Women Folk

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12407, 27 August 1918, Page 7

Women Folk

6y “STELLA."

Mrs St Jolin Buckley (Oahiaru) is in town. '

Mrs Morifcson (Wellington) is visiting Christchurch. Mr and Mrs Kenneth Luke are visiting Rotorua." Mr and Mrs W. Anderson (Ashburton) are in town.

Mrs J. Gillon (Wellington) is among itho guests at "Warwick House.

1 Airs Seri don left last evening foi>Wollingtou, accompanied by her daugjlrter, Airs Bean. '

Mr and Airs Bridson (Wellington) left for Dunedin to-day alter a short stay in Christchurch. Airs .Harrison-Jones (Wellington) ar. rived ’> In Christchurch to-day, and is staying at Warner's. . Air and Mrs Davison (North Canterbury) and Airs Armstrong are staying at the Hotel Federal.

, Airs H. Knight, Winchester Street, entertained a number of her friends'at a bridge party yesterday afternoon.

' Air and Airs Rothscluld (Wellington) * arrived in Christchurch this morning, ■ and arc staying at the United Ser- ' vice.

Air and Mrs Frank Courage have gone to their homo in' Ambericy_. for. a fortnight, after which they will return. to town.

Airs Wylie (Wellington) is staying at Warwick House. Her daughter, AJiss ;Muriel Wylie, is visiting friends in’ Christchurch.

. Air and Airs Oharles i Fenwick (Gisborne), who have been in Christchurch for several weeks, will leave for the north this evening. ■ Air and Mrs Frank. Clark (Wellington) have returned from a.visit to friends, at Rakaia, and will leave for the north this evening. .

Tho, engagement is announced of 'Mies Grace M’JOldownio. of Auckland, 'nitd lato of Mabnpu, io ...iriVtorrtlson,, principal of tho' firm of Morrison and Morrison, Christchurch., Mrs Macfnrlaue, of North Canter-bury,-who has b&n away from New Zealand for tho last live years, returned recently, accompanied by Miss Jdacfarlane. ■ v

Girl laboratory technicians are to take the place of men in the Medical 'Department ' of the United States Array, by order of the Surgeon-General at "Washington, D-C.,'states the New York “ Herald.” - Someone wants to know from Beatrice Holloway how she keeps her hair so fair and curly, says “Table Talk.” Miss Holloway .says she does not know, but other'people think it is because of her sunny nature. Her smile is repented and emphasised in her charming hair.

, Ho* interested Henry Scton Mcrri- '■ man would have been to sco his famous novel “The' Sowers” on the film, at iho kinema ,to-day (says the “ Daily Chronicle”) Ho wrote the story twenty-two years ago, and it attracted immediate ■ popularity. ■ There was no ono among the Victorian novelists who, in later years of that era of growing publicity, evaded notoriety more successfully than Mcrriman. Fen - people have ever seen a portrait of him,, and few ever met him; His death, at tho height of his fame, was a real loss to 'literature.

The Empress Eugene greatly enjoyed seeing the King, .and Queen and Princess Mary, who went over to tea at Earnboroiigh Hill during their stay at Aldershot, says a writer in the “ Queen ” of June 29. The Empress, though somewhat deaf, shows no other sign of.her ago. and her many friends hope that slur may survive not only to complete her century of life, but also: to see the downfall of the Germans,; .who were mainly the. cause of her-flight from France in 1870. What must bo the feelings of, the, ox-Emprcss ns she often sees through tho gates of Farnborougli the : Gormau prisoners go to and from their camps in tho neighbour- 1 hood. Her Majesty is possessed of a large . fortune; 'part of which, it is though,t she inay bequeath to her godchild, the QtieoijSif Spain, to whom”sho has always boeui greatly attached.

“ Stella" will bo sldd M reoeivo items df i Interest tuid value to 'Women for publication - or- reference tn this column, y .

