WOMAN'S WORLD.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 14928, 28 February 1912, Page 10

WOMAN'S WORLD.

MAN'S TREATMENT OF WOMEN. j "Who is-to blame if women for centuries | were all and worse than the proverbs j made about them"' Is it not, man? We ! may revert here in cur thoughts to the : tale of the dog which grew tricky. _ In ; himself he was a good dog and a noble, . but as much could not ha said of his I master, in his dealings with him at aJi events. It was the master's mistreatment which made the dog bad. And it is the charge which can be made against men in ©very age and clime for all the alleged misdemeanours they have laid upon women. —the men—have taken advantage of their physical superiority to treat woman almost as it she were a dog. She was not allowed to have any will or individuality of her own; she must be but the meek echo of her lord and master. He might (strive after education or other mental advantages, but wile wad daughter must be helots. .What could the result be but that the one who was debarred lrom equality by her lack of physical thew and sinew, should come in time 10 develop rare skill in artifice, no as (sometimes) to gain by finesse what she could not, by force? But to the end there will always be a difference in the viewpoint of the sexes, the colour of the outlook— difference which no theories .will efface, just because it is in the blood and woven into the fibre pi their beings.

GIRLS AT HOME. Mrs Henry Wood's novels are not deep, and are often despised by the votaries of culture, but she does at least in almost all her books, insist on the necessity lor training the lamily, both girls and boys, in. good and orderly habits, as a _ parent* manifest duty, and I am afraid this advice is still much needed. It is an excellent thing for each daughter of tha household to have her own alloted tasjss, one undertaking lamps, another flowers, or ngnk dueling and keeping in order of tie rooms, and set days and times should bo chosen and adhered to for these purposes. it any o! the girls have a taste for cookery it should be encouraged also, and in house* where only one. maid is kept,-and it. is hardly possible for the latter to make the small and dainty dishes which finish up scrap* and prevent waste, 1 a very happy outlet for a daughter's work could be found here, and numbers of odds and ends made useful. - .

THE UNCURLED FRINGE. Side by side with, the question of ovening head-dress comes the important matter of the arrangement of the hair itoell. There is an effort, or at least, an inclination, to return to the short, straight fringe which we only remember as, representing an added attraction to a pretty face m the canvases of the painters of our ancestress a days. It is, in fact, so long since anyone attempted this style of finish to the coiifure that it has come as a complete novelty. Several smart women have already been captivated by it. It is, however/very light, only a modicum of the hair being used to form it. Perhaps, if the troth were told, the. little adornment which softens the line of the brow- bo becomingly has been obtained at the coif; feur, and no hair at all has been sacrificed by its wearer. These little "clipped" fringes are very useful when worn ; in conjunction with the hate which fit closely round the head, and which aire regardless of brim, and consequently are- not a little trying to the majority of faces. Contrary to what might be expected, the short fringe is by no means ageing in effect. It has, in "fact, a youthful appearance, while it is undoubtedly useful in concealing the lines which, time scores across the forehead early enough in life. It possesses also the great advantage of i-eatness, as it is too short to be disturbed by wind or movement, while, owing to the fact that it is uncurled, it requires little or no attention. '', -: »

THE ATTRACTIVE WOMAN. The question often arises -whether it is possible to .cultivate charm of personality if it does not seem inborn, and women are sometimes inclined to despair when they decide that Nature has seen fit to deny them this power and attraction. What a mistake! The charm of good looks can, to a great extent, be cultivated, and yet more can be done towards the cultivation of charm of manner, • Probably the woman you admire most for her delightful and fascinating personality owes a great deal of it to her own efforts; first she discovered what consti- ! totes charm, and then she devoted her attention to its development. It is necessary, of course, to develop along the lines of one's own individuality, and not endeavour to imitate another woman, however charming sua may be. " The artistic woman, for instance, is totally different in Eer appeal from the girl of athletic tastes; and the literary woman, again, will be different in every way from her housewifely sister. , Each in her own way may be thoroughly charming, hut she must bo content to develop her own personality, not assume & character foreign to her own, with the manners that belong to an alien 'disposition. If you wish to be charming you must first learn the meaning of repose, for nothing is so unattractive as a restless and fidgety manner. Be quiet in your movement!?, yet not slow and hesitating, which is as great ,m error in the opposite direction. Do you not find it vexatious to entertain a visitor who is continually patting her hair, fidgeting with waistband and collar, twisting her handkerchief, or playing with the ornaments on the. table beside her? Having noticed this,, take care to check any such tendency on your own part, and, when yru pay calls or converse with a friend, give her your whole attention. Such distracting little . motions not only detract from the pleasure you might give by you; society, but are ' extremely uncomplimentary to your companion. Tib woman of charm is a good listener, and this means that besides merely listening, she must, both appear and be interested. It is not enough to refrain from looking bored, and to smile at the right moments—any talker of intelligence will soon see through the fraud and detect you if your attention'is wandering. One may cultivate brightness of expression and responsiveness of look just as readily as any other grace of manner. To be gushing is as destructive of charm as to be fussy and restless ; find the happy medium between coldness and "gush." A tendency to incessant laughter must also be checked. Many women laugh with almost every sentence they utter. This is generally duo to nervousness, and can bo cured by the exercise of a little self-con-trol.

Learn to smile without laughing, for a ready, pleasant smile is most potent to charm. TO TREAT A COLD. At the very first symptoms of a cold it is well to commence treatment, for by doing so serious developments may be prevented. Let camphor be inhaled," give the feet a hot bath in mustard and water, after which the patient should get into a warm bed, with a hot-water bottle to the feet, and drink a large tumblerful of hot lemonade made thus: The juice of a lemon, a large teaspoonful of glycerine, a teaspoonful of salvolatile, a little* Denial rara sugar: fill up wit boiling water. THE VOGUE FOR EARRINGS. The vogue for earrings has increased very much* of late, and we are returning to the* Victorian belief in their beoomingness. Earrings are, in fact, worn with all toilettes, and are by no means considered hi bad taste with country dress, as used to be the case a few years ago. In fact, in making a selection from the numbers of ornaments which most women possess nowadays, many considerations are involved, and shape, style, and colour are chosen with regard not only to 'questions of appropriateness and matter of dress, but the particular atones and settings -are selected which agree with the appearance, special moods,, and feelings of the wearer..

! In the case of the -woman with a thin, | narrow face, only statu should be worm ! long, dangling earrings only serving to ac- : - . comitate the length of the face, whilst the : woman with round cheeks may wear the I later sorb with impunity. * ; ; .; ' \ As a matter of fact, long jet earrings ; will make a round face look more dander : ; especially in the ease of a, fair-haired j woman. - Tiny pearl-shaped peridot ear- , rings look very well in the c«-s*> of the ; dark-haired woman with a colourless com- ; plexion, the bright green of the stone add- . ing a clear pallor to the skin which is ] much admired just now. The blue-eyed ■ woman, however, should choose amethysts : for her earrings. The rich purple cofoar ! deepens the shade of her eyes jr. the meet ! marvellous way, whilst a'single brilliant jor diamond introduced into the setting | lends an additional and fascinating sparklet