WOMEN’S WORLD.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LII, Issue 225, 23 August 1932, Page 9

WOMEN’S WORLD.

Mrs J. Mulvaney, Nelson Street, Foilding, is visiting Christchurch. Miss G. Curtis, of Feilding, accompanied by Mrs K. M. Little, left yesterday for Wellington. After visiting Helensvillo and Auckland, Miss D. Speedy has returned to Palmerston North. Mrs Mclvor, who has been visiting friends in Masterton, has returned to Palmerston North.

Mrs Coghill, Wanganui, is visiting her parents, Mr and Mrs S. Bolton, “Dote,” Pahiatua.

Miss K. Crowe, of Kimbolton, is at present tho guest of Mrs J. H. Henry, Cuba Street.

Miss Ngaero Jefferies, of Taonui, has returned home after visiting friends in Hastings and Dannevirkc.

Miss Gwen Gibbs leaves to-morrow for llawera, where she will judge the dancing section at the llawera Competitions Society’s festival. Mrs A. W. Zuppicich, of Aorangi, has returned to her home after being an inmate of tho Palmerston North Hospital for the past tlireo weeks. At tho Wellington Competitions Society’s Festival, Teddie Jamieson, of Palmerston North, was highly commended in tho section, boy's song, 12 and under 16.

Miss Nally, of Wellington, who assisted with tho milking of the New Zealand Catholic schools banner for tho Eucharistic Congress, and who was a member of tho Now Zealand delegation, is now on tho staff of the Irish Hospitals Sweepstakes of Dublin.

At the recent Associated Board theory examinations conducted in Palmerston North, Miss Zeta Leamy, a pupil of the local Convent, was successful in completing her L.A.B. diploma, having previously passed the practical examination.

Mrs F. Porter, organising secretary for tho British and Foreign Bible Society, who has been addressing meetings in Palmerston North and the outlying districts during the past three weeks, leaves to-day for the Otaki branch’s annual meeting. Gratifying results have been achieved by the Gisborne women’s committee which Iras undertaken the placing of unemployment girls and women as domestic workers. It has found 60 positions for girls who might otherwise have been in difficulties. Applications for employment are still being received, and 05 girls are awaiting situations. Even where these are not capable of taking full responsibility for tho management of households, they arc well qualified to give general assistance, and are all eager to requiro experience. FAREWELL PARTY. A very pleasant evening was spent at Tiritca last Thursday when about fifty friends met to hid farewell to Mr nnd Mrs J. McCormick, who are leaving the district. The Tiritea Women’s Institute was well represented and the opportunity was taken to present Mrs McCormick with a leather handbag as a mark of esteem in which she was held by her fellow workers. In making the presentation, Mrs Milner refen'ed to the good work Mrs McCormick had accomplished and as president of the institute had proved her tact and ability. Mr and Mrs McCormick and Miss Margaret will be very much missed in the district where they have made many friends and always been very popular.

KITCHEN EVENING

A pleasant “kitchen” evening was given by Mrs J. Giles, junr., of Awaliuri, assisted by Mrs E. Jones, of Feilding, in honour of Miss F. Smith and Mr S. Moore, whoso wedding takes place shortly. Over forty guests were present. The evening passed quickly in games and cards, Mr Harrinian making a capable M.C. AftSr a dainty supper prepared by the hostesses, little Bruce Giles presented Miss Smith with a bouquet cleverly contrived of small kitchen articles, and amidst much amusement she opened the numerous parcels. “Auld Lang Sync,” brought a very enjoyable gathering to a close.

BASKETBALL TOURNEY

DRAW FOR DOMINION CONTESTS

Per Press Association

INVERCARGILL, Aug. 22,

The Otago basketball team drew with Southland to-day in a match for the Southland Cup, which Otago have held since 1927. The scores were 12

The first games of tho Dominion basketball tournament will be played tomorrow, tho draw being as follows: Wellington, v. Marlborough, Otago v. Ashburton, Canterbury v. South Canterbury. The Auckland and Hawke’s Bay teams do not arrive till to-morrow night. Tho other team taking part in the tourney is Southland. Prospects for a successful fixture are bright, and after to-morrow there will be" eight games daily till Friday. On Saturday the North-South Island match will be played.

