WOMAN'S WORLD

Taranaki Daily News, 30 October 1920, Page 6

WOMAN'S WORLD

PERSONALS, Hisses K. and M. Humphries are the guests of Mr. Halconibe at Urenui. Mrs. W. Kelly, of Awakino, is in town far a short visit. Mrs. Win. Douglas has returned to Christchurch. Mrs. Lennon and Miss Ilawsou (Hawera) are spending a few days here. Mrs. S. Burgoss has returned from Auckland. # » * • Mrs. J. Harrison, who has been spending a holiday here, has returned to Wanganui.

Mrs. H. Collier, who has been on a visit to Australia, returned last week. Mrs. Paget (Paunorston North) is the guest of Miss Mackay. » » « •

■Miss Constance Reilly returned to Hawera this morning. Miss N. Dempsey left Auckland by the Niagara on Tuesday for Vancouver.

Miss K. Mills has returned to Auckland.

* # * # Mrs. IXArcy has returned to Wanganui.

Mrs. E. F. Fookes has returned from Stratford.

» » # # Mrs. Burgess (Auckland) is the guest of Mrs. S. Burgess.

Mrs. S. W. Shaw has returned from Auckland.

Miss M. Fookes has returned from. Auckland, and is staying with her sister, Mrs. P. B. Fitzherbert. Visitors at "Chatsworth" this week include Miss Wilson and Miss Hods;e (Wanganui), and Miss Geddis (Gisborne).

Mr. Oliver Haddon, son of the Rev. R, T. P. Haddon, of Normanby, was married a few weeks ago in the First Methodist Church, Billings, Montana, UJ3.A., to Miss Maude Reuben, of Wanganui. Miss Moringa Reupena is la highly educated and gifted young lady, who joined the Chautauqua party of Taranakl Maoris now touring the iAmerican States as pianist. The wedding ceremony was conducted by the Rev. Wolf, pastor of the First Church, and appears to have delighted the Methodists of Billings. Much kindness was lavished upon the bridal pair, who are enamoured with the States and their' people. During a recent holiday Mr. Haddon did some haymaking for a big raneher who hailed from Tauranga. He was offered five dollars a day and board. The hay was raked and brought to the stack by motor tractors. Although the party intended to leave America, last month, they have been induced to recontract up to the end of January, and now expect to reach New Zealand about the middle of Februarv.

AFTERNOON TEA. Mrs. D. K. Morrison was hostess at a most enjoyable tea party yesterday afternoon, Miss Qovctt being the guest of honor. I FLOWER STALL TO-DAY. Mesdames C. H. Weston and Walker will have charge of a flower stall in Devon Street to-day, opposite the Criterion Hotel, the proceeds of which ar.? in aid of the Girls' Hostel. Fragrant flowers of varied hues may be purchased, and gifts from the owners of the many beautiful gardens in New Plymouth would be greatly appreciated. THE APARTMENT-HOUSE. The '''apartment-house"—a large block divided into "flats," or suites of rooms of varying numbers, to suit families or groups of occupants—seems to be becoming in America a bigger - factor than ever. .A Wellington architect, Mr. James Bennie, who recently returned from a trip to America, states, in an biterview with a representative of tke . Dominion, that "a housing problem exists in every town and city of the United States and Canada." Also: In New York, Boston, and other b'.a centres, the apartment house is the most favored way of meeting this demand. Huge blocks of buildings are erected, with hundreds of "apartments'' —two, three, and up to ten rooms in an apartment, each self-contained :md wonderfully Jitted for the style of life the Americans lead. Few modern Americans of moderate means contemplate having a detached house of their on. They seem to prefer living in apaitments within easy reach of the city i They can, if they so wish, prepare their food in their own quarters, but tho accepted thing js to take their meals in the restaurant attached to the block, or to go out to some other restaurant. The convenience and up-to-date nature of these apartment blocks —each suite of which has its own bathroom, kitchenette, telephone, hot water supply, heating pipes, and electrical devices for making life easy—was an eye-opener to Mr. Bennie, and he came away convinced that some modification would suit the requirements of Wellington admirably.

