WOMEN'S WORLD

Waikato Times, Volume 97, Issue 15185, 10 March 1923, Page 13 (Supplement)

WOMEN'S WORLD

(By "GipMy")

Miss Bishop has gone to Auckland for the week-end.

• * * * Mrs A. J. Smith has gone to Rotorua for a holiday.

Mrs and Miss McLennon, of Wellington, are at Brighton.

Mrs Gilraour, of Auckland, who has been visiting Mrs F. T. Wilson, has returned to her home.

Miss Wallnutt spent a few days this week in Auckland.

Mrs (Dr.) Brown, of Waihi, is staying with Mrs (Dr.) Fraser. *** * '

Mrs B. Ewen has returned from a holiday in Wanganui.

Mrs Raymond, of Fiji, and her sister, Miss Tuke, are at Warwick.

Mrs Somers, of the Hot Springs Hotel, at Te Aroha, is improving slowly from her serious illness.

Mrs W. H. Hume, accompanied by Misses M. McNicol and Young, are motoring through to Feilding for the Polo sports. i

Miss Roma Gilbert has resigned from the teaching staff of the Whitiora school to join the nursing staff of the Waikato Hospital.

Miss Fleming, of Morrinsville, passed through Hamilton this week, and will take up her duties in Te Kuiti shortly.

Mesdames W. B. Fowler and Batchelar, of Palmcrston North, passed through Hamilton last ,week to Te Aroha, where they are holiday-making.

Mrs Raymond, of Nasesi, Fiji, who is touring New Zealand accompanied by Miss Duke, of Napier, is visiting Hamilton. They are staying at the Warwick private hotel. » * * *

The engagement is announced of Mr Clarence Thomas, eldest son of Mr E. vThomas, of Puketaha, Hamilton, to Miss Jessie Lambie, fourth daughter of Mr N. Lambie, of Mangatoki, Taranaki.

Amongst the Waikato visitors to the Te Aroha races were: Mesdames A. E. Cox, Vere Chitty, J. O'Sullivan, E. Potts, Peake, L. R. Greenslade,, J. Chitty, Rawlinson, W. McCrae, Cray, L. Cu3sen, Marshall, F. McGovern, R. Hannon, W. C. Ring, and Misses Wallnutt and L. Cussen.

»»* * i Miss Betty Kimbell has returned from her trip to Australia, where she studied the latest dances and also eurythmics, and the pupils who are rapidly filling her list will have the advaniage of having the up-to-date methods of dancing as used in America and: the Continent. This should be most attractive to those who intend entering for the forthcoming competitions.

Surely the art of using perfumes seems to have been lost by the women of to-day (writes a correspondent of the London Daily Mirror). Passing in the streets one is suddenly engulfed at times as a wave of strong, cheap scent emanating from a well-dressed girl of the upper classes. In former days women usually remained faithful to one aroma, which was as much a part of herself as her way of dressing her hair or of holding a fan; but now this "personality" of scent has been forgotten, and all perfumes are used Indiscriminately by the same person. * * * *

