Hints and Suggestions.

Otago Witness, Issue 2860, 6 January 1909, Page 73

Hints and Suggestions.

When fat catches fire while frying do not move tbe pan about, or pour water into it, but rather scatter a little sand, or flour in it: Either of these will quench. . the flames. I An economical saucfe to have with stewed fruit is made by boiling half an ounce of I finely crushed sago in, a pint of milk til!' I the grains almost disappear. Sweeten I and flavour to taste, and let it get cold before serving. [ A porcelain sink can be easily cleaned) with a flannel dipped in kerosene. This will remove all grease stain without any, trouble. Afterwards wash with hot sodawater to get rid of the smell. You can remove oil spots from a. 1 bordered floor by well washing with strong I soda and water ia which a little unslakccl' ■ lime has been dissolved. Use the scrubbing brush and follow tbe grain of the ■wooer. Wash well with clean hot . water, after the scrubbing and dry with a tough cloth. After a long and tiring day, especially if the hat has been worn continuously, throughout the morning and afternoon, the scalp often- feels excessively tender and' sensative at night. Considerable relief can' be obtained by simply dipping the comb in cold water in which a few drops of eau de Cologne have been added, and pa.ssing it through the hair at the top of the head, or a few ' drops of xosewater may bespnwikled over the hair, and the skin rubbed gently with tbe finger tips. An invalid's room requires constantly cleaning, and yet many find the noise and dust of sweeping more than they can bear. Try this method. Into a gallon, of hot water put a dessertspoonful of ammonia and a tablespoonful of turpentine, wring out a cloth in. this and wife the

1 to the member who sends in the best quotation, in each section. That is to say, there will be three souvenirs. ' § • • » < • LOVE. Emmeline on this topic gives first place to Alpha, with the following quotation: — They sin who tell us love can die. With life all other passions fly, All others are but vanity. In heaven ambition cannot dwell, Nor avarice in the vault of hell. Earthly, these passions axe of earth, They perish where they have their birth. But love is indestructible; Its holy flame for ever burneth, From heaven it came, to heaven returneth : Too oft on earth a troubled guest, At tiroes deceived, at- times opprest, It .here is tried and- purified. And hath in heaven its perfect rest. It soweth here with toil *nd care, But the harvest-time of love is there. , — Southey, "The Curaj of Kehannah." And trusts Alpha will like the book posted herewith. LIFEFor the quotation on this subject Lex conies first with the- following: — Man is bis own star, And the soul that can Bender an honest and , A perfect man Commands all light, AM influence, all fate; Nothing to him faKs Too early or too late. Our acts our angels are, Or good or ill. Our fatal shadow 3 That walk by us still. ' —Fletcher.

her close, as do also the Ranee of Sarawak, and Lady Cory. At one time Mrs George Cornwallis West was wont to show her skill at concerts in conjunction with Miss Janotha and the late Mrs Craigie (John Oliver Hobbs), but she has done nothing in that jvay since her second marriage. —At a very interesting, recital given by Mr ChaTles Roff, at the Bechstein Hall on November 5, Miss Hilda Roberts, a young pianist of distinction, made her debut. Miss Roberts, w*ho is only 19 years of age, is an Australian by birth. In 1503 she won a Queen's Scholarship of £100 a year for three years, and has been studying music at Trinity College, London. Pieces from Liszt, Grieg, and Bach gave her the oppoitunity of displaying her remarkable technique and delicacy of touch. — Now that our eyes and our heads have become accustomed to the # old-fas?hioned bonnet for motoring, it will not prove 60 much of a shock as it might have done to hear that an effort is being made to get it generally adapted for winter weaT. Quite glorions creations are already appearing in a few shops in London, and a variation called the Normandy bonnet is said to have a chance of popularity. This is a copy in coloured velvet and lace of the bonnets worn by the Normandy peasant women. There was one- in rose^ coloured silk with a band of Irish crochet and frills of white linen trimmed with narrow Valenciennes laoe and insertion. Such a bonnet lias not the hardness of outline of the coal scuttle variety, but, in the colouring mentioned it is of course too fantastic for ordinary wear.

