WOMEN IN PRINT.

Evening Post, Volume CIII, Issue 57, 9 March 1922, Page 9

WOMEN IN PRINT.

TO CORRESPONDENTS.

All notices and descriptions of weddings sent to The Post for insertion in this column must be authenticated and properly signed by responsible \ people, or they will not be published. Engagement notices must be signed by the parties concerned. '

Mrs. Reading lias left for a visit to Dunedin.

"" Mrs. Martin Luckie has left for a visit to Napier. :

Mrs. Tole (Auckland) is the guest of Mrs. Tweed, Hobson-strcet. Mrs. A. W. Mouat (AuroTarterrace) has retailed: from an extended visit to the North.

The Wellington South Nursing Division held its first meeting for the year on Tuesday evening. Service stars were presented to twenty .. members of the division. Four new members were welcomed to the division, and five others proposed! for membership. The annual picnic was, announced for llfch March, and a, moonlight oxcuraion round the harbour arranged for Monday night next, •when it is hoped that there will be ai good muster of members 'and friends.

In accordance with Princess Mary's wishes, a portion of the fund for her wedding present from the townspeople of Reading was set apart for enlarging and equipping a girls' hospital in Reading, to hear her nan\e. The Lord Mayor of [Birmingham opened a fund' with a, two-fold object, namely : to provide a wedding present from the citizens to ■Princess MarjC In Addition to a small gift,, typical of Birmingham craftsmanship, it is proposed to endow the Priir* ■cess Mary cots in the Birmingham Children's Hospital. It ha_s been ascertained that this would be in accordance with the wishes of the Princess, and. in order that all classes may participate, the unit of subscription for the porsonal gift was to be Is. A pleasant and informative talk about O3trkh farming in Australia, and New Zealand was given last night at tih-o Pioneer Club by Mrs. F. Martin. The various peculiarities of the birds, both collectively and individually, were interestingly and humorously explained and those present realised how much individuality there is in' the great birds, whicli have their likes and dislikes, good' and bad 1 tempers, etc., as strongly developed as most people. The old saying that an. -ostrich buries its head in the sand, and: then imagines itself unseen., is, apparently, not borne out by facts, for they run with all their might from any dangea'. THey are affected by thunder storms in much the same way as the proy verbial ducks, and, 1 in Mrs. Martini's opinion, need a hotter climate than that of New Zealand, and a great deal of cave and common sense in bringing up. Tho chicks are helped out of the eggs by a' gentle tapping with a stone, and,; on ona occasion, when Lady -PJunkot, visited the farm, she ,was much interested in helping some infant ostriches into the world. ' A good model of a new chick was shown, and some/dainty na-tural-coloured feathers. There was a good attendance, and many questions wer o asked of-Mrs. Martin. Dr. Agnes Bennett presided, and a hearty vote of thanks was passed ,to the lecturer. Supper concluded a successful evening.

. A luncheon party given by the officers on board H.M.S, Chatham "yesterday to the committee:of girls'!who organised the Navy League .ball recently, was a most enjoyable occasion. Theguesta were received by Commodore Hotham, who presided, all the officers being present. Lunch was served in tho wardroom, where the tables, were bright with silver cups and trophies belonging to the ship, one at least of, which bore the inscription, "Presented by tha New/ Zealand Government." After lunch the guests were shown over the ship by'their hosts, and a jrun crew;, in attendance gave an exhibition of the working of the gun, which was most interesting. The girls "left delighted with the. hospitality shown them by the naval visitors. Thosepresent .were Miss Lulu Dyer (secretary),' Miss Mary Jones (treasurer), and Misses Mantell (2), Lezard, Shirtcliffe, Ainsley,' M. Morton, Van Staveren, Yarrall. Willcocks, Ellison, L. Breda, A. Stevens, M. Ward, Hamerton, Driscoll, and Watlrins. Two pictures mentioned by a writer from the Rue de la Paix sound strange to New Zealand ideas. One shows "four or-five red and white screaming parrots, perched on red ropes, and a bowl of goldfish, on a woman's dressing table." Another is mentioned (surely sarcastically): "Nor can we overlook M. Marcolesco's appetising representation of a, freshlykilled rabbit, i skinned, ready to be cooked, tastefully arranged on an oblong blue and white dish !"

