WOMAN'S WORLD.

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2461, 14 May 1915, Page 2

WOMAN'S WORLD.

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MATTERS OP INTEREST PROM FAR AND NBAS.

Citizens' Military Hospital Cuilti. following donations have been re-" coived by the ion. secretary, Miss Joseph (>1 Hobsoa Street), to the Citizens' MiliJ?. r » n?. p . ital Guild :— I ''A Sympathisi u i '/i i S- Hunter, £1: A Herbert £1 is.; Mrs. Martin Kenliedy, £o; 'A Nurse," 10s.: Mrs Onminer, £2 25.; Mrs. S. Kiiicaldie, £2 25. : Miss Ward,, £1; Mrs. Jacobs, 55.: Mrs. Napier M'Lean, £2; Miss Cooper on, ' I)onue "i', £3 35.; Miss Won, 2s. 6d.; no name, Is. j Mr. E. Bucholz, £1 Is.; "8.G.," 10s.- "A " ?j'iiK A n S '- V- l! iddif ° rd ' £5 i Mrs'. E. lladficld, os ; Mrs. Grady, 10s.: "Gunners .Sister," ss. ; Mrs. and the Misses Henderson (Ilcmuera), '£2 10s. 6d. • Martinborougli Equipment Relief Fund' £2o; Miss Burnett, us.; Mrs. W. Kenncd.y, £1; iJiss Graco Keuuedy. 10s • Mr. Ciivo Fulton, £1; Mrs. H. E. Nicliolls, £1 2s. 6d.; Mrs. Brueo Christie, . 0";: Miss Kennedy and Miss A. Kennedy, 2s. Gd. Recent additions to the list of monthly subscribers already publisncd are as follow:—Mrs H D Crawford, 5 s.; Mrs. J. W. Robinson! OS.; Mrs. J. Tripe, 10s.; Mrs. Scott Bs.; Mrs. Tripp, £1. ' Contributions to this fund, which is for the care of the sick and wounded or • the New Zealand Forces, ivill be gladly welcomed by the committee, and when if is remembered that there will bo continual need, for supplies so long as the war lasts it will be realised that continual sums of money are needed so that Hie suffering and discomfort of the men in hospital may -bo minimised as much as possible.

Levin Homo. The monthly meeting of the Levin Memorial Home Committee was held on luesday. Mrs. Knowles presided. The report stated' that the children were m good health. The following gifts were received with thanks:—Mr. and Mrs. John Duncan, £25; pupils of Miss Isabel's School, Fitzherbert Terrace, £1 13s. 6d.; Mrs. Larmour ( Wilkinson Ter/?°i ' serge; Mrs. Jones (Island Bay), rice, sugar, and jam; anonymous, two dresses, etc.; Mrs. Mathewson (Stanley Street), costumes, etc. ; St. Thomas's Harvest Festival fruit and vegetables; St. Cuthbert's Harvest Festival, bread and vegetables; Mrs. West, quinces and apples; Messrs. Hnrcomb and Sons, fish every week.

