WOMEN'S CORNER

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19814, 30 December 1929, Page 2

WOMEN'S CORNER

The .Lad; Editor will be pleased to receive for publication in tie "WomeD'i Corner" items of social or personam r.ew». Sues items should be fully authenticated, and engagement notices mast bear the signatures of both parties. Correspondence 13 Invited on any matters affecting, or of interest to, women.

Mr and Mrs C. F. Turner arrived from Wellington on Saturday by the ferry steamer. Captain and Mrs P. A. Turner (Lowcliffe) are visiting friends in North Canterbury. Mrs J. Ramsden (Merivale) is visiting her daughter, Mrs G. Kingston (Timaru). Miss Barbara Webb (Fendalton) is the guest of Mrs F. A. Raymond (Timaru). Miss Marjorie Willis (Opawa). who is staving with friends in Auckland, will leave by the Aorangi to-morrow for a short visit to Sydney. Miss Diana Huie (Auckland), who is the guest of Miss Trent (Cashmere Hills), is leaving to-morrow en route for Auckland. Mr and Mrs W. A. Jennings (Gisborne) are the guests of Mr and Mrs J. G. Fiecken ("Riverstey," Tai Tapu) for the holiday season. Mr and Mrs Leonard Tripp (Wellington) are the guests of Miss Tripp, Orari Gorge. Mrs A. White-Parsons is amongst Christchurch visitors to the Chateau Tongariro during the holidays. Mrs Owen Baker (Cashmere Hills) is spending a holiday motoring in the North Island.

Mr and Mrs E. B. Newton and family, ("The Willows," Ashburton), who have been visiting England, returned to Wellington by the Kimutaka on Saturday. Mrs Warren Fisher is spending a holiday at "The Chateau," Tongariro Park. The engagement is announced of Miss Monica Bunny, daughter of Mrs and the late Mr A. R. Bunny, "Makoura," Masterton, to Mr John Henry Torlesse, elder son of Mr and Mrs C. E. Torlesse, Park lane, Timaru.

The engagement is announced of Myrtle, third daughter of Mr and Mrs McGuire, Wellington, to Harry, eldest son of Mr and Mrs T. Edwards, of St. Martins, Christchurch. The engagement is announced of Jean, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs J. Sneddon (Papanui) to Ernest, only son of Mr and A. Mather (Men vale).

The engagement is announced of Thelma, only daughter of Mr and Mrs A. E. Hawkins (Ayers street, Rangiora) to Robert, eldest son of Mr and Mrs R. Newman (Kokiri, West Coast).

Guests at the United Service Hotel include Mr and Mrs A. S. Mitchell (Wellington); Mr and Mrs F. Dewar (Scotland), Dr. and Mrs Ball (Blenheim), Mr H. Wilson, and Miss F. Wilson (Melbourne). Mr and Mrs S. M. Davis, and Mr and Mrs J. Harper Beid (Wanganui) are staying at the Clarendon Hotel. Recent guests to the Fox Glacier Hostel, Weheka, South Westland, include Mr and Mrs Lyons (Christchurch). Mr and Mrs Loader (Christchurch). Mr and Mrs Bundle (Greymouth), Mr and Mrs West (Christchurch), Messrs Wake, Davies (Greymouth), Mr Young (England). Messrs Rowntree, Baxter (Greymouth), Miss Layers, Mr Baker (Christchurch), Misses Gillanders (2), Finlayson (2) (Wellington), Miss Greig (Wellington), Miss Hickey (Christchurch), Mr and Mrs Miller Captain Harris (Dunedin), Messrs Housten, Duff, Misses Pollock, Duff (Hokitika). The following have recently arrived at the Hotel Federal:—Miss M. Moffat (Toronto, Canada). Miss M. J. Adams (Wellington), Miss L. Hargreaves (Wellington), Miss B. R. McQueen (Wellington). Mrs J. Cleland (Timaru), Miss R. Munro (Dunedin), Miss V. Mitchell (Dunedin), Misses Curtis (Wellington), Miss K. Fortune (Invercargill), Miss C. Hamilton (Dunedin,) Mr and Mrs Constable (Wellington), Mr and Mrs Hunt (Nelson), Miss G. Hunt (Nelson), Mr D. RGriffin (Palmerston North), Mrs M. K. McCulloch (Oamaru), Mr and Mrs J. Robertson (Napier), Miss E. K. Goulding (Auckland), Miss A. M. Shillidy (Auckland), Mr W. A. Brogan (Wellington). Mr R. W. Evans (Paeroa), and Mr N. A. Giddings (Wanganui). Becent guests at the Franz Josef Glacier Hotel, Waiho Gorge, include Mr and Mrs N. J. Dew (Ashburton), Mr and Mrs R. Garling (Sydney), Misses Bissett and Hayes (Wellington), Miss Greig (Wellington), Mr Eccleston (England), Mr and Miss Bussell (Dunedin), Mr Grubb, Mr and Mrs Grace and familv (Dunedin), Mr and Mrs W. Wilson (Hokitika), Mr and Mrs W. T. Wilson (Dunedin), Mr and Mrs H. Wilson (Christchurch), Mr and Mrs Marmire (U.S.A.), Mr Comber, Mr Allan, Miss Digby (Christchurch), Miss Anderson (Dunedin), Mr Chamberlain, Mr and Mrs S. Eenton (Hokitika), Mr B. Benton (Hokitika), Misses Howard (Hokitika), Mr and Miss Duff (Hokitika), Misses Whatley (Canada), Mr F. Garrick (Christchurch), Miss McCausland (Christchurch). A grand carnival will be held in the Winter Garden on New Year's Eve, when novelties of all kinds will be distributed. Miss Bessie Macdonald's Tiny Tots will appear in a new ballet, the soloists being Edna Berg and Beth Freeman. A special programme of music will be supplied by the popular Bailey-Marston dance orchestra.

