NOTES FOR WOMEN

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIII, Issue 10139, 29 November 1918, Page 3

NOTES FOR WOMEN

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL. Cable news lias been received of the death at Walton-on-Thames Hospital of Miss Wilmct Annio (Bob) Bennett, fourth daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph Bennett, of Otahuao, Masterton, following an operation for appendicitis. Tho deceased was well known and very popular in Masterton, where her early demise will bo much regretted. She left New Zealand about two years ago, and had been doing war work at Walton ever since. Sisters of tho deceased aro Mrs Waddy (of Seddon), Mrs Coom (of Makuri), and Airs Archer Hosking and Mrs Rishworth (of Masterton), and her brother's aro Mr Charles Bennett, of Otahuao, Masterin', and Mr Arthur Bennett, on active service. Mr and Airs Emanuel have returned to Christchurch from a visit to Auckland. Another nurse at the Christchurch Hospital, Nurse Grace Beswick, daughter of Air W. W. Beswick, Oamnru, died at the hospital on Alonday, having contracted influenza. Mrs Cyril Ward, who has been a sufferer from influenza, is now convalescent (says a Christchurch paper). All the nurses at the Karitano Hospital (reports a Christchurch paper) were affected with influenza, but a band of helpers came to the aid of the institution, and looked after the children. A series of addresses on homo nursing were being given in the Cathedral in Christchurch in relation to the present epidemic by Miss Newman, matron of St. Helens Home, but owing to pressure of work at the home she has had to abandon them. On Tuesdav last the wedding took place of Air James P. Gill, elder son of Airs J. Gill. Darhehj, and Aliss Ellen Whelan, elder daughter of Airs M. Whelan, Sprevdon, Christchurch. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Father Kennedy. The bride wore a dainty gown of white crepe-de-chine and georgette, hand-embroidered in silk, and carried a shower bouquet of the residence of the bride’s mother in while roses. Miss Alarv "Whelan, sister pf (Eg bride, and Aliss Annie Gill, sister of the bridegroom, were the bridesmaids. Air P. Gill and Air W. Hayes attended the bridegroom. A small reception was afterwards bold at the residence of the ‘bride’s mother in Bpreydon. A Los Angeles (California) young woman invited 1000 friends to her wedding, rented a big hall, charged 50 cents admission, and gave tho proceeds to the Red Cross. Tho total quantity of fish landed in England and Wales during August last was 403.202cwfc. of a value of £1.149.897. The United States will purchase the Cuban sugar crop available in December at 6 dollars 50 cents per hundred pounds, free on hoard at Cuban ports, for the American, English, and Italian Governments, says an English paper. Though they have been unduly long in thinking about it, the Army Council have issued an order this weak permitting wounded officers and men who are prisoners of war to count the period of captivity towards the award a( .additional mhevrons for service overseas, said an English paper of September last. The son of Professor Delbrueck is, or was, a cabaret artist (says a London paper). I saw him perform with his wife at Katie Kohus’s in Alunich some years before the war. The professor, of course, had cut him off with a mark. Influenza, is taking a heavy toll of nurses. Another to succumb is Nurso Leech, of Rangiora. Nurse Leech was on a visit to Hastings, and volunteered her services at the temporary hospital there. Airs A. H. Waters, who is in charge of the medicine department at tho Town Hall, reports that many hundreds of bottles passed over tho counter at headquarters even yesterday. A healthy sign, however, is that the influenza mixture has not been so much in request, but the cough mixture and tonic are being largely asked for, (showing that there are more people now in tho convalescent stage than in tho first stages of the malady. The public are asked to continue to bring their own bottles (clean)j which will he filled while they wait. Gifts of bottles to contain five or six ounces are still urgently needed. The articles most urgently needed now for tho children who have been placed in temporary homes aro jerseys for boys (any outgrown ones would be very welcome), girls’ petticoats and warm outdoor coats for both girls and boys* ' , The convalescent stage in patients is now tho one needing most attention in the way of cooking, and at th 6 Town Hall the voluntary cooks find that they are making custards in much larger quantities than , formerly, when barley water and drinks were mostly needed. In this connection the kitchen is in need of eggs, and donations of those would bo gladly welcomed by the Mayoress. Another need is bottles for holding broth, custard, jellies, etc., beer bottles, pickle-bottles, and others of similar sizes would bo very welcome. 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. Aliss Alilsom will toll vou. You have not time to undergo treatment at a specialist’s, but you Lave timo to write. Describe the condition of your hair (whether too dry <*- too greasy) and tho troubles of your face and neck. Aliss Alilsom will reply recommending tho proper hair foods and tonics and skin preparations and bow and when to apply her celebrated preparations. All hair orders and every description of hainvork. undertaken thoroughly. Solo proprietress '‘Cultene’' Skin Food for night use ilnd "Cultone” Balm for .day. Face Poudre in all shades. Aliss Alilsom. 94. Willis street. Telephone 314. Beauty of character Is always enhanced by beauty of features—and every woman, despite her natural facial hair blemishes, can know perfect immunity from, them by using Rusma (reg.), which removes hair by destroying tho roots, and leaves no disfigurement behind. Call to-day for free demonstration—Mrs Mullen, Dept. T., Courtenay place Tram Terminus, Wellington. 'Phone 1017. Advt.