Coitributijms to Field Hospital. The committee of tie St. John Ambulance Association acknowledges with thanks the following contributions towards the Field Hospital equipment for the sth Reinforcements. The list wasissued by Major Maguire, the officer and was carried out by the association committee:—Per.' Mr. 0. P. Powles, 1 roll Gooch's rnny splinting material, a quantity eacli of absorbent cotton wool, surgeon's lint, bcracic lint, carbolised tow and boracic powder; Miss Archibald, £1; Miss Kobieson, 12 pairs -socks; Mrs. Barltrop, box of 46 bandages and help to make one dozen shirts; Rev. J. and Miss Patersou, £2; Mrs. Pleasants (Taihape), £2, socks, find balaclavas; Miss Helyer, eiiamel basins, bowls; bed socks, and balaclavas; the Hon. , £2 2s.' and 600 pairs felt slippers; Mrs. Sefton Moornouse, 6 clinical thermonieters and assistance with bandages; Mr. J. W. Abbott, £5; Miss Jean Hutchen, 3 knitted balaclavas; Mrs. Hassell, 2 knitted, balaclavas; the Warehousemen's Association, £3 35., E. W. Mills and Co., 1-dozen scrubbing brushes; Mr. T. Archibald, corkscrews, etc.; Hayman and Co., 2 dozen nail brushes, 4 dozen tooth brushas, and 2 can openers; Johnston and Co., 1 case soap, 1 box ca&dlos; Cadbury and Co., 2 boxes Mexican chocolate; Bing, Harris and Co., flannel for cholera belts; Messrs. M'Eldowney Bros., material for sliirts; Kaiapoi Woollen Company, flannel for 1 dozen undershirts; sargood and Co., 3lb. wool, 1 box safoty pins; 11. Martin and. Co., paint for boxed; New Zealand Express Company, storage and cartago of 4 boxes and i package of slippers.; South British Insurance Co., for cover over .equipment; the Ladies' Working Party of St. John's Church, valuable offer to help make many garments; Mrs. Preston, offer of help to sew; Wellington Soutii Nursing Division, assistance in sewing 24 cholera belts and sbirts, and other' help; anonymous, 1 parcel containing 3 parcels of dd linen; anonymous, 2 pairs .socks. Many other promises of nelp have been made, and as tlie articles are received acknowledgment will be made.

, Some tooth paste such as kolynos will be acceptable, as well as chocolate and butterscotch, also a few leather bootlaces (black), and belts (webbing). Little packets of notepaper and ink pencils would be of use to the„nien. There are many other things which the committee will see are put in, all making for the reducing or the discomfort which soldiers have to endure.

Anyone at all interested in the welfare of the sth Reinforcements and wishing to do something will be gladly helped by applying to No. 2 Boulcott Terrace, the only receiving depot for all contributions to tlio St. Jonn Ambulance Association.

Among the ladies who left for Sydney by the Uliinaroa last evening were Mrs. Morris Fox, Mrs. Henry Berry (of Adelaide), and Mrs. O. Bunny, of the Wairarapa.

Mrs. P. Hume (Chri6tchurch) is visiting Wellington, and is staying with Colonel and Mrs. Hume.

Mr. and Mrs. "Moncktori , (Gisbdrrio) are staying at the Empire Hotbl.

Mrs. John Studholme ha 6 taken, a house at Heretaunga, whilo Major Studholme is .in camp.

For Face Massage, Shampooing, all Hair Treatments, and Electrolysis, Mrs. Holieston's is recommended, Spacious Private Rooms. Qualied Assistants, and Personal Attention. Switches and Transformations of every shade a speciality. Hair guaranteed to lceop its colour. 2!iß Lambton Quay.*

THERE ARE REASONS WHY MRS. HULLEN STOPPED USING ETiI'ICTUOLYSIS! Klrctrolysis marks tlio skin! Electrolysis is really painful!

As a practical mark of her great appreciation and admiration for the men who are so bravely fighting for our freedom and for the safety or our civilisation, Mrs. Gillies, of Auckland, who belongs to the Princess Christian's Army Nursing Service Reserve, has cabledto the K«d Cross in London the sum ot £100. to send on her behalf a nurse to the Malta Hospital where the wounded and sick soldiers from the Dardanelles are expected to be taken. It Will be remembered that Sir Frederick Ireves is the head of this Hospital, ouch appreciation is indeed heartfelt and practical, and New Zealand women cannot but be Erateful for such active sympathy from one who knows what war means, and what our men are facing. It is a tune for courage and enduranco, but what, woman who has husband, son, brother, or lover at the front would feci other than proud that they were there taking thoir share in the great struggle for the safety of the helpless and "the innocent.

Mrs. Carr, of Epsom, also sent a nurse from Auckland some time ago, as a token of appreciation of what New Kealand soldiers are doing, and this nurse is attached to one of the military hospitals in France.

That New Zealand soldiers should be cared for in time of need by nurses from their own country is more a matter of sentiment than anything else and has no really practical bearing on the matter, as so long as the men have elhcieut attention it really does not matter to such a great degree what country thoir nurses belong to. The important thing is that there should be plenty of nurses, and capable ones, at hand. New Zealand has sent away officially «ixty-two nurses, fifty of whom have, it is understood, gone to London, where fchev will be distributed to the hospitals where the need i 6 the greatest, and twelve with the Australian Hospi•il outfit. The Government is also sending away two hospital units, but as they will be in the danger zone, no nurses are being'taken, only orderlies and medical officers. .

