FARMERS' QUEEN WINS.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18970, 7 April 1927, Page 2

FARMERS' QUEEN WINS.

j PAGEANT CARNIVAL. i j DECLARATION OF RESULT. j • The result cr the winning Qieen is j Military Pageatt and Searchlight J Tattoo. received tvith enthusiasm j at Iccch-titne yesterday, vrzez from the I balcony of Warner's Hotel, Mr J. J. [ *'ii CcT-stittee, announced the result. ! Attracted by rr.arches played by three j buglers of the 4th 'Cadet, Battalion, a large cro~d assembled to hesr the rei =ul:, —hich is as follows: \ Acne. Mrs H. T. Little. | Farmers' Queen (black and | joic). 56.763 votes .. ..I ; Margaret of Anjc:. Hon. Mrs Tshu ; .Rhodes-. Orphanages' Queen 'red and black:, 40.043 votes .. 2 | Bcrer-gsria, Mrs M. Peek. St. John \ Victoria.. Miss Gard'ner. Cadet Queen -'red aad blue;, 12.065 votes .. .. 4 1 Boadieea. Miss Miliicent Jesnicgs, R.S.A. Queen 'red;, &655 votes T> The proceeds from the carnival are aboct £3200. Mr J. J. Dougaii. in a short address, said that it was -with great gratification that the committee noted the support given to the carnival by the people of Canterbury, The speaker referred to the great success of the pageant, and although tbo record attendance of 60.000 at a Wellington performance had not been reached, the Canterbury attendances had been extremely good. A pleasing feature of the carnival" Mas j the strong support it had received from I ail over Canterbtirv.

MILITARY PAGEANT. GRAND FINALE. M'. - H. S. Williams, chairman of the Bali Committee. Mr G. S. Salter, the highly efficient honorary secretary. Mr E. F. Willcos. and Mr H. Bannehr deserve congratulations, first for conceiving the idea of crowning the pageant Queen at a specially arranged ball, and second, for carrying out the scheme with wonderful success at the Caledoniau Hall last night. The hall wa3 canopied most effectively with red and black' streamers, and Bailey's Band supplied music lor a picturesque gathering of dancere, including the Queens, their inaids-of-honour, their ladies-in-waiting, and their,escorts, all wearing their nistoric costumes. The gay fccece -was watched with interest by a large number of spectators in the gallery, who were particularly impressed with the crowning ceremony, directed by Major 11. Mues, assisted by Mrs J. Hulme.

At D.30, through the main doorway came Queen Boadicea (Miss Millicent Jennings), with her maids-of-honour and ladies of the period; then followed Bercngaria (Mrs Pceke) and her attendants. Nest came- Margaret of Anjou, the Orphans' Queen (ttie Hon. Mrs Tabu Rhodes), carrying a bouquet which had been presented to her in the afternoon by the smallest child at St. Saviour's" Orphanage. Her retinue included maids-of-honour and ladies of the period, and they were immediately followed by the Cadet Queen, Queen Victoria * (Miss Nancy Gard'ner) and her attractive band of crinolined ladies. Britannia (Mis 3 Dukie McCredie) was the next to win the applause of the gathering, and lastly came the Queen of the Pageant, Queen Ann© (Mrs Little). Each Queen, as she ascended the stage, was greeted with applause. Britannia then proceeded with the coronation ceremony, and after ths crown bad been placed upon Queen Anne's head, she was presented with a beautiful bouquet by- Mr Loach. The procession then re-formed and proceeded round the ballroom, amidst applause and cheers.

After the ceremony, the Queens and their retainers once more joined the throng of dancers and seemed to enjoy thoroughly the relaxation from their arduous duties during the past week. Amongst those present were: Mcsdames Murray Gard'ner, Charles Chilton, C. E. Kay, Deans, W. Day, H. S. Williams, A. F. Carey, Guy Cotterill, Harold Barker, A. E. Loach, F. Greenfield, E. Miles, J. H. Martin, Whitehead, Miss MeClelland, Mesdames D. Sidey, W. White, A. Brabner, Fred Dennehy, B. Baxter, H. Whiteman, J. Hutton (Hawarden), E. Lowe (Hawarden), Arthur Nicoll (Ashburton), Claude Bawnsley (Ashburton), J. G. Hawkins. Copeland-Smith, Claude Piper, M. Whitty, "W. Queree, John Barker, P. F. Peoples, F. Savill, Douglas Anderson, Gordon Denniston, I. O'Callaghan, Kenneth Gresson, J. O. Caop, (Little Kiver), McPhail, T. C. Piobinson, G. L. KutheTford (Connemara), C. R. Craythorne, Gorman Duncan, Innes Clissold, David Anderson, M. Coop, Misses T. Stewart, Betty White, Brabner, Valerie Tennant, Phemie Suckling, Myro Power, Vida Munns, M. Grive, H. W. Brown, Jean Mcßae (Waikari), Mary White, Marjorie Mason, Alison Jennings, Phyllis Boucher, Betty Cotterill, V. Kettle (Greymouth)," Xonie