Further details .regarding Princess Mary's wedding, sent by The Post's London correspondent, include the fol> lowing about the cake:—The National Association of Master Bakers, Confectioners, and Caterers, representing' more than 8000 members of the trade, recently wrote to' Princess Mary asking- if they might have the honour of presenting her with her wedding cake. A reply has been .received stating that the King and Queen have pleasure in accepting the offer on behalf 'of Princess Mary. Touching her favourite flower is the following news: In a letter to the Manchester Committee, who are arranging for the collection of a million shillings in aid of Manchester and Salford institutions for the nursing of the.sick poor in honour of the Princess's wedding, and are holding a flower \day, the Lady-in-Waitiug writes: "I am desired by her Royal Highness, Princess Mary,, to say that tho fcvourite flower of tho Princess is the sweet pea. Her Royal Highness wishes success to the proposed effort, and hopes that it will result in a large sum being obtained fox the sick poor of Manchester." Much interest was evinced -in the wedding at St. Joseph's Church, Upper Hutt, of .Mi*; John O'Connor, second son of Mr. and Mrs. J.-O'Connor, of St. Androw's, and Miss Agnes : Goldcr, second daughter of Mrs. Golder and the late John Golder, of Upper Hutt. The Rev. Father Daly, of Dannevirke, officiated, assisted by the Rev. Father O'Sullivan (Upper Hutt). The > church had been beautifully,/ decorated for .the occasion, the colour scheme, being in yellow and pale pink. The bride wore a frock of crepe de chine, with a veil arranged coronet .fashion, overlapped with a circlot of orange blossom, whilst, her bouquet was of pale pink and cream roses, entwined with sprays of maidenl hair fern; Tho, bridesmaid, Miss Teresa Golder, sister of the bride, wore a pretty frock of saxe blue crepo de chine, with a hat to match, her bouquet being of pink sweet peaa, with saxe bine |strea?nevs. The bride was Riven av.-p-y by her brother, Mr. A. W. Golder, whilst Mr. Maurice Browne was best man. Tho service was fully choral, and the singing added" much to the iraprcssiyeness of the Nuptial Mass, Miss Nellie Golder. sister of.tho bride, being soloist. A reception was held at/ tho home of tho bricKs mother. In the afternoon, ainidsttlio heart-'' gooO wishes of tapir friends. Mr. and Mrs. O'Connor left for the South, the bride travelling in a champagne costume, with hat to match. Their future home will be at Palmerston North.

The Gentlewoman says that Lady Oooper, wife of Sir 11. A. Cooper, will stand for the Wallsall Division in place of hex husband, who is retiring. A photograph of Lady Cooper is given, and shows her to be a very handsome and intellectual looking woman. Miss Melville, at a recent meeting of the Auckland branch of the Women's National Council, said that the Maintenance Act had been partly. corrected so that Magistrates could appoint a person to collect maintenance dues, but it was felt that if an officer of the Court was appointed under the Act it would go a great way in relieving the charitable aid board of muoh expenditure. According to a Press Association message from London, the Daily Chronicle states that Prince Louis Mountbatten will shortly marry Miss Edwina Ashley, heiress of the late Srr Ernest Cassefl, who has been described as the wealthiest single woman in England. She is now staying with the Viceroy of India. Sir Ernest Cassell died in Snp tember, 1921, and left a fortune of six million pounds. ■ • ■ The wedding was solemnised on Wednesday afternoon at St. Peter's Church, Wellington, of Miss Mavis Newey, elder daughter of Miv and Mrs. Henry Newey, and Mr. Leslie M'Allum, youngest, son of Mr. Douglas M'Allum. of New Plymouth. Tie ceremony was performed by Archdeacon Watson.

There has been no marriage of the child of a Sovereign at Westminster Abbey for 640 years, and no precedents are on record, says the London correspondent of The Post. The Queen herself made this inquiry, and was much interested to- hear from Mr. Knapp-Ficher, the'Receiver-General of the A|>bsy, some-thing-of that last marriage. "The bridegrcJni (Edmund Crouchback) was the sceoffft son of Henry 111., and the bride was Aveline, Countess of .Lancaster.^ They are buried in the sanctuary. The gold canopies over their effigies are now for the first time, after all these hundreds of years, beiiuj cleaned. Men. from South Kensington Shiseum arc using a process known only to-themselves, and are cringing- up the gold and silver and ' glimmer of red beneath in a wonderfuk] ■way. . |

A wedding which caused much interest in Napier took placo yesterday afternoon at St. John's Cathedral, when Miss Doreen Kelly, elder daughter of Mrs. Kelly and the late Mr. Percie H. Kelly, was married to Mr. Clifton Stewart Geddis, younger son of the Hon. W. J. Geddis, M.L.C., and Mrs. Geddis. The Rsv. Dean Mayne performed the ceremony. The bride, who was given away by her uncle, Mr. Frank Fenton, wore a beautiful frock of ivory charmeuse, with back and front panels of georgette, embroidered, with seed pearls. She wore a hand-embroidered veil, and carried a shower bouquet of white cactus dahlias, asters, and hyacinths, veiled in fleshcoloured tulle. Miss Allison Anderson, chief bridesmaid, wore shell pink brocaded crepo de chine, with Mack* tulle hat, and carried a bouquet of pink and mauve asters, scabiosa, and .roses, with narrow streamers to tone, making a ! pretty contrast. Miss Kathleen Geddis j and Miss Colleen Kelly were also brides- J maids, being dressed in shell-pink taffeta and georgette, and wearing black tulle hats. The „ former, carried a pink and mauve bouquet of asters and scabiosa, veiled in maidenhair fern, and the latter a basket of pink and mauve flowers, with bows of narrow ribbon iri the same colouring. Mr. Oscar Boak, of Auckland, was the best man,. and, Mr, Ralph Kelly, was groomsman. .-After the ceremony Mrs. Kefly_ entertained a large' number of relatives and friends at her residence, and later in the day Mr. and Mrs. Geddis left for a tour, the bride wearing a nigger brown costume, with nigger brown panne velvet hat to match. A most successful and pleasant visit was spent at Featherston yesterday, when a number of members of the Ngaroma Croquet Club played,the local club. The weather was delightful, and the kindly hospitality much appreciated^ The time proved too short, however. and some games were not finished. Ngaroma was the winner, as far as the games went, having three wins, one loss, and one drawn game. A jumble sale will be held in St. Thomas's Schoolroom, Newtown on Saturday next, at 2.30 p.m.