WOMAN'S WORLD.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 85, 3 January 1908, Page 3

WOMAN'S WORLD.

: I^ ' ' , y ' ♦;•' W'y/.:: :v ; ;'V:v.''-.;.,.: ■>•.■>. - • ■ r MATTERS OF iNTEEEST FROM FAR AND NEAR.' • : : v: -:' ; '- -■'. ."..'..'/.'.l:' ■ ■ ■■••/.;. •■-■■' ! -; (By "Dominica.") 1

■ -"i".r: -V" -s TO-DAY'S DINNER.

' /fatAOTICAL'i SnaGESTIONSoBT.-AN.;" ', f EXPERT. - • "(Specially: Written-for-The - Dominion.) , , FRIDAY . fiaxicot. Bean Soup, : <Potatocs scallopedwith -Cheeso,'Potatoes Santees-orPotato Chips, .i-.Cabbage. ■ .... ... -v Lemon;Sponge,-Jam Tarts. ~ . POTATOES -SCALLOPED -WITH^CHEESE.' ■ Method.—Put.'a layer • of'sliced boiled pota- . btes/iir a.'bnttered .pie-dish, 'and ispnnkle.over them nicely flavoured. grated cheese.. Continue alternate layers until the.- dish -is • full, - not forgottingf. pepper. - Then -add white sauce or . a pint, of. milk; .with the., yolks. of two m :it., The;quantity< of'wlute sauce i?, about .;a pmt ..to. v everr 'three: cups <of sliced potato. '. Sprinkle the,,'top of the dish' with nutter Mndi.biscuit • crumbs, and- then put it in the: oven'' until.- it. isiquite-' hot,,and,.-the cheeso, :is -melted, but , not . cooked and marte indigestible. - If-eggs are used,' a . slow oven is - ' ''\ :'.j : Vl' '■ I TOE TO-MORROW Ingredients:—Roast;: beef; broad--: beans, . po■fcrtoes, -horse-radish, ,: juiiketi ,J stewed'.plums;.;.;; ■' :|. , • I FOR SUNDAY -and tomatoes, 1 'pint strawberries, l:-.packet::of jelly,"-J" pint- cream, ; 1.- lemon;"- sponge:'cikes,,!boilen-custard^'.fruit, and tiniied pineapple.''' - Snpper.—Cfaicken .and bam -pie, : toma toes.-'arid mayonnaise sauce,.,lib...prated- cheese, .2-eggs, i2oz. bananas,'boiled custard: 'I:, '~

;K' V'.., - - ■ "V ' EPITAPH ON A. BUSY WOMAN."

Here -.lics a Ipoor. woman,'who -always was ■ busy; :■■■:■ She .lived .under pressure that rendered-her . djzzy..;. .■ ... . . • She belonged, to ten clubs, 'and read Browning by, sight, N Showed-.nfc (lunches and "'teas, and would .vote if sl|Q might . 680 served -.on a School' Board :with courage and. zeal . She;golfed .aud^sho;kodaked,, and rodo' on a, ■ • wh<»l;\;-.,. . She read .Tolstoy, and Ibsen, knew microbes ; by.;/hajnej- '•/•'/•V' r 'v/' ApprovedLof Delsarte ; was -a-.''Daughter and, . Damo.''. -• •. ■ •... ..,/ ! Hor.children. weut an for the,high education, Herihusbaitd went seaward for- nervous pro- . - .fstration, VVC :C r ' .V One 'day, on.-her-tablets -she found -an hour 4 : .free^- ; - "./.. ; ./...'v/;'/ /./v !Th'o./shock-.was.:'too great,.'and"'she died ~ :• •••mst-antleo.'.V- • ' 'v, • ' '

'FASHION FADS.

