WOMAN'S WORLD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 207, 6 October 1909, Page 1

WOMAN'S WORLD.

PERSONAL AXJ) UEXICUAU Russia is the latest country Lu posses. a woman lawyer in tlie pekon u! i)r Kathriua Fleischer, who |,.,. s j„ Sl , Wvil ,,[ her final examination at S,. iviei-,'i„ip. Mrs: Pankhurst, ii„> leader g f the Ingush sullragists, i„ .mhw i„ t .|,.. United Suites in n„. i„.°, llllm , l 0 let-tnic and raise funds for tin- t-aiis.. m England. Tim Aineri,a„ „,„„,,„„!,; are looking forward eager! v u, her'v, n V for not oni.v is *l„. investing l 0 ineni as a leader of J, t .,. ~.l ltV; | ml hj) jn , r vouth .she had tli e reputation of hem" the most beautiful woman in Kigland." In tlie big (.lerman-Amcricnn trial races, .sailed last month off Marblehead, there was one woman competitor. Alias Alic« Sargent, th e Ul) i y woman who entered for the events, is a wellknown yachtswoman in America, and lias been successful in several local

l*or th e first time in the history of Chicago a woman has been appointed superintendent of scnools. Mrs. Jilla Fiagg Young, principal of the Chicago Normal School, has been unanimouslv elected to the position by the Board of Education, and she was chosen from amongst twenty-seven candidates. Mrs. Young, who is sixty-four veals of awe, will be in control of school property worth 50,000,00Ud01, and will direct the destinies of 200,000 school children. Heforo taking charge of the Normal School she was professor of education at the Chicago University, and prior to that acted for twelve years' as district superintendent of schools, so sn<- nas many qualifications for her new and important position.

~ . Ihe campaign against infant mortali' it}' is being incessantly waged in Aineri|l ca. In Chicago this summer there have ~ been established tent stations wit'i <| doctors and nurses' in charge,' when' ;, pure milk and sound' advice are pro--11 vided for mothers arm babies. Three, of ;; these stations are on the roofs of Imild- ,, ings, where fresher air is .procured than || in the ordinary city surroundings. \, Tai American woman has just been «> eleeted to tlie unique position of assist- " ant general superintendent or a imx J, road. She personally supervises tlie ~ construction of the road, and has eliar«e 11 of the employment and work of "a 1 large force of men. Another uncommon ' position occupied by a -woman in New 2 York is that of finding suitable houses A; and Hats for tenants. She visits the | places for those who have 310 time, , and sees that they are what they are > .represented to be'. If t t Iflat isTdtirk ; or badly ventilated, or a house s X occupied by rats, she will not toK-e J her clients to see it. Jn this way much X time is saved for busy people in need f of a house.

Mrs. Josephine Sullivan is tlie first ■police-woman of Cliieago. She was sworn in recently and invested with all the authority and privileges given to Special I policemen of that city. She was assign|ed to detecting thieves ..ml pickpockets in the department stores. "The Woman's Savings Hank'' is the latest enterprise undertaken by women. It is established in Toronto, Canada, and is wholly and solely a' woman's affair. From the president to the clerks', the whole staff is feminine, and, of course, the investors are women.

In France (says the Matin) commerce and industry are on the wane and population is declining, but these arc mere trifles. We still remain the most literary people, and our worst enemies admit that their women «re not so elegant as ours. What superiority! The Countess De Blonay is said to have the best collection of dolls in the world. Her collection lias just been on exhibition in Brussels for the benefit of the Calvary Guild. The oldest dolls came from the ruins of Xineveh, aid

were presented to the t.-nntess's greatgrandmother by Queen Marie Antoinette. 'The most striking dolls in the collection are said to be the Fingo dolls from South Africa.

A story that help.-,' us to understand the popularity of Mr. Tuft is being •irculatcd in the Americai newspapers, l'lie other evening, after dinner at the White House, a number of men rejoined the women, who were sauntering in the East lioom. The orchestra

happened to be playing a dance, step, and tlie wife of a Congressman waltzed out by herself on the polished floor. "Hi, there," exclaimed the President, "we don't, allow that.■here. Xo lady shall waltz alone in this re in. Permit mc ,-'' and the two dai .'od up the clear space with all the e joynient ot a, debutante and her first partner.

AX ELIXIR OF YOUTH. The first and constant aim of every wise woman should lie to keep young, siltlm-Hi not by means ■of the acute' youthMness of manner sometimes asMimed as a disguise for the relentless advance of years. It deceives nobody: on the contrary, it makes a worna* that is past tier first youth thoroughly ridiculous. Time will not be so cas'ily tricked. But it does deal very gently with some women—with those who .bring the imaginative faculties into play in everyday life, and surround

their cares with a little halo of their own; who constantly muster courage, self-sacrifice, energy; Who bridle vanity and annihilate self.

There is an elixir of perpetual youth which may he compounded by every tactful, intellectual woman if she will cultivate the power of sympathy. Not only should' she throw herself often into the sunshine of .bright, .hopefuii spirits, hut sin" must let her own face be bright and go through life like a fresh breeze, forgetting her own tribulations in the effort to bring light and sunshine to friends,, to servants, to the poor. To possess the power of sympathy is to posses's a rarer, sweetei cbarni tlinn wit or beauty. The woman ambitious to please should also follow with interest the thoughts and doings of to-ilny: but she must not shrivel to a mere ''literary grasshopper," continually .skipping from page to page of magazines, newspapers, and novels, and indulging immoderately in the mental dissipation of 'l'light 'Heading.'' She should keep one little period of the day apart from llie worries and hurries of existence for the peaceful association of the English classics, and Hie grace of their beauty will help to develop her into that most fascinating of all people —fin '•interesting woman." Hut in the cultivating of mind and manner she must not fail to study physical deficiencies as well, and try to less'en them by the aid of harmless though artistic efforts.