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WOMAN'S WORLD

(Conducted by "Eileen"). STARTLING INNOVATION IN DRESS DIVIDED SKIRTS PROPHESIED FOR STREET WEAR. London, November 4. We have raised hands in horror at many of the fashions thrust upon us the last few seasons, but there has appeared in London this week a style that will eclipse all that has gone before, if I mistake not. ''The Arcadians," as everyone will know, is a musical comedy which hits had a tremendously long run at the Shaftesbury Theatre. Yesterday it was re-dressed, for the third time, with creations and—listen to this—forecasts of the winter's fashions, and, judging from the samples now being worn in the play, the very latest freak of fashion is in the shape of the divided slkirt, which will certainly cause far more sensation than even the hobble skirt's first public appearance. Perhaps the worst its detractors could say about the horrible hobble was that it was stupid, ungraceful, and dangerous. It's not improbable, I should mildly suggest, that a deal of eloquence will be expended on this newest evidence of fashion. A first-class man dressmaker has made the first sample worn in public,, and it is a coat and skirt of rose pink cloth, the skirt being cut on straight and narrow lines, with the "divided" piece at the end of the skirt, and continuing.almost halfway up. When sitting, the skirt looks exactly like a narrow ordinary one, but when walking it will resemble a miniature pair of trousers, merging into a skirt before the knees. HATS. ' •There has been a decided change in the trimming of the many large black velvet hats shown everywhere, in the last week. Leather flowers are growing in favor, but large fiat bows, in shape like the "wings of an aeroplane, are widely popular. These are made in colored silk, veiled in a contrasting shade of ninon, in leather, and in black velvet edged with white fur. The bows themselves are not at all graceful, but it cannot be denied that the effect is trim and smart looking, j One model I was shown, of dark blue velvet, had no trimming save a great purple-blue sequin snake coiled round the crown. Another somewhat unusual stvle of trimming was shown on a model which had a shoulder scarf to match. This hat was of rucked mole-colorerd silk, with a great square of fox fur, laid over the crown, and nestling in the fur was a bunch of. gold, red . and white flowers.' Another hat was of black velvet, with an j effective wreath round the crown of white I cloth roses. Tapestry as a hat material is another innovation, and a delightful toque was of red tapestry edged with gold, with a' large Mack osprey plume. A green-and-gold tapestry toque had a velvet brim and a large green ''brush" in front. Nearly all these have lace underbrims or a lingerie frill of white, cream or gold lace. Jet and beads, which are so much in vogue on dresses have found t.heir way also to millinery.

BANDEAUX. With the near approach of winter gaieties, all kinds of dainty trifles are tempting women into shops. A pretty hair ribbon to be worn coronet-wise or Greet fashion is a band of pale colored Velvet) ribbon with an embroidery of tintled pearls sewn. on in diamond shapes, witlhl a brilliant in the middle of eacfi division. Tulle, .in delicate shades, is also going to be worn, with strings of pearls twisted loosely amoag the soft material. The Oriental note in hair decoration seems to have disappeared this season. BLOUSES. •

Tot these veiling is still used, net over silk, ninon over net, ninon over chiffon, jewelled chiffon over lace, etc. One very stylish model (and very expensive) could be" easily copied bv a New Zealand girl. It was of emerald green silk, veiled in ■black ninon, and on the front of the silk: was a pattern embroidered in autumn sibades of green and ibrowri and gold. The strange homeliness about its beauty was, in my! eyes, the fact that the embroidery was worked in exactly the shape of a man's slipper when laid out flat for embroidering. The toe was the pouch oj the Mouse, just at the waist, the in3tep gave opportunity for a small square yoke, and the two sides made braces of ornamentation for the sides of the front, extending to the shoulder. I have 110 doubt whatever that no slipper guide was intended, but it certainly was theije. FOOTGEAR. A new idea in shoe decoration is a metal attachment fixed on the instep of a shoe by means of which the wearer can attach an ornamental buckle, a bow, or any variation of the old idea that her fancy suggests, instead of always having to keep whatever ornamentation her shoemaker decides to allow her. MUFFS.

The latest Paris idea for the velvet "cushion" muff with ends turned back to reveal the silk lining is to have detachable linings, which can be slipped I on easily to match a particularly note of the frock. The ends of these linings are 1 fastened with elastic, which keeps them | in position when turned back "cuff-wise* over the muff. The feather toques', which have been the feature of the early autumn, are being imitated for .muffs. Almost every species of game bird is used for the purpose, and stoles are made , to match. j | FASHIONS FOR CHILDREN. Follow ever and ever more closely those 1 of their elders, and one bonnet that I saw this week would have startled our grandmothers, I fancy. It was of marmot skin, with revers of delicate Irish' lace finished at iboth sides, with bunches' Of imitation roses, and was destined for a" child of six or seven. Beads and crystals have found their way to children's afternoon and party frocks, and some charming creations for little folks and young girls are to be seen in the shop windows. One is made of soft, white silk, veiled with white ninon, the elbow sleeves and low collar, and the bottom of the skirt being finished off with a delicate crystal fringe. Another pretty j frock is of pale blue; voile, over a pink' underslip, and trimmed with beaded em-| broidery. Children's fur coats and ela-i borate evening wraps are now provided; also. AN OLD FASHION REVIVED. j The old fashion of the seventies of last

century is to be brought to life again, we are told, and the fur dolman will reappear. One West End shop has a least a couple of examples.' One specimen is in dark, green velvet, edged with skunk, which is trimmed with handsome gold embroidery. The large sleeves are fastened in at the thigh waist-line, while the cuffs are voluminous, and turned back with fur. Another dolman is a gorgeous fur coat, in black musquash, with patterned lines of the same fur traced over the entire coat. JAPANESE LADY DENTIST