Should girls play football? The Australian cricketers, who toured so triumphantly through England in 1921, have decidedly negative views on the question. Mr Sidney Smith, 'jnr., in his book on the tour, just published, says the team were invited to watch a match at Bradford between girls of 17 to 24 years of age, representing two factories. “After seeing the game for about 15 minutes,’ lie writes, “we were quite satisfied that it was not entertaining or elevating. It is hoped that this form of amusement among the future mothers of England will not be encouraged. There are plenty of other forms of pleasure‘for girls of this age, and it was, in my opinion, degrading to see an audience composed mostly of young men, barracking and giggling during the whole time play was in progress. EXHIBITION OP PAINTINGS. . j 1 Mr and Mrs Barton, and their son, Mr Cranwell Barton, have been staying at Grand Central. They have recently been abroad, where for two years Mr Cranwell Barton studied art under some of the best masters in water colour. After giving an exhibition in Christchurch of about 400 pictures, the artist brought his gems to Hamilton, and displayed them in the Toorak Chambers on Thursday arrti Friday, and received well-earned encomiums from the local art critics. WOMEN’S THOUGHT LEAGUE. The Women’s Thought League resumed its meetings for this year on Friday last in the Liberty Hall, when there was a large attendance. An excellent paper was read by Mrs Blamlres, and an interesting musical programme was contributed by Mcsdames McKinnon. Martyn Williams, A. W. Green, Kabcr-Harrison, and T. B. Dillicar. A refreshing afternoon tea was served by the committee. The president, Mrs Provis, in her opening speech, welcomed the old and new members, and briefly traced the steady growlh of the movement, both In membership and scope of thought. She said the Women’s League is determined that all that is finest in the minds of the women of the day shall prove a rtrong constructional power in the interests of future generations. Ideal actions must inevitably he the outcome of ideal thoughts. FAREWELL TO MR DARKE. The farewell to Mr Darke, the president of the Hamilton Bowling Club, held on the greens last Saturday, lacked nothing in warmth of feeling All present extended the heartiest good wishes for an enjoyable, well-earned holiday. The decorations were of gayest, the club colours prevailing, and the tea was just one of those for which this club is particularly noted. Mr Darke will be quite sure or a hearty welcome from his many bowling friends when he returns. Amongst 1 hose present were: Mcsdames Meredith, Ewen, A. Day, F. T. Wilson. Wilkes, N. Bell, B. Junes, Cotlman. A. .1011. Gilmour, Manning, Petersen, Gladstone Hill. W. Hammond.

PRESERVE AFTERNOON. The preserve afternoon given at Sonning by Mrs Whitehorn and staff to Miss Eileen Clayton-Greene, on Thursday, was a delightful one, and will long be remembered by the recipient on account of the genial spirit and good camaraderie which prevailed. The function was a garden party, and competitions, golf games, and lovely afternoon tea were all equally enjoyed. The fine assortment of preserves left by the young guests, who were all old school associates of Miss Green, will make an imposing array on the shelves of the larder in her new home. Mrs Whitehorn, as hostess, was as usual most assiduous in her duties, and the happy faces of those around her must have been ample repayment for the trouble taken. If the brightness of the honoured guest’s future can be gauged by the kindly thoughts of those who entertained her, then her path of life will indeed be a rosy one. Amongst those present were: Mesdames Coventry, H. G. Ross. H. Valder, Clay-ton-Greene and R. P. Brown, and Misses M. Henry, M. Chadwick, P. Fisher, A. Coventry, G. Rawson, K. Cowie, M. Chadwick, E. Belt, M. McNicol, D. Yule; 11. Cowie, Ellis, Martin, Shute. McDonald E. Hammond, V. Brewis, M. Douglas, R. Brewis, A. Wallace, E. Simmonds, E. Norris, G. Hammond, D. Manning, E. Dc Lalour, M. Manning, F. Jolly, and M. Sorby. The competition was won by Miss M. Manning. A DELIGHTFUL EVENING. There was an exceedingly pleasant and sociable- gathering at the house of Mr and Mrs L. Blackie, George Street, Hamilton, last Saturday night, as a farewell to Mr Len. Thompson, a member of the staff of the Farmers’ Auctioneering Co., who has accepted the position of treasurer to the Westminster Glee Singers. There were over 50 guests present, including many members of the F.A.C. staff and other friends of Mr Thompson, who, during his stay in (he town, earned great popularity. The evening *was made merry with singing and dancing, and the function passed off very successfully. Mr and Mrs Blackie were an ideal host and hostess, and made the guests feel entirely at home. Songs were given by Misses Goodall, R. Clench, and I. Gillies, and Messrs Johns, D. Wilson, B. H. Chapman and L. Blackie, while Miss V. Brookes and Mr Johns furnished several elocutionary items. Mr L. Carr entertained the assembly with one of his inimitable hakas. Misses K. Frost, D. Mayall, R. Clench, E. Archer and Air G. Kingstone were the pianists. A very delectable supper was provided, and before the guests departed Mr Wilson, on behalf of Mr and Mrs Blackie, presented Mr Thompson with a gold.tiepin, fashioned after an ivy leaf, which was the work of Mr Blackie : himself. Mr Thompson made brief and suitable response, after which the assembly sang heartily "For he's a jolly good fellow.” Cheers were then called for the chief guest and for the host and hostess, the singing of "Auld Lang Syne bringing a most enjoyable evening to a close. Amongst those present were Mesdames Hubbard, Crickett, Osborne (Feilding), Archer, Misses Brookes, Murray (3), Garraway, Archer, Goodall, Mayall, Gillies, Cressey, Wilson, Higginson, Perham, King, Gwynne, Tait, Froude. Clench, White, Frost, Frisken, Oldham; Messrs Hubbard, Stranger, D. Wilson, L. Thompson, L. Carr, Simpson, Thomas, Chapman (3), Saunders, Kingston, Archer, Miles Steel, Row, Borles, Humrn, Carthy, Johns, C. Stevenson, Comfort, C. Adams, Troup, Binden, Anderson, Gerrand, Hillsden, Cronin, Brookes, F. Archer, Crickett, and many others. GOLDEN WEDDING. The golden wedding of Mr and Mrs E. 0. Amoore took place recently at their residence, Kenneth Avenue, Morningside. Mrs Ainoore, with her parents, landed at Dunedin in 1870, and Mr Amoore the following year. They were married at Cromwell in 1573, and spent several years in that then flourishing goldmining district. Removing to the North Island in 1877, they settled first at Wainui-o-mala, Wellington, afterwards making their home at Ngaire, in Taranaki. After a residence of 16 years in the latter place, they removed in 1002 to Tirau, going to Morningside four years agoMOTHER. She is not what the world calls fair, Her eyes aro not like heaven’s blue, No golden glory is her hair, Nor are her lips of crimson hue. Her little hands are wrinkled now, Her voice has lost its youthful ring, The hair upon her careworn brow Is whiter than the seabird’s wing. \ i But, oh 1 ’twould be a dreary place, The cottaga home, with any other; And hers is just the sweetest face In all the world, because she’s mother.

