WOMEN'S CORNER.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16216, 20 May 1918, Page 2

WOMEN'S CORNER.

The Lady Editor will be pleased to receive for publication in the "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.

The presence of a hair '"clipper"' in Wellington is known to at least one unfortunate young woman, who was recently the unconscious victim of this despicable kind of thief. The young woman in question, tho possessor of a lino head of hair, had several inches snipped off her long plait while mingling with the crowd in the street. Tho engagement is announced (says an exchange) of Miss Minnie .Steele, third daughter of Mr T. J. Steele and Mrs Steele, of Crieklewood, Remuera, Auckland, now training in tho Christchurch Hospital, to Mr J. Osmond Richtcr, .second son of Mrs Ricliter, Kelburn, Wellington. _ '1 ho ■weekly mooting of the Avonside Nursing Division was held on Thursday evening, when there were thirty members present. Mrs Rhodes, lady superintendent, was in charge, and the evening was devoted to first aid practice. In a divorcc case heard by Mr Justico Cooper at Auckland, last week, the father of _ tho female respondent gavo evidence in strong corroboration of the petitioner's story, and in proof of his daughter's misconduct. His Honour remarked upon the unusual situation, and asked whether the witness was aware of any fault on tho part of the petitioner. "No," was the answer; "hq has been a most indulgent husband. In fact, ho has been what I should call rather a fool."

Practically the whole of the retail drapers engaged in tho trado in tho city have arrived at an arrangement under which a charge will bo made for sending goods on approval to all customers in city and suburbs, as from tho Ist of next month (says Saturday's "Otago Daily Times'''). 'This has been forced on them by the increased cost of delivery, the prospect of a much reduced supply of petrol, and the difficulty of obtaining goods to ensure full stocks. It is stated that tho practice 1 under which garments havo been sent to customers' homes on approval has grown to such dimensions as to be an abuse and to diminish seriously the selection left for inspection on the premises. Cases are known where ladies havo had as many as four or five articles each from three or four different firms sent- at one time to their residences for their leisured selection, and in many cases a week to a fortnight has elapsed before the articles havo been returned.

A jolly little danco for young people was given by Mrs R. E. McDougall r.t her rcsidenco, Fitzroy, Papanui road, on Saturday night. Tho ballroom wa« decorated with flags and greenery, and on tho supper table the decorations wem chrysanthemums and autumn leaves, Tho hostess was assisted in receiving

her guests by her daughters, Misses Marjorio and Jean McDougall. Among thoso present wcro Mr and Mrs David Matson, Misses Marjoric Kirk, Alex Kirk, Barbara Welib, Nancy Williams, Vera A'Court, Ailsa Bullen, A'lison Sleigh, Norton Violet Watkins, Dorothy Cowlishaw, Sheila Ogilvie, Marion Wood, Nancy Lc Cren, Uronda Newman (Timaru), Joan Qnanc, M. Beadel, Ursula Tothill, Marjorio Tait, VaJmai Matson, R. Matson, Rosamond ! Wood, Messrs C. Maefarlane, R.. Webb, Vesey Robinson, E. W. J. Million, G. Musgr&ve, L. Cook, G. Fairhurst, M. Newton, A. Nicholl, George Aitken, R.

\V reakes, H. A. S. Fox, C. Marshall, C. Maitlantl, Jack Harley, Guv Bcadel, Macbeth, T. Cotterill, A. Tait., Jcnnincs, Cecil Crane, Ken Hobinson and J. Matson. ' SUPERFLUOUS HAIR. Further evidence of MRS ROLLESTON'S skill in removing Superfluous Hair permanently by Electrolysis is represented in tho following:— J

"Wellington. January 24th, 1918, IIBS ROLLESTON,

256 Lambton quay. Bear Madam, —-I have pleasure in advising [ you that the treatment I had from you for thp destruction of Superfluous Hair by Electrolysis has been a thorough success. As you know, tho growth waa a verv strong one. and it seemed at one time as tiough I could not possibly get rid of it. On more than one occasion I felt disheartened, and aimost decided to givo up tho treatment, but I am now very thankful that I persevered, as I feel well rewarded. I wouid like to thank you for your kind care and attention, and in conclusion would say that I can heartily recommend any sufferer to place her case in your hands.—l am, yours faithfully, C.L. MRS ■ROITLKSTON.