London- fashions: • are ■ -kaleidoscopic •• in tjieir/ c everrchatiging • form-- • and colour (writes "Sigma" in the "Western. .Mail." Cardiff. Almost every . week sees some variation?rtbat-i ..begins;.':-none •• ..of. .-the' uninitiated can 'possibly .'.say , .where, but which/. spreads \ with > .such ;V ..rapiditythat W a few. days ~it;has become: almost universal 111' Piccadilly and ■ • Regent Street; Sometimes'it'is a certain-mode of.woanng thevhair. --This .at?present; is .-quite*notice-able,-.chiefly on account' of its-.elaboration, and also bccause of .the.false curls and plaits ( which are displayed with a-frankness worthy of the old Egyptian or-Romaitlady of. fashjon, or .. those ofthe'time of.the' Empire!;.' There are'tiyq variations' t of:'the • . generally adopted is.':that'of parting', the hair "in-tbeimiddle; drawing.it .in huge, puffs above ' the "ears,' to the' top ..of :-the-head, ' where jt is "arranged in cluster's-.of. rather stiff-looking curls, or is plaited or/ coiled ! just, below the crown .of-'t-hp head,. Grecian fashion/ ;In the second method.,the;,hair iis: dra,wn straight from the forehead, over, a-pad. . .The: hair, .is not taken straight from'the napq of the heck ■ iii cither case,' but iby means,of small'' pads; if necessary—and ;.it is;generally':necessary— a-loose.effect is .attained.which.-is itylish,. but utterly h head,. As illustrative' of ;'the"frankness --with*,' Which' false' hair sis'worn,X the ,drapers stcck. curls in small 'or' large clusters,... and'- theso" -are bought .by/their cuptomers .with .the utmost nonchalances/as; they" match the', colour 'of their ,'hair without' any/ attempt at dis-guise;'in-the large-show-room. ..' " •■ _ iWith.such, elaboration,; Qf .hair-dressing,, it is not reasonable to expect women to hide all;' its 'charms', uijder- hats/ ; -As Head-cover-ings- are still ;in -vogue"; .-many of 'the.'fashionable women have .made what may-be termed a'compromise, for. they wear "the large .hats . that'fashion 'decree's,' they -pencil.;them so far back on their heads that; the- splendour of the .hair is not in the.' least . hidden'! : It is often a 'maUor of wonder , to thai'sex which has.not been, initiated into- the uses. of: t hat-' pins, as to''how some of the hats remain on the wearer's head at all.' " This' offcct is further heightened in . niajiy' ; cases by. the "Soil'-wester" • shape : of ', the - hats, .' which; very wide at,'the .back'a';nd-sides,} narrow al-' most'to vanishing point ..in, front. • The' effect of tb&o/-hats/from ,: : the ,'back' is."'really' .ugly when ,'carried'to extremes, ' for' the broad brim rests almost on the' shoulders, thu3 completely obliterating the/ lino. frorti Bead' to - shoulder;' often 1 one of a'woman's .most charms. "\ The . trimming- of .these fiats; generally" largo feathers, completely fills up an'y;gap3 pefcnanco' loft-by- the hat,, arid the.' result isVshapele3sncss, • the head arid shoulders, apparently, meeting. ; ; Hats have reached sijch enormous proportions that there must soon be a.;,, reaction indeed, -it has- already set in, for some' of the.' latest' models, shown by theteading 'drapers are: decidedly smaller and more compact,-although they- show, Tigris' of : diminution- lli the',.tirimming,/ which stlir- consists : .of'tufts, of-feathers, or ostrieli/ feathers, ribbon bows, or clusters of flowers ; all of Brobdignagian'. proportions., ": 'i.' . TvVhilo on-.the .'subject pf;'hats,'. I may-, as.', well allude' to -the green felt hats that; are so widely, worn: by men in London. The ribbon 'finishes,-'in a bow'at the back; and when one-has become /used" to coloured l head-gear foj-.men, the"'charms of. this-innovation-are very apparent: ..'Green'seems,'the only colour that has/made" aiiy hekdway- wi'sh v the conservative', sex' (sartorjally)., '- for '. though' in "vtho shop windows, are displayed -..chapeaux . of various, other colours,>l have' not noticed any of them worn -in, the strbets.,; One of the fashion papers ' snid f 'the-gireen' bowlers were to be' very, largely worn, but : I have not noticed any, of; th6se, only''the greeii folt is to be.' scen : ; everywhere,' with its. green - bow at tho;back;- and sometimes a small tuft of tiny feathers, bUt : theso' latter, are worn only by the ,very.-few; ; 'Gqloure: in dress materials- are •'very: vivid; purple, being the',shade of tho-irioment. The brightest purple imaginable is .most favoiired, but those in nioro. subdued tones are miicli sought rafter. ' The new purple' has a suggestion of 'bluo in it that makes it■ all"" the more vivid,'.hats, feathers/.-lioas; dresses, and even veils, being, .often. seen; . The'-qolonr is vastly bccomihg-.tq sdmo complexions;'b'ut-its' effect on'others'is.thq rovorse qf ; p!easing: Veils of this/tint are ;not a* success, because they impart ,a ."puiTjly; tinge to' the; skin .'they, cover that is .not at all to""be ; If . the complexion:!? made upr-as;is very-often the case in London—the' paint' on' the cheeks and lips 1oo!:g a' bltioy purplo,' which is ''. extrernely • u?ly. Purjple has ev6n laid the 'spell' of Jits charnis on the .minds of the lessl ornameritalperhaps' it-; is, only , the minds' of .their toijors/which afo/affected/ Ouite/a number of dark"purplo suits are"to, be noticed in the' fashionable promenades; but - their, strange-ness-sank into insignifitfanco." beside orio (if bright butclinr-hhif) .cloth that.' attracted universal attention in "Piccadilly the other morning. Men aro gradually adopting much more brilliant colours than' heretofore, and the windows devoted -to ;.the • display. 1 of. their handkeichiefs/, tios/.and -socks are gay with nil the colours of the rainbow- , .

