SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 209, 28 May 1908, Page 4

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

-.7 ■ It is tho girl whoigoos to a 'football-match who realises for once'.mljn-s. intellectual superiority. She may-jkiwwa more about loss important; matters than fier escort does, - slit may liavo better judgment in tho trivial orelemental affqii-s , of'daily life, but -whon ( it conjees of a footmust bo confessed, when-if cqmes.'to features of. a turn to.liim for in-•ipqnjJ^n-'^^ki)}e^j l interprota < tion. 01 ■ equality. ; for anj -. woman ,Vat must CBtSi-clvnowle'dgod that thing's ;liaiKo. l -il^^ , 'sompwhaV''mi this respect .during. t]i,o',p'asii athletic' hockeyplayihg.girl' of-to-day "hits a very, fair idea of tho ; game,? { , Sho; been., to many football riiatcheCiiid 'site .waii / Wild - with excitement yesterday,'., but, aftepijijll,;. sjie -i5,,^11^4,(19,' niinoriiy, and .there were Iquito 'eiiduglj ,'of r 'th'e old-fashioned girls lcft'.'td.!ask:'yinipre I,, qiifetioiis during the-, pro? gross~6f fill, not only themselves but;those,.around them with a.sense of tho man's superiority when brought, .face to .faco with-the -mo3t important affairs of lifo,'' ; / -• V»j .t.> -rSini;DrV'EdithiHuntley,',i6f "The Eyrie,". Kelburne;v lias jißsnedi inTit-ations . for. an "At Home'i'iop-ilie-.owning- of June 2. t . beenvisiting' New ' Plyi)ioutlij^is" acfi'ompaljicd by, Miss Eileen V-• The'marYiage''of.fMigs' Muriel Teschemaker, second -dauglitebrbfr' Mrs.Teschomaker,'- • of ISVw':'2fcala'nll"/"4iid -0/ Egorton 1 Gardens, /to Golhittander rDpnMlimy Anderson,' H.M.S. Cumberland, 1 of Gdneral Anderson;- 13)--' was fixed for Wednesday, --April "29, at - Holy, - -Trinity Chureh, * Bromptfln, -London. ■ . = : ■■ f i; yesterday .(afternoon « Mrs. 'Stott. gavo . a delightfut-jittle;.tei for, Mrs. ;Godden, an English. 7 ArrisM' recently ' by . the phonic. . A'm'ongjiher: guests., were Miss Holmes, 'Mrs. .Kendall, Miss , Butts, Mrs. 0; Pcarce, "Mrs. and Miss Humph™ s, Mis Liinach, Mrs C Izard, Miss Hardingjj-audv-Migp. Bjgg (Dunediu).. , : - : V'.':, - ~/'. :{Uf ':^a:': s/- ; . THE DAINTY ART'OF ENAMELLING • -| ><»-/>-. r «-ft;i. -on ... • i ( .Oyer;, at; the big "' workshop; at the - Wellingtpiv.TechnicaliSehpgljs a smallish cla-ss-room where;-several -idecorative.. arts ' arc 1 taught,.' you will find women at.Hvork on 1 wood lind. metals, carving wooden panels in relief designs, hammering* l trt\.copper, ornaments (and;a::ten ; [ble- .noiseythat makes),' and both making aiidi,enamelling/various articles of bijouterie, fhatnins, .buqkles, brooches, pendants,•• or anything else,that '.takes ; their : fanoy. Liberty lias-made unfamiliar wit-lithe charms pf.-.enamclle<l worJc asifapplied; to such oriianlehts, valid, w ; o : luiy,e. all Cast covetous glanco at': sbme.'.'prnanienfein'/i'ich., brilneacpcfcvblues-, or; 'greens, or.' reds, Vit woihaye/nevoii'tdreamwl it;v/as -possible .that A'e:, shouldi..burs(\lycs L vlearii • :to> make- such beautiful things. 1^' does hot look, jlifficult.