WOMAN'S WORLD

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 114, 30 September 1912, Page 6

WOMAN'S WORLD

(Conducted, by "Eileen.") FEMININE FRILLS White satin under-dresses are worn with frocks of soft white nulle and lace. (Jaily-beaded buttons appear on draped tunics of bright silk. Black velvet, some four inches wide, binds broad-briinmed colored straw liats. Lace edging to collars varies from an eighth of an inch to four inches wide. ■Over shoulder capes of lace will fall collars of hem-stitched lawn. The cross-over dress quite often lias its fastenings on the right. Colored sun bonnets of the old pattern are being adopted for country wear. The frilled under-sleeve of white lawn has a touch of the same frilling at the neck of the drops. A sweep of black velvet is often the note of relief on an otherwise all-white toilette.

REMINDERS Part of every day spent alone, in which you can make your own decisions, is absolutely necessary to you if you wish to develop power. High temper is a drawback. You can keep yourself back many times by high temper, an ill-natured and disagreeable manner. After character, nothing counts for success more than good manners. A gracious manner lasts all your life and is the'magic key that opens every door. Never lose your temper, or, if you do, hold your tongue. The cool head and quiet tongue always win. Keep your own secrets. If you cannot keep them, you cannot expect others to keep them. Do not be too positive in your statements. You may be wrong, no matter how sure you may feel.

• Wheii a girl dabbles in a whole lot of J tilings she loses interest in any one of' them, and hence does not become successful. Decide what you want to do or be. and then bend every effort toward making this thing possible. Sometimes, it 1 is true, a girl cannot do the thins; she would like to do because other obligations demand her efforts. Even in such event she should make the best of the situation, do well the thing she is obliged to do. in the hope \ that it will eventually lead her out of I discouragement. IMany of the world's most successful women are those who at the beginning . of their careers had to do many things I tliat were distasteful to them, and who ] had to overcome obstacles that at first I sight seemed overwhelming. * I DON'T'S FOR WIVES. I { 1 I An American clergyman, pastor of John D. Rockefeller's "exclusive" church, whatever that may be, has compiled a series of "Don't's for Women." They are:— | 1. Don't marry a man for a living, but for love. Manhood without money is better than money without manhood. 2. Don't overdress or undress. Com-mon-sense is sometimes better than style. 3. A wife with a hobble skirt and a , husband with patched trousers make a l poor pair. A woman can throw more out of a kitchen window with a spoon ;) than a mail can put into the cellar with , a shovel. 4. Don't think that the way to run , a house is to run away from it. It is . wrong to go round lecturing other wo- j men on how to bring up children while | you are neglecting your own. ] 5. Don't tell your troubles to your ] ; neighbors. They have enough of their j own. Fight it out with your husbands j if it takes all summer. I I G. Don't nag. The saloon-keeper is always.glad to welcome your husband with a smile. 7. Don't try to get more out of a looking-glass than you put into it. Nature's sunshine is better for woman's beauty than man's powder and paints. 8. Don't make gamblers and drunk- : ards out of your children by running ■whist parties for prizes and serving punch with a stick in it. !). Don't forget to tell the truth, especially to the conductor, about the age of your child. Honesty is worth more to you and him than a nickel. A boy who is eight years old 'at home and six on the ears will soon learn other things that are not so.

10. Don't forget that home is a woman's kingdom where she reigns as queen. ■ QUEEN VICTORIA'S DIGNITY The rominisccnces of Queen Victoria's Court in the 'forties, recently published by Mrs Jerrold under the title '"The early Court of Queen Victoria," recall many instances of the strong resentment shown by the late Queen towards anything which in her opinion was likely to lowsr her Royal dignity. When the Duchess of Kent warned her august daughter against tiring herself by the excitement of attending in person to prorogue Parliament,, the eighteen-year-old Queen answered with the frigid reproof: '■' That is a word I do not like to hear. All these ceremonies interest and please me, btit have 110 such effect on my mind as that which I understand by excitement." Not even Lord Melbourne was immune from a snubbing. At her first Council the young Queen began reading: "This Act intituled " Your Majesty, 'infilled,'" hastily corrected Lord Melbourne in a loud whisper. The younj; Queen drew herself lip proudly and firmly, •'! have said it!" Then, after a pause she continued: —"This Act intituled " Queen Victoria would brook no hint of mastery or barely of equality from the Trinct" Consort. * Oil one occasion she appointed a private secretary, for him against his wishes, aud informing hiia of the appointment she wrote: —"I am distressed to tell you what I fear you do no like, but it is'necessary, my dearest, most excellent Albert, Once more I tell you that you can perfectly rely on me in these matters." In her dealing with Lord Melbourne she was inflexible. On one occasion she decided to appear at a military review on horseback. Lord Melbourne was horrified, and attempted to dissuade her Majesty. "Very well, my Lord," she said calmly; "but remember: 110 horse, no review." There was 110 review. When telling the Duchess of Gloucester of how she "had to propose to Albert," she explained how utterly impossible it would have been for him to propose to the Queen of England, "lie would never have presumed to have taken such ?. liberty," she said liaught-