TABLE TALK.

Otago Witness, Issue 3214, 20 October 1915, Page 66

TABLE TALK.

Monday evening. Last Monday evening brought the season of “The Man Who Stayed at Home’’ Company to a close. All available seats in the house were taken, and a most enthusiastic audience were present. Everyone is now looking forward to “The Girl in the Taxi,” which commences at Mis Majesty’s Theatre on Saturday next. Last Thursday evening a splendid concert was given by the Mastcrsingcrs in aid of the Wounded Soldiers’ Fund. The night was a very stormy one, with heavy rain showers, eo, although the house was good, not as many were present as there would have been had the night been fine. The stage was very tastefully decorated with flags, small ones hanging round the sides, whilst a large Union Jack was draped right in the centre of the ceiling. Pot plants and palms also added to the artistic effect. The gallery was also hung with flags. Some excellent choruses and part songs were given by the members of tire Master-singers, several of them also rendering some excellent solos, duets, and piano solos. The conductor, Mr Johnson, was presented during the evening by the members of the club with an ivory silver-tipped baton. At the interval a number of girls dressed in white gowns with red, white, and blue ribbons, distributed sweets amongst the audience for a small silver coin. A marriage which is of great interest to all Dunedinites took place at Wellington last Tuesday, October 12. when Miss Vera Chapman, eldest daughter of Mr Justice and Mrs F. E. Chapman, was married to Mr Siegfried Eichelbaum, son of Mr Ma.x Eichelbaum, The Terrace, Wellington. Owing to recent bereavements in the family the marriage took place at Mr Justice Chapman’s house, when only relations and a few very intimate friends were present. The ceremony was performed by the Eev. A. M. Johnson, of Wellington, after which a delightful littlewedding breakfast was enjoyed, when the cake was partaken of and the usual toasts drunk. The bride and bridegroom received many congratulatory telegrams, as well as some beautiful presents and several cheques. On Wednesday evening the Orchestral Society gave a very good concert in the Garrison Hall, when the usual large audience was present. Some beautiful orchestral items were rendered, one or two of which were old favourites. Mrs Kobert Gilkison has taken a house at Puketeraki for a few weeks. Mrs Laidlaw, Matakanui, who has been staying with her sister, Mrs Gallaway, returned to her home in Central Otago last Saturday. Mr and Mrs Hunter-Weston returned to South Canterbury last Friday. Dr and Mrs Ferguson have gone for a trip to the North Island to visit their son, Mr Gerald Ferguson. Mrs Wilford (Wellington) is the guest of her mother, Lady M'Lean, Elder street. Dr and Mrs Stanley Batchelor left at the beginning of last week for Mount Cook, where they intend spending a short holiday. Mrs and Miss Checsenmn returned from the south in the middle of last week. Colonel Smyth, who was for some time in Dunedin, and then commanding officer in the Canterbury district, is expected to arrive in New Zealand shortly to take up duties again. Mrs Beustod (Kurow) has been staying in Dunedin for a few days.

On Thursday last, October 14, Mr and Mrs | A. E. Cohen entertained a number of friends | at their residence, Altona, High street, to | mark their silver wedding. Congratulatory i cables wore received from Suva and Sydney, ■ and telegrams from different parts of the ! Dominion. During the evening Mr and Mrs ! Cohen were the recipients of a handsome j pewter tea service from “The Rats.’’ INVERCARGILL, October 16. The war-time play “The Man Who Stayed | at Homo’’ was presented at the theatre on Tuesday and Wednesday nights. Its fame had travelled before it, and the theatre was well filled both nights in spile of the counterattraction of the carnival bazaar. Among those present were Mr and Mrs Macalister, Mr and Mrs J. Macdonald, Mr Hansen, Miss Hayward (Christchurch), Miss Hampsen, Mr ! and Mrs G. Moffett, Mrs M'Gregor, Mrs and j Miss Macdonald (Edendaie), Miss Storey, I Mr and Mrs Chisholm, Mr and Mrs Gilmour, I Mrs Jennings, Dr and Mrs Sale, Misses | M‘Caw, Macpherson (Oamaru), Wade, Mr and I Mrs Pearce. The coronation of the queen (Miss Hamilton, the Railway and Shipping Princess) was a most impressive