WOMAN'S WORLD

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 153, 7 October 1910, Page 6

WOMAN'S WORLD

AN INGLEWOOD LETTER. The Kaimata bachelors' ball was held on Thursday evening last and was a great success. The attendance was not perhaps as large as usual, but people are beginning to get busy, and perhaps that accounted for the decrease. The floor was up to its usual standard, and anyone who has danced on it knows what that is. The music, too, was excellent, being supplied by the Cottier family. Messrs Butler and* Russell acted as M.C.'s and were untiring in their efforts to assure everyone's enjoyment. Among those present I noticed Misses Braeegirdle, Eowe, Mackie, Haverbier, Hickman, Harvey, Morgan, Richards, Henwood, Tavondale, and many others. Mrs. H. Thomson has returned from her visit to Auckland and Wellington. iMrs. Sturtevant (New Plymouth), who has been staying with Mrs. J. W. Winfield, has returned home. We are all very sorry to lose Mr. and ■Mrs. Martin Sutherland (jam-.), who have left us to take up their residence in .Feildiiw. Mrs. and Mrs. .Sutherland have always been most willing helpers in everything connected with the Weslevan Chapel and their places will be hard indeed to fill.' Ma-. Sutherland, too, will be sadly missed in musical circles, he being the possessor of a fine bass voice, and was always ready to help at any concert or social function. Our loss, however, will be Feilding's gain, We wish Mr. and Mrs. Sutherland every success in the!.- new home. Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Curtis, with their two daughters, left this morning by the ip.xpiess train for Wellington, en route for -Sydney, where they are going for two months' holiday. Quite a number of friends-were at the station to say goodbye.

PURE MILK. The Hon. Dr. Collins, in his plea in the Legislative Council for a purer milk supply, said:—'T should like to say that I do not believe any more important subject can lie taught to girls in our schools than the study of milk. It is a matter I of very great importance to the women 'of the community. The composition of milk, the bacteria Uiat it is likely to be affected with; 'the efforts of boiling and pasteurisation; the methods of modifying or humanising milk—all this could be i quite legitimately taught in our schools. J And if the young people were educated i up to the fact that milk is a thing that i needs to be 'handled with the utmost : care, you would do a great deal to imj prove your milk supply. I believe you I could' not teach the. young people any- ; thing more useful than the study of ! milk." I need scarcely say, comments i "Hygeia," that the spirit of Dr. Collins' | remarks is in entire accord wit'h the '. views of the Society for the Health of i Women and Children. Of course, he was ' speaking specially in regard to milk, but • one may assume that he is with us on j the broader issue of teaching "practical {domestic hygiene" in general—"how to ! do well everything needed for the conl duet of a home and the health and hap- ] piness of the household." However,, without a considerable change in the I school curriculum for girls—a change in -.the direction of leaving out much that j is at present exacted, I feel satisfied that ' Dr. Collins' admirable suggestion could j not be carried into effect advantageously, i The pressure of school work for girls | needs to be lessened, not increased; but I undoubtedly the substitution of practical ■ work, bearing on home life, for some of J the more abstract,studies, wquld give a great relief to the prolonged mental ! strain which obtains in the schools of ■ the present day under the stress of mo« j dern competition. Of course, everything in the education of girls—physical, mental and moral habits, and training—while at school should I ibe conducive to ultimate fitness for ; the moment about the particular stage i motherhood. We are not concerned at j or place at which domestic hygiene should be taught (whether during or J after ordinary school life)*, provided our j education system ensures that every girl i before reaching womanhood shall acquire I the knowledge that will normally be ■ most essential for her and those depend- ■ : ent on her later in life. It is so palp- | ably absurd for a young woman to enter I on the grave responsibilities of the j charge of a home of her own, without any -knowledge on the subject, that one wearies of drawing attention to this blot on our social system. However, so Ion," as crass ignorance prevails regarding the need for fresh air, proper food, suitable clothing, etc., and so long as young women have no idea how to ensure such essentials for health in a simple, economic and homely way—no idea how to set about practical healthful housekeeping—it is the duty of all of us who can see beyond the moment to do what we can to bring about a better state of affairs. i j A NOVEL CENSORED. . For once literature and society in Russia have a sensation in common (remarks the New York Herald). Because, i all unwittingly, the Russian censor has , condemned the work of a princess—an j unthinkable thing in a land where royal- ' ty can do no wrong. This is how* it came about. A novel entitled "The World of Horses"- appeared a short time ago, and on account of its risky nature and the fact that it was evidently written by one who knew the (highest Russian society perfectly, had a considerable success. The censor of books, a man of severe views, had his attention called to the novel after it had already been allowed to be in circulation. On careful ', examination he decided that id was highly improper and ordered steps to be taken to discover the anonymous author with a view to taking proceedings against him and his publisher for pornography. . But on enquiry it turned out that the | book had been written by no less a pcr- ) sonage than Princess Kaluga. The censor was horrified at the discovery, fearing the displeasure of the Czar. Legally he could do nothing, yet to rescind his

decision was out of ithe question. The matter lias, therefore, been referred to St. Petersburg, where, doubtless, a decision favorable to the princess will be given.