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A most enjoyable party was held on Thursday evening at the residence of Mrs J. Haig, St. Albans, where the time passed quickly with dancing and music. Amongst those present were Missse Kura Campbell, Eileen Haig, Myrtle O'Connell. Marjone Carr, Daphne Taylor, Reneo Sugden, Elsie McC'arrie, Nancy Patten, Messrs A. Lambert, P. Churchfield, J. Archer. Carr, G. Tallett, Nunes, R. Carr. and P. Walters. Sir Hall Caine, though now an old man with uncertain health, is as indomitable as ever, says an exchange. He contemplates a trip to Australia in the New Year to visit his cousin, Mrs W. T. Aldridge, of Melbourne. Mrs Aldridge was the original of the heroine, Gloria Quayle, in his most famous novel.

Miss L. O. Turner, of the literary staff of the "Eadio Record" and "Exporter." was on Friday, at Wellington, presented, on the occasion of her return to England, with a handsome suede travelling cushion by the staff and a gold-mounted fountain pen by the management. Tribute to Miss Turner's capacity and enterprise was paid by Mr C. B. Burnard (iields editor), and Mr A. J. Heighway (managing editor). WOMAN RULER TO BE MARRIED. For two years Mrs Dudley Beaumont, a widow, has reigned as Dame of the little Channel Island of Sark, eight miles northwest of Guernsey, succeeding the late Seigneur, her father, Mr William Collings. Mrs Beaumont's burdens are not light, and she has but a small staff to assist her. Schemes of sanitation, school examinations, road repairs, harbour construction, fishery laws, tithes, and taxes are all features which she has to master in detail and attend to personally. The income of Mrs Beaumont is derived from ancient seigneurial dues consisting chiefly of taxation in kind. There is a tax which must be paid in fowls by each house according to the number of its chimneys. None but the dame herself may keep a female dog, or pigeons. No property may be bought or sold without her consent, and she receives a tax on every sale to the value of one-thirteenth part of the purchase price. There is no crime in the island, and the small prison is perpetually idle. Most of the people can speak English, but their native tongue is a pure descendant of the old Norman French.

Mrs Beaumont, or, to give her official title, "Dame de Sark," is engaged to be married to Mr Robert Woodward Hathaway, of London.

The island boasts the smallest Parliament in the Empire, and, although most of the 600 inhabitants know English, the language in everyday use is a French patois of Norman origin. When it meets three times a year, Mrs Beaumont presides over the Parliament, known as Chief Pleas, while all dues and taxes are paid to her. Mrs Beaumont, whose husband died in 1918, was mawied when she was 17. She has six children, the eldest ot her sons being in the Air Force. Her daughters are named Amice, Douce, and Imehanne. The daughter Amice is married to Lieutenant Cantan, of the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry, According to legend, one of the rooms of her seigneurial island home is haunted.

OBITUARY.

