x Life' s Social Side | Gen. W. B. King, CM.0., D8.0,[ 'Editor of Women's 229; Private phone 857w. . * One of the most delightful dances the season was, given in the * Residence pf the Kingston Hoapital on Monday evening, kh the Nurses' Alumnae sutertain- the newly graduated nurses. Red Wirite bunting decorated the and reception rooms, with roses tulips in the hospital colors car- ing out this color scheme. Mrs. J. i Spence, the president, smartly focked in brown satin, received the assisted by Mrs. R. E. Kent, | Ing & handsome gown of black and sequins,' and Mrs, W. F. in black lace, Miss Carey, ntendent, introduced the gra- class to the 'hostess. Mr. r played for dancing and dur- the evening Miss Harriet Gar- Sr sang several times, accom- by Mrs. A. R. B. Williamson. supper wag served from an ically decorated tabld centred '8 gllver epergn filled with red white tulips, * More of the same were in slender sliver vases | ved candles in silver sticks shed glow on the charming tout en- . Here Mrss, Howard Mar- I apd Mrs. E. H. Leggett poured and Mrs. 8. F. Campbell cut ices. A darge number of the gov- of the hospital and their wives present, and the city clergy and men were well represented this most enjoyable affair, " » ' . London Advertiser says: Mrs. . Panet entertained very inform- the Hunt Club last week in of Hon. Mrs. Shuttleworth inviting a few of the military to meet the charming wife ot PILLS MARTEL'S FEMALE Standard for Delayed and all Druggists or PPh A $3.00. Knickerbocker Co. 71 B. Frost Bt, To Page, Tels of j¥he is coming to the city the end ot the month as officer commanding {M.D. No. 1. Mrs. King was in town with her husband on a flying trip, to inspect the quarters at the barracks, where they will make their home, * * * Mrs R. Easton Burns, Frontenac street, entertained the members of the Monday bridge club of which she is a member, on Monday evening, when the season's prizes, which were {won by Mrs. G. F. Emery and Mrs, Hobart Dyde, were presented to the fortunate winners of these charming souvenirs of many pleasant atfer- inoons. The club will not meet again until the autumn, * + 0 = | A number of talhes are being ar- {ranged for the 21st Battalion 'din- Ineg, in the Armouries on Wednesday evening, Lady Macdonell will be at one table and several ladies aro | ehaperoning parties of girls who are {anxious to attend the big function. -. * * The engagement is announced of Elda Norine, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H Ross, Belleville, to John Watson, only son of the late John Watson and Mrs. Watson, Kingston, the marriage to take place quietly on May 20th. Mrs. Francis Macnee, St. Lawrence Cottage, entertained the Bridge Cl on Monday. Mrs. F. W. Hill, West ftreet, was the hostess of a small tee on Monday afternoon; | | Mrs, Charles F. Jackson, Syden- ham Apartment, has returned from Toronto, Mrs. N. P. Wheeler, Ottawa, is with Mrs. Frank Phillips, Johnson street, Mrs. B. F. Lamson and her chil- dren, St. Catharines, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Dunlop, Stuart street, Mrs. D. L, Jackson and her young son, Oshawa, are visiting Mr, and Mrs. Charles Jackson, Sydenham Apartments, . . Miss M. A. Walsh, Cobourg, who spent the week-end {n town with Mrs, Thomas Lambert, returned home on Monday. ' Miss Vera Rogers, Smithflald. Ont., is at the "Y.» Mrs. Carlos Kirkgaarde, McMas- terville, Que., who has been visiting her sister, Miss Lucy Merrick, Wil- liam street, and Mrs. Hugh Ryan, Sydenham street, has gone to Toron. to to visit Mrs. Kirkgaarde, Si Mr. and Mrs. W. Harty, "Rose- lawn," have returned from California and Winnipeg, : Mrs. Clarence Chown and her 1t- tle eon arrived from Montreal on Monday to visit Mr, and Mrs. Thomas Lambert, Olergy street, Miss Warren, Ottawa, secretary for Dr. Grenfell's Labrador mission, is at the Y.W.C.A., Johnson street, Closing exercises, Florence Hudon School of Dancing, Ontario Hall, Fri- day, May 19th, 8.15 p.m. The Manitoba government will call for tenders for a $2,500,000 30- year five per cent. bond issue on May 25th. CAMP Ne [ UE Neco mt LAE ANA'S N BALM ¥ f This charming spring surt consists of a gray broadeloth skirt and a uniquely out coat of blue serge, crossed | sllagonaily by matching gray stripes, CHAPEAU HINTS FOR SPRING Predicted for Use on Variety of Headgear. The wizards of millinery art are busy planning the creations that will adorn milady's proud head this spring, Some of the advance models are already on display and if there 1s anything In signs, the spring is due for a