NOTES FOR WOMEN

New Zealand Times, Volume XLII, Issue 9719, 23 July 1917, Page 9

NOTES FOR WOMEN

SOCIAL. AND PERSONAL. Mrs W. Watson and Miss Belle Watson, of Tho Terrace, have returned from a visit to Samoa and Fiji. Sergeant-Major and Mrs Cameron returned to Trentham last Saturday after a visit to Christchurch. Mrs Milne, of Hereford street, Christ, church, is staying in Wellington. Mrs Palmer, d£ Napier, and her three children passed through Wellington last week en route to Christchurch. The nurses at the Greymouth Hospital are organising a carnival in aid of tho Y.M.C.A. war funds. A quiet wedding took place at the residence of Mrs El B. Harris, at Martinborough on Thursday, when Mr Arthur Kitto was married to Miss Hazel Ross, youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs J. M. Ross, of Martinborough. The happy couple left for the Wanganui district, where Mr ‘Kitto has secured a farm in a returned soldiers' settlement. ' Mrs Firth, hon.’ secretary of the Women's Red Cross Committee, acknowledges the following' sums;—-Mrs Hume. 2s 6d; collection box depot, A 1 7s 10d; Carterton Red Cross, 2s 6d; Miss N. P. Johnston, 2s 6d; Mrs Moor, house, J3l; Mrs C. T. Eiehardson, Waltawhiti, Eketahuna, £5 Os 6d.

Mr and Mrs Moray Smith and their children passed through ■ Wellington at the week-end from Napier t° _ Christchurch,' where'' they will reside in future.

Hiss G. Sandtman has returned to Wellington after visiting friends in Napier. The committee of the Pioneer Club gave an afternoon tea on Saturday in the club rooms as a farewell to the secretary, Mrs Martin, who is'severing her connection with the. club. Tea was set (in the social room; which was decorated with narcissi and red birch. During the afternoon' the'Misses Putnam played a duet, Mrs D. C. Bates recited, and songs were .given by Mrs Ivan Levy. Mrs A. B. Atkinson (tho president) expressed-the regret all felt that Mrs Martin was unable to continue her work at the club, and Mrs Martin briefly thanked her, saying she had enjoyed her work there and regretted having to relinquish it.

A pretty wedding took place in St. i Peter's Presbyterian Church, Grey .Lynn, on July 11th, when Era May, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry Beaney, of Arch Hill, was married to Lieutenant John Madaison Dawson, eldest son of. the late Mr and Mrs James Dawson, of Victoria Valley, Mongonui. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. F. A. Thompson. Lady Monica Grenfell, eldest daughter of Lord and Lady Desbqrough. and only goddaughter, of Lord Kitchener, is framing in London for further service in ’ the French hospital, where she has been working for a year past. Lady Monica is one of the most beautiful girls of the day, and is an athlete of .no mean . order, being especially noted , for her success as a swimmer. Glasgow tramway conductresses wear a short green and blue tartan skirt, a green coat piped with red, and a soft green motor-cap. Dundee has selected a uniform of navy serge furnished with shoulder-straps, edged with brush braid, and adorned with wine-red pipings.

’ Raffles on The Terraco's day at the Wellington., Bed Cross Shop.'..were, won byGold watch. No. 846, Mrs Nicholls, Matapn, Taranaki; oil painting (Howarth)j- No. 92, ..Mrs Ziele, Taupo; dumb waiter-; "No. 5, W. Browne,. W.M'.C.; ‘three camisoles. No. 100, Miss Bell, 171, The Terrace; No. .200, Mr , Hoggard, U.S.S.'; No. 23, Mr Fullerton, Education Department; negligee crepe do i chine and boudoir' cap, No: 504, Mrs Wells, Featherston; dell. No. 60, Thelma Burns, Brooklyn; two sets negligee, ■ No. 300, Miss N.(Nathan; Nc. 60, Mrs Mitford. Competitions were won by; Mesdames Webster, G. Burgoyne, Ahcarn, J. Findlay, Pike, Q. Tripe, Cleghorn, Hayman, Whitelaw, E. Tripe, Miss Hitchcock, Miss Russell, and Bertram Mitford.

