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TABLE TALK. Friday evening. On Friday evening Mrs R. .Si6e entertained a number of friends at bridge, the guests including Mesdames Soherek, Finch, Rattray, H. S. Fenwick, Edmond, M‘Master, Cook, Misses Sise, Stock, G. Williams. Mrs Lindo Ferguson had a bridge evening last Saturday. The Misses Reynolds gave a small bridgeevening on Monday. Mis Finch gave a small bridge evening for the Misses Shand. Mrs Ernest Williams gave a delightful juvenile dance on Monday evening at her residence, High street. Mrs Phillips (Royal teii-ace) gave a very successful juvenile dance on Tuesday evening. On Wednesday afternoon glorious weather favoured the football match Sydney University v. Otago University, played on the Carisbrook Ground, when between 7000 and 8000 people witnessed the game. The local team proved much the stronger players, and scored a big victory of 35 points to i). Dunedin football enthusiasts have been revelling in the number of interesting matches played here lately, following closely one after the other. Mi-ss Elisor gave a very enjoyable afternoon tea on Thursday at the Majestic Mansions, -St. Clair, for Mrs Ensor, Hawke’s Bay. Mr and Mrs Stuart Holmes have returned to their home near Moeraki. Miss Peggy Ramsden has returned from a visit to Australia. Mrs Ensor (Hawkes Bay) is visiting Dunedin. On Thursday evening Mr and Mrs George Ritchie gave a dinner party at the Dunedin Club, Fernhill, in honour of Mr and Mrs Tepperna (Danish Consul, Sydney). Also present were Dr and Mrs Lindo Ferguson, Mr and Mrs Rattray, Mr and Mrs Cow per, Mr and Mrs Edmond, Miss G. Williams, Judge Hosking. Miss Denniston and Miss Dora Williams are visiting Mrs Frank Fitchett, Wait-ati. Miss K. Ulrich is the guest of Mrs Riley, Waitati. The engagement has been announced of Miss E. Napier, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs W. D. Napier, Onslow House, to Mr Quaife, England. The news that Mrs Peter Duncan had passed away at her residence, Mann Hill on Thursday morning was received with sincere regret by her large circle of friends. Much sympathy is felt for her husband and sons in their sorow. A very sad and fatal motor ccident occurred on Tuesday on the Lawrence road, when Miss Queenie Foster was killed. The car, driven by Mr F. Duncan got out of control and overturned, pinning down the occupants, the latter escaping with minor injuries. Sincere sympathy is felt for Mrs Foster over the loss of her daughter. On Thursday evening, 31st August, Mr and Mrs R. S. Charters gave an enjoyable dance at the Strand Salon. Mr and Mrs Charters received their guests in tlie lounge, and dancing took place in the spacious loom. Amongst these present, besides Miss Doris Charters and Mr Gordon Charters, were Mr and Mrs J. Mollison, Mr and Mrs Alex. Duncan, Mr and Mrs S. Seoular. Misses K. Glendinning, Bewes. Douglas, M. Reid, Allan, Milne (2), Sadd (2), Sidev, X. Holmes, R. M‘Curdy, M'Donald, Spears (Invercargill), K. Glendinning, Fleming, Russell (Invercargill), Seoul a-r. Smith, Messrs Clapperton, Sinclair, M'Pherson, Reid (2), Tennant, Maunsell. Solomon. Shand, Irvine, Gilkison. Evans. INVERCARGILL, September 9. Mrs D. Cuthbertson has gone to Howke's B-av lor a short visit. Miss H. Macdonald was staying in Queenstown with her sister, Mrs It. Crawford. Mrs M. Macdonald is visiting her daughter, Mrs Haggitt, at Port Chalmers. The Hon. D. T. and Mrs Fleming (B-ul-clutlia) spent lost week-end here. The Misses Hawke have returned from their trip north. The Orphans Club gave a very enjoyable ladies’ evening at The Federal last ’Saturday. Miss G rev (Dunedin) is the guest of Mrs Hazlett. Gladstone. Mrs A. T. M'Oaw, Mrs Hall-Jones, Mrs R. B. Caws, and Mrs Neutb gave a very happy rink party this week. A delicious supper was served at the side tables, which were prettily decorated in shades of pink. Among those present were Mrs Bush, Mr and Mrs C. J. Broderick, Mr and Mrs X. Broderick, Mr and Mrs E. Russeli, Dr and Mrs Barclay, Mrs Morrah, Mr and Mrs F. Webb, Mrs J. L. Watson, Mrs Pottinger, Mr and Mrs F. Newton, Mr and Mrs Taplev, Mr and Mrs Haggitt, Mrs J. G. Macdonald, Mr and Mrs H. Macalister, Mr and Mrs G. Moffett. Mrs, T M. Macdonald. Mr and Mrs 13. Hewat, Mr and Mrs Ivo Carr, Miss Broderick, Miss Fynes-Clinton. Miss Lester, Mis-s W. Tucker, Miss T. Watson, Miss A. Corbett, Miss E. Field, Miss R. Anderson, Miss A. Hazlett, the Misses Storey (Vonlaw), Mias L. M‘Caw, Miss Roberts, Miss Humphries (Oamaru), Miss Grey (Dunedin), Miss Hack worth. Miss J. Haggitt, the Misses Hogg (2), Dr A. M‘Caw, Mr F. G. Hall-Jones, Mr R. B. Caws, Mi- Neuth, Dr Hogg, Mr D. Cuthberleon. Mr Fosbery Handyeide, Mr T. Watson, Mr T. Roydfl, Mr Cantrell. Mr R. Gilmour, Mir G. Keddell, Mr C. Storey, Mr Glendinning, Mr Prain, Mr J. Dundas. Mr G. Broughton, Mr O. Howells, Mr S. Watson, Master N. Watson. Mr Sumpter (Oamaru), Mae ter Nigel ILaggitt, Mr J. Hazlett, Mt I'. Longuet. Mr T. lloriev wood. Master T. Smith, Mr H. Russell, Mr G. Moffett, Master R. Cheshokn (Auckland), and Mr Beadel.
Mrs W. Saunders gave an enjoyable young* people’s dance at the Women’s Club Rooms', on Wednesday night. Mrs A. M. Macdonald also gave a very delightful young people’s dance at her home, Enwood, this week. Mrs Broad, of Dunedin, who has been the guest of Mrs Hackworth, has returned home. Mrs Greig and her daughter, Miss Ll Greig, left for Melbourne in the b.s. PaJoona tliis week. Mrs Mac Ewan and Mrs T. F. Macdonald gave a very enjoyable afternoon this week at the Women’s Club for Miss Fairlie, of New York, who wee kind enough to give a lecture to the gardening circle. Mrs Hazlett introduced Miss Fairlie in a becoming speech. The clubrooms were prettily decorated with anemones of different shades. Miss Fairlie was presented, with a bouquet of violets and primroses. Some of those present were Mrs Hazlett, Mrs C. J. Broderick, Mrs J. G. Macdonald, Mrs Rowley, Mrs G. Moffett, Mrs Prain, Mrs C. Jones, Mrs (Stock, Mrs Wylie, Mrs O. Johnstone, Mrs Cruickshanks, Mrs Wade, Mrs W. Saunders, Mrs Cnammond, Mrs J. D. Mitchell, Mjh W. Jones, Mrs W. Maealister, Mrs J. T. F. Mitchell, Mrs Trotter, Mrs A. E. Smith, Mrs Barclay, Mrs Israel, Mrs Carmichael, and Miss Fynes-Clinton. TIMARU, September 7. Mr and Mrs Bond (Claremont) end the Misses Bond have returned from Wellington. Mrs Humphrey Holder ness (Wellington) is staying with Mrs Hamilton, Aehwick. Mrs Gordon Wood (Wai-iti road) and Miss Wood are spending a few days in Christchurch. Mrs Maitland (Mere Mere street) has returned from Christchurch. Mr John Brooke (Nelson) is staying with Mrs Elmslie, Geraldine. Mr and Mrs H. R. Beauchamp (Wanganui) are staying with Mrs Usher, Sefton street. Miss Gladys Fused 1 (Russell square) hae returned from Christchurch. Mrs E. D. Mosely (Evans street) is spending a few days in Ashburton. Miss Westmacott (Nile street) haj? returned from Christchurch. M'r and Mrs T. L. Wigley (Hakataramea) are the guests of Mrs Wigley, Park lane. Mr and Mrs Cyril Stringer (Christchurch) were at the Hydro during the week. Mrs Howard Tripp (Wai-iti road) and the Misses Tripp have returned from Ormri Gorge. Miss Brenda Bell has returned t-o Shag Valley. Miss Jean Hay (Sealy street.) is spending some months in Christchurch. CHRISTCHURCH, September 8. Their Excellencies Lord and Lady who intend spending some time in Christchurch during November, have taken Mr H. C'otterill’s house, Hackihorne road, Cashmere. Miss Ida Waddell’(Wellington) was a guest of Mrs W. Westenra, Mansfield avenue, la«t week. One of the most successful halls of th* season was held at Amberley last Friday evening, when the Brackenfield Hunt Club held their annual ball. The hull was very tastefully decorated with red and green streamers suspended from the centre and fastened to the wall, giving a pretty canopy effect. Bunches of flax adorned the walls, while the stage was converted into a lounge with easy chairs, carpets, and big basket* of greenery. The supper room was decorated in the same colour scheme, the tables having vases of japonica and spring flower*. Bailey’s Orchestra supplied excellent music, and the extras were payed by Mis G. Fulton, Misses Rhodes, Busch, and J. Courage. Among those present were Mr and Mrs | Bethel], Mr and Mrs V. Robinson, Mr and ; Mrs L. Rutherford, Mr and Mrs Fulton, j Mr and Mrs Turnbull. Mr and Mrs Courage, I Mr and Mrs Davison, Mr and Mrs M'Master, ; Mr and Mrs G. Reid. Mr and Mrs C. Latter, Misses 13. Chaffsy, B. Rutherford, Busch : (2; Courage, Rhodes. Tcdd, Johnston, N. ; Parsons, D. M'Lc&n, Grant, Collins, K. Polj hill, Messrs Manning, Toth ill, L. ParkinI son, Perry, F. Coleman, Johnson, N. Rhodes, j Dr Thompson, N. Campbell, Dr Will, .T. | Courage, Chapman, Henshaw, Bethell. j A wedding of much interest to many i Christchurch people was celebrated on Tuee- ! day at St. Mary’s Church, Merivale, when i Eileen, elder daughter of Mrs W. Westenra ; was married to Lin do, son of Mr and Mm I Waddell, of Wellington. The bride was given away by her brother, Mr Derek Westenra, and wore a beautiful gown of cream satin, with sleeves and draped overskirt of lace. ■ Her embroidered tulle veil was caught with ! clusters of orange blossoms, and her train was of .satin lined pale pink georgette. She : carried a sheaf of arum lilies tied with satin ribbon. The bridesmaids, who wera ; Miss Hester Westenra, sister of tlie bride*, | and Miss I. Wad-del, sister of the brideI gloom wore exquisite frocks of mauve satin i and georgette trimmed with chenille and silver and caught at the waist with mauve i and silver roses. They wore hats of black j crinoline straw and cire lace, finished with , silver roeos, and carried nosies of violets. : Molly Orbell and Gordon Harper, cousins of ; the bride, acted as train-bearers, and were i dressed in white satin. Later a reception was held at the residence of Mrs W. Westenra, Mansfield a\enue. who received her guests wearing a wine-coloured satir dress and a black lac* hat, and carried a primrose bouquet. Mr* Waddel, mother of the bridegroom, wore a handsome black and white silk maxocain frock, and a black hat with ospreys. Mrs J. A. Taylor, of Dunedin, grandmother of i the bridegroom, wore a black satin dress and a hat of black satin and lace. The bride, left for the honeymoon wearing a | coat and skirt, in navy face cloth, hand- ! somely embroidered in black braid and royal : blue, and a hat of nayv taffeta with a i bunch of berries at one side. 1 The engagement is announced of Miss Bertha Young, second daughter of the late i Mr R. O. Young and Mrs Young, of Auckj land, and Lieutenant-commander O Riorden, I R.N., of H.M.S. Veronica. j The engagement is announced of Frances i Ella, daughter of Mr and Mrs Wilder B. Fox, Hatton road, Papanui, and Gerald, son of Mr and Mrs George Gerard, Snowden, Canterbury. BLENHEIM. September 4. The annual dance of the Blenheim Rowing Club was held in St. Patricks Hall on Wednesday evening, a particularly large number of dancers attending. The management and general arrangements reflected mu li credit upon the responsible committee, wdio had their reward in the successful character of the function. Perry's Orchestra provided delightful m.usic. During the evening Ins Worship the Mayor (Mr E. S. Parker) presented the prizes won during the past sea*-