FASHION NOTES. London, August 10. Although ostensibly wo are in the middle of 'real summer, there are signs that velvet will be as popular this winter as it was last, so that all those lucky possessors of a gown of the beautiiul fabric may rest content that it will, with a liutle tunbisliing, "do still another season. " As to iasluon, it is still at a standstill, and many wild suggestions are being made as to the next freak of Madame la Mode. "Hobbles'' are being run to death by the common crowd, and would therefore be doomed by that if they had not already fallen into Ohe background. A home-made hobble is a terrible thing to behold. Tunics appear to be as secure in public favor as ever. With velvet it will be safe to prophesy that even that graceful fashion must be put aside, however. The crowning glory of velvet or velveteen must always be its simplicity, and one tiny dab of unnecessary trimming will cheapen tue most rich mateiial. There is no more pitiful sight .than that to ibe seen every time one walks aiong the fashionable streets of London viz.,. the dress of those who add to the fashion, quite unconscious, evidently, of the suita-1 bilky, or the opposite, of wliat they have donned, after bawj turned out as complete by their and milliner. A white veil, brow., gloves, brown boots, an underskirt of a that does not harmonise with what is worn above—all these may utterly ruin the effect of a toilet, if worn when they are out of place, it is impossible for a woman to appear well dressed wvlien the whole effect of what she wears is not restful. IMITATION PLUMAGE. Ribbon plumage is one of the newest hat trimmings, and is designed for those humane women who decline to wear as hat trimming ic-a'tliers that have cost a 'bird its life, bo far 1 have only seen an illustration of this new. idea, and 111 that the shot ribbon appears to be stretched out on canvas, or some stilt' unueriming, to represent quills. The eyes of the -bird ; ' ar« of velvet-covered cardboard set with cabochon glass. NEW HAT (SHAPE. From Lusanne, through tue Central News, comes word of a Swiss patent that ihas just be£ii obtained tor a new Hat shape, by means of which ma liowers may be worn as head ornaments, ine framework of tne shape is so constructed that, as the liowers will stand in wa.ter, the wearer will be able to carry a real bouquet on her head, and as tlie little liow'er-dioiders are fed by a supply of water in what is practically a small cistern, the liowers warn lasi a considerable time. It is said this novel hat will (Ije very iight to wear, and-that its many advantages are obvious. As often as necessary the liowers may be replaced by tue owner herself, or if particularly elaborate arrangements are desired for .special occasions it will only be necessary to send the hats to be uressed at the\nearest florist's shop. It reads well, but the idea of "a supply of Water," wihich is to be apparently carried jibout on our heads, does not appeal to at least one of the weaker sex! - DEATH-TRAP SKIRTS. Yet ■another accident has happened to the wearer of a hobble skirt. Mdme. Charlotte Menetrey fell on getting out of a cab at Enghien on Saturday last, sustaining a deep wound in her neck through landing on a piece of broken glass. She also fractured her right ankle. REVIVAL OF THE CRINOLINE. There has been some talk lately of reviving the crinoline, and though we might all have justly exclaimed at its foolishness and inadaptability for London wear and tear, it is truly more absurd—being much too voluminous —than the toddle skirt has been —being much too skimpy. Only this week, in -Florence Nightingale's '"Notes on Nursing for the Laboring Classes," I came across this: I wish that people who wear crinolines could see the indecency of their own dress as other people see it. A respectable elderly woman stooping forward in crinoline exposes quite as much of her own person to the patient lying in the room as any dancer on the stage. But no one will ever tell her this unpleasant truth. THINGS TO REMEMBER. Three things to govern Temper, tongue and conduct. Three things to fight for—Honor, country and home. Three things to hate—Cruelty ,arrogance and ingratitude. Three things to love Courage, gentleness and affection. Three things to delight in—Frankness, freedom and beauty. Three things to wish for—Health, friends and a cheerful spirit. Three things to avoid—ldleness, loquacity and flippant jesting. Three things to admire—lntellectual power, dignity and gracefulness. I Three things to think about —Life, death and eternity, and the love of God.]