NOTES FOR WOMEN.

Auckland Star, Volume XLII, Issue 297, 14 December 1911, Page 8

NOTES FOR WOMEN.

(From Om -London Ladjr Correspondent.) GIRLS' COMPULSORY SERVICE. It "will be interesting to watch, the result of Fraulein Pa-ujme Werner's campaign in Germany, in which she hopei to institute compulsory domestic service for girls just as the young men do compulsory military service. A bill which was recently introduced in Congress provides for a domestic science bureau in connection with the department of agriculture, and also proposes that domestic science should be taught in all public schools. DISTINGUISHED SCEEXTIST. Mi=3 Farmy Cohen, 8.A., BjSc, late demonstrator in geology at the Sydney University, is shortly expected in England. She is a 'orilliant mathematician and geologist, and holds the Barker travelling scholarship of the University, this .being the first occasion on which such a scholarship has been awarded to a woman student. Miss Cohen intends to devote herself to the mathematical side of crystallography. WOMAN'S NOVEL TOUR. The "Times" of a recent date told of a novel tour undertaken by Mrs. Simpson, of Hotherham, who was expected to complete yesterday afternoon a journey of 1000 miles, which she has been taking with a pony and tub to Land's End and' back. The drive was begun on ■June 16, and has been continued daily in a leisurely fashion, the distance covered each day being seldom more than 25 miles. The vehicle is a twowheeled tub* with rubber .tyres. The trip was undertaken for pleasure, Mra Simpson, who has done a good deal of long-distance cycling, having had to give up that form of exercise owing to illhealth. The itinerary included' Lichfield, Worcester, Tewkesbury, Bath, Okehampton, Penzance, and the return has been by way of Coventry, Warwick, Leicester, Nottingham, and Newark. MADAMB CURIE. Once more the question of the candidature of Mme. Curie, the brilliant scientist, for the Academy of Science of France, is being discussed. The wellknown chemist is now away from Parts, and will not make her decision known until the academy has officially declared that a chair is vacant. Her possible nomination is approved by everybody, and this time, i:" she decides to make another attempt to gain the honoured position, it is said there will be no doubt as to her sucees.-.

FASHION NOTES FROM IXJWDON. ; pi , p ■ NOVEL FICHU DRAPING. An exceedingly .pretty way of draping a lace fichu that may contain a suggestion for rav readers, was illustrated last week. The skirt of the dress was of grey and cherry shot taffetas, made perfectly plain, except for a double row of small, flat ruchings at the hem. A verywide sash of cherry-coloured satin was draped over the left shoulder, across the front of the corsage, and round the waist, finishing at the left side with two long sash ends. Over this came a lovely ifichu of Limerick lace with differently draped sides. On the right shoulder the lace was drawn low down over the bust and covering the arms as far as the elbow, but on the left side the satin covered the top of the shoulder, and the lace was draped below and crossed in front above the folds of the lace on the other side. There were no sleeves to this dress, and the beautiful arms of the wearer looked still more beautiful through the transparent lace.

NINOX AND FTJR goes well together, and one pretty blouse was of delicate pastel blue ninon over soft white satin, with braces of ninon edged with narrow grey squirrel fur. Shoulder scarves of gently ruched ninon mounted on satin are edged too, with fur, and have the ends ornamented with ninon Tosebuds. THE SHOKT-WAOSTED EFFECT which, it -was said in Paris, had killed itself, is by no means defunct, and most of the new models, whether velvet house gowns, evening dresses, or coats and skirts, show this style. Many evening gowns, aa last year, have tiny sleeveless coats, frilled at the high waistline, of fine creamy lace. Girdles are certainly "out".—l have seen none for 6ome weeks. A HOMELY HINT, just recommended to me, may be of use to some of my readers who want to dye a hat. and hesitate about attempting it them selves. Fill a basin with water, that will cover the crown of the hat, and hold the shape without crushing it anywhere. Throw in a knob of dye that you'can depend on and immerse the hat till it is th« shade you want. Then take out and lay flat till it is dry. This method has the gTeat advantage of dyeing the hat so completely that a shower of rain 117111 do it no harm whatever.

THINGS •WORTH KNOWING. To Clean a Move.—A stove, rubbed daily with a soft cloth and a few drop 3 of turpentine may be kept black and clean, though Dot polished. Substances spilled on such a move may be cleaned off with soap and water. To Make Window Glass Shine.—lf your -window glass is lacking in brilliancy clean it with a liquid paste made of alcohol and whiting. A little of this mixture will remove specks, and impart a high lustre to the glass. For Cleaning Brass.—One ounce of soft soap. 1 oz of rotten-stone. 1 oz of ammonia, 1 pint of boilin? ivater. Pour the water over, and mix the ingredients thoroughly. Put a small quantity on a flannel and apply to the tarnished metal; polish with a soft leather. Painted wood, panellings, and wainscotting can be rapidly and effectually cleaned with potato water. Put half a dozen large tubers into a pail, having previously peeled, washed, and grated them. Pour a gallon or two of fresh water over them, and let them stand for half an hour, then strain and use with a house flannel; no scrubbing will be needed; but another flannel with clean water must be used for rinsing purposes. This is good for any kind of wood. Cinnamon tea is a valuable drink in a typhoid district, and haj power to destroy infectious microbes, even the scent killing* them. It is steeped and taken freely, just as other teas. To Cure Warts.—Dissolve as much common washing soda as the water will take up; wash the warte ■with this for a minnte or two, and let them dry without wiping. This repeated will gradu-ally-destroy the largest wart.