NOTES FOR WOMEN

New Zealand Times, Volume XLII, Issue 9613, 20 March 1917, Page 9

NOTES FOR WOMEN

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL. Miss Borlase is holding a dance on Saturday evening in the Goring street Hall at tho special request of the officers in camp. These dances were very popular lost year with the men of the different reinforcements, and all are anxious to. have them continued. Saturday night will he the first of the series, and the committee hope they will bo as successful as before. Tho Wellington Nursing Division of the St. John Ambulance Brigade Overseas will he in charge of tho Red Cross shop, 125, Lambton quay, on Friday, the 23rd inst., and Miss Robinson will bo very grateful for contributions of produce of any ' kind. She is hoping to have a good stock of jams, cakes, etc. for sale.

Miss Florence George, of Zohrab street, Hataitai, gave her annual treat to the juvenile pupils of her elocution class on Saturday. Mrs A. George and tho Misses Bertha Mao Duff, Penman, and Ainsloy assisted the Blisses George in making the party a thorough success, and tho young guests who came prepared for a “good time” were by no means disappointed. Next Thursday. March 22nd, the "Charley’s Aunt” Company are giving a concert at the Returned Soldiers’ Club. After the the evening will finish with a dance." On Anzao Day, April 23rd, the Returned Soldiers’ Association will give a demonstration at-the Opera House, when Sir James Carroll will lecture, and also Blajor Waite. Yesterday was a busy day among the workers at the Town Hall; “Housewives” were being made, and a number of ladies were at work all day, cutting, stitching, and filling these, and also punching them ready to put on the fastenings. The Wellington committee has to supply 1700 of these “housewives” per month now, so the work has to ho constant;The “British Australasian” of, January 18th says: “Anglo-Now- Zealanders have learnt with deep regret that Mr Lindsay Grove, the highly-esteemed accountant of the Bank of New Zealand, London, .has suffered a sad bereavement in the loss of his wife.” Sir Joseph arid'Lady Ward bad been staying at Bournemouth when the last mail left England, ~,

’The following have" sent goods to the Red Cross depot, Mercer street., during the past week: —-Mrs Potts, face wasters; Mrs Colley, Marten’ Red Cross workers, 2 cases hospital goods; Dannevirke sub-centre British Red Cross, 2 cases bandages, clothing and books; Rakanui Red Cross, hospital goods; Mrs Waddell, Kelhurn, face cloths; Bliss Coleman, treasure-hags; Takapau Red Cross, pyjamas, face' cloths, underclothing, etc. ,

• A correspondent says that Miss Nancy Birdwood, who has been the only non-Australian at Harefield Hospital in England, since, its inception, is going to ' France to the Australian Hospital at ' Boulogne. "‘She is likely to he much missed, for she is a charming, bright-faded little girl; and a general favourite with the’hoys . at',"Harefield. The affection is probably mutual,, as she says she is almost on Australian by this time.” Gifts from the following have been received recently at the'Town Hall for the Countess of Liverpool fund:—From Theosophical Society, balaclavas and socks; South Wellington Knitting, Guild, 18 balaclavas and' socks; Ohau branch Red Cross, 12 pairs socks; Mrs Bishop, Normal High School girls, Eastbourne Liverpool committee. 18 pairs socks; * Catholic' Knitting Guild, 7 scarves, 80 pairs socks, balaclavas and mittens;. Mrs Graham, -Mrs Ohegwin, Mrs A. Douglas, books; Mrs R. B. Smith, Mrs Mabin, Bell, Arcus, St. Andrew’s Guild (per ,J. Fletcher, hon. secretary), 28 pairs socks, balaclavas and face washers.

