WOMEN'S CORNER.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16847, 29 May 1920, Page 2

WOMEN'S CORNER.

Mrs Orr (Oxford) is in town. j Mr and Mrs E. Stackhouse (Amber-, ley) are staying at the United Service. I Mr and Mrs J. D. McCracken (Hay-i lands) are in town. Mr and Mrs Hush Ensor (Rakahuri) and Miss Ellis (Melbourne) are staying, at Warner's. Mr and Mrs Hinchey left Christchurch yesteiday on their return to the Bluff. Mrs Rutherford and Miss Emily Rutherford are visiting Mt. Palm. Sir Hcaton and L"dy Rhodes are paying a brief visit to "Wellington. ; ■ Mr and Mrs Colwill, cf Colwill's fur store, High street, gave their annual social and dance to the stnff and per-; sonal friends in the Ridglcy Hall on Thursday, May 20th. Close on three hundred people enjoyed the social, which went with a swing until the early hours of the morning. Musical items were given by Miss Hanna, Mr Smith, j. and Mr McDonald. j Miss Vera Kirby, of Kaikoura, who! has been on an extended visit to Major and Mrs Kennedy, of Geraldine, and Mrs P. F. Peonies (Avonside), returned ; home yesterday. j

A most enjoyable dance was given on; Thursday night by Mrs Drummond Bailey, " Woodcliester, Shirley. Tho hostess received her guests in a black ; georgette gown with jet trimming, j Amongst the guests were Mrs C. H. Gorton, wearing mole georgette; Mrs j Andrews, in black georgette and Ori- j ental embroidery; Mrs Ewen Macfar- i lane, lime souple satin with_ panniers of lime tulle, the corsage being finished with three gold tissue roses; Mrs Hulme, black net; Mrs Thompson, ed canary satin ; Mrs C. lies, blue taf- j feta relieved with gold tissue; 3.lrs M. j Louisson, silver biocade and black geor-j get to; Miss K. Lucas, black satin with j jet fringe; Miss E. McLean, white net) with bodice of blue taffeta; Miss M. j Richards,'white satin veiled with black net and jet; Miss J. Macdonald, black j satin with overdress of georgette and' emerald green sequin belt; Miss McGnllan, white georgette; Miss Sheila Tobin, pale pink net; _Mis 3 Joy Andrews, black velvet with cherry sash; Miss E. Cunningham, emerald green: georgette and gold-bended corsage; and Dr. Louisson,' Dr. Thompson, Messrs Drummond Bailey, C. Drum- j mond B.iilev, D. Drummond Bailey,' Lucas, Loughnan, Bendol, Donald, Wal- j ker, English, Leckie, R. Beade], Tobin, I Stewart, Chapman, and others.

Ministers and ex-Ministers of the Crown and their wives were entertained at dinner by their Excellencies the Governor-General and the Countess of Liverpool at Wellington last On Thursday evening the Young Men's Club held its and dance for the season. «Fnere was a large attendance, and a happy and enjoyable evening was spent. Mr H. Roskillcy was M.C., and Mr B. Estall supplied tho music. An orchestra, consisting of Messrs H. G. B. Galbraith (piano), L. J. Williamson (clarinet), H. G. Lawrence, and V. W. Kmley (violins), .played an overture, two sanctions during supper, and three of tho waltzes, which were all greatly Sppreciated and applauded.

A moat enjoyable dance was held by the Ric-carton Domain Tennis Club in the Oddfellows' Hall on Thursday evening. The hall was artistically decorated with bunting in the club's colours and hanging baskets of yellow chrysanthemums .and asparagus fern. Excellent music was provided by Wood's band, extras being played by Mrs Biggs and Mr P. Andersen. Mr W. Holmes was M.C.

The* London "Era", announces that Miss Violet Trevenyon, tho charming and versatile artist who was in New Zealand with the Fuller Circuit for a considerable period, has become an established favourite since her return to England. She has been secured by the L.T.V. Circuit for tours extending into 1923, but it is likely that she will appear in a West End production in the autumn.

Our London correspondent writes that there are many students of the New Zealand University who will be interested to hear that Miss Emily It. Broome, M.A., formerly of Wellington, and now of the County School, Enfield, is the only colonial graduate m charge of an English public school for girls— evidence that New Zealand degrees are worth holding, even in England. This school is ciuite a big. one, accommodating 360 girls, eleven of whom at present are post-matriculants reading for Inter-Arts, etc. Her sister, MisS Florence Broome, was long an art student at the Wellington Technical School. She is well-known in London as a professional illustrator, and as author of a book on "Brush Work.''

