THE SOCIAL ROUND

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 164, 17 August 1914, Page 3

THE SOCIAL ROUND

Mrs Webb (Waikari) was in town for the races on Saturday. Mrs Bean returned to Christchurch from Welington yesterday. Mr and Mrs Goldsmith have returned to Gisborne from a visit to this city. Mr and Mrs Laurence (Dunedin) motored home yesterday, after a week in Christchurch.

Miss Lawrence (Dunedin), who was in Christchurch since Tuesday, returned home on Saturday evening.

Mr and Mrs O. M. Hope, who were in town for the festivities last week, have returned to Spi-ingbank.

Dr. Baird (Richmond), accompanied by Mrs Baird and family, have left Nelson on their way to England. Mr and Mrs McDonald (Dunedin), who have been amongst the Grand National visitors, returned home by the late train on Saturday.

Mr and Mrs Gaisford (Bulls), and Mr and Mrs Alfred Reid (Temuka), who were in Christchurch for Grand National Week, have returned home. Mr and Mrs Grant, who have been amongst the guests at the Clarendon for the past week, have gone back to their home at Temuka.

A recent cablegram received from Mr and Mrs McCarthy Reid states that thev were in London at the time of the declaration of war. , One of the early Canterbury settlers, Mrs Barsht, died at her residence, Riddiford Street, Wellington, on Friday. She had been a resilient of Wellington for some years past, and leaves iwo daughters and three sons. Two Wellington, members of the m-sfc column of the Expeditionary Force were participators in a double 'wedding' last week. These were Lieutenant Woilernian and Trooper 11. Foley, who were married to sisters, the Misses Simpson, of: Wellington.

An English paper of July I! has She following to tay concerning the performanco. of Miss Kara R ■unci'!, the young New Zealand singer., who sang At. an open-air concert held .Li the grounds of Mr F. T. Glasscock, Forest HilJ, recently:—"The, most notable' artiste at the concert was Miss Kura Rennell, from New Zealand. Mkts Uennell is a pupil of Madame Amy -Sherwin, and when she appeared at Madame Sherwia's concert at Hall she *-as warmly, eulogised by the Loudon musical critics. Her singing was marked by a clearness of "diction,' a depth and fulness of tone arid a finished technique that pronmes well for a notable career. She received a most cordial reception from the audience, for, despite the obvious difficulties of singing in the open air, her fine contralto voice carried to every' part of -the grounds, and every rounded note was easily heard. Unfortunately, owing to the lack of time, she was unable to

give an encore.'' Miss Florence Hood, daughter-o'f the Hon. Mr Justice Hood, of Melbourne, who has been studying the violin at the Meister Schule, Vienna, has now taken he.- diploma* Miss Hood is the first student to have taken it after only one year. Miss Hood has played in Vienna and in Bohemia and Prague, where she has gained excellent critiques. She intends to give concerts in London in the

autumn. The upstanding collar is being widely adopted. All the upstanding collars have been madje to start from either side of the neck, leaving the throat •■ quite, free and . open. .'But. lately a difference of detail has been introduced, whereby the front of the throat is covered, and the uncovered expanse off below this to the orthodox V-point. The new collar was seen on a dainty blouse of black taffetas, its open front filled in with folds of black lace, and the sleeves were also of the lace. The Medici collar behind was of black silk, lined with gold tissue, but instead . of finishing at the sides it was brought round and fastened in front of the •throat with a \gold buckle; under the chin it was turned back in two points, to show the gold lining. The bf.uk of the blouse was full and quite pouchy at the waist-line where the fullness fell over a belt of the black silk folded, tun! finished at the front with a large rose gold tissue. Decorative wrap capes, too, often have a Medici collar, while others have a broad collar that turns down, rather square in pattern, without fitting in at the back of the neck. There are some delightful capes of black

Chautiily lace mounted on white chiffon, to be worn with dresses of lawn or net; some of these are finished round the neck with a. thick boxpleated ruche of lace or net or ribbon. A cape of black Chantilly lace, a double-flounced one, was lined with opalescent shot ninon. These long capes, consisting largely of lace flouueings, are captivating Paris, and if a cape must be worn in mid-summer

the one of lace looks far more comfort- j able than the rival of satin or white cloth —the latter chalk-white in tone • with a deep black velvet collar behind. | Already the suggestion of Night- j ingale jackets has been taken up with j avidity. At the Wellington Town Hall j a number of workers were busy over i j them, and several ladies have already | started sewing bees with a view to ■ making, them. The idea is an excellent . one, for they are quickly made, and • very easy to put on a patient. The nurses will welcome them much more j < than the pyjama-jacket that has been I ' made lately in such feverish haste. ' In the vault of the Fortress Cathedral ! of St. Peter and St. Paul in St. -Peters- j burg, the place of interment of the. Tsars, two great candles are always; kept burning, one at the head and the other at ihe foot of the casket of the Tsar last Wried. These candles, which are replaced immediately they are burned down, have bee it kept burning ; constantly since the burial of Alexander IT., in 1881, at the head and foot of his i tomb, and were transferred in 1894 to the head and foot of the next Tsar to die. There they will remain until another Emperor dies and is buried. A guard of officials in semi-military uniform is always on duty, to keep the • candles trimmed and alight, with strictorders never to let one go out. The • j sacred fire of Behcran in a temple in the/ village of Oodwada, India, has been' kept, burning, it is stated, for 1200 \ years, and is a Mecca for thousands of | pilgrims every year. The tomb of '; i Ttppoo Sahib at Serin<rap.itam is lit. by j a number of silver ..lamps' which arc! kept always lit. ;