PERSONAL AND SOCIAL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19672, 26 December 1925, Page 22

PERSONAL AND SOCIAL.

Miss F. Denniston has returned to Dunedin after some months spent in England. * » • Mrs J. R. Kirk, of Gisborne, is among the visitors to Dunedin. * • * Mr and Mrs A. E. M'Dougall, of Dunottar, are also at Hanmer for the holidays. Dr and Mrs Thomas and family of Palmerston, have taken a house in Dunedin for the holidays. • * * Miss Mavis Grieve left last Friday for a two months’ holiday trip to Auckland and Rotorua. • • • Mr and Mrs Maurice Allen, of Christchurch, are at present visiting Dunedin on their way to the Lakes. • ♦ • Mr and Mrs H. D. Mosley, of Timaru, arc at present in Dunedin. * * * Mr and Mrs James Knight, of Lower Hutt are visitors to the Exhibition. • * • Miss I. M. Bayliss, of Christchurch, is spending two weeks' holiday here. • * • Mr arnJ Mrs Earle Kennedy, who were at the Carlton Hotel, have motored through to Invercargill.

Mrs Claude Sawtell, of Christchurch, and Mrs Avery, of Napier, are on a visit to Dunedin. • * • Mr and Mrs John Buchanan and Miss Pat Rhodes, all of Christchurch, are at present visiting Dunedin. • * • Mrs Palgrave, of Gisborne, is a visitor to Dunedin, and is staying with Miss Whitson. • • * Mr and Mrs E. Howdon, of Timaru, are paying a visit to Mrs Henry Reid, of Momington. # - m # Mrs W. D. Campbell and family are among the visitors to the Exhibition from Timaru. * * * Mr and Mrs W. J. Sim. of Christchurch, arc the guests of Sir William and Lady Sim. • « • Mr and Mrs Vernon Boot and family, of Ashburton, have come to Dunedin fertile holidays. Miss Ena Jackson arrived in Dunedin ' from Auckland yesterday. Mr and Mrs J. Burt, of Christchurch, arrived by car on Wednesday, and will remain here for the holidays. * » * Mr and Mrs 11. G. Livingston©, of Christchurch, who are on a motor trip to the south, are at present in Dunedin. * * * Mrs Gilkison left yesterday morning for Timaru, where she will spend a few weeks. Mr and Mrs Oldham have gone to Hanmer Springs, where they will spend the holidays. » • • Mr and Mrs T. T. Grant, of the Bank of New Zealand, Bluff, are spending a few weeks in Dunedin. * * • Mrs J. K. Archer, Mayoress of Christchurch, is visiting Dunedin for the Exhibition. * * * Miss Sheena Macfarhme and Mise Bannehr. of Christchurch, are visitors to the Exhibition. • • • Mr and Mrs 11. H. Wauchop. of Christchurch, have motored to Dunedin, and will be here for two weeks. ♦ * * Mrs B. C. Hapgitt has returned from a visit to Croat Britain. Mrs Moray Smith, of Christchurch, and her family, have come to Dunedin to visit the Exhibition. • • » Mr and Mrs A. M. Brodrick. of Cromwell, have arrived in town for the holiday season. * * • Mr and Mrs H. E. Button, of Christchurch, are paying a short visit to Dunedin. ... Many families have gone to their country houses for the holidavs, but the time spoilt out of town is generally being curtailed this year on account of the Exhibition and of the entertainment of Exhibition visitors. Mr and Mrs Howard and family, of Christchurch, have motored to Dunedin for the holidays. Mrs A. E. Lawrence and family, of Lecren street, Timaru, have taken a house in Anderson’s Bay for the holiday season. * * ♦ Mrs J. H. Bethune and Miss Belhuno, of Christchurch, are visiting Dunedin. • • • Mrs W. T. Parata and faniilv, of Rotorua, have arrived in Dunedin, and have taken a house here for some weeks. • • • The Misses Tizard. of Timaru, who have taken a house in Mornington for a few weeks, have arrived from the north. Mr .T. W. Collins, New Zealand Government Commissioner at the Exhibition, and Mrs Collins have left on a short visit to the Hermitage, Mount Cook. • * * The engagement is announced of Christina Janet Brown, daughter of Mr James Brown, of Invercargill, to Ernest William Pellowo, juii., of East Taieri. » * • Mrs F. Drayton Bamfield is on a visit to Dunedin from the north, and is staying at