WOMEN'S WORLD.

Taranaki Daily News, 9 October 1920, Page 9 (Supplement)

WOMEN'S WORLD.

NAPOLEON'S FIRST LOVE. i Of the many kings and emperors made fey Napoleon, only one survived his down-fall, and he was Bernadotte, wliose descendant, King Gustav of Sweden, was recently on a visit to London. Bernadotte owed everything to the fact that he married Desiree Eugenie (Jlary. He himself was distrusted and disliked by Napoleon, who once said: "Bernadotte was made Marshal of France, Prince of Ponteeorvo, and King, because of his marriage.'' Napoleon's brother Joseph had married Desiree's elder sister, and Napoleon himself loved and wanted to marry Desiree. But ho was 27 then, and his military prospects were not very promising, and the girl's father made diflii'ulties. He is said to have remarked that one Bonaparte was enough in the family. So Napoleon himself ended the connection and married Josephine Reauharnais, At the end of a heart-broken letter Desiree wrote: ''[n the midst of your happiness do not forget Eugenie, and pity her fate." He never did forget her, and she was in Paris when her husband was marching with the Allies against the French capital. And again the lie::t year, when Napoleon was utterly defeated at Waterloo. After that she resigned herself to Stockholm, and lived till 1860, dying as an octogenarian, 39 years after Napoleon's death at St. Helena. WOMEN LEGISLATORS.

Lady Asior, M.P., is one of the many representative women who have gone to ficiicvn, ana it is reported that she inI ended to speak especially on the need for women legislators. In an interview Lndv Astor warned aspirants to public life that success was not likely unless entered it were actuated by motives of dev., Jon to the good of humanity. Pioneers are handicapped by the fear of creating awkward precedents and at the same time not compromising wi'.h their opinions or consciences. Lady Astor, says the writer, waxed eloquent on the fearful congestion of parliamentary business and the isolation of Ministers from ordinary humanity. She looks to women to go far towards settling the vexed question of th'e double standard of morality. "The groundwork lies in home education," she si;';], "and we mothers must demand from our boys the same morals as we expect from girls." She emphasised her favorite panacea for the liquor traffic: State organisation atkl control, together with local option. War-time restrictions, she said, had shown how to lessen drunkenness, and the resultant overlaying and malnutrition of children; and she added that experience showed that the argument regarding children was the quickest way to effect reform. She advocated the securing of full and proper nourishment for the next generation, especially of sugar, instead of squandering it on fancy eatables and trade luxuries. Finally, she was convinced that the only dividing influences between England and the United States were greed and suspicion. These removed by a close conference between leaders, the English-speaking countries would be one as much as ever.

HINTS. Wrinkles for Necdleworkers.—One secret. of beautiful work is sr-upulous cleanliness. White material, especially wools and silks, should never rest or a dark Jress or tablecloth, but on a white substance, -and bo folded up in this afterwards. Fingers should be dipped in water before starting, and if they are moist or rough, dusting with boracic powder is worth while. Thread is often considered bad because it knots. This is usually caused Cv the sewer reversing the eiuls after breaking it off the reel. Experienced workers thread the needle before cutting the thread. In this way they make sure tliat the twist will run the right way when they are sewing. To run thread in and out of the material the wrong way wckens and roughens it. Let needle, thread, texture, and material agree in size. Work, if possble, with the light coming over the left shoulder. If the eyes become hot and tired, close them, and lean back in the chair a minute. If irritable and inflamed bathe them in a solution of j boracic powder—it , will soothe and strengthen them.

A worker who persistently pricks her first finger had better wear a fingofshicld of stiff paper or stick on a piece of court plaster. Buttonholes should always be made before the buttons arc sewn on; the latter are removable, the former are not. Patch with material of the stime thickness and age when possible. To clean malting, cover any grease spots with prepared chalk damped with turpentine. Then rub off and wash with weak borax and water.

Brass bedsteads will keep in milch better condition if occasionally rubbed with a little sweet oil; afterwards well wipe with n dry duster, and polish with a leather or piece of velvet. If your doors are very finger-marked rub them first of all with a cloth dipped in petrol, then wash in the usual way. Brandy applied immediately to a bruise on a piece of cotton wool will prevent any discoloration and allay inflammation.

Place an ordinary pie chimney in the sai:eej an when boiling milk and it will no: 'nil over on the stove, even if left boiling for several minutes. Cm an inch off the sides of your tablecloths a* soon as they begin to show signs of wear, and hem the raw edges. This will make the folds come in a slightly different place, and they will last twice as long than if they are always folded in the same place.