NOTES FOR WOMEN

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIII, Issue 10138, 28 November 1918, Page 9

NOTES FOR WOMEN

r SOCIAL AND PERSONAL. >1 p The Sisters of Mercy, Newtown, dej sire to thank the following for gifts to St. Anne’s Convalescent Hospital: 0 Mrs T. Bourke, £l, for cigarettes; Mi Crengell, .stationery, playing cards; t l Captain Hall-Munro, tobacco, etc.; Mrs Luke, cigarettes; Mr Quinn, boyril, sweets, biscuits; Commercial Travellers’ Club (every day), soup, jellies, limejuice; Archdeacon Devoy, cognac. The sisters would be thankful for offerings of flowers and fruit. Miss Agnes Duncan (Wellington), who went to Christchurch for the races, and who has had the influenza, has now almost recovered (says the “Lyttelton Times”). 1 Mrs H. Hassall, of Hastings, who went to Christchurch to attend the races, died on Friday in that city from pneumonia. Mrs Hassall had been ill . f° r over a fortnight, and on Friday was reported to be progressing favour- . ably, but she succumbed during the 1 night. Mr Hassall is a runholder in , Hawke’s Bay, and a popular member of the committee of the Hawke’s Bay Jockey Club. Mrs Hassall leaves two daughters. Miss Eileen Miller, of the G.P.O. Savings Bank, Wellington, who has had some experience in nursing, has been granted leave by the department to proceed to Feilding to assist there I in nursing epidemic patients. . Much cutting out and sewing has been done in the Council Chamber durI ing the last four years, and it still goes on, only while formerly it was for soldiers, now it is for "children. Kind friends are taking away tho sewing for the most part, and some most useful clothing has been received, but donations of material for making up are still urgently needed. The children being placed in the temporary homes while their parents are ill are in many cases sadly in need of clothing. Flannelette is needed for making shirts,_ nightgowns, etc,, and any other material would be welcome. The death occurred at Johnsonvillo last Friday of “Molly,” eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs James Orr, of '-Impel street, Masterton. The deceased, who was only thirteen years of 'go, contracted influenza while visiting her grandmother, and was the first occupant of a temporary hospital establishment, at Johnsonviile. u . n .^ e 1 r - who is taking charge of the children m their temporary Home at Ivelburn College opened the home oh Tuesday nmlu with twentv-one small charges. 'nil day yesterday was spent in getting the new home into proper working order, the business of opening house leirg r.o

itfht one. and several helpers were busily engaged nil day. In the after, noon Miss I . -Myers, who has been in charge of the arrangements at headquarters, and Mr Tennant paid a visit to Miramar Golf House and the Kelburn Home. Tnov found the children very happy in their new quarters, kind friends having supplied plenty of toys, etc., for their amusement. The death took place at the New Plymouth Hospital of another membor oi the nursing staff in the person of Nurse Austin, daughter of Mr and Mrs James Austin, who contracted the prevailing disease in the course of hei duties. i

Miss Julia. Musgrave, second daughter of Mr and Mrs Musgrave, of Mount Pleasant, was married on "Wednesday last to Mr II j. L. Williams, of St. Andrews. Giving to the influenza epidemic. onlv near relatives were present at the ceremony, which, by special arrangement, took place on the l)i ■- cony of the house. The bride, who looked charming, wore a dress jf white georgette over voile, and tjie orthodox wedding veil. Her twin sisters acted ns bridesmaids. Mr and Mr Williams loft by motor later in tl\e day. The women artists of America weie being given an opportunity for a rtw form of war service, camouflaging ->r.ttleships, etc. Tin’s now work of theirs will probably he killed in its inf nicy owing to the demobilisation. A sign of the times Isays an EnglLh paper) was a wedding at St. John Church. Southwark crescent, when M.rs Beryl Wrighton, who is the House Administrator of the Connaught Club (iho London headouarters of the Q.M.A.A.C.), was married to Lieutenant H. J. Buchanan 'Wollaston. Yeomanry and K. It was a military war weddmg in every sense of the phrase, ?he double escorts of W.A.A.C.’s giving quite a martial air. It is believed Ui i must have been one of the first real “all khaki’’ weddings. Lady Plunket. who started a creche for the children of working gentlefolk in the spring, has met with such extraordinary success that when the last mails left England, other ladies wore contemplating opening similar nurseries. Princess Mary and Princess Arthur of Connaught are both working in babies’ hospitals, and this work is daily becoming more popular with young girls. This information should be distinctly encouraging to the Plunket Societies of New Zealand, and to the various creche and kindergarten associations. Miss M. W. Mackie. domestic science instructress of the Westport Technical ■

School, has been appointed home science instructress to the Mastcrton Technical School. t Bo your own caretaker of your precious hair and face. You want to keep your hair thick and rich. You try to eradicate wrinkles. You do not know what to do. Mass Mileom vrill to!] von. You have not time to undergo treatment at a specialist’s, hut you have time to write. Describe the condition of your hair (whether ton dry or too greasy) and tho troubles of your face and neck. Miss Mi Isom will reply recommending the proper hair foods and tonics and skin preparations and how and when to apply her celebrated preparations. All hair orders and every description of hairwork undertaken thoroughly. Solo proprietress “Culteno” Skin Food for night use and "Culteno” Balm for day. Face Poudro in nil shades. Miss Milsom. 91. Willis street Telephone 811. Beauty of character is always onhancid by beauty of features—and every woman, despite her natural facial hair blemishes, can know perfect immunity Torn them hy using Rusma (reg.j, which •omoves hair by destroying the roots, md leaves no disfigurement behind. Call o-day for free demonstration—Mrs Union, Dept. T„ Courtenay place Tram I'erminus, Wellington. 'Phone 1017 Ldvt.

