WOMAN'S WORLD.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 742, 15 February 1910, Page 3

WOMAN'S WORLD.

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.TO-DAY'S DINNER. ( - Specially written for Tun Dominion.) .- MOND-VY ■/';// .:Bt<ak^and; oyster; pie.; Potat-ces. Vegetable Sj/' : :: ;i >V://a'iCi;'3/ : /;//- / ;;/^Stewed:fruit.'^'?'' i ';-/temon'i.eornflbOT ' LEMON CORNTLOUR. vv-;JO' : ';TKO.(arid, ia^halfoimoes ;-ooi ; nfl6ur, ,; ;'-' 2 -v".'.; '//lemoriv'lilpihtftbf.'water,lsjlb;-; 1 sugarj ; . 3 . /fi :•/ - 4;' : .• . r • 'Mix the", cornflour gradually/witn .Vthe 'fc/'S? 'of^r'lemon : /arid the,-iuice/of' 2; /theKSUgar;vaiid/ the; i";./:-. btefeu/ Jblks:i ;;Stiv'aall ; together?ill/ a. pari . -: ; , -;';,-ti^ilsand'/ i'- Pour into: avpiedi'sh/and'ibako ,in t(yi* r oven. ; roughly; : ou:top.;;Piit; .-■back:in the,:oven ; : to.'.r'cfc' the'.iiievingue; • wiih-pastry. ■ " '/' ■'' •/ ' ' ; TOR TO-SIOEROW - Hard-:' ;; r;Wilcd/eggs. /LcUuce. .Cucumber.. . ; • '/•- . ;, ' Apples../ Pastry'. .. '■ - THE JOYS OF A VEOETABLE i A 'In, tho February number 'of- "The' Forerunner,"'published . in -Ilavelock North, ' Bas/ a';;charniiriK<:paperion th'e .joys of a vegetablo-garden, which ; ' ~ So".haply these, my simple-lays. , : v ; - v. t Ofi homely, toil;- may serve, to shovr ; ;; .-<• ; The -Orchard' hloom- and 'tasselled 'maize; : '..That sbrt'and gladden duty's ways; ,/': / The.' unsung , beauty ' hidelite's : ' coinin'on ; '■ ' .below.; r ' if■;/■/%;" "'.-j.-.'ij'v'vi ■ : . . Haply "from..them the toiler, .bent. '. i//i' .Above-' hisv forge.; or 'plough,: may.. gain' ; i-" ;;.. i/; A- ril.anlier. spirit of content, •• /ft'• K.. '. ... And/feel •fhat'life.is wiser spent;. ;• - v/i/r; Where;.' ' .woH'iiig ih^^ / ;/-/. //'/strohgifhe/wqrking/brain/,:/'/ p/ "'iH^r'iinUch/^i^^/m'iss/^fi^ihaYc^gar- 1 • ; -y/> ieriers;"and cooksti'^hey/orily regetables -as, they, come'to-.the.. 1 table /2;;?:;:Zv^dyZto;/be., iofpthe/jbloom : ;;//,* ;qf;;.their:'-slibrt'i.liye«i';,:They: -/:/;''vikflow/iniftni^/of/tjie; j v; piupting.. the -. . precibus '.seed' into . thoi codl -moistyearth, iv i, :; : jtQ.;:the;,idaily , of/each ;sfioiild : ;'gb,i as ! it approaches maturity. . Tlieh comes the • • . fascinating task of- going in tho cool of ; - - '-; the mbrning/br evening, to/reap'" the. long-; i-' looked-ior h'arvest..i. '''v,/,i'-. :^' ;i -';--/'i;';';'I'.'-*1 '.'-* ; musically 'the'peais;fall I 'into/the ; :, : : "- - basket l ; -w-tth a,'crisp-rustle'liko-t'ho swish / f ;v // of ;; the/si I t:i petticoats V 6/ : ' to,'-tHe-'feminine; heart./ Whatv a.delicious ; ;; " r i"plop"> the : it; . open at one ; end with a "prcsiing thumb .' to;; liberate 'its . treasnresi -'And ,;oh !'■ the. - .beiuty .of the;inside. - 'A'coiiiely row/of .. peas.,of a .pure' and 'soft' green . packed ■.