WOMAN'S WORLD.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 10586, 15 October 1910, Page 4 (Supplement)

WOMAN'S WORLD.

Bridge-playing Mothers,

I Philanthropy takes quaint forms. One ' of its latest forms in the United States ■ is a politician who is introducing into i the Louisiana Legislature "a Bill to | suppress bridge for the benefit of chil- | drwi who rarely have an opportunity to I know their bridge-playing mothers." I Obviously the one thing to help such hapless children would be to suppress not bridge, but the mothers. Making Excuses. Men are poor things when it comes to excuses to "put oil" a friend. But a woman who in a wild bout of generosity has asked some one to partake of her hospitality, and then in calmer moments realised that she doesn't want them, will stop at nothing to put them off. Catch her hesitate to tell her best friend not to conie, and not finding excuses by the score to justify her action in tho other woman's sight! For not the least among woman's splendid gifts is her imagination, her grand self-pos-session and coolness in such circumstances are worthy of all commendation . Record Price for a Guide. Miss Maria Stoll, of Philadelphia, has just made a record ascent in the Tyrolese Alps, and created a precedent by paying her guide, named Piaz, the huge sum of £IOOO for the climb. She decided, when staying at Innsbruck, to ascend at night with lanterns to the top of the "Tour de'Winkler," nearly 9000 feet, with almost perpendicular slopes. At dawn tho couple, climbed two other precipitous peaks before descending to the valley. . Miss Stoll insisted on the ascent being made at night, m spite of the dangei This mountain has been rarely climbed, even by the best Alpinists, owing to its great difficulty, and" never, it is believed, has such a pi ice been, paid to a guide foi a single ascent. Both risked their lives during the greater part of the climb in the darkness. The Fashioned Figure. Neaily every year the fashionable figuie is subjected to some subtle change to suit the new models. Rumor has it that the accepted "taille" in Pans boasts veiy sloping shouldeis and eflaccd hips, with an extiemely stiaight line in front. This is by no means an ideal which the majonty of women can hope to attain, but the new corsets can be trusted to give a great deal of help in its achievement, and there arc quite as many Englishwomen as Frenchwomen who will be successful in. following La Mode in this respect. Count Tolstoi's Wife. Much has been written about Tolstoy ; a gieat deal less about his wife. The World's Work says that for years past I the Countess has been the actual pro- j prictor of Yasnaj a Polyana ' -She • has also been, since'-Tolstoy renounced his , claims, the publisher of his books. "She is, undoubtedly, a woman of iemark-1 able character and nobility of mind, and her patience and kindness to the Piophct have been wonderful She has been at once his wife, his mother, his amanuensis, and his man of business " She is much younger than Tolstoy. "The bridegroom was thuty-four and the hnde eighteen." Tho Countess' father was of German extraction, the name being Behrs. Although possessed of no mean intellect herself, she has from the" - first, through all manner of trials, "believed in her husband, moulded herself to him, helped liim* at every turn, taught herself to be his confidant and" counsellor, without losing her own independence and the wilL to assert' her diverging views, whine such occasionally occurred , '"'"'" Youthful Reading. -,lt r is ja., mo'ot rjoiiit, whether the d&f '..tectivje -novelj 'harmless though- it*"may beSin*' is the best reading *VJh*f-" *» •>"" J ~- " *"- - ' 1 '" ' ' ' * '•, '

for boys and girls. Its morals may be. beyond reproach, and an improvement in' this wav- upon the Dick Turpin, Claude Duval style of adventurer of an earlier generation, whose crimes, or course, only endeared him the more to his admirers. These were, however, breezy adventurous tales. They galloped along turnpike roads by moonlight and fought masked men at great odds. There was nothing sordid in the- plot or its working, and there was no analogy in affairs of the day. The detective story seems, however, to have created an appetite for morbid details concerning the excitements of the moment which is a new trait in children. It is not only the small errand boy who contaminates his mind by the penny dreadfuls he devours in the intervals of leaving the morning milk. The precocious keenness of the child of cultured parents also gives food for reflection. . . Fashion Brevities. Black satin jackets are wonderfully smart. Chains are superseding leather straps for handbag handles. New guimpes are- of the most unobtrusive order, fine and' shallow. Silk crepon heavily beaded is one of the smartest materials for handsome gowns. Among the new ribbons come numbers that are flowered and figured. Black velvet ribbons are also seen, many of which are used as pipings. "Comet" is the name of the new royal blue shade that is so likely to become popular. Much attention is to be paid to the color chosen for linings of new evening wiaps. Madeira and eyelet embroideries lead in the general favorites. Chintz is employed to make up work aprons, work bags, and many of the little cases for accessories. Buckles and tassels of.black wooden heads come alike on sashes and millineiy Smoke grey is one of the most. approved of colors by the Parisian dressmaker, who with it gets most wonderful effects over different colors. Recipes and Hints. Stuffed Cucumbers. —Take some fresh cucumbers,, hollow them out partly by taking out the middle —wlicie the seeds are. Make a mince of chicken or veal, mixed with a little foicemeat, chopped tomatoes, and: butter (it should be a soft mince, fill up the cucumbers with this and cork up the ends with pellets of bread, or dough. Stew them gently in a brown gravy, =to which add the msudes of cucumbeis, the pellets of bread must be taken out befoie serving Dish them up on long hngers of fried biead, with the sauce poured ovei them. The sauce should be thickened. Sausage Meat. Take ten pounds of pork, one pound of fat, two and a half pounds of biead, one ounce of pepper, two ounces of salt, a quarter of an ounce of sage. Put the pork thiough the mincer, add the soaked bread and spices, well, and it is leadv for use Baked Tomatoes —Take as many tomatoes as needed; cut a slice from the top and scoop out the centre; chop and season any kind of odds and ends of meat, fill'the cups, covei with stale bieadcrumbs, rolled fine; add bits of butter, bake m a quick oven until tomatoes aie tender. Tomato Sauce. — Take the tomato scooped from the centres, cook until tendei, strain, then add a lump of butter the size of an egg, and, 2 tablespoonfuls of cream, in proportion to half a dozen tomatoes; season with peppei and salt and a little sugar, add a generous pinch of soda to tomatoes, let 'boil' up once. Place baked tomatoes on platter, pour 'sauce around them and serve hot. Curried Vegetables.;— Require cold,'cooked vegetables, -including beetonions,'and tomatoes, a teacupful 6f breadcrumbs, half to one ounce of "butter, powder, -a"~tablespoonful-of."goda > gravy, salt, and •lemon- juice. vegetables, and > " V,* ~ ;"' ' *

