Woman’s World.

Patea Mail, 5 January 1940, Page 1

Woman’s World.

ITEMS OF INTEREST Miss Joan Nelson spoilt ti o holidays in Wellington. Mr. and Airs. H. 11. Crawford, Stratford, were visitors to Patea at tlio New Year. Mr. ami Airs. J. A. Haswell have returned from Auckland. ' • Airs. Jones and Miss Helen Jones have returned from Hurleyville. pVliss A. Barker has returned from* Taumaranui. M iss N. Anderson has re turned from Auckland. Air. and Airs. J. Cunningham and family hate returned from a motor tour. Air. and Airs. L. W. Austin have returned from a camxnag holiday. Miss J. Carey has returned from Wellington. Airs. 11. Cargont and her baby daughter, Kahui, arc expected at the week-end in Kakaramea, 'where they will bo the guests of Airs. Sargent's parents, Air. and Airs. H. J. Hall. A woman likes to be told she's ‘ ‘ the only one" —even if she is the only one that’s fooled. “Buy British Eggs,” urges an advertisement in a contemporary. And scorn the foreign yolk. There was an Irish publican who had a sign put up in his bar which' read “Booziness As Usual.” RECIPE AN APRICOT SWEET Four ounces pastry, one small tin apricots, four tablespooufuls stale cake crumbs, one and a half ounces butter, two eggs, one lemon, two tablespoonfuls sugar. Roll cut-- pastry and Hue a piedish, decorating- edges with small pieces moistened to keep in place. Drain apricots in saucepan, keeping a fewback for decoration, and heat gently. Add butter, lemon juice, the grated rind, and cake crumbs. Add yolks of eggs, and blend well. Pour into piedish and bake in a quick oven for twenty minutes. Whip whites of eggs stiffly, stir in sugar, pile oft top of pudding, and decorate with rounds of apricots. FUN “What induced you to strike your! wife?” ' “Well, she had her back to me, the frying pan was handy, and the buck door was open, so I thought I'd take a chance.” # * * sji Airs. Jones: “And who else did you have at the tea party, Airs. Brown?” Airs. Brown: “I had two locust preachers. ” Airs. Jones: “You mean two local preachers. Locusts arc those things that eat everything up.” Airs. Brown: “Yes, that's right, * I had two of them.” ® # # • “Quick, John, bring the brandy. Your mistress has fainted.” “Very good sir. ’And shall X bring the mistress anything?” s> ■» « “When did you first really become acquainted with your husband?” “The first time I asked him for money after we .were married. ”

QUEEN MARY IN A COUNTRY VILLAGE LEARNS HOW TO PLAY HOPSCOTCH Queen Mary was recently shown how to play hopscotch. The demonstration teas given by 5-year-old Ethel' Ann, who has been evacuated from Birmingham to a West Country village. Ethel Ann now proudly numbers herself as one of Queen Alary’s adopted ‘‘Godchildren. ” Queen Alary is staying in the village for “the duration” and has invited the little refugees to her temporary home to help in the garden. , The children were sent to the village when war broke out, and the majority were billeted in the village hall. Accompanied by her ladies-in-waiting and her servants, Queen Alary moved into the same West Country village, slaying with friends who offered her shelter during the war. Directly she heard there were evacuated children in the village she sent, a lady-in-waiting to arrange for them to visit her. The children arrived very shyly one afternoon when the Queen was busy in the garden. She soon put t! em at their ease by asking them to help her. She is very fond of children and was so delighted to have them with her that she invited them to pome and visit her regularly. Now she knows them all by their Christian names and , gives prizes of books and dolls to those who do their gardening the best.

USEFUL HINTS Jam will usually set to a stiff jelly if skimming is not resorted to. If a little butter is added to the jam when boiling, it will not be necessary to skim it at all. The quantity of butter to add to each (ilb of jam is about 2ozs. ♦ * ♦ ♦ Instead of making kitchen towel’s roller shape, put a deep hem each end and thread roller through one end. Less towelling is required, and the towels dry quickly on the line. Cocoa nut matting can safely be scrubbed if you use a soft brush and soapy water to which has been added a few drops of ammonia. After a good rinse in cold water they will be as clean as when new» # ■» * , Now that the small-fruit jam season is with us, if you have strawberries that look rather ripe, and yet have not tune to ( use them immediately, tail them, add sugar in sufficient quantity for weight of strawberries, and they can safely be left until next day. Tu fact, the conserve thus made is better flavoured, and the berries keej) whole. # •» =» When dahlias are first cut, stand the stems in about 2 inches of boiling water, and they will last much longer. # ♦ # Burn some newspaper in the dustbin after it is emptied, to purify and dry it. * # # When raddling the hearth, mix the ochre with thin boiled starch instead of water. It does not sweep off so easily. “WOOL TO WIN” “We have the wool to win,” said the South African representative of the Wool Secretariat recently, A great deal, of this wool is being used for knitting. Everybody is knitting cither for the meu at the front, for charity, or for one another. The members of the Royal Family and their households are enthusiastic knitters, and at the Queen's work parties there arc always a number of knitters.