WOMAN'S WORLD.

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2690, 9 February 1916, Page 2

WOMAN'S WORLD.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

[By Imogen.]

A Diamond Wedding. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Entrican, Avor dale, celebrated their diamond weddin —tile 60th anniversary—on Monday They were married at Ardstraw, Count Tyrone, Ireland, on February 7, LSS( Mr. and Mrs. Entrican arrived in NeZealand about twenty years ago, l;a\ ing been preceded by some of their sons and have lived in Auckland over sincc Their nine surviving children ivill b present- at to-day's celebration,' viz. Mr. A. J. Entrican, Deputy-Mayor o Auckland, and Mr. J. C. Entrican, bot of the firm of Entrican and Co., Ltd. of Customs Street; Mr. It. J. Entri can, of. Commerce Street; the Rev. £ W. Entrican, M.A., Mrs. R, A. Hons toil, of Grey Lynn, Mrs. J. It. Ramsay of Mount iSdcii, Mrs. W. H. Paul, o ' Hamilton, Mrs. R. J. Sims, of Moun Albert, and Miss Entrican. 0 younger generations there are abou twenty grandchildren and great-grand children. District Nursing CuiM. 7 The monthly committee meeting o the District Nursing Guild of St. Join was held at the residence of Mrs. W H. S. Moorhouse on Monday. Then were present: Mesdames Moorhousi (presiding), Tripe, Balcombe Brown Corriga.ii, Pearson, E. Hadfield, am Rolleston, Misses Mack and Robieson The nurse's report lor December am January was received; 818 visits weri paid during the two months; 9 patient; ivere registered, 2 sent to the Hospita and 3 discharged, leaving 31 patient! on the register. There were no deaths Gifts of clothing, etc., are acknow ledged with thanks from Mesdanie; Moorhouse, Seaward, Craig, Rolleston Gibbon,' Seed, Mason, Young, Tiugej (for Busy Bee Club), Soloman, Lissack and Richardson, Misses Gambril, Robie 6on, Seed, Rowley, and Asquith Messrs. Hales and Audrey, the Geai Co., and one anonymous parcel. Donations of money have been received fron Te Aro House, the Bristol Piano Co. the D.1.C., Briscoe and Co., "A Grateful Patient," and Mr. Maxwell. The public are again reminded that Nurse Walton and Nurse Jenkins, 91 Ghuznee Street, aro the only authorised districi nurses employed by tlie District Nursing Guild of St. John,' and that tliey take no fees for their services. Melbourne woman Taxi-driver. Melbourne has recently had an innovation in the form of a woman taxidriver who drives for hire. Sho is, of course, subject to the same regulations as the men, and takes her place on the stand, just as they do. When she first began operations she was not by any means looked npon kindly by her fei-low-drivers, and her path was not altogether a smooth one in consequence. However, a body of influential business people interested themselves on her behalf, and as a result she is doing extremely well at the present time. Mrs; Biggs, relict of ilio late Rev. 11. Q'O. Biggs, at one time vicar of St. Peter's, Hamilton, has died at the age of BS. Mrs. Biggs has been resident m the Waikato since the year 188?, when the late Mr. Bigg;s—who, prior to taking orders, had been engaged in commercial life in Auckland —arrived there to take up iiis appointment as vicar. This position was held by him until, his death iu 1899. Mrs. Biggs is survived 'by one son and two daughters, all resident in Auckland and the AVaikato. Mrs. and Miss Massey have returned to Wellington from a visit to Rotorua.

MATTERS OP INTEREST FROM /AR AND NEAR.