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL. ,

■ At:tho Basilica, Hill Street,. on,Januaiy-2, ■Miss. M'Cionaglo, of. Northland, was married ■to Mr;-•• Percy:.Lo- Grove. ; The !Rev; Father -.Dowden': performed tho- cerem'ahy; ,-A; recepi 1 -tion'was afterwards held, at-Goober's, ' i.. - ; A'oatorday afternoon Miss Blanche Lawson, ; second, daughter- of Mr. AleV. .'Lawjon,. B.id- . ;will.Street, was married to Mr.'.Wv.yeitch, ; h ; was. perforafed iby Hhe :.Rev ; ; ; .J E. Elliott at . the -residence;of-the bride's , parents.'. - , At Vesley.-Church, Taranaki ■ Street, yes-. torday, Miss .Edith -.-Furnoss','., daughter . :'of > . -Mrs. 'Furjiess,. 50,-Devon StreotKwas'married , ibyithe ltov.- C.-Porter to Mr. Mathbw Henrv - i- Sendall , - •• yV"v";' ; J - ~Mr.: and .Mrs, E. Rawson,'.; of Masterton; •' if : with; their'children,'..are^staying'.'for■'av'few . c weeks at Plinimerton.. '.f • ; f' ■ ' The engagement.: of,-.Miss;Gladys Cormack, j 5 .Gartorton, 'to Mr.- J. vUlundellj :of Lbrigbu'sh; v i,. '.-Wairarapa,-has recently been announcedri; i j t Dr. and . Mrs. Trimble : are ■ returningto ' e Masferton after, a 6hort"- visit to ' Wellington. ■ 6 •. The engagement and approaching'mairriage ' of Missi Matron of .the . Stratford : Hospital,.to Mr.-A. W. Biidgei,also^.Qf'Btr'at-'. ford, has .been anmjunced; . After the wed- : • -ding-they mtend to go Home for-six raonthsi .

GOSSIP FROM ABROAD.

