SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2310, 18 November 1914, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Equipping the Troops. That ( the Wellington , Committee 'of ■the Countess of Liverpool Expeditionary' Force Fund has bqen oarrying out its work very energetically and com- . pletely in regard to the equipment of the Expeditionary Forces which have already left Now Zealand, as well as tho supplementary force now in camp at Trentham, has been evidenced by the supplies which it has forwarded to the Defence. authorities from time to time. It- lias been stated that the supplementary force is very ehort-of garments, but that is hardly the fault of the committee, as it has provided for the. men of the Wellington military area, five hundred in number, a thousand shirts, a thousand underpants, a thousand pairs .of sox, a thousand un- • dershirts. and jerseys as well. The. jerseys, however, are to be forwarded later to the Defence Department. If there is any shortage at all the surmise is that the supply has been spread over i as many members of the Force as possible since some of tho other centres that have undertaken to do their share towards the equipment, of the Force' have not yet forwarded their complement. Letters deeply appreciative of tho which 'was extended the overseas visitors who were entertained in the Town Hall on October 14 by the Citizens' Hospitality Committee ' have been received by .the Mayoress from soveral of the guests of the occasion, who one and all stated that they'would never forget the kindness which was extended to tliem during their stay in Wellington. Citizens generally showed the greatest liberality to the committee in regard to the occasion. The com-.! mittee was Very grateful to Her Excellency _ the Countess of Liverpool for the assistance which she gave at the time, and further acknowledges a donation .of £26 from Mr. George Hunter, M.P., and Mrs. Moorhouse. It looks forward to extending the same hospitality on yet another occasion. The honorary secretary"of the Countess of Liverpool Expeditionary Force Fund acknowledges the receipt on • October 14 of the sum of £65 19s. Bd. from Ekotahuna, per the Mayoress, 'Mrs. Turner. Friends of_ the troopers stationed in Samoa who' intend sanding i hampers of Christmas fare through the Mayoress's Committee aro advised to forward them with the namo clearly written, to the Mayoress, Town Hall, not later than November 24. Those who • have no friends among the troopers but who wish to contribute to the Mayoress's general Christmas supply art advised to address their particular contribution also to the Mayoress. l <A gonorous • gift of seven hundred blankets has been received by the Mayoress from Mr. W. Kennedy, Wellington manager of the Union Steam Ship Company, - for tho Belgians, and on Thursday the committee of the Countess of Liverpool Expeditionary Force Fund meets at Loviu and Co.'s store, and, turning itself iuto a sewing bee, will get them ready to send away by steamer for Europe.

St. John Ambulance Brigade Overseas. A e i Por i? ' received by the authorities or the St, John ' .Ambulance Brigade Overseas, show,,;that' the various divisions throughout'' this Dominion are contmuuig quietly "and unostentatiously to work for the causo of the sick and wounded in the war. All the nursnig divisions have been engaged in propar-' ing clothing and material' for Queen Mary's Needlework Guild, which has been established at the headquarters of the Order of' St. John in London, and in addition many divisions have entered enthusiMticaily into the task of collecting funds which are urgently'wanted at St. John's Gate for furthering the work of providing succour for the sick and- wounded. During the past few weeks shipments of material have been forwarded by 1 tho following nursing divisions, ■ viz.:—Auckland, Morrinsville, Hamilton, Ohristchurch. Selwyn, Kaiapoi, Greymouth, Hokitika, and Dunedin, aiul in addition the following' nursing divisions have consignments at most - ready for dispatoh :—Onehunga, • Thames,- Wellington; Wellington South, Wanganui Palmerston North,-■ Masterton, Napier, Timaru, Wcstport, Caversham, Green Island, Oamaru, and Invercargill. Other divisions will also follow. The following list of remittances show that imany of the units have been extremely active in this direction:—Auckland Corps, £5; Auckland Ambulance Division, £5; Auckland Nursing Division, £5; Morrinsvdlle Nursing Division, £12 125.; Christchurch Nuriing Division, £24 95.; .Selwyn Nursing Division / (Ohristchurch), £22 17s. 5d.; Ashburton Nursing DivisioUj £5 17s. lid.; Oamaru Ambulance Division (collected by friends in the Kui'ow district), £28 . lis. 6d.; Hampden Nursing- Division, £16 os. 9d.; Palmerston South Ambulance Division, £7 10s.; South Nursing Division, £7105.; Dunedin Nursing Division, £24 10s. 6d.

Among the guests Btaying at Balmoral are Miss M'lntyre, Miss Wilson (Picton), and Mrs. Luff.

