SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 177, 16 April 1918, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Paddy's Market. A iinal meeting of' representatives _of various organisations tliat are assisting wiili Paddy's Xbrkct (Red Jersey npptiil) in tlio Town J lull this week, was told, last evening. Her Excellency the Countess of Liverpool id. to open- the Market on Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock, and among the varioae organisations whieli have arranged to assist with stalls aro tho Salvation Army, tho Letter-carriers, '-he tins Company, tho Women's National Jtaerve, die Spinsters' Club, the Harbour Hoard, tiio JOnstcrn Suburbs, the Liverpool Fund, Mrs. 1). AY. Stewart, Miss bna Carter, and others, hi addition, there is to bo a stall for parcels and baskets, which will be in charge- of Messrs Osborn and Burn (Karori), Sl'rs. ITom])to:i will conduct for-tune-tolling,'and Mrs. Siiottiswood is organising a "silver trail' upon a flag. A baby sho»v, to bo held on .Friday, promises to bo a great success. There are to Jjo 'entrants in three classes, tno first for babies ranging iu Ago from ono month to six months, the second from six months to twelve, and'tbo third class from a year to two years of age. Dr. Flntta-Mills will judge the competitors. Tho Treniham Band will rrovide music for the opening ceremony and ;.lso in tho evening, mid tho Salvati.m Army Land will also contribute on various occasions. The stalls will bo erected this afternoon in the Town Hall, and ell (ontribuhons may be sent from that time onwards for the individual stalls lor which they aro destined. Red Cross Shop. A meeting rf thi> Wellington AVomen's Bed Cross Whop Committee vim held in the Mayor's room of tl.c Town Hall yesterday afternoon. Tho MayM'ss (Mrs. J P. Luke) presided. Yamus matters in connection 'with the management oi the shop were discussed, find Airs. J'irtli announced that the days at the shop wero being filled in very satistaetonly. At Mr. T. Bush, the hou. treasurer, is going away shortly on holiday, it was decided that tho offer oi Mr. J. Luke, a returned,soldier, to act as a substitute be gratefully accepted. Tho qiwshon of rallies was also dealt with .and it was decided that no other organisation than the one taking tho, day ft tho shop should sell raffle tickets. Mre. Inth announced that tho sum tf MM had been handed over to the hon. rimsnrer of the Wellington bianch oi the New Zealand lied Cross orgimwutioii for the benefit of sick and wounded New .Zealand soldiers. Mrs. Luke was appointed one of the representatives lrom the shop committee to act upon tho executive.

Contributions lo the Countess of Liverpool Fund liavo boon received at the Town Hall from the iollo\vuig:-Mrs. Dnlo (Khandalloli), Mrs. Level* Bulls), Stratford Patriotic League, Carterton Patriotic Lengue, AllW GiiiW. Potone, Ohakune Junction Ladies Guild Pahiatua Indies' Guild, Wuiroa Branch Lady Liverpool, and Red Ooss Waipnkurau, Palinerston North, Palnatua, Huntcrvillo For the" Parcels Fund have been received the following wnonnts:--Ciirl3 I!cd Cross League, Bulls, £1; Air. &• Blundell, &\ ; Mrs. Simpson, Huntoryile, for March, £3; Mrs. E. S. Christie, Ohakune, JiG 10s.

The St. John Ambulance Brigade Overseas (Star Boutin;; Club Sheds) acknowledge receipt of a donation of .£SO from the Eketahuna Red Cross, branch, .£55 from the Otiiki branch of the St. John Ambulance Brigmlo Overseas, to be expended upon foodstuffs for New Zealand soldiei's in English hospitals.

The wedding took place at the Church of Christ, Vivian Street, last Wednesday, Mr. Phillips, evangelist, officiating, of Mr. Briton' Jnrvis, evangelist, of Gore, to Miss Elsie May youngest' daughter of Mrs. T. ttowell, Hataittu. This bride, who was given away by her brother,, Mr. SI. l'oweil, Hataitui, wore a dainty dress of whito crepo (ie chine, with the usual veil and orange blossoms arranged in mob cap fashion, and carried a shower bouquet. The bridesmaid, Miss Irene Williams (niece of ',he bride) wore o, pretty Vress of erob'roidered organdie, with a whito tulle hat. She also carried a shower bouquet. The best ihan was Mr. V. flow-ell, brother of the bride. The bridegroom's present to the brido was a gold bracelet, and to the bridesniuid a pearl ;.nd oliyjcn brooch. After the ceremony a reception was held in the Hataitai bowling pavilion, where the guests were received by the bride's mother, and Mrs. G. Rickard, sister of the brido. Later, Mr. and Mrs. Jarvis left, for their home in the south. SUPERFLUOUS HAIR. (Extract by David Walsh, M.D., Edin., Senior Physician, Western Skin Hospital, London.) '• "The only treatment of any use for the permanent removal of superfluous hair is that by electrolysis. II: is largely in the hands of unqualified persons, who by their specious promises and unskilled methods have done much to bring into disrepute a method which, despite its difficulties, is the only one yet discovered by medical science." , The following is a testimonial l'eceivcd by Mrs. Rolleston, Specialist in Elecirolysi". iHploimi, Boston, U.S.A.:' , - '■'Having, as i\n old lady nearly 80. \n\''nvonp ii roursf! of electrolvsis by' Mrs. Rolleston for the removal of superfluous hair. I have very great pleasure in testifying not only to its perfect efficiency, but ."'.so to -its comparative painlessness."

