NOTES FOR WOMEN

New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12356, 28 January 1926, Page 9

NOTES FOR WOMEN

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL Last night Their Excellencies the Governor-General and Lady Alice Fergusson gave a dinner party at Government House, Auckland, followed by a small official reception to meet the officers of H.M.S. Diomede. Mrs L. Manoy (Mina Arndt) is at present in Wellington. Mrs Jfackereey has returned from Dunedin. Mr and Mrs T. R. Cresswell and Miss Jean Cresswell, of Wellington, who have been spending a holiday in 'the south, have returned home. Miss E. J. Crawford, of Wellington, is in Christchurch. Miss N. Jones, niece of Captain Clark of the Marine Department, Wellington, is at present visiting relatives at Dunedin. Mrs Browning, Wellington, and her niece, Miss Katherine Hay, are visiting Auckland. Sir Robert and Lady Stout have' returned from Dunedin. Miss Lulu Bean, who is visiting her mother, Mrs W. S. Bean, The Vicarage, Addington, Christchurch, is returning to Wellington oh Friday. Mrs Blackeney, of Wellington, is staying/at the Clarendon Hotel. Mr D. A. Aiken, general manager of the Union Company, and Mrs Aiken, are visiting Dunedin. Miss M. Blythe Law, headmistress or the Jubilee Institute for the Blind, Auckland, lias returned to the north after spending a pleasant month’s holiday in Dunedin. Mrs I*. Marshall and family, of Wellington. are visiting Dunedin for the Exhibition. Mrs Geo. Pain (Martinborough) has been on a short visit to Wttikanae. Mrs C. V. Birch, of Wellington, ut in Auckland. Mrs Lloyd Hill and Mrs Burton motored through to Auckland from Wellington. Miss Phillips, of London, and a member of the Pioneer Club there, ar. rived in Wellington by the Ruahinn, and intends making a tour of New- Zealand. Mr Justice Alpers and Mrs Alpers are the guest* of Mrs W. A. Moore, Mornington, Dunedin. The Rev J. ahd Mrs Cocker have returned to Masterton after a holiday at Lyall Bay. Mr and Mrs C. G. White, of Wellington. are visiting Dunedin. Mrs lan Grace (Martinborough) has returned from a visit to Nelson. . Mrs G. E. Haggitt, of Palmerston North, is spending a holiday at Parupaiaumw - Mrs R. H. Spencer and family returned to Palmerston North from Plimmerton on Monday. Mrs Riddell, of Wellington, is visiting Dunedin. Mrs John Martin (“Waiura,” Martinborough) is visiting Waikanae. Mrs Reading, of Wellington, and Mrs Walter Ravr.iond, of Tiraaru, are the guests of tbeir father, Sir John Sinclair, Dunedin. Miss Margaret Frater, of Parnell, Auckland, is spending s holiday in Wellington; as the guest of Miss Nathan. Miss Riley, who has been the guest of Mrs S. Burgess in New Plymouth, has returned t° Wellington. Mrs Rex Brewster, ‘of New Plymouth, is visiting Wellington. Mrs G. V. Rowbotham, of Dannevitke, accompnaied by her sister and step-father. Dr. Fulton, have left for a holiday at Paraparaumu. After 30 years’ residence in Eng. land, Mrs J. D. Booker, formerly Mis* Rachel Miles, of Christchuroh, is • rettrning to take up residence in New Zealand. Mrs Booker is accompanied by her daughter, and on her arrival, at the end of this week, will be the»guest of her sister, Mrs E. Samuel. Fendal,toh. Mrs I. Whittaker, Wellington, arrived in Greymouth on Saturday on a visit to her parents, Mr and Mrs W. Sampson, Albert street. : - Dr. F. C. Hutchison and Mrs Hutchinson, of Wanganui, are staying with Mrs Hutchison, Park street, Dunedin. Dr. Elizabeth Gunn has returned to Wanganui from the south. Dr. and Mrs Harty, of Wellington, are visitors to Dunedin. Mrs Frank Hay, daughter of the late Right Hon. Richard J. Seddon, who has been visiting Auckland, left again for Wellington at the end of last week, says, the “'Star.” Miss Peggy Norton, who is at present visiting Mrs Lowry (Hawke’s Bay) is returning to Christchurch next week. Mrs W. E. Herbert and the Misses Herbert, of Wellington, are visiting Christchurch. _ Mre L. B. Maunsell Was elected president of the ladies’ oommittee of the Masterton Beautifying Society, in succession to Mrs G. T. Stewart, who is going overseas. Miss Enid Pragneil, after competing in the Wairarapa tennis tournament,\ left for relieving duty in a dental’ clinic at Greymouth. Later she removes to Oamaru to take charge of the clinic there. A very pretty evening wedding was celebrated at, St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church. Christchurch, recently, when the marriage was solemnised of Emily Winifred, fourth daughter of Mr and Mrs J. C. Phillips, Gloucester street, Linwood, to Charles Ernest, Fecond son of Mrs M. Clarke, Upper Riccarton. The Rev. Bower Black performed the ceremony.

