NOTES AND NEWS.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 84, 15 May 1914, Page 4

NOTES AND NEWS.

Mr and Mrs S. Brodie, of Wellington, ■who have been staying in Christchurch returned to the North last night. r Mrs Stead arrived in Christchurch from the North yesterday. Miss' Mills was, a passenger for the North last night. Mr and Mrs Malcolm on a trip to England on the 29th of this month. . Mr and Mrs Maurice Harris left last . night for a tour of the Commonwealth, . and-expert to be absent about three months. . ' •"* Mr and Mrs B. M. Molineaux have returned to Wellington from Christehurch. The engagement is announced of ... Miss Maud Evelyn Haynes, Second daughter of the late Colonel E.' W. and J ■.,, M*s Haynes, Wellington, to Mr Robert Alexander Farquharson, M. A. (Oxon.), . - M.Sc., F.G.S., only son of Mr and Mrs \ -A. Farquharson, of Dunedin, New Zealand. •Mrs -S. G. Millington left Wellington last eyening on a visit to Christchurch. Mrs Walter Clifford has returned to Christchurch from the north. The English ladies' hockey team, /■which is to visit Australia' and New Zealand, leave England on the 18th ' inst. Mr.,- Mrs Mason Chambers, of Napier, are .visiting Christchurch. Oeneral , and Mrs Godley are at -present in Auckland.- ; Thei Ven. Archdeacon Ensor, accom--,-jftnied by Mrs Ensor, will - leave for f - Ke*. South Wales, by the Ulimaroa on Jiay 21* r p'uring his absence the Rev. S. B. Bryant, of Temora, will be in v lesidenee at the Vicarage. Mrs J. H. Fountain presided over.the v - ssual- monthly meeting of the Phillipstown Kindergarten, there being,a good attendance., The average school attendance for the month was reported to -lie 44, and the .treasurer reported eollec- , ?tions to £1 0/9. It was deeidedV.to hold a sale of work early in Miss Ellen' Terry opened her Sydney season- to a crowded and enthusiastic

vlt- w,a , curious fact that nearly ..every raw,-mode,. every freakish fancy regarding dress, - when first introduced in is labelled ' 'French'' or * 4 Parisian,'' though often enough it all,and in- so doing the good taste of our neighbours is, at times distinctly -libelled. It is certainly trite that the

- ' Frenchwoman can wear much that is . - slightly bizarre to English notions, but jv.Jher- innate "chic/' and her wonderful gift for-putting on lifer clothes with a touch that gives entire success, enable - ler to carry off many fashions that would be most trying to .• the average ' Englishwoman. Taken on the wholer—

agart from the costumes created pur- < posely to make a sensation,, such as those for the stage or 'worn by the mannequins of the big dressmaking firms at j the 'various race ' meetings—the French- \ woman ? s dress is remarkably "good , style'' in.- all details, and the Parisian, as one.. meets her out shopping, or at receptions and such like social functions, ' is distinguished by a quiet elegance and at refinemen^'' of . inodes and colourings Xery different,'from what some of the . -so-called l i French, fashions " ,would lead •ne to, expect." r " Bismarck had little regard for Women xwho v attempted, to tliirik 'for themselves in matters, of State and politics. More«ver, he never took any pains to conceal ;l»is dislike for them: Occasionally) however, when his adversary was a clever woman, 'lie found the snub returned as he gave' it ' One day he paid' a visit to the Eussian Embassy at ' -Berlin. Several women who were present . joined in -the .conversation, which turned en somei 'of the political ' questions of ■ the day.,; Bismarck waa as gruff i and v «trly ; to ihe -women as usual; he; flouted■ ; - «ven; tke mistress of the house, the - Countess} Sehouvaloff..., At last,. to the relief of everybody, Bismarck took his leave. A/few moments later the family Mastiff was heard barking at the great wan in the courtyard. Immediately the countess ran to the open window and willed, intones of , gentle entreaty : Oh, please, Monsieur le Chancellor, please bile^myytlogl" ,"• r. ■ S • _ ;