■'■■■.'■as* , .tightlr.vas"'thej , ..'can.;be.. , :'lf',;'yoii. ex- . " amino/ each., is-,/:.-,!:t/ fastened,'to;-il^roat6:,..sidcs>'pf;/'the;;,pod - /.;: as,,frsigi' , :/. . ias/ithbse/'that,/lioldi, ,tHe):'crahberries.''. . .on their-bed/of moss.. i : //I Clin • even^now'- yiyidly;; remember/the; - :■ i-j-/-//^s:deli^it,;6iEyc'bmiiig^'aprbss;?fli'.l ; bed-.?pfVtuesci' giufe''' fotty.:yeiirs;;agb/ //?/ . "arid" the rosy;- tints/of; tlie,',delicate":'.fraxeri-,^■^,■';V>!•;lfl6kijlg■■bOTies;on-the/soft'.'.green'of'-tUeir' "bed. .AVhyi by .the bye, is pca-greon used // .;/ as;, a*;term/of i;opprdbrium^;The/idenr•things, are. df. a, blue-green. tint",most . / -pleiisiiig/to r .ife i ;eye:'/thev/cCTWirily; | ''beV;. come brighter." on.-being''boiledi/hut,; riot ' • / ; ;:;;/:/: offenayejy;/sb^;/i : - '/-:iV/ : j"i:'V:*^4prp^ysyof-^ s boilingi*'i;l"vSo6lc T -/miins';'ni»ivl.'. ; { . TraS . taught by'a' Frenchwoman, arid' feel. '■ . ;^;..-. : '::./:'.':B^S : , . . ' For. .'an ordinary/disli/for/four'" or five 5 ; porMhs ; /perhapsV',;put^brfe;;tablespbbnfulv. of 'water', "a" teaspoonful : each' of salt anil sugar- into the - pan, • add "#';!sprig ;of •" mint arid the peas. :' J;et"them.' Ijbil /■^^/-gently/^.^th^.tliev'lid^'bff^yfbr'.'a'/qiiarter. l . /;/; 'longer,'; according" to/the* ' /;'//.: ;.ago.:.of:the yicKm&:shaking;/the 'pan; oct ; .; caßibnaHy/to>:prevent'tho.pcas":stioking- .. . to the bottom.; If the water . dried "up 'befq-ro/they ■ - H /, .: i little /rnore 'but .-be.' niggardly, with it.iv Then'- pour; .the l ;whole"; boiling into - your. i.f. ,, .'.''i\y'.'i^^Dlfr.3ish.\-inth , '-:a i -little-,butter.';;\Yoii-. ,- Till' have no water to strain off ".and ::fti"i;' , i it", has/stolen ;most ■! of; the peas.; Vi : ■rV-.Vi'WQf, /f;/.// brbadrbean/has, tb/'my. mind, the most varied; befliitie.s:'.to'''present- , to : pardenor :/; ,r/ ari'd>;cooK' ; :-First'/there'- tlfe /deliciousscentiof'., the./blossoms/i;a mo'st'lsatisfyirig; , . one .that yon can; almost swallow. Hut 'I;./ / ;;; 7 :ii.;i:;;WaJM;/wheh\'yqiu;begih ; i* off a,;'teridei*; age./'/Xby". operi.:'a/casliet; of - ;; green'satin'to.find a row of cbrysophrascs. r ;'/"//./:;: pn^a/bed,/of/Vliite,/yely4ti,They: (ire; more; exclusive.'than/the..peas,'-■'each lies apart •' '< in "its 'jdainty; iicst;;/they • I ':noticei -iiro ."all; i; : >farfra^d.V;to-; , the/:'same^ydei,;;6f;:;tfifii'p'6d.,' - v Asrthqj' grow /older; -they.'put/oh .'close-, i':; fitting; ?oyfe/satin/;;and;'';if : .:-.\"-';"-;....-i ; P?r-Mi^a;-:- :^o: 'shiriing.' iflakes. 'of/gr.eeu'. :Jjde--'enferge'.;.froin i'each'/discarded -:coat;; :/>;///! :The;iqri|y;;thing;we;dbn'tdike,; ftboutXthViii - of.;-eating.