WOMAN'S WORLD

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 270, 5 April 1911, Page 6

WOMAN'S WORLD

(Conducted by " Eileen"). WEDDING A quiet but pretty wedding was eele- c brated on March -23 at "llelivourkic," f Grange-street, Opawa, Christchureh, g when Miss Mary Martin, second daughter of Mr. John Martin, was united in j the bonds of holy matrimony to Mr. ( George L. Baxter, son of Mr. Richard „ Baxter, of Tarata, Tnranaki. Mr. W. L. J Baxter supported the bridegroom. The t bride wore a lovely frock of brown J pongee silk, daintily trimmed with Edclweiss lace and French knots, and nraa j wore a beautiful gold ring set with opals, the gift of the bridegroom. Miss Sarah , Martin was chief bridesmaid, and was attired in a dainty frock of creme radi- ( anta, the bridegroom's gift to her being ( a gold brooch, set with pearls. Miss ( Grace Baxter also attended the bride, j and wore white muslin, and a wristlet < watch was the bridegroom's gift to her. ] Among the presents were a massive oak 3 salad bowl and servers from the Akaroa School Committee, and a silver cake fork ( from the pupils of the Akaroa School, at which the bride was teacher for some , years. Afternoon tea was served at < "Relivourkie," after which several, toasts were honored, including one for the offi- 1 ciating minister (Eev. John Mackenzie, •M.A., of St. Andrew's, Oxford Terrace, Christchurch). Croquet was indulged in on the lawn, and later in the afternoon Mr. and Mrs. Baxter left for the North I Island per s.s., Maori, amidst showers of confetti and rice, en route for their future home at Tauranga, the bride's travelling dress being a grey tailor-made costume and large purple hat trimmed with shaded roses. Mr. and Mrs. Jo'hn Martin entertained a large number of • friends in the evening. |

"PEARL OF CONEY ISLAND." SENT TO GAOL FOR SMUGGLING IN NEW YORK New York, February 12. Mrs. Roberta Menges, formerly known as the "Pearl of Coney Island," is serving a sentence of three days' imprisonment in the Tombs Prison for smuggling. She is the first woman to be sent to gaol for this offence by the Customs authorities. Mrs. Menges, who is twenty-four years of age, has been twice divorced, the last time from a British Army officer. Shfe smuggled a thousand pounds worth of finery into the United States last month, including a sable coat. She passed the Customs authorities without trouble, but quarrelled with lier maid after reaching home. The maid told the police, with the result that Mrs. Menges was fined £4OO and sent to gaol besides. The jud?<\ in imposing sentence, said he did so reluctantly, but that fines were apparently insufficient to deter women from smuggling. Mrs. Menges will be released from the Tombs Prison to-mor-row morning. She is completely broken down and sii'Tering from hysteria. Thel prison permitted her own physician to attend her. ! MARRIAGE ROMANCE ENDS. CARNEGIE'S NIECE AND MOTHER'S COACHMAN. New York, February 15. Mrs. Nancy Carnegie Never, a niece of Mr. Andrew Carnegie, who eloped in 19Q4 with her mother's coachman, has separated from her husband. She is living with her three children lit Pittsburg, while her husband is confined to his bed in New York, helpless from the effects of an operation. It is denied that there will be a divorce. The coupl* will simply live apart. Mrs. Hever is a daughter of the late Thomas Carnegie, who was Andrew Carnegies' brother. Mr. Andrew Carnegie gave her £4OOO as a wedding gift, and in a public statement just after the marriage said: "The family would much prefer to have xVancy make a real love match, as this was, with a sober, moral, good man, without wealth, liKe her husband, than to marry a worthless duke."

MILLIONAIRES' WIVES. MR. CARXEUIE SAYS THEY ARE UNHAPPY. Xew York, February 10. Mr. Andrew Carnegie addressed the women employees of the Leslie-Judge Publishing Company to-day, and advised them to seek intellectual development, declaring that millionaires' wives did not keep pace with their husbands' mental progress. "Most millionaires' wives are unhappy," continued Mr. Carnegie. "Tljey have too many luxuries and no mental resources to fall back upon. "Some of my partners have been unjustly criticised for what was not their fault, but the fault of their wives. Do not condemn a man simply because he is a millionaire, although I would rather be. a poor man than a millionaire—and I have had some experience in both directions. "I have made forty-two or forty-three millionaires in my time, but I want to say that the only right a man has to wealth lies in its acquisition by useful labor. "The great trouble with wealth to-day is that the sons of millionaires do not realise the necessity of being of use to the community. "I shall never forget how proud I was when I got my first wages—as a week—' and how I felt when I was raised to Cs as a telegraph operator. Taking home that money to my good mother gave me such a feeling of manly independence. '"1 owe a great deal to my mother. She was seamstress, cook and washerwoman, and never until late in life had a servant in the house. Yet she was a cultivated woman. She read Channing. and kept up with literature of the day." CRIPPEN'S WILL MISS LE XEVE'S LEGACY OF .£2OB. London, February 11. The will of Hawley Harvey Crippen was entered at the principal Probate Registry yesterday. The sole executrix is Ethel Clara Le