, Sit soirncls.more .the,soft of thing one woiild ; .ox'pcct from '-America,-.',but accbrding^.to -an | EiLglisli newspaper, ( .Portsmouth has' .a ' ba.by ; : } :m_aiioress-. who j.nas: ..been-'formally, .invested e ;with the-gold chain oL'pfEco as -mayoress" of 4: t tho.'b'proiigh.-; The. Mayor is;a-, : widower, his ,i wifo - havingvdied a; few months • ago,- and •: consequently 'his Oittlo danghter. a - child lbf sj •fivorand; a half, years - of, ago -takes tho ofß- ,j cial' position. .: It. is gravoly reoorded; that little Miss Foster, promises'.'to',-; ,hb-'a very efficient ~mayoress Hor .first; officiaj "fiihc- -j 1 '.tion was,a church alt-cnded. ::! with;-.befitting .'gravity .' and; '.dignity, '--.'after-. / : .wards holding -quite' a reception. .; The youth■ful , mayoress, said ; that,, she , woiild open i • bazaars, > ahd • make ■" speephes- ;too,, whenever.. i; - called upon,'V . .and was • quite 1 'sure. •; she woultL .- do - .it,' satisfactorily. ;With>- all :he'r,.'.quaintnoss l and 1. s.dlf-p.ossessr' >. sipb, .Portsmouth's tiny -mayoress '■ is' a.-very •] : nat,u^al,,child.-; ;Althougli sh-e'admits: it '.may > : ] . ;bo:-ah.'unbecoming, confession for-, a-mayoress -| she ''.owns'-; that', iibe :'loyesdolls/ -j 1 of; whicii>'sh'e 'has' quito..a nursery full, :aiid .^ey^sl^re' : iiumber,.'of 1 bird and. ariimal.-'pets..' : ;■ Queen of Spain have granted! 1 pernussioh-.'for:'-tho,'cot: ; ;wbich-Nis- being .5 founded'aijd endowed in t,ho ; Belgrave Hospi- j :tal for Children "by : "The Gentleivoman'sV J .Children's Siilon,-to be named, aftertheir'in- "< f ant. son, "The' Prince' of;' Asturias;"''■ . j ; The ,acute financial crisis in London- has '=] beon-'-far-reaching;in':.itseffects,on; i Mqst.:,'socioty...women', dabble, in ..stocks;'and -t arid -..some ivell-known' .hostesses. have '•) ~ :Hik>nSvery_ ;during',,the.'past l few with v.disaStrous'''results y from"'evefy point--.of : view. r * r::-y vj ■ ;-Mr.-W. M.'-Rbssetti-has'two. books''-.'in preparation., ; One is; "Tho; . Diary of- Dr.. 'j . rolidbri," unclb.iof -Danto ißpssetti, . and , the' 1 1 .and to most.peoplo:tho'.ipqre interest', J ' ,wg','is •"THo'lietters^of'Christina;'Rossetti. f Shej.was:'a ; poetess of-whom' it -is.'cl,aimed f :by ! .Competent-- critics 'ithat," with tlie possible f . exception.of Mrs.' Browning, her. gift.-amongst ' . Englishwomen was ;unewallfld., .jrhi3 ...volumo } is to, contain, notes !and." portraits';and :wo j anticipate,it with unusual'..-interest". .-- 1 . i-'-.llaiiy 'of .tho; French 'dressm'akcrs ; have ' frankly ranged themselves upon.'tho-side of ' the'- picturesqiie.'this; wihterj' aiid- 9110 firm { with a. greataiam'e is..making'a speciality-of. ! the,Botticelli'-, fashions: it; i s;. .producing. -/'lt ,is not |evbrypnb who can wear the,picture, frock ] -.witli'iadjvantagb'to'h'c.r own appearance, '.'nor f do' circumstances lend themselves iiV'tho . lives of'numbers of wqmeri\to 'the.mariifesta- ( Jtion-of toilettes of ; pictorial beauty.'.'; But , ove'n.if it ,bo imppssiblo to dpi),-in-.tb.e d.aytima, j a'robe that'looks..as if it were,; as.indeed,'it' is,- copied , )mo for. lino froni.'an. old print,, it'is'.,'.permissible' and ";'easy'"tpih'diilgb' i i natural.'tastb .fqr. the beautiful 'in tho-even- ; ing. ! - govyns,.. and. negligees, \ that; are f ordered, _ : for'the coming cold, months.' . i-

