WOMAN'S WORLD

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 52, 26 November 1918, Page 2

WOMAN'S WORLD

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Clothing Wanted, Tim ladiia who are in chnrge of the children's homo at Miiaiiuir hiive received ii juimlxT of donations of niiueriul mid clotluiij. i'ur tlin diinhoti »lm me out then , . They would, however, bi: glad of more- hiiitoi'inl, and also for iipojilo lo volunteer fii niiiko it Uμ for the children. liitiuuling helpers will find the iilutovJ.iil all cut out and ready for the machine. For full nnrtiuiilnrs volunteers tiro iisked to apply I" -Miss Jfrijilit who ivill lie in the Council Gliiunlior of tho Town Hull every afternoon from two till live o'clock. 600,000 Gifts to Queen Mary by Proxy. When tin) King.and Queen decided to refuse, personal jg'i'ts on the ocvhsiou of their , silver wedding the Queen .Mary's Needlework Gluihl 'invited a "shower." of fjifts for ulinritalilo jjiirposes. So remarkable Was tlie response that Queen -Mary Was ofl'ored recently no fewer than 585,701 'useful gifts from all parts of tho world, varying from pairs of fine blankets to it cake .of soap or an egg. With I'riiiceSs Mary, the Queen inspected the collection <ic St. James's Pnlnee. Tho. estimated value of tho gifts ivos over ,£,'13,025, arid 08 eases of goods from overseas to arrive. The. money contributed is ,£9268. : Princess Beatrice, making the presentation, said: All concerned in the gifts had but otio desire, to convey to the Queen the expression of their hearty congratulations and the assurance that they had elected to make- special effort for tho welfare «£ thc.sick nnd wounded, tho outward and visible token of their good wishes on the occasion of her silver wedding, because, they knew that cause' be very near" to Her Mujesty's heart. ■ The Queen, in .reply, «iid it seemed marvellous that so many parts of the world, even tho moat distant ones, should linye been able to contribute to the magnificent totals of gifts, and she \vns delighted to think that the .sailors and eoldicra and -airmen tfotiid benefit so , largely' from this c-lwrmiug and practical expression of good will to lierself. Miss A. Gray, who had held the ladies' tenftis cilamjminship of the .Dominion for New Zealand since, 1912, and with Ali=s Travers ami later Ailss Hfilrd the double;) championship for ten years, died on bundfiy, .states a J/ri'ss Association messagu from Aucklhild. Oho s of. tlio recent honours given by tho King was awarded to -a telephonist because of great courage cxnibited during air rains. She was in charge of an exchange when all explosion took place at a munition' factory near tho switch-room, nnd remained on duty although warned that a worse explosion uinjin. follow. Miss Marion Wilson (Carterton) is visiting her people in Salanianca Uoad. Mr.. .filstlce . Stringer arid Mrs. Stringer have left for Uuiiedin ami ChristchureJi. According to the icport read at tlio annual, meeting of the London Mendicity Society recently, it is probably no exaggeration to say that well over .£100,01)0 is given away (Jvery year to beggars in tlio streets of Loiidoii. Probably,' too, tlio average beggar earns inoi'c than tho average working man. .A great increase in begging is predicted its un immediate result of the declaration of petice. A quiet but pretty wedding took place receiUly at St. Jolm'ti Church, Waiiganui, which was prettily decorated, when Mr. Uric Leightou Jones, only sou of Mrs. Pattie lzutfc aiid the late. Mr. Leonard Jones,, was married to Miss Olive l'errier, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Emile tferrier, of Arnulilfe,' Sydney, The ceromony wns port'oruied by the Veil. Archdeacon ileeve. The best 'man was Mr. A. S. C. Anderson. The bride wore a dark blue coat and skirt and a pretty pink ami heliotrope, hat. Miss lietty Collins, cousin of tho bridegroom, was bridesmaid. Slip wore white and pale blue. Mr. and Mrs. Cjilbefdson and their two daughters nro still at