The Social Round

Southland Times, Issue 23610, 10 September 1938, Page 9

The Social Round

The lady editor will be pleased to receive for publication in “The Social Round” each day items of social or personal news. Such Items should be sent in promptly and should be fully authenticated. Engagement notices must bear the signatures of both parties. Correspondence is invited on any matter affecting, or of interest to, women.

The engagement is announced of Leila Mildred, younger daughter of Mi F. A. Reichel and the late Mrs Reichel, of Waipiata, and Colin David, second youngest son of Mr and Mrs J. R. Robertson, Waikiwi.

Mrs F. W. Dunlop, South Hilleqd, was a visitor to town yesterday. Mr and Mrs J. S. Robbie leave today to spend a few days in Dunedin.

Misses Dulcie and Kitty Beadle are spending the week-end in Dunedin.

Miss Alison Little and Miss Irene Gavan will leave today for a few days in Dunedin. Mrs Eustace Russell and Miss Nurse, Herbert street, return today from Queenstown.

Miss Jeffray McNeill, Wellington, is spending a holiday with the Misses McNeill, Thombury. Miss R. Macdonald, Oamaru, arrives today to stay with Mrs Ritchie Crawford, Don street. Mr and Mrs W. L. Cunningham, Castle Downs, Dipton, have returned from a holiday in Christchurch. Mrs William Macalister, Dunedin, is the guest of Mrs John Macdonald, Avenal.

Miss Faith Herdman, Christchurch, is the guest of her sister, Mrs H. G. Sutton, Swinton street.

Mrs E. Bray, Dalrymple street, and her small son have left to spend a holiday in Wellington.

Miss Jocelyn Tapley, who has been the guest of Mrs E. C. Tapley, Duke street, returns to Dunedin today. Miss Wraytt (Garston) and Miss Rita Gothard (Invercargill) have been the guests of Mrs John Dillon. Balfour.

Miss Marjory Gregg has returned to Invercargill after being the guest of her aunt, Mrs W. H. Aitchison, Andersons Bay, Dunedin.

' MOCK WEDDING BREAKFAST

LITERARY AND DEBATING SOCIETY ENDS YEAR

The Woodlands Literary and Debating Society held one of its most successful functions in the Woodlands public hall on Tuesday night. Mr W. Bell presided and there were over 100 present. The entertainment was in the form of a mock wedding breakfast. The wedding cake was made and presented by Mrs S. Foley. Those who took part were the bride (Miss Susie Stickett), Mrs J. Pye, and the bridegroom (Mr Algie Gunn), Mr John Trotter; bridesmaids, Misses F. Trotter, J. Bell, D.

