WOMEN'S WORLD

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 284, 31 March 1913, Page 6

WOMEN'S WORLD

(Conducted by "•Eileen.") NOTES FROM LONDON JjACKWAKD LOXBOX. '""iiirn (lenli.-t.s. \v]i:ilever their qiialii.raiioiis, are not admitted at iiie dental at Guv's or the London llusA L.UIOR IDEAL.

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A WOMAN" COXTRACTOK !p«W.WA«r .himan lady bad run this entire!'- her ta51,,,,, I,™. ri|) , on , d „ 101 of tile works!

J'EAI T\ COMMERCJA USED According to a well-known portrait painter, beauty was never worth niore<|iia beauty than to-day. when, bv "oino on the musical comedy sta ge, and selling to T f l t ri l|),ler tlle exclusive right to photograph her, a reallv pretty woTh? f"I d « ". kC , £2OC ° t0 * 3OOO « veai. Hle fact that she would have to first make a name this expert does not mention, though he does add, one surmises cuncally thnt.she would have a good marrying into the nobilitv! S LIrLVC! - TiCT COMFORT Ihc Public Service Corporation of Xew Jersey has done a remarkable thin- in a remarkable spirit this Xew Yrar. °Xot oi'b Ims it decided that no girl or woman in its employ is to get less than 'f '- 1 week (more than doubling some ot the wages now paid), but all are, the chairiiian made it known, not to conThe splendid innovation is the result ot investigations made bv a specially appointed committee, which found that not only a living wage, but something beyond that, should be paid to ensure freedom from temptation for worki«n girls.

housewives and free trade. All association tliat is known as tln> National Organisation of Housewives of Austria called an important meeting? re* cmtly, at which there were present delegates. not only from other women's societies, but numbers of medical men and merchants, to consider the verv serious effect of the dearness of foodstuffs on the lower middle class people who have some appearance to keep up. Jt was pointed out that Hie infant mortality in the bourgeois circles of Vienna is increasing by leaps and bounds, and lias already reached 27.4 per cent., and thai consumption is also spreading; a resolution being at last put praying'for a total abolition of the duties on corn and all commodities.

BEDROOM CURTAINS In making curtains for the bedroom windows one can economise in material bv selecting Swiss or scrim the width of the window. Now measure off the length you desire the curtains and cut the material from corner to corner on the bias. In other words cut from the lower left-band corner to the upper right-hand corner. To this bias edge apply a ruffle, of the material or of coarse lace.

Finish the joining seam neatly by stitching a strip of feather-stitelied'braid or a narrow bias fold over the ruffle and seam edge. Now finish the broad straight edge at the top with a hem and narrow casing, through which is-run a. tape the length of the width of the window. The curtains are then shirred over the tape or small brass rods and attached to the windows.

Drape them to each side of the window with ribbons or cotton cords, and you will have a pair of very good looking curtains, made from the quantitv of ma terial usually employed in making one curtain.

CHANGES IN BRIDAL ETIQUETTE

The honeymoon (says ''L-idr Clare" in tlie Lady) is now of nuicli shorter <1 urntion titan wp.s formerly the fashion; in fact, it seldom lasts longer tlian a week, ]() days or a fortnight. Wlion it is ended, and tlie bride settles down in her new home, social as well as household duties have to be considered and at tended to. and not infrequently the bride has as little experience of the former as of the latter. In the country—that is, outside London —a bride has to wait until she is called 011 before she pays ativ calls, for it is one of tlie privileges of residents to call first on newcomers, and one about which they are very particular. Tll many country places the bride's first appearance at church is taken as a sign that she is at home and ready to receive visitors. At one time precedence was always accorded to a bride during the first three months after marriage. This custom has now quite gone out of fashion, although now and again it may he followed at a country dinner party on the occasion of a bride's first visit as a guest: but so seldom is this done now that it may be looked upon as one of those exceptions that are supposed to prove a rule. Yet it seems rather a pity that it has gone out. for it was a pretty and courteous way of welcoming a bride and a newcomer. Tt is not the custom now to send wedding eards after tlie has taken place. Therefore, tlie words "\"o cards" should not be put when the announcement of the marriaare is sent In the papers, nor should the intimation be added that the bride will be "at home" 011 certain days. To do either of these things now would be unite incorrect. Although it is not the fashion to send wedding cards, to do so is not incorrect, for there are many occasions when it is convenient to send them, and when this is the ease tlie address 011 the cards should be that of the bride's new home.