WOMAN'S WORLD.

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3121, 27 June 1917, Page 2

WOMAN'S WORLD.

(By Imogen.)

• Soldier's Letter From India, • Mrs. A. Crawford (honorary secretary of the Countess of Liverpool 'fund Committee) has received tho following interesting letter from u New Zealand soldier m India:—"Just a lino or two to thank .foil for the nice parcel you have sent inc. 1 suppose when you packed it. you did not know who would got it. Well, Mrs. Crawford, I was tho lucky one, ami I can tell you it was much appreciated. It happened to bo the first I had received. I have been back in India some timo now. I was sent back hove with cholera. I had a bad time for a while, but am A.I. now. I am hero breakingin horses at tho Remount Depot until my unit calls for me. I hope it is soon. I had had great hopes of going out to Franco from here, but it is all knocked ou tho head now, for I suppose I will be going up tho Gulf again. It is an awful place, Mrs. Crawford. Ton have no idoa of tho heat there—l2s in tho shade, and all the pests that you can think of. I think tho flies, fleas, mosquitoes, and ants aro tho worst.- Tho Arabs, too, are a sourco of great trouble. You cannot trust ono as far as you can throw him. I have a great down on them. I bad tho job in our unit to break-in horses, and when. I wished to yoke up tho wagon to go to- , I used to put in six horses, and if I met any Arabs driving I generally used 'to give, them a good bump. There are over a thousand Turks in the station, and their officers imagine that they are going to givo us a good hiding in Mesopotamia shortly. I think they aro very much mistaken. They are treated well here. Wo get better food hero than ever ivb got up in the Gulf, but of course wo could not expect otherwise, as tho food was not there. Tho Turks' got last Sunday for breakfast two eggs and a bowl of porridge each, some broad and jam. and a pot of tea, and (hey put it all in their bowls and mixed it all togethertea, bread, eggs, jam, and porridge, and then ato it with their Jingors.

"Well, Mrs. Crawford. I will close now. Thankine you so much for vour nice parcel.—Yours, etc., Sergt. W.H."

Letter Trom Miss A, E, Rout. In a letter written to Lady Godley on April 19,' Miss B. A. Eout, lion, secretary of the Now Zealand Volunteer Sisternood, states that she has been granted a permit to travel to England from Egypt for tho purpose of doing: warwork among the overseas troops in London. Sho was to leavo about the middle of April, expecting to reach London the first '-week in May, and her plans were to return to Egypt some time in September. In tho course of her letter sho goes on to speak of canteen profits in connection with tho N.Z.B.P. in Egypt. Sho writes:—"You will bo pleased to hear that the total profits of the New Zealand military canteens under tho control of Colonel Samuel have amounted to approximately -£1000. This profit has not been made wholly out of Now Zealanders, of course, but out of Australian, English, Scotch, and other troops patronising tho canteens, but the New Zealandors have got the benefit mainly. The distribution of profits has been as follows:—At Tcl-01-Kebir some £10 or £50 per week spent in extra rations—tomatoes, egg 3, fruit, etc.; at Moascar, some £15 to £20 per week for same purpose; 'Aotea" Convalescent Home, .£250; Sick and Wounded Fund (in Egypt) for New /oalanders, .MOO; Mts. Fletcher (Cairo), for taking Now Zealand hospital patients , motor rides, £150; Now Zealand Volunteer Sisterhood, for establishing New Zealand Soldiers' Club at lsmailia (to be open to all soidiors and sailors), .£500; two New Zealand Camel Companies, a'4S loach—.£9o; recreation funds at Moascar, £100; New Zealand Mounted Bifles Bri-gade-milk, sugar, and fruit, as extra rations-X'4oo; and tno sum of .MOO is left in hand with tho Training B-egiment at Moascar.' Tho New Zealand Soldiers' Uub m lsmailia sho describes 1 as"gettin" on famously, and whilst I am away tho cheques will be signed by Miss Georgina Jopp of Dunedin; sho is looking after tho business side; Miss M'Clure, of Dannevirke, the canteen; aud Miss Jones, of Christchurch, household and social matters. They are all immensely interested in the work, and have created a fine social atmosphere. It is a great pleasure to the men to have a home like tins in their midst permanently."

rh?A IBn / l -f in - g ?i took , p,ac9 in St' John's l Church, Chnstcliurch, on Saturday of . Air -Leslie iMorrison, of tho Public Trust Oflce, Christchurcli, to Miss Glad™ Kill, also of Christchurch. The Rev Percy Cocks performed the ceremony' n, , Iper ms bridesmaid, and Mr Oborn best man. The engagement is announced of Corpora K, ,r. &. Weeber, of tho Thirtieth Reiniorceinents, fifth son of Mr. and v? ■■ r h^ eAm '' <?»"«> Street, to Miss Mabel Cullimore, only daughter of Mr and Mik A. V. Ctillimore, Short Street, Wellington. A unique casket is being raffled in Sydney in aid of tho French Red Cross. It is a copy of an antique and is inlaid with coloured glass from (ho broken windows of Reims Cathedral, and in the plass tubo has been put limestone from the trenches of Iteims. There is a certificate of origin signed by tho Mayor of Reims. Last week at Greymouth the weddiii" took place of Mr. Sydney Try, P.R.M.S., ot tho School of Mines, Reefton, and Miss Nellie Elizabeth Howland, toild"est daughter of Mr. G. P. Hoivlanl Grovo Park, Kent, England. The secretary of the Wairarapa Patriotic Association has received over twenty communications by tho last mail, expressing appreciation of tho comforts received at the Wairarapa hutment in France. .To-morrow (Thursday) will be a packing day in connection with tho gift parcels of tho Countess of Liverpool Fund Committee.' Tho packing- will begin at 11 o'clock, and it is hoped that, there will be plenty of helpers for this work, which will as usual bo dono at tho Town Hall. In the list of contributions to tho Countess of Liverpool Fund publisher! in Tuesday's issue a parcel of woollon goods sent from tho Levin workers was accidentally omitted. They were most acceptable

