WOMAN'S WORLD

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 254, 21 July 1920, Page 4

WOMAN'S WORLD

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Mr. and Miss Runard, of Java, arfl visiting New Zealand while on their way to England,

Tho death litis occurred at Tauranga of Mrs. M. Rhodes, widow of the lata Mr. Richard Rhodes, and mother of Mr. T. W. Rhodes, M.P. Mrs. Rhodes, who was 77 years old, was born in Glasgow, and when about twelve years of ago accompanied her parent* to New Zealand. She waß married in Auckland, and lived for some timo at Thames, removing to Taurauga about fifty years ago. Mrs. Rhodes is survvied by five sons and live daughters.

Tho monthly meeting of tho ladies' auxiliary of tho Boys' Institute was held on July 12, Mrs. Hidop (president) was in tho chair. The treasurer. (Mrs. Bell) reported that tho sum of -E"0 Is. 3d. waa realised over the' jnmblo sale, several donations in money having been received,' The matron reported iivcnty-two boys in residenco and another twenty were expected shortly. The staff were busy gettine dormitories ready, and the auxiliary members expected plenty of work making up the required shoels, pillow slips, etc. Mesdamcs Stanton, AVatkins, and' Brown were appointed visitors for tho ensuing month.

Mrs. R. C. Kirk presided ovw the last meeting of tho HTiTc andTctone branch of tiro. Plunkot Society. Tho ewretary reported that the sum realised from tW recent sale, Including donations, amounted to .£72 12s. 6d. According to tho nurse's report tho number'of visits paid fo homes was 176; visits paid to rooms— adults 229, and infants 212; now cases, ltf; naw casts, breast-fed, 9; supplemented, 2; artificially led, G; expmant mothers, 2; mothers shown how to prepare humanised milk, 11; cases under supervision, 181. The secretary acknowledged the receipt of tho following donations: Mrs.'G. Scales, £5 55.; Mr. P. Sharpe, .£3 25.; Mr. 33.' P. Rishworth, .fit Is.; Mrs. Calender, il Is.; Sire. S. Potter, Mr. ft Short, Mr. G. Cooper, Mrs. Biodcr!cfc, each .£1; Mrs. Bedihgfield, 125.; Miss 10s.; Mrs. Mitchell Mrs. Lewthwaitu, Mrs. B»borowgV, .Mm. Hunselt, Mrs. it. Woodhead, ■ Mrs.' Hellyer,' Mrs. Nieoll, Mrs. Itumpmics, Miss Humphries, Tvtiss Baker, each .'ss,'; mIo of wfar a net niluc, SIHs. 6<T!; sab of clothes, £i 15s. Gd.

Speaking of the welfare work for children that was carried out on New Zealand. lilies at Earl's Court, London, Dr. Trilby King said yesterday that many difficulties had to bo faced, one of which was the scarcity of milk. In artificial feeding the great question was the combining of suitable fats, and after various experiments had been made an emission was arrived at which socmed to. be what was wanted; Not only , was it used at this institution and elsewhere, but for babies travelling to Australia or anywhere ovorseas it was most useful. After his visit to Australia, .£SOO worth of this emulsion was sent to Vienna for the warstricken babies in that unhappy city. Bad as the state of things was at tbn time he was there, it had hecomo very much worse siuce.

Miss Gertrude Johnson,, of the Gertrude Johnson-Horaco Hunt Concert Company, arrived in Wellington -My the Maori yestorday morning, and is staying at the Empire 'Hotel.

Mrs. Chrisp has arrived in Wellington from Waipukurau.to spend a few days here, and is staying at the Empire Hotel.

Nurse Ella Parker (now Sister), who loft Auckland, for America early in 1914, and was working in California when war broko out, shortly afterwards left "for England, where she was for some months in charge of a ward at tho,Walton : onThames Hospital,, from which institution Bhe was drafted to hospital 6liips, principally in the Mediterranean, visiting Alexandria, Malta, and. Gibraltar. ,She was at the evacuation of Gallipoli, leaving'with the last shipload, and was later engaged upon liospital work,at Port Said,' 'Bombay, Basra, and' Bagdad.' For her good work Nurse Parker was mentioned in dispatches four times, and ui>on the expiration of her engagement with the British Government sho went to India for a short holiday, returning to Bagdad to take up the position of matron of the new general (civil) hospital there, where, according to the opinion of a military officer, 6he has. worked wonders.

There are indications that many well* to-do women are refusing, to weat aigrettes, ospreys, and certain plunia>(» in consequence of the cruelty involved in thfl trade, states a London correspondent. The fashionable hat decorations of the year are flowers and fruits, particularly grapes with vine loaves and small faded roses. Inquiries in the "West End showed that while the plumage of the Bird of Paradise is still in extensive use, quite a number of representative women have discarded it. Some of tho expensivo millinery creations displayed were entirely without plumage trimming and Paris, the home of fashion, is said to bo making a 6toud against the use of the aigrette. A representative of. of the largest millinery houses in the West End said: "There is undoubtedly a re* vival of the boycott of plumage trimmings." '

Trentham Military Hospital,

On Monday, July 12, patients in tho Trentham Military Hospital' were the guests of Lady Bell. During the week they were taken for daily drives in tho Rw Cross car, and the weekly outing arranged by the Salvation Army also took place. Both patients and sWf'.wero tho guests of tho Wellington Racing C ub during tho two days' meeting of; t.ijo club, and much appreciation was felt for tho provision of specially reserved t-eats for disabled soldiers. On „uly H an entertainment was given for tho rahents 'by the staff, and on the 16th Miss Constance Leathani and and M s. Proiuo gave ft recital. On the 17th Mim Monclcton gave an evening for iwtients in tho Rwl Cross Clu'd. Gifts lavo been, received fi-om tho following Wellington Red Cra=s, issue of daily papers, cakcs, fruit, flowers, smokes, _ eomfcrts. yweeraj. fish chicken, ward visiting; Salvation Amy mnc cn WS of ,f™t. l«e, rvikfts GWtGtfl, word vis'itine, Y.M.y.A.i cinema, pictures thrice weekty to pationU nnd staff; Mies Duncan, violels; Mrs. Ewen, flowers; Lady Liyerpoo, books fw nursing staff; Rachel and Peter Powlns, books for the Mr. C^loiuhr (Lower Hutt), lwoks for tlio iu ticntfl.