WOMAN’S WORLD

Evening Star, Issue 19017, 12 August 1925, Page 3

WOMAN’S WORLD

[By DIANA.]

Reports of social function,, will bo welcomed .for this column “ also Sr3SS s3S?S * dearly written.

TJio Home Economics Association was excellently pleased at the result of its thrift exhibition, held on Wednesday in the Burns Hall; goods flowed in at an early hour, and spectators simply poured in and flooded the hallj in fact, during a part of the afternoon it was a case of “ standing room only,” no doubt good financially, but not so pleasing to those who were trying to look at what was there. Iho various branches of tho H.E.A. havo worked hard, and this exhibition showed that their ideals—thrift, economy, and efficiency at home—are practical and on the right lines. It was extraordinary to see what a lot can bo done with sugar bags, stray pieces of stuffs, tins, and what not. Jn tact, the housekeeper that follows these examples is a godsend to her family and to her husband’s pockets. The question of food lias always formed an important part of home economics teaching, and bore we saw the correct proportions of various foods needed lor the week, including a lot of wholemeal, as opposed to ordinary white flour, it '.is to be hoped that at another time it will lio possible to bold a similar exhibition, but in a larger ball, please 1 The Queens of the Washtubs are at the height of their power on Monday. On that day the cold joint is served up, am! “daddy” stays town tor r f‘ freshment. But many of the washtuhs this week got scanty attention, and the clothes lines pvero filled unusually early—and why? The Great Meek had begun unexpectedly, and it wasu t likely that the sight of ail these American ships coming up the harbor woulu bo missed. So off went aprons, and on went coats and hats, and it was everywhere the light tripping loot , hastening to the wharves, where a - ; ready hundreds of children were yell- \ ing themselves hoarse, and the sun, j too, was doing his best to make Dun- i edin look well. T’ho young maidens j ■weren’t going to bo left out either; | from odd corners peeped out bright ; colors, ribbons, laces, silks, and hasty | stitches were put here and there so | that the dross should he finished jn | time, for though there was no official j programme for Monday, all knew that j the jolly tar would need to stretch his j legs after the wearisome journey from ! Australia. And- was it likely he would ■ want to be alone, or with his pals—-the , .»nh, Alios U Qr» +.Vw> rrirlc rlop.ulpfl fo IjO

male ones? bo tho girls decided to no ideal hostesses, and to give the visitors ; a real good time. A lit bio bird whispered that the “salts” had, not felt too comfortable tho last few~Vlays, and that a day of peace and rest was just ; the thing needed. So now everyone is j pleased, there are parties everywhere; for everyone, and no doubt many linn I friendships will bo sealed. A fair mini- i ber have succumbed to the winning I ways of the Australian girl. How many j will escape heart-whole Irom Dunedin? | There is an inevitable blank alter a | week of concentrated lostivity and hap- 1 pincss. But wounds of this sorb gone-i rally soon heal up, and though no doubt there will be a few private tears, there will also bo fragrant memories for tho future; and so Diana, on behalf of herself and her readers, heartily ; greets the visitors, and hopes that they ! will have a jolly pood time, only hoy- | ing that the couplet is not quite true | which says j “ In every mess T find a friend, In every port a wife,” and that they will live up to the ideal: “And the sign of a truc-hcan-’d sailor Is to give and to take a good joke.”

TEA-TABLE TALK, )

Messrs Methuen and Co. are puhlr-h----ing a series of little, handbooks, 1 Do-s and Don’ts,’ intended for guidance in particular recreations or other activities. Two of tliesc well-got-up volumes are to hand, ‘ Travelling Do’s and Don’ts,’ by Edward Gcllihrand, and ‘ Tho Well-dressed Woman’s Do’s and Don’ts,’ by Eliso Vallcc. The former should ho in the hands of all people intending to travel abroad, especially I on the Continent, where tho unwary stumble from one pitfall to another. Many are tho useful hints given, i-auai as the amount of luggage necessary tor different countries, facilities in travelling, and, of course, some help_ in that most vexed question of “tipping.” Sea voyages, too, are perilous toyoinfortj and, again, suggestions aro forthcoming. Tho latter is intended rather more tor English society than colonial. Still there are two golden rules applicable all over the world for tho woman who would be considered well dressedmi /• _ I . , „ I' ~ 1-wwlf

