Eve’s Vanity Case

Feilding Star, Volume 9, Issue 3871, 31 October 1932, Page 2

Eve’s Vanity Case

TO CORRESPONDENTS The Lady Editor will he pleased to receive tor publication in the Women's Realm items of social or personal news. buch items should be duly authenticated and engagements must hear the signatures of the parties. SOCIAL NOTES Mrs Nuvtui l; 1<) d and her liangli ter have n: nni :! Horn a v:-.l t the booth Island. Mass Joan Ardern of 1 Limes \ ai ley is till© guest 01 Mrs M. H White at Fcildiug. Mrs F. G. Woollams is visiting her dai;;tlii fr. Mrs Gordon Bi-amwoll ot West Street. • rf * • * Airs Andrew Brown ot Ashburton is the guest or tier daughter Mrs PG. Stevens of Duke StLI FI-1 OF FLOWERS HOW TO TREAT THEM The length of time cut (lowers last in water dejH-nds on tin* treatment they receive. It is advisable to gather always in the early morning or late evening; flowers seldom last if cut in the liot part of the day. They soon drooi) if picked When the sun is hot. Do not arrange your flowers as soon as they are picked: let them stand for an hour or so in a large receptacle full of water placed in s cool room. Tlie majority of soft-wooded flowers. poppies of all kinds, ranunculus, for example, should ha vs- tlie ends of the stems sealed as soon as they are picked. This is done by holding the ends in a lighted candle of a gas jet, and then plunging them strailigt into the water. Fill the vases with fresh water every day, and when changing the water cut about a quarter of an inch off the bottom of each stem, and the life of the blooms will bo prolonged. Do not cut any of the steins (hut have been burnt Flowers with hard, woody stems will last longer if a slit is made one inch long up the centre of (lie stems. This encourages them to take up as much moisture as possible. BRIDES TO WEAR I'ASTF.I.TIXTED VEILS Modern brides have attacked yet one more tradition—that of tlie while wedding veil. Pastel-shafled tulle veils will bo seen ot. some of the important London weddings of this autumn now being planned by brides and tlieir mothers in the seclusion of country homes or seaside resorts. A few enterprising brides of the recent season appeared in coloured veils But the wave of tradition that overtook wedding fashions this summer prompted a great many to go to the altar in tlieir mothers’ or grandmothers' wedding gowns. Peach Bloom A peaeh-blooni shade will lie favoured for the wedding veil. Tarnation pink and tlie various shades of ruse i>ink will also be chosen. Other brides will favour cream and oyster-toned veils, and tlie girl who wishes to defy superstition will don a veil of eau-de-nil green. Thus the veil for once will decide the wedding gown. Velvet in pastel shades to match the tulle will make some of the most striking creations. A Fashion I*ioneer One of the first; autumn brides to wear a pastel veil is Miss Beryl Column a recent English bride. Hydrangea pink was chosen for her tulle veil, with a pink crystal diadem head-dress. The same shade had Ireeu selected for her Reville wedding gown of lace, in a design of the Renaissance period, other mediaeval notes being the way in which the long, tight sleeves cover the hands, and the pink crystal girdle finished with tassels.

