WOMAN'S WORLD

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 204, 7 December 1910, Page 6

WOMAN'S WORLD

(Conducted by "Eileen"). TO BE AN AMERICAN END OF THE ABRUZZI-ELKDvS ROMAXCE. Xew York, October 4. '•'T am coming home to be an Amen can."

This statement made by Miss Kathleen Elkins shortly after her arrival from Europe on the North German Lloyd liner Wilhelm der Grosse to-night, indicates that the charming young daughter of the "West Virginia Senator has definitely decided to turn her back upon the persistent Duke of the Abruzzi and his Royal rank.

Although Miss Elkins refused to enlarge upon this brief statement, given upon the deck, her words admit of but one meaning—the famous international romance which ha.s interested two continents for three years has come to an end. There will be no wedding. ' Had Miss Elkins decided to accept her Royal suitor she would have been forced to accept alien citizenship. "I am coming home to be an American" [can be taken, therefore, for more than its face value.

Accompanying Miss Elkins to-night where her mother, Mrs. Stephen B. Elkins, and her brothers, Stephen 8., junr., .and Davis. The entire party, with the exception of Elkins, junr., seemed strangely depressed. Particularly was this so of 'Miss Elkins. She seems, to have lost a great deal of the vivacity*which made her the leader of Washington's younger set a couple of seasons ago. She appears thinner, too, than when she went abroad two months ago. Coming up the bay the Elkins family, who were booked in the ship's passenger list as "Frau Elkins and familie," kepj; close to their state-rooms. I "We have been away two. months and have spent most of our time in the South of France," was the message Mrs. Elkins sent out to one of the reporters. The ELkinses went to the E. section as soon as the boat docked and there the fair young woman from West Virginia was found.

"Pray excuse me," exclaimed Miss Elkins hurriedly, when the inevitable, "Have you decided to wed the Duke" was sprung. However, she consented to glance over a newspaper article that had been cabled from Paris and which stated on "unquestionable authority" - that the wedding was to be solemnised in February; that Miss Elkins was to embrace Catholicism and that the dowry of 5,000,000 dol. was to be paid by Senator Elkins. Miss Elkins' face colored as she per* I used the part about the marriage portion. She bit her lip and then exclaimed: "That is false and malieiouslv so."

I Another telegram to the effect that the Duke had broken down Royal opposition and that only her own consent remained to be won to make the match an actuality, was treated with contemptuous silence by Miss Elkins. QUICK-CHANGE GARMENTS. UP-TO-DATE CREATIONS.

New York, November 6. The "Suffragette gown" and the ''peek-a-boo" skirt are now the big theme of interest of feminity. Society looks with favor upon both, and it would not be surprising if they are soon looked upon as a necessary part of a fashionable outfit. Both these creations will be on exhibition at the style show of the National Ladies' Tailors' Association, which opens soon, and they are certain to attract widespread attention. With them will be exhibited another creation in gear for women that will let the wearer start out in the morning and appear perfectly gowned for walking, yet by a deft twist jof the buttons the gown can be made to look proper for lunch attire, can be the correct thing for an automobile spin and never reveal the fa*t that the dress has a train catcher in its interior, and can be worn at a ball without any change of costume..

The suffragette gown is built to give the woman ample leeway for action, whether the quest be for Totes for women or the «ffacement of a recalcitrant husband. The skirt doesn't show it, but it is bifurcated and swings easily from the hips. The hips also contain large pockets that furnish storage for more than the conventional powder puff and a vanity glass. Aside from its suffragette uses it appears like a very proper tailored gown, and is a dream of comfort for all women who take any form of athletic exercise. Every one of the new styles is opposed to the hobble skirt, yet the new ones retain its only claim to popularity in the way its reveals the allurements of the figure lines. All the new skirts have hidden pleats that give the hobble effect yet allow the utmost freedom on the part of the wearer. One of the new ones is the "peek-a-boo" skirt, w.hich has an underskirt of satin that extends a trifle below the gown. The other great creation is the coat that makes the ready dressed -woman for any hour of the day. Samuel Paull, its creator, says: "It's a busy woman's coat. A woman can start out at 6 o'clock in the morning equipped for the day. It is made with an envelope pocket in the back, where the train can be concealed, and it buttons up the back to hide the low neck of the gown. There are eight buttons on the coat. At noontime, if the wearer wants to lunch, she can unbutton two buttons, and change her coat into a smart tailormade suit. If she wants to motor two more buttons are unfastened, a cap slipped up, and she has an entire change for automobiling. If she wants to take tea in her aeroplane she can unfasten two more buttons, and she is ready to fly. She can undo twio more and be dressed for a restaurant and check her coat and be ready to dance the rest of the night." President Green, of the Ladies' Tailors' Association, told with great gusto of an order received from a big Paris house for a large number of models of a strictly American designed tailor suit. "At last we have got Paris sitting up and takin" notice," he said. - USEFUL HINTS The windows in a new house are often difficult to clean the first time, as they 'are spotted with paint and whitewash. Keep a bottle of turpentine by you, and apply it to all spots, and they'will speedily vanish. After house cleaning many people like to close the registers of their chimneys

