WOMAN'S WORLD

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 3, 28 June 1911, Page 6

WOMAN'S WORLD

(Conducted by "Eileen"). INDIAN PRINCESS IN ENGLAND. MUSICIAN AX I) AUTHOR. London, May 8. An Indian Princess, who has been described as the most masterful ruler in India, has taken up her abode at Patterson Court, just outside Redhill. She is the Begum of Bhopal, wlw is making her first visit to England. She will be a prominent figure at the Coronation festivities. . She arrived by special tram from Dover on Saturday night, unheralde/ and unannounced, for she intended to live in seclusion. All would have boen well, and Jew would have known where the Princess was staying, had it not been for the fact that a brawny Hindu took up his abode on the top of the wall which fronts Patterson Court. The people of Redhill had never seen one of the turban-headed individuals among them before, and they knew he must be a member of the Princess' suite. Had the Princess scoured all England she could not have found a place more secluded, and at the same time more beautiful. The Begum of Phopal is one of tho most interesting women who have ever visited England. She is a good musician, an accomplished painter, and is thoroughly conversant with all important subjects. She speaks English fluently, and has written two books—her autobiography and "A Pilgrimage to Mecca" —which have been translated. She dislikes, like the average Mahomedan woman, the society of men, and Prefers to remain most of the time in seclusion. When she goes out she wears a veil. At Phopal she has built a wonderful palace in memory of her husband, which she calls Ahmedabab Palace. She reigns j over a territory of 7000 square miles, possessing about a million inhabitants. The principal city is Phopal, ono of the i most beautiful cities in India. | The Princess is a small woman of i about fifty years, and a very interesting conversationalist. She loves her country and its people first, and painting next, Hardly had she arrived at Patterson Court before she had begun to make enquiries a»bout where she could purchase j the best paints, and to-day she intends to begin painting a picture of the beautiful valley of her abode. -j Her two sons, Prince Abaidullah Khan (who is commander-in-Chief of the Bhopal Forces) and Prince Sehebszada Khan, are included in her party, as well as the two young daughters and son of the Commander. Besides a large corps of English servants she has brought from Indian five purdah women and eight men servants. She lives like a European, and her food does not differ from what may be found on almost any English table. The King has expressed a desire to see her Highness before the Royal Court Accordingly she will come to London tomorrow. a:i;l will spend some time with the King and Queen at Buckingham Palace. On this occasion she will appear in her full state robes, wearing the stats jewels, with her crown and scentre. MARRIED. SEVENTY YEARS. OLD COUPLE SERENADED BY GUARDS' BAND. Berlin, May 9. Herr Fritz Fur.se, who is 98 years old, and his wife, who is aged 91, yesterday celebrated the seventieth anniversary of their marriage at Potsdam, where they have lived in matrimonial harmony for seven decades. When the marriage took place in 1841, Herr Furse was a working carpenter. He soon established his own business, prospered, and became the owner of house pro perty representing a handsome income. Both Furse and his wife are in excellent health. The Kaiser, who takes a keen interest in the couple, as the oldest residents of Potsdam, send the band of the Ist Foot Guards to play outside their house in Honor of the occasion. Prince Joachim, with all the officers of the regiment, called on the couple and offered thei,r congratulations, as did the Mayor and aldermen of Potsodam, The aldermen also sent flowers. USEFUL HINTS. Steel knives that are not in general use may be kept from rusting if they are dipped in a strong solution of soda (one part water to four parts soda). Then | wipe dry, roll in flannel, and keep in a dry place. A corked soaked in oil makes a good substitute for a glass stopper. Try a little, bilking powder and hot] water when cleaning kitchen utensils. I Flower pot stains may be removed from window sills with fine wood ashes. Rub ivory knife handles that have become yellow with age or use with No. 00 sandpaper or lino emery. Green blinds that have become faded j may be renewed by rubbing tliera with a rag saturated with linseed oil. Kitchen tables may be made white as snow if washed with soap and wood ashes. Floors look best scrubbed with cold water, soap and wood ashes. To freshen carpets, brush them occasionally with a brush which has been dipped in a pail of hot water to which has been added two tablespoonfuls of ammonia. Knives should never be dipped in hot'' water, as it loosens the handles. The) blades may be placed upright in the' water in a mug, by which plan the handles will be kept dry. To clean a porcelain kettle fill it half full with hot water, and put in a tablespoonful of powdered borax; let it boil. If this does not remove all the stains scour with a cloth rubbed with soap and borax. Baby's Wardrobe.—A great economy of time, .strength and money will be : found in making baby's first wardrobe sensible. Make the skirts and dresses twenty inches in length, just long enough to cover the tiny feet, crochet several pairs of booties out of zephyr, and make plenty of white wool hose, which are! kept on from the first. This gives baby free use of limbs and keeps him warm, J

dry and comfortable. When baby gets old enough to run about one lias no worry over shortening clothes or making new ones. Always make them out of white goods, and as dainty as possible. The washing and ironing take very little time compared to the time spent over ironing yards and yards of useless material.

For haggardness or weary-looking line.s in the face, face bathing in hot and cold water alternately practised to a judicious extent are good. They should be im'mediately followed by application of cream, but most important is what should follow tho cream application—at least a brief period of absolute rest and quiet. A few drops of indigo in a basin of water for rinsing after shampoo ■ will whiten grey hair as bluing whitens clothes.

A bath of flowers is not a new idea, as in Ostend for years past it has been possible to bathe in a delicious concoction of lavender, roses, carnations, ate., but America is elaborating the idea, and our cousins are going m for baths of boiled roses and lilies for "that tired feeling," or pine needles and violets to dispel melancholia, and dozens of other "flowery dips." "MRS." OR "MISS." SPINSTERS RESENT THE DISTINCTION. German Feminists have adopted a new line flf pelicy by putting forward a demand that the appellation "Mrs." shall not bo confined to married ladies, but shall be conceded to spinsters who have como of mge and who desire to be addressed in this style. At a meeting of feminists held in Berlin the following resolution was adopted:— "This assembly considers that the social value of a woman, of a man, should not be measured by marriage, but by her own personality and movements. The classification of women into those who are married and are called 'Miss' must be regarded in every respect as absolutely indefensible. In view of the fact that there is no legal obstacle to the assumption of the appellation 'Mrs' by eveiy woman, we call upon those of our sex who have ft sense of | their honor and dignity to claim for themselves and insist upon being addressed as 'Mrs.' Just as every adult man is aldr-'sed as 'Mr..' so must every adult woman as rv necessity of modern civilisation be addressed as 'Mrs.' We call upon the various authorities of the' country to set a good example in this respect by conferring the appellation of 'Mrs.' on such unmarried women as hold official positions as teachers or other I'oiits under the Stnliv'' I'.i support of tins resolution, it was pr'i ted out in several speeches delivered by the leaders of the movement that in Switzerland it is already customary to address elderly spinsters as "Madame," an I that in Sweden there is also a move- i ment in favor of the extension of this ! appellation to single women of age or dis- J tinctio*.