WOMEN AND THE WAR.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 1298, 17 September 1914, Page 4

WOMEN AND THE WAR.

So great is the demand for literature about the war that even that eminently domestic Australasian magazine, “Everylady’s Journal,’’ has succumbed to the pressure and issued the first of a series of special war numbers for women. The cover of the September number states that this magazine tells you how to live and how to help in war time. On opening the pages we discover that there is really an excellent batch of information on these two points—especially written for women.

A writer, who is evidently well versed in international affairs, explains very clearly the causes of the war and the part that Great Britain is playing in it. Next, Lady Helen Munro-Ferguson, wife of the Governor-General of Australia, sends a message to the readers of Everylady’s Journal explaining bow they can help her in carrying out the Red Cross scheme which she has inaugurated. In addition, at least a dozen notable people, including the Minister of Defence, the Leader of the Opposition, Colonel Ryan, Mr Julius Knight, Harry Lauder, and the Chairman ot the Melbourne Stock Exchange, give their views as to the part women can play in war time. Having shown readers how they can help others, the editor publishes quite a number of articles showing readers how they may help themselves by living economically during hard times. He shows, for example, several pages ot designs of up-to-date, well-cut garments; and not only so, but offers to supply paper patterns ior these at an extremely cheap rate, so that women may make their own and their children’s clothes, and may depend on securing reliable patterns. Then there is a very sensible article, accompanied by minute directions, showing how waste may be eliminated and the weekly bills reduced ; and, supplementing this, is a large batch of recipes for dishes that are cheap and nice. In order, apparently, to distract the thoughts of his readers from war and battle, the editor of Everylady’s Journal also makes the domestic, particularly the fancy-work, section very strong this month, Miss Card contributing a beautiful design for a crocheted camisole top and many original designs for other classes of lancy-work being shown. A noteworthy interview with Madame Melba is also a feature. Everylady’s Journal is a purely Australasian magazine, produced by Australian workers, and it should be bought by every patriotic woman. It is sold locally for sixpence a month.