NOTES FOR WOMEN

New Zealand Times, Volume XL, Issue 9173, 13 October 1915, Page 5

NOTES FOR WOMEN

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL. Mr Powles acknowledges further subscriptions to the St. John Ambulance 2nd hospital ship fund: —Mrs JIlolleston £6 15s, Miss K. £2,' Mrs Shane £l, A. 0., 10s ;l A Friend ss, Mrs Hyde (Shannon) £l. He will he glad to receive subscriptions to enable the committee to purchase material. The St. John Ambulance Association has undertaken to provide the equipment of 60 beds. Mrs A. H. Waters, hon. secretary of the ladies’ committee, will gladly answer letters, and give information as to articles required. Her address is. Belcher’s Buildings, Courtenay place. Miss Stevens, of Palmerston North, is on a visit to Wellington. She came down to sec her brother, who left with the last Reinforcements for the front. Mr and Mrs A. Harris have let their house at the Hutt, and are staying at Bellevue Gardens, with their family. Last Wednesday, at Holy Trinity Church, Gisborne, Mr Mclntosh Williamson, of Te Araroa, son of Mr G. M. Williamson, of Ngatapa, was married to Miss Nesta Eva Gore, daughter of Mr R. M. Gore, of Tunhau. The Ven. Archdeacon H‘. W. Williams officiated. There were two small bridesmaids. Misses Nancy Williams and Peggy Palmer, and Mr H. G. Burnett, of Cape Runaway, was the best man. . After the ceremony a reception’ was held at “The Ranch,” Whatauooko. the residence of Mr and Mrs E. H. Mann.

The committee of the Military Hospital Guild received a letter of thanks from Captain Crawford, acknowledging all that the guild had done for doctors and patients at Trentham during the last few months. The letter was written before Captain Crawford loft for the front.

The secretary of the Countess of Liverpool fund has received the following letter: —“Dear Madam, —I wish to thank your committee on behalf of my officers and myself for your kind and thoughtful gift of socks, handkerchiefs and soap. They will bo very useful indeed. The men each received a parcel' from you some time ago, and I wrote you accordingly. I would like to mention tor your information that we are not permitted to have white handkerchiefs in our possession on service. Again thanking yo’u for your thoughtfulness, jmurs sincerely, L. M. Shera,, Captain. O.C. Field Troop N.Z. Engineers. ’. It is satisfactory to those who have given so generously to the fund to hear that their gifts reach the men at the front, and are so much appreciated there. Doubtless the leather ‘waistcoats being forwarded will be duly acknowledged and also the many Christmas gifts being forwarded. Balaclavas and mufflers have also recently been forwarded.

A raffle in -connection with an art neddlework supper cloth, made and donated bv Mrs A. Moran, Brooklyn, to the leather waistcoat fund was drawn at the Town Hall yesterday afternoon and the winning number was 398, held by Mr A. Wilson, Harrison' street;’ Brooklyn. The amount realised is £lO 155..

’. An engagement is announced between William Reginald Bray Prtdeaux. lieutenant 7th Battalion Wiltshire Regiment, youngest son of the late Rev. W. H. Prideaux, ’ and of Mrs Prideaux. of Flitwick, Bedfordshire, and Ruth, eldest -daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles E. Ford, 12, Priory road, Tyndall’s Park, Bristol. Mr Prideaux, who belongs to Auckland, held, a position as lecturer at the London School of Economics when .war broke, out. ,

At Puniho.' New Plymouth, recently, Miss Evelyn M. Pragnell, second daughter of Mr E. Pi Pragnell, of Taumarunui. and formerly of Masterton, was married to Mr Rowland Hill Lawrence, second son. of Mr W. Lawrence, of Waitaxa. The ceremony, was performed by the Rev. O. H. Olds, and took place at the residence of tho bride’s sister, Mrs P; H. Holmes. The bride was given away by her father, and attended by Miss Helen Lawrence (sister of the bridegroom), and little Noeline Holmes (her niece). Mr Tate, of "Waitaxa. was the best man. The bride and bridegroom left later for New Plymouth, en route to Auckland. Mr Holmes has enlisted for the front, so the wedding was of a quiet nature. Among the presents was a silver - tea service and shaving outfit, from the bridegroom’s -colleagues in Messrs Borthwick’s Waitara office.

Mrs Smith, of Saye’s Court, will bo hostess at the Soldiers’ Club, Sydney street, next Saturday evening, instead of Mesdames J. and G. Tripe, who were to have taken that evening. Mrs Mary Stewart died at her residence. Parnell, Auckland, on Sunday, aged 83 years. , Tho deceased arrived with her parents, the late Mr and Mrs Henry Didsbury. as far back as 1839, landing at Bay of Islands. Tho deceased lady was present at the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, and came to Auckland in the same boat as ‘ Governor Hobson, the founder of the city. The first Anglican service .in Auckland was held in the residence of her parents. Mrs Stewart is survived by one daughter, Mrs C. J. Hardy, of Hobson road. Parnell.