The first is care of face, body, and j , hands so that there is a general j‘ wcll-i . groomed” air, and tho other is care l , in the matter of details, so that oven j , the cheapest of outfits will look wet I. | An excellent maxim is this, too: “ Do ( , make sure a dress is worth having be-: , fore you buy a bargain.” Hats, ol course, aro most important , and iho | fashion nowadays is to have them ina'lc,, not to buy them ready made. We are i told: “ if you have a prominent no-c,! don't, wear your brim turned up at | the side; it. will give you an ugly profile.” “If yon have a tendency to a| double chin, don’t, wear a mushroom | shaped brim dial fits tightly all mend; tlie head, cuim.-aling hie cars and e> c-a i Have your brim shaped to a | right angle from your crown, and not j straight down.” Women who have 1 passed their first youth are rightly advised to start- shoving their individuality in dress, am! while not being dowdy they should not be slaves to passing fashions; they should avoid extreme .simplicity, which is really only becoming to the quite young woman, and. above all. they aro counselled to avoid “cold” colors, such ns white or grey, llii fact, (lie ditlieully lies in making a i select ion from so much that is valuable ; to the woman who wishes to make the j nind. of licrs-'lf- and what woman does not !

ODDS AND ENDS.

Soda should never ho used for cleaning cnamelware. Hot soapy water will usually (.leause enamel saucepans effectually. Any stains which this does not ] remove should he rubbed well with kitchen salt: they will then soon vanish. If your lea (Iter suit case is beginning to show its age you can give it renewed youth by treating it in the following manner:—Rub it over with a sponge dipped in warm water, to which ! has been added a dash of vinegar—a I i couple of tablespoonfula to a pint of the ! hot water. Rub dry with a clean soft, cloth. To restore the polish of the j i .1 1 j _i_K- 1 ‘J. _ . _l‘ J.

leather, beat up the whites of two eggs ' with two teaspoo'nfnls of turpentine, i I With a piece of flannel work tho mix- 1 jtnro into a lather and apply to the suit i c ase. Finally, polish tho suit case with la clean, soft cloth, and it will come up j luith a splendid shine. I If oil is inadvcrtcnly allowed to come | into contact with brown shoes an ugly stain appears. This may generally bo j removed by cleaning carefully with j petrol, rubbing the spot with a. circu-1 liar movement. If this fails after re-1 j pouted treatment, cover the stain_ with j (rubber solution, leave it on until all j I tho naphtha lias evaporated, and thou | remove it. The appearance of shabby j brown brogues can often be improved j by cleaning thoroughly with turpentine, using a nail-brush for tho cracks. ‘

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Airs Harman Reeves has gone to Christchurch, where she will spend some weeks with her parents. Miss Noolle Storey (from Invercargill) is the guest of Miss Betty' Reeves for Fleet Week. Miss Dorothy Al'Qnoen has gone to Chrisiehiueh for a tew weeks. Mrs and Miss Mandeno have gone to Auckland. Miss Gwen Morris gave a large tea party last Saturday afternoon for Miss Joyce llaggii t, of Invercargill. Mr and Mrs T. Scott Cairney, of Duntroon, are in town for Fleet Week, and are the guests of Airs Sure, Elder street. Mr and Airs R. Adamson Iloddell are hack from Chicago, and are at present slaving with Air and Airs John Wilkinson' (Melrose). Air Redded is a professional dietitian and physical /therapeutist, the only one, I. fancy, in New Zealand. The animal meeting of the Otago branch of the International Federation of FDiversity Women will be held on August 10, at 10.JU a.m., in the Homo Silence Guild mgs. .It is hoped that as many graduates and associates as possible will attend. It is quite impossible to wear a glove over the huge rings that the leaders of fashion in Paris are wearing now. One brilliant jewel, over an inch square, was worn by a woman with tiny hands, and another ring noticed one evening at the theatre was an enormous ruby that would have made a plover’s egg look—well, on the small side! Aliss Isabel Cooper, the artist attached to the ‘ Arclurus,’ now doing useful investigation work in the Sargasso Sea, is nothing if not plucky. She intends doing oil paintings underwater. As a safeguard against sharks and other wild beasts, Aliss Cooper wears a copper helmet. Assistants keep watch for large and dangerous fish, hut beyond that, the diver looks after herself, with the help of a small harpoon and plenty

