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Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 49, 27 February 1934, Page 13

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Kitchen lea. A very, enjoyable afternoon was spent recently -when Mis. L. X Meier, Tully Street, Kilbnnie, gave a, kitchen tea at her residence in honour of Miss Valda Barrett, whose mamago to Mi. Laurence Toms is to take place shoitly The guest of honoui More a frock of deep red crinkle crepe trimmed with white. Mrs Meier leceivcd her n-uests wearing a £ ock of blue crinkle crepe trimmed with deep cie<un lace. Many useful gifts weie received by Miss Barrett, and Miss Peggy Meiei presented her with a bouquet, arranged in such a fashion that paper floweis concealed various household soaps and aiticlcs. Competitions were won by Mis. D Judd, Mrs. M. Cottle, and Miss Windsor. Items w ore given by Mih&es Windsor, Jill Coopei, Mjra Bond, and Peccv Meier. oo" Making Jams and Preserves. A very inteiestmg lecture -was given last evening by Miss Rennic, of the Home Science Depaitmcnt of the Wellington "Technical College, on the economical and. correct methods of making and bottling jams and piescives. The lecture was gncn after Miss'Ronnie had received -several icquests for information on the sublet, a,ud was open to the general public. Useful Demonstration. At a. recent meeting of the Biooklyn. League of. Mothers, Mrs,. Tieveat demonstrated a quick and cjisy method of making a. piping suitable for loose covers,-^ cushions, etc. Swimming. Sports. The. annual swimming sports in connection witli Queen Margaret College will, be: held at Thoindon Baths' on Thursday morning next at half--past nine.. AH patents, fiiends, and those interested are cordially.'invited 'to 'attend. \ Fortune for Charity. A woman who, tor forty years, Tan a hotel'in E-,se\. has left "a largo foitune to chantj. She was yLrs. Elizabeth Mary Beech, of the Prince Albert Hotel, Chingford Mount, Essex.'•'"•:: Her estate, has been valued at £108^02 (states a correspondent). Although so well off, ' Mrs*. Beech had refused-to give up her work. She was 77-when, she; died, "and hadj made he/ will only three days before.- Except for..bequests amounting to about £.0000 and a few indefinite^ provisions, her. large, estate is to .go to "such charities as the trustees may in their absolute discretion think lit." ■ ' ' . I Conjuring for Concentration. . ' !.. Mr.,' Jasper Maskelyne, the. famous illusionist, has revealed.' the' fact ' that conjuring- is sometimes .■■prescribed:.'for backward children','by specialists. It teaches .them'1 to concentrate. The beauty of; the cure is; of course, that no normal child \vill ever regard conjuring as.work. It is a fascinating form of play, and while it brings iiiany faculties into play, the training is imbibed happily;, and .unconsciously. . Many children learn, far more .from play than they do from lessons, ami psychologists nowregnrd play' as '"ilie, most important of alK'juyeiiile activities. Many ,'of the • games' in, .which children delight arc, indeed, clearly recognisable as .preparation for adult ■lifp.-;--,v . .;• ■ -". •.*'<-■ '■»;>>?