WOMEN’S WORLD

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22610, 13 April 1948, Page 7

WOMEN’S WORLD

CURRENT TRAVELLERS Mrs W L. Hunter, Masterton, is the rjuest of Mrs. J. S. Nugent, Stout street. 8 Mrs. A Kirkpatrick, Patutahi, has returned home after a holiday in Hamilton. Miss Peg. Jameson, formerly of the Cook Hospital, left Gisborne yesterday morning for her home in Masterton. Mrs. A. Wallis and her two granddaughters have returned to Wellington after three weeks’ holiday with Mr. and Mrs. M. Hogan, Childers road. After attending the annual matrons' conference in Dunedin, Miss J. I. Martin, lady superintendent of the Cook Hospital, returned to Gisborne by air yesterday. Miss Margaret McGregor, Ballance street, has returned home after spending three weeks in Wellington, where she was the guest of her cousin, Miss Rosemary Fetch. After a long holiday with her parents Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Sinclair, Rawiri street, Mrs. J. Doreen leaves tomorrow for Auckland and sails thence by the Rangitata en route to Talara. Peru. Mr. and Mrs. Sinclair will go up to Auckland on Thursday to farewell their daughter and grandson, Peter. The Rangitata sails on Saturday.

Australia is to be represented in strength at the wedding tomorrow of Miss Sheila Hegarty, Sydney, and Mr. Brett Gray, Waiohika. Miss Hegarty is being married from the home of her cousin, Mrs. E. J. Stock, and the visitors for the wedding include her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Hegarty, who are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hegarty, Waikercru; Misses Pat Hegarty and AD'Arcy, who flew over by plane from Sydney and who are at Almadale; Dr. V. Hegarty, who is en route to England and who will be best man for the bridegroom, with whom he is staying; Mrs. R. A- Whyte and their daughter Mary, and Mrs. M. Todd, Wellington, who are also at Almadale.

ENGAGEMENT Simpson-McGregor. —Mr. J. G. A. McGregor, Gisborne, has pleasure in announcing the engagement of his youngest daughter, Margaret Jean, to Robert Fraser, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Simpson, Wairoa. Bonnit'ace-CJayton.—An engagement is announced between Rex Arnold, second son of Mrs T. Bonniface and the late Mr. H. A. Bonniface, Gisborne, and Olwen Alice, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Clayton, Gisborne. ERMINE FOR ROYALTY New Zealand women are already making wardrobe plans for the Royal visit next year. A Wellington furrier said recently that she had already had requests from clients in different parts of the Dominion for ermine to make or trim evening coats or to modernise ermine wraps of many years’ vintage. COCKTAILS AFTER SHOW Intimate family friends were received at the cocktail hour on Saturday after the Autumn Show at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Mills, Makaraka, where a party was given for their niece, Dr. Juliet Williams, by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. Carleton Williams, prior to her departure for England. Dr. Williams was in a deep blue wool jersey frock, her mother was gowned in fuschia and blue patterned silk, and Mrs. Mills had chosen a navy blue frock with pale blue trimmings and a pink carnation spray. APRIL BURNS MEETING Bad weather prevented a number of Burns Club members from attending this month’s meeting, but those who were present heard a most interesting account of a nurse’s experiences aboard a hospital ship during the war. Sister Rich, of the Cook Hospital was the speaker. The programme included readings by Mrs. F. R. Hill and Messrs. R. Howe and F. Williams. The chairman gave extracts from the Robert Burns Annual and also from the “Chronicle” from the Burns Federation of Kilmarnock, of which the Gisborne club is a member. COMBINED MEETING Preceding the annual combined meeting of the Anglican Mother’s Union and Fellowship of Marriage, a short service was held in the church, conducted by the Rev. F. Middlebrook. In the unavoidable absence of Mrs. Hall. Mrs. Trowell welcomed members and conducted the meeting. Annual reports were submitted by the secretary and treasurer of the Mothers’ Union, Mrs. Trowell read the invalid prayer and circle report and Mrs. D. Dyer the report for the fellowship. The following officers were elected: Enrolling member, Mrs. A. F. Hall; chairwoman, Mrs. E. Trowell; hon. secretary, Mrs. H. Maynard; hon. treasurer, Mrs. E. McNab; committee, Mcsdames A. Musgrave, J. Nolan, E. Stevenson, Mulligan, V. Walworth, C. Ferris, J. Babbington. As Her Majesty the Queen is a member of the Mothers’ Union, members decided to parade at the evening service on April 25 to commemorate Their Majesties’ silver wedding anniversary. Afternoon tea served by Mesdames W. Goodyear, W. Wallace and E. Hankey brought a successful meeting to a close. LEG O’ MUTTON SLEEVES BRIDE’S LACE GOWN The marriage was solemnised recently in St. Andrew’s Church of June Dorothea, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. Torrie. Dryden street, and Bruce, younger son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Mclvor, Atkinson street, the Rev. J. Kingsley Fairbairn, M.8.E., officiating. A white all-over lace gown was worn by the bride with a heart-shaped neckline piped with embossed satin. Leg o’mutton sleeves, mitred over the hands, a high waistline and full skirt with train were further features of the frock, with which was worn a handembroidered veil held in place with a coronet of orange blossom. The bride's bouquet was of pale cream roses, spiked dahlias, chrysanthemums, gypsophila and fern. She was escorted by her father.