Mrs Jacob Joseph was the hostess at tho Sydney street Soldiers’ Club 'last night. During this week tho hostesses will he;—Monday; ' Wellington College • Old Girls; Tuesday, Mrs D. Stewart; Wednesday. Johnsonville Ladies' Patriotic Guild; Thursday, ladies of bt. Mark’s Church; Friday, Mrs Kennedy; Saturday. ■ Mrs C. Earle. Nursing Sister Parkin, of' the Avonside Nursing Division of the St. John Ambulance Brigade, left Christchurch last week for the north. She is going to Fiji to do mission work, 1 says a Christchurch paper. ' Miss Muriel Lennon, who has been spending her vacation with her parents in New Plymouth, has returned to Wellington. Nurse Shaw, of the staff of the Kwala Lampur Hospital, Selangor, Federated Malav States, is on a holiday visit to Masterton, and is stopping with her hunt. Miss Shaw, of Essex street.. Kwala- Lampur is the capital of the Selangor State."

Mr and Mrs J., J. Elliott, who have been visiting New Plymouth during las! week, left on Saturday morning for Levin, en route for their home in Wellington. '

... The friends of Captain and Mrs Tahu .Rhodes will bo interested to hear of the birth of their daughter at 4, 6rmande Gate, Chelsea, on May 25th (says the “British Australasian" of- May 81st). 1 Mrs Gerrard, of Lady Barkly Station, 'Southland, and her sister, Mrs Brass,, of Invercargill, have been to Wellington to see tho latter’s son, Lieutenant-Colonel Brass. The engagement is announced of Miss Alice Haselden, daughter of Mrs H. 0. Haselden, Prospect terrace. Mount Eden, Auckland, to Mr Allen Gallagher, son of Mr and Mrs R. W. Gallagher, Carsfield street, Ponsoriby, says the "Star." Those wishing to have their own hair at its best and. at its best colour can do so. This is now absolutely certain. If you use a tried and trusty set of preparations such as Miss Milsom daily sends forth to all parts of the country you can treat your own hair. You want remedy, you do not want to read a long treatise on the hair—telling of its composition, why it does or does rot grow, or why it falls off or turns grey before it should. Remember! Preparations which suit one case will be harmful, to another. There can never bo a universal hair tonic. In all cases <f hair trouble the scalp is the cause. It was given you to grow hair. Nature in. tended it to do nothing else. Complete outfits for homo treatment for dry and Perished Greasy and Rancid, Grey, Faded and Falling, Hair. All face and skin cremes, lotions and tonics. Miss Milsom. Barnett’s Buildings, 94, Willis street. 'Phone 814. —Advt. Flowers of steamers. Dainty "Bun Voyage" Posies, baskets, artistic floral boxes filled with tho choicest flowers. Suitable gifts for your friends leaving v,v rail or steamers, at Miss Murray’s, Vice-Regal Florists, 36, Willis street. • rvmneUv’s Hair Restorer—A real tonic. Cures dandruff, stops hair falling. Chemists, stores hairdressers. 2 8 • 6d. Donnelly's. 65. Vman street. •

Mrs J. Ogilvie Veitch, of Norsewood, Hawke's Bar. who has been visiting friends and relatives in England for_ a month or two, is now working at the No. 2 N.Z.M.H. at Walton-on-Thames. Her husband. Dr Veitch, is With the New Zealand Mounted Field Ambulance at a clearing station near Palestine.

The Maj-oress has received the sum of J 62- 5s 6d from ' the Fprget-me-Not Club at Maranui for the of the London Air Raid. This sum she has handed to Mr Stewart, of the Education Board. This is the result of the children’s fancy dress fete held recently by the club, pf which Mrs Moran is president and Mrs W. Smith secretary.

