WOMAN’S WORLD

Evening Star, Issue 19764, 14 January 1928, Page 20

WOMAN’S WORLD

[By DIANA.]

Reports of social functions will bo welcomed for this column. " Diana" will also answer all reasonable questions relating to the home, cookery, domestic science, and any topic of interest to her sex. But each letter or report must bear the writer’s name and address as a guarantee of genuineness, and questions that do not permit of a public reply cannot be answered. Questions should be concisely put and the writer’s nom do plum# clearly written. '

SOCIAL ADD PERSONAL

Mrs R. A. Ewing and family went out to their country cottage at Waihoia on Wednesday.

The Misses Carry and Dora Little .returned from “ Wymwood,” Geraldine, on Fridav.

Mrs James Deans (Canterbury) arrived in Dunedin during the Avcok.

Miss Gwen. Gallaway left on Wednesday for Kokonga, where she will bo the guest of Mrs Edgar Shand.

Mrs W, Hazlctt (Invercargill) was the guest of her sister, Mrs W. Edmond, during the week, returning south to-day.

Mrs Howard Bridgman left for Lake Wauaku on Tuesday.

Miss Barbara Williams spent a few days at Waitati this week.

Miss M. E. Berry visited friends in Wintou during-.the week. Mr and Mrs H. Drake spent the holidays at Warrington.

A very pretty wedding was solemnised at the St. Patrick’s Basilica on Wednesday last, the contracting parties being Miss Alis Malloy, younger daughter of Mr Malloy, of Oamaru, to Mr James APKoelry, of Timaru. The Ilcv. Father P. M’Kcefry, who officiated, also celebrated nuptial mass, assisted by (ho Bovs. Fathers O'Reilly and Feuolon. The ceremony was a quiet one. The bride, who was given away by her brother, Mr J. F. Malloy, wore a dainty French frock of shell-pink taffeta with pearl trimmings, was attended by her sister, Miss May Alolloy, as bridesmaid, was prettily gowned in rose-pink taffeta with hat to tone. Mr John M’Kecfry was best man. During the ceremony Mrs Hall, of Dunedin, rendered Luizzi’s ‘ Ave Maria ’ and ‘Pater Xostcr,’ the accompanist being Miss K. Cartwright, who also played the Wedding March. After the ceremony a reception was held at the residence of the bride’s mother, some thirty guests being present. Later the young couple left for the north, where the honeymoon was spent.

Mrs J. E. Macas.sey and family are at Warrington for a few weeks.

Archdeacon and Mrs Hnggitt will spend a short holiday at Warrington.

Mrs Maurice Myers (Wellington) will visit her mother, Mrs E. 1. Halstod, Ho riot row.

Mrs A. Forsyth (Sydney) is the guest of her father, Mr Willi Pels, London street.

Mrs Leslie Mills motored through to Wanaka on Monday.

Mr and Mrs David Ehillips have returned to town.

Miss Bcttv Reeves left for “ Bushev Park’To vide M iss Winnie Johnstone.

Miss Haiulysido (Napicrl, who was the guest of 'Mrs George Roberts, left for Timaru on Wednesday.

Mr G. W. Lanlian, Miss S. M. White. Mr Laneo }. Potter and son, Mr and Mrs H. D. W. Brewer Mrs A. C. and .Miss Bcgg are Dunedin visitors at Mount Conk Motor Company’s White Star Hotel.

Among tho recipients of New Year honors in Australia was Sir Charles Nathan, of Perth (W.A.). Lady Nathan resided for some years in Dunedin, being the daughter of tho well-known and highly respected late Rabbi Lichtenstein.

Mr and Airs J. S. Muuro returned from Bnshcy Park during the week.

Mr and Mrs H. S. Fenwick and fnm ily are back from Lake Wanaka.

Alnp Sutherland Ross, Miss Hare, and eight members of the Girls’ Citizens’ Club aro attending tho Y.W.O.A. conference at Pacrata, Auckland.

The engagement is announced of Elizabeth Frances, elder daughter ot Mr and Airs Frank Chesterman, Hampden street, Hokitika, to Kenneth Ogilvie, elder son of Airs and the l Into Air Harry Alay, of Dunedin.

