Women Folk

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16312, 30 December 1920, Page 9

Women Folk

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Airs J. G. Brice (Brisbane) is spending a holiday iu Christchurch. Air and Mrs E. E. Mizen (Hororata) are staying at the Clarendon. Air and Mrs W. H. Baldock (Dunedin; are visiting Christchurch. Sir Joseph and Lady Kinsey axe staying at Clifton. Mrs M. Turrcll (Wellington) is visiting friends‘in Christchurch. Air and Mrs S. Loader (Christchurch) wont south to-day on their honeymoon trip. The marriage of Alias Wemyss Syme ' ami Air Vesey Robinson is lo lake place on January 12. ■Alisa Ivy Aliinro is visiting Dunedin, and is tho guest of Mrs Allan ,1 ohuston, North East Harbour.-. , Sir Robert and Lady Stout will leave AVellington in February next on a long visit to America and Europe. A Alias G. Watson (St Clair, Dunedin) is spending- a short holiday in • Christchurch. Air and "Mrs L. H. Hoaddey (Auckland) arrived in Christchurch to-day and are staying at tho Clarendon. 1 Air and Airs J. Mathiosoa (Greymouth) spent two "days in Christchurch tins week on their way to Invercargill. Miss Adeline Van Staveren joins tho ■Verbruggen. Orchestra this week and will tour New Zealand with them as a soloist. Miss Chaplin, secretary of tho Now Zealand Women Teachers’, Association, bis gone to Wellington for tho conference. , Air S. J. Hanna and Alias N. Hanna (Auckland) arrived in Christchurch yesterday, and, are staying at Warnc|fs, ' Air and Airs Frank Clark (Wellington) have taken l a house in Paponui for several months after which they intend going to England. Air and Mrs E. J. Edwards (Durban, Natal, South Africa), are amongst overseas visitors to Christchurch staying at the United Service, ■’ .Mr and Airs R. A. Nicol (AVellinglbn), who are spending a holiday in Christchurch, aro staying at tho United Service. ' A party from Wanganui consisting of Air and Airs A, 8. Burgess, Aliss N Burgess, and Air and Airs A. G. Bignell, are amongst tho guests at Warner's.’ , Br and Mrs R. Al’Callum and Aliss Al Galium (Blenheim), who have been touring in ’ South Canterbury and Gtago returned to Christchurch to-day and are staying at the Clarendon. . Miss Trout and Aliss I. Trout (Queenstown) who aro holiday making > 1 New Zealand, ar© staying at )\ arner s. Aliss Ahlcs (Queeiistown) ia also!amongst the guests at Warner's. The engagement'is announced of Miss Ann Al’Alillcn, only daughter of Air and Airs Al’Millen, Puari Bank, Waddington, to jUr Bruce Grautley Norton, second sou of Mr and Mrs W, ft. Grantley Norton, Alcmnle, Christchurch. Six Sisters of Nazareth-were included among the passengers who arrived in AVellington from, England by the Arawa, on Saturday night. ,‘J he sisters are coming to Christchurch, where a home maintained by the Order is to be extended in its operations. An engagement recently announced is that of Miss Aladgo Leckucr, daughter of Mr and Airs it. E. Leckner, of Christchurch, ajid Air Clarence U. Glnillics, ot the Union Bank of Australia, Dannevirke, and only son of Air and Airs F. C. Challies, of Appleby Nelson. t Aliss Amy Evans and Air Fra-ser Gauge, the well-known English vocalists who hare been giving concerts m New Zealand for several months past, leave Wellington by the Manuka iooydney. PRETTY-CI/OTHES FOR XMAS. You will find sime enchanting things Ups week at the “Eeonimic,” 119 Al,ancheater t Street (opposite Heywood’s), whilst the low prices will surprise you. Hero are one or two items; Black silk hose, very fine quality, 2Ga; crepe de chine jumpers, from 33s 6d; Georgette blouses, elegant designs,’ crochet foot, cuffs and neck onlv, 49s 6a, ) ' i

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Recent mails from London contain the announcement of th o betrothal of Viscount Melville, of Lasswade, to • Margaret Todd, a shop assistant; of j'idinburgh, Lord Melville is sevonlyciglit years of .age, and is very active and energetic. He succeeded to the peerage in. 1904. Ho ivras for thirtyseven years iu the Consular Service, from which ho retired in 190(i. Ho has already been twice married. His first wife, a daughter of William Scully, of Rio de Janeiro, died in JSfti). His second wife, whom ho married in 189.1, ivas a daughter of Dr George Hamilton. of halkirk. She died in 1.91f). The Viscount has four sons and two daughters. Another son, the Hon Kenneth Robert Dundas, R.X.V.R.. was killed in action at the Dardanelles in 1915. Miss Todd is fortv rears of age. Considerable interest centres round the engagement of Captain the Hon Piers Legil, Equerry to the Prince of Vales, and so recently in Now Zealand, writes. Vi London correspondent under date iNovember 4, and the Hon .firs Alfred Shauglmessy. The bride-elect is the widow of Captain the Hon Alfred Shauglmessy, younger son of Lord bhaughnessy, chairman of the board of directors of the Canadian Pacific Railway, and a. multi-millionaire. She was^-.formerly 'Miss Sarah Polk Bradford, daughter of tho late Judge Bradv r< i n ‘o l 'H I ' 8 Bradford, of Woodstock, Ahmm>ilio, Tennesson, ]icr father boing a distinguished lawyer in the south of the united States. In 1912 Her wedding ,took place to Captain b'haughnessy, who_ was killed in action in Ril'd while serving with tho Canadian Expeditionary Force. He left a son and daughter, and a second son was horn a few weeks after his death. The eldest .'child is a boy of five, and is at present second‘heir toTiis grandfather. Lord blmughnossy. as Captain W. Bhanghncssy, tlie elder son, has threo daughters. Captain Ugh fend Mrs Shaugftnossy will probablv ho married IU , ndo ,i!, !,bo . ut ' tho middle of next month, i hoy have known each other lor a considerable time. Durum the msit lo Canada of the Prince of Wale? the bnde-olccl; was in Canada, staying with her father-in-law, but she and knew each other before ifltki Leß l' , w lo wrifo- the Official description of tho recent Roval tour to New Zealand and Au’slralia'.