Woman's World

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 252, 23 March 1914, Page 6

Woman's World

EERSOKAL ITEMS Tlie Misses- i:rc:itb:iti't an- on a v-.-;, to Auckland, being the guesi, of the." aunt, Mrs. <; i: :> I b;itoll, Hemuera. Miss C. i'l'rn is tl-■ guest of Mrs.. Honan, Renm-va, Auckland. Miss Q. Gi.'nn, of Hawcra, lias ln-cii spending tlii: week-end with Mrs. lie.iford. Mrs. Alc\. MaeDiarmid lias returned from a pleasant trip to Christchureh. Mrs. Crooke left last week on a trip to Sydney. The engagement is announced pf Miss Q. Glenn (Hawcra) to Mr. F. Xancarrov,', of the firm of Johnston and Co., Wellington. Miss Marshall, who has been on a visit to Wellington, has returned. Mr. and Mrs. IT. Good, of Stratford, wko have Ixvn on a short visit to Xci» Plymouth, hive returned home. Miss Slcp'ucnsqn is on a holiday trip to Wellington. Miss' Zaida Bayly, of Toko, is on a visit to her relatives in Xcw Plymouth. Miss Goldwater left on Friday for Auckland, where she will be the guest of her aunt. Miss Mendelssohn. The Misses Farley (N.S.W.) have been 'the guests of small tennis parties given by Mrs. W. Penn and Mrs. W. D. Webster during the past week.

WOMAN DETECTIVE AS FAMOUS BATSMAN S BRIDE Cricketers the world over will learn with interest that Tom Hayward, the famous Surrey batsman, was quietly married recently to Miss Matilda Emma Mitchell, a well-known lady dctectiv;. There was a strong element of romance in the circumstances under which the two met. That.was eighteen years ago. They subsequently lost sight of one another until when they met quite by chance again, and became engaged. Mrs. Hayward is a tall vivacious blonde, '-whose mobile features at once suggest adaptability for the disguises which 1 have in the course of her extraordinary career as a detective often been assumed. At times dressed as a man, "looking and speaking the part," she di'l work for the Southwestern Railway Company, and then entered the sery'ce of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, riding about the country on horses to detect unlicensed " vets." Afterwards she became head of the secret service staff at Selfridgc's. "Divorce has really been my specialty in the past,'' said" Mrs. Hayward smiling, "but I have finished with it now." Tom Havward's career is one of the i most wonderful in the history of cricket, twenty years ago its beginning was made; last season the climax Was readied, when Hayward scored his hundredth century and equalled the record of Dr. W. G. Grace. He is ii, and not badly off as far as the worlds goods are' concerned. His father .eft him a comfortable living, and Mr. Mitchell, his father-iri-low, has started the new menage With a present of £SOO. After next season he will retire from cricket. Mrs. Hayward says so, and for this reason it is to be feared that thi' oft deferred farewell will at hut be made, to the regret of cricketing England.

BIRTHSTOUES OF THE YEAR. It is a widely spread belief thai if one wears the birthstone or gem peculiar to the month of his or her birth no harm will befall them. Such a stone should be given bv a man to a woman, and vice-versa; the idea originated in Poland. January claims the garnet, which indicates constancy. The red garnet m the best known, but there is quite a number of them; the essonite or jacinth and hyacinth, the almondine, the pyrope or Bohemian red garnet, and the uwsirowfte, a green specimen of the garnet. < I'Yliniifry is represented bv the amethyst, indicating sincerity. This stone is of different shades in violent and occasionally a violent pink is seen; it is ot the sapphire order, and found in nearly every part of the world. March claims the bluestone, which indicates courage and wisdom and is of the jasper variety, being a dark green spotted with red.

April is known bv two stones—diamond and sapphire, the former the emblem of innocence, the latter freedom from enchantment of any kind. Diamonds arc found in South Africa, ltornco, Brazil, India and Sumatra.

May brings us the emerald, an emblem of success and love, and the stone varies from deep green to greenish white. The most famous emeralds are from the Mu/.o mines near Santa Ye de Bagota.

June has the pearl or agate, bringing health and. prosperity in her train. Pearl oysters arc found in Ceylon, Cult' of Panama, West Australia, etc., The fresh water pearls are in the rivers of Canada, United States, Scotland, Thvaria, and Xorth Wales.