~theni.' For' thi's ./'; -~ Tcason wG- grow them nq. longer, aad I - : ; can'- only , dwell ':ori''-,'their -';charFns -;ironl : ;'.='lriemqTyi t/; ;V-i 'i' l -Vrt':;/':-' : /-; /,; i./ There. is:adelighti.eyeh ! ; in -the;. prepar- .: i, : fition: of. thn. rbuch-abusedonibn;Vespeci-:i¥; ■" i " "I 1 ? ; ' quite; young.' /'-As one- peels ;. on;*;its/nlmy-':Bkin,--.i t Vshiries'o'utowith ; •., .- ;; so ■.pure andmilky." at.'.white;: i - : -;; -"' ' 1 ': -. -i' :'??e bomely.-carrot-;tob':has-in 'handsotrieV :f;;;ness::of;ihis./bwriy "as iihis:, : ru(ldy: L sides' gleam -, through : the broivn .earth that .'..../ clings to them,<-and!;his : ' plutrijy .top :is always.graceful.• •' ... • • •-.'/ .. . ' . ~l'can. find,nothing to say of tho parsnip, ...except • that • it' .is suited - for . Ash /.:;/c.,;v -any;.day;;:setV!ipart<for .tho . .. mortification'of tho. flesh. : . ■.; ';.; .:Pumpkinsj end vegetable-marrows have i- TC.ch a lavish.;growth;, that., they/mako :'a' • firip ; feature : ,iri; ..the.; gardenj./with ithei'riv'V'V.; '■'■~ " -i'o i 'ang^olqur^;.bl6omS';-p«'ping;'froni'.: u n;:-;'-//ider;;thb;spacibu? ;:-;'-//ider;;thb;spacibu? greeii ileayes," 'tri;.be fiilJ:// lowed by -fruits of-varied greens, many " ' with' mottled, sides.- i-'' ;' . ' . Another, advantage' in being'one's own gardener and. cook is that , one can havo ; vegetables'-as young as -.ond. wishes. ' ' '.X-ii "the"',.vegetable-marrows'rwhen'.''''about 1 ; ,thß; I size/bf,vmy.fist,.:nq/larger.',lAt-.this 1 ; 1 :" Stage rthey'' need' no:.'peeling : and■- can': .be -' . . cooked, whole,' which Keeps the water. but /-. ,;; of them. When so • old ,that ,they,' mue;t bo peeled - and have the' seeds . scooped- - ; ~.out,.;much:-of/the.' flavour-,-goes : .with .'the P. rejected; parts. ; >.iThoso,;, young, marrows; are - • fq°"i itboj.. sliced; and -iputVinv a pain/with : ■ . . ..butter, pepper and<:salt 'only. ;Cover : and , . ;v;' -;-.codk /510w1y...; This, saves labour, as they ;n<v ,i7hite:sarice-with theiri. >Piimn-i ;' ;'- ;Knsvare}yery;-good;cioked' WholeVwhile 1 ';■;:in their/ infancy; "'carrots are' most excel/ lent;.,if : boi)cd ,-when the size, of, one's ;i : / fingers^aridi'fervcd/with : parsley;,sauce.-I : . ; ./The '."tasselled :maize"/is. another.'.thiiig /:.:' ./of ibcaiityias one /prepares.',it' for.:cookirig.: / . The leaves'one-takes'-off bccomo of n ' ;/tehder;green : as:orio approacheSthe.heart; it has shiij!ngTfiilkcn,tresses;tOTning.fr'om. : ■ - : ; palesti green russet /brown' ;/tJien> i. ./;/ . / at:i;lnst';, rqws" :bf; /" corn' nre:-' laid bere.-:- I 'inever-'can/resist i'. /-v;... a :-peelc:i-nt theu ;• although; one should' •i-K v;,i/leavbjthe/lMt;;few;.;leaves;.on:;bcf6reruth-' ' ;;;;/. ' Jessly ".putting •- tlie 'cob /in the' boiling : v.:;-. 