For Women Folk

Star (Christchurch), Issue 11332, 9 March 1915, Page 7

For Women Folk

By "CHRYSSA."

■Miss Lucy Cowan gave an iiivita t.ion entertainment last evening in the largo private hall adjoining her residence in Worcester Street \\ . A large .number of ljer clever pupils took partA comedietta entitled Kitchen Clock " was very cleverly performed by Misses Mabelle Williams. Enid Bdclill and Olive .Jennings, recitations and character sketches were given by Mi<s Valerio Anderson, SToyiv M'Manaway. Juanita; Man! ro. l'ldnu Miles. M;ivis Richie. .(Jwen Chapmnn, Olive -lennines, Gladys Naish, Mnbelle AA illiauis. wliile special mention must, be made of the fine performance of Mrs 'Muriel Hobbs. An appeal song written b.v Miss Cowan was sung- by Miss Queen CThapman while a collection was taken up for the Belgian Fund. AHps Cowan, who was hostess, wore an artistic gown of rose coloured ehanneuse prettily draped atul adorned with lace. ■ * * * . - || Mrs Scales, of Wellington, and iMiss Campbell, of Nelson, are visiting Ciiristchurch. and staying at the United Service.

Mr 0. Oa-dell and Miss C'adell, of Sydney, arrived in Christchureh last evening from the south, and are staying at tho United Service. *** • * *

Mr and Mrs W. A. .A Id red, of Wellington, arrived in this morning, and are staying at the United Service^ * •. . » » *

Mrs and Miss M'Laughlin, of Sydney. who are,. visiting different parts of the Dominion, arrived in. Christehurch from.- Aka'roa last night and are .staving at the United Service ' ft * ' * » •

Mrs Lewis Bishop, of Christchureh, isi visiting "Wellington. * i> * * »

Mrs Malfroy, of "Hokitika", and her daughter, Mrs Revell, of Timaru, arrived in Christchureh at the 01a.rendon last, night. Thov went on to the West Coast this morning.

Mr- and Mrs T.. List, of Xew Plymouth, arrived in Christchureh - from Timaru last jjight .and;, are the 01aren3oic- «**•*

Mr and TMrs Robert Allan, of Central Otago; are visiting .Christchureh,' and staving at the Clarendon. . • **#• # * *

The engagement is ' announced of Miss Muriel "Rnrkman, third daughtH of Mr and Mrs Peter Barkman. .of Qti(«eii's Drive; Wangan'ui, to Mr Yincent I'Vrnshaw, second son of the lion Earnshaw;, Wellington. The marriage takes' shortly. !■

T^ir^jtfpfentK : of -Bunuyr relic-U.-.of "the. late, -Mr' Henr«. and mother of Messrs R. E.. O. A.. Tt.;_aiid E. W. Bttnnv, will regret bear "ol'"]ier"d'eatTi~ which took place <lll Friday "at tli'rt residence' of' Mr O. Bunny. Opaki.. sa>'s the " New Zealand Times." The deceased, who had reached the , age of <Mc;htv years, was A sis.ter of the first wife of the late Mr H. S. Wardell, of Masterton. She was 'married in the .year 1567. and. resided at. Wellington Rnd the Hutt. and afterwards for many years at, Fea%h©rs.ton:(;- The ••vill; tho of a .laj'ge circle of frieiiili in their bereavement. « . ■ *. ..4f. *

THf* engagement is announced of Mr ,1-T. GWes, C.'tVhmert'i Tfills, td-' Miss A. ; J. Alley, of Casluncre Hills.' and infant mistress, at the Sydenham School. •* * * * *

The women's .miniature rifle shooting movement - shows every inclination of spreading.-'. . ;It is* an excellent -"moVe J ment. Jf.Qjr son)<a timo- past "there have., been clubs- in tbw»,- and' some of i-lio gi rla shoot remarkably. _ welL ..-, Such good ■Tangos' ran be made oil the roots of tbs- -big-buildings' and. 'such lilceplaces, that many firms" might form clubs. Tho Sumner Indies' movement, is quite a triumphal affair, and both Sumner and .New Brighton have now picturesque ranges in the .open, while the Hum nor ladies' dcter.mi nation to take the, male population, in. hatches and challenge them to shoot, ought to make quite a boom in practice:, jfor if the men don't practise, these enthusiasts' will, certainly beat, them to their ~ ot.e,rnat alia, inc. 'Every' .man ouglit. to'.learri to shoot. and tin; miniatuni.range could be an adjunct of every tenuis court, golf links, croquet lawn a,ml "bowling green, and tho«e not actually outraged ' in the games' could, have practice on the ranges while they waited. * * * *" ♦ There is a picture at the, Grand Theatre jus I now which women should see as an object lesson in grace. It. i.s a .series of .. poses as representing; statu'arv by a. girl who i„s in herself not j>nrtieularlv attractive looking, but who has such .' a grace of lino and wonderful - •sense .of. pose that she abso-lutely-embodies "the most exquisite triumphs of "the sculptor's, skill. Most of the statuary is modern, and will, not he so familiar to New Zealanders na the classical examples, lyjf. it is none the less beautiful, and the whole film is most attractive and interesting.