»on, ait-er which dancing was resumed until the early hours of morning-. Some of those there were Mrs A. J. Maclaine, black satin and gold; Mrs J. Corry, black brocade; Mrs E. Rose, black crepe de chine; Miss A. Corry, black georgette with silk fringes; Miss Parroll (Ashburton), champagnecoloured georgette; Mias O. Williams, henna georgette; Miss F. Horton, peacock-blue crepe de chine; Miss M. Horton, kingfisher blue crepe de chine: Misses Boyce, Burden (2), J. Noble-Adams, Du nek ley, Ha-swell, etc. M rs Bailie, who has been staying with her daughter, Mrs A. Nathan, at Waltham Dodge, loft for Christchurch yesterday prior to returning to Gisborne Miss Farroll (Ashburton) has been visiting Miss Corry in Maxwell rood. Miss Melton (Timam) is visiting Mrs Balfour at Vernon. Miss Maud Ball has returned from Wellington, having been there for some months. Mrs Penney has gone to Wellington for a short holiday. Mrs Bacon has returned from a short visit to the North Island. Mrs A. Adams, Langley Dale, was in town during the week. The Blenheim Operatic Society have postponed the production of “Dorothy” for a fortnight to prevent clashing with the ball and children’s dance being held in aid of tho Children’s Ward. Mrs Kitson-Thomas, Tirohanga, is staying at the Criterion Hotel. Mr and Mrs H. Hyde have returned to Langridgo aft«»r a visit to Kaikoura. GREYMOUTH, September 6 Tho Greymoutb Competitions Society concluded a most sut '-essfnl season last evening, when a demonstration was given by prizewinners. The hall was packed to overflowing by an enthusiastic audience, who showed by their applause the appreciation of tho various items, especially the. violin-playing of Miss Ethel Wallace, a young lady of 13 cummers, who certainly has a future before her as a violiniste of no mean order. We expect to hear more of this young mmai Cian in the musical world. The judges -of
the competitions were agreeably surprised at the talent displayed by the various performers, which compared favourably with that met with in any of the larger centres. This alone should encourage the competitors to further study. Mrs and Miss W. R. Kettle left on Tuesday for a three months' holiday, touring New Zealand. Mr J. Wilson is visiting Wellington this week. The death occurred of Mr Robert Pusr- dl. a very old identity of the Coast. Mr Russell was for many years Mayor of Brunner. Mr R. S. Kent, resident engineer of the Westland section of railways, who lias been visiting Wellington, returned to Grey mouth on Saturday acompanied by his mother, who will in future reside here. Mr Percy Smith, of the Railway Department, Invercargill, arrived last evening on a visit to Mr and Mrs W. Cochrane. Mr H. (Spencer Sales (India) civil engineer, is at- pre-sent visiting Grey mouth. The death occurred of Constable Wilson at the Grey mouth Hospital last week. He was one of the most popular officers in the force, and much regret was expressed at Ji is early demise. Miss A. C. Mathi ©son has been spending tho term holidays with her parents, Inspector and Mrs Mathioson. Mr and Mrs F. Con grieve returned from their honeymoon on Saturday last. Mr and Mrs A. Williams (Darfield) are visiting Mrs Williams’s parents at Riuianga. M iss J . S wee t, who has I lee n visit in g Mrs Charles M'Queen, returned to Nelson on Saturday. Mr and Mrs Lloyd Hickman are visiting Mrs M. Hannan.
WELLINGTON, September 6. A very happy afternoon was spent, at Government House by a large gathering of children on Wednesday afternoon, the occasion being a children’s fancy dress dance partly as a special holiday treat and partly as a birthday celebration for one of the young ■daughters of their Excellencies. The ballroom bad been decorated with large clusters of gaily-coloured balloons, and these, with the beautiful flowering pot plants that are massed at one end of the room and down one side added still further colour and beauty to what w.as already a very charming sight. Their Excellencies arrived in the room with their four chiiden all dressed to represent penguins, in black and white costumes, and black hats with yellow peaks pulled well down over their faces, and at once dancing commenced. A grand march which followed later showed the many pretty frocks to better advantage, the children marching four abreast. Heading the procession were the Hon. Myrtle and the Hon. No rail Jellicoe with Miss Mary Bond (Timam) end Miss Kona E-lworthy, the two latter representing Eastern ladies, their frocks being charmingly carried out. Bell ind them marched the lion. Prudence and the Hon.. George Jellicoe, and Miss Bond and Miss Elworthy, sisters of the two already mentioned, who were- staying at Government House. All the modern dances, of course, were danced, also iSir Roger and others, that are sometimes regarded now as being old-fashioned. There were a greatmany Eastern dresses —Eastern ladies of the liarem, rajahs, Chinamen and Chinese ladies, Japanese, etc. Very quaint, but rather hot, was a grandfather clock (made of cardboard), which almost entirely enveloped a small boy; and among other representations were “Spring Cleaning,” bringing horrible thoughts to mind of what lies before some households; a pret-tv basket of flowers, Little Miss Mu Hitt (two or three of her), follies, carnivals, futurist pierrots and Pierrettes, some excellently carried out Indians and TLawaiians, these latter being really beautifully done; the Mad Hatter, “Superstition,’' Jack o’ Lantern with two little attendants in green, vanity box, a French maid, a modiste, a chocolate hoc. Dick Whittington, the Empire’s Great Expectation (a Top roscu tat ion of the Prince of Wales and his bride to be), a Highlander powder puffs, a Welsh gin, daffodil, a pair
of Puritans, a boy and girl of the Stewart period, Jack of Hearts, lobster salad, mine host, the haymaker, Dutch girls, ballot girls, Bay Blue, powder and patches, Greek girl, the Pied Piper of Hamlin, a drawf, a violet, huntsman, beau brocade, Mistress Lavender, a lampshade, a sailor, lavender and lace, and very many more. Prizes were given for tho best carried out costumes, and the winners were as follows : —Senior —• John Hardwick Smith, grandfather’s clock, 1; J. Darling, The Dominion, 2. Junior boys—Michael Shand, the Mad Hatter, 1; Tony Riddiford, an Indian rajah, *2. Senior girls—Nancy Blundell, a chocolate box, 1; Norma Carpenter, basket of flowers, 2. Junior girls—Alison Kemp, “(Spring Cleaning,” 1; Margaret Herbert, modiste, 2. Tea was set in several rooms—the dining room, the billiard room, a vestibule, and one or two ante-room 3. The tables had been decorated with spring flowers, and on the dining room were replicas in silver of famous battleships, past and present. Their Excellencies were most assiduous in looking after the pleasure of their young guests, and at tea time themselves assisted in waiting upon them. For each big table was a speciallyioed birthday cake, and a very special one was lit with coloured candles. Chinese lanterns were lit in the corridor, and cowards the end of the dance the children were all given balloons or a favour of some kind or another. Everything was thought of and done that could add to their enjoyment, and Captains Curtis, Mundy, and Southey gave themselves up completely to the children, as did Mr Cecil Day. Altogether it was a delightful party both for the children and grown-ups. Lady Jellicoe wot© a gown of hydrangea blue lace over satin of the same shade, with a black hat tirmmed with block bird of paradise plumes. Staying at Government House at the present time are Mis Montgomery (Canterbury), who was wearing a mole embroidered frock; and Mr and Mrs Bond (Timaru), the latter wearing a black frock embroidered with silver Reads; Miss Gillett was in grey georgette. Among others who were present were Mrs Gut-hrie, Lady Bell, Mr and Mrs D. Riddiford, Colonel and Mrs G a thorn© Hardy, the Mayoress (Mrs R. A. Wright), Mrs Pow, Mrs J. G. Coates, Lady Pomare and Miss Po-mare, Mrs Arthur Duncan, Miss Massey, Mrs Hardwicke Smith, Mrs Guy Powles, Mrs Stanton Har court, Mrs Arthur Young, Mrs and Miss SiddaJls, Captain and Mira Hamilton, Mrs Wilkins, the Rev. Askew and Mrs Askew, Miss Thurston, Mrs Steele, Mrs Seed, Mrs Day, Mrs and Miss Barton (Feat hers ton), Mrs George Nathan, Mrs J. G. Hughes, Mrs C. Brown, Mrs Ernest Hadfield, Miss Beere, Mr and Mrs A. F. Roberts, Mrs F. V. Frazer, Mrs Hubert Nathan, and many more. The marriage took place in St. Mary’s Church, Kaori, on Tuesday afternoon of Miss Rita Moss, second daughter of Mr and Mrs H. W. Moss, of Hobson street, to Captain Stewart of the New Zealand Staff Corps, Palmerston North, son of the late Mr David Stewart, manager of tr© Union Bank, Wellington, and of Mrs Stewart, Herctaunga. The Rev. G. Y. Woodward, assisted by the Yen. Archdeacon. Innis-Jones, officiated, and the church had been charmingly decorated for the occasion with primroses and yellow daffodils, the former flowers being distinctive of the wedding throughout, which was a “primrose wedding.” The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a forck of cream brocaded satin draped on classic lines, and mode with a long train falling from the shoulders turned back with lace. A beautiful old lace veil lent by a friend was held in plaoe with orang© blossoms, and fell in soft, long folds over the dress. She carried a bouquet of freesias. The bridesmaids were Miss Isla Bristow and four little nieces of the bride—Loma, Sheila, June, and Diana Brodie, —all of whom were dressed in mauve taffetas, the children having deep collars of organdie. The chief bridesmaid’s frock was made with a long-waisted effect finished with a large yellow chon, and she also wore gold shoes and stockings. All five bridesmaids wore tulle veils with wreaths of yellow flowers. The beat man was Captain Meade, and Mrs Brodie at Ka-rori. Mrs Moss, the bride's brother. Following the ceremony a reception was held at the residence of Mr and Mrs Brodie at Karori. Mrs Moss, the bride’s mother, wore a