TO-DAY'S DINNER.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 13, 23 December 1911, Page 8

TO-DAY'S DINNER.

Imperially written for The Dominion.) SA'ITKPAY. Mutton cutlets and tomato fmit. New potaloe.-. Cauliflower. Stewed peaches. Sponge pudding. SUNDAY. Roast lamb. New potatoes. A-p:i r.'igus. Charlotte ritssc. li«i?pbcrry tnrl. sriTKi;. Colli lamb. Tomato anil letlw.c salad. Mince pies.. Meringues. J'ruit salad. CHRISTMAS DAT. Roast goose. Potatoes. Green peas. Plum pudding. Compote of apricots. Strawberries and cream. Almonds and raisins.' MERINGUES. • '•' Four whites of eggs, Sozs. castor sugar, . pinch fait., a little extra castor sugar, J pint whipped cream (sweetened and flavoured with vanilla chopped pistachio nuts. I.ine two : ba'ling sheets with ungreased foolscap paper; break the i eggs separately, and put lite whites inlo a dry china basin (they are no use for 'meringues if any of I be yolk lias become mised with theni'i. Add a pinch of salt, and whisk slowly at first.-' more quickly afterward.-, till the whites of eggs are stiff.'' Continue whisking for 10 minutes. When the whites of eggs are ;sufficient,ly whisked, they have a knotted, •lumpy appearance; then take out the whisk, and siir in the sugar as lightly ■as prfrsible'! ilse an iron spoon. I'm' the ■ mixture in a bag with screw, but !no pipe, and, set the".mixture on lo .the . prepared t ins'in' small' pyramids; Dredge thickly with, castor, sugar, and bake the 'niet;ingues in a very cool oven until a thick crust has formed on the. outside. .Lift tliem carefully from the paper, make .111. incision' at the. bottom, ' and press'back the soft meringue to make a hollow space. Put them back in (he oven until set on'the inside, and (hen 011 the rack until dry. Vjll each half with .(•ream, put two together, decorate with cream, 'atid sprinkle with chopped pistachio nuts. •••. : BOXING. DAT. Cold meal. ■ Salad. Boiled apple pudding. fOCIAL AND PERSONAL, Palmerston Wedding.. A wedding was celebrated at All .Saints' Church on" Wednesday afternoon, writes our Palmerston correspondent, when Mr. Frank Rolfe,' of Palmerston. was married .to Miss Catherine .Alico Finnertoau, daughter , of Mr. and Mrs. ■ .1. ■Vinnorman,' of ".Young, New South . 'Wales, (he Rev.. H. G. Hosciter performing the ceremony. . The bride, who wore a gown of charmeuse satin, with. net. - and Oriental."trimmings, ,and. veil and ; orange blossoms, was .attended bv .Miss • TJrjio Rolfe, sister of the bridegroom, as .bridesmaid.. The last-named, was- gowned f iii pale - blue (repojiuc, with' cream ,\iet. . -and silk-.trimminss, and black, hat with ; piuk. roses. .. Hotli. carried shower bouquets.. "Mr. W. Pottett was-lioSt. niSi(i' : The bride's travelling <lress was clijiniE pagne-colout'Cd sha.nfung, with black > trimmings, and picture,hat to match, t ■ • . j Wedding at Napier. : A' St. • Augustine's Church on Thursday,, at. papier,, Miss Beatrice Annie Burridge, daughter of Mr. John Burj ridge, and Mr., John-Clifford Bell, of the 1 local. clerical staff of the New -.Zealand Loan aud Mercantile.. Agency Company, - Ltd., were" married by the Rev. C'anon Tuke. , The bride was dressed in white book-muslin, trimmed with valenciennes laco insertion over'white charmeuse, and ,' wore (lie usual wreath and veil. The bridesmaids—Misses N. Dive,' H. ' Bruce, and V. Asliton—were dressed in hailstone tnuslin, -trimmed with lace and insertion,' and wore while hats with tulle rind, lilies of. tha valley. Mr. A. 11. Cato, of Te Aule, -anted as best: .man. ■ After ■ the ceremony the immediate 'relatives and n number of friends were . entertained at the residence of'-the bride's''parents. The Joys of Anticipation. The voice of 'tho squeaker, the drum, and the trumpet ars-indewl very loud in the land- »l .present, and .probably, will . lie till I'ato stills 1 1 horn all for ever.'During tho last, few days it would seem' as' , though ■ the whole -population, especially tile' juvenile, part of ii., has'turned-Itself out", in tho street;, and niade a mighty : invasion into the toy-shops.'' Clamorous: ..