WOMAN'S WORLD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 92, 9 October 1911, Page 6

WOMAN'S WORLD.

(Conducted by "Jiiieen"). LONDON FASHIONS London, August IS. Another week passes, and still shops are the only ones that are to point to the fact that summer sunshine—continuing gloriously golden— passes, and autimm's chill winds approach with winter and Harm garments, furs, and all the woolly paraphernalia of frost time and snow in the near future. A hot and exhaustive survey of London shop windows this week pave jne few new ideas to pass on to my Xew Zealand readers. Sales are making their last appeal to tile pockets of their patrons, and ''final reductions,'' ''last few days of sale," etc., appear everywhere. In spite of all inducements, however, shops are practically empty—an advertisement of the fact that all who can go are at the seaside. Autumn millinery is one of the few cold-weather attributes that does not seem ludicrously out of place.'since it is not remiirkablv heavy-looking, and a good deal of it is already in evidence. Concerning it one thing cannot but be noted, and that is the preponderance of small models over large ones.

The crownless hat. which is said to be one of the advance models of winter fashions, is. of course, our. old friend i the mushroom resurrected. It becomes ! only a few. and is apt to look lloppy if not carefully trimmed, but worn above a pretty face it is girlish and shadylooking. Some of the new models in this shape are weird indeed, and look like hats that have been put on aii operating table and had their main features amputated, for in place of a crown they have a hollow, which is supposed to be lightly filled in with tulle when the hat is trimmed. Through this, of course. Ihe hair shows. Tiny frills of tulle, always a dark color on light straw, often form the only trimming on the brimless toques that are still so universally popular. Some of these, on top of the frills, have trails of tiny delicate or bright-colored (lowers. A piquant model I saw had rows upon rows of little frills of black silk tulle on a white tagel foundation, with sprays of bright red (lowers, at intervals of about an inch apart, running from the "brim" and meeting in the centre of the crown. Colored piping to harmonise or con-1 trast with a gown is still seen, though there is no rage for it as there was in the spring. A neat navy serge coat that T saw a few days ago had a narrow edging of dark emerald silk inside the neck opening, simply but effectively embroidered with black French knots; and a particularly smart coat and skirt, also of navy blue serge, had an unusual touch of color introduced by numbers of small gun-metal buttons * (in shape i like trouser buttons) stitcehd on plentifully with red silk.

A pretty blouse on view this week was of strips of emerald silk and black net. over a forodation of white net, the whole covered with slightly-pleated black ninoii.

A pretty and Original embellishment of a lingerie gown comes from Paris. Why is it, by the way, that our best ideas and most piquant come from Paris, and seem impossible of invention in England, where the fair-skinner and upright Englishwoman can carry them off better than many a Parisienne. At present, in France as in England, in this roasting weather, neckbands arc being discarded, and much transparency sported. In order to soften the outline of their generous day decollete, many Parisian women have a wide Toby frill of pleated tulle that is most picturesque. On a white tulle is black, or very dark blue, all the other hems of the gown being edged with similar tulle. The edge of the tunic, sleeves and the belt often matches the frill at the neck.

Lice veils are again very popular in\ England, though only American tourists ■ seem to wear white one. Those seen on ' Englishwomen are generally black, and are worn on the hat and draped grace- , fully over the brim, but seldom over the face. The hideous freak figurings on veils that were in vogue some months ago have, happily, disappeared. ALL - BRITISH EXHIBITION'S. Following on the All-British shopping week, which was held in the spring, comes a proposal to establish All-Bri-tish exhibitions in tin- trading centre-' of Great Britain and foreign countries, with the idea of keeping the accomplishments of Briti.-h iudii>try permanently under the eyes of our own people and the traders of the world. The scheme has been formulated by the All-British Industries Association, an amalgamation of the Manufacturers' Association of Great Britain and the commercial section of the Union Jack Industries League, and it is shortly to be placed before the various chambers of commerce.

