WOMAN'S WORLD.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 7232, 19 October 1901, Page 3

WOMAN'S WORLD.

Last August the King and. Queen of the Belgians •celebrated the iorty-eight anniversary of fheir wedding day, and in 1903 they wul celebrate their golden -wedding. They are the oldest wedded pair on any 'throne in the*) world. A much-needed establishment has just been: opened near Lond'on: by 'several ladies. It 13 a< "holiday 'hotel for working giris.'' A big house was -taken for the purpose, and the venture was crowned with success from the 'beginning. [Lisa Lehmana (Mrs Herbert Bedford), ihe ckver composer, is bringing out a. set_ of encore songs for Ihe iD'aisy-Gnain, which will be called "'More Oaisies. " The words are said to be fascinating, and 1 naturally deal -wi.h the child-world. "In a Persian Garden " has already brought much fame to this charming song-m-aker. A novelette, by Mrs James 'Suisted, of West-., port, erititied " The Doctor's Story, has been J ■translated into Swedish by Fru Erlin von Heyn«, vhe sister of Baroness Jlosen, and will shortly be published in one of the leading 'Swedish journals. A serial story from the pen, of vhe same authoress was published in. "the " Gateborgs Posten " a year or two ago. Lady Sarah, 'Sladen', ihe daughter of the ' eighth E-arl of Ca'vani is " 'Sergeant-Major " in. -the Salvation Army, and- 19 generally dressed in the Salvationist uniform, with; the stereotyped bonnefb -and the gilt "S" on tie collar of Jier tunic. lady 'Sarah, it is said, had to endure rouc-h «t th,e hands of 'hex •friends, but came through it all triumphantly. 'Her husband, an- English officer, ia a zealous religious worker on undenominational lines. iMiisa Vulliamy is the besb professional pottery Artist in England. iHer gift is great originality, with a love of the grotesque. Her work belongs to no school, 'but the order 'of mmd 1 which evoked Ihe Gothic, gargoyle and Ihe monsters of Chinese and 1 Japanese art is certainly peculiar. Whatever question there may be about the beauty of the grotesque, there can be none about that of the colouring, which is treated and blended in a masterly way. Newnham College, CanVbTidge, has about a hundred and seventy students', including one American, one Swede, and the remainder are English, Irish and! Scotch.', women. This year ten students obtained first classes in the University honours examinations, namely, in mathematics, classics, natural sciences, his>itory and modern languages. The successful candidates do not take their degree, the University merely assuring them that they are entitled; to itl The subject of cooking has bsen taken up very seriously 'by a lady in Berlin, Ftau Hedwig IHeyl 1 , but not merely on epicurean lines. She is treating it medically, and is giving such interesting lectures that several of the French doctors are discussing the possibilities of her experiments. Ftau Heyl- seeks to replace the nauseous medicines by natural food containing the equivalent substances, and, after many years of study, she has arrived at certain preparations which, might; be called " medical cooking. 1 ' The womeni of Ottawa were 'to present to tho Duchess of York, upon the occasion of the Royal visit, to the capital, a gift that is. thoroughly typical of Canada. It is a cape of the finest miirk procurable. The collar and flare around the edges will be lined with erlr.ine. while the body of the cape will be lined whh, white satin. The garment, which reaches to 'the knee, is fastened with gold clasps fashioned in. the form of a maple leaf, the emblem of the Dominion. The gold for these clasps conies from the Canadian Xukon. Laxly Jersey is a many-sided woman. At one momcnit she will be deep in schemes of far-reaching Imperial' importance; the next, she will be seriously considering how ihe thousands of little children may be supplied with dolls to play with- during the winter evenings. Under Lady Jersey's direction, bands of enthusiastic unpaid workers, in all the poorest pans of 'London, gather tho children' together in the class rooms of elementary schools. The children are encouraged to romp, d-ance, sing, thread bea<la, listen to fairy talcs, and 1 , above ail, play with do I is. Queen Pia, the Dowager-Queen of Portugal, who lias been making a- long stay at -Ais-les-Bains, is still a handsome woman. She was always very much fancied by the Italians hs a red-haired blonde, with that wonderful accompaniment of creamy whito skin. Queen iLaria i'ia was until several years ago considered one of the best dressers in Europe. Now, although on'.y fifty-four and still possessed' or a. pretty figure, she does not care very much for clashes. She is, J however, always admirably cl-ressctl 1 , wearing black in everything, her only ornament being a iong chain of pearls. Lucrctia Hillman, " the silent woman," as she is known in 'Jacobstown, New Jersey, has not spoken to a human being for years. She is now, says the ".Liverpool Post." about fifty. She lias always held to the idea that women who pay taxes should have the privilege c-f voting at a general election. In 1880 she refused to pay her 'laxes, <and it was not until she was threatened with gaol that she handed over 'the money. When she had delivered tho cash and received a. receipt for it she raised her right hatrd' and swore that sho would work from that clay to bring about woman suffrage, and until tho right of voting had been grained 10 women she would not speak a word to humankind. Mrs Langtry has been saying a, word on behalf 01 tho Englishwoman's accomplishment in the art oi tire??. The Parisian, may be clever a: making iho best of cheap clothes, ai:d of looking well in the. street, but she does r.oc look so well in evening dress as the Ens?'iishwoni;i!i. Xor, again, can vhe 'FenciiAvoman challenge i-onjparisoii -with us in the wcarins; of tailor-mncle, garments. The Englishwoman dresses wrll if she is rich mid can afford good cut and good materials. The Frenchwoman dresses well is ?he is only a ha ltd at an aiiclier earning 15 frar.es a week. Every French girl knows how to do her hair ai:d wea.- her hay vri.h sryle. Englishwomen constantly spoil an otherwise smart toilette by untidy hair 'and a crookedly placed hat. The Frenchwoman is an ariis; at making cheam clothes look charming.