WOMEN'S CORNER.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16208, 10 May 1918, Page 2

WOMEN'S CORNER.

♦ The Lady Editor -will to pleased to receive for publication in tho "Women's Corner" items of social or personal news. Such items should be fully authenticated, and engagement notices must bear the signatures of both parties. Correspondence is invited on any matters affecting, or of interest to, women. Mr and Mrs W. D. Lawrence, ot Aikman's road, Papanui, and Mrs J. W. K. Lawrence and her little son, of Fendalton, are spending a fortnight «t The Lodge, Hanmer Springs. Mr and Mrs Hurst Seager have taken a cottage at Clifton, Sumner, for the winter. Mrs J. Cooke and the Misses Cooke (Lincoln) have come into town, and are spending the winter months at Fassifern. Mr and Mrs Jack Guthrie have returned from Wellington. Mr and Mrs W. A. Taafg (Auckland) are staying at Warner's. Mr and Mrs S. E. Rutherford (Ivowai Bush) arc in town. Yesterday morning Mrs Appleby was tho hostess at a small morning tea at Broadway's, in honour of Mis Stednian. Tiie table was prettily decorated with chrysanthemums and autumn foliage. The guests included Mrs Carey Hill, Mrs Bennett, Mrs Ogilvie, Mrs Crosse, Mrs Delamare, and others. The first meeting of the winter work part}' of the Hospital Lady Visitors' Association will be held in the Nurses' Home at the Hospital to-day. Mrs liolleston arrived from the North yesterday morning. Mr and Mrs Jones (Timaru) are in town. Dr. and Mrs Douglas (Oamaru), who have been visiting in North Canterbury, returned to Christchurch last evening. Mr and Mrs Isaacs (Dunedin) are in Christchurch on their return from Australia. Dr. and Mrs Lindsay arrived from the West Coast yesterday and are staying at tho L'larendon. Miss Hey wood (Wellington) is the guest of Mrs A. Hamerton, Mansfield avenue. Mrs George Osborne (Doylaston) is visiting Mrs Nicholls (Naseby stroet). Mrs Edgar Turner (Evcrslcigh road) is the guest of Mrs Skogiand m Greymouth. Yesterday afternoon in St. Luke's schoolroom, the members of tho St. Luke's Mothers' Union entertained the members of the Sumner and Woo Is ton branches. A delicious afternoon tea was served and a musical programme entertained the visitors, those contributing being Mrs Woodward, Mrs Purreau, Mrs Jackson, Miss Hcrvey, and the Rev. F. N. Taylor. The Misses Dickey, Fendalton, left on Wednesday night on a visit to Auckland. Miss Irene Skinner (Wellington) is staying with her mother, Mrs W. H. Skinner, Carlton mill road. Lieutenant and Mrs Blathway, Ashburton, arrived from Akarqa yesterday. Mr and Miss Gill (Wellington) returned home last night after spending a few days in Christchurch. Mr and Mrs D. Collins, of_ the Hotel Federal, have issued invitations for a dance to mark the opening of the new billiard-room at the Federal. Mr and Mrs D. G. Ogilvie and family, of Fendalton, left yesterday evening for Wellington, en route for Auckland, where -Mr Ogilvie takes up an important position of the large mercantile firms. Mfss Mellrov, Mrs Ogilvic's sister, accompanicd them as far as Wellington., Tho deaths are announced of two well known residents, of Wanganui, Mrs Laughton Crcsswcll and xMrs C. A. Gage. The engagement is announced of Miss Alice Maddison, eldest daughter of Mrs W. C. Maddison, Kelburn, Wellington, and formerly of Hastings, to SergeantMajor Charles Edward. Eccles, eldest son of Canon and Mrs Eccles, of Woodville- Sergeant-Major Eccles left New Zealand with the Main Body, and is now home on firrlough. Grim war and its horrors have been brought all too closely to the Waller l'amiiv of Sydney. A cablegram told •Mr Frank Waller, of Dalton House, that his sister, Miss Easterniorn Waller, was one of the victims of the attack on Paris _ recently by tho Germans, with their long-range gun. She was oue of Australia's promising artists, and was in Germany at the time that the Kaiser decided fie wanted to be king of the earth. In the muddle Miss Waller, with others, found herself virtually a prisoner in Germany, l.wo vears later she contrived to get to Paris, where she remained, takin e up her study of the violin till this tragic happening. Tho death occurred in Christchurch of Mrs Moor, mother of Mr T. Moor, of Lincoln road, Masterton, at the ago of 85 years. Deceased, who was a very old colonist, was held in high esteem for lier roanv splendid qualities. She leaves a husband and several grown-up sons and daughters. FALLING HAIR. Tie following are tho main causes for thinning of the hair, premature gieynesa, and w j l i c } l j n t e rfere with 'ho nutrition of the hair, euch as inflammation cf tho skin and oil glands, of which eeborrhcea, a form of dandruff, which is responsible lor great irritation of the ecalp, is most common. 2. General causes, which lead to debility ef constitution and so indirectly weaken tho nutrition of tho hair, convalescence after fever or various other illnesses, and prolonged worry. 3. Purely nervous cause®. Tho special implication of the nerves is evidenced in various ways, such as neuralgic pains of the ecalp, from which loss of hair is coth local and very often absolute. The remedy is a special couiee of treatment (one guinea), including clipping and singeing, massage with scalp iood, sflampooing, massage with stimulating lotion, and Vitro or electrical massage. AIRS ROLLESTON, Dominion Buildings, Cathedral square. 1 SWAT THAT FLY. Dr. Florence Keller, speaking at the Auckland Civic League meeting on the Health Committee's report, said that when visiting the soldiers' Quarters in the annexe she found sick men lying with newspapers over their faces to keep away liies, because the windows were nob provided with fly-screens. At the Costlev Home, said tne speaker, it was hardly possible to see some of the old men for flies. When they knew that 10 per cent, of sickness would be cut right; out if they could get institutions and homes free of flies, she thought it was tiiro the public was awakened to tin's matter. When she was in Vancouver six months since she saw a hospital that was absolutely free of flies. Yet in Auckland she liad been told by medical men tlyit it was impossible. The suppression of flies touched a terrible sore in the community. When in the Panama Canal for ten days, Dr. Keller saw two flies and one mosquito, in a place that had been formerly the white man's grave. This showed what could be done. The j fact that Featherston Camp was quite , free from flies while Palmerston North I was swarming with them, showed that : the fault lay with the city councils in charge of tiie health of the cities and the medical men in charge of the health of our institutions. | TO-DAY'S IIECIPE. ' Club Sandwichcs.—Toast and split

fairly thick slices of bread. Cover onehalf with thinly-sliced cold chicken (tender veal will bo found a good substitute), and on top lay hot toasted or fried rashers of baoon. Add thin slices of peeled tomato, seasoning well and a final layer of shredded ensp tuce. The upper half of toast should bo firmly pressed down. .