MRS G. T. BELL. Mrs G. T. Bell, of Kelburn, a wellknown Wellington social worker, who died on Christmas Day after a short attack of acute bronchial pneumonia, was a woman deeply imbued with the spirit of prompt action in any undertakings with which she became interested. She was the second daughter of the late Mr W. Fisher, who arrived at Port Chalmers by the barque Cecilia in February, 1854. Subsequently her parents left Dunedin for Christchurch with their family, and the future Mrs Bell was sent to St. Michael's Day School with her youngest sister and brothers. One of her first self-imposed acts on behalf of others arose when she was a schoolgirl twelve years of age, when she was prompted to ask a number of girl friends to contribute to the building fund of the present beautiful Church of St. Michael, Christchurch. Starting with a halfcrown given by her father, she collected silver and copper coins, and enclosing the same in a little linen bag, placed the money on the foundation stone when it was laid by Bishop Harper. Mrs Bell is survived bv her husband, her son (Mr G. N. S. Bell, of Auckland), and two daughters (Mrs Hugh Gilmer and Miss Gertrude Bell), also by several grandchildren. Mrs Bell's only surviving brother is Mr W. BFisher, of Wellington.

SILVER WEDDING. A "surprise party," organised by the residents of Ellesmere, visited "Silverstream," the residence of Mr E. JBurt, on Thursday evening to celebrate the silver wedding of Mr and Mrs Burt, who were taken completely by surprise. The woolshed was quickly decorated and cleared for dancing, which was thoroughly enjoyed, while many of the forty visitors amused themselves with games and competitions.

At supper time Mr Newton, on behalf of the company, extended to Mr and Mrs Burt hearty wishes for their future welfare and happiness and said that they and their family were held in the highest esteem in the district. At bis invitation the company drank to the "Hiealth, Happiness, and Future Prosperity of Mr and Mrs Burt and Family." "Mr Burt briefly responded. Later a present was made to Mrs Burt. The winners of the various competitions were Mesdames Quaife, Hopkins, Messrs Burt and Opie; the waltzing competition was won by Miss Thelma Lacey and Mr Laurenson. Among those present were Mesdames E. J. Burt, R. Burt, W. Burt, M. Aitken, H. Newton, O. Brown, SQuaife. Hobbs. Hopkins, and S. Reid, Misess G. Burt. E. Burt, T. Lacey, T. Burt, D. Winter. G. Hobbs, E. Anstiss, N. Heinisch, E. Ooie, D. Ashmore, M. Hines, W. Heinisch, M. Bowden, and R. Hobbs, Messrs E. J. Burt, R. Burt, W. Burt. D. Burt, L. Burt, S. Burt. M. Aitken. H. Newton, O. Brown. S. Quaife, Hobbs, S. Reid, McIlwraith, A. Heinisch, C. Opie, S. S. Reid. E. W. Hobbs, L. L. Reid, C. Combs, T. Laurenson, M. Hines, E. Reid, and W. Bowden.

Mrs S. Quaife (piano) and Mr Quaife (cornet 1 ) supplied excellent dance music, and extras were played by Misses Lacev and Heinisch.

WINTER GARDEN CABARET

A very pleasant dance was held at the AVinter Garden on Saturday evening, when many visitors to Christchurch were among the 300 dancers who attended. The supper tables were decorated with carnations and the lounges with palms and shrubs. A programme of spirited music was supplied by the Bailey-Marston orchestra.

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TIMARU NEWS. SOCIAL AND PERSONAL. Mr and Mrs Rathie tChristehureh) are guests at ''Kelso," Sarah street. Mr and Mrs H. i\ Lawrence (Christchurch) are staving in Tirnaru. Mrs B. H. Rhodes ("Carne," Sealv street), who has been the guest of Mrs P. E. Woodhouse, Blueelift's, has returned home. Mr and Mrs G. Robinson ("Oakwood") and Mr C. Robinson i" Moreton Marsh," Bankside), who have been staying with Mrs P. R. Woodhouse, Bluecliffs, have returned home. Passengers to "The Hermitage," Mount Cook, on Saturday include Mrs Lees (Wellington), Misses Bell (2) and Lees (Wellington), and Mr Cook (Christehurch). Guests at the Grand Hotel include Sir Bruce and Lady Steward (Pigeon Bay), Mr and Mrs F. \V. Freeman (Cashmere), and Mr V. M. Russell (Ashburton).

WEDDINGS.

