1959-05-27 — Page 25

Out today:

a

new

uniform for nurses

By KITTY DIXON

T last a small amount stops? British hospitals take "I'd take a good Jin. off

the

A of glamour hus come pride in keeping up to date, shirt and give it more move-

within reach of hospital medically. Why not

ably?

fosilon- meni."

nurses. A deplorably small The new uniform is made of amount.

a combined cotton and rayon inuterial.

The Ministry of Health

The design was drawn up by recently released pictures of o committee of 14 men and newly designed nurses' women, of whom 10 are nurses. uniform.

should, of course, have professional It is a coat-frock and apron been done by a combination which will be shown signer) John Cavanagh.

fashion designer," Sold

(de-

to hospital directors throughout Britain and recommended as n "This is an unfeminine and replacement for existing un!- unprofessional attempt to snor forms,

ten nurses' uniforms. It remaids There can be no doubt that me of a prison wardress's uni- The new design is an improve-

form.

'Old-fashioned'

Lady Lewisham, whose intent crusade to abolish the gym clip- in British schools has been

making news, took up the ery. "My dear, It's so horribly old-fashioned.

"This," she said, waving the official photograph of the new uniform, "certainly won't do a thing to improve the morale of the patients,"

But despite the protestą, de- spite the criticisms, the valform committee for the ministry re- mains unruffled. It is even proud

ment on the present outmoded "That neckline is frankly uniforms which, from all ap- boring. I'd open it up. And of its effort. pearances, were designed in the those sleeves are nn ugly In an officlal atatement the 1850's by Florence Nightingale length. They should be shorter committee pronounces the new herself.

or longer and the cuffs need A design as both "attractive and bit of dash.

The proposed new uniform has, in fact, advanced nursing fashions by 60 years: 1f it is f adopted by the hospitals, British nurses will all look like Heming- way heroines, circa 1914.

'Unfeminine'

economical,"

HOUSEHOLD HINTS

To avoid fishy odour in the amount of moisture st te- house, try the fish in the oven quired. In a covered pan.

*

To keep ants away sprinkle The Ministry of Health To avoid getting your pastry borax liberally on floors turut

be commended

for too wet it is a good plan to shelves. This method, la especial- steps to smarten our begin knending "it in a bowl ly useful it It is impossible. 10 nurses. But

such feeble where it is casier to feel the.. pour balling water, over the nest.

Khould

taking

why

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