NOTES FROM LONDON

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 7914, 25 September 1911, Page 11

NOTES FROM LONDON

(From Our Lady Correspondent.) LONDON, August 11. NEW ZEALAND LADY DENTIST. A conference known as the Homemaker's Club Convention was held three weeks ago in Saskatchewan, and Dr Grace Airnsn'o-ng, who practised lor many veal's in Dunedin as a dentist and who is a pioneer woman dentist in Regina (Canada), gave what is described as an interesting and useful address on “Dental Hygiene for Children." Hiss xVxmstrong illustrated her lecture with charts prepared by nerseli, and in the course of it described the teeth and thoir formation, urged the importance of caring for children's first or temporary teeth and the necessity for absolute cleanliness of the teeth at all times, if health is to be preserved. “The earo of the teeth should be begun in infancy'," she said, “.and continued until the end of life." .The permitting of babies to use rubber 'comforts’, which in many cases injure the shape of the mouth and frequently cause upper teeth to project, was strongly denounced. The removal of adenoids in order to prevent mouth breathing was also urged. An interesting discussion, says the Canadian papers, followed the address. WOMAN HEALTH OFFICES. For the first time in tho history of Portugal, a woman in Oporto has boon appointed to an. important public position, viz., Sub-Inapectoc of Public Health. COMMANDMENTS FOR WIVES. How the Queen of Roumauia adopted the pen name of Garmon Sylva is explained by herself in a diary. She was visiting the elementary school at lassy, and sho inquired of a little pupil if she know who Carmen Sylva was. “ Yes," replied the child, “it is the name of the Queen when sho writes books." “And what does the name meant" demanded the Queen. Tho girl did not know, and her Majesty told her. “When X was a child like you," she said, "I loved to ramble through the forest, and 1 used to wish I could sing like the birds. That is why I took the name. ‘Carmen’ means a song, and ‘Sylva’ a forest.’’ The Queen, by the way, is shortly publishing a book ivhich is said to deal with Che life of Irish peasants. Etui’ since she visited Connemara, a year ago, she has been haunted by the desire to publish hor impressions. News came from . Vienna some little time ago of tea commandments that Carmen Sylva has drawn up - with a mow to helping young women who have embarked on the sea of matrimony. Her Majesty believes that the fulfilment of these commandments will mean happiness for young wives, and as other women may be interested in them, hero they are-.

(1) Never begin a quarrel, but if there is disagreement do not give way until tho matter has been pmt right. (2) Never forgot that you are tho wife of a man and not of a god. Do not worry too much over his weaknesses. (3) Do not be always asking your husband for money. (1) If you discover that your .husband has a big heart remember also, that ho has a stomach. Look well after his stoinac.b.

(5) From time to time, but not too often, allow your husband to have the last word. That pleases him, and does not harm you.

(G) Read all tho newspaper, not merely the sensational bits. Your husband will willingly discuss with yon politics and the day’s happenings. (7) During a period of sulkiness do not vex your husband. (8) Pay your husband a compliment from time to time. At the some time let him understand that you; yourself do not always steer clear of mistakes. (9) If your husband is good and'active, be a comrade to him. If he is heavy and slow bo, a friend and adviser to him.

(10) Above all show respect to your mother-in-law. Kemomhgr that £onr husband loved her before he loved yon. THEATRE DOCTORS.'

According to a Parisian correspondent of the “Daily Telegraph'’ by an order of the Prefect of Police, which seems to have been issued since the day when the ofiico of Prefect of. Police yvas established, every theatre and every concert and music-hall in Paris .must have its doctor. He is not changed yvith the health of actors and actresses only, but yvith that of the audience. He must he present from the beginning bo the end of the performance. The police commissioner may even forbid tho raising of the curtain before the doctor has arrived. His place is either in the stalls or in a box on tho "balcon.” AVherevor ho is, tho theatre hands know at once yyhero to find him, A doctor eligible to be .attached to tho theatrical service must have a liking for tho theatre. This is always a consideration in his , choice. Once he is appointed ho may, of course, bo represented by another. He may at times delegate his functions to a young graduate, but tho doctor or his representative must be there.

There are altogether some 500 doctors attached to the various theatres. They have even formed a syndicate for the purpose of. taking each other’s turn. As not more than thirty or forty aro required to he on duty at night., each of them need only go once a yvoek. They havf olio drayvai up statistics. These shoyy that three persons on an average faint at every performance. SCHOOL OF HOUSEWORK.

With the laudable object of instructing the young girl of the industrial classes in the duties of mp.cherhocd and domestic economy the Women’s Industrial Council has just opened a nursery training school in King Edyvard road, Hackney. 1 Laundry, housework, cookery, shopping, tho care of infants, and kindred subjects yydll he taught; everything, in fact, that yrill fit the young pupil for her later life os a mother'and a citizen.Girls of fifteen yvill bo admitted, and tho babies on yvhom the student yvill practise yvill be from one month to five years of age, the children of working mothers of the district, yvho are charged 4d per day. For that suin each baby is allowed to stop in the creche from 7.30 a.m. until 7.30 p.m., is bathed, dressed, fed, etc., until taken homo by its mother at night. FINE WOMEN SWIMMERS. A long-distance syvim of fifteen miles —from Richmond to London—took place last Saturday, and of sixteen yvomen competitors no feyver than ten reached the goal. The yvinner of the gold cup yvas a .girl of • seventeen (Miss Vera Neave, of Enfield), yvho swam from Richmond to Blackfriars in 4 fours and 10 minutes. Silver goblets were presented to the .women who came in second, third, and fourth, and gold, silver, and bronze medals were also given. MRS DESPARD, tho prominent suffragist, is. very keenly interested in social yvork in the East End and in Nine Elms—a hungry little slum-land. She has a capital boys’ club, yvhioh yvas formed and equipped by herself. Here tho members may play billiards, though gambling is strictly forbidden. Boxing and wrestling proceed on scientific lines, and football and cricket in season. Mrs Despart formed this club with tlio object of keeping the boys frem tho temptation of the public-houses, and she has succeeded splendidly. She is sister of General French.