WOMAN'S WORLD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 107, 13 August 1910, Page 9

WOMAN'S WORLD.

MARRIED "SPOONS" IN PUBLIC. It is one thing knowing how to treat a husband in the home, and a very different matter knowing just how to deal with him in full view of the outside publib, and 1 most unhappily many wives cannot treat their husbands in am ordinary i way when the critical eye of the public is on them.

1 Of course, the treatment meted out greatly depends on the man himself; some men can tolerate in public what other men simply cannot and will not. In the first place, the coding wife is obviously a nuisance; she is first class in the home, ibut is a complete terror in public, to her husiband and everyone else. Outsiders absolutely hate to hear a woman addressing a great, big, strong man every now and again as "pet," "darling," "love," and so on—it jars terribly, yet it is quite a habit with some women so to address their unhappy husbands before a crowd.

Some married folk work on this system: The wife in company is as much of a maiden as possible, and the man is as near to 'being a bachelor as may ibe. In fact, they make a feeble attempt to look as indifferent towards each other as possible. . Never juggle with love. That can be overdone; it is so easy to gain a reputation for indifference, and, once that is earned, people talk in pitying tones of "Poor Mr. and Mrs. So-and-So; they I can't hit it off at all—have you seen them together? They have made a I mistake—he is not for her, and she is I not for him." 1 But sometimes we see ev«i worse re- ' suits. The man, perhaps, over-acts tfle I bachelor's part, or the woman, the maiden's, and one or other actually begins to flirt with members of the opposite sex; then the fat is in the fire with a vengence! Yet that sort of thing is constantly happening. It most certainly does not do in public to prove that the ibonds of matrimony are slack, tout it is just as bad to show to outsiders that the bonds are galling and held extremely hard; in front of the public a man should not all the time be made conscious of his matrimonial ties, and the wife is very foolish who so makes him feel.

It 'has been shown that sickly sentimentality does not do in public, and also that studied indifference is altogether ■wrong, but there are other methods of treating a husband equally foolish. For instance, there is the wife who seems to imagine that it is the correct thing to snub 'her husband as much as possible in public. Let him make a remark, land a snappy answer is shot at him. And that husband is known amongst his acquaintances as Mr. Henpeck, although he may not- be aware of the fact any more than his good lady is!

A smile works wonders. But the question is: How should a wife treat her husband in company or before the public? That is not a difficult question to answer. She should invariably treat him nicely; she should show her regard for him, but in no ostentatious way.

She can quite well show that she thoroughly appreciates him a smile across a room can do that, or a tender -word—there is all the difference in the world between these two.

Really, a man does not want outsiders to know, and have it impressed upon them, how much his 'wife loves him, nor does he want the world to realise that they are a lifeless, soulless couple who are utterly indifferent to each other. No, a man just wants his wife to treat him sensible, when the eye of the public is on them, by leaving him alone so far as possible, and if she seeks to show, her regard for him, well, he wants her to do it in smiles, little nods, and softlyspoken words, yet words in which terms of endearment do not crop up. iSEWINO-ROOM HINTS.

