WOMAN WORLD

Auckland Star, Volume 304, Issue 304, 23 December 1926, Page 21

WOMAN WORLD

SOC._-_L JOTTINGS. Mrs. TV. H. Read, of Sydney, who is touring New Zealand, is staying at the Grand Hotel. • * * * i Mrs. Graham Watson, who has been ! visiting the south, has returned to Auek- j do land. I we • # * • i ad' Mr. and -Irs. A. A. Martin, who hay been staving at Okoroire, have returned i de ' io Auckland. j !i g * • * ! ha Mrs. A. B. Roberton and the Misses. Roberton. who have been visiting England, return to Auckland to-morrow. tfll * * • * lit Miss E. Milne*, of Grafton Road, left we to-day for Paeroa, where she will be t jj thi- guest of Mrs. Rickard. Mrs. Edgerly and Miss Edgerly, of | thi . vdnev, who are paying a visit to Auck- > land, are stavine at the Grand. i j- 0 I th. Mr. and Mrs. J. Stanton, who have . li.-.n vis iting England, return to Auck- lus land by the Rotorua to-morrow. i t0) "• * » * j in< Miss E. Cardno. of Epsom Avenue, leaves to-morrow by the Maunganui for! th Sydney, where she will be the guest of j tn ' her sister, Mrs. G. Abbott. i a * * » . | yo Mrs. J. B. Henry, Remuera, leaves by j *•? the Limited to-night en route to Master-1 'f 1 ton. where she spends the holidays as \ tlx tlie _:uest of her sister, Mrs. W. S. w( Wardell. j a Mr. T. J. Ledingham, of "Montacute." j St. Kilda. Melbourne, arrived in Auck- i hind by the Niagara on Monday and proceeded direct to Rotoiti, where he i will be a member of Mr. Humphries' j fishing camp. I • • • • Miss Daphne Knight, accompanied by I Mrs. Harold Pettit. has left Auckland for Sydney. Mrs. Pettit is on her -way to (,'zecho-Slovakia, on a visit to her brother, who is at present in that conn- j try. Miss Knight will remain in Sydney, \ where she will spend a short vacation, ' during which she will meet some Conti- I nental dancers. A morning tea was given _yesterday i at the Lyceum Club by Dr. Buckley-1 Turkingtoii for Mrs. W. H. Read, presi- j dent of the Women's Club, Sydney, and : Mrs. and Miss Edgerly, of Sydney, who are touring New Zealand. The tables : were charmingly decorated, and amongst the guests were: Mrs. W. H. Parkes, Dr. j de Courcey, Dr. Gladys Montgomery, Dr. j Hilda Northcroft, Mrs. John Cook and Miss Cook. • » • * Tlie commandant and officers of the sloop Cassiope gave an enjoyable dance on board last night. The deck was most j festive for the occasion, coloured flags j being draped all round the sides and on the seats. Among those present were: Mrs. E. Russell, _______ Rout, Mme. Gamier, Mrs. T. Brett, Miss M. Hunt, Miss Russell, Miss C. Russell, Miss A. Bayley, Miss V. Jackson, Miss B. Jackson, Miss L. Waller, Miss S- Austen, Miss J. Macindoe, Miss S. MitchelsonMiss L. Musseler, Miss Jennings, Miss I. Jennings, Miss M. Sim. • • • * Miss Elsie Daphne, only daughter of Mr. R. Bates, of Papakura, was married recently to Mr. Frank Alfred,- only sou of Mr. "and Mrs. J. Watt, of Timaru. The , Rev. R. R. Greenwood officiated at the j ceremony. The bride wore cream satin and georgette with veil and orange blossoms. Miss Dagmar Pitshall acted as bridesmaid, in . pale blue and mauve georgette, with a navy blue cyclamen hat. The flower girls—Misses Ruth and Ada Bates, of Papakura—were dressed in cyclamen and crepe de chine. Mr. Fred Bates was best man. After the ceremony a reception was held in the Paragon Theatre. • » • • During the past few days the president of the Mayoress' War Memorial Library Committee, accompanied by the conveners of the various committees, visited the orphanages in the city and suburbs and distributed toys and books to the children. On Tuesday the Veterans' Costley and Knox Homes were visited, and cards and books distributed | to the inmates. During the year the library committee has kept the homes supplied with books, and the visitors were greatly pleased to see how their efforts to assist the inmates were appreciated. » » * » • The Business Girls' Club held its Christmas tea in the club rooms, Union Buildings, Customs Street, on Monday evening, when Miss Fleming presided. The guests of honour were Miss Stevenson, Mrs. Garrard and Miss Begg. The evening was spent with its usual cheerfulness in the spirit of the club, although on this occasion "somewhat marred by the necessity of farewelling Miss Stevenson, the ex-gmeral secretary of the Y.W.CA.., who was presented with a handsome bouquet, and suitably , responded. Miss Stevenson congratulated the club on its good work and hoped it would continue, as it was, to her know- j ledge, the only club of its kind still in , existence. Items were given by Misses Dickin, Trevurza, Pilkington and Jour- j dam, and competitions were arranged by i Miss Green. Instead of the customary | Christmas tree the girls each received a j gift from the Christmas hamper brought round by the club's own Santa Claus. A j special vote of thanks was passed to, Mrs. French for her many kindnesses to the girls. The girls gave a hearty welcome to Mrs. Garrard, the new president of the Y.W.C-A., and Miss Jean Begg, its new seneral secretary. » . * . Co-education in all standards has been in existence for over a year in the Bvculla High School of the Bombay (India) Education Society. Many at the outset ridiculed the idea, but the authorities of the school now report that, judging from the results of the first years work, co-education has been a success both in classroom and playground. In the Cambridge local examinations for 1925 to 1926, the only candidate in the Bombay Presidency to obtain honours in the junior school certificate was a girl of the Byculla High School. * Mrs. Clara Burrell Bruce, one of 36 , women among 343 successful applicants for admission to the Massachusetts Bar, is the second coloured woman lawyer in that State. She studied at Boston Uni-, versity School of Law, putting in an , average of 10 to 12 hours a. day, on j some days devoting 18 hours to a subject which has always fascinated her. | She hopes to return to Boston TJniver- \ sity this autumn in order to obtain two further degrees —Bachelor of Arts and I Master of Laws.