The long; bridal train of the lace nad a. seanoped eJjje and was lined with emit oil 01 the same tone. AKW ÜbiyS boat iMUJ&Is AJL J IUCOT& Ai.aumalade. Diie-d apricot 4 * ilb, piiiwupp.t: juiceoiio cup, pineapple pu.pi one cup, water i> ur cups, suy.ur ei&.rfc cups. Me tiled: \\ tuo apuccts carchiulty and soak tor two nays in the water. At the end ot tins tune aidd ilie pineapple liquor and cook gently i-i v 0110 hour . T noil add the sugar and the canned pineapple cut iu dice, cummer gently for one half-hour or uniil tlie mixture will “jell” when tried on a cold plate Pom- into clean, hot, sterilised- glasses, and when thoroughly set cover with, paraffin. Apricot, Raisin isoulfle. —Apricots (dried) lwo cups, wafer one and alialf cups, raisins (seeded) half a cup, batter, three tablespoon!'uls, flour, two- iablc s pjontuls, salt 1-Kith tfea--1 spoonful, sugar half a cup, egg yelks three, egg whites three. Method. Soak aprico s in cold wa-er until fruit is soft. Cook a few minutes, drain off juice (should be Uiece-quaj-ters of a. cup), and press pulp through a sieve. -Mix together half a cup each of raising (dropped very finely) arid apricot. pulp and cook a few minutes. In a three pint saucepan melt, three .ablespooniuls butter add suit, flour, and cornflour; blend and add gradually while stirring the tln-ee-quarter-cup of apricot juice. . Cook till clear and sut-o -h, and take from lire . Bea into it half a cup of sugar, cool a lit tile and add beateni yolks of three eggs. Fold in stiff, ly-beaten whites last. Bake iu .buttered floured pudding dish (stand in pan o£ water) until mixture is firm. Serves with the foil Wing sauce : istir two tablespconftjlg of sugar into two-thirds of a> cup of apricot pulp ; tlicn fold, in two and a-iialf cups of whipped cream beaten very firm. Serve' vOj-y cold. May also be served with custard 1 sauce TREATMENT Ft)R BURNS If a burning accideiii "occurs, take a handkerchief and soak it in olive uil or cai’i-on. oil and ,place over l'lhburn. Place a, piece ui cotton, wool over the handkerchief, or a pad of soft material and tie in place with- a handkerchief or other soft bandage. Da non remove clothing. 'J he oil should be dropped on tho burns through tire clothing until tlie doctor arrives. I f a* hand or fojl is scalded place it in warm water immediately so that it i» completely covered. A paste of bicarbonate of soda, and water applied to a scald will case the pain. The groat thing is to exclude aur. In cases of burns and sca-lds, treat the patient tor shock —that is, let- linn lie down flat in perl cotquietness, and keep him warm. Put a holt water bottle at hi,3 leet, if necessary, and give a he drink of weak tea or coffee. Solid for the doctor immediately and keep calm yourself although, you may bo very wc r ried. Whenever any part of the skin is cut °r scratched, wash it thoroughly in warm water, and apply iodine, then bandage ft tightly. things wok hi. knowing SUCCESS- IN JAM MAKING When making jam in an enamelled vessel, p ace a clean hall-crown) iu -■lie botLom or! the pan. llns revolves while tlie jam is boiling, and prevents tho truit train sticking. I'li-st el l air the coin scald it- in boiling water, and, while still hot drop it in the pain. To prevent jam from boiling over or hunting, sme-ur the bo;.om oi tiro preserving pan with butter or margarine, place it over the lire fur a moment, to melt the grease, and put in tJie frul; and sugar. If yu*u are t rou hled by a sugary formation on top of your jam, add a, talilespooniul oil pure' glycerin* to dell pound of fruit. This also assists i rii bringing out the lull flavour. The pots in which jam is stored must be perfectly dry. And when choosing the fruit, be sure that it is sound. TEA-MAKING AN ART Serious tea-drinkers bate dilfereiit theories a s to its proper preparation but there are one or nvo’rules which apply- ito all of them. One is that everything the tea goes

ia o should bo warmed. Also, that no which contains tea should bo allowed to< encounter a draught. The old-t.asliioiiel tea-cosy had right on its side. A third rule is that the waiter should be fresh from the tap, and have only j Ust reached file b>il when it makes the tea.. Tile following method makes ; the bos f . Ve-i, i.rrespoet i v \ > of hi end. Put the fresh e. Id wafer (drawn with at the force tlie tap will permit. SO' that it contains as much air as possible) into saucepan, turn on tlie

heaf, and drop in Ibo tea the vet? moment that the water bubbles all over. Take the. &aucepan off tlie heat, puton the lid, and let th c ieu infuse for the proper period. Pour fea through a wanned strainer into a. clean, warm po>t. THE SNOOD KKTL'ii.NS A children's hairdressing fashion has been adopted lately by some of the smartest young Mayfair host-

esses. Old-fashioned “snoods;" or uarow bauds of rlbliou. ure being worn across the top of the head and sliiHM' 1 under the hair at the hack of the neck. All the hair is brushed straight back under the ears and lu the nape of the neck, so that tlie effect. from the front is reminiscent of the original illustrations of ’•Alice in Wonderland."