WOMAN'S WORLD

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 152, 14 November 1912, Page 6

WOMAN'S WORLD

(Conducted by "Eileen.") j MARRIED FOR A BET ] SEQUEL IX THE DIVORCE COURT. Maurice C. Eitzmaurice, possessor of estates in Ireland, England and Canada, a practising attorney and member of the legal profession in Nevada, and at one time professor of Greek in the Cambridge University, was the other day upon the witness stand on his own behalf in the Divorce Court at Reno, in an effort to secure an absolute decree from Mary L. Eitzmaurice. lie said his wife married him for a bet. Coming home one evening three days after the return from the honeymoon, Eitzmaurice said he found his wife with a man. She immediately began to sing, "Ta-ra-ra-ra-boom-de-aye," because she knew he disliked the "song. Then she kissed the man. "Did you haul off and strike him?" asked Judge Moran. "Why, no. I didn't strike liim," replied Eitzmaurice, "because he was an effeminate sort of a man, always playing silly jokes.'' _ Finally his wife took the old china and silver and pawned it; and this was the final straw, and then she departed with a man who looked like Captain Eollinson, of the Scotch militia. This completed his anguish, and he came to Reno for a divorce. The case was taken under submission.

JILTED FOR OVERSLEEPING LAZY MAN POISONS HIMSELF. Walter E'rnest Cpomber, aged thirty, of Pelham road, Wood Green, was stated at | an inquest recently to have committed suicide after being jilted because he overslept himself. Evidence was given that he overslept, himself on several occasions. One day the girl to whom he was engaged called at his lodgings and found him in bed. She said that he ought to have been at work, and that she would not marry a lazy man. He replied that he was ill. ■ On August 31 he went to lodge with j Mrs. Morgan at Pelham.road. "He was i very downcast and miserable," said Mrs. Morgan, "and he fold me he had been disappointed in lovei" , The other day -he closed the window and door of his room, and pulled down the blinds. A little later, he called Mrs. ■Morgan, and jnfprnied ; her that he had taken poison .because his girl had given Jiim up. * . .■■'*. ! The .following letter .was received by his parents:— ' .

; "Dear Father and Mother,—l cannot jsleep or forget, even at work. If I do not do something with ,niysplf" I 'shall go mad. I have lio cause to act. as I did, for Alice was always so good, and fny .'life, .would have been happier if I had done] what I" ought; ' I hope from the pottom of my heart that she will be happy for the rest of her life. Kindly bury the wedding-ring with me." ; The Coroner stated that the girl was (lot .present in Court,'as doctors had certified that she was suffering from acute Repression and melancholia. , The jury returned a verdict of "Suicide While of unsound mind." j NOTES ! At Weilbach, a town near Weishaden ((Germany), a.school.h&s been established to give a special training to women who contemplate settling in German colonies. A course of one and a-half years is compulsory, and the curriculum includes the care of live stock, dairy farming, bee culture, market gardening, first aid, and each pupil before leaving the school must give proof that she is also able to repaii farm buildings, to mend furniture, and is possessed of an elementary knowledge oi animal surgery. There is something practical about that kind of education. A nice point of Austrian electoral law has arisen in the Jungbunzlau district. Jladame Vyk-Kunotitizka was elected by p, plurality of 475 votes to. represent that district in the Bohemian Diet. The parliamentary vote is especially limited to males, but there is no express barring of women from sitting in the Diet. If the Statlialter. of Bohemia (Prince Thun) vetoes the election, as is thought to be most..ljkeiy,.Madama in,tend,« appealing to. the Supreme Court ibf/the Empire. : Per contraj the Belgian Legislature fw the third time has. refused to. admit women to the Bar of that kingdom. The majority' hold ihflt the profession of advocate is not compatable with the inherent reserve and bashfulness of the weaker sex. But M. Feron, who is championing the women's cause, will return to the attack; next session. And in England the profession, have .again deliberately slammed, and barred thedo.or in the faces of those women who sought admission as Solicitors.

- ; USEFUL HINTS A Good Color.- -To keep white silk Really white after washing, use lukewarm water and'.pure whitd Soap, and don't have the watpr too Hot! After washing and rinsing, wrap it up in a white ploth and let it lie for half an hour or 4o; then iron. It should not he exposed to the air when dampy as this turns it yellow. ' ! Knitted. Jerseys.—-After washing a White knitted jerseyj put it on a coathanger and dang it.oji.-a line in the air to dry. It will keep the shape much better if this is done-than if.it is merely . hung on a line, and-is not so liable to stretch. ! Gilt Braid.—Gilt braid very often becomes tarnished long -before it is .worn put. When this happens, brush the braid free from all- dust with a soft brush, and rub , a little powdered alum well into it. Leave it for a few hours, then brush off, and you will find that the is quite bright again, To Dry-clean Gloves.—A mixture of finely-powdered fuller's earth and alum is excellent for cleaning white kid gloves if they are not very badly soiled. It should be rubbed well in with a clean piece of flannel, and then thoroughly brushed off with a clean soft brush. To Water-proof Boots.—lf the children's boots are made waterproof in the following way they will not only keep qut the wet, but will last much longer than they otherwise would: Melt together two parts of beeswax and one part of mutton fat, and apply a very, very tjiin coating of it while hot to the leather with a small brush. Give it two coatings of this, and leave it for a few hours to dry, White Paint.—Try oatmeal for cleaning white paint in bedrooms. Dip a damp cloth in the oatmeal, and rub the paint well over with this. Then wipe with a clean damp cloth, and polish with a clean duster. Oatmeal is especially effective for removing finger-marks from doors. To remove stains from enamelled saucepans use crushed eggshells. They will answer the purpose better thaii either ashes or sand. Scraps of dry cheese should be collectI ed, placed in a stoppered bottle, and used for flavoring macaroni or making cheese savouries. Smoke-blackened ceilings can be cleaned with a paste of starch and water. Apply the paste with a pad of flannel, allow it to dry on, then brush r n H'ith a •oft brush.