WOMAN'S WORLD

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 58, 30 August 1911, Page 6

WOMAN'S WORLD

(Conducted by "Eileen"). ' ' SOCIAL NEWS. ! 1 SEW PLYMOUTH. A Dance.—A most enjoyable dance was given Ik Mrs. Dempsey in the Brougham street, lull on. Friday evening. Excellent music was rendered by Miss K. Bennett, while a most appetising supper was served in the supper-room, tie table devolutions being amasses of ■violets and spring .bulbs. Amongst those present were:—Mrs. Dempsey, black silk; Miss Dempsey, dark greeu silk, relieved with gold embroidered guimpe; Miss N. Dempsey, pale blue taffeta., decolletage finished with cream lace; Mrs. Fookes, black silk; Miss Wade, white embroidered muslin; Miss C. Bayly, white ninon over white satin charmeuse; Miss D. Simpson, pale blue chrystalline; Miss G. Fookes, pale 'blue satin tunic, edged with silver; Miss Matthews, pale pink chry-

stalline; Miss Wheatley, cream satin, veiled in sequinned net; Miss Stobt, white silk; Miss Grant, petunia colored crepe, Iberthe of cream lace; Miss Sturtevant, heliotrope silk, trimmed with a darker shade of velvet; Miss D. Roy, pale blue chrystalline; Miss S. Thomson, cream .satin; Miss Webster, pale blue silk, veiled in black net; Miss W. Webster, cream crepe, inset with lace; Miss Bradtbury, white silk; Miss Brewster, cream embroidered net, relieved with pale blue; Miss D. Bedford, pale pink ninon, over flame colored satin; Miss Blundell, cream laedfe robe, caught Up on, one side with large pearl buckle; Miss R. Clarke, pale blue silk, veiled in net; Miss Kyngdon, rose pink taffeta; Miss L. Fitzherhert, vieux rose ninon veiling, pink satin charmeuse tunic, lightly touched with silver; Miss K. Mills, white satin, relieved with tiny pink roses on decolletage; Mifts Kirkby, white silk, veiled iu embroiderM net; Miss Oolson, white chiffon taffeta; Miss V. Kirkby, pale pink satin; Miss Bewley, pale blue silk, trimmed with silver; Miss Glasgow, rwe pink taffetn. with tunic of .pale heliotrope ninon; Mi-** M-ic-Diarmid. palo pink silk; Miss A. Crawford, white s ! !k.

