WOMAN'S WORLD.

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 255, 23 July 1919, Page 4

WOMAN'S WORLD.

MATTERS OF INTEREST FROM FAB AND NBAS,

(BY IIIOGEN.)

; SOCIAL AND PERSONAL : On■ Saturday (Peace Day) Major-Gen-eral Richardson -invited .Major-General Robin and Colonel Dsson to visit with'him the Crippled Soldier#' Hostel 011 The Terrace. As a result of his visit General Richardson expressed the opinion that at tho present time there was not enough accommodation for returning men in Wellington, especially for thoso who' were returning tho worse for tho war. At. boardinghouises or hotels they were not able as a rule to obtain the care and attention'which were necessary, and it had to bo remembered that quite .1 number' ,o'f men had no homes to go to. Ho found the hostel 011 The Ton-ace congested, and- hp considered that further accommodation should be provided. Ho was keenly interested in tho matter, and hoped that steps would be taken to meet, a very evident need.

The engagement is announced of Miss Muriel Eveline Taylor, only daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. J. Aitcheson Taylor, of Omata, New Plymouth, to • Mr. Nelson 1 Matthews, second son of Mr. and Mrs. C., Matthew?, of. Blenheim.

Tho Osterley brought back to Sydney recently Captain and Mrs. Lnncelct Harrison. Mrs. Harrison before marriage was Miss Amy Mack, whose delightful writings have been a feature of Australian journalism for Rome, years.' While in Londpn she was attached to the Ministry for Munitions,, and did a good deal of propaganda work. She l nlso interested herself in the. welfaro work in connection with the munition factories, and one of tho most enlightenini; Articles 011 that particular phnso of activity written during.tho war came from her pen. v A (Unco organised by the Spinsters' Club is to bo held in the Goring Street. Hall next 111011 th in aid of the' Crippled' Hostel. The chaperons are Mesdames Batten, Coull, Leicester, Muir, Myers, and Newton.

Sisters Eustelle, Mcchtildes, Marie, Pliillamy, and JMagia, of the Order of St. .Joseph, arrived from Sydney by the Prinzessin yesterday..

Miss Leila Boddani, daughter of GhiofDetectiva Boddain, who has been exiled in Sydney for about two months, returned by the Prinzessin yesterday. .

Mrs. T. G. Gilbert, Masterton, is on a visit to Wellington, and is the guest of.. Mrs. 11. C, Hunter, Oriental Bay.

Miss Onaero lv. Black (Te Aroha), who arrived recently in England, is to be married shortlv 10 Captain J. Winter, of the Highland Light Infantry,. and will take nn her residence in Glasgow.

Mrs. Russell Standish has returned to New Plymouth from a visit to Wellington

Miss M'Kellar lias returned to New Plymouth from Wellington. -

Airs. Lysnar (Gisborne) is visiting Wellington.

Miss Aileen Stevens leaves on Saturday bv the Mokoia on a visit to Auckland and Hamilton.

The salary of tho two lady supervisors (Mjes A. F. Ji. Inkpen, of Christcluirch. and Miss M. E. Perrin, of Waihopai) appointed -.by tho Education Department is over'c£4oo per annum, and applications were called from certificated teachers with wide experienco in school work, specialising in . modern infant schools, kindergarten, and Montessori methods of teaching, They are qualified to direct training in tho infant departments of pripiary schools, and to super-, vise and direct the instruction of girls of the upper standards in'" domestic scienco, hygiene, physiology, and first aid. to report to tho Education Department. on the provision made for these subjects, and to arrange and dircct conferences of women teachers on theso mattes: The Hawera branch of tho Women's National.Reserve had a large.gathering last week to bid farewell to Miss Corrigan, the popular and energetic secretary, who is leading for another district. The executive made Miss Corrigan a lifemember of the .reserve and paid a very high tribute to her splendid work at Haweni. It was decided to the retiran afternoon kitchen tea for the hostel in which silo has been keenlv interested, the Borough Council having intimated io the reserve that they could at onco proceed with, tho furnishiiisr, ' v

A private cablo messago received in Wellington yesterday states that Major A." A. Corrigan and Miss Corrigan were presented to the King and Queen at tho Royal Garden Party last Wednesday.

