NOTES FOR WOMEN

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIII, Issue 10001, 19 June 1918, Page 5

NOTES FOR WOMEN

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Miss L. Brandon. A.R.R..C. is new at the New Zealand Military Hospital, Hornchurch, where she is taking a course in niassago and orthopedic treatment. Previous to this she was acting matron at tho New Zealand Oiiicers' Convalescent Home, at Brighton, England. Mr and Mrs Bernard Wood have won tho George Rhodes bowl for a mixed foursomes flu;,' match at the Shirley Golf Links, in Christchurch. Miss Thomson, who has recently returned from tho war area, has been appointed masseuse at the Invercargill Hospital. Miss Thomson has had considerable experience in massage work in England.

Misses M. and H. Clifford, of Christchurch, arrived at Wellington from Sydney by the I'iverina yesterday. Tho engagement is announced of Miss Doreen Humphrey, daughter of Mr and Mrs Harvev Humolircy, of Mangaweka, to Mr S. Wright, son of .Mr and Mrs B. Wright, of Christchurch, says an exchange. Mr and Mrs A. Cohen have passed through Wellington on their way homo to Dunedin.

We have a queer way of honouring our national' heroes in New Zealand. When Lieutenant Frickleton, V.C., arrived in Christchurch by the Lyttelton train, ho was "rushed" by a party of returned soldiers and carried shoulder high to the waiting motor-car; several people got near enough to greet him, but most people could see only his hat. In its excitement tho crowd had forgotten tho mother who had travelled with her son, and after a long wait for her to appear the car had to move off without her. It would have been almost impossible for a woman to have worked her wuy through the crowd. The resident Wellington College girls, by kind permission of Mrs Urquhart, entertained the girls of the Presbyterian Orphanage at their home, 113, Tinakori road, last Saturday afternoon. The children spent an enjoyable day, being amused up till 7 p.m. with games, etc. Before leaving, each child received a surprise packet from- the college girls, this little act of thoughtfulness augmenting their enjoyment considerably. Tho monthly committee meeting of the Sydney street'Soldiers' Club will be heid morning. To-night tho weekly dance for soldiers takes placo as usual. Mr and Mrs- Patterson, of Christchurch, are visiting Auckland. By the death of Mrs Ethel Black, of Hauraki road, Takapuna, the Auckland district has lost an enthusiastic warworker and Takapuna one of its most esteemed residents. Mra Black was the widow of the late Mr John Black, who was a well-known business man at the Bay, of Islands, and was descended from two of the earliest missionaries of New Zealand. Her paternal grandfather, tho lata James Kemp, landed in the Far North in the year ISIB, as a eatechist of the Church Missionary Society, and ner maternal grandfather was tho Rov. Richard I>avis, of the same mission, who arrived about 182-4. 'Mrs Black was born at Kerikeri. Bay of Islands, in a building which is pointed out as the oldest wooden structure in New Zealand, hor father, the lato James Kemp, being in business in the Bay district. The deceased loaves a family of two of whom. -Sergeant David Black, is in France on active servico with the New Zealand Expeditionary 3j]orce—and six daughters. Miss Frances Black is mistress of the Newmarket Kindergarten, Miss Mary Black, is an assistant teacher in the Parnell school, and two other members of the family are on the nursing staff of the Auckland Hospital. Now that the small London shopkeeper will not deliver parcels an arrangement was made in one district which pleased the housewives very much. An enterprising girl who wanted to earn money went round to a certain, number of ladies living in nearby houses and offered to carry home their foodstuffs for them for So much a week. And she does. They do their shopping, and she goes round to the shops later on her bicycle and collects their purchases and delivers them. An English paper is suggesting the establishment of a Baby Bureau. Letters are continually bejng received, it says, which show only too plainly that thore are many children in the country that the parents are unable to keep. Many and varied are the causes assigned. In the case of illegitimate children the reason is obviously the necessity' for the mother continuing at work, leaving her child in the care of people whose ideas are often wholly mercenary. On the other hand there are thousands of childless couples who are eager to adopt that which Nature has denied them, a little child. Surely it is possible to secure some organisation which could arrange for those peoplo to be brought into contact with those parents whose anxiety is to find suitable homes for their offspring. Dora Sigerson £Mrs Clement Shorter), whose death took, placo recently, was the daughter of Professor George Sigerson, Senator of the National University of Ireland, who resided in Dublin. J>r Sigerson had the honour of being selected to proceed to France and present the lato Marshal MeMahon with a tribute from Ireland to that great Frenchman. Dora Siger.-:on will alwaya ba romemlbered by the Irish for her fearless sympathy with their national cause. One of the last poems she wrote was of a very daring character in thoso sensitive day*. The verses were dedicated to '"Kathleen," and appeared in the London "Herald" as a child's song. Kathleen was tho. metaphorical aa-in© for Ireland.

