The LADIES CHAIN

NZ Truth, Issue 978, 23 August 1924, Page 14

The LADIES CHAIN

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Talk about new ideas! Here's one: There are new hats containing pockets on the side of the crown where cigarettes are held. The gold tips of the cigarettes just show above the little pocket and thus form part of the decoration of the hat. A handkerchief slipped into a bit of a pocket also provides part of the trimming. :: :: /:: An American writer asks: Do you know the difference between onions ana their next-of-kin? In many parts of this country we speak of Spanish onions and Bermuda 'onions—signifying thereby specially large, mild-flav-ored onions desirable when onions are wanted to be eaten raw. Mexican onionst Italian onions and Calif ornian onions are also large and often as mild and desirable as those from Bermuda or Spain. Thescallion was. originally the onion of Ascalon In, Palestine^ The name is applied to the shallot or to the onion or leek when grown^. so close together as not to form a large bulb. It is milder than the onion and is preferred by many cooks for cooking and pickling. It is sometimes called a cibol. The garlick is the strongest flavored of all the onion family. It is a native of .Central Asia and seems always to be better liked by natives of warm countries than northerners. The leek, which is mild m flavor, was made popular m Rome by Nero, and has' been so much liked m Wales that it has been taken as the national badge. of Welshmen. ' ::' ; ■ ■■, ii;.\. ;-■■/ :: "Honeymoon" (Christchurch) mr quires plaintively if there is any preventive of seasickness. "Lady, Mary" doesn't know of any. She has tried several alleged cures. She has been, told to lie down and concentrate her mind on letting her move as an entity with the movement of the boat — and not to thjnk that the internal organs are being left behind or are sinking away. She has also been advised to sit up on deck and inhale the fresh breezes — which is not so bad for a short trip. "Don't look out at the sea and don't watch the rolling of the boat, as it makes the brain giddy and reacts on the 'innards' " is another piece of advice that has been- tried with more or less good results. And there are other suggestions arid "cer- i tainties" one hears from time to timejust as on a racecourse. Which leads me to the concluding and best suggestion of all: that to avoid, seasickness you can't beat remaining on shore. . In reply to "Constant Reader" (Blen- | heim)* who asks for recipes for mak- j ing Claret Cup:— No. 1: 1 bottle Claret, I 2 glasses Sherry or Madeii'a, Vi, glass! Liqueur, 1 Lemon, 2 ozs. Sugar, Ice, 2 bottles Sodawater. Pour the Claret into a basin with the Sherry, grated rind and juice of a lemon, a little j liqueur, and the sugar; let Jt stand half an hour; then add two bottles of aodawater arid some ice and it is ready to serve. No. 2: 2 bottles Claret. 2 Lemons, %lb. sugar, 3 bottles Sodawater, ice, nutmeg. Empty the Claret into a large bowl, squeeze the lemon juice and put m the peel m very thin slices with the sugar and a: lump of ice, stand m a cool place for an hour. Just before serving, stir up, add more sugar and nutmeg if necessary, and another lump of ice, pour m the soda-, water and serve.

