for WOMEN

Press, Volume LXXVI, Issue 22908, 3 January 1940, Page 2

for WOMEN

Mrs W. Diamond and Miss Gladys Diamond (Innes road) have returned from a* motor toUr in South Canterbury and the Mackenzie Country. Mrs John Stronach (Elizabeth street, Timaru) is visiting Christchurch for the holiday season. Mrs Alex Duncan (Dunedin) is visiting her mother, Mrs J. Duncan, Park terrace, Mr and Mrs W. R. Lascelles and family (Innes road) are spending the holidays at TT7 ainui. Mr and Mrs F. H. Andrews (Monck’s Bay) will leave this month for Taihape to attend the wedding of their son. Flying Officer F. R. W. Andrews (Wigram), and Miss Joan Maclean, Taihape. They will be accompanied by Miss Lois Andrews, who will be a bridesmaid at the wedding. Visitors to Wainui for the holidays include Mrs W. Bates, Mrs A. H. Cavell,. Mrs R. C. Jamieson (Papanui), and Mrs' A. Harman (Fendalton). Sisters K. G. Hall, V. M. Hodges, N. B. Corson, M. A. Coulston, C. Lucas, and M. C. Moore, who will leave New Zealand with the Ist Echelon for service overseas, will be the guests of honour at an informal tea party to be given at Beath’s tomorrow afternoon by former service nurses, and members of the Regisr tered Nurses’ Association. Sisters Hall, Corson, and Coulston have been on duty at Burnham. Miss Margaret Weir (Kirwee) is spending a fortnight’s holiday camping at Queenstown and the Southern Lakes. Miss April Hargreaves, who has been visiting Queen Charlotte Sound and South Canterbury, has left for Wellington. Of the 72 private houses still on Fifth avenue, New York, nearly half are shut up, but attached to one of them —the red brick house which is owned by Mrs Andrew Carnegie—is a garden to give relief to the sombre-looking house. Considering property values on the avenue, this garden must be one of the most valuable in the world. Like Mrs Vanderbilt, Mrs Carnegie entertains at Sunday parties—the former for lunch, the latter for afternoon tea. Ethne Tosswill, of 123 A Cashel street and Hereford Court, conveys to her many patrons best wishes for the coming New Year and asks her public to remember her two shops at the above addresses have reopened to supply your needs for the coming holiday period at New Year. ’Phone 33-478. —6

WEDDING

WATSON—THWAITES

The marriage of Elizabeth . Dulcie, twin daughter of Mr and Mrs A. S. Thwaites (“Longridge,” Glenroy), to Selwyn, youngest son of Mrs and the late Mr W. Watson (Coalgate) was celebrated on Saturday afternoon at St. John’s Church, Hororata. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. C. W. Maclaverty, and Miss M. Maftey was organist. The church had been beautifully decorated orange blossom and clematis. The bride, who was escorted by her father, wore a frock of cream georgette mounted on satin, and made with a high neckline and trained skirt. The long sleeves were tapered to form points over the hands. Her veil of embroidered tulle, arranged over the face, was attached to a Juliet cap of cream velvet petals, and she carried a bouquet of cream arum lilies and gladioli of a deeper shade. A frock of primrose yellow georgette was worn by the bride’s twin sister, Miss Nancy Thwaites, who attended ,as chief bridesmaid, and two other bridesmaids. Misses Marjorie and Frances Thwaites, wore frocks of Buckingham lilac georgette made in Victorian style, the skirts having a bustle effect. ( Their ' head-dresses were composed of bows and tulle to match their frocks, and thev carried irises and gladioli. Mr W. Whitesides (Christchurch) was best man. After the ceremony, the guests were received at the Hororata Hall lay the bride’s mother, who was wearing an Air Force blue ensemble and a hat to tone. The bridegroom’s mother wore a black and whit? ensemble and a black hat, and carried a bouquet of flowers in autumn tonings. . . •. For travelling the. bride wore a forest-green angora suit with a green toque and brown accessories. She wore also a stone marten stole, the gift of the bridegroom.

ENGAGEMENT NOTICES

The engagement is announced of Eileen Letitia, younger daughter of Mrs L. M. Jones and the late C. R. Jones, Fairlie. to John Leslie, youngest son of Mrs E. Stevenson and the late D. Stevenson. Fairlie. -The engagement is announced of Jean Chesterman, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs Arthur Anderson. Yarrow street. Invercargill, and Charles Gordon. son (twin) of Mrs M. *C. Stagg, Office .-road. Merivale. Christchurch.

