The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-22

rms expectation being shortly after
So"huohed, she returned home and was
"led by the queen with the order
VI tne Royal Red Cross.
AItet the victory OF Omdurman the
r,i'sush nurses did good service. A
alner the Mayhower. piled up and
~" 'he Nile between Assuan and
carrying the wounded 10 and
N,' 'ie caro- hospital Many pathetic
aHu amusing Incidents were reported
snoWlhs the spirit in which the work
w nurses was appreciated. one
aieoao'e ~ told Of soldier who pos
,'NeS refused TO be put 90 bed until
ns nau' TO the best Of his ability, wash
su on piood ana mud-this for fear that
nv "ou'u soll the spotless bed linen OF
the hospital cot.
ohe reason that the Red Cross society
houl isn't 50 well in England is be-
cause OF the great interest AIKEN I'm its
Work py the queen. During the Crimean
war thls lady's distress over the inade-
quate hospital accommodations almost
FRUSTRATED her The sovereign. with the
ladies' OF her court. prepared bandages
and lint with her own hands. and when
the first detachment Of the wounded
was sent home visited the hospital 10
thank them personally for their sery-
ices to their country.
When Florence nightingale came
home after the Crmean war and tried
to slip quietly 10 her country home. her
sovereign commanded her presence at
court, and there entertained the dis
tinguished woman with a courtesy and
cordiality that might have been ex-
tended to a princess.
The Duchess Of York's eldest brother.
Prince Alexander of Teck the queens s
nephew. Prince Christian OF Sleswick-
Holstein, and many former court OFF,
cials, are serving i'm the African cam
paign, so that the interest of the royal
family in this war is especially intense
Besides. il is well known that the queen
has a hatred Of warfare md ali its
attendant horrors: therefore she Is
anxious to promote the efficiency OF
anything that will diminish suffering
and death on the field. The Princess
of Wales, who has been visiting her
father. the king Of Denmark, cut short
her visit I'm order that she might aid
in every possible way the preparations
for the care of the wounded. The prin-
cess is much interested i'm the work of
trained nurses and is "a frequent visitor
to the training hospital az Netley.
where the Royal Red Cross nurses are
received Everything connected with
the great army and navy OF England
interests her, her most intimate friends
beinF- -tTtrr--of urr1y officers. size
is always foremost in any movements
for the benefit OF sick soldiers or sail
ors. Princess Victoria. the Duchess of
York, Princess Christian and the Ouch
ess OF Fife are all interested in Red
Cross work.
The great English training school for
army nurses is at Netley. Here every
army surgeon. every orderly of the
nursing corps and every Red Cross sis
ter takes course OF training. The
sisters receive at the piers soldiers who
come home on the transports from Eng
lands military stations all over the
world. A shipload of haggard. unshav-
en- and dirty patients will be brought
in and in less than an hour, so perfect
is the system in this magnificent hos
pital, all are lying clean and comfort
able in their cozy cots I'm the great,
cheerful wards Recently Queen Vic
-teria, iH company with Borri kitchener,
went uoNn 10 Neliey 10 Nlslt ana lu-
spect the hospital.
The uniform OF the English Red Cross
nurses consists of gray gown white
apron, collars and cuffs and a scarlet
cape. The red cross IS worn on the
cuffs and apron front i'm time OF war.
To enter the service as a regular
nurse a woman must be not under % or
over 80 years OF age. She must belong
TO a family of known respectabilty
and good standing and must have
shown that she is possessed. of tact
good temper and ability. For six
months the student is retained at Net
ley, and. If satisfactory. is then drafted
off TO the hospitals at Chatham. Chel-
sea. Gibraltar. Malta or Westminster.
The strictest military discipline Is en-