WOMAN'S WORLD.

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2378, 6 February 1915, Page 2

WOMAN'S WORLD.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Wedding in St. John's. On Wednesday, at St. John's Church, Miss Ethel May Wallis, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Wallis, Wellington, was married to Mr. Norman E. White, sou of Mrs. White, of Parliament Street, Wellington. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a gown of whito crepe do chine, trimmod with Limerick laco and pearls. Her . veil was arranged over a coronet of orange blossom, and she carried a bouquet of cream roses end maidenhair ferns. Sbo also wore the present siveu her by the bridegroom. Miss' Alexander was bridesmaid, and wore a frock of bluo crepe do chine and black tulle hat'with touches of piuk. The was attended by Mr. V. P. Uaugnton as .best man. A reception was afterwards held ut Godber's rooms, fclio guosts being received by the bride's parents. Mrs. Wallis wore a protty mole-coloured .costume, _ witlj hat to match, and Mrs. White black silk. Later the bride and bridegroom left for the Southern Lakes, where they will spend thfcir honeymoon. Mr. and' Mrs. White, wore the recipients of many handsome gifts.

Balaolavas and Sooks Wanted for the Troops. . 'fhe Mayoress, Mrs. J. P. Luke, is making a special appeal for Balaclavas and socks for the .Reinforcements at stationed at Trenthain, and she •vould be glad to receive them at the Earliest possible date.' Since the outbreak of the war New Zealand women all over the Dominion have worked hard ■in the matter of helping to equip the meii'.who'have left them, and tho time has not yet.arrived for any slackening of their efforts. ' There is still a great need for socks, Balaclavas, cholera belts, and other warm comfort's. In a letter which the Mayoress has received from a soldier in tho trenches in Belgium, ho mentions that oue of ihe things for which they are very grateful are candles. If they have not got them they often have to go to bed at sis o'clock, and at the timo of writing he was the only one out of a number of men who had bean lucky enough to be possessed of one. Ho has also confessed to a weakness for peppermints and blackballs (bull's-eyes are probably the more familiar name), a weakness that apparently was shared in common with several others. It may not bo known that gifts of . vaseline (for sore feot) and dubbin, (for rubbing their boots with to keep them soft) would bo greatly appreciated. What a. New Zealand Nurse has.Seen. A'-' representative of the Napier "Daily ' interviewed Jliiss Zita "'Uifftird, i.wlib for'.the past wn years has been nursing in London,,and who-is-;now. visiting hor mother i»..Napier. "In- heri'i.ospital work in .Loudon, Miss■ Gilford, told hor interviewer 'that ■she had come across great numbers ol the Belgian refugees and . had seiev shocking cases 'of brutalities committed by the Germans.. All classes, rich and; poor, were arriving in England destitute. They, were hurried off to various of England, but the ailing and also the wounded soldiers were kept chiefly in London,,...vvjiere all available buildings were placed 'under requisition. In the hospital in ' which she was engaged, Miss Gilford saw two children with their cut off. . Awful stories ivere told of these atrocities. Just botore she left it was reported that a four-year-old boy pointed a toy gun at a'Uhlan.- -The soldier slashed at the little fellow with his salre until the child was mutilated in a terrible fashion. In many cases disease had brokei. out amongst the refugees. AW young 'girls were, being .placed in institutions and were being trained as domestics. As soon as they were fit for service thej would he allowed to lake employment

Answer to Correspondent.

Mrs. Von.Haast has returned to Wellington from a visit to to the eolith. Mr.' and Mrs. Tringham, of Pigeon Bush, are staying at the Grand Hotel. / Mrs. Hume, wife of Major Hume, and Mrs. Temperley leave' for England next week by the Remuera, Mrs. F. E. Baume, of Auckland, is spending a few days at Caulfield House • while on her way through from Waimate. ■ Parcels of books for the cainp library at Trentham are acknowledged oy Mrs. Massey from Mrs. Dryden at Karon, Miss 'Hopkirk, and Miss Rothenberg, and from Dr. Litchfield illustrated papers. 'The Misses Thompson, who have been the guests of .Mrs. J. Mackenzie at Karori, returned "to Duncdin last evening. Lieut.-Colonel Harcourt Turner and Mrs. Turner left for tho south last evening. Your Hair demands attontion if it is falling, splitting, lifeless, too. dry, too. greasy or grey. There are two essential lubricants which feed and nourish the scalp-one for those. with weak greasy hair one for those with dry and brittle hair (3s. jar). Write or call and Miss Milsoin mil direct you the proper one to use, give you your own home treatment with full instructions. With this valuable knowledge your scalp will work correctly, produce nourished and healthy hair, free tho scalp in one treatment from dandruff and irritation, prevent falling and greyness, leaving tho hair soft and glossy and thick with new ! growth. Why hesitate • when this is at hand? The hair is a very delicate plant, its culture known to few;, it's a study of a lifetime, therefore be guided by one with long experience. Be fair to your hair. Keep always a clean nourished scalp. Shampoo Mixture, 2s. 6d. bottle; Hair Cream,-2s, 6d. jar; Herbal Soap, Is. cake; Hair Antiseptic for preventing germs, 2s. Gd. bottle; HaiT Tonic, 3s. 9d. bottle. Best hairwork every description. ■Transformations,' Toupees, Switches, Pads., etc., Clipping, Shampooing, Delight ful Face Treatment. Ladies taught home treatment for thin; scraggy and wrinkled nocks. Miss Milsom, Barnett's Buildings, 84 Willis Street M doors abovo "Evening Post"). Telephone 814.—Adrt.

