WOMAN'S WORLD.

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3154, 4 August 1917, Page 4

WOMAN'S WORLD.

MATTEKS OF INTEREST FKOM FAR AN© NEAR.

(By luooen.)

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

For tlio Nurses' 'Memorial Fund'. A salo of work in aid of llio New Zan.Inml Nurses , Jlomurial Fund \» | K i,,,, organised at tho present tline. and will bo held nt-Mrs. Kendall's resilience, Boulcott Street, en August IS. Thoro will lie for sn.lo produce of all kinds, flowers, sweats plain and fancy work-, ctC; Included in the sen-ing- will be all eprts of : useful and pretty idene carried into execution, which should muko a great appeal to the taste of. buyers. Such a causeas this for "vvliicli Hie salo is being organised—to cojniiiomorale in lasting and practical manner tno splendid devotion of our nurses—should .ineet with mUclt sympathetic support." which will bo inost g-ratefiilly appreciated, ii' upheld by contribiitioas i of Sweets, flowers, home produce, sowing, etc;j to the ealo. For Hie FUd Gross. Next -Saturday a bazaar .which has boe.il organised by Airs. .Smith, of Snyia Court, is to'be held in aid of ited Cross .funds. For some /lime past Mrs-. Smith tiffd Jier nssistiUlU kilvb beuii planning and .working' .i'ur this end, and as a result (hoi-o will be a <lispluj of the daintiest ttttd. prettiest of articles of lingerie, children's clothing (which has been juado a special feature), novelties of all descriplowors, cakes, sweets, etc. A great • vAvißly- of really beautiful articles will ■ l)"j raffled, including a handsome screen, which is'on view in tho IM.C. windofr, Panama Street. The Kile'.will coiiiinence nt Saycs Court at 10 o'clock in the morning, and will bo continued until lato in tlio afternoon.' A concert at which somo of ■.Wellington's most appreciated performers will assist will lake, place in tho afternoon. Altogether tho'W.iuu- promises to bo quito a notable one, and as it is for.the Ked Cross, tho.causo should mako a practical appeal to tho sympathies of everyone, especially as the call for Red Cross equipment will bo more urgent than ever, in view of the tremendous batllo liow raging. Scarcity of Linen. In conversation with a member cf tho soft goods trade a representative oi tho "Aliyiawatu Stiuulwfl" »»s inlcinied tliiit,' according to advices received, all linen goods which are imuminctured from lrislrlieuip will noon to a Uv.i'g ot the past,'at least as far cs New Zc-uland is concerned. Fine tablecloths, tablenapEins, and the better '.quality domestic tea-towel woro in pre-war (lays niaimfactured from Irish hemp, and even tho ordinary flour-bag, so muck prized as ii kitchen cloth, is but , ' the dressed and 'woven fibre of the sanio plant. But the war lias changed all this. F.aw Irish linen, which before tho war averaged 12s. per stone, at tlio beginning ot lai / had soared to 305., and sinco then had risen considerably. Besides this, tlie British Government has comuiandeerca all stocks and crops of rtuv flux, and refuses to grant it liccuso for export except for Covernniclital punioses. Weaving factories nro now chiefly ei gaged ou. Government contracts, .more particularlv for aoroplano cloth, and. manufactures of itom«stic and fancy hues l-.ave ) practically ceased.' ißelgiali and Dutch hemp, which was formerly used, is not now obtainable, and Russian flax, wlhlo suitable for tho coarser quality materia,, cannot take the place of fine Irish fibre. The use of Now Zealand phormium teuax has been suggested, but owing to the peculiar gummy bubstance which adheres to tbo fibre, oven after treatment, its use is also precluded. It can thus be easily understood why U\a old pre-war lOOtbs. iiour bags aro now worth Hourly 3s. each, andlm-n tablecloths, exce;t in very low-grade qualities are now unprocurable) eitlior irom wholesalers or manufacturers. CotUm substitutes, however unsatisfactory, vm soon bo taking tho places of the finer grado linens, and bo doubt'housewives will consider the matter as' but another inconvenience of the nil-dislocating war.