the Carlton Hotel, awaiting the arrival of her son. Mr Owen Bamfield, of the Public Trust Office, Wellington, and his wife. * * « A very pleasant children's evening was given by Miss Doris Gardner. E.T.C.E., to her junior pupils at her residence, Castle street, on Saturday last. The evening was devoted to games and music. • • * On Tuesday afternoon Mrs Hilton gave a bridge party at the Women's Club. The guests present wore Mesdames Edmon 1, Checseman. Stock, Falla (Wellington), Black, M'Master, D. H. Boss (Melbourne), O’Neill. Hazlett, Ramsay, Byron Moore, Sargood, Gallaway, Marshall, Macdonald, and Sc-herek. * • # There was a gathering of Now Zealanders at St. Pancras station (Imiulon) on November 21, writes our London correspondent, to bid farewell to Mr and Mrs A. F. Roberts, who wore on route to Tilbury : by the Mooltan boat train, accompanied by their two young sons. The latter have been at school in England, and Master John Roberts is taking out with him four silver cups which he has won at sports. Mr and Mrs Roberts say they have had a happy and interesting time, but naturally, with the onset of winter gloom, they are" not sorry to be returning to their own home and sunshine. They are both very much pleased with Wembley, and they teel convinced that good should ensue to the Empire as the result of the very line Exhibition. « ♦ * Mrs J. W. Collins, wife of the New Zealand Government Commissioner, gave a tea party at the Exhibition on Tuesday afternoon. Among the guests were Lady Ferguson, Mesdames Sutherland Ross, P. L. Halsted, Peter Barr, 0. Todd, Boyd (Fiji) Smallhorn, Arthur Barnett. C. Speight, Johnson, E. Halsted, R. Hudson, W. A. Moore, Hutchison. Smeaton. Adams, Galbraith, Chance, and Miss Reynolds. • * • Miss Kathleen Levi, of Dunedin, performed with all her usual brilliance at. a pianoforte recital on November 10. at th© Wigmore Hall. Louden, wheii she presented a* interesting and varied programme. Her tone has great richness and depth, and one fully concurred with a chance remark overheard on leaving the hall, that this young player possesses remarkable control and poise. The prestissimo movement of the Beethoven Sonata in E (Op. 109) and the Schumann Humoresque (Op. 20), as rendered by Miss Levi, gave ample evidence of these qualities, but how is it (asks the London correspondent of toe Daily Times) that a pianist of suck attraction and power can so fail us in moments when a gentler charm is needed? Even a melodious Beethoven andanto sounded hard and lifeless, and after the excellently spirited performance of one of Chopin’s longer Mazurkas (F sharp minor, Op. 59, No. 3), it was disappointing to hear so much that was dull and automatic in the familiar Ballade (G minor. Op. 23) that followed it. This was also the case with regard to parts of the Schumann item, but here the brilliance and richness of Miss Levi’s tone-graduation more than compensated for the slight monotony of her quieter passages. The tone-graduation was. indeed, admirable throughout, and it was only during occasional ’-piano” bars or movements that a metallic quality of touch was apparent. The Bax ■■Mediterranean” sketch was most attractively played, and proved very popular. In response to repeated calls at the end of the programme, the pkmist granted an encore. Slit- received a number of beautiful bouquets. • • • A very pretty wedding took place at ,-H. Barnabas Church, Ciapham Common, London, on October 7 last, when Mr M. W. Roddington of Wellington, and Miss Margaret Shuker, of Canford Road, Ciapham Common, S.W., wore married. .The Rev. Max Williams performed the ceremony. Miss Ruth Gavip Browne was bridesmaid, and Dr Mortimer Redrlingtnn acted as best man. After the ceremony a recent ion was held at the Grosvenor Hotel, London, and later the newly married couple left for Folkestone, en route for an extended tour

of the. Continent. Mr and Mrs Reddington intend returning to New Zealand early next year.

