To Brighten Up the Housewife's Workroom- The Kitchen

Evening Star, Issue 26041, 4 March 1947, Page 4

To Brighten Up the Housewife's WorkroomThe Kitchen

TOPICS FOR WOMEN

How depressing it is, working in a dreary kitchen The kitchen is your workroom (for who doesn’t do her own cooking these days?) and it should be as workmanlike and as pleasant as possible. The post-war dream kitchen is still, alas, a dream; but there are some ways in which we can cheer up our own old kitchens. Assuming that you have already given yours a fresh coat of paint, here are a few ideas to brighten it up still further. Give your old linoleum a new lease of life with a coat of lino, paint. You. will-'find this is nearly as good as new linoleum. Paint the shelves, the dresser, and any. wooden chairs or —stools a light, clear colour to tone with the walls. Then, if you have a collection of jam jars that can be Used as storage jars, paint on. them' wide bands of blue and white, or vermilion and white, or black and pale yellow. If you have plain dark curtains in the kitchen, run the colour motif along the hem with a border in stencil paint or braid.

a washing up bowl, and keep by you a block of wood to raise the bowl. . To make those “ chores ” restful, have a high stool in the kitchen, and use it when you are _ washing up. Some time in the near future, you will be able to paint the walls of your rooms and cupboards with a marvellous new distemper that has been treated with D.D.T., a chemical used widely during the war against the menace of mosquitoes. Flies soon disappear from such rooms, for any fly that is rash enough to brush up against such a wall dies of paralysis! Travellers to Britain. Travellers entering Great Britain from abroad may not take with them more than 251 b of foodstuffs and not more than 51b of any one variety. This limit is a check on the black market trade which would develop if there were no restriction on the quantity of foodstuffs which could be taken into Britain. This applies particularly, to travellers making frequent journeys between England and the nearer Continental countries. The food taken into the United Kingdom by travellers is regarded as being for their own personal or household use.

Most sinks are placed too low for the woman of average height, and nothing is more back-breaking than a pile of washing up in a low sink. Use

NEW ZEALAND NOT READY FOR TOURISTS

That New Zealand was not ready for the tourist,, indeed, cannot cope with its own travellers, was the impression' of Mrs Bayne Beimett, of San Antonio, Texas, who 1 is on a visit back to her home country; and has been spending some time, with friends in Dunedin.

try as a very pleasant place. Outdoor life .is enjoyed for nearly three parts of the year, summers are very hot, and the moisture following tropical showers soon dries up. Mrs Bennett described the colour brilliance of the flowers, and the beauty of the fields of blue bonnet, the national flower of Texas. People worked hard in a full 48-hour week. They spend their leisure enthusiastically, too, and loved hunting, riding. dancing, swimming, and fishing. They, were very interested in good music and ballet; but drama found a very small place an any programmes of entertainment. Life in San Antonio was much easier for the housekeeper; stores, were .well stocked, and an abundance of canned foods was always available. , The vegetable and fruit stalls remained open until late evening, also during week-ends. Sugar was definitely in short supply, but, owing to the good supply of frozen and canned fruit and preserves available, it was not of serious consequence to the housekeeper.

_ The difficulties of acquiring travelling reservations and hotel accommodation alone Were discouraging, apart from the lack of observation cars on trains, and up-to-date hostels at all the resortsV Therefore, although New Zealand was a fine country,, with its grand mountain and beautiful lake scenery, which undoubtedly charmed visitors, it offered little attraction in the' way of, good service to the overseas tourist. On leaving New Zealand seven years ago Mrs Bennett went to England, and in London studied in and was a member of the staff of the Elizabeth Arden Bond street salon, subsequently going to the United States. After her marriage to Mr Wayne D. Bennett, she lived in Texas, and describes that coun-

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Miss Gwenda Chance, of Lynwood avenue, entertained friends at a 5 o'clock party last Friday in honour of Miss Rosslyn Brown and Mr Gilmour Ross, whose marriage, will fake place to-day

Dr and Mrs Maurice Ottley, of Greymouth, are spending a short holiday in Dunedin.

Mr Jos. H. W. McGeorge, mining engineer, of Melbourne, has been staying with his mother, Mrs J. C. McGeorge, for a few days to visit relatives and old friends during the course of a brief visit to New Zealand. Mr' McGeorge will leave by air for Sydney on Thursday. , Mrs Polling presided at the meeting of the Christian Temperance Union, South Dunedin branch, on Thursday, when business for the Dominion convention was discussed. It was suggested that branches might contribute regularly to the Auckland Maori Hostel for Girls and to the fund, for general organising work;. Vocal items were contributed by Mbsdames Lythgoe, Isles, Chetwyn, and Rutherford, and the accompanists were Mesdames Bissland and Williamson. Engagements.

Mrs Wayne D. Bennett, of San Antonia, Texas, left yesterday for Christchurch. Mrs Bennett expects to leave for America at the end of. this month. .

Mrs Peter Schoon,, of High street, entertained friends at morning tea on Saturday in honour of Miss, ißosslyn Brown.

Mrs G. Vaughan, of Sydney, who has been on a visit to her father, Mr Peter Barr, will leave to-morrow on her return to Australia. ' , The Kiwi Overseas Club social and dance will .take place in the R.S.A. Hall, on Eriday evening. The next regular meeting will . be held, on Tuesday, April 1.

Hostesses for pre-wedding parties for Miss Pamela Black were, Mrs Nance Moore, Miss ' Doreen Cacti wallader, and the sisters'and nurses of Nurses Home, Public Hospital. Miss Kathleen Fountain, of has returned from a holiday spent at Wanaka. .

Mr and Mrs Norman Cole, Te Kuiti, announce the engagement of their daughter, Marie Corelli, to John Steel, younger son of Mr and Mrs M. J. Thompson, Dunedin. ' The ' engagement is announced between Hector Matherson, youngest son of Mrs J. Martin, 45 Forfar street, Mosgiel, and Isabel Olive, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs J. H. McKerchar, Woodend, Southland.

Miss Vera Martin, of Christchurch, is the guestiof Mrs Raymond Kirk, of London street.