SOCIAL GOSSIP

Free Lance, Volume II, Issue 95, 26 April 1902, Page 10

SOCIAL GOSSIP

By Christabel.

THK mamage of Mi^s Jennie Sheen, daughter of Mrs. Cadenhed o* Fertheioton, to Mr. Chas. Louisson, nephew of the Hon C Louisson, ML.C, the wealthy brewer of Chnstehurch,\\as quieth celebrated at Palmfiston North, on Friday last. The bride looked handsome in her travelling gown of brown cloth, with touches of mnk and a brown and pink toque. The honeymoon is being spent in Wellington and the future home of the nuptial pair will be in Palmerston North. * • * Miss Widdop has returned from Hawke's Bay. . * * A popular girl, lately married invited a number of girl chums to view her gifts privately. For fun, some brought with them useful kitchen utensils, which caused great amusement. For instance, a rat trap, which bore the inscription^ -Keep away all objectionable visitors and a candle extinguisher "To be used when argument waxeth hot. * • * Miss Nora Long, one of the Convent's sweetest singers, and a gold medallist left for Sydney last Saturday. It is lumoured'that Miss Long has been offered an engagement by Mr. Wilham"9°n. Mis Fulton and her daughter have returned from their visit North. * * * Miss Z. Tabateau is back from Ashburton. . • • Miss Rutherford (Gisborne) is staying with friends m Wellington. • Miss Dot Brew er is on a visit to Wanganui Miss Laura Baker has also gone up for a few weeks. * • * Mrs. Harry Oswm (Taranaki) is at present in "Wellington. * * * Miss Gough left last week on a long visit to friends in Australia. « * * Miss Shaw, of Cheshire, England, arrived on a visit to the colony last week, and is at present visiting relations in the Manawatu. * * * In a letter from Adelaide, I am told there is a great dearth of "the ballroom boy." So much so, that the gills are talking of having a Cotillon Party " all gir l s — haJf to masquerade as men. I believe they have been tried elsewhere and proved great fun, especially in some of the pretty figures of the cotillon. * * • Invitations have been issued bv Mrs. John Holmes, Oriental Bay, for a dance, to be held at her residence to-night (Thursday). .* * * Mr. and Mrs. C. Louisson are staying at the Rojal Oak Hotel. * < • Mr. Mabin, who has been appointed manager to the New Zealand Electrical Syndicate, has arrived, with his wife, from England. The^ have taken a furnished house in Tinakoriroad. * * * Pink is the Coronation colour. This is very nice for some ladies — fair hair, blue eves, and so on — but pink for others is simply impossible, except in homeopathic doses. Still, it is possible to so dispose the little bit of necessary pink that one's complexion need not suffer, for of course, it is not essential that one's whole ensemble be pink. * » * Mr. and Mrs. F. G. White Mr. and Mrs. Yon Reiban, and Miss Eley have left Brisbane for a tour of New Zealand. * * • Mr. J. B. Wilkins, who has been moved from the Adelaide branch of the Bank of New South Wales to New Zealand, will be a decided acquisition, judging from the newspaper paragraphs. Although he had only been for two years in Adelaide, he became a great favourite with both officers and public. * * • As Miss Amy Castles will so soon be here, it is interesting to read about heir reappearance amongst, her own people. Thus one paper writes — "There was a craning of necks, a whispered conference; amongst the curious crowd, and, in

a few minutes., e\ cry one had decided tli at. the Fienchy figure in delicate grey voile, beautifully made, the bright smiling face beneath the ua\\-innmed black \elvet hat, and the chaimmg air of ea.se ami giace with which she took her place on the dais, belonged to Miss Castle, and a girl of taste and talent." Anothei papei sa\ s — Amy Castles wont away a bashful, brown-faoed, - bushy-haired chit, wearing the shoitish skirts and flat hat favoured bv Bendigo girls till they attain 'Sweet and Twenotv.' She has come back a nice little woman, pleasing to look at thanks to glowinir cheeks honest brown eves. wav\ dark hair, Darted demurely in the middle, and good-humoured smile revealing splendid teeth Pity she's such a dot of a thins in height, but sweeping train steep heels, and niled haji will add to her aonirent h-eiarhi: ulien t]i<=> time oom«is to discard tho asjopot of littlo ATi^ Bendieo " * * * Do you want to know how to diess your hair for the dances? Well, the latest Pans fashions tell us that the Romney curl falling from behind one ear, a thick, short, ringlet curling only at the end, will not only be prevalent, hut is something to be cultivated, as it gives a delightfully youthful appearance to the wearer. For young girls, a simple style that adds piquancy to the wearer is a tie-back of ribbon passed round the hair above the low coil and fastened w lth a big flat bow a wreath of velvet leaves is equally effective. Remember that to nearly everyone, the low coil at the neck, for ball-room wear is dowdy to a degree unless helped with something especially original and becoming in the wav of o-arniture * » * Crepe de chine is becoming fa&hionable again in London. It seems one of those fashions, like voile, that go on for ever. Of course, we get lots of intermediate things, but there seems to be one everlasting material pervading the fashions for several seasons at a time. This appears to be making v omen's fashions, in some respects, as stable as men's. • • * French women are loading the fingers with rings to the point of barbaric splendour and, m consequence, gloves, both for indoor and outdoor wear, are being dispensed with. Ido not think though that the disappearance' of the glove would ever be tolerated in our country. Yellow hands are not to be desired, even with the pleasure of showing off a dozen or so beautiful rings. Gloves may be hot, but they do keep one's hands a delicate colour, and even our mild climate is not a thing to be lightly flouted.