Nurse Gaweti. of Chri.stchurch, is at present In London for a rest. * * * * ♦ The engagement i« announced of Mr Lancelot Andrew Elswortb, eldest son of Mr .7. F. Elsworth. of Alexandria. 'Egypt, to Miss Alma Lucie Han., of A>hbnrton, New Zealand. * * i:- * * Miss Eva V,'organ, laic of New Zealand, who peril: some time in Warsaw and then went oh to England," has now returned to Petrograd. ]\l iss A. Half, of ( firislcliurcli. was in London in .lannary, and was slaying ;it< .SouHisca. when last heard from. "What, is a heroine?" A girl vho know., she can't sing and can't be coaxed lo try." »•-■*• * * ■ * Writing on February '2. my London correspondent -says: The- High Commissioner received by -the lonic a conF.igninent. of eggs - twenty boxes, each containing ■ tweiv-e -epgs which were forwarded to him hv ladiev in the ]\fot>tek?i district, to he sold m ;ud oi the firit'd' for providing the New Zealand-, -troops .now in Egypt v. itli comforts'. The egtjs- ere fit' the hand- of Messrs Ueiiry. A. Lane.and Co. for.disposal. They arrived iu good condition, and there-have boon no breakages, notwithstanding i lie I'aei that, they have particularly 'tin'u -shells - practically half the'thickness of I liar of an. ordinary KhsjH'sdi egg. Kxpi-rU' describe the flavour of the eggs ;is heuig excellent. and as it is a ease oi ' • ogirs .i« eggs" ■■just -now in the, Old Count.n . i hev should .rea 1 ise a. good price. ' » * '■•• * ' • Nui'so S. Carrie Jones, of New Zealand, whose services were recently accept ('< I h.v 11 i'e a u 111 orit ics. • has -been given a post on the hospital ship Yaldiona. Nur.-'C I'huerson. wile oi Lieutenant -Emerson, of the New Zealand hxpediForce, wlm has been attached to tin's Force as a nurse, is now in tfcypt' ~ , f Aboul. two years ago th« (ierm.au

"Ohryasa" will toe glad to hear from all Interested In Women's Work and Life, And to receive items of Interest and valuo to Women for publication, or reference in this column.

F.inpress vi.sited a school m Alsnce chatted with, ill'' children. Otic ii'tic girl pnrticiilnrly lock her laney. and .•■lie said to iu'r : ' lei! mo ymir wish, and I piom.se u> tiiltil it- Ihe little girl curtsied deeply, nnrl replied : " I wish that, it would he granted to ur, to learn French in our xeho«>l. Ihe Km pres.. was very much taken aback, because since Alsace was taken from t.he French by the (Germans everything has always been done to jaippress French ' influences, and to make the countrv as Gorman as possihle. However. the F.nipres.s bad given her word to do anything that the child wished, and slu? could, not very well withdraw, so. although she was evidently perturbed, she said: "Your wish shall be granted." On the following day the first lesson in French since Alsace has l>eeti annexed b\ Germany «'as given in that school. » * * * * FiVBR.YDAV AIDS. Combs will soon warp and break if washed with water. 'hey should be cleaned with a. good, stifl, dry toothbrush or nailbrush. When running figs, dates, or raisins through hj, fooc'l chopper add a. few dro}*i of lemon juieo .to prevent, the fruit from clogging the chopper. Sweet oil will remove linger marks from varnished furniture. The additions of a. little sugar to the water in which turnips aro cooking will improve the flavour. When making aprons., especially thoso to bo used in doing housework, do not forgot a large pocket. It will save steps in dusting and picking up. »*#** A DELECTABLE JELLY. Crabapples make a most delicious jelly, which lias only to bo tasted once to be proclaimed thoroughly deleetable. The wild apples should he gathered while firm and fresh, but not tjuito ripe enough to fall from the trees. Each one should be wiped with a damp cloth to cleanse them. lhey should be weighed and pu-t. in a big preserving pan with one pint of water to eveio pound and ft half of fruit. Let them boil till quite tender, - then fiiram through a colander, rising a flat wooden spoon to pulp; them through. When the liquid is extracted measure it and to each pint allow three-quarters of a pound of sugar. Cook juice and sugar together, boiling for twenty minutes. .Remove the scum and pour the jelly into .small pots. It is very usee eaten by itsolf as a but can bo, used for garnishing, a« it is of a pretty. reo colour. It is also excellent .with reast mutton or game, and makes a capital substitute for red cmrrant jelly. .* * * * » A PICTURE SENSATIONS. The next New Zealand moving picture sensation is to be the fatuous"Australian swimmer, Annette ICellerman, starred with a company of over two hundred actors and five hundred supernumeraries in a production called •• Neptune's Daughter.'' M iss Kellorman was a daughter of the once well-known pianist. Madame Charbonet KeJlennan, and learned Iter .swimming in Sydney -with, her„•-father and brot her. She finally went on tour with her father. She was always a particularly sweet, girl, and developed j.nto a perfect seftl'in vhe water, IC ■Js said that in the film she show's that she has become a splendid actress, a remarkable dancer, an exjx'rt swordswoman and "mistress of a hundred arts."