CONDITIONS AT HOME. TARANAKI MAN'S OBSERVATIONS. The advice given quite often of laic tliat now in not the time to take a holiday in England is endorsed by Mr. W. Hoddle, of Hawera, who returned a few days since from a short trip to the did" Country (says the Star). The expense of living'in London while butter is sold at 5s fid per lb, eggs at the same figure, mutton at 2a M, and where quite an ordinary dinner may cost 12b fid, may be imagined. Part of his holiday waß spent in the Midland counties, in some of the lacemaking, boot manufacturing and miring districts. Mr. Hoddle instanced cases in the first-named industry which smack strongly of profiteering and sweating, and said that such cases were quite common. He found, in conversing with miners whom he met, that it was considered the decision to strike was carried mainly by the vote of youths of sixteen to /twenty, and that the bulk of the adult miners were strongly adverse to such action. He found that boot employees in some, districts were working only a portion of their time, the store? being filled with manufactured goods, and production was, therefore, being curtailed, in «rder, he assumed, to keep up prices.

As am instance of increases in railway fares he mentioned the case of the journey from Southampton to London, which cost about 25 per cent, mow when he went down from London on his way to the ship than when he landed in England. Mr. Hoddle had had, he said, an interesting trip, but he was very glad to be once more in New Zealand.

WOMEN AND MEN'S CLOTHES. "Your husband always looks so nice," Margaret sighed. "Dickie is the dearest thing on earth, but he won't bother about his clothes. He thinks it doesn't matter. He likes me to be well dressed, but he says no one notices what a man wears."

"It does matter," the other woman replied. "I think one of the first things that attracted me to Reggie was his appearance. He has never spent extravagantly on his clothes, but he has always chosen them carefully. He puts them on well, and does't think the few extra minutes given in detail are wasted. The first time I ever went out with him I felt proud to be seen in his company. He looked so well groomed—and he's just the same now, after five years of married life."

Men do not realise how much women do care about the clothes of their husbands and fiances. Not a few war weddings were the result of the trim, smart look of uniform, which made a great number of men who had never cared about their clothes look really well dressed. And a great many war wives are regretting to-day that there is not a uniform of peace. The joy of wearing lovely raiment is increased for a woman if, on her little festive outings, she is accompanied by a husband who also knows how to dress-.

Dining out or playing lawn tennis or going to a theatre —it makes a world of difference to a woman if the man she loves wears well-cut clothes with socks and ties and collars that reveal a quiet good taste. Woman also has a shrewd suspicion that the well-dressed man has a better chance of advancement in his career than a man who thinks dress doesn't matter. For years women have dressed to please men; it might very well be worth man's while if he also dressed to please women.—'B.D. in the Daily Mail.

There is good news for the British housewife- The Government Disposals Board has just made a final clearance of its surplus stocks of flannel in one huge deal. The sale covers some tweive million yards of new and perfect material, and the purchase price is near £2,000,000. The whole 7000 miles of flannel are to be immediately distributed through retailers all over the United Kingdom, and sold at prices which are only half the present-day cost of production at the mills. Tliero are five million and a half yards of pure wool flannel of various shades, including white, cream, grey, and bluegrey, which will be on sale over the counters almost immediately at .Is lid per yards. Three million yards of durable, hard-wearing flannel will be sold retail at 3s 4d a yard. The remaining three million and a half yards is the finest quality khaki flannel, mainly pure wool, and will be retailed at 3s lid a yard. ROUGH ON YOUNG BRIDES. A Sacramento (California) message states that while there is no provision in the school law of that State to prevent girl 3 under the age of 16 accepting proposals of contracting marriage, the marriage itself does not offer sufficient .excuse in such cases to keep the young brides away from full-time classes at school. This is according to a ruling by Will C. Wood, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, in answer to a query raised several times in the last few months. "We have gone into the question thoroughly," he stated in explanation of the matter, "and while there is nothing in the school law to prevent girls under hi from getting married, young brides of this character must go to school for the full time the as their unmarried sisters, unless a certificate signed by a physician is presented to the school authorities showing that the physical condition'of the pupil is such as to render attendance inadvisable or that there is no school within reach."

GIRL'S SMILE SAVES £IOO,OOO. A girl's smile and imperturbable courage as she faced three revolvers levelled at her through the glass partition of a vault door foiled seven bandits "who raided a New York hank. The vault's treasure comprised £IOO,OOO in cash, besides a large sum represented in bonds. Tlia men descended from a motor-car entered the institution, which is a branch of the bank of the Mannattan Company, and covered the officials and employers with revolvers as they ordered them to hold up their hands. Then three of them made for the half-opened barred door of the vaults. Miss Lillian David the 10-year-old bookkeeper, happened to be inside. She closed the door and stood calmly contemplating them through the glass partition in'rear of the bars. The intruders, as they menaced her with three pistols, shouted to her to let them in, and one of them, to emphasise the order, fired a shot through the glass over her head. But Miss David stood still and smil«d at them. The cashier, Edward Althars, had been counting bank notes, using a glass bowl with a sponge in it to moisten his fingers, as the men entered, and one of them levelled a revolver at him. For a second the attention of this robber was distracted by the shooting at the vault. Altliaus grasped the glass bowl and hurled it in his face; then, as he staggered back, the cashier dashed out of a rear door, where there was a stairway leading to the roof, and raised an alarm. The three bandits trying to get into the vault swore at the plucky girl defying them, and ran out of the bank followed by the others of tile gangThey got away in their automobiles lr.it they look not a penny of the bank's fundi with them. PRETTY WOMEN OF WALES. A tribute to the Wcl,h women, whom lie described as the prettiest he had seen anywhere in the British Isles, was paid by the Rev. Leslie Pidgeon, Winnipeg, who was the guest of the Cardiff and Newport Rotary Clubs at a combined luncheon held at the Dorothy Cafe recently.

