THE SOCIAL ROUND

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 250, 25 November 1914, Page 4

THE SOCIAL ROUND

Mrs Greenwood (Amberley) is at Warner's.

Mrs St. John Buckley (Oaraaru) is at the United Service.

Mrs Montgomery (Little River) came into Christehurch to-day. , Mr and Mrs Bethell returned to Amur! Christehurch to-day. Mrs H. Ball v and Miss Young ( Wellington) are at the United Service.

Mr and Mrs C. O. T. Rutherford, "The Peak*'' are guests,at Warner 's.

• -Miss Jamieson (Christehurch) is the guest of Mrs Van Asch, Oakleigh, Rangiora.

Mr and Mrs C. 11. Ensor (White Bock) are in town, and are staying at Warner's; -

i. Miss May Dowling, of the Bunedin Medical University, is on a visit to her home in New,, Plymouth^

Mrs and Miss Hay ward have returned to Christehurch from their visit to friends in New Plymouth. :: Mrs E. Nathan, who was the guest of Mrs Louisson ior a week Op two, has returned to her home in Christehurch;

Mrs Crisp has retunied to Asliburton from her visit to Christehurch, when uhe was the guest of Mrs Cross, Latimer Square.

.Miss Falk,- Sydney, who was the guest of' Miss Sinclair Thompson (Geraldine)r is now staying with Miss Denjaiston, Dune din. ;

Sir Joseph Ward and Lady Ward, who have, been in Canterbury for the jpast few (Tays, left last night on their , return, to the North.

Mr and Mrs Johnston, who have just returned to New Zealand from England, passed through Christchurch to-day on their way to Glenmark. Mr and Mrs A. It. Bloxam and family, aad Mrs G. yW. Bennett, of Christchurch, returned to New Zealand by the Tongariro at the end of last week. ( ; Lieutenant E. "WV Chapman, the news of whose death yesterday caused a feeling of {jadneßdVtt|nragiiottt Canterbury, was only married a brief two years ago . when he espoused an English girl, Miss Henderson, daughter of Mr Henderson, of King's Larigley, Hertfordshire. Shortly afterwards he was sent to jßgypt with his regiment, and was recalled last; month and sent to; the front. Ail hearts must go out in sympathy to the young widow, who has been so early bereaved of her husband, and whose .''late, alas, is but the common fate of "sbo many thousands to-day.

; A correspondent at Samoa sends along further details of thfc wedding of Captain Loftus Tottenham, Provost Marshal oj the" New Zealand Advance 1 Force now at Samoa, and Miss Gladys Ogilvie Nation, of HaWke'sßay, a brief account of Which appeared in yesterday's Sun. The decorations of the Mission Church, which is situated on the water-front, were very lovely in their tropical brilliance, and were composed of pink begonias, trails of ferns, banana and palm leaves, and white hibiscxis. A erowd of brightly-clad natives lined up the church, and were greatly interested in the wedding, which was picturesque to a "degree. The beautiful tropical, sunshine, the palms, the guard of honour forming an archway with their drawn swords, made up a picture that ■was brightness ftnd beauty and joyousness, as that of a weeding should be. The bride's dress was of ivory-white

crepe de chine, with flounced skirt and sash of rose silk. She wore a widebrimmed white hat with, roses, and carried a bouquet, presented by the nursing sisters, of white jasmine, frangipanni, and rose-pink begonias, with trails of the emblem flowers of Samoa, everlasting white clover. After the cerehiony Captain Loftus. Tottenham -and his brieve left for their home in a motor car beautifully decorated asparagus fern and wide white ribbons, red, white, and blue bows fluttering bravely from the steering wheel.

New Zealand women students not yet decided as to their future career may be interested to hear that the lady warden of the London Royal Free Hospital) School of Medicine/for Women (University, of London) has publicly suggested that at this-crisis well-educated, healthy young women of England would be; serving, their country if they would study medicine. Before the war began, she points out, there was a serious shortage of qualified practitioners owing to the enormously increasing; demand for medical treatment and inspection. Under ordinary circumstances the entry at the medical schools for men throughout the country would have been a large one this October. Now, most young men have a call to offer their services to their country in another Way. In five or six years' time there will, therefore, be a serious laek of house physicians and house surgeons in the hospitals and infirmaries unless more women have in the meantime entered upon a full medical course.

A London paper states that a suggestion is afoot to allow women to be appointed as army cooks. If this is permitted they are to be paid 22/- a week in addition to rations, but they must pay their own lodging expenses at cottages in the neighbourhood of army stations ( to which they are, sent. Also, they nvust find their own aprons and towels for washing up. We beg to draw your, attention to Mrs Owen's tea advertisement whieh appears on this page. It is an extraordinary opportunity for ladies to procure the finest tea ever imported direct from Ceylon to the Dominion. .330