Eve's Vanity Case TO CORRESPONDENTS

Feilding Star, Volume 9, Issue 3798, 16 August 1932, Page 2

Eve's Vanity Case

TO CORRESPONDENTS

The Lady Editor will be pleased to receive for publication in the Women’s lie-aim. items of social or personal news. Such items should be duly authenticated and engagements must bear the signatures of the parties. SOCIAL NOTES Mi ’is Jionia McClure is visiting Wanganui. Miss MiJc.s West St. returned to day from a brief v\sit to Wellington • » * * _ - Miss E. Scott, u.l the Taranaki St Free iviiulci garfen, has been selected tor tile Carnegie Kindergarten Fellowship. Ali-s Scott will leave next month lor Columbia University Col logo to study under the Fi Uuwsii p, which carries with, i j a grant of JL'GOO Mi >, * ‘Teddy Scott i-> 'well known in Feilding. her mother - a sister or Mr R. F. liaybittle anti the late .Mr W. C. liaybittle orf Feilding, and her lather was the contractor tor the Feilding Railway Station, and afterwards government inspector for lighthouses for many years. TO LIGHT THE F IKE ADVANTAGES OF GAS POKED it is curious h/nv mam people are still surprised at the existence of the indispensable gas-poker. As Jong as the open fire continue-, the gaspoker is indeed its natural e.mplement, and a great saver of the dirt that as inevitable where coal u in use, states an English, exchange. The- gas-poker not only does away with paper and wood altogether; it sees to it that the coal is set alight a; quickly, as possible and without the volumes or cinukc produced by the usual kindling material. Also- it never fa Is, There i.s no anxious moment as to whether it is going to burn; no fear that the coal may sink down hopeless on a smouldering heap of blackness; jy> ueeesity to risk the morning paper by using it as a draught-maker. FOR THE HOME-MAKER S NOTE LOOK Lace- curtains w’ll last lunger if they are placed in a pillow si p before putting them in the- copper. This obviates the risk of tearing them when using the c->]per slick. Coal fires with ugly filed surrounds may bo tratisfoQ-med w lh a litt'.c sheet brass or copper. 'The bra s is cut to the riglq shape and ‘‘sprung’’ into t.hc sides and a no tiler piece is made to cover the lluor-lilcs A simple and effective way to keep cut dower : fresh, and beautiful when being sent through the post u to push the end of the stalks into- picce s \ of jaw potato. Tlieu pack the flu mis by your usual method. Win n curtain hook become rusty an-’ slick, instead of sliding easily along the curtains, they should be cleaned Cu roughly in ammonia. Place {lie curtain hooks in a jar completely covered wifli cloudy ammonia, and leave them to soul; lor about threequarters of an hour, st'rring them i mind occa sionally. Alter a time lacquer tray- begin to look shabby and t/ 1 lose their first gloss. This glossy surface will conic up aga n is the surface is washed in warm water t ) which lias been added a. liile lemon juice. Dry tho t f "»y with a cloth, hut do nut attempt tui polish, until fhe tray has become thoroughly dry out. of doors. When dusting use a cloth that has been m h-tened with kerosene and then allowed to dry. When the duster is used :t will hold the dust, and m t let. 't Uy about in the room. Stick-oil labels have an rumoring habit of sticking together if they are left for any length of time, and are then frequently thrown away a s iisel© -s. They will separate quite easily if a warm iron is placed upon tli cm. POCKET MONEY THE CHILD'S ALLOW ANCE Perhaps there is n<v wider gulf between the pre-war and the post-wat child than in its attitude towards money'. Tin's is due to a variety of causes. Despite unemployment and the falling cost of liv : ng, never lias Lilt standard of La-to hccu b o high a^