CHILDREN'S TOYS; " < ' 1 ■ ■ • .'. t

-/ Those moralists,wh^find;so much. to worry, i th'tem 'in tlip' thou^^Tt^.of -tho ''snares' ah'd i temptations, to winch tho'babyjri' tho nu.r- 1 ' Spry' is subjected;, have-had a; great'deal to i sa'y, lately on the/subject .of children's toys, ; arid tlieir. inilucncai on tho child piind. 'lho j v6guo' bf tlio Teddy Bear in America lias ,inr : spired-articles showing that a crimo is'done t to', the -littio girl-whose' uricle presents her < with a toy bear instead of. a doll., . A doll i calls.'out. all-the . maternal instinct, in a ( child's ,mindy that is, tho text.for: the sermoii, .and ' obviously, a, toy bqar.."must-'-bov a i plaything.without any ;ethicaj'influence/ ' 'It j ; is'even said- that societies have 'carried .rer j .solutions on tho subject - protesting against | tho gift' cjf 'animal: tSys 'to^children?,Ba6 -jt' ( hajs-yet to be .proved that, tho'little,: girl- 1 who'dislikes dolls 'necessarily , dislikes :babies? I • or that the -'child' Who will' cheerfully : 'speud; ( hours over making finery for her doll'will as ; cheerfully^givo'her timo'tothe core;of littio | sister. -••- ~•• . > -;v ; : V I There is'woro.in .the argument-, that-.ugly. i fantastic toys should not'bo'giveu.tp'children.;' i Therb aro 'always a nupiber* of pieaningles3 i toys: t6-bo found in tho"shpps at : tbis tirno bf ] year, .'and it is doubtful- whether they ever i give .'nioro than -a fow-. minutes' pleasure':to- ) wio children who receive. thorii., , A .plain I straightforward animal "or a' simple, Bailable | boat;'is : sure to. givo pleasure as;,-long-' as it. j • laStS. . . ' '• ' ■ ' 1 . i ' 1 ; A; child's; toys arid; .the. things, it sees - : all; i lea'voVsomo . iniprossion.; or. : .other-,- .These j should bo cHoseri wol).' The modern philo- ! sophcr. tells us 'a child should; havaj rib- toys. ( "Lea'vo ,: 'it' alone',-" ho' says', "arid'; its; jorii; I ginality' will assert. itself.' : ... It will soon-have J a natural ,desire tp ; play.; i look roiitul a'ud' discover;'thiiig?: useful .for its'purpose." '.' -i To "a 'clever' child - the -plan .might; bb .'sue- 1 cessful,; but. to '.'. -the ,'.ordinary ,'- ono ; ':wh'o' :s .' ifeithe'r: particularly clover: nor. extraordiriar- ' iiy dull , a .littio guidance ~is -wise. ; Give I it-a toy,'suggest a, use for-it;' and-jf it, is ■ '. invoritivo : it will go'on playing; for . hours, ' ! ' constantl.f.'afranging'a fresh :Use foT;it.' '-' i 1 : Leaving "a:' child ■aJono' 'has -' d'arigwsi-''inas- '' ! much , a-s it may. drift .'into, .a ' of;-.doing. • npthing definitely.,, A child should-be busy,- : for' activity. always, brings, happiness., 1 ■ -When its'. nlay- is^'ov-er-it is; ready to sleep.' j ' When Jit' wakes'it,''should bo v up' aiulfabb.utv ' 1 once ..more; farid judicious ad'neo :as tto: what '■ to do : is important. .-' .' ; A'child snPuld 'never bei;' heard' to,say, I "I'don't. know'what-to do-or.to-play at;.": •< It .ought to know; .• It.; should .'have been •! ' taught. It'.will".never be; any-'-tfpuble' if/ ] 1 timo aiul consideration- are giv.en J i tho .right' tihioi V'.y.T- 1 1 Givo-it, : for a sheet of-paper and ] ' a : pencil:'-it/.covers it.;.with ; ' dashin'gHines. I 1 Somo; would • take. thes6 : away,...declaring-; it. < 1 waste of'timo. and paper. .But.-it .is-, not;, i '. Thochild 'is, for' all-. we 'toow,*'..playing .'a 'i • gamo.'whicß : we.dull grown-ups' fail to 'iiudci;- : ntand. . .- • . - .'. '. • '■ .•■A"-wom'ah,':-when "the 'first, exnberance' 6f" ■ > youth .'is-over,'is ! apt to bccome 'deadly; i sorioiis, says .an English, writer.. 1 She ceases' j ' to ! belieyo m 'tho 'fim in,life,-and, loses all ( i relish , for : play..-. A . .nmn 'remaiiis.' at' : '< I- heart/' a . big' child, and,- in consequence,, j ' honestly enjoys : the .sobiety . -of chil' '. dren.:,-A'father ii refreshed"by a. romp with , >' his little; ones; a, mother is usually tired'by: > ■ it: . She-may be her boys' And girls'; Kuardiari ' ' at)f!el/ friend, b(it; t is, only rarely i ■, their 'playmate. Women lose'much; when 1 • they'lase this'capacity for play. ■ Without ;it 1 ! they. are..unable.'to throw off the burden of 1 ; their.cares as'a.man does, and to.enjoy.the I • good of the. present'moment.; careless of the > I worries' that .are . past"or,-theworries' -that I i may be'in tjjie future ' '

