WOMAN'S WORLD.

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2640, 10 December 1915, Page 2

WOMAN'S WORLD.

MATTERS OF INTEREST FROM FAR AND NEAR.

(By Imogen.)

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

soldiers' Room Contributions. The lion, treasurer of the Soldiers' Room Fund acknowledges- the following donations: —Napier Friends, £5; Sir J. 6. Wilson, £2; Mrs. Hiley, £2; Alexandra (Otago) W.P. Association, £2; Miss Archibald, £1 Is.; Mrs. Dean, ss. The following monthly subscriptions have also been received: —Daiuievirke Mayoress' Patriotic Society, £5; Khandallah Hostesses, £2 45.; Messrs. W. and G. Turnbull- and Co., £2 Is. Bd.; Mrs. S. ICirkcaldie, £2 (2- months), Mrs. Shirtcliffe, £2 (2 months), Mrs. G. T. C. Campbell, £1 Is.; Mais. W. Nathan, £1 Is.; Mrs. Massey, Mrs. W. Ferguson, Mrs. J. M'Eldowney, Mrs. H. Kirkcaldie, Mrs. A. Levy, Mrs. Moorhouse, Mrs. J. Hunter, £1 each; Miss Putnam (2 months), Mrs. Kane (2 months), Mrs. J. Joseph, Mrs. Herdman, ,Mrs. Salmond, Ill's. J. Ward, M i's. E. Anderson, .Mrs. Miles, 10s. each; Mrs. E. Hadfield, Mrs. W. Kennedy, Sirs. Bucholz, and Mrs. H. Hadfield, ss. each; Miss Boo.th, 2s. 6d. Letter from Dr. Agnes Bennett. Mrs. Preston, of the St. John Ambulance Brigade and-Red Cross Depot, in Nathan's Buildings, has received the following letter, written on October 11, from Dr. Agnes Bennett, who is working in the Khoubbra Hospital in Cairo: "Just a line to tell you I received the boxes of goods—they arc a. great boon. For those tilings which 1 did not want, i.e., surgical bandages, etc.., I exchanged for pyjamas arid chocolates and cocoa—things to give the men when going away to ships or convalescent camps. "Condensed milk and cocoa are good to send; chocolate gets a little mouldy if not pAcked very carefully in air-tight tins. The old linen from Mrs. Birch and Miss Chambers has been most useful, as have also been the cushions and books. Books, cushions, and pyjamas (light weight) are things I most want here, especially books; the men get tired of illustrated war papers. I also, through the Padre, got a useful packet of table linen, etc., frqm Misses I. M. and 15. M. Masefield, Birkenhead, Auckland. If you can lot them know it has come in most useful for our sick men (especially for officers and sick sisters), I would be most glad. , ' / "The gifis are splendid. I'feel I can got almost anything I want for the Now Zealandors. A few good books of songs would be much appreciated by men here, and also I think you might label one or two for the Mess.' The orderlies work hard and don't have much of a time; they would appreciate somothing specially labelled for them. A recent order has decreed that only 25 per cent, of the.staff may bo on leave at a time. - That means thoy only get'out every fourth day at most, and it is hard in these confined quarters. They do good work, and don't get the hero worship the others do, though, indeed, I don't grudge tliem one iota of all tliey get. They deserve it all and more; tliey have been absolutely grand." I)r. Bennett concludes by thanking Mrs. Preston and her workers very much for nil tliey Tiad done. Mi's. E. Kennedy, of Oriental Bay, who is visiting Dannevirke, has let lier house in the meantime to Mrs. Menzies.

For Soldiers' and Sailors' sables. A display of babies' garments made by the members of the New Zealand Society for the Health of Women and Children was held at the residence of Miss Barnett yesterday afternoon, prior to being sent to England for distribution among the babies of soldiers and sailors, so many of whom have-been suffering in many ways through the effects of the war. There were about two hundred and seventy garments in the room, but by tlie time that various contributions would have arrived the total amount would bo close upon five hundred, eighty more being contributed that afternoon by the girls of the Wellington College (all of which were most beautifully made), and fifty from tlio Normal School. Nearly every kind of baby garment was there, and the best of materials had been used in tlio making. Little pink flannel jackets, buttonholed all round and edged .with narrow silk crochet, bibs made out of the left-, over pieces from shirts, little warm woolly jackets, dresses, pilches, etc., were only some of the garments, and iu the making of' quite a number both ingenuity and economy bad been prac- ( tised with most successful results. An instance of this was shown'in the matter of babies' quilts, which had been made of odd 6craps of flannel sewn on to a background of unbleached calico, and then covered oil both sides with some pretty flowered material. Thoy made quite charming quilts, warm and light for babies. A letter of thanks had been received by Mrs. Hosking, on behalf of Lady French, -who is the president of the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies, for a case of clothing that had been received some time previously. The writer goes on to say: "I hope soon to' be able to send extracts from letters of thanks and appreciation that have been received for the beautiful clothes that were being sent from all parts of New Zealand. Although the appeal which had been sent out specially mentioned it was for the children of soldiers and sailors, we have presumed that where there was great need the kind donors would be willing for these babies to bo given some of the clothing. It is so specially necessary to preserve the lives of our babies now that so many of our young men are being killed on the battlefield, not that it is not always necessary, but I thought that the women of Now Zealand would not wish their gifts to he entirely limited .to soldiers' and sailors' babies when there ar6 others suffering, but in a different way, from this dreadful war." Contributions to the funds are acknowledged from Miss Devereux of os., and from Sirs. W. F. Firkett of £1, to tlio Material Fund. Miss Maude Young, who has been staying with friends in Wellington, has roturned to her home in Feilding. Mrs. J. W. Gentleman arrived from Capo Town by the Remuera, and is staying with her sister, Miss . Neil], Aorangi, Feilding. A. quiet wedding took place at Hastings on AYednesday,. when Miss Margaret Harriet Miller, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. Miller, of Hastings, was ■married to Mr. T. E. Elliott, also of Hastings. '

