WOMEN’S WORLD

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLXII, Issue 15481, 16 October 1943, Page 4

WOMEN’S WORLD

The “Herald” features this column of particular interest to women in Pahiatua and in every part of the extensive district in which this paper circulates. Contributions of s°cial items, recipes, hints and other matters of interest to womenfolk are invited. This column is published on Wednesdays and Saturdays PERSONAL, Mrs G. Heslop, of Wairoa, is spending a holiday with her parents Mr and Mrs C. H. Arrow, Cambridge Street. Miss Dorothy Gregory, of Auckland. is spending a holiday with Mrs R. C. Ellirgham, Makairo. TRIED RECIPE LEMON CRUMB PUDDING 2 cups milk, 2 cups breadcrumbs, I teaspoon salt, Lcup sugar, 1 egg, grated rind of 1 lemon, 3 tablespoons lemon juice, 1 tablespoon melted butter. Pour milk over fine breadcrumbs and salt and sugar, well beaten egg, grated lemon rind, lemon juice and melted butter. Pour into buttered taking disk and bake in slow oven 40 imnutes. HANDY HINT If your cork mats are stained yon can give them a new lease of life in tkis way: Put them in a bowl of clean, cold water and rub them with pieces of smooth pumice stone. Then rinse them under a, running tap and put them in a cool place to dry. Do rot use soap or warm water. PUFFS AND CURLS Puffs and curls were the substantial cause of the record number of accidents in 1942 to women in war industries, states the Chief Inspector of Factories, Sir Wilfred Garrett. Sir Wilfred sighs for some influential fashion leader to set a new style in hairdressing. In his annual report he confesses that it is no use making rules such as the compulsory wearing of caps, but he says women may be lured int* a sensible style by the force of ey ample.

The report show's that there were 293,863 accidents to men—an increase of 51 per cent, compared with 1938, and 71,244 accidents to women —an increase of 389 per cent, compared with 1938, Fatal accidents in 1942 totalled 1363. Sir Wilfred asserts that the accident rate is now recking aa appreciable inroad into the war effort.