For Women Folk

Star (Christchurch), Issue 11478, 28 August 1915, Page 5

For Women Folk

By "CHRYSSA."

, The scheme to establish a ~C'lub in Auckland has met with general support, and last, week the committee of the Auckland Patriotic and War Relief Association accepted tho "offer of Hullcnstein Brothers to provide free of rental four liirsco rooms oil tlie first floor of their budding in Queen Street, as premises for the club. Don;it.;ons of money and ;furniturc nre. .coming in stoadi'y, and it will nor bo long before the much needed. ..Soldiers' Cl'ib- is .an :;eeou!plished fact. • > v- * * 'Mr :<nd M~«. Wi'hy jmd Mr and. Mrs Harry Bloomi'mld. of Auckland, •wew outwr-rd to Sydney hy the last mail strainer. •'• w » • 'Mr niKl'Xr.-s Eric lUJdifercl uf Wellington.'have returned from • their trip to Honolulu. .OiiitT. XcZr;; landers who returned by vlie ia.ne bum were Airs and. Miss Thonie. George, Mi? s ; Dorotliv War© and Mi:-& Muriel 'Dargaville. * ■ - • ■ * V » • Tho, two Country Queem came first m the' Queen of th- Carnival at I.) u nod in. Mis* It. Smith w.'is first, and Mrs C. Nichous. of Kuriheka, Mahero. "•ecODd,., the Sports Queen (Miss Belle • M*-Lean) earning third. which places her ./.top of the. town Qii. enr-. Over £V26.(Vyi Jias been secured-,. a magnificent. result. attd a record for toe Dominion. • . . » ■» • * - Mrs George Feiiden, of Christen urch, spent. » few dr.ri? tins week with Mr* Wigley. Park Lane, T ; in:»ru, and went up to Fairiie ye>t, ; uu-iy to stay with Mrs Goodwin. ... * » * * * Mr and, Mrs Chester, of Christchurch. spt»_t this week -in Tim am with Mr and j Mrs Gordon Wood. J * » • Mrs E. J. LeCren motored back to Timaru to-day Kit!; Graliam. f • » « » Miss Preston, of Sumner, is visiting Mrs Kassell. of Timaru. - • • •» * Lieutenant, H. It. Cir-'istopliers and •' -biij; bride are on a sholT visit to Mrs i Christophers, Tweod Street, Tuvorcar- ] gill. • • • • * j Miss "Weatenra. of Chmtohnreh. is ! tho guest of bvr sister, Airs Trii.-nen. j at Waugonui. j • -* <» « • j Miss Moors. of OViristchurch, is at present' in' Wangamih a* tho guest of Airs H. Ileevo, the Vicarage. » • 1r W , Miss Berryman, of Ofuterbnrr, is visiting Mrs Hoottou, at. Mrs Wallace., of Hastings, is spending a holiday ivirh friend in Christirhurch. • * • • • Miss Nella Chappie, woond. daughter of Major Vv'. A. Chappie, R..A.M.C., M.P., has joined. Mrs W. H. Gv.van's contingent of women uho hare undertaken ?hel.l-making at Woolwich, writes a London correspondent. • • • •Kews' has beers receircd from Eng- ' land of the e'uga-zement of Mk« Idaliaa i Simpsqu, only .d.-uighfer of thn late, Mr 1 ;Percy 'f"imp-.on and Simpson, now of Dourne-irionth. and formerly or Karori, Wellington, .-..nd Lieutenant .Horace Fleming Smith, of Croydon, London. • ♦ • « • _ Another Wellington engagement of interest just announced Ls that of Miss Beatrice, Seymour, second daughter of Mr. and Mi-.s C. A. Seymour, Lower H.itt, Wellington, to Mr W. R. Barnford, youagost son of Mr and Mrs R. N. Bamford, of Upper Hawthorn, Melbourne, Victoria. «»«*•« At St Paul's Pro-Cathedral, Wellington, on August 36 a wedding was celebrated between Mia* Victoria Howell, daughter of Mr and Mrs E. E. Howell, and; Mr Reginald Blow, second sou of Mr H. J. H. Blow and Mrs Blow. # * # «• • A. large iiumbor of lady'friends assembled. at the residence of Mrs J. T. Skogumd, Greymouth, on Wednesday afternoon, when a presentation of a v;oid wristlet watch was raade to Mrs C. Morrice, also gold brooches to each of her., daughters, ivho are about to leavo for Wellington, where, along with Dr Morrice, who has recently been appointed chief medical officer to the Trentham Camp, fchey will in future reside. * • » » • On the occasion of her marriage to Mr Ernest Caldwell, Miss J. Turton was the recipient of a, handsome afternoon tea set presented by. Mr J. Gray ...iind staff, Miss Beatrice Broom making the presentation. n * * * * VIOLET DAYThe wonderful result of "Violet Day " a&tonished many, but it did > not astonish those who have known what an immense amount of organisation and devotion had been put into the ■ preliminary work. If ithpd only realised half tho amount it would still havft been a, good, result, and it would hare been good' for the community in the altruism developed, Right, down to little tots people were growing and husbanding violets and other flowers; for the day. and for the cause, and the spirit fostered hy it was .ad'mirable. It wjs above ail a woman's day and a woman's movement, and though men nssisU'd admirably in many directions, it was on our sex that the burden foil. Jl M-iiuld be impossible to mention oven u tithe or the active workers. Another instance of fine ee.rvice rendered was that done by Mr.