l'otitore (Hinrke's 13ay), as their son, Mr. E. Gilbcrdsou is sulr'cring from a very severe attack of inlluenza with complications. Thei Infant Training School at Kelbvu'ii will now be used us it kind of clearing house for children, wlio will be taken there when their relatives arc unable to look after them, and kept there till it can be decided Whether they must, go to a hospital or to Miranmr. Tho Countess Roberts, who is,among those "mentioned" for work for the Red Cross, shares with her mother, the Dowager Countess; one distinction which l/.ey find very unpleasant, and that is the possession of a large stattio of the Kaiser. This, gift was inflicted on the great little field-marshal, Lord Roberts, by.the K.iiser himself. Presidont Wilson has appointed a woman,' Mrs. Francis C. Astcll, as chairman of tho United States Employees' Compensation Commission, which passes judgment on every case demanding com : pensation for injury incurred through employment in the Government service. When Mrs. Axtell was made a member of this commission a year ago, she was the first woman in America appointed by Hxcßiitivo order to a permanent Federal commission. She made good to such an extent that her fellow commissioners, who were all men, recommended her for the chairmanship to the President. Tho Duchess of Rutland, who has offered to make.!sketches of donors to tho funds of her Red Cross Hospital at Arlington Street, takes rank as one of the artists of- the day. Silver point is her speciality, and she has numbered among her sitters many leading public men and women, including the late Lord Salisbury and Mr. Balfotir. Tho duchess is also an accomplished sculptor, end among family busts executed, by her was one of Lord Iladdo, lier eldest son, who died in childhood. It iva? a pathetic study, jind Cecil Rhodes, on examining it, said that nothing had ever given him such a sense of Buffering. Princess Ydlnwle, the eldest daughter Of tho King ami Queen of Italy, is a very lovely girl. Like that of Britain, the' Royal Court of Italy is notable for single-minded devotion to tliosi! whom the war has maimed. Both the Qilirinal ond the Phmo Margheri.ta have been turned into hospitals, and the wounded nro cheered not only hy the presence of Queen Elena and (hfi Oiieeii-Mnlher Margheritn, who are devoting much time to hospital work, but also by frequent visits of tlio Jloyai children. Mrs. Rolleston, Specialist in Hair and Face Treatments (Qualified, London and Paris), is recommended forthe most successful treatments for falling hair, dandruff, and premature greyness, face massage, shampooing, and the permanent remfifUl of superfluous hair bv electrolysis. A large assortment of transformations, toupees, ami switches always on hand at English prices. 2oG Lambton Quay.— Advt. .fieaiily of character is always enhanced by beauty of features—and every woman, despite her natural facial hair blemishes, can know perfect immnnitv from (hem by using Rusma. (reg.), wliicli removes hair by destroying tlm roots, nnd leaves nn disfigurement behind. Call today for free dcimmstr-alion. Mrs. Ihillcii, Dent. H, Courleiiay Placo Tram Torminus, Wellington. Thuno JOI7. —Advt. All parents are hereby cordially requested to encourage Stationors " and Storekeepers to push tho salo of "Thinker" Brand Writing Tablets and "Thinker" School Exercise Books for tho nation's good—Ban Hit ty fi o and Hunter,Ltd., wholesale agents for tho "Thinker." -Advt. Lily of tho Valley—that dainty, fascinnling (lower which recalls enchanting dreams of weddings—is now coming in. Order your bouquet in good time. Miss Murray's. Vice-Regal Florists, % Willis Slreet.-Advt. , Little Miss ilulM.—No need to envy linr lhi> treat klhi had with her Curds and Whey. You i an'have a superior trciil liny <lny. Jiisl. niiiko snmc I'unfs and Whey wiih BHTTU'VS TiEN'XI'.T. S'erni with Kliiibarli, «r ollioi- seasonablo fruil. It's a dish nuporb. Is. ;id. buys ijoneroiis nizo'.l liolflc of Bottle's. Order from your grocer,—Advt,