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Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 97, 24 April 1912, Page 9

WOMEN IN PRINT.

"AH wife work is mainly threefold hi character. It is honest, useful, aud cheeilul."— Kuskin.

Mrs. A. W. Morris leaves Kelburne on, I Monday and goes for a week to Miss Malcolm 'e before going to Dunedin. The house Mr. and Mrs. Moms occupied in Kelburne has been, taken by Mru. and Mies Medley. Ou Monday Mrs. Miles goes to InvercargiH to visit her daughter, Mrs. W. P. j Handyside. The Rev. Mr. Sedgwick and Mrs. Sedgwick leave for England by the Remuora next week. Mr. and Mrs. W. Bunny came down from the Wairarapa for Mies Riddii'ord's wedding, and left for home to-day. Mr. and Mre. Hugh, Beetham, Mrs. Pratt, Mrs. Hewitt, Mrs. Willis, and Mi*. Sydney Johnston were all wedding guests at Ferngrove yesterday. Mi-. W. D. Webster and Mice Winifred Webster, of New Plymouth, and Mre. R. B. I»usk, of Auckland, leave this week on a. ti'ip to Sydney. Mrs. J. Earle is on a visit to friends in Greytown. Mrs. and Miss Lane, of Marton, are staying with Mrs. Duncan Menziee. Yesterday, at St. Mark's Chnreh, Mis 6 Florence Powell, daughter of Mr. F. W. Powell, of the Bank of New South Wales, Wellington, was married to Mr. Leslie Goldfinch, the Rev. G. T. Woodward, of Foxton, brother-in-law of the bride, officiating, assisted by the Rev. C. F. Askew. Mr. Laurence Watkins played the Wedding March. The bridesmaid was Mies Maa Ijorie Barnicoat, of Palmerstou "North., and the best man Mr. Victor Hyams. A reception took place afterwards. Among the presents was a, valuable set of cutlery from the staff of Levin and Co., to which the bridegroom belongs. The bride received a diamofld ring from the bridegroom, and the bridesmaid a. bracelet. On Monday the Arte Club, at its opening night this season, entertains, as guest of honour, Mr. John Baillie. The ' dismal weather made littlo difference to the brightness of the reception held at Ferngrove yesterday after the wedding of Mies Phyllis Riddiford to the Rev. Mr. Sedgwick. True, the rain came down, pitilessly, and it seemed a perversion of providence that the glories of the lovely gardens should bo wasted, when Wellington folk, at any rate, have so few opportunities of -strolling in green and shady ways, and trailing pretty gowns over a soft turf carpet. And really the Forngrove gardens were looking wonderfully beautiful ; the wide masses of bonfire salvia glowed scarlet in the rain against the daintier colouring of innumerable mauve, pink, and white coemeas, which again were silhouetted upon a background of misty hill. There was no dilly-dallying about the rain, and perhaps because of this, and because the beautiful rooms were even more attractive for the gloom and damp without, the reception went with, a cheery swing, and hospitality and enjoyment were equally pronounced. Thn flower decorations were exquisite. With such an arti6tic setting it ie not difficult to produce a charming effect, but the arrangements yesterday, especially of the fireplaces and mantelpieces, were exceptionally beautiful. Rosee and autumn foliage were mainly used, great pink r and creamy blooms that , are all the lovelier for th«ir late arrival, and that blended marvellously with all the myriad tones of the fall. Some of the maple foliage and the fruit/ tree leaves blazed with rich colour, and traite of rose and scarlet, amber and bronze, lemon and purple, looked exquisite against tho eoft tones of the wall and woodwork. The wedding cake, too, very largo, and built in equare, much _ decorated tiers, was set amid a profusion of roses and blossoms, in which the colour combination of the day, pink and mauve, was prominent. The top was crowned with a. delicate arrangement of white roses and trails of mauve orchid sweet peas. The bridal party made a charming group— the dainty bride, the pretty knot of bridesmaids in their eoft pink and mauve gowns, and the fascinating little pages and tiny girls, who appeared to thoroughly enjoy their unusual Bur<"ound» ing 6. Mr. H. D. Bell eloquently proposed the bride's health, and the bridegroom responded. Mr. Ted Johnston .proposed the health of the bridesmaids, for whom Mr. Fiank Logan responded. A string band played on the upper corridor, and refreshments were set out in the hall as well as in other rooms, the billiard room being used to display the handsome presents. There were some lovely gowns worn, but it was not easy to get more than paesing glimpses of their beauty. Mrs. W. G. Riddiford'* handsome gown wa© of black lace over whit© ■ silk, with, veiled gold embroideries, and Mrs. Vivian Riddiford wore white' lace and an exquisite ermine coat. The bride's travelling costume was of cream cloth, and her grey hat had pink roses. She wore whit© furs. The honeymoon is being spent at Longwood. ■ A small dance was given last night at Ferngrove. A most interesting evening was spent last night, when, to celebrate its opening for the year and to mark Shakespeare's birthday, the Shakespeare Club gave readings from "The Merry Wive 6 of Windsor. ' Mi-. H. E. Nicholls aud Miss HardingerMaltby should be congratulated on the performance. Miss rlolintis (who took the part of Dame Quickly with admirable appreciation) wore mauve Bilk, Mrs. Darling grey veiled with black lace, Miss K. Reading white silk and crystal net, Miss Van Stayeren mauve silk with, pearl embroidex'tes, and Mies Hardinge-Maltby palo lilac crepe and point lace. The Countess of Warwick lectured in New York last month, and then was to go for a six weeks' tour. Individual interviews in New York being impossible, Lady Warwick's American representative sent word to the newspapere on tho Saturday night that her ladyship would welcome reporter* at the Ritz-Caa-lton Hotel between ten o'clock and midday on Sunday. Thenceforth the hotel lifts were working overtime and interviewers of all shapes and sizes, including a big contingent of lady reporters — "sob eisters" ac they aro called in New York — streamed into the Countess's reception room. Within a few minutes the "sob sisters" extracted the information that " the oldest of my four grandchildren is almost the exact age of my youngest child." " And how old is your oldest grandchild?" queried a, lady reporter. "Seven yea-ra," Lady Warwick replied. The room was decorated with rosee and bunches of violet*. The Countess wore a big blue picture hat and a blue gown, and, despite the American invasion, she seemed very well and happy. Her press represent ative, Mr. Kingsley, beamed as she answered questions on all sorts of topics. "However do you keep so young, Lady Warwick?" asked one of the sob sisters impulsively. "I keep young, even a»s a grandmother," answered the Countess, | "because I believe in throwing the calendar »w«y. 1 wish we had no c*leu-

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