WOMAN’S WORLD

Dominion, Volume 18, Issue 96, 18 January 1924, Page 2

WOMAN’S WORLD

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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL Mr. and Miss Koiller, of Palmerston North, are visiting Wellington. Mrs. Algar Williams, of Christchurch, is visiting Wellington. Mrs. Robert Wilson, Bulls, is in Canterbury for Miss Betty Northoote’s wedding. Mrs. Hawkins, of London (nee Miss Levin, of Wellington), is visiting Wellington. Mrs. W. R. Birch is staying with her mother, Mrs. Brandon, Hobson Street. Mrs. L. Tripp has returned from the south, accompanied by her niece. Miss Eudora Henry. Miss Hutchinson. Masterton, is the guest of Mrs. Marmaduke Beshell, Pohau Pastures, Canterbury. The engagement is announced of Miss Mariorv Parr, daughter of the Hon. C J Parr, Minister of Justkb and Education, and Mrs. Parr, to Mr. Adrian M. Enps, of Melbourne, youngpt. son of Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Epps of Sydney. Mrs. E. C. Harvie. who has been making a holiday visit te the South Island, has returned to Wellington. Dr. Elizabeth Bryson, who has been absent on holiday, has returned to Levin. Miss Grac.ie Lavers will not be coming to New Zealand with “Sally,’ says a Melbourne paper, as she is to marry a very wealthy man in Melbourne, but in her place will come another of Mr. George Highland s “discoveries,” a Miss Thelma Burness, of Melbourne, who Mr. Highland is convinced will do big things in the future if encouraged and handled properly. Wellington has been selected for the opening of ‘Sally” in Now Zealand. Miss Nellie Simpson well known in musical circles for her talent as a flautist, is about to leave Wellington on a lengthy holiday trip. She will afterwards reside in Auckland. The British National Opera Company hns engaged Miss Clara Serena, the Australian contralto, to create the title role in Rutland Boughton s opera Alkestis, at Covent Garden. Lhe opera has been translated from the Alcestis of Euripides by Gilbert Gulray. Mr and Mrs. Rene Natusch, who have been visiting Wellington, have returned to their home at Havelock North. Mrs. Hope Lewis remained in Auckland to be present at the marriage of her niece, Miss Hope Egertou. Captain and Mrs. Dawson Paul, of Wellington, are visiting Christchurch. Miss Frances Moore, of Wanganui, is visiting Wellington. The engagement is announced in nn exchange of Miss Nancy Beadel, younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Beadel, of St. Albans, Christchurch, to Mr. Alan Avery, son of Mrs. Avery and the late Mr. Alfred Avery, Havelock North. Mr. and Mrs. Duncan Bauchop, Burnell Avenue, have returned to town after spending the holidays at Day’s Bay. An enjoyable entertainment wan given at the Red Cross Home, Hobson Street, by a concert party organised by Mr. W. J. Robbins. The matron and nurses had assembled the patients in the large room adjoining tho verandah, which was closed owing to the inclement weather. Items were rendered by Mesdames R. Alexander and Robinson. Miss J. Alexander, Messrs. W. J. McKeon, C. A. Williams, and W. J. Robbins. Miss Ethel Bartley played the accompaniments. At the conclusion Sister .McCrae thanked those who had given the men so much pleasure, the patients accorded them three cheers, and a highly-successful evening concluded with the singing of “Auld Lang Syne.” To be fashionable you must have a sleek coiffure, smooth as a satin cap, and wear long earrings with pendant stones hanging from finely-WTough" jewelled chains, says an English paper. There is every indication that the unpretentious little dresses for evening wear that have held sway for so long will, this winter, be dethroned by full-dress toilettes of a very sumptuous and brilliant type, says the Queen. What is perhaps more important from the average woman’s point of view is that the low decolletage is also returning, the high neckline already beginning to give way to the squares and V’s of the old type. Tliis change of fashion is partly due to the fact that so many beautiful fabrics and so much jewelled trimming are being used, ajid that magnificent materials of this kind seem to dtmand dresses of a more ornate description than those that have done duty for evening wear of late. Where ball and dinner gowns are concerned one is constantly conscious of the meeting of extremes. For instance, ■while many designers confine themselves to turning out dresses of the Princess or tube type, others -show nothing but bouffant skirts and bodices that are reminiscent of the Early Victorian styles.

Miss Grace L. Holder, who for two and a half years hns been Australasian lecturer for the Save the Children Fund, was to sail from Melbourne on January 10 for America. Miss Holder hns lectured extensively on prohibition in Australia and Now Zealand. Sho will study prohibition in America as affecting child welfare, and will lecture upon her return.

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Weddings to be artistic nit-st hate Bouquets te harmon.se with frocks Miss Murray, 36 Willis Street. Dcliv rarir- aJErwhere in Dominion.- -Advt.

