THE ELECTRIC HOME JOURNAL

Radio Record, Volume IV, Issue 9, 12 September 1930, Page 30

THE ELECTRIC HOME JOURNAL

HB latest Mersey-side sport is electric rabbit racing by ‘whippets. This may prove a serious competition to, greyhound track racing. DW these days, when people rarely bother to write long letters, cards to slip into envelopes are, we are told, very much the fashion. They are got up in the same way as the notepaper, with their owner’s address and monogram. A clear blue, with a fine border of a darker shade, is the latest fad in colouring. O you wear a p.c.? In other words, a "chignon pendu," which, being translated, means wearing your hair in a neat little knot on the nape of the neck. In London this would seem to be the mode of the moment. WAS at a party given by an American hostess the other night, and was particularly struck with the variety of sandwiches at supper. Here are a few of the fillings :- (1) Crushed salted peanuts, mixed with salad mayonnaise, laid between slices of brown or rye bread and butter. (2) Chopped olives and chillies between slices of bread that has first been spread with cream cheese. (3) Sardines made into a paste with vinegar and oil, and spread on bread which has been covered with lettuce leaves. . (4) Fruit jelly and cream cheese between large biscuits is a popular Ameriean sandwich. "L,00K what I have done for Mamie -yes, and what science has done! Think of the advantage of the electric dish-washing machine, reducing the work of dish washing to, you might Say, practically a minimum; in fact, a game and a joy! And the vacuum cleaner, and what an invention that is! lo more sweeping, no more beating rugs-why, say, the preachers can talk about these mysteries and all like that, but I guess in the vacuum cleaner America has added to the world its own mystery, that’all last when’ the columns of the Acropolis have crumbled to mere dust!"-Sinclair Lewis. wun there soon be no such thing in ‘ the world as "prolonged and hearty laughter"? asks a correspondent in the-"Radio Times." Are broadcasting and talking pictures teaching their audiences to laugh quickly and get it over? The nature of these new forms of entertainment imposes a special code of manners upon those who listen to them, particularly in the matter of laughter. The clever producer will: sometimes follow up his _ best jokes with a pause, so that the audi-’

ence may laugh and miss nothing spoken, but the audience may not agree with the producer as to what-is funny, and remaining stonily silent, be merely irritated by the slowness of the production. It seems, therefore, that if we are not to spoil the pleasure of those listening with. us we shall have to learn either to suppress our laughter, or to laugh in short, sharp bursts. HERE are many points to be considered when building a house, but if the owner has any consideration for his prospective guests, he will see to it that there is a porch at the front door, and one built in such a way as to afford some shelter to those waiting to be admitted. For the roofing, both of house and porch, nothing looks better

than the real brick-red tiles, which are both picturesque and durable, and have the advantage of being recommended by all the leading architects. EVERAL hundred business girls were among those present at a debate held recently in a Westminster Hall, and organised by the Association of Women Clerks and Secretaries. The speakers, one and all, denounced the return to Jong skirts for presentday wear. Miss Ellen Wilkinson, M.P., voiced her opinion in no uncertain terms. "It is time to protest," she said, "against this tyranny of fashion over us unfortunate women. We had evolved a perfect form of uniform dress for women, simple and efficient as the Greek tunics of old. It was comfortable to wear and practical." WHEN you are having a guest for the week-end or longer, there are many little details you can ‘arrange for his or her comfort. For many of one’s friends in this busy world, a visit to someone else’s' house is their only chance of a rest; and breakfast in bed on a dainty tray would be much appreciated. A necessity of real hospitality is plenty of hot water for the bath, and to this we may add a bottle of bath-salts and some extra special soap. There should be flowers and a new magazine or two in the guest room, smoking and writing materials, not forgetting a few labels and a large waste-paper basket. A really comfort-

able ‘bed: and easy chair ‘go without saying, and an. electric’ reading-lamp and radiator are essential items. THE man you love. at seventeen is seldom.the man you wish to marry when. you are twenty-five," says Ursula Bloom. "It is very difficult to believe this -when you are ‘standing on the threshold of'life; but it is true.‘ Later, when you ripen to:a mature. wisdom, you will find you -have quite different ideas about everything... The ‘second thoughts of the twenties are ‘more Jlikely, to provide us with ultimate happiness than the first thoughts of youth. Youthful love sometimes skids badly in the fortien: " rf

LHCTRICITY in housekeeping is to -be taught in a summer school for teachers at Hampstead, London. Miss Caroline Haslett, the very live wire of the Women’s Hlectrical Association, has been asked ‘by the Board of Education to organise the school. The idea of this: course is to prepare: teachers to domestic science: in ‘secondary schools. to.give lessons in electric: housecraft. ‘There will be two lecturers, both women. Miss Margaret Partridge, who is an electrical. engineer, ‘will .lecture on the story’ of the power-house, She will explain the- wiring of a house, the technique of switches and plugs, and: show how to. do such simple repairs as mending a fuse. The second lecturer will be Miss Helm, chief officer of the Newcastle-on-Tyne Electricity Company. Co . "ONE often hears ‘that women do not know how to choose a meal (says a London writer), but the luncheon given in honour of the wives of the delegates to the Colonial Conference at the Forum Club, which began with ice consomme and proceeded via salmon mayonnaise and cold chicken to strawberries and cream, was ideally assorted to the heat." Such a delicious meal would not, of. course, be possible without the help of .an electric refrigerator. During the present heat-wave in London the lucky possessors of refrigerators will doubtless be congratulating themselves on their.foresight. _ .