The hen. secretary for Lady Liverpool's and Mrs Poniard's Maori soldiers’ ftmd the following donations ’ . Miss - Murray, Christchurch ' Young' Women’s Bible Class, case of comforts, 9 pairs socks, 2 plum puddings, 2 tins coffee and milk .extract, 3 tins condensed milk, 8 rex cheeses, 3 packets cigarettes, 6 cakes chocolate, 1 tin coffee, 2 bottles malted milk, tablets, 1 tin St. Ivel, 1 cake chewing gum; per Mrs Ellis, Otorohanga Maori committee, £2B .2s 3d ; per Mrs Thurkoll, Methodist Guild, i’ctone, 1- pair mittens, *7 pairs socks, 11 handkerchiefs, 2 balaclavas. , At the Synagogue, Upper Berkeley street, London, Miss Sylvia Walford, daughter of Mr Lionel D. Walford, of Talbot square, Hyde Park, was married to Mr Cecil Asher, N.Z.FA., son of Mr and Mrs Asher, of Wellington, N.Z. The bride, who was accompanied by four maids, had her wedding veil fastened with a diamond brooch given to her great uncle by the King or Sardinia.. Lieutenant J. Abel was best man. The committee of the King George and Queen Mary Victoria League Clubs have recently received a donation of £IOO from the King towards the funds they are now raising for their residential clubs for men of the Overseas Forces, says an English writer.

Hints on the complexion.—The latest from abroad is known as the New Absorption Method. It is nothing more than what Miss Milaom’s Cultene Skin Food does and has been doing for her clients for many years. ; Cultene is a substance having the property of a skin food, being absorbed directly by the skin, thus -feeding the shrunken muscles and supplying the lost tissue beneath. We know not foreign substances, but we know our own. Nothing better for a massaging face cream. The best science knows for effacing wrinkles and the dreaded crows' feet. Follow directions carefully and you will. preserve and restore the roundness and the firmness of- the cheeks. Apply Cultene on the exposed skin after being out all day, leave on 10 minutes, then wipe off, note amount of dust and grime on towel; no soap or water can remove this so thoroughly as it is set deep in the pores of the skin. Besides leaves the skin rested and soothed. Price 3s jar. All hair work. Miss Milsom, Barnett’s Buildings, 94, Willis street. ’Phone 814.* Flowers of steamers. Dainty "Bon Voyage" Posies, baskets, artistic floral boxes filled with the choicest flowers. Suitable gifts for your friends leaving by rail or steamers, at Miss Murray’s, Vice-Regal Florists, 3S, Willis street. *

To permanently Restore the Colour to Grey and Faded Hair, use Donnelly's Grey Hair Tonic. Donnelly’s, 65, Vivian street, Wellington. •

Illness prevented Bits Massey accompanying tho Prime Minister of New Zealand on his official visit to Sheffield, but Bliss Blassey wont with her father, and they spent several delightful dajs as tho guests of the Lord Blayor (says an English correspondent). At" a breakfast given in, their honour at the Town Hall they received some beautiful gifts souvenirs of their visit to tho town. Blr Blassey was presented with a cabinet of cutlery, and Bliss Blassey with a silver-mounted toilet set. A silver tea and coffee service was sent to Mrs Blassey. - A writer in the “British Australasian” of January 25th says:—“The Walton (N.Z.) Auxiliary Hospital at Oatlands Park is now full and working at high pressure. , The old mansion for centuries was the abode of royalty; amongst those who resided there were King Henry VII. and Queen Elizabeth. The building consists of over 160 rooms with spacious halls and lounges. Tho grounds are very extensive, and contain golf links and tennis courts. An old and remarkable grotto is a unique feature of the grounds. There are verv spacious yards by tho motor transports.”

Tho “British Australasian” of January 18th says in its Red Cross notes: —“Sister Bertha Duke, N.Z.A.N.S., is is now on military duty in New Zealand, after a year’s work in military hospitals in Egypt and England. Sis ter Irene Hood, daughter of Blr and Mrs W. Hood, of Blasterton, N.Z., E sister-in-oharge of tho Anglo-American Hospital at Cairo. Staff-Nurse L. Miller, N.Z.A.N.S., has left the - Nurses’ Convalescent Home, Sandwich, for duty at the 3rd N.Z.G-.H., Oodford. The following Now Zealand nurses enjoyed the hospitality of the Sandwich Nurses’ Convalescent Home during tho past month : —Matron Nixon, Sisters Tuck-er,-'Stubbs, Blackie, and Wot-horeil, and Staff-Nurses Smith, Bennett, Kitching, Curtis, Huddleston, Woodward, Brayshaw, Floyd, Whiteman, Miller, and d’Emden.

