WOMAN'S WORLD.

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 68, 13 December 1917, Page 2

WOMAN'S WORLD.

MATTERS OF INTEREST FROM FAR AND NEAR

(By Imoubh.)

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL "Mothers 1 ' Helps." The following iilca, which appeared in a. recent number of "The Queen," is ono that in principle is not alto•gother new to women in Wellington— at least, to those who aro members of the L'lunket Society and the Society for the Protection of Women and Children. It is as follows"The municipal mother's help is tho latest idea for helping the family life in the poorer quarters of our bin towns. The proposal is that there should be a staff of women whose services would bo at the disposal of mothers who are either compelled to be out of their houses for some hours, or have an unusual amount of work to get through. One difficulty which wo foresee is that it would hardly ho possible to secure a. sufficiently large staff of mothers' helps to rise to the demand of washing day; every ono would ho asking for them on Mondays and Tuesdays. But with discretion in deciding which mothers had really too many children about their feci to get on with their work, the scheme seems to us to have many possibilities. Indeed, as Mrs. Pcmber Reeves is at the hack of it, it could not he an impracticable notion. Nor would the work bo dull or The duty of the mothers' helps would not he. to assist in tho homo worlc. but to tako the. children off the mother's hands, going for a walk with theni,_ or otherwise ifmusing tliern, ■ We can imagine it as being good, not only for tho mother, hut for the children, too. Au over-worked mother cannot help being 'snappy' at times; and a snappy house is in many ways thoroughly had for children." Sailors' Friend Society. .- Mr. and Mrs. .1. W. Carr arranged the programme presented at the Sailors' .Friend Society on Tuesday evening, and it was given before a most enthusiastic audience. One of the features of the evening was tho vnntriloquil sketch by Mr. James. The temperance chat on "Pulled to Fieees again led to the signing of pledges. The competition for which prizes canto from Khandallaft again brought much happiness. The performers were Mrs. Carr and the Misses Chisholm and Cooley, and Messrs. Chicholm, Edwards, .Tames, and Carr. Mr. Carr presided at the piano. Mr. Moore, missioner, pleaded for help to brightey tho stay of men in port this Christmas.

To-morrow will be the last Friday of this year on which the AVcodward Streot Red Cross Shop will be open. On February 15 it will reopen, when Miss Marks will be in chargc. Up to dato the shop has handed over to tho St. John Ambulance Brigade and Red Cross Socioty (Star Boating Shed Depot) an amount of £1000, an excellent record for. a small body of workers who started tho shop less than two years ago. Needless to say, their assistance has been greatly appreciated .by tho organisation in the Star Boating Shed Depot, who'have used the greater part of the money in buying material for hospital garments and equipment. A complimentary letter has been received by the lion, secretary of the Countess of Liverpool Fluid (Mrs. A. Crawford) in regard to the supplies of "housewives" and hold-alls, which the Town Hall workers have boon making. The Minister considered the work very well done. As all the tulips were not disposed j of at tho Roso Fete, which was held I in the Town Hall last Friday, in aid of tho Nurses' Memorial Fund, Mrs. Arthur Pearce has deoided to have a struct sale of them on Saturday morning. There will be two hand-carts in which the tulips will bo planted, with their prizes attached to tho roots, and they will traverse the ground from the Ketburn tramway outlet to Kirkcaldie and Stains's. The proceeds go to the same fund ns that for which the fete was held. Tho secretary of the Napier branch of the Women's National" Reserve has received a letter from Lady Hardwire acknowledging tho £500 sent for tho boys wounded in the Messines battle. She says: "I can assure you that every penny will be spent with the greatest care, and that I greatly appreciate the trust that you have put in me to expend this large sum of money for on; wounded boys. A large number oi wounded have already enjoyed outings paid for from this fund, and you may have already received a book of surnames. I am keeping strict account of expenditure, and will forward all to yon when the money is spent, but that will not ho for a long time. I hope that all the kind senders will realise tlie very great pleasure their generosity is giving." Mrs. M. C. Keane, who has been spending the lost two weeks in Wellington,' left on her return to Christchurch last evening. The Christmas party,_ organised by the W.N.R. for tho wives, arid children of soldiers and sailors oil active service, is to be held on Saturday in the Charley's Aunt Club, opposite the gasworks, Courtenay Place. ANSWERS TO COBKriSI>ON DENTS.

[Bv Arrangement with Mrs. Rolleston, ' II nir Physician and Pace Specialist. Qualified London, Paris, and America-] "K.W."—So long as there is excess of dandruff present on the scalp the growth of (be hair is enfeebled, and among men at leasl this is a very common cause of baldness. Neglected dandruff invariably loads to seborrhoea, and gre<it disepmfort is ofkn experienced through irritation. Virginian Scalp Food (3s. !)d. posted) is one ?f Ibe best preparations for curing dandruff, H»d as there is always a possibility of a relapse a jar of scalp food should be kept in hand. "S.S."—Yes; lessons in liairdn\?sing are given in both my Wellington and Chrislcimrch rooms by expert hairdressers from Sydney. Tho latest "and most becoming styles are taught, and are specially advantageous to'girls "putting up" their hair for the first timo. Fee, ss. Private rooms for all treatments. A shipment of beautiful hair in switches, toupees, and transformations just to hand. Mrs. RollesJon, 250 Lnmbton Quay.— Advt. Tussore 'Varsity Tops for Rummer wear, for boys from 21 to 8 years, at from 7s. to Bs. fid., according to size. See stocks. Geo. Fowlds, Ltd., Manners Street — Advt.

War Relief Association's Voluntary WorltcFG. In tho course of the annual report of the War lldicf Association of Wellington the following reference is mado to the worit of the honorary staff (lady visitors), showing in some degree what is being dono by those ladies;—" Our honorary lady visitors call _ personally upon the majority of applicants, not only to olicit information for tho committee, but to render emergency assistanco, to distribute clothing for adultfi and children, to comfort and assist thoso whose relatives are kiljcd'in action, to personally advise ana help soldiers' dependants who cannot call or do not wish to appear at our office, and in numberless ways render invaluable assistance, when only the delicacy and intuition of a member of applicant's own sex could bo of service. Some eases aro visited once or twice only; in others, twelve or mora visits have boon made. A largo number of thoso reports are dispatched to other societies, to heads of the various Government Departments, etc., and many letters of thanks for these reports have been received by tho association. The staff is headed by Mrs. J. and she in particular, during most part of tho (lay and frequently in the evoning, devotes her attention to the work of tho association. Tho Relief Committee often finds it necessary to give unqualified approval to the recommendation of this lady, and since tho diversity of subjects upon which she lias to ndjudicnto and deduce a logical course of action is apparently limitless, it is most pleasing to record that out of the many hundreds of visits made during the'year just ended, in only one or two instances lias erroneous action been taken. All these ladies themselves bear tho whole of their travelling and other expenses."

Hie news of Captain Glossop's engagement to Miss Ethel Alison M'Pliillamy, youngest daughter of Mr. John M'Philiani.v, of Blair Athol, Bathurst, lias excited much interest, as the hero of the Emden is so widely know. Incidentally, Miss M'Phillaniy belongs to one of tho well-known families of the western district. One of her sisters is married to Captain Hugh Scarlett, who ivas A.D.O. to Sir William M'Gregor during that Governor's term of offico in Queensland, and anothor sister married Mr- AUon Mnxwollj of Hobartj several years ago. In the recent Wellington Hospital examinations for finals, Nurse E. Ogilvie cams first, lotli in medical and surgical papers.