Neve, and the property is stated to be I of the gross value of £2OB 0s !)d. The will is a short one, and is typewritten on a sheet of foolscap. The "ollowing is a transcript:— "I, Hawley Harvey Crippen, now conined in his Majesty's prison at Pentonville, in the County of London, hereby ' •evoke all wills and testamentary instru- ( nents heretofore made by me, and de- I dare this to be my last will and testanent. I devise and bequeath all the real ind personal estate whatsoever and vheresoever of or to which at my death [ shall be seized, possessed or entitled, jr over which at my death I shall have my disposing power, unto and to the .ise of Ethel Clara Le Neve, spinster, md I appoint the said Ethel Clara Le Sieve sole executrix of this my will. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my liand this eighth day of November, 19,10. "Signed by the said Hawley Harvey Drippen, the testator, as and for his last will and testament, in the presence af us, who at his request in his presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses.—(Signed) flawley Harvey Crippen. Joseph Bostock, Chief Warder, H.M. Prison, Pentonville, London. William Tarry, Warder, H.M. Prison. Pentonville, London." At the foot of the will appears the endorsement: —• "On the Btl\ day of February, Mil. probate of this will was granted to Ethel Clara Le Neve, the sole executrix." In the margin appears the signature, "Ethel Clara Le Neve," attested, by that of "Charles B. Oeake," a Commissioner for Oaths. The will is the subject of a case in the Probate Division. FLANNELETTE DANGERS. Commenting on deaths by burning, tkt British Medical Journal says:—"The number of cases of burning by mishaps—in nearly every case ending fatally —in the month of November alone is 123. involving 131 persons. In no fewer than 39 of these, death is ascribed to the rapid burning of flannelette clothing (nightdresses and underclothing) worn by the victim of the accident, and in 00 other cases, it is related that the clothing looK fire, without information being given as to what it was made of. In some of the latter, aprons or pinafores lire mentioned as having caught fire. These are not likely to have been made of flannelette, and from the nature of the garments it would be quite possible for bhe flames rapidly to get such a hold that they could not be immediately extinguished. Of the 39 cases referred to above in which flannelette is specifically named as concerned in the result, in 28 the average age of the victim was under four years, and in five the average ago was eighty." It is pointed out that the manufacture of (lannch t'e which is free from danger is already an accomplished fact, the product being no more combustible than flannel or other fabrics. USEFUL HINTS. If one teaspoonful of Epsom salts is added to the bowl of starch and boiled until dissolved it will be found that the stiffening quality of the starch is improved, and that articles are to a certain extent rendered fireproof by ituse. How many people'know the proper way to roll up a piece of music? To ensure this being properly done, and the music to lay flat on the piano stand or table, it should always be rolled with the front cover on the outside. Then when laid down its own weight causes it to lay flat. This hint also applies to magazines and papers, To take the fat off soups, gravies, etc., thoroughly wet a cloth with'cold water, and pour the stock through it. Every particle of fat remains in the cloth, and the stock is as free from fat as if it had been allowed to stand and the fat removed in a cake. The fat can be melted and clarified, and it is quite good when removed from the cloth. To preserve the color of white silks, delaines, nun's veilings, cashmeres, etc., use a lather of white curd soap instead of yellow in washing them. The resin in yellow soap is apt to .tinge delicate fabrics. Also add to the washing water a little powdered borax, previously dissolved in boiling Water. Rinse verv thoroughly, and in the last rinsing water use a little blue. On no account put a soapy article into blue water. Dutch housewives keep their brass and copper utensils a-glitter by rubbing them with onion peel dipped in fine river sand. Really solid orass and copper, not the flimsy lacquered article, can be beautifully cleaned by boiling in a copper full of water in wh'ich a handful of washing soda has been put. If very dirty, add »oap, and scrub thoroughly when the water is sufficiently cool. Rinse well.