NEWS AND VIEWS FOR WOMEN READERS LIFE'S SOCIAL SIDE Editor of Women's Page, Teles phone. 243. Private 'phone S57w. * . . A happy event of New Year's Day was a family reunion at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James H. Brown, Thorndale, when they entertained their son, Profi 'L. A. Brown, Mrs. Brown and their daughter, Evelyn, "Kingston, and Mr. and Mrs. E. EF, Brown and their two sons, Willred «and Ronaid, London. After a pleas- ant day spent together, Mr, and Mrs. Li. A. Brown and their daughter, Evelyn, motored back to London with Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Brown, where they stayed until Wednesday "morning, when they left for Toronto to visit Mrs. Brown's parents, Dr. and Mrs. Ramsey, Toronto. After a short visit with them they are leav- ing for their home in Kingston, where Prof. Brown will resume his work in the Royal Military College here. . Ld . The Saturday meeting of the Bad- minton Club was well attended all the courts. being in play. Among those present were Col. and Mrs, Victor Andersom, General Sir A, C. Macdonell, Col. and Mrs. Francis Constantine, Col. and Mrs. Schmid- lin, Col. Harris, Col. and Mrs. Stockwell, Col. Foulkes, Prof. and Mrs. P. G. C. Campbeil'and Mrs. Keith Hicks, Major and Mrs. Victor Williams, Major and Mrs. Noel Carr, 'Major Lafferty, Major Lawson, Col. ('and Mrs. G. H. Ogllvie, Miss Ogll- * vie; Capt. and Mrs. Roberts, Mrs. Travers Hora, Miss McGill, Miss Les- fslle,;: Miss Laura Kilborn, Miss Ritchie, Miss Aline Rutherford, Miss Aleen Rogers, Dr, McKee, Mr. Panet. p 'ele ie Miss Jean Chown- after a visit to 'her parents, Dr. and Mrs. A. P. Chown, '"'Edgehi'l," will leave for Toronto on Tuesday. Mrs. E. J. Willlams, Brockville, who has 'been visiting her parents, Col. C. N. Spooner and Mrs. Spoon. * er, Frontenac street, returned home to-day. , * Miss Lucy Merrick, London, Ont. spent the holiday season' with her "sister, Mrs. Carlos /Kirkgearde, " Montreal. Mrs. De Porcheron has returned to Toronto after a visit to Mrs. D. G. "Laidlaw, Earl street. ! Mrs. Kenneth Mundell, Niagara «Falls, is with her sister, Mrs. R. J. ardiner, "The Chestnuts," who has rned from Elgin. 7 * Muriert@Graham, who spent holidays with her father, Thom. § Graham and her sisters, the Miss- Graham, Alwington avenue, has arned to the Gla"hon school, Ot- WR, i Miss Charlotte - Harwood, Mont. real, is in Toronto, the guest of Miss Barbara Logie. = Mrs. Joseph Tyre'l, Toronto, is with her danghterf Mrs, Arthur Dal- ; and Mr, Dalton, Gore street. Mrs. Sidney Kirby and her little daughters, who have been with Mr. 'and Mrs. F. R. Phillips, Johnson i t, refurned, to. Toronto to-day. """"Prof. and Mrs. M. B. Baker, Wil- "Ulam street, have returned from a WE MAKE HATS WE TRIM HATS WE SELL HATS. trip to Boston, Pittsburg and other cities in the eastern states. Mrs. Charles Davy, University ave- nue, has returned home after spend- ing New Year's with her daughter, Mrs. Edward Stitt, Morrisburg. . » * Mr. and Mrs. Seaward A. Wilder and their sons, Byng and Jack, of Stranraer, Sask. are spending the winter months "in, Kingston, . the guests of Mr. anf Mrs. N. Caverly, Alfred street, and friends. Mrs. Charles H. Parrott, Odessa, is visiting friends in Herkimer, N.Y. Mrs. Leonard Mosher, Wolfe Is- land, left on Wednesday to visit friends at Syracuse and Rochester, N.¥. * . . Miss Hills, Kingston, is the guest of Mrs. J. Fraser, London. Mrs. Sel- wyn Holmestead asked a few friends in to meet Miss Hills yesterday af- ternoon. Professor Harley White, Queen's university, son of Charles White, Aylmer, spent a few days, at his hoffie, J . * ¢ 9 Mr, and Mrs. Stuart McGall, To- ronto, spent the New Year holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James McGall, York street. 5 Herbert A. Holder has returned to Carbondale, Pa. after spending the New Year's holillays with his me. ther, Mrs. H. B. Holder, William street 'west, - 8. J. McCrudden and his daughtar, Olive, have returned to Montreal, after spending the New Year Holl- days with Mr. and Mrs. James Mec- Gall, York street. Miss Helen Loyst, Queen's Univar- sity, has returned from Napanee. Miss Marjorie Booth, who spent the~holidays in Toronto, has return- ed to Queen's Residence Earl street. Anthur MoGall, Montreal, spen* New Year's day with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James McGall, York street. Miss Minnie Lens, Queen's Un: -er- sity has returned from Hamilt:n. Arthur Holden has returned to Montreal, after spending the holi- days with Mr. and Mrs. James Mec- Gall, York street. Roy Lawless has returned to De- troit, Mich., after visiting his par. ents, Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Lawless, Brock street. . TO-MORROW'S HOROSCOPE BY GBNEVISVE KEMBLD TUESDAY, JANUARY 8. Friendly stars rule this day, prom- ising Hvely and prosperous conditions in all