THE S.P.W. & C.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 640, 18 October 1909, Page 4

THE S.P.W. & C.

-Tho 1 hrclfth , : annual', report of ■ tho -, Society for -the Protection': of .Women and .Children shows'.thiit,. daring','.tho year, ;■ tho.- society. has dealt:: : with' seventj'-six new'•ex';es,\making a total: 0f'738 cases- since its inception. These . inolude: cisos.-. whore,- through '• the ..intervention of the society, ''maintenance"has,.been. obtained f op •■parentif.vwivo.vOT-'children,: where jiegloeted children have .been• .cared for,..and 'children adopted.'. There., are only , two Reported."cases', of:;separation end ■ maintonarico, and six, .unfotjtunately, of'cruelty to.a wife. In additio'jn, :many cases' already'.: , on'; the;books,",had been ■'further .dealt, with,'- and help -had been given individually/, <by\ members.'in cases that, did/ nit fill'.-iTiiihih the. stoj)o 'of/, the society's regular,(jWdilc./riTho ..cdmnhtteoiekpressra.' its. at. the- good work carried on atj the StSto SchooV for:';mcntally :;.defectivo boys'-: at .Richmond, and hopes that an' equally efficient institution-for mentally defective, girls may sobri ;be established;-;' ; :-L,,/-,.-; ; v-'■ '• !.■'.'•:■ ■■!''-:'..:.-.

...Tlio.committee,expresses tho hopo-that, during' this session,' it; may be possible' to -havo. ail/;amondment of; the; laws; ..respecting ; tho guardianship. of: -.phildren ■ passed, so that'' it may be impossible for'a man, : from mero'irhim or;; caprice, to .remove., his thildrcn from-the caro of• his wilo• without' her consent, or , to at his death in tho'joint gunrdianship of a person to whom.sho objects. Neither should it bo possible for him to dictate in his will tho r.eligjoh: in'iwhich. :;.thoy'' .shall , ; bo brought .up,-.'without reference' to the mother's wishes. It also hopes-that ;tho measure, proposed some .years ..ago- by ; the late Premier, making it - impossible; for a iman ; to sell or mbrtgncfp.-the'Jamily.home' )Tithout" his-wife's written -•..■■consent, .'■raay.'-'be" revived' and' become laW.-.;Thosocioty acknowledges with thanks i - 7 * 511 b y kindred organisations, also, the help constantly given by tho inspector .thd, eub-mspector,.' and thc.police: ;It .also thanks the honorary' solicitors who havo given their help and advice' in^nofeTror: than i'ortybnpvcasos, and various firms who havo made generous'gifts.. ... . .-','■'. :it..plßces. on record its deep sense of tho los 3 which the whole community sustained- by 'the depth; of-Mrs. Hislop, whose cheerfnl and iinwintcd' labours in every, -good- Cause, endeared her. greatly to all her. fellow-workers." |he balance-sheet shows receipt of subacriptions amonnting. to £S3 -lOs.,';while .tho balance lniihand at tho end of the year amounted to 4s. Sd. On the maintenance account J2Ol 11s;. was received'and .paid.' '■"' •'■■'■' ' ■■ ■■;.■

, The innovation (for : Wellington)'of having a good orchestra, to play up-to-date music in a tea-room:?,proved,!eo.vgreat.'jh . saccoss .atVCarroll's on' v ßaturda'y afternoon, that.tho'.performance isij-to: be ■•repeated. f/pbV Va'ttractive '• the programme is'/qan baeeeu.by reference to.it. It in anotaor. coljarnn.-.,:- , : ;.;:.■• ■ ..The 'thin , girl .requires morb rest than the plnmp, contented typo of girl, who is gonorally indolent and placirt'ln disposition. Sho should have ton hours in bed,' and sloop at least- nino of 'these hours.—"Girls' Bealm/* '.. ;-y,;-. ,; ; ', Bast, tho fibrous mutorialusodby gardonors for J ;tying up plants, is replacing lcathor in Vienna :as a• material for ladies' bolts, handbags, card-cases,:: and.-cigwette-ensea. ,:,, ; . A' : splcmri-lobking lady' onterod a milliner's ostablishmont the other, day.: "I wish to purchase a hat for myself," sho, whispered; softly. ;■ "Merry: widow?" nsked ; tho'.oheery salesman. :''No, doleful\wife," was the patyietio-rejoinder. '•,•-. V., .■..,':.,•/. . ■" .