SPRING OFFENSIVE

Auckland Star, Volume LXXIII, Issue 88, 15 April 1942, Page 5

SPRING OFFENSIVE

FEMININE VIEWPOINT N.Z. WOMAN'S WEEKLY "April or May will be the month for the renewed spring offensive. There is still a doubt in the minds of many military leaders and statesmen where and how Hitler may strike, but there Is no vestige of doubt that one of the battlefields, and undoubtedly the most Important one, will he the Russian theatre of war." Thus commences an exceedingly interesting article in this week's Woman's Weekly. The writer of this article has an insight Into the development of the Russian nation, and the article is one which those interested in world affairs will be anxious to read. Do you know how to repair a kettle, a broken plate, a fireplace or a hath? Methods for making these repairs are described for housewives in an article entitled "Thrown on Your Own Resources." Diagrams are given for the making of four smart hats from odd bits of felt and ribbon. These money-sav-ing ideas are war economies that all women wili appreciate. This Issue of the Woman's Weekly contains popular regular features, which include "What Your Handwriting Shows," "Readers' Wartime Economy Recipes and Hints," "Two Blondes in America." "Chronicles of the Week." "Ask Lou Lockheart," a "War Wife's Diary" and two short stories. Another article deals with animals in wartime.