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.

- ■.' " XEW CONFIDENCE TRICK " v reference to ■the • warning .'of- Mr. 'Birbli, I " wou)d out th'at, ■'if - from''- the .-Dominion,.-';were_, not.-so ..tfond 'of; advertising , themselves, .tliej niight aj'9irl, : ;.:the'■' annoyance. ,to- .which ;,Mr.'; Birch •'.Vefe'r's.'''. "I'-did not 'fiiid.it necessary 1 during a to Britain,to piit, my, tlbini at-'thß -Agleut-Gcnerars-office'-; (by' the way, I : thinkvhe-is a High Commissioner npw\ and :di^-nSt; suffer" in-coii'sequence.-' . If people;-wnll ;hung(ir:'after .publicity, thoy must Hake, the con'seqiiences.' It is a i.fierce light .that, beats 'uppitf'.-pebple occupying; official positions; in : .City:''—"■V'oiirs,". etc.,'' - y' ; ,; r • ;A. 'S ALDRICH. '.1907'.'-

f J!)''THE DENSHAWI.IN'CIDENT. ,

. taking any ' part'; inthe ''somowha't : ;; : ;ridiculous- contrOT'ersy?-as to the ' trub fa'cts of. the above incident;;might I 'be ;pel , toitted ; --tp; ask,/ : What;;has--it' to .'do'Vwith -New --Zealand,. any way ?—Yours, -.etc.,,. -, ' • IMPHI. ! f''W,'a I .kanae, .December 31,.', 1907. ~ , :