frock of black panne draped with brocaded ninon and a black hat with paradise plumes, her bouquet was of yellow and mauve pansies. Mrs Brodie, the bride's sister, wore a frock of block and white crepe - marocain, and black hat with cire crown ending in a big bow at the side. She caried a bouquet of violets. Mrs Stewart was in black and white foulard, with a black lace hat; and Mrs Hardie, her daughter, wore turquoise blue, with a black hat; Mrs Didsbury, the bride's grandmother, was in black and white. AUCKLAND, September 7. The dance given on Tuesday evening of last week by Mrs H. E. Yaile in her pretty home, Glade Hall, Gillies avenue, was in every way a great success. The rooms are large, and specially adapted for entertaining, and were charmingly decorated with spring flowers and coloured balloons. Mrs Yaile wore a frock of black chiffon velvet trimmed with garlands of fruit; Miss Yaile, pale blue georgette; Miss R. Vaile, eau de nil cliarmeuse ; Miss D. Vaile, flame-colon rod georgette; and Miss M. Yaile, pale blue crepe de chine. Amongst the guests were Mr and Mrs Alexander Geddes, Mr and Airs Ferguson and Miss Betty Ferguson, Miss Hope Egerton, Miss B. Young, Mrs Colbeck and Miss Nancy Colbeck, the Misses A. and L. Bums, Mr and Mrs Louisson and Miss J. Louisson; Mr and Mrs Dawson, the Misses Stokes (2); Miss D. Sweet and the Misses Robertson (2), etc. Mr and Mrs Walter Potter gave an “At home” on Friday evening at The Priory, Remuera, and amongst the invited guests were Mrs Hogan, Mrs M‘Cul lough, the Misses L. Munro Wilson. B. Gilfillan, K. Bull, M. Culpan, Kingswell (2), Jackson ,2), M. Philcox, and P. Anderson, et-c. The hostess wore a frock of black satin with sequin trimmings; and Miss Potter, pink cliarmeuse finished with u dainty girdle of mauve tulle and tiny pink flowers. Mr and Miss Goldsmith (Dunedin), who have been visiting various relatives and friends in the North Island, returned to the south last week. Mrs MacKenzic, of Queenstown, honorary secretary of the Ramabai Mukti Mission, is at present staying at Stonchurst, in Symonds street. Miss Joan M‘Gregor, of the staff of the mission, 13 with her, being at present on furlough. Mr and Mrs W. E. Bidwill (Masterton) are staying at the Gr&nd Hotel. Among t-ho golfers who have left for Hamilton this week for the tournament are Mrs J. Wilson, Mrs K, Kaingcr, Miss Henderson, Miss G. Buddie, and Dr and Mrs Mi Isom. The first of a series of club afternoons to be hold monthly at the Auckland Women’s Club took place lost week, and was presided over by Mrs W. H. Parke*. On this ooaj si on Nurse Gouldstone addressed tho meeting on the work of the Plunket Society, after which Miss Mina Caldow and Miss Dawson sailg several items. Miss Joan M‘Roe, who has been staying with her sister, Mrs Arthur Rhind, Epsom, | for tho past three in ruths, has returned to ■ her bom© m Palmerston North.
£-3* Descriptions of balls, &c., most be endorsed by either the Witness correspondent for the district or by the secretary of tho ball committee. The MS. of any correspondents who do not comply With this rule will be sent to the secretary faf indorsement prior to appearing. DIAMOND WEDDING. Mr and .Mrs Samuel Roliinaon celebrated their diamond wedding at Whare Flat ou Thursday, August 3, 1922. They were married in tho English Church at Kirkby, in A&hfield, Nottinghamshire, England, by Rev. William Clayton on the 3rd of August, 1862. They left for New Zealand in February, 1874, to work in the Mesgiel Woollen Mill, landing in Port Chalmers May 24 of the same year by th© Janet Court (Captain Ciawford. Mr Rollinson took over the mail service to Whare Flat on the 4th of July, 1882, and is still carrying on the same. •WEDDING AT ABBOTSFORD. A very pretty wedding and one which excited considerable interest in the district was solemnised in the Abbotsford Methodist Church on Wednesday, August 30, when. Miss Agnes (Nessde) G ret ham Taylor, second daughter of Mix and Mrs W Taylor, of Green Island, was married to Mr William Hollows, second ?on of Mr and Mrs W. Hollows, of Fairfield. The officiating clergyman was the Rev. G. P. Hunt. The church, which was crowded, was beautifully decorated by the friends of th© bride. The bride, who was given away by her fatheT, wore a white crepe de chine dress with radium lace panniers and pearl trimmings, and carried a shower bouquet of maidenhair fern, frecsias, and jonquils. Miss Doris Taylor, sister of tho bride, who acted as bridesmaid, were a charming frock of creme silk with fringe trimmings, she carried a pretty bouquet of violets, primroses, and jonquils. Miss Freda Tombs, as flower girl, looked very dainty in a pretty frock of white silk with filet lac© trimmings, cariying a little basket of spring flowers. Mr Alfred Hollows, brother of tho bridegroom, carried out th© duties of best men. An excellent breakfast was partaken of by a large number of guests. Alter the usual toasts Itad been proposed and honoured the happy couple left by motor caj* for Taieri Mouth, where the honeymoon was •spent. The presents were numerous and varied, including a number of cheques.— Guest. BALL AT WAIRUNA. The Wairuna ladies held, a very successful ball on Friday, September 1, in the Wairuna Memorial Hall. The hall was tastefully decorated with evergreens and coloured, paper. The night being a beautiful warm one, quite a large crowd turned up to honour the ladies. The floor was in excellent order and the music, which was supplied by tin© Wilson family from Clinton, gave every satisfaction. Messrs Tilson and Divers acted for the ladies as M.C.’s, and kept things going with a will. Supper was handed round at half-past 11, the lady members waiting on their guests. Apples were also handed round between the dances and were much appreciated. Meadames M'Pherson and Black were very energetic in their positions as joint secretaries. Amongst those I noticed present were:—Mesdlames Herbert, MTndoe (2), Roberts (Clinton), M'Plferson, Black, auTntosh (Dunedin), Fox, Gordon, Turnbull, Steel, M‘Hardy, Divers, MTnnes, Sim (Poinahaka), Renton, Straclian, Grey < Pomahaka), Robertson (Clinton), Misses MTndoe (4), Johnstone (Clinton), Henderson (Pomahaka), Black (3), D. Blown, Roscoe (Invercargill , Black (Waiwera;, Anderson (Taumata), Melrose (Waipahi), Wallace (Waipahi), Grey (Pomahaka), Moffat t (Clinton), Williams, Divers, MTnnes, Millers (2) •Taumata), Hunt (2) (Pomahaka), Powley (Timaru), Leggett (Clinton), Messrs Black (2), MTndoe (2), M‘Pheraon, Davidson (2), Couston, Divers, Renton, Tilson, Mcffatt, Blakie, Roberts, Ross, Murry, Tamblyn, Hunt, Leggett, Morohan, Mii’nea (2), Miller, Anderson, Fox. Copeland, Stewart, Steeli, Taylor, -Turnbull, M‘Hardy, Gordon, Dark, Melrose, Wilson, Kirk, M'Kewon, Williams, Tuff lev, Powley, Flett, etc., etc. —“Onlooker.” COSY CORNER CLUB. SEPTEMBER MEETINC. MOTHERS, AND THEIR POWER FOR GOOIX “One good mother is worth, a hundred schoolmasters.” —Proverb. ‘■Tho future destiny of tho child is always the work of the mother."—Napoleon. This month’s topic lias proved disappointingly unattractive. Two members whom I had' spec ially counted on are perhaps too much absorbed in a mother’s work to be able to write about it just now, Mid perhaps accidental circumstances may account for fhe absence of others. I tliank those who have sent papers. The subject of a mother’s power to form the chai actor of her children, and thus to help in building up the nation, is one that more than ever claims attention to-day. Modern developments, to which Hine Kupango alludes, are turning the minds of many younger women from home life, while the increased intervention of the State in the control, care, and education of children is leading many parents to undervalue their own part in teaching and influencing their children. But while it.is well that women should have full economic opportunities so as to lie happily self-supporting and useful, independent of marriage, no work a woman can do excels that opeu to her as wife and mother— very little comes near this in usefulness and honour. A woman engaged in clerical and business callings is only doing what a man or lad may do as well, perhaps better. A * a mother, a home maker, a teacher of young children and girls, and as a nurse she is doing indispensible work that is womans alone. And no outside teaching can compare with that of mother and father, and with the whole influence of tile home. It is generally recognised that a child's nature is moulded chiefly in its early years when it is specially under the mother's influence. And home influence is lasting. Often parents are discouraged seeing so much of therr teaching fall apparently upon stony ground. Parents seldom succeed in moulding their children just as they would desire, and tho wisest will not expect too much in this way. Yet their teaching and their example will leaf fruit, perhaps ripening fully long after the children have passed out of theiir immediate sway. Dear Esther,—l am copying this from a Girls' Own Annual mv own dear mother gave me, and 3he went home just a year MOTHER. “Mother passed' away this morning." The type was cold and firm. The message had come from tho old homo, and i was far away. My eyes could read the formal words, but brain and heart wore still untouched. Who can instantly rehu Id this world with his mother left out? Instinctively, automatically, I understand the dutv of the moment; an answering message. There is father, white and hewed and utterly desolate. For half a century o and mother have been comrades. The residue of idle road before him must be brief, out
it will b*- unutterably lonely. He will l>c serene and brave, for he is a man of indomitable courage and faith. lie will he silent. for ho is a man of hoyje and love. But. his heart ■will bleed itself dry in the hallowed seclusion of the night. Yet it is veil. Perhaps her work was done. Perhaps die needed rest. Now memory awakes; her cheek is against mine Her arm is round my shoulder. My curly protest she answers with a caress. Her fingers move elowly through my hair. The music- of the morning stars peals in ber voice. Once, twice, thrice—a hundred
- ' times —she smothers the insurgency of youth with love. Everyone else misjudges, mis- - interprets; she knows; oh, she knows. ; Her faith saved me from pessimism, * Her purity saved me from animalism, ; Her love saved me from atheism. A world without a mother! Why, the t world is full of mother! Everything in rny life that has trace or tinge of nobility came from ber. What do I know that is worth knowing that did not flow from her? 1 What have I done that is worth doing that 1 did not have its motif-spring in her?
