WOMAN'S WORLD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 93, 28 July 1910, Page 6

WOMAN'S WORLD.

FASHIONS IN LONDON. HIEROGLYPHIC VEILS. London June 10. The day on which hali-mourning may ■ be wo!n is only a week distant now, ana in the last few days veritable transformations have taken place in the windows of the West End shops. Liberty's, for instance, are showing over sixty' varied and quite different shades of grey in one window, and every big drapery house is making a specialty of black and white and many exquisite shades of purple, from deepest violet to the daintiest amethyst. Millinery is mainly all black, but beautiful black and white models are being shown, and it is to be noticed that the Paisley pattern, just becoming tremendously popular when the nation was plunged into mourning':, is again apparent in shades of grey, heliotrope, or black and white, and is being extensively used on the brims of picture hats, to which it. undoubtedly gives, a graceful old-world effect. White roses, irise~ pins or heather—all are being us., trimmings also; and a few large hats show "wings" made of gauze and wire, such as used to be'worn about fifteen years ago. To my #yes these last embellishments are not appropriate in these days, when the making of soft bows of net, etc., has become almost an art. Wire has not been apparent for some time now, and it seems barbaric.to see ;t in evidence in bows that are not pretty when all is said and done-. The "flyaway'' effect is entirely out of date, and it seems a pity to try to bring it back, when the dignity of flowers and tulle i§ so restful to the eye.

j THE SPIDER BEAUTY SPOT 'is the latest novelty offered to'women, and .this is a veil on which a copy, of a spider in black plush is posed outside tne veil. It is almost an inch and a-lialf in diameter. The veil itself is worked in the pattern of a spider's web. "Beauty spots" indeed! I was sitting opposite a woman in a 'bus the other day, and so absorbed did I become in trying' to trace out the hieroglyphics on the net drawn overUier face that she must have thought me an idiot—.if she had the power of seeing me properly, which I am inclined to doubt. Rings and dots, and creepycrawls, .flowers and bees —it was quite an interesting study of 'how many things one can get jumbled together for 4s Ud, but to beauty it had not the remotest claim. We be a strange sex, truly! Now we are to educate ourselves so that we do not '.scream at seeing a spider astride a fashionable woman's nose; in a little, no doubt, we shall grow to love mice, and use them for hat trimmings also.

OTHER NOTIONS. Delicate net and lace veils bordered with a narrow satin hem ,are _ being shown on hats of black or white or black-and-white Tagel straw, and a few lace hats are to be seen also on fine days. These latter so far show no signs of universal popularity. Beautiful floral embroideries are just as popular this season as last, and the home dressmaker may make a plain gown very smart by adding to it bands of silk embroidery. Gold will be, worn again in a few weeks, but just now silver and blaok on white is most generally used. Satin is a good background. Huge white poppies, and mauve also, with black centres, are being used for millinery, and look very smart.

NOTES FOR WOMEN. GIRLS' CLUB UNION. i London, June 10. I An interesting gathering was one that I took place at the Caxton Hall last Saturday evening, when awards were made in j connection with the exhibition held by ', the many clubs affiliated to the London Girls' Club Union. The work on view ' consisted of the articles seat in for competition in the various classes. One of the tasks imposed in the cookery section ' was to provide and cook a dinner for a family of four—father, mother and two children—the entire, cost of .which, should not exceed Is. The meal which secured the prize was shown in the cookery section, and the menu consisted of six .stuffed herrings, 21b potatoes, one loaf of, bread, a dish of beans, and fruit pie. In sweet-making, 6d was the sum allowed to cover the cost of ingredients and making of a lib box of sweets. For this small amount the results achieved were surprising. Other competitions were for artificial flower-making;, dressmaking, , metal work, carving, piano playing, aing- •■ ing, doll dressing (historical and mo*<iera), first aid (the challenge cup for which was awarded to the Onward Club. Kensington), rug-nwking, basket-work, embroidery, reading, essay-writing, recitation, and so on. The West Central Jewish Girls' Club secured more pmes (thirteen in all) than any other, and therefore won the challenge clock, as well as the challenge cup for needlework. ' There were no less than 876 entries this ! year, and considering that the members ■ work for very long hours daily in shops and work rooms, and can only devote their leisure moments to attending tne classes at the clubs, this thoughtful movement deserves all the support it can get. -WOMEN JUDGES OF PLAYS. For the first time in theatrical history in France, women are to be allowed a voice in the choice of plays to be produced at the Comedie Franca ise, and a regulation just issued provides that the two senior actresses of the company shall in future sit on the Reading Committee. MEMORIES OF KING EDWARD. 1 The Rev. H| Sharp, vicar of Newport, ■. Isle of Wight, writing in his parish uiaga- ! zine for June, says of King Edward at i Marienbad:—"The King enjoyed the reverent simplicity of the services, and never was once absent from morning service, was always a most devout worshipper, and a most generous supporter of the chaplaincy fund. Once at Marienbad I had to read the prayers, play the liar-