of crab bait. The gardening circle of the 'Women’s Chib had a very good meeting on Monday. when Professor Davies gave a capital talk on ‘ Roses,’ showing how to prepare the ground and how to prune them. Miss Martin introduced ■ tho speaker, and at the end of the lecture Mrs Rodgerson proposed a vote of thanks, which was carried with acclamation. Miss May Sinclair, the famous novelist, when in London generally writes from 9.30 a.in. to 1 p.m., and sometimes continues after luncheon, though she rarely does more than five hours a day. Her favorite homo is_ her little cottain tho Cotswold Hills, where peace”and beautiful surroundings make for inspiration and energy. nho is much interested in psychical research and phenomena, though not credulous to the extent that some leading lights of tho intellectual world are. Dunedin is fortunate in having a fine hall all ready for the visitors, who, like most Americans, havo the icputatiou of being good dancers. That the Tudor Hall will be well patronised goes without saying, and if the pretty gills that were present on _ Saturday come in the same charming Irocks there will he sad havoc among susceptible hearts. The modern fashions are just right tor tho slim girl, and what with materials and trimmings and the artistic hairdressing and the general effect, it is a girl’s fault if she looks dowdy. At any fate, on Saturday, when I went in ] could not help being struck with the real beauty of the whole scone, the brown panelled walls, the softly iElecting floor, and the subdued colored JightI ing forming an excellent background i for the happy dancing couples. ] It vas an amazing century through which Mrs Haldane lived. Her earliest recollections included; The arrival of tho stage coach at Ottorburn with the news of the passing of the Reform Bill of 1832. Her pony shying at the sight and sound of George Stephenson’s first railway engine. A murderer’s corpse dangling from Sedan chairs used in the streets of

OGCIHII uriuu. it » Edinburgh. Contrast this with her activities (luring the last years of her life: _ bho was a devoted listener-in. She read and “thoroughly underI stood” her son’s book on relativity. She wrote a ‘ Hymn of Praise ’ to mark the ending of tho Groat War. She wanted to go to Wembley. Lady Rhondda is engaged on an active campaign for the introduction of women—more especially university women—into the higher ranks of business life. In this most excellent enterprise all wish her good success. Moreover, by a fortunate coincidence, an unusually interesting business appointment synchronises with her effort. The appointment of Mrs Thompson-Prico to the chairmanship of Slaters, Ltd., is described by the ‘Daily News’ as ‘an event unparalleled in the catering world.” Miss Ross, of Columbia College, was given a delightful, albeit belated, birthday party on Saturday by the pupils at the new Constance Hall, just the best ; kind of hall for large assemblies. The j first part of the evening was devoted to making the tiuies happy, and then, . once they were oil’ after their supper, j the older girls danced and gave various items, dramatic and otherwise, one ol popular plays being written and entirely got up by'five youngsters of ton and cloven years of age without any adult “ interference,” and the unexpected dog walking on in the middle and insisting on jumping over a sleeping actress gave it a delightful, spontaneous feel. Miss | Ross was presented with a beautiful bouquet of blue and yellow flowers (the college colors), a fine rug, ami two beautiful etchings. Altogether it was just what a birthday party ought to bo. Though there is a fair sprinkling of women Tn the birthday honors list, many names are conspicuously absent. .In tho honors conferred on Madame Ali • T* .1 T-Irtlifti* IVTicl; 1 .nmcrlon

b:mi, Lady St. Holier, Miss Lumsden, | Mi.sa’ Beadsmoro Smith, Mrs Wills, and I I Lady Cook the services of women in the | si)hero of art, education, public work, and nursing have been recognised. Among others whose names appear one is pleased to notice Airs Hume Pinsont, I whoso work for tho welfare of tho feeble-minded deserves recognition, and Cr Cox of the Salvation Army, who have been awarded tho G.B.E. Local -government is represented by Cr Margaret Tilkington, of St. Helens, and Cr Miss ilenrietta Bartlett, of Birmingham. There is no space to mention other names, but one honor which strikes me as peculiarly well deserved is f that which falls to Miss 'Margaret Isabel Willden, matron of the leper settlement, Botsabelo, Basutoland.

TEACHING THEM TO DRIVE.

—A i The Sweetheart. — To learn to drive the car, my dear, First put the lever into gear, . Then push your loft foot in like this. That’s lino. Now teacher gets a kiss I Now press upon the starter, so; That makes the precious engine go. Now lot your left foot hack, like this. Good! Teacher gets another kiss I Upon' the gas you now must step, That fills the engine full of pep. _ That’s great! You are a clever miss. Flore teacher gets another kiss. _ Now change to second, now to high. Yon do that just ns well as I. Now stop the car right here, and then We’ll do the lesson once again! —U i The WifeFirst, see your car is out oi gear. How? By this gear-shift lever here. How can you tell? Why, feel it. oco. The thing is simple as can bo. Now press on that to make it start. (1 rent Scott 1 You’ll tear it all apart If you don’t take your hand off quick The second that it gives a kick. Throw in your clutch, I) or goodness Your dutch! Your clutch! No, not your-brake! Why? ’Cause I tell you to, that s There, now, yon needn’t start to cry. Now pull this lever into low, Step on the gas and start oft slow. kook out! You almost- hit the lencoi Hero, let me drivel You’ve got no sense! —From ‘Home Chat.’

