WOMAN' WORLD.

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2996, 6 February 1917, Page 2

WOMAN' WORLD.

1 MATTERS OP INTEREST FROM FAR AND NEAR.

®- (By Imogen.)

SOCIAL AN© PERSONAL Countess of Liverpool Fund. The monthly meeting of the Mayoress's Countess of Liverpool Fund, Wellington Branch, was held yesterday in the Town Hall. Mrs. J. 1 , . Luke was in the chair, and there were present: Mesdamcs W. Nathan, Asheridcu, Izard, Townsend, Tripe, M. Myers, Murphy, Crump, Bridges, Tripp, Purdy, J. Findlay (treasurer), and A. Crawford (secretary). An apology was roceived from Mrs. Barltrop. The president reported that over 7000 Christmas parcels had been sent away, and already letters of thanks had boon received from Samoa, . Mesopotamia, and the 19th Reinforcements. The latter had said their parcels were opened oil December 24, somewhero near Capotown, and were much appreciated. Tho Citizens' Service League, in conjunction with this fund, had packed 3712 parcels, of which 1008 were from the Countess of Liverpool Fund, which must be regarded as very satisfactory. The change in the provision o£ cases was also much approved. It was decided not to buy any more socks to send awaj-j as they are an expensive item, and it is considered that at present plenty are provided. It was unanimously decided to provide from this fund 1000 parcels monthly, as well as the £50 sent to England'to the Now Zealand War Contingent Association. Mrs. Crawford handed in a cheque for £52 25., being the proceeds of tho rafflo of a screen. A voto of thanks was passed to Ladv Wilson , for embroidering tho panels of this, and to Mr. A. Crawford, for donating tho screen. The following ha_ve sent gifts to the. fund diiring tno week:—Miss G. Kennedy, Miss M'Carthy, Khandallah Ladies' Patriotic Guild (per Mrs. Crump), 9 pairs socks; Miss Bagget, balaclavas, socks, and mittens; Mrs. Williams, and Miss Pepper. Mrs. Spencer Beard, of Masterton, who has been staying with her dangiiter, Mrs. Miller, has gone home. Mrs. Ted Moore, who has been occupying Miss Speed's house in Hobson Street, has gono to Teathcrston. Dr. and Mrs. Hosking, of Masterton, are at the Empire Hotel. Mr. and Mrs. John Campbell, of Salamanca Road, have gone to Dimedin for a. holiday. •• Miss M'Lenn, of Havelock N., and her sister, Mrs. M'Loughlin, and Miss M'Loughlin, aro staying at Miss' Martin's. Mrs. Dick Sunderland is staying at tho Golf House, Trontham, whilo her husband is in camp. Canon a-nd Mrs. Mayne, who have, been the guests of Mrs. (Dr.) Macdonald, Lower HuH, have returned to Napier. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur El worthy and family, of Timaru, motored through to Auckland from Rotorua, and aro spending a few days at the Grand before returning south. Mrs. M'Parland and her sister, Mrs. O'Connor, of Wellington, havo bcon spending a few days in Auckland at tho Grand Hotel. They returned on' Wednesday to Wellington. Many New Zealanders will remember with keen artistic pleasure tap Danish dancer, Madamo Gcnco,* who in everything but birth was an English woman, and whoso, real name was Isitt, a relative of Mr. L. M. Isitt, M.P. for Christchurch North. Madamo Geneo has been selling social trifles, at a bazaar, where \her fellow stall-holders were tho ox-Queen of Portugal and other well-known Royalties. Nurse Strong has returned from the south, where sho lias been spending a lengthy holiday with her people. Mr. and Mrs. Ellison, of Havelock N., who havo been staying at tho Hotel Cecil, aro returning to Hawke's Bay to-day. A Press' Association telegram from Wanganui announce tho death of Mrs. Henry Young, agcd_ eighty-six. Deceased resided for thirty years in Groymouth prior to settling in Wangamii. Slang words are often found to bo older than one thinks, and this is true also of tho slangy use of ordinary words. Two curious instances occur ill-Mrs. Stouart Erslrine's recently published Letters written from tho'Court during Tier periods of service as Maid-of-Honour to Queen Victoria. As long ago as 1842 sho wrote of somoono who bad been expected at a Court ceremony, but had not appeared, that the reason for his absence was that "the invite" had not been received in time. Again, in 1851, sho writes of a. friend wboso engagement had been rather uncertain, that "the marriage now scorns to be on again." Probably, any ono who had been asked would havo said that both these slangy uses of words were the products of quito recent years.

