WOMAN'S WORLD

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 230, 3 February 1911, Page 6

WOMAN'S WORLD

(Conducted by "Eileen"). THE REVIVAL OF 1885 HEADGEAR. Sonic of tin' smartest hats shown in thi! new fashion plates uri' rcminsicent of thosi! worn by the loaders of fashion during the autumn of 1885. The crowns are extremely high, rather larger at tlie base than at the top, and are provided with narrow projecting brims. ' The}' are made in a great variety of materials, hatter'.s silk being in the van, skeleton laneer •plumes, held in position with a brocade cockade, being requisitioned foi decorative purposes. In connection with the craving for eccentricity, which is thi controlling force of some of the present English and French models, the adorn ment of hats with snakes must be men tioned. .Frequently the extremists wil have their pets—no matter whether il be a dog, bird or horse—copied in fur ir miniature, and these rest lightly in thi brims of the hats.

OLD-FASHIONED DANCES That there is really nothing so new as the old, and little as charming, has been proved again and again in recent years in the revival of interest in old furniture, old prints, old china, and other examples of bygone grace in domestic arts and crafts. Latterly, and especially 1 in cultured .society, a new and growing! interest has been shown in the revival of | the dance, and while artists from overseas have been delighting smart London audiences with representations of the dance as seen 011 antique Greek frie/.es and vases, or pictured in the colored lithographs of the forties of last century, no less interest has been shown in the somewhat rarer performances of old English and old French and Italian dances such as Queen FJizabeth's favorite Trenehmore, Lord Carnarvon's jfg, Altliea. the Chaconne, I'asspied, Pavane, (ialliard, Coranto, and others.

HAIRDRESSING CONTESTS. The ball-room .at the Cafe Monico, in London, presented an unusual aspect recently. wnen fourteen ladies in light evening dresses took their places before as many mirrors ranged on dressingtables down one side of the long room, and seven of the most skilful hairdressers in London began their contest for tho Challenge Shield of the International Shield of the International Hairdressers' Society. A reporter says that first a day coiffure, then an elaborate evening head-dress was built up on the heads of the models. Each competitor was allowed eighty minutes in which to complete t>e two heads, not an excessive time when the hair has to be waved, whether real or false, one of the conditions of the competition being that all hair must first be brought straight. "Xo limit was imposed as to the quantity of artificial hair employed, a privilege of which the hairdressers took full advantage. The shield of honor was awarded to Mr. Krodatski for two beautifully-dressed Grecian heads. The distinctive features of these were the large pointed chignons protruding Greek fashion in a straight line with the top of the head, and composed of the new half-unrolled curls technically known as '•.swatted" curls. This will be the fashion for the coming winter.

UGLIEST WOMAN IN THE WORLD. That marvellous dancer, Polaire, who claims to be the ugliest woman in the world, and who was made known to Australasian audiences through the medium of that daring and wonderful dance, ''The Black AVatlz" 011 the biograph, has returned to Paris from America, and is drawing large audiences to the amount of 1000 francs per performance, and 10 per cent, of tne receipts. Millie. Polaire recounted how, during her last engagement at the Palace in London, the Prince of Wales, now King George V., sent word after the performance that she had made the most profound impression upon him of any actress he had ever seen. Mdlle. Polaire is very proud of this Royal praise, but she is greatly surprised that she did not receive an offer of marriage while in America.

GOOD RULES FOR BOYS AND GIRL'S Every boy and girl will find helpful the following rules, which have been adopted by the Children's (Jnild of Courtesy, in connection with the London County Council schools. Many of the other London schools have followed the same course with great success: Courtesy to yourself. l!e honest and truthful and pure. Do 110 use bad language. Keep your face and hauds clean and your clothes and boots brushed and neat. Keep out of bad company. Courtesy at home. Help your parents as much as you can. Be kind to your brothers and sisters. Do not be selfish, but share all your good things. Do your best to please your parents. HOUSEHOLD HINTS To darken woodwork, paint it with liquid ammonia. For banking up a (ire, mix coal dust with salt and water and make into balls. These will burnt slowly and well. Eggs that are frtwh have dull shells. If you wish to keep a new-laid egg fresh, rub it over with oil or pure glycerine.

Flower vases stained with (lower-water can be perfectly cleaned with tea-leaves moistened with vinegar. Rub perambulator hoods with a good boot cream once a week. This not onlv improves their appearance but prevents their cracking.

A little soap applied with the point of a lead pencil will remedy a squeaking hinge. When butter is *,o be rolled or covered with parchment paper, wet the paper in cold water to prevent the butter from adhering to it. Steel ornaments on the range can be made to shine like silver by rubbing with vinegar.

Varnish tlie soles of your boots, and it will rentier them impervious to damp, iiinl will also make them last longer. .If your pies overflow in tlie oven, insert a short piece of uncooked macaroni in the top crust. This is an improvement 011 the paper funnel sometimes used. Of course, the macaroni should lie withdrawn after the pie lias been baked.

j ft is not generally known that eggs I covered with boiling water and allowed j to stand for five minutes are more nourishing aud more easily digested than eggs placed in boiling water and allowed to boil for three and a-llalf minutes. \\ lien providing towels for the gned room, use them until they have been L laundered several times and have lost some of that uncomfortable stillness which many of us remember to have experienced when visiting. It is absolutely dangerous to open a tin of food and leave it in the tin until it is finished, because the air acts upon the metal containing moisture. Every | cook knows it is impossible to leave .soup in a tin or iron saucepan; the same I knowledge applies to moist food left in any metal vessel. The fact that it is the custom to leave sardines in the tin ! is that the food is protected by the oil ' in which they are preserved. If we leave a damp knife in the kifc- ' clien for 11 day or more it will rust, but ' a knife dipped in oil will keep bright for ' a year exposed to the same atmosphere. 1 Tinned meats should he warmed up in

the tins before opening, if required hot. Stand the tin in a saucepan of cold | water, place on a stove, and it will be hot I a f " riuiutcs after the water lias boiled. 1 '!>r supports will keep children's ' so!' 'ibon sashes from having a "stringy' appearance. Get the largest size of celluloid supports and put one in front ami one on each side of the sash. To keep your sleeves up, get a pair of bicycle clips and iittacli them to your : rolled-np sleeves. The sleeves will not fall down, and even a dainty shirtwaist may be kept celan. For removing grease spots on the walls there is 110 better remedy than the brawn paper and warm iron process. In following tills method a piece of paper is held over the spot and then the warmed iron applied. This will bring away part 01 the grease, and new papers should be used until the soil disappears.