A quiet but verv pretty wedding was solemnised at St. Matthew’s Church by the Rev. Hamblett, when Gwhdys younger daughter of the late Mr G. L. Abercrombie, of Oakland?, Anderson’s Bay. was married to Reginald, fourth son of Ml d. Allan, of Roslyn. The bride, who was given .away by her brother, wore a beautiful frock of white embossed morocam nnd dainty lace veil caught with a spray of orange blossom. She carried a shear ox arum lilies. She was attended by Miss Dorothv Drewe as bridesmaid, who wow a frc.'V of powder blue georgette with blue crinoline hat to tone, and carried a posy of blue delphiniums. The bridegroom was attended by Mr Rov Peake as best man. The bride's travelling frock was a navy ensemble, with small tailored hat to match and mole fox fur. After the ceremony a reception was held at Anderson s Ba^. Among those present at the wedding were Mr and Mrs Ralph Abercrombie (Invercargill), Mr and Mrs F. J. Robinson, Mr Allan, sen., Mr and Mrs H. H. Sykes, Miss Allan. Miss F. Allan Mr and Mrs Leonard Allan, and Mr D. Abercrombie. « ♦ ♦

On Tuesday afternoon last First Church was the scene of a daintily pretty wedding, when Kathleen, daughter of Mr and Mrs H R. .Spence, of Regent road, was married to William Patrick, younger son of Mrs Charles Reid, of Bellknowes. Ibo cmirch was prettily decorated in pale blue and pink flowers by girl friends of the bride, and beautiful music was played by Ur Galway. The bride, who was given away by her father, looked charming in a beautiful gown of cream beaded georgette, and lovely lace veil with long tram of cream georgette embossed with silver. The (wo bridesmaide, M Kathleen Anderson (of Invercargill) and Thelma Johnston, wore dainty frocks or rose-figured ninon with picture bats or crinoline and lace. The bridegroom was attended by Mr E. Solomon and Mr Gordon Coull. The bride’s mother wore a handsome gown of Chinese blue over black with gold red embroidery and large picture hat. Mrs Reid, mother of the bridegroom, wore black ninon with Oriental embroidery and black hat. Among other ladies present were Mrs James Milne, beautiful frock, of rose nink georgette and lace, with beige hat; Mrs R. G. B. Sinclair (Hawcra), green geotgette and lace: the Misses Reid, ninon frocks; Mrs Solomon, black frock and hat; Mrs A. S. Johnston, light green ensemble suit; Mrs Guy Taplcy. figured ninon; .Mrs Don. Reid, figured georgette; Miss Reid (Ta.ieri). black ninon and lace; the Misses Reid, flowered frocks: Miss Peg white ninon beaded in black; and JJr Marion Whyte, deep bine morocam. Alter the ceremony Mr and Mrs Spence received their guests at their home, where a delightful afternoon tea was served, and the numerous ecvstly and useful presents were on view. The bride’s going-away fiock was coffee-coloured lace and georgette with brown crinoline and lace bat.

\ marriage of interest to some Dunedin people took place on November at fet. John’s Church, Te Awamutu when Rhoda, only daughter of Mr and Mrs W D. RM’Curdy, was married to b refferick Biayshaw. oldest son of the late ‘ . ‘ M’Whannoll and Mrs MAVhannell, of Christchurch. The ceremony was performed by the Rev G T. Rohson and took place at 10 a.m. The bride, who entered the church on tho arm of her father, wore a charming French coat frock and small black hat relioved with gold" tissue. Mrs Robt. Alford, who acted as matron of honour wore a becoming frock of golden brown morocam with a hat of the same shade. She earned a bouquet of amethyst sweet peas. Mrs M’Curdie mother of the bride, was gowned in brown georgette and wore a black hat with wreath of bright-coloured flowers. Her bouquet was of deep apricot roses. Mrs MAVhannell, mother of the bridegroom, wore a handsome frock of black morocam and black hat, and carried an exquisite bouquet of crimson roses and maiden-hair. Mrs J. MAVhannell wore a smart frock of navy crepe do chine relieved with touches of scarlet, with a hat to tone. Mr W. J. S. M birdie, of Wellington, brother o« tho bride, performed tho duties of best man. Others present wore the Rev. G. T. Robson and Mrs Robson, Mr R. Alford (Cambridge) and Mr J. APWhannell (Rukatua), After the service Mr and Mrs M’Curdie received their guests at luncheon at their residence, Kihikihi road, where the reception room was beautifully decorated with roses and pale pink sweet peas. Later in tho day the bride and bridegroom left bv car for tho north.

Tho new Cosy Safety Cot is a boon to mothers —safe, hygienic, and collapsible. Price, 37s 6d. See it at C. and W. Hayward’s, George street.—Advt.