For Women Folk

Star (Christchurch), Issue 11670, 10 April 1916, Page 7

For Women Folk

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Mrs Cooke, of Warwick House, and Miss Hilda Hitchings, of Napier, are spending a holiday at Sumner. * • • » * •

Mrs Brittain. of Cliristcliurch, loft on Saturday evening for Wellington, where she will in future reside. She is at present staying at tho Hotel Cecil. • « • « •

Mr and Mrs H. C. St-oddart, of Wellington, who have hoon spending some time in Christchurch, and staying at tho United Service, left for tho north on Saturday evening.

Mra Pcacho, of Mount Somers, came to town on Saturday evening and is staying at tho United Service. *»' • • •

Tho Mayoress, Mrs Holland, has loft for a well deserved rest and holiday, and is at present visiting her daughter, Mrs Graham, at Timaru. Sho will bo away for about two weeks. •#• * • •

Mrs W. Hay and Miss May Hay, Oadogan, Timaru, are visiting friends in Christchurcli.

Mra and Miss Guinness, of Wai-iti Road, Timaru, are. visiting Christchurch.

Mr and Mrs A. Grant, of Timaru, are paying a brief visit to friends in Christchurcli.

Miss Gresson, of Christchurcli, has gone, on a fortnight's visit to her mother, Mrs Gordon, Union Bank, Timaru. • • # # »

Mrs St John Buckley returned to Highiiold; Timaru, on Friday from her visit to Ganiaru.

Mrs Ormsby, of Timaru; is spending a few days with Mrs Arthur Hope- at Tumanako.

Mrs Bloxam, of Christchurcli, is tho guest of Mrs Rose, Lough Street, Timaru. ■

Mrs Hawdon, of Peel Forest, jfs spending a holiday at Sefton House, Timaru.

Mr and Mrs R. H. Rhodes and Miss A. Rhodes of Bluecliffs, South Canterhury, passed through Cliristcliurch on Saturday en route to the North Island, to pay a round of visits to friends. • • » • •

Mrs Matson, of Avenue Road, Timaru, is visiting friends in Christchurcli.-

Miss Hope, of Melbourne, is visting tho Dominion, and at present sho is the guest of Mrs Blacklock, Nelson Terrace, Timaru.

Miss. Dorothea RpJnney is at present in Oamaru, where she intends to give several recitals of Greek plavs. • • a • »

Mrs J. C. Ellis, of Incercargill, is visiting friends in Timaru.

The engagement is announced of Miss Addie Gardner, youngest daughter of Mrs Gardner, Spey Street, to Mr W. Ritton, Centre- Beach. Mr Ritton will shortly be going into camp at Trentbam. ■* • • • •

Mr and Mrs D. Maiheson, of Sydney, and Miss Hazlett, of Dunedin, who havo been on & motoring tour of the West Coast, arrived in Christchurcli on Saturday, at the Clarendon. They left for tho south this morning. •■•» » " »

Miss Petrio and* Miss Cockburn, of Greyraouth, arrived in Christchurcli on Saturday and aro staying at the Clarendon. They will leave for Wellington to-night. »- • • • •

Mrs Beetham, of Masterton, is at present in Christ-church, staying at the Clarendon. She will loave shortly to visit friends in Ashburton. • • • r •» »

Colonel and Mra Chaffey left on Saturday night for a visit to, Wellington and Nelson.

Mrs and Miss Elworthy, of Papanui, who have been visiting Hanmer, left on Friday for Kaikoura.

Miss H. Fulton, of Christchurcli, is the guest of Mrs IX D. Macfarlane, Lyndon, North Canterbury.

Mrs and Miss Burnes, Lowry Bay, Wellington, leave for England by tho Turakina. Miss Burnes's marriage to Lieutenant Spiers takes placo in .Tune. * » • • •

The wedding took placo on Friday of Miss L. Scully, of Napier, to Mr James Macfarlane, Clive "Grange, Hawke's Bay. # * • • *

The German Iron Cross, which has been given since the war of liberation in 1813, is not, as commonly supposed, entirely of cast iron, but has an edging of silver. Bestowal of the decoration carries with it a small allowance to members of the rank and file. ••* • »

Donald Elder, who represented certain Australian interests at the San Francisco Exposition, reported to the police that ho feared his wife had been the victim of foul play in Honolulu, and requested that tho Honolulu polio? be communicated with.

According to Elder's story, Mrs Marion Elder loft Auckland on the steamer Makura for Honolulu, with the intention ongoing nn to San Francisco in the steamer Great Northern. _ Elder says that ho found his wife arrived in Honolulu as planned, hut is unable to discover that sho loft that port either on the Great Northern or any oth?r steamer. The Honolulu police have been requested to inrestgiate. •A DTJXEDIN WEDDING. On Thursday afternoon, in All Saints' Church, Dunedhi". Miss Olive Royse, fourth daughter of Mrs Royso, Queen Street, was married to Mr Reginald Sise, second son of Mr G. L. Sise, the ceremony' being performed by Dean Fitehett', assisted by the Rev J. Fenton. 'Hie bride ;uul bridesmaids were dressed in a beautiful shade of shellpink. The bride, who was given away by her brolher-in-law, Mr Morrah (Inv'ercargill), wore pale pink ninon veiled with line white net and beautiful lace. a large pink hat with crown oi pale pink velvet roses, and a large muff made of pale pink ninon, lace, and roses. Her two young nieces from Invereargill were bridesmaids, Misses Watson and Morrah; they wore pretty dresses ot pale pink ninon trimmed with bands ot pink rhnrmcuse. large hats and imifts ot ninon. with shoos and stockings to tone. Tlio bridegroom was attended by his brother, Mr George Sise. as best man. Mrs lloyse, who was brought into church by her eldest grandson, Mr Malcolm Morrah (Invereargill), wore ji handsome dress ot black velvet with overdress of cream lace veiled with

