, cope Rditor of Womea's Page, Telephoue 2724; Private phone 857w. . . Mrs. Guilford Reed's tea ia honor of Mrs. Workman, St. Catharines, at her pretty home pn Albert stree:, was an exceedingly bright and plea- sant affair and one of the small so- elal events of Thursday afternoon. . » - Mrs. John Waddell, Earl street, #8 entertaining at the tea hour on * _ Baturday for Prof. Wilder D. Ban- eters Ete ho «eroft, Cornell Univérsity and Prot. Lash Miller, Toronto University. . . » Prof. Arthur Neish, Wellington street, will give a men's supper party to Prof. Wilder D. Bancroft and Prof. Lash Miller on Saturday even- ing. . . Miss Beatrice Lambert, Clergy street, will entertain at tea on Sat- urday afternoon, in, honor of Miss Claise Robinson. * . - Mrs. Frederick = Mahood, Stuart street, Is giving a childrens' party on Saturday afternoon. * . . Mrs. A. Hoppins, Stuart street, is entertaining at the tea hour this afternoon. . . . Miss Laura Neish, University ave- nue, returned on Thursday from an extended trip to the Barbados, where the weather was a delightful con- trast to our snow and ice. Prof. Wilder D. Bancroft, Cornell University, and Prof. Lash Miller, Toronto University, will be the guests of Prof. and Mrs. Arthbr Neish for the wegk-end. Miss Minnie haw, Earl street, Life's Social Side | will leave for Atlantic City on Mon- day to spend several weeks in that delightful spot. Mrs. Neil Black, Brockville, is "Rockwood House," for a 4 Ryan, few days. . Mrs. W. T. Minnes, "Hillcroft", is entertaining at bridge this evening for Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hughes. Miss Bertha White, University avenue, will entertain at bridge on Saturday evening in honor of Migs brides. Mrs. F. L. Stephenson, Kingston, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Moffat, 21 James street east, Brockville. Mrs. R. M. Keeler, Prescqtt, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. George Brownlee, William street. Capt. - Jack Mitchell, who has been taking a course at the R.CHA., will return to his home in London, Ont., this week. Dr. Bruce Hopkins, West street, wwe" has been in Ottawa, will return to town on Saturday. Miss Doris Woolkar, Patrick street, has left the city to take a position in Toronto, where she wiil reside with her sister, Mrs. D. Fer- guson, Gerard street. Mrs. Jeremy Taylor {is now in Windsor, where her son, Jeremy Taylor, has taken an apartment. Mrs. Hubert Ryan, Maitland street, who has been in New York, will visit Mrs. N. C. Polson in Mon- treal on her way home. Mr. and Mrs. Fitz-Hugh, New London, Conn., arrived iw town on Thursday to visit their daughter, Mrs. James Haydon, Johnson street, a LONG OR SHORT SKIRT. | The length of the skirt for the com- ing season and the length and the width of the sleeves are still fighting for their own. The fashion makers insist that the skirt shall be long (they, with their models, are wearing long skirts), but the American women are doing nothing of the sort, as yet. Will they come to it with a wild rush eventually? The only things they will allow themselves now are the skirts with floating panels, and it is hard to tell Whether they are long or short. There are kimono sleeves, wide man- darin sleeves, sleeves made puffed anid full sleeves gathered into flaring cuffs, and sleeves trimmed at the elbow fall- ing below the wrist, all of which are the salient features of the new frocks. In the matter of the waistline one places it where one wishes as more and more women take the matter of dress- ing into 'their own hands and adopt an individual style. Of all spring attire the street dresses, worn without wraps, ..-@re the most interesting. They really form the foundation of my lady's ward- . Among those which have re- €ently arrived in the Toronto shops are those of checked or striped homespun, of which Toronto has gone mad. hey are made straight and plain, with large kets, collars and belts of a contragt- shade. With these can be worn "CASCARETS" 10¢ IF SICK, BILIOUS, CONSTIPATED You're bilious! Your liver and feed a thorough cleansing 'With Cascarets, then the headache, lisziness, bad breath, and stomach misery will end. No griping--nicest physic on earth for grown-ups and children 18c. 2 box. Taste like candy. wh the unlined capes to match the collar and belts. One frock of wool ratine which closely