The Social World.

Waikato Independent, Volume XXVII, Issue 2843, 1 October 1927, Page 6

The Social World.

n (By Our Lady Reporter.)

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PERSONAL.

' Mi 1 and Mrs Neil McLean are staying at "Highlands " with Mrs Tribe.

Mrs Seth-Smith, of England, is staying with Mrs Eochc at Leamington.

Miss Helen Taylor has gone on a visit to Wellington.

Mrs Paul, who has been visiting Wanganui for "a month, has returned.

Mrs Grace Walshe,, of Eotorua, la£e of Cambridge, who has been on a visit, to Cambridge, has returned home.

I' Miss D. Frost, of Auckland ,is staying with the Misses Jackson, Weid Street, .

Mrs T. Cray, hostess of the Masbnic Hotel, is at present spending a holiday in Auckland.

Miss Margaret Stoddart sails for South Africa on November 4. She is to be married to Mr George Hill Stokes, of England, who now resides in Johannesburg. 'Among the guests at the Masonic Hotel this week were Mr .and Mrs Both well of Wellington, and' Mt and Mrs Hill, Auckland. This week Cambridge had a visit from one of the finalists in the latest, screen beauty contest, in the person of Miss Dale Austen (Miss Otago) of Dunedin:. phc was accompanied by her maid of honour, Miss Vera Hodge, also of Duncdin. They were among the guests'at the Masonic Hotel.

A Press Association cablegram from London says the New Zealand dairy expert,' Mr A. C. Ross, has married Mrs Morris-Black, of St. Helicrs Bay, Auckland. Mir Ross is in the High Commis-

office, London, being assistant to Mr Walter Wright, head of the produce -department. He was formerly resident in Duncdin. Mrs Morris-Black is Uui.widow of Mr Morris-Black, 'whose importing business is still conducted under the same name in Auckland.

Guests at the National Hotel during the past, week- included: Mr and Mrs Austin Can', Auckland; Mr and Mrs H. ll\ Kirker, Auckland, Mr and Mrs D. C Peacock, Wellington; Mrs Know, Auckland; Mr and Mrs J. J. Kingston, Auckland; Mrs C. M. Bedford, Auckland: Miss Garland, Auckland; Mrs Farland, Auckland; Mr and Mrs E. H. T;.-icl. Auckland; Miss ; Tewisley, Auckland; Messrs D. Hume, D. Grant, G. MeDovill, F .Simpson, A.; Shaw', J. 0. Miller, J. McMillan, Auckland. ; y LADIES' GOLF. The Cambridge ladies played well at the South Auckland ladies' tourhamont held at Hamilton. First Day: Mrs K. Browne won th<i rmednl round. Last Day: Mrs K. Browne and Mrs ■Nolan, won the foursomes with a very good round of 10 up. On the local links on Wednesday Miss i Cox won the medal round for the trophy given by Mrs Sutherland. 5 ; WEDDINGS. FOR-LONG—BOWLING. VA quiet but pretty wedding was celebrated at Trinity Peace Memorial Hall, Cambridge, on Wednesday last, when Miss Jean Lilian, eldest daughter of Mr-and Mrs G. Bowling, of Tirau (late of Cambridge) was married to Mr J. Forking, son of Mr D. Forjong, of MorrinsvillCi The ceremony was performed, in; the presence of a goodly number of friends, by Mr Thatcher, of Auckland. The bride was becomingly attired in a very pretty frock of the palest of Mauve-coloured crepe dc chine, with silver lace. She also woro a veil and Orange blossoms, and carried a beautiful shower bouquet, composed of freights, cherry blossoms and asparagus. The bride's two sisters, Misses Nellie

LATEST FASHIONS

and Marjorio Bowling, were the bridesmaids. The former wore apricot crepe dc chine, and Miss Marjorio jade crepe de chine, both having tulle head-dress, and carrying pretty bouquets of leeland poppies and maidenhair fern. Mr Ewen Forlong, brother to the bridegroom, acted as best man, and Mr Peter Young as groomsman. After the ceremony a goodly number of friends were entertained by Mr and Mrs Bowling at the Oddfellows' Hall. Mr and Mrs Forlong will reside at Morrinsville. APPROACHING MARRIAGE. A very pleasant evening was spent at Mrs McCann's, Hall Street, on Tuesday when a surprise party was given by the members of the Trinity Girls' Guild to Miss McCann, on the occasion of her approaching marriage. After supper Mrs Anderson made a pleasing speech in which she referred to Miss McCann's sterling qualities, during her ten years as a member of the Girls' Guild, and asked her to accept a three-tier silver cake stand as a token of the members' respect and esteem. Miss Lallic Magill, • of To Aroha, responded on behalf of the recipient.-A very pleasant evening was brought to a close with the hearty singing of "For She's a Jolly Good Fellow." ENGAGEMENTS. I ______ ,- . Is*.'»i j ■*;■.■ The engagement is announced of Mavis Ruby; eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs George Reed, Fort Street, Cambridge, to Jim Chambers, third son of Mr Salomon, Moorhcad, "Castledery, " County Tyrone, Ireland. The engagement is announced of Miss Doris Dudcr, youngest daughter of Captain Dudcr,' Hinemoa Avenue, to Mr Leslie Roberts, only son of Mr and Mrs C. Roberts, of Horahora, Cambridge.

