The Social Round

Southland Times, Issue 24108, 23 April 1940, Page 7

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 bo sent in promptly and should be fully authenticated. Engagement notices must bear the signatures of both parties. Correspondence is invited on any matters affecting, or of interest to, women.

Mrs T. M. Watson, Merrivale, will arrive in town today for a short visit. Miss S. Silvester, England, is the guest of Mrs J. L. Steele, Waitoru, Wallacetown. Mrs A. J. Neil, Mary street, will leave tomorrow for Dunedin where she will be the guest of Mrs G. Thorpe. Miss Claire Smith, Duke street, who has spent five weeks visiting Hanmer, Christchurch and Dunedin, has returned home. Madame Winnie Fraser, Dunedin, is spending a week in Invercargill as the guest of Miss E. M. Stead, Conon street. Mr and Mrs W. R. J. Smythe, Auckland, who have been the guests of Mrs R. N. Todd, Avenal,- will return north tomorrow. Mrs J. L. Foster, Thornbury, and Mrs M. Dobbie, Dee street, who have been on holiday at Mt. Cook and Queenstown, have returned home. Miss Nancy Barnett, of Wellington, will be the guest of Mrs J. N. Armour, Avenal street, for the Giller-Armour wedding, at which she will be bridesmaid. Mrs F. W. Gresham, of Christchurch, and Mrs James Barnett, of Wellington, will be the guests of Mrs J. D. Gilmore, Don street, for the Giller-Ar-mour wedding. Mrs A. G. Gillies and her daughter Jan will arrive from Christchurch today and will stay with Mrs J. N. Armour, Avenal street, for the GillerArmour wedding. Mrs Peter Mackenzie, who has been visiting her mother, Mrs Junker, Earn street, for a few days, returned yesterday to her home, Walter Peak Station, Queenstown. Mr and Mrs C. H. Smythe, Wellington, who have been the guests of Mrs W. Grieve, Russell street, will leave by car for the north today. They will be accompanied by Mrs Schmidt, . of Christchurch, and Miss Schmidt, Timaru. Miss Estelle Moylan, daughter of Mr and Mrs J. Moylan, Lorn street, has just received word of having gained the highest marks in Dunedin at the Advanced Intermediate Theory Examination held in December by the Trinity College of Music, London. She gained 86 marks. Three Southland girls made their debut at the Archerfield Old Girls’ dance in Dunedin last week. Miss Myra Gilkison, wore a frock of spotted net and embossed taffeta. The circular skirt of net over taffeta had a band of taffeta rucking on the hem, and the taffeta bodice was trimmed with frilling. Miss Joyce Turner (Tapanui), wore a simply-cut gown of cream magnolia

satin with slightly ruched bodice and a skirt featuring centre-back fullness. Miss Nancy Just wore a period gown of organdie lace over taffeta. The full sleeves were pleated into a kilted band, and the hem of the underskirt was finished with taffeta kilting. Invercargill visitors who were guests at the ball included Mr and Mrs T. F. Gilkison, Mr and Mrs C. E. Just, Misses Shirley Owen-Johnston, Hilary Jones and Rona McKillop. The annual conference of the National Council of Women will open at Christchurch at 9.30 a.m. tomorrow, when the proceedings will be broadcast.

WEDDINGS

SMYTHE-WATTS The wedding was solemnized at noon yesterday at St. John’s Church of Dorothy Ellen, younger daughter of Mr and Mrs C. E. Watts, Layard street, to Edgar - Richard, youngest son of Mr and Mrs W. R. J. Smythe, Parnell, Auckland. The Ven. Archdeacon J. A. Lush performed the ceremony and Miss Ruth Lush, a friend of the bride, played the wedding music. The church was decorated in autumn tonings with leaves and flowers. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a gown of cream satin with a swathed bodice from beneath which pleats were stitched for a few inches, and the skirt then fell in fullness to the ground. A panel from the neck to the waist at the back culminated in a bustle, and the skirt finished in a long circular train. The fitting sleeves had a high shoulder line. Her tulle veil, which was lent by Mrs A. Hind, was embroidered at the comers, and was held in place by a circlet of orange blossom. She wore a gold chain and carried' a sheath of phillipenenses lilies, begonias, and stephanotis in an off-white shade. Mrs H. C. V. Strang was matron of honour and Miss Edith Hind was bridesmaid. They wore frocks of deep cream georgette, with rucking finishing the bodice above the ’’’ neckline, and the corsage fronts finished at the back with soft bustle bows. The short sleeves were puffed and the skirts were long and gathered. They wore gold chains and topknots of begonias caught with tulle. Their shower bouquets were of autumn berries and leaves, with begonias and abutilons. Mr W. Johnston (Mosgiel) was best man, and Mr W. Semmens was groomsman. The ushers were Messrs H. R. Watts and Colin Smythe (Wellington). } The reception was held in St. John’s Hall, Tay street, which was decorated in autumn tonings. The guests were received by Mrs C. E. Watts, assisted by Mrs W. R. J. Smythe. Mrs Watts wore a Canadian navy blue ensemble embossed with love in the mist blue flowers, a navy fur felt hat, and a shoulder spray of cream flowers. Mrs Smyth wore a raven’s wing blue frock with a soft felt hat in the same tonings. and on her fur cape she wore a shoulder spray of cyclamen and abutilons. Miss F. Watts, sister of the bride, wore a navy blue frock with a high, squhre neckline and gathered skirt, a navy blue toque, and a shoulder spray of autumn flowers. -■ For travelling the bride wore a light green Angora frock with a fawn woollen coat, softly flared, a green Angora hat, and accessories to match. Mr and Mrs Edgar Smyth will reside in Dunedin.