resemblés homespun fringed to make a trimming which is practically the only adornment around the waist line and down the sides. Chintz dresses, threatened for many seasons, have at last arrived, and they jare a most attractive novelty for house- wear, made of flowered English chintz, | combined with a plain color, to match, {and caught at the waistline with a vel- vet ribbon girdle. New York says for the ultra smart women the cape has passed away be- cause of its great popularity, Thé smartest wrap will be something be- tween a cape and a cross-over wrap, in spite of which the cape will be the most popular garment of the coming season and will be worn with every- thing and made of all materials, even the most flimsy, for all events. A new soft quality of taffeta and crepes of all kinds will be very popular for the quaint old-fashioned afternoon frocks which fashion decrees as a rival to the one-piece dress of simple lines and loosely woven materials, including a Bodier Kasha, cloth of the brightest of colorings. These will take the place of the hackneyed serge, for more prac. tical attire. Halibut Pudding. Buy two pounds of halibut--or any white fish will do--from the shoulders of the fish, Free the meat from skin and bones, then ruh it through a meat chopper. Season the fish with salt, red pepper and the juice of a large onion, and add to it three tablespoonfuls of washed capers, and one cupful of finely chopped blanched almonds. Fold in the stifily-beaten whites of three eggs and a cupful of heavy cream. Pour the mixture into a well-buttered mold, cov- er tightly, and set the mould into a pan of hot. water, and bake for forty-five minutes. Unmould on a hot dish and serve a rich drawn butter in the gravy- boat. ---------- More beans and doughnuts are being consumed in the United States daily. Fire loss in the United States last year amounted to $600,000,000. PERE EE EEE REE ERE Do You Know That a questionaire recently §ssued to thousands of college women asking What the fact that the majority advertisements? That the modern joung ey read brought out cent. read the store woman not only knows what she wants apd when she wants it, but she | lefruning,. where to get what she wants, The young girls just entering college learn to read the store advertisements from the seniors, and by the time they graduate they will know where to get what they want. The graduates, entering into business or home mane agement, will still read the store advertisements. They will take the best paper, it is this paper here, and the merchant who is telling them that he has what they want will get their patronage. They are efficient, time and' labor-saving hunters, those youngsters, and if you want them for your own you'll have to show them that you have what they want when they want it--gnd also, that they want what you have. t isn't it, Inge" Biro what these young folks are read- RTANT TO YOU! EEEEEEEEEE ay x . visiting her parents, Dr. and Mrs. | Claire Robinson, one of the March hh THE DAILY BRITISH 18) Miss Extravagantly evening gown, if you ca _WHIG. E-- By Annette Bradshaw] ~ ---- \ you see--and if you don't charge too much--won't it be a de WHERE THE DREAM MEETS THE PRACTICAL. Economical --Now that fashion diclates slippers to malch each n make me a pair out of those curtains--they're neutral brocade, | lightful economy? Pon, "THE 17th OF IRELAND." "God Save Ireland," will be the prayer on the lips of thousands of men and women of Irish birth today, as they wear the tiny green clover In honor of Good St. Patrick, énd it may be that the God w. 5 sent His apostle to the people of Erin in the early days of Christianity to teach them the truth of the Blessed Trin- ity, will send another St. Patrick who will weld the warring factions into a brotherhood of peace and love and cast out forever from the Emerald Isle the serpents of pride and pre- Judice and the toads of greed and selfishness, till the Irish Free State theirown ship of state with wisdom and dignity. And today, throughout the English epeaking world, 'the of Erin will go back to the green is- Danaan King, centuries before Christ where Finn MacCumhal, Cuchulain and the great Queen Maeve lived, fought and loved, the land steeped for countless ages In mysticism and romance, whose people, gifted with the spirituality of the Celt, have eyes to see in the