WOMAN’S WORLD

Evening Star, Issue 19800, 25 February 1928, Page 20

WOMAN’S WORLD

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS 11 Constant Header.”—(a) The recipe for floor polish, suitable for a kitchen linoleum is as follows:—Equal parts of vinegar, boiled linseed oil, and methy- ' latecl spirits. Mix together well. You will Jind that this is economical, and that it gives a brilliant polish when well rubbed in. A cedar mop used daily will help to keep the Hour nice and fresh looking, (b) You ask what to do about your pear ginger, which has been evidently boiled too long, as it is very thick and sugary, i am afraid there is no certain cure, but you might experiment with part of it. In making jams, etc., the addition of three teaspoonfuls of glycerine to 11b of fruit prevents fermentation and the crystallisation of sugar. You might add I a little more water and glycerine in the above proportions. Just bring it up to the boil, and rebottle. If that is successful, use up the rest in the same way. “M.A.C.”—Your ermine tie can be cleaned in several ways. Benzine should do it quite well, but be careful not to use this dangerous stuff near any (ire. Or, you may prefer one of these methods. Set the fur in a deep pan half-filled with warm flour, and rub this well in, mulch as washing with soap and water. Do this careully for about halt an hour, then leave it in the pan, covered with the flour, for twenty-four hours. Rub again, shake in the open air, and finish off by brushing well. Or, again, you can rub it well with calcined magnesia or powdered white starch, and carefully shako and brush the powder out. Hot bran rubbed in is also good, and can be repeated till the fur is restored to its original color. “ W.W.”—Thank you for your letter, which is so helpful that it is published below. “ Anxious.”—This is the perfume bag you ask for: Old-fashioned perfume bags, to put in among clothing, servo us a preventive for moths- Use half an ounce of cloves, mace, nutmegs, carrawav seed, cinnamon, and 3oz of orris root. Have all ground to a fine powder, mix nicely, and put up in small linen bags to place among the clothing. It gives thcr a fine perfume, which the moths protest against; hence the clothing is saved from destruction. SOCIAL AND PERSONAL Mrs Harman Reeves has motored to Queenstown with her sister, Mrs Irving Carney, of Christchurch. They expect to be away about ten days or so. Miss Johnson, of Tiiuaru, is staying with Mrs T. Bridgeman. Mrs A. C. Angel has been one of the recent guests at the White Star Hotel, Queenstown. Mrs J. C. Stephens has gone to Temuka for a short visit. Yesterday Mr and Mrs R. Hudson, Mrs A. Barnett, and Miss Linda Barnett left for Sydney, from where they will journey probably to China, and then to England. At a county council school in Westminster, London, a course in the art of selling goods has been started, with great success. Mrs Barnett and Mrs R. Hudson were the guests of honor at a little dinner party given on Wednesday at the Carlton by Mrs Jacobs and Mrs R. G. Hudson. Mrs Smellie invited a few friends to her home at Green Island on Monday as a little farewell to Mrs A. Barnett and Mrs R. Hudson. The Saravati Club, Palmerston, held its first meeting for the year on Wednesday last at the residence of the president, Mrs J. W. Sutherland. There was a largo gathering of members, and the enthusiasm shown promises a most successful year. The Savoy on Wednesday morning ! saw a pleasant little gathering of young folk, the guests of Mrs Eustace Macassey, who gave the party for two Wellington girls—Miss Molly Macassey and Miss Muriel Fraser. Others present were Misses B. Reeves, J. Haggitt, J. Neville, D. Roberts, G. Finch, t. Hart. Mrs Fulton was the guest of honor at a very successful bridge party given on Wednesday by Mrs Hutchison, whose other guests were Mesdamcs Hilton, Do Clive Lowe, Barron, Marshall Macdonald, E. Halsted, Ramsay, Leslie Mills, Brewer, Phillips, G. Callaway, Evans, Lough, Misses Cook and Wilkin. Mrs Marshall Macdonald was hostess at a bright little luncheon party given at the Women’s Club on Wednesday for Miss Linda Barnett, Brown Owl of the Columba College Brownies. Other guests were Misses I/. Williams, N. Campbell, R. Clarke, N. Nicol, J. Feichley, and P. Cbccseman.

