WOMEN'S WORLD.

Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 251, 22 October 1919, Page 12

WOMEN'S WORLD.

SOCIAL JOTTINGS. Mrs. E. R. A. Ha worth, of Auckland, >pen; a iew days in New Plymouth Last week with her sister. Miss Wood, and has gone on to W&nganui. Mrs. 'Herman and Miss Herman, of Auckland, who have been paying a lengthy visit to Christchurch have returned north. Mrs. Preston Chambers, of Auckland, attended the conference oi the. National Council of Women held in Sydney reeenth. Mrs. Alfred Kind leaves Auckland for Christchurch on Sunday evening next to attend a "conference *of the' Trained Nt.r-e-i Association, at wliich she will reprcseut the Auckland branch. Mi-p Luirii Walker, wlhi :■? studying .1 the Con-ervatorium of Music at Melbourne, i- expected to pay a short visit to Auckland at "• hristm.is time. 'Hie r^gement is announced of Mies U'.idjs 1 ■„ nellyn, eldest daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Flowellyn, of Aiu'kland. to Mr. 11. .1. Pollock, youngest son of the late Mr. J. 11. Pollock and Mis. Pollock, of Wellington. Mrs. Helene Cross has returned to Christchurch from a visit to Wellington. She is nou- engaged in writing a life of tho ex-Empress and widow of Napoleon 111. compiled from extracts from the diaries of her late mother, and hitherto unpublished photographs and records in her possession. Mrs. 11. C. Devns (Miss Valeric Daven. port), whose marriage took place in fydney just before the New Zealand left Australia for this country, will return to Sydney this month. wher." s-he will remain with her parents until her husband ~ails for England (states the Sydney "Herald"). Mrs. Mackintosh, anorlirr gue.st of Lord and l>ady Jellicoc on board the New Zealand, will return nlso with 'Mrs. Devas. The engagement is announced in "The Press* of Mies Greta Wood, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wood. Leinster road, to Major D. S. MuTfchison, D.5.0.. youngest son of the late Mr. John Eake Coleridge. j> The last of the combined socials with tin- YAI.C.A. lor the season was held on Thursday evening last, when the programme was under the direction of Mr. C. Winslow, with the assistance of the Y.M.O.A. Social Committee and Women's Auxiliary. The programme included Competition-, games, music and a conjuring demonstration. The girls will hold jtheir last combined social in the form of a banquet early next month. A breaking-up dance was held on Saturday evening at St. Mark's Hall, Remuera. by "Miss M. Miller, who received her small quests, and worn gold charmeuse. She was assisted by her sister. Miss Enwyn .Miller, who was in black ninon with silver embroidery. Miss T. Miller wore heliotrope crepe de chine. Miss Miller was assisted by Miss Cecil Hall, in black silk and net, ami Miss C. Walton in daffodil yellow georgette. The programme bad been hand-painted by Miss E. Miller, and pleased the small dancers greatly. all the children were in fancy dress and made a pretty picture us they circled round in the modern dances. A reunion of the members and friends of t lie Navy League took place last evening to celebrate Trafalgar Day, and to enable all those who worked so hard in the shed on the wharf to make the visit ol the New Zealand a success for the men on the jrun decks to meet each other socially. The rooms of the League in Customs Street had been tastefully decorated, and snv.ll tables placed about the room held arge bowls of beautiful ptorks. Durin/,' the evening a musical ] rogramnie onanged by Mr. D. Kohn was given by Mrs. Maguire. who sang; Miss Burns, song; Mr. ("!. Warren, character sketches-. M:. fi. Pritchard, songs, Mr. Robert Wilson, songs; and Mr. Hintx musical monologues at the piano. A pr~tty wedding tool; place last Wednesday when Miss Constance .1. Craig, serond daughter of the late Mr. .1. J. Craig and Mrs. Craig, of "Omana," Mountain Road, was married to Mr. Wendell Phillate of Vancouver. Tlie bride, who wad given away by her brother, Mr. • lames Craig, wore a tailor-made costume in fawn pailette embroidered with blue and henna silk, and carried a bouquet of pink roses and maidenhair fern. The hat worn with this was small with floral crown and green leaves. Miss •loan Craig acted as bridesmaid and was prettily dressed in white and pink georgette with a pink hat to match, and carried a bouquet of pink s-weet peas. After the ceremon3», which took place at St. Barnabas', and was performed by Canon .Mcfarland. Mrs. Craig held a reception for relatives and a email number of intimate friends of the family. Mrs. Craig wore a grey crepe de chine gown with large picture hat in pa-tel blue to receive her guests. The wedding took place on September Krth, at the Holy Trinity' Church, Devonport, by the Rev. Archdeacon Hawkins, of Miss Ada Wells, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. H.'Wells, Devonport, to Mr. Frank MaAneny, youngest son of Mrs. M. McAneny, of Domain Street, Devonport. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a simple frock of ivory white crepe de chine, and a handsome veil wreath of orange] blossoms, and carried a shower bouquet of white flowers. The bridesmaids were .Miss Myrtle Wells, sister of the bride, nnd Miss Decima Harper, who 1 oth wore salmon-pink fugie and black hats, and carried pink bouquets. The bridegroom was supported by Mr. C. W. Coudrey as best man. and Mr. S. C. Wells was groomsman. The officiating minister, the bridegroom, best man, and groomsmstn were all returned soldiers. A charming dance was given by Mrs. T. Cottar at her residence, Remuera Road, on Monday evening, for her niece, Miss Nancy Hanna, when between 70 and SO quests were present. Mrs. C»ttar received at the entrance to the ballroom, and wore a black brocade gown with ninon overdress. The decorations of ine ballroom were carried out in pale pink roses, and the lights were also shaded in pale pink, while in the supper room the tables were decorated with ranunculus nnd streamers of Iyeopodium. which descended from the roof, and were caughl in bunches of pale pink ribbon. Sitting-out rooms were Arranged in the drawing-room and the verandah which ins covered in. and lit with Chinese lights. Amongst those present were Mr. and Mrs. 'Black, Mr. and M,-s. Dargaville. Mrs. Sydney Thorne George, Mr. and Mrs. W. Watson. Mr. and Mrs. H. Richmond, Mr. and Mrs. Dean Bamford, Mr. :uid Mrs. Humphrey Clark. Mr. and Mrs. 11. Mowbray, Mr. and Mrs. A. Rhind. Mr. and Mis. D. MeCormiek. Mrs. Buckleion. , u ,d the Misses Binney. Horton. M. Ihomas, U. Buddie, Holmes (2), Dr. •".ordon, Clark (2), Rathbone (2)' H. Eraser. ITpfill. M. Rose, dimming, P. -uloomfield. Knight, Macfarlane (■>) J k|s,. Scddes and others