WEDDING. TURNER—HENRY. The marriage took place at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Palmerston North, on the evening of August 17, of Phyliss Irene Henry, only daughter of Mr and Mrs James Henry, of Hawera, and Mr Walter Basil Turner, eldest son of Mr and Mrs W. Turner, of Coiiego Street, Palmerston North. Rev. G. T. Brown, M.A., officiated, and there were many friends present at the ceremony’. The church was prettily decorated with spring blossoms and arum lilies. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a graceful longtrained period frock of cream satin, the simplicity of which was its charm. The close-fitting corsage was slightly rucked and the sleeves were long and pointed over her hands. Her veil of embroidered tullo was held in place with posies of orange blossom and she carried a sheaf of cream irises and cyclamen with satin ribbons. A necklet of pearls, also shoes and stockings toning with her frock completed a dainty toilette. In attendance wore two bridesmaids, Miss M. Bailey (Hawera), chief, and Miss A. Turner, sister of the bridegroom. They were gowned .alike in dainty ankle-length frocks of rose georgette mado on slim fitting lines with bustle effect. They wore sweet caps of rucked georgette with trails of cream hyacinths and leaves, shoes and stockings toning with their frocks and carried sheaves of arum lilies and pink sweet peas tied with rose velvet ribbon.

The liest man was Mr Baden Henry, brother of the bride, and the bridegroom’s brother, Mr C. Turner, fulfilled tlie duties of groomsman. A reception was held later at the Broadway Lounge where a most artistic decorative scheme had been carried out with pink sweet peas, white irises and blossom. Mrs Henry, mother of the bride, wore a handsome gown of black lace and a black hat and carried a bouquet shading from red to pink tones with velvet streamers. Mrs AY. Turner, mother of the bridegroom, wore a distinctive model frock of beige woollen lace and a nigger brown hat and carried a bouquet of autumn toning.

Delightful reception music was contributed by Miss Dorothy SoutheyBaker (violin) and Miss Dorothy Stevens (piano), further pleasure being given to the gathering by vocal solos by Miss M. Gray. The usual toasts were honoured and congratulations offered, and when the bndo and bridegroom left later by car the bride travelled in a model French frock of black and white marocain with a smart black hat. Sho carried a musquash coat. Among the guests were Mesdames G. N. Anderson, A. AV. Morse, M. McCarten and Miss Constant, of Hawera, Airs J. Donoghue (Kaponga), Mesdames Nelson and Harvey, Alisses Mabel Gray, Gladys Twaits and Marjorie Ciowburn, of Palmerston North, Messrs E. Constant and C. Hammond, of Hawera, Alessrs H. Cole, P. Harvey, T. Quirk, At'. Turner, H. Palmer, P. liankin and C. Turner, of Palmerston North. Air and Mrs Turner will make their future homo in Blenheim.

TEACHER FA RE WELLED,

FUNCTION AT MARINO.

The opportunity was taken at the annual fancy dress ball of the M a kino School on Thursday to bid farewell to the headmaster, Mr A. Withers, Mrs Withers and family, win are due to leave for Gonville in the near future. Doris Laing, on behalf of the scholars, asked Air Withers to accept a silvermounted and engraved umbrella and expressed regret at the departure of Mr Withers. Air P. It. Simpson, chairman of the school committee, also made Air and Airs Withers a presentation of a travelling rug. A book was handed to Trevor Withers on behalf of the younger members of the school, while on behalf of the_ tennis and ping pong clubs Air AV. P. Dickers (president) handed farewell gifts to Air Withers, Airs Withers and Alis 3 Joan Withers, the speaker stating that they would be greatly missed by both clubs. Air J. Ferguson (Airs Withers’s uncle) was also made the recipient of a gift from the Tennis Club in tribute to the keen interest he had taken in the club’s activities.

FASHIONS IN EUROPE,

LONDON, Aug. 21

“With surfing ahead, thoughts turn to the bathing kit,” says the Sun’s correspondent. “Nothing is so striking at present as the white one-piece wool suits cut as low in the back as possible. A variation is the woollen brassiere and shorts. The colour note is carried out to cap and toe nails, which may be purple, jade, scarlet, carmine, gold or silver. Aleanwhile pyjamas aro waning, being replaced by tailored Oxford bags of various shades of thread wool, with a double breasted coat which the lliviera specially favours.”