WOMAN'S WORLD.

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2839, 2 August 1916, Page 2

WOMAN'S WORLD.

MATTERS J)F INTEREST FROM FAR AND NEAR,

(By Imogen.)

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Gifts for France. Tobacco and "things to eat" are the most suitable "gifts for the mea at the front, according to a letter written from France by Private Eric Marx, of Roto-o-rangi (states the Auckland "Herald"). "When sending any parcels to the boys at the front," he writes, "do not send any clothes, as we hare plenty. We can keep only a certain amount, as we have to pack everything we possess into ou,r valises, and space is limited. IJiave seen fellows receive parcels- of underclothing, and they have had to throw tliem-flr-ay or what" they were wearing. I have seen it tremendous lot of stuff thrown avay, and it seems a shame, but we cannot keep more than is absolutely necessary. What the boys do appreciate is something to eat." An Afternoon Tea at Greytown. A very pleasant afternoon was given by the 'Misses Wyett at "The Willows" on Wednesday last in honour of Miss M'Cracken, who is shortly to be married. The tea was a "gift book or handkerchief" one, and the guest of honour received many gifts. Though cold and wet outside, indoors everything was so bright and cheerful that the time passed all too quickly. An interesting competition kept the guests amused, Miss Davis being the fortunate winner. Amongst those present were Mesdames Spratt, Dudding, Davies, Robinsoii, Cotter, JCent.Tohnson, Thompson, Leeper, Clere, M'Cracken. Coleman Phillips, F. Bunny, and M'Lean, and Misses Davis, Bogle, M'Cracken (2), Drummond, Jackson (2), Blashka, and Coote. Women's National Reserve, Palmerston North. Very fine work is being-done in Palmerston by the Women's National Reserve there. Mrs. Chaytor is the president, and has an able and united committee working with her. At a recent meeting she stated in her address: "Wisfc men said' that the- terriblo war would go on for some time yet, and in that case there would be plenty of room for women to work. Whatever we find to do to must do with our might," continued the speaker, "and we women are going to do whatever we can to help the nation in, its need." / During show week permission was granted for women collectors to attend each day. Three members of the reserve did so, and got tiie 6plendid sum of .C 173 Bs. for the, dependants of the sail l ors who fell in the Battle of Jutland. The clerical classes are well attended, the promoters stressing the point that trained workers 'are the ones most urgently needed. The nursing classes have so grown that larger premises had to be. procured to hold them in. It is very pleasing to note that all the members of the reserve are anxious to help in a variety of ways and wherever assistance is most needed. Mrs. Maurice, Mason and Miss Mackersey left Hastings early this week for Wellington, eii route for England. The marriage of Miss Mabel Miller, youngest daughter of Mrs. M. R. Miller, Cameron Road, Napier, and Mr. James Pennythorne, manager of the Egyptian State Railwavs, and son of Captain Pennythorne, late of the Royal Artillery, Eugland, is to take place shortly in Alexandria, Egypt. Miss- Mabel Miller Was for some years in the Napier and AVellington Exchange, .and a year ago she obtained leave of absence to go with her sister (Sister Lalla Miller, of Pahiutua) to nurse the wounded soldiers in Egypt, ... ■ ■ Miss Dorothy Dufton, of .Girton College. Cambridge, and daughter of Dr. S. F. Dufton, inspector of schools in Leeds, has been awarded l.y the President and Council of the Royal Society, the first- year's ■income of/ their Lawrence Fund for an investigation of pneumouia produced by poisonous 'gases. Miss Dufton' is engaged on research work in Cambridge University Physiological Laboratory. ' On Thursday evening a lecture is to be given in" the Concert Chamber of the Town Hall by Lady Stout' upon some of the German questions with which this country and the Empire are faced. Members of the Anti-German League are specially asked to attend. Lyali Bay ladies (Mrs. Rowe and Miss Francis) will be in charge of the; Red' Cross Depot at Woodward Street tomorrow, when there will be on sale flowers, a largo variety of, homo-made cakes, etc., potted mealyand some of Mrs. Phijison's' well known home-made toffee, speci ally suitable for sending to our boys. The Parcels Convmitl.ee of the Countess of Liverpool Fund, under Mrs. F. Townsend, aro at present packimr parcels for the Wireless Troop in Mesonol tamia—seventy-two parcels in all, as the troop consists of seventy-two men. Each parcel will contain the following comforts:—A buttercloth shirt and a khaki ordinary one, 2 pairs socks, tin of condensed milk, sweets, meat extract, insect powder, soap, envelopes, and a pencil.

