WOMAN'S WORLD THE LAND LASSES

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 245, 4 July 1918, Page 2

WOMAN'S WORLD

THE LAND LASSES

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL Wellington Red Cross Shop. The Wadeslown N.W.R. held its monthly Red Cross rake day at the shop on Tuesday, and gave in .EIG 4s. 3d. iis A result. Thcro were many buyers, as home-made calces are much sought after, especially when the- quality is guaranteed. Tlio sales day at t.ho shop will bo Saturday of this -week instead of Friday, the dny being organised by tho children of The Terrace. There will 1)0 a splendid assortment of nil that ia good, including home-mado cakes, of excellent quality, sweets, and flowers. There will be much to attract the chilren in l>ran tubs, balloons, etc. Friends of the Bed Cros3 nnd those who wish to encourage tho work of these young folks are asked to come to the shop and buy all they may require for thoir week-end wants. The day is being looked forward to by many people, and for some time, past willing little fingers; and eager little hearts have been busy with its organisation.

Miss Cooper and Miss Moss will have their usual sale'of flowers on Friday, and expect to have a plentiful supply. They are especially grateful for tho many donations that are sent weekly to them ; they gladly welcome all offering*; of flowers, especially violets,, for which there is much demand. On an average this stall alone makes ,£4O a month. Queen of "W.A.A.C.'S." Tho Secretary of the War Office makes the following announcement:—"ln order to mark her appreciation of tho good services rendered by tho Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, both at homo and abroad, since its inauguration, and especially of the distinction which it has earned in France by its work for tho armies there, the Queen, by her own desire, has become Comniandant-in-Chief of the corps. ''In future the body will boar the name of Queen Mary's Women's Army Auxiliary Corps." "There can bo no doubt," says an official of tho corps, "that the Queen wished to express. her satisfaction with tho excollont report brought baclc from France by the special commissioner. Wo have heard the last of the wicked rumours. We feel sure that Her Majesty's action will be a 'stimulus to recruiting, and will awake now enthusiasm for the corps. There is a steady stream of Remits, but wo want more- women, particularly for the clerical section in France." Hospital Acknowledgments. The matron of the hospital acknowledges tho following gifts received ' for sick and wounded soldiers in tho military ward:—Cases of apples and oranges, cakes, smokes, sweets, chocolates, Soldiers' Comforts Guild (weekly supply); bnndnsjes nnd weekly supply of goods, Salvation Army Guild; one* doz, blankots, 25 bath towols, 1 doz. hot water bags, 2 doz. table napkins, Red Cross Society; eggs, Mrs. M'Menamin, Hutt Patriotic Guild (weekly supply), Mrs. Salek; 6cones, fruit, Mrs. Salek; cakes, Women's National Reserve; face cloths, Mrs. Marsh; flowers, Mcsdnmes Hales find M'Meniimin; books, papers, magazines, Mrs, Elmslev, N.Z. News Company, Mr. Morris, Mr. \Vaters; cakes and jollies, Mrs. Bryanton; lettuce and pears, Mrs, Hanriwi; bug- , of \egetabloa, Mangatainoka School children; smokes and sweets, Y.M.C.A.; grapes and sweets, Miss Ainsworth; music, St. John's Choir; scones, Miss Ciiraeron; scones nnd cakes, Terrace CongregaLiounl Choir and Bible (.'lass; apples, cigfireltes, meal loaf, Mr. and Mrs. Williams; car rides (weekly), Miss Sinclair, St. John's Women's Bible Class, Messrs. Campbell and Burke; also rakes and saiuhviches. Clifton 'JVrrncn Hospital: Throe coals, 2 vests, one- journal, from Miss Adkins. -

Uγ. and Mrs. Peterson, wJio have been visiting the Uay of islands ami other places in the .North Island, have rotumed ifco Christchiueh.

Bisters Knocks ami Mackenzie of the Olaki Hospital, have left that institution- to take up work at the military camp, preparatory to going on active service,

Sister M. C. Hortou. N.Z.A.N.S.. who recontLy returned on duty to Now Zealand from service abroad, is staying with, her parents in Blenheim.

News has been received "b.y cablo of the marriase in London of Captain Koger Gould, K.F.A., eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Gould, Avoubauk, Christchiirch. to Miss Valerie Hakewell, of Sydney.

lire. Avory (Napier) has been spending a few days with her sister, Mrs. Gawith, Mjiste'rton, before returning to Hawke's Bay.