LADY LIVERPOOL STALL The Sumner Branch of the Lady Eivcrpool Fund will bo. in, charge of tlie weekly sale in Cathedral Square to-morrow. The flower .stall promises to ho an attractive one, tho blooms at Snmnei being particularly lino - this year. Besides home-made cakes and preserves, there will he several handmade garments for complition. CHAMBER CONCERTS. IN AID OP THE RED CROSS FUND. One of the most attractive and artistic musical programmes heard in Christchurch lor some, time was given at a chamber concert last evening by Miss AliJliccnt Jennings, Miss Jean Burr owes, Air James Cocks and Mr Leslie Andreae. Aliss Alilliccut Jennings sang a number of quaint songs, many of Wem being heard for the first time in Christohnrcb. Sh e included two English songs of the twelfth and seventeentli century, which slid gave most charmingly. Miss. Jean Burrowes, who -has made rapid progress as a pianist, contributed a number of solos, which wore excellently interpreted, especially three small movements of Dcs from “The Children’s Corner.” Air Janies Cocks was heard in a variety of songs, .which.were,' Tendered most artistically and effectively.. Air Leslio Andreae played his violin solos with groat skill, and delicacy, and was most corauisiastically applauded. The accompaniments were plaved by Airs Alonteath and Afiss Olive Ballantyne, who were-assisted-by Airs J. Guthrie, who accompanied several of the songs on the ’cello. The same delightful progiammo is to be repeated this evening in Atessi's .Robert Francis’s concert chamber in High Street. Amongst the audience were Airs Boyle,; Mrs Algar Williams, Air and Airs Jennings,'Aliss Ireda Jennings, Airs Burrowcs', Miss It. Burrowes, Air and Airs Ernest’ Empson,;, Mr Nevill Smith. Airs- AV.' H. Clarke, Mrs Gower Burns, Aliss Aluriol Eittle, Alisa : Ti. Livingstone, Airs D. Redsc, Aliss Aladgo Barsonson, Mrs'Andreae. Aliss Stella Alnrray, Misses OtJey (2), Aliss ’AVobb, Airs Elans, Airs Henry Wood, Aliss Hope-AVood, Aliss Hazel Evans, Alias/T. Guthrie, Airs Mayne, Aliss Kathleen Anderson, Aliss Kitty Morris, Misses Bonder, Aliss Lonm Bean r Aliss Alona Hohinson, Miss Sybil Aln udo. Dry Irving, Mrs J. Russell and Aliss Jamieson. USEFUL HINTS. Household Utensils.—The necessary utensils for house-cleaning must bo of good quality, it is false economy to purchase cheap-brooms and brushes, for not only do they last but half the time, but they fail to do as good work. 1 lenty of dusters and rubbers, no stmt of soap or polish, but a sparing use of soda—these are points worth remembering. A carpet sweeper, to- be used in lion of a broom or .brush, except when a room gets its “ tui-n-ont,” is also to boy recommended, as by its use loss dust is raised, hence tho dusting process is .shortened. For taking up crumbs after meals a sweeper is invaluable. A plentiful ■ supply of uewspapeis and tissue paper lor polishing windows and mirrors will aho be of groat use. Pieces <if velvet or plush aro splendid for-rubbers for doors and: woodwork; and a- velvet pad should a lways bo kept for the purpose of Tubbing up polished surfaces. A bottle, of ammonia is also very handv, a.sol Ten a', stain which might in time, become noticeable may ho removed by its use. .To Clean a Alackintosh.-—A ven-good way to clean a mackintosh is to“.lay it flat on a table and wash it. Use a small, stiff nail-bnish for the purpose, of ■scrubbing, the-; mackintosh,' and when the whole is finished rinse well in clean wld water and dry in.the open air;'on no account dry near a firo/ow even in a warm room.

Scorched -'White Silk.-.Squeeze all tno juice from a fair-sized onion, and to I us add a little pure, white soap, shredded; finely A and a .little, fuller’s earth, and stir these, into half a. pint of good vinegar, llojl vtho mixture until all the soap is dissolved, and then put aside to cool. Spread a little of this 'Compound,-over l-ho'sscdrclied silk, apd leave to dry. Their' wash out the blouse in the: ordinary way and dry in .the open air. The'remainder of "the mixture can .ho bottled for .further use.

