FOR WOMEN FOLK.

Taranaki Daily News, 12 February 1916, Page 6

FOR WOMEN FOLK.

" BY EILEEN/

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

SOCIAL NEWS.

PERSONAL ITEMS. Mrs. Clem. Webster (Feilding) is the guest of her aunt, Mrs. J. S. Perry. ■Miss Harkness (Nelson) is the guest of Mrs, W. H. Moyes. * # # Mrs. Gordon Fraser, who has been on a short visit to Auckland, has returned. Miss Duigan (Auckland) it the guest of Mrs. J. Glenn. Mrs. McQuade, who isu been on a lengthy- visit to Auckland, has returned. Mrs. J. (Taumarunui) is the guest of her mother, Mrs. Crawford. Miss M. Pollen, who has been visiting friends in New Plymeuth, has returned to Auckland. • • * Mrs. C. Clarke and Mrs. Martin, who have been on a short visit to New Plymouth, returned to Auckland last night by the s.s. Rarawa. Mr. and Mrs. Fleming and Miss Hunter (Auckland), wlio have been on a short visit to New Plymouth, left on Thursday for Hawera by motor. Amongst those who visited New Plymouth during the two days' racing, but who have now returned to their respective homes, were: —Mr. E. Alison and Mrs. Alison, senr. (Auckland), Miss Durie (Wanganui), Mr. and Mrs. Nancarrow (Hawera), Miss R. Moss (Wellington), Mr. and Mrs. Booth (Waverlev), Mesdanies Budge, Robinson, Paget, Misses Paget. (2) and Spence (Stratford), Mrs. Ross (Eltham), Mrfc. R. McLean, Misses Tonks and Raine (Hawera), Miss Laing (Inglewood).

