Every Lady's Journal.

Gisborne Times, Volume XLVII, Issue 4207, 5 April 1916, Page 3

Every Lady's Journal.

Mr and Mrs AT. Gudgeon (East Coast) returned recently from •' their visit to Auckland. ‘

Air Ensor returned recently from a visit to the south.

Mra F. AY. Traill returned recently from a visit to the Motu.

Miss Iris Dunlop of Auckland is visiting relatives in Gisborne.

Miss Florrie Lewis is visiting relatives in Wellington.

A tennis tournament arranged to assist Red Cross funds was held at the Whataupoko tennis courts last Saturday. Play commenced early in the morning and continued throughout the day. The various members themselves provided luncheon _ and afternoon tea. Mrs A. R. Carmichael very kindly provided the trophies competed for. The games were all most enthusiastically and keenly contested. I'll© prize winners, who were much congratulated on their success, were: Miss Daisy Bennett, Miss Matthews, Miss Doris Rees, and Miss Wliitoly.

Miss Ina Lewis has returned from paying a round of visits in Wellington, Now Plymouth and Auckland.

A most enjoyable American tourna meut was played on the Gisborne Lawn Tennis Club’s courts last Thursday-. The prizes were very kindly provided by Airs R. U. Burke, and were won by Miss E. Matthews and Miss K. Hookey. Others who played wore: Mrs Barlow, Mrs Burke. Airs Maude, Mrs Kane, Mrs Thorne George, Misses do Lautour, Adams, Candy and Whitely. Air and Mrs Angus Mackinnon, of Arapawanui, Hawke’s Bay, have been visiting in Gisborne. Miss Birdie Murray has been visiting friends in Auckland.

Mr and Mrs Watson, of Waimatc, returned recently from a visit to Hawke’s Bay.

Mr E. Clirisp, The Bungalow, invited a few young people to bis home last week when the opportunity was afforded of saying farewell to Quarter-master-Sergeant C. N. Devcry, who has been recommended for duty again and Trooper Stanley Coleman. The health of the young soldiers was drunk with musical honors and the gathering concluded with “Auld Lang Syne.”

Air Hislop, barrister of Wellington, and one time Mayor of that city, is at present on a business visit to Gisborne and is the guest of Air G. Grant at “AVaimanu.”

Women’s organisations all over Australia are feeling the need of some coordinating medium. Naturally a newspaper suggests itself, and in spite of difficulties, which would daunt everyone but women (who arc used to facing fearful odds), a non-party inter-state journal with a woman editor is seriously discussed. This, it is claimed, would bo of the greatest value to women of every grade and interest, would keep the dwellers in the various States informed of cacti other’s activities; in fact, consolidate the whole woman movement.

Air and Airs Slander returned recently from a visit to Hawkes Bay.

Aliss Clifford, of Christchurch, is the guest of Airs Starkey at Hangaroa.

All's Agnew Brown has been visiting in Wellington.

Airs Hino is at present visiting in Hawkes Bay.

' Air and Airs F. J. Lysnar are at present on a visit to Auckland.

Air Callendar, general manager of the Bank of New Zealand, arrived from the south on Sunday morning.

The Earl and Countess of Liverpool were in Dunedin for a few days recently, on an unofficial visit, and were the guests of Dr and Airs Lindo l'erguson, High Street.

A A\ r ellington correspondent writes: Great interest is being taken in the Lowry Bay Convalescent Home for soldiers, the .Government having arranged to take Sir Francis Bell’s property there. Two houses and a couple of cottages will give plenty of accommodation, and the household staff is to consist mainly of voluntary workers, together with a detachment of ambulance nurses. Airs Hector Rolleston is in charge of affairs. Aliss Alarjo ri 9 Adams is in the culinary department, and Aliss Myra Shirtcliffe has been offered the nosition of transport officer. She has done a great deal of work already :n mo tori' g for Ihe military authorities.

