WOMAN'S WORLD.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXVI, Issue 11684, 13 July 1912, Page 4 (Supplement)

WOMAN'S WORLD.

What a Man Says,

A woman will be timid about some trifling matter, yet face death with ■j! * the utmost composure. ~ A woman is made ill in no way so quickly as by wearing an unbecoming !■gown. A woman is capable of sublime sacrii fices of self in great matters, and of :-. supreme selfishness in little ones. The Choice. .Jl- Mrs Sara Stanlcy, of Cambridge, who died leaving £8291, directed that- withSa three months of her death her jewelis to be placed on tables and each " "J? of her children in turn shall be allowed to enter the Toom, and remain - -A* alone for a reasonable period to chooso ; an article. The Sash. , A pretty fashion of the moment is th» sash. It is an altogether different Ti from that known to lis some years . 2 ajjp. Now even the sash is somewhat stiff, and as often as not starts from :J?; across the shoulder-blades —there or - . thereabouts —and falls in two straight ,?■£•" and unbroken lines to within twelve •fy' inches of the skirt hem. Quite differ- - enfc is this from the sash of the last .pS-', decade. Still, the sash of to-day has • merits, and I. for one (says a writer -in The Car)'am quite willing to give it wvlcom». ' After 42 Year*. At Einsiedeln,- in the -.Canton - of S§N Schwyt b—the. Swiss Lourdes —a remarkable marriage took place in the prin«cipal church. In 1870 a wealthy Swiss - couple living in the neighborhood became engaged, but on the- breaking out /3?:--of - war between France ahd 'Germany fiance left > Switzerland to serve under the French flag. The couple 'rVthen drifted apart for the ensuing forty-two years, and strangely enough .each marired three times during this period—the husband losing three wires " bv death -and the wife three husbands.£'"i * —r —— '

"Lemon Cures. '~Si~ ' " Lemons are very-useful'both in healtl and sickness (says the Family Doctor) '*■}?- Hot- lemonade is one of the best- -re ; t£Z' medics for an incipient cold. It is als< -'excellent in cases of biliousness. Foi malaria the "Roman cure" is proparec jf* by, cutting tho rind and "pulp of i ijk. lemon into a pint of .water, .then boilA- -jnguntil there is only half >» pint. on< SjHt~ teaspoonful is takfn before each meal This -has cured obstinate cases whei quinine failed. Lemon syrup, made to . baking a lemon twenty minutes anc . then-squeezing the juics upon half a 'cupful of sugar, is excellent for hoarse.sjl'BMs and io break up a cold. .if:- • 'fj|f, Old Lady, and the Baby. - ®' r 'J- Cricliton-Browne, speaking ai meeting of the National Health Sosaid there were two dangerotu classes iu. the country—the faddists, 'who wej-e— always, running "after some yl jjew thing and urging upon people some ■£,* odd diet or some preposterous remedy; '"and " the positirists, who cJung tenaciously to antediluvian notions. The 3 work of the society lay in breaking /Jt down old prejudices. He told a story

of an old lady "who • was instructed to - Mi- take the temperature of the water be|»>vfore bathing a baby. She declined con--{a-*tempfcuously, saying: '"lf it's too hot the oaby. turns red. It it's too cold it ". v turns blue. What more do you want?" Mrs Astor's White Mourning. v.- Mrs John Jacob Astor, who, "at the - age of nineteen, has been widowed .by - the Titanic disaster, will wear white . instead of black as mourning for her • husband. Mrs Astor wished to wear the deepest mourning, but Mrs Force, her mother- believes sho is too young to • irapo hcrs'-H n ith Mack cloth and black crepe. So Mrs Force overruled her .daughter's wish, and ordered widows' '•— weeds oT'whFte for her. The gowns are rut «n the simplest lines, and, like the millinery, is being made at a fashionable New York establishment. Such

drosses as an- worn out of doors are of white cri'[K\ while the indoor and lounging robes arc of the finest lustreless silks and louisines. "The very color of black is depressing." Mrs Force told a friend recently, according to the Telegraph. "and I do not consider a young girl like Madeleine should wear black, crepe at a time when, with all her sorrow, her greatest jov is to come to her. White will have a better and more soothing effect upon - her spirits and health, and seems to me to be far more appropriate for so young a girl." An Electric Cradle. The latest novelty is what a Paris contemporary terms "un berceur clectriqne." The cradle is fixed to a balance, and this is connected with a phonograph. As soon as the baby cries, vibrating tablets of tho apparatus are set in- motion, and these in turn affect the phonograph, which emits a lullaby. The rotation of the cylinder causes the cradle to rock, and this pacifies the baby. As soon as the baby's cries cease the cradle no longer rocks. ■ By this means the domestic occupations of the mother are liot interrupted to look after the baby. Woman's Vagaries. "Are women neater than- men ?" was a query recently asked by a cynical old bachelor, who is a stem critic as to all that regards a woman's get-up. This -was the reply:—"Women are endowed with strange vagaries, and while extremely fastidious in many .ways, are •neglectful in. others. ■ Even the smartest 'girls-are not always so particular as to the freshness of their neck and wrist wear as the plain; everyday man. of business. To change -his linen at least once a c?ay is a sort of-religion with mos; men. .With women it is different. They will inspect their collars and cuffs after a day's hard, wear, and .decide, that they will do. not recognising the J -fact that- if any doubts exist on the matter they should be consigned to the laundry without demur. ' Again, a man is generally much more concerned as to the state of his shoes than a woman." Do We Sing Enough?