rambow of color In contram to the sombre of winter. : There is a new shade of violet bound to be becoming to the fair skinned and blond or brunette type equallywelle It Is'a sort of blue when first discovered, fet, one could not safely call it blue without fear of having one's" neighbor call .it violet. So subtle Is the color note, that it is truly charming. Rose, too, has a strange new blend. It mites with orchid to form a decidedly new shada for spring millinery, Fruit and flowers in abundance are predicted. According to present signs, the hats will be small, but brinimed, At front, 'just above the short brim, a multitude of colorful fruits pnd flowers nestle together, Novelty fruit, such as pink grapes on a violet hat is shown. Silver grapes on gray are new and fascinating. So also are the green and yellow and blue fruits that nestle together to form a bizarre efféct at the front of a tangerie bat in chiffon taffeta, . STYLES OF THE DAY The half-inch leather belt is worn on the hewest sweaters. Heavy bone ball buttons fasten the newest jersey frock. Among things that are Int in the spring capes is the bright lin- ings. For little girls there are all sorts of charming frocks in English prints, calicoes and chintzes. * Sweaters are made with round bands consisting of blocks of different color, on a foundation of white, black, or beige. LX For formal afternoon occasions there is a long tunic blouse of Spanish lace, flowing sleeves picoted at the bottom. The lower sec tion of the blouse is split almost up to the hips, and the edges are picoted. : Ratine, plain and plalded, alone and combined with Japanese silk, basket weave material, R 'striped hair, krepe-knit, silk, eponge, hea Ilnen, pong , and gingham are among the fabrics which have already been brought out for, spring waistcoats and gilets. : Frults and Flowers in Abundance Are' | } Removes Hairy Growths Without Pain or Bother (Modes of To-day) > It 1s not necessary to use a painfu Process to remove hairy growths, for with a little delatone handy you can keep-the skin entirely free from these beauty destroyers. To remove hair, make a stiff paste with a little pow- dered delatone and water. Spread this on the hairy surface and in aboyt 2 minutes rub off, wash the skin and the hairs are gone. To guard against disappointment, be careful to get real delatone. Mix fresh as wanted. I Wat th Bio Hears | That a very up-to-date party of gipsies are encamped on Barrigfeld common; they have three motor cars and four tents but still retain the practice of sitting on the grass in the open for their meals. That Lucile has created a dress in rose pink, with hundreds of picot- edged points of georgette forming the skirt, and_a bodice of pink and gold tissue, hela over the shoulder with trails of flowers and ribbons, and this dress is to be auctioned in ald of St. Dunstan's hospital for the blind. / That only the novelists can make their heroines cry effectively fur the woman in real life who tries to make her eyes look "like drenchod blue violets" usually succeeds in making her nose look like a drench- ed red strawberry. That many of the children and young people who enjoy the beauties of Cartwright's Point during this season of the year, seem to forget entirely htat the grounds are private and that only through the kindness of' the ladies at "The Maples," are the woods accessable to the public. That Dawid Belas¢o fs trying out Hubert Osborfie's "Shore Leave" at Baltimore next week, with Francess Starr in the leading role. That the masquerade held at Pearson hall, Toronto, last week, given by the Sir Arthur Pearson Club, whose members are blinded soldiers and sailors, was one of the merriest ever held in Toronto. So perfect were their costumes and 80 well did they dance, that one guest exclaimed "But where are the blind men?" A To-morrow's HOROSCOPE By Genevieve Kemble WEDNESDAY, MAY 17TH, The prospects for an active and gainful day are strongly indicateq in the planetary configurations. With Mercury and Jupiter "under exocel- lent Lunar transit, all mdhner of mercantile and professional pursuits should thrive with the Jupiter Infin- ence strengthening financial returns and expanding business opportuni- nace m--_ting a ties. There may be, however, some throught intrigue, deception + and also the health may be & matter of concern or hindrance. An opening for a beneficial change may present itself, th expanding business with good opportunities, but they should be on guard against. deception, and shoula earted, but may prove somewhat