WEDDING AT CARTERTON

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 7916, 27 September 1911, Page 11

WEDDING AT CARTERTON

At St. Andrew’s Church. Carterton, yesterday afternoon (telegraphs our correspondent), Miss Alice Hunter, of Portree House, Harry, South Wales, was married to Dr. Roderick M. Gunn, late ol Aberdeen, Scotland, now of Carterton. Tho bride was given away by Dr. Johnston. and was attired in a gown ot English embroidery. She wore a largo tagcl straw hat, trimmed with a beautiful ostrich feather and a silk rose, and earned a bouquet of white heather and maidenhair fern. Misses B°l;b* -Elizabeth, and Jean Johnston and Miss Uormack were bridesmaids, and were attired in frocks of ninon and white all-over lace, finished with silver girdles. ihe two first bridesmaids wore caps ot silver net and pink roses, while the largo black hats of the latter were lined with blue, trimmed with pink roses and lace. The bridegroom's gift to the bride was a gold aquamarine pendant, and the bride's gift was a gold.scarf pin. The bridesmaids received beautiful moonstone necklets. ‘Dr. A. Hosking was best man, and Dr. Mcßae groomsman. The Kov. L. Thompson officiated, and the service was choral. A reception was held at Carrington Lodge, the residence of Dr. Johnston, Tho young couple left by the afternoon express on their honeymoon. GIRL PEACE SCOUTS Tho Girl Scouts will meet this evening .at 7 o’clock sharp' at Harcourtrs room. __ . , Next Saturday afternoon, all the girts will meet at Brooklyn train teammus at 2.30. A good attendance is requested. The girls are reminded.. that service stars are now to hand. NOVEL TATTING

"Carmen Sylva" tho Roumanian Queen, who recently penned so interesting a preface to a volume on tatting by Lady Hoard, has thought out some now and beautiful ways with her shuttle, bhe uses only very rich, deep colours of silk, purple and blue and crimson, and works in with her stitches a number of semiprecious stones, such as topazes, amethysts and jieridots, and sometimes she will mis in amber, corals and pearls. The Queen's stones arc real ones and bored so that she may pass her needle through them, but the- effect of the ordinary coloured bead mingled with tatting silk appears happy enough. . LONDON FASHIONS. FEOM OUB LADY COEBESPONDBNT. LONDON.. August 11. All that is most tempting and necessary for those fortunate individuals.who spend the early autumn on tho moors is being displayed in the shops that can afford to ignore sales, just now, but its appeal, owing to the roasting weather, is much more limited than is usually the case. • . . , No one has the least ambition to don picturesque tweeds, smart moor stockings and boots, jaunty tweed hats with, pheasants' wings adorning them, golf jackets (cosy usually ,* and only intolerably stuffy-lopking now), serviceable waterproof materials and heavy gloves, with the thermometer at the highest liondon has ever known, and the golden sun pouring, down over moors and town alike as if it ■ were tho proper thing to do in summer. FASHION is at an absolute standstill, and it requires no sago to see why. Half-way through August, in ordinary seasons, milliners have confidently displayed tho newest felt models, furriers set ou,t their wares, and general drapers considered the season with commercial eyes, but to do such a thing now would bo only to ensure an empty shop. Bathing dresses—and in these there is nothing very new—arint gowns, and soft, smart foulards share honours with largo shady hats or tiny Dutch bonnet straws in shop .windows.

, THE JABOT , so widely popular on blouse or attached to. a costume, for the last six months, wo are told is to disappear. •. Nevertheless, though.it vanishes as a jabot, its influence will remain in the graduated frill which, wide at tho top and narrowing towards the waist, adorns so many of this season's blouses. This new drill is usually of chiffon, and in a delicate or bright colouring gives a piquant, touch to a white blouse.

LATE SEASON HATS are marked out specially by ribbon trimming, tho ribbon being disposed in huge bunches of loops of considerable .width and in many yards. These clustered bow’s and draperies are composed of velvet ribbon in pastel or dark colourings, brocaded silk and striped silks, and not' infrequently the ribbon, whether striped, brocaded or plain, shows a narrow contrasting picot edge, a. mauve ribbon having, for instance, a blue edge, while a ribbon of shepherd's tartan is bordered with green. .

The bows of ribbon are in many cases enormous, and make tho hat quite unsteady, especially when the shape itself is, as it so often is, tall and high and brimless. * ... One of tho recent innovations in millinery is the witch hat, which is seen in numerous variations and modifications. The original shape is identical with the traditional large hat, -with a wide brim and very high steeple crown. Even the trimming follows the lines of that seen in tho story books. A band of ribbon arranged in careless loops at one