The shoulder flower has had its day, and the only one that is really selling well now at the smartest shops is that of suede leather smartly cut. The shoulder bow is the immediate successor of the flower, and very pretty it can be—of velvet, silk, chiffon, and crepes of all varieties and all colors. Sometimes the how is in the form of a star, or a rosette, or a falling cluster of ribbons. Mrs Leslie Mills showed herself to be an excellent hostess when, during the week, she gave a large dinner party, with ping-pong and dancing to follow. Her beautiful home, “Piccadilly,” is ideal for parties of this sort, and all her guests thoroughly enjoyed themselves. Those present were Mr and Mrs G. Sinclair, Mr and Mrs D. Reid, Mr. and Mrs T. Bridgeman, Misses Clapperton, Mfl ne, Acton Adams, Reid (2), Reeves (2), L. Williams, M. Thomson, Johnson (Timaru), Finch, Hartmann (2), Dr Geerin, four officers from H.M.S. Laburnum, Messrs Laidlaw, Gore, Wilson, Hislop, Edmond (2), Reynolds, Vallange, Holland, and Sinclair.

Mrs Ambrose Hudson and Mrs William Hudson were joint hostesses the other day at a farewell party given for Mrs Arthur Barnett and Mrs'Robt. Hudson, who have just left for a tour of England and Europe. The Somerset Lounge was, as usual, most festivelooking, and the music supplied by Mr Gordon and Mr Beath (piano and violin), as well as an excellent tea, helped to make the gathering a great success. The songs by Mrs Smeaton, Mrs S. Wilson, Mrs A. Gray, and Mrs F. Anderson were most acceptable, too, and helped to make pleasant interludes in conversation. Among the other guests were Mesdames Hudson, sen., Mayo, Graham, Jacobs, L. Hudson, J. Hudson, Smellie, Orr, J. Barnett, Gamble, Pinlayson, Oram, Chance, Watts, Hanlon, Harty, Logan, Robertson, Hislop, Timson, Mathewson, Smith, Elsora, G. Gray, Misses Timson, Reid, Outline, and Greenslade.

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After a dull morning tho sun shone out on a gay and busy scene at the Punga lawns on the occasion of the opening of the seventh annual croquet championship tournament. Mrs Bridgman (president), in a short speech, welcomed the visitors and wished everybody success. She then called on Mrs Brickcll to read tho rules under which the tourney was to be run. Competitors from Christchurch, Oamani, Balclutha, Invercargill, and all the local clubs aro taking part in the tournament. Among the'non-playing visitors were Mrs Todd (St. Clair), Mrs Curie (secretary of the Southland Croquet Association), Mrs Polfe, Miss Bollock, Mrs Southam, Mrs Clayton, Mrs Long, Mrs Simpson, Mrs Jarvio (Auckland), Airs Burns, Mrs Wells, Mrs M'Aulcy, Miss Cashman, Airs Saxton, Airs Cherry, Misses Olanville, ami many others. Aborning- and afternoon tea were in the hands of a very capable Pavilion 'Committee, and the table looked both appetising and attractive, the decorations being orange and gold poppies.

At Marlborough House the Prince has at his disposal all the means of entertaining in the most princely manner. On the first floor there are three reception rooms, more spacious than any to ho found in any house in London except Buckingham House. When the late King Edward was Prince of Wales these rooms were the scenes of entertainments that became famous throughout Europe. But the present heir to the throne being a bachelor—the first Koyal bachelor to occupy Marlborough House—would find entertaining on the same scale as his grandfather did a considerable difficulty. That ho will entertain on a much larger scale than he has done hitherto goes without saying. JJnt as Jong as lie remains a bachelor the Prince will most probably confine his entertaining to series of comparatively small dinners and dances to his very wide circle of friends, and they will surely bo as informal as any entertainment can oe where the Prince is the host.

