WOMEN’S WORLD

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIII, Issue 313, 2 December 1933, Page 11

WOMEN’S WORLD

Mrs W. J. Day, of Palmerston North, has been spending a holiday at liaumati Beach, Paraparaumu. Mrs LIO3-d Knox, of Wellington, is staying with her parents, Mr and Mrs, Saner, of Feilding, for the races.

Miss Joan Thomson, of Ferguson Street, Palmerston North, is spending a few days in Wellington where she is the guest of Mrs It. Trevor, of Lyall Bay. Miss Itutli Greene, of Wairoa, Hawke’s Bay, is the guest of her uncle and aunt, Mr and Mrs 0. M. Sargisson, Bank of Now South Wales, Feilding. •• “We are glad to report that Miss Green, of Kairanga, and Mrs Eglinton, of Itangitikei Line, who have both been in hospital, are making good recoveries,” states the All Saints’ Parish Magazine. During tho illness of Mrs L. A. Abraham, tlio secretarial duties for the ladies’ committee of the All Saints’ Children’s Home are being carried out by Miss Buth Whyte. The death has taken place at Dunedin >of Mrs Mary S. Knight, mother of Mr F. Knight, chief clerk of tho Magistrate’s Court at Wellington, and formerly deputy registrar of the Supremo Court a.t Dunedin, Auckland, and registrar at Palmerston North. Miss Bradford, of Bega, New South Wales, is the first woman in Australia to gain a ground engineer’s certificate. She has studied mechanics and motors for several years. Up in the air or on the ground she is regarded as eminently sound in mechanical repair work. Mrs Elizabeth Lusk, wife of Mr 11. B. Lusk, of Napier, died on Wednesday evening following a severe illness. The late Mrs Lusk, who was a daughter of the late Mr W. L. Bees, who for many years represented the East Coast district in Parliament, was of a most kindly disposition. She was very talented, being the author of a number of works of considerable merit.

Many friends in Palmerston North of Mrs C. H. Orbell will regret to hear of her death, following an operation, in' the Auckland Hospital several days ago. Mrs Orbell was formerly a Palmerston North resident and her passing came as a great shock to her relations. The deepest sympathy will be extended to Mr Orbell in the loss of his wife. The funeral service was conducted by Itev. Canon Fancourt, of Parnell, Auckland. The death occurred yesterday at her residence, in Huitaitai, Wellington, of Mrs Alice Laura McC-rea, wife of Mr J. O. MeCrea formerly Chief Postmaster of Wellington and secretary of the Hataitai Bowling Club. Mrs Me-

Crca, who was 61 years of age, contracted pneumonia as late as Sunday last, so that her illness was very brief. A number of years ago Mr McCrea was attached to the Palmerston North post office staff, being in the clerical division. TENNIS CLUB DANCE. TERRACE END FUNCTION. Attended by about one hundred dancers, the first of a series of flannel dances to be held by the Terrace End Tennis Club this season took place in the pavilion last evening, and proved to be a very happy function, auguring well for the popularity of subsequent fixtures. The duties of M.C. were carried out very efficiently by. Mr C. Spehnan, and bright music was provided by a professional orchestra. Supper was provided by a ladies’ committee consisting of Mrs A. Brown, M isses M. Isaacs, E. Moffatt and J. Blackwood. GIRL GUIDES. MEETING OF EXECUTIVE. Mrs G. A. Eliott, District Commissioner, presided over the monthly meeting of the Palmerston North branch of the Girl Guides’ Association. Others present were Mesdames J. H. Whyte, Carruthers, M. Aitchison, T. J. Rodgers, F. Bennett, Stewart, T. Findlay Wilson, Roberts, Misses McLagan, Warburton, Bett, Grant and M, Warren (lion, secretary). An apology for absence was received from Mrs Tottman. Mrs Eliott took the opportunity, prior to the entry upon the business of the meeting, to extend a welcome to Mrs Roberts, the representative of the Ist Coy. Palmerston North Guides and Ist Brownie pack. Arrangements were furthered for the holding of a garden party at the residence of Dr and Mrs Barnett, Mrs Eliott mentioning that the Mayoress (Mrs Mansford) had kindly consented to open the function. Tentative arrangements were also made for the annual swimming sports in February. Mrs Eliott reported that in response to the request of the Provincial Commissioner (Mrs Tweed) arrangements had been made to co-operate with Empire Guides on December 16 by holding a Christmas stocking trail throughout this district to gather supplies of Christmas stockings to distribute among the children considered most deserving at Christmas time.

Economy—a 6<l tubo of Fairy Dyo will save pounds.—Advt.

WOMEN’S NOTES.

EXERCISE. ' (By Mary Tallis.) The Body Beautiful.—The “builder” exorcise is excellent for the strengthening of “dropped” body muscles, and for firming them. Take your position on the floor, or on the bed, lying flat, hands at your sides. Now raise your knees, keeping them close together, your feet planted firmly on the floor, toes pointed directly forward and not permitted to stray outward, because this “straying” will not help you to keep your balance. Now lift the body from the middle, about 12 inches from the floor, so that you are depending entirely on your shoulders and your feet for support, and gently, but deliberately, make a circular movement with the body, first over towards the right side, then back and under, to the left side. If you find yourself with an ache in the abdominal region, don’t let it bother you. It is a perfectly natural sequence, and after a while, practising this little movement at least six times, either morning. or night, you will find the ache lessening. And another important point in regard to this exercise-—don’t attempt to hold your breath while you are describing the circle. Breathe naturally and easily.

