For Women Folk

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12086, 15 August 1917, Page 7

For Women Folk

Bf "STELLA."

Miss Todhunfcer is visiting her brother in North Canterbury. *■*»** Miss Rita Hainan (Greymouth) is visiting Christchurch, Mr and Mrs E. E. Newton. Sduth Canterbury, are in tov/n. Mr and Mrs 0. 0. T. Rutherford, The Peaks, are staging at Warner's. Mr and Mrs P. H, Hartlands (Grsytnouth) are staying at the Unitsd i=ervice* »*«■»* Mr and Mrs F. B. Powell (Hokitika) are visitors to ChriStclmrch. Mr and Mrs Walter Baxter (Tirnaru) are staying at the Cuited Service. Miss Ruby Mathc-son (Greymouth) is visiung Ciiristciiurch. * . * * * Mr and Mrs Trewin (Blenheim) are vi&iting ohristchurcb. + * * * » Mrs H. Aoton-Adams (Tipapa) is staying at Warner's. * * * * * I>r and Mrs Bennett (Blenheim) are in Chris tchurch. » ♦ * * * The Mayor c{ ; Blenheim, Mr Corry, with Mrs Corry, is paying att Warner's. » * -> * * Mr and Mrs James Christie (Dunedin). are staying at the Clarendon. * '* * * * Mrs W. S. Bean and Miss B. Bean! will leave to-morrow on a trip to the West Coast. •» • * * * Mr and Mrs E. Priest. Rcslyn, Drmedin, arrived in C'hrisichurch last evening, and are staying at tne Clarendon. Mr and Mrs and Miss Gardner, Miss Hall and Miss Seweil, ail or Oamaru, are speeding this week in Christchurch. ****»■ Mrs R. H. Rhodes and Miss A. Rhodes, Biueclifrs, are the guests of the Earl and Countess of Liverpool, Government House. + * * -* -* A concert is being held next Tuesday in St Augustine's Schoolroom, Cashmere Hills, iu aid of the Comforts Fund for men of the Royal Navy. The programme, which is being arranged by Mr Harry Gill, will be a vocal and instrumental one., Mrs Alma Carey, Mrs R. A. Home, Miss Lilian Wauchop and Miss Irene Morris will be responsible for the nrst half of the programme, and the Barnstormers will give a miscellaneous entertainment curing the second hair. * «•»*» i y.w.o.A. NEW CAFETERIA AND REST ROOM. A great advance step will be made by the Christclrurch Young Women's Christian Association, next Tuesday, when two new rooms, comprising a cafeteria and rest room, will be opened by the Mayoress, 3irs Holland, at 241, High Street, nest to Messrs Webley, Sons and Gof ton. The luncheon room in Latimer Square, besides being rather far from town for girls with limited time, is also becoming more and more overtaxed, and the need of a room in the centre of the city has long bean felt. The new rooms are all that can be desired, large, lofty and bright,, with three large windows in each, looking down on one of the busiest thorough-

"Stella" will be g:«aei to Steas" irom all Interested in Work and Life, and to recolvo Items of interest and value to Women for pu&Sioation or reference in this CKSlumri.