•Tuly is represented by a ruby, which, when perfect, is worth many times what a diamond is of the same size. The special mission of this kind is to correct the evils of mistaken friendship. Rubies are found in Ceylon, Siuni, and tturmah.

August, known by the sardonyx, comes from Egypt, Arabia, India, and Armenia.

September ushers in the beautiful sapphire, which frees from sadness and is an antidote to madness; it is 1 nearly as costly aa<the diamond. October stamps the opal as its own and gives it the charm of hope. November has the topaz of amber hue, the emblem of fidelity, and is in three classes—the true, the oriental, and the occidental, or false topaz. December lias long claimed the turquoise, which brings prosperity to the owner; it is in sky-blue with a greenish east, and Arizona turquoises are green with hardly any blue. They are also found in California. Nevada, and Persia.

KEEPING SLENDER A medical contributor to J.e Journal gives the following ten commandments to those people who wisli tn light a tendency to grow fat: 1. Take'as many meals as you like, but always at regular hours. "2. Satisfy your hunger at each meal, but endeavor not to overload your stomach. ;). Keep to the same menus as much as possible. 4. Do not touch sugar or any dish or food substance containing it, excepting fresh fruits. 5. Take as little bread as possible. Cut • it oil' entirely if you can. J (i. Eat boiied or fried meat in preI fcrence to other forms. Cold meat is

the best, however, then boiled li>i> .vi,-, ■■ "■ eggs, i. -' -void entirely .ill i..!■■".■ --HlgOllt ,s. Mild I Veil;!- . ■'. Only d. -i. iHitween meals, mm.! !-•■;; - •!■■!■ ho|J d; -■ -.-.. such as tea or . ..:V-">-v :.hout suj. -. Avoid beer ami li- { in m--. -'-. At lea i lv ice a day take ." -li.iij) s\.ilk of a (,; , ler to half an hour. ''. Keep t 1 " bowels in order. 10. l)o urn sleep more than si-n-i. hours. Get i.:i directly you wake ", ihe niorniiu.. id do not indulge in i-ii--.-tas. "DONT'S" FOR HUSBANDS MAXIMS GIVEX AWAY WITH MARRIAGE IVICKXSES. Beginning on January Ist, last, all couples applying for marriage licenses in Milwaukee will be presented with a printed list uf "don'ts." This is a .-(-quel to the Wisconsin eugenics law, which became theoretically ell'eclh.- at the New Year, despite the doctors' revolt. The following are some of the maxims for husbands: Don't argue. Don't be bosß. Don't try to show your importance. Don't forget who you arc and who your wife is. Don't be deceitful. Don't be selfish.

. Don't be a spendthirft or tightwed. Don't forget that your wife's mother is the same to your wife as yours is. to you.

j| Don't forget church. ] Don't forget that the man worthwhile

ia the man who can smile when everything goes dead wrong. Don't stay at home all the'time. Don't let your wife go through you pockets. ' Don't have any affinities. Don't butt in. Don't let your wife vote. Don't forget to wipe your feet hi fore entering the house. HOUSEHOLD HINTS. To remove fruit stains from the hands, rub them with the juice of a tomato. When preparing onions, turnips and carrots for cooking, cut across the fibre, as this makes them more tender when cooked.

A little saltpetre added to the water in which cut flowers are kepi win keep them fresh for a fortnight. ' Dried-up boot polish can lie made 'us. able again if moistened with a little turpentine. This not only softens the polish, but gives a good gloss to the leather.

All lace should be carefully pulled out before being ironed. Kmhroiilery should be placed over several folds of blanket. Frills can be goffered or pleated up with the fingers and pressed with the iron When making coffee place the coffee to be used in a saucer and put it into the oven for about three minutes before pouring the, boiling water over it. This will be found to bring out the flavor of the coffee, and make it much better. There is no need to trouble about water and soap when cleaning a window The easier way is to crush up a newspaper, dip it lightly in paraffin, and use as a polisher. The paraffin removes all dirt and stains very quickly, and the paper gives a splendid shine to the glass, which not only lasts a long lime, but keep Hies from settling.