WOMEN’S CORNER.

Temuka Leader, Issue 10343, 15 January 1929, Page 4

WOMEN’S CORNER.

(By “Arnica”). (AU correspondence to oe 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). , MOTHERS, PAST AND PRESENT. It is said that better manners are becoming correct among women at the sales. I really think that it is so (says a Scottish writer). The other day I was trying to buy a hat, and had one or two on a chair by me while I was trying them on. A woman took up one of them. "Excuse me," I said, "but I haven’t quite decided about that one," "I’m so sorry,” she said. "I’ll wait till you’ve finished.” tDo you know, we smiled and were really quite polite to each other! Two years ago we should actually have struggled for the hat, unless the assistant had intervened and firmly removed it. I took the hat in question, and it is really quite successful. My son, however, said, “Good Lord, you’re never going to wear it with that thing sticking out at the side!” And my daughter said, “Well, it's not so bad, mum, considering you went and bought it all on your own.” I am usually not allowed to buy hats on my own. Like all well-brought-up mothers, I usually say, “Thank you very much for showing it to me. I’ll bring my daughter and see if she likes it.” Isn’t it a funny thing how the character of mothers has altered? The Victorian mother was a stern dame, who understood the management of her children, and didn’t stand any nonsense. The word “obedience” had a real meaning then. The Edwardian mother was rather a skittish person, I think. She wasn’t quite used to the revolt of her children, and thought it 'best to ignore it and them, and pretend that she was mistress in her own house. But the Georgian mother has learnt her place. She knows quite well that if she shows signs of skittishness, she will be reproved by a stern daughter, and that she had better walk warily. If she is good her daughter will be quite bind to her, and her son will approve of her. And what more can the most exacting mother ask? — Exchange.

SKIRTS AND SLEEVES. ADVICE TO HEBREW WOMEN. A poster which recently appeared in Hebrew on Jerusalem hoardings has been translated and reproduced in the London Jewish Chronicle. It reads as follows: — “Listen, O our dear sisters, and may your souls live! “I would ask of you a small question: Is the honour of the Jewish nation precious in your eyes? Is the honour of our Holy Land deal to you? Doubtless you will answer with a strong affirmative. If, however, your reply comes from a genuinely and truly pure heart, why do your actions belie your words, do you parade the cities of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem with naked arms and uncovered heads? Shame and confusion cover our faces at the sight of this accursed and contemptible fashion, disgraceful even outside our own laud. Within the precincts of our land, especially in Jerusalem itself, the Holy City, such offensive dress is a desecration of the glory of God and of the nation. "Not only do you sin yourselves thereby, but you also cause others to sin, and you will have to stand before the Great Tribunal in the same place as Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, who sinned and caused others to sin, and whose name has remained a symbol of disgrace and everlasting shame. By this your act you murder your brethren, body and soul. Is it worth, dear daughters, the risk of the lives of yourselves and your brethren, merely for the sake of a paltry, imaginary pleasure? “Every true daughter of Israel, the line of whose descent is to be traced directly to Abraham, our father, will surely confess that she has hitherto erred, and will repent completely for past wrongdoing, and will remove the filthy garments which have made our people a shame and a laughing stock among the nations, and from this day onward will put on modest garb. “(God-fearing maidens will henceforward clothe themselves with the garments of glory, as worn by our mothers, and little girls must be 1 rained to wear their sleeves down to the greater part of their hand, and their skirts to cover the greater part of their legs).” The poster is signed by "him that writes with broken heart and tearful eyes, your brother who loves his people and his land with unbounded love, and wishes you a happy and sweet year.”

THREE SOUP HINTS. The burning of soup is an accident that occurs now and then, and it is very tiresome. It too often' means that the cook lias left it till the last minute and is trying to make up for lost time by boiling it furiously. As a general rule soup should hardly ever boil quickly—only perhaps for a few minutes at the end, when it is being thickened, and then it should be stirred all the time. Stir right down to the bottom of the pan and go round the edges. So many people merely flick the spoon about when stirring anything. When oatmeal is used as a thickening medium, pay special attention to the soup, for nothing burns so quickly. When soup smells as if It had “caught,” turn it at once into another pan, and if it is not burnt •really badly it may be usable. A little curry powder mixed with cold water and stirred into a 'brown soup will often disguise a slightly burnt flavour, as will also a good pinch of powdered herbs. * * * GENERAL HINTS. For burns from hot iron or stove scrape or grate a raw potato and apply as a poultice to the injured surface. When washing new sheets or table linen for the first time, soak them over-night. The dressing used in their finish will otherwise make the water hard and spoil the soapsuds. Add two handfuls of ordinary salt to the water used for soaking. This brings out the lime dressing. When cooking beetroot, add a sprig of mint. It is delicious, and makes a change from the old way. When mosquitoes and flies are troublesome, mix kerosene and methyl salicyl in the proportion of one of meth. sal. to ten of kerosene and use it in a small spray. To restore shabby velvet, mix two tablespoons of liquid ammonia with half a pint of hot water and •apply it to the velvet with a stiff brush, rubbing it well into the pile so as to take out all the stains and creases. Then hold the back of the velvet over a hot flat-iron until the steam raises the pile and it is perfectly dry. When enamel saucepans are new they should be placed in a pan of water, allowed to come to the boil, and then set aside to cool before they are used. This will help to keep them from burning and chipping, and will also add to their life.