* There-, is 'nothing ■•'jitifipst' .in the process-: to. daunt tlieihearf of-' a lady who has an artistic .eye. andideft; ( fing-or 3, and if her eyes and:fingei;s-:aro very ileyer. she ,may ,learn to produce-;mo?t.,-,wd,ticlerfii,l '.things. ■ ,-.:lt is not only.-the/ enamelling 'of ornaments ~ that is taught -herej./ bufcthe, Making /of-- the ' ornament/itself; -this ,-easing 6f, the buckle 6p : .the , .:pendant;oiv,tl)4 brooch. -. Say you want fot;iof-i;allj,,to'vniako,;j:"an enamelled- silver Ypti' piqe^bf.-.'thin silver sheet-, ing and .set to-work with jlialf a -dozen, tools anda ;.blpw-pipe,- ; to; .;gutand? shapes ffii.-an'd join.;; .Probably you .will find''this.-the most difficlilt'S part,-of j.tfiiS lrialsfc tho,;;c6pppr'. 'pr.^silyei;plajto'' oii" which'- tho enamels ig; 5 having shaped" it/ yoii; -clean;, until there .is not a prevent/the,enamel from .'hjegiiis." •. >-• / V There are rows. of ■' little : glass bottles''containing, tho.'powdered: glass', with' which . 'you I must work, and there are two cards; .showing, ■of colours ; to bo prqduccdiiafter.vfiringjj.-jards V'.that" \show ; a thertshade- produced a'c9ording the, inetal,,wbrKed;on is copper .or when .". Dominica " went. - to',-(lopk ,oa .nearjy, everyono - was ■, at' the of her work, either enamelled plate or cooking^he.-liiiished,picture in a red-hot oven, she saw was tlip : backgroufi'dT,painting ;of a .hatpin.■; The powder, 1 which'- w;as'',ir\i,-ced' with- liquid' and put. - on •.wth.- ; was a 1 bright tlie-furhacp'for.a few minutes : and;, and ' then put into the toy oveHj" it" was .taken out a. few. muiutes 'latter". red,. anU: if. rapidly cooledthrough.-; 'colours • and shades until"itpxrived.,at ajriclj green,' whero it. stayed, ;i' .jlt - , nuijt; rather ■ porplexing' to paint : \a''jpicture' m ; certain . shades .knowing cooked.'-, ,0f - simple .designs, nded not stop short', of, care-fullj;-worj£e,d. ll d,ej;ailj,' ) ja / )jd. a 'beautiful peacock ivithgorgeous g]itt,9riife tail \ is/within, tlie reach of tho" clever artist. . . \ The: specimens, of - work : already* .done are yery.';attractivg, _ r Tl?ere are . sets of buttons in»jl^j;;''ri£fi;TOiyi^/- I larger medallions, with pictures of',§ay'"bti{tei^ib'§''cr';.o'f f btK!tloS' looking more ;'art $ian* ; *they '. ever 'looked- in reality used 'effectively, and aTso.'little landscapes.There is aicharm not belong to peri^able : ''fa^\irork, u and; though it ta}ies time io'learn}-' and"time- to work out, it probably,/does' nbt' : cbhsum6 -as - much ■ time as many -a ,piece"Bf'|fihfe"Stitching in the latest fSsnion/vancr-rt will-riot wear out. It seemed to ," Domiiiic'a "'•''that- if -.a girl / of artistic tastes'"wis"lie'd, to" work' at home, and y6't'. nk'lfe[''bnouglr' : 'to i 'ke-ep herself, nbf'do bbtter;;'thaii'tak'e up enamolling as a craft. Tlip -'butfit 'is r, not expensivo. .' Five pounds would cover the cost ■of tools .and material, and .this would/include the cost of the furnace^--; As ;: is .no sivo• as* a nieans of earning m6hby;'it''MiWrd''b'e;'ii'brt-h much more, and the tlenlitiid fof'-trinkets I'aiid ornainonts of this sort 1 should -'grow a's :, theii" charms become re-" ,/ ;-' s-.-v .