NOTES FOR WOMEN

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIII, Issue 10002, 20 June 1918, Page 9

NOTES FOR WOMEN

SOCIAL and personal. Miss M. C. Parfitt and Miss E. M. Clark have returned i ■ Greymoutb tf'-r a 'holiday spent in the North Island. Dr and Mrs Paris, of this .city,, are visiting Christchurch. Mr and Mrs C. J. Eeakes are visiting Christchurch. • i An old identity in Mrs W. 'Willook, widow <jf the late Von. Archdeacon, Wiilock, one of the Canterbury pilgrims, died last week. Mrs W Block, who was the eldest daughter of the late Mr James Tipping, of St Martins, came to Canterbury with her people in 1862, and was married in 1863. She was held in great esteem by all who knew her.' Miss Dorothy Saunders and Miss Nesta Carwell Cooke have both promised to arrange ballets to be given at the children’s fancy dress party in aid of the Navy beagne next month. Mrs H. Cane has kindly consented to play for - the extra dances. Dr and Mrs McEVedy are visiting the South Island. Two Now Zealand ladies recently had the honour of being received at Buckingham Palace by the Queen, namely. Miss Mabel Thurston (Matron-in-Chief, N.Z.E.F.), and formerly Matron of the Grey River Hospital, and Miss Evelyn Conyers (Matron-in-Chief Australian Army Nursing Service). The latter’s father was the late Mr William Conyers, C.E., wellknown in engineering circles in the early days. Of late he resided in Melbourne. To-morrow (June 21st) is Alexandra Day, when roses are sold on behalf of charitable purposes. Auckland is having a sale for the Eed Cross and has secured the tiny briar roses which are mad© by crippled girls in London. Her Excellency the Countess of Liverpool has consented to assist in the sale of these roses at the tied Cross depot in, Auckland. Mr and Mrs Q. L. Rutherford, of Macdonald Downs, Canterbury, arrived on a visit to Wellington yesterday. Great interest is being taken in Dr Eiye’s Bed Cross day at the Lambtou quay shop next Friday. The home-made cakes will bo, a special feature, and there will ite many attractive novelties for sale. Eed Cross friends and sympathisers will find no cause for disappointment in their purchases. Every shilling goes to. the Bod Cross fund, which, is greatly needed now that so many soldiers are returning wounded and in heed of comforts. Next Tuesday will be a cake day of special interest. AH who wish for delicious cakes should reserve their orders for the coining Friday and, Tuesday. Mrs F. Jelly, of Wellington, is visiting Christchurch. Mrs Austin Henderson, of Lower Hutt, who has teen visiting her sister, Mrs Cheaaon, of Clifton, Christchutrch, returned by th© ferry teat yesterday.

A meeting of the Soldiers' Mothers, Wives and Dependents’ League was held in the Esperanto Hall on Tuesday night. Several new members were welcomed. The efforts of the league are meeting with much appreciation from those who axe making use of its facilities for the purpose of haying hardships and injustices." remedied.”“ JElie“'(itießtion, "Should Neurasthenic Soldiers be sent to Poriruaf" came before the meeting, and members agreed with Dr Pollen that there should be a special place whore such cases could receive curative treatment. A State farm was advocated for this purpose, where light employment at a small remuneration could be given to the mep to encourage them and fit them to be drafted back to the civil population, A committee had waited on the Returned Soldiers’ Club with regard to this question, and it was noted that remits had been carried, at the Returned Soldiers’ Association annual meeting, regarding the treatment of these patients as advocated by the league.