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. r ßy Arrangement with Mrs. Eolleston, "" ' Hair Physician and Face Specialist. Qualified, London and Paris.] "CD." (Palmerston).—"Btotehe" is the best' preparation for removing superfluous hair without injury to the skin, but, like all others,, the effect is not permanent, and the growth increases. Electrolysis is the only permanent cure. The fee is ss. ner. treatment. "O.O.S."—The cos! of a transformation to match sample without parting is i£s ss. It will be necessary to send measurement. If you reply at once we . will one made on approval when you visit Wellington on the 10th August. Mrs. Eolleston regrets that owing io' the limited space it'Ms impossible to reply to oil ir.rimvies, lint will be pleased to do so privately if address is seut. 256 Lamblon Quay.—Advt. .

For the Ladies, we have a dependable line of black Silk Hose at ss. Bd. Unequalled foi» value and quality! Price's. Store, Willis Strect.-Advt.

Wedding Announcement.—Beautiful roses and the choicest of flowers only are used when designing wedding bouquets, which I make a speciality of. Packed and forwarded through the Dominion. Miss Murray, Vice-Regal Florist, 36 Willis Street—Advt.

Countoss of Liverpool Fund, Contributions to the Countess of Liverpool Fund received at the Town Hall during the past week have been sent in by the following:—Mrs, Boocock, Mrs. A. G. Simpson, Mrs. Fuller, M. Gibbon, Mrs; BarJtrop, Mrs. H. D. Crawford, Wairoa Branch Countess of Liverpool Fund, Mrs. Glen, Mrs. Allport, E. H., 40 Hobson Street. Mr. Gold, Mrs. Reid. Mrs. ItusseU, M'idhurst Branch Red Cross Society, Miss Pairett, Mrs. Gilmour, Mrs. Salek, Ladies' Patriotic Guild, Foxton, Masterton School, Mrs. F. LeeMr.'B, F. Blair, Mrs. Richardson, An-' onvmous, No Name, Mrs. Hall, Wellington Girls' College, Mrs. Scott, G.F.S. lodge, Ormondville Ladies' Patriotic Guild, Mrs. Johnston, Mrs. Baumgart, Mrs. Stevenson, Ormondville ladies, Otaki Patriotic Society (per Mrs. Barltrop), Thelma Rogers, Mrs. A. K. Johnston, Mrs. Mantell, Mrs.'Nathan, Mrs. Jackson, Normal School secondary girls, Mrs. H. Heme, Mayoress Woodville, Mrs. Kellaway, Miss Cannon, Government Insurance, Coy., Eastbourne Branch Liverpool Fund, Mrs. Waterston, Mrs. Evans,' Mr. Wylie, Mrs. Reid, Mrs. Mills, Mrs. V. Riddiford, Mrs. J. P. Luke, To Aro School, 'Mrs. Harrison, Mrs. Grix, Mrs. Pettit, Mrs. Diggcs Smith, Mrs. Ponsonby, Island Bay School, Mr. R. B. Smith, Mrs. Robertson, Mrs. Hazelwood, Mrs. Thornhill, Mrs. N. Franois, Mrs. H. E. Nicholls, Mrs. Hodgson, Anonymous, Standard HI Normal School (per 'Mrs. R-. S. M'Rae), from City State School Fete, Ohau Branch Red Cross Society, Mrs. Forne, J. M. Norris, Mts. Pettit, Mrs. Nicholson, Terrace School. Books and magazines for the transports, socks, balaclavas, pyjama girdles, preserved milk,'etc., were included among the.goods, and the socks which were sent in by the girls of The Terrace School (20 pairs)" were knitted from wool'supplied by the committee. The Eastbourne ladies sent in a large supply of comforts, which were much appreciated. For Sailors' Dependants. For the dependants of sailors lost in the Jutland Battle, clothing was received from:—Rewa schoolgirls, Mrs. M'Manaway, Terrace Congregational Young Women's Club, Mrs. Holdsworth, Mrs. Jack, Mrs, Best, from Dannevirke, "A Sailor's Wife," Mrs. Roach, Mrs. Chapman, Hunterville Countess of Liverpool Fund, Mr. W. Jenness (Petone), Mrs. Allport, Girls' Friendly Society, Lower Hutt, Mrs. Freeman. Mrs. Middleton, Mrs. Stowe, Miss Aiken, Mrs. F. Sullivan (for the mine-sweepers), Mrs. MoagLevy, Mrs. F. Archer, Mrs. R. C. Kinvig (mine-sweepers). Red Cross Contributions. Contributions of Red Cross goods have been received at the depot .in Mercer Street from the Levin and District Patriotic Society, St. Hilda (Island Bay), Carterton Red Cross, Napier Red Cross, New Plymouth Sub-Centre, British Ron Cross Gisborne Rod Cross, Waipukurau and District Branch, Pahiatua Red Cross, Carnarvon Red Cross, Eltham Ladies ( Guild (3 cases goods), Raetihi Ladies Patriotic Guild, Waverley Patriotic League, Newman Branch British lied Cross, Mrs. Crump's Guild (Khandallah), Eastbourne Ladies' Committee, Mrs. -Fossette, Mrs. Arley, Mrs. MoagLevy, Miss Hardy, Miss Drake, Mrs. Moss, Mrs. Andrew, per Mrs. ■harltrop, Mrs. Startup, Mrs. Waddell. Sonio of the- consignments of goods from the country districts' included large supplies ot bandages of.' all descriptions, pyjamas, socks, ■ shirts, swabs, etc. Mrs; Auliii, of. Brooklyn, has handed to the Countess of Liverpool Committee the sum.of X 9 for the parcels (unclothe result of an afternoon'tea. > The following have' registered at the Duke of Edinburgh.Hotel—Mr., Stanley Grant, Svdnev: Mr. Bert La Blanc, Sydnev; Hon. A." T. Ngata, Mr. Henry, Mr. F Brown; Mi\. Champion, Auckland; iil'iss Griffon, Picton; Mr. Ingram, Masterton; Mr. Steele, Nelson; Mr. bearle, Pictou; Mr. Richmond,- Foxton: Mr. If. Walsh, Dunedin; Captain Chapman, lemuka; Sergt.-Major Tollar, Temuba. The Ladies' Committee of the Y.M.C.A. Triangle Depot is holding "Ji lower 75ivys" on Friday and Saturday of this week, for the purpose of augmenting the lunds already raised for the erection of a Y.M.C.A. hutment in France. All those willing to help are invited to send flowers or donations to Miss Lawson' ac the Y.M.C.A., Willis Street.