SOLDIERS’ BEAD WORK. A visit, to sec tlio bead work done.by the .French soldiers at the American Hospital at Neuilly was most interestjnJE says the Paris correspondent of the “Queen.” The men now do the inoat beautiful work quite perfectly. Tho hospital authorities hare organised the little industry so well that it is possible to got really “worth while” .returns for tho men's talent and, steady work. ■ _ They make chain bags and purses in various sizes, designs and colour, nil of which arc carefully studied and carried nut under the eye of the lady who is in- charge of the work, and provides the heads, the thread and the designs, and also the frames. She teaches each man herself, and is loud in her praise- of theiy quiche intelligence and interest. “ They are so good and so clover,” is her verdict. As time goes on tho cads and the thread get scarcer and more expensive, consequently the work has lo he sold at a, higher price than at first; but no one minds paying more when quite sure that tho money goes direct .to the soldiers, and in this ease there is no doubt about that, y Nevertheless, it is well lo buy suck things where they are made, and not from an intermediary, who cannot vouch' for tho work being done by., the wounded men one wishes to befriend. ■. NO MORE “ NERVES. 1 ” An old medical .friend had dropped du, lor an hours bridge. lie prescribes it for himself .and for us as an excellent relief'from Avar, strain. “ Clears the mind wlieh one is worked to death,”.ho said. “Only there’s one comfort about patients nowadays.' All tlie patients I have to see have really something the master with them. Now, before tho war He shrugged his -shoulders significantly. That significant shrug- of the shoulders made me think what‘splendid health all my friends and acquaintances seemed i to have enjoyed in war .time. I know one woman who in tho- two years before the war hack two rest cures of a month each. Since’ tho war began she has been-running the; kitchen of a hospital. Shokloes not know what rest is, and in spite of it all she looks years younger and worlds happier. 1 knew another whose hysteria was a burden to her family. She was waited on hand and foot, by her -.husband' and children. Her nerves were .spoken'of with awo in the, house. There, have been no nerves since she had three boys in the Army. A big trouble has made her find herself. ' _ There was ay third whose headaches were a doriicstio institution. One inquired not .after Mrs X., but Airs X.’s poor head. It struck me-that nowadays when 1 moot Airs X. bustling away to the Red Cross wc 'talk about, patterns and recipes and forget all about the important head. It is the same with the young girls. They are better in every way since they took to hospital work, or war work, or business, la fact, it may be said that the comfortable classes before the war lacked occupation.. If they had young children they were kept busy, blit the unmarried, the childless wives, and those whose children had passed the nursery stage lacked the interest of work. I think that the nervons ami hysterical complaints of pre-war days were, the result of sheer . enmii. The social round never filled a. woman’s life properly. It lacked serious interest.—AMl., in the “ Daily Mail.”0 FOR A BOOK! “ O for a book and-a shady nook!" ■ ■ You recollect tho rhymes, ■ ■ ■AVritten how many years ago la placid happier -io-day no shady'nooks arc ours AVilh half the- world at strife . Ami dark ambition laying waste . Tho-pleasant things of life; But still the cry for books'is hoard; Bor solace of.the'magic word. “0 for a book, 1 ’ the cry goes forth, “ 0 lor a hook to read: To soothe ns in our weariness, The laggard hours to speed!” From countless hospitals it comes, Where stricken soldiers lie; AVJio gave their youth, who gavo their Kironglh, • , Lost Liberty should die. How small a favour to implore: Tho books.we've finished witli--uo more! A bonk can have a. thousand lives;. , AVilh each now reader, one; • , '■ A hook should-have a thousand lives ' Beforo. its course is ntu. -And wo few kinder things can do, ■ Our gralitudo to show, Than give the freedom.of our shelves To those that need it so, For lot I hem ask without avail Tho sweet beguilement of a tale. E.A r ;L,, in “ Punch.”

