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WOMAN'S WORLD.

MATTERS OF INTEREST FROM FAR AND NEAR,

(Bv Imogen.)

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Gifts for Sick and Wounded Soldiers. The matron of the Hospital acknowledges the following gifts for sick and wounded soldiers: —Cake and eggs (two lots), Soldiers' Comforts Guild; soup weekly, _ per Miss Straehan; oranges, cake, New Zealand Natives' Association (five lots); cakes and eggs, Ballance residents; cigarettes and tobacco, Miss Beatty, Mrs. Van Heck; stationery, scones, cakes,' fruits, sweets, Salvation. Army (three lots); oranges and bananas. Day's Bay Ladies' Guild; cakes, scones, sweets, Hutt Patriotic Guild; cakes (two lots), Mrs. Salek; sweets, Mrs. Snodgrass; one case oranges, Eev. -Askew; one case pineapples, Mrs. J. J. Williamson; four pairs socks, Red Cross Society; newspapers mid old linen, Miss Cooper; jam, Mrs. Fulton; papers, Captain Marshall; eggs, St. John's Women's Association, Mr 3. C. P. Knight, Miss M'Lean, Mrs. P. Samuel, Miss Straehan; jams, apples, cake, Mrs. Hunter; oue case 'jam, Mr. Miles. Supplies of apples are regularly received from Motueka. and Riwaka districts. Clifton Terrace Hospital—Periodicals, "Evening Post"; papers, Jlisa Rita Perrett; books, Miss Eichelbaum; flowers, Miss Doris Taylor; clothing, Mrs. Simpson; sausages,' Mr. Parley; cake (weekly contribution), Mrs. Eichelbaum; bandages, linen, face cloths, Mrs. Eraser's pupils. Charley's Aunt Club. The Charley's Aunt Social Club held another of its "social" evenings in the G'lub Rooms, Courtenay Place, on Wednesday. The chair was occupied .by Mr. Bentley Russell. The club orchestra contributed items, and other performers ttere: Miss Tlielma Aitken, Miss Segrief, Mr. W. AY. Crawford, Mr. Mestes, Master Leith Riddell, Mr. Hugh Wright, Mr. Bedell, Madame Anderson, Miss Greening, and Mr. Phipp Williams. A comedietta was the concluding item— "Supper in the Temple." The characters were successfully- taken bv Miss' Ruby-Scott and Mr. C. Bentley llussell. Mr. F. Thomas was the pianist of the evening. Supper was served midway iu the programme, and a very pleasant evening concluded With the'singing of the National Anthem. A diamond wedding was celebratc-d in Auckland this week—that ot Mr. and Mrs. Jauies Walton. The unusual spectacle of a suow-cover-ed world greeted people in Christchurch ou Tuesday morning when they., sprang with more or less alacrity from their beds and pulled up the blinds. Garden beds and grounds and paths all'lay covered np snug and spotless; and the trees,bending beneath their burdens of snowblossoms, were the prettiest sight. By-and-bye, when the world began to trust itself out of doors, the far-reaching mass of whiteness began to lose its pristine purity, and later on the sun appeared , and completed its demoralisation. AVhilst > it lasted the children had quite a fine I time snowballing' each other, and the pastime was not confined to children, [ either. L Mrs. Percy Wilder lias returned to Hawke's Bay from a visit to Christchurch. . ) Mrs. Dampier Crossley, who went to England with her daughter, Mrs. Nancy Chapman, returned to New Zealand by the JRotoi'iin. In charge of the coals at tlfe Soldiers'.Boom in Sydney Street are the following:—Sunday, Mrs. Sommerviile; Monday, Mrs. Jenkyns; Tuesday, ilrs. Muir; Wednesday, Mrs. P. W. Mackenzie; Thursday, Misses Seed and Scully;-Friday, Mrs. H. S. Hadfiehl; Saturday, Miss Eyes. The Wellington South Nursing -Div'sion. of St. John Ambulance Brigade Overseas met on Tuesday evening for its fortnightly practice. Thero was a very fair attendance, and members spent their time in "bedside work," under the direction of/Mrs. Finlny. Thp golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Ben B. Johnson, of Coromandel, Auckland, took place last week,' states the Auckland "Herald." Mr. Johnson, "who was born near Belfast, .Ireland, in 1815, arrived in New Zealand in 1862, and after joining Colonel Nixon's defence force, took part in seven engagements in the Maori War.. After residing in Hawke's Bay for thirty years, Mr. Johnson went to Coromantlel, and has resided there ever since. Mrs. Johnson, _ who was born at Bathurst, N.S. W., in 1817, came to New Zealand when bnt a child. Her father was barrack master, and was drafted to the Bay of Islands. Three of Mrs. Johnson's daughters were present at the wedding: Mrs. R. Skeet, of -Napier; Miss Ethel Johnson, who resides with her parents; Mrs. J. Tanner, of Tauranga; also ,two littlo grandsons. ■ - i The death took place in Christchurch on Sunday of one of the oldest pioneer settlers in Canterbury in the person ofMrs. Stephen Johnson. With her, husband (who survives lier) and two infant children, slie arrived in-Dyttelton on September 21, 1858, in the ship Zealand ia, and had to. walk ovor tho Bridle Path. The first home was made oh tho Ferry Road, close to the present site of the English Church. During a period of seven years the deceased was very helpful to new arrivals, tending the sick children and tired mothers who had walked over the -hills. Fifty years ago Mrs. Johnson removed to Christchurch, where she resided t\U her death. She took an active part in several- organisations for the advancement of her adopted country, and was at one time president of the Women's Political Association. The funeral took place on Tuesday afternoon at the Sydenham Cemetery, ami was largely attended. Canon Bean officiated,<-having arrived with his parents in the same ship. A number of fellow-passengers were also' present. J.he deceased celebrated -her diamond wedding on Juue 19, 19H. Of a fjuiily of six, two sons and two daughters survive her.