President Wilson’s widow, in the biography of the President, was practical and helpful to tho writer, Air Stannard Baker, for after tho death of her husband she arranged all his private letters and papers.

The Burmese woman occupies a. status which is the envy ol' her sisters in other parts of the world. Though the woman is regarded as inferior to man in certain respects, yet she lives and moves on terms of equality with men. In the bazaars the shopkeepers are mostly women, who also take an active share in tho trade of tho country. Women have tho right to vote and to sit in local self-government bodiesbut, though they have been enfranchised in regard to the local Legislature, their right to sit was denied the other day by the men. If I know anything of a Burmese woman's nature, the last word has not been said. Burmese women can also now take part in the elections of tho Pagoda Trustees. Not long ago. during a by-election for the trustees of n pagoda, women wero prevented .from taking part in the elections. They instituted a case, and succeeded in making the election void, because they were not in it. There aro Burmese women racehorse owners, and, in fact, Burmese women hold their own with men. In St. A idea's Chapel, Bishopseourt, Hamilton, on Tuesday was solemnised the marriage of the Right. Rev. Cecil Arthur Ohcrrington, Bishop of Waikato, and Miss Ellen Diana Perry Price, daughter of Mr and Mrs A. E. Price, of Thames, Dean (I. R. Barnett performing tho ceremony. The_ bride was given away by Mr L. B. Gilfilan, of Hamilton. Tho guests included Mrs T. E. Jct£cf,v, daughter of tho Bishop. Dr Radcliffc Taylor has returned from Australia. Sir Charles and Lady Holdsworth returned north on Thursday to Wellington on routo to England. Mrs dames Deans and family, who came south to visit her parents, Sir Charles and Lady Holdsworth, left for the north on Thursday. Mr and Airs J. A. Sirn returned from Queenstown on Wednesday. Mrs Le Crcn (Timani) has returned from tho Lakes, and will be tho guest of her daughter, Airs J. A. Sim, for a week or two. From an exchange comes a description of a wedding which took place at Invercargill on December 29, the contracting parties being Air D. F. Alacdonad, head master of the':Queenstown School, and Josephine Nina Stuart (nurse), elder daughter of Mrs F. Von Tunzelman, Herbert street, Gladstone, Blue and pink irises and sweet peas were the decorative scheme of the church, the Rev. C. J. Locker officiating. The bride, who entered on tho arms of Mr H. Macdougall (Duke street), was gowned in whit© satin, in Early yictorian style, with scalloped

skirt trimmed with white satin bows. Her veil was held in place with a coronet of white satin petals relieved with orango blossom, and carried a bouquet of crimson roses, her sole ornament being a string of pearls. Two bridesmaids (the Misses Cora Stuart, sister of tho bride, and Jessie''-Murchison) were dressed alike in periwinkle blue georgette, with girdle of embossed ribbon to totvs crinoline bats of blue, silver shoes and stockings, and bouquets of blue scabia and pink sweet peas. The bridegroom was attended by Mr R. Oughton as best man, Air Bert Timpany acting as groomsman. After tho ceremony tho guests, assembled at the Alary Elizabeth Lounge, where, they were received by the bride's mother at tired in grey crepe do chine, with which was worn a lavender hat, grey shoes and stockings. Later in tho day the young couple left for the West Coast and Nelson, the bride travelling in a rose silk costume, with hat to inatcli. As she was leaving she sent her bouquet of crimson roses to the Southland Hospital. Air and Airs Macdonald will make their future home in Queenstown.

Aliss Edith Evans is to play the title role in the forthcoming production at Wyndham’s Theatre, London, in ‘ Napoleon’s Josephine,’ written by Mr Conal O’Riordan.

Aljss Alargarot Gilliam! motored through to Roxburgh on Monday to spend a holiday at Hillspring Station, whore she will be tho guest of Airs E. L. Adams.

Airs Dolling (Adelaide) is visiting her parents, Air and Airs E. S. Clarke, at Woodhaugh, Dunedin North.