Mrs Jtatlray, Mrs Fitchett, Mrs Buckley, and Miss Gallaway motored yesterday to the Bran/, Josef Glacier for a short holiday. Last night Miss Beeves gave a most enjoyable dance at her home, “Transit House,” in honor of Miss M. Macasscy, of Wellington. On Friday Mrs Thconiin gave a small luncheon party for the three musicians here—Messrs Leo, Jan, and Mischcl Cherniavsky. Mrs Eustace Macassey gave a jolly little morning tea party on Wednesday at the Tudor Hall for Miss Fraser and Miss Macassey, both ■Wellington girls. Other young friends present were Misses B. Beeves, Haggitt, J. Neville, I). Boborts, CL Finch, and 1. Hart. Dr and Mrs H. Havelock Barnett have returned from the north, and will spend some weeks with Mrs Barnett’s mother, Mrs Wilkinson, Melrose street, Boslyn. Ur Barnett has entered into partnership with Dr Dernan, of Napier, which, of course, now will be his future home. Officers of H.M.S. Laburnum entertained a few of their Dunedin friends at dinner on Thursday, the guests being Misses Hartmann, Mancleno, J, Haggitt, D. Bamsay, G. Finch, and M. Macassey (Wellington). Miss Alison Johnston, of Tiuiaru, who is staying with Mrs T. Bridgoman, met several of her hostess’s friends last Wednesday, these being Mrs Myers, of Wellington, Misses W. Johnstone, Hislop, Macpherson, Hartmann, Betel (2), Beeves, Macassey, Statham, Roberts, Haggitt, Morris, Williams, Oram, and Halsted.

Mrs Denny tlie other day gave a very pleasant little bridge (tarty for Mrs Fulton, who was again the chief guest on Thursday evening at Mrs Ibbotson’s home, the other players being Mr and Mrs Hilton, Mrs Denny, Mrs Lough, and Mrs Martin, of Christchurch, and Mr Brent. Mrs Fulton, who leaves shortly for a visit to England, is the guest of honor at a number of parties. One of the biggest bridge parties recently given was on Thursday at the Women’s Club, with Mrs E. 1. Halsted- ns hostess. There were no less than nine tables, the playoi*, in addition to thp hostess and special guest, being Mrs Myers, of Wellington, Mrs Barclay, of Melbourne, Mrs Lough, Mrs Edmond, Mrs T. Bridgcman, Mrs Theomin, Mrs Hilton, Mrs Friedlandcr, of Auckland, Mrs Oldham, Mrs .Phillips, Mrs J. M. Callaway, Mrs Cottrell, Mrs Scherek, Mrs Black, Mrs Do Clive Lowe, Mrs Cheescman, Mrs Henderson, Mrs J. Hutchison, Mrs Finch, Mrs Matheson, Mrs Benson, Mrs Benjamin, Mrs Wilson, Mrs Brewer, Mrs Evans, Mrs Duncan, Mrs Wilson, Mrs Bundle, Mrs Haggitt, and Mrs Cameron, Misses Graham, Neill, Finch, and Reynolds. One of the most enjoyable dances to date this season was that held by Miss Wallace at the Overseas Hall on Thursday night in honor of the petty officers and men of H.M.S. Laburnum, there being a very large attendance of