AMERICAN JAPANESE IMBROGLIO

the;departure .of',the - American Pacific,-_• I -notice that' :miich fspecura'tion- has been indulged- in the'local Press^"is,'not- be-Ijjijn'd'.'jjthers-ih' that;:respect;'•;lt'Jwarn's' the ;jiubl}|' .'that much ■ of'.'-the J bellicose r'.circum'si;aincfls;. surrounding > it : : is to; be\ attributed -fp'Jth'e' bellowings of' the"'" Yellow Press '' ; 'of ■lA'nfbnjja-and Japan. Now,' 'with all .due .respect", 'I- 'take a' -different-View- "of ;' the with your-permission,:l>.should Tike Vttj;. give your - readers', .• mapy., of'' whom 'maV'-.he'.. Biased, the, substance 0f..; my . im'fpreM.ibrisV Vlt'' will be ..'inoiix; of: Japanese • emigrants/,' was;'a: great '-soiirq^f.'of' -annoyance to';the.; people; ,of .'ATnerica'i/iand .' that;' tlio pressure'/bTbiiSht'-.to ;by 'the .deniocr'aby, 1 ;; was'''forced 'fgVTbmonstratp' with- the; Japanese: Gove'rn.to; ihtimate'-' thatvtlie Scoritinued' |^^.^j^lSl^du^mgFess-'of-' : ; tho ; 'iiito'-tho'.AStates liiigh't'.lead tp '.serioiis.. conse!,quences"',;To;this remonstrance the Mikado's deigned 110 inr ;tima r t'e'.tha't! thby refused'-to discuss'' Hi'6n/'?iTie?inevitable; consequence, of; this' was 'tlie'ioiirice'and deliberate, insults, Jiipanese W) - Americans. ''v ;• cHoweyer unwilling to go 'to .war,'-;with' the J ally V: 0 gland,, this"-wMv unbearable' .to' ;a Trond;'-and • ppwerftil nation hke, America. of- the gigantic fleet; now ',itsViiray;lo ■ the; Far East—as -an indication '•of ; E njhjitv Japan'; might; expect •if i' she -;did'hot .And' wjijit[. else. could '.ha>"i'- : }jeeiijbip'ected ?, '"And- ; !nbw,: with-,all.'her .'blvj.ster,i|ig;;shd'.braggadoqio, : \w& 'find". Japan backing vdou'ii - and eating. hiimblo'pie ! So better' .'for'- "thbiigh numjliat|fig.' . The. idea of- littl:'h*a 1 fycivilised :Ja pari; •' 'jilbclarihg. war; against-;; one'; of the njofKjqwpvfiil. .republics of ancioht' cr/modern Ji.wer' , ,/ii.'ridiculous' in t.h'e'.;:ext'i ; enie.''' Why, ihei-Tvqiild; he wiped: out. ofexistence ,as'a ;natioji . of two years'... Hen ships would •• supplies -cut o(f;-"ahd hor ; people starved ;into subpiission.:, In,fighting,America S i haJ-WpuJu.,riot;ha.v.e; a. disorganised, -uridiibip;lin'^;:'ai;my -. artd' iiaTj-''tb; contend' agaiiist ,;'as in ' the j eai?; of: Russia j;. but. -, a united • nation ,- 'bf.' inexhaustible.. •• resources,..': aiid- rprbyided ;>vith.iall.,tje material; that'science and ; know> 'lew^'-^rj'su^gest.-or;-invent'. ;!' yßjii:iV;is,;presilmed that Japan,- in 'the atti-vtiide-i^ho".had,.taken, .up,'expected- that-'her,- : would comb: to her ;assistance. in of her. being involved ..in-; a' wai'with.'.'Anie.rica; ...England kiiows.'too' hiiich of the;power;of-America to-take an; snqh rash step! , 0 Sh&,'.knows' '.very. well': that ; .America could [Carry; on for .years, a war; against, bothof 'them,which," in .the• end,' would -.be • iuost disastroiirtp'both the.allied Powers.VHence,' pV';ra#'.a.ssume .thatv t-here .'will-bo'.no-intpr-the part of -England. ;• And --if Japanvhad^'the.'temerity;to.-.wage war alone against Aiiiarica she will get fjuch a drubbing that '.'jShe^will: never [Survive ' it. But • Some peoplp-are so superficial, so unthinking,'that that' - Japan,' be'eause . she beat Riissio',v'could beat. any., single >toxer- : in ,the wbrldi-'-Ahd, nnfortunatbly for herself, this has been,; Japan's,own fatsl mistake, ivhich she. ultimately, reponted-of. We lignr'-a lot abouV.the 'integrity.- of; the British -• Empire. But', we^shqiild''remember' that : btheK.n'atiohs are as_ jealous',of; thoir. integrity;, and 'as readv to; maintain, it, as Britain.—l am,, etc;; : ; 'LXTEGRO. ; Welliiigfon,' January 1, .1908. I

