L A N D AND W A T E R 
January 16, 1915 
THROUGH THE EYES OF A WOMAN 
A Word in Season 
EVERYBODY who has helped to arrange a viUage 
jumble sale is well aware of the motley contri- 
butions it attracts, once an appeal for them is 
issued. These arc so many and various, and 
occasionally so grossly unsuitable, that more often 
than not an overhauling must take place before the sale is 
open to the village at large. It is felt by those in charge of 
the proceedings "that tattered garden-party frocks, patent 
leather shoes of deplorable character, and odds and ends of 
tarnished finery will hardly add to the well-being of the 
community. And yet as long as jumble sales continue we 
may be certain that there will be mistaken people lookirg 
upon them merely as a convenience whereby they can get 
rid of their accuniulations of rubbish, and quite oblivious of 
the purpose they are intended to serve. 
It would, liowever, seem at all times to be a dangerous 
experiment — this asking for superfluous clothing. There are 
too many folk who interpret it to their own advantage rather 
than that of the ultimate recipient. Perhaps this is not 
altogether due to selfishness ; perhaps it is owing to that 
lack of proportion from which we are assured on excellent 
authority a large proportion of the race suffers. Be this as it 
may, the effects are disastrous and the same. Lately there 
has been an incentive for everybody to ransack their ward- 
robes. War refugees have arrived here in the utmost 
destitution, making not only a demand for our sympathy but 
for our tangible help. To our credit it must be allowed that 
this in scores of cases has been given both generously and 
well, and in such instances there is no cause for complaint. 
On the other hand, certain misguided souls have once again 
completely missed the mark, forwarding a conglomeration of 
articles fit orly for the dustbin, and hardly worthy of that. 
It is really not fair that this frcsii strain should be put 
upon the hard-worked executive of the war refugees' camps. 
The mere rejection of the unsuitable takes time, to sa}' 
nothing of the waste of energy involved. We are still in the 
first month of the New Year, and there is still time for the 
making of fresh and good resolutions. Perhaps it is not too 
much to hope that people whose interior economy forbids 
their contributing aught that is in reasonably good condition 
will cease to contribute at all. They need not be afraid tliat 
the war refugees will suffer in consequence or that their sorely 
needed supplies will stop. 
War Clubs for Women 
One of the best ways we can-help the men at the front is 
to see that their wives and families are well looked after at 
home. And this need by no means sto]> at material comforts 
alone ; those are more or less assured. That there is, 
however, a necessity to provide occupation and suitable 
amusement has been recognised by many people. Lad}' 
Henry Somerset amongst tlieir number. Some short while 
ago a club was started at Battersea, called "The Women's 
War Club." It provided a place where women could meet, 
hear the latest news, rest in attractive well-warmed rooms, 
and buy tea and similar refreshments at small cost. From 
the moment it was opened this club had an immense success, 
and it was easy to see it supplied a great want in the most 
satisfactory manner. 
The idea now is to start several other clubs on the same 
lines, and of these Lady Henry Somerset will be president, 
so that they will benefit at first hand from her great experience 
of social work in all its many branches. The working of 
these clubs will be nothing if not practical. There is to be a 
central bureau, which will supply particulars and details to 
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"At such a moment we all stand by one another, and it is to the heart of the 
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