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dancers. Tiio hall was tastefully decorated, and with the improvements that have been effected there recently it is now one of the most up-to-date dancing halls in Dunedin. The latest airs,were featured by Arthur Cordon’s Dance Band, and with streamers shoot-ing-all over the room a very pleasing spectacle was presented towards the close of the evening, before which Miss Wallace expressed the hope that the sailors had spent an enjoyable time. The hearty applause that greeted her remarks demonstrated the approval of the visitors in no uncertain terms. TAR STAIRS A correspondent writesOn two occasions recently 1 have noticed advice to inquirers for a recipe for removing tar. None of those given by you equal the following;—Soak the spot on the article m neat Jeyes’ fluid, rub slightly if the fabric will stand it, and wash out with cold water. I have known this to remove tar from a gentleman’s new cloth coat, and also from a girl’s silk stocking, leaving no stain. Naturally, the sooner the remedy is applied the easier is the removal. Old tar takes longer, but will eventually be all removed. An excellent, speedy, and clean method to remove tar and [aint from the bauds is to pour neat Jeyes’ fluid into the palm, rub it all over the hands, using a brush for the nails it necessary. Wash off under the cold water tap, and the hands are beautifully clean. This treatment_ may harden the skin a little if practised often, and the use of a little glycerine is advisable. This is much better than the old kerosene or grease method. -Soaking old paint brushes in the fluid will also remove old hard pauit and render the brush fit for use again. THE RIGHT RECIPE ST LIFTING FOB, SHOULDER OF MUTTON. Remove the bone from the shoulder of mutton and prepare the following:— Some breadcrumbs, some parsley and thyme finely chopped, 2oz butter, 3 boned and pounded anchovies, one beaten egg, seasoning of salt and pepper. Mix all thoroughly, and spread the mixture over the inner surface of the meat. Roll up, tie with tape, and roast in a moderate oven. PEPPERMINT CORDIAL. For a large quantity you require two gallons of water, two drachms of oil of peppermint, 4Jlb of loaf sugar, one pint of unsweetened gin (not Hollands). Boil the sugar in the water slowly for twenty minutes. Pour out, and when quite cold add the oil of peppermint and the gin. Mix well, pour into bottles, and cork securely. It will keep for a long time. HOME-MADE LEMONADE. This is suitable for a children’s party. Peel eight lemons very thinly so as not to leave any of the pith on the skin. Put the rind into a, largo jug with Jib of loaf sugar, two or three cloves, and a small piece of cinnamon. Pour in three pints of boiling water, cover, and leave till cold. Then add the strained juice of the lemons, and just before use strain it and pour into glass jugs for the table. The rind may bo used again if more boiling water is poured on to it and more sugar added; the liquid when cold and strained may be added to fresh lemon juice. SCOTCH MIST. Two dozen macaroons, one dozen Savoy biscuits, one pint of cream, a little sherry (this may be omitted),

some strips of angelica, some halved preserved cherries. Pound the biscuits, and if.sherry is liked mis three parts of the cream with it (if not, use the cream alone, mixing it well with the pounded biscuits). Heap the mixture in a glass dish, and put the remainder of the cream (stiffly whipped) on the biscuits; then decorate with the preserved cherries. PICKLED NASTURTIUM SEEDS. Nasturtiums are but very little used in general cookery, but when pickled they form an excellent substitute for capers, and impart a fine flavor to sauces to be served with boiled meat or fish. They need to be in pickle for at least ten months; otherwise they will hardly be fit for use. Choose some green pods, wipe with a cloth, and put them into clean and dry bottles or jars. Boil up some vinegar, allowing to each pint an ounce of salt and eight peppercorns. Let it cool a little and fill up the bottles or jars. Cork and seal and keep in a dry place.