THE RACES. First Day.—The Taranaki Club's autumn meeting was endowed with perfect weather, and there was a good attendance from all parts of the province. A feature of the meeting was the excellent music provided by the Wanganui Garrison Band, under the conduetorship of Mr. A. Wade, each item being unstintingly applauded. The flower-beds and lawns, which were vivid in their different colorings, were greatly admired by the visitors. Amongst those ladies present were:—Mrs. Murdoch Eraser, black crepe de chine, with black torque; Mrs. Alison (Auckland), grey ninon, embroidered, purple hat; Mr*. Clarke (Pukekohe), amethyst shaded robe, with hat to match; Mrs. Martin (Auckland), grey charmeuse, black hat; Miss D. Simpson, cream voile, black and white hat; Miss F. Winfield, rose silk, hat to match; Miss H. Rollo, white silk, hat wreathed with roses; Mrs. A. Avery, grey silk, smart pink hat; Mrs. H. Russell, white linen coat and skirt, black hat; Mrs. Orbell. black silk, hat with lancer plume; Miss Young, navy silk, t hat to match; Miss K. Leatham, cream j lace robe, with purple chip hat; Mrs. I Denny-Brown, striped voile, navy bat; Miss' K. Bennett, gaberdine costume, Panama h».t: Miss Tonks (Hawera), navy crepe de chine, small blue hat; Mrs. Moves, black and white coat and skirt, black hat with Oriental trimming; Mrs. Kebbell, cream costume, black hat lightly trimmed with white; Mrs. Penn, cream costume, hat to match; 'Miss D. Gilbert, gaberdine costume, pink hat; Miss Williams (Wanganui), cream costume, black hat: Miss E. Gilbert, fawn gaberdine costume, navy French sailor hat trimmed with cerise ribbon; Mrs. Harle ' (Wellington), navy coat and skirt, hat to match; Mrs. Thomson, tussore coat and skirt, cream hat; Mrs. Ross (Eltham), navy costume, hat trimmed with roses; Mrs. Flower, floral muslin, black hat; Mrs. Percy Webster, white luce robe with turquoise trimmings, hat to correspond; Mrs. Dalgetv, saxe crepe' de chine robe, hat to match; Mrs. Cholwell, black silk, hat to match; Miss T. Oholwell, white silk coat and skirt, large white hat wreathed 'Syith pink roses; Miss Goldwater, floral ninon, black hat; Mrs. G. Fraser, [ navy coat and skirt, black hat; Mrs. I Collier, cream silk froek, white hat with | lancer plume; Miss Laing (Inglewood), I grey costume, black French sailor hat; Miss Herbert, fawn gaberdine costume, ! Panama hat; Miss M. Roberts, saxe i crepe de chine, white hat; Mrs. Cum- | mings, navy coat and skirt, blue hat i trimmed with white wings; Mrs. Jeffreys, navy crepe de chine costume, pink hat; Missßaine (Hawera), cream voile, blue hat; Mrs. Clemow, white pique coat and skirt, Panama hat; Miss Peart, white voile, hat to match; Miss Brewster, gaberdine coat and skirt, white hat lined with black; Mrs. Pellew, black glace silk, white crepe de chine hat; Mrs. J. Jenkinson, black silk, hat underlined with cerise-colored silk; Miss D. Roy. champagne-colored charmeuse, hat to match; Mrs. L. Cock, grey costume', black and white iiat; Miss Mount, navy coat and skirt, Panama hat; Miss C. Pellew, navy costume, white hat; Mrs. Woolley, black and white coat and skirt, picture hat; Miss 0. Macka.v, white voile, black hat wreathed with marguerite daisies; Mrs. Kerby (Wellington), grey costume, white hat; Mrs. Hooper, navy crepe de chine, black hat with lancer plume; Miss Whitcombe, floral voile, white hat; Mrs. Dell, navy coat and skirt, hat to match; Miss Moss (Wellington), navy costume, black hat; Mrs. Nancarrow (Hawera), navy crepe de chine, hat to match; Mrs. McKellav (Wellington), white silk coat and skirt, small black hat; Mrs. R. Standish, molecolored costume, black hat; Mrs. W. Bayly, mauve floral muslin, hat to correspond; Mrs. H. Abraham (Stratford), white voile and lace robe, pale pink hat: Mrs. Lawrence (Wellington), cream coat and skirt, hat en suite; Mrs. Les. Webster, mole-colored broche silk, hat trimI med with mole and white-colored lancer | plumes: Mrs. J. Glenn, navy crepe <le i chine, hat to match; Mrs. Colson, white voilo, black hat; Miss Blundell, white Voile, white hat; Mrs. Gilbert, black coat and skirt, black hat; Mrs. B. Chaney, grey coat ant? s?;irt, white hat lightened with saxe blue; Miss Carn,cross (Eltham), black and white spotted voile, white hat; Mrs. Carncross, black silk, black toque; Mrs. R. McLean (Hawera), peacock blue costume, rose-pink bat; Mrs. JT. King, black silk costume, black hat lightened with a white lancer plume; Miss Duijran (Auckland), cream coat and skirt, black hat; Mrs. Hudge (Stratford), cream coat and skirt, tuscan hat relieved with pale gink roses.

