WOMAN'S WORLD

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2553, 30 August 1915, Page 3

WOMAN'S WORLD

I ■ ■ —♦ ——— (Continued fr.om Page 2) Soldiers' Comforts Depot. . ■The following donations to the (Soldiers' Comfort .Depot' (Military Hospital Guild), oro acknowledged:—Lady Ward, ~1; Mr. M. Eichelbaum, £1; Miss Sommerville, eggs; from Epareama, six dozen eggs; Alangatainoka Patriotic Committee (per D. Boyle), 10 dozen eggs; Mrs. A. Williams, soup; Mrs. P. Biundeil, soup; Mrs. W. Ferguson, cake; Miss Bland, marmalade; Mrs. Hodges, Miss Bisdel, Mrs. H. Miller, Mrs. K. P. Smith, Mrs.'Frank White, Miss Ingles, Miss Martin, Mrs. P. Thomson, Hiss Perry, Mrs. Lethbridge (all of Pahiatua), one crato of eggs; Mrs. Morley, soup; Mrs. M'Mast-er, 55.; per Mrs. Home, Mayoress of Woodville, 25 dozen eggs; Jlrs". Pollen, eggs; Miss Patterson, soup; Mrs. Geange, Mrs. Bisdel, Mrs. Bremner, Mrs. Alexander, Mrs. Heckler, Mrs. ,F. White, Mrs. ;J. Dick, Mrs.' Sinclair, Mrs; Keara, and Mrs. Patterson (all of Pahiatua), one crate of eggs; Mrs. Wilkinson, cake and eggs. Buljs Red Cross Society. . The funds for the Bulls Bed Cross Society wero recently considerably augmented; by the school children, who gave a, very fine concert. The parents and friends liavo sent a very good supply of garments for hospital use for our soldiers, made from material purchased from tho proceeds. Among these garments are three pairs of wellknitted bed-sox, made by an old lady of 89, who is very proud; to be doing her "little, bit" ..for the soldiers: Japanese, Soldier's Sock. Tlie following pattern of a Japa-neso hcelless military spiral'sock .-is one'that was specially recommended by the late Lord /Roberts for. the soldiers at the front, and has been handed in for publication by a correspondent, who states that it is easily made, - fits spirally round the leg, and forms a splendid heel Needles: No. 2 or .12. )Vool : Wheeling or lingering. Cast on 60 stitches, and knit two plain, 2 purl for 30.rounds. Spiral, rib: Commence the spiral rib as follows— xxx purl. 1, knit 5, repeat from r.xx for 5 rows. In the sixth-row shift every purl stitch one stitch forward.Continue kuitting the spiral'rib; as above until the . sock is 18 inches long; then decrease for the toe as,follows:—Toe:; Decrease- by knitting two -s stitches together after tho Ist; 3rd, sth, and 7th ; 'purl -stitches in the first round, and 2nd, 4th, 6tli, and *.Bth\ purl stitches in; the'3rd round, working second and-fourth rows in the spiral rib as before; repeat these four rounds unt-il 'there are 16 stitohes left, then cast off and draw together, i Hague Women's Conference. ,; In the journal which has been issued sotting, out what was accomplished at the Women's,:lnternational Congress held at Tho Hague from April 28. to • May 1; 1915, -a most interesting resume of the proceedings which occupied those days is published.lt will-bo remembered that the news was .cabled out■ that congress broke up in disorder, as the Gorman delegates; tried to'impose : their .views .upon tlio general assembly, ~tho latter , protesting! This point is touched upon, and contradicted oy Miss Jane. Adams,, who says' that "the congress'was as.orderly as a Church service." . Blouses for Summer. Blouses appear to- be more generally, worn than they have been since the days when odd skirts .and bodices were accepted as correct for quite smart, occasions (states a writer.in an. Australian newspaper), j Since then the blouse has cover been entirely absent from our wardrobes, although every now and then it has seemed to be on tho point of vanishing. Now, however, we have arrived at a complete understanding of-the-value'of-, either .skirts' for morning wear or in conjunction with coats and skirts, and also': of the more dressy blouse, which is so useful when a house toilette is required. Of course, the success of a blouse, depends oii its relation with the skirt it' is worn withj whereas a shirt Mouse nky be a, distinct contrast to the tweed or serge skirt._ But all "the same, a-better.effect is gained wheh some sort of connection by means of belt and- tie is maintained.,N«w: striped material, "Liivisca," which has all the appeiarance of glossy, twilled silk, makes extremely natty and smart , shirts, and lends itself to the newest cut, which lias a deep shoulder yoke, on which the fronts are slightly full, and the set-in sleeve with tho; large armhole. ' Most' of these shirts have the high collar out in one -with the yoke, whilo. others have the ordinary high neck with a turnedback collar and, tie.. Although blouses of Luvisca are new and decidedly useful, - the mbre the material (which' is of cotton) is washed the silkier it becomes. Plain -white -washing -'satin) crepe -- de chine,, and heavy-weight Japanese silk are also still very; much used for.tailored

