HERE AND THERE

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 31, 7 February 1933, Page 11

HERE AND THERE

"Major Barbara" Dead. The death Tvas announced in London recently of Salvation Array Commissioner Mildred B. Duff, at the age of /2, whom it is said Bernard Shaw had in nuiid when lie created the part of Major Barbara in his famous play (states a correspondent). A Salvation Army officer said: "Commissioner Duff became a Salvation Army officer 46 years ago. She was then a beautiful woman, the daughter of a Norfolk county family proud of its military record. Her late father represented North Norfolk in Parliament, yet she took her place in the ranks of-what was then a largely despised and misunderstood body. She was linguist, educationist, slum worker, editor, and author in ; her long service in the Army. "There was in many ways a likeness between Major Barbara and the living person -whose renunciation was so complete. In spite of her strenuous Salvation Army life, which took her to many lands and kept her largely among poor people, her ties with her own. folk remained strong, and it was in the old family mansion at Westwick, Norfolk, now the residence of her brother, formerly Lord Mayor of Norwich, that she died." Onions for Long Life. A woman who made a life-long habit of eating raw onions lately, died at the age of 120 years in Torreon, a large town in Coahuila State, about 700 miles north of Mexico City, states an exchange. This woman, Senora Tomassa Garza, possessed all her faculties to the end, and was in the best of health until a few days before she died. Documents exhibited to the town officials by the deceased's relatives prove that she was born in a hamlet near Torreon in the year 1812. Senora Garza survived three husbands, but the fourth has outlived her. The woman's relatives attribute her long life to her fondness for Taw onions, a vegetable which she ate'at each of the three daily meals she consumed up to her dying day. ' ' ' Red and Blue Shoes. There is an epidemic of, rea and blue shoes among the small folks in society to-day (states a London writer). At all the. christening parties and nursery tea parties, small people' appear in. them. Princess Elizabeth' mostly wears bronze. This is practical, because bronze "goes with'? anything. Invitations Issued. Invitations have been issued by the chairman and directors of Huddart, Parker, Ltd., for an "At Home" on board the new, motor vessel, "Wanganella," on Wednesday, loth February. Temperance Women Meet. Mrs. Chisholni, the newly-elected president, was in the chair at the recent meeting of the "Wellington "Women's Christian Temperance Union. Mrs. Murray led the devotions, speaking a few helpful words. The secretary read several letters which were freely discussed. A vote of sympathy with Mrs. Bramwell Scott in tho loss of her mother was earned, allstanding. Several recitations were given by Mrs. Castle, and a song by Mrs. Duncan, all being much appreciated. The superintendents of the different departments of work were then elected, most of them signifying their willingness to continue in office this year. The election of Treasurer was postponed till next month. Tea was provided by Mesdames Chisholni ana "Webb..The new president .then gave an. address on -"-Eeminiseences of My .Life and." Temperance ■Work." The copper trail was continued, and Miss Kirk closed the meeting with prayer. Farewell Party. Mrs. A. Goodman recently gave a farewell tea party at the Hotel Grand .Central in honour of Mrs. Phillip Whyl, who is leaving for England on the Monowai next Tuesday. Among the guests present were Mesdames Why], Freodman, Maris, Cowan, Maher, Davis, Misses Maris' and Sender. The First Woman Flyer/ ; "The history of aviation does not record who was the first woman to fly, and I see that efforts are being made to discover who she was, ?' states an English writer. "The search has to go back for close upon a- quarter of a century. For a long time it was thought that Mrs. S. F. Cody, the wife of the famous airman, was the pioneer woman flyer in August, 1909. Several women are known to have made flights in that year, and among them was Kathleen Countess of Drogheda. The countess is an expert airwoman, and^ is a; familiar figure at flying meetings. But the first woman to take the air is believed to be Mrs. Guy Eepton, who made a short flight in a French machine near Paris in the spring of 1908. Mrs. Eepton is an Englishwoman Tesident in London." Reading in Bed. ■ The pleasure of reading in bed during convalescence is often diminished by the difficulty of propping or holding the book in a comfortable position (states a writer in the "Manchester Guardian"). A loose book cover of velvet or other non-slipping material, and two rubber bands may be used with success to save unnecessary and tiring effort. ■ The cover helps to keep the book from sliding about and the rubber bands hold the pages open. If necessary a small cushion may be used to prop up the book, or a support like that of a photograph frame may be stitched to the back of the velvet cover. Measure When Cooking! How many women measure quantities so as each .time to get the best results? asks a writer in an exchange. Porridge, for instance, to be right, should always be the same thickness, oatmeal and . water, rice, sago, everything, should be measured. For a variety of cakes or puddings (also sauces) you may choose the creamed, or Tubbed in method, but always the same quantities given for either; all that is necessary is to vary the kinds of fruits, or flavourings, by this method; there- will never be failures, ana if puddings are mixed with hot, almost boiling, liquid, they will be lighter, and will take at least half an hour less boilingy and so save gas, as it requires much gas to produce the amount of heat already put into the pudding, by using hot mixing liquid, instead of cold, also an aluminium boiling basin will get best results.. Clever "Make-up." There is an increasing tendency today toward carelessness in "make-up" (states a writer in an exchange). Most women feel that they must "make-up" in order to make the best of themselves, but if "make-up" 13 to be an asset and not a liability it must be done cleverly and artistically. Nover too much of anything is the safest rule. Too much of anything almost invariably adds at least ten years to the appearance. The main object of "makeup" should be to accentuate the face's good points and smooth away its defects. A girl cannot achieve this object if she converts her face into a mask. The whole aim should be to use the minimum that is essential. Always finish off the final powdering by applying a soft brush, all over the face. This achieves three objects; it smoothes the "make-up" and softens it, it blends the colours, and, the brushing vitalises the skin by stimulating the circulation.