WOMEN IN PRINT.

Evening Post, Volume XCI, Issue 111, 11 May 1916, Page 9

WOMEN IN PRINT.

TO CORRESPONDENTS. All notices sent /or publication in tills column must be signed. Engagement announcements should contain the signatures of the principal parties interested.

The proceeds of the tea, recipe books, etc., at the Apple Show are to be eiven to the Soldiers' Parcel Fund, and it seems likely that a good sum will be realised. In addition, Mrs. Luke has received some donation's—£lo from Mrs. Louis Blundell, £1 from Mrs. Martin Kennedy, £1 from Mrs. Swanston. Last evening very good business was done by the sale of little bags made and presented by the Nieue boys for patriotic purposes. These were filled with lemons, and found such a ready sale that Mrs. Luke regretted that she had not many more. Some of the tea-room ladies have done splendid work at the fruit stalls, and also at the ticket office, and in other directions. Among them are the Misses Clarke, Uric, Townsend, Reid, and Jacobsen. Miss Rennie judged the pies, and found.the task very difficult, as the work was so even and,, excellent. The prize winners were:—Puff pastry, Miss Zoe Clapham, 1; Misses Edith Kenny and Doris Smith (equal), 2; Miss Rita Williams, 3. Short pastry, A. R. Harris, 1; Miss Elsie Atkinson, 2; Miss. Jane Jelley, 3.

There is not much scope foi pretty frocks in " Under Fire,"- now being played at the Grand Opera House, except in the first act, when Miss Lizzette Parkes appears in a lime-coloured soft, pleated silk coat and skirt, with a Paris coloured lace blouse underneath, and a small black hat relieved with a little touch of rose colour Miss Eileen Sparks was in a girlish gown of pale pink ninon over white cliarmeuse, the trimming and sash ends being of silk fringes; her hat was of black tulle, finished with tiny gfeen leaves and pom pom roses. Miss Emma Temple wore a handsomely embroidered cream silk muslin, with a French sailor hat of purple, and a parasol to match. The drawing room setting is very unusual and attractive, the walls and upholstering being of broad black and white stripes, with white and gold woodwork, and the cushions, carpet, etc., are of old roso. , ...

The committee of the Soldiers' Gramophone Club regret that it is quite impossible to meet the very large demand for beads, and appeal to the members desirous of assisting the fund to kindly purchase the formula, with directions for making them. The process is perfectly simple, and everyone who lias already experimented has been rewarded with excellent results. The beads arc not made of rose petals or any flowers, hut of ingredients to be found in anf household. In damp weather the drying process is tedious, but this may be hastened by placing the beads before the fire to dry, or in a gentle heat. A few drops of perfume may he added when making. A large number of ladies have assisted the fund by purchasing formulas, and their contributions arc gratefully acknowledged by the hon. treasurer, Mrs. A. A. Comgan

The committee of the Levin Memorial Home held their monthly meeting on Tuesday. Miss Greenwood was in the chair. The matron reported that the health of tho children was good. One child was admitted in April. On Easter Monday the children were, taken to the Zoo and Park. Miss. Fowler was elected a member of the committee. A hearty vote of thanks was passed to Mr. and Mrs. John Duncan for their gift of £25 to help to meet the extra, cost of living during- war time. Tho following gifts wero received with thanks :—Mrs. Butler (Gladstone), 4s 6d ; M.M., 10s; Mrs. Kuowles, buns; A., apples, lluns ; vegetables and fruit were received from St. Thomas's, St. Cuthbevt's, and St. Mark's (Brooklyn) harvest festivals.

Mr. Julius Knight is apparently an expert sock-knitter, having learnt in -the' best possible way—i.e., from his mother when ho was a small boy. Since tho great revival of sock knitting for the use of soldiers he has begun again, and some of his making were lately auctioned in Auckland for the benefit of the Russian interned soldiers. Mr. Knight is kindly giving some to tho Mayoress, Mrs. J. P. Luke, which will be auctioned at the Grand Opera House on Saturday evening, for tho benefit of the Countess of Liverpool Parcel Fund.

An interesting hour was spant oi\ Wednesday afternoon at the Gas Company's rooms in Courtenay-place. when Miss Una Cartel- carried oift another of her demonstrations of gas cookery. The menu was a rcfltiest .one, and included short pastry, sau.sn;;'a rolls, orange cheeso cake, Cornish pasties, barley sugar, mid nut fudge. Miss Carter makes a point uf clearly explaining how to use the cooker, and affords every facility for those in attendance to copy down the various recipes given.

Mr. J. C. Thomson, M.P., Mrs. Thomson, and Miss Galloway-Thomson have arrived from the South and will stay in Wellington for the session.

Mrs. T. E. Jones took a concert party to the Anglican Hall at Trentham last evening, when a very acceptable entertainment was given Sirs. Jones desires lo tlnuik Messrs. Walter Fuller, Eiic Johnson, and H W. Lloyd for kindly providing motor-cars to take the per■formers to camp.'