Women and the Cost of Living. ' The women of.Perth are exerting thomselves to bring about ,i reduction in the high cost of living (states the "Daily Telegraph"). At a meeting held recently Mrs. Rapley, the chairwoman, said that tho question .was .not one which affected Labour women alone, but all wonion in their position (is trustees of tho lives of tho children. Tho cost of food and clothing—the barest necessities—hnd got beyond endurance. Another speaker contended that women were more-vitally interested in the cost of living than men,, for t'hoy had to eke out the money handed over by their- husbands to cover the cost of food and clothing for their families. The vi-;e in the cost of living was virtually so great that it wns impossible to liinke the money go round. It was further contended that the highcost-of living would have a very serious effect upon child life, because standard nrtioles of diet were so dear that children had. to he fed on inferior substitutes. A mgtion was carried providing for a monster meeting to be held to protest against the current lijgli cost of living, and to demand that the Governmeut.immedintely appoint a prize-fixing board upon which tho traders and consumers—the men and women of. the country—b'e represented, with an independent chairman. A large body of wonion have enrolled as organisers, and tho project is being token up with enthusiasm.

The New Zealand in Sydney. ■' Describing the 'peace 'celebrations ol June 30 in Sydney a writer in fie "Australasian" says Fortunately £or Sydnevites. who adore a. water pageant, the happy event fell upon a day when there j v/ero no fewer llian four warships and a ! submarine in harbour. Early in the morninir H.M.S. New Zealand exclaimed one hundred and one times in a loud and echoing voice that she was glad that the Peace Treaty was signed, and every ferry boat. tint, and launch vociferously aprilaudcd' tho statement. . Tho Navy has ah intuilivo gift for being spectacular; sea nnd skv are efficient sceno painters, and the ceremonies that took place during the day on board the New Zealand and othor war-boats wero very pieturesriuo. One might have thought tho termination of a world-wido war was nn event frequently celebrated' bv British seamen, so perfectly and precisely was overv detail carried cut. Wartime unjfnrms suddenly disappeared, and were replaced bv the smart ceremonial dress of peace—epaulottcd frock coats, cocked hats, and swords, for the officers, and rcd-strip-t'd blue, uniform with white helmets for tlin red marines. Thanksgiving services ■were held on most, of tho wrfrships. On the New Zealand, the Rev. T. Crick, R!N. conducted a short and iin'prcssivo ecivice. and exactly at noon the crew, standimr at closo intervals near the edgo o? the deck, formed a sort of living frieze round the New Zealand. At a signal every right hand went 'up as if moved bv rlockwork, caps were raised nnd held straight out in front of the face, and then three mighty cheers for j the King rang out. . After this the fillip's band played the national anthems of the Allied countries. At night from (he flagship there suddenly burst a shower of coloured rockets, and instantly tho grim vessel became a fairy fabric, her every curve and lino stencilled in glittering lights that made the dark waters around her tremble in a sort of golden ecstasy. 1 rpval crown of coloured lights blossomed out between tho masts, and searchlights grbped -ivith delicate silver fingers .iiMii tlin.blnrk clouds that bankedihe.

Sydney Woman .'.Sanitary Inspoctor, Sinco a number of Wellington, women have been interesting themselves in the matter of women sanitary inspectors for the city,' anil havo.been urging their appointment upon the. City C'ouneil,- inquiries were addressed to.. the Town Clerk, in Sydney to learn 011 what ternis women were appointed to such positions there. 11l ,reply,., tho following, letter has been received from the Town Clerk, the report having been issued to him by the City Health Officer:— •. •• "Women who receivo appointments as sanitary inspectors must be fully qualified, i.e., they are arc-required to Jiold■ a certificate for the >Royal. Sanitary Institute of .London or a certificate of. two', years' sanitary course at .the Technical. College of Sydney. ■'.The certificates of trained nurse and'midwife are considered an advantage. "Tho duties consist of investigating infectious'diseases and'places where womou ■are employed, and any investigations relating to womeu and children- considered necessary .by'tho city health officer. Tho duties of woman inspector when the appointment was iii-st made consisted 'chiefly in visiting the mothers of new-born infants, and encouraging tJ j 0 mothers to; 'breast-feed them if possible, and if not,' breast-fed, giving advice as to the bestmethod of artificial feeding. This work of visiting mothers and infants was discontinued in 1911, when the Government - ', instituted baby clinics -for that purpose. . "There is only 0110 woman inspector employed by the City Council. She holds, the certificate of tho Royal Sanitary- Instituto of London,' and that of trained nurse and trained midwife. Tho salary is the same ■■■as that 1 of., men inspectors, commencing at .£312 and rising to £300 per annum."'.

