SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 25, 24 October 1917, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

A "Poverty Ball." In order to supplement tho splendid' rcsulU attained by the ladies iu the "Our Day" appeal, the men of Eastbourne organised a "poverty hall," which took place on Monday evening, tho hall was crowded with dancers, garbed in varied types of shabbiness, fancy and otherwise, Mesdames Pago r,nd Downs, tied for tho prizo oft'ored for the most appropriately dressed lady, and each received a prize. Mr. iTemonger won the prize (silver-mounted pipe) for the most appropriately dressed man. He generously handed it back, and on being nut up for auction it realised iil. The nurses ami soldiers from tho Lowry Bay Hospital were present. -Excellent music was supplied by the following:— Mesdames GilKiuson and Baker, Misses Nixon and Simpson, Messrs., Ciinino, Prober I', Jennings, and Shortt. The supper, supplied and prepared by tho inen, was quite a surprise, and showed evidence of careful domestic training. .Dlmeiug was continued until 1 a.m., and the function was voted one of the most successful held at tho Bay.

Nursery Schools. The' special place given to nursery schools in tho,new educational schema outlined by Mr. J''islior last week makes particularly interesting a private anil very quiet pioneer work in this direction (states "The Queen"). • The now Minister of Education lias, indeed, paid thin little centre a visit, and it is not improbable that what ho saw thero had its influence in the formulation of his new plan. The -work in question.' ia tho Rachel JlucAiillau BaJ>y Camis in Church' Street, Deptford, and was designed by Miss Margaret Mac.Uillan as a memorial to her sister "Rachel, who died lust spring. Both sisters have been pioneer workers in the district; .both itt tllo oponair nursery school, which is 0110 oi' tho prides of Deptford, and tho children's clinic, with which it works side by side. There is something typical of British methods as they evolve from British nature, in tho growth from a private enterprise l'uh in a very small way on voluntary lines of whot. may mean a revolution in the wliolo Educational ideals of & great nation; and it will bo very interesting.in tho future, when nursery schools take their place in the recognised scheme of things, to look back on this tiny beginning in an obscure district of Loudon's poorest and least attractive areas, started by devoted women whose hearts had led their lieads-for tender-pro for slum babies, and not theories of education or of citizenship, prompted lha measure. So quiet, 60 unostentatious is the work, indeed, that mnjiy dwellers -in the crowded courts and building* aMund knew nothing about it. Indeed, there was no little surprise in the neighbourhood when recently tho Minister ol Education and a distinguished company, which included tho Mayor of Greenwich, Sir Robert Morant, Archdeacon w»rect, the Mayor of Deptford, and tho Medical Officer of the Board of Education carno to open Deptford's new Baby Cauip.

Miss Richardson, returned to Wellington on Monday ;from a visit to bonvay, i Mastertou. . j Miss Jessie' Milne (Mastorton) is visit* ing jlrs. F. Cameron, Hastings. A Nelson lady who > 3 & skilled horticulturist is reported to have succc«d«t in hybridising the New Zealand clematis Tfith pleasing results. ~ The members- tf the Auckland Anglican Synod and their wives were entertained by Bishop and Mrs. Aterill at a. garden party at Bishopscourt, Auckland, on Saturday afternoon. Dr. Florence Keller has returned to Auckland from the United States. ; • Contributions from the following have been received by the Countess ol Liverriooi Fund Committee at the fown Hall during the past week :-*-Miss■ Beeves, Miss Perry, Mrs. Dnmbell, Miss M Gowan, Karori Women's' National Reserve, Dannevirke Ladies 1 Patriotic Guild (per Miss Guylec), Miss Halse No.Name, Wa>im Lady Liverpool Fund, Mrs. ton Ladies' Guild, A Schoolboy, Wavwley Ladies' Patriotic • Leame (pw Miss Cheyne), Miss MEwan, Jlrs. A. Mjers. The members of the Returned Soldiero Crioket Club will hold a dgnoo in the Kent Terrace New Century Hali to-nioi-row ovening.. A committee of ladies is supplying the supper, and an enjoyable evening is looked for. . The lion, secretary of tho Countess of Liverpool Fund acknowledges receipt; ot the following sums 1 ot money ; -Red Cross. Bulls (for parcel fund), <£2, Guls Bed Cross, Bulls (monthly parcels), .£l, per Mrs. M'Arthur, khandallah (paicels), £3; Mrs. Hamerton (parcels), sale of "purses mado by herself, 55.; Woodville (parcels), £a and Christmas puddings, *62 Is. 6d. A well-attended, meeting of tho coroI bined committees of the bazaar in aid of the Building Fund, Wellington Iree Kindergarten, was held on Monday, the Entertainment Committee reported that bands, musical items, and sids shows had. been arranged. The Tea Committee had made provisions for afternoon tea—meat, tea, and hot soup from 5 to 7 o clock, and light refreshments m the evening. A sponge and pound cake competition for adults, and a scone and pastry competition for childron are being arranged. Friends are reo uested to send their pi ornised gifts to Cadbury's. Ghuznee Street, before Saturday. Anything saleable, new or old, is welcome.