it i s now iu this country, states ... a writer in iljo *•iliinclxe.stcr Guardian:” The store counters arc overcrowded with articles of. every Uescript oh, which are a delight the eye yet of an incredible cheapness. Apart from the mw cllous inventions in wireless and electricity, there are tile minor Ui *c ivories, ndi less wonderful, which aim at combining beauty with utiliy iu our everyday life. There* are new colours, new materials, and designs; even fruits and flowers wc ha,ye never seen before*. And for the children there are games and toys and sweets which d <1 not exist in our day, clamouring to be bought. To the modern alifid pennies are easier both to come by and to* drtpy*e of. When 1 was young u receive sixpence was an event witch happened but rarely 5 niy little friend lira, ac al nine: accepts tlio ircriuenr sixpences (diered to hereby her father’s friends .with a uouckulauco which never* fails o mci 111 niy day-the.weekly stipend v a.s one penny 1 ■**; week until wc wore It; '»v mother never had more than a shilling a wepk -pending ni mev uut'l she was married, but my young cousin invariably, wheedles his mother into augmenting his weekly live shillings every Tut elar, for he has no bu s fares by.then. Is the change good or had? cannot judge lmw the possession of mure money of their own lias aflccfcd ll*,. children cf to-day. 2vpt until they have to make UieT own way m tli*. world can we tell if they are to bo open-handed or wferely shiftless in consequence of it. But there*.is certainly plenty of evidence against the bad psychology of the Victorian and Edwardian parent. I know personally of .two cases .wlieiv shortage ~l ..pending in. m y led'to petty pilfering Both are now men of the Lights” morality and remarkable for their rectitude ; but t.licy both confessed be me that tlieir schooldays wore render, od miserable through lack of money. | n both those eases the child was keenly sens'tive to til©, feeling of in. ferioi'ifv engendered by having less monev than his playmate-; and each found a way out. In a preparatory school where nolle cf the boy s wa s allowed nn.v spending money during term-time this feeling did not- exist; the boys held a negative* attitude towards money—in fact they bad lio sense of the value* of :t at. all. Of course, in. a family where there are more than one dr two children, and every Item, of expenditure has to be* budgeted for* very carefully, parent* rnav thing it extravagant to b* over-generous with spending money. However, it shows mure msHit : ut‘> the needs of the child bo cut out sonic little, outing, or perhaps s oine unnecessary article* of clothing, and to give him in exchange ‘‘rt independence and a sense of equal' vf with U s environmentlit! JELLY

Stew well lib of cooking figs with T',ov of sugar in gill of water. Strain tin syrup well, and make this up to a piut with water. Add the thinly peeled riu:.l of...uu orange and simmer for live minutes. ISlend 1.1 cy. of eurnlloitr with'a little water. Strain on the syrup. Return all to the pan. Stir until boiling. Simmer for six minutes. Add the strained juice of the orange and pour into ii wet mould. Turn out when set aiitl serve with cream. ST It I .NOTI 1 EX 1 XU JELLY l'ut to/, of sago, ground rice, peat'l hurley and gelatine —• previously soaked in cold water —in a saucepan with, two quarts of water, and boil gently till liquid is reduced one-half. Strain and set aside till, wanted. -V few spoonfuls of litis jelly, dissolved in broth, tea or millc .is very strengthening. FLTtN ITL'KE FA St! lONS BOOKCASE FOB THE BEOSIOE Cl l AI It.S FIT ONE'S FIGUBE The newest easy chairs are built to til: the figure. Some of them, in modern designed tapestry covered walnut and weathered oak, have seats protruding beyond the armrests, making them extremely eoml'urtabie

while taking less space than the usual type. .n attractive modern bed fiUncnt consists of a sot of shelves an:l cupboards attached to t lie bed head by means of a latch at the buck. These litnients can be detached, for greater ease in making the bed, by : mply unlatching, an I can be fitted to any other piece of furniture if desired. A walnut table, large enough for a dinner party of four, has a rever-

sible toil lined with black velvet, so that when the meal is over the same table can be used for bridge. Another space saving table lias four shelves which draw out from the top, with book shelves below adjustable to any size. An interesting set of dining chairs for the small house lias specially decorative backs, because some one lias realised at last that this is one’s principal view of the chairs as they are grouped round the table. This

set. ill weathered oak, Ims rungs across tlie back of the chairs, the fronts ami seats living covered with him- ami silver taix-stry in a modern design. For a tiny hall there is a delightful combination piece of furniture —tlie modern variation of a tallboy—which will serve as a wardrobe. There arc three capacious drawers witli an oblong hat cupboard above, and two smaller drawers to hold gloves, ami so on.

In iS .si arts Billy Boy ha»‘3 won seven times, been second lour times and Third twice, while on live occasions ho has faded to earn stake money. For a jumper this is a good record. The two winning- posts at Riccarton have at times mislead riders who have stopped riding- when at the first; T his cost Woodfull second place in the Woolston Handicap. He had no chance with Normandy, but when hts rider got going - again it was too late to rectify the mistake. In the past Lueess has proved himself a remarkably good and safe jumper and if one were asked to name a performer likeh t,u complete the R h earten course Lueess would be selected. To show the uncertainty of steeplcchasing-, however > Luces.s fell in both the first and second days at Riccavton. Apparently If. (Bay will not be short of horses in the early part of his career as a trainer. Already lie is faced with iht* possibility ol having to build additional boxes at Takanini. 11 is understood that J. Gray \\ ill build boxes close to Iris father’s establishment.