'flic Afabaraneo of _ Coocli-Rcliar is the loveliest Indian girl who lias over been scon in England, and incidentally the most Europeanised. She is to hunt at Aleltofi this year with the packs that the Prince and his brothers most favor. She is, of course, tho Ga ok war’s daughter. There lias been a vogue for some years now of negro spirituals and folk song, and not long ago Aliss Edna Thomas gave a series of recitals in New Zealand, which were delightful to listen to. ‘My Grandmother's Song Book,’ by Airs Caroline Curtis-Brown, is such another senes in book form, for these wore sung to her when a child by Her grandmother, who bad heard them from her own mother and grandmother. The decorative woodcuts by Berwick arc appropriate and clover.

Misses R. Woods and J. Bain, accompanied by Air and Airs Bain, jun., and Afessrs Bain (2), left by motor this week for Mount Cook and Christchurch.

Air and Airs G. Crawford have returned from their holiday at Timaru.

Airs J. E. Alacassey has taken her children to Warrington for a few weeks. Archdeacon and Airs Haggitt, Christchurch, are at Warrington for a few weeks.

The following Dunedin visitors are at the Hermitage, Aiount Cook Miami Airs J. Robertson, Air J. J. Buchan, Aliss Vial, Air ami Airs N. A. Young, Aliss N Harlow, Mr and Airs J. R. Lemon, Airs APCarthy, Mr J. Dick, Air F. Beard.

The engagement is announced of Alyrtle Catherine, daughter of Air and Mrs James Watt, of Wellington, formerly of Dunedin, to Horace Alfred, eldest son of Air and Airs A. Lewin, of Alartinborough.

WEDDINGS

FOCKEN-BILLS. The Melbourne, ‘Herald’ of December 21, reports; Another Rhodes scholar has chosen an English girl for his bride. This evening, in his old college chapel at. Queen’s College, Melbourne University, Dr. Charles Focken, B.Sc., Victorian Rhodes Scholar for 1923, is to marry Aliss Elizabeth Sills, tho youthful daughter of Air and Airs G. R. Sills, of St. Anne’s road, Lincoln, England. Both bride and bridegroom travelled a considerable distance for the wedding. Aliss Sills arrived in Australia with her mother last week, while Dr. Focken came over from New Zealand, where he was recently appointed lecturer in science at Otago University, Dunedin. Aliss Sills will not see her New Zealand home until February. After a honeymoon spent at Horne, she will accompany her husband to the annual conference of tho Australian Association for the Advancement of Science in Hobart, which opens the third week in January, where Dr. Focken is to represent the New Zealand Science Institutes.

At the ceremony this evening, which is to bo performed by the Rev. Dr. E. H. Sugdon, Alaster of Queen’s, a number of Dr. Focken’s old University friends will be present, including three other Rhodes Scholars and their wives —Professor Kenneth Bailey, Air W. A. Alerrillees and Air R. R. Shod. His best man will be his brother, Air G. F. Focken, and his groomsman, his college friend, Mr E. D. Connor, B. Sc. Aliss Sills has chosen for her wedding gown a lovely frock fashioned on mediaeval lines of gold satin and lame, girdled with pearls, and her hair is to be covered with a quaint Juliet cap of pearls. The exquisite old lace veil which is to form the train was worn by her great-grand-mnther, and is more than a hundred years old. She will carry a sheaf of water liliies. Two maids aro. to attend her, Aliss Linda Anderson, a cousin of the bridegroom, and Miss Ingor Hansen, the groomsman’;, fiancee. Their frocks will make a charming contrast, being of georgette in a lovely shade of peach pink, which will match their felt hats. After the ceremony Airs Sills will entertain about sixty gvests at 9, Darling street.