Many people went round to the patent slip on Saturday to see the barque there- They were admitted on board and found much to interest them in wandering over the vessel. An open fireplace is a novelty on. a boat, but such is to be found in the captain's quarters, and in tno saloon is an American stove and a typo which is new to most. The- mayoress hau iiireiiuca holding an afternoon tea at tho slip, in aid of tho Christmas pudding fund, but owing, to the uncertainty of the weather it did not eventuate. Mrs Luke, however, wishes to thank Captain Green and the staff of tno ship, also Mr Patterson, of the Patent Slip Company, for their kindness in putting facilities at her disposal. As Mrs Luke leaves to-day for a tour of the country districts in. connection with the same fund, it will not be possible to hold the tea on another occasion.

Several grateful letters have been received, by vhe Spinsters' Club from New Zealand soldiers, who had received parcels sent by some of the New Zealand nurses in Prance, the money for which was supplied by the club. Members of lius ciub are holding a street collection on Friday and Saturday evenings in aid of the Christmas puading fund of the Countess of Liverpool Fund. The No. 1 New .Zealand Stationary Hospital was moving its quarters m France when tho last mail lett, and was to open nearer the line held by the New Zeamnders, so tnat tney would receive chiefly New Zealand casualties.

For the first time in history a woman has won the' Military' Medal, and it has beep, awarded to her “for bravery, in the field." She is an Irish lady. Staff Nurse Catherine Margaret Oarruthers, M the Territorial Force Nursing Service, and the honour was. awarded to her for bravely carrying on her wort of mercy, calmly caring for wountltu in very dangerous circumstances in a ‘hot" region in Prance- One was eventually slightly wounded. by a shell which buret near the spot where she was on duty. • Sir Douglas Haig mendo.ned her in one of his dispatches. Tho courageous nurse ' has now recovered and has resumed, her work among the wounded fighters. ■ " WOMEN IN RUSSIAN REFORM. Tho place of women in Reformed Russia is ably discussed, by Mr Harold Williams. who is one of the three great journalistic authorities on., the life of the Russian' people. He states that universal suffrage in certain. He says: “As to educated women', there is certainly every reneon for them to be given the vote. They have a long and honourable record of public service. Women who had 'been nursing or", studying, or writing, or working in relief societies or bo-operative stores or munition ffaetories, or. simply ; housekeeping and shopping, came and took their natural places in the monv-siced movement. On the day of the revolt women workers and girl students marched with the soldiers and workmen, of teak revolutionary, redflagged joy-rides with soldiers in commandeered motor-cars. Wise, experienced women came to the .Duma with information- and iidvice, established connections. helped to link up the loose ends of tho chaotic movement. Women and girls crowded into the Duma with the throng of soldiers and workmen, radiated out in the myriad committees, distributed food, typed : and made speeches; and generally organised. But amongst the people in the villages universal suffrage for women, will bo a curious experiment. From the mass of the Peasant women intelligent voting cannot be expected at'present, but perhaps for them the veto will be educative, and as they will hardly vote independently, their participation will only slightly affect the net result. The attitude of the average peasant to his womankind is still on the whole contemptuous, buj sometimes a capable woman rules tho whole village. In any case, if tho suffrage is universal, if. men voters are not graded according to education, property, or nationality, there is no reason why women should be excluded. There is so much work to be done in New Russia, there are so many women’s hands and brains willing and eager to do it, that a struggle for the suffrage at the present moment would he a futile diversion of energy from much more urgent and important tasks. It. is fortunate that there will probably be no need for a. - suffrage campaign, and thst Russian women will be able to devote all their powers to genuinely constructive work and political and social education and organisation.” ANSWERS TO < JgRRESPONDENTS. By arrangement with Mrs Rolleston, Hair Physician and Face Specialist, Qualified London and Paris. "F.McL.’’—Combi ngs are made up by a specially hygienic process whereby every hair can bo utilised. They make very gbocl switches and braidings; but are not suitable fox- toupees or transformations. Cost of making up 2s 6d per ounce. Please do not wash or try to clean them in any way. “T.P."—To roait tain a youthful appearance and to keep tho skin pure, healthy and free from blackheads take a guinea course of face message occasionally, say every eix months. - You also learn How to care for your complexion and keep the skin in a good condition. - . ... . "Hopeless."—All depilatories or preparations have the same effect as those you have tried—they increase the growth of superfluous hail with alarming rapidity. Electrolysis is tho only permanent cure. For this it is necessary to book an appointment. Fee 10s per hour, Mrs RollestoD, 216, Lambton quay.— Advt. _ "What docs your face reveal?' It is like an open book and reveals much; hut unfortunately for some ladies, superfluous hair is a constant and dreaded worry, amt mars the whole facial beauty. In mch cases wo would like you to know of the effectiveness and complete destroying power of RUSMA. The removal of superfluous Hairs by this method is painless and permanent. Rusma destroys every hair root, and leaves nc scar behind. Do not experiment with dangerous depilatories Be treated with Rusma—you can use It in the privacy of your home without the slightest inconvenience. MRS HTTLLEN, Toilet Specialist (next Blanket Nurses’ Depot), 3A, Courtenay place, Wellington.—Advt. Wellington.—Advt. They’say "beauty is only skin deep," so how important it is that we take care of the skin! Apply a little Sydal to the face, neck, and arms each evening, and tho skin will be soft, white and attractive even in the most trying weather. Sydal is a fragrant emollient—only 2s a jar at chemists and stores. •