By. nearly every steamer that leaves tor England, nurses are leaving on their own account to offer themselves for service in Europe, driven by the feeling that just as the Empire needs every soldier to fight for her, so mil slie be likely to need every woman who has trained as a nurse to care for those who fall by the'way. Already the suggestion has been made in England that nurses who have left their profession on account of mariage or other reasons bo asked to give their services, so the need must be urgent. The titanic battles that have been fought within the last few days in Flanders and France, and which will have to be faced in days to come, bring in a heavy harvest of casualties, and it is possible that the call may yet be made to every country to send nurses, and yet more nurses. So at least it has been hinted in oversea papers. '

An Electrlo Demonstration. A demonstration of cooking by electricity was given in the showroms of' the Corporation Electric Lighting Department yesterday afternoon, and attracted a considerable number of visitors. The advantages of electricity in the_ matter of cooking and in the great variety of tasks to which it can be harnessed were clearly shown, and its economy dwelt upon. In these . days, when the problem of domestic help, or rather lack of it confronts many women, to know that housework oaa be greatly minimised by such ingenious contrivances must bring relief ki burdened souls. Among the many ingenious thincs which were seen was an electric breakfast cooker, by means of which water can be boiled, porridge made, eggs and bacon cooked and toast made, all practically at the same time. It was a distinctly comforting vision to rest one's oyes_ upon. There were also gnllers of various kinds, toasters, egg boders, shaving mug, all kinds of irons, chafing dishes, ovens, and also an interesting invention _ for making coffee. One of the most ingenious contrivances of all was "El Comfo," which, it is necesary to explain, is a supplanter of tho familiar hot-water botile> shaped like a pair of bellows and small in size. It can be so regulated that any temperature between 100 and 200 degrees Fahrenheit can bo obtained by regulata _ small lever. .There were sevoi'al varieties of electric cookers, big and little, and a vacuum 'cleaner that positively could not fail to make sweeping a delight.

An old resident of the Featherston district, in the person of Mrs. Jane Ann locker, relict of the late Mr. John F. Tocker, of Kaiwaiwai, died on Tuesday. The lata Mrs. Tocker, who bad reached the age of 65 years, wa6 a daughter of the late Mr. Charles Cundy. Two sons —Harold and Roland—And a daughter!! May (Mrs A Burt), as well as a brother (Mr. S. Cundy), and three sisters (Mesdames Jos. Tocker, Foatherston, AYills and A'Court, Taranaki) survive her.

The South Wellington Nursing Division met on Tuesday ovening for its fortnightly meeting at the Newtown Library Hall, when there was a very good! attendance, under tho superintendence of Mrs. Preston. After several new meinbers had been elected and others signed tho enrolment form for tho ambulance section of thq National Reservo, the ovening was devoted to Bquad work, under the direction of Miss Redmond, tho lady superintendent afterwards inspecting tno various squads., The secretary of. the division desires to acknowledge the following:— £1 from Mrs. Robins, Misses Botliam and Whitmoro; 10s. from Miss Mills; blankets from Mrs. Lee Lord; material from Trask and Trask, and Sirs. Find-lay-Martin, to be made into garments. Any member of the division will bo pleased to receive gifts of money, material, or suitablo garments for the use of our sick or wounded soldiers.

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Electrolysis causes other hail- to grow! Call on Mrs. Hullen, and she will give you practical and scientific reasons for the baleful effect of Electrolysis. .Airs, llnllen will also demonstrate the wonderful effect of her Rusma treatment for tho removal of superfluous hair. Rusma is painless, leaves no mark, removes tho disfiguring hair at once, and eventually destroys the growth— a cure, is absolutely GUARANTEED.. Surely you are prom pied lo will or writo? Do so to-day! Mrs. ITullcn, Beauty Specialist, Boycott Street, Wellington. Dept. 3. 'Phono 1047.—Advt.