A School Entertainment, The annual entertainment of the pupils of the Mount; Cook School was lield.in St. Mark's; Schoolroom last evening. There was a large attendance of • parents and friends, and • a varied programme was presented. Contributing to the first half were the following: Instrumental quartet (mandoline and piano). Misses A. Cairns, Cooney, K. .and V. Turner. A chorus, "Forest Scenes," and an action song, "Mother Tabbykins," were sung by the little ones, and-were very creditable performances. Miss Rene Beckway , played a. pianoforte solo, "Allemande," and a musical play. "Cinderella," with Miss Holm as director, was next given. Taking part in it were, the following children : —Cinderella, Rene Beckway; the Sisters, Lottie Clift and- Thelma Pilclier; Fairy Queen, Hilda Clift; Fairy Attendants, Marjorie t Allingham and Edna Purdie; the Prince, Keith Purdie; the Herald, George Quinlan. In the coursij of the play a pretty gavotte was danced by 16 dancers, and a fairy dance by three. The second half of the programme opened with the same instrumental quartet, as already mentioned. Solo dances were given by Roina Lemmon and Ngaire Lemjnon, who afterwards gave a dialogue and dance, 'Dainty Lit'tlp 'Lady." Miss Leitch and Sergeant Martin gave a duet, " 'Tis the Hour of Farewell," and littlo Ngaire Lemmon contributed a recitation with excellent effect, "A Trip to Blackpool." A kindergarten game, "Red Cross Brigade," was performed by the infants and met with much appreciation. Recitations were given by C. Leggatt\ and Walter Tonks,-and a good display of physical drill by twelve boys. The boys of Standaj-d VI sang a part song, "'Who will o'er the Down so Free," with much sweetness, and Standard IV boys contributed a song and chorus, "The Soldier," with, considerable spirit. Walter Tonks recited "The Day," and a songand chorus, . "Your Country Needs You," together with the National Anthem, concluded an interesting .programme. .' ' Christmas' Dinner for the Soldiers, _ Yesterday t'he Mayor and Mayoress visited Trentham camp for the purpose of finding out what arrangements, it would be possible to make in connection with the Christmas entertainment of the soldiers in camp. As a result of their inquiries it has been decided to entertain them ; at a dinner which will be given at Trentham .camp and. also at May Morn about 6. in the evening. Preparations are already being set on foot, and early liest week, the Mayoress's committee at the Town Hall will begin the mixing of tho plum puddings, which will'afterwards be sent' out to Ngaha,uranga to be cooked, the Wellington Meat Company having , kindly offered to do this-, part of the -work. It is proposed to make 30001b. weight of plum puddings, . and contributions of fruit and other ingredients will be gladly welcomed by the 'Mayoress. Lamb will also form part of the dmnor,.and green peas, and it is proposed to call for 300 lambs for the purpose. It had originally been dccided to have cold meatfi, but this idea has been given up, and the dinner will be a hot one (generally speaking), although- there will, be cold joints for the men , who wish for them, with salads. The other centres,' Christchurch, Dunedin, and Auckland, have intimated to the Mayar their intention of.contributing towards the Christmas dinner for the' soldiers. In addition a cold dinner will be provided at. the Town Hall for the soldiers, V who .will .''have leave 'and be in town'on-Ch'nstriias Dajv [fc will be - seen that thoro is much work to bo done, and many helpers will be needed. The Pascal-Sweets; Company, through Mr. Stichbiiry, has promised to provide jellies. The Mayoress would je clad if all intending contributors would notify her as soon as possible, in view of the large requirements which' will ' ave to be met. , . His Worship Mayor (Mr. J. .P. Luke) has kindly consented to open a sale of work, organised by the men of the Kelburu Presbyterian Church this afternoon 1 at 3 o'clock. Such a sale is n -novelty, ; and should certainly command, a large attendance. Mrs. Firth, -honorary treasurer of the Military Hospital Guild, acknowledges' the following contributions for Decoinbor":—Mrs. A. Crawford, 55.; Mrs.- Eogben, 55.; Miss G. Richardson, £'L; Miss Blyth', 2s. 6d.; Mrs. Moorhouse, £1; Mrs. Jacob Joseph, i's; Miss R-. Joseph, £5; Mr. Max Eichelbaum, £1 Is.; Mrs. Litchfield (November and December), 10s.; Mrs. Corkill (December and January), 10s.; also for Hospital Ship equipment, Rangataua Guild,; £2 ss. Mrs. and tlie Misses Rathbone, who have been spending some time in England, returned to New Zealand by the Remuera.- . ' •

