WOMEN'S CORNER.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16168, 23 March 1918, Page 2

WOMEN'S CORNER.

Matter for publication, in this column should be addressed to tho Lady Editor, and should be fully authenticated. Mrs Campbell (New riymouth) is staying at Warners. Mr' and Mrs Hanmer Atkinson (Woodbank, Hanmer) are in town. Mrs J. H- Ensor and Miss (Rydal Downs) left yesterday on a visit to Dunedm. Lieutenant and Mrs Abercrombie (Dunedin) are staying at the Clarendon. Mr and Mrs Baldwin (Greymoutn) are visiting Christchurch. Mr and Mrs E. S. Rutherford (Kekerangu) and the Misses Rutherford, are in town. j This afternoon, at the residence of Mrs G. Bowron, Riverlaw, St. Martin's, a garden feto will be held by members of the Young "Women's Christian Association in aid of the National Y.W.C.A. Funds. Admission will be Gd. Cakes and afternoon tea will bo sold, while games of tennis and croquet may be enjoyed. This evening at the Canterbury Society of Arts Annual Exhibition Mrs Henrv Wood and Mrs Eric Harper *viil be the hostesses. Mrs Burncs Loughnan has arranged a specially attractive musical programme, and several of Jut* own compositions will le sung for vile first time. Mr Sidnev Williamson and his choir of thirty ladies will be heard in parfc songs, Mr Martinengo will olay a 'cello solo. Mrs Wilding will bo at the piano. Miss Hope Wood, Miss Reading, and Mr Guy Cottcrill wil'. contribute vocal items, and Mrs Loughnan will play the accompaniments. Tho exhibition is open da : !y from ]0 a.m. to o p.m., and 7.30 p.m. to !). 30 p.m. The engagement is announced of Miss Estelle Dey, niece of Mr A. A. Maxwell, of Rotorua. to Mr A. E. Wiiron, of the Tourist Department. Rotorua, and formerly of Wellington. At tho last meeting of the Christ-, church division of the St. John Ambulance Brigade, Mr \V. W. McKinnov, A.A.C.. explained the contents of tne ambulance kit and medical box, and tlici" uses. Mrs Whitakcr afterwards gave, an instructive, lecture on the <ulin inistration ol' medicines, for whivh she was accorded a hearty vote of thanks.

ANSWERS TO. CORRESPONDENTS. Cy arrangement with MRS ROLIjESTOX, Hair Physician, Specialist in Klect-roly-sis and F.'u'C Treatments, Qualified London, Paris, and America. "Anxious.'' —In t.he earlier stages all ordinary diseases of the ecalp arc citrablc; in tho advanced etages diseased action can, as a rule, bo arrested, even though it may not be possible to restore tho entire growth o£ hair. It is npt advisable to .uoc hair preparations at random. or without ascertaining whether they iirc suit-able for the condition of your scaip. Advico and consultation axe free of charge. "C. McL."—Dr. Waldron's Hair Restorer is bast, unless the groynecs is on the whit© e-ido. then I would advice you not to alter ilie 'colour. If the change "has followed an acute illness, it. is always well to ascertain the cxact condition of the scalp, as appropriate treatment often restores the natural shade. Pric e Hair Restorer (posted) 8s 6d. Write: — MRS ROLL.ESTOX, Dominion Buildings, Cathedral cquaro. I

CHRISTCHUHCU LADIES' GOLF CLUE. Th ; - beautiful weather of yesterdav lielped in 110 small way to make the opening day of the Christchurch Ladies' Golf dub at Shirley a thoroughly enjoyable and successful affair. Tlic. links were-in excellent condition for the Hag match which was played. There was "some very interesting ,-lav-, the winner of the match and the prize given by the captain, Mrs Wigram. being Miss Hope "\\ood. After the match the members were the guests of the club at a dainty afternoon oaa, whii-h was dispensed in the club house. Among those present were: 'Die President (Mrs Boyle). Mrs H. F. Wigram. Mrs Henry Wood, Mrs Algar Williams, Mrs Readel, Mrs Vernon, Mrs Donald, Mrs T. L. Cowlishaw, Mrs Godby, Miss Rita Wiison, Miss Ella He!more. Mis«-s rlumphreys (2). Miss Betty Northcotc, Miss Hope Wood, Miss Joan Lee. Miss Wilkin, Miss Mp.v Newton, Mrs Erie Harper. Misses Teschcmaker (2), and many others.

GIKL MASQUERADER "CALLED UP." A remarkable story of how a trirl masqueraded as a man for two veavs and was finally called up for military service was told in January at Lambeth Police Court. London, when Ellen Harriet Capon, 18, ol' Camden Hill road, Upper Norwood, a munition worker, was charged with wearing male attire. Police-Sergeant Dixon that on Friday he was called to the Lambeth Recruiting Office. Brixton, where he saw the girl. He asked her why she was dressed in man's clothing, and ; lie replied. "I did it for a bit of daring. My mother is seriously ill, , and I thought I could earn more money as a man than as a woman." She added that she had been goin.<? bv the name of Charles Brian Capon 5 and produced a military protection /••ertificute in that name. She had oeeu "walking out" with a young woman, and a letter found in her possession provtd that to be so. The girl said that she obtained employment as a male munition worker when she was 16, and on reaching her eighteenth birthdav she was called up and ordered to attend the recruiting office. , Sho then told the recruiting authorities they could not call her up as she va-s a woman. An olficer said the members of the prisoner's family were aware of what .••he was doing. " She had greatly helped her parents with the money she had earned. Magistrate: AVhnt are you going to do now. Capon? You cannot go on as you liavo been doing. Prisoner: I work on the land now. Magistrate: I shall remand you for a week on your own recognisances in £o. I shall then want to be informed what you are going to do. If you really mean to work on the land I think it would be the best thing for you. Tell your father I should hke to see him next week.

TO-DAY'S RECIPE. Cooking an "Old Chook."—lf you are at all dubious about the age of a fowl it is a wise plan to "treat" it beforehand Take a large saucepan and place a fair amount of good dripping in it. Then put the plucked fowl in and put the lid firmly on top of the saucepan. Leave like this for well over an hour (on a very warm stove), and then cook the chool-. in tho ordinary way. You will find then that not one of the family will doubt the age of the fowl, as it will be quite tender.