untrustworthy un- "mo. | 2 PY the ¢ less carefull trained in early lifo. It may make its best success in the employment of others. : Answered Letters. A Farm Mother-Housekeeper: . want to tell you about something my daughter, in the city, actually saw: she went to a dance where everybody was in evening .dress, and one wo: man took the velvet tunic off her skirt, at the end of the evening, ana wore it home as an evening wrap: Thought-some of your other readers might enjoy this 'hint'--even if they did not care to use it : Answer: Thank you, Reader Friend, we can't get too many laughs in this world of stern realities, M. F. D.: "Please print recipes for cornmeal mush, | veal loaf, gelatine dessert, baked rice-cheese dish and bread crumb omelet." Answer: Cornmeal mush is 'made like any fine-grained cereal: follow the Fecipe oni a box of cream of wheat or farina, for Instance, simply substituting yellow cornmeal for spe contents of the box. Recipes for gefa- tine desserts come with packages of minute gelatine. A detailed bread crumb omelet recipe was published in this coluthn on March 21st, so buy a back copy of that date from your paper's circulation department; or copy it out: of the newspaper's back- files. To make the rice-cheese dish, boil rice till soft, in the ordinary way, and turn it into a baking dish with enough sweet 'milk to mofsten' well, adding salt to suit taste and one-half pound of American cheese ! finely cut up; ba¥d one hour in a medium oven and serve hot. To make veal loaf have your butcher put through his: meat grinder three pounds of raw veal and one-fourth pound of pork; mix these well 19- gether, add four crushed unsweeten- ed crackers, two beaten eggs, butter size of an egg melted, a dash of pepper and one-half teaspoon each of salt and sage. Bake two hours in & moderate oven, An Old Subscriber: "win you please publish recipes for Danish or Norwegian cakes, puddings or pies. such as they use at Easter, or any time?" : Answer: I am sorry to say that I have no such recipes, but perhaps some of our other Reader Friends may have, aad will be kind enough to write them on a post card and send them to me, so that I can print them in this column, A Reader: 'Please lot me know through the paper, the best way to varnish a wooden bed (walngt color) which Has:been painted white," Answer: Buy a paint remover to take off the white paint, and when the bed is clean of this, varnish it with any good varnish. : Young Cook: Kindly print a re- cipe for caramel Cake frosting." Answer: Cpramel Filling and Frosting: B together for 20 mjun- utes one and one-half cups of granu. lated sugar, two-thhirds cup of sweet nm. vr 4 ALLL IY, SUL TITTY fat pork. Only choice - Your work or your hobby are serv. now goes to the senate. LUT EC TC ey All the nourishment of the dainty little white bean, with tender, used in Victory LL OO TTI ITY ' if ii ' juicy i «Cooked with sciéntific precision, Every bean perfect. Z Rich--N ourishing--Appetizing. Chili or Tomato Sauce--five Sizes-- all groters--try them today, meats, Dominion Government i Canned Products. Made EN READERS fhicie DIAMOND DYES Every "Diamond Dyes" package tells how to dye or tint any worn, faded garment or drapery a new rich color that will not streak, spot, fade or run. Perfect home dyeing is guaranteed with Diamond Dyes even if you have never dyed before, Just tell your druggist whether the material you wish to dye is wool or silk, or whether it is linen, cotton, or mixed goods. For fifty-one years millions of women have been using "Diamond Dyes" to add years of wear to their old, shabby waists, skirts, dresses, coats, Sweaters, stock- ings, draperies, hangings, every. thing! milk and a plece of butter. the size of a walnut. Now remove it from the range and add one teaspoon of vanilla extract. Seaty till almost hard, then spread between the lay-' érs of any white cake, and on top. ! Tomosrow--Things an Invalid Can Make. ? All inquiries wddresscd to Miss Kirkman in care of the "Efdent Housekeeping" department will De answered in these columns in thelr turn. This requires considerable time, however, owing to the great number received, So # a personal or Quicker reply; is desired, a }and self-addressed envelope must be enclosed with the ditor, question--The -------------------- 7 Keep a shelf of The old C.P.R, station building at Carleton Place is being torn down. VE LL LITT TIT IE a ITO TITTY eth LLL LL TTY LIAL] LALIT LTT TT Datrott. Bi = 2 T hat T roublesome Colon Of course you have a colon. No use being about it. When neglected it