WOMAN’S WORLD.

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 305, 19 September 1921, Page 2

WOMAN’S WORLD.

MATTERS OF INTEREST FROM FAR AND NEAR.

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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL Mrs. Hugh Morrison (Awatoitoi) has returned from a visit to' Wellington. Mrs. Fosbery Handyside has returned to Invercargill from a visit to Wellington. Miss K Fowler is visiting Hawke’s Bay. Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Holmes are staying at Soatoun. Mr. and Mrs. Bradney-Williams (Seatoun) are visiting Hawke’s Bay. Miss Jessie Mackay passed through Wallington at the end of last week on her way to Palmerston North from the south. Mr. Justice J. R. Reed and Mrs. Reed returned' to Wellington at the end of last week from Napier. At the Onga Onga Church (Hawke’s Bay), the marriage took place last week of Miss Adolpha Knight, second daughter- of Mr. and Mrs. G. V. Knight, to Mr. Laurence Simpson, son of Mr. Simpson, of Onga Onga. The Rev. G. M. Yule officiated. Miss Rene Simpson was bridesmaid, and little Rhoda Knight flower girl. Mr. James Simpson was best man. . Both the bridegroom and his attendant host man are returned soldiers. •The death has taken place at the residence of hor daughter, Mrs. T. H. Groves, Tawataia, of Mrs. Graham, widow of Thomas Gore Graham. She was 90 years of age. With her husband she experienced the vicissitudes of pioneer life, having landed at Poverty Bay In the fatly Ws, and later lived at Lower Hutt and Palmerston North. Since her husband’s death Mrs. Graham has lived with Mrs. Groves. The engagement is announced of Mies Audrey Kay, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. V. Kay, St. John’s Hill, Wanganui, te Mr. Lindsay Bryce, elder son of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Bryce, "Glcncornan,” Pemberton. The member fiu- the Bay of Plenty (Mr. K. S. Williams) and Mrs. Williams were entertained at a largely-at-tended garden party held last' week at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Humphreys, “Stnathallan," and arrang'd by a committee of ladies from Kaitaratahi and l surrounding districts. A putting competition, croquet, and ! music provided enjoyable entertainment, and the opportunity of coming into personal contact with their Parliamentary representative in such an informal and social tnanner was greatly appreciated and is likely to be followed in other parts of Mt. Williams’s electorate. ■

Miss Patrick, director of Plunket nursing, visited Hastings last week, and expressed herself as greatly pleased with the progress of the society’s work in that district. The following day she visited Napier. Miss Patrick is to take oharge of the Karitane Plunket Home (Dunedin) for a period whilo tho matron goes to Sydney to start the society in that city; Mrs. Walter Nathan is returning to New from a visit to California.

The marriage took place on Thursday evening at tho home of the bride’s sister and brother-in-law. Captain and Mrs. Sliarp, of Napier, of Miss Gladys Alexina Munro, youngest daughter of the late Captain and Mrs. Munro, of Napier, to Mr. William Fairley, son of .Mrs. and the late Mr. D. M. Fairley, of Glasgow, Scotland. Tho Rev. Hay officiated. The bride wore a frock of pale pink georgette over pale pink cropo de chine, with a hand-worked veil and .orange blossom wreath. She carried a bouquet of orange blossoms and fern. Miss Rawiri M'Cormick was bridesmaid, and wore a white crepe do chino frock with hat to match. Her bouquet was of pale pink roses and fern. Mr. S. M'Conachio. was best man. Never will bride have a richer wedding dowry than the young Princess Xenia of Greece (who is 17 years old) on her marriage this month to Mr. William Leeds, the young son of the famous American millionaire's widow, wao is herself, by her second marriage, Princess Anastasia of Greece. Mrs. Leeds has a .fortune of .£11,000,000. Mrs. Leeds- was in Paris recently devastating tho shops in the Rue de la Polx of their best and finest jewels. Diamonds, rubies, emeralds, sapphires—all perfect speci-. mens of their kind—were purchased regardless of price to form the wedding gift to her pretty future daughter-in-law. But finest of all was a great rope of huge round white pearls, which hang from the neck of the bride to her waist. Cartier, the famous jeweller, has, it is said, spent twelve years getting together this queen of necklaces. The price is only whispered, and nobody dares confirm the hugeness of the figure; but report has it that Mrs. Leeds paid over .£500,000. At a supper party which was held at the conclusion of "The Geisha” season in Masterton, played by the Masterton Amateur Theatrical Society, tributes were paid to the excellent work of Mrs. F. E. Goodor in the role of Molly Seamore. Much regret with regard to her impending departure with Mr. Gooder for New Plymouth was expre-wed, and she was presented with a valuable single stono gold bar brooch from the society Both as an actress and as a singer, Mra Gooder was eulogised. Training College Dance. Very cheery and pleasant was the annual reunion dance of past and present students of the Teachers’ Training College at Kelhufh, which was held in the college on Saturday evening. There was a large attendance of dancers and the excellent arrangements did much to add to the enjoyment of everyone. The decorations were charmingly carried out, both in the lecture hall in which tho dance was held and in the library where supper was served, beautiful flowers from the Hutt flower show decorating the rooms. The college colours (blue and gold) were part of the decorative scheme, and wero also used in tho arrangement of the supper tables, the latter being carried cut, by Miss Bullard and Miss Glover. The chaperons for the evening were Miss Hetherington, who was wearing a frock of cornflower blue crepe-de-chine. Miss Page in black, and Miss Maitland, who also wore black with jot embroideries. The committee responsible for the arrangements of the dance comprised Miss Barclay, who was wearing pink silk with a black overdress; Miss Pinfold, in a pale pink frock, Miss Lockwood, grey silk and ninon; Miss Moncrioff, black net; Miss Joseph, emerald green; Miss Bullard, vieux rose; Messrs. Aplin, Kennedy, MacFarlane, Jenson, Short, and Wagland. Owing to his illness Professor Tennant was not able to attend tho dance, nor was Mr. Gould. Among tho past students who were present were Miss Grosvenor, who was wearing blue crcpe-de-chine; Miss M'Ateor, in cerise toorgette; Miss Mills, black and gold; Miss Smith, white velvet; Miss Aplin, blue silk; Miss Freda Priestley, black and cerise; Miss Wilson, flame-coloured frock; Miss M. Brown, pale blue. Also at the dance was Mr. Lomas (of the college staff), and among past students were Messrs. Stainton, Yaldwin, Brooker and Meltssser. Tho delicious supper which was provided was the work of Misses Barclay, Pinfold, Lockwood, Mohcrieff, and Joseph.