For Women Folk

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12085, 14 August 1917, Page 7

For Women Folk

By "STELLA."

Mr and Miss M'Niven (Hastings) arrived in Christchurch this morning. Mrs F. G. Westenra is staying with Mrs Hugh Acland, Mount Peel. # * + « * Mrs Cordner (Garden Road) has returned from a long holiday in Timaru. • * * » •» Mrs Edward Grigg (Eiffelton) is staying at Warwick House. ***** Mrs Cooper, Sumner, has come into town for a while. *-»*♦• ■ Mrs G. Jla-soo will shortly move into Mr Donald's house in Leinster Road. ♦ ♦ * * f Mr and Mrs C. P. Nash (Palmerston North) arrived this morning in Christchurch. * * * * * Mrs Murray-Aynsley returned to Christchurch this morning, after a short risit to Wellington. •***♦# Mrs 'Bethell arrived in Christchurch this morning after a- stay in the North Island. * # * * * Mrs. Chaffey. who has been visiting Mrs North Canterbury, returned to Christchurch yesterday. * * ♦ * # Mr and Mrs Donald M r Lean have bought. Mr and Mrs Cecil Wynn-Wil-liams' house at Little River. Mr and Mrs Andrew Rutherford (M'ondjp Hills) are staying at Warner's- * * * ' + Mrs J. M : Arthur (Glenlyon), Timaru, is visiting her sister, Mrs Flicks, Lower Riccarton. ♦ ♦ «. ♦ * Mrs Wanklyn has left for Wellington to see her son before li& leaves with the next reinforcements. ♦ * + * » Miss Loulie Bean (the Vicarage, Ad3ingtcn) has returned from a two mouths holiday spent, in Napier and Wellington. # * * * * Mrs Millar (Palmerston North), who has been the guest of Mrs Smythe, Fendalton, has returned to her home, accompanied by Miss Smythe. Mr James Bell (Hawkes Bay), with his daughter, Mrs Harrison, and his aiece, Miss Bell, arrived in Christchurch from 'the north this morning. * * * * * Mr and Mrs W. Macindoe (Auckland), Mr and Mrs A. E. Tattley (Auckland), Mr and Mrs E. Short and Miss short (Feilding), arid Mr and Mrs J. SParsons (Feilding) are included in the guests ait. the United Service. # # * * ♦ Amongst, the people staying a-t the Clarendon are: Mr and Mrs D. J. Ba/rr (Gisborne':, Mr and Mrs T. Inglis (Wellington), Miss Woodbouse (Wellington), Mrs C. Bredio (Wellington), Misses E. M. Hurt, and E. E. Hart (Lawrence), Misses Whelan and Walsh (Wellington). * « ♦ * * Amongst, the recent arrivals in Christchurch staying at Warner's are: Mr and Mrs J. Jamieson, Mr and Mrs W. G. Sherrati, Miss Reynolds (Gisborne), Mr and Miss Mackersey (Hastings), Mr and Mrs.J. P. Murphy, Miss Duulop, and Miss Bennett (Gisborne), and Mr and Mrs E. R. Murphy (Tokomaru Bay). * * 4f •* * Yesterday afternoon at Broadway's Mrs £. B. Davison gave a small tea for her mother, Mrs who shortly returns to her home in A'uckland. The table was prettily arranged wit-h pale mauve irises. Amongst those present were Mrs L. Lane, Mrs H»iry Wood, Miss Hope Wood, Miss O. Strachey, Mrs Stevenson, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Rich. Mrs Harper. Mrs Nedwill and ' Mrs Reid. » * * * * DR FERE'S LECTURES.-, Dr Maude Fere gave a hygiene lecture dn the Trades Hall last night. The lecturer repeated that. "Every human being has the right, to an inheritance of good health." It would be well if prospective parents 1 remembered this, and studied those things likely to give them healthy children, without which a home is not a home.' The post natal causes of nerve disease were then dealt with. The nerve anatomy was briefly described. Malnutrition, or poisoning of the nerve system, caused nerve diseases. Poisons might be elaborated within the body or enter from without. The commonest cause of malnutrition """as the substitution of stimulants for needfulrest. The stimulants might be contained in rich food, drinks, or patent medicine- Stimulants did not nourish the nervous system. They only acted as a whip or nerve irritant. The " Luxus consumption," or excess of rich food eaten over that which could be assimilated, caused irritation or overexcitability of the nerves, often rendering self-control of any sort almost a. physical impossibility. He who would control, his "passions must first be abstemious in food and drink, but it was safe to satisfy the appetite with really plain wholesome food. We required more vegetables and fruits, and to substitute tor some of 'the animal meat a use of vegetable meats, as contained, in pulse foods and cereals. An excess in quality was more common nowadays than in quantity. Lack of moral self-control, too often caused the most virulent poisons to enter the system. And .in vain all previous resolutions if alcohol befuddled the

