THE SOCIAL ROUND

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 146, 27 July 1914, Page 4

THE SOCIAL ROUND

NOTES'AND NEWS.

Mrs Cutten and Miss Cutten, of Dunedin, are visiting Wellington. Miss Gow arrived in Christchurch from the north on Saturday. Dr Elizabeth M'Cahom arrived re J eently in Wellington from Edinburgh, to take the place of Dr Elizabeth Macdonald. The officers of the Ist M.B. (Canterbury Yeomanry Cavalry) will hold their annual ball daring National Week at the Alexandra Hall, the date being Friday, August 14. Tickets may be obtained only on application to the officers of the C.Y.C. The wedding took place last week at St. Peter's Church, Waipawa, of Miss Olive Mitchell, second daughter of Mr and Mrs E. Mitchell, of Waipawa, to Mr Alee. Mackay, of the Bank of Australasia, Napier, only son of Mr and Mrs E. Mackay, of Bangiora. The ceremony was performed by the Bev. Archdeacon Cullwick. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a "gown of ivory satin draped with guipure lace, and a veil fastened, with orange blossoms. The bridesmaids were Miss Kathleen Mitchell and Miss Fanny Fletcher, who both wore pretty froeks of pale pink crepe de chine, and black velour hats ornamented with pink roses. JPhe best man was Mr Walter Gibb, of Hawera. The bride's mother, Mrs Mitchell, wore a gown of grey crystalline and black hat with touches of pale pink. She carried a bouquet of shaded pink flowers. A reception afterwards held at the residence of the bride's parents, and later Mr and Mrs Mackay left on their wedding journey, the latter travelling in an amethyst cos--fcume and hat to match. Their future home will be in Napier.

The crowning of Miss Lenore Kelly, oi Kanini, as queen of the Pahiatua carnival, took place at Pahiauta on Thursday in the presence of one of the largest gatherings of town and conntry people ever assembled in Pahiatua (states a Pahiatua correspondent). The day was fine, but threatening. The coronation robes and dress worn by the queen were very becoming, while the maids of honour were also attired in very becoming dresses. In the evening a coronation ball was held, in the Drillshed, and was a brilliant success. The Mayor, Mr J. D. C. Crewe, took a prominent part in both the afternoon and evening functions,- and the Carnival Committee were zealous in their endeavours to make the gathering a success. A large number of knighthoods were bestowed on local residents in the afternoon and also in the evening.

Mother Cecily, Prioress of St. Domiuick.'s Convent, Dunedin, celebrated the silver Jubilee of her religious profession on the 9th inst., says a recent Dunedin paper. For the past 25 years the rev. mother has been working in the education- of the young in the Dominican Convent, Dunedin, and in the branch houses throughout Otago and Southland. 1o show their appreciation of her labors, the past and present pupils of St. l)ominick's, before the mid-winter vacation, invited Mother Cecily to a musical and dramatic entertainment, at the close of which they presented her with & purse of sovereigns, to help in defraying the expenses of the improvements lately made in the convent chapel. The rev. mother received a sheaf of telegrams and many presents.

The pet dog of the fair Parisienne is quite a personage, and lives a life of ease and luxury which any of us might «nvy. But surely (observes a London paper) the following notice conveyed on a dainty gilt card to those concerned is carrying matters to a point of insanity: "Monsieur and Mme. Albert P have pleasure in requesting you to do them the kindness of being present at the baptism of their poodle lairadec, on Saturday, the 13th of June. H.S.V.P."

"Oscar," tho noted Waldorf chef, is an advocate of the simple life. "We used to serve dinners of thirteen or fourteen courses," he is reported as saying; "now the usual dinner is of eight courses, sometimes of six or seven only. Personally, I think five pr six cotfrses" are ample. Oysters, green turtle soup, a saddle of lamb with a vegetable, a salad, ices, and coffee and cheese 1 - are sufficient." Certain Parisian chefs have outdone their New York contemporary, however, by suggesting that "two-dish leagues" should be formed of those who think that two

dishes, perfect in their way, are enough for a dinner. A most remarkable freak marriage j was disclosed in the Divorce Court in [London recently. Miss Lethbridge, f daughter of Sir Wroth Lethbridge, [brought a suit for nullity of marriage against Mr Geo. Carmichael Cole, an officer in the Indian Police. Miss Leth- , bridge, who is a ward of Chancery, is (writes a London correspondent), 18 years of age, and Mr Cole is nearly old enough to be her grandfather. June and December first met last year at a cor.ntry house in Staffordshire. The course of true love ran very swiftly. They became infatuated. They resolved to wed. They went to Scotland, where there is an ancient statute that lovers, after twenty-one days' residence, may contract marriage by merely declaring that they are man and wife. They only remained in Scotland a few days. Mr Cole booked rooms for three weeks in Dumfries, but never stayed there, in order to convey the idea of residence. June and December signed a declaration, which read: "I, Torfrida Alianorc Lethbridge, take thee, George Summerly Carmichael Cole, as my lawful husband." Then they disappeared. An advertisement in the ' * Daily Mail'' led, according to Cole, to their being hunted out of England. They went to Paris, where, after a few days, they were arrested. Forsome unexplained reason June changed her mind, and suddenly declared that she did not wish to marry December. December gallantly accepted the whole responsibility for their strange elopement, curious relations, and dramatic parting. Questions asked by the president elicited an assurance that the marriage had never been consummated, and the decree nisi for nullity was granted. December goes back- to India; June remains in England, and once again the course of true love did not ran smooth. Everybody dreams of a fortune, and finds pleasure in thinking what he would do with it. "With this in mind, the "American Magazine" recently asked its readers the question: "What would you do with a million dollars?" Three prizes were awarded, and they went to letters from two poor people and a woman of forty, who considered it was time she enjoyed life. "First of all, I'd pay my debts," says one of the prize-winners, a married man. '' No, I wouldn't—l'd pay dad's first." "Dad," it appears, has "done pretty well as things go, " but financial losses due to a panic are killing him, and "dear old mother," too. Then he would pay the debts of his wife's family, and after that improve his own position, which is so full of anxiety that he lies awake wondering where rent and interest payments are coming from. He "wouldn't go round building libraries and churches,' 3 but would seek out people needing and deserving of help, and make life brighter for them. The second prize-winner is a woman who says she has spent her life pleasing other people, and thinks that if she had plenty of money she would begin to please herself. "Never having much money with which to make rough places smooth, I've smoothed 'em with myself.'' It may be, she • says, the best kind of giving to give oneself, but she's tired of it, and would like the million dellars "to get the tired" out of herself. In short, she would do as she pleased. Half her income would go to those of whom she is fond, and the other would enable her to travel in far countries. The third prize-winner, a poor shop girl, says the first thing she would do would be to buy a motor car. After standing for eight hours at a stretch, she envies the rich people who go past her in motors as she walks wearily home. Then she would buy back the old home in lowa, spend a thousand dollars on clothes and a thousand on jewellery, take music lessons, and travel, and make happy the last days of a poor shop companion who is dying of tuberculosis. The winning answers have a genuine ring. It is noticeable that the Carnegie and Boekefeller methods of getting rid of fortunes do not find favour with the judges.