WOMEN'S CORNER.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16147, 27 February 1918, Page 2

WOMEN'S CORNER.

—♦ Matter for publication in this column should be addressed to tbo Ijady Editor, and should be fully authenticated. Mrs YT. H. Trigg* returned to Christchurch yesterday from the >orth Island. Mr and Mrs >W Williamson, and Mr and Mrs Lakin, are among odnej visitors at present in Christchurch. Mr aud Mrs Cunningham (Palmcrston North} are visiting Christ church. Miss Maude Trent was a passenger bv last night's steamer for Wellington, on her way to Australia fot «i on S holidav visit. | I>r. and Mis AV. Ewart (lnvorcai-- j gill) arrived from the north yesterday j morning. i Ma be! Rutherford (Leslie Hills) left Christchurch by last nights ferry for the Loivry Bay Hospital, where she will help nurse the soldiers. Miss C. Carney (Auckland) is in Christchurch. Mrs W". I>. Clarkson, sen., who has been "visiting Dunedin-is at present >,taviug at the Hydro, Pimam. Mr and Mrs Oldham arrived in town from the Coast last night. They arc, staying at Warner's. Mrs Henrv Wood (Avonside) has returned from a visit to Wellington. Mr and Mrs H. Hardcastle (Wellington) nassed through Christchurch yes"rdny, on I. T«™, -here (h°y will spend a short holidn. . Mr and Mrs Legh (West Coast) are staying at the I nitod J?er\iccMrs K. Anderson and Miss Anderson (Wancranui) are among the guess a the Clarendon. Miss Edvth Howe (Auckland) left for the north last night, after a holiday m Christchurch. The engagement is announced of Mr Randall Williams., son of Mr 1 • • William*, of Napier, to Miss Louie Fitzßov, of Havc.ock North. Mrs W. Lugg and Mrs W . Mouuce and family havo returned to Sprmgston after spending a fortnight at feiuiiner. Another sign of the scarcity of nialo labour on Taranaki dairy farms, owm*, to tho depletion of male labour by the war is noted by tho "Taranaki .News. A voung ladv led one of the prize-win-ning cows in the grand parade at the ttgmont Show. _ The name of Mrs S. R. t Webb, a most cnergetic worker ior tho Ladies Guild of the Seamen's Institute, was accidentally omitted from the committee list in the report of tho Guild s annual meeting, appearing m the "Press'' on Saturday. Tho death took place at Wellington on Monday, of a lady, Mrs William Rathbone, • who was very well known and respected in W aipawa and the Lower Hutt, where she had resided tor several years. Mrn Rathbone, whoso maiden name v.-as Miss Lissie Arrow, was born in England, came to the l/ominion wanv years ago. and was married to Mr W. Rathbone a large landowner in W r aipawa in 1063, and lived there till shortly after the death of her husband, which took place thirteen years ago. The family consisted ot ten in all, nine of whom survive thenmother. The sons are Messrs H- MRathbone and W. H. Rathbone. of Waipawa; E. 0. Rathbone, of Tilcokino, Hawkc's Bay; and L. C. Rathbone, of Remuera, Auckland. Tho daughters are Mrs A. L. Warburton. cf Wellington ; the Misses H. G. Rathbone and D. E. Rathbone, who resided with their mother fit ''Chirnside," Waterloo road, Lower Hutt. T\w, daughters are m England. Mrs R. 0. Chesney .(wife of Major Chesnev, on active serviced and M. Iv. Rathbone, who is with her sister. The wedding jubilr.? of a couple popularly associated with the life ot the Blenheim community for many yearsMr and Mrs T. Horton. of. Maxwell road—occurred on Friday. Thev were married in Greymouth, and of seventeen friends who gathered at the wedding breakfast, onlj - Air and Mrs Horton are alive to-day. They have six sons and six daughters, who are to-day in various parts of the world. _ Three sons have ' been serving their King and,country 1 the war front, two of whom have been wounded; and a daughter is engaged a-s a nurso attached to tho New Zealand Forces. Mr Horton, wlto is 83 years ot age, is an ex-Mayor of Blenheim. Miss T>orothv Cameron (Mornington) and Miss Mary Saunders (lnvcrcargul), who passed their final examinatians afc ihe Dunedin School of Massage about October of last year, and subsequently volunteered for active service, on Thursday of Inst week received notification from the Defence Department that their services had been accepted. Miss Campron has been practising her profession in Dunedin for some months, and Miss Saunders, after practising in Dunedin for a time, went to Invercargill, where she was following her profession when she was advised of the Defence Department's acceptance of her services. The death occurred at Port Chalmers ou Monday of Mrs 51. M. Maephail. assistant professor of modern languajr-s at Victoria University College, Wellington. Tho deceased lady was born at Haddington. Scotland, and received her education principally in the Old Country and in Germany. For u number of years she had suffered from lung trouble, but at. all times fought against her'ailment with splendid courage, and accomplished mush good work, though in a. weak state of health. Shortly after the outbreak of war. when Professor. von Zedlitz was relieved of his duties as professor cf modern languages in Victoria College, the governors of the institution requested Mrs Maephail, who had for some vears previously been the professor's assistant, to lake m> the full duties of the chair. .She accepted the task, notwithstanding that it cast heavy responsibilities upon her in her delicate state of health, and, with assistance. had since carried out the work to the coinnlete satisfaction of the govcrnors of tho college and of her numerous students (says'the "Otago Daily Times"). In addition to her follcse work, she had ac-ied as tutor in French and German to officers about to proceed to the front, and, heir>rr a capable and strict teacher, the instruction she imparted to these men, in the fepac* sometimes of only a few months, proved r-f immense benefit, to them. The late j Mrs Macnhail. by he- kindiy nature and courteous manner, had endeared herself to a wide circle of friends, and bv j the very manv students -who had nasse<l through her classes, -svi+h whom she was ! always most, -painstaking in tliei-.- labour? she will always be remembered with loving respect. TO CORKKS PO N DE,\"TS. R? arrangement -with Mrs Rolleston. Hair Physician. Specialist in Electrolysis, and lac© Treatments. QualiSed I/ondon. Paris, and America. Correspondence replied to privately and confidentially by post, or through this column on all matters p-rtaiii-ing to the car© of the hair and complexion. Advice i« also given gratis on the treatment of tho following:— falling Hair Premature Greynees Tfaded or Lifeless Hair Baldness Dandruff and Seborrhrea Alopecia- Area!a rßald Patches') Electrolysis (permanent removal of superfluous Hair) Complexion Treatment Blackheads (Acne) Freckles and Tan Prematura Wrinkles Care of Hair Combings Value of Transformations, Toupectf, and Switches Treatment of Children's Hair Write

