SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Evening Star, Issue 20196, 8 June 1929, Page 5

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

The ■ Early Settlers’ Hall presented a very gay spectacle on Monday evening last, when Court King Edward’s Pride held its plain and fancy dress ball. With 250 couples on thp floor, it was a capacity house, while hundreds were unable to gain admission. Visitors were from all’ parts of the dominion, particularly from the country districts of Otago. Although the committee had made all preparations for a largo assemblage, the attendance was greatly in excess of expectations. The ; stirring music dispensed by the Sports Dance J3and enticed both young and old to “trip the light fantastic.” As floormasters ■ Bros. Eraser, Berwick, Walton, Peat, and Curry carried out thejr strenuous duties in a most efficient manner. The judging of the fancy dress competitions proved no easy task; however, the selection of Bro. H. Brown (curate) and Sirs Brown (half bride and halfbridegroom) for most original costumes, and Miss Pearson (French artist) and partner (Dutchman) met with general approval. Thanks to a well organised committee, all arrangements in connection- with the function passed off without the slightest hitch.

The poetry section of the literary circle of the Otago Women’s Club held its tirsb gathering in the new club rooms last Tuesday afternoon, when members met to read and discuss some of 11. L. Stevenson’s contributions to the realm of poetry. The usual biographical sketch had been entrusted to Mrs Cowie, who contrived to condense a wealth of material into a short but very interesting paper, this being later supplemented by some notes from the chairwoman. Among the poems selected were the following‘ A London Sabbath Morn,’ ‘ The Counterblast Inimical,’ ‘My Wife,’ ‘The House Beautiful,’ ‘I Dreamed of Fresh Alleys Lair,’ ‘ The Celestial Surgeon,’ ‘ The Vagabond,’ ‘ From Wishing Land.’ ‘ Farewell, Fair Day,’ ‘ He Hears With Gladdened Heart,’ ‘Farewell to the Farm,’ ‘I Will Make You Brooches,’ ‘ The Piper,’ ‘ Sing Mo a Song of a Lad That is Gone,’ and two of Ids ‘Prayers.’ The members present were .Miss V. Reynolds (chairwoman), Mesdames Lawrenson, Oakden, Cowie, Rodgerson, Flynn, Ritchie, Williams. E. M. Begg, Robert Jones, Tyson, Cole, Shaeklock, and Gibbs, Misses Fenwick, 'Mercer, Crow, M'Dougall, and E. M. Neale. 'Che subject for study next month will be W. E. Henley’s poems.

The wedding took place yesterday at St. Barnabas Church, Heaton, of Dr William David Hart, younger sou of Mr and Mrs E. 11. Hart, of Dunedin, New Zealand, to Miss Kathleen Mary Walsh, only daughter of Mr and Mrs W. M. Walsh, Carlton Rise, Heaton (says the Yorkshire ‘ Observer,’ of April 5). The church had been beautifully decorated for the ceremony, which was performed by Canon Wl: incup, Mr P. P. Dickinson being at the organ. The best man was Mr W. R. Coates, and the groomsmen were Mr A. W. Briggs and Mr G. D. Shand. Given away by her father, the bride was a charming '"figure in her French model gown of .finest ivory lace and crepe chiffon handsomely embroidered with diamonds and pearls. The two bridesmaids, Miss Betty Fallorini and Miss Marea Pollack, wore very pretty frocks of faille, trimmed with laec to match, one gown being in a delicate apricot shade and the other of soft green. A reception was held at the Midland Hotel, Bradford, and later Dr and Airs Hart left for their honeymoon, the bride travelling in a gown of desert brown satin beaute trimmed with lace and a coat to match of cheeked face cloth trimmed with summer ermine.