Women’s Realm

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXI, Issue 12398, 10 November 1934, Page 10

Women’s Realm

By “ Marie ”

“UNHEALTHY.” HIGH HEELS AND DIETING, “Do not diet,” advised Mrs J. S. Purdy, who gave a isliort Health "Week address at Fort-street Girls’ High School, Sydney. “It .is a great mistake for young girls to be afraid of fat,” continued the speaker, who explained that fat was a. kind of “bank balance” for the constitution to fall back on. in the case of illness.

3frs Purdy \sa,id that everyone should drink plenty of milk, which was the only perfect food. The common belief that, milk was fattening was a mistaken notion.

Advice on footwear was also given by Mrs Purdy, who. warned the girls that .stilt heels, especially in cheaper shoes, throw* the organs of the body out of balance, and on this account were very detrimental to good hc-nltli. 3lrs Purdy concluded by saying that if people took steps to keep healthy when they wore young, there was no reason why they -should he more liable to illness and had health when they grow old.

FASHION THE LEVELLER

MOTHERS AND DAUGHTERS LOOK ALIKE.

AJodern fashion knows no classbarriers, nor ago limits, declared AllFrank Chitham, of Messrs Harrods, at. the Drapers’ Chamber of Trade summer school at Oxford.

“From the point of view of fashion.” ho said, “there arc no middleaged or elderly women to-day. ATother and daughter are often indistinguishable in their ■ mode of dress. Even the sprightly young grandmother, with her fashion sense, i.s by no means out of ihe picture. “We have seen the development of acute fashion consciousness among women. This lias been fostered and developed by well-informed fashion articles in the national Press, which are read by hundreds of thousands of people. “Fashion is no longer merely of interest to the few. It is now universal interest, and the customer win, wishes to pay even the most modest prices is keenly sensitive and well informed.

“These great, changes call for constant alertness on the part of the retailer. If ho is to profit fully by them, liis policy must bo elastic and adaptable, and be must play ]r',s part in still further developing fashion trends.”

“BACK TO NO CLOTHES.” The Mayor of Oxford, Alderman Alios L. S. Tawnoy, expending a c-ivic welcome to the school, said.- “There is a tendency to go back to the time when no clothes were worn and a little blue paint was the fullest dress. I don't think you will encourage that. “On the other hand, I don’t want to go hack to the days of my youth when we "had so many yards of stuff in our frocks. I could r.ot take to crinolines again.”.

THRONE OF PORTUGAL

QUEEN ELIZA BETTI'S CLAIM

LISBON, October 2

A claim of Queen Elizabeth of England to the, throne of Portugal is among the historic sixteenth century Portugese istate documents found by a Belgian nobleman in an old box hi his castle and now returned to Portu’gal.

Though the thousands of documents in the box have not- yet been examined and catalogued, it is already known that they will fill many 'gaps in the history, of Portugal during the years of her greatest glory . The story of their reappearance in Belgium after more than 300 years is explained by tales of strife, a battle and a king avlio fleet his throne. In the middle years of the sixteenth century it seems, there Avere no fewer than eight claimants to the throne of Portugal including Elizabeth of England, Mary Tudor, Catherine of Medici, and the Pope. A nephew ot the previous king seized the throne, was defeated by the Spanish, fled to France, and took Avith him the state archives, in 110 bundles. Eventually the documents parsed to Joanna. Duchess of bv marriage. Joanna took ths archives to Belgium, stored them and forgot about- them, and left them for this* chance find centuries later.

NOTES, NEWS and HINTS

COOK PEAS IN THEIR PODS.

The less peats have to, do [with, water while cooking the better they wilL tajste. Either of these two methods gives excellent results : (1) Shell peas and place in steamer. Sprinkle with salt, add a. few leaves of mint, and cook. Before "taking up remove mint, add a. small piece ot butter, and gently shake until the butter is dissolved and evenly distributed. Serve hot. (2) Wash the p'od s and with the peas still inside cook in boiling salted water. After cooking, shell, and the result i.s excellent, and equally good either hot or cold.

APPETISING SCONES. Date Scones. —Take 4 tablespoons butter, i cup sugar; beat well together,then add 1 egg and heat more. Then 2 tablespoons milk and 2 cups flour, with 2 teaspoons cream of tartar and 1 teaspoon of soda. Roll out fairly thin, spread with dates, roll up again and cut into slices. Bake 20 minutes

Cheese Scones. —Take 1 egg, 1 cup milk, £ cup warm water 1 heaped cup flour, 1 cup of crumbled cheese (not- grated), 1 .saltspoon salt and If teaspoons baking powder. Allx all, putting powder in last. Should be thin enough to drop from a. spoon, but, not too thin. Bake in patty pans.

Raisin Scones.—Take 3 cups flour, s cup sugar, 1 cup raisins, I heaped tablespoon butter, 2 eggs, 2 teaspoons cream of tartar, 1 teaspoon carbonate of -soda, salt to taste. Put d:v ingredients into bowl, rub in butter, add eggs (slightly beaten) and mix well. If too \stiff add a little milk. Roll out, c-ut into any shape and bake in moderate oven about 15 minutes.

Golden Scones. —Take 3 cups wholemeal flour, 1 heaped teaspoon baking powder, level dessertspoon butter, 1 level dessertspoon golden syrup, £ cup boiling water, .'-cup sour milk, a pinch of salt. Put butter and golden syrup into n basin, pour the boiling water over and let basin stand on store till all are melted, stir well. Sift salt- and baking powder with milk and other wet ingredients to a score dough. Turn on to floured board, pres s out to Kin. thickness (don’t use rolling pin) and cut to shapes. Bake'lo minuter, in hot oven.

