Woman’s World.

Patea Mail, 2 March 1936, Page 1

Woman’s World.

ITEMS or INTEREST. Mr. ami Mir. W. Bargrovc and family have returned from a holiday tour ox live Tail) io district. Miss Bargrovc, Napier, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Bargrovc, Patea. Mr. 1 and Mrs. Parf.et, who have boon the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. Haworth, Patea, loft on Saturday on their retunii to Lower Hutt. Miss B. Illingworth, Alton, is an inmate of the Patea Hospital, where she recently underwent an operation for appendicitis. The Patea Brownie pack is resuming next Thursday afternoon after the Christmas vacation. Mis 1 M. Clarkson has returned from a holiday visit to the King Country. Miss Holtham is spending a holiday at Paoroa. There are when something happens to restore one's faith in human nature. A Wellington lady some little time ago mislaid her lianabag while on a shopping expedition, and as the bag contained quite a considerable amount of money she was not a little worried. Then she traced her movements and decided that she had probably left the bag in a Chinese fruiterer's shop. Not altogether hopeful of the outcome, she re-visited the shop, and there, to her surprise and joy, she had her property restored to her intact. 'The Chinese fruiterer smilingly declined to accept any reward.

LE BOX EST MORT. The bells ring out their solemn toll, the guns boom in reply: A hush steals on a nation’s heart, a dimness to her eye; Slic secs a sailor on, the deck, a yacftsrnan at the rox>es; She secs a King, in khaki clad, revive her flagging hopes. A 'father comes before her eyes, compassionate and kind; A tender counsellor and friend, in every, heart enshrined; •A man of xmace, a man of God, in ■ all his dealings just, His gentle presence will’ remain, as one who kept his trust. Ho jmsses on, and passing leaves the world a richer place, That ho has lived, his land to bless, his England’s shores to grace. Lay him to rest; his tame shall last, and down the ages ring— A very gallant gentleman and every inch a King. —Z. V. Webb. ... CHINESE CHEW. Quarter cup butter, i cup sugar, 1 cup cocoauut, 1 cup flour, 1 cup oatina* 1 cux> waluuts, I- cup preserved ginger, 1 cup dates, 1 tablespoon golden' syrup, .1 teaspoon soda, 2 tablespoons boiling water. Melt sugar and butter; pour on the boiling water and soda; then pour into dry ingredients. Spread with fork in' sponge roll tin. Bake J; hour in slow oven.

rtJN. It was one of the early matches of the season, on a ground on which the grass was, if anything, a little too plentiful. The diminutive, but selfimportant referee had been giving little satisfaction. A number of somewhat inexplicable decisions had been endured patiently, when, finally, a voice inquired in very penetrating accents: “Why don't they; cut the grass so that the referee can see.the game?"

KITCHEN EVENING. Miss Olive Williams, whose marriage to Mr. Erie . Fcrabaml takes place shortly, was the guest of honour at a delightful kitchen evening in the Foresters’ Hall on Friday, the function being capably organised by Misses Jean Smith, Joan Clark, and Moira Boyle. The. hall was very prettily decorated with green streamers and ferns, interspersed with vas;es of scarlet and lemon dahliap, arranged on the mantelpieces. On her arrival, Miss 'Williams was presented with a dainty bouquc.t by little Margaret Williams, and was accorded musical honours. The evening was spent in dancing, well over (50 being present. A Monte Carlo waltz was won by Miss Ngaerc McClelland and Mr. K. Bourke land a bobbing waltz was won by Mr. Fcvraband and partner. After a dainty supper had beem served, Mr. Jerry Back, in a neat speech, wished Miss ’Williams and her fiance every happiness and prosperity in the future, and asked them to accept the host of gifts as tokens of tli.iir friends’ esteem. They were accorded musical honours, Mr. Foraband suitably responding. SEWING MACHINES. To ensure perfectly smooth stitching with a sewing machine it is a good plan to use two different ■thicknesses of cotton and to thread the shuttle with the liner one. If a length of tape measure is glued to the edge of the wooden stand of the machine work may easily bo held against it for measurement. An old-fashioned revolving music stool is convenient for use with a sewing machine, as it allows plenty of freedom for turning to pick up materials or to handle work. A waste-paper basket should bo kept at hand for discarded pieces. ■ ; b i ;

Gladys Swarthoflt, who will make Iter motion picture debut in Para“Hose of tiro Eaucho, ,, lias a complete fur wardrobe for autumn and winter. .The lineup includes a long coat of dark mink skins* a dazzling evening wrap of white fox lined in white velvet, a short daytime or evening cape of silver fox skins, and a ■sports coat of mrtria lined in flame coloured kasha. In “Eose of tho Rancho ’ ’ Miss Swarthout appears with John Boles, Charles Bickford, Grace Bradley, H. B. Warner, Willie Howard, and Herb Williams.