Mrs. Boddington, "Noivcnmbe," Masterton. is visiting Mrs. West. Bolton .Stroct.

The commiite* of tho Patriotic Cake Room thuuks the following donors of c-akos, subscriptions, etc.:—Mesdames Isaces. Holmes. Meek. C. Richardson, yand the Misses Didsbuvy, Hichardsun, Sidey, Chalmers, Marchbaiiks. Seed. Macintosh, Wylie, and Hall (2).

Sisler A. M. Carver, late (heatre sister of the Thames Hospital, has been spending a few (lays with her grandfather, Mr. D. Bell, of Camellia Grove, Nireaha, prior to leaving on active service.

Canon ami Mrs. Ecdes, who b'ave been located in Waipaiva aud Woodville for very many years, were entertained )>y Woodvillo' ffi.'iids this week prior to their leaving the. district.

The Hon. D. T. Fleming, M.L.C., and Mrs. Fleming, of Balchitha, are visiting Hastings.

The Hum of over J!2lDfl was raised in Auckland recently as a result of a rose day for tho.Ked Cross Fund. There- are still u few small returns to come in, and tTie siiin is to be credited to the Copper Trail Fund. Members of the Auckland branch of the. New Zealand lied doss and the Order of St. John organised the effort, and Her Excellency the Countess of Liverpool was an enthusiastic worker both in-the niorning and tho afternoon. A particularly successful stall was that of the Victoria League, which brought in £Sn 14e. Sd.

A-t the Esperanto Hall on June 24 tlio W.N.R. Girls' Club held a concert and bazaar. An enjoyable programme vas arranged, niusicul items boiug given by Mrs. Wnthew. Misses Pinder. Coad, Dormer, O'Lenry. and Elliott. Messrs. Coad, M'Lean, and Oldiioltl,. and recitations by Dix. F. Dis. and Silifant. Another popular part of tlic nnlcrtain,ment was iortune-telliiiß by Miss Cunningham. Tho produce and fancy stalls both did Rood business, and altogether tho club had a most successful evening, a sum of J!l2 13s. being realised.

MATTERS OP INTEREST FROM FAR AND NEAR. (By luoqsb.)

A woman's warning to women. So long has Mies Milsom been established that it: is .impossible for her to prevent imitators. It is now time for her to speak and declare that all her preparations used in her treatments cannot be copied by anyone. Whenever you are told "the samo as Miss Jlil6om's" it is untrue, because you will not get the results. Slio is the original Miss Milsom; Specialist in Hair and Pace, with the highc-st qualifications obtainable. Call or write, re all treatments, All hnirwork, latest and lightest. Electrolysis by appointment. The most ekilful operator in Australasia. Dozens of patients will testify as to the treatment being permanent without the elighest blemish. Miss Milsom, !U Willis Street (o,ip. Shortt's PicinJβ Thoatre). 'Phone 814.—Advt. Shoos for little lads from 2 years up. Bar shoes, Bs. Cd. to Us.; sandals 5s lld. to 7s. Cd. Geo. Fo.vlds Ltd., Manners Street.—Advt. Wedding Announcements. — Beautiful roses and the choicest of (lowers only aro used when designiog wedding bouquets, which I mnko a specialty of. Packed and forwarded through tho Dominion. Misa Murray. Vice-Regal Florist, K Willis Street.-Advt.

School Children Called Up. Tho Berlin municipal authorities have decided to call up tlie school children for <i useful form of national service, states tho "Daily Mail." Teachers have been ordered to mobilise their pupils, according to their physical capacity and residential localities, into troops of helpers whose 6pecial duty it shall be to fetch coal, wood, and other household necessities for old people or invalids who are unable to do for themselves, or who, owing to tha. lack of cannot hire others to fetch and carry for them. Very many soldiers were present at the weekly dance held in the Sydney Street Soldiers' Club lost.evening. Tho bright, cheery rooms, with their air of comfort and well-being, offered a. very pleasaut contilast to tho. rain-swept streets outside, and, needless to say, tho dance was yet another attraction for mou in from the camp. The hostesses in the tearoom were Miss Coatee auu jors. Shirtcliffo, and Mrs! C. Earle carried out the arrangements in connection with the dancing. A wry enjoyable "games evening," organised by tho Spinsters' Club, was held in tho Pioueor Club rooms last evening. Tablo games and competitions of various kinds had been arranged, and provided much entertainment. About liO tables were in use, and the prize-winners proved to be Miss Mary M'Lellau and Mr. Leicester. A musical prograiumo was also given, Miss Driscoil and Mrs. J. Isaacs singing, Mjss Watkins playing pianoforte solos, Miss Sauuders reciting, and Mr. Blakely contributing somo interesting conjuring. Altogether a most successful evening nnd one satisfactory from a financial point of -new, so far as the Spinsters' Club patriotic work is concerned, was passed.

