WOMAN'S WORLD

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 198, 10 January 1913, Page 6

WOMAN'S WORLD

(Conducted by "Eileen"). 'THE NEVER WAG SOCIETY." Xew York's latest and most novel matrimonial club is known as the Never Xag Society. founders are, 34 couples who recently returned from honeymoons spent in Bermuda, where the •brides formulated the following eonfcs- \ sion of faith: —• We, the 'brides of Bermuda, have no v.so for the new woman who cannot cook or sew. We believe a wife should have her husband's breakfast ready, no matter at what time he is obliged to rise. We believe we should be dressed neatly by the time he is up, for it is his breakfast-time impression of us j that he carries all day. We believe the wife shou'id greet her 'husband with a kiss when he returns in the evening, and not force him to take the initiative. We believe the wife should have absolute control of the household affairs. We 'believe she should keep books accounting for every penny she 'handles, but should have for her private use any amount she is able to save from her weekly allowance. We believe that husbands should be encouraged to bring their 'bachelor friends to their home—to make the home a club. The president of the "Never Xag C.ub" (Mrs El wood Collas) is the youngest and prettiest of the Bermuda brides. She presides over the weekly meetings of the club. THE VITALITY OF WOMEN More boys than girls are born every year, but every census return shows that there are more women than men. The apparent contradiction is explained by the theory that women are much more tenacious of life than men, that they have tougher organisms and are less likely to succumb to disease. Men are prodigal of vital force, whereas women conserve it, and as a result women will often recover from ailments that are fata'i to men. A woman of 40 has 78 chances to 1 against dying within the year, whi'.o the chances of a man are only 49 to 1. These figures are based upon English actuarial but they are sustained by calculations in other countries. An English sociologist, writing in the London Standard, calculates that it is estimated that if 1000 men and 1000 women, each of average weight and build and practically equal training, were armed and equipped for battle, and started on a long forced march, probably 90 per cent, of the men would reach their destination. Of the remaining 10 per cent, six wou'.d die from exhaustion and four recover. On the other hand, only 75 per cent, of { the women would complete the march, I but none of them would die.

WOMEN AS TEAM CONDUCTORS As a result of experiments made with women as conductors of trams, the Rapid Transit Company of Philadelphia, who operate the electric car system of that city, have practically decided to substitute women for men. The women are employed on the '"'pay-as-you-enter" cars, and the experiment has proved a success. On the new cars the conductor is merely a cashier, because no passenger can enter without first depositing his or her fare. The chief aim of the company, however, is to do away with as many of the causes of labor difficulties as possible.

CHARACTER FROM THE TEETH '•Always consult the dentist," is the advice given to young men about to marry. A dental surgeon, who recently attended a dentists' conference at New York, told a representative of the London Standard that every young man about to wed should get his dentist to examine the teeth of his prospective bride, and discover whether her molars are pink or chalky. "Such a timely precaution will be another warning to save the inexperienced from being trapped in matrimonial meshes by one whose characteristics would probably lead only to unhappiness in wedded life. Girls with pink tinted teeth have a loving disposition, and will make good wives. Gins who have full, chalky teeth are not pi one to love, and will not, as a general thing, make good wives. They marry only for the advantages, monetary or otherwise—they hope to attain. Of course, there are men who have what is known as 'tobacco teeth,' but docs not that clearly indicate an uncontrolled desire for over-indulgence? Speaking generally, if you see a person with square, white, clear teeth, the chances are that he or she wi'il have a strong character, and may come to distinction in the world."

EX-EMPRESS EUGENIE The ex-Empress Eugenie has never laid aside her widow's weeds since the death of her husband; but, in spite of her very retired life, she is deeply interested in the wonderful changes of fashion, and contemplates with a smile the gay panorama of modern dress. During her recent visit to Paris she asked one of her oldest and truest friends, th& Countess P ——, to give a party, and to invite her smartest friends thereto. The ex-Empress wanted to know all about the latest fashions, the famous creations of the great men-milliners (Paquin et Cie), and who wore them. Accordingly, before her eyes there lilcd a modern parade of fashion and up-to-date elegance. She was charmed, and never tired of admiring the costly and original creations of the high priests of fashion. But then she went on to discuss the practical side of the exhibition. When the prices were named she could hardly believe her ears. ''That is fearful," she exclaimed, quite bewildered by the magnitude of the cost in many cases. "When I was on the throne I never paid more than £24 for any of my dresses, the magnificence of which was so often made a matter of reproach to me. If I had paid as much as is given nowadays for a robe, I would soon have been at my wits' ends."

WOMEN ARCHITECTS. .Miss Annie Hall, the first woman to become a member of the Society of Architects of London, is convinced that women can do most useful work in this direction. She says that the woman who takes up architecture as a profession devotes years to the study of her art: she studies the history of its development, and the influence to which this development is due, the work of its leading men, the preparation of drawings, the mathematical calculations, the legal ;ind hea'ith problems involved, and so forth. She aims at being able to advise upon and undertake the planning of cottages or country houses, of hospitals, or any other suitable work she may be commissioned to carry out, just as do men.

MORE SUFFRAGISTS The .lewisli League for Women is among the latent of (lie Knglish Sull'ragi*t organisations. ft will carry on ptopaganda on educational lines parallel with those of the Church, Free Church and Friends' League. This organisa-

tion will lie purely non-po*iitical, anfl the principal plank of its platform demands the extension of the franchise on the same terms as it is conceded to men. The League announce that they will "strive to further the improvement rf the status of woman in the community and in the State, and the more active participation of the synagogue in the social movements of the day."