POST-WEDDING DANCE

Mr and Mrs R. E. Vanstone entertained a number of friends at a dance in the Puaha School in honour of tj,ie marriage of their daughter. Ivy Isabel, to Mr K. O. Fletcher. Music for dancing was played by Mrs M. Wilkinson, Messrs ,L. Giddens, Carney, and Arnold Stanbury. Mr R. Lee acted as master o£ ceremonies. Amongst those present were, Mr and Mrs K. Fletcher, Mr and Mrs R. Vanstone, Mr and Mrs W. Stanbury, Mr and Mrs H. Vanstone, Mr and Mrs W. Sheehan (Ashburton), Mr and Mrs W. Fletcher (Christchurch), Mr and Mrs J. Dawber (Christchurch), Mr and Mrs C Turner (Barry’s Bay), Mr and Mrs A. Thomson, Mr and Mrs C. Londrigan, Mr and Mrs Wilkinson, Mr and Mrs A. Dawber, Mr and Mrs E. Patten, Mr and Mrs T. Lee, Mr and Mrs A. Adams, Mesdames Annan (Christchurch), T. Milligan, H, Reed, J, Chapman, E, Ussher, Misses Betty and Olive Vanstone, Norma and Peggy Dawber, Joey Turner, Ruth and Agnes Sheehan,. Pearl and Rona Vanstone, Mavis Chapman, Roha Hunt, Marjorie Ferguson, Mfilva, Webster, Rita McQueen, Gwen Reed, Nola and Belle Pidgeon, Kathleen Pidgeoh, Eileen Giddens, Colleen Dawber, Josephine Bennett, Pat. Annan, and Shirley Perry. :■

CURRENT NOTES

TIMARU NEWS

Mr and Mrs B. Moorhouse (Wellington), who have been visiting Mrs W. J. Tavlor, Timaru, have left for the West Coast. Two thousand discs with the words “Please do not kiss me,” for babies to wear on their coats, are to be sold at Hammersmith (London) health centres and clinics to prevent colds and other infection being passed on. The annual summer school of the New Zealand branch of the English Folk Dance Society was formally opened at the Training College, Kelburn, Wellington, by Mr P. A. Smithells, Director of Physical Education. Classes are being held each morning and evening of this week, and the afternoons are free. Twentyone representatives from Christchurch are attending the school. Bride and bridegroom left the church on a stretcher, but only because it is the A.R.P. way of paying tribute to Miss Patricia Hunt, a nurse, and Mr Keith Radford, a New Zealand ambulance worker. They were married early in December at St. Patrick’s, Soho square, London, and provided metropolitan newspapers with a picture that tickled Londoners. Mr Radford’s friends in the Holborn A.R.P. saw they were “tied up” properly before being carried through the street on a stretcher instead of in a motor-car. ■ At the Queen’s sewing bee, held at Buckingham Palace, the Queen, women members of the household staff, the wives of outdoor employees of the King and Queen, the ladies-in-waiting, and those in personal contact with the Queen, sew and knit together as part of their war work. They concentrate on making the kind of comforts which the Red Cross Society is likely to require when the first batches of wounded soldiers are brought from France. Two outstanding figures in Europe to-day—M. Daladier, the strong man of France, and Herr Hitler—-are unmarried. Of Stalin’s, home life little is known outside Russia; he has been married twice and both his wives are dead. The wife of Viacheslav Molotov, the thick-set, 49-year-old Commissar for Foreign Affairs in Russia, visited the United States in 1936, has helped to bring her husband into the American sphere and has exerted influence on his attitude towards the United States. First class, normal blood must be alkaline and toxic free. R.U.R., the most natural and praised laxative, banishes ill-health by keeping the blood in a healthy, alkaline condition. —6

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Miss Barbara McKillop, who was staying with Mrs F. S. Cave, has returned to Christchurch. Miss Peggy Killick, who has been visiting her parents, Mr and Mrs A. E. S. Killick, has returned to Wellington. Mrs Guinness (“Galashiels,” Sefton street) has returned from a visit to Mrs E. R. Guinness (Geraldine). Miss Gladys Gilligan (Dunedin) is staying with Miss R. Berry (Fairview), Mr and Mrs L. Scaife (Christchurch) are spending a holiday in Timaru. • Mr and Mrs R. Turnbull (Wellington) are staying with Mrs D. C. Turnbull. Miss Lucy Mackay is visiting her sister Mrs M. Hobin (Taumarunui).

DANCE AT HORORATA

Many guests enjoyed the hospitality of the Hororata Hall Committee at a dance held in the local hall. Miss H. Maffey and Mr R. Felton supplied the music, and extras were played by Misses M. O’Sullivan, N. Gray, and M. Hodgson. Mr A- D. Oliver directed the programme. Among those present were Mesdames A. D. Oliver, J. J Crump, T. Canty, L. Paintin, J. Keltie, G. Holmes (Christchurch), R. D. Gray, E. D. Gray, Sargeant, F. Locker, H. A. Oliver, A. Stone. Misses H. Brown (Christchurch), Valmai Locker. June Oliver, Betty Locker, Valmai Reddecliffe (Te Pirita), Gwladys Locker, Doris Isherwood, Freda Locker, Lyla Phillips, Chrystall Phillips, Valmai Banks. Dorothy Black, Helen Banks, Joan Collison, Mary Duncan, E. Ferguson, Molly Hodgson, Mary O’Sullivan, Doris Barrett, Frances Stevenson, Noeline Foster. Noeline Gray, Frances Gray, N. Lawson, N. McKenzie, D. Rich, Pauline Payne, Aileen Payne, Elma Paintin, Marjorie Thwaites, Frances Thwaites, Joyce Hore, Betty Oliver. Gwen Jewell. G. Ferguson, and M. Ferguson.

The December meeting of the Spotswood Women’s Institute took the form of a children’s Christmas party. Father Christmas presented toys to the smaller children of the district from a wellladen Christmas tree, and members entertained all present at tea, and in the evening held a successful dance.