Dominion Building 3, Cathedral square. 5

WEDDINGS,

I A wedding was solemnised at Holy Trinity Church, Greymouth, last week, the contracting parties being Miss Ethel Potts, youngest daughter of M_r and Mrs J. Potts, of Thompson street Greymouth, and Corporal Harold Lamont. of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. The bride was attended by Miss Alico Lamont, sister of the. bridecroom. Misses Audrey Mills and Edie Daniel, niece and cousin of the bride, acted as flower girls. Mr "William Beale was best man. Corporal Lamont returns to camp shortly.

| A wedding of considerable interest | took place in St. Mary's Church. 1 Panic! 1, Auckland, last ' week, when Miss Thehna BloomSeld, only daughter of Mr and Mrs ,T.* L R Bioomfield, was married to Lieutenant Charles Cockbum Miles, youiyrest son of Mr and Mrs A. H. Miles, 0 f Wellington. The bride, m the absence of her father m England, was given awav bv her uncle. Mr G. R. Bioomfield. 'The four bridesmaids in attendance wero Miss Seville Thorne Georce .Mic* w Miles, Miss L. Leathnm, and Mies p* Bioomfield. Captain G. Williams" was the best man, and the ceremony vas performed "by the Yen. Archdeacon McMurray.

NURSE MAUDE ASSOCIATION". In© .annual report of the Nurse Maude Association, for District Nursing

Mr and Mrs W. Hall (Rotorua) and Miss Hall are in Christchurch, on their way to Dunedin. Mr and Mrs H. van Asch (Rangiora) and Miss Swindon havo gone to Akaroa. Mr and Mrs W. K. McDonald have returned to Timaru, after a few days in town. Mr and Mrs James Baird (Nelson) arc visiting Christchurch. Mr and Mrs George Hume (Featherston) arrived from the North on Saturday. They are staying at Warner's. Mrs and Miss Bessie Thomson (Dunedin) and Miss Corrie Aslin, who havo | been spending a fortnight in Christchurch, returned home on Saturday. Mrs D. D. Macfarlane (Lyndon) spent the week-end in town. Mr and Mrs A. E. Birch (Akaroa) are in town. Mr and Mrs S. Gordon (Timaru), who have been spending several months in Christchurch, return homo to-day. At Wellington on Thursday, Miss Chrissy Curry, daughter of Air William Currv, solicitor, of Wanganui, was admitted as a solicitor of tho Supremo Court by Mr Justice Edwards, on the motion of Mr A. J. Luke. A Wairarapa paper reports the engagement of Miss Mollie Deller, of Carterton, to Sergeant-Major Donald A. Kennedy, of Trentham and Dunedin. Miss Bishop, of Rev a private hospital, Groymouth, who has been called on for active service on the next hospital ship leaving New Zealand, will leavo for Wellington, via Christchurch, on Thursdav next. I

MAKESHIFTS IX SEItVANTLESS HOMES.

Long before the war began wo British housewives heard witii envv of the myriad conveniences of tho American hat, but labour-saving devices made very little headway in England—largc- • ■ 0 avula S u maid-servant is frightinlly conservative and prefers the old way to the new. And to-day. when our need is greater -than it ever was belore, labour is too scarce for tho rebuilding, re-plumbing and reorganisation of tho servantless household, while even tho labour-saving devices that one can buy are beyond the reach of most of us because they are so extremely expensive. Efficient temporary substi{utes for a good many of them can, however, be improvised. In France, the mop is in hourly use on stone or tiled floors and kitchen linoleum, but here in England very few people use it, largely because of the trouble of rinsing it and wringing it sufficiently dry afterwards. If an old | round colander is securely wired to the side of your pail, the mop'can be pressed into this, and all the. superfluous moisture will be squeezed out without using the hands at all. Instead of the expensive patent dusting mop. a substitute can be made by sewing thin shrips of corduroy velvet to a strip of canvas, which is then nailed on to the end of a stick. The velvet can be soaked in the ordinary mop oil, allowed to dry a little, and 'then used in the ordinary way. An excellent floor polisher can be made by fixing a piece of old fur mat over the end of a broom. THE USES OF GLUE. Instead of tho ordinary expensive polish for linoleums, try using two ounces of glue to a pint of water, stand-

ing it in a warm oven until melted. It should remain liquid when cool, and if it does not more warm water must bo added. Then dip a mop in the mixturo and rub the linoleum—which must be cleaned first —over with the mixture. It produces a beautiful gloss and remains clean for a long time. Doorsteps may bo Kent white with very little trouble if powdered gluo be mixed with whitening. Dissolve half a pound of powdered glue in a pint and a naif of water and then stir in a pound. «of whitening. Sluico down tho steps with a pail of water and then apply tho mixture with a strong brush, i . Jn the house of tho future there will ' be no corners. You can get rid of'them to somo extent right away by filling in the corners very smoothly either with putty or with a pulp made of ' moist paper and covering it with porcelain paint. During the summer another idiocy of the Victorian builder—the scrolls and. bas-reliefs with which ho decorated our mantelpieces—can be covered with plain cardboard on which oldfashioned chintz has been painted. This saves a great deal of dusting.

