WOMEN'S WORLD.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 306, 27 December 1922, Page 8

WOMEN'S WORLD.

Eady Ward is spending Christmas with her daughter in Christchurch.

Miss Kvelvn Myers, of Wellington, is visiting Auckland.

Miss Adelaide Van Staveren is visiting the Nelson district.

Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Stead and their family are staying at Lake Takapuna for Christmas.

Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Callender and family, of Dunedin, are visiting Auckland this week.

Mr. and Mrs. Twyford. of Christ church, are at present on a visit to Auck land.

Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Gillon, of Wellington, have left for a holiday in Auckland and Rotorua.

Mrs. S. Duncan, of Wellington, is the guest,of Mrs. E. R. Bloomfield. Victoria Avenue, during the racing festivities.

Dr. and Mrs. Truby King left Wellington this week for Otago, where they will spend the Christmas holidays.

Mrs. 11. Elworthy nnd Miss Elworthy, of Timaru, are visiting Auckland waiting to join the Niagara for Vancouver.

Mrs. Bentley Thomas, of Canterbury, is spending the Christmas season with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Thomas, St. Stephen's Avenue, Parnell.

Miss Norton, who has arrived from Christchurch in company with Miss Bloomfleld, is the guest of Mrs. George Bloomfleld.

The engagement Is announced or Miss Nora Gilkison, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gilkison, to Dr. Parr, medical superintendent of the Timaru Hospital, formerly of Sydney.

Mr. and Mrs. Max Scherek. of Dunedin, left for Auckland on Tuesday to ho present at the wedding of Mr. Jack Salniond (brother of Mrs. Scherek), S.M. for Northern Auckland, to Miss Betty McMillan, which took place on the 23rd.

.Jin memory of her late husband. Mr. William Wood, Mrs. Wood, of Christchurch, has presented to the Christchurch Cathedral a complete set of Altar Books, beautifully and sumptuously bound in blue.

Miss Gladys King, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas King, of Anguard Street, was married at. Bishopdale Church, .Nelson, to Mr. Robert St. Clair Donovan, only son of Mrs. and the late Robert Donovan, of Mount Eden. Auckland. Mrs. A. 1,. Hunt, of Wellington, attended her as matron of honour, and Mr. C. James was best man.

"Fear is one of the deadly trees in our garden. The worst people we have to deal with are those who slavishly follow fashion. Their one object is to lie like others; they are afraid of criticism, and sometimes they try to live up to something they have not got. This gives rise to hypocrisy, wliicli is a deadly weed growing round the tree of fear," said Dr. Elizabeth Platts-Mills to the pupils of the Palmerston North Girls' High School.

The marriage took place at St. Mark's Church, Kemuera, on December 14, of Miss Mafeking B. P. Urquhart, youngest daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Donald Urquhart, Auckland, to Mr. Malcolm Harold Gunn, second son of Mr. and Mrs. R. \V. Gunn, Hobsonville. The bride, who was given away by her uncle, Mr. Dugald Bryce, wore ivory crepe eliarmeuse and Bilver lace with court train underlined with pale pink. The veil was worn with Russian coronet of silver lace and orange blossoms. The bride carried a sheaf of lilies. The bridesmaids, carrying sheafs of pink carnations, were Miss Alice Connor, who wore silver crepe de chine with tulle veil", and Miss Jean Forsyth, whose frock was of lavender crepe de chine with tulle veil. The bridegroom was attended by li is brother, Mr. Robert Gunn, as best man, and Mr. Phil. Milne, of Tasmania, as groomsman.

