THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG = NEWS AND VIEWS FOR WOMEN READERS ~ LIFE'S SOCIAL SIDE Editor of Women's Page, Teie- phone 2618. Private 'phone 857w. . - LJ The semi-annual mite box tea was held by the W. M. 8. of Sydenham street Methodist church on Friday afternoon when an interesting pro- gramme was given with songs bj) Miss Olive Woodman and Miss Ruby Driver, a plano number by Miss Kathleen Lyons and a redding by Mrs. Walker. Mrs. M. 8. Richmonq and Mrs. Charles Anglin poured tea at an effectively decorated table. The contents of the mite boxes amounted to $180.90 which with the autumn collection brings the offer- dngs to $370.36. It is expected that $400 will be raised. for the' cause of missions. ° » . . His Excellency Lord Byng of Vimy will entertain at dinner at Govern- ment House, Ottawa, on Wednesday, April th, in honor of the anniver- sary of the battle of Vimy Ridge. | The Kingston officers who will be among the guests are Major-General Stir Cy Macdonell, Major-General J. H. 'Bimsley, Brig.-General A. E. Ross, M.P., Brig.-General F. W. Hill, Col. H. J. Dawson, Col. Alexander MacphaiT/ Co]. Victor Anderson, Lt.- Col. H. E. Pense, Lieut.-Col. C. F. Constantine, Lieut.-Col. Beverley Browne, 'Lt.-Col., W. P. Wilgar, * . - Mrs. Samuel McCallum, Niagara Falls, and Dr. Herbert Jandy, To- ronto, are with their sister, Mrs. A. R. B. Williamson, King street. They were called} to Kingston owing to the illness of their mother, » . * Miss Eva Gravelle, who recently graduated from St. Mary's Hospital, Brooklyn, N.Y., is being congratu- lated by her Kingston friends" on winning the gold medal, . * . The people of Chalmers 'church have arranged to hold a reception to their new minister, Rev. George A. Brown, and Mrs. B. Brown, on Friday evening next. ® 'e . » * - Mrs. Arthur Ross, Kingston, was One of the committee of ladies who grranged the luncheon and presen- tation of silver in honor of Mrs. Ar- thur Meighen. - * ; Mrs. F. W. Forester and Mrs. W. : 3. Burden, Trenton, who were in town for the meeting of the Eastern Star Chapter, were at the "Y". . ® ow : Mrs. R. N. F. McFarlane, John- Aon street, entertained at mah jongg on Thursday evening and at bridge on Friday afternoon. tT. - . Mrs. J. F. Sparks, Wellington Street, entertained at dinner on Fri- day evening when her guests were members of. her bridge club, - - Mrs. Bandford Calvin, "Rutland House" asked a few people to conie In for a game of mah' jongg on Thursday afternoon to meet Miss Helen Chalmers, Portland, Ore, i eo ~ Mrs. Phillip Du Moulin, Sydenham *| ance on Fifth avenue. her little daughter, Phillipa Anne, cn Thursday. - » - Mrs. A. E. Treadgold and Miss Alice Treadgold, 174..Stuart Street, will be at home on Wednesday af- ternoon, April 9th, from 4 to 6 o'- clock, . * . Mrs. A. E. Treadgold, Stuart street, entertained the Wednesday Bridge Club on Thursday, when the sou- venirs were won by Mrs. A. Bolton and Mrs. W. J. Drysdale. » - - Rev. J. K. Curtis and Mrs. Curtis, Princess street Methodist parsonage, ehitertained the Oldest Colony Club at their home of Friday evening. LJ . - Miss Edith Campbell, Portsmouth, has left to pay several visits in Watertown, N.Y., and New York City. ? Miss Helen Chalmers, who has been visiting her aunt, Mrs. W. Mor- gan, Barrie street, will return to her home in Portland, Oregon, on Monday. _ Col, Constantine will go to Ottawa on Monday, " . + . Col. and Mrs. Victor Anderson, Royal Military College, will leave for Ottawa op Monday to spend a week with Mr, 'and Mrs. Hugh An- derson, -- Miss Ruth Martin, Earl street, will go tp Montreal next week to visit Mrs. Hérry Christmas. The Editor Hears That a certain girl is appreciated by a little Chinese boy who considers himself fortunate to have her as a teacher. One of our city school teachers, who has been ill, had a very touching letter from her Chi- nese pupil who missed her much and is looking forward to her return to her class, - ' { --- That the soft mild air of Friday was appreciated by everyone