home hints. TO GLEAN IVORY. , Tlu* host way to clean ivory is to boil it ui a solution of alum ‘and water about two hours and dry in tho sun. It will look equal to new. Another way is to bum a piece of pumice-stone in the loven, scrape it into a fine powder, moisten with a. little spirit of-am-monia, and with it rub the ivorv carefully. To clean carved ivory figures, take equal parts of powdered whitening and methylated spirits and make into a past®; rub it bn the ivory with a.brush. When dry, brush t,ho figures welt with a soft brush. .TO MEND LACE CURTAINS. Lace curtains can be made to serve some time longer if, when a hole appears, they are covered thus: From a,n old 'curtain which is quite past other service,’ out a piece the size of the hole, having, regnrd to the pattern. : Cut the pieces of sufficient size to. overlap'the holes, dip 'each one in cold starch, lay ■ the,curtain to be mended on an ironing boaird wrong side up. Place the patch carefully over the hole, and iron it down with a moderately Hot iron till perfectly dry. *lf curtains arc sufficiently long,' it is sometimes nossiblo to cut pieces off the top or bottom with -which to repair any torn part. Before washing the curtairis tlic patch must be darned in with fine thread.

. A TIP ABpBT DUSTING. ' . Whan .dustiug u'so a .paraffin duster, Pour a little paraffin into a basin, dip the duster in and squeeze it out, then, put in a tin till morning. It will .nob only remove dust,without nlaking it fly about the room, but will also polish the furniture at the same time. KITCHEN CURES'.

In every kitchen. there is quite a druggist’s shop of useful remedies.' A cure for dyspepsia, is salt and water. Put a. small Tcaspoouful' of salt in a largo tumbler iof water as hot as you can swallow, and-drink it half an hour or twenty minutes before, each meal. Mustard has many valuable; uses. As » plaster ,on the chest it draws the .blood froin the congested lungs to the-skin, and in the foot-biilK it draws the blood from the lungs to'the feet. It is still mote valuable ns an emetic. A spoonful of imistard in a largo glass of wafm water acts quickly. - If ,yoi< get a cut that will not step‘ bleeding, there is nothing like cold water. Do nob'bandage,the hand, .but hold it above.-the head, and pour the coldest, water procurable- -over it,. .

THE TWO NEW U.S.A. DRESSES.

The war is bringing new fashions ni womens only “Made in.America, ’■ but, in a measure, made by the Government. ■ Everyone now knows the Hoover- uniform/ which iness than a ,year has penetrated .to- tho iaruiest corner of the country, and is aoni wherever women are organised for war se-rvlco under our programme. While not in the least Jcornpulsory, it was suggested and authorised by the Food Administration, and it-has won out on its merits'as-a suitable garment for women- to weai in the demonstration, preparation and serving of food. Another instance is less generally known, but ot even greater significance. iJierc has recently been designed ji standard f ganncnt to bo-worn by women , at' work in. United - States arsenals and similar establishments controlled by the Government.. T|, o women' workers were not arbitrarily required to accept a garment favoured nuly by tho. Government authorities. Instead, they were consulted about it, and tbd proposed model submitted to them-for-criticism and suggestion before its final adoption. \ i bb i 5, t S .^° u Utless the -first instance of tho U.S., ■ Governmentprescribing tlu, working garb'of women-in industry. It is probably also the 'first instance cf the women of , America having a hand m setting Aho /style of their own clothes. ■

Tho ultimate effect of those two’’developments -|n-'dress cannot bo measured now but women feel that it. will be lar-rcachuig.

Muriel: “ Skinflint does not seem to be a greedy old man!” Tcddv:: “I sbonld jolly Well think he is. “ "Wfiy Jones savs ho makes his kids eat :ii fbe looking-glass so Hint they’ll tmnk they’ve eaten twice as much' as they have. : ‘ '