ceremony. It took place on Thursday and two following nights in the King’s Hall, which was festively decorated with flags, etc. One of the most interesting features of the evening was the presentation of the Country Qurcn (Miss M'Queen) and the town princesses; also the presentation of the Queen of the Eastern Districts (Mrs Pinckney) and her throe maids of honour. The results of the carnival have been most satisfactory, TG6 000 having been already realised, and a little more is still expected. Mrs R. Anderson gave an enjoyable afternoon tea at her residence, Gala street, in honour of Mrs Pinckney (Waikaia), on Friday. Among these present, besides Mrs and Miss Anderson and Mrs Pinckney, were Mrs Dunlop, Mrs Miller, Mrs Hawley, Mrs M'Clure, Mrs Donaldson, Mrs Chilwell, Mrs Macalister. Mrs Loughnan gave a small afternoon tea also in honour oi Mrs Pinckney on Saturday. Mrs Couser (Fortrosc) gave a delightful afternoon tea at Lewis’s Tea Rooms in honour of the Country Queen (Miss M'Queen) on Saturday. Among those present were Mcsdames Cuthbertson, Donaldson, J. Hay, Roberts, Sinclair, Trotter, Callender, Prain, Rogers, M'Gregor, Macalister, J. Macdonald, 1 M'Farlane, M'Queen, Misses Macdonald, M‘Caw, Trotter (2). Ronaldson, Hansen, Lathan, and M'Queen. The Carnival Queen (Miss Hamilton) g'avc a | small morning tea. at Lewis’s on Saturday. Amongst those present were Misses M'Kenzie, Muir, O’Shea, Milne, Mills, Jotmson, M'Queen, etc. Mrs and Miss Pinckney (Waikaia) have been staying at the Grand Hotel this week. Sirs Studholm (Birchwood) is the guest of Miss Brodrick. Sirs M Gregor (Slount Linton) has been staying in town for the coronation festivities. Sirs Johnstone, who has been the guest of Mrs Wylie, has returned to Auckland. Sliss Enid Storey (Venlaw) spent a few days in town this week. OASIARU. October 16. The O’Connor Company played “The Girl in the Taxi” on Friday night in the Opera House to a large audience. The engagement is anonneed of Sir Reginald Davies, to Sliss Peppy Foster, cf Christchurch. Sir H. and Lady Miller have returned from Dunedin. Miss C. W. Slurdoch (Otekaikc) was in town last Saturday. Sliss Siitchell (Otekaike), who was the guest of Sirs MacKellar, has returned home. Sir Roy Siitchell, a son of Sir and Sirs Siitchell, cf Otekaike, who was wounded at the Dardanelles, has returned home on leave. Sliss Slurdoch, who was the guest of Sirs Darling, is visiting Dunedin. TISIARU, October 16. Sliss Hutton has returned from a long round of visits. Miss Shund returns next Monday. Sliss Howell left for England on Tuesday. Sirs W. W. Baxter has returned from Wellington, where she had been to see her brother, Sir York, who loft with the Trentham Regiment. Sliss Joyce, who went to Wellington last week to say farewell to her brother, Lieutenant Joyce, who left with the Seventh Reinforcements, came home on Slonday. Sirs Buchanan, Wai-iti road, has returned from a visit to Sirs G. Raymond, Christ-chu-ch. Miss N. Wright has gone to Wellington for a few weeks. The engagement of Sir R. Williams (St. Andrews) to Sliss Slaude Leavett, Feilding, is announced. Sir Williams left for Trentham on Wednesday. Sir and Mrs William Raymond and Sliss. Knubley are back from Wellington, where they had been to farewell Sir Alfred Knubley, who left with the Reinforcements on Saturday. Sirs Arthur Elworthy lias returned home from a trip to the Southern Lakes. Sirs Frank Smith (Albury) is spending a few days in Timaru. Sirs Thomas is staying in Christchurch with her daughter, Sirs Cordner. Mr and Sirs Bailey (Seadowu) have taken Mr Mabin’s house in Park lane. Sliss A. Grant has gone to the north for a holiday. Sir and Sira Hun ter-Wes ton are back from Dunedin. Sirs Sinclair (Dunedin), who has been visiting Mrs W. Raymond, returned home last week. On Friday last Sirs Wigley (Park lane) gave a. large and smart afternoon for Sliss Howell, who haa since left for England. Amongst those present were Slesdames H. H. Webb, Huddlestone, W. Raymond, Hill, Slisses Howell, Dryden, Buchanan, Temple, Ziesler, Westmacott, Giles, Hassell, Kempthorne, Revell, Sirs J. T. Turnbull, Sirs W. Howell, and many others. The gardens were looking very bright, and much amusement was caused by a “book-guessing” competition, which was finally won by Miss Buchanan, CHRISTCHURCH, October 16. The Christ’s