The Social Round

Southland Times, Issue 24421, 29 April 1941, Page 8

The Social Round

The engagement is announced of Betty Winifred, second daughter of Mr and Mrs W. A. Bromby, Morton street, Georgetown, to George Jules, only son of Mrs W. Niven and the late Mr W. Niven, Gore street, Bluff.

Mrs W. A. H. Oliver, Holywood Terrace, returns today from a visit to Dunedin.

Miss Marie Smith, Auckland, is visiting her mother, Mrs L. C. Smith, Duke street, and has as her guest Miss Alison Smith, also of Auckland.

A presentation of a Brentleigh figure of a dancing girl was made to Miss Janet Cunningham, before her departure to the North Island, by the president of the Gore Community Sing Committee (Mr W. D. Shelton) as a mark of esteem and appreciation for services so readily given at patriotic and other functions in the district. Mr Shelton thanked Miss Cunningham for her excellent performances, and expressed the wish on behalf of the helpers at the sings that her future in the North Island would be both happy and prosperous. Miss Cunningham replied. Apart from nine mannequins, the designers themselves and house personnel the King and Queen are the only people in England who have seen the models which are being sent to South America by London designers, Captain Molyneux and Mr Peter Russell. The collection will be shown privately in Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro before trade displays begin. A message from London says a private show was held at Bucking-

ham Palace when the King was quick to pick out two important fashion points. One was the new low waistline; the other was the way hats are being worn straight across the eyebrows instead of tilted to one side. The Queen expressed herself as pleased with the plainness of suits and coats. “They are very wearable,” she said. “I can see myself in them.”

WEDDING

JAMES-MORTON The wedding took place at First Presbyterian Church, Tay street, on April 17, of Joyce Valarie, third daughter of Mr and Mrs D. F. Morton, Otautau, and Nelson, third son of Mr and Mrs R. G. James, Tay street, Invercargill. The Rev. Burnett, Otautau, performed the ceremony and Mrs A. F. Manning played the organ. Decorations at the church were of pastel coloured dahlias and petunias. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a frock of magnolia satin brocade, cut on classical lines, the train falling in soft unpressed box pleats. Her full tulle veil fell from a topknot of tulle and pearl-finished orange blossom which matched the posy on her frock. Her shower bouquet was of cream cactus dahlias, chrysanthemums and asparagus fern, the gift and work of Mrs Andrew Cook. The bridesmaids were Miss Beatrice Cook and Miss Freda Morton. Both wore softly draped frocks of georgette, lavender and pale green respectively. They wore circlets of cream chrysejjjthemums in their hair and carried rucked muffs to match.

Mr Mervyn James was best man and Mr Rod Morton was groomsman. As she left the church the bride was presented with a silver horseshoe by Heather Cook.

The reception was held at the Tudor Lounge, where Mrs Morton and Miss E. James received the guests, Mrs James being absent owing to ill-health. For travelling the bride wore a grey and navy blue ensemble. Before her- marriage the bride was given a kitchen evening by Mrs Taylor and Mrs De Garnham and a gift evening by Miss Beatrice Cook. Mr and Mrs Nelson James will live at Woodlands.

During the .reception Mr R. Morton sang “Because.”