WOMAN'S WORLD

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 2, 27 June 1911, Page 6

WOMAN'S WORLD

(Conducted by "Bileea"). SMUGGLING A HUSBAND. "CRAFT, THY NAME IS WOMAN." Compulsory military service is in force in uie Argentine, and when the inhabitants wish to evade the law they sometimes attempt to stow away, well knowing that all ships are watched to prevent this practice. In this particular ease the ship had left Buenos Ayrcs two hours when a distressed lady forced her way up to the captain's bridge. What arguments, what blandishments, or what force she had used to reach that sacred spot it is hard to say, but the captam was more than a little astonished by the intrusion of a petticoat. The lady wasted no time in beginning her explanations; the matter was quite simple and c»uld be arranged instantly with the captain's help. She had, it appeared, packed a frock she was particularly anxious to wear that night in a trunk in the nold, and the baggage officer had refused to allow her to have her box up until the following day. Would the captain give her permission' to have the trunkbrought up immediately? The captain was polite but firm. The lady should have her box up the following afternoon, but not before. The lady coaxed; the captain was adamant. The lady raged; the captain was mute. Finally the lady knelt on the deck, and, mrsting into" tears, confessed that her husband wa.s hidden in the box. This put a different complexion on the matter, and orders were instantly given for the hatches to be taken off . The dutiful wife pointed out the box she desired, and it was duly hauled up, bearing a conspicuous label, I "This side up with care." By this lime the remainder of the passengers were gathered round to see the excitement, and as the box was unlocked the bus-band suddenly appeared, and made a low bow to the spectators. His next performance i was less creditable, for he turned on liis| wife with the most fierce imprecations, abusing her for not having gone to the 1 captain sooner. She replied with great show of reason that she had purposely postponed going to the captain until they were too far out for him to put the ship back and hand the Turiaway to justice. Craft, thy name is Woman! " SNIFF AND SMILE CURE."

In the Florence Gazette there is an article on "The Florence Snift and the American Smile Cure." A Professor von Schlauberger has 'been engaged in a scries of experiments on this "sniff," and strongly advocates, as an antidote, the "smile." The victims of the Florence sniff are usually to be found among those. who have suddenly .become possessed of unexpected wealth. The sale of a picture by an artist at a good price haa been known to bring on violent symptoms only to be ameliorated by the continued application of the wet blanket; winners at the lottery or on the stock exchange, legatees, and those who have pulled off n good stroke of business—allthese ere likely sufferers. Most of the patients are of the fair sex, and as a rule foreigners, although most virulent cases have been observed amongst natives. The first symptoms of the disease may, be noticed by an observer (for the patient is the last person to be aware of it), the chin is held high, the nostrils con- | tracted, in serious cases accompanied by an audible inhalation of air, as if in the presence of an evil odor, and the eyes of the patient are cast down upon healthy subjects with an expression akin to contempt. Professor von Schlauberger in his application of the .smile cure as a i remedy recommends the patient to associate with other patients and to practice the smile in company with them, and at the present moment an observer in the streets of Florence may see ma«y of his patients in various stages of convalescence, their degree of healthiness de-l terained by the success of the smile over tne sniff. Recent patients may be at at once discovered by their feline gria, reminiscent of a cat on the pounce, while those sufferers who may be regarded at cured have succeeded in producing a smile accompanied by a twinkle in the eye, and some, whose teeth are good, have actually been mistaken for a celebrated gaiety actress whose name need not be mentioned. MARIE LOHR. Marie Lohr is adding fresh laurels to her renown at present in London, and on being interviewed by a writer in the Lady, said:—"l remember, when I was quite young, I used to fancy that I could play any kind of part and make a success of it. Nowadays I realise that most people, including myself, have limitations, and that the race is not always to the brave." It was not an elderly woman with a heavy weight of experience on her mature shoulders who made I this remark to me, but a slim girl, with eyes blue with the real blue of youth looking out from a small and rather pale face. For Marie Lohr, who said goodbye to her teens only three or four years ago, lias clinging to her all the romance of that stage life towards which wo of the outer world in front of the curtain gaze so curiously. She was, it might almost be said, "born on the stage," for she opened her eyes on the world in Australia, where her mother, Mrs. Lohr I (well known as "Kate Bishop"), was playing an engagement, and the child was carried on the stage before she could walk, and toddled on the stage before she could talk. In fact, Marie Lohr was what used to bo described as an "infant 1 phenomenon," and which now, in the | pretty prattle of our times, is called a "wonder child." And yet, with all tnis atmosphere of the stage and its practical essence, there is nowhere a less "theatrical" personality than that of thi.s girl. Not a hint of self consciousness, of assertive staginess; lurks in either manner or appearance. Miss Marie Lohr is the recipient of much flattering attention, which to some people even older and wiser than she might prove dangerous. But "little Miss Lohr," as she is affectionately called, keeps her head nigh above the tide of flattery, and allows nothing to shake her ambition of spoil ner desire always to "do better." For she is very severe with herself in her profession, criticising herself more closely than she does other people. But. al-

though loving her profession keenly, in her leisure moments Marie Stohr is a good example of the happy, hearty type , of English girl. Simple pleasures delight her. She is devoted to horses, and is never so happy as when driving about in her little trap." COUNT AND CAFE KEEPER. There is material for romance in an incident which lias occurred at Marseilles in a little cafe kept by a young woman noted for her beauty and goodness of heart. The cafe is close to the harbor, and is frequented by sailors, who gave the name of "Mother Marie" to the landlady. The young woman had to deal with the roughest sailormen, but her kindness to her customers was her best protection. When they had no money she fed them and kept them well supplied with tobacco. .The sailors never imposed on Iter kindness, and always paid up when they received their wages. One day a stranger of unkempt appearance entered the cafe. "Mother Marie" immediately saw to his requirements. After getting a hearty meal lie was asked by the landlady whether he would smoKe a cigar. His reply was that lie hail not the money for a cigar, nor even for the meal he had eaten. "Never mind," said the landlady, "have a cigar all the same." A few weeks afterwards a well-dressed man appeared in the cafe and ordered food. "Mother Marie" glanced at him and recognised, the stranger who had not paid for his entertainment —a circumstance which she had forgotten. The elegant gentleman told"Mother Marie" that he had heard of her kindness to rough sailormen, and had resolved to put it to the test. He found that she was all tliat the sailors had represented her to be, and he added that he had returned to the cafe in order to improve his acquaintance with her. Then he disclosed his identity. He was a count and a large manufacturer, and he asked "Mother Marie" to become his wife. The "sailors' friend" consented, and now the little cafe on .the harbor has a new tenant. Cinderella will require to take a back seat.