WOMEN'S INTERESTS

Hokitika Guardian, 10 September 1932, Page 3

WOMEN'S INTERESTS

WELLINGTON HOBBY. !] 'hundretfs ’of slides from the;, size that sits comfortably on ; J! ;^our f( thilmb ndil to a full-size pair ; ot 'Dtitcnj sabots, all arranged in j dll'an"ivofy white cabinet tab>e, and y/iu* hate some the 'woncler.iul;! eXlfebtiott’d¥ shoes p 4 f. Mrs E. ■■]&., fiillou, jj, This' unique and immensely ’ valuable collection 'was’ started 36 years;' ago Mri Vho jis a coilertoi, hot heft df old lace, ivoi y j : .j' ’■ But her t §lloe 'lid I bijy 'is truty' fasciii-1 atihgfbeyond words. • i , ; i • To sit down on the ?f106r.; . gaze at '• the to the jiisto'l'y df each little slice ’from the cdiiectdf 'he'i-selt, , who has /»; vmd| and lucid way of one M of ’the' moments 9 r Ufe’’*'' 5 ” ' r< 1 ; -r f “Tiiis little shoe/’; said Mrs" Giilon ■ to. the/ “•DojUibibn,”' ’ representative,! lidMih|-m her'tvvp ; fiiigej-s an eSquisitej tinyI’gdfil 1 ’gdfil 'fila^f fee model is ; r pne of/ the j most- prized ot my colleclioii. Il is aj mddel[ 0./tfie'', Borgia. dhoe Which;'lifts up as ydu sep, hhd ,th e i pmee'' itT‘’thfe : ’ lifeel 1 'where ‘ pdiSon ‘was kept. > \ ". , ... t \ ...’.. “This next one,” she contiiiued, holding .very gently ii/lier hand ,a { - blue and slivery white' brocaded', 'djnngse VohiahVsiidb; “iieidnged^theFrlncess ipi-ftse-Chahg, worn } by; : her .q,t the time she whs beheaded /.the slide was So tiny that it ’Avas ’alrhost impossible to believe _ that p n y ! human foot, bound 'or otherwisd,' couid j have igot. into riiat sma.ll " spaee, -but.; ahd>xaminfed the >o|e. oile 'oould'; see it ha<l been walked, Qn quite .a lot. , . v . ... V. ’• './' As each/shoe Wap• held up. for flnspec-;; tionland its story the spell of cdllfefetmg -fascihatedfthe inteiWiewer,; Wf^^vmiH^^'to^Q-’htraight'; ■ho^e,an^teyt"cqjlecting shoes m?me- ‘ “What ‘made you 's'taVt ?” sJrs Gillon was asldedT' ’> ‘ , .... , 'V ‘fA Igodd;hick.' ■shQe'.'sent' feme , tejr - Christmas 36 years S;go”, ' she replied, ” “fend as soon as my. fripnds htiew, I had 'sent to me- six shoes . within , a ■weeki” • ... :|-.;/‘My very 'first shoe was this pne —' : holding up ,p black ohina ‘ ‘Penplopie' bddt/’ cbinpilpte wilh/ela stic f .sidps; ancl!j bright brown sole— : - << has r growm iny large collection.” j • It would take ci gcaid deal of spaefe' to describe fell the’ treasures, on the table, for" there were ‘ shoes of “bronze, 'brfeWlsiW, gold, glass, china, wood, leather, ebonv, ivory, enamel. bark, ‘ were shoes from cpdnti^tft’' C^jTui ' “”,Wfia-t is that quaint grey-looking' boot?’’-Mrs Gillon.vwas ! '.“That,”' she made by‘ Turkish; prisoners -Out of. mud from the Nilfev-ih..1&15, aitd catrie from 'Cairo.” ' It ' was' -ii perfect- /'speenrert of n trampingjbeot, -Wifh-loUg slender last. ef< Thfen . there was a bhby’s ho ;tie in white ('china; with 'every detail Cdri ect„ a Cinderella glass slipper', ft soapstone' sandal, a small 1-inch .galosher... from the* first New Zealand Exhibition, . an •' aljplne boot fa pottei'y,* thumb-nail.fourteenth..century ■ oe iri blue pnamei, *anC Jl mmlej kif fial : ;siyi)es Worn, byt tfe pioneers o' i New'Zealand.: • i 'o- ' ■•■' 'in vadsi|ibn there. were sabots, and •o’f'jthe peasants of nearly everyi co||&in;the wprid," ... / mp.st'; be , a,,tiresomedusting alh’ these?” she w*as, - r- 'j /‘fVTcli,'J don’t know,” she answered.i “Whenever I dust them, the histone q f each conies back'to' me ;> nd the thrill .j nevpr goes. It brings back, Old' i and pleasant memories. No; /i Hit Sit; l must say I really enioy dusting theifi'f’”' ’ ' ‘ •' rV. ''i i:lrh: , . ■ ■ '•,■■■> :> < - THE COMING SUMMER. j You. should have a quilted beret and j scarf for the cool summer evenings, made M fW6 shades- df blue dr pinky red in'isdft satiti: Tlfe‘beret, is light as thistle-dbWn,; and tbe scarf lb'iYg enough to hahg ; Me''fe“-tie’."; 1 ‘ ,r ‘ A vStfthg/bfelt for’ ? y-Our : shorts I 'huit, • iblide pf fequfred Width; and the loops held togetbfef' With' a of the same or a coloured*,string. , I ' A pair‘ of ' white'-lineii ’cUffs ' Uei'y wTde ahd siafchM/like the Wd Quakers Used to iveaf. "Tbey''ii : ro exceedingly .smart oii tailored . Walking frock. . /• , , . .. ■ | the new sti'aw handbags; I made of broad, . silky' straw ,i n two I colours—usually white'and red or wliitfe 1 ' ahd blue. ■ 1^,4'4 • ,’■<' feiiefSo knot round,, wohrhfe-lf Witli a «hinu in 'Wbfcph/ is 5 Avbirn.;piut/|if “ h«“W lUviiW'duf! vb.n will: mjjVe, it in silk. A 'scarf and’handbag to inatcli. The and is iust tipd .hUpe ,at stui^;Jirtdt:ehe ; handbag 'is p r cetton; or fml»|’ .Cih;-Rioue. to tire material 6f the’scarf,, and has/he: ' same, strides: _ , : ’ y .. - ’ TUB EVENING FROCKS. Cottons are at last-'getting reoognrXi o n in the world, of' dressa nd wil|, be used fnr somp of the bofh for day qncf From a,.c'hmf«ti chi .jmmt of view !>'* . • •• . 'i . . .

