NOTES FOR WOMEN

New Zealand Times, Volume L, Issue 11647, 11 October 1923, Page 9

NOTES FOR WOMEN

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL The engagement is announced of Miee Ila Thelma Dawkins, only daughter oi Hr and Mrs W. H. Dawkins, Manukar road, Epsom, Auckland, to Mr Stuarl McKenzie, elder son of Mrs and Mr D. McKenzie, of Napier. Miss Madeline Knight has arrived ir Auckland from Sydney on a visit to hei relatives. A quiet wedding was solemnised at the Homan Catholic Church, Danuevirke when Miss Dorris Simmonds. thirc daughter of Mr and Mrs G- H. A. Sim* monds, of Dunedin, wae married to Mi Thomas Joseph Kiely, Government district engineer. The bride, who was ‘ given away hy Mr Kennedy, was attended by Miss Montgomerie as bridesmaid while Mr W. Sullivan acted as besf man. Miss D. Nolan is paying a visit tc Hawera, where she will be the guest oi Mrs Toukai. Mr and Mrs Louis Nathan intend visiting England, and are sailing by the Makura from Auckland. Miss A. M. Bell has gone to Christchurch. Miss B. Nurse, matron of Masterton Hospital, has tendered her resignation; having beoa appointed to the matronshij of Gisborne Hospital. Miss Nurse has been in the board's employ for nearly four years. The death occurred at the Otaki Hospital on Saturday of Mrs Carroll, who had been a resident of Manakau for some time, di ring which she made many friends. The deceased suffered from influenza and her heart became affected, after which she failed to mako progress. Mr and Mrs H. A. Knight arrived from Sydney this week, and have gone on to Christchurch. Mr and Mrs George Rhodes and Mise Shona Rhodes are leaving ’ Sydney or Saturday on their return to Christchurch.

At the monthly meeting of the Alexandra Home, there were present Mesdaxneß Gill (in the oh&ir), Tripe, Oorkill, Underwood, Henry, Hall, Kemp, Mac- . Gregor, Misses Fraser and Low. The matron reported that there were 2c adults and 26 * infants in the home, and that nine district cases had been attended. The committee acknowledge with thanks the following donations to the Ellen Greenwood Memorial Fund:—Miss Dorell, £o, and Miss G. Davieeon, £l. Also the following gifts:—lllustrated papers (Mrs Church), old linen (Mrs Kerr and a friend), case of apples (Mrs O'Leary), Back of potatoes from the Hutt. The committee also wishes to thank the Board of Governors of the Macarthy Trust for their liberal grant of JBis6, Mrs Alexander Gray presided over the meeting on Monday afternoon of the Citizens' Day Nurseries. There were also present Mesdames Clarke, Frazer, W. Luke, Leicester, Reid, Levy, Adamson, Myers, Murphy, Firth* and Kennedy. Several necessary improvements to the building have recently been carried out to the satisfaction of the committee and the comfort of the staff; and the see-saw and chute erected in the playground have been a great boon to the i little ones. The children are all at .present in good health, and during the month of September there was tiie | usual average attendance. No child is ( ever refused admission unless the* state of its .health is likely to be a source of grave danger to the others, and h this, matron reported, had only once occurred 6in«e the nursery opened nearly two years ago. The committee have made arrangements, when there is any doubt ( ' about its health, for the child to be medically examined, without expense to the parents, before it is admitted to the nursery. The following gifts and donations are gratefully acknowledged Lady Luke, legnons; Miss Barnicoat, flannel garments; Master Leslie Hamilton, toys; Mrs Frazer, macaroni; Mrs Elliott, vegetables; Mrs Kennedy, eggs; Mrs~R«id, groceries; N*Z-. Trawling Co., fish; Mrs. M. Myers, £1 Is; Mrs Nash, ss; Mrs Allen. 3s. The death occurred at the private hospital, AVaikanae, on Sunday, of Miss Christie, aged 67 years. i | . Mifes Doris Hume* who has been reeia- : tag in England for some years, relumed ■ to Wellington last week. '} Miss Molly Morpeth is visiting Napier. ' Mies M. Perry, of Masterton, intends to leave Masterton shortly to live at, Lyall Bay. I Nurse Dorset, of Masterton, is visit- ! ing Wellington. i Mrs H. Beale, a resident of Masterton for many years, intends to leave. shortly for Wellington. The engagement is announced of Mies Gladys Rayner, daughter of Mrs Rayner . (Masterton) and the late T. I. Rayner (Pahiatua), to Mr E. N. Perrin, son of Mr T. Perrin, of Masterton. Mr and Mrs F. Nathan are visiting Christchurch Invitations have been issued for the annual dance of the Lower Butt Tennis | Club, which takes place on Friday, Oc- ! tober 10th. Miss “Meadows is the-hon. secretary. The official opening of the dub takes place at 2.30 p.m. on Saturday, 13th inst. Mary Macfarlane, who, years and yeare back, went off from Sydney as. advance agent in Eastern Asia for a touring and tflusicai company, was married in Bhang* hai four months ago. She is now Mra Skinner, and her husband is an Oxford blue or a Cambridge don, or a bird of that feather, records "The Bulletin" Mary Lang-Mea&on has taken over some of her Work in Shanghai. Miss LangMeason is a Christchurch girl. , BASKETBALL The Wellington Y.W.C.A. played the Christchurch Y.W.C.A. (says the Christchurch "Star”), The weather was fine for\the first spell, but the second spell was played in heavy rain. The score at half-time stood at 6—3 in the visitors' favour, and at the finish 13—5, Wellington being the Actors. The team travelled under the care of their coach, Miss M. Tompkins, and consisted of the following Slayers; —Goals, E, Bell, E. MacJFarlane, >. McCaully; centre, D. Turner (oaptain), G. Rollins; jumping centre, D. Butlerj defence, C. RothweU, M. Deelandes, R. Cadyre; emergency, B. Bryant. The goal throwers were especially brilliant, Miss E. Bell throwing from a long distance. The centre passed very well, and it may be said of the jumping centre that she did not niiss the ball once during the throw-ups. The defence was good though somewhat scrappy towards the end. One half of the game was controlled by Mrs Muir (Christchurch) and the other by Miss Tompkins.