Dr Ethel Sands, of _ .-hr ' • -bur-h has been appointed resident medical superintendent of the Merji’y Day Hospital with the right - f private practice, and will leave lor the nortn directly. Mercury Bay is a picturesque timber and farming centre between the Bav of Plenty and Auckland, and is world-famous for the so-joum there of Captain Cook, where tie -ibae->sed the transit of Mercury, and so gave the bay its presen L name. Prior to that, it was a great Maori centre, and tlie sceno of many Maori battles and legends. Its kauri forests were amongst the finest in Hew Zealand. It is also noted as a great Maori fishing centre.

After a few weeks in "Wellington With her parents, the Prime Minister and Mrs Masscv, Mrs Laurence Taylor has returned to Auckland with her children.

Miss Nora d’Argel, who now has a fiat in George Street, Portman Square London, each week gives an “At Home” for invalided New Zealand and Australian soldiers. She is shortly giving a matinee at the /Bohan Hall, says an. English correspondent.

Mr Scott Colville advises that owing to a slight alteration in the forthcoming New Zealand tour of the Royal Strollers, the company will open in Dunedin on May 19. The Strollers commence the tour at Auckland, and will ho in Wellington for Easter.

Miss Petersen, who went to Egypt in the hospital ship Maraina, to organise a massage service in connexion witii the New Zealand liosiptals there, writes from Cairo to a friend in Christchurch: ‘‘lt is marvellous what the Bed Cross lias sent us—the very best of everything. Do tell all those you come across how their work is praised hero. , The bandages are beautifully made, and everything else is equally good. It is splendid work these people do, and they ought to know how much we appreciate them.” Miss Petersen found plenty of work awaiting her at the base hospital at Heliopolis, and speaks with enthusiasm of the interest of the work and the good results which she thinks -ought to be obtained.

Every month adds to the occupations from.''which women arc ousting men in Great Britain. The great increase of women in' l , banks an'd business houses has been mentioned in earlier letters. Equally noteworthy is the fact that the young women do not seem to fear their due slm.ro of responsibility. In a very few months tnov become ware of. the meaning of such ..mystic signs 'as F. 0.8. or C.I.F. and tyke an vacL've interest in commercial deals. Not a few women of

(By “VIVIENNE.”)

IN NAPIER

A AIO ON LIGHT FETE

leisure have volunteered to relievo the rural postment. On one occasion a lady postman of this class, l 'ug ac tin', door of a house and admitted a “utile mistake.” She had put the letters in the hex on an empty house, down iho road. The rightful owner of the letters was naturally full of anxiety. Ho went to the house, ascertained the name of the agent and finally procured the key of the empty house.' To his disgust the letters proved to tic two bills and a winter sales catalogue for his wife.

The engagements are announced of two nurses late of New Plymouth, now nursing at Walton-on-Thames—Miss Grace Sisley to Air J. Gill, of the Canterbury Mountcds, and Aliss Aturiel Kirk to Air Clark, D.C.S.

Before the war GabrieLlo D’Annunzio, the"ltalian poet, who is now lighting for Iris country, used to he Rome’s Beau Brummell. On one occasion when ho visited Egypt, for a holiday ho took 1,50 neckties, 10 sunshades, and eight umbrellas.

The Duke, of Norfolk is noted for disregard of his personal appearance. At tiie funeral of Air Gladstone he was mistaken for one of the vergers of the Abbey, and a short while since on entering a shop in Portsmouth to make a purchase Lire shopkeeper mistook him. for an applicant for a vacancy behind the counter and greeted him with, “To late, mv man; the post is filled.”

Aladamo Afelba proposes, after the war, to make ;ui opera tour of the world, beginning with Australia and New Zealand, and proceeding to. India,, South Africa, and the British Isles.