High School Dance—ln the Theatre! Royal on Monday night, the members of the Xapier and Palmcrston North High Schools were entertained by the K old girls and old boys of the local High | School at a most enjoyable dance. The J main hall was decorated with fl>uutjng, > and the front of the stage, arranged as ) a drawing-room, was mas°ed with - wattle. The floral of the supper tables were 1 greatly admired, the 'flowers being pink and red eamelias ami j bowls of violets, the credit for which lis due to Mesdames J. 0. and E. P. Webster. Excellent music was .provided by Mrs. W"" 1 ;* ov.-hestra. Amongst those pretent were: Mrs. Pridham, dove oTey charmeuoc, veiled in black net; Miss Pridham. white silk; Miss Grant, Hack lace, over satin, black sequinned soarf; Mrs. MacDiarmid, brown chiffon taffeta, relieved with cream laoe; Mrs. Ward, white silk, veiled in Mack embroidered net; Mr*. WilK rich cream chiffon taffeta, wil'i panelled draping* of, oxidised silver embroidery; Mrs. B. Griffiths, pale blue silk, berthe of cream lace; Miss Bewley, pale blue silk, veiled in embroidered net; Miss Standish, hydrangea blue beaded net, over pale blue satin; Mrs. R. George, rich embroidered net, lightened with pale pink roses; Miss C. Bayly, cream satin charmense. banded with"-rich lace insertion, with a tunic of cream ninon; Miss Kyngdon, rose pink taffeta; Miss V. Kirkby. pale blue silk; Mrs. Penn, rose pink satin, relieved with gold guimpe; Miss Penn. pale blue satin; Miss Tv. Penn, pale blue chrystallinc; Miss T). Bedford, tomato-colored satin, with tunic of shell pink ninon: Miss S. Thomson, reseda green silk, with chemisette ahd sleeves of old gold and nreen embroidered net; Miss Saxton, pale Iblue- silk, veiled in silver embroidered net; Miss Blundell, pale blue chrysfal-/ line; Miss Glasgow, rose pink taffeta, \ veiled in heliotrope ninon; Miss Demp-1 sey, pale blue chiffon taffeta, corsage finished with cream lace insertion; Miss Colson, ciel blue silk, finished with grey and pink embroidery; Miss N. Dempscy, heliotrope satin; Miss R. Clarice, lemon colored silk; Miss L. Fitzhcrbert, vieux (rose ninon, tunic draped in srilvcr over (a foundation of pink satin charmeuse; | Miss P. Fit?'" 'bert, rose pink taffeta, jveiled' in <"•■<. ■'•> nil ninon; Mrs. Aleo iMacDiarmii', pa'e blue brocaded silk, corsage soft'-- - fi" : ;bed with cream lace; Miss Ma'l ,; iriiul. blue silk; Miss PercySmith, black satin; Mrs. Percy Webster, heliotrope orepe; Miss D. Roy, pale blue crepe; Miss G. Fookes. periwinkle blue satin, braided with silver; Miss Pridham, vieux rose crepe; Mrs. H. Stocker, I pale pink silk; Miss Kirkfjy. cream lace I robe; Mrs. Palmer, black silk; Miss 0.1 Ambury, pale pink silk; Mrs. F. Carthew, grev silk; Mrs. Hutehen, black satin, ream lace berthe; Miss Boyle, white >ilk; Miss Wade, violet floral chiffon, >ver white silk; Miss Laing. pale green 'ha.rmcuise, veiled in sequinned' net; Mrs. 5. Cottier, goblin blue silk; Miss Avery, Mack chiffon taffeta, cream lace berthe, with touches of pale blue; Miss Ha-nna, pale pink, with folds of a darker shade; Miss Snowball, rose pink silk, finished with silver beaded fringe; Miss Hurle, prettv lavender silk; Miss Blythe, cream silk;*M.rs. Doekriu, black silk; Miss G. Foote, rose pink silk, veiled in net; Mrs.' Rollo, black chiffon, taffeta; Miss 11. Rollo. white muslin; Miss J. Hempton, pale Wup silk; Mrs. Clem Webster, black silk; Miss GreatWh. white silk, pale blue ceinture- Mrs. Racon. Mack silk tnfetn. renl '■•••.. '—-U><>: Mrs. S. Teed, whit" --' : -. i: Miss 0. Baker, pale blue chry-l-'! ! i'\"; Afiss E. Howell, rose pink silk; Miss Pope, white silk, corsage softly finished with lace; Miss Livingstone, white muslin; Mrs. Walter Bayly, black net veiling, white silk; Miss Brown (Inglewood), pale blue silk; Miss McKellar, black and white silk; Miss Wilson, black lace robe: Miss Stoddart (debut-ante), white satin, with ninon tunic, trimmed with silver; Mrs. L. Webster, heliotrope; Mrs. Cooke, black silk.

CARE OF CLOTHES. now FRFXCII WOMEN manaof.. That it is possible for a woman who has to practise economy to look just as well in point of elegance as her less economical sister in other countries the Frenchwoman has convinced us beyond the shadow of a doubt. Xcver to put away clothes unbrushed or iiin'oldcd nor to forget to place the trees in boots and shoes when taken off; to pull anil straighten out gloves; to roll veils carefully; never to sit about in a walking dress indoors; to keep gowns and hats, when not in use, away from .strong sunlight are only part of the general scheme of economy practised by ihc Frenchwoman in every walk of life. She is nothing if not feminine, and if her clothes should ever escape all that is trim and dainty, then her costume falls wide of her intention. Underneath it all there may be a "method in the madness," for every centime is made to go as far as human means will compass. Clothes are looked upon as investments, the interest of which will have to pay as long as possible and the principal to be literally turned over and over until there is absolutely nothing left. It may he for that reason that the frenchwoman has an entirely different set of clothes for the house and for the street. Her gowns are carefully folded

as soon as the dust is removed, and placed on shelves or in boxes in which there are sachet bags. ; The latter are placed between the layers, the French idea being that the clothes of every woman should emit a distinct odor, ev• ,1 as the flower radiates its rare perfume. There is never a mixture of sachets. one particular odor being adapted and used to the exclusion of all others. The Frenchwoman has a p*lace for every articlo of attire, and each item of dress is to be found there—box for gloves, bags for shoes and shelves for petticoats and gowns. Some Frenchwomen keep their best gowns in separate boxes where numerous sachet bags are stowed.

To take off a wet cloth skirt or coat and drop it down or hang it carelessly is ' a crime a Frenchwoman is never guilty of. If possible, it should even bo hung so that it touches nothing, and in any case a skirt should be put on a hanger. There are several styles of these, but the mistake should not be made of using for a skirt one made for a waist. The supports to slip through sleeves are too long for a skirt and, if put inside, poke out the materials in two points over the hips. One style of skirt hanger is like two modern clothespins fastened with a spring. These arc separated by a short, heavy steel wire, and the pins, not the belt, holding the skirt smooth and flat. Another hanger is precisely like that for waists, with shorter arms, but the pins are better.