I I feel her cheek against mine and the fountains of the heart are broken up. In the holy flood of tears my poor stained life is washed clean again, as clean as when she gave mo to the world in the sacred travail of long ago. Mother! Because of thee, I know the meaning of the song of buds, I know the splendours of unmeasured sacrifice, I know the rich glories of patient faith,
I know the uncalculated sublimities of stainless love; Yes, because of thee I know —God.” Isn’t is wonderful how very much wc owe to our mothers ? How unnumbered are tlie sacrifices she has made for us. To these whose mothers are still here amongst ns I would like to say; if you love her tell her eo. If you are at a distance from her write to her, and as the Yankees say, do it now. What joy is brought by a loving message, and to write regularly every week is but poor compensation for all she has done for us. How much we owe to her prayers. My soul, ask what thou wilt, Thou cans’t not be too bold. Since His own blood for thee was spilt, j What else can He withhold. Here is a sample of what a mother's j prayers can do. After three years’ absence a son wrote to ; hia mother in -a New England whaling vil- j la-ge that he was coming home in a certain \ ship. Mother-like she stood watching, and the ship was in the offing, but a fearful ! storm arose and dashed the ship upon the recks that night. All that night the mother , prayed for the safety of the son, and just at dawn, there was a knock at the cottage door, and the son entered, crying, “Mother, I knew that you would pray me home.” Pray always. Pray without ceasing. None can ever ask too much. FAITH. Your selection is very touching, and many will join in the feeling of the writer. Thank vou for making an effort to- be present. 1 hope Viola will enjoy her holiday. A new member for our circle will be very welcome. ESTHER. Dear Esther, —What a great, beautiful, and wonderful thing is mother-hood! Of all the | loves of our life the mother love is the purest, deepest, and most abiding. Who is j so selfless, so devoted to her husband and I children, in all things and ways, as a pure, ■ true-hearted mother ? In the words of Solomon, “The heart of ; her husband doth safely trust in her. . . . | She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life. . . . Her children arise up and call her blessed; her -husband aiso, and he praiseth her.” Yes, and the mother-heart is so broad, so wide, -and deep, that it embraceth not only her immediate own, but all her world. Each one who comes under her influence 13 mothered, in the right sense of the word. Are you in trouble? A few kind words of sympathy, a kindly look, a warm hand-clasp —and, before you are aware of it—the dear mother has all your conifidenco; is smoothing away all the pain and worry. Are you sick? Who makes just the little dainty you thought you could eat? Who j smoothes the bedclothes, and shakes up the pillow just as it should be? The mother! If you hav-e (lone wrong who, with kindly tact and loving heart, brings you to your knees to ask forgiveness of the good God, easing your conscience and lifting a load of trouble off your mind. Who but the Deborah. “The mother in Israel.” . . • Through all the Ages, the Cycles of Time, the mothers have stood firm and true to the work God has appointed to them in this world. And what nobler and better work j could they have than to bring forth sons j and daughters—living souls—to train from infancy, and lead up to all that is noble J and true. Brave, strong men and ■women, I fitted to go forth into the battle of life | because the buckling on of their armour had been well and firmly done by a good mother. This Age of Woman is very different m many ways from the past Ages. Woman lias risen, chiefly through the exigencies of the j late war, above all that she has hitherto i been. She lias been forced out into the - bustle and turmoil of the hard-working world, to do men’s work, where she has had to be man’s comrade and co-worker. And now she can no rfio-re go back to the sheltered life that was considered, by man, to be her right place. The modern woman of to-day plays her part now, in all branches of science, art, commerce, etc. And has it unsexed her? May-be she will be just as much fitted for the duties of wife and mother in this new life, as any of the mothers of old. That is, if she will allow herself, as the mothers of old did (I speak of the truly good wives and mothers), to rely upon God's good grace to lead and direct them in all things. Then will be with us a mother the whole world needs. I am convinced the dear okl pioneer mothers of New Zealand have had a great hand in building up our Dominion of today; in the way they have trained and brought up the present generation to be honest, God-fearing citizens. And in the sending forth the thousands of brave lads to serve “King and Country,” who, although they knew they were going forth to certain death, “faltered not nor fell.” I think one of the great forces for good in a good mother is her calm restfulness. And it is this calm restfulness that is the great attraction of home—it is home qiuctness and peace. The restful woman, who amidst earth’s not Is eloquently quiet-. . . . Where weary voyagers may pause and walk, And know that there God is. OLD MOTHERS. I love old mothers—mothers with white hair, With kindly eyes, and lips grown softly sweet. " With murmured blessings over sleeping babes, There is something in their quiet grace That speak the calm of Sabbath afternoons; A knowledge in their deep unfaltering eyes That far outreaches all philosophy. Ttnie, with caressing touch about them The silver-threaded fairy shawl of ago, i While all the echoes of forgotten songs Seem joined to lend a sweetness to their ; speech. j Old mothers!—as they pass with slow timed step, Their trembling hands cling gently to youth'.: j strength ; Old garden-walls, old roses, and old loves. ! HINE KUPANGO. j Yes, truly Hin.o Kuuango, Now Zealand j owes a lasting debt to its pioneer women, j who so bravely and cheerfully faced the j hardships of a new countin'. Dr Robert j Valpv Fulton dedicates his valuable history j of “Medical Practice in Otago and South- j land in the Early Days” to the wives of the | early doctors; and what ho says of them ; appiies to the* majority of settlers’ wives all j over New Zealand. “If one reads between j the lines of my story, one can easily see : the heroic figure made by the women who shared the trials and hardships of their husbands in that far-off time. They uncomplainingly ©hared all trials in time of stress, hardship, and ‘short commons.’ They lived | in log shanties, they boiled their billies, they i baked their damper, and ate what meagre j fare was provided. They often rode long j distances through swamp and scrub in | severest weather, passed -sleepless nighi.s | lonely and! terrified in strange and wild surroundings. Good mothers to their little j ones, loving helpmates to their over-worked and tired husbands, ever ready with snnle j and kiss to welcome them home, those great
women Of the early days—above all we should honour them.” Sometimes I am inclined to oontraat very di. t *advantageously the modern women who harp on the slavery of domestic work with our pioneer women and those who share their spirit to-day. ESTHER. Dea«r Esther, — Not every woman who is a mother has the mother-sense. Nor does it follow that because she is married and has borne children she poeseeses the gTeat essential© for moHiorhood. It is one of the mysteries as well as tragedies of this world that countless women who would have made ideal parents have gone childless to their graves, while so *niany unfitted for the great charge, not only of the physical up--bringing of the body, but the moulding of the character that marks the growth of the soul, lor good or ill, of the men and women Who in this earthly pilgrimage must succeed
them, have these defenceless lives placed in their hands. It is a sacred charge—yet sometimes it seems as though Destiny had a very haphazard method of apportioning each soul a place. In some women this sense of motherhood is a gift inborn ; others attain it through thought and the ripened judgment of tlieir own matured years; while yet another portion never possess it at all though they live to be full threescore years and ten. In those three classes the firstnamed woman m-akes a good and wise mother no matter how early her responsibilities Ixigin; in the second many hasty girlmarriages might have been differently written had the waiting years intervened; the last is never fitted for the privilege bestowed upon her nor realises it as such. Yet of children she often has a veritable quiverful. It is rightly said that through the early years of a child’s life the first forming of character lies in the mother's hands. Many a man who has done great deids in this world, or carried an even fairer record in greatness of soul into the next, )ia.s acknowledged that he owes all that lie became in after years to those early days and his mother. To the mother are given a child’s first, love, first thoughts, first desires, and with the understanding and sympathy that are part of her true motherhood, she will use her power but never abuse it. Above all she must be as absolutely straight and true to the child as she expects the child to be to her, with oonrfidence regarded as a sacred thing, Many a childish difficulty would be told to a mother, guidance asked and doubts set at lest, if the child could be sure that the trouble would I>3 known to the mother alone. Too many women, strangely forgetful of their own childhood, seem to regard a child a 3 something in the nature of a strange little animal that does not think or feel. It does both these things, and to a sensitive child nothing cuts deeper or is harder to forget than trust betrayed and the secret doubt or trouble become a matter of public ,discussion, perhaps even ridicule. Some mothers are too much of the parent and too little of the companion with their children, and they miss much happiness that might have been th-eirs. In companionship they learn to know the individuality of each child —for each has an individuality for those who seek it—and to encourage in the right direction, any ability or latent gift where, with a family treated on bloc, we fin*4, alas, in after years, too many square pegs in round holes—the real bent of mind only discovered, too late. Some mothers treasure their children overmuch. They would shield them from all the ills of life and dread their contact with the rough world. That is mistaken kindness. It is a bracing tonic for a child to rub shoulders with its fellows and find its feet early—but the mother's