College sports, which were held in the College Grounds on Thursday, as usual, drew a great crowd of interested spectators. Last year the boys gave the money which is usually spent on prizes to the War Fund; but as, since then, each boy has contributed weekly towards the fund, it was decided not to allow them to forgo their prizes this year, which were presented by Mrs Julius, wife of the warden, his Lordship Bishop Julius. The grounds wore looking their best; on one side the river, with the weeping willows with their bright green new leaves, and on the south side the long stretch of trees in the Domain, and the baths at the far end, with the brick wall covered in crimson rambler roses—a pleasing sight in which to witness boys enjoying their sports with keenness and good-will. Amongst the spectators were the head master and Mrs Blanch, Mr and Mrs Hogg, Mr and Mrs Monteath, Mr and Mrs Merton, and Messrs Fell, Lusk, Hudson, Severn, and Rev. Bryan Brown, Mr and Mrs G. Rhodes, Mrs Dcnnistou, Mis and Miss Gould, Mrs B. Lane,

Mr and Mrs H. Eceves. Mrs H. Lance, Mrs C. Izard (Nelson), Mrs J. Barker (Geraldine), Mr and Mrs H. Cotterill, Mr and Mrs F. Cowliahaw, Mr and Mrs Wilding, Mr and Mrs J. Hall, Mrs 11. Allen, Mr and Mrs H. Reeves, Mr and Mrs G. Bowen, Mr and Mrs J. Vernon, and the Misses Bowen, Reeves (2), Boyle, Harley, Cowliahaw, Moore (2), Brins (2), Hcstonra, Helmore, and several others. Trafalgar Day will be celebrated in Christchurch on both 21st and 22nd October, when the Navy League intend to make a street collection by the sale of flags, the proceeds of which .are to go to the Sailors’ Fund, and as not much has been done in Christchurch for this fund, it is hoped a ready response will be made by the public. Mrs J. Barker (Geraldine) came to town for the College sports, and is the guest of Mrs Boyle. . Mrs C. Izard (Nelson) is visiting her sister, Mrs H. Lance, Horsley Downs. Mrs C. Haytor (Fairlie) is visiting Christchurch. Mrs Holdsworth and Miss Holdswprth are the guests of Mrs J. Deans, Hcmebush. WELLINGTON, October 15. On Tuesday Miss Vera Chapman, eldest daughter of Mr Justice and Mrs Chapman, was married by the Rev. A. M. Johnson to Mr Siegfried Eicholbanm, son of Mr and Mrs Max Eichelbaum, of Boulcott street. The wedding took place at the x-esidenco of the bride’s parents on the Terrace, and was of the very quietest, none but immediate close friends being present. On the same day, at St. Paul’s Pro-cathe-dral, Miss N. Osborne Gibbcs was married to Mr Charles N. Holmes, eldest son of Mr R. A. Holmes, chief inspector of the Union Bank, of Salamanca road. The bridegroom and one of his groomsmen, Mr Hackvvorth,. wore in khaki, for both are bound for tho front shortly. On the same day, at the Lower xlntt, Miss Beatrice Seymour, daughter of Mrs Seymour, of that place, was married to Sergeant Barnford, roil of Mr R. W. Bainford, of Upper Hawthorn, Melbourne. The happy pair were married by the brother of the bride, the Rev. Father Seymour, in the Basilica, Hill streetLetters received by tho ladies of the Countess of Liverpool Relief Fund speak in grateful terms of the gifts sent to tho various units. This is all the more welcome, as the preparations for the Christmas celebration of the troops are getting very large. For example, the Gear people are sending away this week two tons of plum puddings, each weighing lib, every package provided with a neat little opener and packed with the daintiest care and success. Other gifts are being got Teady by the hundredweight. The Government is alive to the need for watching over the transport and distribution, and all officers are urgently reminded to bo on the lookout, and tho system of checks established is very rigorously administered with the help of special reminders. Letters from Lady Islington toll of hexjoining the Women’s Economy League of Loixdon, an association formed by society women for the purpose of enforcing economy to replace the extravagance of life. Tho rules bind the members to refrain froxxx giving entertainments either at home or in restaurants or hotels, not to wear certain kinds of extravagant clothes, xiot to travel in autos except for business and real huxryixxg, and so forth, and not to employ man servants where women will do. Tho argument that luxuries find emplcymeixt and therefore ought not