WOMEN’S WORLD

Manawatu Standard, Volume LV, Issue 254, 24 September 1935, Page 11

WOMEN’S WORLD

Mrs F. Gower, of Hawera, is spending a holiday in Palmerston North. Mrs L. F. Speeohley, of Palmerston North, is the guest of Mrs J. H. Morton, of Eltham. Miss Gladys Turner has returned to Now Plymouth from a holiday at Palmerston North.

Mrs F. G. Sharpe, Roslyn, Dunedin, is at present visiting her sister Mrs W. E. Wilson, Longburn.

Mrs William Menzies, of Christchurch, is visiting relatives at Palmerston North, and will go later to Rotorua.

Mr and Mrs J. F. Justice and family have left for Christchurch where Mr Justice has received an appointment.

Recent advice received from Mr and Mrs Max Voss, of Tiakitahuna, who are touring abroad, tells of their departure from Denmark and their visit to England again. They intended embarking for New Zealand on September 20, returning via the Suez Canal. They expect to arrive at Auckland on November 9. Mrs A. E. Pearce, of Waituna West, accompanied bv her two daughters, Misses Nan and Vera Pearce, is at present visiting Auckland. Mrs L. A. Whelan, the eldest daughter of Mrs Pearce, will be a passenger by the Rangitane for England. Mr Whelan is attached to the staff of the McCauley Institute of Soil Research, Aberdeen, Scotland.

There passed away, on Sunday, September 8, at Hastings, an old identity of the district. Mrs Johnson, aged 84 years. Mrs Johnson was the mother of Mrs F. Parker, of Palmerston North, and grandmother of Mrs L. Parke, of Hastings, who was for 15 years a resident of the Tiakitahuna district. In earlier years Mrs Johnson was a frequent visitor to Tiakitahuna and was well-known to many residents.

There was such great public interest in the wedding of the two stage favourites—Miss Madge Elliott and Mr Cyril Ritchard—that spectators on the day prior to the ceremony gathered around Elizabeth Bay House, Sydney, where the reception was held, hoping to catch a glimpse of the bride or the wedding preparations. Some of the onlookers were lucky, for Miss Elliott did pay a visit to Elizabeth Bay House, to discuss final details. The floral scheme was in the bride’s best-loved colours, blue, pink, and white.

EXQUISITE FROCKING

GOWNS IN “SALLY.”

Exquisite frocking is a feature of the musical comedy “Sally,” to be presented by tho Palmerston North Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society at the Opera House for a five-nights’ season commencing this evening. Some of the gowns are excellent creations. Playing the title role, Mrs W. Whitehouse (Miss Edna Boon) appears first in the brown britway dress and apron of the foundling, and next as the exotic dancer wearing a smart black taffeta frock, with full Russian ruched sleeves, a black girdle finished with diamante, black and silver shoes, and a taffeta roll in her hair. From this she changes into Russian national dress, a full skirt of salmon-pink satin, white satin blouse with black bolero and green sash, sequined head-dress and gold Russian boots. As the solo dancer in the “Follies Ballet,” Miss Boon wears the conventional ballet frock, the satin bodice lined at the neck with apricot organdie flowers, similar flowers forming a wreath for her hair. In the final scene at the “Little Church Round the Corner, she presents a charming appearance in her wedding gown of magnolia satin the satin girdle caught through a gold buckle, a long veil of lace held to her head with a gold lame halo and falling to form a train. Miss Ulu Hancock, in tho soubrette role of Rosalind Rafferty, wears first a graceful frock of electric blue satin and moire, the corsage trimmed with frills and silver lame flowers. Flanie taffeta is her second choice, a wide gathered frill finishing the skirt and diamante trimming the corsage, a bustle bow of taffeta marking the waistline. With this frock she wears a white fur cape. In tlio third act Miss Hancock changes to cameo silk crepe with diamante ornaments. At uer final appearance in the wedding scene she wears a frock of floral crepe in tunings of green and yellow, with a picture hat of white straw trimmed with flowers. Miss D. Wischnewsky, as Mrs fen Brock” appears first in a trim brown and beige checked tailored suit with brown and beige spotted jumper, a iaekel hat and stone-marten sto e. In the second act she wears a model frock of bronze-green lace with metal threads, also a white fur evening cape trimmed with grey fox fur. Her final appearance is made in a model frock of floral ninon in tonings of navy, pink and grey, with which she wears a leghorn hat trimmed with navy, also navy sll jrpr the cabaret ballet, short flared skirts and fitting bodices of blue net, wit,!i silver trimmings and silver shoes, are worn. Blue pyjama suits are tne choice for the tap ballet, with designs in silver glitter and touches of red set off with smart tricorn hats of silver glitter. At the reception for the duke a peasant ballet is introduced, and this is a particularly bright dance, the girls wearing full skirts in varied colours with full georgette blouses and red Russian boots and national head-dress. A most attractive dance is the ballet at “The Follies,” the dancers wearing long ballet skirts of white net with circlets of apricot flowers, white satin bodices and apricot wreaths in their hair. An “adagio” danco is introduced by Miss Kathleen Boyle wearing apricot taffeta and net, her partner, Mr Eric Bills, wearing an apricot satin blouse and black trousers. The five toe dancers are Misses Betty Muir, Cresswell Vaughan, Delcie Berryman, Marjorie Muir and Myrtle Clarke.