When pressing thick woollen materials soap the seams well first. It is far better than damping them. When there is any difficulty about threating the machine needle, lay a piece of white paper against the eye and it will be plainly seen. ■Do not use too coarse cotton in the machine. Remember that with machine •work two threads are used instead of one, and the cotton usied should be proportionately finer. If there is a little fulness at the point of a dart in the skirt, lay a fold of damp doth over it and press with an iron. This will shrink the material slightly and dispose of the fulness. When making washing frocks, lay a piece of narrow tape on the back seam of the skirt before stitching it. This will prevent its stretching out of shape at the laundry. To prevent a placquet from tearing sew a hook and eye as near the bottom as you can, and then press the hook down tightly. This will quite prevent any possibility of tearing. When making buttonholes on a thin materia], paste a piece of fine muslin on the wrong side before beginning to Even the thin muslin will give additional strength to the buttonhole. ■(Always have a basket or tray at hand in which to put all scraps, bits of cotton, and other odds and ends. In this way the room is kept tidy and time is saved in clearing up afterwards. Torn lace can often be neatly mended by machine. (Lay a piece of paper beneath the lace, and bring the edges as near together as possible. Then with a very fine thread in the machine stitch •backwards and forwards irregularly, and the tear will hairdly be seen. Carefully pull away the paper. When making a muslin yoke with lace insertion, or any other kind of transparency, cut out the yoke in newspaper, tack everything on it as it should be, and then machine stitch it right through the paper. After stitching, the paper can be gently pulled away without injury to the finest fabrics. When making a blouse of thin material the question of hooking it securely down the back without showing the fastenings is a difficult one. There are many devices for hiding, the hooks, more or less successful. The most successful is a small box pleat sewn on after the hooks are put on. lAnother way is to put on the hooks, and then cover the stitch marks with some little trimming. If French knots appear elsewhere on the blouse a few may be used here with very good effect. HINTS MR THE HOME. x

If a curry is made of cooked meat, all (browned parts should 'be removed. ■When making soup allow one quart of water to every pound of meet. iSoap clothes an 'warm water the night previous to washing, for it facilitates the operation, and lessens the rubbing required. To clean a stove pipe.—Stove pipes may be easily cleaned in the following, way: Place a piece of zinc on the coals of a hot sitove. The vapors arising from this will carry off the soot by chemical decomposition. Before grating lemons always cleanse .them of the sma'll brown specks on the outer peel. To do this, soak the lemons in cold water for twenty minutes, and then rub with a small scrubbing brush, symptom, disappeared.

Stains on a tiled hall may be removed by rubbing with paraffin and hand. Tiles may be made to look their best by washing over once or twice a week with skim milk,, instead of soap and water.

Economy in Food.—(Remember that in (boiling and roasting meat loses a great deal of weight. Beef will lose nearly a pound in every four. For this reason pies and stews are more economical than joints, and the entire nourishment of the meat is preserved. j Liquid glue for fixing labels is made thus: Boil together until dissolved one I pint of boiling water, one ounce of finelypowdered 'borax, and two ounces of gum shellac .

To 'Make Oil Paper—Brush over sheets of thin paper with boiled oil and then •hang them on lines to dry. This will be damp-proof, and, employed to tie over jars, is most usefil. Carrying an invalid can be easily managed by two people. They should join hands crosswise so as to form a Arm seat. If the invalid as lifted on to this, ,and puts his arms round the two persons, he may be carried with perfect safety up and down stairs. Fire Hand Grenades—Fill some thin glass bottles containing about a quart with a saturated solution of common salt. Should a fire 'break out, throw these bottles, with sufficient force to break them, into the midst of the flames. The salt will form a thin coating on whatever the water touches, making it practically incombustible. Hand grenades, to be of any real use, should always be kept ready, in a plac» accessible to any member of the household, and should be used immediately a fire is detected. The simplest way to clean windows is to rub with a pad of newspaper sprinkled with ammonia. A pinch of borax stirred into fresh milk will keep it for some time, and also prevent the cream going sour. To keep lemons have some nice, dry, clean sawdust in a box and bury them in it, and they will keep for weeks. To revive a black straw hat and make it equal to new, rub it all well over with la tiny piece of butter on velvet, and then polish with a fresh piece of velvet. .Should the knob come off the lid of a pan or kettle, a screw should be slipped into the hole, with the head to the inside of the lid, and a cork screwed on to the protruding end. This will make a knob that.will not get hot, and that can be easily removed when dirty. To prolong the life of window-cords they should be dusted and rubbed with a well-greased rag.. The snapping of the cords is caused foy friction, and they are further weakened by sun and weather. The greasing makes them pliable and prolongs their usefulness. DAINTY DISHES.

