SOCIAL NOTES

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18519, 17 March 1930, Page 3

SOCIAL NOTES

Mrs E. P. Chapman, Salisbury, returned on Saturday from a visit to Christchurch.

Miss Mary Innman, who was the guest of Mrs Eustace Russell, Invercargill, has returned to Cattle Valley. Mrs Matthew Borton, has returned from London by the Remuera, and is visiting Auckland. Mrs W. Barnett. New Brighton, is staying with Mrs Wotherspoon, Rathmore Street.

Mrs Arthur Hughes, Blackon Point, Springston, is the guest of Mrs J. S. Miller, Mt. Harris, Waihao.

Mrs and Miss Guild, “Trevenna,” Temuka, have returned from a visit to Christchurch.

Mr and Mrs J. W. Fair, Douglas Street, will leave to-day on a visit to Christchurch.

Mrs Bullock-Webster, England, is the guest of Mrs Elworthy, Pareora Cottage, LeCren’s Terrace. Mrs W. H. Orbell, Levels, will leave to-day on a visit to Mrs Henry Harper, Grassy Hills, Kurow.

Mrs Allpress. Te Kainga, has returned from Geraldine, where she was the guest of Mr and Mrs K. Mackenzie. Mrs Wigley, Mrs A. Wigley and Miss Craig, Park Lane, returned yesterday from a week-end at Four Peaks.

Miss Agnes McDavitt and Miss Molly Fenton have arrived from Wellington, to take part in St. Patrick’s concert. Miss Stella Collett, who has been spending a holiday at Franz Josef Glasier and Opihi, has returned to Wanganui. Miss Kirkpatrick, Wairoa, Southland, and Miss Willis, Dunedin, are staying at Te Kainga. Mrs Cook, Mrs Foster and Miss Pamela Foster who were there, have returned to Christchurch. Mrs A. S. Elworthy, Holme Station, who is staying with her daughter, Mrs Derick Gould, Christchucrh, will leave to-day for Wellington to meet her son Lieutenant John Elworthy. R.N., who is attached to Lord Bledisloe’s staff.

The engagement is announced of Phyllis, third daughter of Mr and Mrs W. B. North, of Kohatu, Nelson, to Robert, elder son of the Rev. F. H. and the late Mrs Thorpe, late of Okain’s Bay, Banks Peninsula.

Mr and Mrs G. I. Hamilton, Orari, left on Thursday for Wellington to join the s.s. Rotorua, en route for England. They expect to return in December. During their absence their residence. “Roselle,” has been taken by Misses Buchanan, Christchurch.

It w r as the Queen who set the fashion, now a craze for collecting tiny old furniture. Sheraton and Chippendale, tallboys, silver and china tea sets, candlesticks, etc. A little silver dinner set of long ago will fetch as much as £IOO, and a china tea set £25 to-day. The Queen’s first find was a tea set so diminutive that she placed it on the table in the drawing-room of her wonderful doll’s house. The first of these models in miniature was at Nuneham Park. A Harcourt of the eighteenth century ordered a tallboy for one of his room there. A tiny model was forthwith supplied to him by his London craftsman, and soon such models were offered to all good customers by their dealers. It happens sometimes that our antique dealers are gratified by a visit from the Prince of Wales. A friend, not long ago, expressed some surprise to H.R.H. at his hunting for treasures, when he had so many of his own at home. “Ah,” said H.R.H., “but I didn’t have the fun of picking up those other ones myself.”

WEDDING. CUNNINGHAM—DOUGLAS. A quiet but pretty wedding took place at Chalmers Church recently, when Sadie, third daughter of Mr and Mrs W. S. Douglas, Marchweil Street, Timaru, was married to Allan, son of Mrs and the late Mr Cunningham, of Woodlands Road, Timaru. The Rev. P. Gladstone Hughes performed the ceremony. -The church was prettily decorated by friends of the bride with white and green foliage.

The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a charming frock of satin celanese, the skirt being of uneven hem line and the drapery at the waist being caught with a neat spray of orange blossom. The veil was of embroidered tulle, held in place by a wreath of orange-blossom, and her shoes were of silver brocaded satin. The bride was attended, as matron of honour, by her sister, Mrs S. Robinson. who wore a charming frock of helio georgette, beaded with silver and helio sequins, with a bandeau of silver and helio sequins, and silver shoes and stockings to match. The bride’s bouquet was of white asters, roses,

sweet peas and maiden hair fern. The matron of honour’s bouquet was of pale mauve and pink sweet peas and maiden hair fern. The bridegroom was attended by Mr W. S. Douglas, junr., brother of the bride, as best man. A reception was held in the Oxford, the tables being tastefully decorated with pink, mauve and white sweet peas. Mr and Mrs Douglas received the guests, Mrs Douglas wearing a black marocain frock with pleated front relieved with a little jazz trimming, a black satin hat with brilliant buckle completing her toilet. The bridegroom’s mother wore a navy repp frock, with hat to tone.

Later, Mr and Mrs A. E. Cunningham left on their honeymoon, the bride wearing a pretty grey repp frock, the collar and cuffs being of royal blue georgette, and her hat was of blue straw relieved with grey. Her toilet was completed by grey shoes and stockings, with a grey fox fur, the gift of the bridegroom.