includ- ing a big bronzed grackle who had come back to Kingston and sat prun- ing his feathers and giving harsh cries, on the topmost branch of a tree in the custom house garden. . b ---- » That the snow storm of the first of April will be of great benefit to the gardens and fields, supplying the moisture needed to take the frost out of the ground. That the girls of London, Ont. are learning many useful lessons at the technical school, A splendid exhibition has been held this week with a display of _cgoking, dress- making and millinéfy. The vilu- able secret of shopping economically has also been taught to these young Canadian girls who have thoroughly enjoyed their work. ! That there is a new type ot sports blouse 'which Has made its appear- It bears all the earmarks of an immaculately tai- lored man's shirt. Made of white street, gavg -a birthday party for " i COMING EVENTS | 4 > Notice of future events, mot In- tended to raise money 2c. per word, minimum §0c.; If held to ralse money, 4c. per word, minimum $1.00. . Reception and Personal Notices 25 words or: less, $1.00. ee == washable broadcloth, on straight box lines--unbeited--some are band- ed at the hips; others hang. loose. Long, perfectly tailored cleeves, and topped with a high collar and jaunty tie, Some are made up in silkette, the same material as 'is used for men's silk shirts. This blouse looks unusually well' with . the tailored suit. a ' -- That the Toronto Hunt Club car- nival held in the Coliseum was a very fine event of the week. The handsome horses, gay costumes and crowds of spectators scene indeed. Miss Matilda Allison, wha lost her sight at the age of seven, California's first blind stenographer. She now heads the girls at a. business concern, handling her job as easy as one with sight MOTHERS | And Their Children One Mother Says: All the little neighbors envy my children's "toy table." It was sim- ply inade of a second-hand kitchen table with the legs sawed down. On this they can put their toys and games. I found that the regular toy tables made for children were not large : enough, and the children's things were always falling off. He whom God steers steers safely. Heaven favors good intentions. made a gay). me, "to a seient TOMORROW'S MENU Breakfast Grapefruit Cereal Wholewheat Griddlecakes Coffee Dinner Olives Roast Chicken, Brown Gravy Mashed Potatoes Asparagus on Toast Fruit Salad Coffee Floating Islands Supper Pepper-Eggs on Toast English Muffins I Cocoa Celery Hot Mk Cake Preserves The Bedroom Storage Chest. Some years ago there was a fad for "shirt waist boxes." It passed, like all fads, yet there were a great many housekeepers who still clung to the convenieiit little cheSts, So to-day, ip the orderly home, we still find small cretonne-covered boxes in bedroom, sewing room, child's playroom and: often -in the bathroom. These chests are invalu- able for storing articles not used everyday, but articles which are needed frequently enough to forbid their being placed upstairs in the at- tic trunks. I know of a woman who keeps her "dress-up" things in such a chest .in her 'bedroom. In it one finds her especially-fancy handbag used (in making calls or golng to church; her white or eeru kid gloves; her buckl- ed pumps; her purest silk stockings; her best overblouse; her new silk petticoat and finest lingerie, "It's such a convenience," she told have all these things to- in Florida. gether. When I want to go to the theatre, or out to tea with some friend, all I have to do is open the lid of my little cretonne chest--and everything I want to wear is right there! It saves assembling all these garments." Any housekeeper can make her own dainty chest, as follows: Select an oblong wood box of ample propor- portions and attach a cover to it with small strfps of leather for hinges ~(these do not show when the Qox is lined). Now.tack flowered cretonne over the outside of the chest, but pad the top of the lid slightly (with several thicknesses of muslin tacked on) before covering the lid with cre