THE DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS.

Southland Times, Issue 19123, 15 December 1923, Page 14 (Supplement)

THE DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS.

and Barber’s Hall was occupied by a number of happy young people at a dance. The bride and bridegroom left by motcr on their honeymoon in- the north. The bride travelled in an autumn brown jackard velour 3-picce suit, with smart hat and shoes apd stockings to tone. She also wore a brown Coney beaver coat, the gift cf the bridegroom. CHARTERS—MATHESON. On Wednesday, November 28 at the residence of the bride’s parents, the wedding took place of Nina, youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs Matheson, “Ardno,” Five Rivers, to William, eldest son of Mr and Mrs William Charters, of Murray Creek. The ceremony was performed by Mr James Rattray, Home Missionary. Athol. The bride, who was given away by her lather, wore a dainty gown of white jersey silk with the usual veil with orange blossom and she carried a beautifql '’bouquet of white sweep peas, roses and maiden hair fern. Miss Mary Campbell, cousin of the bride, was bridesmaid, wearing a i prettyjropk of pink jersey silk with black picture hat and carried a bouquet of pink roses and maiden-hair fern. Mr Andrew’Charters at - tended his brother as best man. After the ceremony the guests sat dawn- to the wedding breakfast when usual toasts were honoured. The happy couple left by motor en route for Rotorua. The bride travelled in a navy serge costume with navy blue hat trimmed with old gold and ospreys. * WINTON NOTES. (From our own Correspondent). Mr Anderson, who was the guest of his sister, Mrs P. Gow, has returned to Stirling. Mr and Mrs H. N. Wilson (Dunedin) are staying with Mrs R. Wilson. Miss M. Hutchinson motored to Invercargill to spend the week-end with friends. The gold medal awarded for the most points gained in the Otautau Competitions has been won by Miss M. B. Cowie. The A. grade team won by fifteen sets to one in the tennis .match played against Waihopai at Invercargill. The visitors were much, impressed by the beauty of the courts and their surroundings. A match between the Waihopai B. team and the local team will be played on the Winton tennis courts this afternoon. The Browns tennis courts were officially opened by Mr P. de la Perrelle on Thursday afternoon. Arrangements are well in hand for the Flower Show which will be held about the end of February next. A large number of special prizes have been donated, showing the keen interest taken in the event. At last meeting of the committee the following stewards were appointed:—Mesdames Bradley, J. R. Hamilton, F. Moore (cut flowers 'and pot plants) ; Manson, de la Perrelle (produce) ; J. P. McW’illiam, Miss Wilson (industrial) ; Messrs S. Day and J. Rowan (fruit, vegetables, and farm produce).

After the induction and ordination service a welcome social was tendered to the Rev. W. and Mrs Norton in the Centre Bush Presbyterian Church on Thursday evening. Speeches were delivered by the visiting minister/, by members of the church, and by the newly ordained minister. During the evening songs and recitations were given by Mrs F. Cowie, Misses D. and M. B. Cowie, and Mr Walter Henderson. HORN—McNAUGHT. A quiet wedding took place on Monday at the residence of the bride’s parents, when Miss Eva McNaught, elder daughter of Mr and Mrs W. McNaught of Winton, was married to Mr Alexander Edward Horn of Dunedin. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a navy blue costume, white organdie hat, and marabout 1 stole (the gift of the bridegroom). Miss Edith Horner was bridesmaid and Mr Hector McNaught best man. After the ceremony Mr and Mrs Horn left by motor car for The Rocks, where the honeymoon is being spent. GORE CHAT. (From our own correspondent.) Mrs F. Wallis, Sen. and Mrs Houston have returned from the north. Miss Madge Collins (Dunedin) is visiting Mrs Bowler. Mrs E. C. Smith has returned from Dunedin. Mrs Holms who has departed for her new home in Oamaru will spend the Christmas holidays with her parents in Dunedin. Mrs Holms will be greatly missed by her many 'friends in Gore. Mr Holms will take his departure after the arrival next week of his succesor, Mr Hawke of Invercargill.

