The Social Round

Southland Times, Issue 24576, 27 October 1941, Page 7

The Social Round

Miss E. D. Hobson, Gala street, is spending a holiday in Dunedin. Mrs A. B. Moffett, Albert street, is the guest of Mrs T. M. Watson, Merrivale. Miss Iris Irwin, Galway street, returns today from a week-end visit to Dunedin. Mrs H. G. Lynch, Etalvale, is the guest of Mrs W. A. H. Oliver, Holywood Terrace. Miss Mavis Brown, Gala street, is visiting her parents, Mr and Mrs A. J. Brown, Nightcaps. Misses Joyce and Esther Stevens, Dunedin, are the guests of Miss Joyce Lee, Princes street.

Misses Beulah, Valli and Blanche Beadle, Earn street, are week-end visitors to Timaru. Miss Hilda Falconer, Dunedin, is the guest of the Misses Fyffe, Bowmont street, for the week-end. Miss Erne Mills, Liddel street, is spending the week-end as the guest of Mrs T. L. Macdonald, Gore. Mrs W. F. H. Stone, Earnslaw street, left on Saturday to spend a holiday in Wellington and Christchurch. Mrs J. A. Edwards, The Homestead, Otikerama, who has been staying with her daughter, Mrs A.. Scott, Thames street, has returned home.

WEDDING GAKDINEH—KEAST On Saturday afternoon at St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church, Invercargill, the wedding took place of Edna Alexandra, youngest daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Edmund Keast, Invercargill, and John Thomson, elder son of Mr and Mrs Donald Gardiner, Ohai. The Rev. C. J. Tocker performed the ceremony, and Mrs A. E. H. Bath was the organist. The church was decorated with tulips and lilac by friends of the bride. The bride, who was escorted by her brother, Mr R. A. Keast, wore a fitting afternoon frock of a soft azure blue silk crepe embroidered at the yoke and waist with a key pattern in satin stitch. The frock had a high square neckline, and was finished at the back with small covered buttons. The sleeves were three-quarter length, with high shoulders. She wore a grey upturned felt hat, and grey shoes. The bride’s bouquet was of pink and lavender tulips tied with grey ribbons. Miss Esther Dunlop was bridesmaid, wearing a frock of a soft clover shade, hand-embfoidered with sprays on the bodice which had a pin-tucked yoke and an Eton collar. The tucking was repeated at the hem of the full skirt. The short sleeves were gathered at the shoulder. She wore a black picture hat and black shoes, and her bouquet was of deep cream tulips. The best man was Mr Herbert G. Gardiner. At the reception, which was held at Elmwood Garden, the guests were received by Mrs Glen, sister of the bride, and Mrs D. Gardiner. For travelling, the bride wore a navy coat and grey hat and accessories. Mr and Mrs J. T. Gardiner will live at Dunedin. Before her marriage the bride was entertained at a gift afternoon by Mrs A. D. Grant and Miss A. Mcßurney, and at a pantry afternoon by Miss Esther Dunlop.

: TWEED SUITS AND i SWAGGER COATS I SPRING MEETING AT GORE > Feminine racing enthusiasts of South- . land regard the Labour week-end meetings as something of a fashion pre- , view. Cold and overcast weather, , however, for the first day of the Gore Racing Club’s spring meeting prevented the wearing of any of the new season’s outfits which usually lend a note of brightness to this meeting. Warm tweed coats and swaggers worn over worsted suits were among the first favourites, with fur coats a very close second. Here and there on the lawns were seen a few tailored suits featuring the new long-fitting jackets and straight skirts. A particularly attractive outfit was a black and white checked costume worn with black accessories and a silver fox fur. Hats, in keeping with the weather, were mostly turbans and toques, and a light shower of rain before the last race was responsible for the appearance of gay and bright umbrellas. Among those noticed were: Mesdames W. E. Hazlett, J. S. Dick, F. C. Rowley, R. Cruickshank, C. C. Anderson, T. Wray Wilson, E. Wallis, K. Allen, W. Baird, J. R. King, N. Melvin, E. E. Broad, A. H. Smith, B. Cochrane, M. Farnall (all of Invercargill); W. Swale (Limehills), R. Harris (Lomeville), J. Gilkison (Riversdale), J. de la Perrelle (Winton), J. Corcoran and A. Corcoran (Waikaia), Palmer (Marton), J. A. Edwards (Otikerama), T. M. Kelly (Chatton), V. Wayte (Otamita), W. Chartres (Mossburn), and D. Herron (Pukerau); W. D. Shelton, A. T. Pettigrew, M. R. Lawlor, J. Ritchie, J. M. Boyne, T. L. Macdonald, S. B, Taylor, M. Cronin, J. S. Robertson, W. L. McGoldrick, F. J. Murray, A. J. Hawke, E. Bird, H. A. Price, R. Lusk, J. Y. Allan, J. Windle, R. G. Stokes, J. Kelly, M. Hermann, I. Nicol, W. Pollock, A. D. Reid, A. H. Hain, R. W. Connor, L. T. Cockerill, G. R. Martin and W. F. Young (all of Gore); Misses D. Perry, M. Rogers, F. McGoldrick, M. Fisher, M. Howard, S. Currie, C. McGoldrick, M. Hanley, J. Bellew, K. Kelly, L. Hoffman, J. Perry, S. Sandes, D. Reynolds, I. Grant, M. Nicol, E. Johnston, V. Inder and M. Cunningham (all of I Gore); H. Nichol (Bluff), I. Edwards (Otikerama), M. Mahony, M. Smith, M. Baird, M. Hamilton, Price, N. Baird and E. Mills (Invercargill). OBITUARY MRS M. J. WALKER Mrs M. J. Walker, of Bluff, who died last week, was the widow of Mr James Walker, who for many years was an employee of the Bluff Harbour Board as signalman at the Stirling Point lighthouse. She was predeceased by her husband two years ago. Mrs Walker was the second daughter of the late Captain John Clarke Hunter. She wa.~ born in, Invercargill in 1862 and had live " in Bluff for 71 years. She was a stalwart adherent of the Methodist Church. She is survived by one son, Mr Herbert Walker, of Bluff, one sister, Mrs Bollons, of Wellington, and three brothers, Messrs John Hunter and Samuel Hunter, Bluff, and James Hunter, Auckland. The Rev. N. C. Challenger conducted the services at the house and at the graveside. - (