Yesterday evening an excellent concert, organised by Miss A°nes' Segricf, was , given at the Miirned Soldiers' Club. Owing to the bad wiiather there was not tho attendance of returned soldiers and their friends that there would hnvo been in other circumstances, but those prosent thoroughly enjoyed the programme. Contributing were Miss Teresa M'Enroo, Miss Agnes Segrief, and Mr. Barnes with songs, the two first-named aleo singing duets; Mr. Frank .Tohnstone played 'cello selections and Mr. Logan violin Bolos. Tho accompaniments were played by Mrs. F. Johnstone and Miss N.' Simpson. At the conclusion of the programme supper was served in the tearoom (i ml brought to a close- a very enjoyable evening.

ENGLISH GIRLS TO THE RESCUE. Air. Harold Bogbio writes in a London paper of the Land Lassos of England. "Something like 300,000 womon," he says, "have rolled up thoir staves (most of them have discarded their skirts) and are now working like niggers, in breeches and gaiters, to save tlua little, island from starvation. But for these Land Lassos, us wo call thorn, England would not be able to boast that of all tho belligerent countries sho alone jiaa increased her agricultural output during the war. They have- gono into the fields uf England, these brave Land Lasses, just as ; tho Old Contemptiblcs went out to France in August, 191-4; they hnvo gone to field" 'labour with that spirit of gaiety, that larking and jesting spirit, that singing and laughing spirit, which is so characteristic of thoir race, and which acts like camouflage in hiding a patriotism, a devotion, n heroism, which would bluji]iu.scßT]et to express itself in serious language. Ifr. Befrbie, who has visited nearly pver.T kind of'srar worker in the. Uniteij Kingdom, is inclined to place the Land Lasses .first on the list for courage and absolute heroism. Incidentally he snys they arc the worst paid of all wur workers.

It is interesting lo note that the land girls of old England prefer nny sort of weather to the heat. "1 flsked' some of. these girls who work in the Yalo of Eveshaiii which sort of weather they like best—hot sunshine or nold and rain. They told mo instantly : that they much prefer cold and rain. Tho thing that knocks them over, the thins that tries their courage to the last ounce, is a blazing aim beatiug iown on their backs as they etoop over plants iu an open field." 'These farm losses who work outside from dawn to dark, sometimes have thefr domestic needs attended to by tho fathor of tho family, as witness Mr. BegbXe account of a visit to an English village. "When .1 paid a visit to this admirable lady I found a condition of things in her . cottage which witnessedstrikingly to the topsy-t'iirvydovn of war. For there indoors, watching the Sunday dinner on the stove, 'laying tho table, cutting tho bread, and attending to the iiro, was the lady's father, a dear little old gentleman retired from tho Civil Service, «nd too eethmatiunl to undertake any laborious work. This old gentleman gets up early in the morning and makes a cup of tea for his daughter and her companion on the kind. While they are working in the fields he gets breakfast ready and does the housework. Ini ngine the return of theso two girls irbreeches and gaiters and smock to cbright kitchen prepared for them by ;• dear old gentleman in a tail cont."

The English woman on the land is j certainly no.t at piny. Her work is hard\ and her hours are terribly long, and her remuneration's very small. "These girls plough and dig. Except for the lifting.; of great weights, there is nothing n ' man does on a farm which they cannot , do. The most tremendous thing of all they do, in my humble opinion, is lo keoji on hoeing for a whole day under a broiling sun. In the fnvit-pfAniK sensnn they aro up at 0.15 In the moriiing and they work till six iii'thp oveninsf. Their Teward for lfi hours' hard work, back-l>'-»ildi>fr work, is four shill'ngs. They don't complain. It takes the highest courage to stick at this kind of work."