off to market with her servant behind her carrying a huge 'jasket and examining the comestibles with a critical air. • Tlie Heroic Rachel. — She Died For Others. — Some few months ago I was officiating in the cathedral at Mengo, on the Victoria Nyanza. The great congregation had dispersed, and a large body of the communicants remained. . Slowly the asrvice proceeded, the profound silence broken only by the solemn words of administration. The last communicants had returned to their places, and I was about to close the service, when from, the extreme end of the building — a corner of the south aisle in which she had been sitting by hereelf — a woman advanced 'do wly up the nave. I waited wonderingly. As she took her place, kneeling alone at the rail, Harry Wright Duta, who was assisting me, whispered in my ear, "Jt 13 Rakeri : Rakeri!" In a moment her story flashed through my mind, and, with heart uplifted in praise, to God, with a voice ill-controlled, through the s-motion that Welled within, I administered to her the emblems of the dying love of Onr Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Now, who was Rakeri (Rachel)? She was a woman connected witfi the congregation at Ngogwe, near the shores of #he Great Lake. Some time previously it had bsen told at a meeting ot -the Christians how that, on a certain island in the lake, sleeping sickness had broken out, and that

carpet and boards all over with it. Rinse the cloth constantly, and change the water as it becomes dirty. Do this two or three times a week, for it makes the rooms sweet, and cleans the carpet without raising the dust. To clean windows easily rub your window panes with a piece of soft linen wetted with common vinegar. Then polish with a clean, dry cloth, and your windows will be beautifully clean. The use of a crumb brush when clearing away meals has two points of advantage. First, it does not scatter the crumbs, and, secondly, does not crumple the cloth, which the old method did. Naptha is recommended as a satisfactory cleaner of light fur. Pour the naptha over the fur and fluff and pat the boa until the soil is worked out. Then press the naptha out by drawing the hand firmly over it, shake the boa, and hang it in the air to dry. K3F Daicriptiatu of balls, he, mu«t be tndcrMd by »i*her the Witness corretpondent for the diitriet »r by the »ecretary of the ball committee. Mm MS. of aay corro»poudenta urho do not comply with tbU rale -will be sent to the secretary foe end«rMm«nt prior to appearing.— EMMELlNß. To~ ensure publioatton in the forthcoming Jisue lettar* »bould reach the AVitness office if possible on Saturday night, bnt on no account later than ktooday night. A WEDDING AT GOHE. A very pretty wedding was celebrated in the Congregational Church, Gors, on December 22 *he contracting parties being Mr James Hutchison, of Oamaru, awd Mies Jessie Shivas. of Gore. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Mr Hervey. A large number of friends and relatives were present, some of whom decorated the church with evergreens and floweTs, which gave it quite a novel appearance. The bride looked charming in a handsome dTes9 of orearn silk Eolienne (Empire style) trimmed' with silk a*id chiffon. She also wore the orthodox veil and orange blossoms, an-d carried a. handsome shower bouquet. She was attended by three bridesmaids— her two sisters (Misses Violet and Ella Shivas) and her cousin (Miss Ma-igaret Hunter, of Oamaru), — who ware Kttired in dainty white nraslin and lace dresses, each carrying a charming bouquet and wearing larg« picture hats. The bridegroom was attended by Mr Strang, of Inver-oaa-giH. The bride was the recipient of a beautiful gold brooch-pendant set in pearls. Th* bridegroom's presents to the bridesmaids oonsdeted of a handsome gold bangle to the chief bridesmaid, Miss violet Shivas, and goW pendants to Misses Elia Shivas and Margaret Hunter. At -the close' of the ceremony the relatives and friends adjourned to Mr Brice's commodiousi tea- rooms, where * tasteful breakfast w.a» daintily arranged, the (rooms being specially fitted up for the occasion. The Rev. Mr Hervey superintended! the proceedings in 'his usuaJ capable manner, and after the hreakfaat proposed th© health of the bride and bridegroom, whioh was^jesponded to by Mr Hutchdson. Mr Coutts proposed the health of the bride's parents, whioh was responded to by Mir Shivas; Mr Murdoch, of Rivered«.le, the health of {he bridegroom's parents, Mr Ea"aeh, of Pine Bush, responding; and Mr Peters the health, of the bridesmaids, responded to by Mr Strang. A la*ge number of handsome ati<3 costly presents were received by the bride and bridegroom, showing the esteem in which, they were held by their numerous Southland and Otago friends. The happy couple left (amidst showers of confetti) by the express for Queenstown, where the honeymoon is to be spent, carrying with them the 'best wishes of their many friend's and relatives, who witnessed their departure. The bride wore a pretty navy blue- travelling dress, tailormade, and charming hat to match.