training can then stand it in good stead—if j the foundation is sound she can send it out with encouragement and pride, and need not fear the result. Over the matter of undue favjaiuitdism to one especial child, many mothers wreck their influence, in the home. I 4 * is a corroding evil in the family circle, children soon learning that this bias will* colour all their youthful existence, and fairplay is never found band-in-hand with it. It is not that in many cases cne child may not be more deeply beloved than another as the- simple outcome of its own finer qualities, or endearing traits of character — but that is a love more deeply ret and is not allowed to permeate the home. Bait the other is founded), more often than not, on a reason wholly superficial—perhaps only because a child is the first-born or the last, some pretty trick of speech, or looks above its fellows—where ever this favoured child is found it is a spoiled character, and the mother would have been more_ rightly placed with only one. The egotistical only child can at least excite pity on the very ground of its insularity. I have known mothers who frankly stated that their babies were a nuisance to them, while other childless houses yearned for nothing more passionately than the sound of little feet upon the floor, the sound of baby voices and laughter, and the clinging touch of tiny hands—again one wonders why? GAB ill ELBE. Yoiur comments are most true and practical, Gabiielle. I am so glad you and Eve have not failed nue. ESTHER. i Dear Esther, —It is no new thing to say I that the mother’s influence lays the founda- I ticn stone of the child’s character, his ideals, ! and principles. She cannot be his architect, | or build him as a whole, for each man and ! woman born into this world is born v/ith his ■ own individual characteristics which develop 1 and ‘strengthen as he goes through life, and j just as a house needs the services of many, skilled tradesmen to bring to completion the j architect's plan, so does each man need the touch of many influences to draw out and , cultivate the traits that mark his in- j dividuality. Playmates, schco’mates, teachers, friends, acquaintances, a chance contact here and there, the uttered or written thoughts *1 other mincls, even events that may seem trivial and unimportant—ail may help, in more or loss degree, to build the whole. The mother is the layer of the foundation stone. It is the mother who has this great privilege by right, the mother —whose anna are the natural shelter for the little helpless babe; whose eyes see the awakening of mental intelligence, whose loving care should govern the first stirrings of the little soul. . She lays the foundation stone of all that is | built-in the process of the child's evolution, i and happy indeed .is that mother who can feel that the foundation stone is well and truly laid. I wonder how many mothers there are who realise fully the greatness of their responsibility and influence ? All the first, years of the. child’s life are wholly the mother's, and it is in those years that she should sow the seeds of her influence, so that-, as her children grow, she may see her early lessons shaping their ideals and beliefs. Of what avail is it for a mother to feed and dress her children well, to work her fingers to the bone to give them creature comforts, if she sends them to the varied influences of school or work with moral principle© lifeless or unstable because she has concerned herself with the body only ? Yet I think too often the “joyful mother of children” confines her influence to the bodily needs cf her little brood, while as true a mother-heart, and a greater mother-influence and mother-wisdom may belong to the woman with empty arms. The tine and wise mother may be a busy woman, with little time to spare from the material matters of her children’s welfare, but here and there, by precept and by practice, by loving words m the quiet of the firelight, and by the living sincerity of her own moral code, she has the power to guide the little feet into a road they may walk straight and fearlessly. l sliould liko to stress one point—she lias this power only if she uses it with wisdom. She discounts the power of her influence when she attempts to impart great moral truths and virtues with the lips of anger or reproach. And as her children grow into manhood and womanhood she is a wise mother who remembers that her function is the laying of the foundation stone of their lives, not to dominate or order them, or to erect upon that foundation stone an edifice of her own choosing to be furnished! solely with j her own opinions or thoughts. As this world progresses successive generations find new material for the food that gives them growth. Individual ideas and opinions come to each mail and woman as their characters, physical and mental, unfold, but the fundamental principles, tike great truths that give stability to their actions and their lives remain for ever the same. This is where the mother’s influence is supreme in those sweet and tender years of infancy when the mother’s love makes all the world, and all Heaven also, for her little one. Who can estimate how far-reaching may be the influence of her teaching given then, or how many lives it may touch and bless in the ; years to come? EYE, I am afraid it is true that most mothers tend to lay too much stress on outer things, such as dressing their children prettily, etc., and too tittle c*n creating a true home atmosphere, and influencing their children for good through life. Thank you and Gabiielle for two excellent papers. ESTHER. Dear Esther, —One of the sweetest words in the English language is the word “Mother.” Many of the great men of both t.he past and present owe their success in life to the kindly help and sympathy of a good mother. Just look at the place she holds in a person’s life. First, a helpless infant. Many a much-needed night’s rest she loses if baby is teething or resiles3. By and by he starts school, and how pleased he is to tell mother he is at the top of his class. He next goes to college, and when j he (finds it is hard to spend much time at study, isn’t it mother who tells him to never give in? When he is started on his career he brings to mother's home the young lady lie has chosen for his wife and see how delighted lie is if mother and his bride-to-be become good friends. Mother feels a secret heart ache, for she realises she must take second place now. Time goes on and the little grand-children come and see “Granny, who is as dear to her family as ever she was. Both artists and poets love to use the subject “Mother” in theiir work. One nice picture conies to my mind. It is called “More Heavens than One.” It shows tfie interior of a cottage, and/ a young mother is playing with a child of about two at the same time rocking with her foot the cradle in which tho baby sleeps. They all look so happy that a Nun passing the open door realises indeed that there are “‘More Heavens than One.” In another picture called “Mother, Your Bible Saved Me,” a ■young soldier *show» h/is grey-haired old mother the Bible she gave him. Through it is a bullet hole, the bullet having struck the book and saved the boy's life. I picked up a little book of verses by a soldier poet
the other day. There were only about two j dozen verses in the book, but about six spoke > of mother, and one was about the xted j Gross Sisters.” Here are two verse© from j “A Soldier's Dream of Home”: On a shattered field of battle, By a camp flic gleaming bright, There a soldier boy iies dreaming Of his home, sweet home, to-night. As he dreams c-f his dear Mother, Tho’ so far across the main, In liis dream he softly murmurs, [ am with you once again. A very touching poem is called, “Mother, Wo Meet Again.’ The first vans© is: Why are you sad, dear mother, Ah, why should you worried be? The blessed! Providence, mother, Is ever watching me. Till they die there are mothers who will look upon the war period as a time of horror and many hearts are aching to-day for the noble young heroes who lie in blip cemeteries in the many war are-as. In an old school book there is a fine poem called “The Old Arm Chair.” I will just quote one verse, though the whole poem would be worth repeating. Here is the first verse: I love it—l love it, and who shall dare To chide me for loving that old arm chair! I’ve treasured it long a. 3 a sainted prize, I’ve bedewed! it with tears, and embalmed it with sighs; ’ Tis bound by a thousands bands to my heart, Net a tie will break, nor a Link will startWould you learn tho spell? A mother sat there, And a sacred thing is that old arm chair. [ With best wishes for a successful me: ting. INVERT AU L-D . ! This poem of Eliza Cook's, set to music, | n::ed to be a very favourite song. Inver- | cauld. I dare say many readers know it. I And probably most will know Cowper’s lines i <>n his mother's picture;, a beautifully | pathetic poem. He had lost her when five j years old, but the memory of her tendbrj ness endured. Thank you for your cheering f letter. I ESTHER. I hope all members will make an effort to contribute to the DiscusKuon Mooting which closes this year’s session of the C.C.C. ESTHER- “ ALIEN’S ” LETTER FROM ENGLAND. 1 . ! ! Specially Written for the Ladies’ Page.) A FULL WEEK. July 17. The London season is fast drawing to a close, and the people’s holiday beginning under doubtful weather conditions, rain alternating with sunshine. It used to be considered that the only correct way of taking holidays was for the family to take them together, but of recent years opinions have changed on this question, as upon many others. The man who regards strenuous exercise as his “rest cure” or angling as his exercise will not always find his wife of the same opinion, and active daughters do not experience the same satisfaction as the weary mother and housewife in lolling all the holidays away on the beach in the unusual idleness of a deck chair and a hook. And as the holidays are a time of recuperation, to get the* full benefit of the respite from work they should be made, within reason, an individual thing, according to means and inclination, if this can be done without affecting the pleasures of others. Girls and boys have their own individual tastes, and if these are healthful and harmless as far as possible they should be allowed to follow them during the holidays. All the rest of the year they are under school discipline, and it will do them no harm to bo free to exercise a spell of self-discipline for a change. It is nothing less than j cruelty to so dress the little ones that t>ne delights pf the sands, with bucket and spade and paddling, are forbidden joys, as it is for fashion to deny freedom of limb to the “Summer Girl,” - 'of whom I am afraid we shall hear less this year—not on account- of Mrs Grundy, who is by no means the powerful influence of 25 and 50 years ago where “innocent merriment" is concerned, but because of the lack of sunshine in which to disport. No one in Britain is anticipating a holiday more keenly than that hard-worked young man, the Prince of Wales, who : will probably leave London for Scotland to stay for some time with the King and Queen at Balmoral. His holiday, it is expected, will last till some time in October, and during the time he will shoot in different parts of the Highlands. It is said that he is anxious to cret a small house in Leicestershire or Northamptonshire for the hunting season, with accommodation for his horses. “The Prince has played his part,” as the Prime Minister said the other day at the dinner lie gave in the old banqueting hall at 10 Downing street in honour of his Royal Highness. “It is not generally realised,” said Mr Lloyd George, “that the British Empire is at least four-fifths Asiatic, that more than four-fifths of his Majesty s subjects are Asiatic by descent. No Prince of Wales can, therefore, be held to have entered | fully into the inheritance awaiting him till he has visited and seen with his own eyes that enthralling region of the KingEmperor’s vast realm. His Majesty and the Queen fulfilled this duty of their high office before the King came" to the throne, and they visited India after their coronation.” Speaking of the tidal waves of unrest that have swept over the world, the Prime Minister said it had also agitated the millions of India; but the Prince of Wales felt, and rightly felt, that it is the duty of the heir of so glorious a throne not to wait until the roses are in bloom before he visits the people over whom he will one day be called to reign. The King and Queen set a noble example during the war. Many a time, against much timid but honest counsel, they visited ureas where the overstrain of war provoked momentary unreason. Their Majesties had always, at all times, identified themselves with the joys and sorrows of their people, and never shirked their I tusk. And the Prince felt that if he were