or stop them in some other way. This is a great mistake, for the chimney is a great means of ventilation, and if closed one of the lungs of the room is rendered useless.

This paste is excellent for cleaning zinc tubs and other similar articles. Procure some finely powdered' whiting, and make it into a paste with household ammonia. Apply it to the metal, rubbing it welt on, and then leave to dry. Polish off with a chamois leather.

When spring cleaning, lay the carpets after beating, and before using the room put a tablcspoonful of liquid ammonia into half a pailful of hot water; wring out a cloth in this and rub the carpes well. If the cloth is constantly changed the colors will be greatly brightened. To clean a straw hat, make a paste with lemon juice and sulphur and brush well into the straw. Rinse under a tap and dry. If your hat has been discolored by the sun, I am afraid this will not be entirely successful. Then I should recommend your sending your hat, which you say is a good straw, to a dyer to be dyed a sunburnt shade. (Reply to P.M.D.)

After sweeping a room, go over the carpet with either a sponge or old flannel—as they neither leave lint—that has been moistened well with ammonia and water. Use a full tablespoonful to a quart of water. Before relaying carpets, sprinkle over the floor some strong-smelling liquid or powder that will act as a preventative to moths and other insects. Red pepper, gum camphor, tobacco, borax, and indeed numerous other things are good for this purpose. For children's school books.—Put a large dry goods box on the end. Put in three shelves. Paint the box inside and outside, or cover it with some pretty paper pictures. 'Cover the shelves with oilcloth, and you will have a very useful place for the children's school books. Lettuce is -well known as a sleep inducer, and has a soothing effect on the nerves.

Beetroot and potatoes are fattening, and should be frequently taken by thin people. Spinaclr is- a good aperient, and is better than drugs for those who suffer from constipation. The tops of young nettles, when used as spinach, are excellent as a blood purifier.

Omelets should be quickly cooked; therefore have the frying-pan hot all over before pouring in the batter. Watercress, when itself pure, is a splendid Mood purifier. Care should be taken not to gather it from a stagnant pool. To mend fragile glass, dissolve a small quantity of gum arabic in clear wine and use as a mucilage. It makes an invisible glue, very satisfactory, and will not dissolve in water.

Steel pens are destroyed by eorrosier, from acid in the ink. Put in the ink some little nails, or old steel pens, and the acid will exhaust-itself on-them, and the pens in use will not corrode. If baking soda is used to wash lamp glasses, they will shine like crystal. Tinware washed in soda-water will be brightened. Carafes and: vinegar cruets can be cleaned with a gill of vinegar, to which one-foHrth of a cupful of sal* is added. Shake well. When lining a basin with paste for a beef-steak pudding, cut a piece of paste away from the bottom about the size *f a two.shilling piece. Then put in the meat as usual, and it will be found that the pudding will take an hour less to cook than if lined in the ordinary way. Combs should not be washed. Clean them b\' passing a piece of soft rag between the teeth. When making pastry add the juiee of a lemon to the water for mixing. It will make the paste lighter and dispel the flavor of lard.

Milk and eggs are great fat producers. Drink milk with your meals instead of water, and, if cared for, eggs can be added with advantage. Coal-ash is a fine polisher for the bright parts of the range. Dip a wet rag into the fine ash and rub well, and a fine polish will be the result.