Technical College Students' Display. The annual exhibition of the work done by tho students of the Wellington Technical Collego was opened in the college buildings yesterday morning, and to the visitors who were anxious to inspect the work there was much that, was interesting to see, and much that was very excellent indeed. Naturally the different sections, of work made more or less special appeals to tho different tastes and interests of those who inspected ,the work, but even in tho fields that were quite outside their special knowledge it would be difficult not,to appreciate their merits. Some very'fine modelling was to be seen in tho room devoted to that particular form of art, and it would- seem that* a big development has been made by students in regard to it, some of the work being instinct with life and expression, and good in form. : In another room a-'display of enamel work and beaten copper was vary Interesting, particularly the latftsr, the bowls, trays, plaques, and an oval mirror framed with copper being very attractive indeed. In tho enamel work was included some charming jewellery in the way of pendants and necklets, the designs being very light and graceful, and the colours introduced 'not in the least garish, as is sometimes tho •way, with such work. 11l this room were sonic pretty designs in nock wear, such as collars in embroidery and eyelet work, table mats and runners, cushion covers, book covers, etc., all making an interesting exhibition of work. ■ To a large majority of women the display made by the dressmaking and the cookery classes would be of considerable importance. The former is under the direction of Miss Laurenson, tho instructress, and a wide variety of work was exhibited, showing the range of instruction which is given. One table was given over entirely to a display of babies' garments, about 270 in all, which were .to be handed over to N the New Zealand Society for the Health of Women and Children, to be forwarded to England for tho children -of soldiers aiid sailors. In another part of the room was a stand displaying a wedding frock and veil made by a little brid6-to-be, her travelling costume, a housefrock of blue crepe do chine, and 'ond or two -other garments. A class -in wh'ch /the pupils can turn out such work is indeed to be commended. The other tables made a display of miscellaneous articles, some of which were ingenious and pretty contrivances, that would bo very usei'ul in a home, while others were of- wearing apparel. These were for sale, the money received going towards tho Fund for Wounded Soldiers. A stall for sweets was also in aid of tho cause. ' ' In the cookery class-room was another excellent, display, and at quite an early hour in the afternoon much of the work of the pupils was already sold. Miss Rennio is the instructress of this department, and her work and that of her'classes is'now well known. Tho most delightful supper dishes were to be se'en on one table, and' on anothev was .an interesting display of preserved fruits and vegetables, iced cakes of all descriptions, as 'well as Christmas cakes, biscuits, home-made bread, etc., whilo. at another table was a' display, also for sale, of sweets, biscuits, etc. Flowers wero also, sold for the benefit of tho Wounded Soldiers' Fund,' also Miss Rennic's new booklet of recipes for invalid cookery, which should be of groat value at a time like this. Altogether, the exhibition of students' work at. the 'college is very interesting,' and should bo inspected by many visitors whilo open to-day.' On Wednesday afternoon Miss Una Carter, gas cookery instructress to the Wellington Gas Company, Ltd., conducted her usual weekly lecture-demonstra-tion at the company's lecture hall, Courtenay Place. Tho rush for seats was such that 30 minutes before usual time of starting there was not even standing room. The cooking of Christmas fruit cakes was demonstrated and explained. The essential factor in successful cooking of large fruit calces is an even and long-sustained oven heat, and tho gas oven is ' peculiarly adapted for producing this effect. Judging from the many notebooks and pencils in evidence, it is assumed that much useful,information was assimilated. In addition to cake cookery, Miss.Carter demonstrated how to preparo pruno scones, curried brains, .smoked fish, and savoury rice, beef steak and kidney pudding (tho pastry being made with dripping, a consideration' in these days of costly butter), and date sandwiches. An interesting demonstration next Wednesday afternoon will deal with dccorating fruit cakes and cooking poultry. - . The special course of Hair Treatment for One" Guinea at Mrs Rolleston's comprises Clipning and Singeing, Massage, with Scalp "Food. Shampooing, Hand and Vibro Massage; also a lesson in the latest stylo of Hairdressing, and advice on th 9 care and treatment of the hair. 25G Lambton Quay. Tel. 1599.—Advt. " WE'RE ■ Hatters for wee lads—Mothers should inspect our stock of washing hats, in poplin, pique, drill, tussore, at ls> to 3s. lid. Geo. Fowlds, Ltd., Manners Street.—Advt. /