FOR WOMEN FOLK.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 225, 2 March 1915, Page 6

FOR WOMEN FOLK.

" BY EILEEN."

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

EVERY OIRL'S AMBITION. . A HOME OF HER OWN. Hidden deep down in every girl's heart is the an:b;tion to have a hap.iy home i:f her own. Perhaps this amotion is gmecalcd und;r a very thick crust of apparent -unconcern, or by the assertion that she is going to make a career for herself. She'may oven delude herself into thinking that marriage is very far from lnr thoughts and intentions. The very idea that marriage w.ithe end and aim of all women lias died a natural death Ion" ago. (iirls are no longer taught (his en ed, or that tlr.-ir accomplishments and pretty ways are hut a prelude to the attraction of so'ne man. Marriage i; not now locked ::( in this Kght. and its commercial asvect. h-.-.s s'licrcd during the last thir.v '-ears. Still iverr girl loves to thinkthat, ;;<!ino da', she will have a horn'' and a little place tl a: will be all her own.

is net the only cause of trouble; but ilie stocking must be considered also. One that is too short A', ill be sure 1i work mischief. A sufferer wdio had obediently increased the length of he; boot, until it was out of proportion to her height, and who still suffered from ingrowing- toenails, was advised ! her bootmaker to try extra long-footed -dockings. An improvement look place it once. The stockings were long enough to turn under a good half-inch wh",i first put on. Alter a few hours it iv.i< found that the extra length had been worked up by the motion of the foot.. Vaving a smooth, comfortable fit at the to.'. This; showed plainly bow the pre--ions r-infinement had bound the tee. Of course, one read'dy sees that the over-Ion;; stocking will wear much better than the short one, and that the na'i:illi;-.' big hole the toe will be far lew, freouont. .. In a letter received from Lady flod- :--- (says the Wellington Post! «!ie ■slr-.-ses the necessity for more socks tie\er- men in E"vnt, also more idiirts and o-bnas for the ambulance department. '„=•.■-., ti,.. (~...,,.- i„., v „ <■„.. tl„, f V e„f i-vlv Oodlev w at 111" JTeliniolis Hot'!, e'.cse to the New Zealand camp. SERVIAN--WOMEN. There is no country in the world .where women occupy a more dignified 01 honored position in the homo than in Servia. The Servian idea is quite different from that of the Turk, ivho keeps his women behind shut doors, or the Oerman, whose ideal woman is a good hausfrau. In Servia the woman is the companion of the man. A man is responsible for big unmarried sisters, and throughout the Balkan tatei it is considered rather a breach of etiquette for him to marry before his older sister. No Servian girl would feel she could bold up her head in society unless she could speak four languages. There js hardly a Servian woman who cannot plav some musical instrument. Embroidery, painting, drawing, and sculpture are all studied. Servian women are very domesticated, and the highest ladies pay personal attention to trivial matters of housekeeping. There are two wnru-n doctors practising in Belgrade, and women teachers galore. But public opinion on the whole is rather against women entering the labor market.

This longing for home life is very strongly implanted in every girl's nature. You will see echoes of the thought in many car: less words. "I sjnill have my sitting vooi-i decorated" in such a;;.I such a way. Sb" savs. adding a vivid description of Oie room of her dream-. Another girl will give her views on file subject, ard it is wonderful what a v■■•■• iid.v of ideas even quite a young -;;•' will have on the creating of a home. I have hiM-n astonished, when ae-iden!;'';v over-hearing young f,.'rls' conversation. at finding what an important affair th■• ordering of the imaginary home was. U is, however, difficult to get the girl who. has outgrown twenty to chat on the subject. She may be just as enthusiastic at heart, but she has learned !''- art of silence: the ambition.' is there all the same, and probablv now it sirrounds some idea' man who will share with her the ideal home.

Kvery woman, in suite of what poop!.' -av, is at hear* a home maker, and a home lover. The strennxus life may have caueht Jut ir its-grip; the fasluoiTable world nf society piny have ti.iH'hi. her that emotion, except til" p."-ticn':ir "motiVi nf tin- dn-. is out of dK". Yrf. a'l the same, it. is tlv-re. ""v.l thi~ is vliv so man" women, at. the ton'" -f Iv-o. iVt. fro-. ovrrvthinT +!nf. makes fc- fashionable: ease. *-.<> ,y« ■for+li 1n help son". ••••>„ +,, i..,,:i,i fii,. idcal'lin-H- in fV b"ckv- or ,i,. 0 f f..--d... among the sandy plains of fY"'".! l Aiktralia. r- o-> the vvi-> vim]!, in Afy;,> >. Tt is called love, p.nd 10-o makes it, nor.■mliK but it ••■ reall- tip. ho-np.-nakir,'..' ins*in<-t Mint has railed to tV wipi-i. and sbe b-s a;isv—-d and followed f!ie tr-d of her ambition. Thp lack of (lie home r« th« f-i-,Y»--able lifo of tlie -resent is resnonsile • for rni'-'i of the restless-ess, ari-! of .(lie worn*- of tlie daw The ambitions of their hnnn" girlhood In v.. ]„,,,„ out, of sight, and in trying to forget, they take ui> sonrrraze, ror-e fad of the moment, a"! tov wi'dl-- -n*!,,,,;„,.+;,. n i.~, ; t ;+. f„...i. )v imnginir-f that the ||,..' tlic- -1."..-, wi" lead to haonimiss. and in 'loing this thev mis* the -"•>' ' 'hinf.. Cuv •rraml-'iiot'.e-s wore great, home-makers anrl homo-p.vers. lvi! ■ thoun-li w» ha'-e inhered the instmct. i and in spite of our ambitions, v-e haw '"st eir "riii "'■-„ the home. IV-hans the teaching of the -ast few ninths ; 'i '. -vlo'ch every woman has found 'hat )!"•■• j holds more than excitement, and ami'-'-merit, vith darkened streets "nd slim purses the horn- 1 sense lias found its wav from its hidmfr-nlaoo and women are on",, , Mr ,r ( » of tb"ir ambition—the home life that is their heritage and joy.

