WOMEN'S CORNER.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16407, 30 December 1918, Page 2

WOMEN'S CORNER.

Tho Lady Editor will be pleased to receive for publication in the "Women's Corner" items of social or personal news. Such items should be fully authenticated, and engagement notices must bear the signatures of both parties. Correspondence is invited on any matters affecting, or of interest to, women. Miss Bruce is staying with Mrs L. L. Miles. The Lodge, Timaru. Miss Phyllis Smith is staying >n Timaru with Mrs Gordon "Wood. Miss M. Cotterill spent Christmas with Mrs Arthur Elwortby, Holme Station. Miss Kathleen Gresson is staying with Mrs Gresson in Timaru. Mr and Mrs H. A. Knight and the Misses Knight and Mrs Deans (Racecourse Hill) spent Christmas at the Hydro in Timaru. Mr and Mrs W. J. le Cren and Miss Nancy le Cren have taken Mr E. J. io Cren's house on Maori Hill, Timaru, while the latter and Mrs le Cren arc at Wanaka with Mrs Graham, Mr and Mrs Frank Graham, and Mrs Appleby, Christchurch. Mrs It. Macartney (Tai Tapu) is staying with Mr and Mrs Anderson, Stormount, Oxford. Mr and Mrs Warren and the Misses Warron are spending tho holidays in Timaru. Mr and Mrs Cyrus Williams and Miss Naucv Williams are visiting Hanmer Snrings. Mr and Mrs T. E. Reece arc holidaymaking at Kakaia. Mr and Mrs Bert Frostick are staying in Timaru. Mr and Mrs R. Wallwork have returned from Governor's Bay. v Mrs Blunt returned on Saturday from Wellington, whero she has been the guests of their Excellencies th 0 Earl and Countess of Liverpool. Miss Tate is staying with Mrs Parkinson at Kaituna. Tho new position of woman sanitary inspector to the Auckland City 'Councd was filled by the appointment, of Mrs Caroline R. Rodgers, a oertilied nurse, with English experience in sanitation. There were 31 applicants for the position. N A quiet wedding took place at St. Mary's Church, Wanganui, when Miss Rona McCarthy, -third daughter of Mr J McCarthv, Auckland, was married to Mr P. McLoughlin, of Waverloy. The Rev. Father O'Connpll was the oiliciating clergyman. The bride, who was given awav by her brother-in-law, Mr George Shand, was beautifully attired in a, protty grey costume and white crepe do chine hat, while the bridesmaid, Miss Molly Bruce, looked charming in a chjiiopa-gne cloth costum© and blue hat. The wedding breakfast was held at the Rutland Hotel, aftor which the happy couple departed South for their honeymoon.

Mr and Mrs L. N. Wilson, recently of Port Levy, who have come to reside m Christchurch, were the recipients of a presentation before their departure from Port Levy. Mrs Wilson was presented with a silver tea service, and .Mr Wilson with a set of pipes. Among la-dice who are afflicted with superfluous hairs Dr. Waldron's preparations prove a boon, as they can be applied with perfect safety.' A special outfit lor summer use comprises Maeeage Cream for Freckles and Sunburn, Vanishing Cream for applying before powder; Rougette, an emollient for the lipa and a delicate powder, any of four shades. Price 16s, postage 16s 6d. MRS ROLLESTOir, Dominion Buildings, X Cathedral square. GOLDEN WEDDING. At Temuka, on Thursday, Mr and Mrs Andrew Gibson celebrated their golden wedding. The function was very pleasant and successful, and the attendance was representative of the district. The Mayor (Mr A. Frew) occupied the chair. After justice had been done to the good things ou. the table, a short toast list was gone through. Mr John Fitzgerald, who was at the wedding fifty years ago, proposed the health of the bride and bridegroom, and in a reminiscent speech told several anecdotes of what took place on that occasion, and in conclusion expressed the hope that the happy couple would live to celebrate their diamond wedding! Mr Gibson, in replying to the toast, thanked Mr Fitzgerald for the kind things said, and remarked that when the time came to celebrate their diamond wedding they would nob forget to have all their old friends present on that occasion. Several other toasts were proposed and responded to, a short musical programme was gone through, and the singing of ''Auld Lang Syne" brought the happy function to a close. The > accumulated ages of nine of those present totalled 678 years, or an average of over 75 years, and three of them attended the wedding fifty years ago. Mr Gibson, who is 78 years of age, left Scotland in 1860 and went to Australia, and after working there for about two years came to New Zealand early in 1862, and tried his luck at the gold diggings in Otago. After a short stay there he went to the Temuka district and took uf> shearing at the Levels station. In 18G4, when the gold rush to Picton took place, he and a few others determined to get there. They walked to Lyttelton, and then sailed to Picton in th© schooner wild Wave, which took fourteen days to do the trip. After a few months there he returned to Temuka, and has resided in th© district ever since. Mrs Gibson, who is 76 years of age, came to New Zealand in 1867, and. was married m December, 1868. There were eight children of the marriage five of whom still live, and ten grandchildren. Mr and Mrs Gibson are still hale and hearty, and their_ friends' dearest wish is to take part in the celebration of their diamond wedding.