to understand them—and without understanding he could never govern them —he should see them in all climes and all moods. “Every report from India speaks in thrilling gratitude of the beneficent effect of ttie Princes tour. . . . We now say to him, ‘ Take a holiday—have a rest and a good time. No fine has ever better deserved both.’ Among the many distinguished guests at tile banquet were representatives of every part of the Empire, Sir t . Beil, the Attorney-General of New Zealand, and the lligfi Commissioner, representing New Zealand. The Prince of Wales is reported by those who were present at tfie dinner to have been in splendid form. His speech was excellent, and during dinner lie told some amusing incidents of ins tour. Those who knew King Edward VTI, say that lie grows more and more like his grandfather. The Prince’s ho.iday has commenced this week-end by a >isit to the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland at button House, near tulford. • A small house party was invited to meet the Prince, ’lire bother lands aie old friends of the Royal Family. There is a kick of formality when on a private visit, that makes the Prince of Wales a de ighttul guest. It is said that anany who iiave met him for the first time at a private luncheon party have been surprised to see him jump up trom tile table and go over to the sideboard to fetch something wanted by the person sitting next to him. As a leader of fashion for young men, he has introduced the liubit of wearing short, black coats for luncheon parties instead of the conventional morning coat. Large dinner parties have come into vogue again this season for the first time during the war, and many of the leading hostesses, amotig them Princess Alary and the Duchess of Devonshire have made a feature of their dinner parties before the dances. The war broke uo many of the home traditions, and for necessity and convenience when the mansions were hospitals and their mistresses nurses and canteen servers, the little entertaining there was took ' lace at a restaurant, and the habit caught on. But the homeloving Englishman—who lias his home left still feels his house his castle, and enjoys as lord of the manor, the privilege of entertaining under his own roof, and there are no greater lovers of home in the Empire or stronger upholders of its claims and privileges than the Empire s King and Queen and their family. Her Majesty lias been present at several of the big dinner parties, and it is noticed wherever she appears how well and happy she looks. Dear Queen, she is perhaps happier now than at anv time of her reign, perhaps of her married life, for her service to the nation has been accepted and approved. She has wo.i the love of the poor and afflicted by her sympathy and kindness to them in the dark days of the Nation’s affliction. Sue was no mere figurehead of State but a woman who worked and served and suffered with them. And now the long anxieties of the mother who is queen (and of whose children the Empire expects so much) is over. The heir has satisfied the Nation, her only daughter is its darling. Happv queen : happy mother! She lias prayed and striven and sacrificed for this highest fulfillment of her great mission--to give to Britain’s future men ami women something worthy of its liighe-t ideals and traditions. The Empire owes her thanks and owes her love, that through all these c'cangeful and turbulent times she lias kept the ideal of w*>man and home high and the prestige of the British Court without blemish in the eyes of,the world. This is why we honour our Roval Family—they have upheld the Empire’s honour and ideals. This is what the crowd means when it cries—“ Good old George 1 God bless tile Queen !” The great cricket week has suffered much from the weatjvw—one day summer sunshine, the next, winter rain. But in spito of the weather there was a larger crowd at Lord’s for the Eton and Hairo v match even tlian last year in the intense heat. Drenching rain came on on the first day and made play impossible in the afternoon. But all the “people” of Eton s and Harrow’s soils were present. The Marquis and Marchioness of Exter. Viscountess Harcourt. Lady Winifred Cecil, the Duke and Duchess of Newcastle, and a lone list of those old names associated with England’s history, whose sons for generations have been Eton and Harrow bovs. The elder brothers of the present players, officered and led and fell in Flanders and France. Princess Alice of Athlone, with the Earl of Athlone. Lady May Cambridge, and the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire were among those present on the first day. with countless others of the oil aristocracy. The Eton and Harrow match is only of less importance than Ascot 's a social event. The four-in-hands and all the setting was of time-honoured custom- - except the magic of the sun. That meant furs instead of laces, and drabness >nstead of colour on the days it rained. But on the last day of the match Lord's was [racked with a gav and brilliant crowd, such as only has been approached this season on the last dav of Ascot. Prince Henrv was at the match, and it seemed all the Dukes and Karls and Lords in the kingdom, whose rival schools contested. Among the luncheon party hosts on the last day of the match were the Duke of Devonshire, the Duke of N owoastle, tlie Duke of Burcleuch, I.ord Long, Lord Rochdale, tl le Marquis of Gralvam-, Lord Hambledon and many others. The two most important events of this week just opening are to-day (Monday) the opening of London’s £1.000.00) palace, the new County Hall., on the lliames (Albert) Embankment-the new seat of municipal government. Tn "all due state, the King, accompanied bv the Queen and a glittering staff, will go forth
to honour London. A Sovereign s escort of Household Cavalry will accompany the Royal party. The King and Queen will be met at the entrance of the hall by the notabilities concerned, and after the formalities a fanfare will be sounded, and their Majesties will be the central figures of an impressive scene. The King will unlock and open the door of the Council Chamber, and he and the Queen will sign the council records. To morrow (Tuesday, July 18) is the wedding day of Lord Louis Mountbatten and Miss Edwina Ashley, the richest heiress in England, the granddaughter of the late Sir Ernest Cassell. She is the goddaughter of King Edward, after whom ehe is named lEdwina. The grandson of her Royal godfather, the Prince of Wales, is to be best man. It is expected that the King and Queen will honour the ceremony, to which there are no fewer than 1400 invitations. Miss Ashley will be given away at St. Margaret s by her father, Colonel Wilfred Ashley. Among ■her bridesmaids will be the four Greek Princesses, nieces of the bridegroom Princess Margarita, Princess Theodosia, Princess Cecilia, and Princess Sophia. Miss Mary Ashley (sister of the bride), Lady Mary Ashley-Cooper, and Miss Joan Parkenham (her cousin) complete the bevy of beautiful girls who will attend in wonderful dresses achieved by covering blue crepe with mauve georgette. Each dress is draped with a scarf of shot mauve and green, giving a delphinium effect. Silvergrey stockings and green shoes and the delphiniums the bridesmaids will carry will complete the effect of that flower. 7 he wonderful dress of the bride, when she enters St. Margaret’s, will be covered by one of the most exquisite Court mantles ever known. The wedding dress is in part composed of lace, exquisite beyond price. Antique Spanish and Venetian point woven on cloth of silver compose the train, which is 12 feet long and over four feet wide. She will carry a sheaf of Madonna lilies to complete the effect of wondrous bridal lace and silver tissue. In addition to the blue and silver frocks and the delphiniums carried by the bridesmaids, masses of the blue flowers will decorate the church. Over 800 guests are expected at Brook House, Park lane, for the reception after the ceremony, where a king's ransom in wedding presents are on view. Delphiniums and masses of the same blooms will decorate the church and the house. The guests at the reception after the wedding will be received by the bride 'and bridegroom in a natural orange grove of 10ft high trees in green tubs. The orange grove will be a feature of the decorations of Brook House, where Sir Ernest Cassell, the grandfather of the bride, gave many distinguished receptions in King Edward’s time. Lord Louis Mountbatten and his bride are to spend their honeymoon in Spain, and later intend to go on a three months’ trip to America. The bridegroom, Lord Louis: Mountbatten, and the Prince of Wales, hi,- best man. are both to wear full naval uniform at the oeremony. The exquisite trousseau lingerie are past description; the .materials are cobwebby, gossamer, fine laces and chiffons, and* ninons, crepes de chine, batistes, and washing satin. Point de Rosaline, Valenciennes, Brussels, point de Paris, Flanders, Milan, and point d'Angleterre are among the laces used. And now for matters less enticing, but which nevertheless concern the majority intimately and more directly than the pageants of fashion. The cost of living is steadily going up again. The Ministry of Labour Gazette states that the average level of retail prices on. July 1 was 84 per cent, above that of July. 1914. There is an increase of 4 points since June, when the figures were at 80 per cent. The figures in July last year were 119 per cent, above the 1914 level. The exact statement is:—“At July 1 the average level of retail prices of all the commodities taken into account in the statistics prepared bv the Ministry of Labour (including food rent, clothing, fuel, light, and miscellaneous items) was. about 84 per cent, above that of July, 1914, as compared with 30 per cent, at June I.'’ Butter, eggs, bacon, meat, potatoes, and numerous other things have risen in price, hut not uniformly. Housekeepers are getting “cute, as the Americans say, and do not shop in tile old careless way, but study the prices, and for the extra charge on his bacon or butter a grocer will often lose the whole week’s order, or a customer altogether. The shyness over asking the prices has worn off, and very many women have ceased giving their orders to tradesmen who call, hut make it their duty to shop personally, selecting and pricing the goods. It is a mistake to suppose that country life in England is cheaper than in town. T 1 iere was a time when a large saving in rent tempted many to live in the country whose business did not necessitate residence in the city ; but since the enormous taxation the country cottage is rented, and with less convenience, in proportion to town rates. There is a glut of empty mansions standing deserted by those who can no longer afford to keep them up, but the cottage is not to be found with a “to let” notice in the window if you travel miles in search of it. The housing shortage all over the country lias sent the rents of the cottages and small houses up. Then, too, in the small communities people are more dependent upon the local shopkeepers. whose prices greatly exceed those of the West. End shops, especially in clothing and shoes and the everv-dav necessities. With the abolition of the weekly excursion trains outlying districts have suffered much fleecing since 1914. blit with the restoration of the cheap excursions thousands arc availing themselves of the opportunity of doing the bulk of their shopping in town. They get the day’s change ns well as considerable saving. So that quite a. number of the women strnggl ing in the London shops during the sales which are now cm are shoppers from the country. Txmdon and suburban women seeking for bargains are oarlv astir, and the queues awaiting the opening of the doors of the big establishments are suggestive of the