• voices have eagerly bt'sceched somewhat worried-looking parents to get them those dreams of delight upon which they liavo set.-their'affections—dulh, trains, engines, wheelbarrows, uncanny, horrible in.-ecLs and ' animals that. make a sudden dive, at one i'to the children's great delight) and last, but not.'''Teast',"-soldiers in gorgeous uniforms and fierce-looking Zulus in all their war-paint. Never before have toy soldiers'liccii seen, iii 'such battalions, nor in ,J.hc light: of past events, can their appearance' be wondered al, for even the " toy world reflects the' .temper-of the time in 'whirl) it comis to life. '.Sometimes there-, are- risks attending the '.bringing cf tho children into these faseinating hauuts.-'.Children are nor always modest in their demands, and thou there is' a.'tiuic of stress and turmoil for the unhappy parent—it is.most frequently ■ tho' mother who has to.face it. As iii older human nature,' the more impos- • sible a thing is of attainment, the dearer and tho greater a.ro its charms, aud much lamentation is the result. In' most cases tact-wins tho day,' but not alwavs. . The joy of being' takon to the toy shop's is a thing that is looked forward to for days but, - remembering 'one's 'own childish; days, _ ono is inclined to query whether Christmas did'not mean infinitely more then than it docs to tho child of to-day. Tho element of mystery , was so much stronger,, and the anticipation was so much.keener. There .was no possibility of ,being torn in two over things' of which a choico had to be, made.' True, thero were always hints dropped of What was most wanted, but' there was always tlio chance that-other still more delighttul_ and undreamt-of-things'might make their appearance at. the'foot-of cue's bed'. It is a. blaso generation, tho one Of today, even in its early.voutli. Not all. the shoppers' iverc children,' nowever. 1 a n ,v of them woi-e mothers and fathers, sisters-and-brothers and others not-related, all carefullv avoiding each, other, fearful lest tliev mWit como together in some shop and" Hio°sdcret and, sometimes- agonised puzzling— ofdayS'bo betrayed. For weeks past, with' Christmas 111 t thcror'lirLvo 1)0611 in quisi tonal probinigs of'people's minds bv concerned friends and relations, and a keen eyo. kept,, on their coming® and goings, whilo curiously shaped parcels aro smuggled away to some .'place of safdtv till the tnno of their release arrives It is tho ono day 'of' all the dav-T'in t.hu year (except perhaps, for birthday) when ■ the joy ot giving to tho friends we love li- fill y ahvo; and thought for.others, and a little takes a. langil bio form. Christmas comes but once a vear and it would indeed 1» a dull ajul dxeary wor d aii ,unimaginable one, were it, to be .blotted out. Croquet Tournament. ■ ? n L'ay member? of the Ferrv- ; sido Croquet Club commrucn a doubles croquet comprUhon for a fronbv nr*. ■ sentfed by Mrs. Geddis. one of the vice--presidents. '] he draw is as follows — Wmondson- and Air. Bpa, c . n i ar ' ! Miss Tab,iteau .and Mrs. Lns], I Arv h ol,rab , '"V}' 1 M , i . fs AVi,,r ' n Ph" I Mu-. M > illy and' ' 1 os«. Miss Yon Iladekzen and .