ANSWEKS TO CORRESPONDENTS. (E.v Arrangement with lire. Eolleston Hair Physician and l' llce Specialist! Qualified London and Paris.) "N.S.W." (Masterton).—We hare-an excellent special Pace Cream I can re commend for the purpose you mention, prico tls. and 4s. 6d. J'or evening use* apply .English Court A r anishing Cream , (3s. fid.) before the powder, it will have the effect you desire. "H.S."—To darken the grey hairs at the temple, use Dr. Waldron's Hair Restorer. It stimulates the roots of the hair as wcll'as restoring it to its natural colour; price, large bottles, 7s. (id. "Country Client."—Do not steam the face to cleanse the pores, it tends lo coarsen the skin.; apply a hot towel as a compress, wrung out of boiling water, then massage a good skin food well in. "Mother" (Pahiatua).—Children's h;iir should be trimmed regularly. A Ijttlo Virginian Scalp Food is excellent to promote the. growth. Further replies by letter. AH preparations sent post free. 25G Lambton Quay.—AdvU Worth inspecting ! Herb. Price's splendid line of 2s. Gd. Ties. A big variety of colourings and designs to choose from. Call in to-day'—Advt.

Auntie: "I can't allow you* to bring all that useless rubbish into the place, Dolly; everything in this house has its use.'' Dolly: "Then why do you put a hair-brush and comb into uncle's bedroom when he's bald-headed

