NOTES FOR WOMEN

New Zealand Times, Volume XLII, Issue 9631, 11 April 1917, Page 9

NOTES FOR WOMEN

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL. Their Excellencies the Governor and Countess of Liverpool attended the races at EUerslie, in Auckland, on Saturday and Monday. Xrady Liverpool alio attended the Ohemiavski s concert on Monday night, and to-day she opens a, sale of work, which is being held at Bishop’s Court, Auckland, in aid of St. Mary’s Homes. Mrs and Airs Tylce, of Makuri, Wairarapa, are staying at Island Bay.

Alias Kate Alorris, of Alasterton, is visiting Wellington, and is staying at Miss Martin’s.

The Countess of Liverpool Fund depot at the Town Hall has been closed for the Easter holidays, and reopens to-day. The Alayoress has, however, been busy all the time, and with the assistance of Airs Barltrop (secretary) and a few other members of the Citizens’ Service League, has prepared several cases of gifts for the troops from the Citizens’ Gift Fund. Two cases of books have been packed, and several cases of sundry gifts, one ot which is for the benefit of naval ratings. These gifts include smokes, pipes, notebooks, and indelible pencils, soap, toothbrushes, etc.

Air and Airs it- T. M. Edwards, _ of Farndon, Hawke's Bay, are spending a few days in Wellington, having motored through on Monday. Airs Donald'Donald, of Alasterton, is staying at the Oriental Bay Hotel with her two grandchildren. Mrs Guy Alace, of Masterton, is also staying there.

The committee of the Catholic Girls’ Hostel is holding a dance in the Alexandra Hall, Abel Smith stret, on Saturdaynext. Airs S. J- Moore, secretary for the National Spiritualist Churches of the, Dominion, entertained the president, Air W. 0. Nation, and delegates to the conference at her residence, Bidwoll street. Alusical items were given by’ Alesdames Derbyshire, Alorris, Aloore, and the ■ Alisses Palmer, Dalziel, and Aloore. A feature of the evening were the fine messages received from the spirit friends, congratulating the delgates on tho worth of the conference. Air Page and other* mediums added to the pleasure of the evening’s enjoyment. Tho Spiritualists have as many women workers as men in the movement. Mrs Mopre has been returned as secretary for the eleventh year of office. At an Anglo-Australian wedding at Great Shatford Church, Minchorhampton, Gloucester, England, as the bride and' bridegroom emerged from the church, an archway was formed of crutches by some of the patients or Sholford Hospital, where the bnde had been a voluntary worker.

Mrs T. W. Wardell, of tho Walrarapa, is visiting Wellington. Major and Mrs Bosworth, of Palmerston North, left by the Main Trunk on Alonday for the north. Mrs Bosworth goes on to Auckland for a fortnight; Major Bosworth is visiting the King Country on departmental business.

During March, the Victorian central depot of the Australian Red Cross Society shipped 1148 packages to London, the total value being £18,777, says the "Australasian.” From the men’s section a usefiil consignment of woodwork was forwarded; Supplies of warm clothing, - old linen, etc., also formed portion of the . shipments, but the greater ipart consisted of specially packed Australian foodstuffs, such as wholemeal biscuits, rolled oats, tinned butter, preserved fruits, honey and chocolate. Australian prisoners of war and wounded or sick men will find imprinted not only upon socks, shirts, and pyjamas, but also upon biscuits, cakes of chocolate, 'tins of butter or fruit, packets of cigarettes, and all other gifts from the 'society, the words “Australian Red Cross,” together witn the Red Cross symbol. Mr and Mrs C. R. Cosrpcr, of Melbourne, are visiting 'Wanganui. Lady Zouche is a peeress in her own right. Sixteenth of her line, she inherited from her brother, in 1914. She spends much of the year at her lovely old Tudor home jn Sussex, Parham, which lies at the foot of the downs near Pulborough, and since the war has taken np serious work. Parham has a famous armoury which contains a historic collection. A family ghost claims a certain corner near the chapel as its happy hunting ground. The gardens are beautiful, being laid out in the classic style, with long alleys and statuary. The baronry dates from the fourteenth century, and the family name is Ourzon. Lady Zouche is unmarried, and the heir-presumptive is a cousin. Lady Frankland, daughter of the late Colonel Augustus Curzon.