A very interesting competition was held recently in connection with the Red Cross Shop, an institution winch has been doing splendid work for the patriotic funds for months past. The competition was for prepared luncheon dishes, and the result was as follows: Most effective dish, Lady AVhitmore; most economical dish for poor man’s table, Airs Jordan. The Hon. A. L. Herdman and Airs Herd man, who have been visiting in Napier, left recently for Taupo.

A charming Aloonliglit Fete was organised in Auckland recently. Airs AlcKail Gecldes’ garden, where thefete was held, is a very charming place, and the effect of the lanterns and fairy lights among the trees and ferns was very charming. The most interesting feature of the evening was a repetition of the war pageant and a series of tableaux typifying the ideals of the Y.AV.C.A. The lawn, which is raised some feet from the paths, formed a delightful natural stage, and a really good effect was gained with a limelight worked from one of die upstairs rooms of the house. A portion of the lawn was curtained and a small dais arranged, and here were given the series of tableaux, which, as Aliss Pacey in a very charming little speecn explained, showed the audience that the Y.AV.C.A. stood for more than what many people thought it did. Love, Faith, Knowledge, Sympathy, and Jov were depicted by white-robed girls charmingly posed and draped, and with a hack-ground of trees ;j.nd stars the effect was lovely. Then followed a march of a large number of girls dressed in the national costumos of the countries they and led by Britannia, who was splendidly represented by Aliss George. The*effect of this mass of girls in their bright-hued costumes, with the various colored limelight thrown on them was lovely. Then the history of what led ui> to this war was given iiy a number of very striking tableaux. The signing of the treaty agreeing to respect the neutrality of Belgium was very interesting, and when Germany appeared and with great contempt reluctantly signed she was greeted with hisses. Aliss Jessie Geddes, who looked splendid in the part, was considered a very brave girl to have taken it. The helmet she wore was one taken from one of the battlefields in Flanders, and was lent for the occasion. After a supposed lapse of many years came the disagreement between Austria and tServia. The taking up of arms by England and the entry of all the allies and the colonies was cleverly depicted, and - a most striking scone was that when Germany thrust her sword through “The Scrap ot Paper,” and England came forward and folded lisr flag and shield ro\md poor crushed Belgium. n he entry ot Victory, followed by Peace, when all fell to their knees and sang in the softest tones “Peace, Perfect- Peace,” formed a picture not readily forgotten. A flashlight- picture was taken of those taking part.

HINTS AND SUGGESTIONS

Sugar forms about 70 per cent of honey; it is derived from natural sugars by inversion, and is more easily digested in this form than cane sugar.

to remove hot water marks irom polished tables, make a thin paste with salad oil and salt., spread over the mark, and leave for an hour. Then rub off with a soft duster. A new clothes-line should he boiled Irofore using. This prevents it lrom stretching, and it will last longer: New “props” for the clothes-line should be soaked in cold water lor a. few hours to prevent splitting. The host way to clean enamelled ware is to use a little ordinary salt and no soda; this will keep it in new condition.

To clean a vinegar bottle, put in some potato peelings, fill with water, and allow to stand till the potato peel ferments. Then wash. To remove creases from clothes which have been packed away for some time, hang in the bathroom, then turn on the hot water tap. 'I he steam will entirely remove the creases. Press afterwards, if necessary.

To find out if game has been hung sufficiently, pull a feather from the plumage at the lower part of the back near the tail. If it comes out quite easily, the bird is “high” enough for tlie average consumer. Sufferers from chilblains should keep the feet and hands as warm as possible. Godlivor oil taken regularly is also, very good. As a local application to unbroken chilblains rub well with camphorated oil twice daily. A little vinegar put into a bottle of dried-up glue will moisten and make it liquid again. When frying potato cake put a table spoonful of vinegar in the frying lard. This will prevent the cakes being too greasy when cooked. To remove the odor of fish or cabbage from a nan burn a piece ol brown paper on the coals and invert the stew pan over the smoke. This will remove the odor in a. few seconds. Hi use well afterwards.