The beautiful embroidery done by disabled soldiers, sometimes by the left kind, is tho subject of encomium in an English paper. An exhibition at Chel-sea'H-trsa w..s "a re.el.ition of patience, skill, and taste of these men," says the writer. "Ono of them, seeing tlie design for the circle of an altar-frontal, s;nd there was a defect, and if it were worked that way it would como out wrong. This proved to be correct. Asked how he knew, the man said he had been a bricklayer, and had made many arches, so he knew how tho stitches, which he regarded as bricks, must go."

That the course of true lovo does not always run smoothly was exemplified on tho arrival of the lonic at Auckland last week. A gentleman in Auckland who went to the saloon to seek out his lady love who left the .Old Country, with the intention. of coming to New Zealand to marry him, found that she had changed her affection on the way oat to a i'ellow-passenger and' assured lier former sweetheart tliat she wished to say good-bye to him there and then, as she wished to link up her future career witn the man whom she had n;et on the boat (says the Auckland ''Star"). The decision was not a surprise to the other passengers, but it was a severe shock to the man who had waited so long and patiently on the wharf only to bo thrust aside so completely in favour of another.

Our London correspondent writes: — Some time ago a house was lent in Cornwall Gardens as a day nursery for the benefit of professional women who had no one with whom to leave their children. The Hon. Ethel Plunket, who has been superintending the nursery, savs that the house is about to be sold, and the work will cease at the beginning of next month. She says the committee would have faced the new expense if the demand from mothers had been moro urgent of late, and 'she still thinks that women of the professional classes need this help, but the mothers, have to be discovered, because thov do not blazen their difficulties abroad. As proof of the fact that there still will be use for such an institution, a lady who is working at a Government office, advertises, asking if any one in the neighbourhood of Earls Court would allow her small boy of two to share a day-time nursery in that district. The Plunkot Day Nursery has been providing meals for young children who have been going to school.

A delightlul dance was given last night by Mrs W. B. Ciarkson at her residence in llam road. The dance was for the young friends of her daughter. Duncing took place in the drawingroom, and this and the other reception rooms were artistically decorated with chrysanthemums and autumn foliage. .Miss Macdonald supplied the music. The hostess was gowned in black souple satin and net, adorned with jetted embroideries.

Ladies who ■want tho best values in corsets will find B. and C. Corsets the most satisfactory purchase. They are British made, and, consequently, are not affected by excliange rates, which make foreign goods so dear to-day. The utmost comfort, combined with the best stvle and wearing quality, make B. and C. Corsets favourites overrwhere. Bv wearing B. and C. Corsets von help British industry and economise, too. Ask for B. and C. Corsets. All leading drapers stock them. 6

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HOME ECONOMICS ASSOCIATION. ! Excellent work continues to bo done ?>y the Home Economies Association in tho direction of eariying out on scientific and economic lines any work wmcn has for its object the welfare of the home. The svllabus of lectures for this vear is a thoroughly compretiensive one, "and large ax-tendances are tue ru.e at ail lectures given under the aus-pices ot tne Association. There was a good attendant at the City Council electrical showrooms last evening, when Miss lrent cave a lecture on cooking by e.ectn lty Miss Trent demonstrated the metheds ot using elccirie stoves to an interested audience, and at the conc.usiou of the evening she was accorded a hearty veto of thanks On June 11th an address w'll be given to the Association by Dr. Eleanor Baker. . . An interesting feature in the Associa- i tion's programme will be a Thriit Exhibition. which is to be held in the Masonic Hall, Gloucester street, on Fr day,! Juno 23th. Thero will be exhibits in coo'-erv, neecV.ework, housewifery, laun-, drv work- labour-saving devices, hand-! work, etc-., which will interest many j women who are labouring under tho difficulty of making the diminishing sovereign «o r.s far as possible, fi oT; rift* Fxhibition will no doubt bear important fruit, as it is the first sign given that Christchurch women are endeavouring to fall into line with the women's tocieties of the other centres in their action in striving to bring the cost of living back to nearly normal conditions. WEDDINGS. BORLAND—TAYLOR. , The English Church, Rangiora, was tho scene of a very pretty wedding re- 1 centlv, when Miss Elsie Taylor, only daughter of Mr R. J. Taylor, "Charlton," Rangiora, was married to Mr Roland Borland, of Lobum (late of ; Woodend). The ceremo.iy was perform-1 edtbv the Rev. Mr Holland, Mr GibbsJor dan presiding at the organ. Tho bride, who was given away by hor father, looked charming in a gown of white crepe de chine, hand-embroidered, with the usual veil and orange and carried a bouquet consisting ot autumn-loaves and white chrysanthemums. Miss Eva Borland, sister of the bridegroom, also looked very pretty in. a frock of pale pink silk and georgette, and a navy blue hat, and carried a shower bouquet. The duties of best man were carried out by Mr Jas. Taylor. After the ceremony'the guests adjourned to Mr and Mrs Taylor's residence, where the wedding breakfast was held. Later in the day Mr and Mrs Roland Borland left for the North Island, where the honeymoon is being spent, the bride wearing a nigger-brown costume, with a maroon velvet hat and fox furs.

