THE SOCIAL ROUND

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 46, 31 March 1914, Page 4

THE SOCIAL ROUND

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The marriage of Mr George S. M'Rae, of Island Hills, Balmoral, to Miss Kathleen Russell, daughter of Mr J. -Russell, St Albans, is arranged to take place at St Matthew's Church, on April 15. Mile Dolores, who has been amongjrt us for the past fortnight, has managed to l see " Quite—oh, quite a big bit of it,'-'' as she herself puts it. The art exhibition, the gardens, the museum, the technical College Hostel, th 6 Provincial Council Chambers, the Nazareth Home, are amongst the places she has visited, and she has, besides, been the guest of honour at many little private gatherings. To-night she leaves, together with Madame Vandour and Miss Iris de Cairos-Rego, for Wellington, and after fulfilling engagements in the North Island, they sail for Sydney, •where their Australian engagements commence. "But we will, not say good-bye to New Zealand/' Mile says, "but , only au revoir." So she must rmean to come back, and always her friends here will be glad to renew acquaintance with her, most charming of women that she is.

Mr and Mrs Vigor Brown and -the y Misses Vigor Brown, who are at present /in Christchurch, intend- visiting the Southern Lakes before returning to Napier. , All the visitors who thronged Christchurch last week for the polo tournament have departed, and the pursuit on the elusive pony is a thing of the past—for the time being, that is. The next influx of visitors may be expected about Easter, whieh period also unloeks / the gates of gaiety for the winter seaso»> as a rule. After that the social world will probably get a good deal busier than it is at present. " The engagement is announced of liieutenant George' JDennistoim, Royal second son of Mr G. J. Denaistoun, Peel Forest, to Beatrix, second daughter of Mr P. H. Pyne, Bealey Avenue, Christchurch.

V "■ Mr and Mrs J. H. Estell left by tiie Maori last night for Wellington. Dr Southey and Mrs Soutliey left last evening by the ferry steamer for the North. Miss Nina Brentnall, the Y.W.C.A. student secretary at Calcutta, who is at present in Cliristcliurch, is having a busy time addressing meetings on the subject of Association work in India. Miss Brentnall is keenly interested in her work, and that, as always, lends to her talks a special charm. < The engagement is announced of Miss Ida Martin, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs J. J. Martin, of Christchurch, to Mr T. Hodder, sheep farmer, son of Mr and Mrs Alfred Hodder, Whangamomona, Taranaki, also of Miss Rose Martin daughter of Mr and Mrs J. J. Martin, to Mr C. M'Laren, son of Mrs M 'Laren, Goodwood, Palinerston South.

Nothing is more catholic than the Frenchwoman's taste in clothes. Everything is permissable to her; or, rather, she finds everything permissible in others, so long as it is "elegant." To be inelegant is the unforgivable sim You may be as eclectic as you like. Should you, for instance, decide "to have your skirt made much wider than that worn by the majority, it matters not one whit, provided only that you put it on well and toear it with conviction—that is, with serene composure as to its suitability to your needs and wishes. The Frenchwoman will ap-

provingly say that your taste in dress is "personal." And if you choose to lower your hair on to the nape of your neck while, others mount theirs on high in a pinnacled top-knot, let it be well done and with artistie effect, and you are '' individual," " original," " distinctive, ' 7 a very different thing from being '**dowdy." (By the way, need I remind my women readers that ' * dowdy'' and ' 4 old-fashioned'' are far from being synonymous).

There is no doubt that Miss Bosina Buckmann, the New Zealand soprano, has made a genuine succesg in Eng-