THE SOCIAL ROUND

Sun (Christchurch), Volume II, Issue 566, 2 December 1915, Page 4

THE SOCIAL ROUND

.Mr and Mrß C, 8. Lewis left last night the Manuka; on a visit to Sydney V tad <the Blue Mountains. ■ " r Miss Rose Mills, Dunedin; who has l>een spending some time in Australia, • returned to the Dominion by.' this week's .• 'Sydney boat. ■ - Miss Dangar and Miss Mackerras, two well-known Sydney ladies, arrived in New Zealand this week, and intend V touring the Dominion. They are at present in Christchurch. ■ - -Nurse Bowie, formerly Plunket Nurse zi'at' Timaru, Who was one of the first to leave for service abroad,' has been seriously ill with typhoid fever at Cairo. In consequence, she has-been invalided VoiHe, and iB now on her way back to > New Zealand. " Mrs Jiarnet. (Christchurch) is visiting Wellington at present. ■ A Napier paper says that'his Excellency the Governor has telegraphed, ae- _ eepting, with thanks, an offer made by Mts T.' H. Lowry to provide material for 400 day shirts for the hospital ship *' when she returns for reeommisBioning. These will be made up by the H^iwke's Bay workers. "" Miss Watson, Papanui Roa:d, has left , for a trip to -Fiji.. -Mts- L. Rutherford(Hawarden) has ! taken a cottage at Sumner for a few • weeks. Mr and Mrs Cyril Ward are staying with Mrs W: Henderson, Invercargill. J r Miss Adair McMaster has returifed to North Canterbury, after a visit to the Misses Piper, Oamaru. " / Miss_C. Mallinson has gone.back to Greymouth, after spending some. little time in Christchurch. Mrs F. L. Stewart (Wellington) arrived in Chriatchurch this morning, and is staying at the Clarendon. Dr and Mrs Munro Hector (Wellington) are staying at Warner's. Mr and Mrs Ledingflam (Melbourne) arrived in town recently, stnd are staying, at Coker ? s Hotel. Major and Mrs Jordan left for the West Coast this morning. * Sister Edith Walton and Sister May Barnett were dedicated to deaconesses' work in the Methodist Church, in the presence of a large congregation in the Durham Street Chnreh, last evening. The Revw J. Dawson, president of the '■ conference, performed the eeremony. A -v&ry enjoyable Red Cross tea was held at the residence of Mrs G. Merton, Park Terrace, yesterday afternoon, be-. - - ing one of the series inaugurated by Mrs Gower Burns some months ago. A large party of guests attended, and a I charming musical programme was pro-; victed. Mrs Gower Burns, Mrs Bernard ! Wood, and Miss Stella Murray sang, , antl Mrs Russell played most of the accompaniments, and also played several Soli. Mrs Guthrie gave several delight- ; - ful 'cello items, and Miss Ward played : for Mrs Bernard Wood, and also gave a ! couple of pianoforte selections. ! : Mrs Chaffey is giving the next Red | fsross v tea at her residence on Saturday : Afternoon. j , Great interest is being taken in the ; "Battle of Flowers" to be held in connection with the River Bank- Rose Caraival. The committee are asking for girls who are willing to give their scr- ;