1 "water. •'■'.K -cook .has-', to '-"harden.- :, her. heart very", often. - /;/' :/;:■--.;'s V, ' ;,/,, :"A; lettuce iisfan!-enchanting -thing; -with. -; :/■/ /. .• ,' gTeeris -,changing 1 toi.-pale - yel- , low ' as -one - penetrates "- its,' most secret //-7.; : . folds/; : iHqw'iexquisitely;;bqth:;'it arid tho '/, icommoh;-cabbago'^show;'fold; upbiif fold' .of 'shining tissuc;: they-bring to -liiy miridi ,//.;;/ .'Plant": . "And the rose, lilo a ;nyiuph toithe bath. :■:/' /■'"/;■ ''.-addre3tat ../;:v:-^;/r..:/';./, vV: ..' . Which unveiled - the . depth . of her . 'glowing'-breast, ;j/\;;/■ // ; ''/; ;-;;;/,' Till, ;f old,', after .i' fold,' fainting, air The sonl. of her.'beauty: and ; love lay v bare." One.has a feeling of opulence and'suc,'v-." 'eessful : achievement; when , bringingvin n S- / .-'/;. basket of; vegetables/of'one's .-own; grow;:;;isgV. how ; : lovely,jfthoi. many ..shades; of '•"."noßii"'from j-peas, : beans; ..spinach',.; otci, look," while .tlio- jovial tomato with his /. /'/';/ glossyi.. crimson , or:.";aml>sr;, tuMs'-'greatiy [sy;- to/the :rit:U ; scherrto".of;, colour.; Ii believe ; . . that, no" labour is-too homely to- give / / i '-.' (irio Van'^artistic/pleasure ." if one, goesthe right way about 'it; fjo inueh depends - tpon. the point-of; view.. '. ... -. . ' Bertha V. Goring.

Cjo:v;/i V--',';"■/ : -,i M4TTEES OF INTEREST F?OM NEAE AND FAR.

TAXING DOWRIES

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL. Patriotic Colonials.' . ..Colonial .women one, hears' of more and <m<S* ; :ereryda.v : :(i>a yi' vy.-ixniter '-{in • the , "I«ipic^ j Motorial").;'- , My--BtbMt,-\OTfo-.of ttie' Chiof j Justice' df 'iVen- Zealand,- recently delivered an addrc<?, ill' irhich she declared that the emial divorce' Jaws, ot' the Dominion, the 'Married Women's Property Act, the Succession and 1 Legitimisalion- 'icts,' anil-.'the 'i'.f'actory - la?rs7 all largely due to ...women, hare proved untold - blessing;:. to, : the' .country.- ', -And the dreaded ihasculmisation; of-/ wonVcn./'and mothers has been . more. than missing; the •New iZe'alaiid •' wives and mothers • have; iv ..Wry ; high, •sense of their; duty, not ' only., ' privately,' but :to their- .countryand' the. Society for . the,. Promotion 'of tho 1 Health '■'.of, "Wonieii•:.and.' .Children:,-'has - grown directly .'out,-ofl -this/fooling/ /Its- : ,objects', aro : t6..traui\wome'n: and in intelli-home-making,, and ■ .thebabies!'.The': .is' the lowest" iii tho ' world,' tho birth-rato . : has'-'lieen; ! iiicreasing"',sihco, ISS9 :/(it .is ' higher'than-Erigland's),- arid. th'eimarriage-. .rafo/is>;tho,hinh?st:of .and'/UurdjpeDin'countries, with: ' thoV one exception, of Hungary.. . : Miss' secretary 'of- tho . National ."Union of ; Women ;Wofkers;':.'wa's paying., a; tribute'; to -.'