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A pretty wedding \uib quieth tolcbiat'ed a.t * the Sac led Heait basilica, Hill-stieet, on Wednesday Apnl 9th when Miss Kllen Dormei second daughter ot Mr William Doimer, Titahi Ba^ Ponrua, was marned to Mi. Olnei Mai tin Gardner, fourth son ot Mr John Gardner, ofKaiwana The ceremony was pei formed by the Ren *athei Hol]ev The bnde was given away h\ her father a,nd woie a becoming gown of light blue cloth, with white silk tnmmmgs and a w lute chiffon toyue ♦ • * The bndesmaids weie the Misses M Gaidner (sistei of t.he bridegroom) and Miss B. Doimei (sister of the bnde), who wore fiocks of white muslin and silk sashes, with burnt-straw hats trimmed with white Each bridesmaid leceived a pi eft v gold brooch as a gift from the bridegroom. Mr R Gardner acted as best man to Ins biotJier The honeMiioon is being; spent at Masterton. The bride's ti^ellm?; gown was a smart Eton costume and a hat to match On Fnday next, a hockey match will bepla\ed between the Aorangi Chib and a roam from Mis^ Fiasei's school, Palmoivt.on North The match will be played at Wellington Last season the \orangi Club sent a winning team un to Palmerston Noith, and the tnp was oread v enioved bv the girls A\ei v good match is anticipated when the teams meet, as the Palmerston girls hare gieatlv improved in their play. * » * Mr. and Mis Chas Benbow ha\ e letuined from then honeymoon, and are residing ait Ciotton * • * Miss Wmified Birch, who sang and acted <o charmingh in ' Les Cloches leaves on Fnday for a holiday tnp to Christchurch * • * If the Imperialist Ladies' Club gets its wa\ we shall soon all dress — in the house at least- in the Athenian style so popular under the Fust Republic, llns smart and influential club is being assisted in this latest craze by the Princess de la Moskoia, who is a populai leader of fashion m Gay Paiee Ihe Empire dress has a tram of considerable si/.e and the skirt of the overdress is w-oin open at the sides from the waist to the edge of the tunic The bodice is extieinelv short-waisted, and displays rather more neck than we are used to therefore then ladies add a gauze sea it. O- course we all admire this st\le of gown in the pictures of the Empress Josephine, or of Napoleon's beautiful sister but somehow it does not seem to suit the nineteenth eentun woman a little bit. , The idea was suggested when an actress who had been engaged to lecito come verses on the splendoui of Napoleon, had the eood taste to dress up as Pauline the Empeioi's sistei She looked so chaiming in that costume hence the revolution * * * A very disable attemoon tea was gnen on Friday last b\ Mr- Newman Tea wa,s daantih s.ei\ed in the chaw ingroom the table being ananged with vases of delicate eosmeas and feathery foliage on an amber silk centie Mis Newman was wearing a rose si lk blcmsie, with ivory guipuie and a black satin skirt. Amongst the guests weie Mesdames Babmgton, A Duncan Goring. Buchanan Baldwin Tumbull Pe-wce and the Misses Brandon, Higgmswi Williams, Johnston and Barrcm" The dance m aid of the Soeiet\ foi Prevention of Cruelty to Animals on Fndsi" promises to be a great success The mainage ot Miss Klsie NapierReU is arranged to take place in June I have noticed some \eiy sma.it. gowns latch Mi ■a. P. Baldwin's rose coloured zvbehne opens ovei a vest of cream satin, and with it i)ie weais a white \elvet and sable hat. Mrs. Babmo-ton hais been wearing a smait cnev tailor-made with a chiffon liifflo, and black hat Miss Duncans brown coat and skirt are finished with strappings and a. cieam \est. Mrs. H Ci aw fold has woin a striking "own ot led cloth, and a black chiffon hat. Mi^s L Iza-rcl had on a black Eton gown, with red folded silk belt, and a pretty i ed hat * * * Mrs. Dr Edgaii (Napiei) looked \ enhandsome in a smait black gown, with ivory guipure over pale blue, and a black picture hat Mrs McEwen is wearing ai bro<wn tailor-made, and a be-coniMigVaw-n hat Mrs Jeffcoat had on a black tucked glace blouse and a beautiful lv-made black skirt with straps of glace and a black hat * ♦ * Mrs. Charles Bremnei passed through Wellington this week, on her way home to Waamaite * * • On Friday, Apnl 4th, a very delightful euchre "party and danoe was given by Mr. D Scott, a.t his residence. Wilbflßank, Rangitikei, about forty guests

