WOMAN'S WORLD.

Taranaki Daily News, 26 January 1918, Page 6

WOMAN'S WORLD.

. PERSONAL ITJOIS. Dr. tiiid Mrs. Dawson, who have been visiting New Plymouth, havu returned to Danuevirke. Mrs. and Miss Medley, who have been the guests of Mrs. J. S. S. Medley, have returned to Wellington. Mrs. and Miss Paget (Stratford) have taken a cottage at Ngamotu for a few weeks. • # • • Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Nicholson, who have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. G. Nicholson. have gone to Hawera * * » # Mrs. and Mi«s McLean (Auckland) are at present in New Plymouth. * * » # Mrs. Walkington (Waverley) is stayins at the Breakwater Hotel. # # * • Miss Irene Skinner is the guest of Mrs. Skinner, sen., Powderham street. » ♦ * • Mrs. Somerset Smith has returned to Napier. # • » • Mrs. Wright, who has been visiting New Plymouth, has returned to Christchurch. » » • • Misses Eead (2) (Auckland) are the guests of their aunt, Miss Read, South Road. * • » « and Mrs. J. Stanford, who have been staying in New Plymouth for the holidays, have returned to Stratford. Mrs. Allan Waters left by boat last night on a visit to Auckland.^ Visitors at the Mountain House this week include: Mr. and Mrs. .7. B Collins (Wellington), Mrs. and Misses Read (New Plymouth), Mr. and Mrs. Redwood (Wanganui), Mr. Campion, Mrs. McDonald (Wanganui), Miss Rielly (Hawera), Mrs. Eric Wilkie (Australia). • * * * Mrs. Combes and Misses Combes (Marton) are visiting New Plymouth. Mrs. and Miss Bingham (Wangar.ui) are spending a short hol»lay Jiere. Mrs. Napier (Hawkes llay) is at present in New Plymouth. # * * • Mrs. Johnstone and Mrs. J. urnbull (Palmerston North) are at the Mountain House. Misses Birch and Martin (Stratford) are*visiting New Plymouth. # * * * Visitors to Niger House include Mr. and Mrs Vickerson and child (Stratford), Mr. and Mrs. Butter and family (Marton), Mrs. Martin and family (Wanganui), Mr. and Mrs. Smith (Stratford), Mr. and Mrs. Skeates (Auckland), Mr. Smith (Auckland), Mr. and Mr 9. Hugo and child (Masterton). Mrs. Perry, Mrs. and Miss Woods (Wellington). « * » # Mr. and Mrs. Collins have returned to Wanganui. ♦ ♦ • * Miss Gertie Bredow (Douglas) is away holiday-making with friends in Waverley, Wanganui, and Palmerston. AFTERNOON TEA. Last Saturday Mrs. D. W. Hursthouse gave a delightful afternoon tea in honor of Miss G. Shaw. During the afternoon Miss Clifford contributed" several songs and recitations, whie'.i were vary much enjoved by all. Amongst thoss present were: Mcsdames Courtney, Evans, Standish Bewley, R. Bnvley, Sladden, 11. Fookes, !, A Nolan. iL Chaney, G. Eraser. Cliffo';' Morris;);). Denny-Browne, C. Nicholson, \V Weston, Misses Humphries (2). K Bavlev. Capel. G. Fookes, \\ade, Clifford, Tayior (2),- >umro, McKellar, Blundell, Brewster, Crooke, Percy-Smith, Leatham. A NEW ZEALANDER ABROAD. Miss Frances B. Lysnar, of Hawke's Bay. who is well known for her writings on New Zealand, is sampling the pleasures of going abroad. Miss Lysnar has just arrived iu London, and told a Presswoman that in her journey across the States she made the usual stops at Salt Lake, Chicago, and Pittsburg. She elected to stay lii New York at the Martha Washington Hotel. This is a huge caravanserai for women only, allegedly for working .vomeri, and I smppose women earning from £5 a week upwards are, in the States, called working women, for only such could afford to stay at the Martha Washington, where 450 persons can be accommodated. The charges for rooms range from 1 dollar 50 cents to five dollars, and meals much the same. On the 2nd June Miss Lysnar embarked on * French transatlantic liner, from ■■w York, and after a very good voyage landed safely on the 13th at «. port in France. The steamer brought 436 passengers, lntluding the American Red Cross Ambulance Commission, a fine body of about forty splendid looking men, many of them college experts, some from Harvard. They were sent from America by the War Council of the Red Cross in Washington and went to France to help with the relief work carried on by Americans under the directions of the French Government. Miss Lysnar visited the American Ambulance Hospital at Neuillv, some three miles out of Paris. Here a work of real magnitude? snd importance is carried on. The story should be effectively told, but the. plain facts are that the tale is horrible beyond all imagination. It is sufficient to say that they have accomplished wonders, and the self sacrificing work of the nurses and the gratitude of the suffering soldiers will always be remembered. The wonderful artificial appliances are made to fit so perfectly and accurately that they do everything but feel. There are women who go out and find places wherein to open canteens—a hut or anywhere, and work very hard month after month supplying the needs of the men. These women live at their own expense, give their work cheerfully and unsparingly. They are wonderful in their sacrifice, and although suffering is seen in their faces they do not complain, and are quite resigned. Miss Lysnar stayed in Paris at the Mont Thabor Hotel, 4, Rue du Mont Thabor—a very comfortable and quiet place off the main road of traffic, yet quite in the heart of the city. The charge was ten francs a day. ( tea, eggs, iatlis, and several other small ■things being extra. SOLDIERS' GRAVES. The-/ollo\ving from flie London corres--1 pondent of the Australasian is particu- '■ larly interesting in view of the efforts made 'by the W.N.R. to have soldiers* graves in New Zealand put in good uni- ; form order:—Many Australian wives ai«l juotlh«r»:jrtwM foouliM bav* mad* ".tin

jgreat sacrifice" will take, joy in the | knowledge that the resting-place of their loved ones is duly tended. Throughout, I the year the authorities have been active ill planting flowers, many women being employed as grave gardeners in France. Not a few cemeteries are In old apple orchards. Others are made 'beautiful by planting long stretches of annuals in carefully-chosen color schemes *ir Lionel Earlp and fcis colleagues liave. clone their work well, and where British and French arc buried side by side the [French Government has helped. Every grave is marked, and, wherever possible, planted with flowers and shrubs. At the head is a wooden cross with a metal inscription setting out the name, regiment, and date of death, surmounted by the letters "R.1.P." It is not the time for the erection of permanent stone memorials, even if these are suitable, for men wlio died a soldier's death. The work of tending the graves is under the direction of the grave registration units, Working under General Fabian Ware. The Overseas Club is continuing its selfimposed work of planting mimosa, maple, and other trees in the portions of cemeteries given over to Australian, Canadian, New Zealand, and other overseas soldiers. Mr. Fisher, the Australian High Commissioner, has just been added to the Imperial War Graves Commission, which has wen established under the presidency of the Prince of Wales. Mr. Rudyard Kipling- is another member. The Government has decided that the maintenance of the burial plaee9 of our soldiers and sailor? Is a sacred obligation resting on the whole Empire, and the cost will be met out of funds provided by British and Dominion Parliaments. There will thus be an appeal for subscriptions for the erection of permanent memorials.