SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2414, 20 March 1915, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

The Nurses' Uniforms. The uniforms which are to be worn by tho nurses who have boon selected bv the Government to go to England are of dark grey, piped with red° and with them will ba worn the little re™u-lut-ion nurses' bonnets and also fo° a change grey American sailor hats. The nurses are also to be provided with long grey tweed overcoats, just like the ordinary overcoat in make, only with a somewhat deep turnover collar of red, with straps on the shoulders. For outside wear in wanner weather tlioy will have little red capcs, and tho uniform for the matron-in-chiof will he, distinguished by being more heavily piped with the red. It will be an interesting and a. memorable occasion when the whole of the' fifty iiiirses aro gathered in . Wellington for their departure for England, and already various thoughtful people in this City are considering what to provide them with in the way of little comforts and- luxuries for the voyage. The Board of Trade's Appeal. It i 6 hardly likely that the appeal which has been made to British women .by the Board of Trade to register themselves at the labour exchanges as ready to do industrial, agricultural, and clerical work, and thus'releaso the men for National service, will fall upon unfruitful soil. Women-have'in general shown themselves ready to do what they can to help in the ways that have hitherto been open to that., and when such a direct appeal is made and the -way so clearly shown it is hard to imagine that they could let themselves be shamed by the Frenchwomen, who months ago resolutely set themselves to do everything their men had done previous to the war. Of course one difficillty that has to be faced is the fact that in England women have almost entirely lost the tradition of working outside on the farms as they used to in -olden times, and as they do on the Continent, and as a matter of fact, according to tho discussions that have appeared from time to time upon the need for women's work oir farms tliey have a dislike for it natural enough, when there are occupations that are much easier to follow close at hand. ' The labour is very hard, and' where houses, are scattered as they are in hilly and open districts, what aro they to do with young children in the fields? Even milking tliey have dropped out of to a considerable extent, and the few occupations they do follow are looked upon as confessions of somewhat dire poverty. Another reason, too, that has restrained any inclination that may have urged theiri to outside work is the fact that, the men having gone to tho war tho women -tliey have left behind •recc'ivo Government allowances, and in country districts where agricultural work is badly paid a woman with children is better oif than when her husband was at homo working. It is. possible that women belonging to other and more cultivated, .classes may' come forward.to meet a very serious need. There have been so nianjr mechanical. appliances invented for the lightening' of labour that there should not be . so many hardships to be faced as there were once upon a time, and in any case women of the right stamp aro not likely to shirk- hard labour when their men are away.facing such privations and horrors for tho safety of those they have left behind them. In the case of clerical and industrial occupations there ivould be less hardship to face> and apparently there will be an extended field •for .women to- work in if men are.'to be 'freed for service at the Front. In .clerical , work particularly there should be no lack of volunteers. Efficiency, of course, will always tell, but at first' it may not be made so dominant a factor as it will undoubtedly be in the months to come, and that is what 'women will have to arm thoinselvee with. Mrs. Pearson has been appointed president of the Y.W.C.A, in the place of Airs. A. IJ.1 J . Webster, who has gone to Australia, 'and the Hon. J. G. W. Aitken has become chairman of finance, in place of Mr. A. P. Webster. A gift evening for the benefit of the Presbyterian Orphanage at Berharapore is to be held in St. John's Schoolroom on Tuesday in place of the gardeii party which has usually been held about this time of the year.. The vagaries of the weather have decided the authorities to make this change as it is somewhat distracting to have to alter care-fully-made plans for combining business with pleasure at a moment s notice. There will be stalls for the sale of home-made sweets- and also for flowers, and gifts of material, produce, etc., to say nothing of donations in cash will ibe acceptable. As the Orphanage has neither subsidy nor endowment to help it in its work of providing a home for children who are orphaned, tho struggle to make ends meet is somewhat .severe. It is probable that the Prime Minister will be present if in 'town at the timo, Dr. and Mrs. Truby King are visiting Wellington. Echoes of the Wellington Conference will be given to-morrow afternoon at the Y.W.C.A. Club llooin. Miss Helen F.: Barnes, in company with Miss Geddes, left Wellington for Auckland last Thursday night. Miss Barnes will lead the Northern Conference of Y.W.C.A. delegates in the Auckland province at Easter time. 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A Farewell Party. Mrs. Van I'rangh and Mrs. F. Grenvillo Thompson bold a very enjoyable "at home" at the latter's residence in Ballance (i'ahiatua) on Wednesday afternoon. The Misses Van Praagh, ivho have been visiting their brother, will be shortly returning to their home in London, and the function was arranged to enable their friends to say farewell to them. Afternoon tea was served in the <liiiing-rooni, the floral decorations being yellow and white, while songs by Mrs. i'ox, Misses JL'attlo and Van I'rangh, and recitations by Mrs. L. H. Fenn made the time pass pleasantly. Mrs. Van Praagli wore a becoming gown of black ninon ever white satin, while Mrs. Thompson was in a pretty pink frock. Among the largo number of guests were present: Lady Gibbes. of Wellington,. Mcsdamos Bolton ana Simpson (with Mr. F. and Miss Bolton, of Oete), Dawson, Lilly, Tosswill, Farmer, Purdie, Scott, P. Thompson, J. D. U." Crewe (Mayoress), Warren, Groves, Fenn, Hart, all of Pahiatna, also Mes(lames Lewis, Chaytor, and Martin, of Ballance, Mesdames Cornelius and Whibley, of Mangaliao, Misses De Greet, Warren, Rcece, Gregory, and Miller, and Messrs. Whyte-Scott, Cornelius, Farmer, Lewis, P. Thompson, Rev. L. H. Fenn, and Mr. J. D. C. Crewe. The Mayoress lias received the gift of 150 pairs of socks labelled "For our boys at the Front." They were knit-, ted by the ladies of Wauganui and forwarded by Mrs. Warnock, late of Wellington, who has many friends here. Amongst the passengers leaving for Sydney to-day are Nurse Murphy and Nurse Carroll, who are on their way to join the boat for England. The three nursing sisters. Ruby M'Kenzie, lluth Wallace, ana Kitty Grnbham, who collected £23 3s.' sd. at Mrs. Wallace's stand on Ambulance Saturday, being members of the Wellington Senior Nursing Division of St. John's Ambulance Overseas, were' entitled to wear the Red Cross badge' which appeared on their nursing uniform. Th© Gisborne Women's Club has decided. to organise a committee for the purpose of providing the Gisborne members of t'lio Reinforcements when on board the transports with means of amusement, such as cards, games, boxing gloves, books, magazines, etc. Tho committee intends to continue sending these articles to future contingents, and they are already actively bestirring themselves in tho matter. Mrs. Coull and the Misses Coull are staying at the AVindsor Hotel. The wedding took place at Manakau last Wednesday of Mr. Archibald C. Askew, son of Mr. C. Askew, of Odell, Bedfordshire, England, to Miss Chester, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clutrles Chester, of Bedford,',iingland; Miss Anna Koch was bridesmaid and Mr. Ralph Askew the best man. .The llev. T. Cottcm performed the ceremony, and Miss Howard played-tho organ. ' Fdr Face Massage. Shampooing, all liau Treatmerts, and Electrolysis, Mrs Rolleston's ii recommended. Spacious Private Kooms, Qualified Assistants, and Personal Attention. Switches and Transformations of every shade a speciality. Hair guaranteed to keep its colour. 256 Lambton Quay.*