WOMEN'S CORNER.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16209, 11 May 1918, Page 2

WOMEN'S CORNER.

The Lady Editor will be pleased to receive" for publication in_ the "Women's Corner" items of scciai 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.

Mrs Arthur Elworthy and her children arc staying at Ha<3*mai, Sumner.

Dean Carrington and Mrs Carringt-on are staying at Kairaki JJeach.

Mr and 3:l.rs Eric Rutherford (Inverness) are in town.

A. Bogie match for a prize presented by Mrs J. E. Donald was flayed at Shirley, yesterday. The winftor Miss Ella Hclmore.

Miss Bell (Ashburton) is staying at "Warner's.

Mr and Mrs John Parkinson (Kaituna) are in town.

Mr and Mrs Culhbert Meares have returned to Fendalton, after a long stay at Timaru.

Miss Poppy Evans (Timaru), who has been staying at tho Lower ilutt, returned to Chrbtchurch this morning.

Nurse Cliappcll, under engagement to the Social Hygiene Society will give a series of addresses to women and girls. The first mooting will be held on Wednesday next, at •_'.4o p.m., in tho W.C.T.L". rooms, Manchester street.

\t tho fortnightly meeting of tho "Women's Christian temperance Union, Mi<-s Huberts presided. Votes of sympathy were passed with Mrs Ycoiuan in tne death of her husoand, with Mrs Herbert in the death of her s-on at the front, and with Mrs Wesion in the dtatli of her grandson. Final arrangements were made for a public address by Nurse Chappel, and tor a tea and concert to the inmates of the Jubilee Home.

The following good story is told by a visitor to Hawaii: —"1 had an amusing experience with my Hawaiian servant. Now, these servants insist on calling you by your lirst name. Ours was always saymg to my husband, 'Yes, John,' and to me, 'Very? well, Mary.' Ho when we got a fresh cook I told my husband to avoid calling me '-Mary,' as then, not knowing my name, he would have to say 'missus' to me. So John always called me 'sweetheart,' or 'dearie,' never 'Mary'; but the watchful fellow gave me no title at all. One day wo had some officers to dinner, and

while awaiting the repast I told them of the ruse I had adopted, and added: 'By this servant, at least, you won't hear me called Mary!' Just then the new cook entered the room. He bowed, and said to. me: 'Sweetheart, dinner is served.' 'What?' I stammered, aghast at his familiarity. 'Dinner is 6erved, dearie,' answered the new cook." RICHMOND BAZAAR.

A bazaar organised in aid of the hall building fund of the Lily of Richmond Lodge was opened in "the Richmond school yesterday afternoon by the Minister l>" Internal Affairs (the Hon. AY. Rnssein. In declaring the bazaar open Mr Russell spoke in terms of the highest praise of the good worS of the Friendly Society's Lodge, dwelling upon the benefit of the societies to men and women who were sick. He would like to see the Public Health service broadened at every point and coming into touch -with tho work of the friendly societies. He hoped that the societies would increase in membership and usefulness, and forecasted that in time there would be Government State medical service. l n conclusion he spoke in appreeiatory terms of the splendid work put into tho bazaar by. its organisers, saying that what they had done had not in any way lessened their work for patriotic purposes. Mr Russell then inspected the various stalls.

The stall-holders were as follows r=— Given groceries, Mr H. Harris; toys, Mrs AY. Cochrane; cookery, Mrs ~J. Clinic; sweets, Mrs R. Parker; refreshments, Mrs AY. Conway; draperv, Mrs AY. Bishop; fancy goods, Mrs H. Harris: bran-tub. Miss Gobbe. There were also several side-shows.

