WOMAN'S WORLD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 161, 17 October 1910, Page 6

WOMAN'S WORLD.

(il'oiidueti'il by Eileen"). A LETTER FROM STRATFORD. The annual ball given by the local Fire for the "children takes place next Thursday evening in the Town llall, and promises to be a great success. Mr. Burgess, the energetic secretary, is leaving no stone .unturned to make the function the event of the season. The officers and members of the United Ancient Order of Druids have issued invitations for a plain and fancy dress ball, to take place on the 2(1 th inst., in the Foresters' Hall. Mr. and Mrs. W. Webster have returned from their holiday, spent principally in the Auckland district. REMINDERS FOR THE COOK. Never ask a sick person what he will ; have to eat. (Jive him a surprise in the shape of some dainty, and the probability is that lie will readily cat it. The success of a meat pic or pudding idepends on having the meat tendei and well cooked, the gravy rich and properly seasoned, and the crust light and digestible- , . . ' The secret of a pleasant meal is to have everything that is required to eat it on, the table. Nothing is so irritating as to. have to be sending out of the room for odd forks and spoons. For a minced meat pie take two tablespoonfuls each of chopped beef, suet, apples, raisins, currants and sugar, also pastry. Mix the ingredients ami put themin a pie-dish, and cover with flaky crust. Masted turnips should J)c prepared this way: Boil the turnips, drain and mash them thoroughly with a fork against the sides of the saucepan. Take care there' are no lumps. Add pepper, salt and a little butter. Bread should always be at least a day old before it is eaten. 'be avoided. BEAUTY GA^ENIH£,

: Among a large number of society ..w.o/ ■men bndge is istfp«^K^- ; ,-gone by /the .board. When*' fasiiipna4>le : . fdames 'gather' .loiiger.' 'talk about the ,'latest <lj v ° ree case; "arid.'' if they turn to caircTs' it is Nvitli'qualified. 'interest. . •MotheKNaturey'the -False and.' :the lioe are .their -constant companions,,. ■ 'and their talk'is ;of : fertilisers, bulbs and the fa-ansplaht'ing Of specimens. "For gar-dening-is -now- the great'occupation, .lin-' dertaken with a deep and serious pur : , pose—that of preserving the figuie. Jt'_s a pretty fashion revived, the "straight, ,< 'sfenifer w6men of fprmev generations, working iii their 'garden beds, or' digging . roots and- cutting leaves to ])iit away for sickness or use in marking perfumes—they knew- well what they were about. ' And the fashionable physician of to-day, when a wealthy patient comes to him and'complains that her waistline is disappearing', caivdo no better than bid her follow r the example of those wise dames of old times. '-Walking and motoring are all very well," says one physician, "but it take's stooping, lifting and digging to strengthen the muscles whose slow development does away with the fatty tissues, that make the waist and hips clumsy. This .exercise one gets in garden- ; ing. Have a rose plot, and never allow your gardener in. it, except to give advice. Plant petunias, or raise vegetables 1 —it doesn't matter what,-so,you. do the work yourself. Nothing soot.lies the nerves like digging -in the earth and working among growing things." CHILDLESS MARRIAGES. A prominent suffragette, Mrs. Ida Harper, says that the women of the United i States in general, and those working-for • the suffrage in particular, ha-ye a right to protest vigorously against, the sentiments to which Father Bernard VaiiEhan had recently given expression. Father Vaughan had simply said anew that t'q which women had been compelled to listen for generations, but which those in the present age would no longer hear in silence, as it was time to call a halt to the constant blaming of women for race suicide, and to the "continual assertion that women do not want to rear children' because it interferes with their pleasures. Fully 50 per cent, of the childless marriages, declared Mrs. Harper, were due to the fact that men did not want any interference with their own pleasures'. MODERNISM IN WOMEN. The average man, if he speaks his heart, dislikes modernism in woman, meaning by that term (a writer in the ■ Transvaal Weekly explains), the aversion of some of the sex from the life of the home and an inclination to share in men's business, men's pleasures, and, above all, men's independence and profit- ' making. The tendency is, of course, to . be deplored; the home depends on woman, and its affairs, though they may be liumdrum to the individual, are" vital for the nation. Miss Bunch, an American j graduate, now lecturing in South Africa, J shows that this tendency results from ] giving a wrong direction to women's education, which the American universities '. are now successfully endeavoring to bring back into a wholesomer path. If the training of our girls is made to duplicate that of our. boys, they will naturally seek, when they are launched in life, those careers in which men's aptitudes are remuneratively exercised. MEN AND IDEAL WOMEN The London Daily Mirror recently offered a prize of guineas to the man* who best defined the ideal woman. Extracts from some of the answers may amuse the fair sex:— A woman who would spur a man on to greater ambitions, and shoulder to shoulder, face the battles of life together. ' 'She must be healthy, strong, and good-tempered . . . 'on no account a tight-lacer nor a vinegary suffra- \ igette!