TKe most sensitive beautiful skin is the most easily harmed, especially at this present changeable season. Few faces look as they should—the complexion is generally lacking, in smoothness ’ because the pores of tho skin are filled with dust and other impurities. There is no better aid and purifier to a grime embedded skin than the two ’'Oultene” (reg) preparations as supplied by Miss Milsqm. The Cultene Skin Food, 3s jar, is a tissue builder possessing the nourishing qualities which the skin demands. To be applied at night time as directed. The Culteno Balm, 3s 6d jar, is a face cream to be applied during the day—an invaluable cure for sunburn and freckles. Hygienic Face Powder, 2s (Id and 4s 6d box. A skin food in powder form. Obtainable in creme, white, buff and pink shades to suit all skins. Hainrork of every description; combings made up. Shampooing, etc. Miss Milsom (Barnett’s Buildings), 94, Willis-street. 4 doors past "Evening Post.” 'Phone 814.—Advt. ,

Fragrant violets, large supplies arriving daily. Send your friends an artistic posie of violets or one of our popular violet boxes, packed and posted to auy address in the Dominion. Obtainable at Miss Murray’s, Vice-Regal Florist, 3b, Willis street. *

SYDAL (Wilton's Hand Emollient). A wonderful cure and preventative of dry, parched lips, rough red hands, and blemishes on the face. Get a Is 6d jap of this magic emollient and be the possessor of a beautiful, smooth, white skin. Chemists and Stores sail Sydal. *>

Miss Elder, who came up to Wellington to see her brother (who isi a member of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade)’ returned to Christchurch on Saturday night.

Mr and Mrs C.-W. Raymond, of ■Timaru. and Miss Knubley, of Christchurch were in town recently to say good-byo to Sergeant A. Knubley, who has loft for the front.

The Rev. Hugh B. Chapman, chaplain of the Royal Chapel of the Savoy, writing of a hospital at’ Dijon, the Lycee, says of tho “Medecin-en-Chef : “He himself was a delightful example of a ‘dug-out,’ who had gone through the siege of Strasburg in 'O, and now, had only one wish, namely, that he might live to see the tricolour floating over that coveted fortress. “Not that he had not countless stories on direct evidence of the brutality and cruelty of the .Boche, but the tragedy of it all was to’him haloed by the pain amongst which he dwelt, and by tho daily sight of a martyrdom that spurned lingering death as it had refused to accept the chances of surrender. More than one of his patignts had murmured towards the last that he preferred to die in la belle Franc© than to have kept his health as a prisoner in the enemy’s camp. In answer to the question as to whether religion had been advanced by the war, he replied that the number of Socialists who had asked for baptism Owing to the example of their Christian comrades in the hospitals was to him invincible proof how ‘le bon Dieu’ could bring souls to Himself in a thousand ways