A successful cookery competition was conducted in connexion with the bozaar. Following are the winners:— Jam sponge (with butter), Mrs Heese: sponge, Mrs Benns 1 and 2; plate scones, Mrs Bradshaw 1, Mrs Cochrane 2: Madiera cake, Mrs Davidson 1; pikelets, Mrs J. Cnsack; almond biscuits, Mrs Bradshaw: mixed cakes, Mrs Redell; home-made bread, Mrs Bridges; plate pastry, Mrs Redell; fruit cake, Mrs Cochrane. In the schoolgirls' section the winners were: Plate scones, Sylvia Revy and Jessie Anderson; jam sponge*, Aileen Kearney. The bazaar will continue open today and this evening. FALLING- HAIR. Tho following are the main causes for thinning of the hair, premature greyneea, and baldness: — 1. Local causes, which interfere with 'he nutrition of the hair, euch aa inflammation cf the ekiti and oil glands, of which eoborrhoea, a form of dandruff, which is responsible for great irritation of tho scalp, is moat common. 2. General causes, which lead to debility of constitution and bo indirectly weaken the nutrition of the hair, convalescence after fever or vaxioua other illnesses, and prolonged worry.

3. Purely nervous causes. The special implication of the nerves is evidenced in various ways, 6uch 110 neuralgic pains ci the scalp, from which loss of hair is oath local and very often absolute.

The remedy is a special course of treatment (one guinea), including clipping and singeing, inasauge with scalp food, shampooing, massage with stimulating lotion, and Vitro or clectrical massage, MRS ROLLESTON, Dominion Buildings, Cathedral square. 1 A "WELLINGTON GIRL AS LEADING LADY. Very much less than two years ago Miss Marie- Fix, of Wellington, played the Moon Man and the Ship's Doctor in the play, "Sunset Land," which was produced by Miss Gladys Campbell. All Wellington saw that play ana "all remember with delight the charming youthful maiden whose acting was one of the features of the performnce. Soon afterwards Marie Fix went over to t Australia. Her friends heard that she had gone for. pleasure and that she might be taking lessons in elocution and singing over in Melbourne. She did not soon come back, but is here now. and is kvown to _ the world as Marie Ney, and, as leading ladv in the Allan "Wilkie Co., is_ delighting "Wellington audiences again (says the ''Free Laucv"). "Why did slio change her name?" she was asked. _ The smiling answer brought an answering smile and :i complete understanding: "Bccausc I might have failed. I then could have come homo as Marie Fix and no ono would havfi been any the wiser." She did not fail, but she keeps the stage name, and will probably be known to a much larger world than_ the Australasian—some day—as Marie Ney. Miss Ney is taking Mrs "Wilkie's parts, and the whole town is unitea in declaring that she is making a success of them. She is gifted certainly and has voice and presence and histrionic power. But, above all, and beyond all, she has that wonderful quality which js callcd "charm of manner" which is rarely found in peoplo who are not very kind and. genuine ancl tine. Christchurch people will bo able to judge of Miss Ney's abilities next week.

ARE "WOMEN INCONSTANT?

A SHORT COLLOQUY

I was taking a country walk the other dav with a pretty young girl who was on leave after some strenuous work in release of a man. It was a day or a "vision of spring in winter, ' and the thrushes and the tits were singing. "Don't you think this war is dreadful?" she asked. I assented, adding some ill-espres3ea but heartfelt words as to the waste of young life. •' "But vou don't understand what 1 mean," she said. "I wasn't thinkin"- of that; but yes, I was—that is what makes what I was thinking ot tho more awful." "What were you thinking of. I asked lier, . "It's these war-marriages," she said. "Almost every day I read in the papers of a 'marriage of someone to Mrs So-and-so, who is a 'war-widow, as they call her. Now the war has been going on for three years and a . half (Heaven knows, it seems a century), and these war-widows have forgotten all the love they felt and professed for those who have been killed in defence of their country. I have noticed cases in which only a year has elapsed between the heroic death of the first husband and the marriage to the second. It shocks me." I tin ned this over in my mind. Yes; it had shocked me also. But who was I to pass judgment on other unknown folk ? . "Do you think it shows the inconstancy of your sex?" I enquired dubiously. She seemed a little taken aback. "N—ne," she said doubtfully, and added, as if a thought had come to her, "you seG men do the same, and worse. "What about all those cases of bigamy?" It was a fair hit. If women were inconstant, so too were men—some men.