A meeting of the Red Cross Shop committee ’was held yesterday afternoon in the Blayoress’s room at the Town Hall. IVlrs J.’P. Luke presided, and Mrs Firth, bon. secretary, read the report of .the work at- the shop.. There was a good attendance of representatives of the societies which take a day at the shop. It was decided to send another £6OO to • England at once, for comforts. for Now -Zealand sick and wounded soldiers. This, with the preceding £3OO, iflakes a total of £BOO sent away as profits from ■: the shop made since its * opening a little 'before last Christmas and is felt by the committee to bo; very satisfactory indeed. It was decided not to hold the jumble sale' proposed forriierly. The organisers of the ; shop are very grateful'to all those who have assisted to raise such A splendid sum of irioney, especially the smaller societies, all of whose, members have worked hard to make their individual days, successful.

, Miss Agnes Segrief went to Palmerston yesterday, - where she sang at the St. Patrick’s .concert, held last , night.;

, Miss Bickriell, inspector for the Health Department, and late matron of the hospital ship Mahono, has been transferred temporarily to Auckland from the Wellington office of the department. Mr and Mrs Bernard bers, of Havelock. North, have Cecil paying a visit to Wellington. ■ ■■■-■' Airs'A. Allen and Miss Dorothy Allen, of Napier, who have been spending a few days in Featherston to see Private Keith Allen, who is in camp there, intend coming on to Wellington tJiis "week, and spending some timo here, ’ ; Mrs J.‘ M, Muir and Miss Kv.-Muir returned from a visit to Auckland on Friday last. bliss Sylvia Wheatley, of Napier, is visiting Wellington. Visitors staying at the Albert - -Hotel are Mr L. AlSaco (America), Mr, James Wall (Te Kuiti), Mr W. Brown (Blenheim), and Mr C. H. i.owis (Christchurch). ji The Day’s Bay ladies are anticipating a good sale at tho Red Cross Shop •to-day. l They will-have a quantity of home-made cakes for sale,, also Iresh eggs and poultry, .and Some lamb, which is, being sent fresh from ■ the country, ’so that would-be--shoppers had better he early on the scene. Mi's Coull and Mrs'D. ,M. Findlay are in charge of the” day.

SPECIAL TREATMENTS AT MRS ROLLESTON'S. For falling hair, dandruff, or prema. ture greyness, courses of treatment, including hand, yibro, and electrical massage, clipping and singeing and shampooing, one guinea. , , , For improving the colour and lustre of the hair. Henna Shampooing, 7a 6d. For improving the growth and preventing tho hair falling, shampooing with friction, 4s 6d. . ' For thoroughly cleansing the hair and scalp, shampooing 2s 6d. For strengthening the growth, clipping and singeing,ls 6d. . . Henna Staining and Hair Staining from 10s 6d. . For improving the complexion, remow ing and preventing wrinkles, eradicating blackheads, courses of face treatments one guinea. ‘ For the permanent removal of superfluous hair by electrolysis, per half-hour treatments ss. Special preparations for hair and face home treatments. Complexion Soap (special) Is 6d. tablet 4s box. \ Combings made up, 2s 6d oz. Switches, Transformations, Toupees, and every design .in hairwork at English prices. Mrs EoUeeton, 256. Lambton quay.— Advt.

What does your face reveal? It is like an open book and reveals much; but unfortunately, for some ladies, superfluous hair rs a constant anci dreaded worry and mars the whole facial beauty. In such cases we would hke you to know of the effectiveness an d complete destroying power of RUSMA. The removal or superfluous Hairs by this method is painless ana Permanent. Kusma aestroys every hair root, and leaves no scar behind. Do not experiment with dangerous depilatories. Be treated with Rusma—you can use it in the privacy of jour . Home without the slightest inconvenience. MRS HULLEN, Toilet Specialist (Next Plunket Nurses’ Depot), 3A. Courtenay place, Wellington. —Aovt.

