THE LADIES’ WORLD-

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2057, 21 May 1909, Page 7

THE LADIES’ WORLD-

-r THE SUFFRAGETTES

There was another series of ludicrous scenes in the vicinit” of the Imperial Parliament recently, when a number of Suffragettes, amid the jeei‘3 of a scoffing crowd, did their best to get arrested failing an attempt to interview the Prime Minister on the question of women’s suffrage. Nine of- the party managed. to wear out the patience of the police, and amid the mocking laughter of the crowd they were marched off —gesticulating wildly and uttering shrill cries of protest —to CannonPolice Station. U Women with mud-bedraggled skirts, each working independently, hurled themselves at the police shrieking, “I want to go in,” “Let me got inside.” With great good humor the officers took the women by the arms, conducted them across the roadway, and advised them to go away. • A motherly old lady, approaching one of the Suffragettes, said to her: “Dont you think, miss, that you would get the vote quicker if you did not make such fools of yourselves ?” Again the crowd cheered. Then an inspector on horseback, after one of the many rushes had been repulsed, shouted out: “All those who want the vote please pass this side.” “This, side” was the side furthest from the railings of Palace Yard. A woman waved a “Votes for 44 omen” banner from the open window of a taxi-cab. A spectator made a grab at it, but instead of getting it in' his hand, as ho intended, he get it on the head, the Suffragette belaboring him unmercifully, much to tho crowd s amusement. One of the .Suffragettes met Air. 4Vinston Churchill on his way to the house, and begged him to use his influence with Mr Asquith to secure greater consideration and better treatment for the women who were demanding the vote. She assured him that the women were heinn very roughly and cruelly treateu, to which Mr Churchill replied, “I sincerely hope not.” OCCUPATION AND HAPPINESS. All women who have not home duties to keep them occupied ought to liavo some outside interest. . . . Idleness breeds feminine, jealousies and tempers even more often than love. The women who have sweet tempers, and are charming and kyidly disposed toward humanity, are the cosy women those who work for their living or tor or are occupied with the best duties" of all—motherhood. . An energetic, enthusiastic, ambitious business woman with a calling, no matter how humble it is, has not the time for the miserable pettiness tna goes to make life burdensome. The woman who works is evidently a woman who is broad in her views. Hei opinions are not riveted to any one spot. Her viewpoint is movable. Her experience in the business mart gives her sympathy for ether women workers. She- has learned to accept every friend, new and old, at an honest valuation. She knows how to enjoy the society of people who have made something out of life. TESTED RECIPES. Curried Rabbit. —Take one rabbit, one tablespoon! ul butter, two teaspoonfuls curry powder, one dessertspoonful flour, three teacupfuls stock, one small teacupful c-ream, salt, pepper, one onion. Soak the rabbit in cold water for one hour, cover the onion with cold water, boil for a few minutes. Hash the rabbit, dry it, and cut in joints, dry the onion and chop it finely. Put- the butter into a stew pan; when it is smoking hot add the onion, iry until straw color, then lift out. Put in the pieces of rabbit and fry them; remove when fried. Stir in the curry powder and flour, add the stock, stir till it boils, add the seasoning, rabbits and onion. Let all stew for about one hour and a half, or until the rabbit is "tender. Add tlie ■cream just serving. Serve tlie rabbit with a border of boiled rice same as for mince. A plainer curry may be made omitting the cream. Wpple Trifle. —Rake some apples until they are soft, take out the pulp with a teaspoon, and bruise it down t-Rh a fork. Mix the apple pulp i\ith ufficient sugar to sweeten it, also a pinch of cinnamon and ground cloves, and put into a glass dish. Whip up haT a pint of double cream, sweeten it and if liked add a few drops of vanilla. Spread tlie cream over the apples, dust with colored sugar, and serve. more substantial and richer tune may he made, pieces of sponge cake being placed on the apples, and a custard poured over before the cream is put on. \ Plain Pudding—How to use up remains of bread, which usually accumulate 1 argely in the average household, in an appetising manner is generally welcome information to tho housewife. Here, then, is a recipe for a nice bread pudding. Take one quart of breadcrumbs,' soak them in cold water, dram and press them dry, afterwards mixing with them in a basin, one cupful of golden syrup or molasses, one tablespoonful melted butter, a cup and a half of stoned raisins—or a mixture of laisim, washed currants, and citron-one teaspoon fid each of cinnamon and cloves, and half a teaspoonful ot Mm well, and stir m a cupful of fine tie y The mixture should bo rathei stilt. Steam it for two hours, turn it out of the basin or mould, dry it m the and serve with sweet sauce.