Another favorite recipe is contributed by Mrs. McC. (Hamilton):— Almond Biscuits: Vilb. butter, 6oz. flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder, *4 lb. Bugar, 1 egg, 1 % teaspoons essence of almonds. Method: Beat butter and sugar to a cream, add egg, beat well, then add flour, etc., lastly essence. Make into little balls, put almond In each, and bake m a quick oven.— "Good Idea (a Christchurch lady) writes: A very tasty dish can be made by mixing grated cheese, salt and pepper, and finely chopped onion (if liked) to mashed potatoes. Form into cakes, sprinkle grated cheese over, and bake In a shot oven until nicely browned. There 'is no time m New York for politeness m public. The subways leading to the underground railways are rushed by men and women who strive to get m first without regard to chivalry, and who fight for place— that is, fight within certain recognised limits, that must not reach the point of a general obstruction. "On the underground car," says a Wellington l'idy recently returned from New York, '•1 have been carried two sections with only one foot reaching the floor of the car.- You fight for a place m the crowd, and then you just go with it. In the underground there is so much noise that, m order to carry on conversation you have to yell. Everybody yells. And if the noise slacks for v minute you hear some interesting] bits of converse. 'He got a bit fresh, so I told him where to get off, 1 is a bit of yelled slang that will not need much interpretation. If some of the New York people are loud, they certainly have some excuse." Though' a fire-brigadesman's life mny be presumed to make him essen-. tial'ly a dampener, it is apparent, m Wellington at least, that as a host he is far from that. Indeed, the annual ball of the Wellington Brigades revealed him collectively last week as the very antithesis. The function held m the concert chamber of the Town Hall — next door to the station m case of alarm — has become a most popular affair. From Superintendent Tait and a bunch of city councillors present at ftie latest function down to the last recruit, resplendent m his blue and red, everyone was happy, and, indeed, the affair went as merrily — if It is allowable to say so — as a house on fire (with no brigade present). The decorations, arranged by tho mon, were of lycopodium as a background to the stiißc and m long streamers across tho ceiling, relieved with colored ribbons and paper (lowers, Service medals jinrt ccrUttc«U>» were presented during' tho evening by Councillor .buckle.

There is said to be a remarkable change coming over the Rqyal family with regard to dress. No longer do the women come out m stiff- looking styles, regardless of fashion. They adopt softer and more becoming articles of attire, while a princess recently appeared with enormous pink ostrich feathers trailing: on her hat. The Queen has a cloak of the same feathers; ' . ' ■ ■• .;.-■' White shoes and stockings are not going to be the very smartest wear this summer. . Stone ■'colored stockings of line silk with suede or kid shoes to match >yill be very much worn, also black patent or satin shoes. with stockings of varying shades of fawn. Grey lizard skin sandals are very correct for evening. Glass bangles are a new craze, and for the time are preferred to the more expensive ones. Red ones and those of mixed colors have had thfeir day, but white glass is used for evening with an all-white toilette. Black ones also look well when worn with white, and something quite new is to have black ones alternating- with white ones, producing a magpie effect, right from the wrist to the elbow, or above. This is woman's age — "Lady Mary" is not giving, away any secret, by the way — just as it is man's. That is to say, to put the proposition more clearly, women are having kshances as well as men for seats m the. sun and for posts of preferment. TVioman has to be just as agile as man and just as ready to seize the skirts of . chance with both hands, when opportunity happens along. For the woman who is equipped there are some good things going besides matrimonial. Take the case of Miss Janet Munro, who only the other day was matron of the Waikato Hospital up m Hamilton and to-day js out on the Pacific aboard the liner Remuera bound for London town. Miss M. secured the selection of the Department of Health and the approval of Cabinet for the ten months' special course of training at Bedford College for Women. (London University) with the object ot filling, a big post, m the University of Otago. It is m the nature of a post-graduate course m nursing. Beginning next month, Miss Munro will study for ten months m the administration of nursing. When she gets back to New Zealand she will take : up her residence- m Dunedin as lecturer m connection with the recently created chair of nursing, for v tvhich the ■ University of Otago will issue diplomas. She will instruct .m, the highest grade of learning the sister-tutors—-selected from the trained nurses of the hospitals of the Dominion. Which means that New Zealand' is to have 'Varsity-stamped nurses for the still higher education o£ thp rank and file of our" oncoming nurses.

For Cleaning Carpets — Take an empty tin (a large baking powder box will do), and punch a number of holes m the bottom of it. Fill it with salt. Sprinkle the salt over rug or carpet. It will prevent the dust from rising, will brighten the colors, and will tend to ward off moths. : '

If one wishes to be fantastically chic as well as entirely shielded from dust oil a motor trip, one may wear a beige veil over -her ha.t and[ the back of her head, while, a' black veil — looped from ear,- to ear--^roteclts the lower half of the 1 face. '■ ;-v : ; :'■"■' ' . / ..'

To Remove Whitewash from Ceilings—When whitewashing ceilings It is best to remove the old 1 coat first. The best way to do it is to dissolve one pound of alum m one" gallon of strong vinegar. Apply this solution with a brush. Let it soak m well. Then scrape it and wash off the surface.