Sansom; best man, Mr J. Hickey; groomsmen, Messrs A. Roseveare and L. Middlemiss; flower girl, Miss E. Barraclough; page boy, Master J. Middlemiss; bride’s parents, Mrs W. Bell and Mr A. Campbell; bridegroom’s parents, Mrs R. Walker and Mr J. Campbell. The guests were received by Mrs Bell and Mrs Walker and the bridal party entered the hall to the bagpipes played by Mr S. Morrison. The following items were given:— Songs, Miss Patton and the Rev. N. F. Sansom; duet, Mr and Mrs A. Roseveare; recitation, Miss Hoffman; dialogue, Mr and Mrs Sansom. A community sing was led by the Rev. Sansom. Mr Bell thanked all who had helped to make the function a success, and also the members of the society for their loyalty during the year. Among those present were/the Rev. N. F. Sansom and Mrs Sansom, Mr and Mrs J. Middlemiss, Mr and Mrs W. Bell, Mr and Mrs C. J. Roseveare, Mr and Mrs J. Hickey, Mr and Mrs S. Foley (Longbush), Mr and Mrs S. Morrison, Mr and Mrs W. Campbell, Mr and Mrs S. Sherriffs (Invercargill), Mr and Mrs Froggat (Longbush), Mr and Mrs R. McNatty, Mr and Mrs T. McKinnel, Mr and Mrs W. Beattie (Invercargill). Mesdames J. Pye, H. Anderson, W. Clark, Wright, R. Walker, J. Wyeth, T. Wyeth, A. Frew, C. Frew, J. McHardy, Hewit, W. Henderson, J. Sadlier, W. Muir, H. Waddell, J. McDonald, W. Christie, G. Piercy. Misses D. Sansom, F. Trotter, J. Bell, M. Campbell, A. Perry, Matheson and Hoffman (Invercargill), N. Schmidt, E. Barraclough, I. Wyeth, B. McHardy, I. Parker, R. Leebody (Hedeghope), B. Corrie, M. Clark, M. Giddings, D. Eaton (Longridge), F. Shepherd (Gore), I. Trotter, M. McKenzie, M. Patton. J. McNatty, M. Bell, O. Hughes (Longbush), I. Soper, J. Bedford, B. Lyall, I. Griffin, Henderson (Kennington). Messrs J. Trotter, J. Hickey, A. Roseveare, L. Middlemiss, A. Campbell, J. Campbell (Mabel Bush), H. Piercy, E. Trotter, M. O’Toole (Invercargill), L. Robinson and J. Miles (Invercargill), R. McNatty, 0. McKendry, G. Wyeth, A. Wyeth, J. Howe, S. G. August and McFarlane (Invercargill). M. Middlemiss, N Frew, W. Barraclough, D. Jones, H. Milliken, C. Leith, Drake, J. Greer and I. Mclntyre (Longbush). COUNTRY NEWS NIGHTCAPS Miss M. Currie, Oamaru, is spending a holiday with her parents at NightCa Miss L. Dockerty, Dimedin, has been spending a short holiday with her parents in Nightcaps. Mr and Mrs Hansen-Brown, Dunedm, have been the guests of Mr and Mrs J. B. Grant. Miss F. Rolland is spending a few days in Invercargill. Her sister. Miss C. Rolland, will return to Nightcaps with her. Mrs J. Dempster is the guest of Mrs H. Tinker, Invercargill. Miss D. Rushton has returned from a cruise to the South Sea Islands. Mr and Mrs C. Purdue, Invercargill, and Mrs N. Henderson, Dunedin, have been the guests of Miss S. Purdue. Mrs A. Grant and Mrs J. Mason have been the guests of Mrs T. Webb. Tuatapere, Mrs A. C, Dixon visited her parents In Winton recently.

The engagement is announced of Flossie May, elder daughter of Mr and Mrs A. Cooper, Barrow street, Bluit, and Harold, second son of Mrs F. Pennell and the late Mr A. McNeil, Devonport, Auckland.

Mr and Mrs J. F. Dundas, Ness street, are spending the week-end in Dunedin.

Mrs Noel McGregor, Mount Linton, paid a brief visit to town yesterday. Mrs C. R. Story, Venlaw, has returned to the country from a brief visit to town.

Mr and Mrs J. L. Hazlett, Gretna Green, Oreti, have returned from a visit to Dunedin, where they were the guests of Mrs John Edmond. WEDDINGS GOULDING—BOYCE The wedding was solemnized in First Presbyterian Church, Tay street; on Monday, September 5, of Olive Ruth (Betty), only daughter of Mr and. Mrs W. J. Boyce, Jed street, and William Henry, eldest son of Mr and M IS S. Goulding, of Nikau, Westport. The church was decorated bv friends of the bride with white heath, violets and freesias. The Rev. C. J. Tocker performed the ceremony, the organist being Mrs A. F. Manning. The bride, who entered the church with her father, wore a model Sown of white satin beaute with a shirred panel inset down the front of the bodice. The V neckline was finished with a spray of orange blossom, and the full sleeves were shirred at the shoulders and gathered into tight bands at the wrists. The panelled skirt, which fell into a train at the back, was trimmed ■With self-tone floral applique. The veil, which belonged to the brides mother, was held in place by a coronet of orange blossom and was worn over the face on entering the church. She carried a sheaf of arum lilies. The bride was attended by Misses Thelma Mackie and Ruth Goulding, both wearing blue satin taffetas, and Margaret Moir, wearing pink satin taffetas. The tight-fitting bodices of the frocks were finished with Peter Pan collars and a row of buttons to the waistline. The full skirts were finished with four rows of frills at the wide hemline, and the puffed sleeves were composed entirely of frills. They wore halo hats of crinoline straw, tied under the chin with black velvet ribbon, and carried Victorian posies of pink camellias and hyacinths. The flower girl was Pearl Murphy, cousin of the bride, and she wore a pink satin taffetas frock made on similar lines to those of the bridesmaids. Her pink satin halo was finished with small rosebuds, and she carried a small Victorian posy. The bridegroom was attended bv Mr Horace Boyce as best man, and Messrs Robert Fraser and Gordon Boyce as groomsmen. Messrs W Buchanan and Boyce Donaldson acted as ushers. The reception was held at Elmwood Garden, where the guests were received by Mrs Robert Sommerville, aunt of the bride, and Mrs Goulding, mother of the bridegroom. The former wore a black velvet frock and model straw hat. Her spray was of violets, freesias and maidenhair fern. Mrs Goulding wore a black tailored costume with accessories to match. Her spray was also of violets, freesias and maidenhair fem.