If a blue-bag is squeezed in water in which glasses are to be washed, the glasses will sparkle when dried and polished. Beetroot is most delicious if it is roasted instead of being boiled. None of the juices are lost with the former method, and the flavour and colour are perfect.

To remove sealing-wax, apply either alcohol or naphtha to the spots with a camelhail’ brush. A cretonne hem on a rubber apron will prevent water running off and wetting the front of your frock or slockings.

Splendid rubber soles for bools and shoes can be cut from discarded motor-car tubes. Clean the soles of the shoes thoroughly with petrol, and when dry apply about six coats of rubber solution before placing the rubber soles in position. To remove ink-stains on white material, cover the mark with plenty of mixed mustard. Allow it to remain'on for ten minutes,.then wash and boil the cloth. For coloured material, warm sour milk is efficacious.

When winding wools, silks, or embroidery cottons, fix the labels bearing shade, number, etc., to the reels or whatever else you are using and wind your materials over them. Then, if there is any need for matching later on, you will know exactly where the labels are. To remove soot from carpets, sprinkle the part with dry salt, mix it carefully and lightly with the soot, and take up with a soft brush;, then rub with a cloth dipped in water containing a little ammonia. For the tight-fitting door of the safe, insert a small cup-hook, with which the door can be opened easily. A piece of common yellow soap rubbed on a mosquito-bite will relieve the irritation, Do not pull light silk stockings over the place until dry, or the soap will make a yellow stain. Mosquitoes will not attack the skin while the soap remains.

To keep lettuce or celery fresh and crisp for several days, separate the leaves or stalks, wash well, and tie loosely in a cloth, then place on the ice. If no ice is available, place in an earthenware dish with a lid on.

To remove machine oil from white garmertts or woollen clothing, cover with chalk moistened with ammonia.

An attractive present for an invalid is a small assortment of flowering bulbs planted in pretty pots. * * * IN THE KITCHEN. PINEAPPLE PEACH CAKE. One small can sliced pineapple, one small can sliced peach, one cup granulated sugar, one cup cream, whipped, one round deep spongecake tin. Drain pineapple and peaches. Measure juice and add twice as much sugar. Cook until it forms a thin thread. Place sponge cake on large round plate. Cut

pineapple in pieces and arrange alternately with peaches on the cake. Garnish with whipped cream and raisins. Put remaining peaches and pineapple with the syrup and serve as sauce. ORANGE CAKE. One orange, three cups of flour, to every cup a teaspoonful of baking powder; Jib of blitter, one cup of milk, three, eggs, 1J cups of sugar. Beat milk and sugar to a cream, add well-beaten eggs and cup of milk, then the dry ingredients, to which the baking powder has been added,_and a pinch of salt; add orange peel and juice to icing sugar, and ice in the usual way. A slow fire is needed for this cake. ICING. One teaspoonful of melted butter, two tablespoons milk, and enough icing sugar to thicken it. Add juice of half of orange and grate rind on icing. LEMON CAKE. Four ounces of self-raiging flour, 3oz of butter, 2oz of castor sugar, two eggs, the grated rind of half .1 ■lemon, twelve drops of essence of lemon. Beat butter and sugar to a cream, whip the whites and yolks of the eggs separately. Add tne yolks to the butter and sugar, beat until smooth; stir in the lemon rind and essence, then gradually the flour, and lastly the whites of the eggs. Turn into a well-greased tin, and bake in a moderate oven about an hour. APPLE MARMALADE. Six pounds of apples, six lemons. 9Jib of sugar, six pints of water. Slice the lemon finely and soak overnight in the water, peel core, aiyl cut up the apples; add them to the lemons and water, and cook them for one hour. Add the sugar and boil for about two hours. APPLE FILLING. Grate two large, fine-flavoured sour apples into a saucepan, add to them the juice and grated rind of one lemon, and one cup of sugar, and cook for five minutes, stirring continually. The addition of one tablespoon of sherry will greatly improve the flavour for many tastes. When the filling is cold, spread upon layer of cakes. POTTED MEAT. Buy beef that is lean and juicy, wipe it, and carefully remove all skin. Now cut the meat into very small pieces, weigh it, and to each pound allow from two and a-half to three ounces of pure butter. Put both into a jar with salt, pepper and cayenne. Cover the jar. put it into a pan'with water reaching half way up, and simmer gently for three hours. Tutu the contents of the jar into a basin and pound well with two boned anchovies. Add a pinch of nutmeg and more seasoning if necessary. Rub through a wire sieves Put into small jars, press it in well, and coat with oiled butter. FISH AND POTATO ROLLS. Any fish left over from dinner will do for this dish, as well as some left-over potatoes. Pick all the bones and skin from the fish, mash potatoes and fish together, season well with pepper and salt, and make into rolls. Fry with lard or dripping until the outsides are brown and crisp, and serve very hot, garnished with crisp fried parsley. A little grating of cheese is an improvement.