THE SOCIAL ROUND

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 207, 6 October 1914, Page 4

THE SOCIAL ROUND

Mr and Mrs E. Nicholl (Ashburton) are staying at Sumner at present. Mrs Westmacott (Timaru) is the guest of Mrs Strachey (Opawa). Mrs C. H. Ensor (White Eock) is in townj and is staying at Warner 's.~ Mrs Brett (Christchurch) is staying •with her daughter, Mrs Cecil Haseldene, Timaru. Mr and Mrs E. A. Cray (Auckland) arrived hi Christchurch this morning, and are staying at Warner's. Dr 11. Adams and ' Mrs Adams returned to Wellington by the Ruahine after spending some time in England. Mrs T. Gibbs, wife of Lieutenant T. L. Gibbs, of the Expeditionary Force, arrived in Wellington on Saturday. Mrs Bethel!, who arrived in Christ- ' church from/ the north on Saturday, ••went on to her home, Pahau Pastures, yesterday. Mr and Mrs Wallace Watson (Wellington), who have been staying at Warner's since Saturday, left for North Canterbury this morning. - Miss Enid Bell (Wellington) is the guest of Miss Humphreys, .Fehdalton, eh route to Dunedin, where she is to play in the New Zealand Ladies' Golf . Championship. Mi* Greenwood, who has been in Wellington to see her son, who with the Expeditionary Force there, returned to Christchurch this morning, " and- went on to Amberley immediately. The* Misses Gorrie (2), who arrived in Christchurch from Auckland on Saturday, have gone to Dunedin to visit •friends. -They will alsp take part in the golf tournament to be. hold _£here -during the week. Mr and Mrs Fels and Miss Fels, who -• returned to Christchurch on .Sunday . from a trip Home, reftiained at the United • Service Hotel until yesterday, when they left for their home in Dun- * edin. Dr and Mrs Wilkinson, of Foochow, -China (says the "Church Chronicle") ... are r coming-to New Zealand to represent the Church .Missionary Society- at the Marsden centenary celebrations. Mrs Wilkinson (formerly Miss Oxley) is a great-granddaughter_ of Bev. Samuel Marsden, and went out from New South Wales to China as I 'a 'rttis- - eionary of the Church Missionary Association. A quiet * wedding took place at v Holy ' trinity Church, Grey mouth, -last- week, when Miss Hilda Morrisy *>daughterrs£ ,JMrs:"George*Morris, was married To Mr * IKilliain Jellie. The bride,,.who was - away by her brother, was married in her travelling costume, a navy blue coat and : skirt, and smart-white hat.' J-;Miss L. Morris, in saxe blue gown and black-hat, acted as bridesmaid. After "the ceremony the newly-wedded couple left for Christchurch and other southern centres on their wedding tour. The Canterbury branch of the Ladies * * Auxiliary of the Home and Foreign Missions held an - "at home'' in the Durham Street Methodist schoolroom . yesterday" afternoon. Mrs Bowron, (pre- - sident) was in the ehair, there being a- good attendance. The annual report, which was read by Mrs A. E. Newman, dealt fully with the operations of the : auxiliary, and stated that the members had been working steadily, ajnd that interest had been well,maintained.; The' report was adopted. An ij interesting address was given by the Rev. R. G. Poole, of .Fiji, and musical items were contributed by. Miss Muriel Brewins, '.and the Bev. H. Papakura. Afternoon tea was- served before dispersal. ] Our Akaroa correspondent writes: —! On Thursday evening Mr A. H. and Mrs Julius gave an evening party to a number of friends in the Boating Club's . Social Hall, on the occasion of the marriage of their daughter, Kathleen, to Mr Frank Armstrong. During the - evening the members of ; Peter's ' choir presented Mr Frank Armstrong with a silver teapot, as a wedding gift. - Both Miss K. Julius and Mr Armstrong have been members of "the choir for eome years past. " ■ " Mrs Bone has returned to Christcluirch, after spending a few weeks in Akaroa. Mrs Howard Jacobson. has returned home, after spending a holiday with relations in Wellington. Miss Mabel Jacobson has returned to Akaroa', after attending her brother's wedding in Invercargill. Mr and Mrs W. Jacobson have returned to Akaroa, and taken possession of their new home in Balgueri Street.

Miss Beatrice Day, the well-known aetress, has—with a band of enthusiastic helpers—inaugurated the '' Copper Fund" during the past few weeks, says. "Everybody's Journal" (Melbourne). And it has proved a most effective method of obtaining monetary aid for the Red Cross Society. Miss Pay was in South Africa at the time

