WOMEN’S CORNER.

Temuka Leader, Issue 10055, 17 February 1927, Page 3

WOMEN’S CORNER.

(By “Arnica”),’ (All correspondence to be ads dressed to “Arnica,” C/oiMhif office. Letters (o be - written on l oiily- one side , of the paper, ,and" mi,-meo,iand-address to be attached as guarantee of good faith). ; .. ... - J , “Anjica” will bo pleased to receive any items in regard to social activities, personals, holiday jaunts, dances, and so on. Mr and Mrs W. Hally. (Temuka) have gone on a motoring to hr of North Canterbury and Hie' • -West Coast. - Miss. McKinnon (Dunedin) is the guest of Mrs J, Bremner, “Hineraki” Temuka. , „ Many ; of the new materials designed for summer frocks are showing Arabian inspjiratitoiisr Fine woollen materials; suitable for out-of-doors;. jumpers', suits and. overcoats, arc embroidered with exotic patterns, violent colours being used in these- striking designs. The coarselywvoven materials are,- ! indeed , very similar to 1 those manufac Hired -in Noktiv Africa. Even monograms, on pockets and*, collars ’of .these fabrics are cubist in effect;’and suggestive of quaint • Arab characters. ’Theif Atfiped spun silks are covered with cUcsigfis which, in colour and styles ,i'.Qfjemh)o -the, striped silks sold in Tunis and Algiers.' - , , ’

Dressmakers, who realise.... what an art the combining 'of I materials can he, are how placing side by side such contrasting . materials' as silks and cloth, and are achieving most artistic ;• results. For instance, navy repp coats arc prettily collared and cuffed with niched chiffon. Severely tailored', coats arc .worn with fullpleated crepe de chine frocks, or georgette frocks tr|ip-ined with. ,inetal embroideries. 'Velvet ’and-trillion make fancy sleeveless jackets, and a white net slip has- been worn with an egg-blue linen waistcoat. Smart dressmakers' seem to be -,avolding the “ensemble” habit, and are now providing outfits whose striking feature, i& their oddness; .a cloth frock has 'been accompanied by a silk fur-trimmed, coat and a line straw hat. In• ■ ages'‘When•'•’there were no hooks, when noblemen and princes • themselves could hdl road, history or wajs/ monopotizied ' by the , story-tellers. " They inherited generation ittftcr ••glheratiow', f the, wondrous tales 0f... their predecessors, whiyh, they retailed to the public withu.su.eh additions of their own..as 'their acquired information supplied ; them with,.. Errors of geography,;- manners,, .locality, and cm cumslaiiQes. became,.of course, very common,, hence ,it is that we know not just||hpw uuich.may he accepted as fact, and how much as ..iicUqii, but wejnay .feel ,fairly certain ihat the old, .minstrels an.d story-tellers had at .least some '.solid ground oil which to, base their assertions. „ The study of ancient mythology is King Arthur with .round: table is perhaps the heist-known, figure among bur own country,’e legendary heroes, for although, he was really a V/elah king, yet he is more familiar to us especially in life association with thp.jbrave Sir LaimCplpt, than any other figure,ji- . .- ..... King-,.Arthur,.,,although not, .ml-, ways a.• successful was , invariably, a brave, and fearless warrior, and we behold in hiui the,, ideal, of, what a gallant knight and true Christian should ...be,; .-according; to the. viewpoints [of the old chronicles. Only brave: and true•-knights, were permitted to sit atA/he Table Round., Sir , Lanncelot,,' though both , a mighty and a gentle knight, was not of fau exactly impeccable character as far - as mpi’als go, nor was Queen Cue never a, model of propri-, ety, according tp opr, pip,derm way of. thinkingib neyertheicssv;.mucii ; ; that will both interestraiuV,,amuse' ‘may. he found 1 in the; ■ old iWeish and British,i^ends.Vw.,,i w ■ It seems a pity that, in. ; the3e ; tlayy, when school children are taught .so much of;, ancient Greek and Roman mythology, 'the beauty Hint lies' in the legends of 1 "our own country is forgotten. However, a number of our own poets shave immortalized ' King Arthur and his-Table,"and so it is that most people! know a little concerning 1 4 Iris', : ‘ 1 1 1 * t heir ‘‘know led go 'extends in no' other direction where our own mythology is concerned.

• RECIPES. ... Green Pea Soup.—Take three cos lettuces,, three cucumbers, one pint of green peas, a sprig of mint, one onion, a little parsley, four ounces of either butter or margarine, half a piiij, of light white stock. Cut up the dos' lot tubes';' pare and slice* the three cub umbers, add a pint of fresh gredfl peas, the parsley and mint, -as well as. the onion. Put all in a stow pan with a quarter of a pound of fresh butler, and , let ad stew gently dor half an hour, then pour ~iu a good half pint of the white stock, Stew it for two hours, lhicko.ii with a little cornfloiur, and serve very hoi. A Good Rabbit Pie,-—Skin and wash a good-sized l rabbit, cut into joints, roll thorn in baked flour, arid fry them in boiling lard or dripping until a golden brown; when fried, lay them a skis. Take three-quarters of a pound of fat rashers, and, divide them in half, and lay them alternately iii thO' pie-dish with the rah bit. ' Hard boil four egg*, and when cold quarter them and lay them as filling between the pieces of rabbit.

Season well with iicppei’ and -salt the' minced shallot ;uul parsley. Two large mUshiTpmsi diopped dp, are a great addition, and should be .added; if possible,., Pour in a capful of cl(Mr-brown 'stock; put a pade >.9,rdc,c i round, f ilic , odsp. ,of. the dish, and; ..cover .wiljbi puff "|as|te about; aa inch thick. Ornament and a I.use the top; make :a hole in-the centre, and bake it.