For Red Cross Work in Auckland.\ A branch of the British Red Cross has been formed iu Auckland. The following officers ivero appointed President, the Mayor of Auckland; vice-presidents, Sir 'Frederick Lang,-Mr. Justice Cooper, Dr. A. W. Averill (Bishop of Auckland), Drs. (J. E. Maguire, 1 ? . W. Gordon, and K. M. Beattie; secretary and treasurer, pro tem, ill-. G. 1?. Hogan; lion, solicitor, JJr. Bamford. The appointment of a secretary and committee will be made at a later meeting. The meeting also decided that for the purpose of all war work it would he advisable' that a joint committee of tireive members dach from the Auckland centres of the British lted Cross and St. John Ambulance be formed in accordance with the existing arrangements entered upon by the parent organisations in London. Steps were taken to communicate, with that purpose in view, with the local centre of St. John Ambulauce. N.Z.N. Ladies' Guild. The weekly meeting of the New Zealand Natives'. Association Ladies' Guild was held in the Natives' Hall on Tuesday evening. Mrs. M'Viear occupied .the chair, and there was a large attendance of members. The ladies of the- Sewing Committee have been very busily engaged iu making up garments for the soldiers. Reports from the various committees were very satisfactory. Members who have taken tickets for the raffling of the dolt and traycloth are asked to send in their books at .next, Tuesday's meeting. Two litle girls, Misses Gladys «nd Doris Jensen,'of Werero*,' have knitted a largo number of pyjama cords and sent them to the guild. These should prove liighly acceptable, and the ladles are very grateful, as they have lately experienced great difficulty in securing this class of -artiole.

Iu the com-se of a lecture given to a gathering of women in Auckland njion hygiene, .Dr. Elizabeth Macdouald said: "If you look at the crowd of active, 'working women who keep very fit_ yoir will see that many b\isy professional women not only keep fit physically, but also keep sweat and very sane. VThe breakdowns of which wo hear so muchdo not'come from the ranks of the busy professional women, but from the ranks of w r oiuen and mothers in good circumstances with one or two children."

It is said that Madams Clara Butt has .raised over .£BOOO in England for the it-ed Cross S'ociety. Recently Hie guests at a seaside hydro presented her -with a cheque for JCIOO for the Red Cross Funds after she had sung a couple of songs 'for them.

Mme. Poincare has abjured all fashions since the beginning of the war. And she used to be one of the > smartest -women. in Paris, says an English paper, and was particularly noted for her chic .Her gowns at tho Elysce reception? were always just a'little ahead of tlie moue, so that what Mine, la Presidents wore to-day tho I'arisienne acquired a few weeks later. But iu wartime Mine. Poincare takes no .noticc of modes. She appears everywhere in black or dark blue, and her only ornament is a ring from a bullet—an ornament much favoured by Frenchwomen at the moment. / -

Mrs. Plugge is a passenger by thW Hotorua for England," where she will meet her husband, Lieut.-Colonel Plugge, who is on active service with the New Zealand troops. , ' . ,

On Wednesday afternoon a very pleasMnt littlo tea party was given in Miss Tendall's tea rooms by Mrs. Kotherain, for Mrs. Kussell, of Sydney, -who is on her way to England. Autumn foliage ami narcissi dceorated the tea tables. Mrs. A. Gray (sister of Mrs. Russell) was among those present, also Dr. Plaits-Mills.

The Misses Nevins '(2), Napier, are risiting their sister, Mrs. Nicholson, in Motuefca.

A wedding took place at Mrs. August's residenco, Mastcrton, yesterday, when Miss Mary Alonn. youngest daughter of the late Wuk August, of Pctoue, was married to Mr. Frederick Cunningham, of Oaiuaru. The bride, who was given away by her brother-in-law (Mr. J. Lumsden), wore a white silk dress, trimmed with Maltese lace, and veil and orange, blossoms. She carried a bouquet freesias and maiden-hair fern. The bridesniaids were Miss If.' Woodward aud Jnsses l'lorrio M'Kain and Etta Lumsden (nieces of the bride), who woro white silk. Mr. A. August (a brother of. tho bride) acted as best man. Tho honeymoon is being -spent in the south, the bride's travelling dress contsisbiEg 1 of. navy scrgt;, with -hat\ rto match. ' Hoiv few women -know of tho marked change that has taken place in hairwork. The old, so apparently artificial, has givon place to tho new, which is scientific, hygienic, and lifr'ht as air. Miss Mil6om's experience has taught her the true handling of hair, and therefore only the best l quality is Skilled work ensures tho finest woaviug, consequently no heavy 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 be detected when worn. Writo for prices and enclose pattern of hair.' . All face and skin preparations. Miss Milsom. Barnett's Buildings,. 01 Willis Street. Telephone 814.—Advt. "What delicious tea this is!" That's what your guests will exclaim if you eerve Desert Gold, the Queen of Teas. Fresh and full-flavoured, delicious 'and economical. Test it to-day. Family Blend, Is. 3d. Special grades, Is. lod. «nd 2s.—Advt.

