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Taranaki Daily News, 23 June 1915, Page 6

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-'"{?*'' "'■ ■■ -■ ■ •■•'■ " " ■ r " -• ji' lie (irci-r t '■ Leopold '• ! ' ; 111. Since lb" licejuning o, < ,-...;, :' ..:.-■ .V.nudcr ha-. 1..'-ii acLi-.cly a..- ,'aid. sUK-e''umsi.m.- Day' has k,-„ ;,. nciai dircrUess of the Anglo-Belgian hospital, Th.c deeo.;;{lu:'. \..;s ~.\ .-.0r.tc.l in .ui>.s ids' st'aif, 'fin ih.i'v.v., and nurses of {he. I hi-spitiil 'ami MVorai wounded and c..i:>1 .aloscent soldi, rs. ("i presenting ihc cross tin- iirspccinr-gomrnl remarked Unit (lie two prine-ipal eharacunsli.-s of .Miss .Maunder were noble p'.iila.irhiMpkv mid ii remarkable gift cil' initiative :n:.i orcaui.-aliou which had enabled her to am-v through successfully all far social ami charitable works *he h;ut\undertaken. Her kindness ar.d energy lonic! fresh opportunities for displaying thcniselve.. in the sad emergency tha-. presented ii.-i'li'. in. concluding his address Ccueral dc Sellicrs de Muranvilli! said ha congratulated Jiiss ilaua-".-i>r in the name of the King, and said he considered himself fortunate to be his representative in presenting her with the cross of (he Order of Leopold L Miss Dormer .Maunder replied with feeling, And in a few simple words, that she had only thought she was doing her I duty, and that she had been delighted to i>e of service as far as it was iii her power to the. noble King Albert ar.d hid brave Belgian Army. On the following day il'.e inmates of the hospital showed how they appreciated the honour bestowed upon their directress. One of them recited a poem suitable for the occasion, and flowers and an inscribed souvenir were presented to thc> new recipient of tile Order. A CHILD'S SALUTE. The following touching little skeU!

is taken from a recent Knglish paper. It was in Kensington (hirdens, a j couple of days ago. Tixunping crisply up the gravelled path c-.'.me a company of men, carrying their obsolete rilles at the slope. Some, wore white sweaters; many were in the uniform which is now becoming so familiar as that allotted to the volunteer training corps by a strangely hesitant War Oliice. They were cheerful, albeit rather grim, these men. They were hardly soldier like, in the text-book | sense] But they were most certainly in j earnest, and as they swung along wiii confident pace they radiated an atmosphere of determination that was decidedly stimulating. Pacing slowly towards them was a young woman, clad richly, but all in black. She was young—2s, perhaps. Her face was white. There were purple j shadows beneath her eyes. Her lips were set firmly. By her side was a little girl of about' three years old, also in black. .Such a sight is common enough in London's parks to-day—the casualty lists will tell you why—and this would have aroused no special interest were it not for what followed. The mother and child halted as the marching drew near, and as the head of the column came, abreast of them the mother stooped and whispered something to the golden-curled girlie, and the little one straightened up instantly and swung the black-gloved hand to her forehead at the salute.

THE WAR WIDOW. It. is utterly and hopelessly against nil military regulations for a soldier marching in column of route to acknowledge such a salute. But the inarching inen saw the pathetic figure of the war widow and her baby, and in defiance of all rules th'jy instinctively laid their right hands on the magazines of their rifles, which is the way the salute would he returned had military rules .permitted. And, to their credit, the ollicers forbore to rebuke. ) The war widow saw the action. For just the fraction of a moment the proud, patient face softened. Like the reflection of a swift moving cloud on the surface of a still pool lit by the April sun, a quiver of emotion, semed to sweep across the rigid paleness, and the firm set lips trembled. . . . For the merest fraction of a moment. Then there came a smile of,sadness and gratitude, a gracious inclination of the U'aYc head. The men maclied on. "DONT'S" FOR HUSBANDS. Beginning on June 1, 1015, all coupler applying for marriage licenses in Milwaukee will be presented with ;'. printed list of "don'ts." This is a soquel to the Wisconsin eugenics law, v.hich will become theoretically ell'ective dt the new year, despite the doctors' revolt. The following are some of the maxims for husbands: —

Don't argue. ] Don't be boss. Don't try to show your importance. Don't forget who you are, and who your wife is. Don't be deceitful. Don't be selfish. Don't lie a spendthrift or tightwad. Don't forget that your wife's mother is the same to your wife as yours is to you. Don't forgot church. Don't forget that the man \vo>'ih while is the man who can smile when everything goes dead wrong. Don't stay at home all the time. Don't let your wife go through year pockets. Don't have an affinity. Don't forget to wipe your boots before entering the house. Don't butt in. Shampooing, Hairdresalng, and Twisting. Electrolysis for the permanent removal of superfluous hair. Switches, Toupees, etc. Ladies' combings made up to anv desisn. Mrs. PEADLE, Egmont Toilet' Parlors, Gritfiths' MrsiMings, nej.r Carnegia library.