relations, both business and domestic. Sol, Jupiter, Venus and Uranus hold sway with most ausple. ious influence, promising benefits and advantages in many avenues of endeavor. There may be change of advantage or pleasant journeys. Those in the employment of others are favored and the financial outlook is gratifying. Affairs of the heart should culminate most happily. Those whose birthday it is have a year of happiness and progress in store. All affairs should thrive and bring prosperity as well as happi- ness. There may be advantageoiys change or travel. Courtship and marriage should flourish. A child born on this day will be well en- dowed and well conducted, will rise to fipe position in life and be hapoy in its domestic relations. y Once upon a time a wife admitted that she was in the wrong when she had an argument with her husband. And the poor man dropped dead. The shock was too great. -- THE DAILY BRITISH WHIGC Notice of future events, not in- tended to raise money, 2c. per word, minimum §0c.; if held to raise money, 4c. per word, minimum $1.00. Reception and Personal Notices 25 words or less, $1.00. The Editor Hears That Mah Jongg bids fair to sup- ersede bridge as the game with which to wile away the hours. The admirers of the Chinese game say ft is Impossible to cheat at it, and while It is one of the greatest gamb- ling games over invented, there i» RO necesssity to play. for anything but counters. The Mah Jongg feu are expensive as yet, but clever peo- Ple can make their own an{l we are told that Kingston owns one very good set made by an officer with high command and a fine war record. oo That from: now until :pring a number of Kingston women will | show the skill with the broom they learned as housewives on the splen- did ice at the curling rink. That to some of those who per- functorily wished you a Happy New Year a candid acquaintance replied: "You wished me one a year ago but you never lifted a finger to add to my happiness." J-- That the bad walking of the past week was in itself an appeal for the Rotary Club shoe and stocking fund. We find it dificult enough to keep our feet warm with the be.t shoes money can buy and several pair at that so that we can have a change. But how would we like to go out or to send our children out__ with shoes that are old and leaking and stockings that are past mending? That lan Revelle, who has been elected a member of the council of the Students Volunteer Movement at Indianapolis, wil] ably represent Canada on this important board. That the shy bacheors, and difi- dent widowers will now have a chante to join the ranks of the hap- pily married. Leap year is with us and there will be two chances where there was only one before for those who find it difficult to make up their minds for the final leap in the dark. ; ' | ------------ STUDY IN SHADOWS, The Rock at Bon Eche. 1 in the Amiens I thought I kmew what were, Sreeping in golden dust and greying ust, And trooping down dim flights of measured air, Liquid in spacing, that those arches span. Once twilight aisles of shadows I But just last night, before the moon Was up, Our. little boat stole close against thesé crags That out-rear arches and reject the dark. Yet gradually the purple of the rock Melted before it; and again came Creeping in golden dust and grey- ing dust, And crowding down those flights of stair That open slowly as eternity To hold the feet of shadows, lost in night. they giant m Then I remembered Gotterdamme- _rung-- How before doom falls on the gor- geous host, Slowly there drifts across the emp- ty stage A smoke-cloud, lonely as a passing soul. In very truth the gods return you--- ; Great rock that blazes color in the sun-- And, as in the Valhalla of old song, Parade before our eyes the whole day long And make a glorious end, As with you they are folded A sleep. No cloud foretells their doom, but (wings. of birds to in ~--KATHERINE HALE in "Morn- ing in the West." | ( COMING EVENTS I Because it is Best "SALAD TE A A has the largest sale of any packet tea in North Cfficient TOMORROW'S MENU. Breakfast Oranges Ceréal Coffee Omelet Wholewheat Toast Luncheon Apple Slump Rolls Cocoa, Stewed Prunes Dinner Baked Ham in Milk Baked Potatoes Caulifiour Fruit Salad Dishes in This Week's Menus, Coffee Baked Custards Baked Ham in Milk: Soak two pounds of ham (sliced one inch thick) in warm water for an hour, then drain it, place it on a baking platter, sprinkle thickly with flour, add a few grains of pepper, and cover the ham with sweet milk. Now dot bits of butter (using about one tablespoon in all) and bake in a hot oven tifl the ham is tender, about 45 minutes. Cabbage and Celery Slaw: Fresh- en three cups of shredded cabbage and one and one-half cups of diced celery in cold water, Then drain well and mix it with the following cold dressing: Mix one-half tea- spoon of dry mustard