WEDDINGS.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19622, 18 May 1929, Page 2

WEDDINGS.

PPJUECE —BRUXDELL. j At St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church the wedding was celebrated recently ; of Ella, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs H. A. Brundeli, Kaiapoi, and Douglas, eldest son of Mrs and the late Mr J. Preece, Waimate. The Rev. Mr Gibb olnciated, Mr Robert Lake was organist, and Mr Preeoe acted as his brother's best man. The bride wore a very smart trocK of beige satin marocam, with fitting bodice and flared skirt, and a becoming felt hat to tone She carried a ; posy of choice hothouse flowers. Miss Jessie Brundeli, the bride's i sister, who acted as bridesmaid, wore i an attractive model frock of cham--1 pagne crepe de chine and felt hat of the same shade. She carried a posy of vari-coloured hothouse flowers. The wedding reception was held at 95 Gloucester street, where bowls of chrysanthemums formed the effective decorations. The bride's mother wore a navy frock and a black coat and hat and carried a j posy of violets. Mrs Preece, the bridegroom's mother, wore a mauve crepe de chine frock, black hat and coat, and carried a bouquet of violets. The bride travelled later in a brown face-cloth coat, trimmed with stonemarten, and brown felt hat. CANDY—WHITE. A very pretty wedding was recently celebrated at the Methodist ChurcH, Kaiapoi, when Ilean Margaret (Doily), only daughter of Mr ana Mrs George Wlute, or VV ilson's siding, #as warned to Uiloert JatK, eldest son ot Airs and tne late Jir £>. S. Candy, of Giraer .bridge, Kaiapoi. llie churcn was decorated by girl friends ot the bride. The officiating minister was the nev. ii. Cotton, ox Uiioka, and Mr Andrew Johnston presided at the organ. Tne bride, wno entered the church on the arm ot her father, wore a beautiful frock of ivory georgette and silver lace, the skirt tailing at each side in handkerchief panels to form an uneven hem-line, and finished at the waist with a spray of orange blossom and true lovers' knot. Her hand-em-broidered tulle veil was arranged in mob-cap style and held in place by a coronet of orange blossom, and her beautiful shower bouquet of delicate hothouse flowers tinged with pink completed a charming toilet. On leaving the church she was presented with two silver horseshoes by Doris White and Venetia Jury The bride was attended by Miss Eileen Lydster, who wore a pretty frock of forget-me-not blue georgette and crepe de chine. The tight-fitting bodice was finished with a silver rose on the shoulder, and the very full skirt had an uneven hem-line. On her hair she wore a wreath of silver leaves and blue forget-me-nots, finished at the back with tulle, which fell over her shoulders to the hem of her frock. She carried a beautiful shower bouquet of pink and blue hothouse flowers. The bridegroom was attended by Mr Victor Claridge. of St. Albans, as best man. After the ceremony the bride's mother rece'ved the guests at Blackwell's Tearooms. She wore a smart navy Ottoman coat, and a navy toque with an Oriental ornament at one side, carried a bouquet of autumnshaded flowers. The bridegroom's mother wore a black silk marocain frock, a smart black face-cloth coat trimmed with fur, and a black felt hat trimmed with a medallion in pastel shades. She carried a bouquet of mauve flowers. When Mr and Mrs Candy left for their honeymoon, which was spent in the North Island the bride wore a smart vieux rose reop frock, a navy velonr coat with roll collar of American opossum. and a small hat of blue embossed velour. and carried a handsome fox fur, the gift of the bridegroom

PARENTS' NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL UNION. Mrs W. H. Cowper, Mrs F. E. Graham, and Mrs A. L. Macfarlane were joint hostesses at the meeting of the Parents' National Educational Union, which was held at the Chamber of Commerce Hall last night. Dr. Hansen presided. The minutes of the previous meeting were read by the honorary secretary, Mrs Edwin Hay, and confirmed by the meeting. Professo.* Pocock was the speaker for the evening, and he dealt with his subject, "Education in Classical Times," in an interesting and scholarly manner. The problems of the ancient Greeks and Romans, Professor Pocock said, were much the same as our own, their methods in some respects were the same, and their aim—to train the child to be a good citizen—is the ideal for which we strive to-day. Ancient Greece comprised a number of small States, in which varied methods of education were adopted. In Sparta, for example, every good citizen had to be a good soldier. Education was free, compulsory, and secular. Boys were taken from home at the age of seven and sent to school, where they remained till they were 20. They were then deemed fit for military service, but education continued till they were 30. Girls were allowed to live with their mothers, but the State took an interest in their education, and they were given careful athletic training, and competed with the boys in their festivals.

In contrast to the Spartans, the Athenians were known for their freedom from restrictions, their liberality of view, and their aesthetic tastes. They, too, believed in physical training alongside with mental training. There are no text-books on Greek education, And we know only what we can gather from allusions contained in the writings of the period. Education was divided into two main divisions—music (which included reading, writing, arithmetic, drawing, and literature, as well as music proper), and gymnastics. Schools existed from very early ages, and are mentioned in writings four or five centuries B.C. Various games and toys—balls, hoop, and blind-man's buff —are mentioned in very early records. Gymnastics were taught and practised in open places exposed to the sun, and usually near a stream. The more practical Romans gave much attention to grammar, literature, and memory training, and both the Greeks and the Romans devoted much time and care to rhetoric, and the training of children in clear enunciation and in the art of self-expression. In modern education, the speaker said, there is little outlet for self-expression, a matter to which we might wisely give : more attention.

After a vote of thanks to the speaker, proposed by Dr. Hansen, and carried by acclamation, supper was served by the hostesses.

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