ENGAGEMENTS.

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 19, 23 January 1937, Page 18

ENGAGEMENTS.

JONES—WELSH. The engagement is annauneed. of Margaret, twin daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. Welsh, Miramar, to Eric Newton, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Jones, Ashburton. GRIMSTONE—PRIER. The engagement is announced of Vena, eldest daughter of Mrs. E. Prier and the late Mr. E. Prier, of Lower Hutt, to Geoffery, third son of Mrs. G. Grimstone, and the late Mr. G. Grimstone, of Hataitai. PERSONAL NOTES Lord and Lady Waleran, London, who have been visiting Australia, are staying at the Midland Hotel. Lady Brooke (Northern Ireland) ■was a passenger from Australia by the Awateai which arrived in Auckland this week. She is accompanying her husband, Sir Basil Brooke, Minister of Agriculture in Northern Ireland. Miss M. Warren, Palmerston North, is the guest of he? sister, Mrs. F. Strombom, Lower Hutt. Mrs. L. H. Davis, Wellington, is staying with her aunt, Mrs. A. W. Johnston, Te Awamutu. Miss Kathleen Callaghan, of the nursing staff of the Public Hospital, is spending a holiday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Callaghan, Napier. Miss E. McCarthy, Wellington, is the guest of Mrs. C. Rathbone, Napier. Miss E. Eggleston, Hamilton, is visiting Wellington. Mrs. J. Wilson, Lower Hutt, is visiting the Waikato. Miss M. Carter is a Wellington visitor to Auckland. Mrs. Wright, Wellington, is the guest of Mrs. A. Reardon, Inglewood. Mr. and Mrs. A. Denne and Miss Winsome Denne, Karori, who have been the guests of Mrs. F. Sheppard, Waverley, have returned home. Mrs. G. N. Loviston-Clarke, wife of Commander G. N. Loviston-Clarke, who has arrived in New Zealand to take command of H.M.S. Wellington, has two small sons, David and Anthony. She is looking forward to riding and hunting in New Zealand, and is also fond of yachting. She has lived for the last few years at Reigate, about eighteen miles from London. Previously she lived at Gibraltar, where her husband's ship was stationed. Mrs. J. S. Kelly arrived in Wellington this morning by the ferry from Christchurch for a holiday visit. Mr. and Mrs. McL'Dowie, Hawera, are visiting Wellington for the races, staying with Mr. and Mrs. F. Rowe. Miss E. Sundgren, Wellington, is visiting'Christchurch. Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Collinson, Palmerston North, are visiting Wellington. Miss Marjorie Heughan, who has been the guest of Mrs. Robertson, Goldie's Brae, left for Auckland today. Mrs. J. Rehder and Mrs. P. T. Ballon (Brisbane), and Mrs. T. H. Murray (Palmerston North) are guests at the Empire Hotel. IDEAL PILLOWS UNCOMMON FILLINGS "For most of us two pillows is the usual number, the ideal being one rather hard and fat, the other thin and soft," states a writer in an exchange. "A small, rather hard pillow put in the bed at the foot is of the greatest comfort to tired, aching feet, especially if the ankles are inclined to be puffy. In the case of elderly or bedridden folk a small wedge-shaped pillow to slip under the. back when lying on the side is most useful;, also one to put under the knees for a change and rest. For delicate children pillow-cases made of white flannelette are cosy, and easily washed. "When plucking fowls with the intention of using the feathers for stuffing pillows, it is well to keep the sorts separate, putting the feathers from the breast, back and thighs into one strong paper bag and the wing and tail feathers in anolher. Put the bags containing the feathers into a warm (not hot) oven and leave overnight. Then, with a sharp pair of scissors, cut the end of each feather. This may sound a tedious job, but if' you pick up a handful of feathers and snip each end as it shows, it is quickly done. The wing and tail feathers are stripped up each side and the quill discarded. The best linen feather-proof ticking is cheapest in the end. Before putting in the feathers, soap over the ticking, particularly down the seams. If an under-pillow-case of stout, firm calico is used and changed frequently, the tick will keep clean for years, thus avoiding any necessity, for the troublesome job of emptying and refilling the pillows. "Pillows can be stuffecl with othe» things besides feathers. Clean wheat chaff (or hulls) is now recommended by doctors, especially for tiny babies. A pillow filled with dried hops makes for refreshing sleep; while I have heard of a pillow filled with . clover blooms. "A small pillow, 15in by Bin, filled with kitchen salt is a great comfort to a sufferer from earache, toothache, or neuralgia. Make the case of unbleached calico, fill loosely with salt, put in the oven until it is as hot as can be borne, slip a flannel case over it, and apply to 1 the affected part. It often induces sleep; and can be used over and over again. "There is a belief among old country folk that pigeon feathers in a pillow prevent, or rather, delay death. I have heard an old woman say, 'Poor dear, 'e couldn't go till I moved the pillow. 'Twere pigeons' feathers, see.'" ASHES FOR POTTERY Simple pottery vases and bowls *rhich have captured the fancy of hostesses as settings for their winter flower decorations appeared in a new guise at it recent London exhibition, writes Marianne Mayfayre in the "Daily Telegraph." Ashes from such trees as the mulberry, golden elm, Scotch fire, and olive from Italy are mixed with the clay to give delicate subtleties of shading to this pottery, which is designed Snd made by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Vyse. ' Differing shades of soft celadon green, which makes a perfect background for flower settings, appear in bowls in which the clay has been tnixed with golden elm and apple tree fcshes. The ashes of an evergreen shrub are paingled with iron to produce the soft tust colour of another vase. Women are discovering new ideas in decoration from this exhibition. Cop-per-coloured beech leaves and silvery pampas grass arc arranged in a slimnecked vase in tones of soft brown and greyish-blue. Tiny bowls, made in the form of a water-lily flower will hold nosegays of spring flowers. Single flower heads are arranged in the shallow surrounding trough.