BABIES AT KELBURN. A very busy little community is that quartered in the Kelburn Training College, where children, whose parents or guardians are unable to look after them at present, aro being gathered together. Tho position is an ideal one for the purpose, and tho children will have every chance of getting and keeping well. It is a moving population, children being received daily, and sent off, when proved free from infection, to tho Aliramar Home. All this takes place in tho college itself. Here the children are received in one room and examined, every care being taken to see that they are thoroughly clean before they are allowed to mingle with the other inmates. Then, after fortyeight hours, those showing no signs of influenza are picked out for departure for Aliramar. This is a wonderful moment, for the journey out is taken by motor-car, an unprecedented treat for most of the little ones. All are collected in the hall of the college, each one carrying his or her nightgown. Few seem to have any other clothing but what they are wearing. They are duly entered and labelled for their change of abode, each child’s name and address being carefully kept. The largo rooms of tho college form ide.al dormitories, and thev have been well fitted up bv the Defence Department. In the night nursery a novelty is the sandbox, whore formerly tho little children used to enjoy merry games, now turned into the bath, a bath, wherein Quite a number could be accommodated at once. Another room serves as tho creche, where the tiny babies are being looked after. Several young girls of Kelburn district are going in daily and helping with this task, and seemingly enjoy it very much. The babies’ cots are the quaintest things, made of deal, and showing the ingenuity of the military people when asked for suteh items as cots for infants. A kitchen for preparing their food is contained in the creche, and the varying ages of the tiny ones must make the preparation of food Quite a lengthy task. Among the inhabitants of the creche is a little Chinese babv. who has only been weaned since leaving the mother, two days ago. but with tho philosophy of the race, this mite has taken to humanised milk without a murmur. Some of the others are not so amenable. and resent loudlv their forced absence from their mothers, but on the whole they are a happy family and have settled down in their strange abode very comfortably. The infants’ school across the street is being freelv used. The cloak room Las been turned into a kitchen, well equipped, and here Airs Tennant and Mrs Gill (president of the Free Kindergarten Union) aro in charge, with several helpers. Next door is tho din-ing-room. where the little charges are fed, tho tiny tables and chairs of normal times being piled away in corners, altLough some of the former servo excellently as stools. Another room across the passage contains tho stores, and the front rooms of the school arc the hospital, where tho children who are convalescing are kept for a time, or those thought to be sickening aro placed/ till the extent of their illness is determined. The amount of space for tho children is one of the chief features, for not onlv are there plenty of empty classrooms, but. the tennis court, on fine days, forms an ideal playground.

Airs Tennant and Airs Hunter are devoting all their time to the management of this largo establishment. Aliss Riley (headmistress) and students of tLe Free Kindergartens are helping to look after the children, their export knowledge in the management of little ones being of the greatest value.