GLEN OROUA WOMEN’S INSTITUTE. The September meeting of the Glen Oroua Women’s Institute was attended by a large number of members, Mrs Boswell presiding. Apologies for absenco were received from Mrs Boyce, senr., Mrs Sanson, Mrs Wheeler and Miss’Sexton. One new member, Mrs Hadfield, was enrolled and welcomed. Correspondence was dealt with. A letter was received from the health stamp campaign organiser asking lor assistance. A sixpenny “bring an<J buy” stall is to be held next month to help institute funds. During the afternoon a competition was conducted, the winner being Mrs Sexton. Two interesting demonstrations were held, the first being by Miss I. Hehir on stencilling and the second by Mrs Davey on smocking. Both these were keenly watched by all the members. Thanks were accorded these ladies bv Mrs Poupard. The competition for the best bowl of spring flowers resulted as follows: Mrs T. Saunders 1, Mrs Sanson, senr., 2, Miss A. Sexton 3. The hostesses were Mesdames Angus, Watkins, Carter and Miss Myrtle Robinson. The gathering was brought to a close with the singing of the National Anthem.

WEDDING.

VINCENT—NEWRICK

An evening wedding was solemnised on Saturday last, the 21st inst., at the home of the bride’s parents, when Hilda Ray, third daughter of Mr and Mrs H. Newrick, Wicksteed St., Wanganui, was married to Howard Cecil, eldest son of Mrs Vincent and the late Mr J. H. Vincent, of Palmerston North. The large drawing-room was a veritable bower of spring flowers and made a splendid setting for the beautiful dresses worn by the many guests. Rev. J. Paterson, M.A., of St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church, officiated. The bride made a charming picture, wearing a slieath-like dress of ivoryfigured lace with a veil of Limerick lace mounted on Brussels net (lent by Mrs Ewart Patterson, of Wellington). The ends of the veil fell to her feet and formed a train, which was carried by her small nephew, John Symes, who made an attractive little page hoy. A coronet of orange blossoms encircled her head and silver shoes completed her ensemble. Her shower bouquet was of white hyacinths and freesias. The chief bridesmaid. Miss Edna Newrick, and Miss Joan Benson (niece) both wore graceful frocks of leaf green taffeta made in Empire style. They eacli carried a bouquet of sweet peas and maidenhair fern and wore a bandeau of sweet peas as a head-dress. Miss Bett.y Symes (niece of the bride) was a dainty flower girl, wearing a long dress of palest pink taffeta, and carried a posy of primroses. Mr Richard D. Moore, of AVellington, acted as best man, and Mr A. E. Newrick was groomsman.

The bride’s mother received the guests, wearing a frock of black lace with Oriental coatee. Mrs Vincent, 'mother of the bridegroom, wore a dross of cinnamon lace.

When the couple left later, the bride travelled in a Lido blue tailored suit, with a smart bangkok hat to tone and grey skin shoes with gloves and bag to match.

The esteem in which both the bride and groom are Held was evidenced by the many presents and cheques, including a substantial one presented by the staff of the head office of the Bank of New Zealand, of which the bridegroom is a popular official. Two wedding cakes were presented, one by Mrs A. Tasker and the other by Mrs C. 11. Doughty. _ Congratulatory telegrams were received from all parts of the Dominion.

TOWNSWOMEN’S GUILD,

VISIT TO “W AIM ARAM A. ’ ’

With a fine day and beautiful sur roundings, members of the gardening circle and executive of the Palmerston North Townswomen’s Guild had an enjoyable experience yesterday afternoon, when they were the guests of Mrs T. R. Moore at “Waimarama,” Terrace End. The jiarty, numbering over sixty, greatly admired the wellplanned grounds and the fine flowering shrubs, native trees and gay garden beds in a setting of sweeping green lawn. A Japanese cherry tree in full bloom was a great attraction and there were magnolias and many flowering shrubs to give colour, with narcissi, polyanthus and grape hyacinths, making a colourful scene. Afternoon tea was served in the dining and billiard rooms, after which Mr J. H. Stevens, who was introduced by Mrs A. E. Mansford, gave an interesting talk on native trees, and was accorded a vote of thanks on tho motion of Mrs Mansford. On behalf of the gardening circle, Mrs Mansford. president of the guild, asked Mrs Moore to accept a beautiful spray of real Parma violets, a posv of violets being also handed to Mrs Stevens and a buttonhole to Mr Stevens. Mrs Mansford also thanked Mrs Mooro for her splendid hospitality, Mrs Woodroofe adding thanks on behalf of the circle to Mrs Moore and also to Mr Stevens.