Wedding at St. Paul's. The wedding was celebrated yesterday afternoon at St. Paul’s proCathedral of Miss Ethel Ida Russell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Russell, of Palmerston North, to Mr. Charles Victor Birch, of Wellington, son of Mrs. Birch, and the late Mr. Ayin Birch, of London, formerly of Hawke’s Bay. His Lordship Bishop Sprott and the Ven. Archdeacon Johnson officiated. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a lovely gown of ivory brocade and lace, I draped and caught at the left side with a diamante ornament. Her long tulle ' veil fell from a coronet of orange , blossoms over the court train of brocade. ornamented with sprays of orange blossoms. Major Brandon, V.C. was best man. The church was prettily decorated with blue hydrangeas and palms. After the ceremonj’ a reception was held by Mr. and Mrs. Russell at Miss Malcolm’s, on the Terrace. All the rooms were gav with flowers, the dining room being massed with blue hydrangeas. The beautiful wedding gifts were on view in the small drawing room. Mrs. Russell wore a very smart gown of black silk with champagne coloured embroideries and a small black hat with a drooping plume of the same colours; she carried a bouquet of pink carnations and roses. Miss Beatrix Russell, sister of the bride, wore a frock of shot taffetas made in early Victorian fashion, with a pretty hat of crinoline, and carried a posy of flowers. Amongst the guests were the Bishop and Mrs. Sprott, General Sir Andrew Russell, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Williams, of Masterton ; Mr. and Mrs. Guy Williams, and their children, of Masterton; Mrs. Algar Williams, Christchurch; Mrs. Hosking, Mr. and Mrs Dan Riddiford. Mrs. and Miss Tweed, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Hadfield, Mr. Guy Russell, Sir Donald and Lady McGavin, Lieut.Col. the Hon. Nigel and Mrs. GathomeHardy and their children; Mrs. Alex Crawford. Colonel and Mrs. J. G. Hughes. Miss Barron, Mr. and Mrs. A. de B. Brandon, Mrs. Larnnch. Mrs. Fred Riddiford. Mrs. W. R. Birch. Miss May Kcbbell, Dr. Arnold Izard, etc. Later, Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Birch left for their wedding trip, the bride’s very charming gown being of black satin with white lace and a black satin cloak and black oloche hat trimmed with black ospreys. Their home will be in Wellington. A Naval Wedding.

A naval wedding of much interest took place at St. Mary’s Cathedral, Parnell, Auckland, on Tuesday afterJioon, when Miss Florence Hope Egerten, third daughter <?f Professor and Mrs- C. W. Egerton, “Claybrook,” Brighton Road, Parnell, was married te Paymaster-Commander Harold Millner Cockrem, of H.M.S. Chatham, son of the Rev. Dr. and Mrs. O. C. Cockrem. of Bedford Park, London. Archdeacon Mac Murray officiated. The church was charmingly decorated with clusters of blue hydrangea and over the chancel a wedding bell of hydrangeas in a deep shade of blue was suspended from an arch of blue and pale pink flowers, entwined with greenery. The bride, who entered the church on the arm of her father, wore a gown of white embossed marocain with side panels of georgette caught at the side with a large pearl and crystal motif. Her veil, which formed the graceful train, was caught round the head with a wreath of orange blossom and pink rosebuds. The bride carried a bouquet of pale pink carnations and roses. Miss Frances Egerton who acted as bridesmaid, wore a frock of apricot, embroidered georgette, and a black picture hat finished at the side with a cluster of gold roses. . She carried a bouquet oIT autumn-tinted flowers. Paymaster-Lieutenant W. J. G. Prophit acted as best man. As the bride and bridegroom left th'e church, they passed under an archwav formed by the crossed swords of brother officers of the bridegroom. A squad of bluejackets drew the car to “Claybrook,” where a reception was held.

Never was fur used in such a multitude of original ways as to-day. It appears on day and evening toilettes, on hat, coat, and gown alike. The faithful rabbit has taken so many aliases as to become thoroughly unrecognisable ; one of its most fashionable transformations being of white bunny into an excellent resemblance of the dainty and costly chinchilla. Monkey fur is used as much as ever, while ermine is worn to an exceptional extent. The latter borders the neck of the black marocain frock Spinelli wears in Beaute, the said frock opening down the back in a circle veiled in transparent lace. The evening frock of orange-red velvet worn by the same actress in the second act, shows the same feature, and opens in a Vshape to a point on the waist-line, while the front is rounded off only slightly decollete; this high front and low back effect is one of the features of the evening gowns of the ultra fashionable at the moment; the main point insisted upon is a great dissimilarity between the back and the front of all dresses, says the Queen. The death of Madame Vogrich (Miss Alice Rees) occurred at Brighton after a short illness, states the “Melbourne Argus.” Madame Vogrich was born at Ballarat on April 1, 60 years ago. and had a most interesting and varied career. She appeared on the concert platform at the age of 13, with amazing success at a performance in aid of the Indian famine fund. In later years sho played under the management of J. C. Williamson in “Pinafore,” “Patience,” and other operas. She was the first “Patience,” and her vivacity and grace have never been surpassed. She was possessed of a remarkable memory. In five weeks she studied and performed in five Italian operas. She was married in 1884 to Max Vogricli, the famous composer. She left for America and afterwards for Europe, where she resided for many years. Returning to Melbourne after the death of her husband, which took place in 1916, she acted as teacher at the University Conservatorium of Music, where a large number of pupils mourn the loss of a much-loved teacher and a great artist. The remains were interred privately.