A LADY'S LETTER BAG.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1704, 22 March 1913, Page 11

A LADY'S LETTER BAG.

, ta'cinating volumes. Opening ,the .■■•ito"" at random (writes a ■I an En"lish paper), the follow in D note us rub oui- eyc.s and wonder whe-V-r wrarp reading the modern society an on the post-imprasslonist).; : k „i3 —This morning wo are gpin D to s--.) the old pictures, which will be quito a rl'ef after the glare of the others, ruruev's" are really too disgraceful, and quite an insult to the public. He must bo And'tho politics, are equally Ladv Elizabeth, busy at homo with her c.hilllren,: while; her husband goes to London to vote orf tte Eeform Bill, calm y -cmarks that "the burnings in. Norfolk ro-,- -"-crse than ever," and thus criticises tip ij .iis» of .Commons:— • , •1 .•veil I, actually • read the debates ; IV amusement, they are-so ineffably ,' iari" Poor little Lord John, ready to e,- : ■,noting Johnson's Dictionary 111 his ,].-.V'.;iiv; Sir Charles Wetherell rcquotinK. o" Johnson's assertion that he believed .'•1,:. ,:.n-il was tho first Whig,' and that v>l*' ~■■ ' Hume,.in a rage, assuring them ]> . ''! id forgotten more Latin than any !of t»» honourable 1 members, had ' ever .' It really is too . disgraceful to Voth Houses of Parliament wrangling -iii ■ a set of silly schoolboys at such a i'„ :eut. They require some ladfes to i;tf 1 them dignity.' . ""■'-en there aro serious proposals lor ■-•■■■■■in" sugar-beet; stories of the wettest '•ViW°and tho hottest summer; and.the -V: 1 "mora'perpetual stories of tho shatneI,:i neglsct of the Navy and tho selling -f commissions. Penys told tho same storbefore; Kipling has told tho same stor- ;,■!■ since; for "tho thing that hath been, 't s that which shall bo; and that which i' (''one, is that which shall be done." With r to oilo of the scandals of the selli i"' of commissions by Mrs. Mary ■ Anne ("r.rke, a mistress of tlio Duke of York, y.'t'tivi told;— .>■ , ; ; "During the' progress of the inquiry,■i 'JsCrj. Clarke appeared daily at the bar of i !■'}* House, exquisitely dressed, witty, im- ■ 'ui leut, and answering the attacks of the 'p\ iSrexaminers with a cleverness and of saiartArepartee which completely • : !cd them." ' • -ho litttle did ths Houso object to the "•'.ppearance of a woman at the bar on this

EVENING GOWN .OF CHAKMEUSE ' AND FILET. LACE.

occasion that on February li, 1809, they sat till three in, tho morniu' r examining Mrs. Clarke. ' They woro a clever family these Spen'cer-Stanliop:s',' : and the letters of the mother to the son, of the sisters to the brother, show a remarkably high .standard 'of education as well as a very pretty wit; they are letters which deserved publication. John himself wielded a caustic pen upon occasion, his most noteworthy phrase being: "The great advantage of being of old family is that you aro further removed from tne'rascal who founded it." The illustrations are numerous and excellent, but that of Queen Caroline is a curious antidoto to Ah© sentiment; roused by Laurence Housman's "Pains and Penalties"—the faoe is so Very coaisc, tho ■ dress so terribly vulgar.

THE SECRET OF LOOKING COOL. '"The secret of looking cool in hot weather,-" says Mademoiselle Helena Rubinstein, the Viennese Complexion Specialist, "is to treat tho skin in the right way, end use suitable preparations.' Tho naturall.y moist skin becomes red and greasy iiV a high temperature, and the drv skin uncomfortably dry, with sometimes a' painful burning sensation. I deprecate the use of soap ond water in such cases. Valaze Liquidine is ideal for cleansing the face in hot weather, and tho daily use of Valaza Skin Food whitens, refreshes, and removes the sallow, dull look that spoils so many faces." ; "Many a woman much admired for her lino completion uses Valaza Skin Food. 4s. and 7s. a jar;. Valazo Liquidine, ss. and Bs' Gd. a bottle; Valaze Powder or Novena Powder, 2s. Gd. a box; and Valaze Snow lotion, 3s. Gd. a bottle, whilA many ladies who constantly motor find Novena Suuproof Creme—2s,.and 3a. fid.—a necessary protection to tho skin. But as it is a creme either the Valaza or Novena Powder should be used as a finishing touch. The eyes, when'red or inflamed from seaside glaro or motoring, are soothed and cleared by Novena Eye Salvo. It removes redness of, eyelids; saves loss of eyelashes and eyebrows; and stimulates their growth. Price, 55." "Valaze Powder is specially adapted for "Teasy, over-moist skins, while Novena Poudre is excellent for dry and normal ;skins. Both arc the same price." > The Valaza • Specialties are sold by leading Druggists throughout the' Dominion. They will also bo dispatched direct, post-free, from Mlle._ Helena "Rubinstein's only nddress in Now Zealand—ss Maison Valoze, Strand Arcnde, .Queen Street, Auckland.—Advt.

At an inquest on a Ifoxton woman, it was said that she was ill tho habit of drinking methylated spirits to induco 'sleep.. Methylated spirits, a, doctor contained, generally eau=?d blindness, aud half a pint was a fatal dose. Woods' Great Peppermint Cure, Is. Gd. For ChroDic Chest Oimplainta,"