WOMAN’S WORLD

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXI, Issue 18900, 22 December 1923, Page 12

WOMAN’S WORLD

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Mrs L. O. Ingram and her small daughter, left for Auckland on Tuesday for a long holiday. Mrs A. H. Rhodes (Rata) is at present staying in Marton. Miss K. Roberts, who has boon in Wanganui for a short time, left for her home in Rcmuera (Auckland), late this week. Mrs Neumann and Mrs Walker are spending Christmas and New Year a: Te Aroha. Mrs Wainwright, late of Wanganui, now of Auckland, who has been staying in Wanganui, is leaving shortly for Turakina, where she intends to prolong her holiday at the beach. Miss Scully was in Wanganui for a few days during the past week. Mrs J. Stevenson is the guest of Mrs ! Oldham, Taihape. Miss B. Cleland is the guest of Mrs ■ Carr, Wellington. Mrs A. Crawford left Wanganui late I last week for a visit to Nelson. Mr Paul (Hamilton), who has been ' the guest of her mother, Mrs Sharpe (St. John’s Hill) and of her brother Mr R. Sharpe (Fordell), has returned to her home. The Misses O’Neill (3), Campbell Street, have returned from an extended visit to Australia. Mrs McLeod (College St.) and her son and daughter left Wanganui for Auckland, on Friday. Mr and Mrs F. McFarlane left Wanganui on Thursday for a holiday in Auckland. Miss Ida Shearer is spending the summer at Castlecliff with her sister, Mrs C. Russell (Waitotara.) Mrs J. Graham (Wanganui) has left for a six months’ visit to Auckland. Mrs Drummond (Nelson) and her daughter, arrived this week on a visit to Mr and Mrs Pratt, St. John’s Hill. On Saturday afternoon Mrs W. H. Hall gave a delightful children’s party. Miss Moulder, Nelson, is the guest of Mr and Mrs A. G. Mackay. Mrs Elliott, Duric Hill, is on a visit to Hawera. Miss Ditford has left Wanganui on a visit to her home in Sumner, Christchurch. I Mrs Staveley and family left Wanganui on Thursday for a visit to AuckI land. The Misses Scott (3), Duric Hill, are visiting Milford Sound. Mrs H. Isaacs and Miss Winnie I Isaacs, Nelson Street, are the guests of Mrs W. Dickie, Walton. Miss I. Eyles left for the South Island on Friday morning. Miss Aiken, Liverpool Street, is the guest of her sister, Airs Campbell, Napier. Air and Mrs Sutherland and small son left for the South Island on Wednesday. Air and Airs H. Lawson and family leave for Patca to-day. A tennis party was given last week by Airs Neumann, to some of her friends. Among the guests were—Dr. and Airs Hudson, 2SIr and Airs Hall, Mrs Hammond, Afr and Airs Walker, Miss H. Wall (Wellington), and Mr Bolton. Among the many present at the Collegiate School prize-giving on Tuesday evening, were: Alesdames Kelliek, Slipper, Ramsay, O. Gardener, Knight, .Cleland, Hughes-Johnson, Bourne, Peck, I Mclntyre, Balfour, Saunders, Wall, T. ißaine, Boyd, Fantham, A. Williams I (Havelock North), H. Hall (Wellington), Hawken (Hawera), Jeffery Potts (Palmerston North), Air and Airs D. Riddiford (Featherston), Mr Keillor (Palmerston North), Air W. R. Fitzherbert, Mr and Airs T. R. Willis (Marton). Among the guests at present at Braeburn, are: Airs and Miss Lovett (Bulls), Airs Collier (Sydney), Airs Snell (Sydney), Mrs Herrold (Sydney), Mr and Airs E. J. F. Hatfield (Wellington), Mr and Airs W. E. Watson, Afr J. Linley (Australia), Afr and Aliss Anscombe, Mr and Airs Baumgard, Mr and Mrs W. H. Masters, (Stratford), Afr and Mrs Gresson, Airs A. Williams (Havelock North), Mrs Hawkin and three daughters, Mrs Jeffrey Potts (Palmerston North), Mr and Mrs D. Riddiford (Featherston ), Mr Keillor (Palmerston North), Air W. R. Fitzherbert, Mr and Mrs T. R. Willis (Marton). On Thursday, Afr Basil Taylor took the pupils (and their parents) of his private school, to Hipango Park. The weather was very unpleasant, but everyone was able to enjoy the outing. MR BAILEY’S ENTERTAINMENT On Thursday evening Afr J. W. Bailey presented his pupils in a very amusing entertainment consisting of 5 plays. Two very pretty frocks were worn in the first playette, “ Bobbi//’s Surprise,” a delightful comedy. Roberta” (Aliss Maisie Ekdahl), wore a frock of dull gold jersey silk, and a small black hat with long ribbon streamers of a rich peach and gold colour. Aliss Ethne Swan who took the part of Agnes Brompton, wore a green net frock with a cerise flowered girdle. The frockings in “Nouveaux Riches” were also very charming. Miss Winnie Bignell (Lady Plantagenet) wore a frock of midnight blue taffeta with a handsome overdress of black sequins. Miss Nancy McKerdy as Lady Montmorency wore a royal blue satin frock, with floating lace panels. Both ladies wore long feathers in their hair. “Mistaken,” a drama well acted and frocked, proved as popular as the amusing pieces. Mrs Western (Airs Sperring) wore a swathed frock of black satin with gold tissue and a beautiful ornament of beads. She also wore a handsome black and white opera cloak. Airs Blanket (Miss Doris Symes) wore a green satin frock with cerise flowers at the waist. Miss Farren (Miss Eileen McCarthy), wore a white and pale blue voile frock, and later a dove grey costume. Miss Gertrude Parkes as Mrs Lorrimer in “Past and Present” a really delightful comedy, wore an old fashioned blacks frilly gown of net. Miss Stella Richardson as Nancy Lorrimer, wore sports clothes of cream and lemon. “Just Fourpence” was very well played. The only lady in this farca was Miss Ethne Swan who took the part of Dora Dnieper, a revue girl. She wore a pretty white voile frock, embroidered in red, and a red hat to match.

