THE SOCIAL ROUND

Sun (Christchurch), Volume II, Issue 377, 26 April 1915, Page 4

THE SOCIAL ROUND

Miss N. Wright, who was tho guest Mrs- Geo. Rhodes, Beverly, for the Golf Tournament and the Harvest Festival celebrations, has returned to her koine in South Canterbury. Mr and Mrs T. D. Mansell are back In Christchureh, after spending an enjoyable holiday in the South. On their way back they spent a week with Mrs fxordon Wood, Timaru. Mrs J. 11. Ainge and Miss Ainge were amongst the overseas ■visitors to arrive in Christchureh yesterday morning. Mr and Mrs J. R. Crawford (Dun©din) are at present in Christchureh. Nurse. Shepperd, who is well known lv> nursing circles heye, leaves to-day for Adelaide, South Australia, where she in future make her home. Mr and Miss Baird (Luxton) are staying with Mrs A. Brown, Kaiapoi, Jor a week, prior to their departure ■for Siam, en route to America. Mr A. i>. Cox (Calcutta) and Mrs Cox (whose marriage was recently celebrated at Avonsidc), have been holidaying in the South, and returned to Christchureh on Saturday night. They are staying at Warner's. Other guests at the same hotel include: Mrs Fisher and M3bs Smith (Dunedin), Miss Emily Rutherford (Mendip Hills), Miss Meyer fSydney), Mrs Walter Macfarlane and Miss Macfarlane (Kaiwarra). Mr and Mrs Allen, of San Jose, California, left for the SoUth this morning, after spefitling a few days in C'hristXiiurch. Mrs Lance Lane (North Canterbury) Sias been staying with Mrs Herbert Hi-worthy, Craigmore. Mrs Hope (Timavu) was in town on Saturday. Mr alnd Mrs J. F. Hayhurst and their lainily are coming down from Paeroa, JKorth Island, in about a week's time, and w>ll for the future reside in Vemuka.

Mrs Luxton and Miss Luxton left 011 fjaturday for Picton, where they will fee the guests of Rev. and Mrs Freefcurg for a few weeks. After that they go to Siam, where Miss Luxton's inarriage to Mr H. Messenger, a young American scientist, takes place. After ihat they pi'oceed to England, and then to Boston, where they intend to make home. Mr and Mrs 0. Sa*vteli (Oliristcliureh) Itave left for a visit to Wellington, Mt. Egmont, and Rotorufl. A large number of ladies and gentlemen spent a very pleasant afternoon on Saturday, when the Bristol Piano Company gave an "at home" to celebrate] the opening of their new premises. A j pleasaftt departure from tradition lay in the fact that there Ave re no speeches, music and afternoon tea taking their ylace. It is true that Mr R. A. Home, the manager, did make a few brief re*iarks, but, as he pointed out at the Ibcginning, it was not a speech. Mrs Home (nee Miss Daisy Parsons), in ■pastel blue silk and a hat of black panne velvet, seized the opportunity ot renewing many old acquaintanceships during the afternoon. Amongst those present were noticed Mr and Mrs F. C. .Raphael, Mrs Russell, Mrs (I)r) Guthrie, Mrs .Jennings and the Misses Jennings, Miss Fairhurst, Mrs and Miss King, .Miss Gardiner, Miss Lrene Morris, Miss Thomas, Mrs Clarence, Mrs Edmonds, and Miss Lilian llarpcr. A pretty wedding was recently celebrated at the Sacred Heart Church, Thnaru, when Nora Josephine, eldest daughter of Mr Morgan McSweeney, Adair, I was married to Mr Chns. TJolden, of Hab.ell Hill, Mt. Messing. The bride

wore a pretty dress of ivory satin and Brussels -lace, with Medici collar and square Court train lined with palest pink chiffon. Her veil was arranged 4r«~niob cap effect, and she carried a lovely shower boncpatt. The maids of honour were. Misses Kathleen McSweeney and Lilian Holden, who were dressed alike in pale pink crepe de chine, made with wide belts of black | velvet, black hats with pale pink plumes. They carried bouquets of white chrysanthemums and autumn foliage. Two little girls, Annie Anglaiul and Leslie Cumming, acted as train-bearers, and were sweetly frocked in white muslin and, lace. Instead of bouquets, they carried crooks, tied with satin streamers. Mr Mitrdo McKenzie (Dunedin) and Mr Tom McSweeney .supported the bridegroom. Later on, Mr and Mrs Holden left for their honeymoon trip, the latter travelling in a smart navy serge suit, mole-coloured liat with drooping plume.

The Women's Educational and Industrial Union, a unique institution of Boston, has a department known as the Children's Players, made up of some enterprising young women. They organised, about four years ago, to supply a long-felt want of entertainment strictly for children, and have been producing plays, semi-annually, at one of Boston's leading theatres with gvL'ftt success. Just before Christmas a new project was launched —'' Children's Movies," at Saturday matinees in Tremont Temple, at 10, 15, and 25 cents, according to location.