NOTES FOR WOMEN

New Zealand Times, Volume XLII, Issue 9789, 12 October 1917, Page 9

NOTES FOR WOMEN

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL. Mr Clark, cf Efekdalo, Hawke’s Bay, and his daughters, Mrs Percy Deutue and 'Mi-te Clark. arc tUuyins at line Midikind Hotel. Mrs I'oitor, non. organising secretary ot .the Women’s National Reserve, is vi'Aiing Wanganui. Mr and Mrs J. StilJholme, who have returned from Fiji, are .spending a tow days in Wellington on Hhied-r itov south. At itho monthly meeting of the co-m----nnjt'tec of Itiho 'Levin ileaiccWl Home, Dav.'omaiX; .Tret, seven members were nrcsent. Mrs Knowles was in tho chair. Tho matron rriportcl I 'that the children worn in good health. Two frien/Jn had helpod with (tike sewing one afternoon. The following gifts-were received with thanks:—A load of wood from the Ford Alhor -Co;' 10s' from Mrs Horo; a costume from “A Friend. Dr and Mrs Storey Johnston, of Kelson are (ho guests of Mrs Emits, Now)bown, until Hr Johnston Leaves ferr the front.

Mrs Twiggs werA to Ohridbchurch on Holiday Inst. Itrs B. Clark, of New Brighton, Canterbury, arrived in Wellington on Wednesday. Mrs Birth, hon. secretory of the Womon’e Bed Gross ■ ■ committee, acknowledges the following Sea town Red Crows, proceeds of party, £l9 3s; Miss MolinCaux, 15s; Pukeroa Red Cross, ,£ll Os Id; Mis, W .Nathan. £5; Mrs John Hutcheson, 10s; Oharun Bed Cross, £3 Cs; Shannon Women's Rdl Cross, .£,l 18s; HSee Harcom't’s Guild, .Cl ss; Mliss Kinviig, 2s 6d; Mrs Kin vug. 2s Cd; Baetihi Patriotic Guild. i 9 Is 6(1; Rakanui Eed Cross, £5; Otiau Eed Gross, ,£l9 2s- O.hakuno Junction Rod Cross, l£2 6a 6d.

A general medting of itfh® Women Teachers’ Ajssociiabion will ho ’ held on Monday evening. Tho subject for discussion will be ‘"Hire Function of the Continuation Class in Educating for Oitizehdhlip,’' and the -sneakers will be Miss Goad and Miss England.

Mrs Rose, who has (been, staying at Sumner, has gone to Keinton Combo,: to be the guedfc of Mrs Ohaffoy. and will grrobablv go up to Tremtham latter on to visit her l&uighiter, Mite Ulridh, says fe eowthern paper. Miss Horton has returned to Auckland after a visit to Wellington emd the south. Tho St. John Ambulance Senior Nursing Division will be in. charge of the Red Cross shoo on Lambton quay today and will have a good supply of produce, sweets, cakes,. and all kinds of goods. There will be a plentiful supply of flowers. Mrs A. M, Stevenson has returned to her home in' Clifton terrace after a long absence in Auckland. THe soldiers’ room hostesses, Sydney street, for next week -will be: —Sunday, Mrs W. Nathan; Monday, Mrs Eirth; Tuesday, Busy 800 Club; Wednesday, Hntt Lidies* Patriotic Guild; Thursday, Mrs Fdrdham and Mrs Brice; Friday, committee: Saturday; St. Jphn’e Church Women's Association.

The Willard Home, in Palnierstem North, the effort’ made by the- W.C.T.U. to supply accommodation for the relatives of the Medical Corps at Awapuni Camp, .was ' officially .opened . yesterday. A! number of tenants Rave taken; rooms and' been in residence. for some days,’ putting n-p with the inconvenience of being in an' unfurnished house in their anxiety to be near their husbands' and sens for as long as possible before they go to the front. The tenants-are pleased with the accommodation, and the action of the W.O.T.H. is fully justified The opening ceremony was performed by tho Mayor of the town, and to-day the house is being thrown open to visitors at a charge of Is a head in aid of the funds. '

Alisa Maud Wheeler has returned from a visit to Hanmer. The soldiers at the hospital there are very keen on golf and they are much , helped in their convalescence by the' game and thoroughly enjoy the exercise. They are greatly in need of clubs and if anyone who hasany golf clubs to spare would communicate with Miss Wheeler, 229, The Terrace, or send them direct to her; she will be grateful, and undertake to send, them to Hanmer for the use of the soldiers there.