Sister' Angela O’Keefe, who died on Monday last, at St. Mary’s Convent. Christchurch, celebrated her seventyeighth birthday on the day of her death. Sister Angela entered the Order of Mary in Ireland, when airteen years of age, and after being there for twenty-two years she came out. with nine other sisters, hi New Zealand in 1878. Sister Angela went ' first to Hokitika, where she spent seven years, after which she was for another seven year a in Greymonth. Twenty-two years ago she came tp Christchurch, to St. Mary’s Convent. and remained there till the day of her death. For the past nine year® Sister Angela bad been completely blind, and although she had not been able to take a very active part in the teaching she was a great help to the Reverend Mother in various wave. Dr. and Mr§ Thicker intend visiting West Australia The committee of the Red Cross shop.' Woodward' street, wishes to thank the following for subscriptions and dona-, tiona: Mesdames J. Myers. S. Myers, Poison, Muir, Smyth, Archer, Arndt, Pollock. Kennedy, Evans. Walker, P. Myers, Robertson, Leicester, Reid, Marmont. Johnston. Hellyer, Fernandez, Stone. Houghton. Barber Leslie, Keith, Campbell, Parsons, Mieses Levi, Cable Dinmnt, Myers. Lookie. Ranwell, Wellington South Nursing Division the ladies of Soatoun. and the ladies of Khandallah. On Friday the shop will bo in charge of Miss Marks.

Any soup is improved by adding croutons of fried those more patriotic croutons of t.Q moment which ore small cubes of potatoes (says an F.riglj<?h woman). To prepare these, cut some lutko peeled potatoes into thin slices, then into the cubes: roll them in flour or biscuit meal, and fry in fat or olive oil and when thev are a light brown colour, dram them and put- into the soup. If you do not use these in your soup, add soma pearl barley, even in pea soup. “

We have to hurl their very goodness at the people.” That is the manifesto of a (treat authority and that is what iiiss Milsom has 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 npt the cheap and wrong. Try a email outfit for vour own home use. Tull directions on the label*. Consists of Oultene Skin Food (Beg. 8s). Cultene Balm (Keg.) 3s 6d. Herbal Soap t Hygienic Face Powder, all shades *>s o . d ;. vT°y be agreeably surprised’and aelxflrhtod with the result of the fW trial. All hair treatments, foods and AU hair work. Mis, Milsom, 94. Willis street. ’Phono 814.—Advt,

A woman's crowning beauty ig her hair, but when hair commences to grow ott the face it is. indeed, a cause of much anxiety. Every lady suffering from hairy growth will be pleased to learn that these can be removed for ever bv nsinir ‘'KUSHA." It is an inexpensive treatment within everyone’s reach, and' does not put you to any inconvenience. All you have to do can be done in the privacy of your own apartment. Wo specially want those sufferers who have tried other methods to write us, and let us prove that BUSHA will do all wo claim for it. You will bo delighted to learn how easily and surely superfluous hair can bepermanently and painlessly removed. Write to-day to Mrs Ilullen* Toilet Specialist (next Plunkbt Nurses' Depot). 3a. Courtenay place, Wellington. —Advt.

Advice has teen received from . the Trinity College, London, that Mb.Norma Middleton (aged thirteen y. ur., and nine months), a pupil of the Sisters of Mercy, Colombo street, Christchurch, has been awarded one- of tiio two senior practical exhibitions open for compotit.on in New Zealand, Tasmania'anil Canada. Miss Ankettell DiOronted a taking programme to tiro men in port at.the Sailors’ Friend Society on Tuesday. They acre delighted with the efforts of hostess and pc-rfoirmers. as was shown by the heartv cheers. Those who took part wore;—The Misses; Ankettell, Exton, Crane. X. Wemyss, 17. Lamtert, and A. Lambert, Messrs Clarke, Lyons, Johnston, Jones, and Monaghan. Tiio Misst-a Ankettell and Lambert wore at the piano. Mr Moore ' (uiissioner) spoke on “Complaints” in relation' to temperance and more pledges were added to the books. There is no doubt that compulsory rationing has had its advantages. "1 have never had better dinners and lunches at mv friends’ houses than since food cards came into effect.” a well-known English woman who goes about a great deal said the other day. And she meant just this : Now that meat and cream-laden puddings and boiled iam rolls and pastries are cut out. housewives and cooks are exerting themselves to plain appetising and nourishing meals on new line*, and the result is more variety in food than- we have ever had before. Now that meat i« severely rationed in England a housekeeper says that most housewives are adopting th© French method of serving one .vegetable as a course bv itself. For example, in a French homo delicate peas, deliciously , cooked, always come on the table alone. Here we are now _ serving - cauliflower cooked with cheese (if you can’ get it) or stuffed cabbage or devilled or fried mushrooms as a single course, and when French beans and peas are in season they will have their turn. Eelating her personal experience, Dame Melba stated that until her arrival in Auckland, a few days ago, she had not tasted white bread for four months. In all the American hotels and restaurnms the guests are not supplied with any broad until they have had their meat. Again, they, are only provided with one pat of butter at a meal, and a small one at that. Only on© lump of sugar is allowed with a cup of tea or coffee, and to make sure on the jyoint the waiter takes away the howl ns soon as that lump has been taken. Here, again the bulk of the supply of sugar in the county© i« being sent awav for the ns© of the Allied armies, and so with other forms of supply.

