THE WOMAN'S WORLD.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10416, 14 April 1897, Page 3

THE WOMAN'S WORLD.

THE MODEL HOSTESS. Ose of the greatest charms a hostess can have is the air of entertaining her guests with ease and pleasure. A visitor who strives to be as agreeable and as little trouble as possible is oiten greatly distressed by evidences of flurry, or worry, or weariness on the parb of her hostess. But a woman cannot long seem to be at ease and without care if she is hot really so, and hence it becomes the duty of everyone who would please by her hospitality, a duty toward herself as well as toward her guests, to endeavour to arrange her affairs ao thab entertaining her friends will be the least possible burden to her, both in the extra work required and the extra demand upon her nervous force. In a large house with i plenty of servants it would seem that this would be an easy thing , to do. Thatdepeuds upon the temperament of the hostess, for some persons do anything easily. But, other things being equal, the woman who is provided with these luxuries has a much easier task before her in entertaining than the average woman in moderate circumstances. It is the average woman, then, who must devise ways and means to entertain her friends with such ease that the visit may be a pleasure to all concerned. Because she has not all the conveniences, she is not released from the duty of making life pleasant for her guestP. An invitation carries that obligation with it. If a woman is not prepared to meet the obligation she has no right to lead her friends to think she can by inviting them to visit her. Leb her recollect) for her own satisfaction, too, that many guests like entertaining themselves, and cannot bear visiting when every moment is planned out. WHY IS MARRIAGE THE TEST OP LOVE? Marriage may be termed the crucible of love, inasmuch aa it is a test of its strength, purity, and durability. For there are cares, trials, and. responsibilities attendant on matrimony which try the affections jusb as fire tries gold. And ib is the very commonplaceness of these troubles which makes the marital crucible burn all the hotter; for a love which would rise to the heroic under some great and unusual strain is apt to wear thin and snap beneath the burden of everyday annoyances. This is so universally recognised that it has become almost a proverb, and in one of the Parisian galleries there is a clever picture illustrative of this. An irate housewife, surrounded by a weekly wash, is depicted as hanging a forlorn and drenched Cupid on a clothesline ; he is quite dead, and underneath are the words :— " Love will live for ever ami for ever!" HOW A CHILD'S CHARACTER IS PORMKD. The most important part of a child's education takes placo at home. Even tiny babies eoon begin to notice aud learn their first lesson 3 from the very tones of the mother's voice. It is well for mothers to quite realise this fact, aud to know that the care of a child should call out all that is best in us—unselfishness, patience, and love. No children are so happy as those who have learned to trusb everything the parents say. WRINKLES. Ugly word for any woman ! Wrinkles are not always the consequence of old age: late hours, serious illness, trouble, and sorrow are often the cause. Many people have the bad habit of knitting their brows, others of making the most hideous grimaces; these habits produce wrinkles and lines in the face. Avoid them, and try to keep your features as natural and quiet as possible. One or two hours' repose in the afternoon in a shaded room is most beneficial. THE BEST HUSBAND. _An authority on mankind has given his views on the sorb of men who make the best husbands. Among the really nice ones he classes the man who is foad of fishing, the lawyer, and the all-round journalist. All in all, the good journalist seems to have the most strong points. He is a bio of a philosopher, h likely to be practical, makes the best of what, cannot be helped, and is full of alternatives. The lawyer is good to have in the house. He is likely to be alert, a good talker, and quite »s fond of listening as of hearing the sound of his own voice. THE TABLE. Currakt Cordial.—To one quart of ripe currant juice add 21b of white sugar, one tablespoonful each of nutmeg and cinnamon, and boil 20 minutes. Bottle and seal while hot. This cordial is excellent to clear the system of impuritiee. Put one tablespoon-. ful in half a tumbler of water and drink. A Sunday Pudding.— Two eggs, their weight in butter, flour, and sugar. Beat the butter and sugar to a cream, add the eggs, and, lastly, the flour, which has bad half a teaspoonful of baking powder mixed in it. Butter a shallow pie-dish, spread with a layer of stewed figs, cut finely, pour the batter mixture over, and bake for half an hour.

Escalloi'ED Eggs.-Some anchovy, a sprig of parsley, a slice of onion, several eggs, 2oz of breadcrumbs. Chop the anchovy with the parsley and onion, mix with the breadcrumbs, and put the mixture into a flat dish, break a sufficient number of eggs to fill the dish, cover the breadcrumbs, season and bake for ten minutes. Servo

very hot. Treacle Tart.— a pie-dish with some pastry; then pub a layer of breadcrumbs, well moistened with treacle and flavoured with chopped lemon peel; then a layer of thin pastry, next treacle, etc., and so on till the dish is full. Place a top-crust over, and bake. To serve, turn out with the bottom upwards, and sift sugar over. Scotch Broth. -Take about Hlb shin of beef, cut it small, and place it in a, saucepan with half a cupful of well-washed pearl barley. Add to the meat two quarts of water, and bring to the boil. Skim well, add two carrots, two turnips, an onion, a leek, and a little celery, all cut into small pieces suitable for serving in the soup. Simmer all for two hour.-. Skim off the soup all the fat. Remove the pieces of meat, and serve. GENERAL NOTES. To Prrvknt Rdst.—lf steel grates, fireirons, knives, etc., be lightly rubbed over with vaseline, they may be left without fear of rust any length of time. How to Corl Ffathers or Tips.—lf feathers or tips which have been spoiled by rain are carefully pub into Hinde'e curlingpine for a few hours they will look like new. Cleaning Trays.—Shake a little flour on them, then take a clean soft duster and rub lightly ; you will then find it will remove all apot-e, etc. Nervous Headache.—Grate a little horseradish into the palm of the hand, hold ib there till it has warmed a little, then sniff at it energetically. This is a certain instantaneous cure. To Make a Linseed Poultice.—Take of fine-ground Unseed meal four parts, and of boiling water ten parts. Mix the linseedmeal with the water gradually, stirring constantly. The poultice should be an inch thick, and very hoi ; a piece or tbin flannel placed between it ana the (kin will enable the poultice to be borne much hotter than it otherwise would. A Way of Treating Children who have turned against milk may ofte> be induced to take it when prepared in thtfollowing way, which is also a good method of using up a superfluity of milk when then, is fear of its turning sour. Boil a quart of milk with two tablespoonfuls of moist sugar, a couple of bay-leaves, and a little cinnamon ; simmer the whole. Then mix the yolks of two eggs with a little milk, pub ib into that previously prepared, mix and serve.

The Care op the Hands.—Housekeepers who wish to have soft, smooth hands should always wear gloves in making firoe, cleaning grates and sweeping. Do not cub the ringers out, either, for it ashes and dust once find lodging in one's nails it ia hard to get them clean again. The gloves should be loose ones, which will not interfere with one's work. Use only one kind of soap in all work, as changes of soap and water irritate the hands. Keep the hands as dry as possible, using soft hand towels in the kitchen. When your work is done remove stains with a piece, of lemon, and wash your hands in tepid water with bran. Dry them thoroughly. At night rub a little mutton tallow into them awl «wr fingnlva glow.