On January 4th, at All Saints' Church, Dunedin, a.very pretty wedding was solemnised, when Thelma, Eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs G, E. Burton, Cumberland street, Dunedin, was married to Stanley, youngest son of Mr and Mrs Charles Crimp, Green Island. Friends of the bride had tastefully decorated the church with beautiful arum and bridal lilies. The Yen. Archdeacon 'Whitehead conducted the ceremony, and Mr Lilly played appropriate wedding music. The dainty bride, who was given away by her father, wore a frock of pink georgette over lace, with a. veil to match. She carried a shower boucpiet of_ delicate pink roses. The pretty bridesmaids were Miss Morrell Burton, sister of the bride, and Miss Jessie AVood, botli of whom wore early Victorian frocks of lavender taffeta and lace shot with silver, with crinoline hats to match. Each carried a posy of lavender sweet peas and irises, and wore platinum and pearl necklets, gifts of the bridegroom. Mr F. R. Crimp attended as best man, and Mr J. Ritchie, of Temuka, as groomsman. As the bridal party left the church they were photographed, the picturesque ivy-clad walls of the old church forming an admirable back-

ground. Alton the ceremony about .sixty guests assembled at the Strand Salon to honor the bride and bridegroom. Mrs Burton, wearing a olaok satin frock and black crinoline bat, with a .skunk wrap, and carrying a spray of roses, received the guests. The bridegroom’s mother wore a frock of black satin, and carried a spray of cream roses, hater the happy couple left by motor for the north, (he bride wearing a very chic frock of navy blue and jade, with jade hat and ermine choker. The future home of (lie bride and bridegroom will be in Wellington.

A large congregation of interested friends gathered in Chalmer’s Presbytern Church, Dunedin, to witness the marriage of Mr John Kennedy and Miss Catherine AfacKcnzie. Both parties hail from the Highlands, the former being the second son of Mr Duncan Kennedy, of Applecross, and the bride the eldest daughter of the late Duftcan MacKcnzie, of Gairloch. The bridegroom was supported hv Mr Alex. Matheson as best man, and Miss Alary B. M acKonzic accompanied her sister as bridesmaid. The Rev. John Pringle, M.A., conducted the ceremony. Miss Lexie Kennedy played wedding music in inspiring fashion, and Air D. APBeath gave tho bride away. Miss AlacKcnzic looked a picture of bridal loveliness in her attire of ivory crepe do chine, trimmed with lace and pearl heads, and embroidered with silver horse shoes. Tho bridal veil was ornamented with silver leaves, with orange blossoms encircling the head, and she wore silver shoes. The bridesmaid also looked charming in a. dress of turquoise blue crepe do chine, trimmed with lace. She wore silver shoes and stockings to match. The wreaths carried by the two sisters were of Alarech-.il roses, with sweet peas and white heather in the case of the bride, while her sister’s was of pink roses and sweet peas, with carnations and white heather. At the Waratah Tea Booms Afr and Airs Kennedy received the congratulations of many friends, who then partook of_ a repast and spent a happy hour of social fellowship. A short toast list was honored, and songs were sung by Aliss Kennedy and Afr D. APBeath (in Gaelic) and by Air C. C. Alauger.

A'somewhat unique and pretty wedding was recently solemnised at St. Joseph’s Cathedral, when Eileen Alargarct, youngest daughter of Air and Mrs Al/ Lennon, Dunedin, was married to Francis, youngest son of Air and Airs AV. Lennon, Ashburton. The Very Bev. Father Lennon, brother of the bride, officiated and also celebrated the nuptial mass. Tho bride, who was escorted by her father, .wore a delightful frock of ivory crepe do chine, daintily trimmed with silver lace. Her beautifully embroidered veil, which formed a graceful train, was worn wit h a coronet of lace, trimmed with orange blossoms, and sho carried a shower bouquet of white and pink roses, with asparagus fern. Aliss Alary Lennon, sister of the bride, attended' as bridesmaid. ,Sbe wore a dainty frock of cyclone crepe de chine, trimmed with gold lace, and a crinoline hat to match.. She carried a shower bouquet of pretty roses. The duties of best man were earned out by Air F. J. Lennon, brother of the bridegroom. After tho ceremony a reception was hold at the Strand Salon, where the usual toasts were honored and host wishes expressed for the couple’s future happiness. Among the many friends present wore the Rev. Father APLanghlin (Marten), Father Browne (Christchurch), Father Lennon COaninru), Fathers Collins, Hally, APMahnn, Tylec. and the Rev. J. Hally (Dunedin). The bride was the recipient of many pleasing presents, including a- number of cheques. On leaving for tho wedding tour; to he. spent in the north, the bride wore a smart frock of boudoir rose cloth, with hat to match, and a. Bohemian fox fur.