Mrs Kirkby, of New Plymouth, has teen visiting Wellington, where she came to see her fourth son, who is proceeding to the front.

At All Saints’ Church,' Palmerston, Miss Muriel Permain;. only, daughter of Mr and Mrs': John Permain, was: married to Mr Alex. H. Morgan (late of Palmerston and now of Wafhi) eldest son of Mr and Mrs A. Morgan, of Eangiwahia. The bridesmaids were Miss Doris Permain (cousin of the bride) and Miss Grace Morgan (sister of the bridegroom). Mr A. Billens was best man and Private J. Morgan groomsman. Mr and Mrs Herbert Eose are in town, and are staying at the Hotel Cecil,

During. the past year., the Auckland Navy Lea gne'dAulies’.-Auxiliary has remitted to London JS22, while JE6I has teen spent in purchasing material for making up garments by the sewing guild.

Before the auction sale of bottles began yesterday at the Soldiers’ Club (for the Navy League), a large bottle, presented by Madame Jean, was put up for private sale. Madame Jean began the bidding, and by selling and reselling the bottle finally realised 15s. Altogether about six or seven thousand-bottles were sold during .the afternoon., and the sale Should realise somewhere' about JETO. The work of the ladies in sorting the bottles had much to do with this fine result, some of those attending the sale stated they had no idea the bottles would bo so well sorted, they expected to find them sold in mixed lots instead of in their different varieties as was the case. Addressing the Ladies’ Committee of the Navy League in Auckland the Eev. W. Monokton said he appreciated the work that the . women were doing, because it was the women of Germany who created the German navy. The men were all for the army, hut the women built up the navy. It was entirely the work of the women of Germany. Whatever we thought of the Gormans themselves, it must be admitted that it was a wonderful thing that in the short space of time since the Franco - Russian war, from nothing the German fleet had risen to be the second in the world at the beginning of the world conflict. Franco at one time ran second to the British as a naval Power, and it' sank to its present position solely because Interest in tho navy declined amongst the people. Without the Navy League to support interest, the navy became tho sport and plaything of 'politicians. iTho politicians wkuld negjeot the navy for some petty little stone bridge in peace time, because this brought In votes, and tho navy did not. It was to counteract this tendency that the Navy Leagno worked. It could show to politicians that it controlled votes in favour of the upkeep of tho Navy, without which we here could not live. Dr Jessie Mocidison, who has returned to Now Zealand from England, is staying at tho Royal Oak whilo here en route to hor homo in Christchurch. Mrs B. Hayward and Mrs Vallance are visiting Napier.

The Hen. 0. and Mrs Samuels, of New Plymouth, axe visiting Wellington, and are staying at the Royal Oak. Lieutenant I’rickloton, V.G., who recently returned to Now Zealand, is the possessor of a massive gold watch, proseated to him by the poopje of the district in Scotland where his mother lived before coming to Now Zealand. Mrs Prickleton was also the recipient of a gold chain and looket from the same district, presented as a mark of appreciation' of her son's heroism. Lieutenant Prickleton brought the chain out to his mother.