Great interest is being taken in the 1923 Reveille which is to be staged in the Theatre Royal for a season commencing next Friday night 14th inst. About 180 performers will take part, the principals beings Misses Gee, M. Ross, E. Dewar, N. Martin and Inder. A first class orchestra has been rehersing with Miss I. Mac Gibbon at the piano and Mr Aitken as leader. Mr Stewart will be in charge of the lighting effects, and the Reveille will be controlled by the producer, Mr Lints. The Reveille is being staged in aid of the Croquet Club grounds which is now one of the beauty spots of the town. The ground of about three acres is in first class playing order and is surrounded by a belt of trees. A handsome pavilion has lately been erected and is of great benefit to the members. A live committee of ladies and gentlemen with Mrs Hamilton as president and Miss Durham as secretary are inaking the club an enjoyable institution. The soldiers’ memorial. which is being erected between the croquet club grounds and the tennis court, promises to be completed for unveiling on Anzac Day. The base of the memorial is being constructed of concrete with a column of Redcliffe and Kakanui stone surmounted with a marble figure of Peace. Marble slabs will be on the four sides, the front one bearing a suitable dedication, while the other three will contain the names of the fallen. At night time the memorial will be illuminated by four lamps at the base and one in the hand of the figure of Peace, the total height of the memorial will be 49 feet and will be visible from all parts of the town. The Cantata, “David and Jonathan;’ was staged at the Princess Theatre on Tuesday night before a fair audience. The Cantata was produced by the Presbyterian Church Choir assisted by friends and. a full orchestra numbering about 80 in all. Mi\C. Mirams was conductor with the following soloists: Mesdames Shrimpton and Cooper (Gore), and Tait (Mataura). At the conclusion of the performance, which was a musical treat, Mr A. H. Aitken proposed a vote of thanks to the performers. After the function the performers were the guests of an tea rooms. THE CITY OF THE PLAINS. (From our own Correspondent). CHRISTCHURCH, December 13. Mr and Mrs A. L. Johnson, England, and Major and Mrs Fuge, England, are among the overseas visitors at Warner’s Hotel. JI.SS Joy MacGregor left on Wednesday for a holiday in the south. At Mrs Ben Saville’s concert at the Christchurch Hospit-al on Friday afternoon some delightful instrumental solos were contributed by Miss Paula Scherek (violin), Miss Nancy Hume (piano) and Mr Hamilton Dickson (’cello). The same artists also performed some beautiful concerted music. Recitations by Mrs Saville and songs by Miss Alma Fletcher, Miss L. Hanham and Miss Cicely Christian added greatly to the enjoyment of the patients. The accompaniments were ably played by Miss Fletcher and Miss Hume. As this was Mrs Saville’s last before leaving early in the New Year with Mr Saville for a trip-to America and England, she said a few words of cheer and good-bye to the patients and introduced Mrs H. M. Lund, who will carry on till her return. On behalf of the patients one of their number wished Mrs Saville bon voyage and a safe return, and a call for cheers was heartily responded to. Mrs C. Blake, Euston Street, Riccarton. has left for a holiday at Akaroa with her cousin from England, Mrs R. Pritchard. Madame Lydia Lipkovska would seem to have brought around with her an inexhaustible supply of beautiful frocks for wearing at her recitals. On Monday evening she made her first appearance wearing a charming frock of ivory taffetas, the bodice being heavily .sequined in silver and the gkirt long and full, the full side panels falling a little below the skirt. Picturesque to the last degree and of beautiful colouring was the Russian national dress which she wore next, of greens, blues yellows, reds anti gold, subtly woven together and falling loose and straight aroiind her. The tail headdress combined the same colourings, and flashing touches of colour were given by the jewelled effects on the sleeves and bodice. On her third appearance she wore an exquisite shepherdess costume. The skirt was composed of gold tissue with finely frilled black net scalloped from the waist to the hem, the tight bodice being of gold tissue veiled in net.

