HONOURS TO WOMEN.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 288, 29 August 1908, Page 11

HONOURS TO WOMEN.

The Earl of.Grewo recently unveiled a staturi of the Queen in tho grounds of London Hospital, of which her Majesty is • president. : The Hon. Sydney Holland (chairman) said that the statue was presented to tho hospital by the board of councillors, the staff and some of the governors of the hospital to raark, first, the fact that four years ago her Majesty graciously consented to bo president of the hospital, succeeding the Duke of Cambridge, who was president for fifty years. But they had erected tho statuo in gratitude to her Majesty for something far moro important than her gracious consent to be president. They wished to acknowledge their gratitude to hor for tho deep interest;sho had takon in tho-hospital, ito which- shp ; -had; rnado many private visits wheu tho dark days of tho South African Avar were upon us. She asked tho matron to select twenty-sis nurse 3, and her Majesty sent thom out to niirso the soldiers at her own- expense, The great improvement in the organisation for .the nursing of soldiers both in times, of p'oace and war, which'had DMii going on quietly ever since the South African War, was entirely dtio to the initiation of the Queon, to her determination to have soldiers properly nursed, and she was now not merely tho nominal, but tho active president of the service known as Quoen Alexandra's Imperial Nursing Service. Her interests in this hospital did not stop with the sending out of these.nurses. She saw the wonderful euro of lupus discovered by hor countryman, Professor Finsen, and at her own expense installed, at tho hospital the first Finsen lamp ever used in • -England. Tho success of this treatment had rapidly spread, and now many hospitals had Finsen lamp installations. It was owing to ,tho Queen that this euro was introduced into England. She had endeared herself to tho English peoplo by her sincere and genuine sympathy with suffering and misery. A recent English mail brought news of the'unveiling of a memorial to Mrs. Craigie, and now comes news of tho unveiling of a memorial, erected in St. Giles's Cathedral; Edinburgh, to another woman writer of great distinction, Mrs. Oliphant, who as novolist and writer of literary and historical monographs made an honoured name for herself among tho writers of Victoria's reign. It fell to tho lot of Mr. J. M. Barrie to perform the ceremouy of unveiling the medallion.

USEFUL HINTS. . THE SCORCHING IRON.—A Chinese laundryman has a little ironing trick, which is worth while trying. Instead of heating his iron just right for use, ho heats it scorching hot; then 110 plunges it into cold water for an instant, which cools tho surface sufficiently to allow him to make several effective passes, tho heat meantimo gradually returning to tho surface.'. If necessary lio repeats this- two or three times till the iron is of the right temporaturo to ply its vocation uninterruptedly. This saves quent changing of irons. TO RENOVATE BLACK SILK.-Sponge with strong cold tea, to which a littlo hartshorn or ammonia has been added, then iron the wrong side with a moderately hot iron. MACHINE OIL STAINS.-Oil stains can be removed by rubbing with lard. Let stand for several hours, then wash with cold water and soap before putting tho garment in tho wash.

TO PREVENT THE SMOKING OF A LAMP. —Soak tho wick in" strong vinegar, ami dry it well beforo you uso it; it will then burn clear and bright, and give much satisfaction for the trifling troublo in preparing it. TO COOL THE OVEN.—If when baking anything tho'oven gets too hot put in a basin of water instead

of leaving tho door open. This cools the oven, and tho steam from the wator. provents tho contents burning. If a gas stovo is used for cooking a-basin or tin of water should always bo kept in tho oven. WINDOW-BLINDS. —Linen window-blinds which havo bocomo dull and dusty with ago. may bo considerably freshened by means of a coating of linseed oil. Tho blinds must first bo scoured with soapsuds, and then dried before tho oil is laid on. SEVERAL USES FOR WHITING. - For cleaning kitchen tables any greaso spot may bo removed with very littlo labour by rubbing a little dry whiting well ovor tho spot, and then washing with warm water and soap. This will mako a deal tablo beautifully whito and cloan. For cleaning whito painted woodwork put.about one tablespoonful of whiting in two quarts of warm wator, and wash tho woodwork. This will remove stains, and does not injure the paint. Whiting is also very useful for cleaning baths, and removes all stains. .It is also very good for cleaning windows; a littlo added to .the wator usod for washing tho glass makes it very bright and easy to polish.