The “Our Day” tea rooms at the Wellington Red Cross Shop will be in charge of Mrs Joseph Joseph, Mrs Elliott, Airs J. W. Salmond, and Mrs Firth, of the Women’s Red Cross Committee. These ladies will be grateful for contribut/ons of cakes, which will be sold i«r the "Our Day" effort. Flowers will also be gratefully received to be sold by Miss Cooper and Miss Moss. The joint committee of the Red Gross in Auckland will send away a large number of tins soldered down and in cases, filled with cak© for the men in hospital- Each , tin is about two feet square by about) a foot deep, and the whole consignment will weigh about half a ton, says the “Star.’’ Tie arrangements for the returnedsoldiers’ ball in the Town Hall to, night are completed, and a very enjoyable time is assured for all the guests. There will he several hundred, present, and a very large proportion of dancing m«n. A number are coming from . Featherston camp, and it is probable that quite a hundred men. will be in from Trentham camp, so that with tho many returned soldiersand civilians there will be no lack of dancing men. Special pains have beentaken to prepare the floor for the dancing. The Trentham Band is to play,, so that the dance music wiU be of the. beat.

Cornelius Vanderbilt, junr., son of the American millionaire, has given up the luxuries of the Vanderbilt mansion for the hardships of army life. Hahas enlisted as a private in the UnitedStates Army, much to the surprise of the Four Hundred, who expected him. to apply for a commission.

Modern hairwork for ladies must have these qualifications to give satisfaction, viz., neatness, durability, relief and comfort and a perfect match always. The Miss Milsom hairwork is made of the finest grades and displays the best possible handwork throughout. There is no mechanical help for highgrade hairwork, only the skill of the specialist can turn it out. In spite of difficulties in keeping np supplies we are enabled to fill all orders promptly. Information gratis and strictly confidential. If .V° u cannot call, please write. We have the variety, we have the staff, we have the knowledge. Best in best quality English hair. Transformations, Toupees, Switches, Pads, etc. All hair and skin preparations and Tonics. Clipping, Shampooing, Manicuring, Electrolysis. Miss_ Milsom, Barnett’s Buildings, 94, Willis street. ’Phone 814. —Advt-

Blowers of steamers. Dainty "Bon Voyage" posies, baskets, artistic floral boxes filled with the choicest flowers. Suitable gifts for your friends leaving bv rail or steamers, at -Miss Murray’s, Vjce-Regal Florists, 36 Willis street. *

Donnelly's Hair Restorer.—A real Hair tonic Cures dandrufi, stops hair falling Chemists, stores, hairdressers; 2y6. Donnelly’s, 65. Vivian street, s

Mrs C’hatfiekF left yesterday .on a brief visit to Featherston. She returns to town to-day,'

The deputation of women which is ;to interview Mr Massey on tho Social Hygiene Bill, putting before -him the resolutions passed at tho meeting- hem' in tho Concert Chamber, on Wednesday night, is to meet in the Premier’s room' at Parliament Buildings at 9.15 a.m.' on Saturday, instead of 10.30, as formerly announced.; . , ,

An English paper says that ■ MissHelen Colt is going -out to France to look after tho graves of the British 1 heroes who have given their lives tor their country. She will be assisted by .twenty women gardeners, and it is expected that the scheme will develop. There ought to be a wide field for.such patriotic industry, for twenty could billyhs a beginning in the face of the -number of graves that must be in-Flanders and France. Miss Colt had uot formed any scheme of operations, but was" Waiting until she saw the conditions, for everything would, as a matter of course, depend on these. ■ : --„ Speaking of a_ visit to Paris, a New Zealand soldier says:—During the whole time I was in Paris no one ever; mentioned war; in fact, they never seemto think of it. All amusements go on jjusf the same, street lamps burn allnight, and if it were not for the sob diers in the street one would not know, there was a war on. England is absolutely dead after Paris. The spirit of the French people seems entirely different to ours though I think it is right, lit takes the Parisionnes to dress. Xnever saw an untidy girl all the time I was there. You couldn’t say they■were expensively dressed —on the contrary, very cheaply, but it is one of ithoso places where you can’t judge asausage hy its overcoat.

ST. JOHN AMBULANCE) BRIGADE RED CROSS SOCIETY.