WEDDING AT 67. PAUL’S A large number of their friends assembled af 451. Paul's Pro-Gather dial yesterday afternoon to witness the marriage of Miss Betty RankineBrown, only daughter of Professor and Mrs Rankine-Brown, of Wellington, to Mr John Bruges, only son of Mr.and Mrs S- H. Bruges, of Cashmere, Christchurch. The clnircli had been prettily decorated for the occasion with white broom, lilies and greenery, and made a pretty setting for the bridal party. The Ven. Archdeacon Johnson performed the wadding ceremony, and Mr R. Parker presided at the organ.

The bride, who was given away by her 1 1 father, wore a beautiful gown of white ‘ i satin cut on mediaeval lines, very long ! and plain in the bodice, the skirt having ' fullness at each side, finished on the hips with diamante ornaments, these side i pieces falling longer than the skirt hem. : A long train fell from the shoulders of heavy silver lace lined with white chifl fon. She wore her mother's veil, of fine , white net, caught under the chin in mediaeval style, with a bandeau of diamante low on the forehead, and carried a bo.uquet of pure white flowers and maidenhair fern. The train was held by Master Don Mathews, in a pretty • white satin suit, there were three ► bridesmaids—Misses Hilda Hadfield, and I j Natalie and Vivienne Morris. They wore frocks alike, of white taffetas, with plain bodices, short sleeves, and corded . skirts. .Their white hats were of cloche shape, lined with pink, and with a large i fiat chou of pink tulle and streamer of pink and silver at one side, and they carried bouquets of pink sweetpea6 and white flowers. The bridegroom was attended by Mr E. M. Hunt as best man, and Mr F. Bridgeman, of Wanganui, as , groomsman. After the ceremony Mr j and Mrs Eankine-Brown held a reception i at "Fendennis," Burnell avenue, where I I the decorations were chiefly carried out' in pink and white flowers, these colours, being used on the table, x where the wedding tea was set. Mrs Raiikine-Brown received her guests wearing a gown of black m&rocain With lace sleeves embroidered in a tawny colour, her black ! hat having large peonies of shading to match, and lace, and she carried a bouquet which repeated the wallflower shades. Mrs Bruges, mother of the bridegroom, wore a black and white j gown, the white panelled overdress beN ing beaded in black, and a black hat, j and she carried a bouquet of helioj trope shaded sweetpeas. I Among the many guests were the Bis- ! hop and Mrs Sprott, Mr and Mrs Morris, the latter in bronze georgette over dull bine, with blue flowers in her hat; Mrs Hadfield, in black crepe de chine j and a flowered hat; Mrs F. Wards in | black'beaded in jet and a black feathered i hat; Sir John , and Lady Findlay, Air i and Mrs At. Denniston, Airs Harsden, ; Mrs Adamson, Mrs Hunter, Airs Sommerville, Mrs A. Crawford, Mr and Mrs F. Leckie and the Misses Leckie, Mr and Miss Harcourt, Mr and Mrs W. F. Ward, Mrs McEwan, Mrs D'Oyley, Mr and Mrs V. Tthind, Mrs Murray Garirnei, Mrs H. Johnstone, Mrs Horace Hunt, j Mrs Morrison, Mrs H. Hall, Mrs W. ! Young, Miss Skerrett, Mr and Mrs Coleridge, Dr Izard, Mr lan Duncan, Miss Duncan, Mrs and Miss White, Mr Brandon, Mrs C. J. Crawford, Captain and Mrs Hamilton, and the Misses