DRESS TOR BUSINESS GIRLS . Frills, furbelows, fripperies; these are not for the business girl, for the frivolous accessories, of woman's dress have no place in ft workroom,or. office. The business f»irl who is dressed the smartest is the one who chooses plain, wellmade, tailored clothes, a snmrt."" but simple hat, a well-cut suit devoid of much trimming, a fine but simple waist, and neat but not too showy furs. Tier shoes, jrlovea, veils, and handkerchiefs are always immaculate, for she depends on the perfection of her attire rather than its elaboration, for her smartness. The girl who works for a living and exports to succeed does not deck herself out in laces and silks, she docs not hang beads and chains around her neck or put rinm upon her finjrers. She is strictly tailored, and immensely smart in consequence.

COMPULSORY DIAMOND BINT./ A peculiar will has just been proved.at Leven, in Scotland, where a prominent Baptist has left money for the erection of a Baptist chapel and a manse and household effects,' also £3OO per annum stipend. A condition, is made that the minister be a teetotaler and that he wear a diamond ring given by the testator all the time he holds office. A TOUCHI.NT; MEMEXTD. A unique memento is now being prepared by, it is thousands of Englishwomen for our Belgian refugee guests, from whom the notion seems to have eihantcd. In little half-embroidered bags, bearing various devices and the dates of airivnl and departure, a handful of British earth, is to be enclosed. This will then be hung up at the reconstructed fireside when Belgium is her people's again, as a perpetual reminder of British hospitality and affection. A SUGGESTION. Br. Elizabeth Chesser, the well-known lecturer and writer on health subjects, made an interesting practical suggestion at a meeting of the ,Institute of Hygiene recently in London, to voluntary helpers looking for useful work. She thought one of the best things to be done was the befriending nf one soldier's and sailor's family with the determination to become a real friend of them all while the inen were away fighting.

PROCESS WARY. I '■■ • I It would be difficult to discover a 1 more convincing proof of the affection for the- Royal children than the whoVhcart.d enthusiasm with which tlie charitable appeals set on foot by Princess. Mary and the Prince of Wales have been supported by the British public, states a London correspondent. Trie great success of the Prince of Wales's Fund is well-known, and Princess Mary ran up lengthy subscription lists in cniinectipn with her fund for providing Christmas presents for soldiers and sailors. The public hardly realise that Princess Mary lias now merged from girlhood into womanhood, and is no longer the short-froeked little maid who u?»d to romp so gaily with her brothers, novv engayed in the more serious game of war. If it had been possible, Princess Mary would no doubt have, been, delighted to sec one of her brothers in the Royal Flying Corps. Aviators rank amongst her chief heroes, and her Royal Highness is credited with possessing framed pictures of all the great English, French and American flying men. It was largely the princess's interest in aviation that inspired the Imperial Command to the late fiustav Tlamel to loop the loop and 11V .upside down before the Royal Family at Windsor last'year. Some time ago there was a discussion between tin' princess and her friends as to which profession furnished the bravest men. Some said soldiers, others doctors; but Princess Mary, with much deliberation, insisted that aviators carried all before thrm in this respect. Queen Mary lias always encouraged her daughter's interest in charity. II t« is a story which shows the unselfish character of the princess. Learning that a charity was sorely in need of funds, her Royal Highness determined to earn by her own efforts a sum of money to contribute to its exchequer. She theefore secured a quantity of Venetian glass beads, ami settled down to ilia,!, a number of pretty necklaces out iu them. Altogether she made '211), in a wide variety of designs and styles. These she sold to her friends at prices langing from :!s to (is. according to si*- and shape. The total reached '.C M. and this sum she forwarded to the grrteful charity. Princess Mary must sadly riiss her brothers, for in the more peaceful da ,'s of the past they were her inseparable, companions. At the tinf- when the princes were drilled on the East Terrace of Windsor by a former sergeant of tile Scots Cuards. the princes was very disappointed that she was no! allowed to join with her 'brothers Y as compensation she was given a sen ■« of dancing lessons in Highland reelami flings and strnthspivvs. She revelled in tin in. and soon became an accomplish, il dancer. XOTF.S. One of the minor ills of life is the ingrowing nail, and high heels almost invariably produce them by throwing the w. ight of the body forward, so thai the tees ai'i crnuini.;! into the narrow shoe-toe. Shoes ~!' a size too long will give relief in some instances. !.„■■.• I ! Is will decrease still further the .lis- | comfort; in fact, will frequently price j an efficient remedy if the case is not of long standing. As with corns, the boot

KXTTTTXU IX CI-IURCIT. Permission tiiat would astound England churchgoers lias been given in America by several Saw England ministers who have actually invited the women of their congregation to go on with them- knitting during the sermon. Depots have also been established in the shopping districts of some American towns where ladies, with a little time or keeping an appointment can be at once supplied with an unlimshcd scarf o>- the like for a few hasty philanthropicstitches.