DRINK AND NATIONAL EFFICIENCY., . IT is now quite easy to quit the drink 1 habit. With "Drinko." a harmless powder which is given s.ecretly if desired, hundreds of patients have been cured. Treatment is inexpensive and can bo given at home. Write for free particulars. Sent in plain sealed letter. Address in confidence. lady Manager, Drinko Proprietary, 213 d, Lambton quay, opposite Kirkcaldie’s, Wellington. the bailors' Friend society. Painty fare was provided for the men ashore at the Sailors* Friend __ Society on Thursday evening by the iiosteas, Mrs A. B. i>vans, • who had a strong band of vocal and instrumental helpers. Encores were very frequent. The competitions produced much innocent fun. During an interval the hostess provided hospitality. The performers were: Mesdames Page and Evans, Miss Greenish, and Messrs Evans, Pago, and Mumford; Miss Greenish: was at the piano. VIOLET DAY. Wellington women are very busy making preparations for Violet Day, August 10th. A feature that will.be novel to Wellingtonians will be the Guernsey egg stall, at which ladies dressed in the quaint costumes worn by the Guernsey market women will sell new-laid eggs. The island of Guernsey has a. population. of less than 50,000 persons who are descendants of the Normans. They have their Own laws, coinage, and weights and measures, and Norman French is the official language.: They are intensely patriotic, and claim to have sent a larger proportion of soldiers to the front than any other part of the British. islands. In the island certain days are proclaimed as a national egg. day, and on these days the inhabitants make a contribution of eggs.' which are sold arid the proceeds • used for soirie patriotic- purpose. Already there - I Kave been many premises of eggs—loo dozen from one district alone—so that this stall will not only bo interesting in. character, but also in its contents;, arid will find ready buyers. Cardboard boxes have been promised for every egg that is provided; this in itself is a generous offer. A general meeting of the committee of Violet Day is being held next Wednesday in the Soldiers’ Gymnasium at 3 o’clock. All those who have promised help, or flowers, and all stallholders, and flower’sellers are particular! r asked to attend so that many final arrangements may be made. ■THE JAPANESE SASH. V v If the sashes grow more ornamental and increase in size, our gowns will merely be accessories to them. The Japanese obi, which was introduced by Jenny, has a dozen or' more rivals on every kind of gown, from, a sports ’suit of iersev to a ball gown, of; bnllionstamped satin, says a. fashion writer. ,' There are sashes that wrap around the -waist three times, to outline the various places where a sash is supposed; to be; there are sashes that go over the shoulders. pass around the waist, drop down tho back of the skirt, and across over tho hem in front to give a barrel effect below the knees. In truth there is no limit to what is dorie with sashes. Splendid ribbons are used, the kind that were made by hand in the sixteenth century. They are ' beautiful enough rin themselves for gowns, with the addition of a. bit of lace or crystals.' • "ERMINE" FROM BABBITS. An abnormal demand for “fur’’ coats during the past winter has led to, the introduction of many, imitations. A London paper declares, that munition girls have not hesitated to buy imitations under the. belief that their friends would mistake them for “the real thing." To the uninitiated there .is, no obvious difference'between a coat worth . about £5 5s and made of ‘'electric seal,” which is only the common rabbit, and a sealskin coat worth perhaps fifteen times that amount. The' successful business man who is willing to invest -6300 in a coat for his wife because he.knows she will be “wearing money," should ascertain that she is not, adorned with rabbit skins, as the art of fur-faking has now reached a high -standard. The pelts of rabbits are also made up and sold as seal and seal musquash, and those .of goats ,as bearskins. Even the, hide of the, domestic cat has now its place in-the trade. A PATRIOTIC DANCE. A number of young girls are taking a day at tho Red Cross Shop next month, and in order to augment their funus they held a dance on Saturday evening in the Marine Engineers’ Institute Hail. There wore about ninety present and a very enjoyable time was spent, which resulted in bringing in nearly -£2O to the good cause. The girls who formed the. committee are-.—Misses Marjorie Joseph, Kathleen and Alison Stott, Lulu Dvr r - Mona Brien. Ruth nnd Jeun Shirtcliffe, Marjorie Knight, Betty Botham ey, Mamie Marchbanks, Marjorie and Alison Jai-combe-Brown, and Marion Martin; ant. thev had organised their- dance splendidly so that all the guests had a thoroughly good time, there being partners in plenty, and all the ami:.;., being good. A space at one end of the nan w.; curtained off for the supper and .refreshments were served at the other. j space was furnished with ea«v the chaperons, and the roof Kardeu was furnished for sitting-exit, and the night being fine; was much sought after. F!ags decorated the hall, and on tin i-hlps r»rc sorierr im"'; . b'”