MARGINS.

Tinvo you ever bought a frock, only I In discover, to your annoyance, thao i insufficient turnings have been allowed ; at the seams, so that a sudden movc- | ment tears the joints or hursts the ■ seams? . ! Some lives are like that. No allov,- ! anco has been made for emergencies, I no margin for the unexpected. And so | they have resulted in a continuous relay S of worries and disappointments. | The great art of existence is to live I for something more than the immediate j present, to 'have something up ins ■slecvo” in case the unforeseen should i happen. Men allow more margin, as a rule than women; they believe in a 1 balance at the bank, and ihey fed that

i something is wrong if there is not one. | But the average woman of to-day hci Heves in living up to income. “ Mhy 1 live as if you'had only five hundred ai voar when your actual income is six ; hundred? TVhy spend only ten pounds la week when you make twelve?” she j asks. Because, dear lady, there are ! such things as doctors’ hills and aceij dents, out-of-work spells and runs of I illluck. “Money is made to spend, I she will doubtless reply. For she finds i it difficult to differentiate between mcaisures and margins. 1 Non-marginal women are tbe despair I of tradesmen, who have to allow long 1 credit when ready money ought to be | their motto. They are the despair of their relatives, who have to come to the rescue again and again in a financial i crisis. They arc the despair of their ! medical advisers, whoso potions are unI availing against the mental worries i thev bring on themselves. | If you want to give your daughter a motto in one word, let tbe word be “ margins.”—Melbourne 1 Age.’

A NEW-LAID EGG.

DON’T BE DECEIVED. To the expert the “bloom” on the pjtjt is generally sufficient indication of its condition, but Unit is too ethereal a. guide for the housewife or the conFor these the taste is, of course, the final ami indisputable it s-'jnu.v. bat noisome test, so to avoid such unpleasantness the egg should bo tested before cooking. 11 an egg is to be boiled it should first be hold to the light and have a “cU'nr” appearance, being just faintly clouded ii. the centre owing to the presence of the yolk. The appearance of any other matter or definite “shape” I inside the egg is an ominous sign. ! Freshness is indicated by the size ot i the “ a;r space,” usually, though not i always, found at the large end of the i egg." Tins should be round, and about the size of a sixpence in diameter. The larger the air space the older the egg. , AVben a. new-laid egg is broken into a dish the yolk should remain whole, and it should stand up dome-like. 11 it .spreads nut flat yon take it ns a rule > that the egg is past _ its first youth. I In appearance the volk should be any

aiT(T even, not cloudy or mottled. It may have a small yellow spot on the surface. Tho “wriggly thing” attached to it is not the germ, but the “ chalazm,” which attach the yolk to the white. The germ, if present, is too small to bo visible unless the egg lias been warmed, and thus partially incubated. The white of the egg should be quite clear and transparent. _ Tho color of the shell is no guide to the quality of the contents. Many white-shelled eggs havo deep, rich yolks, find many brown-shelled eggs have poor pale yolks. The color of the shell is a matter of breeding, the color of the yolk Is largely a matter of feeding. Eggs may ho kept reasonably fresh for two or three weeks in the larder if they are put in a cold corner and turned occasionally.

QUEENLY EFFORTS IN JOURNALISM.

A CANDID CRITICISM. The Queen of Rumania coni nines her journalistic efforts in a Sunday paper. She has moderated her style, or, .u, „i.,v rate, grown more discreet in her choice of subjects. Still, one cannot help feeling that it would have boon more dignified and a great deal wiser if she had kept her opinions to herself, or auvu them only in the presence of those privileged with intimacy. Even in these democratic days it is a little jarring to find a Queen Consort writing in the style of a movie star or a musical comedy actress. The literary quality of Her Majesty’s contribution on the subject of 1 Beauty s Is It a Blessing or a Curse? ’ is negligible, and her reflections no more profound than those of a “Social Butterfly” in the current number of a magazine. I Truly the old order changes, (writes ! the society correspondent of the Liver- ! pool ‘ Weekly Post ’), Queen Victoria, j for all that she was so misguided as to lw>«* *m i 1 rtf £ Our l.ifri in fno

allow her journal ot Our Jute in the Highlands’ to be published, would have I shaken her head over these - effusions of her lovely granddaughter, who her self is a grandmother. Perhaps she i would have done more (had she the i power) than shako her head. By the i way, Princess Ileana, Queen Marie’s youngest and (as she told a journalist friend of mine) favorite daughter, is undergoing “ finishing ” touches at the I school at Ascot, where her sister, the | Queen of Jugo-Slavia, completed such j education as the august receive at j schools other than the school of life.