THE SOCIAL ROUND.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume VII, Issue 2143, 28 December 1920, Page 16 (Supplement)

THE SOCIAL ROUND.

Dr and Mrs Temple (Chiistermreh) spent Christmas in Timaru. Mr and Mrs W. A. Hutton (Greytown) are in Christchurch at present. Mr and Mrs Arkwright (Overton, Marton) are visiting Christchurch. Mr and Mrs A. E. Barker have returned to Wellington after a few days in Christchurch. Mr and Mrs E. A. LeCren and Miss Mary LeCren (South Canterbury) are spending a holiday at Mt. Cook. Mr and Mrs F. Hunt (Auckland) and Mr and Mrs J. W. Black (Hawera) are amongst the guests at the Clarendon. Dr and Mrs Bruce Stringer, who spent Christmas in Christchurch, have gone to Timaru, where the former intends practising his profession. Mr and Mrs Rae Culpau (Auckland), ■who have been dbwn south, came up to Christchurch last night, and are amongst the guests at Warner's. Mr and Mrs E. Burr (Trenthnm) and Mj- and Mrs B. C. Forder (Bournemouth, England) are amongst the Teccnt arrivals at the United Service. The Wahine, which arrived at Lyttelton this morning from Wellington, carried 20 saloon and 60 steerage passengers off the Arawa, including Captain and Mrs Bobinson, of the New Zealand Shipping Co.; Mrs Milne, matron in charge of the Arawa's passengers, and six Sisters of Nazareth. Mrs Cecil Wood, who arrived In Wellington yesterday from Sydney, also came south this morning. The marriage took place last week of Miss Murielle Alice Frame, third daughter of Mr and Mrs D B. Eraine, Marine Parade, Napier, to Mr Harold Leslie Bowden, youugest son of Mr and Mrs W. Bowden, of Ashburton. The ceremony, ■which was performed by the Rev, Charles Connor, took place at the home of the bride's parents, Mr Frame giving his daughter away. The bridal frock was composed of cream net and georgette, worn over a silk underdress and ornamented with pearl trimming, accompanied by the customary veil and bouquet. Miss Irene Frame attended her sister as bridesmaid, and Mr Douglas Fraser was best man. The happy couple late ' -ft on their honeymoon, which is to 1, in the South Island. Shopy.ers in search of Xmas and New Year Novelties should not fail to see "Patricia V fine range of charming Blouses and Lingerie to suit all tastes. We have also a big display of toys and fancy goods at most tempting prices. It will be to your advantage to inspect our goods and compare them. Corner Montreal and "Victoria Streets. .7

Lord Frederick Hamilton, in his newly-published memoirs, notes that when he entered the small family party which then constituted London society:—"My aunts, who had been born in or before the 19th century, invariably pronounced 'yellow' as 'yalJow,' 'lilac' and 'cucumber' became 'laylock' and 'eowcumber,' and a gold bracelet was referred to as a " goold brasslet.' They always spoke of 'Proosia' and 'Roosia.' This pronunciation was maintained by Mr GladStone in his old age. He always spoke of 'constitootional' and of 'noos.' "

To Miss Evelina Bagge, who lives in the fashionable quarter of Duke Street, Grosvenor .Square, belongs the distinction of being the first woman to be summoned for smoking in a non-smoking tailway carriage, writes a London correspondent. And she owes this distinction to a scrimmage with members of Jier own sex who were in the carriage •with her, and objected to smoking. She •was travelling as a first-class passenger from Horsham to London, and there being no one else in the carriage she placed a cigarette in her five-guinea cigarette holder (made of tortoise shell and gold) and lit up. When the train Btopped at a station near London the guard placed several other ladies in the feaTriage, two of whom were mistresses at a girls' school. The new arrivals tad third-class tickets, but there was no room for them in-any of the thirdelass carriages. They drew Miss B-gge's attention to the fact that the Carriage was not a smoker, but Miss Bagge, knowing that they had thirdclass tickets, ignored their presence. But when their remarks became personal and pointed, Miss Bagge replied ■With spirit, and as the result of a scrimmage the five-guinea holder with its cigarette was snatched from her lips and thrown out of the window. At the police court she was compelled to pay £2 2/- costs, but in deference to her social position a conviction was not recorded against her. The matter is to fee further ventilated in court proceedings instituted by Miss Bagge against the lady who threw the cigarette holder ©ut of the window.