Here’s a timely hint concerning the preservation of skin-beauty during summer months. Get a jar of Sydal at your chemist’s or store —rub a little on the face and hands and thereafter sun or windburn ivill hold no terrors. Unlike many face creams Sydal contains nothing to fill up and clog the skin pores—Sydal is a clear ivhito jellysoothing and fragrant—2s a pot.

. BED CROSS FUNDS. Hr Joseph Joseph, honorary treasurer Of the Wellington Branch of The British Bed Cross, and Order of St, John, acknowledges receipt of the following additional donations;— '

A DOMESTIC SCIENCE BOOK. il very neat little book on domestic science, the ‘‘Southern Cross,’’ has- been published by Whitcombs and Tombs. The book comprises three-year courses in cookery, ho usowilcry, arid • laundry work, and is specially compiled to meet the, requirements of cookery and domestic hygiene as set out in tho primary school syllabus, and the B course in housecraft as required lor the senior national soholarslii-i and the City and Guilds of London Institute examinations. The first- course comprises such introductory knowledge as definition'of. food, domestic science, the use of food; the importance of a varied diet, the essehtials of good cookery, how to lay a fire, how to manage a gas stove, experiments with starch rules for milk , puddings, etc. Recipes are also given and methods of cleaning and each different type of cookery ' carefully and simply explained, also the different properties in everyday foods and their values. Rules of health are carefully set out, and economy of food ant) fuel dealt with;, A special course deals with all kinds of, laundry-work, a special study being devoted to tho washing of woollens and the use of starch. The second course goes more deeply into food values, espa ciallv in regard to fruit and vegetables, the rules of • hygiene; - jam' making '.also, coming into this course,--and also bread making and food suitable for infants and young children. The third course, which is quite short, deals more fully with economics with regard to cooking, and the home, and the planning Of ( meals and making of beverages; a lesson is •given on sterilisation, and many useful rules for cake making. The book would be a useful one for housekeepers as well as for girls studying domestic science.

DAYLIGHT SAVING IN AUSTRALIA. Speaking of the Daylight Saving Bill an Australian writer says:— The housewife has given vent to more heartfelt maledictions over this day-light-saving scheme than ever any other arbitrary governmental innovation. Almost without warning she was plunged into a condition of things with which she had absolutely .no .sympathy. . She was robbed of a precious hour of rest in the morning, and started on her daily rounds long before she had recovered from the ' previous day’s exertions; and by the time the dinner was due she began to feel horribly the fag attendant on that additional hour.. The housekeeper did not want a longer day. What she wanted was a working day of shorter hours. Under the best of conditions, where she had a family, to look after, to cook and _sew and wash for, she'found herself quite weary enough by bed-time, when ten o’clock came last year to retire with an easy conscience. This new arrangement has given her a feeling of false security. Instead of sternly putting aside her mending or ironing when the clock hands pointed to ten. she has stuck to it another hour, arguing, by- characteristic feminine reasoning, that it was then only ten. , And she has had to grill over a cook-stovo during the hottest part of the day. Another difficultv she has had to contend with has been getting the children to bed. What child, when the sun is high in the heavens and gives the lie to the clock, and the heat in his room stiffting, can be expected to go to sleep? Instead, he has wept and fumed, and fumed ' and tossed. thereby adding tremendously to tho unpleasantness of tho washing-up hour. -Even where there is nothing to be done once the dinner is out of the way, the weary housekeeper prefers to spend a little time in the cool, open air, rather than inside the sun-baked bedrooms.

'Whatever may be said of the day-light-saving scheme in other countries, and whatever advantages it may offer to the male section of the . community (and these are doubtful), for women its introduction to New South Wales has been productive of no benefit whatever.