-•-> IS THERE FAVOURITISM 5

-' Sirj—ln' your Jssiie; of y;estca"day I regret-, fully .n'Qticed' that, tho claims. of one - of the post.^s^i^falt.ahd i ',aßsidnous;'n:emb9rß of our 1 . oxcellent". detective force had been so Utterly,'.arid ; unceremoniously; ignored. : This is ,B>:very; ominous sign, inasmuch that brilliancy'i;' ' acumen and - fearlessness count. forriot.hingi;in; the' eyes of ' the, powers that be, an'(3i;tlie' ( ;liending- of your articlo, "Is.'There faTOuritism?" seems; to be very pertinuit,' aiidiithe-:article in itself, although moderate.; in tbnff.tcpnvoys between the lines a great deal of'xeflcction which -1 trust' your many readers. wiHrtlibughtfully roview and form, their own calmJopinion of. 1 . :' • . • Itysf, an,,esce ; 3dingly , regrettable incident, as- a- fmorp^;mcriiorious_,service has ; , seldom been,- performed—one,' indeed, which; should bayp been; met with • an overture .of promb-' tion and; recognition from, the < Commissioner of Police, - Mr. Dinnio.; ;The..- .hearty approbation, cspfesspd by the. Chambor of Commctco, by thousands' of householders a'nd' property ownors,.and more'especially' the cmpnat-ic-and, valuable' encomium of • Mr.. 'Justice Cpoper/ i 'w'l!o -adjudicated' the'- cases, of burglary, aiid who was in a' more unintpresteg. and' advantageous' positiou of gauging' a^'.:^Pl " c c'atmg > tlie sterling service of Ueteetives'.' M'Gratli and.- Cas3ellsj should nothave been so ignomiriiously flouted bv 'tlieQomjnjssioner ai)d. the Minister for * Justice (?), the; Hon. J. M'Gowan. tlioy,thomselves' ?re paid public servants hoidlrigposition's' of.! .trust; arid.. responsibility ,■ where justice, should-. predominate above- any senti-. uifints ,pr semblance-of- prejudice; *; colour, c ??.tb, or favouritism:-.- I-'peu, these lines, in-deed,'-with ' feelings of' sorrow!' seeing that-the. future. Welfare and the efforts -of. public- officers'; those .who have the' todj'. i o.f;- thb '■ Dominion's welfare : 50... riiuch -at.heart)r should-, be under ; the ,- absolute '■ arid autocratic control -of "any .-bne jrjah. v -' i In;.,bringing-,this matter to' light,- : sir,' you na ypubt. are .considering Welfare' exemplary officers -. of ■ the • service, and,??'tbp .strain in which 1.. write .'and. ill whiph; I ' desire to -be understood;; ! This ! mat- : tef-is. one for.:t,he Cabinet-to take up, : and' r;;'sincerely trust that Sir .'Joseph :Ward ..will' not. be-.afraid'to assume the correct'position o{,feI > '';®e ''.Minister :a't' thofirst-meeting' bf; the;Cabiriet,' aud,call.upon' his. colleagiie. the. Mi ni'stpr "for •': Justice; - Mr: '-M 'G owaii, to ''sub-' mit. the.', whole;, ca'se-'froni'Vits" official: it a,lid-.-point , tp; the. Government. ;,Tbis ,is-the 'constitutioiieil .aspect for 'hiin to 'fi's'suiiiG,' sceino; ,tha.t.-.tno Goyernment-, collectively: and -individually'. is/on 'its trial,-arid' aiiswer'able to the: geperal.- public. of..New..Zealiirid -for the. gpgd deeds or' misdeeds of any. public' officer I'-'aim'''deeply".indebted - to' you,' a . n A- exposition of :de-; ,pa.rtinerital neglect iri such ;a' very-important; public matter, and ;in conclusiori'ithank; you' in antieipatn'on. of the publication of this pro-; test-, and vrish the whole ;of our, .Very, excellent 1 police .and detective.'force/ who -have' dope; ;so ; . much. splendid' work ; in . the ''prpfe:-.' tion■ of public -.life. and. property,' a successful' 'and. prosperous' New, Year.—I t am, etc., x • . ONT, OF' THE ; PUBLICS • . Jannary ,2, -.I!)Q8..-V