S vices in selling confetti, and are also r making a general request to people to save flower petals for use on this oc- * casion. Names and donations may be , left at the depot in Worcester Street i (formerly occupied by East, stationer). The "Battle of Flowers" will give a i gay Continental touch to the fete, and i elaborate plans are being made to con- ; duet it just as it would be done at, say, Nice. Particular attention is being given to the decorated motor cars, and , in this connection a variety of novel , ideas will be demonstrated. At '' Glerimore,'' Omihi, the residence of the bride's parents yesterday, Miss Elsie Foster, eldest daughter of Mr and , 'Mrs W. H. Foster, ..was married to Major B. S. Jordan, of the Ist Expeditionary Force, who has been invalided home from the front. Both the young people were widely popular, and they f carry with them the good wishes of a ! very large circle of friends. Major Jordan expects to return to the front shortly. A war wedding of interest was celebrated a few days ago, when Lieut. F. H. Anderson, formerly of Duff Avenue, Elgin, Scotland, was married to Miss Florence Kennedy, third daughter of Mr and, Mrs A. Kennedy, Kaikoura, at St. Andrew's Church, Oamaru. Lieut. Anderson went to Samoa wifti the advance force as transport Officer, and is leaving with the 9tli Reinforcements in the Army Service Corps--''* The bride, who wore a pretty frock of crepe de chine, was given away by Mr J. Pow, of Ferniehurst, in the absence of her father, who, owing to illness, could not attend. Miss Lexia Gunn attended the bride as bridesmaid, wearing a pretty white Swiss muslin frock and a white tagel straw hat, and carried a shower bouquet of pink sw;eet peas. Mr J. G. Foster, of Oamaru, was best man, and the Rev A. T. Thompson was the officiating clergyman., A reception; attended by a large number of friends, was given by Mrs Gunn at her residence, Straven Road, the hostess wearing a handsome black satin gown. She was. assisted in her capacity as hostess by Mrs Taylor, of Kaikoura (a sister of the bride). Among the presents received was a set of entree dishes from the officers and N.C.O.'s of the Taulxerenikau Camp. An eminent authority of the medical profession has again urged upon his brother physicians the importance of impressing upon the.publie the need of ! properly caring for the feet, not only | as far as having shoes-constructed cor- : reetly, but also in urging everyone to take a proper amount of foot gymnastics. . "High heels," says the "Journal of the American Medifeal Association," in quoting Ritschl, "are particularly dangerous, and lead to innumerjable bodily The strength and ! well-being of the entire body depend in !a large measure on the condition of the feet, and their development in children [should be watched with special care to avert injurious influences. High heels, Dr Ritschl declares, "affect injuriously not only the foot itself, but throw the i whole weight-bearing mechanism out of gear. By extending a moderately high

lieel backward, many muscular troubles are automatically cured." The Tsar has conferred the posthumous honour of the Cross of St. George of the Fourth Degree on Sister of Merey i Ivanova for her heroic exploit in leadi ing a company, the, officers of which had been killed, in storming • the enemy's ! position. Since the institution of this ; order 150 years ago, this is only the second instance of its award to a woman. The first female recipient was the famous Trooper Durova, who fought in the war of 1812; but she received the award, not as a woman, but as the officer Alexandrov, under which name she served. Therefore, strictly speaking, the late Sister Ivanova was the first woman thus honoured. The incident is looked on in Russia as of great ethical value, since it proves that the award is independent not only of rank or past services, as laid down in the rules, but also of sex. f A deputation, accompanied by a procession of 3500 women, appeared before the Glasgow Corporation to protest against increases of rent imposed since the declaration of war upon the smaller dwelling-houses in six districts of the city. The women carried a banner bearing the words:—"Our husbands, sons, and brothers are fighting the Prussians of Germany; we are fighting the Prussians of Only alternative, municipal housing." "A band of little boys and girls carried a banner with the inscription, " While my father is a prisoner in Germany the landlord is; attacking our home." The people con cerned, many of whom are the wives of soldiers and sailors, have declared a strike against the increased rents, and decline to remove, though in some districts they have been served with ejectment notices. The Zeppelin attacks have had a curious effect uj>on feminine habits (writes a London correspondent). Hundreds of women were caught unprepared the other evening. Now the wiser virgins are careful to see that the night is rainy or the moon is at the full before they curl their hair. It is disconcerting to be compelled to make an appearance before one's friends and neighbours adorned with a row of patent curlers. As the privacy of the night is no longer assured, night attire is occupying more of the attention of women. We are told that there has been a great run upon the West End stores for pyjamas since the raid, and that night-caps have been reintroduced. As one writer graphically put it—How much happier it will be to run out and look at a Zeppelin at- , tack in a pair of tasteful blue pyjamas and scarlet Turkish slippers, than in— : "well, in what we did wear upon that ; memorable occasion." Pyjamas of ' pink crepe de chino are popular for 1 women's wear, the most comfortable cut ( being those which are made in one ( piece, with long, baggy trousers, gather- 1 ed in and frilled at the ankle. With another frill at the neck, and a ribbon threaded round the waist, the effect is s quaint, but quite pretty. Another style j is based upon the suit of a Dombey boy. s In this case the trousers just Teach the ] ankles, and they button high up on to the jacket. A Neapolitan cap of very i thin material is often worn with the J Zeppelin pyjamas. • (