WOMEN'S CORNER.

Press, Volume LIII, Issue 15940, 29 June 1917, Page 2

WOMEN'S CORNER.

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Mr and Mr s W. Buss and Mis s U. Buss (Scargill) motored to town jn Wednesday, .and left this morning for Akaroa, where they intend spending a week at the Bruce Hotel.

Mrs Cook (Lincoln) is spending a week at Fassifern. Merivale.

Mrs O. C. Bassett (Oxford), who has been to the North Island for a visit, is spending a few days in town on her way home.

Mrs J. P. Manson and Miss Togan (Waddington) are visitine Christchurch, and are staying at the Clarendon.

Miss K. Hannan (Greymonth) is on a visit to Christchurch.

Mrs Reeve (Waneanui) is staying with, her mother. Mrs 6. H. Merton (Park terrace).

Mrs H Acton-Adams (Tipapa) is on a visit to Christchurch. and is staying at Warner's.

War-time cookery classes are being instituted at the Masterton Technical School.

Recently Miss Nellie Franklm. of Epuni street. Wellington, daughter of the late Mr William Franklin (for many years connected with the Government Printing Office), was married to Mr Charlton Hedditch. of Wanganui. Tho officiating clergyman, the Rev. Jas. Paterson, was congratulated on tho fact that h© had previously married the other seven members of the family— six sisters and a brother.

Mrs McGuigan, of Kanieri, another of the early pioneers, of the West Coast, died on Tuesday. One of her sons is Mr Owen McGuigan, of tho Defence Department, Dunedin.

Mrs John James Williams, of Beach street, Hokitika, died on Tuesday. She was the oldest daughter of tho late Mr James Lynch and Mrs Lynch, of Hokitika, and was 36 years of age.

The method adopted by some people to render happy the lives of wives and dependants of soldiers may bo illustrated (remarks the Auckland "Star"). The wife of a returned soldier was in search of respectable and homely board within the city the other day. She advertised her requirements, and received a number of replies, which she considered, and eventually chose one as being most likely to suit. She callcd at the house, and the proprietress, evidently an unusually scrupulous person, wont to the door. After tho business explanation the following exchange >f remarks occurred: —Tho proprietress: "Of course, I must have three references as to your character from three citizen s of repute before I can admit you." The soldier's wife mentioned that she had no written credentials, but she had been associated with the households of three of Auckland's worthiest citizens, named, with whom communication could be obtained by telephone. The proprietress (with an emphasis that suggested suspicion): "Oh, they must be written references." The woman in search of a kindly hearth . her solitary situation replied: ''Before I would reside here I also should require a reference as to the way you conduct your house, for already you have given me insult. Good aftornoon!"

For the first time recently patrons of a Sydney race meeting saw a lady steering a trotter. In the final race of '-/lie day Mrs White drove her own maro. Blue Bell. Slie finished among the other starters. Miss _ Dorothy Cuming, the young Australian actress, who wag. here ;with Mr Julius Knight some time ago. find has beeq recently appearing before 'the screen jn \America. has returned to Australia as a member of Air Cyril Maude's company. "Wedding cakes will be severely Spartan in apnearanno," said the manager of an confectionery establishment. "In the place of sweet and icing # decorations, they will oe adorned with fancy • paper, silk, and flowers —better suited for placing under the pillows of young people who want 'to dream of their own weddings." WEDDINGS. A pretty wedding took place at St. Mary's, Merivale. on Wednesday afternoon, when Miss Gladys Hurse, youngest daughter of Mr James Hurse, Sumner. was married to Mr Herbert Leslie Hickson, of Wellington. The bride, who wore a travelling costume of dark bluo serge and velour hat. was given away by her father, and attended by her cousin. Miss Inez Black as bridesmaid, the latter wearing a coat and skirt of white serge and white velvet hat. The bridegroom was. supported by Mr R. Black, who actod as best man. After the ceremony, which was a very quiet one, only relatives being present, the guests were entertained by Mrs Pascoe. Merivale lane, at afternoon tea. Conspicuous among the many beautiful presents given to the brido and bridegroom was a handsome pair of carvers presented by the sick and wounded soldier* of the soldiers' ward of the Christchurch Hospital, the bride having bolonged to the staff until recently. Mr and Mrs Hickson left in the evening for _ Wellington, their future residence being at Lvall Bay. DANCE AT FENDALTON. The Misses Claridge and E. WynnWilliams gave a very enjoyable danco last evening at Fenda'lton. in aid of no Lady Liverpool Fund. The chaperons were Mesdames Wyles. Young. Baxter, H. Wynn-Williijms, Claridge. Owen, Car Robson, and Seymour. Among those present were Misses Beadel, Noel, Fisher, D. McCredie, M. Kirk, Hamilton. Bridge (2), Baxter, Owen, Cox, Hunt, Hood, L. Baldwin, Twemlow, Tisdall. Diamond. G. Young, F. White. I. Young. Seymour, and E. Brooke, Messrs Roberts (2), Salt. B. Wreaks, Beadel, Hamilton, Peach, Kincaid. Black, Wyles. Williamson Edwards. Perkins, Moss. Johnstone Fleming, Brent. Cade. Sinclair. Leversedge, Long, Francis, W. Diamond. Tait, Maitland, A. Harris, and Riofcmond. TO-DAY'S RECIPE. AUSTRALIAN BROWN SCONES. Three cupfuls plain flour, one cupful pollard. half cupful sugar, a little salt, a tablespoonful of vinegar, one teaspoonful bicarbonate of.soda, one tablespoonful of treacle, and about a cupful of milk made warm, not hot, one goodsized potato, boiled. Put the soda, treacle, and vinegar into the milk. Add this to the flour and the pollard, into which the potato has been previously rubbed. Do not make the mixture too stiff. Bake in a quick ovenThe vinegar may bo omitted if liked.