EVE'S Vanity Case

Feilding Star, Volume 6, Issue 1890, 28 April 1928, Page 2

EVE'S Vanity Case

TO CORRESPONDENTS The Lady Editor will be pleased to receive for publication in tbe “Woman’s Realm” items of social or personal news. Such ite should be fully authenticated, ana mgagement niatioea must bear eignatuv as. SOCIAL NOTES

Sirs J. A. Ncwrick left Waipukurau by the mail train for Feilding to farewell Tier sister-in-law, Mrs W. Norris, who is sailing by tbe Corinthic on a rix months’ visit to her people in' the Girl Country. SOME SATISFACTION My candle burns at both ends; it will not last the night; But, ah, my friends, and, oh, my friends— It gives a lovely light. Edna Si. Vincent Millay. ROCK CAKES (EGOLESS) Three ounces soft sugar, 2oz. dripping, 2oz. butter, Boz. flour, 1 teaspoonful soda, 1 tciiispoonfiil cream of tartar, about l3oz. currants, sultanas, and finely-chopped lemon pec’ mixed, about } cupful milk, and tew drops yellow colouring if you have it. Beat the dripping, butter and sugar together until solt. Sift in flour, soda and cream of tartar. Hub lightly together until the mixture has the appearance of fine breadcrumbs. Add fruit; add colouring to milk. Bind mixture to a poft dough. Place small pieces oil a- greased tray. Bake in a moderate oven. Time, 10 to lo minutes.

INITIALS ON STOCKIN’OS NEW CRAZE Among tlic great crop ol ino.no grama on; the fashionable clothes, thi; very newest way appears to bo a. woman, to 'have her intitials on one (Stocking. Tlie wearer’s monogram is embroidered ins'idc an oval or diamond about Hire inches long, in a contrasting shade with the stocking, and its correct position is in front of tlie shinbone. The new mushroom or “chateau coloured stockings have- dark brown monograms, and pale grey ones l,ave black or purple initals worked on them Large chiffon handkerchiefs to match i n colour a georgette, or tulle, or. brocade evening frock havo enormous embroidered «.moiiug|t ams in one corner, worked in silk and metal thread. Gloves with wide culls have a Similar decoration dither on t‘he back of one hand or on the strap at the wrist.

HOW TO DRESS A HOUSE

Give it a rout of paint. Provide! every window villi a sash See Unit, it has enough skirting. Put a stone collar round the* well. Use a linn tie on each window weight. Equip it well with hose. Have a good cow) on the chimney. Put asbestos packets round khe furnace pipes. See that the steam radiators are fitted with mufflers. Use good braces wherever necessary. YARN ISHJLNG THIMBLE

A HINT /FOR \COLLFCTOR3 Tho increasing ease with which the tlun materials used in tho pro sent day can he sown without tlio thimble’s aid makes it likely Hint that implement will become as rate an object of tho work basket as lh B s'tiletto, which used to be indispensable when embroidery was fashionable Many of tho girls who scorn now to use a thimble may presently he come collectors of the protector, invented, it i; said, in the 17th century by a Dutchman to help a lady of industrious ha-bits in her sewing.

They will then treasure the quaint little cheap brass, steel, and copper thimbles m usu before-, silver became a common choice and white metal wap introduced, or they Mill admire the real ivory thimbles that found imitators in bone and modern compositions.

In Victorian days one of th e most treasured presents a woman could receive was a real gold thimble, set round with brightly coloured precious' stones; and then

came a later vogue lor thimbles with enamelled rime, such as were brought home by travellers in Nor way. The sewing machine helped to hide the thimble, and it is being hurried into oblivion by the easily dealt with materials of which Lock and underwear are now made by hand.

COTTAGE CUSHIONS

Elaborate cushions ai‘e not quite so popular as they were. T lie cottage type of cushion has taken their place, being more generaly suited tj present day furnishing, and certainly more serviceable. The cushion of the moment is mado of coaii-e linen or hessian and embroidered with wool. The designs arc always simple and floral, and tb« gayer the colours the more, attractive the result. The cushion must be circular. Two circles of the required size should be cut out a< d joined together with a straight piece of material in between, the strip being as long as the circumference of the circles. Tho width of the strip sliotid be about six inches, so that the final effect is a flat pancake sort ol cirdiion. By way of variation, instead of embroidering the top of the cover, embroider tho strip part with a mn ning design, and leave the cirdos unadorned.

