WOMAN'S WORLD

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 224, 4 January 1911, Page 7

WOMAN'S WORLD

(Conducted by "Eileen").

PERPETUAL YOUTH. Every woman is ambitious of keeping young as long as possible, und her ambition is quite a legitimate one. lint a resort to artificial methods of appearing youthful is a great mistake. The retention of youthfulness is largely a matter of mental direction. In the first place, a woman should never surrender herself to the idea of ago. She must keep her mind fresh, strive to interest herself in things that interest her youthful friends, and avoid the carping, censorious manners which are apt to develop in women of advancing years. She must try to retain not only mental, but bodily buoyancy, resisting the tendency to slow and laggard'stcps and the wilted and weary air to which weak-spirited wonun succumb. By aiming always to be cheery and companionable, and taking a sympathetic interest in all around her, a woman wilt not only look young for years after her actual youth has passed", but when the signs of age actually appear she will still seem to have preserved a youthfulness of soul.

FOR THE NEEDLEWOMAN. I It is very often difficult, when mending a large hole in old linen, to prevent the darn from puckering. To remedy this put a piece of tulle or fine net over the bole and tack it on, and the darn made in the meshes will keep it very flat. The best darning medium for the purpose will be threads drawn from another piece of linen of equal thickness. A pretty pincushion cover is made of lilac linen in t'lie .form of a pansy em-J broidercd in deeper shades of purple", with a heavy outline composed of long and short stitch. Several leaves of the pansy embroidered in dull green should be placed underneath the flower, which must be tacked in the centre of a circular ruffle of embroidery or lace. The cover is fastened to a round pincushion covered with lavender sill:.

Sachets are so easily and quickly contrivcil, ami arc so acceptable as' gifts, that they mako delightful work for. the! bazaar stall stichcr. Odd bits of flowered ribbon folded over like an envelope and filled with eotton wool, on which Florentine orris, ta wMcE a little violet or heliotrope sachet powder is added, lias been thickly sprinkled, are effective. The ribbon can lip edged all round the sides and points with the tiniest gold and silver braid, and initials can be embroidered on the flap, if the sachets are intended for gifts. Another simple sachet, is made of white linen about six inches Ion? Ilw ! four ami a-liulf wide. Cut a strip of the linen 12iu long, and on one side embroider a f PW sprays of violets, heliotrope, lavender or rosebuds, accordin." to the scent used.

For a chest of drawers make an un-' common looking spread from four lar«e' handkerchiefs. Embroidered ones can be used with excellent effect. Join them' together by putting an insertion of torJo lion lace between each handkerchief and a beading of the same lace round the whole. Finish the edge with a ruffle of narrow torchon, run washing ribbon through the heading, and add a rosette i of ribbon at each corner.

EDUCATION IN HIGH LIFE. -An application filed at Mineola by Mrs. Emily Ladenbnrg, one of the bestknown horsewomen of the Meadowbrook Hunt, for an allowance of £3400 yearlv from hi r father's estate "to enable me to finish my daughter's education in Europe," has aroused an interesting discussion in society (writes the Xew'York correspondent of the London Daily Mail) Generally speaking, Mrs. Ladenhurg's estimate of thp expenses necessary to give a complete European polish to'a youn« American lady of fashion seems to he regarded as most moderate. Her daughter, Ifiss Eugenia Marie, is sixteen years old. and as the application to Mr. Surrogate Jackson, ..who in terms of her father's will has the deciding voice in all matteis of extraordinary expenditure points out, a young woman of the Meadow.brook set cannot be "finished" with an expenditure of less than several thousand pounds yearly. She must spend three or four years abroad. This means an establishment in Paris and perhaps one m London; music, painting and dancing tuition from the most expensive! teachers; the acquisition of French' 1 Italian and Herman; riding, driving and swimming lessons; and numberless other accomplishments. The cost of a wardrobe and of horses, harness, and carriages is also included in the "finishing" allowance, which also has to cover the expenses of a ''grand tour" of the principal resorts in Europe, followed by the piepaiation of an elaborate Parisian outfit in anticipation of the young lady's debut in American society. * Tlic° daiHitors of many American plutocrats absorb for their education and maintenance many times the sum mentioned in Mrs. Ladenhurg's application. It is reported that .Mrs. Astor devotes £BOOO of her income to her daughter Muriel, and that a smaller amount is allotted for the expenses of Helen and Dorothy, the two | little, daughters of Mr. Frank (Jould. j One young lady prominent in society keeps her own stables and her own suites , of rooms in each of her mother's many residences.

