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Evening Post, Volume XC, Issue 86, 9 October 1915, Page 7

• there is still sickness in the Wellington South district. Very steady work has been done with the students. Subscriptions have been received from Miss E. Greenwood, Mrs. Dixon, Mrs. Gill. Mrs. Clark, Miss Cundy, Maranui, and Wellington South. There is a. new badge for Englishwomen to wear (says the Daily Mail of 14th August) — the anti-luxury badge of the Women's Economy League, whose members pledge themselves strictly to limit luxuries, to avoid new fashions and unnecessary articles of dress, to renounce entertaining at home and restaurants and restrict meals at home, and not to use motor-cars except for charitable and urgent purposes. The league has the strongest backing from ladies well 'known in the social world. Mrs. T. K. Sidey gave a. very nice tea party at Miss Tendall's rooms as a farewell to her friends in Wellington, before leaving for her home in Dunedin when the session is over. There was an amusing competition during the afternoon, which was won by Lady Ward. Mrs. Molineaux has returned to Wellington from a visit to Christchurch. : Mrs. James Stevens is back in Wellington and is staying at the Hotel' Windsor. > Some interesting details concerning late legislation concerning women and children are given in an American paper. Massachusetts has passed laws prohibiting the working of women and ! children overtime for the purpose of i making up for the time; lost on a legal' holiday. Wyoming enacted for her women an eight-hour day, and both maximum hour and minimum wage laws for women were passed in Kansas. New Mexico passed an act placing husband I and wife on an equal footing with regard to property. New Jersey has authorised [ the appointment of women police. Oregon j forbad© the discrimination between male and female, public school teachers in the j payment of salaries. California- adopted a resolution declaring that woman suffrage in that State had been an unqualified success. Alabama and seven other States are submitting the question of giving women equal suffrage rights at I the fall election next year, and in eleven [ States tfo.e question met with defeat. GIFTS ACKNOWLEDGED j i » ! Sirs. Firth, hon. treasurer for th« Military Hospital Guikl, acknowledges the following : — Monthly subscribers — Miss Robinson (Oct. to Dec), £9 ; Mrs. W- Nathan (Sept. and Oct.), £10; Mrs. Fitchett (Sept. and Oct.), 10& ; Mrs. Robinson, ss ; Mts. Joseph Marjorie and Florence (Sept. and Oct.), £1 3s ; Mrs. C. B. Morison (Oct. to Nov.), £1; Misa Fra-ser, 2s 6d ; Mrs. A. Crawford, ss ; Mrs. Lewis, 10s ; Mrs. Ewen (Oct. to Dec.), £1; Mrs. Townsend, 2s 6d ; Miss Blyth, 2s 6d ,- N. Riley, 2s 6d ; Mrs, Corkill (Oct. and Nov.); 10s ; Mrs. Massey, ss. Donations for Hospital Ship equipment — Mrs. .Winder, £,3 2s ; M.8., ss ; Mrs. E. Anderson, 15s ; Mrs. Bell, £8 ; Mrs. Catley, £3 3s 6d ; Mrs. Crooke, I £15 ; Khandallah ladies, per Mrs. I Crump, £2 17s 8d ; Miss Lodge, 10s ; , Mrs. Pollen, 10s ; Mrs. H. Heime, £2 2s ; Mrs. J. T. Hoare (card), £2 10s 6d. Miss Cooper and Miss Moss acknow- ! ledge donations of flowers for their stall from the following: — Mrs. W. Barton. Mrs. Vinnell, Miss Daviea, Mrs. Gooder, Mr. Edmunds, Mrs. Smith, Miss Foster, I Mrs. A. Harper, Mr. Gordon, Mrs. D. G. ; Riddiford, Mr. Marsden, Mrs. Johnston ("Highden"), Mrs. Rolleston, Mrs. Cockrell, Miss Best, Mr. Eagar, Mr. ; Chapman, Sirs. Gunn, Mrs. Elder, Miss Godfray, Miss Duncan, Miss Litchfield, Mr. H. Rawson, Mrs. Asplet, Mrs. Arm- : strong, Miss Nicholls, Mr. Kirker. CHRISTMAS AT THE WAR _ A Christmas cake and sweets packed in , air-tight tins, ready for posting make an ideal gift for the lonely soldier. Godber's, Cuba-street.— »Advt. Don't make the mistake that Sydal is expensive to use. It is unlike all other preparations for the skin in that it is entirely free from grease or fat in any form. Is 6d spent on a jar of Sydal is well spent,—^Advt. GRAMOPHONES AND RECORDS. These should be purchased from The Bristol Piano Co., Ltd. That firm guarantees to supply only the very best gramophones and tne very latest records. You are dealing with responsible people who are large and advantageous importers. New records, from 3s 6d each, reach us every mail. The stock includes songs by Melba, Tetrazzini, Kirkby Lunn, Clara Butt, Caruso; and vocal duets, trios, quartets and recitations by every artist of not*. Visitors are Welcomed at The Bristol gramophone rodm in Wellington. They can hear selections without the slightest obligation to purchase. The Bristol Piano Company, Ltd., Wellington. M. J. Brookes, North Island manager. — Advt. BRICE'S Luncheon and Tea Rooms, Brandonstreet, next Kirkcaldie and Stains, morning and afternoon teas, 3d. Hot meat and fish lunch and teas, . 5 to 7.30. t Oysters in season. — Advt. Fragrant Violets — Large supplies arriving daily. Send your friends an artistic, posje of violets or one of aur popular violet boxes, packed and posted to any part of the Dominion. Miss Murray, Vice-Regal Floriste, 36, Willis-street. — A.dvfc, THE SERVANT PROBLEM. , demand for domestic servants seems incapable of being met. Housework must b© done, and the modern housewife wants modern methods. The Djuisy Vacuum Cleaner, owing to its simplicity, ease of manipulation, and effectiveness, is ever increasing in popularity. In many models and at prices to suit all. Easy terms. The first cost is all the cost. Free demonstrations arranged in your own home. Osoar EJewett and Co,, 56, Cuba-street (just below Bank N-Z.). 'Phone 520.— Advt. Summer jerseys for little lads : Artificial silk, in navy, fawn, and white, 4s. lid to 6s 6d. Geo. Fowlds, Ltd., Man-ners-street . —Advt. Why da infants thrive on Bycroft's Ideal Milk Arrowroot Biscuits ? f Because nothing but the finest of materials are used in their manufacture. All grocers. — Advt TO MOTHERS. 1 MRS. GALLOWAY, an experienced Certificated Maternity Nurse, will be in attendance *t the addresses hereunder for the purpose of giving Advica (free) to Mothers on the uses of GLAXiO, and on the Care and Feeding of Infants generally: — Mr. Glennie, Brooklyn— Tuesdays, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Mr. Castles, Newtown — Tuesdays, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Mr. Castles, Courtengy-place, Thursdays, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Mr. Dawe, Lower Hutt— Fridays, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Mr_. Williamson, Jaekson-jtreet, Petona — --Fridays, 2 p.m. to ♦ p. 2». Mr. Gibbs, Chemist, Upper Hutt, on Uth Ootobor. . For imm*di*t* «dvie« rhiff up CUxo Kuri*. Telejjhflne_2lß^