NOTES FOR WOMAN

New Zealand Times, Volume XL, Issue 9095, 14 July 1915, Page 4

NOTES FOR WOMAN

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL. Miss Mildred Brodrick, of Wellington, Ims joined the staff of the Christchurch Hospital. Mr and Mrs' John Farrelly and daughters leave by the Ulimaroa. on Thursday for' a tour .of Australia. The work at the Town Hall goes on steadily day by day. Yesterday the women wore busy cutting out samples of rugs, given by a wholesale firm, which other workers made into coverings for stone hotwatcr bottles. At another table kitchen towels were being cut out and hemmed, while the tables were piled with beautifully made garments, shirts, sheets, towels, all kinds of needs for the sick room. These are all being packed to the kiosk at) Oriental Bay, which has to be fitted up ready for the'convalescent soldiers who are returning by the Willochra tomorrow. One very fine piece of work, which had been just brought in by one lady- was shown with great pride. It was a pile of quilts made of twill unbleached sheeting, with a broad band of red turkey twill round the edges, neatly finished with feather stitching. Piles of goods were ready for packing, and the workers will have plenty to occupy, them in getting these things away by the required time.. Miss Thompson, of 'Christchurch, Misses Cooper and Bull, of Gisborne, and Miss Baker, of Now .Plymouth, are staying at the Empire Hotel.

Ml‘s Mogridge an'd Miss Taylor, of Blenheim, are visiting Wellington, aiid are staying at the Empire Hotel. Yesterday during the lunch hoilr, the winners of the prizes at the recent Carnival Royal Ball, were presented with these mementoes hy the Mayoress (Mrs J.'I 1 -' Luke), in the Mayor's room, at the .Town Hall. The prizes were useful as well as ornamental articles, the gentlemen receiving brass inkstands, and the ladies pretty enamel. and silver* jewel boxes. Mrs Luke, in presenting them,, said a few appropriate.' words ,to each recipient. Mr F.' A. Devin,' who was secretary for the ball committee, thanked Mrs Luko for sparing time to make the' presentations, and said, they regretted that owing to the many duties the Mayoress was discharging at the present time, she Was Unable to attendthe ball. Mas. Luke thanked him, and skid she hoped to attend on some other occasion, and wished it might, he the celebration of peace. The secretary gave, a resume of tile ball expenditure and receipts the neb profit s amounting to about £6O. the recipients of the; prizes were: Ladies, Misses O’Brien and King; gentlemen, Messrs Glenham and Isles.. - • , ; By the death of -Mrs Birrell, wife of the Chief Secretary dor Ireland, social and literary circles -in London are the .poorer,, because,in - addition to personal' Charin' and ability, -she"had a great store of interesting recollections and experiences, says an English correspondent. In her maiden days, when Miss. Eleanor Locker, she was called upon to assist her aunt, Lady Augusta'. Stanley, at the,small tea .party which was given at the Westminster Deaneary, when Carlyle, Grote, and Browning were, invited to meet Qu'eeri Victoria. She afterwards gave an aixihsing account of the singularly nncourtly and uncompromising fashion in which Carlyle conversed with his Sovereign, whom he disconcerted by drawing out a chair and sitting down, so the Queen, was, of course, obliged to do-, likewise. Miss Lockyer was first married in 1875 to the younger brother of Lb.rd Tennyson, who died in 1886, and two years Inter sho became the wife of' Mr 'Birrell.

r Though'the yVellingjum Ladies’ Golf Club .Are; temporarily postponing competitions, the secretary will bo pleased to receive shilling contributions for July to the lied Cross fund. -These contributions from members may be left addressed t 6 the hon. secretary at Tisd alt's,* Lumbton quay. ;

The first of the Australasian nurses to' lay down’her life oh active 'service during the present war died recently in Egypt. This was Nurse Louisa Annie Bioknell.' Before leaving Australia Nurse BicknelTconduCted- a private hospital at Bhirnsdale, Victoria. Miss l Freda Jennings, Of' Christchurch, accompanied Miss Bout, secretary for the volunteer nursing scheme, to Wellington yesterday. ■ They will go on to Auckland, and afterwords to Bunedin. .

The' matron of the Herstaunga Military Hospital wishes to : Acknowledge with thanks the following donations:— From Mr and Mrs Birkett, two sets oi quoits and cards; Mrs Pike; table bowls and gramophone records; Mrs Ewcn, cakes and jam; Miss EwCn. socks and games; Mrs Mantell, socks; Mrs Noel Adams, socks; ‘Lady Bell, cigarettes; and postego' stamps; Lady Ward,’ cakes; Mr Mirams, parcel of tobacco and cigarettes ; Mr Tfiggs, case of fruit; Mrs Whyte, case of fruit ; JVlit J. Campbell, cakes; Maonui Marchbanks, socks; Mayor’s patriotic fund, largo parcels of tobacco, cigarettes and books. Also very useful parcels of clothing from Mrs Lees, Miss Webster, Mrs Tripp and Mr Bendall. From the soldiers’ comforts ■ depot the tooth brushes and weekly supply of "fish and fruit have been greatly appreciated by the men.