FROM HERE AND THERE. "Modern women and their clothes reflect the sports tendency, therefore the coiffure must express the same character, so how could we abandon the bob Clothes types are simple in line;, and the contour of the head must follow. the general ensemble. That is why I say the silhouette of the head must be architectural. It must be as though it were carved or sculptured; the slim, .alert figure of to-day demands that the hair acquire the same aspect,'therefore I shape the'woman's head to the de: mands of fashion. • "Long hair in these days is disgusting," and M. Antoine shrugged his French shoulders in disdain. "I can, of course, devise a way for it to conform to the sleek silhouette, but how much more charming is madam with the bob.' There is so much that can be done with it, and it accomplishes so much better results. Then, too, the comfort of the bob is such that it. will be a long while, I think, before women will become tired of it. It is the sports era, and the bob is the sportslike hairdress.

"Of course, problems confront one with regard to the bob, and that is why I have come from Paris to show American women that they still can keep the comfort of the bob and be regal in evening clothes. This is the one fault I find with American women; they make the change to their charming evening clothes* but they make no concession to their frock in their hairdressing. Naturally enough, with a sports frock the, bobbed hair or sports type of hairdressing is extremely smart, but with the evening frock it necessarily has to be dressed up a'bit. Smart 'Bead-dress. "To effect this change, I dress madam's head with a head-dress, a bandeau, a chignon, whatever best con-

forms to the type of evening frock she affects. This concession to evening dress the smartly dressed Parisicnne considers absolutely indispensable, aud so she is transformed from her daytime appearance, gaining an entirely new and interesting effect for her evening costume.'"

For the daytime there is nothing, as charming as the sports bob, and it is here that this artist waxes enthusiastic on the subject of the swirl bob. "I originated this bob in Paris," he says, "and shape it so that it follows the natural lines of the woman's head; that is the reason for its becomingness and its great success. Of course, we of this profession follow the trend of* the mode closely. We study the style in clothes just as anxiously each season as does the dressmaker or the milliner, and when the leading modistes of Paris bring out a great success, we hurry to make the silhouette of the head conform to the hat fashions."

Designers in the millinery field, toorcalise the. close association.of the hair silhouette and the hat, and for this reason the hairdressing saloon and the millinery saloon have been made adjoining departments in many stores abroad. Shantung Still Popular. Shantung silk holds a very high place in the affections,of the trim, fresh English girl, and is produced in some renlly beautiful colourings. The original natural shade is, perhaps, more practical than any'other, but few girls could resist the charm of a Shantung jumper frock in a deep colour, with tiny vest, collar and cuffs of ecrue organelle. Net and Tnlle for Dalncing, ( It is refreshing, to see the return of net and tulle for evening wear; the spotted kinds make up charmingly for young people. A very dainty specimen of the tulle frock has a skirt composed entirely of tiny frills shading from hyacinthblues to delicate mauves, blue net shrouding the little taffeta bodice. A useful confection of black net has the wide frills edged with circ ribbon, which gives a very effective finish. The New Flannel Costumes.

The new flannel costumes have many innovations which will only suit the very slim figure, writes a well-known fashion correspondent. One such, of bloe, described by an overseas writer. sounds very fascinating in spite of its many embellishments in the way of a box-pleated flounce at the waist, and its belting of grey ki\l; its box-pleated skirt, fairly long by the way, and its second grey kid belt below the flounce at the hips. The sleeves were long with wide pleated cuffs to match the skirt, and the neck was qftade in clerical style closed at the throat with a V-shaped gap showing the neck through below. Our Skirts and Jumpers. Skirts of plain material, finely pleated all the way round, are to be worn with square-necked belted jumpers, striped cither in broad, straight bands or in narrow, wavy lines. Then there are the Jumper suits which are all «f one colour, and with these it-is fashionable to wear a shoulder posy made of the suit material or else one of coloured felt. Juniper suits made with a silk jumper and a cloth skirt, or with a cloth juniper and a silk skirt, are also popular, and there is a new kind of three-piece suit which consists of skirt, cardigan and jumper. The skirt is of plain material, "while the sleeveless jumper is usually striped, and the cardigan is a straight hanging, collarless affair which has its edges bound with braid.