-'the" .women' of'iCahada. -. She" " praises.";' their ;charni and.;capability,; and cannot; admire , to6.;'higlil)Y tlio" system'/ of ; ;.comradesh'ip' among , boyi-and girls,'; l .which/ has J.put . -flirting Itit, a : dispouh't.//The: Canadian' woman's - interest 1 in housework is; a"' great i :tKiiiß^tob//aßfdv'it:".i i esnlts>^iiw|tly' 4 'iii.'ltbe*raising- -, of/th'e/^.marriagov/rate, -.because mefi - can marry/'oh.'comparatively . small. : 'inc6ibes,/Vand/*yet/ l riot /take ,, .tKeir'';wives. | tVonV/thevsbcia] ■ pOatipiu , to which; they ; ;have/been, accustomed^:;':since in,,. even : wealthy households 'the girls do .much of ■ the'- work themselves.; In -England, if a 1 man- v-ith/£3OO. a year-falls-in love .with ! a ffirliwhosc father is. well off—Say Hamp-, ! ;Sfra'd.-or.'. South ! Kensington • well oft—he' haiitates'i.to/ask' .her, to marry' Mm,' . be"eSiise she will no longer bo able to reinmii. iii her.'qld; set'. It,is different' in; ■ Cauada/./:;'''/;/;/"■//v : ;-\. ■;/'/■ ; The Croquet Tournament.; , -Two :games of 'tho/Wellirigtbii . croquet :bttriiament . have' been '-played; on- Mrs. "C. ; JdhnJton'K 'lawn at Karori. - On Saturday Mr:; Keith' l ;I«ard ! and b'pat-Dr/fP'ui;djr/andjMrji;Arthur Duncan by 25 points. On Wednesday Mr. G. l'oii co . and -Mrs. -,'O. ;• Pearce 1 ■ beat: Mr. .Joseph/Joseph and Mrs. C. Johnston by 13 : points. / ,-At, ?the Hutt /Thursday,; on ;Mrs.;.' G./Pearce's". ground, : / Mr. - Harold, Johnston ' a'nd- : ''Mrs/ Elgar beat {-Mra'-iGi-: I'carc'e/anclrMrsi/Tisher'-.(Hutt)ii; Tea on the 'Terrace. •" 7 '/v-- ■■ - 1 . . , : :*<■.. ■■■'. . - eriioyablei toa'.iwas given, on. Fri-. day by Mrs; ,£dwinj'at;!ier homo"; oh the Terrace;: when -amring.-ma.njy other', guests; ; : Mrs.' l Hndlaj-',/.Mr'i;'M'.Tav-; lih.'.'Mrs./Howard: Richmond,,, Mrs/ ,a'nd 'Mis.s;_CqopeW;Miss'llaciutosh;. and/Miss. Harding. vMrs.tEdw"iu l received-in a gown of fiiavy. blue silk. jand; her two;daughters . .wore--'frocks''of white embroidered muslin., Fcrryside-Cronuet Club." , On' Saturday, 1 at ; the' Ferryside ,Croquet! ; Club's ground, • Day's - Kay,. tho . second , round' for/ Mrs;. :Findlay's..tr6phy'. was be'gun'.,'; Mrs; - . Eohrab beat/Mrs.' J.; Hender-; soil ;:;Mrs:/<3uy . Fulton beat' Mrs;"; E.\ 6. T/'Zohrab; ' and. Mrs." .Pulton', beat- Mrs.' . Aiidcrson/H,/'>:v'/ ■.:/': . Obituiry. ; ;;*Our Feilding corrcsponderii/states'-that. Mii'S^iirbdra: Murray >(lied early yester--1 ;day<inornihg.; on?. , .of 1 the'oldesi and-most esteemed residents, ; 6Wha''®i.ldii»g wa£X ; M.ster;.'oj!; Hugh; j{uvra>V: : of''ffie; Tfes-' 1 'bj i t^Srit.CKni^V..-anH.'. i fiatt-;HvedslnVffi»" . 'bien- a ;most; eiergetiif;tlii'd"-titee'ful 'Aembei" of. thc ; .qhurch>.;but./,lia.d/bwii;.aiV',irivalid ; and eonfiried'.'io:-:^'her'. 