■ One face, and one only, is given by Nature to each individnal'to last a lifetime. ; Therefore ■why not make the best of it and keep young, fresh and healthylooking for all time. Age counts not nowadays. Consult Miss Milsom, the qualified Face Specialist, who teaches the correct massage and treats with the proper preparations, and shows you how to-combat the wrinkles, dry skin and dreaded “crow's feef’j how to preserve and restore the roundness and firmness of the cheeks, and particularly the neck. A few special treatments first to cleanse and soften the skin and free it from large pores, blackheads and pimples, then lessons in treatment for the care of the skin (done at home for ten minutes iiaiiy) will show extraordinary results. All hair treatments, hairwork stocked and made from combingsMiss Milsom, Barnett’s Buildings, 91, Willis street (4 doors past “Evening Post”). 'Phone 814. * Fragrant violets. large supplies arriving daily. Send your friends on artistic posie of violets or. one of our popular violet boxes, packed and posted to any address in the Dominion. Obtainable at Miss Murray’s, Vice-Regii Florists, 36, Willis street. ■ “ - “SYDAX.” (Wilton's Hand Emollient). This is a soothing, healing preparation that is capable of doing a lot of good in a household, but it is absolutely incapable of doing any harm. It is a scientific compound of soothing and ■healing- -• _

Miss Holmes gave a talk on “Elizabeth Barrett Browning” to the girls of the Victoria League at their fortnightly meeting last, Monday evening. She spoke especially Of “Sonnets from ' the Portuguese,” in which E. 8.8. gave the world the story of her own life and love. The next meeting will be devoted to a discussion on the merits of the wohien of the Victorian age atid those of the present day. Mrs and Miss Phnrez Phillips, of Melbourne, are staying with Mrs E. Meadowcroft, in Mount street. Mrs Wallis, .Wife Of Captain Wallis, N.Z.M.C., who lifts been spending a fortnight with her husband at Trentham, has returned south, and is the guest-of her mother in Timar'u.

Mrs Kitto, who has been the head of the ladies’ committee for providing the Napier volunteers with their kits, was farewelled by the citizens of Napier on Monday last and presented with a cheque for £IOO. The Mayor, Mr J. Vigor, Brown, made the presentation, and spoke of the work done by Mrs Kitto, and Ml- Kitto responded for his wife. Afterwards Mrs Brown enter-', tained all present to morning tea. Mr and Mrs Kitto have gone to Christchurch, where they will in future reside.

Miss Mina Arndt has gone to New Plymouth, where she will be the guest of her sister, Airs P. Nathan.

WOMEN TEACHERS’ MEETING

Yesterday afternoon a meeting of representatives to the New Zealand Women Teachers* Association met in the Mount. Cook School, those present being the women representatives attending the conference of the . New Zealand Educational Institute. These were Miss P. Myers and Miss Finlayson (Wellington), Misses Hawkins and Simpson (Auckland), Miss S.'L. Paubert (Hawke’s Bay), Miss M. M. Brown (Marlborough), Miss A! F. Johnson (Nelson), Miss G. A. Chaplin, 8.A., and Miss A: M. Spence (Canterbury), Misses Hi L. Hires and O. , McLeod (Southland), and Misses M. McKenzie and C. Little (Otago), Miss Coad (secretary) was also present). Miss P. Myers (president) occupied the chair, and Welcomed the members, Miss Coad (secretary) gave a short resume of the work which the association had done since its inception six months ago. The work had been chiefly getting the association itt train, and in ■sending remits to the different educational institutes, some of Which,' it was gratifying to know 1 , had been adopted by the local institutes and passed on to the New Zealand Institute.) Congratulations were extended to MisS Myers and Miss Chaplin on their appointment to the Council of Education, and it was also gratifying to find so many; more women delegates to to tho institute meeting than formerly, nearly every district having sent one woman among its delegates. The president, MisS Myers, apologised .for the absence of Mrs Dowling, of New Plymouth, who had been prevented, through illness, from, attending. She also read the proposed- Constitution to be adopted by the different women teachefs’ associations of the Dominion, and a sub-committeo was set up to consider this, . consisting of Misses Myers, Chaplin, Faubert, Hawkins, and McLeod. It was explained that the various Women’s associations would work through their district institutes, their object being to look after the Interests of women and girls in education. A brief discussion on various remits before the institute at present took place, 'and Miss Chaplin spoke of the work of the Council of Education. The following committee was elected for the Dominion Association: President, Miss Myers (Wellington); vicepresidents, Miss Chaplin (Canterbury) and Miss ■ Simpson (Auckland); Secretary, Miss Coad; assistant secretary and treasurer, Miss Williams; committee, Mrs Dowling and Misses Brown, Johnson, FaUbert, and McLeod. - Miss Coad moved; “That this meeting of New Zealand women teachers regrets that the Anglican Synod refused to discuss tho question of allowing women members of the Church to vote at parish meetings.”

