NOTES FOR WOMEN

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 10207, 18 February 1919, Page 9

NOTES FOR WOMEN

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL. Miss Salmond is visiting Mrs Gillingham at Fairlie. Mrs Alec Crawford, Miramar, has returned from a visit to Mount Egmont. Approximately .£l2O was raised by I means of collecting cards for the Christmas puddings, which, were sent to tho troops by the Mayoress’s patriotic xunu last year. The Women’s National Reserve Girls’ Club has undertaken the care of the soldiers’ graves at Karori. The m®mhers made a start Inst Saturday, when a number went out, taking flowers to place on the graves. The girls intend going every Saturday afternoon, and would be glad of volunteers to assist and of flowers, of which a great many are needed. These can be loft at tho .Reserve office, Featherston street, on Fridays or Saturday mornings. The members of the Young Helpers League, Kilbirnie (Dr Barnardo a Homes), were entertained at, afternoon tea on Friday, on the occasion of tho annual bos opening. The sum collected, with the money from a tumble, sale bent some months ago, totalled *3l. The school children of the Wellington district collected and sent Christmas gifts to the men at the front through the Mayoress’s funds, and cards signed bv every child donating Is were included in the parcels. Already several ot these cards have been received in acknowledgment from the men of the Samoan garrison by the secrotarj of the Countess of Liverpool Fund, and will be forwarded to the children to whom they are addressed. In one of thesoThc recipient writing to the donor (a boj) says: “Will you T>® ready to fight for us when we are old men?Now tbe tho . Jugo-Slavs have been freed and arc to unite with their hr thers, the Serbians. Serbia, instead of being a small nation of 5.000.000 people, will be a great nation of something like 20,000.000 souls, with sea ports. iho Serbian officials in London point out that in mediaeval times Serbia was a maritime nation, and that tho Ser mi-ie are bv no means likely to make poor sailors. So far ns the Czechoslovaks are concerned there are only a few hundred in. Europe, and most of them ar© eitner engaged in making munitions or are in the British Army. There are estimated to be about three-quarters of a million Czechs in America and it is thought that a large number of these aro anxious to return to Europe now that their rich and beloved Bohemia is free and that there is nothin# to stand in the nay ot the development of this splendid nation. " Fringe, fringe, fringe—we see It everywhere (remarks a Melbourne fashr.on writer). It is stiil a good trimming. It needs clever manipulation, of course, bub when well placed it is surely one "of the most effective means of trimmis our frocks hats, parasols, and coats. And 't is used on all these things —on other, too. for we carry fringed hand-bags and even wear fringed underwear and negligee. Pockets are a trimming feature that remain in good style in spite of th© fact that they ar© no . novelty. Real or seeming pockets, faced or lined with white or coloured satin, are used smartly on some of the new models of navy blue serge. .

A new shade of brown is Cordovan brown—a reddish shade, supposed to be like old Cordova leather. It is a, rich, warm tone that adequately lives up to the Spanish note suggested by the name. Great popularity is predicted for it in the autumn. In his farewell remarks at Saturday’s presentation, Mr P. P. Webb (DeputyController of the Audit Department) spoke highly of woman’s worth in national work. He quoted the following words of Lord Haldane, chairman of a board of eminent business men : —“The State which excludes women from its counsel and administration suffers increasing and irreparable damage." "I entirely agree with these words,” commented Hr Webb. Miss Elizabeth Asquith, the ex-Prlms Minister's who is announced to have been betrothed to a Roumanian Prince, was busily engaged in electioneering activities when the last' mail left England. She made her debut as a liberal speaker in Devonshire, and, according to all accounts, she must have boon very clever and effective. It would, indeed, be ,s urprisinj? if Mr Asquith's daughter were otherwise. Although she is a very keen Liberal, she has no illusions about what .is practicable and what is impracticable in politics. At one meeting she unfolded with feigned admiration one of those programmes which appeal to Socialist minds the more strongly the more they ignore the practical conditions of life. Having very vividly outlined the new order of things in a way which rather puzzled the audience as to her real views, she let those views be seen by adding, ns a concluding sentence: “That isn't government; that’s heaven." Miss Olive Boyne, of Palmerston North’ is leaving on Thursday next by the Euahine, en route for England, where ishe is to bo married jto Mr F.. W. Costin Webb, of Wellington. Miss “Vera" Dugdale, just engaged to Lord Glanusk’s son and heir. Major Wilfred Bailey, a Grenadier Guardsman, lately wounded a second time, was a debutante at tbo first Court of 1914, and only daughter of Colonel Frank and Lady Eva Dugdale, both favoured members of the Household. Miss Dugdale is a god-daughter of Queen Victoria. Only sister of Lord Warwick. Lady Eva Dugdale has long been an intimate of the Queen's, their friendshio dating from the time when the late Duchess of Teck and her daughter Princess "May" used to stay at Warwick Castle. I see (says an English writer), that a Sussex “Who’s Who” has incurred ridicule by including in its catalogue of county celebrities: “Kipling, Eudyard. a breeder of Guernsey cattle." For my part, 1 am grateful for this piece of information, because, though I knew many- fine things about the creator of “Soldiers Three." I did not know that his fine patriotism had brought him into the lists against the meat shortage. The Government of the future will pass aircraft for service, just as ships are registered A 1 at Lloyd's, prophesies Mr Whitehead, the aircraft manufacturer.

