SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2348, 2 January 1915, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

For the Belgians. A box containing an assortment of children's jerseys and other warm clothing has been forwarded to the Belgian Consul as the result of a, silver coin contribution at a children's party hold early in December, at tho residence of Mrs. Ernesti W. Hunt, Glencoe Avenue, Wellington Terrace. ,Tho children attending, in addition to spending a very enjoyable afternoon in celebration of the birthdays of Mrs. Hunt's two little ones, and Ronald had the additional satisfaction of knowing that they were assisting in providing comforts for their less fortunate little Belgian friends.

History of Perfumes. These have combined .in idealising life, through the ages, and in very early days they played a part in religious rites, states a writer in "The Queen." _ Incense appeared, in pagan temples, and is not only the outcome of modernity. We havo so little that is verily new. Nearly, if not quite all, our perfumes were known to the ancients. The Egyptians have left recipes .for sweet savours for the mouth, and syrens of old bewitched their victims with the mingled perfumes they used. The Athenians loved the violet, and employed it greatly in perfumes. At Roman feasts scented waters descended from above. Many, flowers in olassic days were specially imported to make essences, and skilled workmen were employed to blond the sweet scents. The Crusaders brought back perfumes from Arabia and for their lady loves. The Chinese knew the value of musk centuries 'beforo Western nations._ It is penetrating and enduring, and is ' associated with the Empress' Josephine. Half a century after her death/ some, of iihe rooms she used at Malmaisop were impregnated with it. Frangipani,_ which owes its cognomen to a marquis of that name, originated in the time of LouisVlX, and is. distilled from West India jessamine, orris root. Tonga beans, vanilla, and benzoin take us back to' the days of Boucher and Fraginard. Paitchouli dates from the early forties of the nineteenth century, the dried branches being used i in Malay to keep moths away. Many, great men were passionately devoted to perfumes—Dumas,' Hugo, Do Musset, and others. A writer of note describes frankincense as making men' mythical, while musk troubled the brain and aloes drove melancholy from the' soul. •■ '. ■ /

Women Adventurers. , Many women warriors have been found in the Russian.fighting line, One (a Cossack girl) went as a trooper with tho full-knowledge' and permission of the immediate authorities, but most of tho ariuuotts got thore in disguise, many to be. near their husbands, and some from sheer lovo of adventure. The Cossack girl, says the lioudon "Morning Post," had long distinguished herself in the special martial exercises ■practised by Cossacks, and. could beat moat men of her age at feats of horsemanship and sword play. Her name is Helen Choha, and she belongs''to'the Kuban Cossaek6 v \A colonel's daughter, Tomiloffskaya by name, distinguished herself on the East Prussian front, in the Augustoff series of fights. Like all women at the front, she donned the ordinary soldier's uniiorm/which she wore, so naturally that she passad. quite unnoticed among the'men. Thosewho go! with their officer husband's connivance usually-adopted the uniform" of/an enßign of reserves. .' Tomiloffskaya was' hit on threj occasions, but her wounds being.slight she remained on-duty; She was- onco. five days under,firo with the men. But she specially distinguished herself as a scout leader in' the Augustoff Woods, where she' had „a squad 'of men under her owncommand. Her piece of service' here was intercepting a telegram, from tho' German commander, when it was 'ascertained ■that the German intention, was to attack tho Russian centre, and, of course, it was foiled. Tomiloffskaya has also served as scout orderly and .telephonist. She says the stories of German horrors are only too true, and she herself saw a Gorman cleave the head off a Russian officer 'lying helpless on the ground. The man was shortly after' shot by tho' advancing Russians.. Tomiloffskaya, who isonly 21, comes from Minsk.

Miss Riley, principal of the Richmond Free Kindergartens, left' by' the Ma-< nuka for Sydney on Thursday. Mrs. and Miss Bewley haitve returned to New Plymouth from a visit to Wei' lington. Miss Batham and Miss Seed are. staging at Rona Bay,'while the tennis tournament is taking place at Day's Bay-. - ; / Mrs. P. Ward is visiting Christohurch, ■'■ , Miss Collins and Miss Abraham (Palmerston North) are guests pf Mrs.Holm'es Warren (Pirinoa) for herinikau races. • Owing to ill-health, Nurse M. Forbes is obliged to..give up. her work for several months.

Miss M'Nab (Picton), who has been staying- with Miss Speed, is now visiting friends in Hastings. Mrs. Ninian Thompson, who. has been spending some time'in Timaru, left for Sydney on Thursday by the' Munuka. . Sir Herbert Tree has sent a cheque for £200.t0 Sir Squire Bancroft for the. relief of actors and aqtresses who are suffering owing to the war, and a simi.-. lar.sum to tho Prince of Wales's Relief Fund. Miss M. E. Allman-Marohant, M.A., formerly the principal of ' the Otagp Girls' High School, Dunedin, it is wh6 has been appointed headmistress of the St. Mary's School for 'Girls, which has been established under Church'of England auspices at Stratford—not Miss Richmond, as previously stated. ■ Mrs.. and Miss Massey accompanied the Prime Minister on his visit to Papatoe on Wednesday. For Face Massage, Shampooing, all Hair Treatments, and Electrolysis, Mrs. Rollestcns's.is recommended. Spacious Private Rooms, Qualified Assistants, and Personal Attenhou. Switches and Transformations of every shade-a speciality. JSair guaranteed to keep its colour. 25G Lambton Cjuay.* -

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