SOCIAL NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19740, 13 September 1927, Page 7

SOCIAL NEWS.

Mrs. T. Duncan, of Christchurch, h';on a visit to Auckland. , * " Mrs. W.: Hall-Jones, of Hamilton, is ori a holiday visit to Auckland. : Mr. and Mrs. 'Asser end Miss Helen Asser have left 011 a visit to Okoroire. , Sirs. C. Heather, Miss He&ther and Miss Betty Jackson return?# by the Niagara from a visit to Vancouver. O Lady Fergusson is the guest of her brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Algar Williams, Fendalton. ■Lady Cowan and Miss Cowan,. of London, Lady Raws and Miss Raws, of Melbourne, "are staying at the. • Grand Hotel. - Included among the visitors staying i at the Grand Hotel are Mrs.' Ronald Gordon, Mrs. G. Nathan,, Mrs. F. Macraj, Mel&Ourne, Mrs. Hennessy, Mrs. W. G. Warren and Miss Magber, Vancouver, ! Miss Barbara Knox, Sydney, and Miss Pharazyni Wellington. Mrs, W. R. Wilson, Miss B, Wilson,. Mrs. R. Wilson and Miss Mitchelson returned fay the Niagara yesterday after a holiday visit of four months in America. During the visit they .travelled widely through the United States, motoring £0 New York and other cities. Another very pleasant evening was given by - the Athenian Club on Saturday, when the hall was gaily decorated With coloured streamers. A very hue programme was contributed by the following I artists: —Miss'Bulcie Marmont, Madame \ Mabel St. James, Mr. Peter Dawson, 1 Madame Anita Hardwicke and Mr. S. Hardwicke, Mr. Ralph Eskrigge, Mrs. G. Hillier and" Miss F. LilHokalami. The Misses Marmont were hostesses.

A very enjoyable party %vas given by the members of the. sub-committee of the Victoria League on Friday to celebrate tho birthday of the president, Miss Mowbray. During the evening games were played -»nd elocutionary items were- contributed by Miss Redstone and Miss Mobtierlv. Mrs. ftickerby, chairman of tho sub-committee, presented Miss Mowbray with a birthday gift, on behalf of the girls, as a token of the love and esteem felt toward her by all. Two ancient families wsre .united by ' the wedding of Captain Harry Talbot Rice, Welsh Guards, and Miss Blahche Devereux, Mr and Mrs. Robert Dovereux's younger daughter. The bride's father is only son of Lord Hereford, England's premier Viscount, while the bridegroom, eldest -son of Mr. and Mrs. C. il Talbot Rice, of Moreton-in the-Marsh, is a kinsman of Lord Dynevor Tho venue was the Guards' Chapel, where the bride's younger sister, Ursula, was married to Captain V Copeland Griffiths, Welsh Guards Miss Blanche: Devereux, Whose mother is ar: heiress daughter of the late Mr ,lohn Shaw, of Welburn, Yorkshire, and owns the historic Hereifordshire Hampton Court, was a radiantly j'air bride in cream and gold, while her attendants wore dresses of buttercupyellow. r . .. . . —__ , . . Princess Mary possesses a keen sense of humour. During her visit to Man— Chester recently the military band in attendance began to play "Let's All GbHouse," a popular tune she Has probably danced to. "That was very bright" was her laughing * comment as i the crowd bellowed its amusement A day or so ago "she was addressed as "Princess of Wales." This amused her immensely. "I shall tell that to my brother,"" she remarked. "He will be fjlad to know ' that he is married!" Despite her crowded list of official, and semi-official engagements tie' Princess is a keen sportswoman and she manages to snatch a few hours to attend a race meeting every now and then with her husband. ' She was present at the spring meeting at Epsom this year. She takes *a keen - interest, in horses and early this ■ season she paid a visit with Lord L3Scelles to the Eoyal stables; at Newmarket tr> inspect St- Sylvestre, the King's horse, which was among the early < entries for this year's Derby, but is' not a runner.