SOCIAL GOSSIP.

Free Lance, Volume XIV, Issue 695, 25 October 1913, Page 16

SOCIAL GOSSIP.

By' Ohristabel.

X||T'' E ■ are .all in the throes i • ■ of-' getting ' together our ; v summer - finery. Th©.' materials now .being shown- ara-most entrancing. There: are some brocaded crepe de chenes 1 , in a somewhat firmer-nature than usual,'in the loveliest of shades, and 6ome of materials positively make one green with envy. But it t is among "white frocks - that the' ready-matLe holds its own. : • One seed in . .peregrinations round- -the • shops just now. exquisite frocks , worthy, of a ra ee_ meeting' " or • a garden 1 in' white ,-embroidered tulle, iir white raised-flowers, in. a: mixture-of white and nattier blue, in muslin 'embroidered in .faded rose tints ■with tiny, flowers,, with .wide tucks upon the skirt in plain white.muslin and an unexpected touch-. o£ blue velvet at the waist. * .. ». .. ..* ' Then there are striped' muslins,' with ■cerise taffetas 'belts' that are charming when the stripes are in stone grey and Whiter.that : stop/ a trifle below the hips and the ; skirt-continues in, white embroidered muslin.. There is also to be seen a : ired ; cotton Lcrepe' _with : a long pleated jacket; and "filmy white . muslin introduced in,a narrow, collar.. "With the -tulle,' n e't, or fine muslin dresses, a 1 new idea is a- simulated under-bodice in ■ muslin, of the same shade aB the waistband, •arid' always in a bright colour. With all "the transparency that exists. or > is to exist, this summerj the under-bodice be-; -coihes a thing of serious consideration, -and a new. iaea.is to have it,made of very thick lace, which looks effective un■der the very fine muslin or ninon of present dayjblouses. At St.* John's Church on Monday.'last, "Miss M. Winks, youngest daughter of the late Mf. .John Winks, of Hawera,- was

married to Mr. M. Broderick, eon of Mr. W. Broderick, also- of Hawera. The bride wore cream silk and the usual accessories. Mia* Evans and Miss Young were bridesmaids, both wearing , cream charnieuse with lace overdresses, and Mr. Tucker was best man. A reception was held afterwards in»the Rose Tea Rooms, Lambtop-quayj Mrs. R. McLean acting as hostess: Later, the bride and bridegroom left for the north. Mrs. A- Hunter, Mrs. • Nolan, Mrs. B. Winks, Miss Burr, Miss Colyer, and Mrs. Evans were among the guests.

-The Misses, Morton Clark the breaking-up -of their children's dancing class on Saturday last, in the Goringstreet Hall, when all the small pupils had- a thoroughly good time. Some of the children did fancy dances, and all went through their steps with much vity, and dignity. The hall was prettily 'decorated,', and the tea ' tables - arranged in the supper rooin with clematis and white fipwens.

**. * * The break-up of. Miss Borlaae'6 classes takes place this week. * *

'The .-following > engagements .-are '.announced in- the last .number of "The Spike,the Victoria College reviews — F. A. de la Mere to Miss Childs, M.8.; B. M. Kibblewhite to Miss Turley; A. H... Robinson to Mies Priscilla Mitchell, of Sydney.'

Lady Stout has met many interesting men and women during her stay in England, and .on Monday evening she discoursed interestingly; to the. \ Girls' Branch of., the Victoria "League -about .them. At • the same, "time she presented the prizes . won, in a competition in. general knowledge and literature. The League is in its thirdj year, and it is in a more flourishing condition thah'when it 6tarted, and. the girls are keener over their debates and papers. Shortly there is to be the usual -'Tarty" evening as a break-up of the season, and this year the dramatic circle is .going to surprise eveiybody. . ,

The girls have been working very hard under the direction of Miss HardingeMaltby, and they are to give two plays, one a very amusing farce called, "Which is «"Which ?" (rather reminiscent of the i"Comedy of Errors"), in which the Missea S. Putnam, L. Field, Mi and -D. .-Edmondson, Howard, and Lois Thane ;will-take part; ' The second will be a scene from the "School for Scandal," and three of the girls 'will impersonate the men characters. Miss Madge Lyon will