USEFUL EGG-SHELLS. Because egg-shells are made of lime, and lime whitens clothes, therefore it is an excellent idea when clothes are being washed to crush up the shells of eggs that have been used for cooking, wrap them in a piece of muslin, and pul them into the copper. This muslin bag can be removed and kept for another time. Roses and other plants derive great benefit from lime and egg-shells crushed up, placed about the roots and left there to rot. The lime will in time be absorbed by the plants. WOMEN SCIENTISTS The growing part which women play in medical research in England is revealed in the report of the British Medical Research Council for 1921-22. Scattered up and down Ihe pages one notes the name of more Ilian GO women engaged upon investigations into such subjects as the. opsonic index in tuberculosis, ahti-pnoumococcic serum, the pedigrees (if anomalies and diseases of Ihe eye, diphtheria, and the appelite of schoolboys. FLOWER-BOWL STANDI A bowl stand can he made willi large cotton-reels screwed to a circular piece of wood. The completed stand can then lie stained. A pattern could he cut mil. in fretwork upon the circular top. Fretted stand*, measuring not more than ;>in in diameter and made to match the centre one. can be used for cruets or tlnserbowls.

THE BEAUTY DOCTOR. \ Women spend a great deal of money on beauty 'doctors and do not always achieve the desired results. Here is some information on how to beautify yourself, and it is very cheap, costing you only the price of this paper. I speak of the kind of beauty thai attracts men, which 1 take it to be tlu kind most desired. In the first place it is not the handsome face, form or features that always or even usually win out. Tin great women of the world who hav< been noted for their charm have beer deficient in these respects. It isomething behind all these. It n what you might call graciousness or winsomeness. It is the fruit of the spirit. To be beautiful to men, the woman must like men; that is, she must hr human. Of course she can like men too much. There is moderation in everything. But it can be safely said that a woman who is not pleased when a man comes around and who does not show it by her actions is not the sold of woman that men like to come around.