O'DANIELS—SMITH. Knox Church, Waimate, was prettily decorated with orange blossom and branches of flowering shrub for the marriage of Ina Margaret, sixth daughter of Mr and Mrs 11. Y. Smith, High street, Waimate, to Raymond Edgar, only son of Mrs O'Daniels. Christehurch. The Rev. W. F. Niehol was the officiating minister, and Miss O. Cameron played the nuptial music. The bride was escorted by her father, who later gave her away. Her dainty frock of ivory crepe de chine had long georgette sleeves, and the skirt had a deep hem of ivory lace falling in uneven points. Her veil of embroidered ivory tulle was arranged in mob cap style, and held in place with a chaplet of orange blossom, with a cluster at each eide. She carried a sheaf of arum lilies. The bridesmaids were the bridegroom's sister, Miss Hilda O'Daniels (Christehurch) and Miss Dorrie Smith, sister of the bride. Miss O'Daniels wore a sleeveless frock of floral ninon in shades of yellow and green, made with uneven skirt falling in points at the back, and pointed berthe collar. Her hat of yellow linen had a crinoline edge, and was trimmed with a lover's knot of green velvet, and she carried a bouquet of Iceland poppies and gypsophila with streamers of green and fawn. Miss Smith's sleeveless frock was also of tloral ninon, but in 6hades of green and fawn, made with a threetiered skirt drooping at the back, and a draped collar. She wore a green linen hat with crinoline edge, trimmed with lover's knot of yellow velvet, and carried a bouquet of Iceland poppies. Mr Leslie Nixon (Christehurch), cousin of the bridegroom, was best man, and Mr Harold Pugh, of St. Andrews, was groomsman. Following the ceremony. nearly forty guests were entertained at the residence of the bride.'s parents, where the customary toasts were honoured. The bride's mother wore a black crepe de chine frock relieved with lemon and cerise, black satin hat, and black satin coat. She carried a posy of sweet peas. When the bride and bridegroom left for their honeymoon in the north, the former was wearing a frock of floral georgette in shades of mustard and green, with a tailored tweed coat of fawn and brown, a fox fur necklet, and a tagel straw hat to match. Mr and Mrs O'Daniels's future home will be in Christehurch.

EDWABDS—JOHNSON. At St. John's Church, Latimer square, Christchurch, the marriage was celebrated of Beatrice Mary, daughter of Mrs Johnson, Christchurch, to Frederick George, only son of Mr and Mrs P. Edwards, Christchurch. The ceremony was conducted by the Rev. J. F. Coursey, and Miss Black was organist. The church was artistically decorated with flowers and ferns for the occasion.

The bride was given away by her brother-in-law, Mr B. Johnson. She wore a dainty wedding frock of white georgette and silver lace, and a handembroidered veil with a coronet of pearls and orange blossom. She carried a bouquet of hothouse flowers. The bride was attended by her sister, Miss Adeline .Johnson, who wore a pretty frock of lemon georgette and a hat to tone, and carried a bouquet of mauve sweet peas and carnations. Mr James Hooper attended the bridegroom as best man, and on leaving the church the bride was presented with a silver horseshoe by Vera Hooper, niece of the bridegroom. A reception was held subsequently at Jellicoe Hall. Mrs Johnson, mother of the bride, wore a navy blue costume, with hat to tone, and carried a bouquet of roses. Mrs Edwards, mother of the bridegroom, wore a dress of beige georgette and lace, with lace coatee to match, and a hat to tone. She carried a bouquet of roses and sweet peas. The bride and bridegroom left later for the south on their wedding trip.

WEDDING AT NAPIER. MA YNE—MOFFAT. Very picturesque was the marriage solemnised in St. John's Cathedral, Napier, last week, between Elizabeth Audrey Pickard (Betty), eldest daughter of Mrs F. A. Moffat, of New York, and granddaughter of Mr and Mrs Nat Kettle, Bluff Hill, Napier, and Anthony Harman Down, only son of Mrs F. Mayne and the late Dean Mayne, of Napier. The service was fully choral. Dean Brocklehurst officiated. The bride entered the church with her grandfather, Mr Nat Kettle, and wore a charming semi-medieval gown of parchment tinted satin with long close-fitting sleeves. The deep corsage had a narrow yoke of tulle to tone. The volant, which gave the uneven line, was edged with a deep double layer of parchment tinted tuile and the same tulle was used for the veil, which formed a train, and was held in position by a fillet and circular band of silver ribbon finished at each side with a cluster of orange buds. A sheaf of creamy Madonna lilies with fine asparagus fern tied with apricot satin ribbons was carried.

The bridesmaids were Misses Una Loudoun (chief), Joau Campbell, and Edie Barry, who wore attractive frocks of deep apricot organdie over satin to tone. The bodices were fitting, and each skirt was artistically trimmed with appliqued groups of conventional water lilies with drawn thread and hemstitched centres. Shady hats of the same organdi were worn, and each carried a bouquet of apricot carnations, roses, and fern tied with apricot satin ribbon. Janet Smith and Shirley Kettle also attended, and wore replicas in miniature of the bridesmaid's frocks. Mr Len Donovan was best man, and the groomsmen were Mr Eoyden McDowell (Wellington} and Mr Jack Tattersall. About. 100 guests were entertained at the residence of Mrs F. V. Kettle, Cobden road, where the reception was held.