WOMEN'S CORNER.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16141, 20 February 1918, Page 2

WOMEN'S CORNER.

Matter for publication in this column should be addressed to the I>ady Editor, and thould be fully authenticated. Mr W. E. Allen (Baklutha) and his daughters, Mrs D. G. G. Hunter and Miss Allen, are visiting Christchurch. Mr and Mrs T. C. Robinson (Spotswood) are in town. Mrs Bedford (Jit. Eden, Auckland) i<; visiting Christchurch. Mr and Mrs Toueyeliffe (Gisborne'i. who have been staying at the Hotel Federal for the past week, retuined home last night. Mr and Mrs C. "Winter (Sydney) ate among the guests at \V arnei s. Mr and Mrs G. Harper (Wellington) arrived in Christchurch yesterday. Mr and Mrs Harris (Waipawa) arc j staying at the federal. | Mr and Mrs J. W. Grant (Gray's J Hill) are in town. Mr and Mrs Chas. Fell (Nelson) are staying at- Warner's. Dr. and Mrs Champtaloup have rc- j turned to Duncdin. Mrs Gow (Wellington) is visiting friends in Christchurch. Mrs H. T. J. Thackcr arrived in Christchurch from Wellington vcatarday. Mrs R. J. Seddon arrived in Christchurc'fi yesterday on a visit to her daughter. Mrs W. S. Bean, The Vicarage, Addington. Mrs Wilson Smith, of Auckland, and her daughter, are on a visit to Christchurch. Dr. and Mrs Parker '(Lincoln) left last night for the Nort.lt Island, where their future home, will he. Mr and Mrs and Miss Laurie, of Wellington, arc visiting Christchurch. They are staying at the Federal. Airs A. G. Mahan (Oaniaru) has returned to Christchurch from Hanmer Srrings, and is leaving shortly for Kaikoura. Miss Nancy Wagstaff. of the Otago Girls' High School, who has been spending the vacation with her parents in Christchurch and at Akaroa. returned to Duncdin by Monday's cx- , press. Tiie death occurred last week of Mrs I'TlTzabeth Jane Watson, wife of Mr William Watson, of Marshlands, near Blenheim. The deceased, who was better known as Nurse "Watson, did a great deal of good, being always ready to offer her services to those in need of them. She had been in ill-health for the past six or seven months. Mrs Watson was twice married. Sho is survived by a widower and five sons and four daughters, all but one son and one daughter being by the first marriage. ISvo sons—Trooper R. W. Beal (12th Reinforcements) and Private A. T. Beal (28th Reinforcements) are on active service. The sudden death of Mrs Ida Boreham, wife of Mr J: A. Boreham, aged 51 rears, occurred on Sunday at the resilience of her sister-in-law, Mrs Mathie, Trent street, Oamaru. Mrs Boreham. whose home was in Dunedin, had been a visitor to Oamaru and its vicinity lor some six weeks. She had for some time been afflicted with heart trouble, and it is believed that her death was due to heart failure induced by excitement occasioned by receipt of news that her son had been awarded the D.C.M. at the front. In 1914 Star Honours for nurses there appears the name of Miss May Palmer, who is well-known in Nelson. For a number of years Miss Palmer had a private hospital in Wellington. Some years ago she went to England to live. She offered her services to the Italian Government in the war with Tripoli, and served as a nurse until invalided home herself. When the present war broke out, Miss Palmer was on a visit to New Zealand. She immediately returned to England, and offered her services. She has been engaged in hospital work ever since. Women are to ha seen "crowing" on the stacks and helping in other ways, though in most of the cases they arc tied pretty -well to the house (writes "Agncola" in the Farmers' Union "Advocate" concerning harvest operations in the South Island). Indeed, it is here that the scarcity of labour is most felt. While men will como out from the towns and from their usual occupations to help in the harvest paddock, there are not many women who will help in the harvest kitchen, a very important plate in the scheme of harvesting. Only the other day one of the secretaries of one of the town associations of women wrote to the Farmers' Union that thev could not undertake to' do house and servants' work, though they were anxious to help in the present crisis. They want to pick and choose, and do something a bit spectacular,- instead of tackling the thing that they ought to ho fitted for, but which is less demonstrative and unique. A farmer's wife with a brood of children lias a hard row i to hoe at this season of the year if she can get no relp. Miss Ada "Wheeler, who for the past thirteen years has occupied the position of matron at Wellington Boys' College, has accepted a similar position at St. Patrick's College, and takes ud her new duties in May. Miss Wheeler has for many years been an active worker in various Catholic organisations, andis at present secretary of the "Wellington Catholic Knitting Guild and the Catholic Women's Hostel. HOME TREATMENT FOR THE HAIR.

