WOMAN'S WORLD.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 7422, 7 June 1902, Page 3

WOMAN'S WORLD.

I Florence Nightingale is nearly 82 years old. She takes her baptismal name from the city I

in which, she was 'born. For -fully a quarter of a century she ihas lived a iixe of seclusion. Queen Alexandra is very fond of dogs, and is taking a good deal oi interest in 'buildogs. At the recent show of the iiuudog Club sue exhibited a brace of fine animals, and took a prize. So far aa is known, the young Queen of the Netherlands is the only Sovereign, who ihas been: up in a 'balloon, a ieat sne performed some years ago, when &he happened to drive near a fie^d in which 'ballooning experiments were being made. Miss Stone,' the American missionary who was captured by brigands, has arrived in London rrom Bournemouth, and is now staying with irineds in Torringtoa 'Square. 2£ftorts are being made to induce Miss Stone to deliver a lecture at the Weatbourae Park luaiitme. The Paris Academic des Sciences is examin- ■ ing a remarkable theory to the effect that tihe key to human, stature des in. the gland situated mi the throat under the larynx. Jiy artificially stimulating tnia gland it is claimed that auy child can, 'be made to grow to bkuunyoin height. It ia said that Queen.' Alexandra is very sad at leaving Maryborough House, to whicn, she is much attached, and does not take very kindly -to the gloomy grandeur of Buckingham Palace. Jiowever, her life at 'Windsor Castle is greatly to her liking, and jhe will, with the King, spend as aiucn time there as possible in the summer. One of the strongest centres of trade unionism among women/ is in Denmark, 'l'he number oi women organised in trade unions in that country ia 7243, oi whom 5244 live in Copenhagen. Their organisations embrace 14 trades and include about a quarter of the women wage-earners of the country. They are 'best organised in. *he bookbinding, textile and tobacco trades. . Some valuable jewel decorations were swept up after their Majesties' Court. This is usual alter all great crush, gatherings of Royalty. Great care is taken with th« valuable "finds," and owner's are prompt to app*y and n§t slow to receive their own. After the last of the brilliant company ihas left the salons the search is made under the eyes of an equerry, so that nothing should go wrong. Many amusing gifta were sent to Prince Henry of Prussia during his visit to America, but it -was a Philadelphia woman who sent the most peculiar of all. She is a canvasser for an accident insurance company, and' so she sent the Prince with her compliments an accident policy for SOOOdol, covering the period of 'his stay in <that country. She ja much chagrined because the Prince did not acknowledge the curious gift. Women are less given to emigration than men, and the resuu is that in newly-settled countries the men exceed the women in number. Thus in Canada there were 87,708 males more 'than females in 1891, while last year out of a population of 5,371,000, there were 131,900 more men than women. Ia the sparselysettled British Columbia there are 49,505 more males than females; and' in Dawson City there are 20,000 more men than -women 1 . Jemima, Countes3 of Darnley, will give up Iher title now that she has married again. In any case, she would have gone to Court under the name of her new husband; 'but, if she chooses, she can use her title still for social purposes. Lily, Duchess of Marlborough, when she married Lord William Beresford, remained Ducthess still; but contrary instances are afforded 'by the late Lady Strangford, Mrs Montagu Thorpld, who waa widow of the sixth and last Lord Rivers, and last, mot least, 'by Mrs George West Princess Irene, the wife of Prince Henry of Prussia, enjoys the unique distinction of having about 4000 godfathers. Born in course' of the war in 1866, her father, Prince Louis of Hesse, requested the officers and men of the Hessian, regiments forming .part of the cavalry brigade under his command, to stand sponsors to his baby girl, and at the christening, which took place after the ■termination of the hostilities, deputations of officers, noncommissioned officers" and men. from- each, regiment were present in order to express ia the name of their respective corps the readiness of the latter to assume the customary spiritual, moral and material obligations towards their godchild. The name of Irene, which means ' peace t " was given to the little Princess, whose christening coincided with the end of the war. It was on this account that Princess Irene, throughout her girlhood, was known as the " 3?riedeßakind 4 " or " Child A of Peace."-