WOMAN'S WORLD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 147, 30 September 1910, Page 6

WOMAN'S WORLD.

IN THE FASHION-A FABLE FOR THE TIMES. In the luxurious Atelier of a Modiste, a Lady wiho prided herself upon her Taste, encountered, any sunny Morning, a Sensible 'Friend. "My dear," said the Sensible Friend, regarding the Lady with amazement, "that Hat is perfectly Ridiculous! You are not going to Wear it in Public 1" "Decidedly I am," returned the other Placidly; "it is the Very Latest Thing, and the Creation of an Artist." "But-you cannot see at ail with your left Eye, when the Hat is On," pursued the Friend; "nor does it Suit you." "That is not of the Slightest Consequence," remarked the Tasteful One, "so long as I am in the Fashion.' "And then that Contraption round your Knees," remonstrated the Sensible Friend, nothing Daunted; "what is it For?" "It is* the New Waist," answered the Lady, glancing Pleasantly at the Mirror. "Everybody who is Anybody is bound to Adopt it." "But/' objected 'the Irrepressible one, ."you certainly 'cannot Walk Comfortably with so curious a restriction." "It is immaterial," was the Reply; "all the Best People have it." "And the Color of your dress, my dear, makes your Face look Ghastly." But at that the Lady lost her Patience. "It is Ultra-violet," she Hissed Fiercely, "just Imported from Paris, and Leaders of Society all Agree that nothing has ever been .Seen to Compare with it." , "How Fortunate!" said the Sensible Friend, calmly. And she Ran down the Stairs very Gracefully . The Lady of Taste, following, foiigot her new Waist, and Tripped on the Top Step, Twisting her Ankle; -from which Lamentable Accident she was indoors Four Weeks. By that time Toques came into Vogue, the Waist had resumed its Normal Position, and Ultra-Violet was out of Date. But she took comfort, for she had Been in the Fashion for One Day."—Westminster Gazette.

GENERAL NOTES.

It is noted by a London correspondent that the latest Parisian fashion requires that woman's hair be hidden, and for this purpose, the "hidden coiffure", has been contrived. It consists of a combination hat and cap. First is worn the cap— -& tightly fitting mob affair edged with lace in frill form all round, completely framing the face and hiding the hair. Over this is worn a (big picture hat of cplor and trimming to agree with the cap, when the hat is removed the cap is left on. Another French device for covering the hair is to wear bandeaux of riibbon or satin so wide that they have the j appearance of a Dutch cap over the front of the 'hair.I To Lord and* Lady Kelburn Queen j Mary has done signal honor by creating | herself godmother to the new heir (says la. London correspondent). Since the i King's accession this is the Queen Consort's first .godchild. Naturally, there i was great rejoicing in the'neighborhood i of Kelburn Castle, Ayrshire, the principal seat of Lord and Lady Glasgow, at the birtib. of this grandson. Many christening gifts lhave been presented by the tenantry., with whom Lord Kelburn is justly popular. The ceremony took place at • Kelburn Castle last month,, and the child j has been called David William Maurice— I the last one by her' Majesty's special deisire. Views diffep as*to whether Maurice | really is the masculine form of Mary, but 1 the late Duchess ,of. Teek always chose ■ Maurice as the name for her godsons, and j the Queen evidently shares her mother's. ! views. It was in June, 1906, that the eldest son of Lord Glasgow married Miss Hyacinth Bell, daughter of a well-known Colorado millionaire, Mr. W. A. Bell, who is the owner in Surrey of a beautiful estate known as Peadell Court. Lord Kelburn was on board tfoe Renown dur: ing the' Royal tour to India; he also was on board the Ophir when the King and Queen made their historic voyage round the world j and on his marriage they gave him a diamond and enamel pin with the initials G. and M. Lord Kelburn came prominently before.the public some years ago when, foe jumped from the torpedoboat which he was commanding to save a man who had fallen overboard. I. —, The girl who is always welcome at her friends' houses, either for a week-end or a few weeks, is the girl wfo.o is careful to study her hostess in small things, who does not want to have all matters made to suit her convenience, but who thoughtfully arranges her plans so as to fit in with them, and causes her (hostess as little trouble as possible. The following, rules should always be observed by the girl-'who goes as a guest to other people's houses, advises the Transvaal Weekly:— Never fail to provide writing materialspaper, pen, stamps, etc. To be. punctual at meals. Not to make any plans and engagements x without first cpnsulting your hostess to see whether they will cause her any inconvenience in her arrangements. Take care to be down to breakfast -miles your hostess wishes'you to have it in your own room. Don't write to friends and ask them to visit you until you have ascertained whether such visitors will be welcomed by your hostess. Don't intrude upon your hostess when she is engaged in her domestic duties. Don't expect her to be continually entertaining you; let her have some time to herself. Do not insist upon playing tJhe piano and singing in the evening if your host wishes to read his evening in peace. Never leave your bedroom in a disordered, untidy state; devote a short time every morning to putting! the room straight. This will leave less work for the maid. Finally, never prolong your -visit beyond the date fixed for your departure unless urged to do so iby your hostess. In the keeping or omission of the above simple all the difference between the welcomed and the uawekomed guest.