tonne, Line the entire inside with plain old-blue or old-rose soisette '! (or any plain-colored material) and | nailva small kleat in place at either end, inside, to hold a shallow tray. Of course the kleats and the tray 'must also be 'ined with the soisette; if thé wood of the tray is very thin this lining may often be pasted in. Your storage chest is now i Unless you wish to make it pa¥rticu- larly fancy by adding a brass handle at either end. The engaged girl who cannot af- ford to buy a regular cedar chest will find one. of these home-made boxes most useful. She will also find it use- ful when she takes it with her into her new home, ---- All inquiries addressed to Miss Kirkman in care of the 'Efficient Housekeeping' department will he answered in these columns in thair turn. This requires considerable time, however, owing to the graat aumber received. So if a personal or quicker reply is desired, a stamp- »d and self-addressed envelope must be enclosed with .the question. Be number, and the names of your city and state. 4 Mr. and Mrs. J. Harold Somers are the happiest honeymooners Mrs. Somers was Captain Rheba f-rawford of the ~ Salvation Army, who was called the Mr. Somers, crippled in France, "Angel" of Broadway". is now a publisher NNN ENTE NE Yr Will the Bob Remain? Hairdregsers are giving much pub- licity to the ultimate effects of bob- bed hair; they gay that in the next generation the race will be bald and they attribute this to the very tight hats that the women are wearing as well as to the fact that the continual cutting of the hair destroys its vigor. It is.further said that" the small type hat popular today is the cause of headaches, and 'that it" fits the head so tightly that ie cannot but be a detriment. Whether or= not the fact is true that bobbed hair and tight hats produce baldness, it is nBvertheless the case that the haidressers are carrying on. .a defi- nite campaign against bobbed hair, and it remains to be seen whether or not they will accomplish what | they have set out to do, in the way of_ abolishing the bob. --Fairchild Fashion Service. > AUNT HET "When I got married I didn't have no 'silk nightgowns, but I had seven good work aprons." . A l------------ R. W. Robertson's rink won the championship of the Perth Curling rink. The final game was played on Tuesday. On Friday evening, Dr. Munroe, Odessa, addressed the League in the brick church at Morven. Mrs. A. Winters presided. sure to us: YOUR full name, street, RHUBARB, A SPRING TONIC. (By Mary I. Barber, Kellogg Com- pany.) Don't the young pink stalks of rhubarb which first appear on the market make you feel that you must have some. This tart fruit las been a boon to many a family which has had a monotonous winter diet. the country, we have a wider selec- tion- of food than formerly, but we welcome rhubarb; with the same en- thusiasm. IV is a real spring tonic-- one of nature's gifts to people who are not always wise in their use of fruits and vegetables, If the rhubarb is scalded, it will require less sugar, but even go, it One woman _says that she always puts in all the sfigar her conscience and puts in some more. One way to cook rhubarb is to cut in into pieces, scald it, and cook it in the top of a double boiler until tender, then, then add sugar to taste. In this way the color and shape of the pieces of fruit are retained. Rhubarb is a natural laxative. An- other natural laxative is bran. Thege two foods together are wonderfully healthy. Cook the rhubarb and add crumbled bran. Or a bran betty can be made, using rhubarb"$nstead of apples, = Rhubarb has an interesting his- tory. It was brought to England from Volga in 15673--but it was two centuries before it was more than a garden curiosity. In 1810 a Deptford market gardener sent some to Lon- don hut could find no customers for it. Today it is on all our markets. mn The death took place Sunday at his home north of Actinolite, of .Christo- pher Switzer. Death was due to pneu- monia. 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