No Room For Outsiders. Writing from the New Zealand General Hospital, Pont De Koubbeh, Major|n_ Chaplain Mackenzie Gibson says: "Let ao "'0 people in Cliristchurch know that " nurses who come to Egypt on their own will find it very difficult- to get work, and to send voluntary aid sisters, v,v ' s ; I )CO P' e "ot duly qualified, is 'oily- There are quite a number of , s excellent voluntary workers living in ; ' and around Cairo, whose homes-, aro . ' here, rendering valuable service, but 5 to send out fiity or sixty sueli from "! New Zealand would bo a very serious ,j matter for tlieni. When they arrived , accommodation alone would be most dif- £ ficult, and besides they could not find c work. Let no one, trained or untrained, ' ' leave New Zealand for Egypt, unless " they are accredited to one or other of h tho many hospitals here. So far as , tho New Zealand Hospital is concerned, -ic we liavo a sufficient staff of nurses to , deal with thousands of patients should we have them. We already have many goodwomen here who from motives of patriotism have come here 'on the chaiice of being employed, and they can find no work and some are stranded. ot This information you may give to wliomj* 1 soever it may concern. It is not my *• private opinion alone, but the opinion 10 of the officer commanding, Major 50 M'Gitire, and other members of the Q i mess." id 11. Russian Relief Fund. id Miss C'oates acknowledges the followre ing . subscrijrtions to the Rusts sian Prisoners' Relief Fund :— al Mrs. Phil Myers, iOs.; Mrs. ts Lever, 10s.; Mrs. Cliing, los.; Mrs. L. s. Blundell (collection), 135.; Mrs. J. v Joseph, £1 Is.Miss Joseph, £1 Is.; 3S Mrs. Bell (collection), £2 10s.; Mrs. G. a, Reid, £1; Mrs. Barltroj}, los.; Miss !y M. Moir ■(collcetion), 55.; Miss E.'' i, Myers, 55.; no name, 35.; Mrs. T. G.' e- Biyan (collection), £3 135.; Miss B v'oer, :i, IDs.; Mrs. C. Pearce, 10s.; Mrs. H. ir Hall, 10s.; per Mrs Grady—Mrs. Holdsi- worth, senr., £2; Mrs. Smytkson, £1; m Miss Helen Anderson, £1 Is.; Mrs. , Greenshields, 10s.; Card, lis. 6d.; Mrs. - Sledley, 55.; Miss Vallance, £2; Miss e E. Russell, 125.; Mrs. Tripp, £1 25.; 0 Mrs. J. Black, 75.; Mrs. Kendall, 10s.; e no name, 145.; Mrs. H. E. Gibbs, £1; t collected, 45.; Mrs. Stott, 55.; Miss - Vickerman, ,75.; Bishop of Wellington, y £1; Mrs. D. Williamson, 55.; Mrs. Litchfield, 10s.; "Card," 10s.; Mrs. Snelson, 65.; Mrs. Wilson, 10s.; Miss Lambert, £1; Miss Montgomery, 10s.; . i- Miss Myers, 10s.; Mrs. M'Ewen, £1; I- Miss King, ss. ; .Mrs. Hacon, £1; Mrs. r Eonayne, £1; Mrs. Kendall, 10s.; Mrs. s Corkill, 55.; Mr. Lan Duncan, £1; Mrs. e Samuel (collection), £2j Mrs. Rankine t Brown, 75.; per "Rangitikei.Advocate" y —Rev. Blackburne, £1; Mr. B. P. Leth- - bridge (Turakina), £10. . Women at Scotland Yard. s At Scotland Yard, London, the liead- '' quarters of the Metropolitan Police, a " new departure has just been made. One of the outcomes of the war has been the employment of women in spheres . hitherto occupied by men. About a score of women have now 5 been appointed at "the Yard" to fill 1 vacancies caused by the enlistment of ' i male employees. The appointments | : aro all of a clerical and secretarial nature, and it is likely that before long ) more women will be so employed. It , is probable., too, that such appoint-. I. ments, if the results are satisfactory] ■ may become permanent. These-are the first women to hold ap-- ■ pointments on the staff of Scotland Yard. ' ' The Hon. W. G. Ashford,: Minister of Lands and Agriculture in New South Wales, and Mrs. Ashford, are staying in Auckland. The work' of the Ladies' Committee of the New Zealand War Association, London, was t.ouohed upon in the report which was presented at a general . mooting held recently in London. Tho report states that in August last the Now Zealand Government gave the association 30001b. of wool to be knitted into socks and mittens for the New Zealand soldiers iu Gallipoli and this country. Un to the present nearly 4000 j pairs of socks, about 100 pairs of mittens, and nearly 200 mufflers made from this wool had been received. Between the end of September and the end of November over 0000 nairs of socks were dispatched, from this country to the New Zealand Forces, and 'early this month nearly 300 pairs, to the liosnita! at Walton. All were indebted to Mrs. Arthur Russell and Miss Hilda Williams .and members of their families for establishing the Soldiers' Club at .3 Victoria Street, which the men bad already learned to appreciate. .By the Ruahine Jlts. Rolleston received a varied assortment of Toilet Specialities, including exclusive Face Powders. Prices, from 2s. 6d. to 10s. 6d. per box. Solide, "La Heine," 4s. 6d. Imperial Hair Stain, 4s. 6d. Absolutely reliable and easily applied. And a large consignment of the best qualify Hair for Switches, Transformations, and all designs of hair work. Every rhade can be perfectly matched. Private rooms. 256 Lambton Quay.—Advt.