LATE SIR WILLIAM ABDY.

THRICE MARRIED BARONET. ADVENTURES IN MATRIMONIAL ARENA. The death took place in a London nursing home on August 9th of Sir William Abdy, after a long illness ending in an operation for an internal complaint. He never rallied from the operation. The latter part of Sir William's life was chiefly noteworthy, in the public sense, for his many extraordinary adventures in the matrimonial arena. He was married three times, ibut his appearances in the Divorce Court were much more numerous. At different times*'he assumed the .role of petitioner, respondent, and co-respondent; when he last appeared the evidence wa9 of such a nature that it was deemed desirable by the Judge to have Sir William examined in camera.. Sir, William Abdy was born in 1844, *nd succeeded his father as second baronet in 1677. The title ia an old one, for a patent was originally issued in 1641 to one Thomas Aibdy, of Felix Hall, EsI sex. The line continued in unbroken suc- | cession until 1868, wihen the seventh holder of the .title—another Sir William Abdy—died childless at the age of 90. .A CAUSE CELIBRE. j He had married 80 years previously a lovely Miss Well -ley, daughter of the Great Duke's eldeVt brother. But this marriage led bo a cause eelebre, and was dissolved by Act of 'Parliament. The lady subsequently imarried Lord Charles Bentinck, and became the grandmother, in the course of time, of the Duke of Portland. The estates of another branch of the Abdy family—-which had also received a baronetcy in tihia seventeenth century—toad meanwhile descended to the late Sir William's father, who became first baronet of the new creation in 1850. During the lifetime of his father the late Sir William travelled extensively, and as a young man served for a time as a student-interpreter in China. ,In 1883 he married Therese Petriczka, of Prague, who was one of the witnesses in the famous sculptor's "ghost case" of Belt v. Lawes. Three years later Richard Belt was convicted at the Old Bailey of Obtaining money from Sir William by false pretences. Sir William's story was that Belt told! hiih a lady named Morphy, who (had (been the mistress of the Sultan, was anxious 'to find a purchaser for some valuable jewels, the gift of her royal protector. Sir Wjlliam 'believed the story, and paid £BOOO for a parcel of paste imitations as spurious as the mythical Mrs. Morphy herself. This was tto 'beginning of a series of law suits, civil and otherwise. Much of Sir 'William's vast wealth has found its way from time to time to the law courts, where squalid details of his domestic life lhave been thrashed out to the benefit of nobody. In 1892 the first Lady Abdy sued him' for divorce (unsuccessfully); in 1897 he appeared as co-respondent in a St. John's Wood case) and when the second Lady ,Abdy appeared on the scene it was not long before he entered a case against her, citing Captain James Ewing as corespondent. A PITIABLE FIGURE. Sir William won again, and in 1909 he. married his third wife. Paralysed from the waist downwards, as a result of an accident in the (hunting field many years ago, the baronet dragged himself along on crutches to the jeers of the assembled crowd —a pitiable figure bravely facing the ridicule of the mob. He showered miagnificen't presents upon ihis new wife; he giave iher the freehold of- a- country mansion in Surrey, a'cheque for £SOOO, a perfect cascade of diamonds, two big motor oars, a wonderful picture gallery, a victoria and a pair\>f carriage horses, and a wardrobe of beautiful clothes. He left iher very much to her own devices, and 'himself went into retirement, knowing that he had not many months to live. This summer the new Lady Abdy—who is the widow of Mr. G. P. Robinson—became widely known to the public by reason of toe interest she had taken in aviation, She was one of 'the first Englishwomen to fly as a passenger in an aeroplane, and had a narrow escape from drowning as the result. She was taken up by Mr. Grahame White in his biplane one Saturday afternoon at Brooklands. The machine pitched over, and threw them both out on to the bank of the Weybridge Brook. Fortunately the fall was soft; and neither was hurt. i ■■•'•...