-, Rolleston, who entire'v gave up her toilet rooms in the Dominion buildings, cle?.ing litem to business for the day. and providing dainty light relreshments and tea and delirious sean for like tour )injidrf<l oi' the ■Kfirler.-.' AH day long the place wifh ■ iv* orettdy hud out and decorated was thronged', and Mrs Roilestoii ,iii.d a boit of willing helpers saw to the comfort of the guest,-. Mrs j B£».ve:-rd',4; of the Clarendon, also ren- i dercd v,!:CJdt'» in site sown j a lar£i<? of ba-.ia«ss> p!'.e.;o» had 1

»Ohryssa" will be glad to hear from all Interested In Women's Work and Life, and to reoelve Items of interest and value to Women for publico** tlon, or reference in this column.

recognised the day by more or les> violet in their windows. It is a pity that all did not do so. Some did so very artistically. I, personally, was much struck by Baliantyne's, Broadway's and' Harnett's and Mdme. Poppy's, but there were others which I did not: see that I now hoar were remarkably tasteful. Altogether it v»as a very happy day, and tired as must have ail who were actively engaged when bedtime 1 csrr.P last night, they have every rea- , sou to feel proud this morning oi the results, as v:e are p"oud of them. And' it ought to he addod that the '"violet r 'ir!,-.'' iool-.ed rery dainty with ti-eir ties, favours sxni streamers. I diu not tliink violet would be becoming to „o many as it proved yesterday, but perhaps" this was helped by the. good taste showii by nearly everyone in '.yp'ug down the tor.c of the remainder cf' the eostumo to the <|uietost. note. • # » « * MAORI GTRL DANCERS. Everyone knows that the Maori girls .wer» famous dancers. They have the :-nr>pk'np r 'i> and the. sense of rhythm nainraiiy thn.r have te In? taught to many other?, .nnd in their poi play and tho anciwu gnmos, and swimming sport.- the ai'!A of the Company which has been appearing at the Theatre Royal w&re very grt«:efui dancers. Their iiaiivt? -«-ork was much admirefl, hut v.hat most.- surp«rised many or thov=e pr.'-.-rin, was to see one girl (Miss Gilbert) doi.ig " Hungarian dance?'' with the grace and sinuo-it.v of a Maud Allen or a Russian. She had got the nndukting motion ot the arms and <>l tiie body adiuii'a'dy and s/j? gave the dances in a Maori tramslatioii. so to speak, that made even more attractive. Various members of the Maori troupe proved themselves to bo export pianists, but. the music for tho dances came from some mysterious instrument or instruments behind the scenes which puzzled many in xao audience. At. first they thought it was a concertina or accordeon, which really gives very good dance innsietand which the Maoris are fond of, but every little while the distinct strings showed that il wa* a pluck"d string instrument with f:cmcthing else. it was really a banjo accompanied by a mouth organ, and it Mirprising the Tolnriß and effect produced. The two leading singers of tho company, the Tah'wi sisters, tang unaccompanied, and they sang remarkably well with clear true voices, soprano and mezsso. The enunciation v as alio very good. Two of rheir brothers are at the war. One waa master at the Otcki Native School. One is wounded. • • • # # WITH THE NURSES. Sister Agues Williams, who went with the New Zealand nurses, urit.es trie from the Egyptian Army Hospital, Port de Koubbeh, Cairo, interestingly about many things. S;ster Williams was a Ohristchurcb. girl who has of late been at the Gibber ne Hospital. Incide itally she says : " Never shall I forget, our landing ir, Alexandria. We were kept in tha stream twenty-four hours, and