WANGANUI NOTES

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 8054, 7 March 1912, Page 9

WANGANUI NOTES

(By "Eileen.'')

March 1. , Mrs Izard returned from the south on Wednesday. Mrs Smith left this week for Dunedin, where she attends the W.C.T.H. as a delegate from Wanganui. Mis Speedy ('l'akapau, Hawke's Bay) is the guest of her niece, Mrs Bay ley. Miss Beetham (Palmerston North) is the guest of Mr and Mrs Christie, St. John's Hill.

The engagement is announced of Mies Ida Stevenson, only daughter of Mr John Stevenson (local manager of the Loan and Mercantile Company), to Mr J. Urey, of Wellington. Another engagement of interest is that of Miss Hilda Hiundell, daughter of Mr blonde 11 (Stock Inspector), .Nelson, to Mr Wesley Kain, ot Otago. Miss Winnie Hatrick is on a visit to Christchurch, . , iliss Jack (Christchurch) is a visitor to our town. . _ ... Mr and Mrs Ernie Poynter (nee Miss Graham, Oriental Bay, Wellington) have arrived home. They wore married in Wellington on Wednesday. The marriage of Miss Maud Dustin to Mr Percy bailey takes place on March 19th. ’ At Christ Church ou Wednesday Miss Alice Marion (Nem) Allpress, youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs Chas. Allpress, of Horomiko road, Gonville, was married to Mr William Bramwell Tremowan (third son of the late Benjamin Tremewan). The bride, who was given away by her brother, Mr Pred Allpress, wore a gown of white crepe de chine with trarout tucked chiffon yoke mid un* der sleeves. The princess gown was caught at the waiet with girdle of thick corded silk and strapped with silk insertion. Miss Lulu Poster was bridesmaid. After the ceremony the party returned to the residence of the bride's parents, where a wedding, luncheon was served. Owing to the recent death of the bridegroom's father the wedding was very quiet. An enjoyable Leap Year dance was given on Thursday evening in the Gonvillo Hall. There were about sixty-live couples present, and although the night was hot those present enjoyed themselves. The music supplied by Miss Greagor was first-class. A number of extras were played by visitors, the committee were Messrs H. Murray, WDarby, W. Hart, S. Mailman, B. Houneell. May, and T. Hood, Messrs Murray and Hart being M.C.'s, FEOCKS AT THE EACES. Some elegant gowns were worn at the races on Cup day. Mrs Gifford Marshall wore a black silk and lace robe over white, with black hat; Miss Marshall, all white lace and muslin gown, black and white hat; Mies' Christie, fancy blue silk, with long black satin coat; Mrs Emil (senr.), black and white striped tailor-made, email black and white bonnet; Mrs C. E. Mackay, sea green face clotli, with long white feather stole, and black velvet picture hat and plumes; Mrs Jas. Watt, all white embroidered linen, black hat and tips; Miss Alexander, royal blue charmeuse, veiled in black crepe silk, edged with deep silk fringe, large black velvet hat with canary and black tipped quillo; Mrs Cowie-Cooper, figured dove grey silk with Shantung cloak . in self-tone and deep vandyked collar, and facings of cerise silk, large grey picture hat” with touches of cerise and clusters of grey tips; Mrs Colin Campbell, corded silk in one of the new dark greens, with large black straw hat . wreathed with tiny flowers; Mrs Harold, silver grey satin charmeuee, braided ’ in ©oral pink, a fold of the same outlining folded corsage, mole velvet hat entirely covered in ostrich feathers in the same shade; Mrs Hole, moss green Shantung, with deep sailor collar of white mull and lace, black crin hat with stiff white ospreys; Mrs Eobert Taylor, forgehme-not blue silk voile trimmed in self shade of wide insertion and * fringe, with Honibon lace yoke and undersleeves, black' hat with long pale blue feather; Mrs Beg. Collins, pastel blue poplin richly braided, black velvet picture hat and tips; Mrs Cameron, smoked grey striped