Tho statement for tho, quarter ending September 30th, of receipts' and expenditure of tho St. John Ambulance Brigade and Red Cross Society,-whose work is carried on in the Star Boating Club's building, Jervois quay, will be found in another column. -Readers of the statement will observe that excellent financial support still continues to be erven to the committee. ■ Through this and the immense support - given -by-,-the country branches, which now. number forty, tho society is able to send away sixty large cases of hosnital equipment every month. These societies have done really excellent work.andthe . quality and quantity of the goods continue to increase. The work entailed in the handling and dispatching- of such large quantities of gift goods has kept, the workers very busy; 'IBO cases of gift: coeds, valued at £2212. bare been di®-. patched for tho quarter to England, Egypt, and Bombay, from where they are distributed .to the various - New.. Zealand hospitals, \T ’. - if r,- -. . The grateful thanks, of the. committee are extended’ to al) those, who have contributed so generously and' regularly. and, also to those who have worked so consistently find well at the depot. Assistance comes from, far and hear showing that the,work done'at the depot is widely known:land ■appreciated.;;The Pc tone Rod Cross shop has again - done exceedingly welt, having contributed to the depot funds during the' quarter ’ tho sum of .£324 10s' sd; Steady support also comes from . tho Woodward Street Red Cross ' Shop, .and the Committee dasire« to thank'All .those ■ who are ’.’ref sponsible for..such; valuable: : assistance.'■ Many schools, tinder, the Wellington Education Board, haveassisted very, material--, ly and the work sent in reflects great credit on the teachers and'thoir ! pupils. A further sum of £3-0 Has'been'cabled to headquarters-at St. John,ls Gate, through the Under - Secretary, Internal Affaire Department, to -provide... Christmas comforts for - the New. Zealand sol-, diers in Egypt, Palestine- and' ■ Mesopotamia. ■ '• ;.

The public are cordially invited to visit the depot and see for themselves the good work that is being'carried on to provide clothing and comforts'for our sick and.wounded soldiers.-:-: -- -im Letters acknowledging cases 1 ahd stating now much the gift good.? are appreciated have been received from Lady Agnes Jekyll, president of the St. John Ambulance Warehouse. London...-., BED CROSS MEETING. : .

The monthly mooting) of- the Women s Red Cross Committee was - held yesterday morning. Mrs J . .P. Luke presided, and there wore present: Mesdames -W. F. -Massey, Moorhouse,' Elliott,.;- Blun--dell. Duthie, Tripp, Barker. Rose, Barltrop. Seaton, Rowntree, Finlay, Townsend, Joseph, -.and Firth , (h-qn,, treasurer), and Miss S. - Nathan (hqnsecretary). Routine business was. trails-, acted and accounts passed for. payment.' Mrs Barltrop announced that- the stock of old linen was much depleted, and more was required. Samples of stump socks were, shown And arrangements have been made to have some of these mode. Some discussion' took place as to whether the committee oonld assist 1 in the entertaining of soldiers from camp should, the scheme of throwing open, tho Town, Hall for the men every Saturday night be taken up. It is probable .that a public- - meeting .• willbo. called to make arrangements in regard to the matter. SPECIAL TREATMENT AT MRS EOLLESTON’S. . For fallen hair., dandruff, -or premature greyness. courses-of-treatment, -including hand, vibro, and electrical massage, clipping, and singeing and shampooing, one guinea. For improving the colour and lustre of the hair. Henna Shampooing, 7® Cd. For improving the growth and preventing the hair falling, shampooing with friction, is 6d. For thoronghly cleansing tho hair and scalp, shampooing, 2s 6d. For strengthening the growth, cliping and singeing. Is 6d. Henna staining and hair Staining, from 10s Cd-. . For improving the complexion, removing and preventing wrinkles, eradicating blackheads, courses of face treatment, one guinea. For the permanent removal of superfluous hair by electrolysis, per half-hour treatments, 10$. Combings made up, 2s Cd oz. Switches, Transformations, Tonpees, and every design in hair work at English prices. Airs Bolleston, 256. Lambton quay, Wellington.—Advt.

What does your face reveal? It is like an open hook ■ and reveals much; but unfortunately for- some ladies, superfluous hair is a constant and dreaded worry, and mars, the whole facial beauty. In such cases wo would like you to know of the effectiveness and complete destroying power of EUSMA. The removal of superfluous Hairs by this method is painless and permanent. Eusma destroys every hair, root, and leaves no scar behind. Do not experiment with dangerous depilatories. Bs treated with Eusma—you can use it in tho privacy of your home without the slightest inconvenience. MRS HULLEJN Toilet Specialist (next Plunket Nurses Depot), 3A, Courtenay place, Wellington.—Advt.

How to have soft, white,hands,despite housework— apply a little Sydal every night and rub it into the skin. Sweetsmelling Svdal is a hand’emollient—quite distinct from a greasy face cream. A 2s jar lasts 12 weeks —only twopence a week for smooth, whits hands! Get a 2s jar now—all chemists and stores. *