How few women xnow of the marked change that has taken place in hairwork. The old, so apparently artificial, has given place to the new, which is scientific, hygienic, and light as air. Miss Milsom's experience has taught her the- true handling of hair, and therefore only the best quality is used: Skilled work ensures the finest weaving, consequently no heavv unhealthy pads, and a perfect match guaranteed. Consult without fee or write re plaits, switches, toupees, transformations, wigs, natural hair pads and curls. So highly efficient is this department that the hairwork made is most lifelike, and cannot he.detected when worn. Write for prices and enclose pattern of hair. All face and skin -.preparations. Miss Milsom. Barnett's Buildings, 94 Willis Street. Telephone Bid.—Advt.

Thirty-six thousand women are now employed on the German state railways.

' Ladies' Billiard Championship. It has seldom booh tho lot of billiard . enthusiasts to witness better contested, or games played in a fijier 6pirit, than those at Alcoofs rooms last night. Tho championship for the year was won by Mrs. Chant, the runner-up being Mrs. Kilminstor. In tho first < game Mrs. • Kilminster beat Miss 0. Stace aftbr an even, contest. Possibly the best gamo jet played between ladies was in the semi-nnals, when Mrs. Girdlestone, with 16 to go, was beaten by Mrs. Chant, who ran'out with an unfinished break of 24. Right through the gamo first one, and then the other would lead, and the' 1 issue was* absolutely in doubt until the very last. In ■tie other game of tho semi-finals Mrs. Kilminster secured her 206 points when , her opponent,, Miss. . Stevens, had reached 188. The 'finals,between Mrs. Kilminster and Mrs. Chant, were most exciting, as right up almost to the end hardly more than half-a-dozen points ever separated the 6cores. Cryi atalate Cup players who witnessed the contest expressed their great surpriso at .the excellent billiards tho ladies wero ablo to exhibit. Tho best breaks in the evening's play were: Mrs. Chant 25, 21, 19 18 15, 22, and 24 unfinished, Mrs. (ii'rdlestone IS, 17, IG, and M, Mrs. Kil-. minster 26, 17, 12, and 12, and Miss Stevens 19 and 12. At the conclusion of the games the ' manager of Messrs. Alcock and Co., Ltd., presented the winner with a silver cup, and congratulated the players on their marked improvement in skill/ The entrance fees to the different tournaments just concluded aro being donated to ■ the "; Y.M.C.A. war funds, and will amount-to a fairly substantial sum. ■'.:-',- ■ "The Silver Thimble," Since the outbreak of war, in addition to their manifold activities in every possible direction' for the assistance of their country in its time of need, tho women of England have, organised innumerable schemes for tho benefit ■ of . war relief..funds or for. Red Cross purposes, and in doing so have shown them- ■ ' selves'to be possessed of financial powers of a HgE order. ■ In that respect, as in many others the world, when it has timo tosit down quietly and think for a, , little while will have to revise its opin_yion of women to an amazing degree, es- ' pecially if trade is to become tho high priest of Great Britain and the Allies 1 when the war is over. Ono Of these very successful schemes that have been organised for war relief purposes was that of, Lady Maud Wilbraham, started in January of this year, und called "The Silver Thimble" Fund. All over tho' country an appeal was sent for every household in the land to send" .'. to''her headquarters at Wimbledon any old, broken, disused articles, made of silver or gold,. such as brooches, Tings, thimßles, cigarette cases, silver • knives, etc. The idea that these could \ be of any use to the nationwas eagerly, seized hold of, and Tn six months' the originator of the scheme and : her.;. co-+rorkers had> raised wSISOO (only,'i!B7 in cash, tho •rest in. kind), with all. the oddments'of jewellery, gold,: and silver articles, etc., ■-'.". whiofi were received.; With 1 , this was bought three motor ambulances; and, later on, with moro funds, a' motor dis- >!. ih'fecter.'" Tho next need'that /was thought of was that of supplying' a motor hospital boat, costing ~£BOO, for the transport, of the sick-and wounded on the Euphrates, in'-Mesopotamia, which was very badly needed, as it is their only method oT transport, each boat' taking nine stretcher-cases. It. bad ■ been • ttlought that another motor disinfector would have been most usefulf but upon Lord' Baufurly having been written to, the reply received was to .the effect.that the motor hospital boat- would be'far more useful. And with that object in view, lady Maud Wilbraham her workers, once more made • their appeal , ; throughout the country. i - "•-. It was not such a very long time ago Wat r the same idea ,6f cok

