THE SOCIAL WORLD

Waikato Independent, Volume XXI, Issue 2442, 10 September 1921, Page 3

THE SOCIAL WORLD

|: [BY OUR LADY REPORTER.] J Announcements of engagements and | contributions of social items, written ] in ink, may be forwarded to the I " Social Editor, Independent Office." I In all cases the writer's signature and J address must be enclosed.

PERSONAL JOTTINGS j

Mrs D. Marshall, of Parnell, is staying with Mrs S. Lewis. Miss C. Willi's kas gone to. spend the school holidays at Clevedon. Miss Cave, of Mt. Eden, Auckland, is staying with Mrs E. E. Roberts. Mrs C. Chitty, "The Willows," is spending a few days in Auckland at present. Mrs R. H. Young, of "Salthurst," left to-day to spend a fortnight in Auckland. Mrs Davis, of Hamilton, is at present staying with her sister. Mrs Mortimer Jones. Miss Clarke has returned to Dunedin, after visiting her sister (Mrs Masterton) at Popotunoa, Leamington. Mrs Percy Smith, of Paraparaumu, who has been staying with Mrs Chitty, ''The Willows," Leamington, left for her home again yesterday. The. engagement is announced of Miss Jean E. Russell, eldest daughter of the late Thomas Russell and Mrs Russell, "Dirleton," St. Stephen's Avenue, Parnell, io Mr Robert. C. Tuke, of Hikitahi, Taihape, youngest son of the late Major Tuke, S.M. of Taranaki. Mrs Russell'and family are well known to Cambridge people, as they have on two occasions spent their summer holidays here. A nasty accident happened to Mr and Mrs Jim Ritchie and Miss Ritchie, of Waitctuna, on their way to the Hunt Club ball. They were motoring over the Raglan hills and at a sharp corner collided with a car coming in the opposite direction. Miss Ritchie, who was on a visit from Wellington, was much cut about the face by the wind screen and had five teeth knocked out. She was taken into Hamilton, to a nursing home. Mr and Mrs, and. Mis' spent a recent Sunday, writes a London correspondent, with Lord Inverforth, Minister of Munitions, the Glasgow ironmaster. He has now a lovely old English house—Enfield Chase—where the lawns and trees are such as only England and centuries of culture can- produce ,■""■ The local Southgate Cadets mounted 1 of honour for the Prime Minister, and Mr Massey addressed them. Sir James and Lady Allen, aceom-. panied Mrs and Miss Massey to the Barnardo Village Homes at Barkmgside, in Essex recently. There they saw to what uses .the New Zealand funds are being upkeep of a charmin«- English village, each cottage containing' a mother (a -foster mother of course) and her happy brood of smiling (though orphan) children. Mrs Massov Was particularly struck with the 30'lly spirit of the life there.

ORIENTAL TEA CAKES A quarter cupful shortening, one cup brown sugar, one-eighth tcaspoonful 'of soda, one tablespoonful cold water, halt teaspoonful vanilla, one cupful flour. Work the shortening until creamy, adding the brown sugar gradually and beating constantly. Dissolve the soda in the cold water and add this to the first mixture, then add vanilla and the flour. Mix it until it holds together well and leaves no crumbs in the bowl. If it separates, add some water, a drop at a time, until the mixture can be moulded into little balls. Place these balls on buttered tins about an inch and a half apart, and bake in a qmck oven until delicately browned. This recipe will make 40 cakes.