For Women Folk

Star (Christchurch), Issue 11215, 22 October 1914, Page 7

For Women Folk

By "CHRYSSA."

Mrs Baker, of C'hfistehurck, is visiting Wellington.

.Mm-Ell,-wife of Mr Ell, M.P., returned to Christchurch from Welling- : ton on Tuesday, I • * * • • Mr and Mrs J. Studnolme, "Ruanui," will be the guests of their Excellencies the Governor and Countess of Liverpool for the races. * * »- » •

Sir Douglas and Lady Mawson, who have been touring tho North Island, returned to Wellington yesterday.

Mrs Ohvinside, of Dunedin, passed through Christchurch on Monday <■* route to Wellington, where she attended the funeral of her brother, Trooper 0. Alexander.

Lady Ward and her daughter, Mrs Bernard Wood, of Christchiirch, returned to Wellington from Auckland on Tuesday.

Mrs Syinons, of Christohurch, is visit, mg Blenheim, and staying with Miss M'Lauchlan,. Springlands.

Miss Horton, of Auckland, arrived in Christchuroh yesterday and stayed at Warner's. - She left this morning for the West Coast.

Miss Ware, of Auckland, is at preterit in Christchurch, at Warner's.

The Misses Gorrie, of Auckland, who have been taking part in tho golf tournament at Dunedin, will arrive from the south this evening, and will stay at Warner'ft.

*Mr. and Mrs Percy Wright (nee Miss Beryl Hay), who were married yesterday at Tiniaru, are spending a few days in Christchuroh at the Cla*efldon. • • .«' * •

Mr and Mrs Silver and Mrs ■ Tato, oi:Lond6n, are to the Domin ion, and are at present in Christchurch, staying at, the Clarendon. ■ • • • # * * »

Mr and Mrs M'Mftkrjn, of Nelson, are visitors to .Christchurch. and are staying at the Clarendon.

Sir William Vesley and Miss Brod--1 Bione, of London, who were visitors to OhristcHurch, staying at the Uiiited Service, left for tho north last night.

Mrs Bennett, of Sumner, who . has Just, undergone- very successful treatment at the Lewisham Hospital, has taken up her residence at the United Service-

MissiJulia M. Porter, of Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.A., is a visitor to the Dominion, and is, at present in Christchurch at the- United Service.

••■■,..»' • • i » Lady Clifford presided over 'a meeting of ladies who met at Nazareth House this morning for the object of arranging a vocal and instrumental reeital,'*toiM held on December Bat the Theatre Royal, in aid of the funds of NaMieth H<*us»i ; .. , -'■■ '- : .•'-.:.""'

" • • ■•.■ • • The engagement is announced of Miss Olive M'Donald, third daughter of Mrs M'Donald, of <? Laudle," Te Raugitumau, to Mr Albert Welch, third son of Mr and Mra A. J. Welch, of "Fir Grove," Mastorton, Wairarapa. • «*•• At;. St Andrew's Church, ReikioSrangl,- North Island, on Wednesday last, Kvas, celebrated bythe-Rev J. E. Jones" tho marriage of Miss Annie Syinonds .(late postmistress at Reikioranc;a), eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs O. W. Symoittds, highly respected residents of the district, to Mr George Albert Colpman, eldest son of Mr Thomas Colpman, of the Ayrshire stud farm, Eeikiorangi. • • • ■ •

Mrs EL Piper, of Akaroa, who has 'heeii spending a lenthgy holiday in Wellington, with Mrs J. B. Brinsden, Roseneath, returned to the south on Tuesday. Befora leaving Wellington, Mrs Piper was-entertained'at'afternoon tea by a number of friends at Miss Tendall'a tea-rooms. '•»''■" '."•'■' *' '* "• On September 5, the marriage took place in London of Henry Jackson PonBonby, youngest son of John Ponsonby, or " Lawrence," Otago, New Zealand, to Amy Bearman, daughter of Mr U End Mrs E. G. Bearman, 13, PortsW mouth Road, Thames Ditton, Surrey. • «••■' Y Mrs Minchin, of New Zealand, now f«rEngland, has offered to take in sis orders and sis .men from the New .Zealand ' Contingent during convalescence at her residence, " Torhlanda," at Pinner, near Harrow, i ; '--' ■■••'#' ',•"■'•' • « i Miss Margaret Bowen, of Ghristtohurch, intends staying in England probably eighteen "'months, "and visiting friends and relatives in different parts of the country and Ireland. Her head-quarters-will be with the Rov George Bowen, at Thryborgh Rectory, Yorkshire.

Miss Bennett, who received' her hospital training in Christchtirch, and then became matron of Stratford Hospital before going on for further experience to-Canada and America, was in Paris when, the war broke out* She was brought over- to England from Havre in' a troopship. '••* » » *

