LADY GALWAY

Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 169, 13 April 1935, Page 8

LADY GALWAY

First Day in Wellington CHARMING PERSONALITY Tlie suit struggled palely through the clouds, the wind scurried the misty rain away, as Lord and Lady Galway stepped from the Rangitata on to New Zealand soil yesterday morning on a day that might be described as typical of one side of rugged Wellington. But though the wind swept noisily round the Pipitea Wharf shed, inside it was warm ami comfortable. A square of red carpet surrounded by cypresses in pots and scattered with cane chairs was laid just inside the entrance, and here, after the inspection of the guard of honour, Lord and Lady Galway met Lady Myers and Cabinet Ministers and their wives. Then, amid much cheering from fhe crowds that thronged the shed, they walked to a dais, backed with gay bunting and also, arranged with ferns and pot plants, where were the members of the Harbour Board and their wives. From photographs that have been sent from England, tlie first impressions one received of Lady Galway were of someone intimately associated with English tweeds, horses, dogs and the country. But she is, as was evident yesterday, someone whose personality suits all surroundings and all kinds of clothes, and she was a tall figure of quiet dignity, coupled with a spontaneous charm and a ready smile, in a dress of warm, woody brown velvet, relieved with a long rope of pearls, velvet hat to match, and wide scarf of sable fur. The Hon. Simon Monckton-Arundell and hi.s three sisters, the Hon. Mary, Celia and Isabel Monckton, accompanied by their governess, followed Lord and Lady Galway on to the platform and showed a concentrated interest in the ceremonies. They are tall children and all extremely fair, and were dressed in snug coats of deep Wedgwood blue with hats to match. The Hon. Simon, who carried his felt hat nonchalantly, is every inch a man for all his four years. After the address of welcome by the chairman of the Harbour Board and Lord Galway’s reply, there was more enthusiastic cheering, and the party returned to their cars, Lady Galway pausing on the -way to speak to some of the Girl Guides at the head of a guard of honour, and as they drove away to the strains of the National Anthem one was left with the definite impression that only personality can create, and a feeling of gladness that New Zealand was to see so much more of these charming people. —