Mr and Mrs Russell Beals have returned frcri an extended holiday, in America. Miss Nancy Beadel and Messrs John Moor, Toby Gibson and Wyn Cowlihaw left on Saturday for North Canterbury, where they are the guests of Miss Agnes Turreli.

| Mrs B. H. Gilmour, Lyttelton, president | lof the Lyttelton branch of the Plunket > Society, was hostess at an enjoyable evening, the guest of honour being Mrs Vere LivingI stone. Members of the committee in making | a presentation to Mrs Livingstone thanked her for the interest she had taken in the Society in organising a concert for the Plunket Society Fund. Apologies for absence were received from Mesdames Preston, Waters, Porter. Nurse Boyd and Sister Gooding. Musical items were given by Mrs Gilmour, Mrs J. Stanley, Mrs G. Potts, Mrs N. Greenland, Mrs Livingstone, Miss Valmai Livingstone, Dr. B. 11. Gilmour, and Mr B. Gilmour. Mrs N. Greenland was the winner of the competition. Other guests present were Mrs Lester and Mrs Eli Wil-.on.

The annual sports held by the pupils of the School for the Deaf at Sumner were attended by a large number of friends of the children and teachers. A large number of events were gone through, and an enjoyable afternoon was spent by all. Afternon tea and ices were served on the lawn. Each child received a present, and in the evening, after high tea had been served, the large dining hall was cleared for dancing, which was continued till midnight. The tables were beautifully decorated and called forth may expressions of appreciation, as did the gardens and well-kept grounds, which presented a very favourable appear--1 ance, despite the recent unfavourable weather conditions. A DUNEDIN LETTER. (From our own correspondent.) DUNEDIN, December 14. At the Grand Hotel: Mr Andrew Wilson. At the City Hotel: Mr and Mrs Nicholson, Mr and Mrs Nicholson (Tapanuil, Mrs Cole, Mr Popperwell (Gore), Misses Faulks (Pembroke). At the Excelsior Hotel: Mr W. Bellamy, Mr and Mrs D. Reid, Mrs E. Broad, Mr L. Andrews, Mr and Mrs Kaye'. At Ballymena Private Hotel: Dr and Mrs Watson (Gore). At Greencliffs Private Hotel, St. Clair: Mrs (Dr) Lythe and two children, Mr, Mrs and Miss Watson (Hawke’s Bayi, Mr May (Hawke’s Bay), Mrs J. A. Blaiklie and Mrs McQueen (Gore), Miss Elder (Oamaru). Mrs and Mrs ‘Jock” Burt (Christchurch) came south for the wedding of their rieice Miss Valmai Burt to Dr Reay, which took place last Monday, going on to Outram on Tuesday to visit Mrs Snow (Mrs Burt’s Mother). Miss Jean Burt (Auckland) also came south for the wedding, and is staying a fortnight in Dunedin with Mr and Mrs Tapley, before going on to Timaru for the holidays. Lcaxing towards the end of, the week for Lake Wanaka to spend the Christmas vacation are large numbers of Dunedin folk. Included among these are Mr and Mrs Edgar Hazlett, Dr and Mrs McKibbin, Mr and Mrs W. A. Moore, Miss Maude Sise, Mr Matheson, etc. Miss Gilkison gave a small bridge party on Tuesday evening for Mrs McMurray (Toronto).

Bridge hostesses during the week include Mesdames Hilton, Isaacs, McKibbin, Misses Stock, Gilkison, Denniston, etc. Mrs Sydney Neill, who was the % guest of Mrs Kain, returned from Southland on Monday. Mr and Mrs Douglas Shennan (Tasmania) arrived from Melbourne on Monday, and wil stay for a few weeks with Mrs Watson Shennan, in High street. Mrs A. A. Finch gave an enjoyable morning tea at her residence Royal Terrace, on Tuesday merning, for Mrs G. T. Dawson. Ampng those present besides Mrs and Miss Gretta Finch were Mrs May (North Island), Misses E. Haggitt, Johnstone (2), Gallaway, Edmond, Bridgeman, Stock, Barbara Roberts (Scotland), I. Hart, Mary S. Stephenson, etc. Mrs T. G. Dawson and her little child left for her future home in Wellington today (Saturday). Mrs McKibbin entertained friends af bridge on Tuesday evening. The players included besides Dr and Mrs McKibbin, Dr and Mrs O’Neill, Mrs Basil Cotterill, Mr and Mrs A. C.. Matheson, Mr and Mrs W. A. Moore, Mr and Mrs Edgar Hazlett, etc. The Misses Webster left to-day (Saturday) for North Canterbury to stay with their sister, Mrs Chaffey, and will be absent for some weeks from town.