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SCIENTIFIC COOKING. THE KITCHEN A LABORATORY. According to Mr J. Grant Ramsay, F.R.E.S., principal of the Institute of Hygiene, London, cooking is a scienco as well as an art. For this reason he contends that to be a successful and an economical cook a certain amount of knowledge of dietetics and food value is necessary. In a recent address at the Institute Mr Ramsay said that although a rertain amount of economy was forced on the public owing to tho present price of food there was still a tremendous amount of waste in the kitchen ?.nd by this ito did not mean that food was actually thrown away, but on account of bad cooking and badly-chosen menu? the food available was not tpplied to its best use. That meant waste in its worst form, as badlycooked and thoughtlrssly-chosen food led to bad health and "all its ensuing evils. Tlie lecturer laid stress on the necessity oi the choice of foods necessary to maintain good health. Tt was rot "nly the look aiul the tastiness of the dish that counted ; in i'act, they counted tor nothing il the dish itself was not composed of the proper foodstuffs, used in proper combination. Even now there Mere many women who did not pay sufficient attention to tho activities in their own kitchens, but, '.eft (he food question entirely to their cooks, not always efficient and up-to-date. That was wrong, as a house-1 wife should regard her kitchen as a laboratory in which to make every possiblo experiment in the preparation of food, with the aitn of securing the health and maintaining the. energies of her household and providing tiiem with dainty and appetising meals. If only women would take more intelligent interest in the preparation of their daily food they would find thattheir housekeeping money -would £o twice as far. and the health of their household would not suffer, as -io\r, alas! it often did. This result, However. could not be attained without careful thought on the part of tho housewife, as, try as she would, it was impossible to harness economy with ignorance and carelessness. Mr Ramsav concluded by saying that since the war many strange crazes had developed, among them the craze for fortune-telling—ail this probably duo to the uncertainty of the time. Hut if women desired to search for hidden treasure lie would advise them to look for it and their future fortune in the kitchen stove. TO-DAY'S RECIPE. Waterglassed Eggs.—Now that eggs arc set aside for winter use, the plan adopted by a successful housekeeper will appeal to preservers:—"l always take my eggs out of the waterglass after leaving them for a fortnight or three weeks from the time the last one was put in the crock. I place them on straw, not touching each other. When quito dry they can be stood one on ton of another in any wooden box. They keep practically any time. We arc now poaching and boiling ours which have beon out of i the waterglass for over threo months. I When tho eggs are boiled one ought cither to prick them, or put salt in tho water to prevent tho shells cracking." ' ■ I