A "oixl wife. domesticated, fond of children. One that can bake broad wo!!.

■She should be sensible without beinif too much of a tomboy, and not let her head be full of politics. She is liked bv everyone, who knows her. A woman who dots as she is told! A woman who puts the man she loves before anything and everything—she must make him a hero! PLUCKY LADY CLIMBER. A young lady, Miss Maris Stoll, has, according °to the Paris Temps, accomplished what is 'regarded by Alpinists as one' of'the most diuieult climbing exploits ever attempted. Accompanied by a guide, Al'iss Stoll made a uignt ascent of the Winklerturn (8185 ft),, in 'South Tyrol, and after reaching the summit passed the rest of the"nighg in scaling two neighboring peaks. The climbers arrived at the top of the Winklerturn, which is reached by a succession of rocky minarets at sharp angles, at one o'clock. Their lamp was soon visible to the watchers below. It is said that the guide received £HOUO as payment for making the ascent. WOMEN WORKERS' HOURS. On January 14, Wl'2, there will come into operatipn in Great Britain, Austria, Hungary, Belgium, -France, Germany, laixemberg' the Netherlands, Portugal, Switzerland, Italy, /and Sweden a; provision drawn, up at the Berne International Convention,which rules that no women will be allowed to. work in any industrial undertaking after ■ ten o'clock at .night. Tne 'Convention'-'lay down that the night rest pi'oVidM/fehall be a period of eleven, consecutive''hours at least, and that-with; in these ; ,e : le,v&n ; .hours there shall be comJn'teryul between 10' p.m. and 5 a.m' ; I'He new 'regulations win not a'fshorthand -wi-jfers,, ; typists,'' litßfiJfiEg, nurses, or.ftify .-women -.employed 'll?professional or business Occupations'.' vVJXMiq usef^l'liints.,;'''''' ». _£. .„„„, ra j ns o gpj.j^i'gd' on j;i ie adding-the...water will'bring i out andimprove -th.e, jl,a voiv ■'.'■■',■■ i . .Cabbage ;s. made.,much-more digestible' auffnulnftfaiS'lf it-is. boiled,, in..twp' lots | !'of 'water. This 'rids it" : of an" essential;' |-lbil that disagrees;.with : .■ /Leather-covered furnituce, may be cleaned by using' 'warm milk, with a ..soft cloth, and then 'rubbed -until, dry.. "' ' ".. ,: [\ •''T6t'prevent rain ..or. snow from pencitratihg the: soles of boots.and shoes,.mix togetbe,r.-;^oine..jnutton i Warm in.ajar in the'oven.until' it-be-' comes' liquid.'" Then rub some of "it' over 'tile edges of the soles just where the stitches are. If done well. ...n0 w;6t'can-■entej-f.,', -.•..<• Match, marks on the wall that have been caused by striking matches. will disappear if they .are.rubbed,.'first 'with' the cut surface of a lemon, then with a-'cleau cloth that has been dipped in whiting. Afterwards wash the "places with wafin ■ water and soap, then.wipe them quickly with a clean cloth wrung out. of clear water. .. i

-An excellent way of cooking eggs is to break them into boiling milk without beating. Cook slowly, stirring now and then. .'When done, turn out on to a thick, slice of buttered toast, seasoning with pepper and salt.',.. ' ■