FOR WOMEN FOLK.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 219, 23 February 1915, Page 6

FOR WOMEN FOLK.

" BY EILEEN."

" Eileen " will be glad to receive items of interest and ;*; J value to women for publication or reference in this column. |

<JKT RII) OF FAL.SK ESTIMATES. Let get rid of our false estimates, set up all tile higher ideals—a _quict home: cultivate vim's of our own planting: a few 1 looks full of tlu> inspiration' of a genius; a few friends worthy of being loved and able to love us in turn; a hundred innocent pleasures that brill" no" pain or remorse; a devotion to the right that will never swerve: a simple religion empty bigotry, full of trust and hope r.nd love; an.l to such a philosnphv this world will give up all the empty joy it has.—David Swing. SHOULD CTRL*. I'AV BOAED AT HOME? A r*'rl "-rites li the Star to ask if . ; ]'e r #v boar'! at i'onie. She earns ;• fair''silaTv. but. she savs her ...,v,.Tit* iii comfort:ib!« circumstances and are not in need of monev from lier. Site thinks she should be allowed to spend her salarv 011 herself. 1 entirely disagree with her. Tt seems to me that any girl who assumes this attitude towards her home : s both unannreciative and linPiiiil. If you want to be independent :•>! self-supporting. bow can you avo'd paving board. Tt is the onlv rislit thing to do. T do not think it is necessary to +"rn your salary over to vonr parents, but an adequate sum for' the advantages you recede is a jus*; demand. '•lf vou are the sort of mrl who is work in:: just to bave prettv clothes and 'knick-knacks' vou should not be taking a position from 1 girl who ma;, need, her wages for daily bread. "It vou are working because you want to acquire si trade or profession that ; will be useful to vou all your days, nnd if von really wisli to become a useful member of the business world, vou will give a regular sum to your mother. Perhans she intends to put it into a fund for her later years or perhaps she means to start a sort of 'endownment fund for von when you need it. ''Tn any case there is no necessity for 1 you to spend all your money on picture shows and things equally worthless. ' Much of it goes in ways you can't un--1 derstand when you com- to chock up the small amount at the end of the iveek. If you learn to he econon'cM. Mid acquire' 0, sens" of personal res-ioii*i-bility for the paying of weckiv board, you Will have obtained a lesson worth all vou nav for it. Xo girl sufficient ability to earn money should ai\ow her family to support her." A "LITTLE RUSSJAX XURSE." Dr. 11. C. Barclay, of Waimate, writing from Lemberg, Galicia, to the Christclmrch Sun, says:— We arrived during the night at an Austrian frontier town now captured and held by the Russians. Many buildings had suffered from !ire and artillery destruction. The train was nowhere near the remains of tlu> station, nor, what was | more important, the bullet. Tile remain* of our last meal had long digested, and llie interior economy was loudly calling for more. Our train breakfast wight have beim called a nibble after the manner of mice, or a lucre peck after the manner of birds. Looking for an officer to search with me for breakfast, I espied only a little Russian nurse, who. however, spoke my language. She was a Sister of Mercy, clad in black. "Ilavc vou lu'.d your breakfast?" I enquired. "Ob yes. some chai (tea) and dry 1 bread." she said. "Say. could you d". some more?" I ventured. "Dab, dab" (yes) came promptly in reply. "Well, come and help me find the. buffet." And off we trotted. We crept under one train (trains are high off the lin:■ in Russia I. and then the nurse apparently repented. "I" did not, ti'll them T was L'oing. 1 do not think I should." Thomrh ; much liberty was flowed them e>i route. I understood that Sisters had to run round in pairs, and licnce the scepticism. "Oil chuck the Sister or Mercy , business for a while and come and have I some breakfast," I urged. "llorosho." she replied, and off wt. went again, climbing ovrr steep carriage steps, elbowing among soldiers, mounting railway trucks, till at last we reached the place that once was a comfortable <ati>ig-hoiise 011 the station, or a buffet. Settled down there to a bare table, some execrable coffee and bread anil butter, wc naturally talked of why we were there, and having satisfied her, , curiosity about myself, I found in conversation that she was married, and in an indistinct way that she was related to some Governor of a province in the in igliborhnod. I am afraid T said that if she had happened to be in my keeping 1 would not have allowed her on silch a dangerous jaunt, as this. "Have you any childrenT queried. "No," she si'id. "I 110 not think T would be here if 1 had." Having glanced at the few uneatable wares; in the remains of the buffet, we returned to the train. Chatting in the cool of the evening with the commandant, in the coupe, T recalled the conversation of the morning. He laughed, and asked if T knew who T had been talking to. "Xot a bit." said 1, "except, tine of our nurses." '■\\ hy, little lady is a countess—hl -r relative is the Govcrnor-rif-ueral of a province, and she is a great favorite of the Empress. Whether it", was the bad coffee or my S'liiety I do 110!, wish to know. Tint Lea!. nur-'i> lied in an hour's notice a special train waiting for her a few s'alions oil, and left us for the front *#«. Hie double" When 011 h eving T said good-bye. she «'«.< mulish to remark that when 1 erne to St. Petersburg I must sample her coffee and try an early breakfast uiuier more pleasant circumstances. ilea T did,- out gratuitous fatherly ed' H-e again to unknoyn ladie in Russia I'll m:;ke a few iinj;ii;'ics 1- fori- in - stend of after the event. One still lives ail'! learn-'.