ODDS AND ENDS Pastry will be soppy underneath if you put it on hot fruit. If the fruit must be stewed first, then let it remain until quite cold before putting on the pastry. It may also be due to the steam being unable to escape, gp if you do not use a china funnel make a hole in the centre of the pastry. As a rule women with natural warm coloring should wear warm colors. This means that those with brown hair and eyes should wear the tints and shades of red, yellow, brown. Those with natural cool coloring wear the cool shades and tints best. To be more specific, the blue-eyed with medium-colored or grey hair should wear blue, green, and violet. If tumblers become fixed, one inside the other, tap gently round with another tumbler, and like magic they will come apart, ll a glass stopper is fixed tap around it with another and it will become loosened. Flower pots, _ iron screws, etc., tapped with one of similar kind can all be separated easily. Extra standing or walking on "hard floors will often make the feet tired and uncomfortable. A foot bath of Aoz powdered alum, half a drachm sulphate of zinc in water as hot as can bo endured will take away the tiredness. Soak the feet for ten minutes, then thoroughly dry. Sprinkle a little boracic or good foot powder on the feet, and put on a clean pair of stockings. A change of stockings in the evening soothes the nerves and rests the whole body. THINGS SARTORIAL “Someone speaking at the conference of the National Federation of the Merchant Tailors has asserted that the connection is very close, that the wearing of a dross suit encourages gentler and more civilised conduct in the wearer, and that a man in ‘ plus-fours ’ is more Jax in conduct than a man in a morning coat On reading this I said to myself, ‘Joking apart,clothes do, to a certain extent, have an influence on conduct and on life generally.' “ It is a well-known fact that many a young Englishman stationed at some lonely outpost, will make a point of getting into a dinner suit for his solitary meal, so that he shall not lose touch with ‘ ways at home ’ and sink more or less to the level of the natives around him. And who would deny the immense advantage conferred by the selection and the proper wielding of certain aids to vision? The woman who looks merely uninteresting and earnest in gold-rimmed spectacles becomes a power to be reckoned with when she surveys you through the proper kind of lorgnette.” FOOD AND CHILDREN Food is required for two main pur-poses—-(a) to build up body tissue, and repair it, (b) to provide heat and energy. Everyday foodstuffs—such as bread, meat, and potatoes—can be reduced to terms of nutritive constituents having a definite complex chemical composition. The ultimate result of the processes of digestion is to reduce these foods to fairly simple chemical compounds, in which form they can be used for the body’s requirements. One of the primary and most important functions of food in the case of the school child is to promote growth. This function and that of repairing the tissues is largely brought about by the class of foodstuffs known as proteins. These differ > chemically _ from other classes, the important difference being that they alone contain the element, nitrogen; thus, they are irreplaceable in this respect and absolutely essential in the diet. Foods which consist largely of protein are lean meat, fish, eggs, milk, cheese, certain cereals, and pulses. Animal proteins, such as those contained in milk, meat, fish, cheese, eggs, are necessary in order to build up animal tissues. Vegetable protein, obtainable from pulses, cereals, etc., can replace animal protein to a certain extent, but not altogether, as the chemical structure of the two types differs. Children require a relatively larger proportion of protein in the diet than adults. This will be readily understood when it is borne in mind that the adult body, having completed growth, is concerned chiefly with repairing the tissue. —‘ Good Housekeeping.’ HINTS TO THE HOUSEWIFE Before you commence very dusty work like sweeping or house-cleaning rub a good vanishing cream well into the exposed skin of your face, neck, and throat, _ and powder generously When this is removed with a good cleansing cream afterwards no dirt will have entered the pores. In sweeping down walls or ceilings when dust is likely to fall into the eyes and irritate them, protect them with goggles. Keep the hands out of water as much as possible, particularly when strong soap or alkaline cleansers are used, by substituting a short-handled mop or brush for a cloth. Dry the hands thoroughly every time you take them out of water. Keep a little covered bowl of corn meal or fine oatmeal near the sink, and rub this on the hands whenever they remain moist, and half a lemon near by to remove fruit and vegetable stains from the hands. Avoid the tired back and stooped shoulders by making your kitchen table, work stools, and sink the proper height. . f Wear comfortable, well-fitting shoes with medium heels to do your housework in, and you will avoid aching limbs and fallen arches. Protect your skin with a wide, hat or sun-bonnet whenever you go to hang out clothes or to do other things that take you out of doors. If you have a healthy, normal skin to start with you won’t nave to spend much time in beautifying it. A regular diet with plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables affording perfect elimination will keep the skin clear and free from blemishes.