SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2303, 10 November 1914, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

. •/•••• - " —— Of New Zealand Interest. Weddings of' Now Zealand interest' which took place in Engknd recently are as follow Mr. William Edgar Stevenson, .son of'the late-Mr. J. 6, Stevenson, of Clevedon, Somerset, who was married in. St. Mark's Church, Hamilton Terrace, London, to Miss Gertrude AVinifred Purchas, daughter of the late " Rev: A. G. Purchas, M.R.C.S., of and Mr. J. Colin Ronald, son of Mr. J. 6. Ronald, of Hampstead, who was married on September 21 din St. Thomas's Church, Salisbury, to Miss Kathleen Louise Giblin, elder daughter of Mr. John S. Giblin, of Hawke's Bay, New' Zealand •. ' Queen Mary's Appeal. Women, all over England have been touched by the way in .which the Queen has asked'them to help her to meet Lord Kitchener's request for the troops, but here, too, London is at'the heart of things, for it is at Devonshire House, whence the Red Cross has been moved to still more extensive quarters : in Pall Mall, the Queen's lady-in-wait-ing, with a few chosen helpers, is oarrving on the practical side of the work, states a writer in ''The Queen." Perhaps it is the simplicity, and directness, almost the homeliness of the appeal, both from the War Minister to the Queen and the Queen to the women of England and the Empire, whioh makes it so impelling; and it becomes the more so when pnc knows that Lord Kitchener came himself to the Queen <t-> ask her to do this'for. him/and the troops, and. that it is. the first time lie has ever asked for anything either for himself or for others. -For, tho appeal for blankets recently made was' aimed primarily at supplementing the ordinary sources of supply,, which had inevitably become exhausted through the sudden and ■ unprecedented strain, and offered a means of speed and the avoidance, of "red tape" by its direct methods. Here we ha,ve a different request, for it is. a gift of.certain definite articles at a difficult time, a present to the troops at the front from the Queen and the women of the country.

The Victoria League in London, The Victoria League in London is offering to the secondary schools of New Zealand and Australia prizes for .m essay competition entitled "The Struggle Between England and Spain for Maritime 'Supremacy,. 1688-1658.". The first- prize will be five guineas' worth: of ■ books, and the winner's, school will be presented with an. illuminated and framed certificate. Competitors may belong to any ' recognised secondary school in' Australasia, but must be under the-age of .19 years ion Apiiil 1, 1915. The local arrangements have been undertaken ;by tlio league's branches and the British Empire Leaguo in Sydney, which will also select judges for a preliminary judgment of ;the essays. This preliminary judgment .will select the three best essays from each, State and the four' best from New Zealand, ono from each district, and those\will be sent to London.

A Children's Entertainment. . , V ..A children's entertainment, organised by the entertaining committee of St. Mark's Church, .--. was ... given ,in the Church Schoolroom last evening/ and, judging from the applause that, met every item,, was much enjoyed by: the audience, which -.was largely composed', of parents qfi.the children and'friends, as well as -children, who were not .taking any part.' in;, the performance. The programme consisted of tableau effects, song's, in costume, physical, culture exercises, recitations, and .selections from Pinafore," among ,which was introduced Mr.. Bert Royle's patriotic song, ."Britons AH." Songs were sung by Miss Drake, Mr. Gaudie, Miss Gladys TVatkms, Miss Ngaire Lemmon, and Miss Olive.Smith .recited;, the.Rev. S. Ogden and Mr. K. Alters sang "It's a Long, Lang, Way to Tipperary" as; a duet', and Miss Harrison gave an- exliibition, of club, swipging. 'The "Tor-, pedo 'Song" (appropriate to the times wo are.liyihg,in).aud .other songs were given' by; the. children, who kept well in unison; and. diisclosed both in. their singing aiid dancing, as well as their ,dj:illi" evidences of careful, training.' The, latter was performed by the pupils, of Mr. Threadgilß l ' Miss A. Holm,.who.is the secretary :'of- tho decorating' com-' mittce, was in a'great measure the or-! ganiser of the entert-ainmeiit.