A cold Spanish onion (cooked) may be sliced, and then dressed with oil and vinegar, pepper and salt, and will make an acceptable salad to serve with cold meat. „ .• Milk puddings, when made of rice, sago or tapioca, should have two tablespoonfuls of the cereal to every pint of mHk, and should be allowed to cook very slowly for three hours. White of egg is most nourishing and should be given freely to invalids. Beat it slightly, and add to tea or coffee, or it may be stirred into any kind of farini aecous food just before serving. Sago mould.—Boil one cupful of sago in five cupfuls of water' till quite clear, then add six tablespoonfuls of golden syrup, the grated' rind and juice of two lemons, and boil all together for a few minutes, then pour into a mould. Serve cold with custard. . Brown Meal Biscuits.—Place m a ibasin one pound of wheateh meal, one teaspoonful of 'baking powder, one teaspoonful of grated sugar, and a pinch of salt. Rub into this four ounces of butter and then make it into a stiff paste with a little milk. Roll out very thin and bake in a moderate oven. Scalloped Onions—Peel and slice thinly f ofcr large Spanish onions. Line a piedish with breadcrumbs, then put in a layer of the onions, seasoned with pepper and salt, and a little chopped parsley. Finally put a lew bits of butter over. Continue this till the dish is full, pour over a teacupful of milk, cover with crumbs, and bake for one hour and a half. A Plain Soda Cake.—Rub three ounces each of butter and lard with one pound of sugar, two ounces of chopped peel, and six ounces of currants. Beat two eggs with a gill of milk, and add to it one gill of milk in which is dissolved a small teaspoonful of carbonate of soda. Beat well and put into a greased tin. Bake for about an hour and a half. Banana Salad.—Slice some bananas into a glass dish, dust sugar over, and add a little lemon juice. Then put a layer of tinned strawberries or raspberries, and pour some red currant juice over. When half the fruit is used, crumble a penny macaroon and strew over, continue with the fruit, and stand aside for several hours. Just before serving, whip a little cream, and heap on the top. Parson's Pudding.-R.ub half a pound of hot boiled potato through a sieve, and add to it one ounce of butter. Add the grated rind and juice of half a lemon, two ounces of sugar, and one well-beaten ego. Beat all well together till very light, then bake in a buttered piedish for three-quarters of an hour. Turn out of the dish and sift sugaT over to serve. WHAT GREATEST MMDS HAVE SAID OF LOVELY WOMEN.

[Remember, woman is most perfect when most womanly .-^Gladstone. Earth has nothing more tender than a pious woman's heart.—Luther. >A woman's strength is most potent when robbed in gentleness—Lamartine. Disguise our bordage as we will, 'tis woman, woman rules us still.—Moore. To woman's gentle kind we owe what comforts and delights us here.—Crabbe. Heaven will be no heaven for me if 1 do not meet my wife there—Andrew Jackson. Death is the dropping of the flour that the fruit may swell.—Beecher.. Eternal joy and everlasting love there's in you woman, lovely woman.—Otway. That man hath secured his fortune who hath married a good wife.—Euripides. .Raptured man quits each dozing sage, oh, wohan, for thy lovelier page—Moore. Oh, woman! woman! Thou are formed to bless the heart of restless man—Bird. It is by women that Nature writes on the hearts of men.-Sheridan. ' The woman is not the servant of man, much less his slave.—Lamennais. For me, I'm woman's slave confest—without her, hopelss and unblest—Hogg. (Roses, like women, retain their sweetness after their beauty is lost.—Lamartine. Elveryone can guide an ill wire weel but him that has her.-i Scotch proverb. Every pretty woman should be a flirt, every clever woman a politician.—Ouida. Provided a woman be well principled she has dowry enough.—Plautus. Right thought kept well in mind, no evil thing c.an enter there.—Buddha. Every man is a worse man as he is unfit for "the married state.—Johnson. Still woman draws new power from every blessing and foom every ill.— Lamb. Surprising! one woman can dish us so many rare sweets up together.—N. P. Willis. 'ft shampooed the cocoanuts."