Miss Marks will ,be in charge of the Bed Cross shop. Woodward street, to, morrow, and will be glad of any donations. TREATMENT OF THE COMPLEXION. How to preserve the delicate, soft textare of the skin and to restore it when impairs! from Illness or any other cause, is a question of paramount importance to u» all. Mrs Rolleston's method of homo treatment proves by virtue of the excellent preparations used, to be most beneficial and successful. Many testimonials have been received by her commending her treatments. including Madame Clara butt Miss Irene Brown, Dorothy Bruuton’ Nanoo O’Neill, eto. Preparations included in the outfit for tho homo treatment ora similar to those used with so much success in her toilet rooms. The instructions are given in detail, and tho use of the Virginian Massage Cupg affords a pleasant and beneficial treatment. Cost of massage cups and preparations for three months’ treatment, lfi ß gd, postage Is extra. ' Mrs Rollcston. 258. Lambton quay.— Advt.

Lieutenant Kenyon Elder, Thirteenth Battalion, A.1.F., sou of Mrs A. Elder, Wellington, who wa'S recently invalided to Australia, has entered a Sydney hospital for special treatment. Lieutenant Elder has seen service in Gallipoli and Franco, and was severely wounded a year ago. For the fighting at Moqnet Farm he was twice mentioned in dispatches. Miss Elder has just returned from Australia, where she went to meet her brother on his return. Mrs W. E. Pearless, of Palmerston North, who has been spending a holiday in Napier, has gone to Masterton. Among the visitors staying at the Royal Oak are Mr and’ Mrs W- Hume, of the Wairarapa, and Mrs Harold Cooper, of Palmerston North. The Somme is associated .with tho earliest known military annals of Franco. It is tho ancient Samara mentioned by Julius Caesar, who met tho chieftain of Gaul at Samarobrlva, which means "the bridge across the Somme,’’ in tho autumn of B.C. 54. and passed th© following winter on tho bank. This usually peaceful canalised river is also connected with our own earliest military history. It was from the estuary of the Somme that Caesar started on his second invasion of Britain.

It is announced in London: that Lady Randolph Churchill, mother of Air Winston Churchill, will shortly marry Mi Porch, an official of the colony of Nigeria. Lady Randolph Churchill,,, who is the daughter of the late Mr Leonard Jerome, of New York, married in 187-1 Lord Randolph Churchill, third son of tho seventh Duke of Marlborough. In 1860, five years after tho death of Lord Randolph Churchill, hi© widow married Mr Q. Cornwallis-West, from whom she obtained a divorce In 1913. Mr Corn-wallis-West then married Mrs Patrick Campbell, the well-known actress.

BOTTLE-OH I BRISK SAXE IN SYDNEY STREET. Yesterday 'afternoon tlio first sale of battles in connection with the Navy League’s bottle-collecting campaign took place. The gymnasium floor of the Sydney street Soldiers’ Club was literally covered with bottles, and the sorting of them, by the ladies p>f - .the committee had been a constant job 'for-days. past. The results, however,' repaid the labour, and all were stacked neatly in rows, sorted according to kind, or placed in sacks. A rope enclosed the bottles, and spectators, mostly members of the committee anxious to see the result of their labours, sat round the room and took a keen interest in the proceedings. These were opened by Captain Hall-Thompson, who made a few remarks, commenting on the work of the ladies in collecting and sorting the bottled, and the necessity for, the Nawy League's funds, whicn this sale was to augment, The men o 1 the sea, as .much as those on-land, if not more so, needed extra comforts t° alleviate the hardships of their Uvea. As for the bottled, Captain Uall-Thomp-son remarked that the Navy liked- them best full, but even empty they would doubtless be a valuable asset.