DANDRUFF AND GREY NESS. Dandruff is tho most common of nil 6calp diseases, and once it has made headway is extremely difficult to cure. In tho incipient stage, however, it easily yields to treatment. If neglected it invariably produces irritation of tho si alp, falling of the hair, baldness, and premature greyness, while the hair is of its (one, colour, and luxuriance. .Vis. Rolleston advises all who are troubled with Dandruff to apply Virginian Scalp Food before washing the hair. Price, 3s. Gd. per jar. Posted (plain wrapper). 3s. 9d. When Greyness is premature—that is, when it is caused by illness, worry, or a <»oneral debilitated state of tho system-™ Tt may often, by iimely care, bo entirely arrested, but when greyness is hereditary it is almost useless to attempt to prevent it by treatment, and the only means of restoring the colour is to use a reliable Hair Stain or Hair Restorer. Imperial Hair Stalls, all shades, 4s. 6d. k°Or. e ' Waldron's Hair Restorer, 7s. Gd. bottle. Posted (plain wrapper), Bs. Courses of Treatment from 21s. Single Treatments, ss. Mrs. Rolleston, 256 Lambton Qauy.— Advt. .

A Protegee of Melba's, It is ;i possibility of the not distant future that Madame Evelyn Scotney, the gifted Victorian' soprano singer, urirt her husband, Mr, Howard White (bass singer), who returned to Australia recently after visiting America and giving sixty-fivo in the United States, may pay a visit to New Zealand. It was Madaino Scotney's good fortune, towards tho end of her youthful student career, to attract the attention of Madame Melba, who was much impressed with tho beautiful lyric quality of tho young singer's voice, and arranged for her to continue her studies in I'nris, under Madnmo Marchesi. Evelyn Scotliey's subsequent career justified this discrimination by Australia's greatest voieo connoisseur (remarts the "Sydney Morning Herald"), and she may be ranked with Amy Sherwin, Frances Saville, and Lallu and Beatrice Miranda, amongst tho few Australian sopranos who have held their own in brilliantoperatic casts. Evelyn Scotney sang the music of Gilda and Violotta, and other coloratura roles in Trench and Italian opera, during her three years' engagement with the Boston Opera Company, and she had tho distinction of creating an original character for the United Slates at ;he production of Massenet's "Condrillon."

Social Hygiene. A., meeting to organise a Social Hygicno Committee was hold at Lady Stout's residence on Monday afternoon. '.Representative women from tho W.C.T.IJ., Rocietv for the Protection of Women i')id Children, PTunket Society, Y.W.C.A., St, John .Ambulance, Kindergarten Association, National Council of Women. St. John's Church, deaconesses of. Metho, diflt and Baptist Churches, Hospital Board, and otlior representative women were present, A'n apology was received from Mrs. Atkinson. Invitations were accepted by St: Mary's Home, tho Social Investigation League, Salvation Army; and Ladies' Christian Association, but representatives were nnable to be present owing to the shortness-of'notice. A provisional committee, with power to add to its number, was formed, as several women's societies had been overlooked in tho hurry and owing to the difficulty of communication on a public holiday. A provisional executive was set rip. and )hi> convener instructed to write to the Minister of Public Health, informing l him that the''Hospital Board had sanctioned the organising of a clinic and promised a percentage of the money required. The committco hopes that it will be able to procurer, room and a. uurso and begin tbo experiment immediately. Tho evidence of tho success of the Sydney and Christohureb clinics inspires theni with hope for the successful results from iheir venture.

The honorary secretary of the Wellington Women's Rod Cross Committee acknowledges contribution!? from the following:—Lndy Liverpool Red Cross Committee, Hnnterville, Miss Low, Mrs. H. E. Hadfielil (Puraparaumu), Mrs. Burn (Karori), St. Miohacl's Anglican Church Bed Cross Guild, Waverley Women's Patriotic League, Ohakune Women's Patriotic Guild, Foxton • Girls' Guild, Waipukurau and Districts Guild, British Bed Cross Guild, Oliau, Mrs. Laskey, Bed Cross Committee, Dannovirke.