Take your face in vour hands, look in your mirror; now apply a little Cultene Balm (vanishing cream) to face and neck, dust lightly with Hygienic Face Powder (all shades) and from ono application the effect is marvellous, and the wrinkled discoloured skin takes up immediately the tone of youth naturally and without the slightest trace of makeup. Cultene Skin Food (night cream) quite equally efficacious, but used differently.' Full instructions on labels. Prices: Cultene Balm. 3s fld; Cnlteno Sknn Food, 3s; Hygionic Fnco Powder, all shades, 3s; postage Gd extra. All hn.ir work. Mias Milsom, 94, Willis street. ’Phone 814.—Advt. UNSIGHTLT HAIR PERMANENTLY REMOVED. Yon may know someone who tried electrolysis or depilatories, and after suffering untold agony was disappointed with failure. Call for free trial of Busina (Hog.), the up-to-dhte sure painless method used by London society ladies. Mrs Hullen, Dept. T. t Courtenay Place Tram Terminus. Telephone 1047.—Advt.

Mrs Marmont is visiting the Island, and at present is staying wrUi Mrs Allen, the White'Hart Hotel, Chus - ehurnh. Miss Fraser, daughter of Sir William Fraser, is leaving for a trip to England by the Makura early in March. Miss Hilda Miles is leaving by the Makura for a visit to Vancoiucr. Sir John and .Lady Findlay have taken Mr George Shirtohifo s house in Tinakori road tor a few niontns. -Mr and Mrs Elgar have gone to their station home, Longmore, Featherston. Mrs McMillan (Mayoress of Stratford) and Mrs Malove nave been elected delegates to represent Stratford at the Women’s National .Reserve Conference on the 26th inst. Miss Zaidee Nathan is leaving for England by the Ruahine this week, bhe has been farewelled at several valedictory tea parties during the last nignt. Mrs W. Nathan gave a taro well tea for her daughter, and Mrs Joseph Joseph, her aunt, was hostess on another occasion. A branch of the Women's National Reserve was started at Kilbirnie on Friday afternoon. Mrs Porter (organising secretary) presided. Op to then North Kilbirnie was linked with Hataitai, and South Kilbirnie was linked with Lyall Bay branch, but Kilbirnie will now be a separate branch. mrs Gulley was elected president, Mrs Worboys vice-pre-sident, and Mrs Fox secretary, ihe fob lowing committee was elected: —Mrs Greene, Mrs Bethell, Mrs laylor, Mrs i Greenslade, and Miss L- Taylor “One of our men got thirty roubles (about £3) for two cigarettes,” says a Canadian writing from North Russia. ■ Removed for safety during the air raids, the stained-glass windows at St. Margaret’s, Westminster, and the Abbey, will be re-erected shortly. The first year of Peace was to be ushered in by a great Peace Ball and Pageant of Plays and Players at the Albert Hall. It had been arranged by the theatrical profession on behalf of Sir Arthur Pearson’s Blinded Soldiers' Children’s Fund, by whom an effort is being made to raise the £IOO,OOO still necessary to peach the total of £250,000 required to place the scheme on a sound basis. Mr George Robey was the Master of Ceremonies. The Queen visited the Aeroplane Exhibition recently at the Royal Agricultural Hall. She talked with a number of the girl workers, and showed particular interest in the women carpenters. Of 5610 Etonians on active service, 1124 were killed in action or died of wounds. Other causes accounted for 1068 wounded. The honours gained include 13 V.C.’s, 407 D.S.O.’s, 554 H.C.’s, 398 foreign decorations, and 1331 wore mentioned in dispatches. Forty thousand torpedoed sailors have been relieved by the British and Foreign Sailors’ Society, said the