slantinir towards the centre. instead of the usual straight stitch. For the buttonhole edjre outline both *iu<v, with a running stitch in order to kn>p ch'in edgi*s. The lining, when button-holed, can he cut away, as the edge forms a finish. Tile eyelets should bo made w\ l }\ finer cotton, and not worked heavily. To make tile parse cut n piece of linen twelve iiu'h.-s l>v si>: inches, turn n;> three a".' a half inches to form a pocket, hem the edg", stamp the lower pocket 011 the one side of the materia! t.hnn turn it over ami stamp the flap 011 the other side, making sure that the corners meet, and the upper wi.l foid snuaifdy over the lower part. vh"re can be fastened either with a bonk am', eve or small pearl button. Tb-> embroidery is the same as the end the edges are buttonholed. !i);cHs». Therefore, do not cut away the linen till the work is "oinrdeted. Two I'tt. 1 strans sewn on the back when feu-'he'l slip over the belt, where the !V"-«e i ; and makes a safe deposit for sr.-all change. r.KIfEFJCrAT, EFFECT OF \YATEJ>. F.verv ho-'=" has the utmost need for „ ....ivjiV filter, .'is. next to pb\ water is the most essential to the bfvlv and one should acquire the habit of water drinking upon every possible occasion. | provided that it. is pure. Three pints I,is the smallest amount that should bi taken in a dav. Tt, keeps the blow' from becoming too thick-, and it is nr. important clement in t:ie dlgosfve fluids, and holes wonderfully in carrying the waste out of the body through the skin, lungs. and kidneys; in fact. it flushes the body. It is not a good plan t.o drink water wh.de eating, because it washes the food down too ran idly to admit of proper mastication. An hour after eating the first glass may be taneii. A glass of hot water immediately after rising flushes tiie stomach. and tones it up for breakfast. Several glasses before going to bed are recommended, and one before and after excreiso is a necessity. WEDDIXQ BELLS. power-axt.:;ews. Our Iluirangi correspondent writes;— On Tuesday last, February Ifi, Miss Tvy Andrews, daughter of Mr and Mrs John Andrews, of Waitara road, Brixton, was married to Mr d. L. Power, only son of the late ,T. Power, of Count" Cork, Ireland. The ceremonv took place in the Catholic Church, Waitara, the officiating clergyman being the Hev Dean McKemia, The bride, who was given away by her father, looked very dainty in white satin, with a tunic of , Flemish lacc. She wore the orthodox veil and orange blossoms, and carried a bouquet of white cactus dahlias, gypsophila, and asparagus fern. Her bridesmaid, Miss Florenco O'Brien, was attired in a violet crepe do chine costume with hat en suite. She carried a bouquet of pink and mauve sweet, peas and maidenhair. Mr V. Thompson, of Kltham. acted as best r.ian. After the ceremony, a reception was held at the residence of the bride's parents, Brixton. Mrs J. Andrews received the guests in black silk, with toque of black tagel straw, relieved with mauve. Mrs Thonip. son (mother of the bridegroom) wore a costume of grey corded silk, with hat to match. Mrs Brewer (sister of the bridegroom) was dressed in a white serge costume, with hat of black velvet. Miss Andrews was attired in black colieune. with a black Dolly Varden. hat wreathed in tiny yellow daisies. ;n tin afternoon Mr and Mrs Power left for Wellington, where the honeymoon is to b.-. spent.. The bride's travelling dress was a costume of saxe-bluc crepe de chine. Her hat was of black velvet with a large white velvet flower. Manv of the guests came from Warea and Okato, where both parties were wellknown, The wedding presents wcr l numerous and useful.

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