The bridesmaids were Miss Phyllis Torrey and Miss Merle Torrie, whose frocks of sea foam marquisette were fashioned with heart-shaped necklines, scalloped, looped yokes and petal sleeves, also loop-trimmed. The frocks fitted at the scalloped waistlines, fallin;' out into full skirts. Unusual headdresses of gathered marquisette behind silver-glitter coronets were worn and spiked dahlias, asters and roses in pastel pinks were carried. Mavis Douglas and Josephine Andrew were the little flower-girls, and wore pale pink marquisette frocks with heartshaped necklines, puffed sleeves, fitting bodices trimmed with bows, and flared skirts. Juliet caps and posies of pink roses and carnations completed their attire. Mr. Allan Mclvor was best man, and Mr. Barry Clayton-Greene, groomsman. The church was decorated with Belladonna lilies. Wearing a tailored navy dress toned with maroon and a navy edge-to-edge coat, hat and accessories, the bride’s mother welcomed the guests to the Oddfellows' Hall, Mangapapa. Assisting was the bride-groom’s mother, in a Dutch blue embossed faconne gown with black edge-to-edge coat, matching hat and accessories. For travelling, the bride wore an olive green linen frock relieved with white, a cinnamon coat and white accessories. Mr. and Mrs. B. Mclvor are making their home in Mangapapa. Astounding variations in prices in Australia compared with those in New Zealand have been noted by Gisbornians on holiday. Wool and woollen garments of all kinds are very much cheaper than in New Zealand, one traveller buying two twinsets and a cardigan for the price of one twjnset in New Zealand. On the other hand, an ordinary looking overcoat seen m a big Sydney store was 60 gns., and evening gowns did not seem to cost less than 40 gns.

DAILY ROUND

METHODIST FIRESIDERS

The March meeting of the Mangapapa Methodist Fireside Group opened under the direction of Miss R. Burt, vice-president. Discussion centred on the proposed activities during the coming year. Several interesting lectures are expected. In future members will utilise their time each session in making novelty articles for a stall at the annual Methodist fair late in the year. MISSIONARY SURVEY

A study and survey of missionary work in the New Hebrides occupied members’ attention at the April meeting of St. Andrew's _ Presbyterian Women's Missionary Union on Thursday. The first mission workers started their endeavours about 100 years ago, several missionaries being murdered in their attempts to take the Gospel to the natives. Volunteers had always been ready to take up the cause, however, and after 12 years there had been evidence of the success of the work. Since then, a church had been built up and today, four Presbyterian missionaries with their wives and families are engaged in the work, with native teachers and preachers. A special collection for the missions was taken up at the meeting and, as always, members gave generously. Mrs, J. Peach presided at the meeting, which opened with prayer, the Scripture being read from St. Matthew, Chapter 5. Mention was made by the president of the passing of relatives of Mcsclamcs Aiton, W. Keith and Olliver, members standing in silence as a mark of respect. The hostesses were Mesdames James, Nugent, lies and Pitcher. INTERESTED IN HOUSING “The family is the core of society.” said Lady Beveridge, who reached Wellington at the week-end with Lord Beveridge by the Ruahine from Britain. “To build up society along right lines one has to build also good family life,” she said. She was concerned with homse, both

for the agricultural worker and the dweller in smaller towns. Lady Beveridge has a close touch with family life as a member of the Rural District Council of Northumberland, which is trying to provide homes for many needy people. She is also president of her local Women’s Institute and was one of the first women in the movement. A graduate of St. Andrew’s University, Lady Beveridge’s special interests there were mathematics and philosophy. Tall, graceful, and white-haired, Lady Beveridge was married for the second time in 1942. She was the widow of D. B. Mair and is the daughter of William Philip Newport, of Fife.