A FEMININE HANDICAP.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1117, 3 May 1911, Page 9

A FEMININE HANDICAP.

- TOO MUCH HAIR. Hair is glorious in its place; but out i of place it is a misery grievous to be borue, as many women knov;. Unfortunately, too, the usual depilatories are dangerous, destructive to the skin, and in every v.ay unpleasant. But there is ono perfectly .safe and eflicaciaus cure. It is pleasant to use, and it does not injure the skin in the slightest degree.. Nover.a Hair Destroyer is sold in jars, ss. 6d. For another annoyance, Valaze Blackhead and Open Pore Cure is invaluable. In tins, 2s. 9(1. And there is a trouble commoner than all.' It is a defect to which some "of the prettiest women are subject—the discomforting moist or "greasy" skin. Vnli'.zo Uquidine, Bs. Gd., is the greatest remedy yet discovered for this trouble. In bottles. Valaze is peerless for its purpose as a skin-food—as THE skin-food—and there it stops. Keeps the skin clear, smooth, and supple, free from freckles, lines, and blotches. In jars, -Is. and 7s. Among the constituents of Valaze there is positively none that could promote- (he growth of hair. Of leading chemists, or direct, post free, from the Maison Valaze, 23 Brtndon Street, Wellinstoji &

Care of the Babies. Our Auckland correspondent telegraphs that tho annual meeting of the Society for the Protection of Women and Children was hold yesterday. Lady Islington presided, nnd, in the course of a brief address, said Hint shu hoped tu do nu that she could to advance tho interests of ("he society, not only because Lady Plunkel hiiil urged her to do so before she left England, but, because she thought that the society was doing good work, and could do much to prevent many of the futire generation from becoming "undersized weeds." After seeing the home established in Dunodin, she would like to eeo similar homos established in every city of thu Dominion. Sho wished that all girls would learn the simple laws of caring for children, so that when they became wives and mothers they would find it quite as simple to feed and take care of their babes as to do a sum in arithmetic. She herself would much rather look after her baby than be most proficient in Euclid. She hoped that, in time, every person (not only in the Dominion, but the British Empire) would bo thoroughly acquainted with the absolutely simple laws of bringing up their children., She could not sufficiently admire Lady Plunket's unergy in starting tho society, aud also tho efforts of the ladies who were so ably carrying tho good work on. Lady Islington concluded by reading a message from the Queen Mother thanking all kind New Zealanders for their sympathy with her in her great sorrow. (Applause.) Mr. Arthur M. Myers, M.P., said that lit fell sum that in tho future legislation would bo directed towards finding a solution of the present unfortunate state of affairs. It was an appalling fact that, during the past decade, no fewer than 10,755! infants under one year had died in New Zealand, but, while this was so, New Zealanders 'ould find some .consolation in the circumstance that this infantilo mortality was tl'.c second-lowest in the civilised world, Norwav leading with a mortality of 67 per 1000, and New Zealand being next with. G8 p«r 1000. The practical solution ivas, he thought, to bn ' found in education as Lady Islington had pointed out. Lawn Tennis Match. The ladies' doubles competition at the Brougham Hill Lawn Tennis Club has been won by Misses Davis and Archer, who defeated Misses Rothschild and Hayes in the final, 9—B. The win was largely duo to Miss Davis's strong driving on her opponent's left, backed up by Miss Archer's steady, consistent play and strong, straight service. The winners wore heartily congratulated on their wellmerited victory. Mrs. Gore Gillon, of Auckland, is staying with her sister, Mrs. Ivan Davidson, of Hataitai. Mrs. George Vennell is leaving shortly for AVanganui, where she intends to spend th<> next six muuHis. Miss Violet Warburton (loes not intend to go on with her dancing classes this quarter. Miss Chrifsie Smith, who has recovered from, her vcont «?vero illness, leaves at the end of the week on her return to Rotorua. Co'.qnel and Mrs. Moore, who have- been spending somp time in Wellington, intend loaving to-day by the Main Trunk train for Auckland, where' they sail for England, via America. ... Dr. am! Mrs. Scott, of Gisborne; are visitors to Wellington. Dr. and Mrs. Scott, of Gisborne, are at present visiting Wellington.