SINGER AND WIDE TRAVELLER MADAME WINNIE FRASER VISITS INVERCARGILL Madame Winnie Fraser, who is visiting Invercargill and who has charmed many audiences in New Zealand with her singing and her personality, recently spent three years abroad. During that time she visited Europe, the Philippines, Japan, China and South Africa and spent a few days in Batavia and Singapore. England Madame Fraser found as inconsequential, as delightful and as stimulating as in her two previous visits. In Germany she was impressed by the intense orderliness of everything. From farm fences to art galleries neatness and efficiency were predominant. The background to it all was that worship of Herr Hitler by the great majority of the younger Germans. Those who think Germany can be easily overthrown will be very disappointed, in her- opinion. “The Nazi leaders are prepared for a long struggle,” she says. “They have stored food in concentrated forms in vast quantities. They have put their best brains at the disposal of the war machine and are prepared to make any sacrifice if it will give Germany the place they consider, she should hold in Europe.” There was no counterpart in Germany to the views stated in Britain that the war was not against the German nation or people but against the Nazi system. To 90 per cent, of the Germans the system was the German nation, and they were at war with the Allied people and would treat them as enemies’and nothing else. Madame Fraser also visited Prague. She found the Czechs a hardworking likeable race, and she thinks the forcible inclusion of Czechoslovakia in the Reich was Herr Hitler’s greatest mistake. Madame Fraser found time to attend the Salzburg musical festival. From Salzburg she visited Berchtesgaden, Herr Hitler’s country retreat, then open to visitors.

COUNTRY NEWS WINTON Miss E. Thomson, of Dunedin, spent the week-end with her parents, Mr and Mrs D. Thomson, Park street. Mrs J. R. Hamilton, McKenzie street, has returned from a holiday in Christchurch. Miss E. Cowie, John street, is visiting Wellington. Those who travelled from Winton to attend the Otautau Racing Club’s annual meeting held at Invercargill on Saturday included Mr and Mrs J. F. Hamilton, Mr and Mrs C. Cocoran, Mr and Mrs T. Hamilton, Mr and Mrs F. Langford; Misses M. Tilley, E. Pierce, M. Hamilton, M. Campbell. Mrs R. E. Cowie, of Oreti, is on holiday in Wellington. Miss E. Jones, of Kelso, spent the week-end with Miss H. Clement, Great North road. Mrs G. Stevens, Whitecliffs, Canterbury, is the guest of Mrs T. A. McWilliam, Park street. Mrs W. H. D. Hurst, of Hastings, who is visiting her sister, Mrs H. A. Pierce, Park street, spent the week-end with Mrs W. M. Norman, Forest Hill. Mr and Mrs W. Dixon, of Lillbum, were visitors to Winton at the weekend for the Clark-Dixon wedding, which took place on Saturday. Mr and Mrs J. McMechan, of Timaru, are the guests of Mrs J. H. McKenzie, Lady Barkly. TUATAPERE Mrs H. W. Whitehead and Miss P. Whitehead are at present on holiday in Hamilton, North Island. Mrs E. M. Young spent a few days in Invercargill during the week. Visitors to Invercargill during the week to farewell relations in the special troop parade included Mr and Mrs J. Stuck, Mr and Mrs D. Campbell, Mrs E. M. Young, Mrs S. Laurie, Mrs M. Baldwin and Miss J. Jenkins. Miss N. Mclntyre has been spending a few. days in Invercargill. Mr and Mrs S. Miles have left for Queenstown where they will spend a few days before leaving for Nelson.

LIMEHILLS Miss E. Crowe, Limehills, left on Monday for Wellington to visit the Centennial Exhibition.

HARVEST HOME BALL AT WAIHOAKA

The Harvest Home Ball was held in the Waihoaka Hall when a very large crowd was present. Miss N. Young and Mr M. Bennett supplied the music and Mr J. Bevin was master of ceremonies. The Monte Carlo waltz was won by Miss N. Young and Mr P. Corkery, and the spot waltz by Miss M. Linton and Mr C. Calderwood. Some of those present were:—Mr and Mrs Thompson, Mr and Mrs J. Goold. Mesdames Dillon, Hinkley, Brown, I. Young, Brownridge and Thompson. Misses M. Linton, D. Meager, L. Herrick, M. Hennessey, J. Keady, N. Young, D. Young, D. Brown, J. Young, M. Davis, R. Whelan and K. Ericson. Messrs P. Young, H. Buckingham, S. Calderwood, W. Thomson, Heath, W. Meager, J. Linton, F. Fitzgerald, R. Smith, G. Cleaver, P. Corkery, A. Garden, R. Popham, W. Cleaver, D. McKeown, D. Corkery, K. Ward, G. Stuck, G. Ward, A. Pollard, L. Ward and R. Reece.