YOUR HEALTH

Eat slowly and you will not o-.-e.i-oat. Persons very commonly complain of indigestion: how can it he wondered at. when they seem, by their habit of swallowing their lood wholesale, to. forget lor vimt purpose They are provided with teeth c Keeping the feet warm will tend to prevent headaches. Take pains to keep .vour children’s feet drv and warm. Don’t bury their bodies in heavy flannels and wools, and leave their arms and legs naked. People in general are not avaie how very essentia i to the health of the inmates is the free admission of light into their houses. For ventilation open, your windows both at top and bottom. The fresh air rushes m at the bottom, vliilc tlm foul escanai at the tup- Ibis is letting m vour friend and expelling your enemy.

PRINCESS ELIZABETH’S CAKE,

Take lib flour, i gill rose water, loz compressed yeast, \ gill cream (■•boil it”), ‘Mr/, butter.'l egg (leave out tbe white), Ilb currants, loz sugar, a little nutmeg, and a little salt.

Work it very well and let it stand half an hour .by the lire, and then work it again, arid then make it up. and let it stand an hour and a half in flic oven, and let not your oven he too hot.

For several miles, he vent along by the sicle of the main road and wan ns good as gold, listening to strange stories of things that haw ponod in. bygone days “The Romans passed over me/' said the main road, proudly. “Then later the Pilgrims on me thin way, and still later mail coaches used l<» tliumler over me on their way to London. Rut now. alas, it is all motors, motors, from morning lo night,” and lie sighed. “Yes,” said the. littic road, privately tfhiiyki.ng 'that he would, rather like a motor to run over him, and isfill trotting along as good a» gold. All at once lie felt a tug at Ins side. The main road was very busy with traffic just then, so he took a little turn to tlie right to -sec wluC was the matter. A tree had touched him and was whispering, “Conic along, come through tbo woods—itV> lovely o> here.” The little road wavered, wondering wha|, to do. Perhaps, lie thought he could eateli up with the mam road later, and learn how to he handsome and important. And all Uie time the trees beckoned and said, “Come along, coinc along.” In the end, he went into thewood, and twisted and turned to his heart’s content. He spent such a long time there that alterwaiyl liehad to hurry and run straight ahead till he caught up with the main road, who was very grumpy.

“Young follow/’ lie said, “you’ll never do any good in this world if you dawdle.” And he took hold ol tlie little road’s hand, and led him straight along.

Outride, tlie little road still looked ;i,s good, hut inside lie mus looting rather rebellious, and not quite sure whether he wanted to he handsome and important, or whether he wouldn’t rather live in the country. Idle two roads went on; till after a time they reached a railway bridge. The main, road ran right under, and the little road wjis going to do the same. But just, then he caught s'ight of a gate which Jed into a field and away from the town.

And right at the other end of the field was another gate leading to a yellow farmhouse, with creeper all over it, and flowers dancing in « garden at the side. Suddenly, the little road, decided what to do. He pulled him*eft away from the big main road, and ran under the gate and across the field, past the. farmhouse. He was so happy to he free again and in the country that he hopped nnil he skipped and lie turned somersaults, and said that he worn! never, never go back to town, where ho would have to clean his boots and hav« his liair curled.

“For, after all,” he said, “what is imuortauee compared with haupiness?” Then he kicked uy his.heela and ran uii and <•>>»-

AY hen the main road loom! that the little road was not coming hack he just shrugged his shoulders and said, “Children were better behaved when L was young.” Then he pulled his overcoat- over his ears aiu. went on by himself.

But the. little road didn’t know and didn’t care. He never wen+ hack to town because be found that- hu could i>o just, as useful and important in the country. He let grass grow at each Isklo. and children plnv on him, and altogether he was the happiest little road imaginably.