FOR WOMEN.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17815, 13 June 1918, Page 3

FOR WOMEN.

NEWS AND NOTES. Mrs Robertson (Happy Valley) hns returned to her home. Mrs Strnchnn (Wanganui) arrived in Christchurch yesterday from the north. Miss Doris Owen Cox is staying with her father in Sydney. Mrs F. Fuller left on Tuesday night on a visit to her daughter, Mrs Barstow, Dargavillo. Mr nnd Mrs'.Co^hey:haT ! e\..ret ; ?i'r'n'ed from Motukarara and, have gone to New Brighton for a week. Mrs and Miss Ruddenklnu (Waimate) are the guests of Mrs W. Clarkson, Rugby Street. Her Excellency the Countess of Liverpool has promised to give her patronage to an entertainment being organised by a committee of Methodists in aid of the Lady Liverpool'Fund. : Lady Owen Cox was hostess. on Tuesr day at an enjoyable musical afternoon at her residence in Papanui. Amongst those present were Lady Ward, Mrs Bernard Wood, Mrs Hastio, Miss Edwards (Adelaide), Mr Massey (Sydney), and Mr E. Tripe. Miss D. Hanham, who has been nppointed to fill a vacancy on the staff of the Sumner School, was for nearly three years infant mistress at the Mackenzie School, Cheviot. Subsequently Miss Hanham was appointed- to _ the staff of the Opawa School. . .

A bard-up social and dance, organised by Miss 0. M. Thorpe, in aid of the Motor Patrol Comfort Fund, was held in the Lyttelton Oddfellows' Hail ia&t night. There was an attendance oi about seventy-five couples, and tho hall was decorated in appropriate fashion. Amongst those ' present were :—. Mes : dames Lester, J Comer, _Cook, Thorpe, Newel], Hutchinson,Eames, Duff, Ayers, Purchase, Allison, Chamberlain, Weastoll, Young, Warner, Scott, Hunter, Pickett and Henderson, and JVlisses Bean, Bundy (2), Cook, Nicholls, Thorpe (2), Brown, Meikle, Buchanan, Comer; Piercy, Clark, Harris, Harding, Hutchinson, Allison, Shepheard, Murray, (2), WhiteParsons (2), Page, Smith 12), Rudman. Ffynn, Williams, : Cornish, .;Isherwood. and Messrs Lester, Curtis,-Harrison. Comen, Warner, Wilson, -Parsons, and Lyons, and Dr Newell. The prize for the most hard-Up costume was won bs Mrs Warner, the men's prize being won by Mr Buohanan. • After a tour of America extending over nearly a year, Madame Melba has returned to Auckland on her way hom< to Australia, states a correspondent of tho "Otago Daily Times." While in tho United States Madame Melba gave a great many concerts, in the bigger cities, and her patriotic activities resulted in the raising of about £IO,OOO for Red. Cross purposes. In New York, where she reappeared after a lone absence, the reception given her was most enthusiastic. One of the concerts was in aid of the wives and dependents oi journalists who had been killed or disabled at the front, and large suras ol money werjs raised for similar purposes at auction sales, at which the great singer was auctioneer. < Madame Melba sang at several big military camp 3 in various parts of the States, and dunnpher visits to these immense training fields she was able to study methods. "I was greatly impressed with, what Amorioa is doing," she snid. " and we should all be very proud and clad of the help that our. new allyis offering. The, United States is leaving nothin? undone that might help the great cause, and when she does gether armie« in the field we shall he firmly started on tho road to victory."

HOUSEHOLD HINTS... The Kitchen Range.—When the steel parts of a kitchen range become brown, dampen a small piece of cloth in ordinary vinegar and rub the parts affected. The brown tinge will very quickly disappear, and then the usual polishing may be done with a most pleasant result. . , The Pudding Cloth.—Take a piece of unbleached calico, cut round, hem, and rnniri a piece of tape. Sew a' wide piece of tape across to form a handle with which to lift the pudding . from the pot. This is far better than the old way, as you do not have to hunt for string, and will be found especially useful when you want to hang up puddings. Enamelled Saucepans. Enamelled saucepans are expensive, so take groat care of them. Should yon have a new one, soak it in cold water for twentyfour hours before using it. This will prevent it from chipping. When an enamel saucepan gets burnt, don't use soda to it. Fill it with water, put in a good large spoonful of ordinary salt, and leave to soak all night. .i n tho morning boil it up and the burnt part will become quite clean. If soda is used for removing the burn there is always a tendency to burn again next time it is used. Never scrape a burnt enamel baking dish. Fill it up ;rith water, add a few fine ashes, and.leave it to' soak tor an hour. The burnt matter will then come off quite easily. Uses of : and. water removes the limo in new curtains,; and makes washing easier. : Salt- and water cleans all crockery more easily and better than plain water. "A tiny /pinch of salt added to, the whites of. eggs makes them froth more, qiuekly. Thrown on the lire once a day, it prevents theaccumulation of soot ! in the flue*, i . ' "■: j ' ?■';-:>. "--'•?'

GLTCEROSE VANISHING CREAM. The skin is continually changing. Small particles dio and wear away, and 7it is just here when the value of Glycerose Vanishing Cream comes in by treeing the now growth from > these minute but dead particles. Cleansing the pores brings the circulating blood to the surface, stimulating the tiny muscular fibres, thus inducing a natural, healthy, active new life which uaily takes on that lovely and transparent softness so attractive in women. ~ •••3 i Ballantyne's new art needlework department: has,,an attractive assortment of fitted- Jap. wicker- work baskets indainty colourings, from 3s '6d to 19s Gd each.' These baskets are strong and well-made, and in round, square and oval shapes. &