The marriage took place last Wednesday in St. Barnabas' Church, Mount Eden (which, was decorated for the occasion), of Miss Alice M. T. HamiltonIrvine, second daughter of Mr. R. Hamil-ton-Irvine (of Nortiicote), to Mr. Gilbert C. Rusden, of 'Eden Terrace. The bride, who was given away by her brother, Mr. C. Hamilton-Irvine, of Hamilton, wore white crepe de chine and georgette with wreath and veil, and carried a sheaf of Madonna lilies. The bridesmaids were Miss Vera Hamilton-Irvine, in pale salmon crepe de chine and georgette and black tulle hat, and Miss Bertha Poulton, in pale turquoise crepe de chine and georgette with black tulle hat, each carrying bouquets of pink sweet peas aud carnations. Mr. Leonard Rusden acted as best man. A reception was afterwards held at the home of the bride's aunt, Mrs. G. Poulton, Ellerslie. The marriage took place on the evening of December 20th, at. St. Andrew's Church, Lower Symonds Street, of Miss Janie Redpath Oliphant, daughter of Mr. and Mr*. P. Oliphant. to Mr. T. A. K. Oliphant, M.A., son of Mr. James Oliphant, Ayrshire, Scotland. The church was tastefully decorated for tlie occasion with hydrangea and roses, and the music was supplied by Dr. MeDougal, a friend of the bride's family. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a beautiful bridal gown of old Venetian point lace with silver tissue and long Court train of white satin lined with crepe de chine and finished with a large tulle butterfly. An embroidered tulle veil with wreath of orange blossoms and a sheaf of Madonna lilies completed a charming toilette. Tlie .Misses Margaret and Beatrice Oliphant, sisters of tlie bride, acted as bridesmaids, and Miss Berta Oliphant, niece of the bride, was the train bearer. The bridesmaids were in mauve and pink brocade respectively, with black tulle hats and pink and mative bouquets, while the little train hearer was in white organdie trimmed with pink and blue bebe ribbon and dainty cap. Mr. J. Ray was best man, and Mr. Victor Ambler acted as groomsman. After tlie ceremony a reception was held at tlie residence of Mr. and Mrs. P. Oliphant, Grafton Road, where supper was served and many toasts honoured. Mrs. Oliphant received her guests gowned in a panne velvettrained frock with jetted head trimming, a small hat and a bouquet of geranium coloured flowers. Among those present were: Mrs. McKail Geddes, black charmeuse and lace; Miss Geddes. shell pink! charmeuse; Mrs. P. Lindsay, black, with handsome black toque; Miss Lindsay, salmon pink and silk lace; Mrs. L. Marshall, handsome black lace frock and black tulle hat; Mrs. Cyril Tewsley, navy blue suple satin; Mrs. J. Oliphant (Te Awamutu), white brocaded crepe de chene; Mrs. TV. Oliphant, powder blue satin with dainty bead medallions; Mrs. Harry Corbett; black georgette frock handsomely beaded in scarlet and silver, with smart tulle hat; Miss Klingender, smart black satin gown, charming hat of black ostrich feathers; Miss W. Kent, pale blue georgette; Miss Mary McLean looked sweet in blue satin with georgette drapings; Mrs. Leslie Gardner, ease blue velvet; Miss Turner, salmon pink georgette; Miss May_ Harvey, pale pint georgette)

Mrs. Dransfield and Miss R. Stevenson left town laßt Friday for Rotorua, where they intend spending a short holiday. Miss Helen Tizard, girls' work secretary of the Auckland Y.W.C.A., was a passenger by last night's (Tuesday's). Main Trunk train. Miss Tizard is attending the annual student conference, which is to be held at Masterton this year, and is then planning to visit Christchurch. The Y.W.C.A. during the last few days has been busy with Christmas preparations and functions. On Sunday the annual combined Christmas service and tea with tho V.M.C.A. was held, when over 300 people were present at both functions. Tlie Rev. Grant Cowan conducted the service, and the singing was led by members of St. Matthew's Choir, with Mr. Phillpot, the organist, at the piano. Mrs. G. H. Wilson, president of the Y.W.C.A., gave greetings to the V.M.C.A., and expressed the Y.W.C.A.'s gratitude for the spirit of co-operation with St. Mattfiew's Church by lending tlie services of their vicar and choir. Mr. Roy Brasted, general secretary of the V.M.C.A., returned the greetings from the V.M.C.A., while the Rev. Grant Cowan in his address said how glad St. Matthew's were to help the spirit of co-opera-tion and goodwill by giving service to another organisation. During the service carols were rendered by the choir, and solos by Miss Parker. A committee of ladies worked to make the Christmas tea the most successful that has ever been held in the building. Mrs. A. Buchanan, as convenor, had received gifts of home-made cake from a large circle of friends and members of the board. The Religious Work and Membership Committee acted as hostesses at various tables. A feature of the tea was a huge threetier home-made Christmas cake presented by Mrs. Buchanan, which served tho whole 300 guests, and with some still to spare. After tea a united hymn song was led by Mr. Bruce Scott, of the j V.M.C.A. The club girls have been busy 'giving goodwill in the form of toys for I children and cakes and puddings. The association was unable to secure its forI mer (camp at Waikowhai, and has this year taken a house at Green Bay. supplemented by a large marquee. Numbers of girls, both senior and girls' department, have booked up for this delightful outdoor holiday, and the usual gifts of preserves and vegetables and fruit have been received to add to the enjoyment of the camp fare. The association expects to run this camp till tbe end of January, and .will run a special fortnight for younger j school girls in January.