Then the sale began, and there ■ was keen competition among the buyers present over certain lots. Mr A. G. Wallace, who conducted t>ho sale, spared uo effort to make his clients bid good prices, coaxing, cajoling, oven scolding them into running up the bids. In some cases competition ran high. “Quart ‘boors,’’ for instance, seemed in demand. “Pint and a half,’’ tho auctioneer called them, remarking, ‘‘We've been in the milk trade.’’ _ There was a contest for “quarts,’’ which were finally knocked down at 3s a dozen, amid applause from the ladies. “Pints’’ came later. There were a great many of these, about 7-1 dozen, and they, tod, fetched good prices, but the "quarts" remained tho “Ibeat sellers.” Quantities of email scent and medicine bottles wore sold, oil and sauco bottles, vinegar bottles, appolin-arls (or ‘‘pollics,” as tho auctioneer called them) were quickly knocked down. Pascall’s bottles sold in on assorted lot very cheaply, and one lady present wanted to cap tho last bidder, but bhe auctioneer had already knocked - them down. "Plain pickles/' was another lot, and many a familiar bottle to the housekeeper was sold un. dor a ne,w name. Even the auctioneer was sometimes at a loss as to whal the (particular title of a pertain shaipo might be, but his customers know what they wanted, and when ho hesitated supplied the required word. “Dumps’’ was a new name to onlookers, as well as to bhe seller, but the auctioneer sold his ‘‘huimpty-dumpltys” for just as much us if they came under his hammer every day. When at a loss as to what the next lot might bo, ho fell back on “just bottles,’’ and managed to got tho lots off just as well. By tho end of an hour and a half he had disposed of all tiro bottles displayed for sale, many thousands, and began on tins, which wore in smaller quantities, but had as ready a sole.

The committee is still ready to receive bottles, and would like any quantity sent to the Sydney street Olid?, aft the members are anxious to make as big a success as possible of their bottle campaign. SYDNEY STREET SOLDIERS’ CLUB. The monthly meeting of tho Sydney street Soldiers’ Club committee was hold yesterday morning, Mrs Coleridge presided in tho absence of Mrs W. F. Massey (president). There wore present:

Mosdames Hall. W. Nathan, Samuel, Shirtcliffo, Blundell, C. Bark, MporKoiise, W. Poiing, Pearson', iLlCrkSldie, Q- W. Bussell, Miss Coates, and Miss Rothenberg. Apologies were received from Mesdames Massey, Jacob Joseph, and Josqph Joseph. A letter was read from the officer commanding troops who recently visited the club, warmly thanking -the committee for the hospitality extended to the men, which was thoroughly appreciated. On visiting the chib recently Mr D. J. Nathan remarked on the need of a new piano, the present one being well worn. He offered <£lo towards tlio cost of new one. • Acting on this offer, Mrs Samuel solicited subscriptions and raised 1611 9s towards the cost, with the prospect of raising the full amount required, A hearty vote of thanks was passed! to Mrs Samuel for her effort. Donations are acknowledged from D. J. Nathan and Co., .610; Mrs MacarthyReid, Ao ss; Lovin .and Co., JJ6; A. S. Paterson and Co., LS; Mrs Gear, <63; Mrs Arthur Myers, <63; Mrs Gear, <63: Mrs John Dunoan, <62 2s; Mrs Bothamley, £ 1 Is; Hr J. M. Goddis, bl Is; Mrs Clark Johnson, <6l. Last night tho weekly dance was hold in the clubrooms, and thoroughly enjoyed. Mrs Coleridge and Mrs C. Earle wore in charge, and the llutt Ladies’ Patriotic Guild were the hostesses in the tearoom. CATHOLIC "SOCIAL."

The annual “social’’ and dancp arranged by the Catholic Education Board was held in tho Town flail lost! night and was most successful, there being unite 2000 present. Galleries as well as floor wore filled and only a very small space could be reserved for supper. The “social” was arranged bv all tho parishes of Wellington, the proceeds being for the Catholic education fund. The first half of the' programme consisted of a picture programmo kindly arranged by the New Zealand Picture Supplies Co. A topical “Graphic” was given containing an interesting view of eandv making, figure drill by boys and girls, and. as a finale. Charlie Chaplin in the “Vagabond.’’ Afterwards dancing commenced and was thoroughly enjoyed by all the younger folk, the floor being crowded all night. MoLaughIm s orchestra played and tho floor was in good condition- Tho officers in charge of tho arrangements were: Father Hurley (chairman). Mr Hoskins (hon. secretary). Mr Burke (hon. treasurer), Messrs d - McPheo, and J. ri>oy. JM.C. e. Tho supper was in charge of tho ladies of tho different parishes His Grace. Archbishop O’Shea, and many of the clergy wore present during tho evoninj?.