A wedding which created much kindly interest was solemnised at St. Paul’s Church, Papanui, during the week, when Sylvia Wynne, sixth daughter of the late Mr Danvers Harnber, and of Mrs Hamber, “Plas Newydd,” Grant road, Papanui, was married to John Cecil, only son of -.Mr and Mrs W. Martin’, of Temuka. The Rev. Hubert Jones was the officiating clergyman. Mr Maurice Hamber gave away his sister, and Mr Travis Barrett attended the bridegroom.

Miss D. K. Richmond, Wellington, who has been visiting Mr and Mrs R. H. Richmond on the West Coast, has returned north.

A very pretty wedding took place on December 7tli at the Church of the Transfiguration, in New York City (’’The Little Church Round the Corner”), when Miss Eileen F. Carter, youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs H. 0. Carter, of Dunedin, and Mr Marshall Poindexter, of . a well-known firm of bankers and brokers, formerly of Lynchburg, Virginia, were married. The bride was given away by her brother, Mr Percy Carter, and was attended by Miss Doris Balk, also of Dunedin; while Mr Courtney Williams acted as best man. After the ceremony a luncheon was served at the home of Mr Percy Carter, after which the bride and bridegroom left by motorcur for a tfip to Miami. Florida. They plan to return about the middle of April and have their home in New York City.

A very pretty wedding was solemrused at the Eketaliuna Methodist Church last Wednesday, the Rev. H. Spencer officiating, when Frances Lena, daughter of Mr and Mrs H. Morris*, Rongokokako, was joined in matrimony with Percv 'William Gaskin, of Palmerston North.

The Sacred Heart Church, Ponsonby, Auckland, was the scene of a very pretty wedding on Thursday morning, January 21st, when Cyril Ernest Bowley, son of the late Mr and Mrs Geo. Bowley,. of Gisborne, was united to Eileen Mary Porwell, only daughter of Mr and Mrs Powell, of Ardmore road. Herne Bay. The ceremony was followed by Nuptial Mass, Rev. Father O’Doherty officiating. Mr J. Powell, brother of the bride, acted as best man. and Mr Syd. Murphy as groomsman. The first wedding to he celebrated in St.. John’s Church, Avoca, Northern Wairoa, took place on Wed need ay, January 20th, wlpsn Miss Martha Langton, second daughter of Mr and Mrs P. R. Langton, of Tangowahine, -was married to Mr Dave N. O’Shea, second son of Mr and Mrs M. O’Shea, of Maungakaramoa. Whangarei. Mrs A. J. Martin, of Dargaville, presided at the organ. After the ceremony Nuptial Mass was held. Rev. Father Jansen was the officiating priest.

The new Zealand friends of Miss Esther Fisher will he interested to hear that .she has been professionally busy for some" time past, having had a number of public and private engagements, says a correspondent. At Colchester recently she had a good reception. Miss Fisher will be giving a recital in Warwickshire before long, and in February she will be playing at a concert to he given in Devizes., Her next London recital will tsrke place in the spring. The New Zealand pianist was to have appeared at a special matinee at His Majesty’s Theatre, Auckland, but on account of Queen Alexandra’s death, it has been postponed for a few months.

Do you ever wonder wnen you go sightseeing around Buckingham Palace what hours thby keep there? asks a writer in an exchange.- Our homeloving Queen —and the King too—bas a nine o’clock breakfast, orders luncheon for half-past one, has a sit dawn tea at five, followed by a very light dinner at eight. Early to bed is the rule, one that keeps the Queen in perfect health. Royal novelists and authors are now quite common, but so far we have only one Royal playwright, Prince William af Sweden, who often comes quietly to England to see new plays, and has sent his own play, “Kinangezi,” to the International Theatre Society for production, writes an exchange correspondent. lam told that, while it is not at all likely that the Prince of Wales will write his own account of his journeys, he has several times lately said he would like to write a play.

A pleasing little ceremony took place at Cambridge when, at the conclusion of his lecture to the teachers’ school, and before taking his departure from Cambridge, Dr Buck was presented, on behalf of the*teachers, with an Eversharp pencil. In making the presentation Air Spenoeley Walker stated that the teachers considered they were most fortunate in having had Dr Buck to lecture to them. Dr Buck, who was completely surprised by the presentation, returned thanks in a neat speech. WEDDING - AT~I>ETONE Yesterday afternoon, at St. Augustine’s Church, Petone, the marriage was celebrated, of Miss Thora Jones, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs Arthur Jones, to Mr L.' Goddard, second son of Mr and Mrs C. Goddard. The Rev. Mr Ramson officiated at the ceremony. The bride, who was giveh away by her father, wore a charming gown of white satin, marocain and georgette, and the orthodox veil and orange blossoms. She carried a bouquet of roses and lilies with sprays of maidenhair fern. The bridesmaids were Miss Ruby Pratleyj cousin of the bridegroom, and Miss Margery Jones, sister of the bride. The former wore lavender crepe de chine and the latter pink, with hats' to match. After the ceremony a reception was held in St. Augustine’s Hall, when over a hundred friends assembled to wish the newly-married pair good luck. The presents were numerous and costly.