then tha day we. camo ashore the heat was awful. The heat, the dust and tho flies and tho train! It is quite true the thermometer registered 118deg in the ehade. Wei felt a-s if we were standing before a furnace door all the timei and the perspiration just streamed off us. We could not talk; we could only sit and endure. We passed mud villages, where natives live. We saw men ! ou donkeys and camels, and we passed oxen blindfolded, going round and round, to draw up water from the wells. Yet a lot of the country is. green, it is w> well irrigated. We reached Cairo at last, where a Masterton ambulance was waiting for us. But the motor was almost liotter than the train. Wo 1 were glad indeed to reaoh the hos--pital. ! 'Jlien the tea- we drank 1 Th« littleGreek maid looked on in wonderment, I and pondered what manner of beings i we were, and I am sure alio got weary I of filling the teapot, i "Eighteen of us came to this* ho&» , pital and eight went to another hospital in Cairo, and the rest we left in, Alexandria. This is the Egyptian Army Hospital, and we nurse New Zealand, boys. We have some English and some New Zealand doctoi-s. Mtjor A eland, of Chtistchuroh, is here for a while. 1 daresay he will be moved on later, but I wish. oh. I wish we had a New Zealand hospit.il in Alexandria, staffed with New Zealand doctors and nurses, so that, the train journey in tho terrible heat would bo avoided, and tho climate is very trying_ for wounds and enteric Alexandria is not, quite so hot as Cairo. The wounded 1 New Zealand boys we met in Malta, and many here asked what had happened, that we. were so long in corning, 'lo use their owe expression. they felt they were spousing on the English and Australian muses, having iio;v3 of their own from New Zealand. And the greetings of welcome we got,! ifow we wished we had been ablo to arrive here earlier. Then- are dear boys, all of them, and when one thinks what they have given up for ,us nothing seems too good tor them. Fhey suffer uncomplainingly and cheerfully. We do well to lie proud of them. First the weary months of the desert,, the long tramps in the heat, the weary waiting, and then the front. Tho journey over here when wounded, and then the heat again. " We have about 400 beds here, ana' yesterday we sent every patient posjibl..*to Port Said, and have- extra beds :n> etc.. ?o I think something must be going to happen, or l:as happened. " The heat is awful, and i can't write any more We hnv-- ph-rt.y ol work, but it's i\,r t'.ip bu;.,>. tuat stli right." •« * » * * MORE WOMEN CONDUCiTORS. ! Birmingham is the latest important j city in England to decide on Yi'Oinen. ,-rurnear conductors tiiis mainly heea'jifc of the dearth 'v : maU la v^ur-:

Tbe> women are to In* paid ai the. ordinary rare per hour ;iikl will undertake tho sa-ruo work ?i$ men, but their hours of duty will not. exceed seven per day on the aver:!'!?*. Uniform's, conf-isting ot a tunie. Bliirt snfl rap. avo provided. .'i.rnl ooti'v li 85» been 'liven »h;ii, pr"immce wpl to given to unmarried vomen between trnvmty-five and thiny-iivn \i -at':-. ot' ape. X r SF, A XT) Am'SK OF Til i'. POWI'WR, prr; Toilet powders. lik« other eosmetic preparations. prefer"'" ■ >ll■ 1 nv.prow tho F-kiii judiciously t:s"<l, and on tho other hand do s;re::i damage it used without care .ami discret-i-m. There in littV douhi that, many prematurely fitted, wrinkled laces own their ruin to ibe injudicious use ol powder. And ii ,-hon 1;1 be remembered that, the ruination of the skin ol ; the tare offsets the p.enora.l health. As j there are about » garter of a _tnillion pores in the skm of the lace, it is obvious t'n-t if blocking or irritation he caused by unsuitable i>owders iho ski)) in ay be seriously damaged bevond repair. Probablv the safest powders to useare those made from vegetable matter. 