fares in the city. The cafeteria oi luncheon room is on the first floor. II is papered in warm brown, with fittings of poished rirau, and the tables and chairs are of oak. The kitchen and servery is ac the far end, with every convenience for expeditious and effective service. Eere, between the hours of twelve and two o'clock, girls can get their luncheon, or eat the lunch they bring. The rest room is on the second floor, where the pred.omina.ting colours are fawn, pink and black. The paper :s of a biscuit shade, and the fittings are | of dark polished rimu. A large cloi-.k room is at the far end of this, and comfortable rugs, chairs and couches, with cushions of fawn, oink and black, which members are busilv making, to be readv by Tuesday, will give a preoty and restful aspect to a beautiful room- The screen fittings are also being made by some of the members, who are keenly interested in the artistic appearance of these new rooms, while pictures are being subscribed for or given by other girls. These rooms will be open to any woman or girl, on payment of twopence, but are free to- members of the Yotiug Women's Christian Association. The association club rooms in l^atimer Square will still be open for six o'clock tea, and also for hot dinner, between neon and 1.30 p.m. SOCKBUB.N AVIATION GROUNDS. The fates were anttbkig but benevolent yesterday afternoon, when Jie public were invited to die Canterbury Aviation School at Sockburn. and a large crowd of people were disappointed at not seeing a flight. Much interest, however, was manifested in the machines themselves, the hanga-rs_ and ■the buildings, the pupils explaining everything of interest. Afternoon tea was served in the stuuents' hcase. Amongst the many present- were: — Mrs Wigvam, Mr and Mrs Vernon, Mr Mid Mrs Ogilvie, Mrs Henry Wood, Miss Hope 'Wood, Mrs Stead, MissCowlishaw. Mr and Mrs Cyrus Williams, Miss Williams, Mr and Mrs A. K. Firth, Miss Gwen G-avrio (Auckland), Miss Buckland (Auckland), Miss FJlla H-*!more Miss Svlvia Westenra, Miss Mary Wieley, Miss Alison Jennings, I Misses Wilson, Miss Muir, Br and Mrs Ned will. Mr and Mrs P. Hopkins, Mrs j Savill and Mr and Mrs Kenneth Wil- ! liams, « ? * * * AMERICA'S LOYALTY. Americans do not do things by halves, and their newspapers are now almost wholly devoted to war. In a San Francisco "'Chronicle" of June there is an article entitled "Thirty Ways You uan Do vour Bit even if You Can't- Go to War." Seme of these are" headed: '•Practise Economy," "Invent Household Economies," "Make Bandages,' "Cheer Boy Scouts." '-Increase Production of Food Crops," " Practise Loyalty," (i ßegin Home Nursing," "Join Red Cross." "Watch for Spies," <: BeLoyai," "Pack Comfort Bags," "Give Mouev," "Keep Cool," and it ends with a little paragraph, "Observe Flag Etiquette." "' Display with the Stare and Stripes the flags of the nation's Allies, hi time of world war with itsgreat bitterness it is a good thing to have some international fraternal feeling- In Huron-.-?- they are flying the Start, end Stripes beside _ the tricolour of Fit,nee and the Onion Jack of England. The situation warrants thie- courtesy to our friends in a common cause. It doe's not diminish national patriotism one whit." «- * . * * WAR ORPHANS IN FRANCE. Madame Viviani, wife of a former French Premier, is head of an institution to fit. tho war orphans of France in fevery branch of life to be oiusena in the future. 1 The original premises of ih.& Hotei Biron in Paris, a historical mansion, now have bin taken ever for the Robin museum, and headquarters have be;-n established at 72., E-ue Babylonc. Its main purpose) ever since the start has been to succour the refugee children, amuse them, provide* for them, and educate them for an apprenticeship. -•lore than that! it proposes to help their mothers by providing: agricultural instruction. Profesiors have been employed to tea eh the beys, and there are oarpentry and locksmith shops. The girls learn embroidery, millinery, and to make artificial flowers. Snccial instruction is given in an art school Mdme. Viviini makes the classification of the child for the trade best j suited to her or him her specialty, and takss the greatest interest in itj Mdxae. Viviani said she found the ' work of the greatest interest because I learning the tastes and the altitudes of the child is not an easy undertaking. "In these days of intense commercialism," she said, ''skill;d artisanship is growing rare, so it seemed to me. well to encourage in youth a careful ajrnrenticeship. The idea of a training school appeared to me 1o offer th'i greatest chance for service I could reader to the children of France.". « * * * * A FASCINATING HOLD-ALL. This hold-ail has been found exceedingly useful in keeping needlework clean, and in protecting dark skirts j from the fluff and threads:— It consists of a large piece of sateen. This you spread on your kitee whije- yen are working, and your sewing things ail go into the pocket. When you've- finished you just fold up the corners. U-av-ing vour work inside, and tic it up. You want for it- a yard and c. quarter of pruttv figured sateen and one yara of white or cream sateen, tour yaras and a half of narrw Valenciennes lace, and one yard and three-quarters of ribbon about an inch wide- . Cut both thei pieces of sateen, making th.rm 30in square. Neatly turn in the figured sateen all the way round and tack the Valenciennes lace to it. This can then b» machined from the right side. Turn in thes white sateen in the same wav and \hv- tho father with itNext comes the pocket. This should be loin by 10m when completed," <and should be arranged diagonally across the inside of ths hold-ail. _ Cut- th-S sateen for the lower half 7in by loinLine it with whits, and then machine it on three sides to the cover. Cut and line t'hte flap to fit this, edging ii with Valenciennes lace. Machine it along the tcp to the cover, about 3in above the lower half of the, pocket. Fasten it with two pieces of ribbon. Fold up the hold-all by turning all the corasrs in like an envelope, and saw ribbon to two of the corners Mi fasten it. »«■#♦# WAS IT A PREMONITION? Some new stories of Lord Kitchener are told by the Yorkshire lady who, under the name of "A Woman of No Importance," has just published a racy volume of "Memories: Discreet and Indiscreet." She says that Lord Kitchener always kept a couple of cars standing outside the War Office day and night—-in, readiness to be jumped into at a moment's notice. The day before his last fateful journey, as he was walking into his office, he saw one of his chaffears standing near. He stopped and spoke to the man, saying, "You are married, are you not?" The reply' being in the affirmative, _ Lord T\itnTiftTiaT liarjlied. "JHiaj* I will xm£

