FOR WOMEN.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17679, 4 January 1918, Page 3

FOR WOMEN.

NEWS ANT) NOTES. Mis* Mardio, Jamieson is spending a holiday at Knituim. > Mr and Mrs J. K. Garrett (Wellington) are visiting Christcburch. Miss E M. Ryder (Morton) is staying nt the United Service Mr and Mrs C. H. Ensor (Whiterock) arc in town. Mrs D. D. Macfarlano (Lyndon) is staying at Warner's. Mrs Keith Garrick is staying at die Hermitage, Mount Cook. Mrs F. L. P. Free and Miss Frco (Duuedin) are the guests of Mrs Morten, lliccajton. Mr and Mrs Tennant and family (Dunedin) are staying with Mr and Mrs Cooke, Riccarton. Mrs G. L. Rutherford (Macdonald Downs) arrived in Christchurch yesterday. Mr and Mrs S.-R. Garrick left on Tuesday morning on a. motor tour to Mount Cook and the Southern Lakes. The Misses Ethel and Queenio Hall (Wellington) havo returned to their home after a week in Christchurch. Sir George Clifford. Lady Clifford and Miss Clifford arrived in Christchurch from Auckland yesterday morning. Colonel and Mrs Sleeman arrived .a. Christchurch from the south on Wednesday evening, and are staying at Warner's.

Mrs J. C. Cleland and Mrs S. Scott (Tiniaru) afo spending a few days in Christchurch after a holiday at Akaroa.

Mrs Plaits. Mrs Hardy and Mrs Derrett (North Island) are staying at the Clarendon Thev have been spending the Christmas and New Year holidays at Port Chalmers-

Baliantyne's new model "Mission sewing machine is a free-running, silent treadle machine, that can bo relied on to do all household sewing, and to do it easily and well. It is very moderately priced at £9 10s. with all the latest attachments, and Baliantyne's will gladly demonstrate it to you at your convenience. 18(0 MOUNT PLEASANT PICNIC. An afternoon picnic will he given on Saturday afternoon by Dr and Mrs Tliacker to members of the Workers Educational Association. The picnic will take place at Mount Pleasant, and promises to be delightful. Few people seem to realise what n magnificent view one has from Mount Pleasant. The wide panorama takes in the sea, the hills right to the Amuri Heads, right across to the Alps, and immediately below is the proposed site of tho harbour for Christchurch. Dr Tliacker will, on Saturday afternoon, explain the possibilities and advantages of building a Port Christchurch, and how it would benefit the whole of the South Island, particularly Canterbury and Wcstland. Tho Otifa tunnel, when completed, will mean that the produce is brought through to Port Christchurch and trill g« right on board ocean liners, and the empty trucks would be filled with commercial overseas commodities wanted on the West Coast. Special trams will leave the Square at two o'clock, and visitors who wish to may walk up the hills, and those who prefer it will be taken up by motor-car. Dr Tliacker is making arrangements for a nice afternoon tea.

SCOTTISH WOMEN'S HOSPITAL. Mrs Elizabeth Abbott, a, representative of the Scottish Women's Hospitals «fc the front at Salonika, Serbia, France and elsewhere, is at present in Christchurch on behalf of her society. This evening, in tho Choral Hail. Mrs Abbott will give an interesting lecture explaining the work which lias already been accomplished by the women of the units. HOUSEHOLD HINTS. Before frying bacon, put the rashers into boiling water for two or three minute-:: all chance is thus removed of their being too salt. Equal parts of paraffin and vinegar make- a good polish for the ease of a piano, and tho keys can be cleaned by wiping them with'milk. A solution of Epsom salts is a good rcmody for burns. Apply -as soon as possible, and keep wet continually until the pain ceases. If jelly will not set. turn it into ho tumbler, set in cold water to which lias been added a 'handful each of salt ind carbonate of soda. It. will then larden. By mixing plaster oi' Paris with -illegal" instead of water it will bo like •utty and will harden slowly. Oilcloth after washing should be übbed over with milk or bo polished ■vith beeswax and turpentine. Breadcrumbs should.be saved and ilnced on a clean piece of paper and put to brown in the oven. Then roil ..hem until quite fine and storo in a overcd jar for frying fish.

To ensure well-baked cake, have two aketins of the same size. Put the .•alto into one and turn the other over cho top so that tlie rims meet. This .ilso effects a saving of pas.

Clean your bath with whiting and just a little paraffin, it gets off stains. Rub afterwards with whiting only, and t will take away all greasiness. Considerable time may be saved in ooking if salt and pepper are mixed .ogether in the desired proportions, uid kept ready at hand to bo used ivhen the need arises.

If y.on wish to keep your silver from tur.niijg a dark colour, plnce small pieces of-gum camphor in the drawers ,lv wli.ifli itis tan't. /