A Huniorisrt-, on being asked the question which stands at- the head of these lines, replied:—"Some people do; they may not sing a <j;reat deal, but it" i"s certainly too mncn for the nerves of their neighbours!" Seriously, however, may be said_ that 1 we do not sing enough." an<l bliis is a point, where we notice a distinction or difference of.class. Poorer people (and speaking'generally) , those who have not been "college educated." singmuch and enjoy it. Others do not sing enough. Effect of Singing. " Singing, strengthens "us bodily. It is • rather, the' province of the doctor to discourse on that result "of singing." but ft is sufficient to say that some of the iills from which we suffer would be less likely to afflict 11s if we made more use of the vocal capacity we possess. .Mentally, singing does tis good. It makes us feel brighter, we can get through our work better (just as soldiers march better with than without a band), andeven in our sad moments it makes us happier, because it allows us to give expression to our feelings. In this last case it affords the satisfaction we always feel when we can confide our troubles to someone else. Even if we merely hum a tune to ourselves we reap benefit: it is preferable to remaining silent. To hear a song in the house is Eke a tonic. Not Loud, but Sweet. • The idea about singihg entertained by some persons reminds us of the girl who spoke contemptuously of the band in the park. It was not musical. , she observed. and when, questioned as to-her-meaning., replied £ 'oh. it isn't- half loud enough. YOll oiighf to be able to ! hear it ever-so far! The big drum doesn't make half enough noise." . Certain people believo. that singing.' means top jioies all the time. Top notes, are musical enough when reached by. one who knows how-, lint it! is not everyone who can do that; and because Jiey cannot go up high, may refrain from

sinking. They are sensitive to criticism, audi thoy fear that they will be regarded as duffers for the reason, that their compass is strange, but that is certainly one reason why many persons do not make us of their voices.

A New Calendar. A definite attempt to reform the calendar is-to be made this summer by an international conference that will take place ait Geneva, "Switzerland. Many suggestions will be discussed, but the;most interesting, because the most rational, seems to be that of Lerov S. Bovd. . The calendar, as he would reform it, shows' a year of thirteen months, twenty-eight days to the v month, and one extra day—New Year's, to bo counted in any month, but observed as a universal holiday." This day comes naturally before the first of January, and is neither Sunday nor Monday, nor any other day of the week, but simply New Year's Day. V

The Feather Boa. Th» real home of the feathor boa is in England, not France. Frenchwomen (says the Pall Mall Gazette) do not caro for it very much, and the very smartest- never wear it. They may wear a spiky thing in black or white -tulle, with a knot of-black velvet or a bunch of silk flowers thrust into its just under the left ear,and'this ,season a very good house has stared a-wicked-looking, black tulle ruffle which-, has long' Honing ends behind,: ends, 'which fall •nearly; to:the feet: -On white--lin-gerie dxesses, on beige-taffetas dresses, - .or any dainty toilette whicli may need a note of bLacknnda touch of feiathery softness, these ruffles are quite successful. Painters. of : " beautiful- women love things-like this in a woman's dres«; and'" there is one modern-master w.ho always insists upon liis sitters having something of the sort. • •

Brevities. (Home Paper.) Plain -.shoulder cape -.fichus- oil- coats are often of light toned silk. - Some ■■ si sieves reach al most to the knuckles.- They are cut bell-shaped', though otherwise tight from-the •elbow.. No ruffles or edge trimming adorns them,'but a dotted line Trill sometimes mark the wrist. . ' - r Fo'r' bo.th tailored and dressy gowns plain-crystal buttons are very smart.. The tendency is for' big hate to grow bigcr and small hats smaller. - Some new upright- collars taper . to points behind the; ears. ;"V - - Streamers are added- to some or-the" big bows set at the back of large hats. • Rich colorings for gowns .increases.' The- softest and" most graceful of fichus are often 'finislisd with stiff rosettes of. velvet. , Huge flowers or - rosettes of smaller blossoms have many ends of-ribbon'and' tiny pompoms. ; i