IN THE CAPITAL. (From our own Correspondent). WELLINGTON, December 12. Mrs Fabian, well known throughout New Zealand, is making a short visit to Wellington. A delightful social evening was given recently at the Nurses’ Home, Wellington Hospital, to welcome Dr. Wilson back from his American tour. The reception was held in the drawing-room, which was beautifully decorated in mauve and gold colouring of flowers and drapings, the effect being very artistic. The supper, which was a particularly excellent one, was in the lecture hall, where the decorations were again a feature. There is a great deal of talent among the members of the staff, so that there was vocal and instrumental music of the best; a most enjoyable programme being presented by doctors and nurses. Miss Stott received the guests, and there were among them a number of members of the medical staff, and the opinion was expressed that the function was one of the most successful ever held at the hospital. Lady Gibbes, president of the arts and crafts circle at the Pioneer Club, opened a beautiful display of the work accomplished in the fourth season of the existence of the circle. The exhibition was in the club-room, and four long tables were filled with specimens of work, a special interest being that some of the members had originated new ways and designs, which cam? m for admiration. Among the leading exhibitors was Mrs Piper, who showed a great variety of work, including marquetry and poker work, the letter being ornamented with vividly coloured flowers of Egyptian style, placed on vases, cake-stands, boxes, etc. The new idea is likely to have many followers in the future, as it was. much admired yesterday. Mrs Blythe’s bag, worked in raffia on art canvas, was also new, and she showed some exquisite crochet, as well as trays, etc., decorated with dainty raffia roses and other flowers. Mrs Roskruge’s linen and crochet work, canvas runners with cross-stitch, bags with Egyptian designs, and raffia work were exceptionally fine, and received much attention. Mrs Albert Russell showed some original ideas in “mummy” sachets, and some lovely hand-stencilled work. Mrs Martin’s beautiful leather and beadwork in the form of bags and sachets was, as usual, the theiQe of much appreciation. Miss Price showed daintily embroidered lingerie, and a frock with intricate crochet, and some boudoir caps which would delight any wearer. Mrs Middleton showed delightful point lace and marquetry, and Mrs Rule good work in leather, wool, and raffia. Other notable exhibitors were Mesdames A. Lawson, Butler, W. Duncan, Bethell, Ramsay. Arlow, Paterson, Boyd, Ross, Misses Moss, Twomey, Cowles, McKillop and ? number of .others. Of much interest were some samples of old fancy work shown by Mrs Roskruge. One was a screen of fine wool on canvas, the design being of the British coat of arms, which was done by her mother in 1843. An old sample, worked in 1839, much faded, but still in perfect preservation, was also of interest. A tiny purse, knitted of the finest silk, and beaded, showed that our grand-parents’ eyesight must have been truly wonderful, as did a cigarette case ornamented with the finest woolwork. Perhaps of special interest was a sample of silk embroidery on paper, illustrating a picture done in 1800. The marriage of Dr E. Arthur Palmer to Mrs Muriel Grace Young (nee Howarth) Invercargill, was solemnised-by the Rev A. W. Payne one night recently. The church was beautifully decorated for the occasion. The bride was given away by her father, ’ Mr Charles Howarth, late of Invercargill, and wore a graceful gown of muave poie de serpent with the pointed train lined with silver tissue and touches of silver on ' the gown. A picture hat of mauve crino- I