For travelling the bride wore a tan costume of Harris tweed, with a model

straw hat and accessories te match. She carried a brown syn-fur coat. Before her wedding the bride was entertained at a cup, saucer and plate afternoon by Miss Thelma Mackie, a gift evening by the Misses Moir, and a round afternoon by Miss Mary Fraser. CHAMBERLAIN—McCOLL The wedding was solemnized in St. John’s Church, Tapanui, at 11 o’clock on the morning of Saturday, September 3, of Margaret Lilly, third daughter of Mrs McColl and the late Mr J. A. McColl, Sussex street, Tapanui, and Thomas, youngest son of Mr and Mrs E. Chamberlain, Teviot street, Invercargill. The Rev. Father T. S. Kavanagh performed the ceremony, and Mrs Cockerill played the organ. The church was decorated with arum lilies, Christmas roses, white heather and spring flowers by Miss Mooney. Given away by her brother, Mr Lachlan McColl, the bride wore a gown of cream ring velvet. The bodice, which had long, tightly fitting sleeves, was rucked at the shoulders and again at the front, where it was finished with a spray of orange blossom. The back was fastened with brilliant buttons, and was cut to form a long train. Her ivory tulle veil, which was worn over her face as she entered the church, was held in place by a coronet of orange blossom, and fell softly to form a second train. She carried a sheaf of arum lilies and maidenhair fern.

Miss Florence McColl, sister of the bride, was bridesmaid. She wore a frock of white organza with shaded green stripes running vertically in the tightly fitting bodice. The heart-shaped neckline was finished with a petal effect, at the back, and the bodice had Jack

O’Lantern sleeves. In the full, bouffant skirt the stripes were used horizontally, and the waistline was finished with a green satin ribbon, which fell in long ends to the hemline. She wore a short circular veil of white tulle edged with chenille and held in place by a head dress of gold and green flowers. She carried a Victorian posy of yellow narcissi, Iceland poppies and maidenhair fern.

Lois Chamberlain, niece of the bridegroom, who was flower girl, wore an ankle length frock of white angel crepe with three pleated frills at the neck and hem. Pink satin bows trimmed the shoulder straps, and a pink satin sash finished the waistline. She carried a Victorian posy of cream narcissi, freesias and maidenhair fern.

Mr Patrick Williams, of Dunedin, was best man, and Mr Donald McColl, brother of the bride, was usher. The reception was held in the Masonic Hall, Tapanui, where the guests were received by the bride’s mother and the bridegroom’s sister, Mrs Nelson Crosbie, of Lumsden. Mrs McColl wore a black floral silk frock under a black corded silk coat. Her black velour hat was trimmed with a lacquered ribbon and a red quill, and her posy of red anemones and fem. Mrs Crosbie wore a London tan tailored suit with a gold satin blouse. Her toque was finished with an eye veil, and she carried a posy of Iceland poppies and fern. Sixty guests were entertained at the reception, and items were given by Miss E. Rendall and Mr R. Arnett. Later the guests went to Mrs McColl’s home, where afternoon tea was served.

For travelling the bride wore a London tan tweed suit with a nigger brown blouse, hat and accessories. She carried a musquash coat.

Mr and Mrs T. Chamberlain will live in Invercargill. Before her marriage the bride was entertained at a kitchen afternoon by Mrs .G. Olds and Miss E. Rendall. She received presentations from the staff of the Technical College and the Tapiara Rebekah Lodge.