Added to the fatigue of al 6 siS? n minutel fa^^t&lce s&i'M nx «*““ k straight away. .■•■'■■

' / WANGANUI NOTES.. (By " EilC6n -March 17. Mrs T. Williams (Gonville) is on a visiti to her parents, Mr and Mm Ehilmx Davenport, Auckland. . . ■ • l)r Boyd, of Taihape. was in Thfursdav to see his sons at the- Col-. Plymouth, spent a few days in Wanganui on her way ■%s3sJT*r fSSSSr b Mra Cleland. sen., of Wellington, who has been visiting for a fortnight with Mrs Cleland, of Gonville. returned home tb Mrs W Wilkie (Gonville) has, returned homo from her holiday. _ . Commissioner and Mrs Wilson lett for ■ Auckland (where they intend to reside) this week. . Mrs John Coull, of Shannon, is the guest of Mrs Coull, Serjeant street. , Mrs Hardy has returned from her extended visit south. ; t, , The monthly meeting of the Jtoyal Society ior the Health of_Women and Children 1 was held on Tuesday afternoon. The monthly, report of the Hunket nurse was very good, showing JOl visits to homes and 570 consultations at the town office and 67 at Wanganui Hast. During the month there were 62 new cases. The appointment of : a. second nurse was discussed, and. hiurso Hendry, who has’almost compteted her training at Karitane Harris Hospital, has been offered th© position. . Mrs Hine. St. John’s Hill, is the guest of Matron Eellius, of Taihape .HosPi Nurse Signal, who relieved Nurse Kent (while on her holidays), has returned to Wellington . ' The first meeting of the National Efficiency Board for Wanganui and Wai-' totaxa districts was held on Tuesday afternoon, when a start was made to carry out the work. Mr G. W. Sampson (our late chief postmaster) was appointed secretary, and the first general meeting will be held on Wednesday. The trustees accepted with thanks the offer of Mr Wolven, of St. John’s Hill, and Mr Enderby, ■of Wanganui,, to act as • supervisors in the management of properties entrusted to the board. The Efficiency Board has asked the Women’s Branch of the National Deserve throughout the Dominion to cooperate with them to get women for farm Work. The local branch are asking that women willing to do the work will forward their names as soon as possible. Miss E. Chapman is secretary. Mr and Mrs Corf, of Wanganui, are spending a few days in Marton. Mrs and Miss Taylor, of Hunterville, are staying with friends in Wanganui.

PALMERSTON NORTH NOTES. ’ Mrs W H. Hankins has gone to the Wairarapa on holiday. Mr and Mrs Blackmore, who have been awav returned to town this week.. Mr C. A. Loughnan, who has been at Mokau for the past fortnight, is back in town. Colonel and Mrs Hnlme, who were in New Plymouth, have returned to Palmerston. The Colonel, accompanied by Captain Turby, was inspecting the Taranaki Regiment, which was encamped at Now Plymouth. After some delay and controversy the Defence Department announces that a safe and suitable rifle range has at last been found in the ‘vicinity of Ashhurst. It is rather far from town, but it was impossible to procure one nearer town. A meeting was held on Thursday lest with a view to setting up an Efficiency Board for this district. Three men representing the farming community were chosen, Messrs Joseph Linklater, J. A. McLeavy and W. Barber, and three men to represent the town, these being Messrs J. M. Johnston, R. S. Abraham aiid J. Stevens. Mr P. - C. Freeth was elected secretary. - About 120 recruits to fill gaps in the 27th Reinforcements were concentrated here on Monday Inst, being drawn from the Wanganui and Mannwatu districts. These men were entertained by the Anxac Club on Monday night, when a

concert was provided, after which: supper and cigarettes wore handed round. The men wont on to camp on Tuesday morning. The Town and Country Patriotic 'Women Workers who so successfully undertook the catering at the last A. and P. show, have now taken over the Patriotic Shop in the Square. Each week the shqp is run by different ladies, and an excellent business has been recorded so far. This week the shop was in charge of Meedames Coombs and Harris (Terrace End), and Mrs Homan (Awahoiri). Mrs, Lionel Abraham is president of this organisation, and Mrs'W. T. Penny the secretary.

£ a d Taihape Branch of British Bod ' Cross Society, remitted to New Zealand/Branch British Bed Cross, London 200 0 0 McM. ! 50 0 0 Mrs Smitton, Island Bay ...... 100 0 0 New Plymouth Centre British Bed Cross Society,- remitted ■ to headquarters British Bed Cross London — 250 0 0 e.j.b 0 5 0 Wellington Bed Cross Shop, Lambton quay, remitted toNew Zealand Bed Cross Commissioner. London, for comforts for New Zealand sick : -and 'wonnded 'soldiers 7..; 500 0 0