LADIES' COLUMN.

Evening Post, Volume LXXIX, Issue 71, 26 March 1910, Page 15

LADIES' COLUMN.

The Crown jewels of Persia, of which the inventory has just been completed, are of fabulous beauty and value Round tho Royal treasure house, according to Mr. Bishop, the great traveller, who has been privileged to sen it, are strewn in lavish profusion pearK diamonds rubiM — gems of every description ; vessels of gold, shields, scabbard-, and sword hilts blazinjr with diamonds and rubies, armour red with rubies, croyns of bUndi«. R «»* - Knificance, chains, and priceless enamels. Ono glass case, 2ft long and lift high and wide is more than half full of oquisito pearls of all sizes. But tho most remarkable of all is a globe of solid gold, 20in in dinineter, on which tho countries of the earth arc pictured in vari-coloured gems — 50,000 of them— and the teas in countless emeralds. The value of this globe alono is said to bo a million pounds. MHe. Heleno Dutrieu, the French octree who is learning to fly, had a miracu- I lous escape* on P.lst January at Issy les | Moulineaux while practiting with ber Santos Dumont monoplane, reports a Paris correspondent. The ground was very muddy, and tho machine failed to rise. The "aviatrecs pushed the elevating lever as far as it would go, and the aeroplane shot up into tho air almost perpendicularly, and after reaching a height of thirty feet veered to tho left and fell with great violence to the ground. The propeller struck the earth first, and the machine stood on its head. To tile amazement of tho onlookers, MHe Dutrieu crawled from beneath the debris of the monoplane without even a scratch. Mrs. Barnett. the wiie of Colonel George Barnett, commander of the Lnited States marines in Pekin, recently accompanied her husband on his ninetymile riding test. Ever since the couple have been in China they have spent much of their time in the saddle on exploring tours, and had become used to tho rough roads of the celestial empire. When tho time came »«r the colonel's riding test, Mrs. Barnett declared she would take it, too. The colonel and Mrs. Barnett returned to Pekin none tho worse for their experience. The men of the guard were proud of the feat of "the colonel's lad*- " and a few weeks ago, in recognition of her pluck, they clubbed together and presented her with a silver loving cup as a memento. Mrs. Barnett, before her second marriage, was Mrs. Basil Gordon, of Baltimore. It was at first suggested that the committee of the new scheme to establish a Home of Stray Dogs in Sydney should consist entirely of women. Why, it would be hard to say (remarks the Morning Herald), unless women are to be considered fonder of animals then men. But it was finally — and wisely — decided that both men and women should share in the management, and a mixed committee) was formed, with Mr. F. Montague Rothcry as secretary. It is hoped to raise £600, which will pay for the building — the land has already been given — and maintain the home for_ two years, and amongst such lovers of animals as Australians undoubtedly are, tfceru should be 110 difficulty in building ' and maintaining the home. It is not intended to form the new home into a hospital for nursing worthless and diseased dogs back to health. Of course, if a dog seems curable it will be treated — and already a canine specialist has offered his services for this purpose — but tho badly diseased creatures will be at once destroyed. Stray dogs in good health will be cared for until claimed by their ownere, or if unclaimed sold to defray expenses. For it is intended to make the home as self-support-ing as possible, and it is astonishing to know of how much -value a dead clog is. It seems that almost c\ery part of him can be sold for some purpose or another, and the committee looks to this fact as one of their means of income. Another source of revenue will be the home fot clogs whose owners are going away for a time. The care of the domestic pets is a problem in most households in. tho holiday season, and the habit of leaving them in the care of a kindly friend has often resulted in the breaking of a friendship. It will therefore be a great relief to dog-owners to know that ( here is a place where their pets can bs left in safe hands, and without fear of over-feeding, and this department should prove a profitable one in the new home. Elected in 1881 one of thfc first women guardians, Mre. Harriet M'llrjuham, who was a well-known figuro in tho publio life of the country of Gloucestershire died last month at Staverton House, near Cheltenham, aced seventy-two. LATEST ORNAMENTS. Some of the newest bracelets arc modelled on the lines of the still modish dog collar of pearls, and are simply miniature editions of tht^e ornaments, and perhaps it may be stid that flexibility is the distinctive mark of all the bracelets of tbe season, writes a London fashion expert. A very dainty ornament, fit for a bridal gift, is the bracelet consisting alternately of a pearl and a diamond, thnn a trefoil of diamonds, followed by another pearl and diamond, and so continuing m this fashion until the other end of the ornament is reached. For tho coiffure nothing is more effective than tho ribbon of diamonds whicn is now worn threaded through tho hair. These ribbons are usually of moire, with different devices of diamonds arranged at intervals, either in clusters, stars, buckles, or circles of precious stone*. Some women ore even wearing diamond rings in the coiffure threaded through a ribbon and arranged to show only the jewels themselves, and so wonderful are the gems in tho present-day rings that one can scarcely wonder they should be displayod in tho coi/Turo. Mention should be made of the newest hatpin, which is a wonderful creation of the "Man in th» Moon" represented in fine diamonds, with the face sketched across in sapphire*. Another design no less effective i* tlm setting sun depicted also in brilliants over a foreground of undulating waves in th« tamo stones. Says a writer in tho Daily Mail: — Tlis modern girl, while she submits to no mar. riagc of convenience made for ber by others, is th« maker of her own trarriagc of convenience. Lo\e does not blind her— indeed, tho littlo god *cbui» capuble now of opening her eyes very wido indeed. She weighs tho pros %na cons of a match deliberately and wisely, •vill not be hurried into a promise, nor in any vuy coerced. We who are her ciders have made the path of independence plain to her, and she walks therein fearlessly. She has been taught tho valuable lesson of individuality. "Tha redemption of the world is to be accomplished by individual?," said Miss Dorothea Beale, in an address to tho teachers and students of the Teacilinjf Departmcic of the Ladies' College at Cheltenham, a theory th& girle of this generation are proving to Be true. Their individualitydoes not begin and end with wisdom that amalgamates love and expediency , indeed, it is because they can afford to wait for the "one man in the world," considered from every point of view, that they are less likely to make unfortunate matches than their mothers and grandmothers were. For marriage is not their only profession. They are able to carve out a career for themselves. They are individuals at last, responsible for themselves and thoughtful for themselves. How to Poiii-h Mahogany. — An experienced housewife jyhes The following directions for polishing mahogany: — First, waMi thoroughly with weak vinegar and water to remove all stains and dust ; dry carefully and rub well with a mixture pre]>ared in this way : Put into a jar two ounCi/3 of yellow wax, half a pint of boiled linseed oil and one ounce of boiled ulkanet root ; stand this in a pan full of boiling water till tho wax is all ueltod and tho whole well covered with the alkanet : strain it, and, when cool, add onn gill earh of spirits of turpentine and vinegar; mix well together and u?p. Apply this very thinly with a bit of flannel, rubbing it sharply all the way of the gvain till rubbed in. Then rub again with another clean flannel, and lastly with an old eilk handkerchief. The great secret in polishing furniture is to apply a \ery little polish with a large •mount of rubbing. It*i« to this the "eggr.shell gloes" so much admired on antique i furniture is dv«.