"We have to hurl their very goodness at the -people." That is the manifesto of a great authority and that is what Miss Milsom ha-s to do and why she advertises. A beautiful face is a matter of your own. not other faces. Your own culture makes it so. You must use the preparations that are pure and right not the cheap and wrong. Try a small outfit for vour own home uso. Full directions on tho labels. Consists of Culteno Skin Food (Reg. 3s), Culteno Balm (Reg.) 3s Cd. Herbal Soap is Hygienic Face Powder, all shades 23 6d. You will bo agreeablv surprised'and dcliEnted v/ith the result of tho first trial. All hair treatments, foods and toni ";.„. AU . ha ? r w< S k - M 'ss Mi'lsoro, 9-1. Willis street. 'Phono 811.— Advt.

What does your race reveal? It 13 liko an °P«n book, and reveals muchbut unfortunately for somo ladies, supevfluous hair is a constant and dreaded worry, and mars the whole facial beauty. In such cases wo would liko you to know of the effectiveness a nd complete destroyinst p«™r of RUSMA. The removal of superfluous Hairs by this method is painless and permanent. Rnsxna destroys every hair root, and leaves 110 scar behind. Do not experiment with dangerous depilatories. Be treated with Eusma —you can use it in tho privacy of your homo without the slightest inconveni. once. MRS UULLEN, Toilet Specialist, (next Plr.nket Nurses' lJepot), 3A fourtenai ulaee. Wellington..—Advt.

CHILDREN'S DANCE FOR NAVY LEAGUE.

A meeting of tho sub-committee organising tho children's dance in aid of the Navy League mar funds, was held yesterday afternoon. Mrs Hall-Thomp-son presided, and there were present: 'Ma's Arthur Myeirs-, Mrs \*m liUast, Mrs Buxton, Mi's I'oggood, Mrs Mcor--liouse, Mrs liarle, Mrs Jt'-inilips Turner, and Miss A. Montgomery (lion, secretary)- Apologies were received iroui several members. It was reported that arrangements were going on well for tho dance, which will be in the Town Ha-", from 6 t<j 10 p.m. on a Friday. Matters in connection with tho prizes were arranged. Miss Beero and Miss Cauip\bell have promised items of fancy dancing by their pu.pus, and it was decided to ask these two ladies to join the committee. Miss Saunders and Miss Oar-well-Cboke have also been asked to supply items, but no reply had been received from them. A donation of ,£o was received from Mrs A. Myers 'towards tho necessary expenses, and Mrs Earle promised a donation of the printing of tickets and the first lot of posters required. It was decided to have a stall for - sweets on the floor, and Mrs Phil-lips-Turner offered a donation towards the ingredients for making these; she would also be glad to receive offers of sweets for sale. The music has been airraagad, and matters of decorating, etc., are in train.

A very enthusiastic meeting of members of the Women's National Reserve was held in Na.pier on Monday afternoon last. Mrs Porter (organising secretary) addressed the gathering, and was very warmly received. She especially interested bfiose present in the Hostel for Crippled Soldiers, and it was decided to make a day's effort and give tho result _to the hostel. Mrs Porter left for Gislvorne and the surrounding districts on Monday night.