WOMAN'S WORLD

Taranaki Daily News, 4 September 1920, Page 6

WOMAN'S WORLD

PERSONAL. j Miss Tansley left *on Thursday for Fox lon, her future residence. * Miss I. Smith, who has been visiting Palmerston North and Wellington, returns nert week. Mrs. E. D. Good, of Wellington, isj .spending two or three weeks here. * i Mrs. A. Walker, who has been 011 a] visit to New Plymouth, has returned to Wellington. Misa Pixie Laing, who has been the, {guest of Mrs. Geo. Home, left for Wellington this week. • ■ ■ ■ :> » • » Miss Ti. Simpson is visiting Waverley. * * ♦ » | Miss H. Rcllo was hostess at an afternoon tea for Miss Mildred Thomson last Thursday. * * * * Miss Stanford (Stratford) is spending a holiday in New Plymouth. » # » • Miss F. Winfield leaves for a visit to Wellington on Wednesday. •»# ' # Mrs. Hutten and Mrs. Suckling (Inglewood) are staying at "Chatsworth". * * * » Miss 0. Shaw is on a visit to Masterton. # • * • Mrs. J. E. Wilson arrives from Auckland on Tuesday to bid farewell to her relatives and friends before leaving for Samoa. * » » • Miss Doreen Warnock has left for Wellington, and has been appointed probationer at the" Bowen. Street Hospital. ■ Mrs. Stephenson has returned from a trip to Auckland. Miss Margaret Corkill, of Motueka, is staying with her mother, Mrs. F. P. Corkill. » » * t Miss Beryl Hirst lekvea on Wednesday for Palmerston, en route to Invercargill. • * » » Mrs. E. C. Griffiths, who returned from England in the Ruapelm, arrived in New Plymouth last Wednesday. **' • / Mrs. Harry Davies, who has been visiting Hamilton, returns to New Plymouth early next week. Miss Monica Govett returns from Wellington on Tuesday. »«* 4 # .Mrs. nml Miss Curtis, of Stratford, wliS have been spending the last three or four months in Australia, are returning by the Uliniaroa, which left Sydney 011 Thursday. Miss Marjorie Govett, who left England -m the Ngacunda, arrives in New Plymouth on Tuesday, and will be the guest, of Mrs. Brcivstcr. Friends of Mrs. F. W. G. McLcod will be interested to learn that she caifte successfully through a severe operation at the hospital 011 Friday, and her con.dition is satisfactory.

Visitor? at the White Hart this week include the following: Mrs. Lowrv (Taumarunui), Misses McPherson (Taiimaninui), Mrs. Castles (Wanganui), Misses Beits (Palmerston North), Mrs. Rollingshaw (Wellington!, Mr. and Mrs. Shannon, Mrs. Stewart (Stratford), Mrs and Miss Crump' .(E'ltham), Mrs. B. Reynolds (Hastings), Miss Mitchell,-Mrs. McMillan (Hawera), Miss Patti (Te Awamutu), Mrs. Meuli (Manaia), Mrs. Meuli junr. and soil, Mrs. Horrocks and two children (Auckland). V '•THE DIGGERS." < The public who will remember the "Diggers" as such an entertaining troupe will be interested to hear that, after aj live months tour with Messrs J. C. Williamson, Ltd., in Australia, the company appear to-night in the Empire j'iiiatre for a .three-night season. The repertoire of the "'Diggers" is more extensive than ever, and to listen to the orchestra of ten performers is alone worth the price of admission. It is remarkable to note that in whatever town the '"Diggers" appear it in always to packed houses, and no better compliment than this could be paid these artists, and •lovers of music should take this opportunity of hearing them. WEDDINGS. i GREENER—POOLE. j A pretty wedding was celebrated at St. Paul's, Normanby, 611 the 26th August, when Mr. Arthur Greener, third son of Mr. and Mrs. G. Greener, of Wan j ianui, was joined in matrimony to Miss May Poole, second daughter of Mr. •T. S. Poole, of the Commercial Hotel, Normanby, and late of Wanganui and Forded. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a handsome cream gabardine costume, with lemon and 'black picture hat, and was attended by her sister, Miss Grace Poole, as bridesmaid, who was attired in a cream costume and black vclour hat. Mr. Charles Greener was groomsman. The ceremony was performed by the vicar, the Rev. Mr. Franklyn, Miss Sowerby presiding at the organ. After the ceremony I a large number of guests were entertained at the Commercial Hotel, where the wedding breakfast w»k held, the usual toasts being heartily honored. The happy couple left per motor for Hawera to join the north train, and were enthusiastically farewelled by a large number of friends, and they departed amidst showers of confetti, old boots, etc.. for New Plymouth, where the honeymoon will be spent. LYONS—PENNINGTON. A vvedding of considerable interest in Waitara was celebrated in St. John's Church 011 Thursday, when Miss Marjorie Pennington, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. It. .1. Pennington, was married to Mr. .T. Lyons. The ceremony was conducted by the Rev. Mr. Gavin, and Mr. il. -101 l presided at the organ. The bride, who entered the church on the arm of her 'father, looked charming in a gown of white crepe-de-ehine and a lovely silk embroidered veil, arranged in the usual manner with orange blossoms. She carried a beautiful bouquet of choice white flowers. The 'bride was attended by Miss Rita Pennington as bridesmaid, and Miss Betty Sprosen as flower girl. The former was attired in a sweet frock of lilac crepe-de-chine, and wore a white ieorjette hat. While ibe curried a beu- •• ■