'l'ho following is an excellent recipe for such R powder. Take and r:ee starch 4oz, wheal starch biz, frmpt alinoiul powder -<>z. orris root powder loz. The mixture must he silted four or fire times through bolt ins: cloth. It ■ may then bo tinted with carmine, to f make it flesh colour, if desired, and i perfumed, using, however, only a very i small quantity of perfume, as nearly j all perfumes are irritating to ilie | skin. | After these preparations the powder i should be blend"d with a very little of the finest almond oil. so to r»H it adhere, to the lace. It is then lifted several times ntor><. It is .seldom practicable to make really good powders at home, but those who do not mind the trouble and the i cost of i,he bolting cloths have the satisfaction of knowing their powders are pure and free from injurious mati ters. ( Liquid powders are some times pre- | ferred, and the following is a good recipe :—Zinc oxide lo?., barium sult phido loz, glycerine loz, alcohol I.oz, I w .'itor Got, Md a litle perfume, j These are mixed thoroughly, strainI ed through a fine bolting cloth, and ! the mixture kept in a, well-eorked ! bottle. It may bo applied with a j s;x»nge or a camel-hair brush, i Before using powder the faro must j be very thoroughly dried. Some people prefer to rub a little good cream on the face prior to the powder, and in this case the cream must be well wiped off with a soft cloth. The powder rs then lightly dusted on with a puff or a. pice of soft- cotton. Superflu- ! on? powder is sent!? rubbed off with ' a tine handkerchief or cloth. ; Powders should never be rubbed into 1 tho skin, lest blocking of the popes 1 follow. Liquid powders must be used j vorv spa.rinc.lv. They are useful as a I protection when motoring, polling or • v Jug- but their repeated use is a;>t I to r'tider the skin dry and scaly, j Whatever kind of powder j., used, it | must bo thoroughly removed every j night. For this it suffices to wa*sh I the face with warm water, using a 5 Very Ifttjc superfatted soap. For ! those who prefer it. a cleansing cream ; may take the place of the soap and j water. I T T nle«s by means of a cream or soap j and water the powder is completely rel moved every night, it. may do damage ' to tho skin ia the course of time, perI hap"; blocking the pores and giving rise j *'* blackheads. acne, or an infiamcd cond'tion of the .skin. Therefore, if ! rim health, which iy synonymous with ; the beauty of the skin, would be mainj tained, powders of .ill kinds must be used nidi' iously and sparingly, j • • » • * ♦ j MONEY IS LUNCHEON BOXESj Siily reason talk is no more, (hough | the time of the sen serpent, and the j bu'gest gooseberry b drawing near. Irii stead: a somewhat, sad but nevertheless | inspiring innovation is hem; discussion ] amongst- women in the daily papers as ! to good ways of making- money when it I is not possible to regularly leave a home j (.writes our Loudon correspondent).All manner of profitable ider.s are ex- ; ploited. not very practicable in New ! Zealand, though ono or two ar*». The j plan of making up business luncheon I boxes, for instance, is surely worth inquiring into. This was evolved by a little woman- in the suburbs whoso husband's income fell to half with Uie war. She is a. first-class cook, -and of that genius which can " make up" dainty goods out of odds and ends, and filte decided to put up luncheon boxes i for people to take with them to the city. She canvassed her friends for orders and delivers her boxes in good

1 time each morning,; Tho chief aim I should. bo to make. the contents of the | luncheon boxes as varied as possiblo, ■ and as nourishing. This lady i pute up si is penny and' one shilling packet?—chiefly the former—and manages : in contrive them so that tho contents aro uprising find varied, and j-etjeave ; her ijuife a good margin of profit. i * j INSTINCT WITH LIFE. ! 1. ho organisers of tho cafe ohantant, | bazaar, and fancy dress ball to bo hold in tho Town Hall in Sydney on September 4, in aid of the Wounded Autrtralian ;■<>ldiers, are laced with a. tei y : .> ''rious difficulty. A mysterious advertisement appeared . railing for donations of dogs, cats, i and monkeys, and other furred and I ieat.!'«ved dems towards a livu stock I stall in connection with the bazaar, *« j well known Sydney lady, who is noi thine; if not original, absolutely re- | fusing to r«ntor upon a legalised j bazaar brigandage armed with tho I usual items -worked slippers, oruaj iue.nt.aa cushion covers, and quite* imI possible new art pipe-racks.