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black ninon, a lavender bonnet, and carried a lavender bouquot. Mrs Sise wore black crepe de chine with train and laoo scarf, a black and white bonnet, and carried a "lavender bouquet. Miss Siso woro a becoming grey tailormade costume, a grey ninon blouso and black hat; airs Morrah (Invercargill), black velvet and charmeuse with collar aud vest of white lace, purple velvet hat; Mrs C. lleid (Christchurch), sister of bridegroom, black taffeta with ninon bodice over white, black hat; she carried an orange bouquet; Mrs Butterworth, black ninon and "taffeta over whito, mole feather hat; she carried a bouquet of pink and blue hydrangea; Mrs Batchelor, black ninon and taffeta over whito, black hat; Mrs Forthingham, brown taffeta, black hat; Mrs George Ritchie, black taffeta, with ninon blouso over whito, black velvet hat; Mrs Edgar Haszlott, mole-coloured crepo de chine, black velvet hat; Mi's Chrystall, tweed tailor-made costume, hat with pink roses; Mrs Dodgshun, grey coat and skirt, black and pink hat; Miss Carow, rose-pink charmeuse over cream lace vest, black velvet hat with pink. velvet rose; Miss Salmond (Sydney), nigger-brown taffeta with ninon blouso, black hat with shotr-green ribbon. Others present were:—Dean Fitchott, Mr G- L. Sise, Mr C. Reid (Christchurch), Mr 0. Butterworth, Dr Ritchie, J>r Stanley Batchelor, Mr Edgar Hasslott, Mr Ohrystali, Mr Dodg-| shun, Mr Power, Mr Monkman, Mr Richardson and Mr J- Forthingham. Relays' of guests were invited for afternoon tea and to see the wedding presents. Among them were Mesdames O. Turnbu.ll, Harvey, Hudson, M'lntosh, Cantrell, J. Black, Erskine, Niool, Edmond, Misses Macfcerras (2), Moodio, Orbell, M'lntosh, Macassey, Holmes, Low, Dunlop, Ulrich (2) and Webster. After the service the guests were entertained at afternoon tea at the residence of the bride's mother, and later in the dav Mr and Mrs Sise loft by motor for Moeraki, the bride travelling in a navy bluo tailor-made costume and hat and coat of grey squirrel. »«■ . • * WAR MARRIAGES IN SCOTLAND CALLED' ILLEGAL. The fact that there have recently boen performed in Scotland some 4000 marriages which are not considered legal has made inevitable some mooufications of the Scottish marriage regulations. Soldiers return from tho front on short leave and want/to marry. xJy Scottish custom, with'some exceptions,, it :'s necessary to have banns of marriage read in tho parish church on Sunday. But soldiers on short leave usually arrive in Scotland on a Monday and return on tho following Friday. Hence in Scotland last year there were over 4000 "marriages where the banns were- not published in church on the preceding Sunday. Tho Presbytery of Edinburgh now pro poßes an Act of Parliament to lega'ise such marriages The suggested Act is confined to soldiers and sa-ilors. A notice to the registrar of a purpose '.f marriage is to be held equivalent to tho .proclamation of banns. Safeguards at 1 © proviled to prevent abuse. It is intended that the Bill shall be presented i to Parliament soon. * * * • • i TO THE LTTLE GIRL WHO

PASSED. With all your tom-foolin' You've passed iu your schoolin' 1 With all of the mischief That lurks in your eyes, With all of your badness That's overflow gladness You've managed to master Your studies and rise." Well, here's a kiss or two, Mischievous miss, for you, Here is a hug from your Tickled old dad. You have been classed! again One to be passed again After the troubles And trials you've had. Marvel! That's what you are. Right on the spot you are Laughing and dancing And romping in fun, • Scaring your Pa and Ma, . Mia king them think you ara Wildly neglecting The task to be done. Then you come home at last Smiling and say you've passed", Flash your diploma And proudly we view it. Always you finish well, Come now to dad and tell Him what your eecret is, How do •vou do it? , • # » • * TOIL. ♦ Not for greatness or for famo, Not for empty words of praise, Not for wealth or titled name Would I spend my shave of days; But to do what seems to mo Is my duty hero on earth, And in service try to bo Worthy of the gift of birth. For some purpose was I sent; What 1 don't exactly know; For f.ome labour was I mean*;. Needed on the earth below. Therefore, as T blindly grope Forward daily to my post., T can only trust and hope Hove is where I'm needed most. • • « » • MANY WOMEN NEEDED TO PRODUCE FASHIONS. Paris, tho centre of the world's fashions, has no fewer than 60,000 women dressmakers, not counting dosigners and fitters, which would bring the number up to close on 100.000. The desigiiers who sketch out their ideas in pen and ink or with water colours, and often originate the fashions that prevail throughout the world, earn easily well over four figures a year. Good mannequins are the most difficult to obtain. .Some of the largest Parisian houses employ twenty to thirty, whoso whole time is passed in trying on dresses before the eyes of the fashionable French women. YfiTEEKLY Treatments of Elctrolysis are »* recommended for the Permanent Removal of Superfluous Hair. After a short time the growth in entirely removed without tho slightest h'.emifih. " Personal attention. Treatment ss. Mrs Rolleston, Dominion Buildings. Tel. 378. • X