of the Boer War, and much that she saw at the time convinced her "that the Bed Cross Society- cannot have an over-supply of necessaries for the men in time of war.'' And the '' Copper Fund" is the result of this conviction. At the present time this fund amounts to over. £BO, collected in pence, chiefly •from the people as they are on their way to places of amusement. "Our posts," explained- Miss Day,- "are outside each theatre on Saturday night, and Wednesday when matinees are given. We collect for two hours. Each girl carries a dark-blue box adorned with a red cross, and wears a badge. By this method, perhaps large sums are not collected, but it gives to those who could not afford to make large donations the opportunity of contributing their mite and, to those who desire it, the opportunity of clpaking with secrecy their acts of generosity. The publie might, however, have forcibly impressed upon them that the 'Copper Fund' does not refuse silver and gold. Bank-notes also are acceptable!" The new bathing costumes are almost absurdly eccentric in the way they follow so closely the modes of the hour, remarks a fashion writer >in a reeent exchange. There are the tunics, the the waistcoats, even the pantaloons, of Fashion's most eccentric vagaries. In their every detail they are charmingly becoming, and, of course, the capes that are an essential adjunct are just replicas of the designs issued for ordinary Wear. In several iof the big London houses displays of I bathing suits were oft view every day at certain hours during the summer, and there the mannequins paraded in crepe de chine, satin, and other expensive costumes that were as. fascinating as they were absurd, when viewed with a practical eye. Of course, they were never designed to surf, or to swim in, and in the background were plenty of serviceable models of lustre, ■" serge, stockingette> and other such materials as would stand the ravages of the seawater and the vigorous physical exercise that they were meant for. With each costume were a cap, shoes, stockings, and cape, all to match, and the "shows" where itfigfese were on view were crowded day after day. \A. dainty idea for a birthday or Christmas gift is a case for lingerie ribbon—which ribbon is still necessary for some garments, even if no.t in such general use as it was a few years ago. A very attractive ribbon holder seen the other day was made of two circles of pink and white silk, enclosing two rolls of lingerie ribbon, one white and one pink, and the very necessary bo^k-i." 13 - The circles enclosing the rolls were made of four circles of thin cardboard,, two covered with pink silk and two with white. The pink and white circles were_ then oversewn together, making two circles, eaeh having one pink and one white side. These circles were then edged with narrow lace. Two holes about half an inch apart must be made in the centre of each circle. Two pieces of ribbon are then run through thei holes in the covers, and through the | two bolts of ribbon. The ribbons holding; the ease together are then tied in a bow at each side of the case, and a ribbon bodkin is stuck through each boW. This little pink and white case is very easily made, and would form a welcome addition to any young girl's toilet accessories.

It is the dream which goes along with the deed that leaves its imprint on the man and makes most of his personal significance. Sentiment in a practical" man is like a border of flowers round a vegetable gardeji. It makes the garden,, pleasant for the worker and. attractive to the passer-by. There is sham sentiment just as;there Moratory' that is only verbiage; but a touch of feeling for what is outside money makirig, a sympathy with the happy or the sad} an abiding faith, a love of that which is fair—these are much of a man's worth; They are what help you to know that his life is more than meat and raiment.

Writing from Brussels oh August 18, yie : lady correspondent of the London '•Chronicle" stated:—"l have been wondering to-day through some of the big drapers' shops that are still open. It is quite clear that Belgian women are economising in v dress. At one fashionable house that is usually inundated with early autumn orders at this time of year I was informed that business was practically at a standstill. "The only orders that come in are orders for mourning,' remarked a saleswoman tersely. She pointed out a pretty young woman standing at another counter, who had just been bereaved of husband and brother, both killed on active service. She was ordering her widow's weeds. Incidents such as these are tragically

common, even in these first sad days of the war. Now that amusements of all .kinds have ceased, the only relaxation possible to the Brussels .woman is to spend an odd half-hour at a cafe, watching, the passers-by, and hoping for the best. Then, perhaps, there is a cry, 'Voila les Blesses!' and she starts up hurriedly, craning her neck to catch a glimpse Of a veiled figure in a passing motor ear of the Croix Eouge. There is always the hideous possibility that someone dear to her may be wounded unto deaths There are still several English women in Brussels, mostly - governesses, but there is no panic amongst them. They are ready to leave any moment, should it become necessary. Most of these English girls, however, are with families who will take every care of them if the worst occurs. Many of the newly-arrived English nurses drove through the city' to-day, and there were repeated cries of ' Vive 1 'Angleterre.' ''

Heroism is a consolation needed in many homes in these times of widespread sorrow. Sympathy is universal. Women especially have taken the present state of affairs to heart. But are hot women the inspiring source of the bravery now, most becoming in men? And does not heroism spring from the same source? It is women's heroism that makes" heroes and brings out the strong nature so largely seen all our men. Gall up the names of past heroes, and true heroism'is seen in its most glorious* light. We must have men to do likewise,- and so women must be heroic. The enforced quietness is going to do much, if not a great deal, towards the return to home life. Needlework, •housewifery, and. quietypursuits of a domestic order, so long in disfavour, are once again to come into their own. No longer .will the. cry be, " Women have no grit." We will hear less of that essentially twentieth century -attitude of mind, "I don't want to learn to keep house, and know how to do laundry work and cook." The p*j»Te of homeland joy ih its lost ideals, are now more than ever necessary for the happiness of everyone, rich or poor, and to bring them into existence where they had disappeared will be the making of proper women and girls in our community. r The time has come when women will find that if they are willing to be "smaller they will become greater."