FOR WOMEN FOLK.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVIII, Issue 288, 14 May 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.

LAUNDRY LORE. j Tip; is the war ill which to wash j chi/fun successfully. Make ft lather_ of ; soap iiml hot water ami soak the c-iiillon ; in it fur about ten minutes. Don't nib j it, but gently squeeze tin; dirt out. U« ; several dimwit waters until the chilfon ' is quite clean. 1 hen rinse it out of j cold water. Spread it on to a towel, and pro's the moisture out of it. Iron the eh ilf on while it is damp, and it ■should look as Rood as new. White lace veils are to be fasluonab e aoain. Thev need washing very carefully. Make a lather of white soap and clear wale!', and put it in a saucepan. Put ill the Veil and let it simmer for a quarter ,f an hour. Take it out, squeeze I it arefully, lint be sure and not rub it. | Kir.se it in cold water. Then to a second riisoi:; waltv vM one, or two drop* of liquid' blue. Xow make ifcw very ; ('.ear, weak gum ai'ahic water, or else ; some thin starch. After passing the ! vi-il through it, dean it by clamping it : between tin- hands. Stretch it out even- : ly, and pin it on to a linen cloth. Make I the edge* as straight as pos.iibie, and j r-pen out all mii'lops, fastening each i with pies. When it is dry lay a piece ; of thin mi'din smoothly ever it, and j iron it on the wrong side. j Your chamois leather gloves can be quickly renovated. I've, Castile soap and warm water for washing them, and to every quart of water add a spoonful of ammonia. _ i :i";it the g'ovts in the lather of tepid water, and let them poak for a quarter of nn hour. Then press them in your hands to remove all, dirt, and rinse them in fresh, oo'd water to which a little ■ ammonia lias been added. j I'rc-s the proves between a towel. Then blow them out, and let them dry in the, open.

x'an women are very domesticated, and the highest ladies pay personal attention to trivial matters of housekeeping. There are two women doctors practising in lloigratio, and women teachers galore. IfSlil 'jdllHC ojiini Oil Oil the whole is rather ngainst women entering the labor market. <' NOTES.

''There are now three women Senators in the I'nitH States, since Miss Kathrvn Clare, of filendale, was chosen State Senator at a special election in Oregon," says the Ncu York Post. K Sh« ran im the IJemooratic ticket against tivo men and won with a plurality slightly under one hundred votes. The other two women Senators are Mrs. Helen Rin.V Robinson, of Colorado, and Mrs. I'rsuws WNhii'.l Jfands, of Arizona. Senator Mum's presided over the Arizona Seraie during the consideration of a Hill to amend Hie law relating to the foes

ami salaries of county officers. This is the first lime in Anienca that a woman ha ; presided over a legislative, bodv." The ''pocket money worker," who for so long a time ha; been a bogey to frighten o!V enquiries into the fields of v.';;;pens industries. has been shown to he large I ,v a myth (says the Sydney Morning Herald). There are still is:t»y woinen who do a little rear wor:. of

m>'-N iu order to increase their pocket money, and not from a real r.ecessitv or from the prompting of a feeling that this world is a place for active service, and not for loafing, but such triflcrs are very few, so few that they do not affect tlie .statistics of women's employment. The above fact has been brought out in a report to which the Times recently gave. prominence. The Fabian Women's Society instituted an enquiry ra.islng over two years and covering every trade and profession open to women, and this bronchi, to light that ;"1 per cent., more than ha'f of 400 typical eases, were, sirpporiiiir* others bcside.-l themselves, Iravinj? a small percentage depending on ot!c's for partial support. A lady correspondent, signing herself "Englishwoman,' 1 writes to the Wellington l'ost. stating, that among so many men going 1o the front there must he numbers of friendless ones to whom a personal letter or small gift and books occasionally scot, would make them realise thev are not forgotten. She adds: "[ v.'itl willingly undertake to befriend two lonely oucs, hut the difficulty is getting in touch with them. Tam sure tn!-rc. are many, like myself, only too willing to snow in a. matt rial way their sincere appreciation of the whole-hearted sacrilhes our men are milking to uioiold the previiae of Xew Zealand." The letter. v.'ih vrforred to Airs. .T. P. Luke, president of the Countc-s of Liverpool Fund, who nt:''ed thai the only means of obfnh'i'.i" (' '■ names of men who were without friends was by way of letters from some of the more fortunate soldiers. Personally, .she had heard of instance-, in which' the men had stated they had received letters, while others they knew hafl received none at all. It was tho=o latter men who would doubtless he <rlad to receive, some little token of npnroeiniion of the fact that they were doing their dutv, but there wns 110 meai'c ef s-Terfainiii'; who they were hefore th.ev left Xew Zealand.

JIir.TTAUY JIILLIXKKY. Military it.vle* being fo mucTt the vnni>d the tendency is to high mounts. Little bowler shapes liavc petal-like brims lurneil ivp smartly at one side, ami over this side is a "mountainous" display of ribbon, with Hussar oaprey to crown. Unless the shape is essentially of the trench or quarter-deck, it is Tiowler for preference, and as nearly b'imless as possible. While the large-brimmed hat will be worn, it is not nearly so fashionable. Hats are frequently, identified with the costmr.e or mantle. Indeed, a study of the ensemble is absolutely nccessarv for smart dressing, and applies to color particularly, the hat complexioning the dress, and vice versa. TVe black velvet hat will have a tremendous vogno, colored velvet varying t!ie -monotony in dark rich shades. The velvet bat will rely mainly on the attra"tivenc?s of it-« outline, the trimming being sparse. Itibbon trimmed lials will continue to be popular. especially at the start. l'a'is milliners have used cockades and favored bow cll'cets of narrow moire in taffetas. The use of a single bloom of very large .size will be considered smart. Feather trimmings will domain! attention. The 'plumage of the silver pheasant will he in request, and a. popular trimming will be the "numidic" leather, 0* white peacock's, such being fascinating on silk hats. A cardinal note is that perpendicular or horizontal triinm ings will adorn all smart, .autumn hats, and that veils, where worn, will be in tile new fillet inesh, with 'velvet squares. A hat of soft bowler kind, with narrow flat brim, surmounted with an enormous bow, centred with a rose. 'Another of Hussar character is wreathed with leaves, and a mount completes. Ail exquisite, oval straw shape, with bell-like, brim, is ornamented with three immense pansies, one back, one front, and one side, the other side being plain. Another hat, very like, the Irishman's in the. jig dance, is wreathed with silver leaves against velvet, a rose centring. The distinguishing characteristic of modish millinery is its simplicity and richness. Never had the home milliner a greater chance.

SERVIAN WOMEN. j There is 110 country in tlie world where j women occupy a more, dignified or lion- j orcd position, in the liomo than .Servia, j The Servian idea is quite dill'erent from . that of tlie Turk, who keeps his women • behind slmt doors, or tlie German, whose ideal woman is a good "hausfrau." In ! Servia tlie woman is the companion of. the man. A man is responsible for his : unmarried sisters, and throughout the . Ha'kau Stales it is considered rather a breach of etiquette for him to marry before his older sister. No Servian girl would feel she could hold up her head in society unless she could speak four languages. There is hardly a Servian i woman who cannot play some musical instrument. Embroidery, painting, draw- j ing and sculpture are all studied. Scr- |