SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 238, 26 June 1918, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Wellington Red Cross Shop. Hiss Borcliiuxll; held a lied Cross Cakt Dny yesterday, which was most successfill. Sho made and gave ;i large miniher of delicious hunie-mado cakec which were peadily bought, and ajipre ciatwl by the many who came to buy, 11 ks llorchardt handed in over .L'ij, n most satisfactory sum, anil of groat holt to the Ked Cross. Three beautiful cakes were raffled and were won by Mrs. CI ray Young, .Miss Foley and .Mrs. Donne. On Saturday, July G, the children of tht Terraces are organising a Jled Cross Day. Saturday has been chosen iustead of t-lio usual Friday sales day, so thai all children may be able to tako pari in the novel function without neglect ing their other duties. There will be a cake stall, flower stall, book .stall Chilton House stall, bran tub, and nuinj other attractions, all of which will b( organised by children. There is a suggestion of n money fla; appeal, and should the day bo fair thi will prove a .most attractive feature o tho young people's day. The flag placed securely on a table at the en trance to the. shop, will invite decora lions of gold, silver and copper, an< should bring many sympathisers. Then will bo a war time morning ton, an< the young organisers desire that everj one will come to the shop and buy, anil so givo them encouragement to' holy on the good work for tho Ked Cross. Royalty and the American. Tho King and Queen are'very informal during their provincial tours, stales the London correspondent of tho "Austral nsinn." Hero is a story of Qneou Mar uud an American insurance agent namci Captain Mack, who is visiting EnglaiK to persuade American soldiers to insuri their lives in a. State.scheme which oll'ei a. policy of .£IOOO for no moro tnan £ ,i year. Captain Hack happened to b< in Lincoln when the Eoyal party wen passing through, and was presented t( Hie Queen. With true Yankee impu denco ho determined to ask Her Ma jest; to insure—"give her signature" is tlii American, term used by Captain Mack Qucon Mary listened to the proposal am •laughingly assented. "But I've Jiothiu; to write on," she said. "Soon remedied, your Majesty," r"plie< A'aptain Mack. "Bend down, sergeant.' Tho Queen actually signed her proposa form on the back of n burlv polici constable, and, what is more, persuade* the King to take.out a policy too. A Captain Mack said afterwards, "Kini George is the real democratic monarch o the world. I couldn't have got closo ti our President in that way. If Amoricai people" (and for American my readen may read Australian) "only knew Kinj George and Queen Mary for what tho; _. really are, they'd just love then 1 .." Cap - -tain Mack ha<l good cause for his en thusiasm.' Armed with the Eoyal signa lures he asked every American soldie ho met to follow Queen Mary's example ' Ho sold a million and a half dollars . (.£300,000) worth of insuranco on the following day. s American Servants. 0 In tho course of an- interview with < - representative of the "Sydney Movniju. '- Herald," Dame .Uolbii.'s private scerotan '■- had sonny interesting- things to fay o'l 9 their visit to America., "llu New Yorli 8 there is w good plan for helping -ho IM Cross, livery shop has a depot, ant each customer is asked to givo an hour't time helping to roll bandages or to giv( a donation. The war organisation i; very complete. As for food resinction wo found it weighed but lightly. Then seemed -an inexhaustible supply. 0: course rules and regulations uro verj ligorous. Still, there is no shortage Dame Molba. cut her intended slay ii America short for private rea.-;o.iu. Sh< had a beautiful piaco in Santa Barbara, a dear little old Spanish town. This establishment was large, and 1 was muc-i interested in studying the ways of the American servant. 'J'fie butler end parlourmaid each kept a ear. Cars are, in fact, almost universal in Aincrici. IN'obody walks, and it is quite common foi • pen-ions in a car lo stop and oil'er chau.ee pedestrians, a ".ift. Wemeu are'thought eccentric, if they walk for choice. 1 used sometimes to walk along tho boulovarcl at Santa. Barbara for pleasure), the road and the weather boinx alike most inviting. The bailor and tho parimirmait 1 used often lo whirr along and offer m< 1 a. lift, which, of course, 1 would accept I Servants are a. privileged class. Melba'i ' kitchenmaid drew, in dollars, £2 a week ' the butler about 150 dollars a nion'.li | (,£360 a. year). 'They do very little work ' and'live in. luxury. ■ Petrol is mucl cheaper there than it is in Fmgland m here, so that explains the cars to a certain extent. The following amounts towards the JUvyoress's Soldiers' -Christmas Pudding Fund havo been received by the lion, secretary of the Countess of Liverpool Fund during the past, week from various schools:—llawera M 35., Borhum pore ,S1 los., Makara 75., Muritai, per Miss Sanson .113, Martiiiborough M -is., Paekakariki ;C1 18s. 3d., Muhunoa (Ohau East, 11.8.J Its., Stokes Valley School 165., Taratahi West 10s., Alt. Cook Girls' School £b 135.; collected by Mrs. Murphy ,tl!) 19s. (id., H. M. X\, MLss Cuates 10s. Contributions of hospital equipment . havo been received at tho lied Cross Depot, Mercer St., from the follows ing:—Dannevirke Ilcd Cross Committee, Foxton Girls* Guild, Miss Davidson, "Union Steamship Co., Ladies' Guild, Opunake, Waipukuran and Districts Branch British Ked Cross Society, Hastings Ked Cross G'uild, Hastings Ked Cross Workers' Guild, Ohakuno, Mrs. Mosham, Foxton Girls' Guild, Hull Patriotic Guild. Tho Misses McCallum, of Dunedin, are tho guests of their sister, Mrs. Sicvwright, Tho Terrace. Miss Gladys Aitken left Wellington yesterday, en route to Canada, where she intends spending some months. Mrs. Ada Withell, staff nurso at the Ashburton Hospital, is leaving for active service at the end of July. Tho Kev. Paul Cane and Mrs. 'I'aue, missionaries at Samoa, are visiting New Zealand. Mr. and Mrs. Cranston (San Francisco) are visiting New Zealand, and at present .are staying in Auckland. A woman's warning to women. So long has Miss Milsom been established that it is impossible for her to prevent imitators. It is now time for her lo speak and declare that all her preparations used in her treatments cannot be copied by anyone. Whenever you are told "the same as Miss Milsom's" it is untrue, hocauso you will not get the results. She is tho original Mies Milsom, Specialist in Hair and Face, with the highest qualifications obtainable. Call or write re all treatments, All huirwork, latest and lightest. Electrolysis by appointment. The must skilful operator in Australasia. Dozens of patients will testify as to the treatment being permanent without the slighest blemish. Miss Milsom, 94 Willis Street (opp. Shorlt's Picture Theatre). 'Phono 814.—Advt. Mothers, Listen—Flannelette Shirts for your little lads at less than cost of material. Size 1, for boy of four, at Is. 3d., up to size 5, at Is. Bd., for boy of 11 or 12 yens. Geo. Fowlds, Ltd., Manners Street.—Advt. Wedding Announcements. — Beautiful roses and tho choicest of (lowers only are used when designing wedding bouquets, which I make a specialty of. Packed and forwarded through tho Dominion. Miss Murray, Vico-Kegal Florist, 30 Willis Street.- Advt.