HOOK—HARTTCAN. I A pretty wedding was solemnised at the Roman Catholic Presbytery, Barbadoes street, by the , Rev. , Father Long, on Tuesday, the contracting parties being Mr Stanley Hook and Miss May Hartigan. The bride, who wore a dove-coloured frock with blue fringe, and hat to match, was attended by her two sisters as bridesmaids, one in rose-coloured silk, and the otner in Wcdgwot.d blue. After the ceremony a reception was held at Broadway's. Mr and Mrs Hook left for Timaru by tho midday express, tho bride wearing a smart blue costume, and a becoming fur toque.

Ladies who attended the Prince of Wales's ball, desiring to have their photographs taken in their beautiful dresses, will be delighted with the "Sepia do Luxe'' photographs, printed on beautiful hand-made paper in permanent .sepia, showing, all the detail in .the dresses, and everyone a perfect likeness. See the specimens at Millard's Crown Studios, 209 High street, just below Clock Tower. 6 WEDDINGS AT HOME.

(FBOII OUR OWN COSRKSPONDEN^.) LONDON, April 15. . On April oth a wedding of New Zealand interest took place at Westlnnd row, Dublin. Tho bridegroom was Dr. P. T. O'Farrell, youngest son of the late Surgeon-General O'Farrell, of Dublin The bride was Miss Laura Eleanor Barnes, youngest daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Barne3, 'of Christchurch. She wore a light grey costume and a pale blue hat. and was given away by her brother, Captain O. G. R. Barnes, of the Royal West Kent Regiment. Miss Eileen O'Farrell was "the bridesmaid, and Dr. MacMaben was the best man. The bride arrived in England last December, with tho intention of taking up nursing, but this she did noti do. On the completion of their honeymoon, which is being spent at Kingstown, Co Dublin, Dr. and Mrs OTTarrell will sail for ihe Malay Straits. The former will practise his profession at Malacca.

On March 27th, at the Chnpsl Royal, Savoy, William Francois Narbey, Major, Wellington Regiment, was married to Miss Florence Goodman, eldest daughter of the late Mr Charles Goodman, of Timarn and Auckland. The bridegroom arived from New Zealand by the Ruahine a few days previously, and the ceremony—a very quiet one —was per-1 formed by the Ass'stant-Chaplain of tho Ohjipel Royal. The bride was in a .travelling costume of navy blue, with hnt to match. Her furs were an ermine tie and muff. Lieutenant-CoTonel \V. Pattrick, of Hunstanton (the bride's uncle) gave her away, and Dr. Robert Hope (Wellington) was best man. The friends at the church included Mr 3 Pattrick and Miss Leete. Since Mrs Narbey left Wellington ten years ago, when she was in practice as a dental surgeon, she has taken her L.D.S. degree of the Roynl College of Surgeons, England, and for some considerable time has had a veiy successful practice in Wimpole street. Major Narbey is the eldest son of Mr N. W. Narbey, of Akaroa. The bride and bridegroom spent their honeymoon at Tunbridgo Wells, and have returned to London. An engagement of New Zealand interest which lips just been annonn-erl is that between Thomas Dalrymple Smith, e!dest son of Mr W. Ileriry Smith, ot Rotnrua, and grandson of the Into Mr T. Eustace Smith, formerly of (rosforth House, Newcastlc-on-Tyne, and Edith Helen Straker, elder daughter of the late Mr J. H. Smith, of Howden "Dene, Corbridge-on-Tyne.