THACKERAY'S DAUGHTER William Makepeace Thackeray's' oldest and only surviving daughter, Lady Ritchie, is the distinguished editor of the new centenary edition of her father's works (says M.A.P.) Thackeray had an- | oilier daughter, who became'the first I wife of Leslie Stephen, and died thirty | years ago. Lady Ritchie is the wife of an Tndiu Office official. Sir Richard Thackeray Ritchie, and she has a son and daughter to perpetuate the famous name. She and her sister lived at home withi Thackeray for many years before her! marriage'in 1877. making the novelist's domestic life exceedingly happv for him. In his ''White Squall" ballad Thackerayj lias a verse referring mo»t charmingly to his "smiling little, girls making the prayer at home for me." Ladv Ritchie has many inieri -tinir 11: nnrics of Landscer. T.-imy-i >Oll. lioskin and Browning. Some day, indeed, lu.r autobiography will make

fascinating reading. She helped to sooth the last hours of poor Landseer. Lady Ritchie has inherited a good deal of Thackeray's literary faculty and not a little of his splendid style. She is the iT.hor of about a score of books, chiefly novels and memoirs. HIGH COMMISSIONERS' WIVES. The colonial High Commissioners' ladies have been much more heard of tiiis season in London society than ever before (states an exchange). One of the most charming of these representatives of (Ircater Britain is Lady Reid. A unique incident marked the arrangements for her departure for her.^colonial home, her servants entertained her to dinner! This was an improvement on Lady Aberdeen's tea parties to her servant's, at which the mistress of thu house remained the hostess. At Lady Reid's domestic farewell banquet the cook was in the chair—an arrangement- that seems as if it must carry di-anter in its train! The housemaid-guests If ft their places to serve the table when the courses were changed—this can be understood; hut who dished up in the kitchen? This is one of the most important operations of the whole art of cookery, and could it be left to the kitchenmaid? At the same tinie. the cook is decidedly .the most important of the domestic workers, and who else, should take the chair when the stall' dine the lady of the hou>e?

WELCOME CHARACTERS The wet-blankets of society are among its recognised and familiar features. But there is another set of people whose influence is all the other way. One word expresses them; they arc inspiring, llow do they manage it? What is the magic of their charm? Should it be ascribed to magnetism? Certainly the influence is powerful enough and strange, enough to make such an idea seem not improbable. Whatever the power proceeds from, it is certain that most of us are liable to be affected by it, and the influence is always pleasant. AYe are the -brighter for it, the readier for action, the fuller of hope and energy. It is an influence which is exerted unconsciously.

The people who have the gift of inspiring others are always sympathetic and they are invariably good listeners. Above all, they have an Uiierring capacity for extracting the host that belongs to any character they have dealing; with. Inspiring people invariably possess strength of character and are steadfast and selfreliant. Whatever their aims in life may be, they are clearly defined. Apparently without effort, they win trust and faithful service. The force of example may be, doubtless is, one element of inspiration; eloquence and enthusiasm are others. But the inspiration we are speaking of is more constant, more abiding, more .subtle. Tt is an atmosphere with which some homes and houses and societies, as well as certain individuals, [seem charged. The commonplace is banI ished; triteness, that deadly enemy of j inspiration, is unknown. We shoulil be I very grateful to the small and delightful ' company of inspiring people.

THE WOMAN IN HER PRIME It, is very remarkable that of the two, artists prefer the beautiful face of the woman of 48 to that of the girl of 13. See how they paint their mothers' portraits! A woman is not in her prime until she is 48—if you count women a's spirits and not as bodies. Nothing is more ridiculous than that a person getting old should be concerned to appear young. We may be absolutely certain that a person intending to be voiinc need have no concern at all regarding the appearance. The youthfulness will not be kept a secret. As a man of genius said to me, the most terrible tiling in life is to see people losing their interest in universal, truth and beauty and settling down snugly to a good home, a good fortune, and a secure social position. Tt is one of the commandment* of the ethical religion that we should keep young—Dr. Stanton Coit.

DON'T BE '- CHEAP." Men think little of the girls lvlm arc for ever running after them. They are too "cheap." The girl that turns her heart every time a man passes, and that talks to her friend of Tom, Dick and Harry, is a "cheap" girl. Of course, men make hrr believe that she is the life of the place; but, when these men look for a wife—for a life-long companion—they pass by these "cheap" girls. Every girl has been, given a casket of charms. Tf she casts them before everyone it will not be long before she loses ihem.