The photo play, " which takes two : hours to produce, is to' Start thi? New 'Zealand torn at the end of this month. It has broken all record;: in New* ; York, Chicago, Boston and the other, big cities of America, and- packed - a 'Broadway theatre for throe hundred nights. Mr and Mrs Shipman, who are bringing tho play over, are to reach "Wellington on St Patrick's Day. *****

GERMANY'S TRAD ft IN BIRDS :

PLUMAGE. Marv Buckland, .writing in the ''British Australasian," puts- forth a, double plea for the birds who are slaughtered that their plumes may bedeck gentle-hearted women. It is often said that if women knew of the horrors which characterise the feather trade they would refrain from wearing 'these trappings of the savage. Bo that as it may. surely, when it is made known to the mothers, wives and daughters who are to-day mourning their dead, that this cruel trade is largely in the hands of the nation which has made this war, there will be ait instant outburst of indignation against this form of millinery. The bulk of the plumago which comes into the London market—smuggled out of India, and our colonies for the n ost part—goes in the raw state to Germany, whence it is returned to this country made into ' hat decorations. True, it is lifting that a trade which involves the killing of the parent fci;ds and the subsequent death by starvation of the nestlings, should be in the hands of a people who. by their atrocious crimes during the war. have placed themselves outside all human sympathy and consideration. At the same time, it bows the head with shame to anything so incongruous as to wear these doubly Dolluted plumes. "Would it. be out of place to a-sk every woman with any sense of the fitness of things to enter upon the New Year with a stern and inflexible resolve to abstain in the future _ from wearing anything but the most discreet of hats?

» * Ji * * THE MAX AND THE MATT). "''John Dishragge's" groan of anguish: It's this way. n e have two babies, and the wife can t manage without- some sort of household help. There doesn't- seem to b:> any decent h.h. procurable much under £1 per week, and when the h.h. works the gas stove as if it were a. battle cruiser chasing Genuans, a.n.d reads till midnight and after, and empties all victuals she doesn't care for into the rubbish bin. the bills soar like the world's account agninst Wilhelm. What, with" that, and high rent, and' cough mixture and so on, the wife and 1 have had to e-'l. ilow n our "Wn wages to nothing" and make the old elot-b.es do. As we sit fretting over it at night., we can hear the millionaire ni-a.id counting her money till tho .clanking of halfcrowns that were oniee ours nearly drive* me. mad. hen .she decides to go out and give some male stranger au opportunity to shout her to a- picture show, she retires and dres.se:- herself for two hours. 1 don't, know whether she puts all-her >-!othes on and takes them off twenty limes, or if she just fries her hat at new angles to see if it makes her lace look any 'better. If- is a face that need.- a lot of help. When sho is <juite ready she comes out weariiux a fixed smile aud looking* as much as possible like the Oucen of Slieba in a new blouse and the spectacles she keeps for the street. tThev haven't, any shafta). Then my wife "makes some Early Yietnrian remark about servants not knowing their place,, adds .wmething slinging about tho Labour Party, and moodily resumes her sewing. 1 must ask that pr i r 1 to inn file her half-crowns, or count them in bed.