WOMAN’S WOULD

Taranaki Daily News, 19 February 1921, Page 6

WOMAN’S WOULD

PERSONAL. Mrs. H. Curtis, who has been spending a holiday in New Plymouth, returned to Brisbane this week, accompanied by her neice, Miss Nancy James. Miss D. Good left ■ for Blenheim on Wednesday, and will be the guest of Mrs. J. F. Bennett. Miss Alice Brewster has returned from a trip to Auckland. Miss F. Wood, who has been spending some weeks in Auckland, returned on Tuesday. #'* * • Dr. and Mrs. D. Blackley are visiting Rotorua and Auckland. Mrs. Leslie Curtis (Stratford) is spending [the week-end in New Plymouth. Miss Brettargh, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Ralph Palmer, has returned to Wanganui. * * • * Mrs. Geo. Neal hag returned from Auckland. Mrs. Wybourne (Waverley) is visiting New Plymouth. Mrs. F. Grover has returned to Wanganui. • • • • Miss M. Payton (Auckland) is the guest of Miss Brewster. Mrs. Geo. Millar is on a visit to Wellington. * ♦ • * Mrs. B. Horner (Stratford) is spending two or three weeks in New Plymouth. Miss Ngia Wilson is visiting Stratford. Nirs. Collins has returned from Auckland. Mrs. Gordon Williams, who has been the guest of Mrs. Rex Brewster, has returned to Hawke’s Bay. Mrs. T. Rogers has returned to Hamilton. Mrs. Eustace Stocker, who has been the guest of Mrs. Rex Brewster, left this week for Wellington, and is shortly returning to England. Mrs. T. C. List, who has been on a vis|t to the Bay of Plenty and* Rotorua, returned last Saturday. Mrs. Harrison, who has been on a short visit to New Plymouth, has returned to Wanganui. Mrs. Alf. Webster is spending a holiday at Great Barrier. Mr£. Harry Fookes has returned from Stratford. Visitors at Chatsworth this week include Mrs. and Miss McMillan (Palmerston North), Mrs. Haynes (Auckland), Miss Hugging (Hawera). Visitors at the White Hart include Mrs. Julian, Mrs. Geo. Court, Mrs. Gledding, Mrs. Robertson, Miss Adlington, Mrs. Boulton, Mrs. Dingley, Mrs. Fitzpatrick, Misses Fitzpatrick (3) (Auckland), Mrs. and Miss Polson, Miss Lifferton, Mrs. Melville, ft£rs. Phillips, Mrs. Briery, Mrs. Harold (Wanganui), Miss Howell (Sydney), Mrs. Smith (Marton), Misses Arrow (7) (Paluatua), Mrs. and Mies Palliser, Mrs. Collins, Mrs. Evahs, Mrs. 'and Miss Gamble (Wellington). Airs. Thornton (Kaponga), Mrs. Mexted (Tawa Flaty, Mrs. Smith (Hawera), Mrs. Widdop (Palmerston North), Mrs. and Miss Bowen (Hawke’s Bay).

Visitors at the Terminus Hotel this week include Mrs. Cooper (Palmerston North), Mrs. and Miss Polson (Wanganui). Mrs. Perkins (Wellington), Miss Hellier (Wanganui), Mrs. Grey (Buller), Mrs. Connelly (Eai-iwi), Miss Munro (Palmerston North)- Miss Roles (Palmerston North), Mrs. and Miss Faher (Wellington), Miss Hara (Napier), Mrs. and Miss Powdrell (Patea), Mrs. Wallace (Waverley), Mrs. Fallows (Eltham), Mrs. Grover (Waitotora), Miss Hadder (U.S.A.), Miss Fergusson (U.S.A.), Miss Erickson (U.S.A.), Miss Fruith (U.S.A.). GARDEN PARTY. The High School Old Girls’ Association is beginning its campaign for funds this year with a garden-party, to be held in the beautiful grounds at the Girls’ School on Saturday, March 12. The pupils are preparing a display of physical drill and fancy marching to be given during the afternoon, and this should prove a attraction as the general public has very few opportunities of seeing the girls en masse. Afternoon tea will b« provided by friends of the school, and there will also be various competition’, including g’olf-puttirtg, side-shows, and a general gtall. Mrs. Johns has undertaken to manage the golfing competition, and as this is a novelty, no doubt there will be numerous entries. The Old Girls have a very extensive programme planned out for tfye year, and hope considerably to augment their fund for a new boarding-house at the school. - SHOULD WOMEN PROPOSE? AN EX-JUDGE SAYS "YES.” ADVICE ON HOW TO MARRY. Convinced that the drop in marriages in Baltimore during the last few months is due to the high cost of living, a former Judge, Jacob M. Moses, says definitely that women should propose, and he feels certain that they would make a better selection of husbands than men do of wives. f Mr. Moses, who formerly presided over the juvenile court, and is a well-known economist and sociologist, puts forward this plea, because men refrain from getting married on account of their inability to support their wives, whereas if thr girls “popped the question” and continued at work until the cost of living became normal the slump in marriages with its disadvantages socially would be en(led. THE JOINT WAGE. Youth is the time to marry, Mr. Moses points out, and the £5 a week which he considers the fair estimate of the average weekly wage of the salaried man is sufficient to keep two people. Ilf purchasing power, however, this sum is less than half what it was in 1913. but the £5 a week to-day, plus the £2 to £6 a week which girls and women earn in shops, factories and offices, would