darker green circles on the meadows, the fairy rings made by the dancing feet of the little folk in their tiny red caps, dnd ears to hear in the hush of the darkening twilight, the clink of the silver ham- mers of the Sidhe, Let those of Irish blood to whom Ireland's recent troubles have been a grief, remember the gallant action of the Irish troops in the great war, and as they wear the Shamrock in honor of the land of their i to call to mind the gracious act of England's greatest and best beloved queen, Victoria, of blessed memory, who gave the com- mand that the British troops who wore the uniform of "The widow of Windsor," should wear a knot of shamrocks on St. Patrick's Day, in lionor of the valor of the Irish regi- ment fn the South African war. New lords have new laws, A Doctor's Vision Realized Toronte Product in World Wide Demand LSit in the councils of the Empire, 'the | voice of her statesmen, heard with |: the deference due to those who guide | thoughts of many sons and daughters | land named for Erin, the wife of a | ace: Of {may be used for increased Cfficient Laura. A Kirkman You Should Be Happy at Your Housekeeping. "Unhappy Housekeeper," has written to ask me this question: "What do you think makes a housekeeper happiest 2" My correspondent then goes on to say {that she is not happy in her housework at she drags from task to task with len heart and, on most days, finds f worrying over something her | busand or children have said to her, "I hear people talk of 'enjoying life," she finishes her letter, "but I guess I'm too | morbid or sensitive, or something, i> enjoy life. It isn't that I'm overwork fed; for, my children help me all they can when high schoal is out. It's jus that I seem to brood over tings easily." Now, Reader Friends, this letter proves a point I am always fond of making--a point I have made repeatedly in this column; the point that a housc- keeper needs a gripping intercst out- side of her housework, to keep her happy. And it doesn't matter much what that interest is, so long as it is a thrilling one to that particular housekeeper! Some women find this absorbing inter- est in planning their flower gardens all Winter and executing those plans in Summer, Some women find it in mak. ings their own and: their children's clothes, © To other women, this envel- oping interest lies in entertaining--in planning parties and putting the plans through. Still others find it in lub life, or in the work of some charitable organization, Whether we realize it or not; we can- not be happy if we do not have A Dream, And by "A Drtam," I mean some goal to strive towird---something that will give our Ambition full play. So, if you want my {answer to the question, "What do yqu, think makes a housekeeper happiest ?"{ here is is: "Having an Ambition !" The woman who drags about her er minn If we cannet always change our sa material, we can change our sala dressings, which, after all, is the secret of pleasing variety, Only the very st materials of the kind called for in the Teclpe used will give the best re- sults. To stir the dressing thoroughly and always the same way insures a smooth dressing. The materials of cold dressings should always be chilled be- ore mixing. Hot dressings should be brought to the boiling point gradually, stitred constantly as they cook, and they should never be bojled rapidly. If the best French olive oil is consid ered too expensive, it may be adulter- ated with the finest grade of cotton: seed (Wesson) oil. Where the faint flavor of garlic is liked in salad, cut a bud and rub the inside of the bowl in which the mayon i with the cut suri r a "chapon" flavori This is a thick click of bread with six clove fa steaming hot cup of coffee, curl her- | housework with no thought beyond the pots and pans, is bound to have a leaden outlook: But she who hustles through her work so that she can have time to spend one some occupation dear to her heart--she is the happy woman. And, just incidentally, an ambition makes all the difference in the would in a woman's looks, Have you never heard the remark, "No, she's not beauti ful but she has so njuch expression that she seems beautiful'! It is A Dream that gives you this keen look. Only Ambition can make a "live wire" of you. So, when the Reader who wrote me the above quoted letter, reads this ar- ticle, I