to be stopped ixx the hour of natioixal crisis does not stop the working of the xxew system, for its members have been shown the sophistx-y of such argument. The new system astoxxislxes somewhat, but the gx-eatest source of astonishment among xis in this connection is that Lady Islington has become a subscriber. If it had been Lady Plunket, now, or Lady Ranfurly every one would have declared that the expected had happened. But Lady Islington—but there! wonders will never cease. Mrs Sidey, of Dunedin, gave a pleasant farewell tea before leaving for her home. Lady Ward, Mrs Massey, axxd others were present. Mrs Rawdoxx Beere is to start in a few days for Egypt, where she will reside while her husband, the major, goes through the campaign. Miss M'Lean, the head of the mix-sing staffs of the Dominion, has returned from her trip Horae, and reports that the New Zealand nurses have earned and are earning golden opinions from everybody on every side. The testimony was thankfully acknowledged by the Defence Minister, the Minister of Health, and the Mayor at the “At home” for tho departing nurses yesterday. Mr Allen emphatically added that the New Zealanders much prefer to be nursed by their own womankind. The Women’s Branch of the National Reserve has met and determined to take advantage of the option afforded to women by the National Register by organising as complete a general answer of the sex as if answering were compulsory. It merely comes to this: that the women are being more courteously treated by the Act than men, inasmuch as they are not forced to do anything. But the women will take care that their desire foxservice, which is as keen as that of the men, shall not remain under a bushel, and useless to their country. Mrs (Dr) Hope Lewis has let her home in Auckland, and will take up her residence here during the time her husband practises his jn-ofession. AUCKLAND, October 1-1. There has been little else talked about during the past week but the forthcoming carnival. The organisation is entailing any amount of real hard work, which is freely given. A military rally was held last week in the Town Hall with the object of helping forward the candidature of the Soldiei's’ Queen, Mrs Wallingford, who was formally introduced to the assemblage by Colonel

Hume. An interesting item on the programme was a speech by Captain do Martins (a Belgian soldier), at present visiting Auckland for his health. Much enthusiasm was shown over the “name flag,” which is a large Union Jack, on which tiro names of our soldiers are to be worked, each one repreenting a gold coin. The Maori haka by the boys of St. Stephen’s Native School was a great success, and had to be repeated. The committee of Parnell ladies working for the Soldiers’ Quean held a ..successful garden party at Parnell Park last Saturday afternoon, when, in spite of the weather, the attendance was large. Numbers of wounded soldiers were present, and were made much of by everyone. Mrs Kenderdine, Mrs Devore, and Mrs Shannon were the organisers. The takings from the Anzac Tea Booms will add many votes to the Soldiers’ Queen, and as the price chaiged is 9d, it cannot be said that this enterprise is cutting into those who are earning their livelihood from a like source. The Ponsonby Committee of the Soldiers’ Queen have given a large bridge and euchre party in the Centreway Tea Booms, Mrs Wallingford being the guest of honour. The prize for bridge was won by Mrs P. Oliphant, and Mrs Clark was first in euchre. Mrs Rose, Remuera, gave a large bridge party last week, with the object of furthering the candidature of the Retailers’ Queen, Mrs B. Dawson. The hostess, who was wearing a smart black-and-white frock, received her guests in the hall; and Mrs Dawson, in a charming frock of pale pink ninon with a touch of green, stood beside her. Amongst these present were Mrs Harold Bull, Mrs Upton, Miss Ivy Ruddock, the Misses Clark 12), Mrs Scott Watson (Rotorua), Mrs George Elliot, Miss S. Henderson, and Miss Minnie Horton, etc. Mr and Mrs Wooton (Malay States) arc staying at Cargen. Mrs W. D. Greig is on a visit to her daughter, Mrs Eric Nolan, in the Waikato. Miss Hardy (Wadeatown), who has been the guest of Miss Mowbray, Parnell, returned to Wellington last week. Miss Devore (Parnell) is the guest of her sister, Mrs Bewley, New Plymouth.