SOCIAL NOTES.

Thames Star, Volume LVII, Issue 15115, 28 December 1921, Page 2

SOCIAL NOTES.

COLUMN FOR WOMEN. (By Stella.)' Items of news for insertion in this column will be welcome. They should be addressed to “Stella,” care Box 48, Thames. All items must be fully authenticated. Correspondence is invited on any matter affecting, or of interest to, women. The annual re-union of the High School Old Boys’ Association held on'Monday proved most successful. A tennis tournament was held on the school courts in the afternoon, and, a dainty afternoon tea was served by members of the Old Girls’ Association. In the evening a jolly little danc e took place at the school, and was attended by a large number of old pupils, who are visiting Thames on their vacation. A" delightful evening was spent, xnd the function was voted a great success. Mr. and Mrs. T. Craddock (Whakatane) are in Thames for a short holiday. Miss Norris (Christchurch) is staying with her sister,.. Mr. Arnold Brokenshire. Miss Mabel Baker, lady editor of the Sporting and Dramatic Review, Auckland, has been on a short visit to Thames. Mrs. Bruce Bennett (Auckland) is visiting her mother, Mrs. Read, of Parawai. , . Mr. and Mrs. Archie Steedman (Paeroa) have gone to their Coast house for tho Christmas holidays. Miss Tonga left last week on a holiday visit* to Gisborne and Napier. Mrs. and Miss Clendon are camping at the Coasitl for a few days. Mrs. W. Slattery (Wellington) is on a visit to her mother, Mrs. A. Price, Hape Road. Miss C Maxted has left to spend her holidays in Blenheim. Sister Florence Horne, who is well-known at Thames, has left on an extended trip to Honolulu and Vancouver. Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Adams are making a holiday visit to JNapier. , Mr. and Mrs. A. Bryan are spending the vacation at Wellington, and are staying with Mrs. Bryan’s parents, Mr. and Mrs Mackay. Miss Kathleen Steedman is spend ing a fortnight’s holiday at" Rotorua. Mr. and Mrs. L. Grvften and their family are amongst the many campers at the Coast. Mr. Norman Wright (Wellington), accompanied by his wife, is spending a shor,(| holiday with his parents, Mr and Mrs. C. D. Wright. Mr. and Mrs. E. Watson and family have left on a visit to Auckland, and are staying at “Ventnor," Devonport. Mrs. H. Taylor (Frankton) ; s staying for a few days with her mother, Mrs. T. C. Bayldon. Mr. Reg. Smith (Takapuna), accompanied by his wife and small daughter, spent Christmas with his parents, Mr and Mrs. R. Smith, Bank of New South Wales.Miss Empson, of Hamilton, is visiting Thames, and is staying at. the Park Hotel. Mrs. Bush, who has been visiting Auckland, returned to Thames this morning. Mrs. R. Williams is spending the holidays at Ngongotana, on the shores of Lake Rotorua. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hum© and daughter, of Hamilton, are spending a few days at the Coast. Mrsi. B. Rd&son, !of Vancouver, who "has been visiting Thames, has returned to Auckland.

SILK STOCKINGS. To begin, in buying your stockings, it is a real economy to buy good ones. One pair of really good silk stockings wiil out-last three pairs of a cheaper kind, and will look well to the la&fc Then be sure to get the exact size for your foot, as, if they are too small, your toes will poke through, in a very short time; while, if too large, they will crease on the foot and rub into holes against your shoe. Unless the stocking has already the lock-stich “barrier thread'’ above the knee, go round the itop of the stocking six inches below the hem with fine running stitches a few times, to prevent ladders coming right down the leg. Always, before wearing, sew over tlhe seam with! fine silk, as the seams are often stitched with very bad silk. If possible, darn your stocking before they are actually in holes. Always use a fine darning needle, and a good make of embroidery silk, dividing the strands to suit the texture of your stockings. To wash them put them in a bowl of warm water, rub them over with fine curd soap, squeeze lightly—rub the feet a little, if necessary—and rinse them in warm water. It is better not to iron them. If a little crumpled paper is put in each foot they will dry quickly. HOUSEHOLD HINTS. When the clock stops through an accumulation of dust in the works saturate a piece of flannel with paraffin and place it on the bottom of the clock so as to escape its touching

the pendulum. The vapour from the paraffin will lubricate the works and it will not require any repairs. To clarify fat which has become too dark for use. —Place the fat in an enamelled saucepan with water and half a teaspoonful of carbonate of soda, boil for twenty to twentyfive minutes, and leave till cold. Then drain off water and remove, pieces from underneath. The fat will be found to be quite fresh and white again. After sweeping wring a cloth out in water to which ammonia, in the proportion of one tablespoonful toy half a gallon, has been added. Rub the carpet over with this. It will brighten the colours.