•Ti/rtfo /«wn Jiome and Abroad. «:?&->&•.••• ;-«r'.. I ,' •. ... ... ; *

1 Fruit Cake

•;; ' . .•>>?•' .dr s •' .' : i | cotton evening frocks-will" be < grv eii aipj . additional welcome here, ang’ womel; j vviil disappear about dresses,'being rUin-| ed 'By; danefug on, waipu , nights.:. The- , Cotton froclis ..will-bei able, to' stahd soap and ' water/.aiid .perhaps a' little starClli , 'V . ' 1 f.. , Young girls will . welcome tlie idea; of tiffese cotton froclis, as they .,', ! expensive', J ‘ahd t thus their I evening dreat. LWaf'dfobe can be extended,: However, “girlish”, fashion, but depend on sim- ! plicity of line, snug;fitting-bodices, and 'the "fresh look*, of the material to make 'them "a success. The shoulders ; are in- I vaY'iibly 1 ' coVerfed.'with tfan sparent • capo-; Ifefs,' tiny putted or epauifet'tes. v If “there is “ahy “truffniihg to be, done with- cotton evening frocks,. it should v ’be .done witli ribboti, velvet, or, noivehs .Cotton flowel-g will be the lpve-’ lie'st Variety' to/tuck in at the waist. , 'lGarclles are ihierestihg affairs with these *lfocks.; jThey -may 'bfe twisted ones. 'dt S! vferioiis Coloured ' soft ribbons, on .velVbt, dri'sohifetliing 'more of 'the sash 'vfefifety In'’sific" taffeta-, witli jiiitf bows, o'/ siinply knottings, ivith long' narrow, ends’. The most attractive little jackets', id/Wear with the cotton, frocks ar.e 'these''of taffeta, very brief j ancl fitting 'into the' 'waist/ a lid with puff sleeves to ahoutihe elbow. , f „ .. . . j v f sMoking by nurses. <•' . Smofvirig is not to be prohibited amohg nurses at tlie Nurses’, Home at-', tac-hed ' to ' the 'Christchurch 'Hospital. The Hospital Committee reported to the ;bog.td Ifest hyeek a remmmepd i ', [rioh" had ? cqme hfefore it to the e'ffe i j "that 'smoking' among nurses' fet" the, NurSeS ! - : Home -should be prohibited::' 'Tliis 4 reepnipendatioh 1 - was not : agreed J to, "but .tlie committee -decided.'..that n'urses ghdUld hot be allowed to smoke “whetl Oji ‘jiuty. The f-eport wiis adopted ;Bv the-TBokrd;'' ;•. ’• -/ 'ibtAL HOSTESS GOWN.

