For Women Folk

Star (Christchurch), Issue 11947, 5 March 1917, Page 7

For Women Folk

By "STELLA/'

"Stasia" wli'j fc>« g-JftCi to Shea*- frsom aft | in Women".*: Work and L3fe, and to r®c©iv© 1 item® of Interest c ancß v&i!iia to 'pJ&m&n 'for publico.- | Hon or reference in tfata coiumn. 1

Miss Chapman. Shir/ay, '■?> the euest of Mrs Matsoii, "iiraain. . >, <V ■' * Mrs 'Warren and Miss E. Warren. Papanui, have returned from ilio south. ■to #- * * "* Mrs Bnrapier-Crossley is visiting Timaru- » + « * * Miss 0. I?. Rw-ve, Pa-par. ui, is spendinf some- weeks v.'ith fn«n<U in Nelson. » * * * Miss Kathleen Badger is in Rotorna on holiday. -v » * ** Mr and Mrs -f. j>T'Crno, Tiniaru, arfc guests at the Clarendon. a- -:' i * * Mrs Perey Staiuton. Auckland, i? m town. * * u. k * * Mr and Mrs'W. T. Stnelli<\ ("-reel) Island. are sinyiuc; at the ChivcTulon. The Misses Hill, Oamaru, arrived in Christchurch on Saturday. » * • » • Mrs Simeon arrived from the- north vesterdav. and is staying at Warner h. ■t " * • c * Mrs Soth-Smith, Waiau, is in town. Miss Fenwiek. Dunedin, is the guest of Mrs Ehvorthy, Mor irate. • « » » » Mrs Henry Wood. Christ church, is vipitii;ii Timaru. * * * * " Mrs Joseph Wellington, is stayina; with her mother. Mrs H. Devo-nish-M. cares. * # * * # Miss Maud Frost iek is staying with her sister. Mrs ocor so M obstcr, liroaru.

SOLDIERS.' CLUB. The. hostesses at the Returned soldiers' Club last week'wore: —Mrs Tomlinson, Mrs K- and Miss R. Thompson, Mrs Oalv.-a-v, Miss Hamilton, Mrs and Miss Bank?, Mrs Mathias. Mrs Lindsay and Mis;; Lirulsav. « ,r « « • MISS ROUT'S IN V A LTD 1 JOURNEY. Jf the War Office has good words to spare for New Zealand Ktaif nurses, tlio military organisation in J'Jgypt, it seems, has neither yood \vords_nor goon j help tor a woman who has dono and ! dared as ranch as any nurse, and perhaps done in ore to keep our New Zealand men in. .Egypt tit and fed, clean and honourable, than any jn that lurid country. Last year Miss Rout, after a round or canteen work and volunteer organisation that would have broken down a camel, fell ill with intermittent fever and other trouble due to overwork and climate. She was granted leave to_ go to England by the hospital ship Marama by " the Director of Medical Services in Egypt. But when the ■weary journey was made, and Mies Rout had been lying exhausted lor two hours in her berth, the captain of the Marama discovered thai she was an ordinary " passenger," and could only be taken on board by written authority from headquarters at Cairo. For some unexplained reason this authority was not given. So Miss Rout, with her written permit for passage on the Marama in her hand, wn.s roused from her sick bed and sent ashore and adrift. She was told she could go on another hospital ship in two days. But the. ship did not materialise, no one knew when she would bo in, and M.iss Routtook the only course possible—a, weary seven hours' journey by rail, past Kantara, to join tho ordinary mail boat at Port Said. Finally she got a berth on the Khyber, arid was last, heard from on tho sea near Marseilles. There is much to clear up in this story of the disgraceful treatment of a woman to whom New Zealand owes ix> much, and unless considerable explanation is made we shall nob be proud. of the powers whoso richt hand seems so divorced from all official co-operation with their left. Tin's is but one incident of many we have hoard which gives point to Miss '.'lout's own humorous conclusion of what few of us would hare written c o equably: "Tho mora! of all this is: There, is now, as it was in tho beginning, is now and over shall be, chaos without end." * « * * * "A LADY OF MY OWN." Speaks thus an American paper of the aims of the ideal woman :—To be gentle; to dress neatly ; to keep a secret; to learn to sew; to be wlf-rcli-ant; to avoid, idleness; to learn resourcefulness; to practiso economy; to know how to mend.; to make good bread; to be above gossiping; to know how to buy wisely; to make her homo happy; to sweep away cobwebs; to read the best of books; to be light-hearted and fleet-footed; to be womanly under all circumstances. FUR FABRICS. Most timely is this word of mercy and wisdom to tho winter shopper:— 'i here seerr.-s h'ttlo real excuse for women going about decked out in the skins of animals, which skins arc often procured in a most cruel manner," sai'd a woman who had recently returned from a shopping tour, in possession of a number of samples of rich-looking fur fabrics. "Just look at this imitation beaver," she went on; ''it's colour is excellent and it is deep woven. Who could know that this as not a fur unless a. connoisseur or .someone who came close and examined minutely? Then, here is caracul and seal and even a very fair imitation of m ele.sk in. T had no idea that ihere were so many splendid fur fabrics to bo found until I. set out systematically to hunt the?n ''own. Many of the big shops) carry one or more of fur substitutes, but to be sure of the best one must go or send direct to tho Now '/ork manufacturers. At one of thess wholesale houses I found these samples, and .1 feel like taking all my friends by tho hand and leading them to this shop to see what delightftillv warm and beautiful stuffs may be had". Whv need wo wear furs? These fabrics will give us the warmth and tho stylo. They are not cheap, by any mean's, yon know —not to be despised by anyone- For myself, J feel almost in- j clined to choos© one winch is nob too j excellent an imitation of fur. 1 want to have it known that I am no longer I

