WOMAN'S WORLD

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 265, 30 March 1911, Page 6

WOMAN'S WORLD

(Conducted by "Eileen"). WEDDING, A quiet but pretty wedding was celebrated on March 23 at "Relivourkie," Orange street, Opawa, Christehurch, when Mr. George L. Baxter, son of Mr. R. Baxter, of Tarata, Taranaki, was united in the bonds of holy matrimony to Miss Mary Martin, daughter of Mr. John Martin, of Opawa. The bride looked charming in a frock of brown pongee silk, trimmed with Edelweiss laee and French knots. She also wore a beautiful opal ring, the gift of the bridegroom. Miss S. Martin, sister of the 1 bride, was chief bridesmaid, and was daintily dressed in cream radianta, trimmed with all-over lace, and wore a beautiful gold and pearl brooch, the gift of the bridegroom. The other bridesmaid was Miss Grace Baxter, who wore embroidered muslin, and the bridegroom's gift to her was a wristlet watch. Mr. W. L. Baxter was best man, and the ceremony was performed by the Rev. John Mackenzie, M.A., of St. Andrew's, Oxford terrace, Christehurch. Afternoon tea was served in the dining-room, only relatives being present, and various toasts were honored, after which Mr. and Mrs. Baxter left for the north, per s.s. Maori, en route for their future home at Tauranga. The bride's travelling dress was a grey tailor-made costume and large purple hat, trimmed with roses. VITRIOL IN A BALLROOM. ' VICTIM LOSES AN EYE AND IS BADLY DISFIGURED. A Christmas ball, which was brought to a premature conclusion owing to a girl throwing vitriol in the face of her former lover, was described recently to the Mansfield (England) magistrates, when a young woman named Mary Emma Radford was accused of causing grievous bodily harm to a Sutton collier, Samuel Butterworth. The ball took place at Sutton on Devember 27, and shortly after midnight, according to Butterworth, the girl asked him for a dance, which he refused. She went away, but returned to him later, as he was talking with other girls, She was dressed as if ready to leave, and, taking a small jug out of her muff, she threw the contents at his face. As a result lie was badly disfigured, and had lost the sight of his left eye. In crass-examination he admitted being the father of prisoner's two children, but denied continually promising her marriage. He also denied that he had taunted her by saying he would not liave her, and neither would anyone else. He disputed the suggestion that he had annoyed her by flirting with others in her presence, but admitted writing letters to a married woman, who replied in a letter: "I hope, dear Sam, to see you at Hardwick, and I could come back with you. I hope to see you again on Tuesday. Please write back and let me know when you are coming. Don't let anyone know of ibis letter.—With love from Annie." The accused was committed to the Notts Assizes. GIRL'S STRUGGLE WITH A BURGLAR. ATTACK WITH AN IRON BAR. Two young schoolmistresses who live at Rosemont, Fairfield-west, Kingston-on-Thames, occupied by an elderly couple named Brown, were the victims of an extraordinary attack early one morning last month. Miss Maud Long, aged twenty-three, who retired to rest with Miss Chrissie Stevenson, aged twenty-one, at midnight, stated that she was awakened about 2 a.m. by the flashing of a light across her face. She attempted to sit up, when she was knocked backwards by two heavy blows from a blunt instrument. She shouted out, "You brute, you cad," and tried to get out of bed, but the man struck her again and again about the head until she began to lase consciousness. !. Her companion was now awake, and the man struck her with the same instrument, which was found afterwards to be an iron pipe nearly three feet long. He gave Miss Long two further heavy blows on the head, as she began to come round, and he mast then have escaped, taking with him a gold watch in a gold chain bracelet, belonging to Miss Stevenson, and £2 4s in gold and silver. When Miss Ijong regained consciousness she found her companion unconscious. She rose and locked the door and attempted to raise the alarm by throwing a water bottle through the'window, but this did not arouse the other occupants of the house. Finally she succeeded in attracting the attention of a clerk at the Kingston Post Office telephone exchange, near by, and he summoned the police by telephone. j _ Although there were seven other people I living in the house, no one had heard any disturbance. The two women were at once attended to, and Miss Long was told that her hair had saved her from greater injury, as she had received nine heavy blows on the head. GOLDEN RULES FOR THE NURSERY. From the first day of the baby's life be regular in everything you do for him. Give the baby a bath every morning; temperature of the water should be 98 to HMdeg. Falir. Give the baby a sponge bath every day between 5 and (i p.m. and put on fresh night clothing. Have plenty of fresh air in the nursery, but keep the baby out of draughts. Give the baby y„oz. to loz. of boiled water, lukewarm, three or four times daily between meals. If the baby is asleep at feeding time wake him up until he becomes regular in his habits. ° Have the baby sleep by himself in a basket or crib from the first day of his Train the baby from the first day to go to sleep ky himself without rockiii", walking, patting, singing or haviim- a bright In/lit in the room. ° YOU CAN GET IT CHEAPER AT THE RED POST.

