SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2998, 8 February 1917, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Tuck Boxes for Missionaries. The great work that is being done by our missionaries in tiie Melancsian Islands is so well recognised by the AVellington public that it is only necessary to mention that tho Southern Cross will bo leaving for tho Islands soon, and that people aro asked, to contribute something towards tho tnck boxes that aro sent from Now Zealand once a year. Hitherto a very liberal response ras been made to Miss Mestayer's annual appeal, and it is to be hoped that this, too, will be a successful year. Any of tho following articles will be most acceptable:—Meat extracts, Mulford's predigestod beef, plain chocolate (all makes), cocoa (all makes'), plasmon cocoa (all makes), ISnglish biscuits (small tins), dessert raisins, Mellin's foods, Conriak's foods, Allenbury's food, Robinson's groats, Robinson's barley, dried! apricots, prance, crystalised ginger, tins of toffee, dry boiled sweets, dried milk, N.Z. concentrated milk (Milkmaid), cornflour, pickles, home-made jam (firm kinds in 21b. treaclo; tins), honey (in tins), and tins of vegetables, especially asparagus, wines, orange syrup, limejnice, ]imojuico tablets, vibrona, vibrona malt, orange and quinine, wine, Stoamc's wine, beef and iron wine, quinine port wine, celerina, all malt or .maltine preparations, Easton syrup tabloids, hypophosphites tabloids, tonics, paregoric elixir, chlorate of potash and cocaine tabloids, solution of nitrate of silver, lunar caustic, kreso, lysol, kerol, all disinfectants, hazeline (cream and fluid), vaseline, Elliman's embrocation (strongest), lanolinc, oraollientine, plaster rolls, antiphlogistin, any medical samples, bandages, absorbent cotton wool, clean white rags, safety pins, lint, any otlier dressings, surgeons' needles and threads, illustrated papers, good current novels, empty treacle tins, 21b. (must be clean and free from rust), also mustard, cocoa, coffee, and other medium-sized tins with tight lids, and 2oz. oblong tobacco tins. Contributions in cash or goods should bo sent to Miss Mestayer, "Sunnybank," 130 Sydney Street, Wellington. Contributions should be sent in before March 31. Patriotic Cake Room. Tho committee of the Patriotic Cake Room acknowledge with thanks gifts of home-made cakes, sweets, etc., from the following donors:—Mr. and Mrs. Firth, Mesdames Stnitton, Alexander, Badhani, Anonymous, A. Crawford, W. "h\ Ward, W. Gavin, Isaacs, Hurst, R. P. Ward, Holmes, Findlay, R. Wilson, Misses Reid , , Rose, Cameron, M'Menamen, M'Kellar, Wheeler (2), Drnmmond, Chalmers, Richardson, Dk-s----bury, Von Dadelszen, Dixon, West, M'Eldowney, Hannah. Mrs. A. H. Melville and Miss M. S. C. Stowe . are amongst tho visitors at the Clarendon Hotel in Christchurclu Mrs. and >the Misses'lunes Jones, who have been visiting in the south, have returned to Feilding. Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Reed, of Kawakawa, have been on a visit to Auckland, staying at the Grand Hotel. Miss Shirtcliffe is the guest of Mrs. Priest, Bank Street, Timaru. Mrs. Gaisford (Bulls) and Mrs. Riddii'ord (Marten) have been in Christchurch for a few days, en routo for Mount Cook. Mrs. Beswick, of Christclnirch, is in. town on a short visit.. Mrs. Russell Graco and family (Wanganui), who Spent the Jioli-lnys wnh Mrs. Stead, in Cliristelnirch, have returned home. Mrs. Reeve (Wangatiui) is the guest of Mrs. Acton-Adams (Tipapa), Canterbury. Mi's. J. W. Salmoud leaves to-mor-row for Heretaunga, where 'she will spend a fortnight. Tho Red Cross Shop Committee thank the following donors of homemade goods,, flowers, etc: —Mrs. Ockendon, Mrs. G. B. Christie, Miss Leo, Mrs. Hellyer, Mrs. Harrower, Mrs. Kidston, Miss Dimant, Miss Maoandrew, Mrs. W. Seed. . Sister Patrick,,who has boen nursing at Trentham since her return to New Zealand by the hospital ship Marama, has been granted three months' leave of absence, to undertake the duties of matron-m-charge at Karitaue Hospital, Duuedin, during the absence of ' the matron, Miss Morgan. Sister Patrick left for the south on Monday evening. The monthly meeting of the Wellington Convalescent Homo was held at Miss Coates's, Hobson Stretft, yesterday. Present: Mesdames W. S. Moorhouso (in the chair), Litchfield, A. Pearce,* A. Martin, 0. S. Watkins, W. Young, Miss Coates, Miss Harcourt (hon. treasurer), Miss Miles (lion. sec.). Gifts were received from Mrs. Barron. Additional Christmas gifts wero acknowledged from Mesdames Rotheram, Walter Nathan, Jacob Joseph, and £1 Is. from Mrs. A. Martin. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. [By Arrangement with Mrs. Eolleston, Hair Physician and Face Specialist. Qualified, London and Paris."] "M.K."—For weak, "brittle, and falling hair, a course of treatment is recom--1 mended. One treatment (singly) sometimes hastens the fall of loose hair, ■which was already in a state of atrophy, I and it is after a third or a fourth treat- ; ment that the benefit is derived, and 1 the. growth invigorated and improved. A course is moreover economical. One guinea. I "Mrs. Me,"—lf you -would dispense ! with hair-pads and use Virginian Scalp ! Food (3s. 6d.) before washing tho hair, the dandruff and irritation would soon disappear. Wash the hair witli Calvo I Shampoo Powders. "Further replies pasted. Private rooms for all treatments. Switches, Transformations of the best qnnlity hair at English prices. JIYs. Bolleston, 256 lambton Quay.— AdTt. "Faco dry and parched after the ontiiig.dear? . . . Mine was, too, but it's better now. I applied 'Svdal.' It's so refreshing, and my!—hasn't it made a change. ,Tust feel how soft and smooth my face is now! It's just grand! Go round to the chemist and get a pot of 'Sydal' to-day. It's simply splendid for . eoftoninff the face and hands and armc. Inexpensive, too—you get such a big pot for 25." At all chemists and stores:— Advt. The Pathe Disc, playing through tho medium of a smooth, ball-pointed, unwearablo sapphire in lien of the sharppointed noedlo, represents the last word in tho faithful reproduction of sound. It is linwearable and, with ordinary care, unbreakable. The tone is rich, full, and mellow. Any existing Disc lliichino can be easily fitted with the Pathe Sonnet Box, to enable its owner to enjoy tho pleasures of the largest and most artistic repertoire in tho talking machine world. Catalogues, etc., Oscnr Hewott and Co., 50 Cuba Street (just below Bank N.Z.).— Advt.