"shirt waists," and the "faggoted" or hem-stitched seams are the only relief 'introduced. This variety of stitchery is done at the shops and factories by special machinery, and the home -worker lias to resort to fine beading or veining, which, when neatly machined at the extreme edgo of the turnings of the seam, makes a- very good makeshift. - Cheered by the Nursing Sisters. ' A tribute to those who tend tlie ; wounded is written by Private Frank ' Ashbolt in a letter to his. mother, who is in Ghristchurch. Private Ashbolt ; says: "Valetta Hospital is only one of 1 several, and it contains at present ■ about 330. We are met at the landing ' stage on arrival of the boat by a group • of ladies, English and Maltese, and ■ each man is given one packet of cigar- ' ettes, ouo box of matches, ono bar of • chocolate, some biscuits; and a glass of • iced lemonade, which is a godsend after ; being seven days on the ship, or longer > sometimes; and I cannot tell you how " grateful wo all are- to them, and to > see, an English woman's face after the > dirt and . discomfort, of the trenches. AYe were then placed in motor-ambu- > lances an<J sent t-o the various hospitals. ; On arrival, we are sent to our various wards, and then comes the finest luxury ' of all, a hot bath; then to bed. Tho sisters and doctors cannot do enough for you. • They dp look after you, and no mistake! Nothing is too big or,too i small for them to do for you. We have - an Australian sister, from Sydney, in i our ward. She is all kindness, as are i all the others. lam sure all Now Zea- • landers who ev;er come here will never • forget the kindness of one and all. ■ They arrange concerts for us, which ; are very enjoyable. The residents bring ■ us flowers, matches, writing paper, > books in plenty, so you see we have ; something to bs grateful for." • German Influence in Fashions, If before the War anyone had dared to s write, to a Parisian newspaper such as ; "Le. Temps" and'make the assertion ! that French fashions, together with > French taste generally, were being per- • verted by German influence there would > have been a fine uproar (states an Aus- ' tralian writer). Nevertheless, a state- ■ ment to this effect has been made re- : cently in the colufams of "Le Temps," 1 and by no less a personage than Madam© ' Camilla' Du'quet, who is the editor of ' several well-known fashion papers, and ; .also is a recognised authority oh dress. 1 Slio holds that German taste was an--1 swerable to no small extent for the extravagailt fashions which from time to 1 time have literally shocked the world,'. ' and she also says that although their ■ Gorman flavour was somewhat softened by Parisian grace it. was not entirely 1 obliterated. Most of lis would like to believe, that t"his story of German influence is true, 'although it has a humiliating aspect. Nevertheless we are .glad to think that our .-own Intuitions were right. We'have got into the way of |taking-all that bears the label "modes; de Paris" as perfect. ' Indeed, madamo of tho showroom is apt to regard any; criticism of garments so ticketed as a sort of "lese majestc." Now, however, we can look back', with satisfaction on ' the days when we wondered who was really'responsible for such outrageous violations of the, laws of good taste as were'.demonstrated by X-ray . effects, split skirts, wired tunics, and harem : skirts. None of these modes was conformable with, elegance or grace, and .it is, to some extent,, gratifying to know that' • such fashions, at which most, of "us at the time_ rebelled, ,wcro the outcome of German inspiration.' The .£68,000 left by Miss Braddon must rank , pretty , high among literary fortunes. -. Most of our , great novelists died comparatively poor, but Dickens loft £80,000, and Trollppe £70,000. Perhaps tho best-paid author of recent years was Mark Twain, - but though he earned over £3.00,000, ho lost most of his savings some years before his death. The hostesses for this week at tho Soldiers' ltoom in Sydney Street are as follow:—Monday, Mri. Cha.tfield;; Tuesday, Mrs. Goro; Wednesday, Miss ■ Coates and Mrs. Shirtcliffe; Thursday, Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. ,Mitford; - Friday, Miss Fraser; Saturday, Mrs. Mat-' thtiv Holmes. .Mrs. Salmond was: tho hostess last evening. ' ilhe Practical Care of the Hair.—The , hair is the .most determining factor in a woman's looks; yet many a fine'head of liair, has been spoilt for. want of attention. Such apathy is wrong, for is one of woman's most valuable ' assets. Now, to start, why, not call-on or write Miss. Milsom.', She has two essential Lubricants that feed and nourish tho «calp —one for Otaoso with dry and brittle hat#,, one, for, those,, with weak greasy 'hair (both' 3s. jar). ; . Directions sent as to. the proper' one to use for clients' boms treatment. This is the commencement to prevent falling hair and greyness, leaving the hair soft, glossy and thick with hew growth'. Then there are •. farther', preparations 1 highly recommended'such . as Shampoo Mixture, 2s. 6d. hottle; Hair Cream, 2s._ 6d. jar; Herbal Soap, Is, cake; -Haiy Antiseptic, 2s. Bd.. bottle; Hair Tonic, 3s. 9d. hottle. Hairwork of every description.' Combings made up; Electrolysis. Miss Milsom,. Barnett's Buildings, 91 Willis Street (4 doors past "Evening Post"). Telephone 814.—A<lvt. ■ ■ For the permanent removal of superfluous hair, Mrs, Eolleston is recommended, also for special course] of hair treat-, ment (one guinea), shampooing, clipping, face massage, hairdressing, etc.' Hairwork of latest English designs, combings made up. 256 Lambton Quay.—Advt. ■ • "SYDAL" (Wilton's Hand Emollient). "Befora using 'SYDAL' sharing was a ' jnisery. Now I ehave in comfort and enjoy it." "Can't beat it,'old man. My wife recommended me to use it."—Advt. Fragrant Violets, fresh daily. Send your friends, an artistio posy of, violets packed in violet boxes, 2s. 6d. and 3s. 6d.. each,; special' fanoy boxes of Freesias, Carnations, and choioest flowers, 55., 65., 7s, 6d. and 10s. 6d., posted anywhere. Miss Hurray, Vice-Regal Floriste, 36 Willis Street.—Advt.