waiting of the crowds for a big public event or a first night of a popular theatre star. Harrod’s and Whiteley’s and Selfridges, Swan and Edgards, Snelgroves, and others in turn have drawn their daily thousands. The theatre managers much regard the rushed doors of the “sales” with envy, for the slump in theatreland cannot all be attributed to the summer season. With a crowded London and many wet evenings the theatres still remain half empty, and every week more plays are taken off. Various reasons are given, including the growing attraction of outdoor sports, and the unfailing attraction of the kinema. Never has the theatrical profession been so hard hit. Mr Oscar Asche is leaving on an Empire tour with “Cairo” in a short time, beginning, I believe, with Australia, taking the entire company and much of the scenery. The Woman’s Exhibition at Olympia has been one of the attractions of the week. In this woman’s paradise she can find all the things she ever dreamed of, and more, to make life healthy and wealthy and wise; every invention to save labour and assist ease and supply luxury. It has a great diversity of interest. One exhibition draws universal attention—namely, a show of dress of 1000 years. The “One Thousand Years of Dress” exhibit is in an annexe which is a bower of roses, and daily parades of mannequins wearing the latest creations. The living models illustrate the art of dress through the ages from Saxon times till 1865 brings the stately du Maurier style, followed by the contrast of the “bloomer” and the aascetic gown immortalised by “pinafore,” then the first stiff “tailor-mades” of 1885. The open-neck onlookers congratulate themselves they are not choked with the mannish collar and tie. The Victorian drawing room dress of 1890 asserted the gracefulness of the trailing skirts, the hideousness of the leg-of-mutton sleeve, and the absurdity of the hobble “walking” skirt and the “merry widow” hat. Most of the leading establishments have taken part in the dress display, which is interesting and educative in the comparisons between the present and the past styles, and the hygienically and artistically clad modern woman of to-dav has certainly the advantage, with her loose sleeves and collarless neck an-d short skirts. For she means to keep her skirts short—unless she be a dowager,_ or on a, very smart occasion. Already the long dance frocks are falling from favour. In fashions, as in other things, we experiment and learn. IN FASHION’S REALM. WEEKLY UP-TO-DATE DRESS NOTES. By Mabguerit*. The new season’s hats are of all shapes, colours, and designs, and trimmed in all sorts of ways with all sorts of things to suit all kinds of wearers. As examples of the type with a “conscientious regard,” etc., a simple thing is a sailor-shaped tagel straw, the drooping brim shorter at back than in front, the crown the “gutter, and the trimming small posies of metal-edged ribbon. Or a nearly as simple thing, a tagel straw trimmed with corded ribbon band and bow and embroidered in front in coloured silks, with the brim finished with fancy tagel crochet. On the other hand a fine thing is a pedal straw with graceful droop, with a band of crede pe chine to tone, small beads in Oriental colours being a further trimming, and the edge of the brim being finished with killings of narrow faille. Then there are the a-daptanles, this having reference to the brim—a tagel straw, for instance, with a narrow ribbon band in tone; a similar hat as regards material stitched with fine white wool and finished with a ninon “scarf” witn the ends falling over the brim; and sundry others. A pretty hat of raffia and. hemp in sailor form is finished at the crown, with a fan-like design m ribbon, has on both crown and brim a fio r al design in colours worked in raffia, and is further enhanced by the way the edge is bound —in goffered faille. The essentially smart bonnet shape finds itself in a tagel straw, the brim of which is bound with corded ribbon, while the crown has a narrow band and displays a very charming posv; and at the same time a hat with an elongated front is in crinoline straw edged on the brim with pedal, and the trimming scheme is carried out with motifs of narrow metal ribbon with gold stitching in conjunction with a ribbon and bow. All the above would be cheap hats. If something has to bo said in some guineas at a time then 1 have in my mind’s eye a lovely model in mauve tulle fitted with creme lace and French flowers in that shade and blue, all being finished with a blue ribbon band with bow and streamers. Or, if this is not liked, picture a modish shape in brown tulle and lace, which is trimmed at the side with a mixed posy with brown velvet trimming. If something different is preferred, then a lovely toque in grey tulle with an outstanding bow of grey tulle and with graduated rosettes of a light shade of mohair straw. This last-mentioned model will serve as a reminder that til© large brim is not going to have it all its own way. There will be the compromise that is neither the one thing nor the other, and then to the extreme, for the toque selected was quite close fitting. The brim depends on the crown and the crown on the brim. It is a matter of volume every lime, and so of balance. Where a hat has a brim of about this
extent then the crown will be medium, and in siuh case the trimming may defy the decree for hanging-down effects and frankly
salute the skies. But the feathers that accomplish as much will not be packed, so obscuring tile crown’s outline. On the contrary they will be of the attenuated character in order to reveal it, with the result that height will be achieved in the best of all possible ways, and that is by partly suggesting it. Glorious are the fabrics. The silks embrace an exquisite one of British origin, but with a Fuji texture and appearance—a striped siLk of general use from blouses to frocks; a jersey with a stripe, as saxe and white or black and white or even gold and white, of great value for a really smart skirt j a satin grenade of rich colourings for either day or evening wear; and a satin with an extraordinarily rich sheen in subdued tones and suitable for certain special uses. The voiles include the- “crazies” —a fine soft material in jazz and Oriental effects, and no end of fancy kinds with stripes, spots, checks, and, above all, dainty embroidered patterns. And, speaking farther of the, crazies, there is a cambric featuring such design in all the acceptable shades. The stripe, as will be seen, is very much to the fo-re —the design par excellence, anyhow for the hour. We find ratine and sponge cloths with very smart stripe effects on grounds of every colour that good taste or whimsicality can demand. But the pattern at all times must conform to some extent to the design of the dress. Some patterns assist a design, indeed help to made it a success and even to render it possible, but just as surely they have to be ruled out with certain others. In a general kind of way patterns mean a simple design. As 1 have given several dresses —I refer to pictures—l am showing this time a cloak.
“ 1 “ object is to emphahise the shape, and then to show* certain features. First as to tne collar. Ihe long graceful sweep is important, but not more so than the manner in which the collar is “pillowed” or cushioned, ’ a little trick that somehow or other always suggests a scarf. Then the sleeve. Needless to say, it may be a real one or not. If real, then, taking its colour tone from the collar, it will simulate a slashed opening; but. if the other thing, then, of course, it will not be there at all', as the sleeve will be of the dress The drapers open with what they call inexpensive frocks, and I suppose I have to say that they are. A simple frock of grey rnorocam has a smart pouched bodice, has its w'aist trimmed with rouleaus of seif and is otherwise trimmed with coal beads and pipings; and -it is inexpensive. Again, a becoming goiv'n of peacock cashmere de soie has the new wide sleeves, and is trimmed with steel beads vvit.li coral introduction; and, like ihe other, it is inexpensive. Again, a charming gown is expressed in black cashmere tie soie with inserted panels of white jersey silk back and front, and with round neck and wide slee.ves it is embroidered with jet beads; and—it ig inexpensive. Likewise an effective frock of nigger satin with a smart pouched bodice, boat-shaped neck, and bell sleeves is charmingly trimmed with rouleaus of self and silk fringe; and again it is inexpensive. Now I hope that, the reiterated word will not be. misread. Considering the times they are inexpensive; considering what tilings were going at three years ago they are veritable gifts. But alas for those golden days of the dreamland preceding 1914, when things were really inexpensive, and a, good many of us knew it not! I have said that not all the hats are with wide brims, and some of the best are not. Having given the compromise, I include the absolute—a “hat” with no brim at all save what it manages to counter-
feit. The scheme was something in satin and feathers, but mainly feathers, anyhow to look at, and these were agenerous as a palm in the leafy season of such. 1 cannot say that 1 greatly admire it; but I must as 1 go cover all kinds. I return to my inexpensive frocks. The thumb-nail mentiemings at- this juncture are useful. Take an all-wool tricotine in grey—a very favourite colour, —the coat- with a long roll collar and this bound with silk
military braid, and the two-piece skirt similarly bound at foot; or a gabardine, again in grey, designed with a sacque coat belted at the waist and beaded at the hips, the collar a roll, the sleeves belled, military braid a feature, and the two-piece skirt like the other; or for a really lovely thinar in Ibis section a black serge with a three-quarter-length coat with belt at waist, the collar a step, the edge of the coat trimmed with silk braid, the skirt a two-piecer and tailored, and heavy silk stitching being employed in the conventional tailored style where admissable. The coat and skirt always represent the severest, but also, often enough, the most elegant; and never were the tailored styles on more graceful lines than in the season of grace—Spring, 1922. But never forget these draper skirts with frocks, the drape down the side as though taken out of the “handkerchief” drawer, held by the corner, allowed to fall and pinned on in just that fashion. The illustration is of yet another style in a very long list, the kind that will continue to suggest a detachable. If the drawing were full you would see a bodice of straight lines with a swathed effect at the waist, the collar round and the sleeves belled. Getting so far, we fix, as it were, a low close girdle, as though of ribbon, use a
couple of roses, one on either hip, and suspend just what you see. And thoro. it i 3 •a ever —the law that decrees that this draping should always be carried below the hem of the skirt. I must keep on illustrating this style because of its importance. Wo eon no more escape it than wo can the rising and setting of the sun. But the variety of expression is infinite. LADIES’ GOSSIP. LADY ASTOR’S SMART SAYINGS. Lady Astor says some smart things, and If ahe does talk considerably—well, as the charwoman said “A lady ’as ter!” One of her last quoted observations related to the question of health, concerning which she has pronounced views. ‘‘There are still people,” she said, ‘‘who find something attractive about ill-health, and something thrilling about symptoms.”