The excellent work in connection with recruiting undertaken by the Women's National 'Reserve was completed yester-day—-.1 total of 13,000 circulars and cards having been .scut out between 10 a.m. 011 Momliiy and 6 p.m. 011 Wednesday. The president {Dv. PiatU-.Mills) wishes to thank 'the committees and' members for their prompt and loyal response, and states that if mid when their services ;n-i; required further they will be notified through the columns of this.- paper by the executive of the Reserve.

The report, of the New Zealand Branch of the British Red Cress Society and the Order of St. John shows that a very largo amount of -work has been done in the year. Tho equipment of No. 1 N.Z. Stationary -Hospital was carried out in ten days, a, wonderful amount of work in a very short time. The hospital ship came next, and very soon, with help from the Wellington area, sixty-five beds and equipment' for patients was ready. A special meeting was called in June to consider how help could be given to the medical authorities at Trentham during the outbreak of sickness there. ,An emergency equipment was agreed upon, circulars were issued throughout New Zealand to the different sewing sommittees and guilds, when a wonderful response came in answer to the iippeal. The goods were received at the depot, and were sent out to the hospital as required. F.vory month cases of hospital equipment are sent, to Lieut.-Col. iU'Gavin, O.C No. 1 N.Z Stationary Hospital. The committee equipped sixtyfive beds for the Mamma., and some extra, equipment for hammocks as 'well. Oriental Bay Kiosk was also provided for while necessary, and when closed tho equipment was sent on to the Victoria. Ward of .Wellington Hospital, hx

January, 954 articles were sent to the King George V. Convalescent Home at iiotorua, and to the Taumeru Convalescent Home 331 garments. At the beginning of April a large number of garment's and medical comforts were .sent for the u«e of troops in Mesopotamia. Goods have been replenished' on the hospital ships, and sent to the various hospital? in Egypt. During the year 44.015 garments and 35.447 bandages have passed through the depot-. The committt'o greatly appreciates the splendid work done by'the country branches, sewing guilds and working parties in all districts. Thanks are due to the Consolidated Dental Company for lending the rooms in Wakefield-street for packing and storing before.the present building in Mcrcer-sh-eet was obtained, and to the press for notices and reports of meetings, etc.

London is placarded everywhere with posters, urging economy on women is remarked by an Englished writer. They are asked to wear old clothes and to set an example to each other. To judge by the drapers* shops, however, there is not much notice taken yet of the requests, and the majority of the women in the better-class streets are most certainly not wearing last seaeon's clothes. They are, however, spending less on evening and house gowns, for the simple reason that there are so few opportunities now for putting on such garments. The shortage of leather has brought about a very ugly fashion, that is the making of women's boots with cloth tops and heels, preferably in white, light fawn, and grey. As London for the past eight weeks lias scarcely had one dry day, these absurd boots usually present a pitiable appearance. ' How their owners get them clean each evening for the next day' 6 plunge through the slush is a problem.

Having said that anything can be cooked iv a casserole, it is not necessary to enumerate or give a list of dishes suitable for earthenware cookery (says a. writer in the Melbourne Argus). But there are some things which may be worth remembering about casserole cooking. Less moisture is required, for example,'than when cooking in an ordinary saucepan, because there is less evaporation, the steam escaping more readily from a metal vessel. On the other hand, if the bottom heat is tec great,1 the risk of burning is perhaps greater because the food adheres more readily to the earthenware. It; is important therefore to have a slow and regular heat when cooking in a casserole If the cooking is done on top of a gas or oil stove,'an asbestos mat should always be used under the casserole. As a rule, too, the flavour of a casserole cooked dish is rather more concentrated than that of the same dish when cooked in a saucepan or piedish; therefore, • a very little less of any flavouring may be used, especially of such strong flavourings as cJ-ovcs, nutmeg, or thyme. For dishes which demand two cookings the casserole seems to be the best vessel for the second cooking. The favourite American dish cf baked beans, lor example, is excellently done if the beans arc first boiled quickly in a- saucepan. unl.il they are cooked, .and are then drained, and slowly baked with pieces ot pork or bacon in a. casserole until they are browned all through. Rice 'may beboiled hard in plenty of water until it is just cooked; then drained and put into a casserole with a puree of tomato or a cupful of gravy, and cooked very slowly for three-quarters of tin hour more. Beans may bo done in the same way, and sc may macaroni or vermicelli. For curries and' stewed ,minces of all sorts the casserole is the ideal cooking vessel, and for roasting small chickens or pigeons it is a great improvement upon the baking tin lam told, too, though I have not yet tested the information for myself, that apples baked: in a casserole arc incomparably superior to those cooked in any other way, and that, this is true whether the,apples are cooked with or without their skins. In {'.iijy.-.fase, what f want io make clear,.to women who have only just acquired casseroles if this, that the casserole is jur.t an ordinary cooking--vessel in which, almost anything .can be cooked, and that no special recipes arc needed for the preparation of food to be' cooked in it.