Mrs. Wall, of Plimmerton, was a passenger from Sydney by the Manuka yesterday. .' •

Mrs. Hyamß, of Wellington, returned from a long visit to Australia by the Manuka-yesterday. ' Mrs. F. Lysnar and Mrs. F. Parker (Gisborne) are staying at the Empire Hotel. The Rev. Mr. Parata and Mrs. Parata, who; arrived in Wellington from England by the Turakina, are staying at the Occidental Hotel. . Mrs. C. F. Vallance (Kahumingi, Masterton) and Miss Vallance are visiting Wellington. , i, Mrs, 0. Bidwill is visiting Wellington. The Misses Doris and Gladys Roy (New ■ Plymouth). are staying; at "Balmoral" until Saturday. Miss Gladys Roy's marriage to Mr. G. S. Millar ia to take place, at New Plymouth on December 30. l - In reply to numerous inquiries Miss Milsom' states that the person who is lucky enough to discover paste, powder,' or liquid to remove superfluous hair permanently , would confer a blessing as well as accumulate a fortupe. Sqienco proves that nothing has been discovered. The hair will grow again; and Miss Milsom challenges any person to prove tine contrary. Electrolysis (performed by a. skilled person) is the only treatment known to science that will kill tho hair root, thus removing it for ever. . The battery Miss Milsom uses lias not its equal 'in the colonics having all the latest imrprovomeiita. The operation is painless and leaves no scar. Foreign advertisements may mislead; but experience teaches. All treatments for falling and grey hair, delightful face manipulation. Clients taught to attend themselves. All preparations for hair and face stocked. Mis 3 Milsom. Bar'nett's Buildings, < doors above "Evening Post," sd Willie Street. Tel. BH.-Advt.

The Rosa ShowRoses inevery conceivable colour and of an infinite number of varieties were everywhere to bo seen in the Town Hall yesterday, when the Wellington Rose and Carnation Club held a rose show. Many vf the blooms wore osfmisite in colouring and beautifully shaped, and everywhere was.the rich persuasive scent of rcses. Tho table occupied by a collection of roses grown within five miles of_ the Post Office contained some exquisite specimens. Beautiful displays of pot plants wore sent in, and the different arrangement of tho tables and stands generally was certainly in the best interests of those anxious to 6ee the flowers'to advantage. , Naturally the champion rose, "William Shean," shown by Mr. F. Peiin, of Otaki, held a largely attended ! court during the day, and its delicate pink colouring and large perfect sharco elicited many admiring comments from discriminating rose growers. There are some people yet to be found, however who still cherish" a shameful and misguidedl lovo. for roses that do not run to supb. a eizej and that still/retain the scent that makes the rose such a lovely satisfying thing. Very beautiful was the new "Coronation" rose, also-of a delicate pink, shade, and. very lovely also was the ''Marquis de Sinety," pale yellow in colour, and . the "Rayon d'Or," golden, ■as its name indicates: Fantasticj but not teautiful, was'the tiny little green rose, with' a brown calyx, exhibited by Mr. D. Robertson, of Day's Bay.

It is not often that one sees an exhibition of native New Zealand flowers at a show. As a rule they are apparently thought entirely unworthy of such notice, and for that reason the collection, small but representative of tho flowers in season, sent in by Mrs. H'. A. Kirkcaldie, of-Khandallah, was ali the. more interesting. Mountain flowers from Egmont and Mount . Holdsworth', two varieties of manuka, one white and the other red, a ranunculus; and somo f.ther varieties, were included among them, and for these Mrs. Kirkcaldie was awarded first prize. A very graceful looking stand covered with lycopodium, occupied the centre of the hall, and covered a stall for cut flowers. This, with the cakes and sweet stall, were besieged with buyers, and did. most excellent business. The Concert . Chamber was turned into a tearoom, and small tables placed everywhere about the room were-decorated with flowers. The tea y arrangements wore in the charge of Mrs. H. M. Goro, the Mayoress 'and the ladies of the committee, assisted by a number of white _'frocked iprls. . .Their Excellencies the Governor and the Countess cf Liverpool Were, received by the president of the club, Mr. Harcourt, and Miss-Harcourt; and a beautiful bouquet of roses-was presented to Her Excollency. Among those present were' Mrs. H. D.' Bell, Miss Fraser. the Mayor and the Mayoress, and Miss Luke. .• ' ' . '■ '

Lady Kelburn and Mrs. Algar -Williams are passeiigers by the Wahiho, which arrived in Wellington this morning from Ohristchurch. < ■ \

The fifth lecture—the subject being "Sweets' and Miscellaneous Dishes"— of_ the series how, being delivered by Miss 'Una Carter will be given in the Gas Company's ■ lecture hall to-day at ;B,p.m. :. ;.;, . ''. -

i The i silafl and girls of'the! Wellington Girls' College have been very bUsy preparing for thoir fete on Wednesday, Noyomber 25, for they are anxious to raise as largo a sum as possible for the British and Belgian poor. The decorated teams sent hi by the different Forms of the college have developed into quite a lengthy procession, which promises to be very interesting to the spectators.. Rumours are heard of "Alice i.i Wonderland," "The Allies Driven by War," the ''United Kingdom Driven by; Britannia," and many others equally interesting. Soveral Forms have become S3 enthusiastic over the procession that they are sending in two. teams each. For the Morris dances the girls are to bo dressed in. picturesque fashion in white drosses and coloured sun-bonnets. The work of tho stall-holders is steadily progressing; a produce stall under the control of the Old-Girls has been added to the list. Miss Maud Edmondson is in charge of this. Miss Rainforth has charge of the flower stall, Miss Allen of the sweets stall, Miss Salmond is in charge of the tea-room, and Miss Hind has the variety stall. Contributions of flowers, produce, sweets, book 3, ornaments, fancy goods, .etc., will bo gratefully received at the college by any of these. Old girls are asked to seW promises of flowers, etc. to the stall-holders or to Miss Dixon, Hobson Crescent.' A most interesting programme has. been arranged for the concert to he held in the Central Hall of the Coljege on Saturday, November 28. . ■" '

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