The' Meal goWih 'for the at" home informal entertaining fs worn by Sylvia Sidney in' her latest offering for the sei'fefeh.;' ’ ; . ; ’d'The 'gown black g v eorgette ? cut "with dfhllhpdicp/high ill the neckljne. : dhfl ending with; a , ; 'tight' cuff. 'The “skiit is ‘beautjfull v ‘ cut an 'htthd Withi '^^hfiped/pin'''tucks/ andean ed' hlack- 'yelvet fe’ncl/hbr .hiffy j jewels -ferfe,'la 1 string of 'exquisite 'peakls', 'alid ’the v fetu'd 1 " t . . : ' • - THE /i'Lh-IIN-bNE P ROCK.

more ‘ fend more hfectic, even fo'r those who used to be ' known as ”the uJleVrieh,”, expferfs liav'e ■pefeh' r dbliged : to Confeeiitratetheir kit ttpoff’deri'sjpg ;wfth"*siight"'modiifxchiihn.' will, wfwfe .fbr 'ihOre’ than ;she ! gathferiri’g.;* ■' ~v ~ ’\.7 ; ’ ; ed(hHs : Ip ' this ’ direction Tilive "pTodiiced a ’ model m; which, Wo may gd' td Ascdtj attend A 'cb'c s fetail pa rty, ’and' on to difie' and dafecc without changing'. , . ;.. •• ' All'that has to be" done is a little simple' stibtfactiph—as hat, sciirf; rebllnri and Vftoves are' successive-, ly feihoVed, tlie frdek bfecoinesfalJ^ r ' ffe! t model Joi- each unction and a”few juclicibiis' touches from' oiir :,vanity case “do'tlie rest l '/'/ V./,-',, VVtt 1 ' 'End dress sliow this Veek the designer had gone even furtiier;/ He Was slihwihg a delightfu' '“pinafore” ’ style "ffock' ‘ for morning Wfear"'which, merely " by removing the bh-ffse, could *be turned at'a momeht’s ’notice* into "a’lovely Averting frock.

THIS WEEK’S RECIPES. ! bfete'add WatiiCit '6tfkb.

1 enp 2dhhs t . 2 ,! fet%i flour, a tefekpOoA bakirig ' sodai 'Cream . sugar alld hiftteV/ rilen add bggs ? thep datefe arid flour, "Hied wailrtufs. 'Soak "dates : arr.f 'soda ovcVhiglit iii cup’ of 'ubitei;. Bake fh*'moderate' ovfen.. .' * ,

MB butter, r llb sugar, 6 eggs, If lbs flour, 1 21 b mixed fruit, 1 tablespopp goldeii syrup mixed in 1 enp . Warm milk, 1 teasppon baking powder. Bake three hourfe.

Dried Apricot Jam

21hs dried apricots, 61 bs sugar, Jib* Cooking almonds, 14' cups water. Soak . the apricots in water fOr 24 lioiirs. ; Then boil for 1 hour and dd sugar ; and almonds (split) and Boil,/. for another. hour.. . ...‘ ’ "'■'' .:/ ,1

jV V’Curried. Unions.

Two or three' large onions. 1 table-, qpoon'kil ,'butjter,, 1 teaspqonfpj. .cipu ie ponder,.. 1. teaspponful puggr, s >lt aim pepper to'taste, 1 desortspoqnf ul. flour ~ 2 or 3 eggs. Peel and..slice ..the. cnions. fry in butter a nice Brown, add siigrr. pepper, salt and curry powder. Thicken with the dour /mixed with a-littjc water. Serve wjth^)oapbcdd^e^in^?ntr(j.