Enright, Betty Mac Donald, Kathleen Bristed, ]S T orah Hoare, Dorothy Day, Joan Cooper, Barbara Gould, Euth Wynn Williams, Xell Buddo, Kita Brown, Grannie and Xorah Helmorc, Jean, and Naney McDougall, Betty Overton, Barbara Kutherford, Mar.jorie Sutherland, Jean McMillan, Hilda Nich-' oils. Viva Nieholls, Marjorie McXally, Scarvell. Nancy Salmond, Jessie Slocombe, Patience Du Croz, Meta Nixon. Maisic Cameron, Mildred Lance, Eita Johnston, Halmai Loughnan, Geraldine Anderson. Mary Judson. Muriel Kerr, Ella Macgibbon," E. Turton. Edna Gill, Mary Cowlishaw, Isabel Turrell, Margaret Sherratt, Dorecn Kiver, Mollie Chapman, May Andrew, Janet Stony, Lesley Hargreaves, Shona Dampier-Crossley, Hazel Evans, Joyce Seth-Smith, Joan Drury, Helen Grimmer, Mabel Grimmer, Elsie Macfarlane, lerne Cracroft Wilson/Kathleen Lorersidge, Phyllis Clarkson, Alice Botherway, Yida Manning. Belle Benault, Jessie Stewart, Mollie Anderson, B. Mayo. J3. Eaymond, Eosie Atkinson, Kata Tribe, Mathieson (Tiinaru), Betty Beadel.. Janet Clarkson, Olga Raphael.

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WEDDINGS. BUF.XS—LA.W3EXCE. yesterday afternoon in tie marriage. ~ £s solemnised at AH Saints - of ilr a. 11. Burrs ' Harvester "nreVifcrcL' assisted by the Be-r. r. r w . ?^ c r sequently gave her a^a,It -vis bordered with a design, of : vr.-v and —as repeated on the tight-rtti:;? sleeves trhieh pointed over :h» hands. Her very long nlrsy rei! c* train. f=i; softly from a narrov eireiet of silver ribbon with a pendant carter of orange blossom bsds at each side, and her beautiful bouquet of rais=t A e&arc.ir.e ' of Mis» Man and the bride'- :^.j ; * T , ~ere in attendance. They Were dressed alike : - simple, so,uare-necked sleeveless frocks of delphinium bhj.? ta: pleated and the narrovr g:rd"le« ,r ere of velvet ribbon finished tvith - flat bovr in front. They carried Victorian posies of blue and insure friers to match the dainty flora! shoulder-knot bv each ori hr-r left shouVr.. Hr Cecil Drury carried out the'duti- i of best man. \ Oaring ro a roieut bereavement is the j bridegroom 's family the weiiizg relets- j tion. he'd at the home of the bride's I parents, rare conniied to relatives and intimate friends of both families." Mrs Lav/recce wore a distinctive modei frock of Sahara end seal brown maroeain. the darker shade forming the graceful

coat with inset panels or" th* lighter tocc embroidered with jade and' ferine beads and bordered at the hem fawn fur. Her smart straw hat to totic was banded with ribbon and her bouquet of gold aad tangerine fiower3 and autumn foliage formed an attractive note of coiour. Mrs Claude Bawnsiey. of Ashburton, sister of the bride, wore a beech brown chenille silk lumper suit, with vivid jreen and scarlet Egyptian embroidery and a becoming hat to match with brim of velvet and crown cf felt. When Mr and Mr 3 M. J. Burns left for their wedding trip, toe bride wore a smartly tailored suit of caramel brown wool bouclette, and high crowned velvet bat to match, while in her handsome stone-marten necklet nestled a posy oi flame coloured flowers!