\iis<. AVorbur-i ton play. Caplain-Mabin and Jfi«s V ' Zohrab. ~ . * , Miss Beiitlcy • and. Mrs: Sanderson I ' play Mrs. Nieol-and • Afr. Whileb'Hi'r M J wo other trophies have, also been | promised.- so lliat- -the inemlxMs have - plenty of play 1(1 prftspect: givnn ' line I weather. The,. popularity'of '•!),> gamr I , seeius..to : lie extonding. 'The membership | i •this yctjr. hos-b?sn mnrr than.maintained, j-1 ►•hoM.-being'.'*'. Bood-'number of ncir M | 1

Society for 'Protection of Women and Children. A iiiiMilim; of (he-Society, for the Protect inn iif Women and Children was held mi Friday afternoon, - Mrs. •W. Kvans presiding. There were present: . Mcnilames .1. I\irkcaldit 1 , (.!. Poii'onby, A. A. t.'ori'igan, anil A. Hoby. Several e;u-es wfl'c di'aK with, anil a Ikiiuc found, for live children. The following sub.-eriptioiis were acknowledged willi thanks—Warehousemen's Association. 12>.; Hon. ('. .1. .lohnson, 'Jl>.; Mrs. F. Isitl, ."is.: Key. F. Isitl, ss. Lord Kitchener's Sister. Mrs. Parker, sister of Lord Kitchener, accompanied by her husband, left by (lie Tahiti last week for San Francisco and Bermuda, where she will spend a short holiday with her brother, the Governor of Herniud'i. From there tliev will leave for England, where they intend io live, Mr. and Mrs. Parker have lived in >'ew Zealand for over 20 years.' His Excellency the Governor, who left for Christchurch from Wellington on 'Thursday evening to join. Lady Islington in the latter city, was accompanied by Lady Katherine Somerset, who is visiting New Zealand for the first time. She will probably spend a month touring the Dominion. Lady Kal.lierino de Yere Somerset is, says the "Herald," the fourth daughter of the lato Duko of St. Albans, halfsister of the present-Duke, and daughter-in-law of thc lfight, Hon. Lord Henry and Lady Henry Somerset (temperancc advocate), having married their, only son, Afr. Henry C. S. A. Somerset. They have a family, of. Ilireo sons. • Mr. and Mrs. Kdgar Holmwood and their children are leaving Wellington today for M.-jstertoii, where they will spend tho Christmas holidays. Mrs. ['. A.-D. Miekle (Pahintua), with her family, have gone 'north. Slie intends visiting Taranaki and Auckland. . Air. and Airs. 11. I'. Cliafl'ey are in town tor Christmas. .' Airs. Owen Al'ArdJc and Miss Al'Ardle intend leaving on a visit to England early, next year. . Airs. AJ.ickq'rsey. (Alasterton) is a visitor to Wellington. Air. and Airs. 'IV H. Campbell (Hawera) and .(heir little daughter, arc on a visit . to' Wellington, and are staying at "Kbuilwbrt'h." Miss Livingstone, of tho New Plymouth High School, is on a visit lo Wellington. ' . ' ' Among the'visitors staying at "Kenilwortli" just now ; a're: Afr. and Airs. Alayne, of Johannesburg, who .have just arrived in Wellington from Ilotorua; Air, and Mrs. 1!. J. Smith (Bulls); Air. and Mrs.-Campbell,- of Hawcra; Air. and Mrs. Younghusband, of Napier; Miss Sutherland-Smith, of Nelson; aud Aliss . toy (Auckland). - ■ ■Yesterday Alessrs.-M'Mjihon and Donnelly, of .the New Theatre, kindly gave permission (o the Lady' Plunket Centre of the 'Girls' "Realm Guild : to bring a . number of childfoii'for a morning's free euterthinment, which was put on for them.; About ■ eighty children, accompanied bv some members of the guild, thoroughly enjoyed 'the programme. Tho children afterwards adjourned to the Basin Kosdrvo,'• and spent a jolly afternoon, refreshments being. provided by the. ladies. " •