WOMEN'S CORNER.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16143, 22 February 1918, Page 2

WOMEN'S CORNER.

* • ; • • or publication in this aid be addressed to tho ■ jr, and should be fully ■ „cd. Mrs Fitslierbcrt (Feilding) , ..zhcrbert arc vi-itiugChrist-M,. n nu -Mrs Geo. H. Wilson (Auckland) are staying at Warner's. ' Mr and Mrs J. Montague vWellington) arc the guests at tho Federal. Mr and Mrs Stark have returned from ■i holidav in tho North Island. Mr and Mrs G. A..U. Mackay (Nanicr) have arrived in Christohurch from Napier Mr Mackay succeeds Mr Sted'm'an a , manager of the Bank of New South "Wales. Mr and Mrs T. C. Robinson hare returned to Spots wood. Svdnoy visitors to Christchurc.li include Mr and Mrs R. W- LteaHj who are staving sit the. Clarendon. Mrs K. G. I>enham (Ashburton) came to Christchurch for the Christ s College prize-giving. Ladv "Rudsell, wife of Sir ;^ ncl ] Russell, commanding the New Zealand Division in Franco, arrived in Christchurch vesterday. iShe is accompanied bv her daughter, Miss Russell, and is the guest of Mrs Alex. Boyle. Mrs A. H. C. Orr (Oxford) is in town. Mr and Mrs Wiseman, of Auckland, are staying at the Federal. Profcisor J. Macmillan Brown and Miss Mac-mi llan Brown have returned to Christchurch from the North Island. Nurse V. G. Barker, who is back on tick leave, is the granddaughter of the into Dr. A. C. Barker, and daughter of Mr "W. E. Barker, of Peel Forest. She has been two years at tho W alton-on-Thames HospitaL She received her training at the Wellington Hospital. Sister P. M. Reynolds, who was J>?*rt owner of Marinoto Private Hospital, Tlawera. and who has been on active servioo for nearly three years, has been invalided back to New Zealand. Sister .Reynolds was one of tho first baud of nurses to go on activo sincl she served for 16 months in No. -7 General Hospital. Alexandria. She came backto New Zealand on duty in a transport, and after having been here a few weeks was ordered away with tho 17th Reinforcements to F/ugland, where she joined the staff at Walton-on-Thames Hospital. A few months ago Sister Reynolds was in ill-health,- and after a. rest resumed duty. Strenuous work in the carp of New Zealand's sick and wounded told its tale, however, and Sister Reynolds suddenly oollapsed and had to be carried on hoard a New Zealand hospital ship in England. The authorities in New Zealand have made arrangements for her to stay at the Otaki Sanatorium for some timo to come. Mrs Woodrow Wilson benefits considerably under the will, just proved, of a patriotic American citizen, Mr H. G. Freeman, who, deploring "the miserable pittance allowed the man holding the greatest position on earth," has bequeathed £2400 per annum to the wives of the Presidents of the United States. The miserable pittance allowed the President is 75,000 dollars per annum, and I tho President's wife, in the event of widowhood, enjoys a yearly pension of £1000. Two ladies arc in enjoyment of this State recognition at the present time. Women In India are taking up war work very seriously. Lady Cnelmsford, the wife of . the Viceroy, who is taking a prominent part in the work of organising spoke at a great rally at Simla recently and gave many instances of examples set by tho women at home. "The London offices are full of girls and women," she said. "I know a girl who *is assistant paymaster at a large artillery depot; another whose work it is to look out for spurious bank notes at the Bank of England. I could tell you of tho wife of a colonel who is in charge of munition workers in a great firm and drawing a large salary. I know