Sweet Potato .Scones.—Take 1 cup of mashed sweet potato, 1 cup flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 1 tablespoon butter, a littlo milk. 31ix mashed potato, butter and milk together, add -sifted flour and' baking powder roll out, cut into scone shapes and bake in hot oven till brown. A delicious change fro m ordinarv scones.

Currant or Sultana Scones. —Take 2 cups flour 3 teaspoons baking powder, 4 teaspoon salt. Sift together into a bowl and mix to a fairly stiff dough with about 1 cup of buttermilk (or milk). Add 1 cup currants, or sultanas, while mixing in liquid. Quickly roll out- to -Jin. thickness, cub with knife into shapes and bake in a good hot oven 10-15 minuyes-

HOUSEHOLD HINTS. Cut a tiny piece from the end of a potato that is to be baked in its isldn. This will, allow the isteam to escape and render the potato dry and floury. Doorsteps which have become stained with- milk or other liquid ca'.n be cleaned by covering the stain with a, mixture of fuller’s earth'and water. Leave this on overnight, then wash the steps in the usual Avay. You can remove the smell of onions .from’a saucepan by rubbing it thoroughly with salt- and then washing it in Avarm water. When peeling apples ha\ r e at hand a pan: of cold water, to which a feudrops of lemon juice have been added. A-s they are prepared drop the apples- one by one into the pan, and they will -not- turn brown. Apples make a pleasant- addition to a mincemeat tart. Use half the usual quantity of mincemeat and coi-er this Avith a layer of sliced -apples. Always wipe furniture with a cloth, wrung out of lukewarm Avater to Avliich a little idnega-r has been added, and let it dry before applying polish. The vinegar and water will'remove the dirt. -Sausages will not split or break if they are cooked in the oven instead, of in a frying pan. No pricking is required.

OVER, THE AIR. WOMEN TO GET STYLE VIEWS. ARMCHAIR SHOPS. LONDON, Oct. 5. Many husbands may be relieved by news here that rush hours, bargain crowd, and “whirlwind” shopping expeditions may soon be abandoned in favor of an armchair, a telephone, and a radio at home. Eor the possibilities of (Shopping by television uvero recently demonstrated to members of the press here at a private exhibition of latest advanced telvision methods. The receiving set showed a mannequin displaying bats and a man giving a tew “point*?' on iscarfqs and furnishing materials, Prices and details were communicated by telephone. This demonstration, has been merely one of many indications that- it will not belong before the dream of “family ” television set can be turned into a reality. Sir Harry Gfeer, chairman of the Baird Television Compaq recently addressed hie, shareholders *rom a distance of 10 miles, by television, to show them that “almqst unbelievable” advances had been made. Meanwhile the British Broadcasting Corporation is, said to be turning its thoughts toward producing television programmes on a largo scale. Recently it has tested several devices with a view, it i s isaid. to contracting for supplies in the near future.

CoTor is lent to these reports by the persistent rumors in the entertainment world that one of Britain’s largest radio, gramophone, and disc manufacturing combines is prepared •to put television sets on the market for no more than the cost of an ordinary radio-gramaphone just as soon as the British Broadcasting Corporation has reached a definite decision.

DUTY OF CHILDREN.

“HAND WAGES TO PARENTS:”

ARCHBISHOP DTJHIG’S VIEWS“No hoy or girl under the age of 21 years should control his or her wages; they should be handed over to the parents, who should remain in the dignified position of lnnistor and mistress of the home,” said Dr. Duhig Roman Catholic Archbishop of Brisbane, when addressing more than 200 confirmation candidates at St. Stephen’,., Cathedral recently. The archbishop referred to.what he termed “ungrateful, if not unnatural, treatment of parents by many sons and daughters,” who, while yet in their ’teens, instead of handing their wages to their parents, managed their own affaire. These children Jived as lodgers in the home, giving their parents what they considered “fair and reasonable board.”

Til's stafe of affairs < said Dr DuhJg, had become noticeable only in the laot decade, and it was a. most nndesTrable attitude towards parents. Many children never thought of repaying their parents—if repayment were possible—for the attention lavished on them during their formativo years, and the independence assumed by them a.’ soon as they started work was unjustified. “Mothers are humiliated by receiving as beggars what they should receive a s a matter of right,” the archbishop added. “We regard the ‘dole’ as an indignity, but many children have no remorse about putting their parents on the ‘dole’.” Hr* had brought under the notice of Ministers of the Crown the anomaly of parents of children receiving good wages being forced into the position of having to accept the old-age pension.

NOTES AND NEWS. Some women achieve smartness through subtle repetition. Manehe Dietrich possesses this rare type of chic, which is in keeping with the aura of mystery surrounding her. One evidence of Miss Dietrich’s individual flair for dressing is seen, according to Travis Banton, Hollywood style expert, in the hats she favors. Whether it be a. stunning felt -fedora for street wear, or a broad-brimmed dinner hat of -satin and velvet, Marlene Dietrich affects the :same silhouette. Banton points out that too many worn on believe hat their, hats should 1 he of different sizes and shapes for every occasioh —but that Dietrich realises that one’s own individuality may be best enhanced by clinging to the same line in millinery.