WOMAN'S WORLD

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 60, 29 July 1912, Page 6

WOMAN'S WORLD

(OoHduoted by "Efleea.") SELLING A WHITE WOMAN SHOCKING STORY FROM ADELA! A most revolting story is to h fiom the West Coast, the mostly ne\... opened land of the State. The allegations represent such a shocking and pitiable state of affairs that the State Children's Department has taken the matter up. The story is that some time ago a 20-year-old daughter of a farmer was married to a man in another district. Two children were born, but the cruelty of the husband and his drunken habits weakened the wife's mind, and she ran away with her children. Another man took her under his roof, or rather into bis tent, on the beach. It is said that lie sold her in a public bar for 7s 6d, and the new owner took possession. The woman meekly submitted to the change. She was afterwards sold again for 30s. The police then interfered on behalf of the children, which were reported to be ill-clad and insufficiently fed; but the same night that the officer spoke to her the poor demented creature, evidently fearing that she was going to lose her children, stole away. She led the eldest child, aged eight years, and carried tho other through the malice scrub 34 miles to her parents' property. They took her in, and a third child was born. It is stated that the woman and her three children now live and sleep in a bag tent erected close to tho farmhouse. FOR WOMEN ONLY! THE NEW COMMANDMENTS. A WONDERFUL DECALOGUE. The Marchesa di Trevano, chatelaine of the Castello Avenzano, Sulmona, in the Abruzzi, who is now engaged in nursing officers wounded in the Tripoli war, has given the world an up-to-date decalogue for the guidance of women. The Marchesa's Ten Commandments for Women are as follows:

I 1— Thou shalt not lie, even though \ thine own weapon of self-defence be taken from thee. For lies do increase with habit, and the truth, which is never believed, answers better. ■ll.—Thou shalt not steal. It is better to pick a man's pocket than to steal •precious moments which are his golden j opportunities, and which, once flown, {never come again. j lll.—Thou shalt not be unworthy of j confidence, but seal thy lips upon the ■ sacred secrets with which thy friend has J entrusted thee. A lost jewel may be j regained, but a secret is a secret no | more. Treat the secrets of thy friends las thou wouldst have them treat thine. I IV.—Honor thy father and mother, iand be not contemptuous of their oldfashioned ways nor of their white hair. For thine own cheek shall wrinkle and thy hair shall silver, and thy children shall laugh merrily at thy old stylo in days to come. V.—Thou sho't :. : ... -_ h _. „ 3 a {rod and worship it, nor place it before God Almighty. For it may turn to dross in thy hand. Rather learn to worship truth and modesty and character, which !»hall always be jewels without price. Vl.—Thou shalt not be a sloven or don ft Paris gown over an unbathed body. Thou shalt place cleanliness and daintiiness next to godliness and a well-coiffed (head before rare plumage, and thou ahalt not let thy husband see thee in careless attire, for verily the man who pays thy bills and cherishes thee in his heart should be first to see thee carefully groomed. Vlff.—Thou shalt not covet thy friend's husband, nor her t ura, nor her Pekinese, nor her sweethe-,-t, ror any- '. thing that is hers. To do »o is an admission that fortune hath z.< t favored thee, | and admissions are fatal. Nothing like success succeeds, and if thou puttest thyself in the attitude ?o re eive, these things shall be lawfully thine And the broken hearts thou b'.Mqfsi l . to other women shall rebo m.i and Lit thee like boomerangs. j

Vlll.—Thou shalt not defile thy lips with cigarettes, for verily shall a man say, "Lips that are odorous of tobacco shall never touch mine." And thy example is great among the virgins that admire thee. Thou shalt be temperate in all things, nor flush thv cheek with much wine, nor pollute thv lips with slang, nor say of others "that which thou wouldst not have said of thee. IX.—Thou shalt not be a cat with claws in readiness under Jthy velvet paws to scratch thy best friends. Thou shalt not wear two faces, not a hypocrite be, for thy duplicity shall be discovered, and there will be no health in thee. Thou shalt be honest with others, but first with thvself. Remember, a real enemy is more" to be desired than a false friend, with whom thou knowest not how thou .standest.

X.—Thou shalt not slander, lie, cheat at cards or love, bear false witness against thy neighbor, nor value a friend for his possessions rather than for himself. For gold and jewels shall return to the earth that gave them, but a loving heart knoweth no bounds and shall live for ever and ever.. Thou shalt not pu3h thy.ielf in the market-place, but thou shalt remember the man who kisseth thy hand and worshipped thee, revers thee for thy feminity. Keep thyself his superior, but submissive as well, and he will marvel at thy sweetness and tolerate thy ignorance of politics and worship thy dependence upon him. Thy assumption of equality detracts from thy charm, and thy husband loveth the vine that clings but repulseth the oak that standeth alone.—Rhodesia Journal. ÜBEFUL HIKTS A simple and effectual teit for milk may be made with an ordinary knitting needle. Dip the needle into the milk, and quickly withdraw in an upright position. If the milk ii pure It will itiek to the needle. If it contains only a ■mall quantity of water, this will prevent even a small drop from adherin" to it.

Apple sauce makes an appetising sweet if stirred into the beaten white of *n egg and stiffened with pulvemed sugar. Serve it in eustard cups, with cut up dates on the top. A custard ••nee is an improvement. The best way for using up old piece* of soap is to put them all into a pan with a little water, and let simmer until dissolved. Add enough silver sand to form a stiff paste, roll into balU, and set in a cool place to harden. This will be fnund exeellent for stubbing kitchen tables, wooden floors, etc. Oatmeal when thinned to the consistency of grupl and sweetened makes a doliciously crisp cake if put into a hot buttered tin and baked in a very quick even.

Old 'brass can be made to look like new if scrubbed with a hard brush dipped in strong ammonia and ringed with cold water.