be Sii Peter Teazle,, Miss ,'j." Macfcenine,' Crabtree; and. Miss D> Wilson;,• S£r:Benjainiu Backbite. - Nliss. Tabuteau "will f]>e ' Mis. Candour* Miss . Wallaco Lady Sheei> " well, arid' Miss' Myra. Shirtcliffe _ Lady Teazle; and the girls : are taking . great pains" with their costiiinea, so shall" be interested to" see these- ydurig -amaiteurs" make their debut.' '' ~ . - / f *. ■ * • .*'•• ' ■ • - Tlie Ferryside Croquet' Club . declared its grounds open last -Saturday in -spite of lam and storm, but -,play.'is;bfciU :-in abeyance, waiting for' the' weather to-be really fine. The Thorridon -Tennis Clnb ; haU good intehtions in. the .samedirection, but the weather " prov.ed 'tod iriuch for it. Should the weather, be anything' like reasonable, the ceremony'will -comfe off this Saturday ■, • . Christchurch has started a ladies' club— the Canterbury Women's Club. Christchurch is the second iNew, Zealand city to launch out in this direction. The Wellington Ladies' Club is really the pioneer—as well as in name—in ". this • diit'clioiij. for ". the' Canterbury women. iiave" practically adopted the rules . and constitution of the Pioneer Club, unaltered. • - v. . - ■ The amount of time and trouble that-is being put' into"-dresses for the Historical Pageant, to bo held after-much expectation at; Newtown Park to-morrow (Saturday) afternoon:and evening and ditto on Monday (Labour Day), would surely build twice over, that Boys' Hostel, the worthy objecfc. for.■ which -. it has -been .promoted. . The . Pageant will introduce to us all kinds of old-time people, we. have read of in our history ; books. Men and women of Chaucer's period are to appear under Mrs. J. Hannah's direction: The colouring of their costumes is something gorgeous, as was to be expected, and their pages are black > and white, with quaint chequer board "cloaks. Cecil-Haines is to be a page and lead the procession with a clown, and Misses Z. and M. Chapman appear in the same group. . Early Saxon.ancestors are to appear ; and one hears greit rumours of the Julius Caesar set; anyway, the Roman soldiers' 'armour'ought to be something striking; arid impersonating : Romans are busy making Duckram helmets, cardboard shields, and l gilding* wooden" swords arid spears. . King Arthur arid his Knights of the Round Table, with their lovely dames and ladies fayre, will likewise, be in strong evidence. * . "* " -. '♦' v. The- groups depicting the meeting of St. Augustine with King Ethelberfc . will be anotherwell worth 6eeing. The

dresses show beautiful harmony in colouring, \ and the ttains of the- King . and Queen are. of wonderful =. material, • and ' thp busy/organisers are stencilling;embroideries' on- the tunics, the patterns . ... copied from of, the : times.' Shak-

espearian characters are also appearing. Titania in yards of blue chiffon, and a winged Oberon tp match. Maria is to jest with Malvolio, Beatrice to plague Benedict, and Romeo to make love to Juliet. Only one hears nothing of the Norman conquest or the signing o& the Magna Charta —surely more important than Julius Caesars, and where are Cromwell and the Puritans? Probably they are not picturesque enough for a Pageant," poor dears I • » * . H ... * * The "Wellington Ladies' Hockey Association is holding a hard-up dance to help defray the expenses of sending a representative team to the New Zealand tournament at Wanganui recently. Much interest is being evinced in the affair, and it promises to be a most enjoyable wind-up to the season. The chaperones are Mesdames Evans Dement, McDonnell and Cunliffe, and the Committee, Misses Dement. Tinney, Dagg. "Watt. Evans. Welsby and Bramley, and Messrs. Millier, Tinney, and Marshall. * * ■ # ' » Last Saturday Mrs. McLean, of Levi--1 street, gave a crystal afternoon in honour of Miss Mattie McLellan. Mrs. Meadowcroft's. t?a party took the form of a handkerchief shower, and her aunt, Mrs. McLellan, gave her a cup and saucer tea, and at all of these the young bride-elect received a number of pretty additions to her house furnishing. Miss Crawford was also hostess to an afternoon tea, in Miss Tendall's tea rooms, one day >this week,, at which Miss McLellan was again guest of honour. Miss McLellan's marriage to Mr. A. Cook took "lace yesterday (Thursday) in St. John's Church. The bride, who was giyen away by her father, departed from the regulation bridal attire, and wore'a cream 'costume and large plumed hat, and carried a bouquet*' of white flowers. She was attended b~ four bridesmaids, Mise "Ronee McLellan (sister), Miss Cook

(sister of the bridegroom),- and two. smaller girls (a sister and a cousin of the bride). The two elder girls were in cream' costume also, and small hats, and the younger in white muslin frocks. Mr. Frank Newman was the best man. After the ceremony the guests were reoeived .at the home of the bride's father, Mr. J. McLellan. .*■ * * • The combined men's and women's hockey clubs of Victoria College held - a - dance on-Monday night, as a wind-up to •.the season. The' College hall was hung with red curtains, and around the walls were photos of each year's hockey team since 1900, and the champion Cup won by the male- students', .team -was-in a prominent place of vantage. The programmes were: the work of the students, and each depicted a hockey soene. Supper was provided the ladies. The chaperones were Mesdames Thornton, Bell, Adamson. and Taylor, and among those nresent were: Miss Harper, wearing white satin and rose "trimming; Miss Gill, in violet s'lk and net; Misa Thornton, in grey with silver trimming; M-"ss Taylor, in 'white satin; Miss Nicholls, in pale blue trimmed with lace; MiEs Burr, irt black velvet and oriental trimming; Miss Neumann, in pale yellow satin; Miss' Bell, white crepe' de cnene: Miss Pritchard, white silk "with a pink sash.; Miss Cook, pale blue silk* Miss Chapman, white silk with crystal trimming; Miss Power, white silk and lace, with touches of .tangerine velvet. * »" * ♦ I have just heard of the engagement of Mr. Elista .oe Stocker to Miss Ruth Hursthouse. Both are well-known young Wellingtonians.

