NOTES AND NEWS.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 138, 17 July 1914, Page 4

NOTES AND NEWS.

Amongst the arrivals from the north yesterday were Mr and Mrs F. Davie. Mrs Denniston was a passenger to Auckland by last night's boat. Mr and Mrs Westenra, who have been in Wellington for a few days, returned to Christchurch this morning. Mr and Mrs L. Harley returned from the north this morning. Mr Isitt, M.P., and Mrs Isitt arrived in Christchurch from the north this morning. Mrs Wauchop, who has been visiting Sydney, returned to New Zealand by the Mokoia, which reached Wellington yesterday. Mr and Mrs Acton-Adams, who have been in Sydney, returned to New Zealand by the-Mokoia, which arrived in Wellington yesterday. The monthly meeting of the Lytelton Women's Political Club was held in the Excelsior Hall on Tuesday evening, Mrs Newell presiding. A most interesting and instructive • address on "Unimproved Value Taxation" was given by Mr G. M. Butterworth, at the conclusion of which questions were an- . swered. A very hearty vote of thanks to the speaker was proposed by Mrs Curtis, and seconded by Mrs Clark. "The Old Girls' Association in connection with the High School held their usual annual dance in the Art Gallery last evening. About one hundred couples were present, and dancing was thoroughly enjoyed to • the strains of Fox's orchestra. Dancing was held in the main hall, and the other rooms were utilised for sitting out places, and were comfortably arranged for this purpose. A very dainty supper was served during the evening, the tables Jaeing decorated with spring flowers which came all the way from Auckland. A very jolly time was spent by "the-'' old girls''' and their friends, and the committee (Miss Elsie Thompson, Miss Caverhill, Miss Thornton, and the honorary secretary, Miss Stella Dougall) are to be congratulated on a most successful social ; function. A good many visitors from other centres were present, and some very pretty dresses were worn on the , occasion. A wedding which caused a good deal of interest took place in St. Michael's Church yesterday afternoon, when Miss Prances Alice Doell, daughter of Mr F. - Doell,. of this town, was- marriied to Mr Bobert Henry Booker, also of Christchurch. The church was packed with friends and acquaintances who wished to witness theTeotemony, and from the church door ito the gate „the path on each side was* lined .with people waiting to see the bride arrive, and depart. The ceremony was performed by Kev. .- Cecil Mutter, and the bride was given away by her father. Miss Jean Carlet&n and Miss Buby Carleton were the bridesmaids, and two tiny little girls, Owen and Marjorie Doell, nieces of the bride, also accompanied the bride as flower girls. Mr W. L. Harrington and ■ - Jffr H. Hibbard'attended the bridegroom es best man and groomsman respectively, and the bride was gowned in -white merve-silk, the bodice made in collarless effect, and the skirt arranged with a court train and flowered with silk lace. A cluster of orange blossom ' appeared on; the corsage and in the corner of the train. Her veil was " draped over a coronet of orange blossoms and thrown back from the face, and she carried a shower bouquet of choice white flowers. The two elder bridesmaids wore. frocks of apricot satin and smart black hats with full crowns and slightly rolled brims, an apricot-coloured rose being tucked into the side of each. The little girls wore a&inty little white silk frocks and pale bine ribbons. After the wedding, a ' sumptuous "tea was served in the Eidgeley Hall, and at night a dance was held at the same place in honour of the event.

A new club, called the Carlyle, has •just been-opened on very novel lines in Piccadilly Circus, writes an Australian exchange. The Carlyle proposes to provide a London home for provincial people*, particularly business men mak-: . ing a short stay in ;the- metropolis, v Though a man's club, there are many facilities for the lady friends of members. Attached to the drawing-room ' is ■ a dressing ; room, in charge of an English-speaking French maid, whose services will be at the disposal of the wives and lady friends of members, without cost. Women using the rooms will be offered tea, a glass of wine, or other light refreshment at the expense of the club. The furnishing has been carried out by Waring and Gillow, who have endeavoured to suggest, as far as ' : t possible, an old-world manor house. ••Except in the ladies' room, where walnut has been used, the only wood em- \ ployed is old oak. Even the glassware -and the cutlery have been designed on ;':.' antique models; and the silver plate has ;:fceen made with a dull finish, suggestive ' 4>f old pewter. The fireplaces are of 'small'red bricks, sueh as are found in . old manor houses, with wrought4rbn "dogs" and fireirons. Raw hide has been used for upholstering the chairs and couches, and the larger tables are exact copies of mediaeval monks' refectory tables. The electric lamps are modelled after rushlight sconces, and others are enclosed in black wroughtiron lanterns, with horn panes. The club is non-political, non-residential, and non-dining, and the idea upon which it is based is that every service shall be free. A staff of shorthand writers and typists is available at any time. A staff of messengers is always in readiness. Light meals are provided free,

the only charge being for alcoholic refreshment. The turban of the Orient is fashionable. It is quite easy to make, being composed of a wide strip of tinsel net whose folds are held down witlx crescents in spangles so that it may be folded neatly in the bandeau manner about the forehead to expose a simple and very flat head-dressing. To go with the turban like coiffure, consisting of a long* and thick strand of unwaved hair swathed about the crown of the head and in front brought close to the forehead, there are some charming pins in brilliant sets in gold or silver. Their tops are shaped like plain ovals, horseshoes, or half moons, and they keep-the coiffure firmly in place. They are very effective on the white gauze turbans. Blurred, irregular '' grainings'' resembling the markings of marble are the latest idea for patterned ninons. Carried out in pastel tones, these ninons make most effective blouses. j One of the secrets of the success of | the cinematograph is its realisation of I the growing need for artificiallyi induced laughter; its discovery that there is a large public whose spirits rise when they see others more miserable than themselves. On its screens are perpetually displayed some miserable man, dogged by disaster. Misfortune follows misfortune. In the space of half an hour he is knocked down by a horse, chased by a mad dog, pushed down a coal-hole, ducked in a pond, buried under the debris of a falling house, kicked by a constable, and put into prison. ' At each successive misfortune the audience latighs louder and louder. Why, it is difficult to say. Dr Johnson once declared that the way to be happy was to think of the people who were more miserable than oneself. This state of mind reaches its apotheosis in the picture palace, where the audience sits in comfortable chairs, in a dim and dreamy atmosphere, with little boys in buttons whispering ".Tea!" in their ears, and all the time the man on the screen is having a remarkably "rotten time.' ' No little interest was caused in the

London estate market recently by the announcement that the Duke of Marlborough personally would sell, by auction, a portion of his property. The Duke is a comparatively young man, having been born in 1871, and he succeeded to the earldom in 1892. He saw service in the Transvaal war, winning the medal and clasp, and later became Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies The first Duke was the celebrated military commander, and for his services a pension of £4OOO and the estate of Blenheim were settled on the family by Act of Parliament. The recent discoveries of Professor Flinders Petrie, in Egypt, have directed attention to the <rnaments worn by the ancient civilisations of the world. For the most part early Egyptian jewellery was confined to the articles which we associate with the term at present. Necklaces, bracelets, rings, and earrings were the favoured ornaments, though the modern tiara had its counterpart in the gold and enamel diadems whichfigured in those days. Armlets and pendants were also favoured, many of the latter being amulets supposed to possess supernatural powers. The designs, as a rule, were based on natural j objects, such as human beings, animals, leaves, and flowers. The .lion was a favourite design, and rosettes figured j largely in the jeweller's scheme. I