A woman’s face puzzles a woman herself. Whose advice is she to take? She hears this “Mrs Blank has a complexion like a peach, and she says she owes it to bathing her face fn lemon juice every night and sleeping on a violet pillow.” Then she is told "Doctor So-and-so says sleep with the windows open, take more exercise and cold baths, and he’s got a skin like a nutmeg and a noso like a beet.” It is easy to "uess neither advice” will bo followed. Miss Mileom knows what advice to give, because she alone has had the experience. The two great Oultene remedies —the Skin Food (3s) for night and Balm (3s 6d) for daily use are highly recommended, besides other very necessary and delightful accessories too numerous to mention. All hair work, hair creams, tonics and lotions. Call or write. All questions replied to promptly and confidentially. Miss Milsom, Barnett’s Buildings. 94, Willis street. 'Phone 814. —Advt. What does your face reveal? It is like an open book and reveals much; but unfortunately for some ladies, superfluous hair is a constant and dreaded worry and mars the whole facial beauty. In such cases we would like you to know of the effectiveness and complete destroying power of RUSMA. The removal of superfluous Hairs by this method is painless ana permanent. Ensma aestroys every hair root, and leaves no scar behind. Do not experiment with dangerous depilatories. Be treated with Eusma—you can use it in the privacy of your Home without the slightest inconvenience. MRS HULLEN. Toilet Specialist (Next Phmket Nurses’ Depot), 3A. Courtenay place, Wellington.—Advt.

Flowers or 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-Eegal Florists, 36, Willis street. *

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

Alias Alarryatt, of Opaki, spent the Easter holidays in Wellington. She returned home yesterday afternoon. Allle. Alarcelle Semmer has won tho Legion of Honour and Croix do Guerre ar the age of twenty-one. By her courage and presence of mind in lowering a swing bridge over a canal after the retreating French had crossed, and throwing the crank (with which the bridge was raised and lowered) into the water, die delayed the march oi an entire German army corps for riven, ty-four hours. Sho \v£is cirrested Dy the enemy, and twice sentenced to death, hut twice escaped. One of tho finest pieces of work over attempted—and, what is better, being successfully done —by a woman s club is that of the oare of mentally sick women, that has been carried on for some time by tho Friday Alorning Woman's Club of Los Angeles, California. The very fact that ’’mentally sick women” has been substituted for tho fearful words “lunatic” and “insane’’ is a wonderful stop forward. It is only a little while ago when mental diseases were looked upon with horror and classed as a disgrace or a crime. People were supposed never to recover from them, and how could they, poor souls' when they met with only cruel alienation, solitary confinement, darkness and neglect? Now, these Los Angelos women have substituted kindness and light and warmth and attention, and, of course, tho results are different. It is as in one of tho English hospitals, where formerly the mentally sick that were cured wore, scarcely 5 per cent. Now. in the same hospital, with but new, humane methods, the cured are 95 per cent., and at the dances given it is impossible for the visitor to tell whether he or she is dancing with a patient, a nurse or a doctor. It is a great step forward, this treatment of the mentally ill as human beings, and all honour is due to these women of Los Angeles. Says the “Bulletin” :—Beatrice Day sends greetings from Paris, where she is trying to establish a soldiers’ hostel. Her son. Robin Wall, who was seriously wounded, is now doing nicely. A very quiet wedding was celebrated on March 28th at St. Peter’s Church, Wellington, by the Rev. Mr Watson, when James W. Lea, son of Mr J. Lea, Monks, Kirby, England, was married to Hilda, second daughter of T. A. Frost, of Pitzheiihert East. Both families desired the wedding to be of a quiet character, owing to so many relatives in England being at the front. The bride wore a smart travelling costume of navy blue and a black velvet hat trimmed with pink. After tho ceremony tho bridal party adjourned to the home of the bride’s sister in Brooklyn, where a wedding breakfast was served, the cake having come from Dustin’s, at Palmerston North. Later the bride and bridegroom left for the north amidst the good wishes of their friends. A number of pretty and useul presents were received.