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brain. Nicotine was recognised as harmful to the nerves, but it was not so well recognised that substances in tea and coffee were nerve irritants. Professor Sims Woodhead, of Cambridge University, said, ' • More women break down every year in Great Britain as the result of tea drinking than any other thing." Now the craving for stimulants of all sorts, which was a feature of the age, was due to the spirit of unrest, caused by a lack of harmonious relationship. with our Creator, and a disregard for the welfare of our fellow human beings. Excitement was not happiness and brought no satisfaction. Hygiene was inseparable from good principle. All round good hygiene was needful for good nerves. Cleanliness was next to godliness. Some poor patients now pacing the asylums, might have been sane people had they been taught as children to carefully bathe off daily all the nervo irritating particles accumulating on then* internal mucous membranes. Also whilst it was without doubt that many people were brought to the mental "hospital as a result of nerve poisoning from that awful disease, syphilis, the lecturer herself had not yet seen a case of syphilis in Christchurch. But there were some terrible and too well authenticated reports now coining from England of the great number of our brave lads who had fallen victims, there, to this plague. What were we going to do ? Urgent action was called forThe next lecture will' be on the prophylaxis of heart diseases*Ja* * » » FANCY DRESS DANCE AT CUST. One of the most successful fancy dress dances in the Cust district was held in the Institute Hail on Thursday evening in aid of the school fund. Prizes for the best costumes were iwarded to Mrs Morrison and Mr F. Wood. Amongst those present in costume were the following:—Mrs G. Cowens, Bride; Mr G. Cowens, Bridegroom; Mrs J. Richardson, Crimson Rambler; Mr J. Richardson, -Pierrot}. Mrs A. Coombs, French waiting maidj Mr A. Coombs, Maori; Miss Eraser, Nurse; Miss Tracey, Soldier Girl; Miss M'Dowell, Country Girl; Mrs Mornson, New Zealand: Mr Morrison, Highlander; Miss Fairweather, Nursej Mr F. Fairweather, Cricketer; Miss E. Eraser, King Henry VIII.; Miss Richards, x-ersiau Soldier; Miss F. Nankfervill, Gleaner; Mr Nankerv'ili, Judge; Miss Peachey, Spanish Dancer; Miss Crvsell, Summer; Miss Eennedy, Winter: Miss Howat, Stars and Stripes; Miss B- Howat, France; Miss M:Laughlan, England and France; Mr Debenham, Uncle Sam; Mrs Sail, Cooper's Odds and Ends; Miss W. Tallott, Highland Lass; Miss Farr, Fortune-teller; Miss R. Wood, Sailor Girl; Mrs Bell, Maid; Mr W. Rowe, Mephistopheles; Mr G. Evans, Butcher; Mr E. Masters, Cowboy; Mrs Kidd, Britannia; Miss Kidd,'Quaker Girl; Misses Boyd, Two Little Girls in Blue; Miss Johnson, Gardner's Al Flour; Miss Dick, Serbian; Miss Kingsbury, Belgian; Mrs Walker, Fairy; Mr Walker, Admiral; Mr Beattie. Knight of the Sixteenth Century; Mr W. Gardner, Lieutenant, Junior Cadets; Mr Phillips, Guardsman ; Mr S. Wood, Loo Lee, Chinaman ; Mrs Wood, Mrs Loo Loe; Mr Spiers, Young Loo Lee; Mr Webb, Hard-up; Mr Kingsbury, Cowboy. Others present not in fancy costume were:—Mr 0- Sail, Mr and Mrs Peachey, Mr and Mrs Clist. Mr and Mrs M'Gregor, Mr and Mrs R. Gardner. Mr and Mrs D. Howat, and Mr and Mrs C'assay. * * * * «t . TOILET HINTS. To polish Your Nails.-v Every woman ought to do what she can to keep her nails in good 'order, and a. simple paste for polishing them is made of a- pinch of precipitated chalk moistened with eau-de-cologne. Dab it en each nail, leave it to dry and rub it off. This makes quite enough &hine to look nice, A Toilet Tip.—Hard, cold water does not tend to create a- soft, smooth skin, which is every woman's desire. If you cannot obtain rain water, put a. lump of rough fuller's-earth. into your waterjug overnight. This will make the water beautifully soft. Falling Hair-—lf yon notice your hair is falling, wash it- every ten days, using shredded soap and hot watiar, and rinsing it well. Brush the hair well every "night; this must be done to geti rid of tire dead hair, and to mak© room for the new growth. Have this lotion made up and rub it well into the scalp every other night for 'three weeks. Then stop for a week, and if you find the hair is still falling repeat for throei weeks more: —Bay ruin, four ounces; castor oil, one drachm. *'*, * * » TO SAVE THE LINEN. If you want your linen to wear well, try the following plan: Instead of folding tablecloths and sheets lengthways as is usually done, fold them the other way occasionally, as they last 1 xar longer if the folds are sometimes changed in this way than if always folded in the same place. ***** FISHEE'S, FLORIST AND FRUITERER, COLOMBO axd GLOUCESTER STREETS. WREATHS and WEDDING BOUQUETS delivered on Short-eat Notice. AND FRESH CUT FLOWERS DAILY. Nice Selection of Artificial Wreaths at Reasonable Prices. Onen Daily from 8.30 a.m. till 10.30 p.m.