WOMAN'S WORLD

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 55, 23 July 1912, Page 6

WOMAN'S WORLD

(Cooduct&d by "Bileea.") NOTES FROM LONDON FROM AXI) FOR CHILDREN. The Children's Salon—the societj' < rich children who work in various w:r • for Hie poor of their own age —has just endowed a cot in the Alexandra Hospital for children suffering from hip disease. This is no less than the tenth hospital so endowed by the Children's Salon. WOMAN PARISH CLERK. There is, in the important church of St. George-the-Martvr, in New Kent road, a woman parish clerk—Miss Cross, who has occupied the po*t for no less than thirty-five years, and who still, at the age of eighty-one, is full of energy and pride in her position. During her period of service Miss Cross has attended (in her oilicial capacity) no less than five thousand weddings"in St. George's! CHAMPION TYPIST. At the Business Exhibition held a few days ago, in London, Miss Rose L. Fritz (the world's champion for 13 years) gave a 20 minutes' exhibition of'rapid typewriting. Reading from printed matter during all the 20 minutes she typed at the rate of I*2o words a minute. In the shorthand competition no candidate was eligible who could not write at the rate of 200 words a minute for five minutes. NOTED WOMAN NATURALIST. A woman, Frau Selenka, has been elected to accompany an expedition to Teneriffe under Professor Rothmann, of Berlin the mission's chief object being to make observations on anthropoid apes. Frau Selenka, who is a professor of Natmal History at Munich, commanded a research expedition in Java some I years ago. i WAYS AND MEANS COUNCIL. J _ An association exists, under the above i title, in London, with Lady Henry Soinerset for its vice-president, which has been j organised for the encouragement and 1 help of women who want to earn their j living bv doing needlework. Needless to say, its aims are in violent opposition to sweating institutions, and, to help along this good object, every endeavor is made to introduce workers and ladies w ho want needlework reliably done. Speeial workrooms have been established where orders are taken for all descriptions of plain or fancy needlework, upholstery and lace-making.

V AX EGYPTIAN REFORMER. ) Bahisat-al-Badhia is said to be the J most popular native woman in Egypt—- > and with some reason, an judge. At a congress, some little time . ago, she gave an address pleading the needs of Mohammedan women, and pro- . posing a number of educational reforms, no less than six of which were accepted: That every girl should receive a common school education; that in every school there should be an educated woman to teach the girls good manners and the rudiments of religion; that as soon as practicable a university should be established fo.r women ;that a physician and a nurse to aid women in child-birth I should be established in every city am) village; that special schools be estabished where girls should be taught house-keeping and the care of children; and that the hiring of women to stand about a bier and beat their heads and faces at funerals be forbidden. Two other enormous reforms the men vetoed, and with, according to a report of the proceedings, "great tumult"—one suggesting that women be allowed to attend the mosque; the other a discussion on polygamy!"

J THE SECRET OF SUPPLENESS. j "Well-developed schoolgirls, versed in j gymnasium exercises, still have a number of things to learn about keeping the ligure supple," remarked the Wise Woman as her second neice began to flood a saucer of oatmeal with thick, rich cream, "and one of those things is how to prevent the accumulation of flesh udon the ribs. * Oatmeal, perhaps the most nourishing of all cereals, will put layers of avoirdupois above the waist in shorter order ; and quickly change a figure of eel-like i proportions into one of ponderous oirthj Not only is this food fattening of itself, 1 but it is usually palatable only when I covered with sugar and cream, two not-' able flesh-producing articles of diet. "Thick soups, more vicious than either oatmeal, beans or potatoes," she added 'increase tire girth both above and below' the waist-line. If, after reading this caution, a girl who is predisposed to fat persists in regularly partaking of such foods, that' is positive .prtiof that she prefers to pamper her stomach rather than to preserve her shape. And her punishment will be"—the Wise Woman paused before solemnly voicing her warning—"having to wear substantial, closelyboned and tightly-laced stay# instead of a feather light, flexible and absolutely comfortable corset.

If the flesh has already accumulated upon the ribs and about the 'hips," she went on, "giving up the chief producers of it will not promptly cause it to vanish, The avoirdupois must be driven away by harsh treatment like slapping the offending portions of the body •with the palms of the hands, swinging the upper section of the trunk sidcwise and the legs backward and forward endeavoring to bow in Japanese fashion— touching the floor with the forehead. All of these exercises will greatly fatigue the fat girl, but they will not be likely to tire her as much as overhearing her friends assure each other that she looks a horror.

In order to be supple-looking a girl positively must attain slender arms, whether or not -those members are naturally fat. Rich gravies and meats put tissues on the arms, and, unfortunately, such weight cannot be slapped or worked off. Only a diet of poultry or fish will rid the arms of their ponderous appearance, and the owner of them must also break herself of consuming as much meat as her appetite craves. To exist wholly on tea, toast and the above-the-ground vegetables for a few days at a time won't harm the fat-armed girl, although the same course would work havoc with the health of her fragile sister."

A UNIQUE PARTY Artistic ingenuity produced a picturesque setting of a society dinner party, followed, by a dance, at the Ritz London, recently. Tlie party was given by Mrs. .Tolui Cordon in honor of the firand Duke Michael and Countess Torbv. Die orchestra was concealed in an artificial river. The river was edged with irises, and close by fountains were, at play. One of the many surprises occur-1 led at midnight, when a gorgeous chariot of golden flowers was drawn into the rooin and wheeled round the circle of guests. Suddenly Mme. Pavlova, the famous dancer, sprang out of the chariot, and gave a succession of dances with li-r own incomparable grace. Russian colors ( prevailed in the decorations. Absolutely black flowers cannot be obtained, but a good substitute was found in the giant bulrush, while the second color was°provided by a great profusion of golden irises. There was also a new varietv of arum lily of a deep yellovr shade with a long black pistil. These flowers were massed in every corner of the ballroom, corridor and staircase.