WOMAN'S WORLD

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 326, 13 June 1911, Page 6

WOMAN'S WORLD

< (Conducted by "Eileen"). HOUSEHOLD HINTS. For preventing windows steaming in frosty weather first clean them in the ordinary manner, then lightly rub all over with a cloth dipped in'glycerine, and polish.

To curl a feather boa that lias been damaged with ruin or dew, rub it well in common salt, and shake before a bright tire until dry, when you will find it as good as new. When the carpet broom begins to woar soft, first wash the brush in warm, soda and water, and then in cold; dry quickly, and you will find that the broom will get quite hard again. Dip ithe loaf for a moment into milk or cold water, and then place in a hot oven for a few minutes. This will make it quite fresh again, and it will he much more wholesome than new bread.

To keep tinware bright wash it thoroughly with hot water and soda. Dry it with clean cloths, and scour it with sand and whiting in equal parts, mixed into a paste with water.

Tea and coffee stains on woollen blouses, etc., can be removed with the aid of glycerine. A little of this should be applied to the stain, left for a iime, and then washed out with lukewarm water. Afterwards iron the material on the inside till it is dry.

To improvu shabby oilcloth dissolve a pound of glue in a quart of water on the stove, then apply it lightly to the oilcloth with a piece of flannel, and leave it to dry. Tt is well, if possible, to do this at night, that the oilcloth may not be trodden on again till the morning. This treatment improves the appearance of oilcloth and adds to its durability. A good paste for stair rods is made of finely-powdered rottenstone and sweet oil. Apply it with a piece of flannel, and polish with a little of the dry powder and a leather. The .came treatment serves well for the cleansing -of brass candlesticks, etc.

Soft soap rubbed into tho scums of new boots will often prevent their squeaking. To prevent a cold.—lf one is to take a long ride, especially if the day be windy, a folded newspaper spread over the chest under the coat is a fine preventive from becoming chilled. When using marking ink to put initials on linen, do the work first with- an ordinary lead pencil and then use the marking ink over the work, says the Louisville Herald. The pencil will prevent tho ink from spreading and giving the linen a blotted appearance. To iron "cold starched" pieces without trouble whatever, take the required amount of starch, dissolve in cold water, adding enough boiling water to make starch warm. (Not cooked.) Dip parts to be starched into it. Fold and let remain over night. Thus treated, the pieces will iron as easily and as well j an the clothes ordinarily attached, without sticking an J without starch streak-1 ing ah'd piling up on tho goods.—Spokane Chronicle.

Tomato Sauce.—Boil six tomatoes in water till soft, strain off the water and rub the tomatoes through a sieve or vegetable preswer, put a tablespoonful of butter and corn-flour' into a snucepiin and olend together over the lire till di-<-solved, pour over the tomato pulp ami stir till it boils. Season to taste; heat two or three minutes and serve in a tureen.

I MARRIAGE A " COMPULSORY TRADE." CHESTERTON AND MISS CICELY HAMILTON. AMUSING DEBATE. Miss Cecily Hamilton, the dramatist, amazed and amused an audience, chiefly of women, at the Queen's Hall recently, with what was alleged to be the views of a modern woman on marriage. The occasion was a debate, originally! stated to be on Women's Suffrage, between Miss Hamilton and Mr. G. K. Chesterton.

Miss Hamilton began by confessing that she did not care a button whether she ever got a vote or not.

Tho only thing that interested her, ! said Miss Hamilton, was when the good j time would come when women would cease to be looked upon as merely a wife, mother, or mistress, and become a human boing. "As to all the talk about losing the crown of womanhood—don't listen to it," she continued. "The beauty ef motherhood is a somewhat degrading thing." The only thing now for a woman to do was to be "charming," in order to attract a man. "Oh," sighed Miss Hamilton, "the years I have wasted in trying to be charming! But I gave it up. What does it matter whether I please 'em or not ? lam going to try and please myself." Among the rest of her sallies were:— "Why not make ourselves, instead of the men, happy for a change?" "Before your duty to your husband or your children you owe a duty to yourself."

"Gentlemen, hitherto you have been our all-in-all. Now you are being reduced to the position of an episode." "Marriage for men is a voluntary institution. Marriage for women 'is a compulsory trade." "We have been compelled to earn our Jiving for generations as 'fascinating dogs'!" MR. CHESTERTON REPLIES. Thcro were loud eiieers when Mr. Chesterton, his turn to speak having come, bhmtly dismissed all this as "bosh," and laughed heartily. The audience laughed with him as he continued— "l am not prepared to make so violent an attack on the female sex as Miss Hamilton has done on mine. She has told us women have been reduced to a state of torpidity, that they are slaves, craven and cowering before the tyrant man. "Well, I seem to remember my mother, and my grandmother, and my aunts—and they must have been exceptions." Women had never been kept systemati-

cally out of cither dignity or authority. It was only democracies that had denied women the power of ruling. History was full of great queens and priestesses, and heads of religious houses. Miss Hamilton complained that Mr. Chesterton had only talked aboul women as wives and mothers. A woman without a husband was a mark for scorn and hissing. (Cries of "Rubbish!")

"(Jood Lord in Heaven!" was Mr. Chesterton's reply to this outburst. Xn respect for a woman except as a wife! Had she ever heard of the Elgin Marble*, put up to honor a virgin? And the Vestal Virgins? And St. Theresa? And St. Catherine of Siena? And Joan of Arc? Men respected women as they respected all their other ideals. ''When we want to laugh at ourselves, we represent ourselves as comical-looking fat men—like me. But when we remember the glories of our race, we bring out Britannia, a beautiful woman, Did anyone ever want to put whiskers on Britannia?

" I profoundly believe that women have not the vote for the simple reason that, if they were asked to vote on it, they would vote against it."

DEFECTIVE MOTHERHOOD. FACTORY WORK AND ATHLETICS. Dr. W. H. Symes, a well-known medical man, writing to the Christehurch Press commenting upon statements made by the captain of H.M.S. Pioneer, says:—"lt seems to me appalling to be toW that nearly three-quarters of our boys are medically unfit to enter the Royal Navy. Having been myself in the Navy, and having had to examine a large number of boys for admission to the service, I can testify that the conditions are perfectly reasonable. I wish to point out what I believe to be the ! conclusion we ought to draw from these statistics, namely, that the defects : alluded to are partly the result of de-1 fective motherhood. I think it would be a great improvement if the education of «irls after 12 years of age were conducted on special lines, quite different from those of boys, and that all other considerations should yield precedence to the object of fitting girls to become good wives and mothers. Factory em-1 ploymcnt and even excessive athletic pursuits also cause dire results from 1 the above point of view, and I think it i w«uM be a great advantage to the community if girls were debarred from en-,' taring factories before the age of 20." 1