"Well, tell me your ideas," I invited her.

"I think,'' slip said, flushing very prettily, "that when you have given your love it is given, or should be giren. altogether for life. I ccn't understand how people can forget in so short a time. I aon't think jt's women who are inconstant. I think it's human nature."

•'Human nature is very weak," I agreod, "and we must remember that many people arc unhappily matched. Again, there are light temperaments which blow as thev list. Finally," said I. like a parson, "this is a time of great emotional excitement, of even erratic enthusiasm. All these things help to marry war-widows."

She was silent for a few moments as nc walked, and a thrush sang of spring and love in the copse near by. Out of heaven the fust lark of the year declared his ecstasy. I reflected that some birds mated for life and that others did not.

"If I had a husband," she said at last, "and lie had died in this horrible war, died for his country, for me.

for—for his children, I would cherish his memory and live for his memory. I, would not marry as a war-widow, not—not —" She looked up and beheld the lark and heard its song; and did not finish. I made a defence of my kind. "The war," I said, "has brought in its train many revolutions of evil and good. If the evil predominates in the end it will have been fought in vain. But I don't believe it. I have faith in evolution and in God's mys- ( terions direction to Divine cuds.'' | "Yes. yes," she said almost distressfully. as if she had been puzzling about a problem: "but do you really think women are inconstant?" I "My dear,"' said I, "I am quite sure j of one." I "Ihit I'm not married, nor even engaged,'' she said. "Yet '' and she looked at the westering sun with oves that sought and claimed the ideal, i —(M. in London "Daily Mail.") TO-DAY'S RECIPE. Potato Savoury.—Pare and boil eight, small potatoes, place in a heated cover- i ed dish, pour melted butter over and 1 grate in the yellow rind of a lemon. Cook slowly till done. SAUSAGE MYSTERIES. PLAIN WORDS FROM A BUTCHER. '

Six members of the local butchers' association attended the Shoreditch Food Committee meeting to discuss a meat distribution scheme (says a Lonlon paper). One butcher said the difficulty was to get the meat. For instance, he got hold of an old plain cow at -Id a stone under the fixed price to make un into sausages, but it suited him. (daughter.) They were now passing meat for sale that at one time would not have fetched ljd a lb.

A Member of the Committee: Does tho deputation know that a reporter is present ? | The butcher: It does not matter; I ain only stating the truth. ' JThe Mayor: Oh, it is all right. Ho . will make it quite clear that it is plain old cow that sausages are made of now. ; (Loud laughter.) i

Another butcher said every wholesale shop had two sides—the plain meat and the good, and it was tho lucky man that got the good. It was all the ono price, 8s 8d a stone, but the plain was not worth more than 2s to 2s 4d comparatively.

Another member: Such meat would be unsaleable in a high-class locality, I take it —the West End, for example. A third butcher: Don't you believe it. They arc faring worse in the AYest End than we are in Hoxton. You have to realise that the buyors for these AYest End master butchers are what may be described as refined gentlemen. "The shops will not take these exclusive gentlemen as customers unless they choose to queue for it, and they wiil not do it; consequently the West End has to go without mostly.

TO-DAY'S RECIPE. Mayonnaise of Fish.—Remains of any cold boiled fish, a little _ beetroot, a lottucc, i pint of mayonnaise sauce. Boil ' tho fish, and when cold remove all skin and bone. Divide it into flakes. Toss it in the mayonnaise sauce, to which has been added the pipkea shrimps. Pile it on a dish surrounded by clean, orisp lettuce leaves and decorated with slices of beetroot cut into little stars with a sweet cutter.

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