The final of. the Junior - Assemblies, i "which' have been so keenly enjoyed by tb©<young people during the winter •■■months, took place at Goring-streeta, Sail -on Thursday of last week,'and it proved . not ■ least enjoyable of the-series. : 'The'] decorations of greenery and -many ; red rosea struck a gay note, and the sup- , per room _was a bower of clematis, great trails of it, bding tacked on the walls. .Many of the dancers wore fancy dress, /which, somehow, always adds a zest to - •dancing, .and some of the characters were ' well- carried out. . * ■* " Miss Nita Clark wore a pannier frock • of blue silk and white lace, and several ■ others chose this always becoming style, particularly pretty being . Mise Millie Smith's costume of Kitty Bellairs, all white frills and pale pink brocade, . Miss Dorothy- Jones was an early : Victorian lady_ in full black silk, sloping 'sleeves, .and side, curls, proving how becoming the faishion was, and Miss Mont- ' .gome'ry was-a Kate Greenawayf igure in white .inuslin and _ blue ribbons. Miss McLellan was a fair Persian, "in a blue ' satin garment, with upturned toes to her shoes and'silver anklets.' Miss Mar;jorie; Myers well < carried out the role of ; Minnehaha, even to the mocassins'. and ,iiwo;;.upstanding red feathers. ..Several •other, girls chose the same dressj includjng Miss Chapman arid Miss Davis. • "•*.;• *- /- : Miss I>e Latour made the daifltiest of Suffragettes. Miss Newton. was a Quakeress, also Mias Wilson. Miss Bothamley .was' and there, were other Turitan maicfs, ~ Spanish danders, nurses, •and. sporting 1 characters, a gallant to match the panniered ladies, a soldier, a. Tieryot, and a- jolly Dutch Bailor, and. of • -course, many men chose the simply ■ flan"nels, a cool and inexpensive costume. Miss Cora Clark, as a fortune-teller, had "her skirt made of strips of pink ;and "white .material, on each of which was •written a fortune for any who looked. Mrs. Clark wore pink brocade and. black net, and Miss Borlase was in Jbla'ck silk with a red velvet sash.

;1, Miss Mattie McLellan, whose marriage -to Mr. A. Cook -takes place shortly, has the centre of several small entertainments. On - Thursday week an after,non tea was given in her honour by Mrs. Meaidowcroft at her home in Mountr .street. Gold-shaded flowers decorated the tea-table'-, in ' the - drawing-room, and -time was pleasantly spent in conversation •;aad to some fine gramophone ,selections. - The hostess wore soft black -tcharmeuse, Miss Meadowcroft pale green Mies McLellan wedge- - blue frock, with :a .pretty bine hat to match, and Miss R. McLellan a navy "bltio oostnme. Among the guests were' -Miss Davis (oJTChristcburch), Miss Cran*by. .(Napier) . and Miss Cook (Christ•church).* » •••■-»-■ #- » At Clive, Hawke's Bay, last-week, Mr. «H. V. ■ Hoadley, of Napier, was married "to Miss "Helen Macfarlane, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Macfarlane, Clive .Grange. .. The bride was given awav by >bor father. She wore her" travelling* •dress of tweed and a! wide hat. Miss liily Macfarlane (her sister) and "Miss Jjoan Evans (a niebe) W6re bridesmaids, ■ "both wearing white. Mr. Claud Donnelly was best •man. . Mr; and Mrs. Macfarlane held a reception' after the ceremony at Clive.Grange, and later Mr., and • 'Hoadley left for Wellington by snotor car.

Another honeymooning Hawke's Bay ■poaple who came south _por motor last week were Mr. A. J.' Bell and" Mies Gertrude ,Moisey, who were- married in the Presbyterian Manse, Napier. The bride..wore -white-figured silk, and was 'attended by her sister, Miss Edith. Moi- • soy 1 , who was in cream shantnng. Mr. S. Rayment was the best man. Mrs. ' -Marehant afterwards, entertained the -igiieste after-the ceremony a t her. home.-.

Still . another recent Napier wedding a that, of Miss Maud Sorrell to Mr. Plants of Ormondville. The

bride, who was given away by her father, . wore white ninon over silk, and a wreath and veil. Miss Hilda Sorrell <sister) was bridesmaid, and wore saxe blue, ninon, with a tagel .hat. _ Mrs. Sorrell (mother of the bride) was in' a black" dress with a toque of burnt straw. * - *• * . • ;r - A pretty wedding at Bewa last week was that of Misa Mary Elizabeth Shaw to Mr. H. E. Signal," of Rata. ' Miss Mathilda SKaw was the chief bridesmaid, and little Miss Marjorie Millar also attended the bride, and Mr. Jack Hudson acted as best man.. ' The wedding breakfast took place in the Rewa Hall. Mr. and Mrs. Signal left in the after- ; noon for HunterVule. en route for their "home in Mangaweka.