Falling hair, premature baldness, greyness, and hair that is faded, lifeless and 3canty, may to a gTeat extent be accounted for by the presence of Seborrhea in the scalp, which ia really a form of dandruff, causing very often considerable irritation. There are also various other causcs which may be diagnosed by the microscopical examination of recent combings or an examination of thei scalp. Most successful results hav e been obtained by all -who have used MBS ROLLESTON'S preparations for Hair Treatment. »Her experience in treating diseases of the scalp is based on sound medical training and knowledge acquired in England, America, and the principal centres in Europe. A three months' course of home treatment, if carried out according to instructions, never fails to produce a re-growth of healthy, luxuriant hair. An improvement will be noticeable after a few treatments. Cost of preparation, 16s 6d. Postage 16. MRS ROLLESTON, Dominion iiuilaihgs. Cathedral squajtf. 6 "WOUNDED SOLDIERS ENTERTAINED AT ELATWOOD. Their Excellencies the Governor-Gen-erad and tho Countess of Liverpool yesterday entertained about twenty .wounded soldiers from the Christchurch Hospital, at Elm wood. The men were

conveyed from the Hospital in motorcars, provided bv tbo Automobile Association. Fortunately, the weather kept fine in spite of the threatening appearance of the sky. and the men spent a thoroughly enjoyable attornoon. Cioquet and "other were played on the lawn, and afternoon tea was enjoved indoors. At the close of the afternoon the soldiers pave three hearty cheers for their Excellencies. 1 SCHOOL FOR MARRIAGE. WHY NOT? '■What are you learning, my prctty niaid ?' If you were to a>-k this simple question of every jiirl you meet you would probably receive a different answer from each. There is one reply, however. which you woukl rarelv J?e\ — that she was learning to be a wife and a mother. Anything endinp in "ology," but not that. The lesson of lessons nobody ever dreams of teaching her. She can fit herself for almost any calling; or career. But in the supreme art of Love, in the all-important sciencc of motherhood, no training is available. Our tinkered and blinkered system of education, which might have been designed for a race of celibates, completely ignores the lact that marriage is the centre of every woman's hopes and the goal of almost every man's ani--bition. Upon man, life forccs its rough enlightenment, but not upon woman. In the c-a<e of a girl the pretence that marriage and motherhood arc possibilities which never enter her mind is kept up until she "comes out." Once upon the world's stage her determination to secure a husband and a homo of her own is, if unexpressed, implacable. Frequently she succeeds, in spite of tlie fact that the supply of available men is far inferior to the demand. Sometimes s-he fails becauso in- the art oi fascination she is n. mere tyro. Nor is the average girl any more fitted to organise her household on econo- | niical. and efficient lines. To build a cosy nest is not so simple as it looks: yet at school this subject-find;; no place "among the day's; tasks. How many woilieu initiate their daughters into the mysteries of the kitchen at an age whenexperiments in cooking would be voted '"great fun";-' J have known brides whose first years of housekeeping were embittered by the effort of hiding their ignorance from their servants. To-day we are all so. absorbed in food problems that our girls can scarcely avoid becoming familiar with the lore of the larder. The war, which has taught them so much, may teach them this also. When it is over, let us hope that those educational reforms about which wc have heard so much will succeed in bringing the instruction given in girls' schools more in touch with the realities of life.

Mothercraft is an equally essential branch of the middle-class girl's education. To raise the birth-rate is not the sole concern of the State. It is at least as important not to let the health of the babies that are born bo injured by ignorant nurses and mothers. The Infant Welfare Centres are, it is true, fighting the hest fight in the world to protect the new-born babo by teaching its mother how to feed and care for it. But they only reach a small proportion of the population, and our infant mortality rate is still far higher than it ought to be. One day that "pretty maid" who has devoted so much energy to learning the arts of war will be called ujSon to study those arts of peace which she has never yet been taught. For in the future her struggle for love will be at least as acute as the struggle for life to our conquering heroes. Yet whether she draws a prize or a blank in that struggle rests entirely with herself. For that wonderful magnetic quality we call Charm is hidden in. thq hearts of every woman. If only a few possess the qualities of beauty and intelligence, the greatest quality, Charm, can be cultivated by us all. Jnst as an athlete strengthens his muscles by exercise; just as a singer develops her voice by training, so even the plainest girl can learn to be charming if she will. Indeed, tho succcss of every woman as a sweetheart and a wife depends on her discovering how to bring out and use this latent gift. Charm alone will enable her to attract and to marry the man she wants. Charm alone will enable her to keep the devotion she has won. This is what you should be learning, my pretty maid. Of all life's lessons it is tho most vital for you. It is the key to happiness even if you haven't two ideas in .your head or a decent feature on your face.—(D. in London "Daily Mail.") TO-DAY'S RECIPE, Savoury Pudding.—Two cupfnls one tablespoonful of dripping or finely-chopped suet, one egg, one me-dium-sized onion, one good tcaspoonful of baking powder, a little finely-chopped parsley, some milk, pepper, and salt. Chop up tho onion, scald the parsley and chop it finely, mix all the dry ingredients well together, stir in the well-beaten egg and enough milk to make a fairly moist dough. Turn into a buttered basin, tic a cloth over, and boil for at least two hours. A little finely-minced cold meat may be added if available, but the pudding is very good without. Serve with onion or parsley sance.