wearing genuine furs. but a first-class substitute which one may use -with no accompanying twinge of conscience." NEW ZEALAND HEROINES PRAISED. It. has been the lonst of women's grievances that, when they served the State and humanity, they have been | denied most of the ribbons, crosses | awl titles with which man has so liber- ! ally adorned himself for service rcnj dered. Tlio women who do things are ! not after ribbons and medals for them- : selves-; they arc out for the power of ; doing: more for humanity and their | nation than most' existing ordinances j allow thorn to do. Give them the I srone to work and the in en can hare j all the- ribbons they want; tho woman i who does things is btxoH an incorrigible J hero-worshipper that she is prouder of the ribbon than tho man who gets ik j 131.1 cit is good to see that the big manj bureaux are beginning to praise their i heroines in open day, as the War Office j is praising the splendid work of tho ! nurses. To-day's cables show that i thirteen of our New Zealand nurses j have been thus singled out for high ! commendation from headquarters. Of I these we are proud indeed to see that |at least pix cotno front Canj terbury—Nurses C. Anßerson, M. Bes- [ wick. fi-rigor, Haste, A. Mackay and j (r. Metherell. These all stand upon ! the Canterbury register, and the proud j and mournful thought arises that other j Canterbury names also stand upon that j greater register of those who have laid ! down their lives for eonntry and hn- | manity, while every nur.se who has I gone from our shores has earned the j reward of n. heroine. Theirs arc tho i triumphs that stiv wnifcijMi deep in j men's hearts rather than blazoned on j the scroll, of fame. But it is good i that- we keep them in open rememj brance against tho hoped-for day of a ! higher crowning even here, j * * * ' A ROMANTIC STORY. | In " Etude " there appears a roman- ! tic little tale. The manuscript of | " ilonKv Sweet Home" is said to be | buried in the grave of Miss Harry Har- | den, at Athens, Georgia. Miss Harden I was the early sweetheart of tho lonely rover, John Howard Payne. It can- | not be said, how(!ver, that she was his i only lore, for gossip has it that ho was deeply enamoured of Mary Shelley, the fair young widow of the immortal poet. Rome recent reminiscences have appeared which tell of a triangular love affair that ended in nothing. Payne and Washington Irving met Mrs Shelley on the Continent, and if is said that) Mary's heart was engaged by the latter, who, however, was faithful to his. dead love, Matilda Hoffmann. In hei* desire to be pleasant, to the American voyagers, the young widow was somewhat to blame in accepting the homage of Irving's friend without any intention of rewarding that affection. Finally ail three went their ways unweddod. • * » * » THE LADY OF THE " BLUE BIRD'S NEST." The House of Byron is to the fore in good works, we are told. The wifo of the present Lord Byron, who is. ot course, of the great poet's family, i s a war worker, with very wide sympathies. Her name, too, is well beloved by many of our Tommies who have never road the poets! For in the very early days of tho war, when our brave boys at the front found it qnite impossible to get matches for their smokes, a hundred thousand boxes were sent out from the Home Country, and on these surprise gift-boxes, that met with such delighted welcome, a little printed legend ran: "A match for a matchless soldier, front Lady Byron." Another happy thought of Lady Byron's was her " Blue Bird's Nest," the rest-home for military nurses on furlough. With its soft blue furnishings and its pleasant surroundings—it stands on the edge of Hampshire's wind-swept heath, and is sheltered in a fragrant garden—it has given the happiness that Maeterlinck's kindly bird promises to many a nerve-tired and weary nurse, • ■» * * * SOME RECIPES.

Plum Sauce.—Six pound's of plums, three pounds of sugar, throe pints of vinegar, one teaspoonfu) of cayenne, t>ne tonspoonful of salt, lialf a teaspoonfnl of cloves, 0110 handful of bruised, whole ginger. Boil till quite; tender. Strain and bottle. Pear Pudding.—Chop fine one qnait of mellow" pears and place in alternate layers with buttered slices of stale bread in a pudding-dish, adding sugar to sweeten, and a grating of nutmeg. Pour over them half a cupful of water and bake in a slow oven for an hour or more. Serve hot with creain. Pear Mould—Pare and quarter ten ripe pear.™, and cook thorn in a little water until very tender, then remove tri a- bowl ; add one pound of sugar to a pint of toe pear-water, with tho grated rind of one lemon and the juice of two. When the mixture boils, add tho arid let cook for a few minut,e.s' Then remove them to a mould which has been wet in cold water. Have one ounce of gelatine soaked for an hour in cold water' to cover it, ad.l it to the syrup, and when thoroughly dissolved m the boiling Rvruo, pour it over the fruit When cold and firm, turn out of tne mould and serve with whipped cream. * * • . # MRS ROLLESTON (Qualifiod London and Paris). *■ fi RECOMMENDED for all Hair and Puce Treatments (espeoially Falling Hair, Premature Greyriees and Dandruff. Face end Complexion Treatments Specialised. Hair work of every description and Permanent Removal of Superfluous Hair by Elsotrolysis. DOMINION BUILDINGS, Cathedral Square.