One of the most offensive qualities in a woman and one that drives away adriiirers is egotism. Egotism in man or woman is probably the most hated of all qualities. Sometimes an utterly selfish and self-centred woman may attract admiration, but as a rule she does not keep it long. Perhaps the most charming quality in any woman is happiness. A happy woman is well liked everywhere. People, including men, like sunshine and do not care for gloom, particularly female gloom.

" Another quality in woman that has a charm for men is enthusiasm. A man likes a woman to be in favour of things and not generally opposed to everything. If you have the critical faculty very highly d»'loped, better make up your mind to be an old maid. By the same token a sharp wit and

bitter tongue may be very pleasing to your vanity, but men do not like it. The epigram concerning wit which says "wit is the art of getting yourself disliked," is particularly true of women.

Finally, the thing thai men like in women is appreciation. Most women are born appreciators. Hence their universal charm.

All this presupposes Unit the woman wants men to like her. If she does not care she has wasted her time in reading tins article. —Dr. Frank Crane. MENDING CHINA. Riveting is the only effective method of mending broken china that is to be used for liquids, and this only an expert can do. So china which has to be riveted should be sent out to be repaired. But in the case of ornaments, pieces may often be joined together with cement. The cement may either be bought ready prepared or made at home. You can make a good cement by taking a little plaster of paris and mixing it to a paste with beaten white of egg just before use; or another good cement can be made by dissolving half an ounce of gum acacia in water, afterwards straining it and adding enough plaster of paris to make a creamy paste just before use. Mend the china as soon as possible after it is broken. If allowed to lie about, the fine edges get chipped, and the joining will not be so easy. Wash the broken pieces carefully and make them as dry and warm as the hand can bear, by putting them in the oven or near the fire. Use as little cement as possible, just enough to coat the two surfaces to be joined, and apply it with a match or fine piece of stick. Rub off any surplus cement at once. After pressing the two pieces together, put away the china in such a position that the weight of the pieces will tend to keep them together. A plate, for instance, might be propped up between two piles of books. One piece must always be allowed to dry on before joining another. China ornaments should be kept as clean and free from dust as possible. Never wash a mended ornament in very hot water. Wash the ornaments in soap and warm water. A soft brush will be found useful. After washing, dry and polish with a chamois leather. Never rub finely-painted china too much when washing. tine china requires very careful handling, both in washing and drying. In regard to lea services of fine china, don'l pul. soda in the water when washing Ihe china, especially if there is any gilt on it. The water should not ho too bo'. Don'l put the china in it until tlm beat has been tested wild the. band. if it is 100 tint for the hand to rest in comfortably, it is too hot for Hie. china. WHAT IS DESERTION "t "Can my wife summon me for desertion when she comes and spends week-ends with me?" asked .a man at I Willesden.— "She has apparently done I so.” replied the magistrate, gla nr ill it |at the summons. "Told me lo slimr jmy honk, then emues and -pends I week-ends with me. and now smnI monses me lor desertion." -mumbled ! the man. Tbe m igistrate Inid him to make Ins emupiainl when the »um--1 mou» was heard.

VAIN WOMEN. Vanity in a woman is objectionable only when it is excessive or too apparent. Every nice woman is vain. If she weren’t, the world would be a drab place. She may be quite justifiably vain of her beauty, her hair, her eyes, ler hands or ankles. Or she may be proud of her brains, tier cleverness, tier wit, or gift of repartee. A lovely woman has the right to admire herself. But she should do it. ■ubtlv and secretly, not openly and blatantly. She should not be so preoccupied with her own beauty that she seems to be all the time observing the effect it has upon others. There are women of this type who appear to be watching themselves while they speak, listening to themselves, visualising themselves. One can imagine them spending long hours before a mirror and carefully memorising themselves in all their variety and detail. Their vanity is colossal. They are ceaselessly conscious of self. Greedy for admiration, they cannot see a man without wanting to annex him. They watch his face for admiration and demand his homage. Lovely women are often spoilt by this passion for conquest. It becomes an obsession. Not content with the knowledge of their own beauty, they must see the reflection of it in the eyes of all beholders. Such women are incapable of real love. They arc too engrossed in themselves. They want to receive all and give nothing, Their main, sometimes their only, interest in life is a daily pandering to their insatiable vanily. Girls and young women often pass through a self-centred period of this kind, and, if they have the right stuff in them,, come out of it all right, and show themselves fine characters. They recognise the vanity of vanity, its emptiness, its hollowness. But there are women whom life

