FOR WOMEN.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17862, 7 August 1918, Page 3

FOR WOMEN.

NEWS AND NOTES.

Miss Beere (Auckland) is visiting Christchurch

Miss K. Devine (Wellington) is spending a holiday in Christchurch.

Mrs Garrett (Wellington) arrived :n Christchurch yesterday, and will Stay here for some time. Mr H. Sutton and Miss Sutton (Papatoetoe, Auckland) are visiting Christchurch.

Lieutenant-Colonel J. A. Mncdonell and Mrs Macdonell (Auckland) have arrived in Christchurch.

Mr and Mrs B. W. Cotterill (Shag Valley) and Mrs Fergus (Dunedin) are staying at Warner’s.

Mr and Mrs James Roberts' (Dunedin) are staying at the United Service.' Mrs Andrew Rutherford; jun (Brookdale) has come to town.

Captain and Mrs Andrews, who have been spending a week in Christchurch, left on Monday on their, return to Foatherston.

The soldiers at the Chalmers Ward spent a pleasant afternoon on Saturday listening to a musical and elocutionary entertainment arranged by the Misses Colder and Hargreaves. , Items were contributed by Misses Bowman, Muriel BrewiuSj Bessie Olds, Averill Hope, Elsie. P'restidgo, "Hilda Cocker, and) .Master Poore. .

The death took place at the residence of Mr L. M. Isitt, Cashmere Hills, of Miss Christina Caver hill, at the age of eighty-four. Miss Caverhill was Mrs Isitt’s aunt, and has resided with Mr and Airs Isitt for many years. She was an enthusiastic worker in the cause of temperance, and in a quiet way took a considerable amount of interest in the distribution of , “ The Prohibitionist” when i.t first came out.

A few drops of Chloro-Menthene inhaled from the palms of the hands is sufficient to nip a cold in the bud. It is a useful household remedy. Agents, Cook and Ross, Ltd. Price Is 6d, posted Is 9d. T

Home Dressmaking ia made an easy matter, with smart style and good fit assured, through the special service which Ballantyne’s have arranged for, whereby ladies buying their materials at Ballantyne’s may, for a small charge, have them cut out, tacked and fitted ready for home-sewing. X

In . the recent State examination the foliowing nurses, of theTimaru Hospital, Nurses-. Elizabeth Fraser., Margaret Brice and Erica Brown, obtained 'to per cent or over of tho total marks. Nurses Elizabeth Brunton and Kathloen Ooakley also passed. ... ‘

■ A concert in aid of the Sailors! Christmas Comforts Funds, organised by . the Harbour Lights Girls’ Club and the Cashmere Guild, will be given in tho Choral Hall on August 24, by the Commercial Travellers’ Male Choir. Already the. Girls’ Club has sewn and made up SCO needle eases for the use of th© sailors, and they are now beginning on fresh work. - ...t. F

Mrs Elizabeth Annie Blee, _ who passed away at her residence, Aitken Street, Ashburton on Monday, at tho age of eighty-six years, arrived in New Zealand with her husband and young family in the ship Stonehouse in 1874. residing in the Oxford and Jiaugiora • districts for about twelve months they removed to Ashton, Ashburton County, where Mr John Blee, wbo pre- ' deceased' his wife about twenty jyears.' was engaged in farming.." .’About eighteen years ago Mrs Blee removed to. Asltburtori, where she lias since lived in retirement. She leaves ‘a - family of three.

SOLDIERS’ HANDIWORK. Tlie interesting exhibition of invalided soldiers’ needlework and other handicraft in Barnett’s window, is little (Short of marvellous. The soldiers in hospital in England and on the steamers homeward bound find it a great boon to have something restful to do, which accounts for the splendid work done. The examples shown include an appropriate inclination for badges, flags and other patriotic emblems dear to the heart of the soldier. A money belt, richly embroidered with, wool, a leather body belt designed .with ■ flags of the Allies, and, cushion covers with battalion badges thereon, are all well done. Besides these are daintily designed and well-embroidered side-board runners, cushion covers, work bags, baskets, beads, table-centres, and even •crepo de chine flowers. The has been collected; by Mrs Vernon, of the Red Cross Depot, and it should act as an incentive to those who have any materials spare, fo,r the men anxious to keep on with this pastime, _ LADY LIVERPOOL STALL, ; The usual weekly stall held in aid of the Lady Liverpool Trench Comforts -..Fund this ..week will, be in chargoof members of the Linwood Croquet Club. Delicious cakes, jams and preserves will be on sale. Competitions will be held, amongst the; prizes being three-quar-ters of a ( ton of coal, a set of bookshelves, a : garden seat,--a chair, an oak coal screen and a crepe de chine blouse. The) committee in charge of the. stall consists. of Mrs; Snell, Mrs Wacher, Mrs Cooper and Mrs 4“brbsb. ‘ "V