Mclanosian "Tuck Box." Intending contributors to the Melancsian 11 buck box" will lind some useful suggestions as to what to send to the iiiou and women wlio are. doing missionary work ill the South Sea Islands in the appended list. Whatever is sent should ho forwarded to Miss Mestayer, "Sunnybank," 139 Sydney Street, not later than February 28. The goods enumerated are as follow:— Meat extracts, Mulford's predigested beof, plain chocolate (all makes), cocoa (all makes), plasraon cocoa (all makes), English biscuits (small tins), dessert raisins, Mellin's foods, Conrick's foods, Allenbury's food, Robinson's groats, Robinson's barley, dried apricots, primes, crystallised ginger, tins of toffee, dry boiled sweets, dried milk, N.Z. concentrated milk (Milkmaid), cornflour, pickles, home-made jam (firm' kind's in 21b. treacle tins), honey (lii tins), and tins of vegetables. Wines, orange syrup, limejuice, limejuice tablets, vibroiia, 'vibrona malt, orange and quinine' wine, Stearne's wine, beef and iron wine, quinine port wine, celerina, all malt or maltine preparations, Easton syrup tabloids, hypophosphites tabloids, tonics, paregoric elixir, chlorate of potash and cocaine tabloids, solution of nitrate of 6ilver, lunar caustic, kreso, kerol, all disinfectants, hazeline (cream and fluid), vaseline, Ellinian's embrocation (strongest), lanoline, emollientine, ■ plaster rolls, antiphlogistin, any medical samples, bandages, absorbent cotton wool, clean wliife rags, safety pins, lint, and other dressings, surgeons' needles and threads. Illustrated papers, good current novels, empty troacle tins, 21b. (must he clean and free from rust), also mustard, cocoa, coffee, and other medium-sized tins with tight lids, and 2oz. oblong tobacco tins. Good current novels are badly needed, it might be meitioned 1 in passing. Cash or goods will be equally welcomed by Miss Mestayer. The engagement is announced of Miss Priscilla. Ash, only daughter of Mr. J. Ash, Railway Department, Wellington, to Riflm. J. Dickson, of the "Larl of Liverpool's Own" Reinforcements, now in camp at Trentham, and late of Glasgow, Scotland. ' Miss M'B'eth. (Marton) is the guest of Mrs. Milne, Mast^rton. Mrs. Lamb returned to_ Masterton early this week' from a, visit to Wellington. , Miss Amy Proctor, of Auckland, has been appointed mistress ;in charge "of the preparatory department of the New Plymouth Girls' High School. Miss A. Ai'tken, from Otago University. ;is to be the new science mistress in place of Mrs. Jennings, and- Miss P. Clark, M.A., of Dunedin, 'assistant mistress, in'place ,of Miss Livingston, who has | resigned. Mrs. C. E. Bolitho,. who has been spebdint: some weeks in Wellington, left on . Monday by the Paloona on her return to Melbourne. ■ Mrs. Henry Wood (Napier) is ' visiting her mother, Mrs. St. George, in Masterton. . A meeting of the Ladies' Guild of the New Zealand Natives' Association was field at the hall in Tory Streot on Tuesday.' Mrs. M'Vicar wa.s in the chair. The different committees reported, upon fresh cases that had been ?ea)t with. ' The supplies of- fruit for Victoria Hospital, sent: twice a week, are being kept up, and it was reported Tiafc the soldiers placed in private Tiomes by the Guild were doing well. A concert, party arranged by Mr. and Mrs. Culfoid Bell is going out to TrenCham on Thursday next. , ' Make the very test of the face, neck, and hair you have; it is all you will set. Miss Milsom, Specialist, recommends her famous preparations; they are the very best, and at small cost. Full particulars and, information 1 on each package. These instructions have been made as simple as possible, and no one will experience the slightest difficulty in thoroughly mastering the correct methods of ; individual culture and care of oneself. Call or write for price list', and make full inquiry. No. charge whatever for advice. All hair work undertaken. Hair fashions and ornaments exhibited. ' Electrolysis, Manicuring. Miss Milsom, 94 Willis Street (4 doors past "Evening Post"). Telephone 814—Advt. •