one woman who before the war had mado woodcarving her hobby, who has gone to France in charge of a squad of girl carpenters. Ono girl I know spent her time chopping up the beef for the soldiers' beef tea." HOME TREATMENT FOR THE HAIR. Falling hair, premature baldness, greynass, and hair- that/ is faded, lifeless and scanty, may to a gTeat extent bo accounted for by the presence of Seborrhcea in the scalp, which is reftlly a form of dandruff, causing very often considerable irritation. There are also various other causes which may bo diagnosed by the microscopical examination of recent combings or an examination of tho scalp. Moat successful results hav e been obtained by all who have used MRS ROLLESTON'S "preparations for Hair Treatment. Her experience in treating diseases of the 6Calp is based on sonnd mcdical training and knowledge acquired in England, America, and tho principal centres in Europe. A three months' course of home treatment, it carried out according to instructions, never fails to produce & re-growth of healthy, luxuriant hair. An improvement v/ill be noticeable after a few treatments. Cost of preparation, 16s 6d. Postage Is. MRS ROi'LESTOK, Dominion .buildings, Cathedral square. 6 CRECHE AND KINDERGARTEN ASSOCIATION. A general meeting of members of the Creche and Kindergarten Association was held on Wednesday, Mrs T. E. Taylor presiding. Correspondence was received from Messrs C. T. Aschman and Wells. Letters of resignation from the committee were received from Mesdames Peverill and Cooper. The secretary was instructed to write to these ladies thanking them for their past work in connexion with the kindergarten schools. Mrs Taylor announced that the following ladies had joined the committee of the Kindergarten Association:—Mrs W. Nicholls as vice-president, and Misses Reeves and A. Crosby. Several other ladies had been nominated, but owing to various reasons their replies were delayed. The reports from tho following schools showed:—Sunbeam, roll 33. average attendance 23.7, subscriptions £1; Sydenham, roll 55, average attendance 36.2, subscriptions £1 8s lid; Phillipstown, roll 50, average attendance 42, subscriptions £1 8s 9a. Miss Inkpen reported that she had inspected the three schools and found the work of all highly satisfactory. She emphasised the fact that Phillipstown School had. tho least satisfactor ysurroundings. and hoped the committee would soon bcx able to arrange for a better site. Jn this connexion Mrs Taylor reported that tho special committee set up had forwarded their report and plans £pr a new school to the Education Department, and although the matter had gone forward three weeks, the committee were still without a definite reply. It was reported that Mr J, H. Howell, Director of the Technical College, would deliver an address at the annual meeting. Mrs Taylor read letters from three intending students, and said that Misses Farrally, Montgomery, and Luscombe had been appointed students in the free kindergarten schools, and Misses Perry and 1 Rutherford "had been appointed assistant teachers. Miss Tabart reported that the grounds of Sunbeam School needed a great deal of attention, and it would be necessary to spend a sum of money to put them in order. After hearing details the committeo concurred with Miss Tabart, and it was decidcd to hold a special meeting to consider the matter. Mrs Tavlor said she had received an invitation from Mrs W. Nicholls, Mona Vale, inviting the- pupils, staffs, and committee of the three schools and the Association to attend a garden fete in her grounds. It was decided to accept the invitation.