[THERH have been great develops . ments in the manufacture. of rubber. sponging lately, and: its. usés are manifold. As it provides excellent Springs, mattresses and chair seats of all sorts are being made of it; and. its sounddeadening . properties have induced Several English railway companies to lay down sponge carpets in their restaurant. cars. .It will not be long before balls of every kind will.be made of sponge-rubber, in which’ case the | popular expression, "Throwing up the sponge," ‘will. have acquired .a literal Significance. ° "ete, ‘ 1930 is «surely. a woman’s: year. After the achievements in‘ the air of Miss Winifred Brown and Miss Amy Johnson; we come to Miss Marjorie Foster, winner of: the King’s Prize at Bisley,: who scored twenty-one "bulls" in. succession, shooting ‘with a service © rifle. Miss Foster is by: profession a poultry-farmer, with tennis and sculpture as hobbies. On: the day after’ her victory she was up at dawn as usual’ feeding her chickens. It only remains now for England ‘to find-a-woman who can bowl out Bradman.‘GOOD. soft-soap for scrubbing benches, baths, sinks, etc, can be made quite cheaply as follows:-One cake sandsoap, two small packets soap powder, 13 cups boiling water. First grate the. sandsoap into a powder and mix well in a bucket with the soap powder and water. | Stir ‘at intervals to prevent the’ sand from sinking to | the bottom. "When cool put into jars ready for use. er "RURAL electricfication in New Zea--‘land," said Mr. W. P. Gauvain, M.IL.E.E., at a recent meeting of the Overhead Lines’ Association, "may be said to have started in 1918, in the De; cember of which year the DBlectri Power Boards Act was passed. In niné years from that date New Zealand reached the. position of sixth: on the list of electrified countries as regards consumption per head of the population, their figure being 310 units, and to-day rural electrification is on a satisfactory basis."; HZRE is a good recipe for fairy eakes: Beat together 30z. butter and 80z. castor sugar till well. creamed. ‘Sieve 6oz.'flour and mix into it the grated rind of half'a fresh lemon and 20z. glace cherries chopped small. Beat 3 eggs. till light and frothy, and, beat these and the flour alternately into the butter mixture.. Beat thoroughly and ‘add lastly 4+. teaspoonful of baking powder. Put into small tins and bake about 15 minutes in a brisk oven (350 deg. F.}. . a

EEE STR TI ose en Thought for the Week . The mistakes we make through. generosity are less terrible than ‘the gains we acquire through caution. -Thornton Wilder in "The Woman -of Andios."

AFTER the ‘Wellington War Memorial Carillon was placed in Hyde Park. the makers installed-an electricpheumatic apparatus by means of which. the bells could be played. Special hand-playing recitals are frequently given in addition to the mochanton} Dlaying. of the-bells. ' "ELNOTRIFY and ‘Troubles Fly" is now.-being taken. as the motto for all poultry-farmers. We have only to go a little :way out’ of Wellington to a large poulty; farm to see how simple all is. .With the present reasonable : charges for: électrical energy, and the slight danger of. service interruptions, electric service is undoubtedly replacing all other methods of heating: infubators arid. brooders.. One chief (point is.that. electricity does not vitiate e air, and it lends itself easily to automatic. thermostatic control, and, — above. all,. redtices the chances of firé to a minimum. | It was only the other day that two successful poultry-farm-ers from the Upper. Hutt district called to see me. They were telling me how much more time they had now everything was modernised and up to date on their farm: The use of electricallyheated incubators" saves so much work in earing for the "lamps, especially where a large amount:of hatching "is done. They found it an advantagé to use the 500-ege size instead of the mammoth size, if they did not wart to hatch every week, and a: further advantage was the ease of disinfecting _ against infectious diseases‘ after each hatch. Their words of praise for the electrically-heated brooder could not be high enough. It appears that in the brooder stage of a chick’s life equality of temperature is alinost as important as in the incubator period. This is why the thermostatically-controlled broodér is essential, and though 1t is an extra expense it is well worth it for one’s peace of mind. It‘ is not a difficult matter to fit electric heaters to existing brooders. Information will

be given inquirers.-Yours,

ALISON