“The nurses appeared to be a combination of Cigarettes out of ‘Under Two Flags’ arid Sisters of Vincent_de Paul, but there was no clashing, and one felt it suitable that all should be dressed in white in view of their common mission of mercy. Of a specially bright one, hailing from Madrid, with eyes like beads and rosy lips, who laughed as she displayed the inventions of her patients or painted postcards of the Boche ful of playful satire, but no more, I said to my companion, ‘Well, at last we have struck a woman without a care I ’ Later I heard that her husband ’ was fighting in the trenches, and .that she wept, though only at night, having no news of him for three days, so for the thousandth time I concluded that saints are not always to he found with a long face or at their prayers.” weddings in Wellington" The wedding took place very quietly yesterday morning at St. Paul’s pro-Cathedral. of Miss Nora .OsborneGibbes, only daughter of Mr and Mrs Arthur Osbome-Gibbes, of Goring street, to Mr Charles E. Holmes, eldest sou of M.r R. A. Holmes, Chief Inspector of the Union Bank of Australia, and Mrs Holmes, of Salamanca road. The Rev. A. M, Johnson performed the ceremony. The bride, who was ■ given away by her father, wore a white silk costume, and pretty pink hat, and carried a posy of pink roses. There were no bridesmaids, but the bridegroom was attended by Mr Ivan Holmes and Mr P. Hackworth. The latter, as well as the bridegroom, were in khaki, both being members of the Bth Reinforcements. After the ceremony the wedding guests were entertained by Mrs Holmes, at her Jhome in Salamanca road. Only immediate relatives and a few intimate friends were present. Yesterday afternoon the marriage’ was quietly celebrated of Miss Vera Chapman, eledest daughter of Mr Justice. Chapman and Mrs Chapman, of Wellington, to Mr Siegfried Eichelbaum, only son of Mr and Mrs Max Eichelbaum, of Boulcott street. The Rev. A. M. Johnson, vicar of St. Paul’s, performed the ceremony, which took place at the of the bride’s parents, 98. The Terrace. Only immediate relatives were present’ on the occasion. . The marriage of Miss Beatrice Seymour, daughter of Mrs Seymour, of the Lower Hutt, to Sergeant W. R. Bamford, of the Bth Reinforcements, and son of Mr R. W. Bamford, Upper Hawthorn, Melbourne, took place at the Basilica, Hill street, yesterday morning. The Rev. Father Seymour (of’ Timaru), brother of the bride, officiated. The bride wore a costume of nattier blue poplin and black’ hat trimmed with blue. The, only bridesmaid was Miss Gertie Clark, of Nelson, who also wore blue. Captain G. Johnson/was the best man. THE • MILITARY HOSPITAL , GUILD. The following gifts are acknowledged by the secretary, Miss S. Nathan: — Mrs Dixon, 6 towels; Mrs Gunn, bandages ; Kathleen Gunn, I fao© washer; Marjory Gunn, 1 face-washer; Miss Ward, 3 face towels; Hinakura, 6 towels; Mrs Thomas Mac Gibbon (Dunedin), 2 rolls of towelling; J. Andrews (Kensington street), 3 pillows; Mrs C. J. Cooke (Kelburn), 6 Balaclavas; Miss Hayes (Newtown School), books; Waverley Ladies’ Patriotic League, a nightshirts, 7 suits pyjamas, 3 face cloths, 2 dozen magazines, 8 day shirts, 4 pairs socks, 4 scarves, 1 Balaclava, 2 handkerchiefs, 3 writing pads, 10 packets envelopes, 6 pencils; Miss Shirtcliffe, 2 suits pyjamas; Mrs Post, old linen; Mrs O. Odlin, 1 dozen face cloths; Mrs Boyd (Upper Hutt), 1

dozen pillow-cases; A. Leo (Newtown), 4 towels; Miss Smith (Upper Hutt), 4 towels; Mrs Pollen, 2 pairs pyjamas; Mrs Morley, 6 towels; Mrs Nicholson and Miss Wadsworth, 4 Balaclavas, 6 face cloths; no name, 1 dozen bath towels, 1 dozen face cloths, 8 sheets, 2 draw-sheets; Messrs Hearn and Co. (Wanganui), 6 dozen woven undervests; “A Helper,". 70 towels; Mrs Harold Beauchamp, 30 gramophone records ; girls of Normal High School, 36 pillow-slips; Mrs Pearson (Cuba street), 2 rolls of towelling; Mac., 2 towels; “Peton© Mother,” 40 soldiers’ bags; Mrs Medley, 6 face-washers; Mrs F. W. Rowe (Wellington South), 4 towels, 3 pairs bed socks; Mrs George White, 2 dozen towels; Mrs H. Hume (Tinakori road), 2 dozen handkerchiefs, 4 suits pyjamas; Mrs Mitchell (Porirua), 12 sheets; no name, 1 Balaclava; Mrs S. T. Addinbrook (Wanganui), 12 towels, 2 dozen draw-sheets; Mrs Manton (Northland), 6 bath towels; A Friend, 1 Balaclava, 1 muffler, 7 face washers; Mrs P. J. S,. Huthnance (Lower Hutt), 12 face cloths; Mrs Flyger,, 11 face cloths; Mrs Mclntosh, linen strips; Mrs Duff, old linen; Mrs Weston, old linen; no name, old -linen, etc., 1 pair socks, 1 Balaclava; Mrs Taster, 15 handkerchiefs, 2 suits pyjamas; Miss M. Jones (Levin), 1 deck chair; Mrs S. E. Whitta (Horoeka, Dannevirke), (6 pillow-cases: Mrs T. Whitta (Coonoor, Dannevirke), 6 pil-low-cases ; Mrs Pbllock, 2 pairs socks; Girls’ Patriotic Club (Wellington), 1 pair pyjamas; A. Ericson, old linen; no name, old linen; Mrs David Lewis, 6 towels and old linen; no name, old linen and 12 face washers; Mrs Wheeler (The Terrace), 12 face cloths; Mrs R. J. White, 4 dozen bandages, 6 face washers; Mrs Judah Myers (Fitzherbert terrace), 18 face washers.