chop together. A dd a tcacupful oi breadcrumbs, and fry in fat till brown. Just before serving, add the curry powder worked into a. smooth paste with the gravv. Season with salt and lemon juice. Mix all well, and let it remain two or three minutes longer on the fire. Serve with a border of boiled rice, or as a garnish to cutlets. Apple Fluff.—Wash and core half u pound of apples, add two tablespoonxuls of sugar, and a very littlo water Cook until tender and press through .-i sieve. When cold lightly stir in half a pint of cream whipped to a still; froth. Dust mixture with powdered sugar and, if convenient, put it on ice for an hour beforo serving.

Snow Pudding.—Ono pint' of milk, one tumblerful of breadcrumbs, tho grated rind of a whole lemon, two eggs and a littlo sugar. Mix all together and stir over tho firo until it just boils. Lino a picdish with jam, pour in mixture, and bako in a slow oven for about an hour. Servo cold, with whipped cream on top. "Maids of Honor." —Puff, or rough puff pastry, four ounces of castor sugar, three ounces, of butter, four yolks of eggs, four lumps of sugar, two lemons, two ounces of sweet almonds, ono tablespoonful of cream. Shell the almonds, then pound them in a mortar with tho sugar. Rub the rinds off tho lemons with the lumps of sugar. Warm the butter in a small pan, add tho almonds, sugar, tho beaten yolks, and strained juice of one lemon.- Stir this mixture over a slow firo with a wooden spoon until it thickens, then pour it at once into a basin, and it it get cold, then add the cream. Roll out tho pastry, line some patty-tins with it, then half-fill them with tho mixture. Rake them in a moderate oven for about 20 minutes.

Fruit Tapioca. A teacupful of tapioca, one pint and a-half of water, about four ounces of castor sugar, a pint of any kind of ripo fruit, such m raspberries, cherries, blackberries, the juice of a lemon, boiled custard < r cream. Crush the tapioca as finely as possible. Wash it well, then put it in a basin with half the water, and let it overnight. Next day put it in a saucepan, add tho rest of the water, and lot it boil gntly until it looks transparent and is quite soft. Keep it well stirred, otherwise, it will stick to the pan and burn. Prepare and look over the fruit, add to it the tapioca with the sugar and strained lemon juice. Mix all together, turn it into a glass dish, and leave until cold. Servo as cold as possible, hand with it some boiled custard or cream.

Glycerine is very slow to freeze. If a littlo is put on water or gas pipes during frosty weather, and. exposed pipes are covered with pieces of old carpet or sacking, the water will not be likely to freeze. Ail umbrella lasts much f caro bo taken in drying it attoi a shower. It should on no act mint bo left closed, or the frame will lust, neither should it be opeiud wide, oi the stretching of the silk will cause ij to split quickly. The light k.v\ is to open'-to partially nad let it stand sideways until dry.

Beef is" 1 bar! for irritable people, gouty people, Hushing and florid people, for those who have blackheads, and for young children. It ;iiay be given to weakly children when they are in need of som<\ highly nutritious and stimulating diet. In polishing stoves always mix turpentine with your black lead. It polishes much quicker. Be sure your stove ib quite cool. To remove mildew, soap the spots well, and, while still wet, rub into-them powdered "chalk. Then place the garment out of doors all • day to bleach, damping it as often as it dries. After this, washing with soap and water will remove what remains of the "stains. ■', When sewing on laco at the top . if • collars hold it against the wrong side ■of the collar, so that tho stitches will come on the right sidej drawing i',th'' thread moderately tight. \This iwill make tho lace stand up' nicely around the neck. . «■ ' .