OVER THE TEA-CUPS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLI, Issue 161, 9 July 1910, Page 14

OVER THE TEA-CUPS.

,£2sb FOR iUDfiS OF.HAINI). ThrotrarTi catching iher hand in a ininos ifcg Machine at which, she was working in B&pleton's Nut "Food Factory, at Gareton, d girl named Eleanor Ireland lost ifbtir fingers and half of her right palm. Shedainred damages iat the liverpool Oduft of Passage, and was awarded £230, although on 'behalf Of defendants it -was contended that there had been no negligence. THE PROBLEM OIP THTS-Rf/TM WAIBT. ■Li-Da las asked ine (writes "Madge" in "Truth") to find out for her what kinds of food are favourable to fat, in order that She may carefully avoid.theni. Can you give mc any bintsi I asked this question when lunching out the other day, and my neighbour on the right said:—"She should become a vegetarian. She would soon grow slim." On hearing this, my neighbour on the left cried—"Oh, no! no! I tried that, ate no meat for two years, and completely lost my figure." It is not only doctors who differ, you perceive. HOW TO "FEED THE BRUTE." The African bushman eats caterpillars, but scorns limburger cheese. Savages eat all eggs, barring none. They eat lizards' eggp, alligators' eggs, turtles' eggs, ante' eggs, snakes' eggs. But they consider shellfish unholy, . The Hollander eats decayed shark, but turns with disgust from bread and butter. The Chinese are fond of stewed do*, but consider beef unhealthy. The Turk deems dried grasshopper a delicacy, but an oyster fills him with abhorrence. The English eat periwinkles, a kind of sea snail, but will have : none of the French escargofc—a land snail fattened on vine leaves and strawberries. The West India native adores a supper of baked snake and paim worms fried in their OWn fat, but the very thought of Stewed rabbit makes him shudder. ROYAL HOUSEHOLD POSITIONS. Besides the great appointments made by a new King there is generally an entire change in the minor positions held in the Royal Household. For it is the privilege of his servants t<l succeed where possible those of the last Sorereign, who generally receive pensions. The "Imperial Calendar," in which the names of all who serve the King are entered, is an interesting book. No position is too humble for H3 occupant's name to be given in full, and the list contains everybody, from the chief cook down to the lowest pot scourer, from the "gentleman of the wine eeilai*,'' who corresponds to the Royal Wine Taster of years ago, down to the junior cooper, and from the steward or chief butler down to the coal porter. These names are given On the principle that all who surround the King Share in what the old Constitutional writers call "tha Glory of Kegality.' , HOUSEHOLD DRUDGERY. If a woman has abilities which will enable her td do more difficult work than housekeeping, 6he has, of course,' every right to secure for .herself time free from the obligation to keep house* It is everyone's duty to make the best of hdradlf. A woman who has capacity, let us say, for art, ought not lightly to give up the whole of 'herself to household drudgery. But her art will be none the bettor, and she herself will be none the happier for 'thinking household drudgery in itaelf degrading. On the contrary, she is much more likely to do better work in her own field—she will certainly be a much more amiable and a much happier woman—if she gives some part of her time to the placid, simple labours of the home. Moerover, unless a -n'Oman is very sure she can be doing more useful work, she has no right to dispose all the household ott someone else's shoulders. As a matter of practice, we find that the women who are most anxious to avoid the ordinary work of the home are not those who do anything of importance. WEIGHTS AND MEASURES, In order to facilitate a quick division of recipes, commit to memory, or tack up over your kitchen ta-ble, the following calendar for weights and measures. Knowing what each measurement weighs helps materially in using recipes: One cupful is a, half-pint. One cupful of flour weighs four ounces and measures sixteen level tablespoonfuls." . ■ f Ono cupful of butter weighs eight ounces and is sixteen level tabtespoonfuls. . • Sugar is the same as butter. Ten medium-sized eggs weigh a pound. One tablespoonfril is an ounce of common liquids. One level ta-blespoonful of flour is a quarter of an ounce. ora D * t*® 63 ? oo ** ol of sugar-is half-an One tafclespooßful of butter"is,half an ounce. One dessertspoonful is a half fefoleepoonful. > f*S^ r le li teas P«>nful9 equal one THE ROYAL CHTLDESN , . •I? 31 !-" 1 * £ iff H aad health y children who have been born to the Queen arevths joy of their pawaßhSgreatest happiness has been fomd in the,r midst. AS Priaee of Wales the King had many claims upon his attention, and he was never so pleased sis when, Demg free for the time from his multifarious engagement, he was able to spend a quiet evening at home surrounded by his wife and (amily. It is this simple and genuinely wholeSome life which is the rule of the domestic circle. To a large extent the Queens early experiences are being repeated in the lives of her own youn<t tef with three brothers as her playmates SO her. own daughter, Princess Mary is the only girl of the family, with five brothers instead of three. All the dhlldfen are drilled by an old isoldier, an ex-pipe-m&jof of the Scots Guards, -who teaches them to hold themselves up and pats them through exercises, including the handling of arms The boys are brought up to i ove a ii aanly English sports. The eldest, now Prince of Wales, was formerly known to the public as Prince Eddie, and in the home as "David," this being one of his names. It is used in the family as a compliment to Wales. The youn» Princes, and especially Prince Albert are good golf players, and capital bicycle ifidefs. All the children have teen taught to ride on horseback, and in this Princess Mary, perhaps because she has greater opportunities than her brothers, excels. The Prince of Wales is being taught to shoot. The King is ono of the best shots in the British Isles, and his eldest Son, who shot rather well last seasdn, would seeßi to bo following an hia footsteps.