East and West seem to meet in the surgery of a Japanese woman dentist, who recently established herself in the West End, says a London paper. Her rooms are Japanese in design, coloring, and taste, although she makes a concession to Western comfort im the chintzcovered chairs on which she asks her visitors to- be seated, smilingly acknowledging the fact that it would be out of the power of most of her English, clients to seat themselves ala Japonaise. A splendid Japanese screen and three suits of Japanese armour give character to the waiting-room, and Madame will modestly show the medals she received —one from Japan, the other from the Czar of Russia —on the completion of her work in the corps of Red Cross nurses during the recent war. For this woman dentist began lier career as a nurse; then she went on to study dentistry iin the hospitals in her own country, and later in- Paris, where she qualified. When at work she wears the soft, silken kimono of the *lady of Japan, at present in the most delicate grey, with touches of faint blue and she moves without the slightest sound, for. her feet are incased in the white "tabis" of her native and distant land. Like all modern dentists, this lady states emphatically that she prefers work such as stopping and renewing to extraction of teeth. Gold crowns, plateless work, bridge and pivot work she considers her speciality,'as in this she can make use of the "skill she has acquired by constant practice. Ladies and children are her special line, and so gentle-is the touch of lier firm, little white hands that it is probable she will become to favorite amongst English people. Asked why Oriental teetli seemed to be so much better than Western, this woman dentist said that far more care is given to the teeth in the East than in the West. Japanese rice is better food, in her opinion, than the meat "eaten by English children, and she emphatically declares tliat Japanese young people are taken far more regularly to the dentist to have tlieir teeth polished than are English oneis. • !• DOMESTIC TYRANNY IN SWITZERLAND

It was a distinguished Swiss lawyer, a Judge in one of the high courts, who dealt a blow to my faith in the outcome of my quest. He had studied law in England; and, to mv amazement, I found he quite agreed with the cosmopolitan that in Switzerland no one knows tife meaning of the word "freedom," at least not in the English acceptance of the term. To prove that it was so, he told me of a case in which he had once been; engaged. An old Swiss farmer, who had no children, persuaded the daughter of a cousin living in America to come over and keep house for him. The girl did her work well and made him very comfortable. At the end of two years, therefore, as he paid her no /wages, he presented her with a silver watch and a ■hundred francs. This coming to the knowledge of his nephews, who were his next-of-kin, they promptly cited him before the local authorities on a charge of wasting his substance; and they applied for a decree pronouncing him, on the score of prodigality, unfit to manage his own affairs. The decree -wals actually pronounced, although the old man fought against it tooth and nail, and even offered to undertake never again to give anything to anyone. Simply because he had ventured to make a little present to a relative who ihad rendered him great service, he, together with, all hig belongings, was handed over by the local authorities to the keeping of his heirs. And there he would have remained, practically in bondage for the rest of his days, if he Ihad not appealed to the Federal Court when the "Cantonal Court refused to deliver him. The Federal Court annulled the decree, thus making him a free man again; but had he not been more intelligent than most of his kind, had he not, too, ihad an American to help him in his battles, the chances are it would never have occurred to him to appeal to the higher Court. This is a point on which the Swiss jurist insisted strongly.—From "The Latter-day Swiss," in the Cornhill Magazine. HINTS

j To fill jars, without breaking them, I place the jar in a bowl of cold water and ' pour into it one cupful of the boiling fruit. This will heat the jar": without breaking it, and it must be taken out of the water to finish filling. Care must be taken not to fill the hot fruit higher than the water on the outside of the jar before removing it, or it will be sure to break. This will answer for filling jelly glasses also. To brown potatoes, boil in the usual way without .breaking, strain off, raise the saucepan lid and let dry a few minutes. ' Have ready a deep pan containing very hot fat, and put the potatoes in, a few at a' time. They will become a golden brown. By putting in hot the potatoes do not cool the fat, and a better result is obtained. To clean dark patches from brown shoes, mix one teaspoonful of lemon-juice ! with one teaspoonful of prepared liquid ammonia, and apply with an old toothi brush. When the dark places have dis- ! appeared dry gradually and polish as usual. This will make the boots appear as good as new, and is preferable to washing them, as that completely spoils the leather. A simple way to hang unframed pictures is to fasten a wire paper-clin to each of the upper corners of the pictunes, and slip these clips over tacks put in the walls at the proper places. A simple lotion for the complexion that suits the average skin is composed of half a pint of milk with the juice from half a large lemon squeezed into it. This should be used at bedtime, and the face bathed the following morning with rain or tepid water. A teaspoonful of lemon-juice to a quart of water will make rice very white, and keep the grains separated while boiling.

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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 221, 29 December 1910, Page 6

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WOMAN'S WORLD Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 221, 29 December 1910, Page 6

WOMAN'S WORLD Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 221, 29 December 1910, Page 6

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