THE SOCIAL ROUND

Sun (Christchurch), Volume II, Issue 438, 6 July 1915, Page 4

THE SOCIAL ROUND

Miss A. A. Greenslade (Dunedin) ar ri\ek in Christchureh last evening.

.-> Miss Clarke left by the second express to-day, on her return to Dunedin, after a few days in Christchureh. Mrs Johnston (Timaru) is a visitor to Christchureh, and is staying at the United Service.

• Mrs R. Acton-Adams (Dunedin) is Tisiting Napier. : The wedding took place at Tenvuka on Saturday of Miss Phyllis Curtis, sister of Dr Curtis, and Mr Warren Pearse, tooth of that town. The ceremony took place at St. Peter's at 1.30 p.m.; the Ibride being given away by her brother. The Rev. Mr Norris officiated. The bride wore a smart brick-red coat and skirt, black fox furs, and black velour toat. The bridesmaid, Miss Pearse, wore a bine costume, and a black vely«t hat, trimmed "with ostrich feathers. M* H. H. Hayhurst attended the bridegroom as best man. The bridegroom is about to leave for Trentham, where he vi'ill join the Bth Reinforcements, so the wedding was a quiet one. Amongst the guests were Mesdxunes Pearse, Bushell, Hayhurst, A. Guild, Ashwell, Billon, TaJbot, James, Norris, Misses Pflarse, Twomey, Aspinall, Guild, Richards, Messrs Pearse, Talbot, Guild, Hayhurst, and Bilton.

Arehdeacon and Mrs Jacob have returned to South Canterbury from, a trip

ko Napier.

Miss Cox has gone back to Timaru from her visit to friends in Christchureb.

, Miss Haggitt, who has been visiting "Wellington, -arrived in Cbristehurch this morning, on her way back to Dunedin. Lady Ward arrived in Christchurch ttora Wellington this morning. ■Mrs Thacker accompanied Dr , Hiacker, M.P., to the north last evening.

Sir George McLean and Lady McLean passengers to Wellington by the ferry steamer last night. Lady Bell arrived in Christchurch from Wellington this morning. ;Miss I. Ml Statham, daughter of Mr W. H. Statham, of Avondale, who has been attending lectures at "Columbia "University, New York, since October, lias gained the degree of Bachelor of Science at that university. Before leaving; for New York Miss Statham was kindergarten mistress at the Normal School, Wellington. Before returning to New Zealand she intends to proceed to' South Kensington, London, and to Homo, to take a course in the Montessoil system.

Eighty-five thousand women registered for war service in London, but the great majority are useless. Twenty-five •hundred have been found employment. An increasing number of ticket collectors, light porters, and other light occupations are appearing in the streets daily.

The patriotic activity of the women of South Africa (states a correspondent in the "Manchester Guardian") takes the form of making veils for the soldiers of Botha 'a army. All over the

Union the Avomen ai"e as, busy veil-mak-ing as the Englishwomen are at knitting socks or making respirators. The chief enemies of the army now steadily pushing into South-West Africa ate the swarms of deadly disease-carrying insects—mosquitoes, sandflies, and so on. The women are making veils which c6ver the soldier's head and neck, and are tucked into the tunic. There is great difficulty in getting sufficient supplies of veiling from England, and appeals are being made for motor veils, chiffons, thin silks, and any kind of gauze material which can be used. Veilmaking is now the only occupation at afternoon tea parties in South Africa — much more useful, if less exciting, than the diamond-hunting which used to be ; the entertainment at Kimberley women's i gatherings. The thing to do was to hire a Kaffir to fetch a half-crown bucket of [mud from the mine, and then after tea !to grub patiently in the mud in the hope of finding a little diamond or two.