Crippled Soldiers' Hostel. . An amount of ,i 20 r Os. 6d., the result of a sale of work organised by the stall' and patients of the l'orirua Meutal Hospital, had been forwarded for the buiefit of the Cripplod .Soldiers and Sailors' Hostel'.' Another sum of .£l7 16s-. realised from the Khandallah School concert,'has also been received, and in'addition a parcel'of. souks from the Spinsters' Club, lor the peace, celebrations Mrs. C. .1A Vallance, of' -faueru, sent a parcel of cigarettes, fruits, and .-sweets. To celebrate the event, on Saturday a special <iintier was giveil, and enjoyed by the inmates of the hostel. ,

As It Is—Not! • A ladv writer ill the "Spectator" recently gave a somewhat imaginative de.scriDtioo of life in New .Zealand, 6aymg: —"Guests in New Zealand lighten work; they do not increase it. People who did nnfc do so would he thought very illbred. It is a rest to have friends io stay." Apparently, according to this correspondent, every one who stayed out -even.that usually helpless creature, the bachelor guest—turned to and worked. There was no coining down lato to breakfast. Men and women alike descended, leaving their rooms "done," and expected after breakfast to be set on woric of some sort.

MOTHERS AND BABIES A STATE WELFARE SCHEME. Tho State Government, ; through the ngoncy of. the Royal Society for-the Welfare of Mothers and Babies, is about io establish model welfare centres at Woolloomooloo and Surry Hills. It is proposed Inter on to establish similar institutions in various other suburbs. .Substantial progress is being made with sthe. State.Government's enlarged scheme for tho welfare' of' mothers and babies, mid arrangements' .rtre' now. in hand'for the .erection of tho first model welfare centre at Woolloomooloo,.states the Sydney "Telegraph." The scheme is being carried out through, tho 'Agency of tho Koyal Society for tho Welfare of Mothers and Babies.

The. proposed sites for .the Woolloomooloo centre wero 'recently inspected by Mr. Fitzgerald (Minister of Health),'the Government Architect, and tho officers of the society. As a result,- steps ore now being taken to obtain by resumption a" block of land fcitunted in Dowling Street, and running, through to Duko Street, and bounded* on o'no side by Reid Avenue. Plans, according to the requirements of the Baby Clinic Bonrd, Day Nursery Association,- and .the Kindergarten' Union, witli a pure milk dopot, are being prepared, by the Government Architect.

It is proposed that the building, which will have 1 a frontage of' 119 feet, shall be two-storied, with a flat-roof playground for children. The plans will be Submitted to of. the bodies interested, and once they are approved tonders will' be called, and the work of erection will be entered upon at the earliest possible moment.Tho institution will be of the most modern kind. The idea is to centralise in ■ one definite quarter of each, neighbourhood all work connected with mother and- child welfare,, such, as . baby clinic, day nursery, and- kindergarten. It is also anticipated . that an early start will bo made with the erection of a centre .at hurry Hills.-

When the-value of the centres in Woolloomooloo and Surry Hills lina been demonstrated, similar institutions will probably be established at Camperdown-Ncw-town, Alexandria-Newtow.u, BaluiainLeiehardt, Summer, Hill-Ashfield, Camp-sie-Belmaro, Paddington-Woollahra, and Waterloo-Botany. With these centres in operation,' Sydney will, it i 3 claimed, have the most thoroughly equipped sysi'Otn in the world for dealing with poor children. Pending the establishment of.the model centres, tho welfare society is asking'''to bo entrusted with the administration of the Baby' Clinics- and the Government grant .made available for their .upkeep. The society is already , engaged in negotiations for the supply of certified • pure hiilk from dairies attached to certain State institutions, and it is hopeful that this will soon be available in bottles at depots at tlio Baby Clinics. It is the intention of the welfare society to ' extend tho field of its operations to country towns. Lithgow and Newcastle have already intimated their desire for an extension of this work to tlloir respective districts, and the president intends shortly to visits both centres. Literature, giving carefully-worded .idvice to mothers, as to the feeding and 1 care of babies; pamphlets oil pre-natal care for mothers, and upon the care of teeth are already in print, and- will shortly bo distributed.•'.These hnvo been/compiled from tho best and latest- treatises from New Zealand, Great' Britain, and America,-una adapted-to local conditions by medical experts.