tweed, with black and white toque; Mrs Keniber (Wellington), black silk covered with beautiful silk lace,- large black hat and tips; Miss Eember (Wellington}, dove grey channeuso richly trimmed in narrow silk fringe, champagne straw hat and plumeo; Miss Beetlmm (Palmerston North), champagne ninon over silk, large black chip hat crowned with pale blue sweet peas; Mrs J. H. Nixon, '-The Grange," black merv. gown with transparent lace yoke over royal blue silk, tong black duchess satin coat, and deep rose pink straw hat wreathed in same shade of rosea; Misses Nixon (2), white embroidered muslin gowns, vieux roes and mole grey straw hate; Mrs Owen Potts, white embroidered gown, stylish hat; Mrs E. McDonnell (Wellington), white oharmeuse, with black ninon and lace tunic, at the foot wide band of violet velvet, and soft sash in same shade large black picture hat; Mrs W. Pownali (Masterton;, champagne corded silk, with silk lace zouave and long black fisher net scarf, large black hat with coquo feathers; Mrs Mansefield, Quaker grey striped tweed tailor-made, with chip straw hat in lighter shade piped in cerise: Miss Jack (Christchurch), all white muslin and lace robe, black hat and plumes; Mrs C. Brewer, silver grey broohe, smart hat; Miss Brewer, white striped silk voile, white crinoline hat with scarlet flowers; Miss Durie. can de nil and black ninon over white silk, light straw hat; Mrs G. H. Clapham, elegant tailor-made in dove face cloth piped in emerald green with shot silk levers and quantities of tiny buttons, smart ' close-fitting toque in mole and cerise velvet with tang black plume; Mrs Brookfield, golden brown charmeuse, burnt straw hat; MrsC. Bull, mole tweed, hat to match, black and emerald scarf; Mrs McKelvio (Eangitikei). dove grey silk voile piped in brown, large black hat and white feather; Mrs Scott (Bangitikei), black cloth tailormade, close-fitting black and white hat; Mrs McDonald, black satin charmeuee with wide band of dull gold tissue covered in ninon, large black picture hat and tins- Mrs W. Hall, black charmeuse, gold' straw hat with lace plume; Mrs Hardv embroidered Shantung. . large black chip hat and lace plume; Mm O'Toole, black silk gown, close-fitting toque to match; Mrs G. Spriggins. black and white striped summer tweed banded with black lace, insertion, black and £hite hat; Mrs G. Morse (Pordell). shot green merv., light hat with wheat ears; Mrs C H. Chavannee, brown heather mixture tweed flaked in blue, with royal blue moire revere, floral toque in lighter shade; Mrs J. E. Foster. old rose charmeuse, veiled in lighter shade of ninon and richly trimmed in silk gaton, old rose hat with cluster of roses; Mm L. Andrews, mole tweed tailor-made, light grey felt hat with tangerine . velvet quills; Mrs Hastings Moore, steel grey tailor-made, black and white crinoline toque; Miss Moore,- pastel blue princess gown, light straw top* piped in royal

blue; Mm Kaganski, creme cloth' tailormade braided in black, large black chip hat and plume; Mrs W. K. McLean, dove grey charmeuse. large black picture hat; Mrs F. Baber, coronation bluecharmense veiled in- black ninon, hat to match; Mrs A. Higgle, black satin, embroidered in white silk and deep fringe, black hat; Miss Higgle; all white charmeuse, large black velvet picture hat wreathed with ostrich feathers; Mies Connelly. “Bushy Park," grey striped tweed tailor-made, close fitting toque; Mrs (Dr) Anderson, grey striped, tweed with black- revers,- large black chip _hat, and tips; Mrs Chamberlain, mole striped ooat and skirt with brass button*, black and white hat; Mrs D'Arcy, grey-figured poplin, close-fitting toque; Miss L._ Bobson, dove blue silk gown, large picture hat; Mrs Fairburn,- terracotta tailormade faced in black silk, black hat; Mrs GUI-Cary, striped woollen gown, light straw hat with floral crown; Mies Foster, moss green velvet, with smart close-fitting toque.