side and perhaps a spray of field flowers is the popular adornment. BASQUED BLOUSES. Little blousocs of embroidered lawn or any light fabric aro, like the new silk coats, reviving the old style of having tho basque outside the skirt instead of under it”, a girdle of silk cord confining the blouse a little above the -waistline, and so giving tho desired short-waisted effect. These blouses. which are usually cut in tho Magyar fashion, as aro, indeed, most blouses and ono-pieco gowns still, are exceedingly simple to make, and anyone who is clever with tho needle can embroider the front, sleeves, and round the yoke. It is bettor- to do this after tho blouse has been cut out, so ~ that the pattern may b© placed just i where tho embroidery is wanted. C FOIL TRAVELLERS. No one should journey beyond the - reach of dry-cleaners without a lump of f French chalk which, scraped freshly on $ to grease spots and left on for some - hours, removes marks very quickly. _ I Equally effective is powdered magnesia 1 put on as a paste made with water just - sufficient to cover the spot. It is also - invaluable for cleaning lace collars and 1 fronts without removing them from the " dress. 5 CLERICAL DISAFPROVAL. : Feminine fashion's in Naples have : raised not a littlo vexation in tho * hearts of tho good priests lately, and - Monday's nows said that Cardinal Fris--1 co, tho Archbishop of Naples, has had i recently to forbid* tho priests in .his } cojiid-anming in their eerrnons ‘ some of the latest fashions of the ladies. 5 The clergy thus admonished do not apr prove of the fashions, however, and have ‘ decided to appeal to the Pope! They 5 assert that the Pop© himself has al--5 ready exhorted all the clergy, to de- * nounco tho immorality of certain of the ’ recent summery styles of costume. On Tuesday a more decided state of things became known, and a special correspondent in Romo telegraphed that the clergy have received instructions iroon tho Pope to start, an energetic crusade ( . against tho feminine fashion of tight | j gown’s and exaggerated decollet© dresses, j which is considered scandalous and .cor- I > rupting. . 1 i The Pope complains that some of . these outrageous garments are worn by > women in church during Mass, and that they distract the faithful from their prayers. The women are ordered not to follow the costly, caprices of an indecent fashion, which often leads to neglect of families and household affairs. Tho Pope's instructions, we hear, are , being carefully followed, especially in the ‘ large towns where the clergy have started a vigorous crusade, even to tho public reproving of those women among the congregation. who fail to obey the Pope's orders. > TO REMOVE STAINS. It is surprising how few people have J mastered the science of treating stains, those inconveniences that will appear whether ono leads an outdoor or indoor existence. : Stains may be divided into three 1 classes—animal (oil or wax), vegetable (wine or fruit), mineral (ink or ironmould). Stains should be removed as soon as made if possible, as, it is well to know, soapy water and boiling both tend to fix them in. Also, if ironmould is left in it spreads when wet on to other garments. First consider two; things, the kind of stain and the kind-of material, and treat accordingly, trying the least “ harmful methods first, as the stronger ones tend to weaken. the fib Ix2s of the : material. When' chemicals are used always rinse the articles from which' the stain has been removed, to prevent in- * jurious effects to the fabric. When an 3 acid has been employed be sure to rinse at once in a solution of carbonate of 1 soda to neutralise the acid. Ironmould can be taken out in a few \ seconds. Stretch the part stained over a r basin, and pour boiling water through, " apply a little salts of. lemon, rubbing it i slightly with a bone spoon (or piece of l smooth whiter wood), pour on fresh c water, and the mark will disappear. 1 Then remember the important part (so 1 often neglected), squeeze out and at once > dip into a little carbonate- of soda solution (one teaspoonful of dissolved soda to half a pint of warm water) and wash * and finish in the usual way. T Ink stains: If newly made rub with » common salt, and squeeze lemon juice j over, JSoalc, and rub well, then wash and ' boil. The acid dissolves the iron .in the I ink and the tannin,' or colouring matter > (pale blue), easily washes and. boils out. > Another and equally successful method, if more convenient, Is to soak the wet > ink stain for half an hour in sour milk, , which has been boiled, cooled, and had 5 the fatty skin taken off, or put a spot \ of red ink oh to tho black, and then simply wash it out. Again it is tho acid in tho red ink that dissolves the mineral ; portion of the stain. If the stain is an old one use salts of lemon as for iron- ' mould. * Tea and coffee: These can be eradi- [ cated quite easily if attended to at . onoe. Four "boiling water through the - stained portion, put borax on, and pour [ on boiling water, and bleach in the sun- , shine if possible, or on the grass, if the tea has milk in, it is much more difficult to take out (owing to the.grease nature), and often stronger methods are essential. If to, measure on© teaspoonful 1 of liquid chloride of lime (bought at the 1 oil shop) to half a pint of cold water, 5 and put the stain in for about twenty ; minutes. Rinse in plenty of cold water, c as this acts as an antidote to the strongr ca* alkali (chloride of lime), and wash 1 and boil.

■ Fruit or win©: Pour on boiling water. Cover with common salt, and pour on boiling water, and repeat the process., If the stain has become very fixed, use salts of lemon and boiling water, and rinse in carbonate of soda.

Paint stains: Rub well with turpentine and then with benzine,, or petrol, to remove the N grease mark which is sometimes left. Grease marks, such as butter:. Remove with petrol, or if none and tho dress is grey or drab colour, make a paste of Fuller's earth and water, spread on to tho stain, allow to dry, then brush off. In emergency and when tho stain is on a delicate colour, make a pad of tissue paper, warm , it, and rub off the mark.