CHRIST'S COLLEGE. The Countess of, Liverpool was an interested spectator "of the Christ's College cricket match yesterday afternoon. Also present were Mrs Ales. Boyle, Lady Russell. Miss Russell. Mrs Blunt. .Airs' Blanch, the Mis'-os Blanch, Mrs Geo. Morton. Mrs A. Morton. Mrs Purchas. Mrs Tapper. Miss Ella Heljnorq, Miss Young. Miss Bull. Mrs Tothill Miss Ursula Tot-hill. Mrs Fish, Miss Cox, Miss Tnppor, Miss Cecil Lamer (Auckland!. r<lrs Geo. Barnes. Misses Ross, and a number of others. In the evening there was a b:g at-ti-ndance in the College Hall on occasion ot the annual prize-giving. Iho Governor-General. v.'lio distributed the prizes, was nccompanicd by the Countess of Liverpool. Also present were: — Mrs Blanch. Mrs Hogg, Mrs Flower, Mrs Pu.-ehas. Mrs Blunt. Mrs Algar Williams. Mrs Lester. Mrs Stevenson, Miss Russell, Mrs Irvine, Miss Young, Miss Bull. Mrs BoultonT Mrs W. Day, Mrs A. M Burns. Mrs Cowlishaw, Mrs T. W. Lewis, Mrs Cox. Mrs Wilford. Mrs Boulnois, Mrs AVilkinson. Mrs Percy Cos, Mrs Sleiah, Mrs Cnrev-HilL Mrs Macbeth. Mrs Tothiil. Mrs Wyn Irwin, Mrs Samudii, Mrs So.ih-Smith, Mrs Otr«n, blisses Gwcn Moore, Pratt (2), If ill, Tothill (3), Dorothy Cowlishaw, M. Boulton. Alison Sieigh, Marion Wood, Muscrave, (-ox (-), Hamlier <2), Boss (2). | "EXCUSE ME, BOYS." * NURSE'S HEROIC DEEDS. LONDON. February 10. A soldier on board an English troopship which was torpedoed in the Mediterranean during December writes that tlio vessel was within sight of harbour when it was torpedoed, and sank in less than five minutes ''V* e ought to be proud of our women." ho says, "they were great. Fai»cv seeing a nurse strip off her skirt jump overboard. saying, 'Excuse me, boys, but I must save the Tommies.' She saved a dozen by swimming' and assisting them to ili'e boats and wreckage. Only one country in the world can breed women like these." TO-DAY'S RECIPE. Almond Paste.—Six level teacnpfuls of ground almonds, ono level breakfastcupful castor sugar, three level teacupfuls of sifted icing sugar, two eggs, one tablespoonful of lemon juice, a little rosewater or orange-flower water. The ground almonds may bo bought, ready ground, but the flavour of freshlyground nuts is better if one has a mincer which will grind them. The rose water or orange-flower water should be added when grinding them, as it helps to prevent them from becoming oily. Tlie almonds must be very finely ground. Mix them with the sifted sugar, beat the eggs slightly, and add them, with the lemon juice also. Mix the paste well, then turn it out on a board dusted with castor sugar, and knead it well, pounding it also with the rolling-pin. Roll it out flat, and uut or mould it as required. jDEADLY KIDNEY DISEASE. « THOUSANDS OF DEATHS EVERY YEAR, FROM BRIGHT'S DISEASE. Kidnev troublo in any form is serious, for'it makes an opening for deadly Bright's disease. Every year there are thousands of deaths of people who should be alive to-day, but are not. All this was owing to their weakened kidneys. De Witt's Kidney and Bladder Pills are compounded expressly for Rheumatism, Gout, Gravel, Dropsy, pains in the back and muscles, tired feeling, cloudy water, constipation, headaches, nasty taste in the mouth in the morning, and other symptoms of kidney troubles. The secret of the success of De Witt's Kidney apd Bladder Pills is that they go right to the very root of the trouble. To cure Kidney Trouble of any kind you must positively get rid of the cause—the poisonous Uric Acid. Remember, to do this, a real remedy must pass through the kidneys and the bladder, and not through the bowels as most kidney pills do. When you seo the urine change to a muddy bluish colour—a feature which distinguishes De Witt's Pills from all others—you know beyond all doubt tliat they have put their healing touch on the right spot—the kidneys and the bladder. They purify the blood. ■Every Chemist and storekeeper sells De Witt's Kidney and Bladder Pills at 3s per box.; or 5s 6d for one 2J times as large—a great save. But Temember you must ask for DE WITT'S Kidney and Bladder Pills, in blue and gold boxes, with special blue seal on the cork inside. If you have any difficulty in obtaining genuine De Witt's Kidney and Bladder Pills, send the price of the package to any chemist or E. C. De Witt and Co., Ltd., 89 Custom House quay, Wellingon, and tho same will be sent to you immediately, in plain wrapper. 2