NOTES FROM LONDON. WOMEN - AN'D PUBLIC HEALTH. Xi'\v Zealand women, who take so keen an interest in questions concerning health and housewifery, will .be interested to Irani that, for t!i<> first time in its existence, tlio Royal Institute of Public Health has elected a woman president of its annual congress, and that woman Lady Aberdeen, wife of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, whose name is well known in connection with many another good work. The really wonderful results achieved by the Women's National Health Association in fighting the '-white plague" in Ireland are due in an especial degree to her initiative, stimulus and direction. How striking has been the success of this campaign against tuberculosis in Ireland can easily be gathered from the report of the Registrar! ieneral. There lias been a decrease in the number of deaths from 12.GC4 in IDO4 to 10,010 in ]!)10. or a reduel ion of about 21 per cent. Tn her address the Countess of Aberdeen, who wore doctor's robes, said that she regarded her appointment as a flattering recognition of the work of women in I lie cause of public health. The truth wa-. if they dc-ircd to have any great movement popularised, and made to enter into the habits and homes of the people, (hey must have the women with I hem. or I hey would fail. Everv mother in the lend mu-t of ncec-ity mould the ideas and the conversal ion prevalent in the home, and when it came to matter- of health then, they came against a -tone wall if Ihev wi-hed to introduce reform- regarding food and dress, fresh air. and children's training without taking the mi-lrc-s of the household with them. What, woman was there who did not. trea-urc the sayings and receipts and eii-tom- handed down to her hy her mother and grandmother? '-Whatever the doctor-- tell ii-.'' her Excellency added, with a smile at the doctors present, "we believe in our mothers and erandmolliei.- in the secret of our h-arl-." In a leader on the subject the Morning Leader has the following:—-'lt i- scarcely any exaggeration to sav that the work done by Lady Aberdeen's association would alone be sullicient to di-lingni-h the present Lord-Lieuten-ant'- term of olliee as the mo-t fruitful in hem-lit- lo Ireland that that country, wide!) in times past has little cause to he grateful has ever

LADY CHAIRMAN' OF GUARDIANS. Lady Emily was recently eleeted to the chair of the Limerick Board of Guardians, and, according to news from Ireland, in the couple of months she has held the post has made some important changes on the "House." as the workhouse is defined in Ireland. More than that, she has held the peace in the guardians' room, which is an achievement in itself. WOMEN ARCHITECTS.

Is it not a strange state of affairs that there should be only two qualified lady architects in this country, and that those two do not practise? It would be interesting to know why this is, since, undoubtedly, women are peculiarly fitted for the profession in many ways. They know the domestic requirements of a house better than men, and nearly always have very artistic taste. It is unlikely that they will ever have complete charge of a house, as part of the duty of an architect is to watch the house in course of construction, and to climb up all kinds of places and down all kinds of ladders. But as an assistant in an architect's office a woman should be very useful. There must be some explanation, surely—perhaps the previous two examples of what our sex: can do find themselves boycotted, as are pioneers too often. Tt is worthy of note that when he opened this week an exhibition of drawings and designs made by students' of the Department of Architecture at the University of London, Mr. Leonard Stokes, the well-known architect, specially commented on the remarkably good work of the lady students. He could never hope to be able to do anything like it himself, he said, and the men students would have to be careful or they would find themselves hopelessly behind. A stranger thing still is that in this profession Norway should be ahead of England. In Christiana this week a notable distinction was gained by a woman—Miss Lille ITouser. She won the first prize in competition for designing a big block of buildings, and has been made a member of the Archi-' tects' Society, The building is of four storeys, and contains 30 large and small dwellings. She is said to be the first woman who has acted as architect fori a building of such dimensions. A fea-' tnre of the dwellings is the labor-savin* contrivances they contain. A NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENT.

_lt is said that Miss Gwyanvth Bebb, of St. Hugh's Hall, Oxford, who recently obtained a first-class in the Honors School of Law, is the first woman to gain this distinction.

THE CARE OF MOTHERS.. An International Congress for the Care of Mothers will be held at Dresden from September 28 to 30. Prominent authorities will report on the efforts for the eare of mothers in their countries. On the basis of actual experience they will discuss the prospects for future extension ot the care of mothers, and the founding of an International Association for the Care of Mothers is to be considered.

WOMAN STOKER. News from New York a few davs a»o told us that in order to prove that°a woman can do all kinds of work as well as a man, Mrs. Charlotte M. Poole, an American Suffragist, took a turn in the stokehold of the Oceana during her trip from the Bermudas. She borrowed some I old clothes and got busy with the coals, earning the good opinion of the chief engineer whose scepticism waned as Airs. Poole steadily reduced a bi<r coal beap. She did a spell, of 23 minutes before taking a breather, and afterwards declared that she was ready to go down again, but those who had dared her expressed themselves as satisfied HOTEL FOR CHILDREN ONLY. A hotel for children only—probably the first on record—lias been established at Bognor. It is called the Clarence Hotel, and only guests of 12 years or under, with their nurses or governesses, are accepted. The hotel (which was once a school) is specially fitted up for its juvenile guests, and its playrooms, full of toys, are as important a feature as the billiard room of an ordinary hotel. There is a big garden, too, where the little ones can wander at will. Properly qualified nurses are provided for children who are sent unattended. Parents obliged to live abroad, and who desire an hnghsh upbringing and education for their children, keenly appreciate the scheme, and parents of delicate children 1,11,1 ] t <i convenient way of providing them with a course of Bognor's invigorating sea air. " °

BLIND SUFFRAGTTES. A novel departure in Suffragette propaganda is to he a weekly newspaper, printed altogether on the Braille svstem for the blind, it having been discovered that the movement has a large number of sympathisers amongst persons so afflicted.