Mrs and Miss Hastings Bridge, of Christchureh, hare returned to London from a tour of Norway. At Bergen they learned that war had actually bef»un, and spent a very anxious time after discovering that the Wilson linerfi on which their tickets had been taken had ceased running. -Eventually, Thomas Cook and! Son eamo toVthe tourists' aid, and liberally advanced the money to pay tho trebled faros demanded by tho Norwegian Shipping Company* for Bailing tiiider a neutral flag. After an eventful passage, they safely reached London, and arc at present Mr« Bridge's brother, Bv Watson Griffin .(formerly of Christchurch, New Zealand), at Ltove. *' * - ♦ * # Mrs Stringlemnn and her daughter, M«s_Mo£Cg, of Christohurch, have arrived safely in London, from Switzerland. Mrs -Striugleman shortly visits Scotland. She and her daughter return home about .-.Christmas time.■ .. »-.' . ft - '•■ • -.: -•».. ;. » . An English writei; says: Many-;Aus-' Italians and New Zealander;- are still in England who 'had" como : # avoir here intending to travel, and—in the case of the women-—to shop on tho Continent. Bomq had.akcady. .finished .their foreign tburif before war'broke out, but there ere many women who will now be buying in 'London instead of in Paris or Vienna. There is .1 certain magic to the "female' ear in these names, hut m

"Ohryssa" will be glad to hear from all Interested In Women's Work and Life, and to receive j Items of interest and value to Women for publica- I tion, or reference in this column. I

point of fact there is no need to go far afield. Colin., for instance, at 30, Alfred' Place, W., "opposite the South Kensington Station, will provide lingerie, French blouses, which it is very hard not to describe sis a "dream." She has .a very largo clientele among Australasians; Including a recent occupant of Federal Government House. Celia has a branch hi the Cafe Buildings, Christchurch, which is managed by her sister Miss ,Rae Livingstone.

••# ■ • • FOB THE CHILDREN. Tho British Dominions Woman Suffrage Union, London, is making an appeal for help for sufferers through the War. Its circular says:— Though in a few trades there is a temporary increaso of work, this, is as nebbing compared with the number of occupationH m which many of tho employees are working on half time. or. have been dismissed altogether. Shops and offices have reduced their'staffs; provincial tours, theatrical' and musical, have all baen cancelled; journalists (.except for the war) and writers, have no work; advertising, an industry which employs an enormous number of people, is reduced to almost nothing. To illustrate tho immediate effect of the changed conditions on infant life among tho poor, it will suffice to mention that during the first week of the war the weight of every one of the babies in attendance at the Schools for Mothers in London was found to have diminished. The nursing mothers had no food themselves, nor money to buy milk for their infants. Tho moment war broke out the Women's Suffrage Societies with one consent stopped their own special work and dovoed their offices, their resources, and thei rarrny of trained voluntary workers to take care of women and children in distress -through tho war. It would fill pages to describe tho admirable work already done. • •■•<* TROUSERED NURSES. Amongst a large party of Red Cross nurses who left England-for■■Antwerp was a mounted corps, whose work it is to search the battlefields. These wore tKrttsers, top boots, spurs, knapsack, big coats, and business-like hats and showed a red cross on fheir left arms.

* » « » * WOMEN ARMY COOKS. A suggestion is afoot to allow women to ho unpointed as army cooks. If this is permitted thoy are to be paid 22s a week in addition to rations, hut they must pay their own lodging expenses at cottages in tho neighbourhood of army stations to which they are sent. Also, they must find their own aprons and towels for'washing up. ••* * • » DISTINGUISHED WOMAN DELEGATE. Madame Vandervelde, wifo of tho celebrated Belgian Socialist, one of the delegation now on its way from Belgium to America to make known to the American people the true, state of affairs with'regard to Gorman treachery in Belgium—the offending country having started & deliberate and gigantic, campaign of lying in the United States—lias gone over as one of the party "and is taking her-share of lec"-~ turing with the others. She is herself a distinguished thinker. •*» . • • HOUSEWIVES UN THE WATCH,od

The Housewives' League of .America has sent out a call to all members throughout the United States, directing its many groups of women members to gather and study food prioos and the whole food situation so that the housekeepers may bo prepared to protect themselves and 6ther consumers against dishonest dealers who attempt to raise prices because of the European situation.

A letter was also sent at tho beginning of the war to President Wilson, asking him to issue- a proclamation to tho merchants of tho country urging them to maintain lovel prices during tho European war, and to refrain from speculation in foodstuffs.

CRY FOR WOMEN DOCTORS. New Zealand . women students not yet, decided as to their future career may bo interested to hear that the lady warden of tho London (Royal Freo Hospital) School of Medicine for Women (University of London) lias publicly suggested that at this crisis welleducated healthy young woraou of England would bo serving their country if ihey would study medicino. Before the war began, sho points out, thero was a serious shortage of qualified practitioners owing to the enormously increasing demand for medical treatment and inspection. Under ordinary circumstances tho entry at the medical schools for men throughout the country would have been a large One this October. Now, most young men havo a call to_ offer their services to their country in another way. In five or six years' time there will therefore be a serious lack of house-physicians and

house-surgeons ■ in the hospitals and innrni'iries, unless moro have in tho meantime entered upon a full medical course. • *• • * # THE TOILET. THERE is no limo of year (n which tho hair derives greater benefit from hair treatment than in tho spring. Mia Rolloston, oms of tho moHt highly qualified Specialists known, is now a resident of Christchurch. Her v&hi&blo advice has already created much discnsßion, and her treatments in all cases have proved moat successful. Courses of treatment may ho had from omv guinea to ten. Mrs fiolloston gives personal advice on tho caro and treatment of the hair ami complexion gratia, and specialises in the removal of superfluous hair by electrolysis, for which eho holds a diploma obtained in Boston, U.S.A., and rhenMcal.rofcretioes. Spacious Private Booms, Dominion Buildings, Cathedral Square. Tel. 3715.