moniuni, lead the singing, and preach the J sermon. One day in the following weoki the King said to me: 'Mr. Sharpe, we! must get you an organ. Will you after luncheon have a ta'jk with Sir Stanley Clarke?' I thanked the King, and afterwards a list was started, and in a few days some £350 was subscribed among the King's friends, his Majesty giviu£2s. 1 got an Austrian builder to draw out a specification, submitted it to the Kiiv,'. and'hi a week the organ was ordered, and built during the winter, and user!' during the next season at Maricnhail. Or. another occasion, in the following year, it happened to be very dark during .service. There were no lamps in the church. I had to use a flickering candle, and place it on a window ledge near the lectern. Dining with the King one day that week, his Majesty asked me to isend to Vienna for designs of brass pendant lamps. The same evening we got them from Vienna, and the King ordered two of the best designs to be made and erected in Christ Chiu-ch, Marienbad. They are now used at the services, and are a nice ornament in the sanctuary. These are just a little illustration of how King Edward was always I on the alert to do a .kind act, and no- ! ticed everything. It is no wonder that I all who knew torni lost their hearts to • him, and would do or die for him." I THE KING AND QUEEN.

In "Occasional Notes," the Pall Mall Gazette has the following, written on King George's forty-fifth birthday:—

We 'hope for much from the reign of one who has been sr> staunch a son, so earnest a worker in all that concerns the welfare of I'.ie people and the Empire, so devoted a husband and parent., The confidence the nation has in his judgment, his sound common sense, and his earnest faith fe strengthened by the knowledge that he is supported by a helpmate whose influence for good has long been felt in benevolent works of all ikinds, and one who will take up her responsibilities as leader of the Court with distinction and discrimination. King George and Queen Mary are the centre just now of the earnest, serious attention of the nation, and the prayer of the people will be fervent that they may be blessed with .health and strength to carry out the great mission that Provid-I ence has entrusted to them.

A WONDERFUL OLD LADY. Still .sprightly and in perfect Hearth, King George's oldest subject in the British Isles, Mrs. Rebecca Clarke, entered upon her 107 th year during the second week in June (writes a London correspondent). She celebrated her birthday at the house of her son at Wood Greeii, London N. Mrs. Clarke, a well-preserved dame, who looks no more than eighty,) still takes a keen enjoyment in life.' Every Friday, if the weather be fine, she' walks up a stiff hill to the jpost office, some 500 yds from her home, to draw her pension, and declares that the journey is not a bit too much for her. Her eyesight is still so good that she has not yet taken to glasses. She threads' her own needle when she wishes to do a! little sewing. "You see I do not feel! old," smilingly explained this wonderful old lady. "1 get up about' ten o'clock, and this time of the year I go to bed soon after eight o'clock. Do I have a nap during the day ? >No, of course not. Why, I should feel ashamed of myself if I did such a thing. My appetite is capital, and I enjoy my food as much as ever. To-day, for dinner, I had a mutton; chop, potatoes, bread, and some suet pudding.. But I can eat anything, and 1 like a hard crust.. I have been a teetotaller for the last forty years, and I do not feel the need of any stimulant, but I find a nice cup of tea very refreshing in the afternoon. I am quite looking forward to my birthday to-morrow, and 1 do hope the sun will shine. I can still sing ,a song—one of the old ones—to' my great-grandchildren when they come to see me, and I can go through the steps of the old dances which were popular when I was a girl. I have no ache or pain, but I am not quite so firm on my feet as I used to be."

MISS HARRIMAN'S WEDDING. Unlike the marriages of Miss Vanderbilt and Miss Gould, which were celebrated with a certain amount of ostentation and display of wealth, the wedding of of Miss Mary Harriman, who is probably America's greatest :heires3, to Mr. Charles Eumsey, was conducted at the end of May very quietly at Arden, Tuexdo Park, in tiie presence of the families and the immediate friends of the bride and bridegroom. St. John's Church, at Arden, where the ceremony took place, and in whose adjoining churchyard the remains of the, millionaire are buried, was, like the 'beautiful house where the reception was afterwards held, decorate:! with simple wild flowers and roses <mthered from the estate. For the orc-a/ion the bride discarded her mournint", and was married in a white satin dress, while her younger sister accompanii 1 lier as maid of honor.j An. informal reception was afterwards] held at the house of Mrs. Harriman, where hundreds of magnificent presents] were inspected by the guests. There is some romance attached to this wedding,, which is exceedingly popular in American eyes,, because Mr. Eumsey is an American, and, further, because he is a poor man. He is a young sculptor who has clone some excellent work, but whose name hitherto has been almost unknown outside art circles. It was through a commission to execute some of the sculptures for a memorial to the. late "Bailway King" that 'Miss Harriman became acquainted with him. She admired 'his work, and the two, being thrown together a great deal, fell in love with each other, with the result that they became engaged. Mr. Eumsey is one of the best polo players in the country ana an excellent rider. Miss Harriman is also a fine house woman, and the two have many tastes in common. Recently the sculptor completed an equestrian statute of his bride, which is very greatly admired by those who have seen it, and altogether lie is expected to become one of America's leading sculptors. Before Mr, Harriman died he gave his daughter £1,200,000, and when the immense fortune now controlled by her mother is divided among Mr. Harriman's

three children, the bride of to-day will be immensely wealthly, as the fortune is estimated at something like £15,000,000. Since the death of her father Miss Harriman has virtually had the entire management of the 4000-acre estate at Arden, and has devoted the profits from the farms and dairies to lighting tuberculosis in America.