WOMAN' WORLD.

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2995, 5 February 1917, Page 2

WOMAN' WORLD.

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SOCIAL AN© PERSONAL Gifts for Soldiers in Hospital. Tho acting-matron of tho Hospita acknowledges tho following gifts fo sick and Mounded soldiers:—Magazine, and papers: Lady Liverpool; eggs cake, and toffee,, Hutt Ladies' l'atriotu Guild; stationery, . cakes, oranges sweets, papers, hatllkorcliiefs, braces socks, toothpaste, and .tooth brushei (wockly supply), Salvation Army; be< tables,. Red Cross Society; sweets fruit, biscuits, from Eva, Gladys, an< Dorothy; peaches, tomatoes, and cake (ono case each), Soldiers' Comfort; Guild; fruit, Major Deck; four case; of poaches, Government Experiments Farm; cakes and buns, N.Z. Natives Association (Ladies' Branch); apples vegetables, cakes, and peaches, ladio of Ballance district (per Mrs. Sinclair) flowers and fruit, Mrs. Luke; maga zines and papers, Mrs. Casey; .cakes fruitj cigarettes, and sweets, Mrs Louis Smith (Sayes Court); flowers Miss Fleming. Belmont Convalescent Home.—Child ren's books.. Mrs. Stanley Knigh (Lowor Hutfc); flowers, St. Thomas', Sunday School. Clifton Terrace Hospital.—Cakes : Mrs. Eichelbaum; flowers, Miss Cooper Red. Cross Shop, Woodward Street. Mrs. M'Girr and Mrs. Bradley, o Seatoun, will have charge of tho Ret Cross Shop, "Woodward Street, 01 Wednesday, and l "will have a good sup ply of home-made cakes, sweets flowers, and vegetables. Mrs. Edward Nowman, who has beei spending a few days at the Midlan< Hotel, returns to the Rangitikei to day. Mrs. Troutbeck, of Galatea Station Rotorua North, and of Napier, is a the Midland Hotel for & few days. Mrs. Nowbiggin, who has just, ar rived in Wellington from a short tri] to Christchurch, was previously stayin; with her husband in Kawhia, on'thi farm recently purchased from Dr Fitch ett. Mrs. Newbiggin is stayinj at the Royal Oak Hotel for a few days Mrs. Pollock, of Napier, is the gues of her mother, Mrs. Ewen. Mrs. Herbert White, of Hawke's Bay and Mr. and Mrs. C. Bennett, of Mas terton, are visiting Christchurch. Sir Thomson and Lady Ewing (Syd ney) and their daughter, who are a present in Christchuroh, purpose visit ing Mount Cook and tho Lakes shortly Matron Bertha Nurse, N.Z.A.N.S. formerly of Wellington, has rcceivec tho Royal Red Cross of the first clas: ' from the King at Buckingham Palace. ■ All admirers of Mrs. Curlewis (Ethe ! Turner) will, bo glad to learn that th< j-popular story-writer has made a splen- - .did recovory from an. operation for ap pendicitis, which sho recently under went in Sydney. The Rev. Rice and Mrs. Rice, oi Napier, have returned from a. visit t<: Christchurch, where they have beer staying with Mrs. E. Samuel, Mrs, .Rice's mother. Mrs. Clark, of "Hedgeley," Eskdale. Hawke's Bay, and her daughters, Mrs, Moore, of Rissington, and Miss Clark; are returning, by motor to Napier today. . Miss Handyside loft Napier last Sat ; ,'urday for a holiday visit to Danne.virko and .Wellington! Mrs, Frank Donnelly, of Napier, and her children have been staying at Paekakariki during the holidays. Dr. and Mrs. Gray; Hassall, who have ;been visiting Taupo and Hawko's Bay, are now in. Palmerston' North, en route for Wellington. ■ Lieut.-Colonel T. Guthrie, Mrs. Guthrio, and Miss B. 1 . Guthrie, arrived in Wellington on Saturday. Lieut.-Colone! Guthrie has undertaken 'work on a military medical board. Mrs. Peat, who has been spending the holidays with her daughter, Mrs, A. H. Colvile, has returned to Otaki. Miss Barnicoat, of Wellington, is staying with Mrs. T. A. Phillips, The Point, Christchurch. Mrs. M. B. Tait and Miss Ivy Tait. who bave been touring tho Doniinior for the past fow\ months, have returnee homo to Featherston. • There was a Scottish evening at St Mary's festival, in- Boulcott Street on Thursday, when competitions foi national dancing were held. ' The dancing was exceptionally, good, ant tho judgos "had difficulty in. awarding the prizes. The winners were:— Highland Fling, L. O'Leary, 1; Jeai M'Kenzie, 2. Sailors' Hornpipe— Jean M'Kenzie, 1; Jean Main, 2; An nio Grant, 3. Irish Jig—L. O'Leary .1; Elsio Burns, 2. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. [By Arrangement with Mrs. Rollcston Hair Physician and Face Specialist Qualified, London and Paris.] "A.M."—ln tho summer we require ti massago tho skin more frequently will a good cream than in winter even. Tlieri is nothing a> effectivo for clausing thj pores. Special cream, 3s. and is. 6d Courses of , face massage, ono guinea. "C.O'B."— Henna is not in any way in jurious to the hair. Quite the rever.se it very often promotes a healthy growth and is preferable to any hair slain. W< make special arrangements, as in hair staining, to have it received, regularly, ni the hair grows, and make a reduction ii fees. "Mamie."—lf your hair is scanty am short, you will find a switch most use ■ful. You, will need to forward a 6atuple and tlio prico you wish to pay. Tin vary from 15s to £i -Is., and if uol satisfactory it may be' exchanged. Mrs. Uolleston, 25(i. Lanibton Quay. Tho Pathe Disc, playing through th( medium of a smooth, ball-pointed, unwearable sapphire in lieu of the sharp pointed needlo, represents tlie last word in tho faithful reproduction of sound It is unwearablp'and; with ordinary caro. unbreakable. The tono is rich, full, a,ml mellow. Any existing Disc Machine can be easily- fitted with the Patho Sound Box, to ennble its owner to enjoy the ploaeures of the largest and most artistic repertoiro in the talking machine world. Catalogues, etc., Oscar Howett and Co., 5G Cuba Street (just bolow Bank N.Z.).— Advt. Silk hosiery for ladies will bo found in excellent variety at Price's Store, 5156 Willis Street. Silk-ankled hose, 2c. lid., fc. Rd., 4m. Gd.; pure silk hoso, 6s. Cd., 7s. Gd. up. Quality , - and value, the best in town.—Advt. Indispensable for the toilet is "Sydal," ,i eoftcnirig, soothing, refreshing emollient that preserves tho natural clearness and transparency of the 6kin and keops both hands nnd face in perfect condition. Ladies find it delightfully soothing on hands, arms, and face after a jaunt into the country or down to tho eeasido. 2s. buys a three months' supply. At all chemists and stores.—Advt. Wedding Announcements. — Beautiful rosos and the choicest of flowem only oro 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.