hope she will do as follows : take | self up in one corner of her davenport, | and ask herself what interests her most in life beside her family and home. If her answer is, "I don't know," then be gin a series of investigations to find out what proves of interest. For instance try weaving. Many a woman has fairly wrapped herself up in the art of weav- ing, beginning by buying a simple' hand loom on which she could make small pieces such as table covers, lengths for a hand-bag, or pillow-tops, then, later on, saving her money to buy one. of the expensive foot looms on which rugs and portieres may be woven. But, whatever you choose--choose it right away! Plunge into an Interest, and you will be caught on the tide of it and swept on to the sea of content- ment, ! All inquiries addressed to Miss Kirk- man in care of the "Efficient House- keeping" department will be answered in these columns in their. turn. This re- quires considerable time, however, ow- ing to the great number received, So ii a personal or quicker reply is desired, a stamped and self-addressed envelope must be enclosed with the question. Be sure to use YOUR full name, street number, and the name of your city and state.--~The Editor. Egyptian law gave married women - Xf: FRIDAY, MARCH 17, ro23, et 71 PURITY "SAL DA" Is the Essence of all That is Best * in Tea "To Taste is to Believe" re i i i i BARNUM'S| Spe ur mo -------- Ry cals | BAKERY ---- TRY SOME OF THESE: : CREAM PUFFS, CHOCOLATE CUPS, CHOCOLATE ECLAIRS, AL- MOND WAFERS, MACAROC INS, MERINGUE DROPS, THE HOME OF CHOICE CAKES AND PASTRY a ee a at We're enthusiastic a , tain it will delight you And Now Comes - Spring ~ With Airy Frocks and Smart Coats Our Spring Frocks and Wraps are now ready for your. inspec- tion. The new vogues are 80 smart and colorful that one is actually bewildered with "" the rare loveliness after the rather sombre hues and severe modes of the winter season. bout this showing and are cere too. Call"in and look-them over, Cash or Credit System, J. B. ABRAMSON Telephone 1283J, 257 PRINCESS STREET Ee A or Arron curt tenia v What the Editor Hears 1 That Barclay Shaw, Westmount, lately returned from Germany, says the women are depressingly ugly. That Kingston motorists are tak- ing advantage of the provincial high- way and are motoring to Napanee or Gananoque for an afternoom run, That pots of real Irish Shamrock are to be seen in the window of one Kingston + florist, and are eagerly | sought by -Imishmen who despise the large trefoil sometimes called Sham- rock, That Kingston housewives are glad to hear there is a prospect of getting their butter fresh from their own dairy school, ~ -- That there is a great deal of dif- ference in the price of. staple com- modities in the Kingston stores, and the wise housekeeper will find out whether she is paying five cents more than she needs to before she gives her order for any article, That Prof. P. G. C. Campbell's lec- ture before the Alliance Francaise on Wednesday evening was heart with much interest, -------------- Defoe, the author of Robinson Crusoe, sold women's stockings. The Aryan Hindus, not the Arabs, control over their own property. invented Arabic numerals. To-morrow's HOROSCOPE By Genevieve Kemble SATURDAY, MARCH 18TH, The business outlook for this day is not encouraging, judging by the afflicting Planetary testimonies. Be. sides the prospect of anxieties and thwarted plans, there is a menacing Sway relating to sudden and abrupt changes, journeys or removals. These ma$ perhaps be postponed until a more auspicious astral rule, The fi- nances are also threatened by an une kindly Jupiter. But in all that re- lates to Ch or affection al affairs the preshge is for happy and interesting conditions. Elderly persons should thrive, and also may confer benefits. Those whose birthday it is may have annoying and anxious condi« tions in business during the year pug thelr domestic, social and affection al 'affairs should be pleasant and happy. They should make no sudden changes. A child born on this day, although accomplished, artistic and affectiohate may have little regard for veracity 'unless given strict early training in this respect, and it may be<sgubject to many anxieties, thougn 'getierally blessed with happiness, "It always pays to advertise." Love turns the crank and wealth lubricates the axle,