WOMAN'S WORLD.

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2553, 30 August 1915, Page 2

WOMAN'S WORLD.

HATOERS OF INTEREST 'FROM FM AND NBAS,'

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Wellington Red Gross Dcnot. Very steady and efficient ivorlc is 0 being done by the ladies in charge of the v St. John' Ambulance and lied Cross j depot in "Wellington, and cases are regu- [, larly sent by the various committees a j. within the Wellington military area to s | the depob-.ai. Jfathan's Buildings to bo j packed and i'onvarded for use in the t different hospitals, in which New Zea- j land soldiers are quartered. The con- j signment which was sent a fortnight i ago included twenty largo cases, a f number of balos for Egypt, and several : cases of goods for St. John's Gate. Lou- 1 don. Tho bales are made lip either of c bedding, sheets, pillows, and wearing • apparel, or of'surgical needs, such as „ small pillows, draw-sheets, bandages, ° etc. Several bales of these were dispatched to No. 2 Stationary Hospital, f and'the depot workers are now getting bales ready to be sent to Captain Begg's [ Field Hospital at Gallipoli. The Hud-dart-Parker and P. and 0. Companies ' are sending these goods free, and about ! twenty bales can be dispatched every fortnight. Old linen is much needed, ] and as; much as' can be obtained is sent. ! Work is also made up at tho depot, ( articles cut out and distributed and ' patterns supplied for Red Cross work. j War Orphans' Guild. ' ' The display of garments made by the ! members of the War Orphans' Quild of tho Star in the East'for the needy chU- I tlren at Home was excellent', and will no doubt be of material aid in lielping . to clothe the numberless children who ! are suffering on account of tlie war. | Of these, according to a. recent letter '■ from England, there aro far more than : people can realise in this country. Nor ; can they quite realise how great is tha. j distress in somo of the big English : cities, where there have been cases ; known of children liaving absolutely 110 ; clothes to wear while their wardrobe, consisting of one garment only, was being washed. - The room in which the display was held on Friday night was ' one lent by Mr. Jameson,,'and the garments (about five hundred) were spread out on a long table for inspection.' Most of these were new, and'everything that is necessary for children was to bo found among them. The warm knitted and crocheted garments, and woollen coats and bonnets should be very welcome with the winter to face. The goods are to bo sent to the High Commissioner in London for distribution where tliey will be most needed. It is the intention of tlie guild to continue sending supplies of garments as frequently as circumstances allow. It is to help this work that tlie Gaiety Company is staging "Ann" in the Grand Opera Houso this evening, and the money which results from tfie performance will be used to purchase material which will be cut up at tlio rooms of tho Order, and distributed for making up, and then sent away for the orphans of the sailors and soldiers who liavo given, up their lives for their country, British and Belgian Relief. ' Mrs. Itolleston and Miss' Litchfield have received at 47 Molesworth Street, parcels of clothing for British and Belgian Relief' from: Mrs. R. Didsbury, I'oliangina; Miss Kathleen Didsbury; Mrs. D. Lunt .Lyndon, Dannevirke; Mrs. 0. Lunt, Waihi Falls, Dannevirke; ' Mrs. .F, W. Arlon, Komalco, Miss Murphy; Mrs. M. 0. Beclier, Levin.

Tho value of small philanthropic undertakings is being shown in England at Ext-on Park, the residence of the Earl of Gainsborough, by Lady Norah Noel, who is a young daughter of the Earl. It seems tfiat for some time Lady Norah has been interested about London slums, and the more attention she gave to the subject the more she was convinced that individual elfort was more successful than that of institutions. In order to prove her theory Lady Norah evolved what is described as her "dolls' liouse." She had two small cottages on her father's estate into one, and there she placed three little baby boys, .which she found in sordid homes in the East End. Her idea is to return the children, when about seven years of age, to their parents, iind then others will take their places. But- in cases where the parents have not prospered, and where misery would be the only result of the return, the children will grow up in the "dolls' house" or else be sent to some suitable school for training in agriculture. The three, little boys, who'have been under Lady Js'orali's care for only six months, are described as being fat and; lusty children, ivlio sing and shout with ioy, whereas in their previous existence they were poor arid shrivelled. It is interesting to learn that Lady Norah's work does good in two ways, for the care of tho little waifs is entrusted to two Belgian refugee women,. . Patriotic Dance. The Conccrt Chamber of tho Town Hall should present a very pretty spectacle this evening) when the dance wiiich is being given to help the Mayor's Fund will take place. Mr. E. Doddrell and staff; assisted by a willing band of workers, have converted the interior into a veritable fairyland. From the entrance vestibule to tho stage numerous Japanese lanterns and umbrellas have been suspended', whilst tho 'pillars and doorways are decked with bright driipings. On either.side of the hall, as. also from the gallery balustrade, hang the different ensigns of the Allied Powers, whilst the stage presents a decidedly pretty scene with its background of palms and green foliage. These have been kindly lent by Miss Poole and Gibbons and Co., whilst Miss Murray, vice-regal florist, is responsible'for the elever floral work. Included in tho chaperones are Mrs. W. F. Massey, Lady Ward, Mrs. J. P. Luke, Mrs. F. M. B. Fisher, and Dr. PlattsMills. The committee, of which Mr. F. A. Levin is chairman, have everything well in hand, and a very_ successful function is assured. The joint secretaries aro Miss P, Gordon and Mr. C. E. Magee. A juvenilo bazaar, in/aid of the Wounded Soldiers' Fund, organised by Misses Esm6 Cate, Irene Moore, Edith Taylor, and others, was held on Saturday afternoon at the Petone Ranfurly Hall. The function was opened by tho Mayor of Petone (Mr. J. M'Ewen), and trade-was so brisk that every article was sold at an early hour. As an indication of tho assistance rendered; the youthful promoters, a miniature bal-ance-sheet showed that the receipts were £7 '35., whilst the expenditure was 3s. The fund will thus benefit to the extent of £7. /