WOMAN'S WORLD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 177, 19 August 1909, Page 1

WOMAN'S WORLD.

GRATEFUL riIJLMA DOXXA. Many a noted singer would have lived and died unknown to fame had it not been for the aid effected by some generous person at a critical time in the artist's career. It pleasant to note tiiu fact that in most instances debts of mis - sort have been repaid with interest uy I the grateful beneficiaries. A case in I point is that of .Miss Geraldine Farmr, I who has achieved an international reputation as an opera singer of the first rank, and who, it was lately disclosed, might have never become an ornament to the musical stage but for a loan of £OBOO made to her by a good woman to enable her to pursue her musical studies. Miss Farrar's benefactress was Mrs. Bertram Webb, of Salem, 111., and the money was loaned to the singer. ] more than ten years ago. At that time Miss Farrar was a struggling student I who was recognised as possessing a wonderful voice. With a part of the money she secured instruction from some of i the world's greatest vocal teachers, while with the remainder she was tided [over certain exigencies. She is now in a position of comparative affluence, and she has repaid with interest every dollar lent her by Mrs. Webb. More than this, Miss Farrar has expressed high appreciation of the kindness of Mrs. Webb, which she says she can never repay. This incident will doubtless prompt other men and women of means to extend a helping hand to needy persons of talent. ,

BABIES' GARDEN PARTY. Six hundred babies gave a gardenparty V-xiently at St. Clement's, Fulham, to which their mothers, the Bishop of London, the Princess Alexander of Teck, and other grown up people were invited. The ibabies made every one feel perfectly at home (says a writer in the Chronicle). They did not stand <?n ceremony, but sat on their mothers' laps, behaving with that perfect propriety which is the beautiful characteristic of bald-headed babies. That is to say, they cried continually in chorus in order to demonstrate t(ie lustiness of their lungs, they said "Gurhli!" and other expressive words when reverend gentlemen made speeches to them, and in the friendliest possible way tliey tried to poke their lingers into the ejes 01 tne Princess, who had consented to present prizes to those who were cleanest and plumpest and healthiest. They had been considerate enough to provide a band, hut, as in circles if older people, none of Mem listened to the music.

The object of this babies' garden party was of a serious character. The Fulham babies-in-arms wish to demonstrate to the mothers of other infants that babyhood lias certain- constitutional right which must be respected in civilisd society. It is all very well for ladies to go about crying "Votes for Women," but the Fulham babies say, "Where do we come in?"

One of their representatives, the Rector of St. Clement's, explained on their behalf that until this year Fulham had been one of Jihe highest on the blacklist of boroughs in the reports on every mortality. Seventeen out of every twenty funerals which lie had attended were those of children under three years of age. The Fulham babies who survived this annual massacre of innocents protested at the top ot their voices against this unnecessary and horrible evil. The Rector of St. Clement's and other good people sitw the justice of their protest, and a school for mothers wat formed, which lias Imd the nappiest re suits, for according to the latest reports on infant mortality. Fulham no longer stands among those fit the top, but among those at the bottom. Some jealousy was exhibited among the babies when prizes were presented by the Princess, and in some cases medals were grabbed by infants who had no right to them. Otherwise the garden party was a brilliant success.

USEFUL HINTS. Sing Trap.—Procure some bran, ami try placing small heaps of it at intervals all pver the garden where the slugs have been at work. Then either in the dusk of the evening, or better still, when it js dark (provided, with a small lantern), go rpund the garden. You will find numbers of slugs on each heap. Take them up with a shovel and throw them into a pail containing water in which a great deal of salt has been dissolved. This will kill them at once. To Curl Feathers.—Take a little common salt and sprinkle it carefully over the feather. Then shake it out befori a clear, bright lire—not too close, 01 you will scorch it. This will make the feather quite presentable again. Or another method is to sprinkle the almost red-hot top of the kitchen range with salt, and shake the feather over it. Afterwards slightly curl the ends of the feather with a blunt silver knife.

A Cure for Freckles—A good lotioq or freckles may be made from equal parts of white wine vinegar, rose water, and alcohol, with just a pinch of borax added to it. It js a perfectly harmless mixture, anil should be painted oj| th e face on sunny mornings before going out Qf doors if you are inclined to" freckle, Wbeu boiling celery, if a jittlc milk is added to the water before the celery is put in, it will he nice aiiflWhite nrten cooked, even if' the outside stalks are used. To make a fruit cake a rich brown color add a dessertspoonful of golden syrup to the mixing just before putting into the cake tin, and it will have the desired ell'ect.

Shoes that "Draw."—When buying shoes be careful not io choose those that have a yellow lining. For some unexplained reason in shoe with a yellow leather lining always draws the foot more than one with a white or black lining in the sole.

THE PLACE OF LOVE IX A GIRL'S LIFL. The great and gciitle Scott—a man ol vast "head learning"—held all "head learning" as "mere moonshine compared with the education of the heart." 1 like the phrase, the more because all "head learning" is so obviously "moonshine" ill so great a comparison. You want in your life, and J waut in mine, the things of girlhood that really count and arc of Value. Wc have not any too much time to waste; our girlhood will not last always. W'p wa)it to know tlip bets and most vital truths of life, not tomorrow but now. Well, here is one of them —this matter ui education which we do not know. A girl's so-called "education," her friends, her tastes, her home, hel" clothes, her pastimes—all of them are important, to be sure; but measure any one of them against a girl's love, or even against her lovability, and you will iinu them all falling into lower places. A girl's success ami happiness and use and beauty and loveliness all depend not on how much she knows but oh how much she loves. Loving is our especial talent. A'good nianv of'us do i)ot know iiow to love deeply or }yell? Yes, that is true, but tnat is not ti}c Pfjllit. Tlte ppiirt Is that we could —that if we once set about it we could do this one thing better than anything else in the world. Women are, »••> the scientists and philosophers and poets tell us, especially fashioned for the purpose of loving. God seems to have made them, body, mind, and spirit, with this one end in view.—'Girl's Own Paper I and Woman's Magazine.'