WOMAN’S WORLD.

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 247, 13 July 1921, Page 2

WOMAN’S WORLD.

MATTERS OF INTEREST FROM FAR AND NEAR.

(By

Imogen.)

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Mrs. Johnson and Miss Johnson (Carterton) roturn to New Zealand this week from a visit to Great Britain. Dr. Johnson has goue to Auckland to meet them. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Rathbone (Hawke’s Bay) are visiting Wellington, and are staying with Mr. and Mrs. A. L. "Warburton at Kelburn. Mifes Drury (Hawke’s Bay) is in town for the races. Miss Dalziell arrived in AVellington from Auckland last week. The Health Department has informed the Wairarapa Hospital Board that it approves of the appointment of Miss Hilda Alice Burton as matron of the Greytown Hospital. Miss Burton has been matron of the Rotorua Hospital and Sanatorium for the past two years, and prior to that had been matron of the Picton Hospital from 1910 to 1914. She served for five years with the New Zealand Army Nursing Service, The matron of the Wellington Hospital acknowledges with thanks the following gifts:—Toys, Hinemoa "Lodge No. 122; papers, Post and Telegraph Department ; old linen, Mr. Clunie; toys and clothes, Mrs. Cooper, Mrs. Chisholm, "Anon”; Mowers, Mrs. Hills (Daniel Strset); weekly supply books, Mr. B. Milligan. Ewr.rt Ward: Papers and magazines, Mrs. Martin Kennedy, Mr. Bailey; sympathisers for piano, £3 Ils. (per Sister Brown). Children’s Ward: Flowers, fruit, and books. College girls; golliwogs and books, Mrs. Fordham.

The monthly committee meeting of the District Nursing Guild, of Wellington, was held at the residence of Mrs. W. H. S. Moorhouse. There were present: Mesdames Moorhouse (president), Corrigan, and Strong, Sister Macandrew, Miss Robiesou, and Miss Rowley (lion, secretary). Much sympathy was expressed with Mi's. R. Pearson in her late bereavement, and a vote of condolence was passed by the committee. Tho nurses reported that 302 treatments were given during the month of Juno; of these 222 were given in the patients’ own homes, 20 patients had been registered, 18 discharged, 4 were admitted to hospital, and there were 2830 on the roll at the end of the month. Wood and coal costing £1 Ils. had boen provided for patients from the fund generously donated., for the purpose. The following gifts were acknowledged: I’our cases and 8 sacks of apples, soup, puddings, "bottlo ot Scott s emulsion., sandwiches, old linen, and fiaimelette for bandages, slippers, shoes, boots, hats, socks, a raincoat, and various parcels of clothing for men, women, and children. Th'Se were gratefully received from: Messrs. Allport and Scott, Mesdames Moorhouse, Mounsey, Mallard, King, Corrigan, Thompson, William Young, ** *<?’■- lane, John Kirkcaldie, ami A. Seed, Miss Shand, Ruth Colson, Khandallah Sewing Guild, and several anonymous donors. Gills of old clean white rag for bandaging are always acceptable to nurses and patients.

The monthly meeting of the Royal N®’ Zealand Society for the Health of omen and Children was held in the some y s rooms, 3 Courtenay Place. There we e present: Mesdames Chapman (in Die chair), Wilkins, D. Ewen, B . "W F Ward, Burd, Macarthy-Reid, Gibbs, J.' Tripe, Hosking, Hj clia^d^ n ’ M‘L-an A. Hunt, Misses Peach, Barnett, and Inglis, and the Rev. Mother Mary. Aubert.. Mrs. W. Nathan applied fm three months’ leave of absence. -Ir-• Dmmlas Cook’s resignation was receive with great regret. The nureses report showed a satisfactory increase m the number of visits to the rooms, those at headquarters and outlying districts totalling 1059 The nurses paid 770 visits to the homes. The following subscriptions and donations were gratefully aeltiiowledged: —Subscriptions: Mrs. 55.; Mrs. J. Joseph, £2 25.: Ml. Gabb-, Mesdames Gibbs. W. F. M ard .and Hosking £1 Is. each; Miss Barnett, £1 is. > Mrs. Berks, £1; Miss M. Joseph, 10s. 6d_; Mesdames Macgregor and Harrison, ss. each. Donations: Mis. Parkin and Mies E. Nathan, 30s. each; Mesdames Lewis arid Salek, £1 Is. each; Mesdames C. Hayle-t. Eaddey, Batten, and Tingey, £1 each; Mesdames Jenkins and Jacobsen, 10s each ; .Mesdames M'Gavin and Harrison, ss. each: box at rooms, 13s. The report of the Building Fund Committee was received showing progress in the arrangements for collecting money for the fund.

