PEOPLE IN LONDON

Dominion, Volume 27, Issue 17, 14 October 1933, Page 15

PEOPLE IN LONDON

News of New Zealanders

ROYAL STALLHOLDERS

(“The Dominion’s” Special Correspondent.)

London, September 7.

The Hon. Mrs. Tahu Rhodes, formerly of Christchurch, is making a grea u xiccess of her shop in London. It is one of s he modern furniture places that goes in for -excellent reproductions. Her, husband is associated with a wellknown advertising turn. They are at present living in Sloan Square. The marriage took place juietly on September 5 at St. Mary Magdalene’s Church, Lincoln, of Mr. John Bla.kie, son of the Bishop of Grantham and Mrs. Blackie, to Miss Mary Cresswell, youngest daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Cresswell, of Wimbleton. , The bridegroom was formerly master at Bradfield College and was director of the recent public schools’ tour to New Zealand. He has been appointed H.M. Inspector of Schools, south-western division.

Wellington people will be interested to know that Miss Iva McEldowney, of Lowry Bay, whose engagement to Mr. T, Williams, Chester, was recently announced, expects to be married at Christmas time.

Miss Molly Coleridge, Bishopscourt. Wellington, is no longer at Cambridge,

Hats for the Races.—A small one of checked linen for a grey day; a wide Leghorn straw for the sun.

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Mrs. C. Gowan (Miss M. McNair), who has returned from her honeymoon in Brittany, will move into her house in Windsor, No. 6 High' Street, to-day. While the house has been prepared she and her husband have been spending a week in the Lakes district.

The National Dahlia Show at the new Horticultural Hall, Westminster, attracted a great many New Zealanders on September 5 and 6. The blooms were of prodigious size, mostly the cactus and semi-cactus variety, and the colourings truly magnificent. Arranged in tiers on massive benches, they were a treat to even the non-dahlia lover. One of the most attractive varieties was a little star dahlia in a wonderful fuchsia shade.

Five Royal stallholders who worked strenuously all day at a fete in the grounds of Abergeldie Castle, Deeside, Scotland, included her Majesty the Queen, who had a china and fancy Stall. The Queen was besieged with buyers, and had sold all her stock by 4 p.m. The Duke of York disposed of grouse, and the Duchess busily sold cabbages and pots of jam. The two Princesses, Elizabeth and Margaret, did a roaring trade selling white and purple heather, so much so that they had to send for more goods.