THE SOCIAL ROUND

Sun (Christchurch), Volume IV, Issue 964, 14 March 1917, Page 4

THE SOCIAL ROUND

Dr and .Mrs Russell Ritchie (Dun-1 edin), who have been visiting Haumer, I spent a few days in Christchurch with Mr and Mrs Helmore before going' south. Mrs Edgar Stead (Christchurch) is staying with Mrs Eric Riddiford at Orongorougo. to t-i Mr and Mrs R. Acton-Adams (Dunedin) are visiting Napier. Miss Sutherland Smith has gone back to Nelson, after a visit to Wellington and Christchurch. A Blenheim engagement just announced concerns Miss Alma Clouston, sixth daughter of Mrs W. E. Clouston, St. Andrew's Blenheim, to Dr .1. Jenkins, only son of Mr R. W. Jenkins, of the same town. ■ i Mrs C. Tnrrcll has gone, back to Wellington, after a visit to this island. Mrs Roberts (Ashburton) is the guest of Colonel and Mrs Chafl'ey. Mr and Mrs Claries Bean, Webb Street, arc visitors at the Hydro, Tim-, aru, for a few days. Kenneth Williams and Mrs Williams (nee Miss Phillips) are expected to return to Christchurch from England shortly. Mr and Mrs' A. E. Shields (Christchurch), who have been visiting Auckland, left from there for a trip to Sydney last week. Mrs and Miss Phillips returned to The Point yesterday, after a short stay in town. Mr and Mrs Helms (Sydney), who have been making a short stay in Christchurch, left yesterdav for the Southern Lakes. Mrs and Miss Williams, Queensland visitors to New Zealand, are staying at the Clarendon. Mr and Mrs S. E. Rutherford went tack to Kowai Bush yesterday. Mr and Mrs Forsyth Johnson (Dunedin) arrived in Christchurch last night. and are staying at Warner's. Miss N. Guinness, Queen of the Timaru Carnival, was entertained by the eommittee recently, and presented with an art photograph of herself, beautifully coloured and enlarged. Mr Gordon, on behalf of Miss Guinness, thanked the committee lieartily for their kindness. To-night, at; the Young Women's Christian Association, Latimer Square, at 8 o'clock, Mr A. H. Gilby, of Cilby's Commercial College, will speak to members and friends on "What a Business €Hrl Should Know." These weekly lectures at the Y.W.C.A. by prominent men and women, on social, war, and literary topics, are proving of great interest and -value, as is shown by the increasing attendance at each. Everyone is cordially welcome to attend any of these talks. A curious but attractive calling is that of Miss Rose 11. Lorenz, an Amo»ican lady who is one of the most famous judges of art objects in the States. She has, we are told, a unique position in the auction field, owing to her genius in arranging big art collections for sale. Not quite so stately a vocation is that of Mrs Frank Pease, an alert young lady, who commands fancy prices for originating striking window displays for big emporiums. There is an American Judge who evidently believes in the Gilbertiau principle of making the punishment fit the erime. He is Judge Lummus, who at Lynn, Mass., sentenced Leonard Crowder, aged 10, who threw a stone at a little girl and cut her scalp, to throw 1000 stones. The order of the «ourt was carried out in a gravel pit, with the probation officer counting each stone, the hom (spathic sentence occupying Leonard an hour and a-luilf to complete, and the targets being a large rock and a tin can 75ft distant. The boy asked leave to stop when the 400 mark was reached, but the probation officer was as adamant as the missiles, and liniment had to be applied to Leonard's Jimp right arm when he finally com-pleted-the sentence to the encouraging Bhouts of his playmates. Leonard announces that he has thrown his last stone. Meatless clays are said to have improved complexions by 50 per cent., as three days a week is now the rule. Too much meat is eaten altogether, especially by the vising generation, who have; come to look for it at every meal. One of the results from so much animal food, especially in the case of girls, was klotches on the face, for which naturally no amount of external applications were any good. Was man ever intended to eat meat,' Like our forest ancestors, wc ought to live on nuis, roots, fruit, and grain. True, a nicely roasted sad die of mutton or a grilled chop has at tractions that are irresistible, and it

tender makes delicious eating. But, like all enjoyable things, they should be taken iu strict moderation. Doctors tell us that many of our ills—rheumatism and indigestion, for instance —come from the over-eating of red meat. It is a sail fact that all nice food is unwholesome, ami directly the doctor is called in he at once stops everything we enjoy Abstention from a meat diet, however, does work wonders, of that there is no doubt, .lust try a meatless week ami you will be surprised how your ills will decline, especially the headaches. By the last mail meat prices in England do not seem very much out of the way. For instance, brisket of beef could be had for Oil per lb, ribs for 1/1, sirloin 1/4, shoulder of mutton 1/- per lb, breasts 7d, and legs 1/2.■-Turkeys were l/.'i, and suet was lfld per lb.