At the Presbyterian Church, Tabaka, recently, the Rev. E. Kedgley celebrated the marriage of Alias Lesley Irene Hyland, second daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas Hyland, of Central Takaka, to Sergeant Ralph George Sparrow, of Uruwhenua, Takaka. The Alisses Lynda Hyland, Shapcott (of Hastings) and Leonie Baigent were bridesmaids, and Farrior-Corporal Arnold Sparow was best man and Corporals Baird and Baigent groomsmen, all returned Anzacs. The bridegroom, also a returned soldier, wore a medal presented' by the 10th Nelson Mounted Regiment for long service—twelve years.

Sydney presswomen raised £l2O by a theatrical performance recently. A soldiers’ home will be furnished with tho money.

An average of 283 families’ dependents of sick, wounded and missing soldiers get fruit and vegetables from tno Red Cross depot in Ash street, Sydney.

Miss Helen Hudson, of Hillsborough, West Maitland, has just had an Australian novel accepted by Messrs Hoddor and Stoughton, the English publishers. Miss Hudson is already well known in Sydney’s writing worla, and has a number of clever stories and articles to her credit. Her pathetic little book, “The Red Eoad,” has done much towards alleviating the sufferings of travelling stock. The new book, which is entitled “Flames in the "Wind,” deals with the aboriginals and the lost explorer, Leichardt. Criticising the work which has been done by the women in connection with the building of soldiers’ homes at French’s Forest, New South Wales, Mr de Patron (Messrs Morrow and de Putron) said: £ ‘l personally inspected the work that is being done by the members of the Australian Women’s Service Corps, and was more than satisfied with what has been accomplished. They were working quite as well as any of the men, and were prepared to do anything there was for them to do. They were efficient and enthusiastic ”

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. Bv Arrangement with Mrs Rolleston, Hair Physician and Face Specialist, qualified London and Paris. "H. B-ay/ 3 —You will find "English Court medicated soap 'best for washing the hair whdre there is much dryness oi the scalp or the hair is brittle. It is -specially recommended for children's hair and as a preventive of dandruff. Price Is fid per tablet or box of three 4s. Postage 4d. "B.E.p. J, --"Cr e ani of Lilies” is one exoeuent elan lotion and complexion beautmer. It purifies the complexion and removes freckles and tan. The great demand nor it proves its value. Prices and 4s fid per bottle. , McK.”—Uhless you have abundant hair the present style of hairdressing needs a switch. We have an extensive variety, and can match every shade end texture of hair. Prices from 15s to 63*. Extensive private rooms for all treatments. Mrs Eolleston. 2515, Lambton quay.

correspondence where address is included replied to personally or privately.—Advt.

Now that the summer sun and dry wind tend to parch and brown the skin, a little Sydal should be rubbed into face and hands. Sydal is a fragrant jelly-like emollient which sinks in and preserves the freshness, fairness and suppleness of th e skin. Get a pot NOW! 2s, all chemists and stores—always keep Sydal handy. • The favourite —Boys' sports suits with shorts to fit boys from i years to 15 ■years, from 21s to 355. Boys’ sports suits with breeches to fit boys from 12 years to 18 years, from SOs to 50s. Best quality tweeds. Geo. Fowlds. Ltd,, Manners street.

Air and Mrs Herbert Rose ai(oi their daughter, Mrs H. Alackenzie Douglas,, left for Woodville yesterday.

Airs M. A. MoHardy and Alisses McHardy (2) left Hastings for' Wellington and Rotorua yesterday. ■: Mrs Campbell and Air and Mrs Martin, of Napier, are on an extended tour of the North Island.