MATTERS OP INT@SBST FROM FAR ANB NXA&

Welcoming the Travellers. A very hearty "welcome home" awaited the Prime Minister (tho Right Hon. W. F. Mnsscy), Mrs. and Miss Massey, and Sir Joseph and Lady Ward, when they arrived at; tho station yesterday afternoon, having reached their final destination alter their travels abroad. Many friends wore there to greet them and express pleasure at their return, including Cabinet Ministers and their wives, tho Mayor (Mr. J. V. Luke) and Mrs. Luke, Mrs. Bernard Wood and many others. On tho whole the travellers looked very well and the ladies of tho party possessed tangible tokens of the wolenmo given, them in 'tho shape of spring flowers, always so vfelconio at this time of the year. Another of the monthly afternoon teas given in honour of tho mothers of soldiers and sailors by tho Honorary Division of the Women's National licservo will take plaeo in tho Concert Chamber this, afternoon. Dr. B. Moorhousc, who has been visiting friends in Canterbury, has left again for New Guinea, his niece, Miss Bessie Howell, accompanying him. Jlis. Bernard B. Wood has eome lo Wellington to meet Sir Joseph and Lady Ward, and is staying at tho Boval Oak Hotel

War-time cookery classes are being instituted at the Masterton Technical School. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. (By arrangement -with Mrs. Ttollcston, Hair Physician and Face Specialist, Qualified Loudon and Paris.) "Sylvia."—Yes, I quite see. your difficulty, and will endeavour to help you. I do agree with you, it is only right, that on your husband's return he should find you as 6weet and comely as when he left —so set to ivork and criticiso yourself unmercifully. From -what you tell me yonr hair docs require' attention. Get your sister to cut and singo it for you, then use the Scalp Food (3s. Gd. jar) generously on tho head. Wash it well next day, using Cnlvo Powders (6d. packet), or English Court Medicated S'oap (Is. 6d. tablet). When dry, friction and tonic well. Whenever you como to town visit the rooms and have even ono or two electric treatments. . In tho meantime, follow out tho directions given wit hHomo Treatment (16s. 6d., postage 6d.), and you will be surprised at results. Dress your hair to suit yonr own particular style. Be original—most women can afford to be. A well-groomed head means a smart appearance. All correspondence, with addresses enclosed, replied to privately. Mrs. Rolleston, 2-5G Lambton Quay.— Advt.

—— / Woman Picture Censor Wanted. At a confcvenco held in the Oxford Terrace Baptist Chifrch, Chiistclvurch, on ■Saturday Inst, on the question of moving pictures, the Dev. J J. Xorth said women ' .were very much needed as censors. The ■women were* the sufferrs by the picture evil, and they should demand the right to speak' and to act. A proposal that a. woman censor should be appointed was put to the meeting by Mr. North and carried unanimously.

■■■News received by a -Wellington friend -from Inland states that Nurse A!eddin= i« at Brookside, Bioctenlnwst, and. 'Nurse M. "J." Miller, of Bunedin, at the •No. 1 New. Zealand General Hospital, Broclicnhurst. The Wellington North Nursing Bivi.sion will4e;in charge of the Red Cross Shop, Woodward Street, on Friday. -Members have- made sure of bavmjr on hand a good supply of home-made cakes, ►-cones, sweets, etc., and two specialities Sn tho way of some very excellent cooked ham and grape fruit marmalade are very inuch recommended.

The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Y.M.C.A. are -very grateful for tho contributions of home-made sweets for their stall at the Town Hall during the time that the Battle of the Ancrc film was being exhibited. Some very .generals donations were received. 4 euchre party, followed by a dance, is hoin" given at tho Returned Soldiers •Club on Thursday evening. All urrangenients arc being made to provide an enjoyable evening for those who attend. A welcoming reception is to be" given to Mr* Massey and Lady Ward r.y the committee of the - Soldiers' Club,- Sydney Street next Monday afternoon. All members of the committee, hostesses, and helpers at the club arc invited to be present. A good musical programme has been arranged for the occasion, l-roni 4 o'clock ortwards the committee will be /■'at home." ' ■> Tho Camp Commandant, at has acknowledged the receipt of In© following gifts for tho Hospital :->alvation Army, Wellington, oranges, cakes, sv-wts ■ancl" handkerchiefs: Lieutenant P. .11. Boattie, 1 case of lemons; Corporal Snaddcr,; I case of lemons.