support a couple very nicely during the 1 present time of stress. Mr. Moses thinks this a far better way of solving"4hp problem from the stand-point of \he welfare of society than for the young people to prolong their period of courtship, spending their money and their evenings in a mad endeavor to perpetuate the ardours of first love, which should find expression in a. mutual purpose worked up in dost comradeship by the fireside. WHY NOT, INDEED? On the question of the women actually proposing, Mr. Moses asks, “'Why not? When a woman knows a mam loves her, but is afraid to ask her to marry on account of financial conditions, she is justified in letting him know that she is willing to be a. real helpmeet, which virtually means help meet expenses. A man would naturally hesitate to make such a proposition,'but a woman who is sure of the man she loves will have little difficulty In finding an opportune moment to suggest that conventionality should give way to common sense, and that their future happiness should not be frustrated because of a mere matter of form or tradition.

“As to the wisdom of the woman’s choice,” he said. "I think women will make a better " job" of it than men do. I believe there would be more happy marriages if women proposed. No woman would propose unless she was sure she loved the man; loved him enough to work in order to maintain a home. “That is a much better* way than to say ‘Yes’ without feeling sure she really loves him, but simply in order not to miss an opportunity or for convenience, as is frequently the case. On the other hand, a man would probably not consent to marry a woman who proposed unless he really loved her, because he can usually support himself, and there is little inducement for him to marry a woman he does not love.” HOUSEHOLD HINTS. Mustard mixed with a little milk will be fresher for a much longer time than if mixed witli water. A few drops of vinegar added to polish will do away with the dead oily look so often noticed after cleaning furniture. There is nothing so good for cleaning tiles as paraffin. Rub a little over the tiles with a piece of soft rag, and polish with soft paper. Rubber hot-water bottles should be slightly inflated and rubbed over with glycerine during the summer months; then they can be stored away without fear of the rubber perishing. Water should never be used to extinguish burning paraffin, for it only spreads the flames. Flour will instantly extinguish it. To clean white paint dissolve a piece of ammonia about the size of a walnut in half a pailful of water, and rub the paint carefully with a sponge. Dry 1 with a clean, soft duster. When the collar of a coat becomes shiny, try sponging it with a cloth moiOTened with ammonia or vinegar. Never wash stockings of different colors in the same bowl. Dyes are very uncertain, and a mixture of two or more dyes may easily ruin several pairs of stockings. When drinking hot milk do not swallow a large quantity at once. It curdles in a big mass, and the digestive juices can only work on the outside of it. By sipping it gently there will be no danger of indigestion. If your furniture looks dull, and feels sticky when you dust, try this plan: Pour a small quantity of paraffin on a rag, rub the furniture over with this, and then rub with a dry, clean duster till every trace of oil is If after a day’s shopping or walking, on heated pavements the feet are tired, painful, or blistered' the juice of a lemon well rubbed into them will afford relief.

Dishcloths may be knitted on coarse wooden needles from the string tied round parcels. They are strong and have a rough surface, and are capital for cleaning. They should be boiled in soda-water to keep sweet. When cleaning boots, first brush them_ free of dust, then apply a small quantity' of glycerine with* a rag. Let them stand for ten minutes, and then polish with a brush . Boots treated in this way keep their polish for several days, and no blacking is required. Sour milk should he kept covered with a piece of muslin and then used for making scones. Another plan is to strain the milk through muslin and allow it to “drip” for twenty-four hours. Place it in a basin, add a pinch of salt, and form it into a pat. It is then a delicious cream cheese.