WOMAN'S WORLD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 129, 22 November 1911, Page 6

WOMAN'S WORLD.

FASHIONABLE FOOTWEAR FOOTGEAR AXD COSTUME TO MATCH, "How much do I require for a pair of boots?" is the question which the smart woman may havo to ask next time she is buying material for a new frock, for the latest fashion from Paris decrees that costume and fo9tgear inu.st be made of the same material. Thus a striped tweed will necessitate a pair of boots of the same tweed, and a blue serge will be worn with blue serge boots. It in usual to have the entire boot made of the dress material, but it is permissible to have the fashion carried out only in the uppers.

"These boots are very comfortable to wear," says an expert, "and they make the feet look much smaller, aa no prominence is given them when they are clothed in the same material as the skirt. In the matter of house and evening shoes the rule is not stringent. Patent shoes are being worn a good deal, and so are satin lace-trimmed shoes. Gilt and silver kid shoes will be very popular for dancing." The present fashion season may well be termed the lace season, for seldom before has this dainty trimming played so important a part. Lace is being used wherever and whenever possible—on day and evening frocks, outdoor wraps, millinery, and even footgear. Dresses entirely made of lace are very much in vogue for evening wear in London. A great favorite is that producing the brocade effect. A black or white lace dress is worn over a brightcolored satin foundation, giving the appearance of a rich brocaded silk.

A distinct novelty is tho introduction of coarse lace on fur or vilvet coats, mufTs and stoles. Almost every description of lace is seen on the new autumn millinery, and sometimes the sole trim- ■ mint; of a wide hat consists of ynrds of lace swathed round the crown. The lace scarf has never been so popular, and a charming innovation is a scarf composed of alternate strips of black and white Valenciennes lace sewn together. Colored dress shoes are being veiled with black or white lace, and in place of the bow of ribbon or the buckle there is a lace rosette with a colored bead in the centre. Lace theatre bags are expected to match the lace on the frock, and another feature is that instead of being lined with silk they are lined throughout with the same lace.

CARUSO AND AN OLD SWEETHEART Signor Caruso, whose litigations have occupied the attention of the Italian public for many months, has had the satisfaction of obtaining a favorable verdict at Milan in an action brought' against him by his former sweetheart, Ada Giachetti. Caruso and Carlotta Carignani, who succeeded Giachetti is the tenor's affections, were accused by the latter of intercepting and destroying certain letters which Signor Gaetano Loria, of New York, had addressed to Giachetti, proposing an advantageous contract, which the actress lost as a consequence of the suppression of these letters. After the elaborate series of legal proceedings, the Milan Court of Appeal have acquitted Caruso and Mdllc. 1 Carignani. and have oidered Mdlle. Giachetti to be placed'on trial on a charge of having "maliciously and wilfully caluminated Caruso and Carlotta Carrignani." MANUEL'S ENCHANTRESS. Mdllc. Gaby Deslys, the French dancer, who was mainly responsible for King Manuel's downfall, is now prominently before the public. A French nobleman, Count Yves de Villiers, recently gave a dinner in New York, at which the famous Parisienne was the guest of honor, but when it came to liquidating the caterer's bill the Count refused to pay. Proceedings were taken against him, and he is now in gaol. Mdlle. Deslys herself lias also been having a little trouble with her bills, and various tradesmen are now suing her.

A FAMOUS HYMN TUNE. Mr. Fred Sherlock tella in the Parish Helper a story about Sir John Stainer's setting of Albert Midlane's hymn, ''There's a Friend for Little Children," which is true. When Sir Henry Bjiker was getting together an enlarged edition of "Hymns, Ancient and Modern," Stainer, who was at that time organist of St.. Paul's was asked to join the committee. Tie did so, and for convenience sake the meetings were held at the Langham Hotel, Portland Place. Upon a certain occasion Baker handed Stainer the words of Midlane's hymn, "There's a Friend for Little Children." lie was taken with the theme, and retired to Sir Henry Baker's bedroom, and jotted down there and then' the beautiful tune which has since become known the wide world over. • THE FATE OF' THE DOWDY Good grooming does not mean the expenditure of a great amount of time or money. It simply means doing regularly every day certain simple little things, and the girl who neglects these is certainly most wise. She "will drift into the neglected-looking, common-place, middle-aged woman, whom nobody Merits. And then her lot is likely to become a ilreaw one. And she has no one to blame bni herself. The bachelor girl does not need to dress in the extreme of fashion, or to follow ;i 11 the fads, but, above all things, she must not slip into being old-fashion-ed or dowdy. WHAT MEN MEAN. .A man should have no secrets from his wife, except pleasant surprises he i.-. getting up for her birthday. When a man advertises that he wants to buv a ''safe" horse for his wife to drive, he means one that is low in price. When a man tells a woman he will make any sacrifice for her he expects her to be equally generous and not nsk any. Many women think that men can accomplish anything. But men know better. FASHION FRILLS A great many pink linens in coarse waves are seen. Black and white appears everywhere. With serge costumes are worn white collars of pique. Wider skirts are prophesied for the winter. Velvet millinery is to lead in the late autumn. Wide elastic belts to match the dress find great favor. The short jacket appears likely to remain in vogue for those who like it. GIRLS WHO ARGUE. Besides the ill effect that argument has upon character, it is not becoming to the average woman. Very few women look well in argument. .And vanity. if nothing else, should prevent a girl from contracting this annoying habit. Xo matter how attractive a girl may

be, she is generally at her worst in an argument; a biting tinge creeps into her tone; a hardness displays itself about the eyes and mouth, and a tenseness in her manner that is far from beguiling. She loses poise and eluirm, and really gains nothing by indulgence m this disagreeable habit. The woman of wisdom refuses to argue, no matter how great the provocation, and the girl who wishes to make for herself an attractive personality will do well to nip a tendency of this sort in the bud, for it is a habit that will gain her nothing.