CARDINAL RULES

Evening Post, Volume CXXXI, Issue 14, 17 January 1941, Page 10

CARDINAL RULES

ADVICE TO KNITTERS

The "Melbourne Age" ' publishes a number of interesting hints to knitting recruits. The following may be found useful: — ;

First of all wind your wool very loosely, keep at least three fingers under the wool as you wind.

Always finish a row before you stop. Stitches are more likely to be dropped if you stop mid-way.

Don't push your needles into the wool, neither the ball nor the -knitting. The result will be to split the wool, and spoil it.

Always splice your wool. Unravel both ends and then carefully twist each strand of the new ball, and then twist the wool up tightly again. If you knit the splice carefully it should not show at all.

Always test your tension. It is important for the correctness of your work that you should knit the same number of stitches to the inch across and the same number "of row to the inch downwards as the directions state. If your tension does not correspond to the direction, a larger or smaller sized needle may be tried.

If you have to increase, knit first into the back thread, and then into the front one of the same stitch. In lacy patterns, however, it may be necessary to pick up a loop from the previous row.

HERE AND THERE

Gisborne Pianist Tours America,

Sister A. P. Faram, who until just before the last war was senior district nurse in Wellington, and who later served as a nurse overseas, recently received news of another member of the family who is giving valuable service to her country, this time in the present war. The news concerns her cousin, Miss Oriole Faram, the brilliant Gisborne pianist, whose progress as a musician has been watched by many friends in the Dominion, particularly by those in Gisborne who some years ago were so impressed by her talent that they subscribed a considerable sum to her training overseas. Miss Faram, whose husband, Professor James Aitchison, formerly of Ontario University, is now commissioned with the Candian forces, was to have made her debut in New York as a concert pianist on the advice of leading pianists who predict for her a career of worldwide fame. The New Zealand girl decided, however, thati she could serve her country best by playing for patriotic funds, and so delayed her formal debut in New York for another year. After her tour of Canada and the United States she hopes to have acquired a large repertoire. Aero Club Parcels. i Mrs. J. Strachan was hostess at the January meeting of women members of the Wanganui Aero Club, when some 20 parcels were packed for mem-1 bers of the club on active service, writes "The Post's" Wanganui correspondent. Women Bowlers in Wanganui. There have been a number of women bowlers visiting Wanganui this week, writes "The Post" representative, and team and pairs play has been interesting. Players came from Feilding, Palmerston North, and Port Ahuriri, Napier, and the games we're played on the Wanganui East greens. Meeting in Stokes Valley. | Carol singing and competitions were features of the recent meeting of the Stokes Valley Women's Institute. A "bring and buy" stall, and a member's novelty stall were well patronised. The committee acted the charade, "Dynamite," which won them a trophy at therecent council meeting. British Mothers in New York. « | The 200 British women who are guests in or near New York City for £■ •■ duration of the war have formed a "British Mothers' Club," states "The Christian Science Monitor." The club meets twice monthly to discuss problems arising for the mothers and their children. Member of Pioneer Family Passes. A granddaughter of pioneer settlers in the Wanganui district, Miss Minna Russell, of Russell Vale, Wanganui, passed away at her home this week, writes "The Post's" correspondent. Mr. James Grant, director of the Alexander Museum, Mr. Geo. Shepherd, curator, and Mr. A. Crawford represented the museum at the funeral. Miss Russell had been a member of the staff for the past two years, and her knowledge of old Wanganui was a valuable contribution to the museum service. j Bermuda has Women Censors. | The British Government is employ-! ing women censors at Bermuda, ac-: cording to an American message. The captain of an American ship revealed that about a dozen of them—smartly I uniformed—boarded the vessel at i Hamilton, questioned passengers and i scanned their personal mail and papers. Accompanied and assisted by several male censors, they ordered removal of 230 bags of mail and loading of 239 pouches removed previously from other ships touching the island. There were 393 pouches aboard when the vessel left Lisbon. Canadian Toys of High Quality.

Toys made in Germany and Japan gave way to toys made in Canada, America, and England in the Canadian market last year. A U.S.A. observer says that Canadian toy manufacturing had expanded under the impetus of unexpectedly larger markets and that dolls, particularly, had a wide sale. Imports from Britain were much greater and the quality of toys sold in the shops was consequently much higher. This was not due, it was stated, to the raising of standards in Britain, Canada, and America, but rather to the fact that imports of cheaper toys from Germany had ceased and those from Japan had shrunk to a negligible point.

To repair a tear in a macintosh or an umbrella, cut a strip of adhesive tape a little longer than the tear and cover the tear on the wrong side of the macintosh or umbrella, drawing the edges closely together. The repair will be almost invisible on the right side.