MATTERS OF INTEREST FROM FAR AND NEAR

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"Sock-knitter." —Tho Mayoress and her committee are collecting socks and other knitted comforts for the New ZealaJKt troops at the present etationed ift Egypt, kko for the forcements at Trenthara and for the Belgian refugees and the distressed of Great Britain, not for tho soldiers fii'hting in Europe. Later on, when our troops are actually at the front {hey may do so, but not just now. All parcels should do marked as to their special destination, and addressed to the Mayoress at the Town Hall. Hospitals for Horses. It is well known that the mortality in tho war among horses in cavalry, artillery, and transport has been enormous, writes a correspondent in the "Manchester Guardian." Since the South African War, when the sufferings of the horses—7ooo died in the first four months of war—wore such as to rouse a great deal of attention and sympathy, tWe have been important impio'vements in our veterinary service, and since this war began the staff and equipment have been greatly extended. Humane killers, for example, aro now in general use for dispatching b'aSly wounded horses. _ The French veterinary service is said to be less efficient than our own, and it is on the French side that interesting work is being done |by the English Blue Cross League—the first time that a voluntary organisation has undertaken this service in a war. The league has started four base hospitals for tho treatment of the horses of the French Army, with skilled veterinary staffs. The work is authorised, by the French War Office, and naturally the hospitals aro highly valued by the authorities, as. the wastage of horses is so serious. The number of hospitals will soon be doubled.. The horses are brought to these hospitals from the firing line suffering from flesh wounds, andwith caro and attention, which otherwise they would not have"'received, it is often possible to' send them back to work. Badly wounded horses are quickly arid humanely dispatched. The French artillerymen and cavalrymen treat their horses well, but it is admitted that the veterinary departments of all the'armies are altogether overtaxed. " The British soldier's love of his horse is too well known—soldiers' and correspondents' letters are full of evidence —to need emphasis. Our own veterinary corps dealt with at least 30,000 horses in the first months of the ; war. One correspondent recorded as one of the strangest sights of the war that of a great host of German horses., careering about in the valley * of the > Aisne between the two armies while the shells whistled -overhead ana the veterinary helpers were trying to round them up. Recent Cerman Verse. • Perhaps you: will be. interested to hear Germany's intentions towards us as expressed by Herr Ernst Lissauer, -tho. poet who wrote the now famous "Hymn .of Hatred against England," writes "Alien" from Loudon to tho "Otago Witness." • ' ' ' , ' • ' Night! ... Over England vaulted night; AJorig her coasts tha ocean creams ; On stormy waters, in the quiet ba,y, Her cruisers wait to'fight. Through Belgium and through France our proud array • , • , .. To Dunkirk, -Boulogne. Calais, takes its

way; ■Yet,"-'so secure 'her sea-girt fortress :» &60gL6/ _ . - England is sleeping ■ England dreams. ■ . .. . Through the still air a humming sound! Swifty a slender shadow glides Across the night sky wan, and palo; It falls on meadow and on vale. England sleeps soundly. As the tides Her woods complain. Above, around, la the high vault murmur drones j Ever j quicker) nearer ooming, Hark!_ 'tis the loud .propellers' humming-— England is' sleoping. . England groans!' —Translated by G. E. B. The marriage took place in the Kbandallah Presbyterian Church on Wednenday of Miss Flossie .Mansfield, second daughtor of Mr. F. ; \V; Mansfield, Regis-trar-General, to Mr. S.- B. Hodgson, youngest son of Mr. J. C. Hodgson, of Wellington, and late of Berwick, Victoria. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. James Cumming M.A. The bridesmaids were Miss K. Mansfield and Miss'F. Bridge, and Sir. A. J. Nicol ivas best man. , Miss V. Howell, The Terrace, was a passenger by the Moeraki for Sydney. For Faco Massage, Shampooing, all Haw Treatments, and Electrolysis, Mrs Eolleston's ii recommended. Spacious Private .Rooms, Qualified Assistants, and Personal Attention. Switches and Transformations of every shade a speciality. Hair guaranteed to keep its colour. 256 Lambton j Quay* __1 I