Mrs. Eliot Wa'rburton (Palmerstoii North) is staying with her sister, Mrs.. Fulton, at Rawluti, Golder's Hill. / Mrs. Alexander, who 1 has been staying with Mrs. ,\V.' P. Massey, left for the Boutli last evening;; Sincere sympathy will be felt in New, .Zealand for Mrs. Hi de P. Rennick, whose husband, Lieutenant-Commander llennick A went down with' the. cruiser' Hogue after a submarine attack in the North. Sea (writes a London correspondent on September 24). Commander Rennick's marriage, with Miss Isobel F Patorson, youngest daughter of Mr. A. S. Paterson, of Dunedin, took place at St; jMargaret's, Westminster, only last April. He was in. the Antarctic-with Captain Snott's last expedition, and during the voyage of the Terra Nova he had charge of tho soundings. ; Tho death took place,on Saturday, at her residence, Broadway Terrace, of Mrs. Rose Hyams, in-her' 79th year. The decoased lady, who was a native of Russian Poland, arrived' in Wellington by the ship Oriental in October,, 1857. She leaves three children—two 'daughters and ono son, and a number of grandchildren, and great grandchildren. The son,. Sir. -Isaac Hyams, is secretary of the Wellington Bowling 'Club, and was a former member of the management committee of the Now Zealaaid Rugby Union. , . Adelene Genee, the • dancer, is not. quite ready to go into retirement, remarks the' Boston "Globe." She will supplement her last two ."farewell" tours witlf another, which will take her over the standard variety circuit in, the. coming season.

Entertainment at Northland. ■_ A feature of the carnival held at Northland on Friday and Saturday ..last in aid of the Belgian Relief Fund vas the . Christmas tree organised by the pupils of the Northland State School. The idea originated amongst the senior gills and was "heartily encouraged by the teachers, while many of the parents of the pupils sent gifts of money and suitable articles. for the tree: Mis'd Car-rick, who was in charge, was assisted by Misses. Mildred Stewart, May. Wilkinson, Lizzie Van Zantes, Hilda Franklin, Rita Rankine and Muriel 'Wall. It speaks volumes for the business management of these young ladies when no less a v sum than £15 was received during one afternoon and two evenings. Among the visitors to the function was the Hon. A. L. Herdman, the member for the district. He was heartil;> cheered by. the children and the visitor returned the compliment try making a donation of . £1 Is. to ffie fund and purchasing a number of the wares. . How til Knit Sooka. This design is for an 11-inoh foot, but it' can easily be decreased or increased in length as suggested at the end of description. Materials: 4 ounces of Isaac Briggs and Sons' ex-super khaki • fingering wool, 4-ply, and 'four Bteel knitting needles No. 12. . Use the_ wool double to cast on seventy stitches, arrange these to knit in rounds.

