WOMAN'S WORLD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 82, 27 September 1911, Page 6

WOMAN'S WORLD.

(Conducted by " lUieen"). | A HEROINE OF THE MUTINY An eventful period in the life of the tuition is recalled by the announcement of the death of the Dowager Lady Outrum, which took place at Pitlochy' (Scotland) in July. Lady Outram was the widow of Sir Jamas Oil tram, Bart., who was designated bv Sir diaries Napier "T'lie Bayard of India," and whom she had survived for 48 years. The Dowager Lady Outrain was a daughter of Mr. James Anderson, of Bridgend, Brechin, 1 and was in her Dftth year, having been born two years before Waterloo, so that v she had lived under six Sovereigns of the realm. She was married to her cousin, Captain Outram (as lie then was), at Bombay in 1835, he having just arrived there for the twofold purpose of meeting his bride and conferring with the Governor (Sir Robert Grant) on the policy to bo pursued in the Ma hi Kanta, When the Indian Mutiny broke out. Sir James Outram was in command of the Persian expedition, and after a short, brilliant campaign, the objects of which were triumphantly attained, he returned to India, which lie reached while the Mutiny was raging in July, 1857, and afterwards proceeded with Havclock to effect the relief of Lucknow.

Lady Outram was meanwhile stationed at Aligarh, where, with her son, .Mr. Frank Outram, an officer in the liengal Civil Service, she had a narrow escape on the outbreak of the Mutiny. "The Sepoys," Sir James Outram wrote, "at last broke out in mutiny, and all Europeans were obliged to fly. Mr. Frank placed his mother behind him on a pony, and carried her safely till they overtook a carriage on the Agra road, and tliey made good their way to Agra, but all their kit (including her jewels and some of niv medals, etc.) was sacrificed, except the clothes on their backs." The pony, it appears, rebelled against the double burden, with the result that the refugees had to walk for more than half a miles through cantonments, the Sepoys looting .the bungalows as they passed, Majiv of the disaffected regiments shot their oflicers, :is well as engaging in looting. The walking caused Lady Outram's thin shoes to fall off, and her feet were greatly blistered by the hot sand.

Lady Outram remained at Agra until the Mutiny was over, ami five, years later she became a widow. For the last 35 years she had milled at Pitlochry. Lady Outram was much gratified to receive a telegram of congratulation from King Edward in 1!)08 on the occasion of her Ootli birthday. She* was keenly interested in all public matters, though she continued to lead a retiring and benevolent life at Pitlochry. She retained her faculties practically unimpaired until recently, though for some time she had been in failing health. In addition to he.r only son, Sir Francis, who for inanv years was Umler-Secre* tary to the Government of the Northwest Provinces of India, the Dowager Lady Outram is survived by seven grandchildren and eight great-grand-children. WOMEN WHO ARE MONEY-MAD ATTACK ON MILLIONAIRE AND HIS BRIDE.

New York. August S. The denunciation of a prominent American millionaire's projected marriage with a young girl who is well known in English society, by the liev. Charles Richmond, rector of St. John's Episcopal Church, Philadelphia, has caused a great sensation. It is stated that a change in the marriage plans of the millionaire may be the outcome of Mr. Richmond's violent attack.

Mr. Richmond contends that he has the support of Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan in denouncing the re-marriage of the guilty party in a divorce suit.

Tho Rev. J. D. Perry, Episcopal Bishop of Rhode Island, who has eccbsiastical jurisdiction over Newport, a fashionable summer resort, where the principals of the proposed marriage are now residing, declares that "if facts are as stated the marriage would not be allowed in my diocese." The divorce decree granted to the millionaire's first wife by the New York courts prevents the millionaire from remarrying- within New York State. The millionaire and his prospective bride are both Episcopalians, and it would be a tremendous blow to their social prestige if they were compelled to bo married by another church or simply civilly married, as now appears most probable. Mr. Richmond has issued a statement declaring that the vitality and integrity of the Episcopal Church' are at stake. "The women of this country are responsible for scandals, divorces' aijjl the demoralisation of American society. They are money-mad, clothes-mad, and hunger and thirst for limelight. They regard home solely as a place to eat and sleep in. They scheme for any kind of notoriety, dress immodestly,' lust for wealth and evil leadership in fashionable society. In all these things they outstrip the women of any other nation. Nowhere else can women be found who frankly sell themselves and their children to the highest bidder. Those who inherit their wealth are .worse. Look at —— and • and'— Mr. RiciimoiuL-OTnUnued bv mentioning by number of the wealthiest American families. '"AH furnish grist for the divorce mills and material for scandal factories," he added. "Y\ hat are these disgraced and disgraceful people doing with their lives ? What do they care for public opinion and Church canons? Shall we be as complacent and snnbbish as they are insolent and sinful ? Any clergyman who performs this marriage ceremony should; lie promptly unfrocked." Public opinion is tending to support Mr. Richmond's attitude. The newspapers are beginning to print leaders bidding him continue. USEFUL HINTS

