WOMAN'S WORLD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 205, 4 October 1909, Page 1

WOMAN'S WORLD.

AWKWARD ]!L;.i' ATTIiACTIVE. Occasionally through bcaulv of detail, colour, and supple i,.,iu-iiciis u i-.tiiriisn' frock attains charm despite its heavy handicap of strange sli.ijk' and awki wardncss, and it doc- , 0 in the instance of an amber chill'on and net moilel. The. cuirass is of amber net. almost solidly covered with lienvv baud embro. (levy, so that in spite of its soft flinging foundation it has ȟbstancc, and falls in straight, smooth lines. The bodice and sleeves above the corsage and the full .skirt below the rmuroiderd cuirass which runs down in pointed tunic fashion arc of amber thifl'on.

THE MEN WOMEN ARE ANXIOUS [ TO MAURY. For three years a club for uriiigng together lonely eligible Londoners has been in existence in the city of seven ■million inhabitants. The promoters are now in a position to tabulate, in order of attractiveness, the men women are most anxious to marry. In nine professions- clergymen head the list. "They are the most sought after as' life partners," said the reverend founder of the club. Second place is tilled by. doctors;, fourth by army men. Journalists slump to the' eighth place, aod, Vast of all, Hie precarious poet is asked in marriage. On the part of men, the desire, for young, pretty widows 'with incomes is most general. The second hatch asks) for the artistic gijl/ who likes music, and the third seclsj "sensible'' girls.. Curiously 'enough;' the woman barred by the for a wife is the nurse.

A GOOD WORD FOR THE HUSBAND. Among the very poor middle-class the life of the man is just as hard as that of a woman. So far from sitting in contemptuous indifference as to the work of his home, a hand ali round. He nurses the buoy, lie cleans the windows, he lights the fires, he tends th e garden, he cleans the vegetables—he, in a word, docs' -ungrudging!)' more than his share, and very often for a lady who is quite- the reverse of the Alic c of his courtship days. Let a credit be given where ;rredit is due. In the well-to-do classes, the wife, so far frum being a household drudge, has no" enough occupation to fill in her time; her one or two children have a nurse, a cook cooks her dinner, a dressmaker makes' her clothes, and a hairdresser does her hair. If she considers -marriage as a trade, she lias managed to. make it a profitable one. Bn theory" she may be. a beggar; in practice she does her best to make her husband a beggar.

! FACTS WORTH KNOWING. If yon want to keep coffee from boiling over sulci a. lump of butter to it about the size of a marble. In order to cut warm bread or cake easily always heat the knife blade. W.o prevent 'the contents of a juicy tart from-..tanning over, wet the edges of the lower crust with white of egg or ieed water. Boiled potatoes should lie served as, soon as they ar P cooked. To make tliem drier drain off the water quickly, shake thorn in a strong draught of air, and do not put back the lid of the saucepan. Instead of laboriously grating chocolate for cooking purposes break it into good-sized .pieces and -stand it over boiling water until it is melted.

FOR THE DRESSMAKER,.... .. When making dress'es for growing eirls run a tuck by hand or with a loose tension on the machine on the right side of the material near the hem. Turn up the hciu. and the tuck will lie on the wrong side. IVhen it is ready to lengthen take out the tuck, and no stitches will show. THE MERRY GIRL. A little frivolity does every one good anil amazingly helps us to get through tlie day's work. Most of us arc in danger of being too serious than we are of being too fond of fun. The girl who is bubbling over with fun and higj spirits is a boon to a house, and has a far better influence over Uer brothers than the one who is always ready with a reproof and whom they regard as given to scolding. The girl who is cheerful and bright, who has the gift of humour and sees the fun of a situation, will he as cheerful when she is old as she is liglit-hoarteu in her twenties.

SCENTS AND THEIR INFLUENCE A heavy odour, one in which musk and patchouli have been used as a foundation, will iproducp the most depressing effect on certain natures, and will frequently induce drowsiness and a sort of indifference to tilings in general. Hence only people with determined natures and strongly marked personalities should ever indulge in their fondness for perfumes of this description. A ipenetrating, spicy stent will, when used by one of a retiring disposition and delicate constitution, act as a spur to further effort. When utilised by persons who are already full of nervous energy, the effect is'just the opposite, and, in fact, is most disastrous. Very s'weet perfumes induce nausea in many people, and should never be employed without careful discretion.