WOMEN'S WORLD.

Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 221, 17 September 1919, Page 12

WOMEN'S WORLD.

SOCIAL JO I I INGS. 000IHC »»■■ ••• Canon and. Mra. r. I. WMWim ajr<= «■- ---pnwent at Careen. ili-s.. Prank F.-nrF- of Hastings. » p»Jimj a visit 3*> AucklandAir. and Mrs. Biddies, of Dwgavffle, are f-taving at Cargen. >'1r.."~ IMrs., aj:<l tie Misses La.rner axe Staving at tne Ora.na Hotel. Mr. and Mra. .Akurice Louisson are livij,™ i-a Mrs. Rams!" house, Epsom. "Mr and Mrs. Hic.4jrui.rsli. of Ka-pitsr. are passengers by the 3lakunt_ for Aznerrca. ... Mr?. Kineton Parkcs arrived in Auckland on Sunday from New Plymouth, and is =1 lying a* Stonehurst. iii-4 K. C. Hardcastle. of Wauganui, left by the Niagara for America, where srhe is to vUdt her brother. Mrs. T. R. C. liaezard. of Chili, is visiting ber mother. Mrs. G. W. Binney, of "ffuines Court,"' Rernuera Koad. Miss llaskay, *>t Vancouver, vrho has bevn paving a. visit for the last two months to New Zealand, and spent some time in Auckland, returned home by the Niagara. A presentation of a- very handsome Queen Anne silver tea service, consisting *>i throe piece*, with silver-niounted oak tray, wafi made by the stall of the "'Star" , la-,t Friday to Ali.-s Bertha Butter, upon the occasion of 'her approaching niarria;e. Tin , engagement is announced of Jliss Y\ mitred Lilian Dean, only daughter of Mrs. Dean and the late Captain T. Alexander Dean (loth Hussars), "YVynyard House, and -Mr. Joseph William Cowley iN.Z.A.S.C.M.T.I. fourth son ot Mr. and Mr*. P. Cowley, Raglan, late oi ; England. An "At Home" was given on Monday afternoon by Mrs. Maguire, the guests I of the afternoon being Mr?. Ivineton J'arkes and Miss Louise Mack. During the afternoon Mrs. Parkes gave an address on women's work and women's reform work. An enjoyable time was ' spent, and at tne close of the afternoon a Women's Social Reform League was formed. ; The Victoria League will hold a recep- ] tion for Lady Jelliooe next Tuesday at ■ the Art Gallery. The afternoon wall be conducted on similar lines to many of the : big functions in England, where the irue-ts are served with tea on foheir arrival and afterwards pass along to the rei-eption •chamber, where the proceed- ' ings «ill take on a. socuil character, and t-onie irood musical it*ms Avill be ren- : <lcrcd. As the Victoria League is an I Empire League for both men and women. it is hoped that all members will participate in the public welcome to Lady Jellicoe. A delightful mi; oniptn dance was siven on -Saturday evening at Cheltenham College. The decorations were very pretty, and two large rooms were tlirown open for dancing. The supper table, with ite array of beautiful flowers in tints ranging from deep purple to palest lielio- i trope, was much admired. Amongst' those present -were: Mesdames Dean.! <;udgeon. Shakspear (Waiuku), R. Hes-1 keth. X. Heather, and Misses I. Cardno,! Marks. E. and 0. Dean, B. Gudgeon, Gra-! ham, S. Clair, 5L MeKellar (Kelson), il.j Pine, Kevrell, M. Mason, King (2), J. Stewart, M. Stronach, If. blacky, 11.1 Wight. I. Heather, R. Garland. B. "and \. O'Neill, and E. Speedy. I A pretty wedding took place on September 2 at St. Joseph's Church, Hawera. wlien Miss Jessie Barnee, fifth daughter of M>. and ilrs. J. Barnes 1 "Bellu Vue v, Asquith Avenue, Jit. Albert, was married to Mr. J. Murphy (ex-Lieut. Tioneer Batt-alion). fourth ton of 3Xr. and IMrs. P. Murphy, Mere Mere, Hawera. The. bride, who was 1 given away by her sister Mrs. Herdman. wore a dainty bridal frock of white crept? de chine with a freorjrette bodice, [ the skirt being draped with filet lace and ornamented with pearl trimming. The bridesmaids were the bridegroom's sister :Miss Mary Murphy, and the bride's* sister, Miss ilona Barnes. Mj s9 Joan Herdman. nice of the bride, acted as flower girL A very enjoyable dance was given on Monday evening in the Masonic Hall, Belgium Street, by the staff of Messrs. Smith and Caughey. The hall had been especially decorated for the occasion, and long streamers of red, white and blue hung down from the electric lamps. The stage was arranged with pot plants and. ferns as a lounge for friends and diaperones. and lit with red, blue, and white lights bidden in greenery, of which streamers were stretched acrow from side to side. During the third dance limelight effects were arranged to play on the dancers, who rotated from golden summer to the rich blue of stage moon-i light, and became rosy red and pale orange at will, providing a very pretty picture fo r the onlookers. The cupper was spread lyistairs, and the tables, which had been arranged with long streamers of red, white and blue in honour of the men in the employ of the firm who had returned from serving the Empire, presented a very pretty picture. During tlie evening the" maxin'a. a new and irery graceful dance, was performed. The maxina is one of the present crazes in London. The arransenients. were in (lie hands of a committee, consisting of Mrs. Hoban. Misses Lineen. Ilidgell, BagRott. Hamilton, Murdock, Hawkins, Smit!i. and Messrs. F. Ferguson, Worsley. Daries. Wilson, Peirman. Hooker, Teppe.tt. Emery, Otter, Keraley, and Roberts. The chaperones were Mesdames Ferguson, Jackson, Hudpell. and Miss Burton. Amongst those present were: Misses Burton, in black ninon and lace, Smith. battleship grey ninon and jade green: Riidgell. black silk and jade green: B. Robertson, white, embroidered voile; I.ineen, scarlet net; More, peacock green c »Uc and old gold sleeves; Carter, black! satin with beaded tunic and panels era- 1 broidered in gold; Mesdamee Davis, white embroidered voile; Funreson. silver pre y mnon; Husdell, black ninon: T. pale Klue ninon: Misses D. Wrisrht, blue eOfc; Baggott, heliotrope ninon: Johnson white crepe de chine with rose pink <•af.li; Gregson. blue taffeta; Mackar black eatin and ]ci ; r>. Clark, white crepe de chine: B. Robertson, iioral crepe de chme: M. Brown, white silk and net; Wood.Miie. cream ninon and silver: Field satin and ninon; K. Lineen. blue net- ami F. Watson, white crepe de chine with rose trimming. A recent war wedding in England was >.Z.F.A., fifth son 01 Mr. ami Mr= H X .Sim«on, of Auckland. Xew Zealand who was married to Ruth, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Evan?. Bayswater Koad. London. The ceremony took place at >t. Anne's Cimrcli, Soho." London, on June 30. The bride was given away by litT lather, and Captain Donald Simson, V.Z.E.F., w ; is be~t man. The groomsmen were Lt.-CoL Evans, R.F.C.. Lt. Karau Sim=oTi. R.F.C.. and Sgt H. I. Simeon, \.5..t..F. After the raeeeptiou. which was hel<l at the Troeadero. the brid" and '■li.legrnom left for CliftonviHe. where the honeymoon was to lie -pen;. J.i -~im-.n an<l hi« wife arc returning to Now Zealand by the ■=.?. ('ornithic, dim in Wellington this week.