Cambridge Women

Waikato Independent, Volume XLI, Issue 3893, 18 August 1941, Page 6

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JP|r PERSONAL Mrs John Watt is visiting Auckland. Miss Cassy Hart is staying with Mrs D. M. Bourke, Pukerimu. # * # Mrs H. C. Tod left on Saturday to spend a holiday in Wellington. * * * Mrs W. Evans, of Huntly, is the guest of Mrs D. M. Bourke, Pukerimu. « =* # Miss Myrtle Holmes, who has been visiting Auckland, has returned home. ♦ * * Mrs Roy Fisher, who has been spending a. few days in Auckland, has returned to Pukerimu. * # * Mrs A. D. Sayers and Miss Joan Sayers have returned to Hamilton Road after a few days in Auckland. V WOMEN’S INSTITUTE MAUNGATAUTARI ACTIVITIES The August meeting of the Maungatautari Institute was held in the Maungatautari Hall recently, when Mrs Wallace presided over a fair attendance of members. There was a very creditable display of soldiers’ comforts, knitted by Institute and district ladies. Later the items of this display were judged by vote, Mrs Ariell being the winner.

The roll call, “Pioneer stones of the district,” proved very enjoyable as a few “old-timers” contributed some interesting pioneer stones. Miss Marcia Hicks gave an interesting . reading on “New Zealand Birds” The motto, “Co-operation

is the secret of success” was given by Mrs Devonport. The winners of the competitions were as follows: Cooking, Mrs Russell; spring flowers, Mrs Ariell. The hostesses for the day were Mesdames Dallinger and Osborne, while Mrs Ariell took charge of the sales table. - -V DRESSES FOR COPYING HIRING TO AMERICA Hiring out dresses for copying is the latest scheme for bringing American dollars to Britain. It is the idea of Miss Raymond Rahvis, a leading London fashion designer, who has left for New York with fifty dress models and forty coats, together with hats and other accessories, all autumn designs, for day and evening wear. Miss Rahvis will exhibit her dresses in New York *and charge American designers 100 dollars entrance fees, which will enable them to copy one dress. Afterwards, she will take the dresses to Chicago, Hollywood, New Orleans and Kansas City.

This “Hire to Copy” scheme will be an ideal form of export for Britain, for it entails very little use of materials; it is, in effect, an export of British ideas.

The models emphasise the dropped shoulder, achieved with trimming placed down the sleeves, yokes and insets of contrasting colour. Collars have incrustations in the shape of labels and considerable attestion/has been given to embroidery. The tweed ensembles feature unusual contrasts like grey herringbone for the skirt and brown herringbone for the jacket.

“ FLATTENED ” FISH MORE FOOD FOR BRITAIN Fish which has been flattened ■nd dried so that it looks like a piece of cardboard is Britain’s latest device for economising in shipping space. It is a modern version of stockfish, which is Tudor times was exported in huge quantities from Scotland to the Catholic countries of Europe. The Spanish Armada, sailing in 1588 on its abortive attempt to invade England, carried 8.000 quintals of stockfish to feed its crews. By the modern method, which is applied to ling and cod, much of it from Newfoundland, tfie fish is sliced open and the inside removed. Then, by a special vacuum process, the water is drained out until the fish is only one-third its original bulk. Packed in salt it will then keep for many weeks. Although it does not look particularly appetising in this form, a soakfng in warm water brings it back to its original freshness. It is then boiled, fried or grilled according to taste. , , —t V-r-HOW TO BE POPULAR If you are one of those •>niffling, sneezing, coughing people, the first thing is to get rid of that apparently perpetual cold. Get right to it with Baxters Lung Preserver. Ordinary common-sense precautions and “Baxters” will fix any cold. Insist on “Baxters,” the proved pleasant remedy with the tonic action. Get better—get “Baxters.”

PINS ARE RATIONED £105,000 WORTH SENT OVERSEAS Before the war the women of Britain were squandering pins at the rate of 5,350,000,000 a year. Now they face a pin famine. For the pin manufacturers, with limited supplies of raw materials

rtnd increased demands from the Government for such State departments as the Stationery Office, and administrative-departments, has also to push its exports. While Adam is finding to his consternation that razor blades, once thick as leaves in Vallambrosa, are almost as rare as the onion, Ev k e is searching in vain for what, a year

ago, was handed across the counter to her in place of the draper’s farthing—a packet of pins. The value of this trade to Britain is considerable. In 1940, despite blitz conditions, the makers shipped £165,000 worth of them overseas.