NIXON—MARTIN. At St. Luke T 3 Church yesterday naming, in the presence oi relatives and a few intimate friends, the marriage was solemnised of Margaret Elma, third daughter of Mr and Mrs "\V. Martin, Kilmore street "West, and Robert James, fourth son of the lato Mr John Nixon and of Mrs Nixon. Biccarton. Archdeacon F. N. Taylor performed the ceremony. Mr Martin gavo bis daughter away and Mr G. E. Lomas was organist. . The bride's Tery attractive model frock of jbois dii was slightly pouched at the waist and the long tight-fitting sleeves were finished with cuffs of coffee-coioured guipure lace which also formed the dainty collar. Her becoming wide-brimmed hat was of beige felt trimmed with selfcoloured ribbon and her bouquet toned with her frock.

.4s the wedding was very quiet, there «ere ni> bridesmaids in attendance, but Mr Douglas Nixon acted as his brother's best man.

After the ceremony afc the church, a small reception was "held at- the home of the bnde's parents. Mrs Martin wore a smart frock of vari-eoloured crepe de chine and a black hat with soft velvet crown. Her bouquet was of shaded hydrangeas. Mrs Nixon, the bridegroom's mother, wore a black repp tailored ensemble suit and a black crepo de chine and velvet hat with osprey mount. Mrs Ager, the bride's sister, wore a narr crepe de chine frock and black hat and coat. Miss Lorna Martin were a smart frock of navy crepe de chine, with vest and nnder-sleeves of grey crepe de chine .a handsome fox fur. and a blackstraw hat trimmed with blue ribben. The bride left for the wedding tour wearing a pretty jumper suit with checked skirt in tones of cornflower blue and grey and a jumper of plain cornflower blue kasha. With it shwore a felt hat to tone and a tailored blue coat.

TENNIS TOURNAMENT. The Avonside tennis players never lose their enthusiasm, and" the chill winds of autumn do not affect their activities. Yesterday, the Avonside B team, under the captaincy of Mrs J. C. Lord, who did not herself plav, visited the Fendalton Tennis Club's courts and played an exciting match against the Fendalton ladies. The Club's five courts are splendidly situated and wellsheltered, and a very pleasant afternoon was spent by the visitors, yrho vrere entertained most sumptuously at tea bv their kindly hostesses. " The match resulted in a win for the Fendalton players by 14 games. Avonside was represented by Mrs Hcrdman, Mrs Fuller, Mrs Geddes, Miss Dorothy Sharpe, Miss Angas, Miss Edmondstone, Miss Morland, and Miss Dinnicombe, and the honour of Fendalton was nobly upheld by Mrs T. Fleming Mrs Falconer, Mrs Stewart, Mrs Pat Laune, Miss Skurr, Miss Bodkin, Mis« Partridge, and Miss Sevmour.

It is amazing to note the increasing thousands who visit the Xear East—particularly Egypt, Palestine, and Damascus. Most of these people, British and American tourists in the majority flock there not only to escape the rigours of their winter months, but also to visit the wonderful bazaars for \vhjch Cairo and Damascus are famous The beautiful brass ware, all handmade' the wonderful embroideries, tapestries' inlaid furniture, and dainty necklaces' fascinate these appreciative visitors, it is very interesting to know that a large shipment of some of these beautiful objects, largely composed of handmade brassware, has just arrived in Christ church, and is now to be seen and purchased at Parlour Osiris, 693 Colombo street, oyer Eugene Spitz and Co. For wedding and Easter gifts this beautiful Egyptian and Damascene ware is ideal. 2

•Miss B. A. Jackson, who took the Dressmaking and Designing Course oi the Woman's Institute of Arts" and Sciences, says that «he is now, in consequence, able to have much more good clothing and changes of dress. A Free Copy of Booklet "DressmakinT anrj Millinery Made Easy" will be sent vou on application to P.O. Bos 26 To Aro, G., Wellington, .' __§

TENNIS AT ELMWOOD. A very enjoyable afternoon was spent at the Elmivood Park tennis courts yesterday, when a match, was played between "teams representing St. Paul's, Papaaui, and the Elmwood Tennis Club. St. Paul's, who won by 61 games to 46,, were represented by Mrs Barrell, Mrs McAuley, Miss Halligan, Miss Hookham, Mrs Dent, Mrs Tayjpr, Mrs Baird, and Mrs Kemp. The Elmwood team consisted of Misses Travers, Denton, E. Holmes, Betty Holmes, Mrs Manning, Miss Hargreaves, Miss Kerr, and Mrs Chapman.