1 --bed'^'ifor,-the, past; ' ;/;Mr.iVuitdf;''Mrs.''-,lldttiii.w i 1 visiting ;Gi-ej : in;outh:;.;; // ■'•'Mr.' and. Mrs.-; D. ,1!: .Wliyte',. froniDun--! ediu, who . are' accompanied .by Miss I'iitarabn,-; aro; ./staying . at,;the ; Arcadia 1 " iHotSI/- Mr. Wliyto is attending .the edu-i cational...cohfcrence: ■'. /. . • Mr. find .-Sir® ;F/Russell, left yesterday. : by; the 'Maiii .Trunk ; for "a .triji ;,to.;Auck: . land ..and Sydney. . ■ ■ "-., Tlie .annual, meeting "of the ' I.cp|'uei ;will';.be-held on Wednesdriy, Febi :i;iiai'y y, 2.'ir.at '-'cieht: .'oVlocki >: ,iKr the" Comr i mittee'f Eoom .of fthe/Town' Hall.'. . Miss ; Taliioti'who' is'expci'ted to'reach Welling-' , ..toivnt the beginning Of tli'e-week,.'will'be- ; present:;/ ,!:;:;^;;. ;. proceeding- on ■ a;'.. prolonged.-visit'to/England/ arid will ' travel..bj - " the,fKaikburaawith'"';.Mi's.-'.Ken-: ; 1 ;/;;;,/-;:/.:^;'•/■ ;/-; ; V,;;;; ."ij- : '/Mrk : /Marchant, ; -DnR- : ediri l Girl's,'. High . School, ;who'.;has;;b'e2ji ; attending'^-the.; l , 'conference, ; went -.South on Saturday.'' ; y,. . '. ' : -Mrs. R. /W, • Holmes., is. ; visiting; her ;.Iqther,".',Mro:' 'T;:, .White, at New Ply- ; month. >; Lithgow y/(Glasgowj-/ R Miss •: ' ■ yesterday.;'for'. : tlie Wangariui-'River.' /// ; .;,;^fter;a^, day's/shopping.' the/'ineritab]e : : heauache - puts; in^'uri; appearance", . and; ' very-ofteriipiiiris'behirid^thoi/eyes.^::!!!' many,', instanois/'this: is .' caused.;: through a , mnsculnr defect;' which - can bo'-corrected ;. ' obtainable ;froni /; Frank-/ Shaw,- ' Chemisf-Opticiaiii .Medical Hall/-Jla'nriers''Sti'eet,':itn[l ; Cecil: 1 ' Building's;.'Jj'ainbton Quay, who tests th-6' 1 . 'eyes, .free :of . ' ■

: :America"is besiimihs 'tb get tired:,of tho. export lorforeign consumption'of the rich hian's--daughter,Jier- ! mostf:'valuable' commodity. - It',is:'not.r so "much the ; loss' of the'-heiresses:'themselves' 1 that 'tlio' patriotic ''Citizeh ■ applores;' as'ythq. 'good, solid American cash" and securities' tnese' youiig ladies cany-off ■ witlitkem as 'dowries to Europe. : 'rhat J is' a iorm 'of export' which, entails- no'.'/iniport to/ compensate. for fit.The title' of duchess or'marchioness is" no' cloiibf 'ari 'jexcolleiit • return to- tho- foi'tu-, :nate v possessor; of a 1 dowry of a million '6r -:so;-- but ithe ''true: native . American is. apt to look regretfully at the million dollars . rather' than at ' ; thp . titled So l - that. •Cougressman' Sabath. is 'only;'■.'voicing'..-a. fairly widespread sentiment in framing.'a Bill-to tax, large dowries. "Exported',', dowries:of 109,(iU0 .dollars are. to pay : a' 1 .per cent, duty, which is to rise to liO per: ■cent.:; .for'., a > million dollars. .. ■ , ;... >»'