Work for the Soldiers. The Christchurch Countess of Liverpool Fund, in addition to the ordinary work of supplying clothing, etc., to the men at tho front, is making a. point of collecting, as well, luxuries such as condensed milk, lib. tins of jam, meat extract, pickles, curry powder, chutney, cheese in tins, soap tablets, bovrii, sauces, and boiled sweets in tins, for the benefit of our soldiers. Very interesting is tho record of Bed Cross work in regard to the output from the packing department of the depot, published in the "Evening News": "Within one week —from Monday to Saturday inclusive, 134 cases were sent to the Military Hospital in England | and Egypt. 'Jliese contained over 10,000 garments, and between 60,000 and 70,000 hospital requisites, repre-1 senting a value of about £2000, and all, the result of about ten days' work in j tho Canterbury aud Westland military districts. A large number of these cases contained rolbr bandages, and the output of these comes to about 7000 a week—enough to equip one hospital ship. No sooner does one shipment of cases leave the store than finished garments and surgical requisites begin pouring in again, continues tho "News." fh'o ladies in oharge lino the cases and pack them again, and the huge building quickly fills with piles of packed case's awaiting, the telegram which heralds their departure to equip the hospital ships or to go to the hospitals themselves. There is one thing that is a little difficult for the onlooker to grasp at first, and that is that there must be no relaxation in,the efforts made to ameliorate the condition of the tick and wounded and supply them 'with the many things that comfort and .cheer them whilst they are in hospital, and that no exertion in this direction can be too great—nor groat enough to meet tho wants of tho thousands of suffering men. The creator of fashions misses few opportunities of gathering ideas for the modes of tho moment, and the war has furnished inspiration for many of fhe garments, to say nothing of tho hats which wdl make their appearance in due time. One of the latest strokes of genius is the shrapnel hat, which is made in red leather, and is designed on the model of the steel helmets worn by the French soldiers' in the trenches. War and iVshkms make a curious and very bizarre mixture. Quite the most interesting of recent-ly-announced engagements is that of John Richard Lowndes French, eldest son of Field Marshal Viscount French, the late Commander of the British Forces on the Western front. He is to marry Miss Olivia Mary John, youngest daughter of the late Major-General John, and the adopted child of - the Countess_ of Oharlemont, whose husbnnd, Viscount Charlemont, went in for munition-making a few months ago, but "overdid , it, and was ordered by hia doctor to give it up.-' Mr. and Mrs. Lance Jones, who have been staying at Seatoun, return to Masterton to-day. Mrs. Stewart (Masterton)' and Miss W. Moore are staying at Seatoun. Mrs. F._ Cameron (Hastings) is visiting relatives in Masterton. Our Peione correspondent states that although many of the Pctone ladies are good swimmers (thanks to the improved facilities offectsd on the foreshore), they have, in the past, shown very littlo desire to display their powers before the public. At the last gala, held under the auspices of tho local Swimming Club, there was not one nomination for the ladies' event. However, the initial step tow-ards bringing ladies' swimming races to the fore was taken last evening, when a- race between Mr. W. J. Gardner (Town Clerk) and Miss D. Simons, of the Borough Council staff, took place. Naturally considerable interest was taken in tne event, and the lady was favourite. The course was about half a mile in length, and the race ended in a victory for Mr. Gardner by a narrow margin. Upon being challenged to another similar event by another of the sterner sex, Miss Simons pluckily ..consented, and this time she left her opponent- far behind.