To stop the ravages of moths, when ! they have made their appearance, wrap I the article in thin cloths, then cover with wet Turkish towels, and put them in 'the oven to steam. This will always rout ninths. Someiimi s oil lamps throw a very dull light. Try placing a small lump of camphor in the oil vessel, and vou will ■find that in a very short; time the light will become i]nite'bright. If you have no camphor at bund, a few drops of vinegar will answer the, purpose. If a tra.-podiifnl of glycerine he added to every 4li> o! any kind of jam or marmalade a quarter of an hour before boiling is completed it will be found to remove tho 10-ggy appearance, and make the preserve transparent and firmer than the usual home-made jams.

For removing grass stains form flannel, get some lump fuller's earth from the chemist, wet it. and place on the stain. Let it remain there for a couple of bonis, and then rub lightly. If the first application does not- remove the stain apply a second time, brushing oil' when perfectly dry. . To take out rain marks iron the cloth on the right side with a moderately hot iron, placing a clean damp cloth between the material and the iron. The clotli must be kept damp in order to be

a success. Treated in this way, the rain marks will not only disappear, but tho cloth will not spot again. Old pieces of soap may be used for making soap jelly for washing flannels, blouses, etc. Put by pieces till you have a good collection, then pour on enough boiling water to just cover them, and stir till dissolved. Keep in a jar and use as required. Stained enamelled saucepans should be rubbed with coarse sand and lemon pulp, and not cleaned with boiling sodawater. After squeezing lemons, save the pulp for this purpose. To renovate carpets, siponge them with a solution of one part of ox gall to two parts of water. Do not make the carpet very wet. Dry thoroughly with clean dusters. Boots that have become hardened by damp and mud will not crack if a little glycerine be rubbed into them. The leather should be wiped free of glycerine before the boots are blackened. Your table knives need cause you no anxiety when stored for some months if you follow this method: Clean the knives "thoroughly, and then wipe over with vaseline. ' Wrap in brown paper, one knife in eacli fold.

Crease stains on leather may be removed by carefully applying benzine or perfectly pure turpentine. Wash the spots over afterwards with the wellbeaten white of an egg or a. good leather reviver. Drink sweet milk after eating onions; it will purify the breath so that no odor will remain. To carry butter to a picnic in hot weather, [lack it in a cup, and press a piece of ice in the centre to keep it cool. When washing brushes of any kind iuld a, little ammonia to the water. There is less danger of the bristles dropping out. ;Do not leave wooden tubs dry, or they will quickly crack and come apart. Keep a little water always standing in them. To remove fly spots from mirrors and picture glasses, take a cloth and dip in a little pure paraffin, rub the spots well, then polish with a dry duster or chamois. ' ' Always commence to cut a cucumber at the thick end; the thin end has a bitter taste. If the whole cucumber is not cut up, stand tho cut end of the unused half in a basin of cold water. Before filling salt cellars place the salt in a slow oven to dry thoroughly. Allow it to get cold, and by doing so the sale will keep finely powdered instead of hardening into a solid mass. To make new potatoes scrape easily put them to soak a little while with a small piece of common soda in the water. You will tlicn find, them scrape and clean beautifully: also the finger will not be soiled. , Excellent Liniment.—Take one ounce of camphor and four ounces of olive oil. ' Dissolve the gum in the. oil. By adding a quarter of an ounce of chloroform a liniment is obtained which will allay any pain. ! Lessens Ironing. —This hint may help the busy mother to lessen the ironing for the summer. The writer makes pet-ticoats-and dresses for anysolf and girls out of a good quality of crinkled seersucker; also the boys' blouses ai'id her husband's shirts for nicer wear she uses cotton crepe, both white.