Miw Evelvn M. Butler and Miss Evelyn Maisey have been, appointed respectively second and third sisters at the Greytown Hospital.

Dr. Deck, of Waipawa, who is leaving for England, and Lady Muriel Deck were the guests at a farewell gathering lie d in Waipawa on Saturday afternoon Much regret at their departure was expressed, the war work of Lady Muriel in Waipawa, and that of Dr. Deck on active service, and also in connection with various patriotic organisations being highly eulogised. Lady Muriel Deck was presented with a leather suit case, and Dr. Deck with a leather kit-bag.

Speaking at a meeting of the in Christchurch, Dr. Blackmore said that he could say, without fear of contradiction by anyone who knew, that the pre-sent-dav schools were detrimental to the health of tho children. Be did not -say that open-<iir schools would prevent diseare hut they would develop more virile children and decrease the number of oases of premature mortality. He did not know of any money being spent by the State in work to prevent disease, though ho believed such work was being done in regard to sheep and cattle, but those animals had a. monetary value, gome would say that the Government were to blame, but tho people put tire Government there", and therefore they were to blame. The people s apathy and tho apathy of tho Government were being visited with terrible consequences upon their children. The neglected badly bronght-up and badly disciplined children of to-day would fill the gaols and hospitals of to-morrow.

The marriage took place last week at Christ’s Church. Ellerslie (Auckland) of Miss Aileen Lindsay to Mr. latnck Lloyd of Tauranga. Tho bride was g'sen away ’bv her uncle. Dr. Lindsay "Miss Isabella Devore was bridesmaid, and Captain Alabin best man. A reception was afterwards held by JLrs. Lindsay at her homo in Epsom.

"The fetish of the cold bath has caused quite a large, number of deaths and has maimed quite e number of people, snid Dr. G. J. Blackmore, of the Cashmere Sanatorium, in a lecture on Child elfare iKfore the Workers Educaliona.l Association on Saturday night, in Chnstchurch. "If a warm glow succeeds the bath, all is well,” he added. But H not, and especially if blueness succc.ds, harm has been done.”

The officer commanding and matron of Trantham Military Hospital acknowledge with thanks the following gifts outings, etc for the week ending July 9: Meek ly issue of emokes, sweets, cakes, flo "’ eri ’> from Rod Cross; fruit sweets, cakes fioni Salvation Army weekly issue of him zines and nightly picture show from YMCA.: daily motor drives, by I<« Cross, Salvation Army, and For children’s ward: lojs and book, from Miss Phyllis end Judy entertainment, by Miss Ad ® nl ’> fruit Mrs A. Roberts; many thanks to management of Gilbert end Sullivan operas for 59 reserved scats for patient.. to P Uie performance of ’’The Gondoliers : Mrs. Cameron, Lowry Bay, tisli.