Iα preparation for iiho Hobson Street Day at the Wellington Hed Cross Shop, which takes place on September W, a stall is being 'arranged by two ot the Jlonson Street workers at which surprise packets of sweets, many of them containing prizes, will bo sole, J. lie scull will be ulaceil at the Bank of New Zealand' corner, and it promises to be extremely popular as some of Wellingtons ■best makers,of home-made sweets live in Hobson Street. Mrs. Edgar Stead (Canterbury) has taken a house at Eoatllierstou while her husband is in camp. She will leave- lor the north very shortly. Dr. Stanley Batchelor and Mrs. Batchelor, of Dunediu, intend leaving , c-n a visit to America. They have been speeding a few days in Wellington. The winners of the raffles of a gold watch, a pearl spray brooch, and a picture painted by Mr. Howarft, winch were held in connection with the Terraces Day at the Wellington Red Cross Shop a little while ago, were, as advertised—Mr. Nicholls, Taranalri, the gold watch; Mr. Ahearn, Eastbourne, the pearl spray; arid-Mrs. Ziele, a visitor from Australia the picture. -Mrs. Sheridan was in charge of.these raffles, and is anxious that the owners "should claim them, bo far the watch is. tho only one that has been asked for. The production next month of the musical .pantomime play, "The Magic Carpet," is already being eagerly looked forward to. : Miss Gladys Campbell is sparing no pains to present it on an exceptionally handsome scale, and the whole of the company, which, besides Miss Campbell's pupils, - includes many wellknown amateurs, is working with a zest which -augurs .well for the success ot tho. production. Readers are specially reminded, that the proceeds are to be devoted, by special leauest, to the Countess of Liverpool's Trench Comforts Fund. A ladies' committee is being formed for tho disposal of tickets the sale of which' it is'hoped will, constitute a record, so that.the fund may benefit accordingly thereby. ELECTROLYSIS. (Permanent' Removal of Superfluous Hair.) Mrs. liollcston .begs .to notify ladies that on and after Ist August the fee for .Electrolysis will bo 10s. per halt-hours treatment. An improved and almost painless method is being introduced, and the result even more satisfactory than hourly treatments as given previously. Ladies who arc undergoing treatment at present may. if they wish, continue as already arranged for Mrs RoUeston, Specialist ui .Electrolysis. Diploma, U.S.A. 25C Lambton Quay. -Advt.

Plunkct Society. Tlio monliily meeting of the Koyal JJcw Xciilnnil Hoeiely for tlic Ilcaltli of .IVollioii and Children was JioJd on Thursday niorniug. Present were: Alrß. Miib«oy (in tlio chair), Ludy Htout, Aleedamts Jlarcourt, Cook, Anderson, liutiuell, C. \U Jjiike, IV. Luke, .lf.anaii, W. Nathan, t'liiipiniin, AVindur, Corrigiin, Ewen,' D. Kweiij Ward, M'Vicnr, nnd Riolmrlson, , musses Ingles, Pencil, and JUaruott. Ayoio(jioH wore received from Alcailamca S. Jvii'lccaldio, Darcliiy, Tripe, l'oiisonby, .lieckie, Jl'Lean, ilisscs Cable, audKiricviildiol Tlio nurses' report, whi'ii proved very satisfactory, was read. It wiis decided that certain members of tlio twmimtteo would givo assistance in cases of overworked mothers, by taking caro of children for au -hour or two. Anyono wishing for such help could tilephono either Lady Stout or tlio Pliinfcet nurses. Jliss Barnett reported'hit ring distributed fortjMMght ga'rmonts locally, ami acknowledged on behalf of the society tho monthly grant of tho War ]?clief Association for material to be lando up und returned. 1 Tljo lion, treasurer, Miss C. E. RiehardKOii, acknowledged tlio following with thanke:—'Miss W. Nathan, .£5; jMesdumes Kyuu and Maudsloy,_4;2 L's.; Mrs. Metz, >£1 Is.; Mesdnme.-i jUnssey, . Anderson, JoJms.n, and'Hanan, £1; Mesdames Marshall and Toriks, 10s.; Miss Jl'Ewen, 7s. 6d.; Miss Simpson, 75.; Mesdames Halton, Sutclilfe, and S. Alitson, ss. Sailors' Friend Society. The Misses -IM. and D. Clatko gavo a most successful concert at the Sailors' Friend Society on Thursday evening. Tho performers were:—Tho Misses Nicliolns, Goydcr, M. Clarke, Wilson, and D. Clarke, and Messrs. ltusscll, Goydcr, and iiillor, and Master Wilson. Tho Misses -Nicholas, Goydcr, and Wilson, and Mr. Miller were at tho piano.