lecting old silver was tried in Wellington in connection with ono of the Y'M.C.A. efforts "for the soldiers. It met with quite a fair amount of success. Prisoners in Switzerland. A great deal has been niado public recently ■ about tho arrangement for mitigating tho sufferings of tho prisoners of war. There aro one or two facts, however, which will interest readers, and which have not as yet been brought undor their notice, states a writer in the Christelmrch •'Evening News." The scheme for exchange of prisoners ■was originally suggested by the Pope as far back as January, 1915. The French Govcrumont at onco niado overtures to the Germans to take advantage of the invitation of the Swiss authorities to exchange invalid and wounded combatant prisoners of war, tho Swiss to take chargo of those of 'all nations so exchanged, and treat them in Sanatoria set apart for the purpose. The result of these negotiations was that' both nations accepted ■the' terms made, and before tho end of the year, bringing-us up to February, 1916, 1600 Frorich and 850 Germans wero interned in Switzerland, and by tho end of April no fewer, than 1000 French invalid men were regaining their health in the mountain air of Switzerland. The recent disclosures about the abominable treatment British prisoners of war were receiving at the hand's of the Germans, have at last aroused tho English Government to take the s£ep of accepting the offer of the Swiss. Government, and mako arrangements with the Germans to send thier sick and wounded prisoners to Switzerland also. In spite of tho example of the French in losing no time, the first batch of British prisoners'of war only,arrived in Switzerland in June, 1916, over'a year later, and particulars of their, reception havo appeared during tho past week or two. There aro, of' course, conditions made between ( tho Governments of the various belligerent countries arid Switzerland, ono of which is' that, if any prisoners escape to their respective homes, they are to be sent back to their original prison camps as a penalty. This should ensure compliance on the part of every man. Each Government pays a daily fee of 5 francs to S francs per head, according to oiroumstances (roughly, 4s. to 6s. of our money). This includes good food, medical attention,. good housing and recreative pastimes; and' the peaco of mind thus ensured—invaluable beyond words to the s;ck—will be no small factor in their recovery. ' There are twenty categories of illness, any one of which will admit a man into Switzerland, if it is decided by tho medical men responsible that he is qualified for special treatment. This decision is in the hands of a party of Swiss doctors, who visit the ■' different camps and examine the men personally. It is to be hoped that the arrangements for tho transport of the 1 invalids admit of their travelling with a -fair amount of comfort and utmost possible speed,' for every week's delay in "-the removal of our men. from the German Prison Camp must mean, from what we know of the i prevailing conditions there, further deterioration in health..' ■Among the contributions to tho Mayoress' Countess of Liverpool Fund is tho third sum of J!8 12s. which is the result of the, efforts of some little girls, Misses Luke, -Young, and others, to this fund. These small workers have done excellently,., and their work has been much, appreciated. Worth inspecting! Herb. Price's splendid lino of 2s. 6d. Ties. A big variety of colourings and designs to choose from. Call-in to-day-rAdvt. Convincinj? proof of the value of "Sydal" in cases of sunburn and windburn is provided in a. statement by a non. com. now in camp at Trentham. He had suffered severely from ohapped and roughened skin, tried a sample pot, and derived 6uch Temarkable benefits that he spread its name and fame ', amongst others at the, camp, all of whom speak in the highest terms of the eoftening, soothing, healing properties of this refreshing emollient. 2s. at chemiets and stores.—Advt. ' : .