Mr. l'idgeon mentioned that he was the, president of the association when the Cardiff Club received their charter, and said it was a real pleasure to see his,signature on the charter. He had travelled 3,000 miles to deliver a message to them, and as a reoresentativs of

the International Association he brought the heartiest of greetings to the two clubs, Rotary hud.something to do for the individual, something for the particular town, and also for the country at large. He also brought a greeting from Canada. They were all true Britishers in Canada—(applause)-—and they had no ideals which were not bound up with their .relations to the British Empire. He thought'' that Cardiff possessed a beautiful city, and he greatly admired all he had seen. If they asked him what was the most noticeable as he came into Wales he would manifest his humanity by saying that he had seen the prettiest women in Wales he had seen anywhere in the British Isles. (Laughter and applause.)

USEFUL HINTS. Potato peelings put into a stained decanter will make it clean and bright. Boiled rice ribbed over black helps to remove them. Cayenne pepper is excellent for ridding a cupboard of mice. .Ground riee, rubbed on with a soft rag, will clean velour hats. To clean hat irons rub them when hot on a damp rag that has been rubbed over with soap. A few drops of hot vinegar will remove the most obstinate whitewash or distemper splashes. Ammonia and whitening made into a paste are excellent for cleaning silverplated articles.

Pink cotton materials keep their colour better if a few drops of red ink are added to the rinsing water.

Stockings are less liable to shrink when soaked overnight in cold water before being washed for the first time. The lightneßs of batter puddings is much improved if two teaspoonfuls of ground rice are added to the flour before mixing.

Paraffin rubbed on a shiny coat collar will make it look new again. The flannel used should be frequently turned.

If clothes-pegs are dipped in while enamel paint and dried in the sun, they can then be kept perfectly clean. Makeshift Utensils.—(l) Side of boxrubbed smooth with coarse glass paper as pastry board. (2) Long-shaped glass bottle as rolling-pin. (3) Skewer given away with meat as fork, and for piercing holes in tins (or a nail and hammer can be used for piercingj. (4) Stoneware jam jars of different sizes, for stewing meat, fruit, making beef tea. (5) Biscuit tin as cake-tin;, lid as flat sponge or jam-tart tin. (6) Lids of round tins as cutters. (7) Tongue tin pierced with good-sized boles in bottom as strainer, steamer, or colander could be used. (8) Mustard or other small tins pierced with small holes as dredges. (9) A homemade meat safe can be made from but-ter-muslin, a tin plate, cane hoop, and a hook. (10) ( It is very wasteful to uiie a gas oven with a lot of burners to cook a single dish. A good oven can be made of a biscut tin lined at the bottom with a sheet of asbesto:-. This will bake a piece of meat or a pudding very well on either a single gas-ring or on a small oil-etove. The best kind of tin is the sort with a hinged glass top (as used by grocers for showing biscuits), if procurable. A few small holes should be pierced near top for ventilation. You might try washing varnished paper with tea that is left in the teapots. If no tea is left pour a little more water on the leaves, strain, and une that, and afterwards polish the paper with a little furniture polish. Try rubbing your hands' with just a little salt and then rinsing them under the cold water tap if you want to remove the smell of onions after you have been peeling them. If you suffer from perspiring feet bathe them every morning in water in which just a little permanganate of potash hafi been added. Then dry very thoroughly, and, before putting on your •tockings, powder the feet with bo'racic powder, giving particular attention to the part between the toes. Try warming your tea in the oven before using it. If put on a saucer and allowed to stand in the oven till the chill is well off it. will make much stronger tea than if put into the teapot when cold.

Wash and wipe nil saucepans while they are still hot. They are far easier to do than when they get cold. Try this, and you will soon realise what a difference it makes.