Second Day.—'Gorgeous weather again prevailed; the heavy rains which fell during the previous night freshened up the turf and the beautiful flowers to a considerable extent. Amongst those on the lawn were: Mrs. Blundell, navy crepe ~de chine costume, navy hat, lightened with pink roses; Mrs. H. Ashton (Stratford), white coat and skirt, white hat; Miss M. Paget, grey costume, cream tagel hat; Miss S. Capel, champagne-colored eoat and skirt, nigger brown hat: Mrs. F. Fookes, black crepe de chine, hat to match; Miss Goldwater, white costume, hat to match; Mrs. H. Abraham (Stratford), gaberdine costume, Panama hat; Miss B. Oliver, mustard colored costume, smart pink hat; Mrs. McKellar (Wellington). navy silk with, oriental trimmings, small tagel hat; Mrs. P. Webster, purple crepe de chine, black tulle hat; Mrs. Hawkins, grey erepe de chine, blj.ek hat; Mrs. Ron. Paul, cream laec robe, smart tulle hat; Mrs. Kerby ( Wellington), poplin coat and skirt, black hat; Mrs. BirchJohnston, purple crepe de chine, with ninon bodice, black hat; Mrs. Paget, grey chantieuse, smart black hat; Mrs. T. C. List, navy silk coat and skirt, black hat with lancer plume; Mrs. Brookman, ro6e-pink silk, blj.ek hat trimmed with pink roses; Mks G. Hall, tussore coat and sirt, black hat; Miss Williams (Wanganui), blue creae ue chine, white hat; Airs. L. Rea, aavy erepe de chine costume, hat te match; Mrs. Tiplady, cream silk eoat and skirt, black hat; Mrs. Harriot, grey crepe de chine, with black hat; Mrs. Nixon, floral muslin, black hat; Mrs. Urquhart, cream costume, pale pink hat; Miss K. Leatham, old rose silk costume, black hat; Mrs. Scandlyn, gaberdine costume, black hat; Mrs. Roberts, black silk coat and skirt, hat with lancer plume; Miss M. Blundell, cream coat and skirt, lmt to match; Mrs. Bennett, gaberdine costume, black hat; Mrs. McHardv, black and white voile, white hat; Miss Ellis, saxfe crepe de chine robe, with hat :to match; Mrs. F. Brown, navy coat and skirt, white hat; Miss A. Hawke, mustard-colored costume, black hat; Mrs, Johnston, black and white striped voile, pink and black hat; Mrs. F. Honan, white pique costume, black hat trimmed with shaded roses; Miss Penn, pale blue and white striped silk, black hat; Mrs. Clem Webster (Feilding), navy crepe de chine, hat to correspond; Mrs. Robinson (Stratford), navy blue costume, black feathered hat; Miss Moss (Wellington), navv blue erepe de chine, hat relieved with pale pink roses: Mrs. Penn, grey and white striped silk, mole-colored hat, trimmed with shaded lancer plumes; Miss Corkill (Stratford), pale pink crepe de chine, hat to correspond; Miss Wheeler, white voile veiling pale pink silk, cherry-colored hat trimmed with black; Miss Spence (Stratford), mole-colored costume, hat trimmed with large black silk bow.

THE ROMANCE OF CAMILLE CLIFFORD. Death has strangely completed the romance of Camille Clifford, the former American scrubwoman who became first the idol of beauty-worshipping London and then the bride of the heir to a peerage (says a writer in the Chicago Tribune).

When she was first engaged to the Hon. Henry Lyndhurst Bruce, son of Lord Aberdare, the latter was furious, and opposed the match in the most bitter manner.

Since then Camille Clifford has passed through every phase of social struggle, rehabilitation and reconciliation. The climax of this process has 1 followed upon the heroic death of her husband in battle during the present war.

Over the bier of his heroic soldier son, old Lord Aberdare was finally reconciled to his beautiful American actress daughter-in-law. As he stood by the eoflin of his oldest and once his favorite son, the proud peer lost all his pride and became simply a grieving father. As he saw the grief-stricken widow he realised that hey sorrow was not less than his own. Me threw his arms around her and took her to his heart.

Old Lord Aberdare is now not only reconciled to his beautiful daughter-in-low, but finds her the chief comfort and support of his bereaved old age. The widowed Mrs. Lyndhurst Erucc has become one of the most dignified figures in London society. She is welcomed by princesses and duchesses to such social gatherings as the war permits. She is a prominent member of the various war relief organisations in which these social dignitaries are interested.

Cast your eye over the picture of the beautiful, dignified, black-garbed British society leader, and then turn back twenty years.

A little Swedish peasant girl worked in the fields early and late, ate sparingly of simple food, and grew strong. That was Camille Clifford. .She was the daughter of a roving Danish sailor named Reynold ClifTord, apparently of English descent. He was lost at sea a few years later. Camille's mother died, and she went to live with her mint, Mrs. Franz Otterson, of Christiania, Norway. The Ottersons legally adopted the little girl, only to .make a household drudge of her. Strong and healthy, she could.. do the work of two ordinary servants and could sing sweetly while doing it. Learning of the girl's hard fate, a relative, who had become Mrs. Schilling, of Boston, sent money for her passage to America. When she found herself in the ill-smelling steerage of the ship it was like beginning life anew. She cast ofT the hated name of Otterson, which she associated only with drudgery, and insisted on being known as Camille ClifTord.

