For Women Folk

Star (Christchurch), Issue 11482, 2 September 1915, Page 7

For Women Folk

By "CHRYSSA." ———i

"Ohryssa* will bo glad to hear from all Interested in Women's Work and Life, and to receive Items of interest and value to Women for public®'* tlon, or reference in this column. k .

I W.H.C (Women's Hospital Corps). Dr Louisa. Garrett Anderson, who showed nio over ihe hospital, is the chief sui* reon. r ldie staff is at present complete, but any vacancies are filled on Dr Avdersori's reconinieudation to tno War Oihco. There arc two operating rooms, and X-ray, dental, eye and other departments, convalescent rooms, dining rooms arttl awning, with ohans and lounges, out of door in the oouj'tiyard.". • # » * * USEFUL HOUSEHOLD HINTS. To Remove Indelible Itlk.7~EllU.al parts of ammonia and turpentine will remove the most, obstinate indelible ink. Saturate well and rub hard. Pointing Laces. —When a tip comes oil a bootlaoe a little black sealing wax carefully pressed round the end of the lace ancl shaped to a point makes quite a serviceable new one, and lasts a long time. To Brighten Rubbers.—Dingy overshoes can be made to shine if wiped off with a cloth wrung out of ammonia I water. , , Salt for Cleaning Bottles. —To clean a j bottle or decanter fill with coarse rock j salt, and shake until all stains are rej moved. This is much better than shot, i Frying Bacon—Before frying bacon soak it m cold water for three or four I minutes. Itwi 11 prevent the grease j from running, and the*- bacon will have a much finer flavour. ! Piaster for Spoons.—For _ marking | spoons and dishes when picnicking eo that you can easily keep track of your own, * place a small strip of surgical plaster on the handle of each spoon and the bottom of each dish. Then write your name with ink or aji indelible pencil. Tho articles can be washed repeatedly, and the marking will remain. To Remove Paint.—Make a paste by mixing potash with a Littlo water. Spread this paste over the paint on tho window-pane or any other glass from which you wish to remove paint. Let I this-stay a few minutes, then wash off. j All paint stains will be removed. Blue Hydrangea.—lf you wish your hydrangea to be blue instead of pink, pot it in a small zinc tub or put nails or old iron close to the roots. Hot Salt.—lf your hot water bottle teurs or leaks, and you cannot or do not care to buy another immediately, put a piece of adhesive tape over the break, and substitute hot salt instead of hot water, fastening as usual. Wrap the bag in a towel, and it will hold heat for several hours. When yon are through with it do not throw the salt away, but leave it in the bag, and on future occasions you will need only to pour the salt out into a pan • and heat it, using the same supply lySalt on Paddle.—When working butter with a. wooden paddle the butter will sometimes stick to it, especially if the butter is a little warm. This can ,be avoided by rubbing tho salt well, over the paddle.