FOR. THE WOUNDED SOLDIERS. Entertainments in aid of the wounded soldiers’ fund still go on, although the Carnival is'ovcr, Last night the Customs, Marine and Inspection of Machinery Departments held their second annua! dance, the proceeds from which are to be devoted to the fund; Judging from the large number present —the concert chamber was quite full—the fund should benefit' thereby. It was. a very jolly little function, everyone seeming to enjoy themselves immensely, .dancing, to. the music of Cowley’s orchestra, going with a swing. Flags draped the hall, the pillars under the gallery and front of the stage; the latter had been furnished, and was further enhanced with pot-plants and flowers. Supper, under the charge of Mr Oscar Johnston, was served in the corridor, the tables being decorated with pink blossom. ■ The chaperons for the evening were Mesdames F. 31. B. Fisher, ,G. Allport, arid W. Whiteford, and the committee consisted of : Misses M. R. Johnston, H. Bernsten, and M. Cox, and Messrs B. W. Millier, L. E. Judd, W. 0. Thomas, B. Warring, D. G. Napier, L. S. Nicol, and A. Craig. Mr H, F. Cotter, of the Customs Department, was the hen. secretary. SUPERFLUOUS HAIR. ' THE PROOF OF~RUSMA EFFICIENCY. In saying Rusma will remove the unsightly Superfluous Hairs' without pain, without 'leaving scars and without inconvenience, Mrs Hullen has proof to support her statement. Here is one of scores, of voluntary testimonials:— "Capetown. Just a line to let you know that the pan of 'RUSMA’ I got is a complete success and I no longer need to use it." Further, Mrs Hullen’s Eusma GUARANTEE should prompt you to call or write. Will you? Mrs Hullen, Specialist, Boulcott street, Wellington. Dept. 4. Telephone 1017. The Huntly Disaster was Predicted by fthuriel 8 days before eventuating. Send birth date. Is stamps- Scientific Astro- 1 logy. Offices, Bonlcott Chambers. - * Parents! Don't miss an inspection of onr juvenile Window this week. Pyjamas at 2* lid and shirts at Is, both exceptional lines, will be offering all this week. Geo. Fowlds, Ltd., Manners street. *

A GIFT CONYEBSAZIONE. Last night the Ladies’ Auxiliary ol the Y.MiC.A. were the hostesses at a pleasant musical evening, held in the large tall of the building in Willis street. Her Excellency the Countess of Liverxxral was present, and was received qii her arrival by Mr ‘Allen, president of the Y.M.O, A,, and hiss Allen, and Mrs Lowe, president of the Ladies’ Auxiliary. The Mayoress, Mrs J. P. Luke, was also present. The large ' hall, always a' comfortable place, had been made more so with easy chairs, and a dais was arranged for the Vice-Regal party. Quantities of flowers and pot-plants decorated the hall, Lady Liverpool being presented also with a bouquet of freezias and violets, and "rasas of freezias ■ stood everywhere. Supper was laid in one of the wings, UUd Was served during the evening. Mr Allen, welcomed Her Excellency among them, and gdve a brief resume of the work of the Y.M.O.A . many of the members of which were serving in the army, and of the work being done for the .Soldiers. This was also spoken of by Mr Finlay, field service chairman, who made an appeal for funds to .carry oh this good work. Everyone knows what is being done by the T.M.ChA, wherever there are camps, and the work of the New Zealand Association in this Way, here and in Egypt, WaS expected to Cost them between £3OOO and £4OOO a year. At Trenthatn already, ■ about £6OO had been expended, and the association was slightly in debt. However, they were not worrying about that now, but after the War they hoped to he able to wipe out all their debts all Over New Zealand by the kindness of their friends. Mr Smyth, national Secretary for New Zealand, also spoke, and made an appeal for funds for Egypt, from whence Mr Hay had that day telegraphed for more money to earry on the work, During the evening a collection was made for this object with good results, A splendid programme of musical and elocutionary items was given. Miss- Mina Caldow sang, also Mr Laslett ‘ Exton, Miss Betty Purdom, Miss' Marie Fix, and Mr Culford Bell recited. Mr Zainle Wood gave a humorous item, and Mr Frank Johnstone played ’cello Solos, accompanied by Mrs Johnstone. Messrs Jennings, and G. F. Holloway assisted with the accomnaniments. Supper brought a Very enjoyable evening to a close. ■