take yctl "until me to-morrow. I will take Brooms instead." So- Broom© and his car went with their master—and will be ssen no mere until the sea. gives up- her dead. * a * * * HOUSEHOLD HINTS. If a little ammonia is added to the water in which silver cr glassware is washed, it brightens it wonderfully. Dry all- crusts of bread in the oven, roll them, and store in a tin for raspings. To polish the steel portions of a kitchen stove, apply a mixture of whitening and olive oil. To keep uncooked fish fresh, wring a cloth Cat in cold salted water and wrap the fish in it. Don't allow the fish to touch one. another. Onion skins washed and put into soup will help to brcwa it and give it a flavour. To dry a damp cupboard, fill & jar with slaked Hme and stand in the cupboard. The lime must not- be kept there too "long, or " dry ?ot" will ensue. If ne-vr tinware is robbed over with fresh lard and thoroughly heated in the even before it, it used, ii& will never rust, no matter hew much it is put in water After black stockings it is better to rinse them in blue watejr. This will keep them a cood colc'arj do not use soda or rub soap on them. To make home-made baking powder, mis together *2oz of tartaric acid, Boz of carbonate of soda and 3*oz of ground rice or nee flour. These quantities make >Ub of baking powder. To heln the bread to rise in winter o, hot-water bag will be found convenient. Fill the bag with hot watv»r and place it under the covered bread pan, finally covering all with an old blanket. Two fiatirons, heated, and put on each side of the bread pan (coverinor rdl .as before), may take the place of the water-bag. A little bath brick scraped on the hearth immediately after washing it will effectually remove any stains. To make, up a Are to last for hou'n-i wet any waste pap?r 3 press into ball?, place oh the fire, and cover with small coal and cinders. To prevent a gas stove from rusting, as thev will do if cara is not taken, or the surface is net enamelled, rub the entire inside with a flannel which has been saturated with sweet oil. i When fashioning new "underclothing ' make unbreakable buttons. First mark out with nencil nnd the .aid of a butter, the size required from cuttings of the i material you are using. Cut out -perfectly round a"d -nut six of these discs one on tor> of the other and fasten them together with a firm row of hutitouholinjr all round the edge. Sew '"» v liko. * "lain linen button. You will find they cat-last the garments. »♦*•*# MRS ROLLESTOX. ''Qu&HSed London and Paris), TS RECOMMENDED for all Hair and Face i. Treatment (especially Falling Hair. Premature. Greyness and Dandruff, Faca and Complexion. Treatments, Specialised. Hairwork of every description and Permanent Removal ci Superfluous Hair by Electrolysis. DOMINION BUILDINGS, Cathedral Square. FISHER'S, FLORIST A.XD FRU2TEBER, COLOMBO and GLOUCESTER STREETS. WREATHS and WEDDING BOUQUETS delivered on Shortest Notice. AND FRESH CUT FLOWERS DAILY. Nice Selection of Artificial Wreaths at Reasonable Prices. Open Daily from 8.30 a.m. till 10.30 p.m. XD