RECIPES AND HINTS. Jewish Fried' Fish.—Required: Sole or plaice will be-nice:for this. Frying oil, I egg, saited water. Lay the fish for-about 20 "minutes-in water .which has a small quantity of salt in it. Dry the fish thoroughly in ; a clean; cloth, and flour it-lightly -with - a dredger. Have ready a fryingpan with some good frying oil; beat up an egg on a plate, pass each piece of fish through the egg, plunge it into boiling oil, and fry to a light brown. Care must be taken that the oil-be really boiling, or the fish will be flabby and spoilt. Egg Curry.—One egg, 2 tablespoonfuls sugar. 1 half-cup strong vinegar. 1 teaspoonful butter, 1 half teaspoonful curry mixed in cream. Mix mustard salt, sugar, vinegar, and currv, and pour on the well-beaten eggs. Simmer all fj>r 10 minutes. This will keep for a month in a cool place. Baked Eggs.—Place a layer of stale breadcrumbs in the bottom of a buttered dish, and pour over enough sweetcreamto .moisten, Slice liard-boiled eggs and put a layer with plentiful dots of. butter, and a "little salt and pepper. Continue alternate layers till the dish is full. Sift crumbs over the top, dot -

with bits of butter, and set in the oven .to bake. Pickled Eggs.—Boil 12 eggs hard for 15 minutes, then remove shells and stick about 6 cloves in each egg. Have heating to a boil 1- quart of good vinegar (the whitest procurable), half cup sugar, small bag spices. "When eggs are ready pour this over them and cover closely. •They will be ready for use in a few days, but will keep for a week or two. Egg Sandwiches.—Cut the top nearly r.ff or rolls that are stale, remove all the crumbs and' soft part possible, and fill with a stuffing of chicken (veal, tongue, or any _meat desired), finely chopped, with celery, salt, a little parsley; pepper, plenty of butter or olive oil, and to each roll allow the. yolks of two hard-boiled eggs, which should be thoroughly mashed with the other ingredients. . Fill the rolls, shut-the top, and place in the oven to get hot. Egg Rarebits. —Take the whites of hard-boiled eggs, chop fine with a half dozen mushrooms. Put a heaping teaspoonful of butter in a-frying-pan to" melt* and add. 1 tablespoonful flour, and mix till smooth. Stir in i pint cream, and stir till boiling ; season with salt and pepper and a little curry; then add the mushrooms and let stand about 3 minutes. Serve hot.

Orange Jam.—Choose 12 thin-skinned oranges, cut' them into>.rings, sprinkle over tliem 1 ..dessertspoonful of salt, cover with cold water; arid.let.this stand •nil night. In the morning drain through a colander, put the oranges into a preserving.pan, cover with water, and boil till;tender-(this is to take-the bitterness out 'ofcthe skin), drain again,: then put on to boil with' 71b of crystallised sugar and 8 cups water. Boil; for 3 or 4 hours.

; Worth Remembering. Everything •from Teaidy-rmadc clothes to . gloves; is made in sizes, but few know the measurements of them. In. coats a 6ize is 1 inch; in underwear, 2 inches; in' stockings, 1 "inch.; in. collars, inch; in gloves, i . inch; iu. motor caps, j inch..'- This hint is very useful -to those .who shop by post:-- - '

< Use for Glove Fasteners. The patent fasteners, from worn-out gloves may be utilised by cutting them from the gloves," leaving enougli of the kid attached to be" fastened..to the skirt bands ,and ,plackets> These can be sewn on by machine, under a fly flap, and they will last longer than hooks and eyes. They" also make ideal fasteners for belts." : .

Drawn Thread Hjnt.—lt is always more or less troublesome to draw the threads for tJiis kind of fancy work. If you . take .a. piece of soap and mark along the back of the: material where you want the threads to come from you will find they_; will- slip out- ever -so easily, lu machining new oalicoes the same appLies.with advantage, and saves wear of the delicate , parts of the machine. . • :

■ T6: Save Starch.—Aftsr using -a bowl of starch do" not: throw away what 1 remains of tjie mixture.Place on one side, and whenf the starch is settled pour off. the : clear water, than place the basin in tha. oven'for five minutes. The starch- will be found in- a hard cake, and can bo put away for use another 'time, -when it will be found as "good ias that just bought. A - Novel Stove Brush.—-Take two or three thicknesse.s of woollen carpeting, ■ or any heavy woollen fabric, and tack it' on on a, block of wood for dusting the range. It brightens up the polish if dull, and beeps the handles clean; Bits of Soap-—The best way for using up odd pieces of soap is to put them all into a pan with a little water, and let simmer until dissolved. Add enough silver sand to form a stiff paste, roll into balls, and set in a cool place to harden. This will be found excellent for scrubbing kitchen tables, wooden floors, etc.

To Whiten Clothes —many housewives would be glad to know that a slice of lemon cut thickly, and with the rind on, if put. into the copper when boiling the clothes, will keep them beautifully white, and get out nil tho_ stains from handkerchiefs and children's pinafores. Let it- remain in the boiler until the clothes are ready to come out.