Two Catholic Sisters who have lost their lives owing, to the epidemic are Sister Alary Teresa, a member of St. Joseph’s Convent. Auckland, and Sis--1 ter Alary Lorenzo, of the Josephite ■ Order, Alalata. of Plenty. Both have been nursing influenza patients and contracted the disease to which : they succumbed. me de'ath is announced of one of the oldest New Zealand-born residents, rurs John MoElwain. daughter of the late .Rev. J. Whitelev. a Wesleyan missionary, who arrived .in New Zealand in 18uJ. and was afterwards killed by the Maoris in the White Cliffs massacre at Taranaki on February 13th, IttoJ. Mrs McElwain was born in the Hokianga district in 1835. She was married to the late Mr John McElwain, who for many years was a wellknown resident of Auckland. Deceased is survived bv three sons, two daughters, and three grandchildren. Another grandson lost his life at Mons. Sub-Inspector Mathieson. of Auckland. has been advised that his eldest daughter. Miss Jean M. Mathieson, has been successful in obtaining the L.A.B. diploma for singing, and in doing so obtained the highest number of marks in the Wellington centre. This young lady last year secured the gold medal for New Zealand in singing grade). Tho wife of -Uaior H. L. Widdowson, N.Z.M.C.. died at Auckland Hospital on Sunday from pneumonia contracted while working in Ponsonby during the epidemic. Mrs Widdowsou was trained at Christchurch Hospital.

was trained nr rmnstenuren Hospital, and rose to be acting-matron. About four and a half years ago she married, and her husband spent three years on active service in Egypt. He was one of the military doctors sent up from the south at the outbreak of the epidemic, and his wife camo with him to assist in nursing, and fell a vicitm to tne disease. Mrs Pennvcook, of Williamson avenue, Grey Lynn, is a sister of the deceased. Another sister is Mrs N. D. Baldock. of Forbes. N.S.W. A brother. Lieutenant Wilson McNeill Smythe. is on active service in France. One of the deaths at the Dunedin Hospital last Wednesday was of Nurse Elsie M. G. Loudon, daughter of Mr J. H. Loudon, and niece of Mr John Loudon. Nurse Hilda Hooker, whose parents are well-known residents of New Brighton, Christchurch, died from pneumonia on Wednesday. She had been a nurse at the Christchurch Hospital for more than a year, and her loss will bo greatly felt. Miss Doris Cox. only-daughter of Sir Uwen Cox. of Sydney, is on her way back to Christchurch, after spending seven months in Sydney with her father. Always ready to help in patriotic work. Miss Cox was one of the many girls who had the plum-pudding stall which was such • a success on “jack’s Day.” > I i 1 1 1 __l» ...1 A.

A wheat-less loaf has been found. Accordins to the United States Deparment of Agriculture o- recipe has been , developed in the experimental kitchen or the United Slates Department of Agriculture and tho United States Pood Administration that may mean tne saving of thousands of pounds of wheat flour before flour from the next harvest is available. The recipe is soon to he published on a new food card which carries directions for making three now wheat substitute breads — tuo half-wheat loaf, tho one-fourth wheat loaf, and the whcatless loaf. One effect of war. wo are told, is the great increase of women smokers in England. This, perhaps, is largely due to the poliev of imitation. The girl workers in every conceivable branch of labour now smoke: first of all they start it because thev find the farm workers thev meet do so. as well as motor drivers, while tho clerks in city and Government offices are also victims of the habit. It mav thus originate in more bravado, but very quickly develops into a habit, and then into a necessity. When Americans had been but a few weeks at war, the New York Mayor’s Committee of Women saw tho need of policewomen to work among girls, and financed the experiment of providing two for the city (says an American exchange). Tho result was that in less than a year five companies of women police reserves marched in the New York Police Parade of 1918, and that twenty uniformed policewomen, armed with billies, handcuffs, revolvers, and tho authority to usd" them, are a regular part of the New York police force. More than that, ten thousand women police reserves, between tho ages of eighteen and thirty-five, arc being organised and trained against tho day when New Tork’s police department, already diminished by the departure of many members to the front, will be more greatly depleted. In other States tho same thing is going on in a smaller way. The work of tho policewomen everywhere is chiefly preventive. They patrol the towns near camps, look after careless girls, and send away nndesir. able ones, and act, in short, rather as municipal chaperons than as agents of punishment. AT MRS RO PRESTON'S. A largo variety of Beautiful American

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