The fresh, graceful beauty of little Camille caused Steward Nelson, a fatherly man, to take her out of the steerage and give 'her comfortable quarters in the second cabin. Then the captain fell under the spell of het- childish charms, and soon most of the first cabin passengers were in the Mine state. When she arrived at Tloston she was taken to the home of Mrs. Schilling,, who treated her like a daughter. But Camille could not endure idleness. She preferred going out to service. Reluctantly Mrs. Schilling consented, and Camille was promptly engaged as parlormaid by Mrs. Simon Carey, jun)'., and tnken to the Carey home at Falirnuth, on Cape Cod. She developed an ambition for something wore profitable than jjcr.ubbinjg

doorsteps and doing general housework. She studied English until she lost all trace of her Swedish accent. For a while she was . a seamstress. Then she ivas a salesgirl in a toy store. In January, 1903, came the grand transformation. She obtained a position as a chorus girl in "Morocco Bound," at the Park Theatre, Boston. After that she made a success in»"The Prince of Pilsen," and with this company she went to London. There she became the chief beauty of the Gaiety company. The splendid figure she had acquired while hoeing potatoes and scrubbing floors made the other stage beauties seem artificial by contrast, so rich was her natural coloring. A swarm of young peers and gilded youths besieged her with attentions and offers of marriage. When Lord Aberdare angrily refused to consent to her marriage, Miss Clifford deferred it in order to show him proper consideration. Finally the young heir overcame her hesitation, and they were hastily married. Young Bruce took his bride to see his father, in the hope that her beauty would melt his heart. They arrived in an automobile rather late at night at the family seat, Duffryn Castle, Glamorganshire.

The old nobleman came out into the baronial hall to meet his obstinate son. For a moment he could hardly apeak with rage. Then lie pointed his finger to the door and said:

"Go, and take your music hall wife with you." After that he slammed the door.

Young Bruce was compelled to resign his commission in the army. In order to face married life without an income, he bravely started out to make a living ns an automobile salesman. Camille left the stage and devoted herself to being a model wife.

The lordly salesman did not prate a brilliant success in business. His wife returned to the stage for a time, but the arrival of a little daughter compelled her to give this up ence more. At this romantic point the eouple bafia to suffer real distress. If Camille Clifford had dreamed of living in luxury ei the bride of a future peer, ahe Must have been bitterly disappointed. After several years of struggle, some friends induced Lord Aberdare t« relent somewhat. He began to -be impressed by the modest bearing of the former actress. After a good deal of lecturing he gave .the couple an allowance of £SOO r. year, nufiicient to keep them in comfort, but they were by le ae*»s received back into full favor by the aristocracy.

Then eanic the great war. Every man qualified to serve as an officer was eagerly accepted by the Government, »nd young Bruce, who had been compelled to leave the Army through pererty, was appointed a captain is the Royal Scots' Regiment. His departure for the front brought his wife and his father nearer than they had ever ieea before.

Captain Bruce served with distinction through the great battle of Ypres, the most sanguinary conflict of the war. At the very close he was shot dead while lending a charge on a German trench. HOUSEHOLD HIIfTS. If new stockings are washed before wearing they will wear longer. To prevent doormats from slipping or curling up at the corners, line them with an old piece of carpet. All grease-proof papers should be folded loosely and placed in a tin. They are most useful on baking days for lining cake tins or greasing bun tins. To make eggs go further in cakes, beat the white and yolk separately and add one tablcspoonful of treacle to the beaten yolk. One egg will then equal three for cakes, puddings, and so on. When a kettle lid has lost the knot push the cork half through the little hole and secure it by driving a nail horizontally on the under side. It will last a long time, and save burning the fingers.

When cleaning plate and silver, apply the whiting paste or liquid polish with a small paint brush, leave the article to become dry, then polish with a leather. This will save time and trouble.

To clean old oak, mix together two ounces of boiled linseed oil, three ounces of turpentine, one ounce of vinegar and a quarter of a pint of methylated spirit. Mix and keep in a bottle, Tenby Cream.—Heat one pint of milk into which has been added one ounce of leaf gelatine, four ounces of loaf sugar and grated rind of two lemons. As dissolved, pour it all on to two wellbeaten yolks of eggs, then stir in gently the juice of two lemons, and fold in the stiffly whipped whites of the eggs. Pour into a wetted mould. It is half jelly, half cream when turned out. Gns stove burners should be thoroughly cleaned once a week. The holes should be pierced with a skewer or hatpin, and the ring scoured in hot water and soda. This effects a saving in gas, as the heat given off a clean ring is greater than that given off from a dirty one.