First round: * 1 plain, 1 purl;, repeat from * thirty-four times. Repeat this round fifty-five times. This gives a jong welt, which clings well. After'this the 6ock is "knitted plain throughout, except the seam stitch at the back, which is always purled. Fifty-sevent'h round: Knit 10, make' 1 by picking up the'wooLlying. beneath the last knitted stitch afid knitting it, knit 20, make 1 as described, knit 20, make 1, knit 10, make 1, knit 9, purl 1. This inoreases the stitches' to seventy-four.. Fifty-eighth round: Knit 78, purl -1; Repeat this round sixty-eight times. This brings the sock to. the heel. For the heel: Pass nineteen stitches on to the back needle each side of the seam stitch. First row: Slip 1, knit 18, purl l. knit 19. Second row: Slip 1, purl 18, knit 1, purl 19.. Repeat these two. tows-four-teen times. . To close, the hed: - Slip; 1, knit- 18,' purl 1, knit 4, slip 1, knit 1 ; pass the slipped stitch over the knitted one, turn, slip 1, purl 4, knit 1, purl, 4, purl 2 together, turn; continue to' knit m this way until the'stitches are all on one needle; There will be/eleven stitches left. Pick up fifteen stitches from tlio left side. of the heel.' Knit across the front needle. Pick up . fifteen'stitches from the-right side of the heel. -Pass six of the heel stitches'on to one side needle, and five on other side needle. • For tlio foot.—First found: Plain,' commencing at the centre' of tho sole. Second round: Knit-plain till' there are only four stitches, oil the first needle, take 2 together, knit 2;-front needle plain; ■ side needle, knit, 2, . slip' 1, knit l, ;pass the slipped stitch over, knit plain, to. the end' of the round. Repeat* these, two rounds until the •stitches, are .reduced'to sixty-two. Now knit\without decreasing till the foot measures 9.-inches. ' ■' . If. a 10-inch. foot hose.be required, then taiit without decreasing, till your, knitting' measures'B'inches' or if a 12-inch length foot' be requiredj then knit, till your'vvork measures 10 inches, as when vou add the toe'part this , gives an additional 2 inches to tW length. ! For,the toe: Arrange the stitches in this ' way; thirty-one "on tho front needle, and'sixteen on the other side' needle. '■ ,

First round Knit 11, take 2, together, knit 2; * front needle, knit 2, slip 1, knit 1, pass the slipped stitch oyer, knit 23, take 2 together, knit 2; side needle, knit 2, slip 1, knit 1, passthe slipped stitch'over, knit 12. - " Second round: Without -'decreasing. R-epoat these two rounds till the ; stitches are reduced to eighteen.. Pass t'hese on to a, piece of wool and sew neatly on the wrong : side. Young New Zealand and the War. A striking, illustration of the intimate, relationship between the people of' New and the war in Europe that has been established by the-formation of the Expeditionary Force, was afforded by, an incident at a recital given for school children by the City - Organist in Auckland, last, week., About -.2800 ■ children had gathered from .14 of the City 'and suburban schools, and during " tt 1 brief address to theih the Mayor'asked., those children whose fathers.- brothers, or cousins were enrolled in the forces, to hold up their hands. It was expected that not more t-han'a couple of hundred children would respond, but to the surprise of the adults who were present, about fourteen hundred hands were raised. . "•'• ' Says Madame Melba in a Melbourne interview, Miss Rosina Buckmann, tho young .New Zealand soprano, is getting, on very nicely. . She appeared in German opera, and did very well, and also appeared successfully, as .Musetta in "Boheme" at Covent Gardon, London, and there ." was every N possibility that ' she would be ro-engaged for. the next Covent Garden season. The war, of course, may be responsible for an upset of plans. ' Our Palmerston correspondent writes that on Saturday the staff of- Messrs.. 0. -M. Ross and Go.j presented Miss Little with a teapot and set'of cutlery in view of .her approaching marriage. .Miss"Sciillen... who' is ',' retiringfrom, the Meanee School (Hawke's Bay), to bo married, was entertained at a social evening on Friday by members .of,the various families connected with, the school, and was 'the recipient of 6ev.oral gifts from,those- present. ■ Dr. Winifred Bathgate (Dunedin) is visiting Mrs. Allan Douglas. Mrs. Fenton (Masterton) is visiting her mother, Mrs.. Fitzherbert, New Plymouth. The Rev. Otto Fitzgerald'and Mrs. Fitzgerald are passengers by the Turakina from London to Wellington.' Mrs. Halcomlje (Urenui) is visiting her mother, Mrs. Glark (Auck- • land). • . . For Face Massage, Shampooing, all Hair Treatments, and Electrolysis, Mrs. RollestoD J s is .recommended.: Spacious Private Rooms, Qualified Assistants, and Personal Attention. Switches and Transformations of every shade a speciality. Hair guaranteed to keep its colour. - 256 Lambton .Quay.*