THE COOKBread. —A change of bread is just as good for us as a change of other food and there are many kinds you can provide, if you learn to bake at home. There are yeast breads and baking powder breads. The latter are vei'y easy to make, but most people prefer yeast bread. Of yeast breads there are two kinds: compressed and brewer’s yeast. I use compressed yeast, as there is sometimes a tinge of bitterness with brewer’s yeast, and also there is difficulty to obtain it in most districts. An ounce of compressed yeast has about the same “raising” effect as a large tablespoonful of fresh brewer’s yeast. There are one or two points to be considered when using yeast. It should not come in contact with anything that is very cold, so warm all the utensils and let the ingredients stand in a warm place for a while before you begin making the bread. Then you must remember that the dough must be set to rise in a warm place, not too hot nor in a draught. The oven must be hot when the bread is put in. To cream the yeast means to stir it with a little sugar until it becomes liquid. White Bread.—3ilbs, flour; dessertspoon salt; loz. yeast; 1J pints water; small level desertspenn of suga.r. Mix the salt with the flour and sift into your bowl. Beat the sugar with the

yeast until it lias melted. Make the water just lukewarm and add it to the yeast. Make a hole in the centre of the flour and pour in the liquid. Stir a little of the flour, into the liquid, leaving the other like a wall all round. Cover and leave in a warm place near the fire for twenty minutes for the sponge, as it is termed, to rise. Then knead the remainder of the flour into this sponge. If it seems too stiff, add a little more just tepid, water, hut it must on no account he sticky. Turn it on to a board and knead for twenty minutes. Return it to the bowl, cover with a cloth and leave in a warm place to rise for 1J hours, when the dough should have risen to twice its original size. Then form the dough into loaves, or half-fill tins with it. The tins should be made hot and then they will not need grease. Leave the loaves in a warm place for a quarter of an hour. Now hake. The oven for bread should be hot when the loaves are put in, and afterwards kept at a moderate heat. Loaves of ordinary size take about li hours to bake. Brown bread. —\ quartern of wholemeal flour; $ quartern white household flour (3fibs altogether); loz yeast; dessertspoon salt; heaped teaspoon castor sugar; pint water; tumbler of milk. Sieve the flours and salt into a warm bowl, mix the sugar and yeast to a liquid, just warm the milk and water and add it to the yeast. Make a hole in the centre of the flour and pour in the strained yeast mixture, stir a little of the flour into this and leave for twenty minutes in a warm place, when the yeast will look bubbly. Knead in the remainder of the flour. Half-fill hot tins with the dough. Leave them in. a warm place till the dough rises to the tops of the tins. Then bake. Time: One hour and a half.

GENERAL. Stage a come-back.—There’s something wrong, you’re not commanding the attention you used to. Your bright remarks are not getting the laughs they once did; you don’t seem to hold your audience when you relate that comic incident that happened “somewhere.” There are more yawns than applause at your suggestion of getting up a picnic; somehow you are definitely and absolutely shelved. You may be a girl in your twenties who hasn’t met the fairy prince and feels she never will. Possibly you are a married woman who’s reached the seventh or “danger year” of her marriage, the time when you begin to wonder whether you haven’t .made a mistake, when life’s nothing but shopping for streaky bacon, and soda, and matches, and Himself appears to re-

gard you with rather less emotion than the breakfast egg. What are you going to do about it? If you’re wise, you’ll copy the film stars and stage a come-back. “But I’m not a film star and, anyway. I can’t afford to have my face lifted or my hair platinum-blonded,” you’ll protest. Perhaps not, but you can afford a shilling or so for a mud-pack, a camomile rinse, a different hair-cut (try a fringe for a change), an eyebrow pluck, or a water wave. You can do what all the stars do, sit down quietly in a good, strong, cross-light and check up on yourself. What’s wrong ? Perhaps in your anxiety to be the life and soul of the party you’ve been too gay, talked too much, indulged in too many flippancies! Pipe down, and try to be a good listener instead, for the average man is terrified of the too-smart girl; whereas the girl who lets him talk about himself is always popular. Perhaps you have been a little too free with your make-up, so that your face resembles a child’s brightly-coloured crayon drawing? Or, alternatively, your failure may be due to a certain slackness. You haven’t bothered about a manicure, it hasn’t been worth while to see about that new coat. Have you got into a rut ? You’re “too old to change now?” Nonsense ! Marie Dressier found herself down and out somewhere in the sixties, but she came back and scored the greatest triumphs of her career, when she was nearly seventy. So you see, it’s never too late to stage a come-back.