SOME COOKING CONTRIVANCES

A great deal of that most disagreeable item attaching to cooking—the washing of saucepans—can bo avoided by tho more constant use of the steamer or—now that such things are expensive to buy—tho fish kettle, in which threepound stone jam jars can be stood. Suet puddings, vegetables, meat, can all be cooked in these; and by standing a piece of wire over tho jars, you may add .steamed potatoes without any trouble.

Lastly, in response to tho appeal for economy in gas, let mo call your attention io the possibilities of the gas ring with a small round brazier filled with asbestos on top. This can bo stood on the hearth, throws out a great deal of heat, and will, moreover, hold a fishkettle with your dinner on it.—By Joan Stanton in London "Evening News." NO WOMEN AIR PILOTS. TJiero is no immediate future for women in aviation. It has been suggested that they might bo used in captive balloons if not elsewhere, but even to that proposition the Air Ministry j will give no consideration.

J 'There are no women training an aviators now," tho London "Dispatch" was told by an official of tho Air Ministry recently. "Nor will any women be allowed to train. There were some schools for women who wished to take up aviation in pre-war days, but there j is none now. Tho majority of experts on aviation see no value in the woman aviator in war-time. It would be quite impossible for her to do what is required." Tho two best-known schools for airwomen have turned their attention to tho industrial end of aeroplanes. Mrs Maurice Hewlett had one of these schools in connexion 'with her aeroplane factory. She was one' of tho first Englishwomen to take -up flying and believed strongly in aviation as a career for women. She had a number of pupils before tho war, but though her factory is still filled with women they are working at the various parts of tho machine with no further aspirations.

A school near Cricklewood has also turned exclusively to the industrial end, and the "Penguins," the women's branch of the Air Service, now in process of organisation, are to have nothing to do with aeroplanes beyond the construction.

"I do not believe women would ever be very successful in aviation," the Countess of Droghoda told a pressman. Before the war there were some women who made some interesting flights here, in France, and in America, and perhaps after the war they will again, but they would he no use in war-time. Thev are too daring, too rash, not cool-headed enough.' TO-DAY'S RECIPE. Twenty 31 mutes' Pudding.— 1 eg" 1 cup butter, 1 cup sugar, 1 teaspoonful baking powder, 1 cup flour, flavouring. Cream the butter and sugar, add the beaten egg. flour, baking nowdcr, and enough milk to moisten the whole. Fill four buttered cups three-quarters full, bake 20 minutes, and serve with flavoured cornflour sauce.

states that the subscriptions for the to £SSO 3s > an increase of os od over tii© previous yoflT# The increase -was duo to the efforts of Mrs Bennetts the lady canvasser. Tho Government had now decided to subsidise tho subscriptions to the extent of £100 per certificated nurse per annum The appeal to the public f orfSTo erect new ofiiecs for tho district nurses in Madras street had not been verv satisfactory, no doubt owing to appeals and calls for war funds, Nurse Maude j in her report states"Old ago' has | been one o! the principal features of the I work during the year. Manv old people mjuire our services, not oniv for sickness, bur on account of feeolunss. Tucv will otter, listen to a nurse, when thev will not allow one of t!:ci r own to do anything tor them. The perversen<\ss of old .age is common, and tho old folk are difficult patients. Some of our patients arc of a groat age; one old j lady is in hor 03rd year. 'ih e practical nursing lectures to Mothers' Unions seem to be appreciated, a ud are of some help sn dealing with a famiiv of children. The work of a district "is varied, and involves a fair amount of work to be done m the office, which is nuite inadequate. Space is not elastic, and the inconvenience and close atmosphere of the old building is slightly trvmg. Our thanks are duo to. many friends who have helped us during tne year " The balance-sheet showed a balance \ n ,H n( \ °J 28 S /- Tho in. estments totalled £1000. and the building fund, stood at. £/o3 2s 4d, public subscriptions being £190 8s of this amount The annual meeting of the'Associawlll 10 b „ e ld at the District Nurses' Office, H>3 Durham street south on Wednesday, at 4 p.m. 1