Bead Bass and Chains. Bead bags and chains havo never' gone out of date, and now that some of the soldiers in hospital aro learning ■ to make thorn they are likely to becomo ■ even more fashionable than they were, i People aro getting tired of buying the . J raffia baskets which the men make with such skill and taste, but no woman can refuse a bead bag or chain. I saw (says a writer in the "Queen") a neckchain inado by a French soldier which was really a small work of art. Tho colouring, the design, and the fineness of the work altogether 7nado it as decorativo a note of colour on tho dress as could be desired. It was in 'rich blues and faint old rose, and it was worn on a plain grey liberty dress which had straight, long linos and jk» trimming. The bags are, of course, more ambitious, but tho men are tackling them bravely. Artists, who ia peace time live pleasant, busy lives in their studios working at their pictures, are now, in many cases, giving- up their days to nursing tho wound. Some do massage; others what they laughingly call charwoman's work to help the nurses, and it is theso girls and womon who aro teaching the soldiers sonio of the liner, craft's. They buy ono old pieco of bead work, and from it the soldier, with a sense of design such as many of them have, evolves several more, adapting them to the particular thing ho is making. Millicent Dneliess of Sutherland has her daughter, Lady Eoseraary LevesonGower, out with her in France, and both (says an English paper) are working hard at the former's hospital. 'Tho Sutherland family are doing their fair share to help the .country, for Lord Alistair Leveson-Gower has been wounded after being mentioned in dispatches, and the Duke and his wifo no sooner launch one helpful sclicmo than they set forth on another. Perhaps ono of the most successful things . Millicent Duclies!! of Sutherland , lias ever done is the arts and crafts shop for cripples' work she runs/in Bond Street; This is known to her friends as "Millie's Shop," and as these are , numerous largo support has "never been lacking. 'Royal customers also nro both numerous 'and faithful, especially when Christmas time draws near and everyone is. on the look-out for useful, attractive presents. .... Haw Fruit was Cheapened. 'A Sydney writer, complaining of the high prico of fruit, bought retail, states how. the. women of Calgary (Canada) 'instituted a reform.The city was/finding it hard to get its food fresh and at a reasonable price, whilo only a littlo way out in.tho country fruit and vegetables wero rotting' on tho ground for want 6F a markot. Tho women took tho situation in hand. Tho city had; a municipal markot, but the building was out of tho way, and tho poorer housewives found it quite a tax upon their slender means to pfty 10 cents' car i faro every day in going to and from the market. Calgary owns its street railway, so tho women seciir T ed nn ordinance that people' going to tho municipal' market should be carried free. In Calgary at that time there was no coin in circulation smaller than a five-cent piece. The economical housewives did not want to par five cents for things that were worth less, and they demanded and secured tho introduction of one-cent pieces. They inaugurated a campaign among tho farmers to send their produco direct to tho market. It soon hogan to do a great business, and becamo a source of largo profit to tho city, instead of a loss, which it had been hitherto, and beet of all, tho public secured a liberal supply of vegetables and at a very reasonable prico. Tho men of the city appreciated tho women's work so thoroughly that they insisted upon conforring municipal fjuffrago upon tho women of Calgary.'.without any property qualificatio,ns. Surely tho women of Sydney might follow the pxamplo set by theso earnest women with profit to themselves and the community (concludes the Australian writer). ■ The Dowajjer Grand Duchess of. Lux-emburg-died recently at Koonigstein Castle, near Frankfort. Tho funeral took place at Luxcmbwrc. whither tho remains wero taken. The Government requested tho Gorman authorities at Luxemburg not to interfere with the funeral arrangements, but tho request was refused, the Germans stating that tho funeral might givo riso to anti-German demonstrations. Tho funeral was therefore very simple.—Exchange. [Tho Dowager Grand Duchess, who was 55, was a sister of Don Miguel of Braganza. AVhen her husband died in 1912, the eldest of her six dsiigh}t>i{fc, tho- Grand Duchess Mario Adelaide, succeeded him. Two years later, when tho Gormans invaded tho Duchy, tho young ruler drew a motor-car across tho bridge to stop their entry. Slio lias sinco suffered at tho hands of tho invaders, but has maintained her defiant attitude, and steadfastly opposed tho Kaiser's endeavours to marry her to a German princeling.]

ANSWERS TO COKKESPONDENTS. [By Arrangement with Mrs. Rolleston, Kair Physician and Faco Specialist. Qualified, London and Paris.]. "L.B.P."—To keep tho hair in good condition, brush it ivoll night and morning:. Massage the scalp for two or three minutes before doing so. Have the hair cut or singed onco a month and shampooed. If this is done at home,, use Galvo Shampoo Powders (Gd. each, or ss. dozen), according to tho directions. After rinsing the hair thoroughly with water, squeeze a lemon into a quart of water ,md pour it over the scalp and hair. Where there is any -dandruff present, apply Virginian Scalp Food (3s Gil.) on the'night ''beforo washing the hair. An olectric dryer or the- sun is best for drying- the hair. If tho hair is not in a good condition to begin with, a course of oor special treatment, for ono guinea, is nil that's required. Further replies posted. Mrs. Itolleston, 25C Lambtoii Quay. Wedding -Announcements. — Beautiful roses and tho choicest of flowers only are used when designing wedding bouquots, which I make a speciality of. Packed and forwarded through the Dominion. Miss Murray, Vice-Kegal Florist, 36 Willis Street.—Advt. "Sydal" is without doubt tho most porfect emollient you can use at this time of the year to protect your Gkin and complexion from the ill-effects of wind, dust, and heat. Roughness, redness, irritation, and chaps can all bo prevented; while, if you already suffer from such condition "Sydal" will speodily banish it. Use "Sydal" daily and keep your hands, face, arms, and neck in perfect condition. 2s. at all chemists and stores. -Advt. Ladies are invited to seri our special Blouso values; 50 Irish embroidered voilo blouses, in charming designs and attractive stylos. Now offering at JOs. od. each, 1 at Price's Storo, 51-56 Willis Street.—Advt. Wo aro glad that stationers, teachers, parents, and scholars, are recognising (he splendid educational value of Tho Thinker brand writing tablets, school exercises, and nolo book.-i. Let every reader of "Tho Dominion" always ask for "The Thinker's Favourite."—Advt,