NOTES. A way with wrinkles. —Gently massage round and underneath your eyes with olive oil. This will feed the skin and smooth out the wrinkles. Do this every night and in the morning wash with soap and water and pat on witch hazel lotion to tighten and brace the skin. A hair query: The hair is rather like a plant—it grows when it has plenty of sunshine and nourishment. Go out without a hat as often as you can and massage your scalp with olive oil. Brush your hair thoroughly every night. Skin cleansing: Rub zinc ointment into the skin every night at bedtime. It will gradually peel off the discoloured particles. Cold cream does not make hair grow.

PUBLIC SERVICES QUEEN. ENTERTAINED BY COMMITTEE. The Public Services queen carnival candidate, Miss K. Richards, was the guest of honour at a. social function held last evening, arranged bv her committee. Among those present were Mr a.ud Mr.s A. J. Richards, the Mayor and Mayoress (Mr and Mrs A. E. Mansford), Miss Joan Russell (Farmers’ Queen), Miss Edna Boon (Retailers’ Queen), Mr and Mr.s W. G. Black and Mr C. V. Day (carnival organiser). Apologies were received from several who were unable to attend, including Miss Mollie Nathan (Sports Queen), and Mies Joan Barnett (Plunket and Nursing Services Queen). Committee members present at the function were Mesdames E. Heaphy (convener), Muirhead. W. Carmichael, Huntington, Peters, Bowker. C. Aitken, F. Jackson, Richards, Walsh, J. Davidson and L. Andersen; Misses Greening. McMurchie, Pees and O. Piercey : Messrs J. W. Davidson (chairman), H. Johansen (secretary). L. A. Clausen (treasurer). W. Huntington, C. Davis and T. E. Davidson, Mesdames Russell, Boon and D. Evans were also in attendance.

The chairman (Mr Davidson) presented a statement of accounts showing that the Public Services had handed in just on £3OO to the Central Relief Fund. This magnificent result, he sa.id, could not have been achieved without the whole-hearted co-operation of an energetic committee. It was impossible to individualise with thanks because so many had given assistance, but the executive had worked in liappv co-operation and bad given of their best without dissension or criticism. Every action had been motivated to achieve the object of raising the maximum amount for the relief of distress. Mr Davidson expressed thanks to the organiser, Mr C. V. Day, to tile ladies’ committee, to the Public Services’ orchestra, to Mr and Mrs Mansford for their encouragement and practical interest, and to the queens who had been competitors. On behalf of the Public Services’ Committee, he paid tribute to their selected queen who had filled the position with grace and charm. Mr Davidson then called on Mrs Mansford to present Miss Richards with a beautifully bound book of selected plays by Sir J. M. Barrie, a.s an expression of the committee’s appreciation of her work. Mr Mansford and Mr Johansen also spoke. Appreciation of all the kindnesses which his daughter had 'received was expressed by Mr Richards, who said the carnival had been conducted in the right spirit. Palmerston North and its Mayor were to be congratulated upon the fine service given in the responsibility of caring for the unemployed. Musical honours and cheers were then given for Miss Richards, cheers being also given for Mr and Mrs Richards and for the other queen candidates. Miss Richards presented Mrs Mansford with a bouquet, and was herself presented with a bouquet by Mrs Heaphy, a similar compliment being extended to Mrs Richards. Excellent music was provided by Mrs McNeillv and the Public Services orchestra for dancing. Songs were contributed by Miss Melva Day and Mr T. E. Douds, elocutionary items by Mrs L. Bennett, and a. tap dance by Miss Muir. Mrs McNeilly played tho accompaniments and Mr T. E. Davidson carried out the duties of M.C.

A daintv supper was served by the ladies’ committee, and proceedings were brought to a close with “Auld Lang Sync.”

SOCIAL FUNCTIONS. The Central School fortnightly oldtime dance was held in the school assembly hall last evening. A large company attended and had a full evening’s enjoyment. The floor and the music were all that could be desired, and a very enjoyable supper was provided by the ladies’ committee consisting of Mcsdaines Evans (chairwoman), Wass, Barkwitlr, Jarrett, Patton, 'Withers, Drake, Matthews, Denham, Cater, Jones, Dunstan and Gai-den. Extras were played by Mrs A. Barkwith, Mr A. Gordon acting as M.C. with his usual efficiency. Winners of the Monte Carlo dance were Miss L. Grammar and Mr G. Smith, and of the Lucky Gay Gordons, Miss Wiggins and Mr R. Tatana. This series of oldtime dances have been outstanding successes, and speak volumes for the committee and Mr A. Gordon, who conducted them. The series will wind up on the night of tho gala day next week. An early start will be made again in February.

CHRISTMAS CAKE. 11b butter, lib raisins, 4ozs mixed peel, 21b flour, 10 eggs, wine-glass brandy, lib currants, lib sultanas, 4oz almonds (chopped), 11b sugar, 1 heaped teaspoon baking powder. Beat butter to a cream, add sugar, then eggs one by one (unbeaten) : mix baking powder with flour, and put in, then fruit dredged with flour, lastly brandy. Cook 41 hours in moderate oven. No “Can’t bo done’’ with Fairy Dyes. Anyone .can use them.—Advt.