All treatments nre given personally by Mrs. Rollestoli by specinl process ' Tee Ik" Mr?. Rolleston, 2?.G T,ninb(on Qiiav.— Advt. Jerseys for your 1H tip boys. All siwa (itwl shades n( colour. :').•. Oil. lo 9s. lid. Geo. Fowlils, Ltd., Manuel's Street — Advt.

Scarcity of Red Cross Goods,

The secretary of tlio St. John Ambulance Brigade Overseas has received tho following acknowledgment of cases of hospital equipment from Lady Jekyll, of St. John Ambulance Warehouso , London, dated January 29:—"It; is with grant pleasure that I writu to acknowledge the safe receipt, and correct unpacking, of your very generous and wolcomo contributions, to which you refer in your letter of July 24, 1917. The cases unpacked are numbered 601 to 633, 30 cases in all, and all tho contents r.re extremely good, and most welcome. The dressinggowns are especially needed, and came at a most opportune moment. The pyjamas also aro very nice indeed, and wo cannot thank you enough for your splendid gift of blankets, which aro difficult to procure in tho required quantities, and terI'ibly expensive. Wo are in touch with your New Zealand hospitals everywhere, and beg them to let us know if they are in need, so that we may offer them contributions from their homes. We aro hero beginning , (o feel tun difficulties -of obtaining certain things, and, of course, the prico has gone up very much. All woollen goods and india-rubber things are very difficult to get now and very expensive, and you would be amused if you had seen and heard the enthusiasmwith which your lovely blankets were greeted. Many of our hospitals have had to increase lately, and all seem very full, and aftor threo and a half years' war the local funds and private generosity which etartcd them at first have hid to close down, and the consequence is that the claims upon us aro more numerous and exponsive. but yet we feel'they must bo met. If it were not for our friends all over the world, we should be in difficulties, and I can assure you that no committee meeting at our headquarters with all our members is ever held without constant and grateful reference being made to the generosity of the brigade and Bed Cross, oversew. I hope you will tell all your kind supporters and workers how much their efforts are welcomed and appreciated, and 'how confidently we rely on them not to fail us in these coming months, which will be the critical one 3 for England and the world,"

Another letter of acknowledgment for tirenty-sovon cases arriving at a later date, containing blankets, sheets, drew-ing-gowns, otc, was also received, together with acknowledgment of twentyeij;ht cases advised in August last, containing hot-water bottles, blanket?, rugs, macintosh shoots, etc.

The Bishop of Wellington, Dr. Sprott, and his daughter Mrs. Coleridg*. are spending a ,few days at Paekakariki. Those who have promised lo supply boots for Mrs. W. I). StWart's Red Jersey sloll are roquested to be certain to leave tlieni at Harcourt's rooms some tune to-day. The monthly meeting of the committee of f.he Soldiers' Club, Sydney Street, will be held on Wednesday morning at 11.30 o'clock. Miss Hnlse has been staying with Miss Shaw, New Plymouth, A Johannesburg paper says; "The engagement is announced of Captain Roderick Antill, Iht K.A.8., son of, Mr. Henry William Antill, of Hawko's Bay, New Zealand, to Miss, Dorothy Macrae, daughter of Mr. It. J. Macrae, the wellknown accountant. Captain Ar.till is here on a visit from Nynssaliind. where he has for the Inst three years been serving with the forces under General Northey, D.5.0." Mrs. Norman Beaumont and Miss Beaumont, of Uunedin, are ut Fleet, Hampshire (England), states the "British Australasian" of February 28; Mfss it. E. King, of the National Bank of New Zealand, Nelson, is at present at Croydon, and Miss Christine Smith,' of the Massage Department, at Horhchurch, has been away on sick leave. Mrs. Bedford and Miss Dorothy Bedford have left Napier, and intend returning to Ceylon; where Miss Bedford's jnarriago to Captain I'itzsternld is to tako place. JUST A COMPLEXION NOTE. To ensure a beautiful complexion by natural means is far better than by artificial ones. Are you. ashamed of your complexion? If you are, consult Mies Milsom.' She will give you the full benefit of her seventeen years' 'experience. Will nhow you the correct and true face massage, and supply you with the preparations to uso.i ana at very moderate cost, and with very wonderful results. All hair work and accessories. Orders attended 'to cxpeditiouely. The greatest core taken to give satisfaction. Miss Milsom, Bnrnett's Buildings, 94 Willis Street. Tel. BH-Advt. Tho whole of the present committee of the Tβ Aro schools intend seeking reelection, in response to the numerous requests of the householders of the district.

Wedding Announcements. — Beautiful rose.? and the choicest of flowers only nre used when designing wedding bouquets, which I make a specialty of. Packed und forwarded through the Dominion. Mifis Murray, Vice-Kegnl Florist, 38 Willis Street.-Advt. All parents are hereby cordially requested to encourage Stationers and Storekeepers •to push tho Bale of "Thinker" Brand Writing Tablets and "Thinker" School Exercise Books for tho nation's, pond—Bannatyne and Hunter, Ltd., wholesale agents for tho "Thinker " -Advt. . . . .