WOMEN'S CORNER.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16148, 28 February 1918, Page 2

WOMEN'S CORNER.

iru $ c h Matter for publication in this th column should bo addressed to the ; Lady Editor, and should be fully authenticated. ch —— ch 3fr and Mrs Edward Jxusseli. of Auckland, arc in Christchurch, having ch come down to see their son, Mr J. llus- ™ j sell, who recently passed his flying test at the Aviation School. Mr and Mrs Howarth (Timaru) are staying at the United Service, rh Mrs C. H. Ensor and Miss Manning have been holidaymaking at Sumner. Mrs Greenfield (Lower Hutt) is visitru ing Christchurch. Miss Bain (Oamaru) is on a brief visit to Christciiurch. r £ Mrs Alex. Home, Middlemarch, Otago ;{* Central, returned to Cnristchurcn on "t Wednesday, liaving been the guest ol Mr and Mrs A. J. Blakely, Hurstlea, Amberlev, for a few days. ; h At the end of December last- Miss rt Searell, who had been organist at St. rt Paul's Church, tor the last twenty-five years, relinquished her u duties. It was naturaily felt by the ijJ members of the congregation that they ib could not let her leave without showing •h their appreciation of her services ' n •u some tangible way, especially when her k services had extended over a period ;jj which probably constitutes a record for 2[ th e diocese. Accordingly, she was invited to me>et the members of (ho congregation on the Vicarage lawn last Saturday evening, when the Vicar, in j k a few appropriate words, presented her | r u with a small leather handbag, containh ing bank notes. Miss Searcll suitably u replied. ss Mollie David, daughter of Pro•u fessor David, who was with her mother, •t '"stranded" for a long time in Nova h Scotia, en route from Sydney to Engjl land, is now one of the Waacs —the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (states the "Australasian"). This body is h proving more and more its usefulness, h Indeed, military men wonder now how b they ever did without it. Many k duties behind the firing line are now £ entrusted to women, thus freeing men k for fighting. "Embusque," th e sarcastic French expression, meaning "at li the back of tho fr9nt." which has such i a sinister implication when used about J men, is accepted with pride by women k whose courage and ability enable them , to como so opportunely to the aid of i their country. 1 Tho death took placc, at Petone, on 1 Monday, of Mrs Jane xluntor Arm- , strong, wife of Mr James Armstrong, ti 'foreman boilermaker at the Poconc i railway workshops. Mrs Armstrong t was an old and highly-rcspectcd resii dent of Pctone, having resided there J ior the past 30 years. Mrs Armstrong, t years of age, ha-d been in t failing: health for the past 12 mouths. i » he leaves a grown-up family of two i daughters—Mrs E. L. Creswell (of* : f ctone), and Mrs J. Johnston (of 1 yhnstehureh) —and one son Sergeant ' Jai «es Armstrong, of the 7th Reinforce- ! nients, at present on active service, i Under date of February 17th a London cable message to the Australian papers savs:—New York newspapers give prominence to the war romance of Jean Knox, of Woonda, Tooi-ak a daughter of the late Mr William Knox, ex-M.l who recently arrived from Australia t° man-,- a British lieutenant, Eric Murray, son of Mr Alexander Murray, of South Australia. Lieutenant Murray sailed for England on the Cunarder Andrauia. which was torpedoed. The survivors returned to J!.ng!and after countless difficulties, travelling almost around the world, tno couple were reunited, the ceremony being performed on Saturday. < Mrs Davis, who has disposed of lirr interest in the Hotel Federal, and is " leaving for the North Island on a holiday trip, was met last evening bv the guests and staff of tho hotel and presented with tokens of their esteem. On behalf of the guests, Mr A S. Clarkson handed Mrs Davis a handsome gold pendant set with black opals and diamonds, and referred in very high terms to her excellent qualities as a hostess, and her unfailing courtesr and kindness to one and all. The staff's gift was a stiver manicure set. Mrs Davis fittingly acknowledged the presentations. TO CORRESPONDENTS. By arrangement with lira Eolleston, Hair physician, Specialist in Electrolysis an d I'ace Treatments. Qualified London.'Paris and America. Correspondence replied to privately and confidentially by post or through this column on all matters pertaining -to the care of the hair and complexion. Advice is also given gratis on the treatment of tixo following:— Falling Hair Premature Greyneee Faded or Lifeless Hair Baldness Dandruff and Seborrhroa Alopecia Areata t (Bald Patches) Electrolysis (permanent removal of superfluous Hair) Complexion Treatment Blackheads (Acne) Freckles and Tail Premature Wrinkles Care of Hair Combings Value of Transformations, Toupees, ana Switches Treatment of Children's Hair "Write ATRS EOLLESTON, 1 Dominion Building, Cathedral square. LADY DAVIDSON'S PET CAT. NOT ALLOWED TO LAND. Lady Davidson (wife of the new Governor of New South Wales) brought with her to Sydney from Newfoundland a cat which was tho special pet of her two little daughters. Their consternation was great (says the Sydney "Daily Telegraph") when they found that the open-door policy does not apply to cats coming to Australia. Tlip.v wero not permitted to remove the cat from the steamer. Under the Commonwealth animal quarantine laws cats may, under certain restrictions, be imported from the United Kingdom and New Zealand, but not from any other part of the world. Mr Holman was appealed to in the dilemma. The Premier found that the State has no rights in the matter of the importation of cats. The Commonwealth is the absolute authority. The position is that unless the Federal authorities unbend in the administration of what has hitherto been an inflexible regulation Lhc tabooed pet will have to be shipped back whence itcann. The momentous decision of pussy s fate rests with the Chief Federal Quarantine Officer in Melbourne. The only constitutional method by which the cat could be admitted would be for the Governor-General in Council to pass a regulation permitting an exception to be made in its favour. TO-DAY'S JIECIPE. Spanish Cream. —Three tabtespoonfuls of sifted ground rice, yolks of threo eggs, throD tablespoonfuls of water, two tablespoopfuls orange-flower water, one pint of cream, two tablespoonfuls of- caster sugar. Mix the sugar and lice well. Add the yolks of the eggs, the water, and orange-flower water, and mix smoothly. Then gradually add the cream. Pour into an enamelled or aluminium saucepan, and cook gently, stirring all the time until the mixture is thick and well cooked. Pour into a glass dish or mould. Another recipe is as follows: —loz gelatine, one pint and a half of milk, three _ eggs, threo tablespoonfuls sugar. Vanilla or lemon essencc to flavour. Soak tho gelatine in the milk for one hour. Put Jt m a sauccpan, and bring it to tho u' st ' rr * n E all the time. Add the votes of the eggs beaten with the sugar. fiH. il 1 , thickens. Takeoff the tvhinj*~i the whites of the eggs stiffly in+r* ? flavour to taste. Pour liv pf mou 'd, and turn out next l'" 'j j j e ? es , tinned pineapple may be added to the mixture if liked. ,