never teaches. One of the most appalling sights is the woman who will not surrender to age. The faded beauty who remains a coquette, who has herself painted, enamelled, and massaged, who resorts In electric treatment rays and tissue builders and has her face half baked, is a pathetic figure. Her vanity will not allow her to admit that her day is over; and in some wonderful way she flatters herself that she still looks young and beautiful. SOME RECIPES. Apples and Cornflour.—Pare, core, and cut in half-quarters four or six apples; either stew or bake with sugar to taste. Make some cornflour, pour it over the cooked fruit, and cover completely. Place in a cool oven for ten or fifteen minutes. Use either hot or cold. Delicious Cake. —Cream 6oz castor sugar and Boz margarine, add two eggs, well-beaten, and one gill milk. Add 12oz sifted flour, Boz ground rice, Alb currants, Jl'b peel, and one teaspoonful baking powder. Mix thoroughly and bake in a hot oven for one and a half hours. A Nice Little Savory.—You require a few anchovies, some fine breadcrumbs, a beaten egg; also some hot buttered toast. Dip the fish in water to remove saltpetre; take out the bone, and, after wiping, dip each fillet in beaten egg, and then in breadcrumbs. Grill them for about 2 minutes, and serve them on the hot buttered toast. Lemon Cheese—Put into a saucepan 7oz castor sugar, 2oz butter, and the grated rind and strained juice of two lemons. Stir over the fire till butter and sugar arc well dissolved. Cool and add slowly two eggs, well-beaten and strained, return the mixture to the saucepan, stir until it gets thick, but on no account must it boil; pour it into jars, cool and cover well. Custard Pie. —Beat up three (or more) eggs with loz of sugar. Mix 1 lablespoonful of rice flour with a little cold milk, and add to it some grated nutmeg (not much), and the eggs and sugar very gradually. Pour over all or pint of boiling milk, stirring all lime; then pour it into a greased dish, lined with good pastry and bake for half an hour. Before serving sift a little sugar over the top. Dough Nuts. —Mix lightly together Alb flour, one large teaspoonful baking powder, and a pinch of sail, add one lablespoonful sugar, and rub in a nut of margarine or fat. Make a hole in Ihe centre, drop in one egg and as much bullcrmilk as will make a stir: dough. Drop in leaspoonfuls irtln a suer pan nf boiling fat. cook for five minutes I" a nice brown, drain on paper, and sprinkle with sifted sugar. Plum Cake.--This is a very good old recipe ami if you du not wish In us* d at once, vim should cut it mil lor future re. fen nee: Ub Hour. Jib butler. 9oz castor sugar. Jib golden syrup, go/ each raisins and currants, eggs. I Iraspiionful carbonate of soda. Ibnl lmller and sugar !o a cream : add syrup, -lightly warmed: mix soda and I Ilnur, ami be.it all together. Whi>k ! Hie egg-, yolks and while- se pa la! ely. ! and add, healing in lir-l the yolk-, and | Is.-. J 1 Ihe while-. Now stir ill Hie chained and prepared fruit. arid bake lin a grease.i and paper-lined |m !'"r about an hour and a half in a umder;;!e o\ell. \- you -ee. 'his is lod ~l all a eosl!> nr rieh rake, ami may he given 1., children without any fear of un'Hfrajjuit reauiu,