Dunedin crowned its Carnival Queen tost Friday, the proceedings- taking much the. same form as those at the recant Christchurch coronation. An improvement, however, was the addition of a combined choir ot' 150 voices, under Mr Sydney Wolf, and an orchestra. Alter the procession round the hall the choir rendered a patriotic "hymn, specially written for the occasion by Mr Wolf. • » » • • A quiet weddintr was celebrated at St Augustine's Chuyeh, Napier, on Monday morning, when Miss Alice Dates, second daughter of Mr and Mrs Oates, of Napier "South, was married to Mr J. Grammar, of Wellington. The Rev Canon Tuko performed the ceremony. • i * + * The Red Cross Society of New South Wales recently forwarded thirty cases of goods for the nurses at the front). Each case contains brushes, soap, vaseline., lint, clocks, aprons, tidies, boracio acid and _ fly-veils. Among the things sent are little bags for holding soap, to hang at the head of the nurses' beds. They say these are invaluable. • * m • • The wedding of Sergeant George Massey, youngest son of the Eight Hon the Prime Minister and Mrs "Massey, and Miss Dora Grainier, daughter of the late Mr A. H. Grainger, well known in Auckland as the head of the firm of Hurst and Co., took place in Auckland on Tuesday at All Saints' Church. Ponsonby. The ceremony was performed by the Rev Archdeacon Calder. The wedding was a very quiet one, as the bridegroom is leaving on active service shortly. Miss Massey was.the bridesmaid, and Mr Roy Grainger was the best man. Mrs Massey was among those present at 'the wedding. Mr George Massey is a solicitor, an 3 Is now attached to tho Trenthara Regiment. Mrs George Massey will live at Palmerston North during the time- her husband is in oam 2- . . . The ladies of Wellington are given a ; further opportunity to assist the 1 Wounded Soldiers' Fund by billeting lady hockey plavers. from the 4th to 11th September during the New Zealand ladies' hockey championship tournament. "As, the gross proceeds from the tournament are going to the "Wounded Soldiers' Fund, it is pointed ont that this is another way in which ladies may cooperate in support of this fond. ■ ' ■ t • • « * * ! On Sunday evening, after the service ' at file Catholic Church, Featberston. Wairarnpa, the parishioners met to bid farewell to Mrs -D. H. Riddiford, \\i\o •will be leaving for Encland next week. On their behalf, the Rev Father Kii> kead presented Mrs Riddiford with a morocco-hotrod prayer-book. -and _<&- handsome set of amethyst rosary beads, with gold chain arid cruaftx r The rev father referred to ■rord's tnany stood deeds and fcmd actions. and wished her God-speed.- Mrs Riddiford very feelingly thanked tho donors for their kind thoughts and wishes. _ Mr and Ji" H. F. Vickery, of Wellinaton,- are visiting friends in Christchnifflh.. ... »--.v:.y7 Miss I. Chaytor, of Blenheim, is visiting: friends in Christchurch. # Mr and Mrs Scaise arrived from Diraedin last evening, and are staying at the Clarendon. • * • Mr and Mrs-J. Mowat. Mr H. Mowat and Miss Mowat arrived; in .("Jhrist-. Church earlv this morning by motor from Blenheim, and ara.staying at tho Clarendon. They will continue their journev to Ashburton to-day, whtte the funeral of tho-late Mr Mowat will take — - • • The engagement is announced of Miss Rita C. J. .Curtis, youngest daughter of tho late Mr J. J, Curtis and Mrs Curtis, of Wellington, to Lieutenant J. A. D. Hoplnrk, of the Trentham Regiment,. "Earl of Liverpool's Own," eldest son of Mr and Mrs W. Hopkirk. also Wellington. Mr and Mrs P. Hume, who have been Keying with Colonel and Mrs Httine in Wellington, havo returned to Cluistchurch. Mrs H. Clavdon, wife of tho chief officer of. the Union Company's MapouTika, arrived in Wellington by the MooraM from Sydney this week. • * * * * Sister "Wilsoa and Nurse Fanning, •who are well-known nurses from Wellington. have been transferred to a hospital ship at the Dardanelles. Nurse Edxnondson will remain on the Maheno. »•# * * . The Victoria League of Victoria has collected £1593 towards the expenses of a building at Broadmeadows Camp, near Melbourne, which will be fitted up as a club for the soldiers in training there. Splendid premises have been necured, the recreation room being large enough to hold 3000 people. The whole •expense of "maintaining it will ho provided by the league. ♦ * * * • "WORTH'S AND THE WAIL The cabled news that tin; London oranoh of Worth's (probably the most famous dressmaking firm in the world) has been closed because Englishwomen are practising economy mid are refusing to buy expensive clothes has a :-.igsiiiioant meaning, says an Australian writer. Wo havo read in . the Entrlih papera how the trade in expensive gowns and hats ha-s declined, but we «U>o learn from, the fashion magazines' that the trade in the 'lesser.priecd garments is excellent. People must have '■lothes. but in war time the demand in for simple smartness. Some people have remarked that the Paris establishment of Worth's is still open, but thei*. is the best of all reasons For that, for tho war.has not affected South America, and it is" from that great and weall<h> continent that the orders come which mean so much to thousands of Partial: workgirJs. . Then again the rich woinc: in tlio "United States have found thai ihe. French dress designers and maker; who emigate.d to New York a year agr do not seem in find the same inspiration in which the veritable creations nr. produced. ft is iuteresiiini to h-ani that both tho heads of the linn i i Worth's—Messrs Jean and .Jscfjivv are fighting at th.> I rout, and v!»'tK-v<'j they can snatch a few hour;--' l< ;.w «tro back in Paris, encouraging <h- h ftuployoes ai:d tanking arrangem"!.?for further supplies of wn.rni ;:;>riis<-ii( i for tho soldier?> which are niad»-. in ,!:• workrooms. at slack intervaK • » « • WOMEN WAR DOCTORS. In a letter received .by a Meibparif colleague from.Dt Mary Bell (nee Hen clerson), the following interesting n-c mini is'given in the 3ieibourne u .Clgc ' of the war hospital. in London .v/iieh n staffed by women doctors:—"l visiter "the other day a hor.oital in Ende!! Bloomsbiiry, over hv tJs,* Wai Office and remodelled as a military ho« pit.i! of three h'i jidrbeds. ft r ai;rl by wmaen doet-r-T-;ho hold ran!, j:nd pav i-vcdy vinula: u\ ;I;eir male f..M ifi'ifs. T'iry %vear : nnd'orni of e<>,it and sUili. wiH thou'dcr straps biuring the IetU'r;WASH DRESS FABRICfc