The engagement is announced of Mr*. Buckley, England, widow of the tato Mr. St. John Buckley, Redcliffs, Oamaru, to the Hon. A. K. Young, recently At-torney-General of Fiji, slates the Timaru “Herald.” At yesterday afternoon’s meeting of th* Wellington Red Cross and Order of St. John Committee, Lady Luke moved that a vote of sympathy be passed to MrsPearce, one of their fellow-workers, in the great loss that had befallen her in the death of Mr. Pearce. The motion was passed in silence, all standing meanwhile. Useful and Ornamental. A girl on her own and in evening dress en route to- a dance finds it very tiresome io carry money, yet very often one must always bo thus equipped, and generally it is carried in a handbag—then, what is ultimately to become of the bag? asks a London correspondent. A man with his generous pocket space is much to bo envied. However, in an attempt to solve the problem a very attractive trifle has been devised, and so delighted was Queen Maud of Norway with this original novelty that she returned home last time with a supply for presents. A large velvet flower- or bunch of flowers is still liked for evening wear, fixed into the waistbelt or worn on the corsage, yet how many of the uninitiated would suspect that behind this garniture there may be a purse? Yet there it is, a -pretty thing in silk or satin, with a gilt frame. It is equipped at the back with two strong safety pins for attachment to the chosen position, and it opens from the top, so that entrance is easily accessible, and there is room, too, for an evening handkerchief. Across the middle of the back, in addition to the pins, there is a ribbon strap, and if the user likes she can, by thrusting three fingers of her left hand underneath this ribbon, carry the floral ornament on the back of her hand, and, as she dances, the effeot is decidedly charming. The usual flower is a rose or a large velvet clematis, but a bunch of Parma violets does excellently, too, to cover the purse, which, of course, is made of a piece of silk or satin that matches the flower. Up to the present there is only one store in London where these useful and beautiful dress garnitures can be - bought, and the price of the cheapest—a bunch of dark violets —is 255. But the idea has been copied in a smaller way. The possibilities of wearing the flower on the hand, seems to have suggested the idea, why not a ribbon bracelet, with a wee puree on it, instead of a watch. This wrist-pouch, however, is not for money, but for the powder-puff, and the puff —so generally used nowjodays—reposes in private at the back of thq halfopened rose or the pansy that so daintily finishes off the wrist. The suggestion of a watch is emphasised when the strap consists of a narrow band of black moire, for so many of the most expensive wrist watches are thus mounted. Red Cross and Order of St. John, The monthly meeting of the Wellington committee of the Red Cross and Order of St. John was held yesterday- afternoon in the Red Cross Hall, Dixon Street. The Hon. Dr. Collins was i ntho chair, and there were also present Lady Luke, Mrs. Adams, Mrs. Moorhouse, Mrs. J. P. Firth, Mrs. Louis Blundell, Miss Sybil Nathan (hon. secretary), Mr. Munt, and Mr. Burnett. Leave of absence for three months was granted Mrs. W. Nathan and Mr. Burnett was elected a member of the committee. in reporting upon the applications for tho Red Cross Nursing Scholarship, the holder of which is to be sent to England for a course of training, Lady Luke, on behalf of a sub-committee, stated that there were many applicants from the Wellington district, and of them five had -been selected for consideration by the executive, who would make the final selection. The report of the conference which sat to deal with the question of the overlapping of activities in connection with soldiers in military hospitals, was read by Dr. Collins. It showed that the delegates at tho conference had comprised representatives of the War Funds Office, the Salvation Army, the Y.M.C.A., and the Red Cross. Surgeon-General Sir Donald M'Gavin had given valuable assistance, and with hili advice they had arrived at unanimous decisions. At Rotorua, the Salvation Army was ceasing its outings with launches and motors for the winter, but morning and afternoon tea and supper for the men were to he supplied by it and by the Y.M.C.A. The supplies of cigarettes were to be stopped in all the. military hospitals and homes, as, according to medical advice, these were having an injurious effect upon the health of tho men. If necessary, however, they could bo given 2oz. tins of tobacco. The issue of clothing to patients upon discharge from the hospitals was io ba reduced by onehalf. At Hamner the Defence Department would supply morning tea. and the tearooms would lie closed, the Y.M.C.A. confining its activities to the grounds alone. The Salvation Army would continue to send four cases of fruit per week to the patients, and would alternate with the Red Cross in this respect. The regulations in regard to cigarettes and issue of clothing to discharged men would also apply to Hamner. The whole matter had been carefully worked out. one of the special considerations being to do away with paid labour where possible, and yet not to allow the men’s interests and well-being to suffer. The resolutions had been placed before the executive, which had passed them unanimously Mrs Moorhouse was appointed to th* Chronic Service Home Committee to act while Mrs. Nathan was away. The consensus of opinion in regard to the matter of a homo for those patients was that ther wore perfectly happy where they wp’e-at Trenlham Hospital. With regard to the provision of a motor ambulance for Wanganui Dr. Collins stated that one had been forwarded there, and the meeting passed an amount of £57 Ha 7d. for repairs to it to date. The monthly report of th* be«ce-tim* campaign of the Rod Cross and Order of St, John slated that G4S had been secured for the month, and 5donatioiis had been received. Dr. Collins reported upon the ri.l that had been made in the interests of Ihrt peace-time work to Now Plymouth. Wanganui. Masterton. and Napier where sn T&r'sas/y* the uois _ _ (-.josh an a 1 \ ci- Trilln li<* consi’nered relied wo, being followed in England in regard tn - motor ambulance service. lie hoped la 't. 3* -ch system; migh be■ fol owed in New Zealand, as it would be of inestimable value to back-country dish ids.