WOMEN’S WORLD

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVI, Issue 201, 26 July 1926, Page 11

WOMEN’S WORLD

The death is announced of Miss Margaret R. Sfinsson, c f Nelson, in her 91st year. Deceased, who was a life-long adherent of the Methodist Church, arrivd in Nelson in the ship Pekin from Scotland in 1850. - ■ The death occurred on Saturday night, at the age of 71 years, states a Press Association message, of Mrs D. E. Theomin, wife' of a well-known Dunedin business man. For many years Mrs Theomin hit# been connected with various philanthropic movements in the city, particularly the Plunket Society, of which she was the Dominion treasurer. , Viscount Dillon, who is 82, was married recently at St. Martin-in-the-Field, Trafalgar Square, London, to Mrs Margaret Louis Phillips, a widow, daughter of the Rev. H. E. B. ffolkes. Lord Dillon’s first wife, a Canadian lady, whom he married in 1870, died last year. They celebrated their golden wedding in 1920. For a time Lord Dillon was in the army, but his love of study of antiquities—he is a leading authority on armour and costumes—led him to abandon a military career. He has for many years been chairman of the trustees of the National Portrait Gallery, and was formerly a trustee of the British Museum. SOCIAL FUNCTIONS. On Saturday evening the Social Club held another of its popular euchre tourneys in the Oddfellows’ Hall, when there were 172 players present. The prize winners were as follow:—Ladies. Mrs Martin (pair of double white blankets), Mrs Gattsclie (i-ton of coal), Mrs Rush (251 b. bag of flour); men, Mr Cornish (pair of double white blankets), Mr Johansen (701 b. bag of sugar), Mr Clark (bag of coal). As the gold wristlet watch has not yet been won it was announced that, for the next few functions, it would bo awarded to the player who wins all games but two played during the evening. At the conclusion of the card games a tasty supper was partaken of and the trophies presented. LADIES’ GOLF. A four-ball handicap bogey competition will be played to-morrow, players to, choose their own partners and opponents; also a medal competition for juniors. ST. ANDREW’S CHURCH. The usual monthly social hour was held in St. Andrew’s Memorial Hall after the evening service yesterday, and was a very hearty and homely gathering, despite the wet weather. The Sunday school teachers were the hosts and hostesses. Musical items were rendered by Miss Collins and Mr W. B. Tennont, and. after a com-' munity singing of favourite hymns, family worship was conducted by the minister, ltov. G. T. Brown, M.A. JOSE COLLINS. HAZARDS OF THE THEATRE. LONDON, July 14. The creditors of Miss Jose Collins, the actress, passed a resolution declaring her bankrupt, and appointing a trustee. Miss Collins, who was* described as a scena producer, estimated her liabilities at £3OOO, and her only assets were her stage wardrobe, valued at £4O. Her liabilities, it was explained, were mainly duo to the failure of the musical play “Frasquita,” which ran for a month only. A nervous breakdown incapacitated her, and prevented her from fulfilling further contracts, causing her to run, up hotel bills. Miss Collins, who in private life is Lady Innes-Kerr, wife o£ Major Lord Robert Innes-Kerr (late of the Irish Guards) became famous in London in the musical play “Tho Maid of the Mountains,” which ran for a number of years. Since that time she has had many successes in the leading roles in musical plays at Daly’s and the Gaiety. USEFUL HINTS. FOR MENDING OLD, WORN IRON TUBs, ETC. Take three cups of cement, four cups of sand; mix well together; then gradually add water until you have a nice thickness. Put a plug in your tub. Paint the bottom with any old paint, and whilst wet spread the cement well over the bottom to a nice even surface. When done, let it stand for a few hours. Pull the plug out. Let it set for a couple of days. You will find it will last good for years. The above is also good for earthenware vessels. USE FOR CHAMOIS LEATHER. A chamois leather of medium size makes an excellent final polisher for antiquo as well as highly polished furniture. Tho cleaning of tjie glass of mirrors and pictures should be done with a chamois leather wrung out of warm water. Tho advantage of using a leather .for this purpose is that no fluff remains on the glass. If table silver is regularly washed in warm soapy ■water, dried with a teaelotli, anti polished with a chamois leather, it does not require a weekly clean. WHEN WASHING CHAMOIS GLOVES. Never wash chamois leather gloves in uncoloured water, as this is apt to make them becomo white, after a while. Orange peel soaked overnight and put in tho water in which you intend washing the gloves will keep them a good colour. CHILDREN’S HAIR. Tho hair of a child, like that of a grown-up person, requires careful treatment if it is to bo kept in good condition. Although it may be naturally beautiful, it will soon lose its pretty appearance if it is neglected. Whether a little girl’s hair is bobbed or long, straight or curly, it should be brushed thoroughly night and morning. To brush it for five minutes at a time is not too much. A little boy’s hair, too, should require careful brushing, and a young ohild should not be expected to do his own hair. After brushing, stroking tho hair with a silk handkerchief will give an additional gloss. It is not wise to shampoo the hair more frequently than every three weeks. If rain water is obtainable it should be used, as soft water is good for tiro hair. Otherwise boil some water and let it cool before using. A pure, superfatted soap is better for children’s hair than shampoo powders. It is well to use several rinsing waters, and if a child has fair hair a few drops of lemon juice added to the last rinsing water wili improve its colour. On warm, sunny days let the child sit in the garden or by an open_ window while the hair is drying. Keep tire brushes and combs perfectly clean, and let every child have his own. If the hair is dry, give the scalp a massage occasionally with warm olive oil. Never scrape back the hair or have it waved or nut into tight ‘‘curlers.’’ Let it bo fastened back loosely with ribbon or slide.