very decorative painting Hint the old Dutch men turned out. it is'-TVorth many time the. fifteen shil-} lings which I paid for it. Indeed, the antique frame would be a bargain for the money.

1 got into a motor-omnibus and went to Clapham. In that suburb there are several shops of the same kind as the. one in Fulhain. In one of tncin I found half a ten old cut-glass.wine-glasse about ten inches tall, of the slender delicate shape which has long gon<i out of fashion, but. which is so much more beautiful than the sha|ies now m use These cost me another fifteen shillings, and I. do not believe that tile best stock in Bond-street includes glasses of this exquisite old pattern. In the window of another shop in Clapham was a remarkably line French medal of the Louis XIV. period, and m a third shop was a very clever modern figure painting, the price for which was t™ shillings. In a. Clapham bookshop 1 acquired a rare early seventeenth cen- [ lury English work for two shillings.