THE LADIES’ WORLD.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2766, 22 March 1910, Page 3

THE LADIES’ WORLD.

THE GIFT OF THE YEARS, If I could glean the sweetness of the

years, Their clustering richness and their freshened bloom, Before they cloyed and ' withered to their' tomb; Then crouching, at thy feet, in joyous tears, Or in sad hesitanee of hopes and fears. The glory of their gifts should now illume The air around thee, touch with their perfume, As fragrant rain the drouth of noonday clears! But as I touch the hem of thy dear worth, Rolled in its beauty, lovelier than, a flower, AJy cumbrous .world is toned with ecstasy! The love and truth that light my heaven and earth, The consecration of each care-bound hour That has its vital life alone in thee! Isidore G. Ascher, in the “AVestminster Gazette.” WOMEN HUMORISTS. A current American magazine gives an interesting, account of-some of the women humorists or the day, and the story of how “Mrs. Wiggs” became famous is rather.unusual m this age of boom. Some years ago eight or ten Lour die women of literary taste formed a nttle club amongst themselves, which came to be known as the Author’s Club. At one of the meetings a member brought the manuscript of a book she had written, and read it aloud. It was enthusiastically endorsed, and the writer was urged to send it to a publisher. The author was Airs Alice Hegan Rice, and the book “Airs AViggs of the Cabbage Patch.” AY hen Mrs. AViggs first found her wav out to the reading public it was with no great blare of trumpets; The publishers—apparently with little sense of humor —had no great expectation for it and hesitated before printing an edition of two thousand copies. The edition was sold within a month, and another two thousand printed. Then came another, and at the end of six months the presses were turning out ten thousand a month’, which later rose to forty thousand a month, and so the tale went on until forty-three editions had been printed, and now. after eight years, five hundred copies a month are printed and sold.

Few women, or men either, had had such a success with a first book, but AJrs. Hegan Rice is only one on the long list of women whose names are as well-known here as in America. In fact it is claimed by Air. Alauriee, editor of the “Bookman,” thqt threefifths of the new school of American humor is feminine. In her countryman’s estimation. Aliss Carolyn AVells stands first, and her (parodies are undoubtedly clever and amusing. Aliss AVells is said to have an original rule for measuring the length of her hooks. Her publisher once asked lier why she alwavs sent her manuscript in a olb candv-box. Aliss AVells replied : “When I feel that I am going to write a hook I always buy a olb box of candy and a pint of ink. Then I begin to write. And when the candy is all gone and the ink is all used U" I know that the book is lonir enough.”

Then there are Ann AA'arner, creator of “Aunt Alarv” ; Kate Douglas AViggin, whose “Rebecca” and “Penelope” are friends of us- all • George Aladden Alartin, author of ‘‘Emmy Lou.” Jean Webster. Rose O’Neill. Alary Stewart Cuttin" and many others, who help to make the world bright, and bv their flashes of who’osnme humor contribute to the health of the community, and do much to relieve the tension of .the strenuous modern life.

HOUSEHOLD HINTS. The easiest method of removing dust from velvet of all colors is to rub it hrisklv with a sheet of tissue paper. Biacklead will give a brilliant polish with but little trouble if a'pinch of soda and a little sugar he added to it before moistening with cold tea. Egg-stains on Spoons.—These disfiguring black stains can be removed easily by the use of salt. Dip a slightly dampened cloth into some salt, and with it rub the howl of the spoon. The mark will speedily vanish. Lemon AVhey for Invalids. —Put a pint of milk into a lined saucepan, with the jxiice of a lemon and the thinlypared rind. Boil un simmer for two minutes, strain through fine muslin, sweeten to taste, and drink very hot. ■Ambrosia.—Two sweet oranges peeled and sliced, four slices of pineapples and half-cup grated cocoanut. Place alter_ nate layers of orange and . pineapple with the grated cocoanut between and sprinkle pulverised sugar over each lav«r.

'.Lily Roll.—Beat volks of four eggs.. Add one scant cupful of sugar, one scant cupful of flour thoroughly mixed with one teasnoonful of baking powder. Add flour gradually while stirring. Then stir in beaten whites and bake in large pan. Spread with jelly and roll., A Hint for Pressing.—ln pressing any goods or clothes where it i<? customary to place a cloth over them before ironing, use a newspaner instead ; it gives a gless to ribbon or silk, leaves no lint, stiffens cambric, if ft be slightly damped, and when seorehed can bo thrown a wav at no loss and a fresh, one procured. _ . , Removing the Smell of Paint. The simplest way of removing the smell of paint is to soak a handful of hay in a pail of water, and stand it in the centre of the room. The water should lie changed every twelve hours or bo. Leaving the door and windows open so that a thorough draft ge n s through tile room will also remove the smell. Pineapple P : e.—One grated Pineapple. its weight fo sugar, half its weight in butter, half a pint of cream, fiv-ohorgs, Beat +h> l br+tor t n a fream, add the sugar and the ’-oiks of the eggs, o-ntinue heating until verv light - add tbo cream, pineapple grated, and the whites of the beat'll stiffiv. Bake with an under crust. Serve cold. LEMON CREAM. Required : Three lemons, three eggs, half a. pint of boiling water, half a pound of loaf sugar, half an ounce of leaf gelatine. Pare the rind of one, lemon off very tliinly, put it in a iug with the sugar, pour on the boiling water, and let it stand for an hour. Melt the gelatine in a. little water, and add it tn the sugar. Beat up the eggs, strain the iuiee of the lemons on to them, then add them to the sugar, etc., strain' the mixture into a jug, place it in a saucepan of boiling, water over the Are, and stir until it thickens. Pour it into a pretty mould, and leave it until cold and set. Dip the mould into warm,water, and turn the contents on to a glass dish.