The New Austrian Emperor. The new Austrian Emperor Las always been an unconventional sort of man, says an exchange. On their honeymoon at the ancestral castle of AVartholz he and his hrido frequently rubbed shoulders with the country folk at the local picture palace—incidentally supplying the owner with new films— and they'entertained all tlie village offi-. .rials at the castle. Onco his wife lost a comb, ..and'they, stopped at a hairdresser's to buy one, and the archduke just managed to scrape together ,one-and-sevenpenco to pay for it. ' As they entered the shop, - officers who w*re being shaved sprang to the salute, and upset the. little ad venture. "When in Vienna, even in quite recent times, the Archduke was sometimes - seen wheeling his children in a-perambulator. Tho Possibilities of the Little Dress.' The little dress this season,, gays an English paper, is one of the most accommodating of .the.fashions in vogue. If made with a bodice apart it can bo transformed into many different aspects. It can have a blouse,_and do for the morning, its own bodice and do for a simplo. homely visit such as. most people make in these days, or it can ? "• become' quite a grand affair with a tunic in velvet, ill satin, or in geor- ; gette./.A touch.- of .:fur, .a'. bit of embroidery, . or' a button or ' two cleverly •placed are .all .the trimmings needed. Tho most expensive thing about it is the actual material, and that is why one .dress should always,he rapablc of. being two dresses, or even tliree. , . ' Special Blouse , values!—so Irish embroidered voile blouses, in dainty designs, ■ now selling at 10s. 6d. Price's Store,' 54-56 Willis L . At Christie's.'.London, tho.Duchess' of Albany's gift of a pearl- rope , was sold for £2700 for ihe benefit of 'the Deptford Fund and_ the Maternity, Home for the Professional Classes War Relief Council.

PRO PATRIA MORI (After the French of Charles Peguy.) : L . Blessed it is to fall in some great fight And lie i' the earth, not hidden from God's eyes; Blessed it is to fall on siJtno last height With a dirge of triumph and bravo obsequies. ' 11. 0 blessed to.be dead and turned again Back to the primal clay, to the soil - unmade, ; And blessed in just,warfare to be slain, ; As the ear at harvest, as the ripened blade. ' ■ .—"D.Or.," in "The Queen." This is the day of the outdoor woman, yet she does not want to resemble a Red Indian. ■ Not if she can help it. Not so long ago the use of face powder was considered injurious to the complexion, but now its use is' essential. . The. daintiest toiich improves the appearance of ■almost every akin. Milfiom's Hygienic Face Powder in Creme, White, Buff, and Pink,-2s. 6d. and 4s. 6d., a pure skin food in Powder form, .wholesome and good. For a lasting protection, against siin and wind use Cultene Balm, 3s. 6d. Invaluable for motoring and outdoor pursuits, preventing tan, sunburn, and freckles. Cultene ■ Skin Food for night application, 3s. Full directions on jars. Afany other skin- salves; and all hair preparations and latest and lightest hair work. Orders .promptly attended to. Misa Milsom, Barnett's Buildings, 94 Willis Street. The only address. 'Phone 814.— Advt. . ' ■ The Paths. Disc,'- playing through the ' medium of a smooth, ball-pointed, unwearaWe sapphire in lieu of tlie shaTppointed. ne&dle, represents the last word in the ■ faithful reproduction of sound. It is unwearable and, with ordinary care, ! ■ unbreakable. The tone is rich, full, ajid I mellow. Any existing Disc Machine can be easily. fitted with the Pathe Sound j Box, to enable its owner yto enjoy tlio j pleasures of the largest and most artistio | . repertoire in the talking machine world. ] Catalogues, etc., Oscar Hewett and Co., 58 Cuba Street (just below Bank N.Z.).— . Advt. • . Something cool and neat for' little summer .lads. Grey Union Shirts, 3s. 9d. to .4s. Cd. at: Geo. Fowlds, Ltd., Manners Street-.—Advt. ■_■ '