Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-07-19
BRITISH NURSING EXHIBIT.
LAY FIGURES ILLUSTRATE TIE MKTIIo1
OF HOSPITAL WORK.

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No room In the woman's building 1.
: attracting more attention than that in
: which the British nursing exhibit 1.
displayed. This is under the control OF
/ the British royal commission, under
Il presidency Of Mrs. Bedford Fem
wick, who is herself a practical and
professional Lure. The exhibit Is In
charge OF Mrs. Bond at one time one OF
her Majesty's nurs es. Mrs. Bond has,
for noble service rendered in her pro-
! fessIon, been the recipient of four
medals, noticeably that OF the Royal
Red Cross, conferred by Queen Vic
| toria.
The exhibit is div.deI into sections
and Is placed in large glass cases against
the walls. The first section Is devoted
to o'specimens OF all soIts of ligatures
and bandages used IN binding wounds
in hospital service. The bandages are
OF all materials, from gauzs to Oil SILK,
and are in infinite variety. A model
Of rack for holding bandages Is in
this collection. Below are ths surgical
instruments used by nurses in their
profession, including everything frOml
a cambria needle to syril gas and cases
OF scissors. Every sort Of Thermometer,
from the wall Thermometer to that ed
for testing children's food, .is here.
The second section Is devoted to-
hygIenic clothing d signed ly Miss
Franks, or London, the d fferSnJ
articles Icing such as are worn bI
British professional nur es and by them
recommended to their patients. on
rourse all art cles disrl ,yed In this Sec
ti0n are for undeIwea and consist ol
flannel undcrgeTmen's, ventiIatad
cCTset5 for summer wear and kniJ
ones for winter, stockings, and the
hygienic shoe invented by Mrs. FEM
wick. This shoe is Iaptei for the sick
loom, and Is modelled on the human
foot. 1t Is well vent lated, has steel
springs over the instsp ana a rubber
heel, rendering it peIf ctly noiselesA
Tue next section IS devoted to splints,
padded in various materials, and To
different baskets aud bugs used by the
nurses. The frs. u atIRct attention
is Mrs. F, nwlck' 8 ward basket, with
Is stocked with everything In daily use
by nurses, and the wonder is how sd
mu ia clu be packed in so small q
space. The bag used by the Queen
Victoria jubilee nurses in their work
amOng the poor fs also on exhibition,
and is Ike the ward basket, very com
plete in appointments, cOntalnIrgn arjt
one hundred articles. This is OF oil
silk, Tut in ,tead OF toilet srticl s, II
contains necessary articles for the s.ct,
antiseptics, etc.
Another section contains dolls III
simulate patients undergoing sur yicat
operations of various kinds, IN which.
the use Of the most perfect surg ical a.
pliances is illustrated.
In the centre OF the room IS case In
which are models OF nurses fIom all thd
leading no. plt2ls of LonIon. VerH
] retty nurses, too, the majority wit
flixen hair ana great blue eyes; "but."
whi'pered a young En- -lishman In the
room, "the nurses themselves are much
prettler than the models"
The Sisters o, St. Thomas stand AZ
rayed In gowns OF blue s'riTed c)tton,
with long white aprons and caps Of |
white lace. Above them stand nurses |
from the royal wal hospital in scarlet |
and navy blue. the male nur- e. from |
one OF her Ma;esty'S Uattleships, eiuy
in plain uniform AMI cap. /
Tie nurses from the Gordon hons |
home hospital have particularly prettN
gowns. the one OF crimson, the utle |
or pink check, both In aprons and cap !
From the Kings cUllege hospital art.
nurses In dark green, with lIn2n caps
and collars, and probationars in gray
and black.
The outdoor costume OF tie Thevar |
Eo'p!tal Is exceedingly pretty, cCns 5
Ing Of black brilliant!no gown, lln,l
black silk cloak with lIring OF chaugy-
able silk, and bonnet or Mary Stuart |
design.
Her MaJesty's nursing sister wear
q cray uniform indoors, with red cap,
Ind white keTch:ef, while her going-ou
costume Is lon! gray cloak, Will
close fitting bonnet and vel.
TIE maternity nurse Is pure vi IL,
with not touch OF color to mar 1t
lpotlessne.s. i
Sweetest OF all, because Qnaintcst on
all, are the native Indian nurse shd
Rre in hospitals In Cairo and Bombay.
In Cairo is tie Arab nurse ia blue
striped gown, white apron, and native
bea1dress. Nurse Amina, In the CANA
hospital, Bombay, is IN pink trousers,
with overdress OF white, and white
headdress.
The HindoJ nurse, II tdIhai, IN holi-
day attire, stands resplepdeLt In robe oi
green silk with golden bor-
der.ng, while next to her ltanis
the Durse Dosabar in blue and
silver. Another IIindoo nurse Is in
holiday garb OF crimson AMI gold with
gsyly nowered vest. Nurse Premabai
is in blue and ecru, while marshalIng
bnr limo stapfs furIiSb 9 ,ctar Nforz ~
white, with bow OF blue at the neck,
her bon hair halt covered with lace,
4 charming contrast to her black
tr0wed assistant
The wall OF The roC ID in which is
placed thi. exhibit Is hung with por-
traits of distinguished and philaDthropic
W )uen. Her Majesty, Queen Victoria,
a !OTns the eastern VIII. Directly i