Mr Cowley supplied inspiriting music and the floor wn. in ' - nothing was lacking for the guests enjoyment. The chaperons were Mesdames Joseph. Dyer, Stott, Brien. Shirtcliffe, Marelibanks, and Bothaml-v. on-1 amour 4 ■' guests (nearly all of whom were girD

whp. by the war, have had little or no opportunity. of enjoying the tun. .of a dance) were the Mieses Massey, I. WUford, Bussell, McDonald, Morice, Man* tell, Purdy, Tally, Bristowe, A. Nathan, Clayton, Smith, Ward, Scott,- Moss. El* der. Williams, V, Goto. Whitelaw, Hawkins, Kirker, etc. A number of officers front cam - were present, in fact khak; quite predominated among the men anu an interesting guest was one of _ the French Reservists, who are visiting Wellington. . Extras wore played during the evening;-, by Mrs Marchbanks, Miss' Shirtcliffe, and Mr Jennings. The takings. were all profits a« the committee supplied the supper, and the ball, music, programmes, etc., were donated by generous friends. - go successful was the little function that the young - hostesses have been asked to repeat it, and-this may bo done to still further augment the funds for the Red Cross. THEOSOPHICAL MEETING. _ A meeting for women wag held in the TheOsophical Society's rooms, Ballance street, on Saturday afternoon, when an address. was given bv Miss C. W. Christie, lecturer for the Society. Miss Christie took as her subject the first two chapters of Genesis, and spoke of the development of the next division of the present race. '.'The present is the fifth division of the fifth root race,” said Miss hCristie. "and the cradle of the sixth division will be in New Zealand and Australia." Miss Christie spoke of the birth of those souls who will become leaders of the new face, and how women can make their homes fitting places to receive these souls. All women should endeavour to make their homes as beautiful as possible, for the sake of the children to bo born into them. The speaker touched on social evils. and urged every woman to think of this subject. It must be met and conquered for the sake of their sons and daughters. For this reason every woman ought to exercise her vote very carefully. Roll gious teachers in many ages were spoken of, and their influence on life to-day. There was a large audience and much interest was displayed, questions being asked by many present. After the business of the meeting was oyer, afternoon tea was served bv the ladies of the Society. Interest was displayed in a new movement. the Mothers' Thought Guild, and about twenty members were enrolled.