secretary, when two boats were launched at Lapping Basin for the use of the Sea Scouts section. Mrs Biroh-Johnstone. of Wellington, is the guest of Mrs D. Blackley at Ngamotu, Taranaki. Mr and Mrs KelHe-Smith, of th© Malay States, are visiting Wellington. Mrs Manoy, Motueka, is visiting her parents, the Rev. and Mrs Van Staveren, On The Terrace. Miss L. Mills has returned to Wellington after a visit to New Plymouth. Mrs ,Et H. George, of New, Plymouth, is visiting Wellington. Mr and Mrs W. Swinson and their son are the guests of the State Governor of Now South Wales and Lady Davidson, at Hill view, Sutton Forest. Mrs Swinson is professionally known as Miss Beatrice Griffith, one of a trio of brilliant musician sisters. She returned to ner native Australia after many absence, some time ago, on a health trip, with her husband. Sister Lilian Kiddle, who has been invested with the Mona Medal (awarded those who served with the first British Army in France and Belgium), is returning to Australia after four years with the British Red' Cross in France. She was personally , complimented by .Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, for her work on ambulance trains behind the lines. Sister Kiddle is a daughter of Mr Robert Kiddle, of Melbourne. Australia is profiting by the experience of other places during the influenza epidemic. Recently it was proposed that in view of the telephone system blooming disorganised, as had happened in other places, volunteers should be trained in advance to take the places of any who become victims in the ' telephone exchanges. Lady Helen Munro Fergueon has been taking an active part Jn relief measures in connection with the influenza epidemic in Melbourne. Three Melbourne women have been appointed as delegates to attend the International Peace Congress, to be held somewhere in Europe, during 1919. Miss Vida Goldstein, who has led the van in Australian women's movements, and who visited England in 1911 at the invitation of the Women’s Social and Political Union, to take part in the campaign for women suffrage, and Miss Cecilia John, who has been closely associated with Mies Goldstein in many schemes for social ahd industrial reform, have been selected as delegates by the Women’s Peace Society. The Sisterhood- of Peace will send Miss Eleanor Moore, international secretary to the sisterhood. The congress under consideration’ is the outcome of the Womens International Congress which met at The Hague in 1915 and which was called together by a committee of Dutch women. Miss Jane Addams is president of the pommittee, and Miss Chrystal Macmillan (the first woman lawyer in Britain) is one of the secretaries.

MBS EOLLESTON IN ATTENDANCE FEIDAY EVENINGS. For the benefit of sufferers from the Hair Trouble which follows Influenza, Mrs Rolloston will be in attendance on Friday evenings up To 0 p.m. until further notice. Patients may thus have the benefit of Mrs Eollestonis personal advice and treatment. If possible an appointment should bo made. MES EOLLESTON. 256, Lambton quay, 'Wellington. I HAVE A LOVELY COMPLEXION. EVEN IN SUMMER. 1 Use "Camellinn” Facial Creams, which are prepared specially to protect the skin from wind and sunburn, and all other harmful influences. Their regular use gives the complexion the loveliness and softness all women admire. The Vanishing Cream costs Ss 6d, the Massage Cream 3s. Mail orders promptly filled. Mrs Cameron, "Boudoir Camille," Cooper's Building, Willis street. Wellington. 'Phono 4535. For Chronic Chest-. Complaints, Woods' Great eppermint Cure— la 6d and 2s Oil.