"IF I HAD TIME." MAKE IT—BY SAVING IT. (By PHYLLIS MONKMAN.) '"Can't possibly find time!" Hew often do we hear this stupij remar'-? Here we are, in a world running riot with additio-.al transport, labour-saving devices for the home, inventions which lighten all sorts of work—and yet we have no time! There are so many things to do; there is so much to see, and there is so little time in which to appreciate what we have done, or seen—so little time to think. One experience rushes on another, and we are left in a whirl at the end of the day. One of the best ways to find time is to eliminate waste of time; and one of the greatest wasters of time is wholly useless gossip. In this case, a "still tongue will make, a wise head," and incidentally save quite a lot of time. It is necessary to keep a sharp eye on the minutes; the hours will look after themselves. Be careful never to waste a minute on non-essential things, and you will save a deal of time in which to do things of importance. It is said that the busiest women have the most time. This is true. Ask a busy woman to do a job, and it is done; ask a woman "who ha. no time" and is

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USEFUL HINTS. WET SHOES. If shoes have become soaked through, and not merely damp, soft paper should be stuffed into them, as this will help to dry them by absorbing some of the moisture. The paper must be changed from time to time. When the shoes are about half dry the trees may be put in, and those which consist of a piece of flexible shell with a shaped piece of wood at either end are the most satisfactory for this purpose. The shoes must not be placed near a fire but dried slowly in a warm room, and if they become hard a little warm olive or castor oil, well rubbed in, will soften them and nourish I the leather. TREATMENT OF WASHABLE FABRICS. Most home dressmakers "allow for" shrinkage of washable materials by making garments somewhat on the large size. This sounds all right in theory; but in actual practice it does not work at all satisfactorily. The closeness ot the sewing makes the shrinking process anything but uniform. By far the better plan, therefore, is to shrink any washable materials before they are cut out and made up into garments. The fabric should be laid (folded) in a tub of cold water straight from the tap (not rain water). There it should remain steeped for 48 hours. If there is any red colouring in the materials, a couple of handfuls of salt should be mixed with the water before the fabric gets into it. If there is any blue colouring in the stuff, one handful of crushed alum takes the place of the salt. This method effectually prevents the colours from running. When the material is removed after the steeping process, none of the water should be squeezed out. Just hang the fabric up where it may drip and dry

always lamenting the shortness of the day, and it is not done! There is another aspect _f all this useless rush; the ceaseless craze to see this and that— l mostly things of no importance. We are losing the power of discrimination, and anything is "ood enough so long as it fills, however unsatisfactorily, the passing moment. More serious still, we are inducing what is loosely called in these days "nerves." This complaint is caused by worry— the worry of trying to do a thousand and one unimportant things in time! From this worry springs the greatest enemy of the home—fear! Fear is born of failure to give ourselves time to appreciate the fundamentals of life. We have no time to sit down and think things out. ' Consequently we lose our grip upon ourselves: then comes the inevitable result—'"nerves." Someone will say: "So much to do; so little done." Yes, but it's far better to do two things perfectly, than to meander about with a dozen and make a mess of the lot. The position is beautifully expressed in these lines:— If I had time to find a place And sit mc down full face to face With my better self, that cannot show In my daily 'lite that rushes so : It might he then I would see my soul Was stumbling still towards the shining ! goal: : I might be nerved by the thought sublime— llf I had time ! Plans are being formulated for the establishment of a club for married women in the East End section of London. <

slowly. Never place it in the sun or in any other heat. Obviously the drying process will take a little time, but at the end of it you can be sure that shrinkage has taken place uniformly and evenly, and to the fullest possible extent. Cutting out and making up can then be embarked on with confidence. Any pressing of the shrunken fabric should be done with a cool iron. REMEMBER WHEN MAKING JAM. ! Always to gather the fruit in dry we.ther, or the jam does not keep well. If using bought fruit the jam should be made during a spell of dry weather. j If the scum is not removed from jam it will not be clear and bright in colour. Always to stir after adding the sugar, and do not re-boil until the sugar melted. It should boil fast after the sugar is added. To use wooden or silver spoons for stirring. j To rub a little butter over the pre-1 serving pan to prevent the jam burn- j ing. That preserving or loaf tugar should be used. They throw up less scum.i and thus cause less waste. i To reject all over or under ripe fruit j for jam-making, and use no bruised or damaged fruit. To wash all fruit. Soft fruit may : be put into a colander and held under a tap. Never to make it in an iron or tin pan. Enamelled pans, aluminium, copper or brass pans are the best to use. All pans must be clean, and brass and copper pans must be carefully examined to see that they are free from all trace of verdigris. To make scones perfectly light, never roll with a rolling pin, lightly press out between two layers of tea-cloth.