FOR WOMEN FOLK.

Taranaki Daily News, 18 August 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.

FASHION NOTES FROM LONDON. AU its gracefulness notwithstanding, there is one auxiliary of dress that the fashionable woman must soon discard, and thait is the long back veil. For whereas this had no hesitation in pricing itself nine and sixpence, and four and sixpence, but a few weeks ago, it can now be bought for Is lid. What more potent accusation. Even the "kiss veil," newer still, i« waning in popularity. Now a very light lace or bordered example is worn loosely to just below the cliin. Lawn applique hats are novelties and can be very smart. On to the brim of » lawn, net or gauze shape, very fine lawn ta'bs, embroidered in white or colors, are stitched, the trimming then round the crown, -which is flat on toy and obling or round in shape, being; very simple. Imprisoned flowers laid flat between a double tulle brim are now popular. The method is a useful one, in that it enables a color to be introduced that jnay be distinctive yet not obtrusive. Lace verandah hats are here again—ti'at is, wired lace brimmed ones with fc narrow frill all round. Shot muslin flowcra are new and verj dainty affairs that can be made easily enough at home. They should be cut out in the shape of any petal desired and can he left plain at the edges or blanket stitched in some color.

A pocket flower is being exploited by a large .American tailor in London, the idea being, it must be confessed, about as artificial as the blossom. The flower, generally a white gardenia, sits on one corner of a flat breast pocket.

Yoked petticoats admit of all manner of dainty ideas and elaborations and ar« admirable garments for wear under the present skirts, which flare at the hem, but are not unduly wide over the hips. The yokes can be of glace silk, satin or good sateen, and it is a pretty idea to have them in some vivid color, then an underlining of sateen below covered with loose frills of black net edged with ribbon, with, perhaps, a narrow frill of silk on' the sateen at the hem.

An embroidered linen petticoat, umbrella shaped, and with one side scalloped and left a little open at the bottom, is a very handsome gift that a clever emlbroidress can make for her bride friend.

Grenadine, that ancient adaptable favorite? ha? come b»o!; again, and some verv smart coiifi-f-tions are being fashioned of jm'nadin? with satin stripes over whili' •rn.n si'!:. Embriiidevod lawn waisl coats are very dainty and a it- >[>orl',! with taffeta coats and skirts, witli v!m.li they arc worn loose, in a novel way—rather like a tunic. The material is always of the finest and the method is a good one for showing real lace motifs to advantage. Sometimes a bordered lawn stole end is worn down one side of a skirt to a depth of about fifteen inches, to match the waistcoat.

White is being utilised in a score of different dress accessories now, much to the relief of the one who does not intend to scrap all her last year's gowns, but doe 9 not want to be left out in the cold in the new fashions. White gloves, hats, collars of a hundred different designs, blouses and especially white-topped boots, are all great favorites.

Wrote a wise woman's guide ra an American paper this week: "The stout woman, especially she who has tender feet, will have more comfort in fine cotton hose than in those of silk or lisle; and hose with the extra size leg are preferable, because the regulation hose are usually too snug a fit and tend to stop circulation; and a natural circulation of the blood is conducive to good health and comfort not only in summer, but at all other times as well. Do not wear tight or short shoes if you are stout, nor low-cut shoes or slippers if your ankles swell in hot weather. You will only foe comfortable and well dressed in neat buttoned or laced shoes that give the desired support to the feet ami ankles. A SOCIETY SCANDAL. 5 New York, June 4. One of the most interesting society cases that has enlivened the city courts lately has been that of Miss Eugenia Kelly, grand-daughter of the late famous Wall street millionaire tmnker, Eugene Kelly, and a very dashing young lady of 19. Miss Kelly was arrested on the charge of her widowed mother of being incorrigible. It was stated that Eugenia had run through from £IOOO to i £6OOO in less than nine months, not including charge account debts. She had her own motor car, had asociated with all kinds of irresponsible characters, who were spending her money for her, and was in great danger of being ruined in every respect. Waiters at hotel restaurent9 testified that it was customary to serve twelve cocktails to a party of'two ladies and two gentlemen before supper, and Eugenia herself said that a society girl wasn't anybody unless she visited five cafes in the run of an evening. Her mother stated that they had been obliged to move from at least one good hotel on account of her daughter's very late hours and extraordinary conduct. The ladies' costumes and evidence at the hearings in Court were highly attractive and entertaining to many, but the result was that Miss Eugenia promised to give up undesirable acquaintances and not to visit places which her mother considered questionable for a girl of her age, so they both went home together to start a new deal. Incidentally, however, the result of the case was that the police began a round-up of ''social gangsters," and started a 'klress suit" squad to look over the tangoland palaces and restaurant cabarets. A bunch (M restaurant proprietors were ha.l. cd to Court on the charge of giving theatrical performances in violation of the license for their halls, which only permitted dancing, and cost but 50 dollars, while (he theatrical license cost 500 dollars. The men arrested promised amendment, and were let off witn a caution, but the police surveillance continues, and the closing hours for such places are being strictly enforced. RUSHING INTO MATRIMONY. Thinking people are of late very frequently called upon to express surprise I ~v-f tt young women exhibit so many evi ices of anxiety to rush Into matri-

mony with men who, to say the least, are not wilting candidates, From various countries is received the same kind or' intelligence, duplicated in some instances, and the failure of grooms to appear at wedding festivals is growing to be alarming. It shows an unhealthy mental atmosphere, and proves clearly that there must be some great motive on "the part of the weaker sex for rushing into what at all times and under the best of conditions is an uncertain 'business. From many places comes the same story of woman's haste to marry, not wisely, it seems, and in every case the mistake of taking an unworthy mate was the cause of public comment. Whydo well-reared, apparently refined girls, seek to marry unreliable men—men who are not mentally or morally their equals, and whose future ca"eers cannot be so brilliant as to tempt any sensible woman? It must 'be inferred, then, that women who marry such worthless men as are chosen too often are not of that class, and consequently that*both- parties are sufferers. It is Ltl&ll.xception that proves the rule, and the few wo 4 men who carefully and practically consider the question under discussion, are as one in a thousand, compared to those whq will rush, headlong into a state from which there is no satisfactory release. Women suffer more from an unfortunate union than do the other sex. Yet they are much the more eager of the two to get married. Various reasons are assigned, but none are more than partially satisfactory. AVh.it they do in haste they regret leisurely too often, and the painfully sad lesson ought not to be last upon others. Yet it is. and the very women who of all others would be expected to be slow to marry, having home and friends and society in abundance, are the first to turn their backs upon all and enter the marriage lists. There can be no other than a selfish motive assigned, and none but the wilfully blind fail to see that it is anxiety for the material comforts of life that causes many women to rush into matrimony, The remedy is obvious. Given equal op' I portunitioj in business and the more i lucrative professions, and equal pay foT equal work, it will be found that very many women will not rush into matrimony as the best means of livelihood.