DAYLIGHT SAVING,

BABIES. ON STRIKE. Daylight-saving in England evidently lias its embarrassments and drawbacks, according to a letter in the "Daily .Mail," signed "A Country Doctor."- The writer says: I desire to call public attention to certain' circumstances. which have como under iny observation in the Midland village where I, a retired medical man, «m at present acting as locum tenens for the local practitioner, who is serving his lung and country. There are over WK) children in this village, which, like many others - in the district, is partly agricultural but mainly industrial. At eight o'clock this evening (June 12) these 300 children were transformed by 6ummcr time into so many fiends, the village became a shrieking inferno, a hundred tired and harassed mothers wsro either in despair or in tantrums, and ii tired medical man of advanced years, who should have been enjoying rest and content after a long and trying day, caught eight of himself in tho glass and was horrified by the hate-distorted expression of his ordinarily placid and not unkindly countenance. 'I write more in sorrow than iu anger. I realise that this shifting of the boundary line that divides night from day ■may in a large town bring benefits in . spite of themselves to men who will not get up iu the morning. But in the country, and I suspect also in the towns, it is keeping the children from going to bed at night. • You may enact, laws which will deludo men 1 and women, but. you cannot deceivo the children and the birds about tho time of day. The plain fact is that the children I will not believo it is time to go to bed when it is not. In the best of circumstances it is. hard enough to get them to go to sleep while the. daylight lasts, and now an egregious Legislature puts upon their mothers tho im : possible task of 'persuading.tliem to j;o to bed while tho sun is shining., ' Besides, they know all about the fraud of .the thing. ''Don't you know it is time you were in bed, you young imps?" 1 asked some lads who wero shrieking battle-cries under my consulting-room window to-night. "Please, doctor," tftxid tfne of the impudent young rascals, "it's only half-past'six by the . real time. It was my uncle as put the clock on last Saturday night."- It is easy to compel men to fight, but it is another matter to-compel children to sleep. There -.an be no peace for. tho. world until the Germans are beaten, but there is • no peace in a village or a cottage until the children have gone to bed. And l-.his is how tho. thing is working out. In the first place', the little boys and girls are not getting enough sleep, for, although they go to bed by the sun, they- have to get up and go to school by the dock. In the second place, they aro being taught: to : disbelieve tho clock on the parish church, which is a weakening of their moral sense. In the third place, their parents.are robbed of a precious hour of evening l quietude, without which a cottage home is uninhabitable, find this is sapping , the very foundations of domestic life, < since, the father is forced to' the' alehouse 'an' hour before his digestion is ready for beer, and tho mother Buffers in temper and is not in -a'com-panionable;'-mood when;he comes home.

. Finally, an elderly medical man is-suf. fering all tho incessant, worry of an. epi. demic. I for one shall be glad when this law-devastated summer -is over, -except that I know well' that when: Sep. tember comes and we' get back to the realities of Greenwich I shall have-half the parish crowding' my. dispensary. It is not possible to give the nation an additional hour of daylight without depriving it of an hour of darkness, and during the summer months a waking hour of darkness -has a precious Talu'e.

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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2841, 4 August 1916, Page 2

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WOMAN'S WORLD. Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2841, 4 August 1916, Page 2

WOMAN'S WORLD. Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2841, 4 August 1916, Page 2

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