THE SOCIAL ROUND

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 194, 21 September 1914, Page 3

THE SOCIAL ROUND

NOTES AND HEWS.

Mrs Carleton Williams, Poverty Bay, is visiting Dunedin. Mrs Greenwood ( Amberley) is in town, staying at Warner's. - Captain and Mrs Brandon, from Wellington, are staying at the Clarendon. Mrs Penty arrived in Christchurch from Wellington yesterday, and are at the Clarendon. Colonel and Mrs E. B. Millton (Birch Hill) came into town yesterday, and are guests at Warner's. Mrs E. W. iPayton and Miss Payton, who liaVe been visiting Christchurch, have returned to Masterton. Miss G. Mathieson, Wellington, arrived in Christchurch on Saturday, on a visit to friends here. ' Miss Hosking, who has been visiting Christchurch and the West Coast, returned to Wellington on Saturday. Mr and Mrs Walter Empson, Mount Peel, came in to town for the DennistounPyne wedding on Saturday, and were the guests of Dr and Mrs Ilugli Acland. f

Mrs Bernard Wood,- Fendalton, is visiting Wellington, and is the guest of her parents, Sir Joseph and Lady Ward, at the Royal Oak Hotel. Professor H. B. Dixon, F.R.S., arrived in Christchurch yesterday. He is - the guest of Mr and Mrs S. Hurst Seager during his stay here. Miss Boyle and Miss Grigg, who have beien visiting Suva, arrived in 'Wellington' from Auckland on Friday. Miss Boyle came on to Christchurch *on Saturday morning. •

Bishop and Mrs Sadlier, of -Nelson, left on 'Friday for Sydney, en route-' for England. , Archdeacon and Mrs York, of Greymouth, were passengers on the same >boat for the same destination. The engagement is announced of Miss Olive McCartney, third daughter of Mr R. McCartney, of Dillon 's Point, Blenheim, to Mr David Monroe, third son of Mrs Monroe, Bank House, Marl-

borough. The engagement is announced of Mr B. C. Barkle, eldest son of Mr- W. H. Barkle, of Little Akaroa, Banks Peninsula, to Miss Alice D. Taylor, eldest daughter of Mr Thomas Taylor, 'of [Wellington. - , Mr and Mrs Bethell (Pahau Pastures), who came 'into town on Saturday,; motored home yesterday. They are expected in town again t-liis evening, and will leave to-night for die north, on a visit to Mrs Bethell's relatives. -Mrs Hansen, wife of Captain Hansen, of the American schooner Annie

. M.'."'Campbell, which arrived in "Weir , * lihgton Harbour on Friday after -a sixty-two days ; 'passage from Puget is making her first voyage to New Zealand in the vessel. Misses Faililand and Sutcliffe, who . were trained-and certificated at Sydney Hospital, left by-the P. and O. mail steamer Morea for London. They intend assisting to nurse the wounded at the London. hospitals, or at the . front. They are going "to London with the . approval of the matron of the Sydney Hospital, and at their own expense. A very successful Patriotic Ball was held- in Wellington on Thursday evening. The Mayoress, Mrs J. P. Luke, ojjened the proceedings in the unavoid-; able absence of lier_husband, and made a patriotic speech during the evening. She was presented with' a posy of freezias and wall flowers. The hall where the dance was held was decorated with bunting and trails of lycopo<lium, and card tables were provided for the non-dancers.

The Rev. H. W. Monaghan, lately curate in St. Luke's parish, and Mrs Monaghan are to/: be farewelled by the congregation -this evening, prior to thiiir departure for Ross, to which parish Mr Monaghan has been transferred. Yesterday afternoon the Sunday School teachers took the opportunity to say good-bye to Mr Monaghan, a ltd presented him with a collection of books .as a token of the good feeling •which had I always existed between them. --/•; " ■ '

Mr Redmond- must have felt a little nervous when he received £3OO for his Nationalist Volunteers from Rosalind Countess of Carlisle, for any movement which this strong-minded lady takes an interest in slie soon dominates. It is many years ago since she forbade the presence of anything spirituous in her home, and since then not even one small bottle of light lager has passed through the stately gates of Castle Howard. She is a fanatic even among temperance fanatics, but her daughter married a brewer last; year.

The English inail brings news of the success of an ex-student of the Art classes of the Wellington Technical School. Miss Muriel Hayes, a daughter of Mr J. Hayes, M.C., F.S.S., and Mrs Hayes, of Greymouth, and formerly of "Wellington, who has been studying during the past three years at the Liverpool City School -of Art, has been

awarded two prizes for original design at the South Kensington National Competitions. Her wood-cut also received commendation. On the day of writing, Miss Hayes was leaving with relatives for a holiday in Brittany, aird as far as can be ascertained shewwats t in France at the moment of the outbreak of war. In nine cases out of ten what a neglected portion of the room is that surrounding the window. At times, looking out of the window passes many pleasant moments. Yet, few are furnished for the purpose. In addition, all window-seats should answer requirements by being fitted with drawers or a top that opens over a hollow, box-like space. These suggestions have the advantage of keeping a room tidy, as well as providing a comfortable seat. This idea of fitments does not alone apply to bay or casement windows, but to the old-fashioned flat type, that responds to original treatment just as well as the more modern examples. A handy carpenter can to-day do wonders with such windows. Bookshelves, with cupboards beneath, can be fixed on either side, the space between, immediately under the window, b<fing fitted with a flat seat that can be upholstered to allow of the toj) being easily opened, providing thus another good-sized receptacle for holding all manner of articles that would otherwise lie about or be placed in boxes, that are themselves just as unsightly as littered articles. . Why do Americans want everything to have "a punch?" I lunched with one yesterday, writes a correspondent, and he told me that though Freddy Welsh ;was a fine boxer, he had not "a punch." He criticised all the plays in London, and- said one of them had "a punch." Mr Balfour was a great statesman, but he had not "a punchy" So-axid-So wrote fine novels, but there was not "a punch" in them. Even Great Britain itself—and he admitted its greatness—had not got "a punch" in international affairs. The only person he would admit who had "a punch" is Mrs Pankliurst.