i COACHMAN'S ROMANCE. J £IOO,OOO LEGATEE GOES TO PRISON. A coachman, Charles Haynes, to whom tho late Mrs. Pilrim, of Akeley Hall. Bucks (England), left her estate of £IOO,OOO (though the will is now disputed) was recently charged at the Bucks Assizes with bigamy. Accused was in Mrs. Pilgrim's service, and in 1!)08 went through the ceremony of marriage with one of her maids, Isabella Harriet Crabbe. For the defence it was urged that only a technical offence had been committed, as the relations of defendant and Miss Crabbe. were such before the ceremony that be was in no way injured by the second marriage, which she entered into knowing defendant's first wife was alive. Mr. Justice Channell said he could not regard the offence as a technical one, although he agreed that it was not so serious as was sometimes the case. He sentenced the defendant to two months' imprisonment in the second division. PERSONAL AND GENERAL. London papers announce the engagement of Lord Islington's senior aide-de-camp, Captain Gilbert Hamilton, and Miss Enid Elgar, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Elgar, of Featherston, New Zealand. Captain Hamilton is the only son of Lord and Lady Claud Hamilton, and he probably possesses more cousins than anyone in London, among the number being the Duchess of Devonshire, the Duke of Marlborough, Lady Waterford, Lord Kerry, Lord. Charles Fitzmaurice, Lord' Hamilton, Lord Dalkeith, Lord Winterton, Lord Durham, Lord Valeltort, Lord Lichfield, Mr. Roland Hamilton, Lady Beatrice Rawson, and their many brothers and sisters. Of all the distinguished figures present at a recent imposing function in London (writes a correspondent) no one was more impressive than Queen Mary. She looked every incli a Queen—magnificent, stately and dignified. Though somewhat pale, the Queen never looked more handsome. Her princess gown of black brocade embossed with velvet was pannelled down the front and at each side, with magnificent trimmings of jet and diamonds. She wore a small diamond crown, around her neck was a superb collar of diamonds, beneath this hung a necklet and pendant of diamonds, a rope of the same precious stones circled her waist, and from the centre of the corsage blazed the famous Cullinan diamonds. The robe of crimson velvet was embroidered with gold, and lined with minever. On her bodice were worn the two greater and two lesser stars of Africa and the Order of the Garter. Ludmila Nicolaevna, a ;:irl of ten. who already possesses a dowry of £30,000, which will he augmented eiuh year until she is twenty-one, is the adopted child of the St. Petersburg-Moscow Railway. When she was barely a year old she was abandoned In a first-class carriage. After fruitless endeavors to trace her parents, rather than send her to an orphanage an employee suggested that every member of the staff should contribute towards her support. The suggestion was heartily approved, and a sum was soon raised to enable Ludmila to be well looked' after. Since then an annual collection for her has been made, and it was decided that the surplus, after paying for her support and education, should go towards a d«wry until she attains her majority. Ludmila, who is being educated at 'a boardingigchool in Moscow, spends her holidays "along the line" at the homes of her various benefactors, who range from the directors of the company to firemen and .signalmen. All have a genuine affection for the child, whom they look upon as a sort of mascot.

The hobble skirt found its way into one of the London courts on January 31, when Mrs. Bennett, an actress, professionally known as Miss Clifford, who was sued for £8 12s for costumes supplied, set up the defence that one of the costumes was useless, as the hobble skirt prevented her from walking and the tight sleeves of the jacket stopped the circulation of the blood. At the suggestion of the judge, the defendant put on the clothes which she claimed did not fit her. She said that she had done her best to wear them, but owing to the tightness of the skirt she could not lift her foot high enough to get into an omnibus with it on. It had become looser now, because it had split in her attempts to walk in it. It took her three hours to go from Twickenham to Richmond, and at the ferry she was stuck on the bank, being unable to "et into the boat. They had to lift her in and out again. Then she found she could not get into an omnibus, and she had to drive home in a taxicab. The plaintiff (Morris Shiemroek) said he made the skirt in the recognised fashion. After the defendant had also put on the other clothes and pointed out what she regarded as faults in the making, Judge Woodfall found there had been an aoceptance by the defendant. He allowed half-price for the jacket, and on the whole .rave judgment for the plaintiff for £5 and" the ' court fees. Reports from St. Petersburg maintain! that the condition of the Czarina is again causing alarm in Court circles. The improvement noticable after she took the cure at Bad Nauhcif was followed by a serious, relapse. Partial paralysis attack the Czarina's feet, and is extending to other parts. The doctors cannot <rive any reason for her condition cxcept°the nervous strain. The Czar, overcome with grief, is in constant attendance on the Czarina, doing everything in his power to rouse her from the state of depression into which she has permanently fallen. She shows interest in nothinc except the Czarewitch, fears for whose safety haunt her day and night. The boy has to be taken to her room every hour during the day so that she. may satisfy herself that he is still livin<r The Russian Court is again plunged into Bloom, while the life of the Imperial family is dull and sorrowful in the extreme.