WOMEN'S WORLD

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 296, 7 May 1913, Page 6

WOMEN'S WORLD

LOVE ROMANCE 0? ARCHDUCHESS

eno.ujedi to mauuy a naval lieutenant. For the first time in the history of the House <;f llapslmrg, an Archduchess is about to marry a iiuin who is practically a commoner. Notice I.!'.;;I. the Archduchess tfleonora, the eldest daughter of tile Archduke Karl Ste])heii, is, with the knowledge of the Emperor and th,- permission of her parents, en;;a;,'cd to marry Naval Lieutenant Alfons von Kloss, came as a surprise to all except the intimate friends of tile two families. The oilieial notice :;:!:!s that the Archduchess voluntarily renounces all her rights as a Princess of the Imperial House. The weddii,;: will fake place privately in January. The Archduchess Eleonara, who is twenty-six years of age, is a slight, graceful, and very attractive woman. She paints well, andis*very fond of music and art. For some years she has shown a strong disinclination for Court life. Some surprise was caused by the marriage of her two younger sisters to Prince Radizwill and Prince Czartroyski, respectively, two noblemen of the highest rank, before the Archduchess Eleonora was even engaged. The reason is now known. Lieutenant von Kloss was attached to the Archduke Karl Stephan's yacht as commander four years ago, and during many cruises in the Adiratic the Archduchess Elconora and the young officer fell deeply in love. Their attachment was kept secret until the Archduchess one day informed her parents that she would marry the naval lieutenant or remain single all her life. The Archduke Karl Stephan, who had a high opinion of Lieutenant von Kloss, was himself unable to give permission for their marriage, but promised to, use his influence with the "Eniperor'Francis Joseph- After some delay, in order to test the affection of the couple, the Emperor gave his approval, .subject to the relinquishment by the Archduchess of her rank and rights as a member of the House of Hapsburg. The betrothal of the Arctydifchess and the Lieutenant was celebrated at the Archduke Karl Stephan's' country, res,i : dence in Poland last September. The prospective bridegroom .would in England be considered as belonging .to the "middle-class" of society. The Emperor will probably give him. the rank of a Baron or Count before, the wedding.

THE SMALL HAT': The love which is licing.Showered on the small!hat may he its _nvin "(says a Melbourne, writer)'. That'iS the prediction of explert milliners even at tn'is early stage of the season; but ! 't'nen,-ofcourse, they also have the inner information as to how thp spring fashions 'are- developing on thej other side of the'world. However, as fjir as we are concerned, it is the little jiat or nothing.; : -After'all, size is nothing more than a degree of. comparison, and .it ,is ~ pnly.Ayh'eii placed against the big shady summer -the wintei) millinery ; lpoks..srnall.. As a matter of | fact, it comes much nearer to the acoepijed notions' of a ha| t)jan the brimless toques and pill-box shapes of a few yearejago. There are one or two points that help to small i effect, the!principal'one-'being'the-preva-lent mode jof hair-dressing. No one who wears a hair-pad can expect'W wear a reaily. smart hat. Ji^was, one pfMelbourne's leading milliners"who' only last week laidj down the haw- in., this dictatorial maimer. She.was watching two pretty but rather' unintfti;ekting. % .girl9 endeavoring; to find'' haft/''wKicu suited them, butitheir hair was'arraiigedMn thi rather massive and heavy style of a couple of seasons was quicU to realise "what" "Madame" meant, and she went ,to the dressingroom, and in a few minutes returned transformed. Madame -was charmed. Here was' an customer, and in less than ten minutes the girl left the shop i quite changed in. appearance and perfectly happy. Slie was "l'e dermier cri,"'and after'that nothing mattered. T)ie little inci'dpiit; 19 told 'as an illustration to.the statement'that in order to wear the liat of iVe 'moment one must conform to all its demands. '•

DRESSING TABLE FASHION Dressing; tables, modelled on the modest muslin-veiled liiox of our grandmothers' tjme, have recently become popular (says a writer in a London paper). The modern variations,' 7 however, are fashioned :on a much more ambitious scale, albeit one-thafc ; cart'rteVer common, as it lends itself to so many in volitions, besides the display of that personal touch which is the acme 01 distinction in home decoration. The new toilet table is a plain table, but upon this is hung a "petticoaf-of gossamer muslin and satin.- The' tdp'is a sheet of plate glass (with' smooth, rounded edges), beneath Which-is'flisplayeAchoice bits of embroidery, old lace,-flower-paint-ed parchment; or even dried rose lea-ves scattered over a silvery ground and pressed flat by the glass; while flat ruchings of ribbon are used to cover the tackings. Every variety of muslin is being used, with linings" of satin, chintz or sateen, while knots of broche ribbon, posies of silkenleaved rosebuds, and gold and-silver'filet lace are among the beautiful decorations used. Perhaps the most fascinating shape is one fashioned like a,crescent writing-table with round ends. A "skirt" of rose-pink satin is tacked round the edge of the table, and over this is draped a cloud of gossamer muslin, caught up with tiny, posies of forget-me-nots and moss-rose buds. The top is" covered with tightly stretched myosotis-bluc moire, over which is laid an exquisite piece of embroidered lawn—in fact, all that remains of the family christening robe! The single sheet of plate glass protects it as carefully as if it were in a case, while besides being an intcrt'sting heirloom it contrives to pay the double debt of use and ornament, A flat niching of pale pink satin ribbon covers the tacking. On this table stands an oblong mirror in an old Florentine gilt frame, and an elegant touch is given by a quaintly shaped, dull gold basket, with a high handle formed of rosebuds and forget-me-nots, containing a hat-pin cushion stuffed with potpourri.