P. Tringham, Clay, S. Duncan, Stott, Marchbanks, Henry, etc. Later in the afternoon the brtde and bridegroom left for their honeymoon, the bride wearing a coat dress of Iftige colour, with dull gold embroidery, and touches of beaver fur, and m small cloche hat of apple green, with large flat rosette on one side, and a brown lace veil caught under the chin. > BAZAAR MARIST BROTHERS’ OLD BOYS’ ASSOCIATION. ; ■Lest night saw another step forward in the realisation of the ideal of the Market Brothers' Old Boys' Association, when a successful evening's entertain- i ipent was staged before a large and in- : : terested attendance. Right from the time* the doors opened till the close everything went ofl with a swing, which suggested painstaking care on the part of the management, who were fully alivo to the wants of the < crowd i The orchestra effectively rendered in- 1 cidental music of a very nigh order. ’ < The pupils of Mr Joe Knowsley's < School of Dancing staged many bright d<ancing items, which were thoroughly appreciated. The Imperial Russian mazurka, danced by E. Wright and P. ‘ Caldwell, and the Swaneeficlog dance, by » France? Clisby, wore lew of the ‘ many spectacular and beautifully timed ! productions produced by the pupils of i ’ tko school; passing mention must also-, here be made of the skipping-rope dance and the Tarantella ballet. . The second round of the tug-of-war re- ’ suited in a win for Petone, who success- , fully pulled agUiflst Marist Rugby A. . This evening Marist B will pull against : Wellington. , As usual, the side-shows were well patronised, so much so that the hardworking assistants were fplly extended l in their efforts to cater for the public, j THE ITALIAN CLUB AN ENJOYABLE EVENING. A very enjoyable time was spent by members at th.e Italian Club last evening, when Mr Leo Buckeridge, the president, gave an interesting resume of ins memories of Italy while a student at Milan and other art centres. Mr Buckeridge drew from his' rich store of anecdote, and spoke of many of his experiences while a resident there. He said the subject was a vast one, and regretted that he could not do more than touch upon its fringe, but he would always cherish a deep and lasting affection for "La Belle Italia." Mention was made of travel, interludes, also of impressions gathered in the art galleries throughout Italy, .while special reference Was made to stay at beautiful Lake Como. Mr Buckeridge sang the aria and prologue, "H Laeerato Spirito" from Verdi's little known opera "Simon Boccanegra," also "Only to Dream you Love Me," b,y which was composed by big old maestro at Milan* Francesca Quaranta. He also contributed "Far from Thee," a charming little song he composed while at the Lake of Como, and set to music by another master, Emilio Piccoli. Miss Sigrid Lynneberg gave a very pleasing rendering of Tosti's "Vorrei Monro/' while Miss Burton sang "Sar Vicin'* from Gomez's "Salvatore R<osa." The accompaniments were played in her usual artistic manner by Mrs C. T. Natusch, who also contributed the Italian "Marche Roy ale." At the conclusion of the proceedings. The function was thoroughly enjoyable, and the president's interesting little resume was much appreciated, particularly by native Italian members, several of whom were present.