being iii\u*k1 The enteitamment w as aiianeod afe a farewell to Tioopei J D. Scott win* left with the Tenth Contingent Euehie was placed with giiMt spnit until eleven o'clock, when a splendid suppoi was senedin tlie breakfast - loom. Dancing was then indulged m for an hour 01 two, after w Inch the coinp,un assembled in the dining-ioom, and the health of Trooper Douglas, Scott was pioposecl by Air Thos. Ring an old friend, who spoke most hig'hh of hi,s chaiaotei, and wished him a safe )ouine\ and leturn. His healtli was then drunk with musical honouis Mi Scott bueflv leiphod, and tlianked his friends for tlien kind wishes on behailf oi his son On Saturday last tlieie was a pai<id' of the Fell ding Mounted Rifles at Hokianga Camai\on, tlie liome of tlien captain. Considenng tliat most of the mflii had to ride twenty to thnt\ milois, tlieiei w a.s a yen good mustei Tlie men looked soldioih in then new umfoims and weieput thiough a nunibei of held mo\ements by then officers On their anival at Hokianga homestead theA were eiitei tamed at a realh <-umptuous lunch Captain and Mrs McKens'ie makni' the men feel thoiouehlv w elcome * * * In tho evening, aftci paiade, the troops 'were given tea in the sraiden home: waited on by Miss McKenzie and Miss Burns (Chi ist church) and other ladies The coips think that if all oluntoe<rs were tieated like this tlie '•pr- ■( ice would soon be crowded After eivmg three cheei« for Mrs and Mi<-s McKenuzie the troop took tlie load which mas not broad enough to hold thedr smiles of satisfaction. The latest innovation in woman's world is the dinnei jacket an article of attne invented >n Mis. Rooso-*elt, wife of the American President. So many society laches have conti acted illnesses thiouerh wearing decollete dinner gowns, that. Mrs Roosevelt and some of hier fi lends have designed a dinner iacket, for keeping the shoulders warm, and the idea is meeting with geneial approval. Made of satm brocade, silk, or crepe de chine they are lined with duilted silk, and usually have a close fitting back with loose sleeves so that they aie csasilv dio"ned from the shoulders * * « Miss Koch's second assembly came off last Wednesday evening, and pioved, if possible, more enjoyable than tlie last. A laige nunibei of guests weie piesent, and, fortunately for the girleens," the ho'hda\ had evidenth made the men feel eneigetic, foi the-\ mustered in strong foice. The ehapeiones weic Mes-dames Tiegeai, Sa^te, Bud- and Bat ham. * * * Miss Kooli woie a black \eh et sknt and prett-s clnfFon blouse. Miss L. Koch also wore a black gown. Miss Tia\eis woie the daintiest of white muslins,, with wide satin bands Miss K. Travers and hei sistei both looked well m black. Miss Mai chant woie a becoming black silk gown and led c-hou Miss 1 Marchant was in pink and Miss M Maichant in white muslin Miss Thomas (Chnstchurch) had on a prett^ white net gown and pink bebe 1 lbbon Miss R fjtuait woie a handsome white brocade. Miss J. Willis, a damt-\ muslin. Miss Mills had on black with white lace Miss — Mills a white frock Mis Knowles looked yen nice in black silk Miss Burnett, black, with blue embroideiecl collar Miss Klhott, black, with a cense rhou Mis-^ Klsie Klhott looked \er\ pretty in white The Misses Ecclosheld had on piettv owning gowns of mushn * * * Miss Tiegeai was admncd m black, with a piett\ fichu and led flow cis Miss Hickson was in pink, and Miss H. Hickson oream Miss Mills looked pietty in black with a lace collai Miss Kthel Pan sons woie pa>le blue, and Miss W. Paisons pink Miss Holt had on a white silk Miss Barron cream brocade and led \ehet Miss Runcie a cense silk blouse, and black satin sknt. * * • Miss R. Butt looked veij well in black Miss Elsme Wai d, apiett' blue mushn frock Miss M Stuait a handsome cream silk. Miss Norah Stuart was m white Miss Robinson (Carnar\on) wore white mushn, and Miss Baradeux black velvet Miss Widdop had on white silk with peail pa^^ementene Miss R Richardson looked eriaceful m a black gown with ivory euipure trimming * ♦ * A strangei to me woie the prettiest of black frocks, with many tiny frills of net edged with satin ribbon Miss Groonlaw looked well in old gold satin, with beautifully embroidered bertha. Mi<-s Aldmch was in pink Mies Locan ,\hite Miss Pearson, a beautiful blue chiffon blouse, and graceful voile skirt Miss Batham, a piettv white mushn. * • • Amongst the men were Messrs. Holmes, Mowbray, Allen, Bell, Balhairv Johnston, Stuart Ashbolt. PyeSmitli Kennerly. Wills, Baiadeux Hogeard Bridge, and others.