WOMEN'S CORNER.

Temuka Leader, Issue 10052, 10 February 1927, Page 4

WOMEN'S CORNER.

(By "Arnica"). (All correspondence to be addressed to "Arnica," C/o. this office. Letters to be written on only one side of the paper, and name and address to be attached as guarantee of good faith). "Arnica" will be pleased to receive any items in regard to social activities, personals, holiday jaunts, dances, and so on. TABLE TALK. Quite a useful style of hair adornment has been devised by an enterprising hairdresser for girls who are growing their hair again. A recently shingled girl now attaches a long strand of hair to the back of her head, where she has carefully turned under her tresses as j much as she can, and this strand 1 she arranges against the side of the cheek, and another, to match, is placed on the other side-. When the hair is not yet very long it is as much as its owner can to to drawit back into a tiny "bun" in the nape of the neck, while the cheeks and ears are always apt to lopk sadly neglected. These new sidepieces supply just what is wanted to cover the wide expanse of uncovered ear and cheek. A very quaint development in cottage furniture is the pan-clock. This is an article designed primarily to furnish a bungalow decorated in an "antique" style. The face of the clock is black and the fingers, are gilt. Of course, this strange •'ornament" looks most effective in the right surroundings, and is, indeed, considered quite fashionable now that pots and pans have such prominent places as artistic wall decorations. BY THE WjAY. . "The old order changeth, yielding place to new, And God fulfils Himself in many ways Lest one good custom should corrupt the world, Comfort thyself. What comfort is in me. . I have lived my life,, and that which I have done May He, within Himself, make pure. Bait thou, If thou should'st never see my face again, Pray for my soul. More things are . wrought by prayer Than this world dreams of." ■—iMorte tV Arthur. Tennyson's immortal poem is one of the greatest in the English tongue, and much of it applies as well to-day as in those mythical times when Arthur held his court. Yet the ancient British and Welsh legends seem to show -that there is some basis for the old stories of Arthur and there is, perhaps, some truth in his having existed. Every day, as one reads the papers, one comes to realise more and more, that "the old order" is changing indeed. With China in a state of internal chaos—all the Powers in the world' focussing their attention upon her—we are more than ever forcibly . reminded that the world is vastly different to-day from what it was a few decadesnay- even a few years—ago. Changes occur with startling rapidity—.boundaries are altered, republics come and go. With revolution and Fascism, Bolshevism and general intrigue on all sides, W 3 know not from day to day what move will be' next. Yet. "God fulfils Himself in many ways," and all these things have been prophesied down through the ages, Bible students watch the fulfilment of olden prophecies with absorbed interest—indeed, very few of the multitude realise how extremely interesting the Bible prophecies are, but it te all to be found if we only take the trouble to investigate.

China has 'always been looked upon as asleep. People have vague-ly-realised that when she did wake up, things would move, but always such an event has seemed wrapped in mist and distance; but now, at last, it would appear' that mists have evaporated, and distance is no more. Let us hope Britain is not called upon to pay too dearly for thar dark blot on her escutcheon—the opium trade.Let us remember, in this anxious hour, for it is such to ail who have dear ones, liable to be implicated, that "more things are wrought by prayer than this world, dreams of." Somewhere in the New Testament we are told: "By faith ye can remove mountains." This does not necessarily mean actual mountains, but mountainous worries—prayer without faith is of no a vail Let us, then, pray, believing that our prayers will be answered —doing all

in our power to help towards peace on earth, so that the question in the East may satisfactorily he answered and goodwill restored' among the nations. KITCHEN HINTS. - (By Joan Grey). Beetroots will retain their colour if a. pinch of baking soda is added to the cooking water. When polishing furniture, add a little petrol to the furniture cream, and you will have a polish that will not finger-mark. Rub new blind cords with a piece of soap, they will then be pliable and easy to knot. To peel tomatoes easily, plunge into boiling water and leave in it for a few minutes, If an aluminium pan is burnt, cut an onion into halves and boil in it. The burnt food will rise, leaving the bottom clean. A teaspoonful of borax dissolved in warm water when washing the hair will improve its appearance. If a pad of carpet is fixed on the treadle of a sewing machine, it is more comfortably worked. To keep "cheese from getting mouldy in hot weather, wrap it in a cloth damped in vinegar. If mustard is mixed in milk, and a little salt is added, it will keep twice as long without getting dry. Milan Souffle.—Take four lemons; rub the peel on two ounces of loaf sugar; put to it the yolks of six eggs .made into a custard, and the juice of 1 the four lemons. Let it stand until cold; then add nearly half a pint of whipped cream and an ounce of isinglass. The whites of the eggs should be whipped to a stiff froth and put round it, with the whipped cream, when cold.