to a smooth paste with a very little vinegar, then turn this into a saucepan with two eggs, one teaspoon of salt, two tea. gar.' fire and stir till thickened, but do not let it boil. Now cool it, then add two extra tablespoons of sweet top-milk. Mix this dressing with the uncooked cabbage and celery and chill well before serving. Devilled Oysters with Brown Rice: One pint of oysters, three cups of cooked brown rice, two minced green peppers, one cup of grated cheese, mm Current And Futore Modes By ELEANOR GUNN Here is a frock of navy rep which subscribes to the mode emphasizing color, for it is braided with lacquer red cire braid and belted with suede In the same color. We can hardly fail to notice its trim and tallored lines accented by the high color and shirtwalst sleeve. The fullness. 1s at the front, while the back Is perfectly straight of line. A frock of this genre is recommend- ed to the girl who wishes a good looking skirt to offset her chort fur jacket, Ny ATL), . O America -- Try it. one-fourth cup of buttér, one-half cup of bread crumbs mixed with one tablespoon of extra butter, one table- spoon of salt and a little paprika. Butter a medium-sized baking dish and put in the bottom a layer of the cooked rice. Add a layer of the oysters, sprinkle with a little of the cheese, the salt and the paprika, also adding a light layer of the minced green peppers and one-half of the amount of butter broken into small pieces, Now put in another Trice layer, another oyster layer, the re- maining seasonings, and cover top of dish with the buttered crumbs. Molisten with a little of the oyster liquor, and bake In a moderate oven for 35 minutes. (Note: It is best to parboll the green sweet pep- pers befpre starting to make this dish; simply stem them, remove the seeds, cover with boiling water--to take out the strong taste--then drain and bring to a boil on the range in fresh boiling water. Let simmer ten minutes, drain again, and chop finely). Cocoanut-Stuffed Baked Apples: Pare and core sound apples. Boll them till almost tender, then drain well, place them on a buttered pan, fill the cavities with shredded cocoa- nut and bake for 20 minutes in a medium oven, basting often with a sirup made of sugar, a little water, and lemon juice. Cool before serv- ing, then top stuffed cavities with currant jelly. Tomorrow :--Answered Letters, All Inquiries adaressed to Mise 'Kirkman in cars of. the "Efficient Housekveping" department will be answered in these columns in their turn. This requires considerable 'ime, however, owing to the great namber received. So if a personal sr quicker reply is desired, a stamp- +d and self-addressed envelope must fe enclosed with the question. Be ure to use YOUR full name, straot aumber, and the name of yoar city and province. --The Editor, and purposes spring styles, have skirts of various lengths. Three-plece suits. and three- quarter coats are two of the notice- able features presénted for the for tunates who migrate to warmer climes, and are presented in a_var- ety of fabrics ranging from velvet and silk to kasha and flannel. The blouses accompanying suits are us- ually of te crepe and often fea- ture an Odlental motif of color to harmonize with the skirt and coat. The jackets are short in the str.ctly sports types of flannel and sometimes sleeveless, in which case tjtey are bound with contra:ting pfbbon, One of the unusua cestumes shown is fa:h: ellow kasha trimmed with waite rabbit and bands of two-tone blue crepe. The dress which is of white crepe, :how- ing a plain back and circular front, Is trimmed with bands of the kasha while the front of the blouce is em- broidered to represent an ocean scene, Among the coats presented for strictly sports attire are striped fab- ries of black and white, tango and orange and other color combina- ations, cach made up so that the stripes give an unusual effect. For more formal wear, the full length coat is shown, a white silk one rew- turing allover braiding of white wh MONDAY, JANUARY 7, 1094. \ Se -------- 2 Goloshes, Snow Shoes 'Overshoes They're All The Same We sell Granby Brand Rubbers and "Overshoes. Made by Dominion Rubber Co. They are not the best because we sell them, but we sell them because they are the best. $4.50 -- $5.00 and $6.00. Get them now. Lockett's ------------ | We carry a very large stock of UNDERWEAR Comprising the best makes -- Pen- man's, Turnbull's and Knit-to-Fit. Infants' Bands and Vests in wool, silk and wool and union. Girls' Vests and Drawers, Combi- nations and Bloomers in wool, silk and wool and union. Ladies' Vests, Drawers, Combina- tions and Bloomers in very fine wool, silk and wool and union. Men's separate garments and Com- binations in union and wool. ! All styles are carried in a complete range of sizes, including extra large sizes, W. N. Linton & Co. Phone 191. The Waldron Store. T