A wet skirt should be shaken, which will take out some of the dampness, the hanger put in smoothly, and then hung in a room where it will dry more quickly by circulation of air than in a closet. If the hem is muddy do not try to clean it until dry, and then a stiff, short scrubbing brush will remove all dirt. A wet coat should be carefully put over a hanger and treated as the skirt. The best place to hang both is from the gas fixture, if there is one in the middle of the room; if not, place the hanger over the protruding hinge of the door.

Hats of any kind should be "treated more or less alike when wet, turned upside down and shaken to get rid of the dampness, and left in that position instead of resting on the brim, as is usually done. Then, instead of wilting, all trimming will dry standing, as it should when in a correct position. It will be necessary to suspend the hat by a cord pinned inside the crown like elastic.

A liberal supply of ruffing for neck and sleeve, made of Valenciennes lace, gathered on bands, will be found a great help towards always looking neat. These little ruflles can be washed and pulled dry without ironing and will look quite, like new. After all is said and done, careful attention to the little details of dress is tlie whole secret of invariably looking neat and well groomed.

WEARY WOMEN. AND THE UNNECESSARY WASTE OF TIME. Many a weary woman will frown reprovingly on an offered knife or scissors to cut a knot, reckoning not that she is using up' time that could be better spent resting or improving her mind. Whoever found that laboriously opened string again when needed?

Who has not seen the embroiderer j straining her eyes and testing her patience to use up an infinitesimal end of cotton by threading and re-threading it in a needlo? Why do we do it—for there are few needle women who can plead not guilty of this foolishness? Surely the embroidery is not improved by the straggly end; the cost is nothing' —the loss of time great. When we have a gown or hat or piece of house furnishing that we think may masquerade as something brand new, why not be honest and count the cost? Weight your scales with the truth—"the greatest expense we can be at is that of our time." Generally the rag bag will profit by the test, and you by the gained hours. Were you ever guilty of walking a long distance to save sixpence in 'bus fare, arriving at your destination frowsy, bedraggled, and too worn out to accomplish the object you had in view? Walking for exercise is good; walking to save a few pence shows how little you realise that fortune is not gained by losine time.

There are undertakings that it pny> to stick to.. Far more things that we begin are bettor left unfinished. To hang on to an accomplishment when the motive for doing is past, or wo realise that wc should never have begun, is worse than silly stubbornness—it is losing what is never again to be found — time.

Did you ever meet a woman who tells ! you with a superior air, "I always finish what I begin." There is not one of us who does not need to learn the lesson of time economy. Wc are the losers by frittering —bankrupt by waste of the passing moment. Wc keep a shorp look-out lest we

should lose money. Who of us disturbs herself to "take time when time is—for time will away?"

COURTING A VOICE A romantic story of courtship comes from St. Louis, in the United States,, where Mr. William McCalpin, a wealthy man connected with one of the subsidiary concerns of the Standard Oil Trust, has just married Miss Viola Kortkemp, a telephone girl. Two years ago, Mr. McCalpin called up "Exchange" from his office, and heard the words, "Number, please,'' uttered by the most charming voice that had ever delighted his ears. He made several more calls in rapid succession in order that he might hear the dulcet tones again, and then he told the telephone girl his name and asked permission to visit her and ''get acquainted." Miss Viola naturally rang oIT, and regarded the incident as closed,' hut Mr. McCalphin was persistent. He worried her so much, in fact, that at the end of a few days she secured a transfer to another exchange. Her admirer did not succeed in tracing her until a few months ago, when he rang up a client and heard the enchanting { voice from the exchange. He did not J waste any time. In response to the request for a number he shouted into the receiver, "I'm William McCalpin. Don't move. I'm coming out to get you, and I'm coming right away." The astonished gill asked him what he was talking about, and he said that he wanted to meet her and would not be denied. The outcome of the conversation was that the energetic suitor secured the lady's name and address. He went at once to see her father, and within a few hours Mr. McCalpin had been introduced to .Miss Viola. "He insisted upon an immediate marriage," recorded the truthful American reporter last month, "as he declared that he had been courting her for two years, and again his persistence won, and the young couple were married the other day. Mr. McCalpin is not a millionaire, but as he is connected with the famous 'octopus,' it will probably not be long before he becomes one." Probably all the St. Louis telephone girls are now cultivating enchanting voices.