WELL-DIRECTED ENERGY

COUNTESS OF LIVERPOOL FUND. Pursuant to an arrangement for tie year 1916, entered into in December last between the Hon. Arthur Myers, Minister in Charge of Munitions and Supplies, and Mrs. Luke, as president of tlio Countess of Liverpool Fund (Wellington branch), whereby the committee of the fund undertook to make "housewives" arid holdalls for the Defence Department at a certain fixed price, Mrs; Alex. Crawford (hon. secretary) has now advised the Minister that her committee has delivered 3000 of each article to the Defence Stores at Wellington, this being the quantity of each due for the month of January. The goods have opened, up entirely to the satisfaction of the military authorities, who are particularly . pleased at the improved quality of the "housewives" supplied. These are made of flannel covered by flexible leather, which folds into a handy sine, and which is securely fastened by a riveted button. The contents of the "housewives" are of good quality, and of a nature likely'to be useful to our soldiers when on active service. _ They comprise the followingl pair of stout leather laces, 1 dozen nails, halfdozen sewing needles, 2 darning needles, 1 dozen pins, half-dozen safety pins, 1 piece of tape, 8 small metal trousers buttons, 8 large metal trousers buttons, 4 small bone buttons, 4 large bone buttons (6trung en safety pins), 2 dozen pieces of darning wool (grey), and 50 pieces of thread. As an indioation of the labour necessary audi also of the organisation work involved in the production of the articles, the following indicates the means by which scattered resources have been skilfully drawn upon and the combined result given to assist in the equipment of our fighting forces: —Auckland, 750 "housewives," 750 holdalls*, Palmerston North, 100 "housewives," 100 holdalls; 'Mangaituroa, • via Raetihi,- 50 "housewives," 50 holdalls; Pahiatua, 50 "housewives," 50 holdallsFoxton, 24 "housewives," 24 holdalls; Waitara, 24 "housewives," 24 holdalls; Rannevirke, 48 "housewives," 48 holdalls; Rangataua, 36 "housewives," 36 holdalls; Taihape, 30 "housewives," 30 holdalls; Carterton, 36 "housewives," 36 holdalls ; Lower Hutt, 50 "housewives," 50 holdalls; Eketahuna, 100 "housewives," 100 holdalls; Masterton, 100_ "housewives, " 200 holdalls; Wairoa, 24 "housewives," 24 holdalls; Okaiawa, 60 "housewives," 60 holdalls; Levin, 100 "housewives," 100 holdalls; Stratford, 50 "housewives," 50 holdalls; Eastbourne, 86 "housewives," 64 holdalls; Marton, 50 "housewives," 50 holdalls; Wanganui (per Mrs. Anderson and Miss Liffiton), 100 "housewives," 100-hold-alls.

AUCKLAND QUEEN CARNIVAL

'A' HANDSOME RESULT. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Auckland, February 8, After all expenses have been paid, the 6um of £208,507 6s. 6d. will represent the amount raised by the Queen Carnival Executive for the funds of the 'Auckland Patriotic Association. The total administrative expenses amounted to less than a quarter per cent., being actually about 'Is. 7d. per cent.