A new branch of Y.W.C.A. work is being undertaken by Miss Annie Bignell in Australia, she having been appointed extension secretary. Her work is to form industrial clubs for girls in factories, shops, or warehouses. First it is necessary to get the help ajml cooperation of the managers these large industries, and so far the response has been most helpful and generous. The girls who join these clubs are encouraged to develop whatever talents they may possess. The death of Mrs Rogers, which took place on Thursday at Hawera, removes one who, though not a pioneer colonist of New Zealand, had a long and useful life packed with incident. Born in 1820, the daughter of a Devonshire squire, she lived a comparatively uneventful life in England until her marriage in 1847, when, as the bride ot Dr Charles James Rogers, she went to India and spent thirty eventful years in the southern portion of that great Dominion. Those were the days before the Mutiny, the time of the John Company. She saw the transition stages of India under many GovernorsGeneral, and was through the dark and trying months of that terrible Mutiny. Though, thanks to the loyalty and influence of Sir Sala Jung, the south was saved the horrors through which the north passed, it was a time of tremendous anxiety and strain. How great it was is shown by the fact that Dr Rogers, who naturally had often to be away from bis family on business, gave his wife a revolver, telling her to use it in case of need rather than allow herself and children to fall into the hands of the mutineers. The storm of the Mutiny passed, and Dr and Mrs Rogers spent their life in India until J 877. Dr Rogers, before he left, attained the high position of Deputy-Surgeon General in the Indian Medical Service. In 1877 they returned to Europe and spent several years in Germany, principally at Stuttgart. About 1880 they went to England, and after Dr Rogers’ death Mrs Rogers and her family came out to New Zealand, landing at New Plymouth in 1885. The rest of her life was spent in Taranaki. There were nine children, of whom five are now alive: Mrs S. E. Corry, Mrs R. F. Cornwall, Mrs Solfe (England), Mr J. It. Rogers, and Captain Rogers. Mrs Rogers was right to the end fully interested in present-day events. She had the uncommon experience of living under five Sovereigns of England, being born in the reign of George IV. As a girl, at Chelsea, she had the great privilege of a personal friendship with Bulwer Lytton and Charles Dickens. It is interesting also to know that she was educated at Brussels at a French seminary, one of those institutions which had a European reputation as a centre of education. The latter years of her life were spent in retirement, but she maintained a lively interest in all that went on in the world, and to the last retained her faculties unimpaired. Her memory will be treasured by her many friends all over Taranaki.

OUTINGS FOB SOLDIERS. A New Zealand woman in England tells how she gives the wounded soldiers outings- Doctors, nurses, and patients all agree that outings are productive of the greatest good to the patients. The change does more for their health than anything else—when they are fit for it, that is. Many a boy tells mo that the first really good night’s sloop he has had since he was wounded was after an outing. It seems to help them along in their convalescing. Trips, whether by train or other conveyance, are expensive things, and with the increasing price of coal, petrol, and horses’ food, they are not getting cheaper. I take from twenty to twenty-four hoys each week for an outing—two outings a week regularly. Fortunately I have friends in Bournemouth, Southbourne, and Southampton, and they ask me to bring parties of ten or twelve to tea. When I have not to pay for tea out of the War Contingent Association money, I can squeeze in a third trip now and again, so you can imagine how thankful I am to have such good friends. When I take a brakeload of boys for a drive (to Beaulieu, Milford-on-S'ea, Minst cad, Rufus Stone, etc.), the cost is about £2 7s 6d or £2 10s. That includes a good square tea for the hoys. The tea is a necessary feature, and a very important one, of the outing. When i have two motors for leg cases (as 1 do about once in three weeks) the cost is about £4 10s for the afternoon—of course, when the tea is given by friends it makes a difference of about 16s. Food is much dearer here than in New Zealand, and I won’t have them count what the boys eat, as is the usual practice. I always arrange that they shall have as much as ever they like at so much, a head.