“Quite true, quite true!” nodded one of her hearers. “I do myself.” He was a doctor. WHITE HAIR IN FASHION. One by one, all our old ideas are being turned topsy-turvy. We used to dread white hairs. Now, at the bidding of Dame Fashion, we want them! The white hair craze seems to have started in Paris, and it is spreading to England, where well-preserved young women .with impressive white locks are being admired. Most of the hair comes from the South of France (for it is not all come by naturally'), and the lighter the shade the higher the price. A face will show its age under grey hair, but under white it may take on fresh youth—that is the secret of the matter. Many villages in Southern France are holding ~ periodic “liair markets.”' Women with more hair than they need attend these markets with their superfluous locks, and white hair of good length and strength is worth many times its v'»v"iit in gold The best qualities are said to fetch £3O per ounce! REMARKABLE EPITAPH ON A SCOTCH WOMAN. Tire “Universal British Traveller,” a book published in 1779, gives the following inscription as being then extant on a tombstone in Dalkeith Churchyard: “Margaret Soott, died 1738. Stop, passenger, until my life you read; The living may get knowledge by the dead. Five times five years I lived a virgin’s life, Ten times five years I was a virtuous wife; Ten times five year® I lived a widow chaste; - ---r.f' r ,f i.fips mortal life I restBetween my cradle and my grave have been Eight mighty Kings of Scotland! and a Queer, ; Four times five years the Commonwealth. I saw ; Ten times the subjects rose against the law; Twice did I see old prelacy pulled down, And twioe the cloak was humbled by the go-wn ; An end of Stewart’s -ace I .saw; nay more My native country solu for English ore. Such desolations in my life have been, I have an end of all thing® seen.” It will be observed that the number of kings given if l incorrect. Assuming she was born in 1613, the period in which she lived would include the reigns of James I, Charles I, Charles 11, James 11, William 111, Queen Anne, George I and H —seven kings, one queen. THE CHOICE OF SCENTS. A choice of scents is so often a matter of memory or association—even sometimes touched with that queer old buried streak we call “sentiment” (-writes Ben. Chaloner in the Westminster Gazette). As Sir James Barrie quoted in his famous address to the Scottish students, “God gave us memory that wo might have roses in December." For some there must be more poignant memory in the scent of a Harris tweed or a passing whiff of tobacco than in all the perfumes of Paris; for others, the early primrose or daffodil brings memories of the “golden age” that they can only look back on down a long vista of years. There is no “age limit’ 5 to a
love of scent, and it has been the inspiration of many arfists. Guy de Maupassant, the great French master of short stories, always preserved a row of exquisite perfumes in his room, and delighted in their delicate variety. Although the manufacture of perfumes originated in the Fast, it is primarily to France that we look for them to-day. There are, however, a few famous houses over here, and even one or two Russian scents have made their appearance of late. This last innovation is of interest, since one of the most historic distillers of France was actually a Russian by birth. HINTS AND SUGGESTIONS. Onion juice will remove rust from knives. Cold tea is excellent for cleaning varnished paper. Coarse sugar is one of the causes of heavy or hard cakes. When boiling fish, add a little vinegar to the water. This will keep the fish from breaking. To clean an enamelled bath, make a paste of equal parts of soap-powder and whiting, apply with a wet cloth, then wash the bath with hot water, dry, and polish with a soft, drv cloth. Pudding-cloths will be found easy to wash if borax is added to the hot water. Many housewives invariably serve tinned fish straight from the tin, not realising how infinitely more attractive it can be made if “done up” in some way or other. Cutlets can be made from a small tin of salmon,, for instance, if the fish is freed from all skin and bone, flaked up, mixed with two or three ounces of breadcrumbs, seasoning of salt and pepper, a very little vinegar, and bound with a little wellbeaten egg. The mixture is then formed into neat cutlets, coated with egg and breadcrumbs, and fried in deep fat. The duration of glass and china can be prolonged if they are “hardened” when quite new and before being used at all. Wrap each article in a soft duster, put into a vessel of cold water, let it come slowly to the boil, and when it has boiled for a few minutes, remove from the fire, and allow the articles to get cold in the water. Treated in this way cups, jugs, tumblers, etc., are less liable to crack when anything hot is poured into them, and plates and dishes will not crack or split so easily when made hot. In washing ohina, use very little soap; if much soap or soda is used, the article is apt to slip from the fingers and get broken. If yon wish the articles to look bright and glossy, wash and dry a few at a time; they will be dull and sticky if wiped when cold and nearly dry. Wash glass in warm water with a little soda or liquid ammonia but no soa.p, allow the article to drain for a minute, dry with a glass-cloth, and polish with a soft print duster. Print, washed and boiled until soft, is the best thing for polishing table glass. Keep a nail brush for cleaning cut-glass, so that dirt will not settle into the pattern.
HOME INTERESTS. SIMNEL CAKE. Beat together till smooth. B>oz of butter and lOoz of fine sugar. To 14oz of flour avid a little salt. Into the sugar and butter beat five eggs, adding with each one a little c*f the flour. Mix in 4oz of plumped currants, Goz of sultanas, 2oz each of shredded lemon and citrol peel, the remainder of the flour, and a little milk if necessary, but it must be fairlv stiff. Divide half of the mixture equally between two paper-lined greased tins, then add to each a round thin cake of almond paste, prepared as directed below, and on top place the remainder of the cake mixture. Smooth the surface with a hot, wet spoon, before baking the cakes very slowly for about two hours. Have ready moulded into two wide rings the remainder of the almond paste, place them on the cakes when nearly baked, and when fixed in place notch them with scissors to«produce a rough surface. RICH BATH BUMS, With lib of flour mix a quarter teaspoonful of salt, and rub in Goz of butter. Stir loz of compressed yeast with a teaspoonful of sugar till liquid, and add three beaten eggs and a teacupful of fairly hot milk. Mix it with the flour, and knead to a soft dough, adding more milk if necessary. Leavo it covered with a cloth in a warm place until well risen, then lightly knead in soz of sugar and a tablespoon ful of shredded candied peel. Drop small tablespoonfuls of the dough on to greased baking tins and sprinkle on top a little coarsely crushed loaf sugar. Keep them warm, but not too near the fire, for about half an hour before baking quickly. ORANGE CAKE. Four eggs, one orange, Goz flour, Soz castor sugar, half teaspoonful baking powder, icing sugar. Method: Put sugar and eggs into a basin and whisk until thick and like cream. Sieve the flour and baking powder together, grate the rind of the orange into the Hour, and stir this into the eggs and sugar very lightly and quickly; pour into well-buttered cake-tin, and bake in moderate oven 20 minutes. When cooked, turn on to sieve to get cold, and then ice with the following:—Put the icing sugar through fine sieve into basin, mix in the strained juice of the orange, and then pour over the cake, and docorate to taste with angelica, crystallised violets, or shredded nuts. ENGLISH COFFEE CREAM. Make one pint of thick powder custard, and let it get so cool that you can easily put your finger into it. Then warm l two tablc«poonfuls of coffee essence, just so much that throe tab!espoonfills of the finest sifted sugar will molt in it. Stir up very well, beat thoroughly into the custard, pour at once into the glass dish in which it is to be served, and lot it get quite cold. Coffee, added like this, gives a flavour quite different from that of coffee used to make the custard. RICE RISSOLES. Wash a teacupful of rice, and boil it in salt-and-wateT tilT it is tender. Drain it well. While it is still quite hot, mix into it pepper, salt, a grated onion, and two tabXoopoonfuls of flour. Let the mixture get quite cold. Form it into little balls, and dip them in a cream of flour-and-water, made thick enough to coat the back of a spoon- Then roll them in crumbs, drop
them into deep fat, which has been heated till it smokes, and fry them - a nice brown. Pile up on a folded napkin, and serve very hot. PINEAPPLE CAKE. Take a good-sized fancy spongecake—one of those that stand up in towers—and cut off the top like a lid. Take also a large tin of pineapple, and, as far as you can calculate by eye, scoop cut a hole y,t the middle of the cake just about the size of the tin. Pour off the syrup into a small pan, and add to it a glass of sherry and a couple of tablespoonfuls of some thick, sticky jam. Apricot is best. Warm all together till the jam is melted and can be well mixed into the syrup. Out the pineapple into tiny bits, fill the hole in the cake, pour the syrup over, put on the lid, and allow a little time so that the juice mia-y soak well into the caker Then cover the whole thing witn » nice, thick custard, and decorate it with glaoe cherries and bits of angelica. ANOTHER DELICIOUS SAVOURY. Break macaroni into short lengths, using *lb of it, and boil until tender, then dram. Make a full hreakfastcupful of eauce, and heat the macaroni in it, adding pepper, salt, a suggestion of made mustard, and Jib of grated cheese. Make a neat border oi the macaroni and cheese around a hot asliet, fII in the centre with a tin of green peas which have been heated, and a little bit of butter and j/epper added to them, also a pinch of dried mint. Dried peas may be used, being, of course, steeped overnight, and boiled for at least a couple of hours.
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