THE WOMAN'S WORLD.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XL, Issue 12212, 6 March 1903, Page 3

THE WOMAN'S WORLD.

MEN'S VIEWS OF WOMEN.

Men have said many both kind and clever things of women. Here are a few of them: —

He is a fool who thinks by force or skill to turn the current of a woman's will.— Samuel Tuke.

The most beautiful object in the world, it will be allowed, is a beautiful woman.— Macaulay. If the heart of a man is depressed with cares, . the mist is dispelled when a woman appears.Gay.

Lovely woman, who caused our cares, can every care beguile.Beresford.

Raptured man quits each dozing sage, 0 woman, for thy lovelier page.Moore.

Kindness in women, not their beauteous looks, shall win my love. —Shakespeare.

He that would have fine guests, let him have a fine wife.—Ben Jonson.

A woman's strength is most potent when robed in gentleness.Lamartine. Disguise our bondage as we will, 'tis woman, woman, rules us still.—Moore.

IT IS GOOD FOR MAN TO MARRY. The question whether or not a young man ought to marry cannot be answered in the affirmative for all young men, but it may be alleged, and it is here alleged, that marriage is good for a young man if he is the sort of young man that is fit to many. Marriage should be the ambition of every young man, and if he is prudent in his selection of a wife, and looks well into the future, he will not regret putting the garlanded yoke upon his neck. A .young man should not think of marrying until he has saved enough, and has income enough, to start well and to support a family decently, according to his state in life. But as soon as his means permit it becomes the duty of every young man to seek a wife. When a man is single he drifts. His moneygoes, as a rule, in foolish or harmful ways. Having only himself to provide for, he thinks only of himself. He has no home in which he may take pride and comfort. But to the man who is happily married life has a new interest. He has some cares and expenses of which the bachelor is free, but he has a substantial happiness and comfort which the bachelor has not, and which makes the cares and expenses, seem nothing in comparison. The married man becomes a settled figure in the community. His increased needs require on his part increased exertions, and bring out the best that is in him. Nature, as well as the young women, expects every man to marry, and the man who delays this duty until middle age may find his bachelor habits so inveterate that he cannot accommodate himself to the new state of affairs.

ARE WOMEN CLUMSY? Lady Violet Geevuxe has been lamenting lately that the modem well-bred woman has lost all those graceful arts and actions which once lent so much distinction and attractiveness to her sex. The modern girl, we learn with pain from her latest critic, " comes into the room like a whirlwind . . . she sits on her, gown, which is all crumpled up under her, leaving the clear outline of one leg well defined . . . she . . ."—but we hesitate to read further. There was, of course, a time when it was universally understood that ladies had no leg's ; when even the chaste supports of the piano were clothed in modest drapery ; and when the " glide" was considered the poetry of motion. Fashion lias played many pranks with the various objects of our adoration, till now, when the slim lines of the dress fall gracefully towards a wider curve; and though, even to-day, skirts err slightly on the lengthy side for muddy weather, they at least allow the wearer all the freedom of her "lower limbs." It is iust in this freedom of movement and athletic- strength of modern womanhood that the refutation of Lady Violet Greville's censures may be found. There has probably never been an age when the women were so tall, so well-made, and so healthy as they are to-day. The inevitable result is that they move with an ease and swing that is a natural beauty in itself. Their every action is more instinct with the organic charm of living loveliness than has ever been either permissible or visible before. Our girls walk into a room well without being taught, because walking is as natural to them as breathing. They have to learn the curtsey for an official " drawingroom," but that- is only because they do not habitually move about with a four-yard train and a big bouquet. But curtseying is not a necessity of daily life. A woman who has her limbs under control, and who has found her " balance" on horseback, or skating, or at golf or tennis, is never likely to sit down awkwardly in a chair. More women go in for various kinds of sports nowadays than was ever the case before, with the happy result for their admirers that their ordinary movements are more natural than they ever were. There is one point in which we agree with Lady Violet Greville. It takes a. " Parisienne"" to cather her skirts up in the street. Still, that is an art which may be readily acquired. There is no immediate clanger of the Englishwoman losing anything that makes the sex attractive. Trust her. She knows. And she has rarely been more attractive than healthy athletic exercise has made her just at present. HOUSEHOLD HINTS. To dust carved furniture use a new, soft paint-brush. The bristles will penetrate the. deepest crevices. Table linen should be washed well, rinsed thoroughly, and ironed when damp. Ironrust can be removed by applying lemon juice and salt, and laying the linen in the sun until drawn out. Cheese cloth folded four times makes a much better strainer for clearing jellies than the old-fashioned flannel bag. Before using dip it in boiling water, and do the straining before the fire, so that the jelly runs freely. German countrywomen boil in milk the yarn for their home-knit stockings, so that the dye may not come off on the hands. If black stockings that stain are treated in like manner the result will be found satisfactory. Health-giving Exercises : There is a simple exercise which expands the chest and corrects round shoulders. Let the arms hang freely down. .Then raise them straight up over the head, at the same time inhaling a deep breath. ■ Hold them up until you count five. Then slowly lower them while you exhale the breath. Repeat five times. Another good exercise for expanding the chest and developing the neck is to rise on the tip of the toes, simultaneously taking a deep breath. Remain in that position until you count ten. Then exhale the breath forcibly and come down on the heels. ~ The Art of Making Melted Butter: Very., few cooks understand the art of making melted butterin fact, the place of this valuable accessory to many dinner dishes is usually taken up thick white sauce, if not by a mixture resembling office paste. Melted butter. '■ is. the, foundation of. most of the common sauces. -' Have a covered saucepan for this purpose—one lined "with porcelain will be the best. Take a quarter -of a pound of the best fresh butter, cut it up, and.mix with it about , one » tablespoonful of flour. When it is thoroughly, mixed put it into the saucepan, and' add to; it a teacupful of hot water. Cover the saucepan, and set it in a large tin ; pan , of. boiling water. ' Shake it round continuallyalways moving it the same way—till it is entirely melted and begins to '. simmer. ; Then let it rest till it boils up. . If you get it .on. too hot a fire it will be oily. If the butter and flour are not well mixed J it- will be lumpy. If you put too much water it will be thin and poor. All these defects are to.be carefully avoided. In melting butter for sweet or pudding sauce you may use milk instead of water.', : :