quefc of lilitn-shadrd aneinonios to match her dress. The little flower girl looked well in a dainty frock of white frilled net, with touches of palest blue and pink, and carried a posy of forget-me-nots. A reception was afterwards held at the Clifton Hall, where the customary roasts were honored. Mrs. Pennington received her guests in a black silk frock and a smart navy hat with gold braiding. She also carried a bouquet of mauve flowers. The bride's going-awav dress was a grey costume with hat to match, relieved with vieux rose. Mr. Roy Pennington was best man: FASHIONS FROM PARIS. RETURN OF LONG SKIRT. London, August 22. The fashion correspondent of the Times, writing from Paris, states that the long skirt lias returned under auspices ensuring its acceptance. It does not touch the ground, but is ankle-length for walking. The correspondent states that the new skirt will change the character of dress, long draperies giving the attraction of line instead of silhouette. The change is gratifying, because few succeeded in looking their best sitting in a short, tight skirt. Queen Alexandra was unable to attend Tuesday's christening ceremony of the Asquith baby in the Greek Church at Moscow Road, Bayswater. But there was a rare crush of fashionable and ultra-fashionable people, including Mr. and Mrs. Asquitli, the handsome mother of the star performer (Princess Bibesco), Lord Robert Cecil, Lord Ivor Churchill, Lady Granby, and the Countess Beschendoff (the baby's godmamma), with two nurses, and, of course, the baby girl—Alexandra Priscilla Helena Bibesco—a charming debutante in long clothes, who yelled lustily in strong feminine protest when she was stripped naked as Eve by the long-bearded Greek priest in his splendid ecclesiastical vestment, and dipped three times bodily in the font, besides having handfuls of the sacred water, over which the priests had burnt incense and said Greek prayers, showered upon her wee head. It was an ordeal against which any young princess might have protested. The service was gone through in Greek and English, and the responses given with great fervour by the baby's godmother, including an assurance that the Protestant infant had renounced "the Devil and all his works." It was a most ornate and impressive ceremony, and was followed with great interest by the fashionable assembly of friends and relatives. After the baptism ceremony, the officiating priest handed the j naked infant to her*godmamma's arms. I and things were more comfortable, because obviously the infantile instinct j of Princess Priscilla was to renounce the I clergy and all their works. j It is stated by an English writer of j fashion that, at the recent Ascot Meet- ' ing, the most fashionable women did not hnd it necessary or desirable to wear a different handsome costume 011 each day.« This is a significant fact, as it shows a change of opinion and a resolve to give no encouragement to extreme lavishness. But, from the New Zealand point of view—judging, that is. from the many snapshotted pictures of fashionable folk ---the fashions were somewhat extreme. Excessively short frocks, short sleeves, and attenuated bodices were to be seen in numbers, while news comeft of the frocks and "wraps" only weighing a few ounces,, so filmy and unsubstantial were they. It i s to be hoped that these sketchy costumes will not spread to other countries (more especially as the | craze is probably well over by this time), 1 so that self-respect may be conserved, <olds avoided, and fashion still maintained.