—ha# <!«*• I eided to sell nothing unless it flew, I :ih), crawled, or glided, instinct) v, ith life. The lady in. question made a peremptory demand upon the committee tor permission to open a sort of Noah's Ark within the Town Hail. • * « « + CHARACTER REVEALED lS T TOE VOICE. That distinguished philosopher of antiquity, Socrates, evidently considered that character was, to a certain extent at least, revealed irj tha voice, for one of his recorded savings is, "Speak, that I may see you." A modern voico authority gives the opinion that ho who stammers is easily angry or as soon pacified, which proves such a person to be quick and inconstant. A voice thick or harsh iu quality indicates one who is malicious, cunning, disdainful. A coarse voioe is indicative of a robust physique, a great talker, a quiet temper; a piercing. line, or weak voioe. shows timidity, cunning, and quick wit. An attractive and clear voice reveals the prudent, sincere, and ingenuous, hub often tho proud and incredulous man ; tho firm and pleasant voice, the robust, intelligent, and benevolent person. A trembling and weak voice shows timidity and weakness, while great sound and firmness indicate strength, audacity, rashness, and obstinacy. A sharp and rude voice denotes ii coarse mind, inferior judgment, and strong appetites, while a hoarse voice indicates untruthfulness and vanity. A full and sweet voice shows peaoeInlness, discretion, and self-will; a solt -sweet voice, a peaceable, ingenious, and subtle character. A voice quickly changing from gravity to sharpness, shows quick temper and arrogance. That each emotion, mood, or passion changes the prevailing voice is well understand by actors and elocutionists. I _So much for the voioe authority. Suppose we reverse the process; it has I interesting possibilities. For sine© character is revealed; by the voice, the converse may hold, that the cultivation ot tiie voice may re-act on the character. Here is a new field for the voioe tramer; the improvement and renovation of character. He should perhaps he cautious in applying the Wagnerian vocal idiom ; we may yet discover that its efflorescence is responsible for the peculiar methods of German warfare. MA KING GEOGRAPHY. One fascination of war is that the recruit feels that he is adxmt to make history; and not only history, but get> graphs. The name of Anzac, a. bavside situation on the Gallipoli Peninsula. will be immortal. It means Australia - New Zealand - Army - Coqv., a.s yot; may discover if you look at tne iU;tuil letters. Whether the war end* wjtb Abdul being pitched out ot Jus old location or not (but it most .-■-..virediy ".nil so end). Anzao will appear for ever on British at.la.vs. The kaiser has taken on his little, bit of geography making in Belgium. Liege is never given its French name by Ger-mans—-in all oiiienxl documents 'it has to De Lutiieh. Those are changes which wjll not endure. Liege hud its place in history already. It was: famous when the Hoiionzollerns were only a family : ' rough barons who raised pi rr .s. stilt be there when Kaiser Vi ilneun is omy a phantom of ancient horror. Ansae will not be .so forgotten. ft is part of "the now world called in to redress the balance of the old. ' A& the name is something whioh never existed on earth before, so is the fact; the fact of a Britannic Empire, which is as, unliko Germanic " Weltmacht " as British, honour is unlike (German. * * * • « TO LAUNDER. TATTING, A goo? method for successfully laundering tatting is to baste it firmly to a Turkish towel, then wash it as though it. were a part of the towel. Y\'Jien it is almost dry, pross it with a. hot iron still on the towel, remove the basting thread's and your tatting will be in good condition. • • • # • A COURSE or ?'ac»» Mrssage (one xx restores lone and vitality to tho skin. There is no bettor treatment for prematura wrinkles and impure complexion?. M.r* .Rolksion, Cathedral Squa-v?, !«■ recommended for all treatments of the hair and com- ' pjesion. Supevfluoui hairs p t >rmsin«ully ;-*• j moved, Diploma and medical' l-ffer.-taccs. X i