Red Cross Shop, Lambtnn Quay. On Friday at tho Wellington Red Cross Shop,' Lambton Quay, the ladies j of tho Kupiti (which includes Waikar nao, Paraparaumu, and Paekakariki) 3 district had a very busy day. The shop was stocked with lamb, pork, ', poultry, cream, eggs, jams, overy kind ' ' of vegetable, and delicious home-made ' cakes.,; Thoro wero many buyers, and ! early in the afternoon the stalls wefc j empty. Mrs. Elder and Mrs. G. Earlo, of Waikanae, and Mrs. Smith, of Pacj kalcariki, wore- in charge—those ladiep had left their homos as early as i I o'clock in tho morning. Tho settlers ! of tho Kapiti district work untiringly j for tho Red Cross, and tho amount of i produce which they sent to the shop showed that majiy days and much '. labour had been .spent, in the caaise. * Tho takings for tho day amounted ' to £55 Os. od., this, with tho amount taken on Tuesday (when tho Kelburn, 1 Karori, and Hataitai branches of the Women's National Reserve wero in ' cbargc) of £33 2s. 2d.,. brings the week's takings up to £88 11s. Bd. j! Next Tuesday Miss Cdopor and Miss , Moss will havo their usual-, salo oi flowers, and tho stock (such as tinned fruits-and-jams, fish, sauces, am] tea) ' which is always in the shop will be ' on salo. Friday next will , be in charge of and stocked by tho Miramai ladies, and a good display is expected. j Mts. Firth (tho lion, secretary) will ' be glakl to receive the names of ladief 1 willing to organise "A Home-made " Cako Day" for every Tuesday. There > may. bo many anxious to help the Red Cross who cannot knit or sew, but car cook. Sho appeals to theso ladies t-r j come and help. It has been suggested * that a gas stoyo bo installed, and pro- ' visions be provided for those who would be willing to".give their time to cakemaking. This appeal is niado because ! home-made cakes aro so much in demand. To those whose art is cooking the effort is light and pleasant. ' Tho Misses Humphreys have return- ' ed io Fendalton, after a visit to Weis lington. ! The committee of tho St. John Ambulance Brigade and Red Cross Society, '' Jervois Quay, forwarded , - on February 2, .25 bales'and 20- cases of hospital goods. Aβ it is only two weeks since > tho last consignment went forward the " committee is .very pleased with the amount of work done during that period, and wish to thank the country ! societies and t)ie depot workers for all ' their valuable assistance.