“BREAKING UP” On Thursday morning tin.* ‘breaking-] up’ ceremony al. tin l Avenue School was j supplemented by some very attractive I items by the schoolchildren. The chorus by Miss Ditford’s pupils was a ■ very charming number, the song. ‘‘Little Brown Thrush” lending itself to j the childish voices. Ala st er Arnold Treloar, who is a very ' talented young elocutionist, recited j ■‘Sammy” a humourous poem that ( veryone enjoyed immensely. As an on- j ore he recited “The Cricketers oft 1 danders,” ami for such a little boy it ] was wonderful the amount of feeling he was capable of putting iato this difficult piece. I The last item was a playette written ‘ and acted by six little 4th standard 1 I girls. It was really cleverly done, each ! | child becoming completely absorbed in l I her part, and living in the fairyland ] that children know. The Queen (Boyce Hoare), butterfly (Beryl Easton). I 1 Brownie (Alison Richardson), Flower I fairy (Kathleen Spurdie), Prince (Phyl|lis Pilkington), and a mortal (Jean Harman) were the actresses, and it was utterly impossible to say that anyone shone more than another. The Queen’s dance was very dainty; the Butterfly’s toe dance was very capably porformea; the Brownie was delightfully grotesque: the flower fairy was very lovable; the prince was always in character, and the mortal was very much a contrast to ■ the fairy folk. Considering that it was an original ] play, conceived only a few days before j the breaking-up, that the ’musician I (Dorothy Wilson), was only a little girl, ' and that everything connected with it ; was done by these seven little girls i without any help whatever, it was a ! very noteworthy achievement. WEDDING. On Wednesday afternoon, December I 19th. Aliss Dorothy Joyce Alackay! youngest daughter of Air and Mrs A. G. I Mackay, Wanganui, was married to Mr Cecil O. Aloulder, elder son of Mr Moulder, Nelson. Christ Church had been beautifully decorated in dainty pinks and blues, and formed a charming setting for the wedding, which was conducted by Rev. Archdeacon Reeve, Mr Webb presiding at the organ, and Air W. W. Bramwell being best man. The bride who was given away by her father, wore a frock of heavy embossed ivory morocain, smocked in silver threads and with small morocain roses with silver centres down the sides. She wore a white net veil embroidered in silk, and carried a sheath bouquet of Christmas lilies. Aliss Alackay was chief bridesmaid and wore a frock of heliotrope morocain, a tulle veil and wreath to match, and carried a posy of lavender. Miss Aloulder (Nelson), wore apricot morocain with trimmings of champagne—coloured radium lace, and veil and wreath to match, and carried a tiny posy the same as the chief bridesmaid. Aliss Heinold, Wanganui, wore rose pink morocain, and veil and wreath to match, and carried a bouquet of lavender. Aliss June Bartlett, a very little girl, was trainbearer, and wore a petal frock of white organdie with tulle

rosettes of rose champagne and hvliot rope. After the ceremony the wedding ? breakfast was served, and a reception ? held at the home of the bride’s parents. ; Airs Mackay received the guests in ’ a black crcpc-de-chine and georgette frock with a smart black hat with dove grey ribbon and pale pink and' grey ■ berries . Amongst the guests present wore: Archdeacon and Mrs Reeve, Mr and Mrs ■ Bird. Mr and Airs Bullock, Mrs Morgan, Mrs Lomas. Mrs Boyes, Airs Speed, Mrs Bart loti. Mrs Heinold. Mr and Mrs j ] Lind, Mr and Airs Fuller, the Misses 1 I Pratt (2>, Miss I’rankerd, Miss Gibbs,] 1 | Mr L. Wright. Lalor in the day Mr and Airs Afoul- , der left Wanganui, Mrs Moulder travel 1 ling in a three piece dove grey gabor 1 I dine costume with Oriental trimmings. I DANCE. ■ ( Ye Okie English Dance Club wa« j open on Wednesday night for a ruo.st : | enjoyable “young people’s” dance.

Amongst those present were: AUsi Patrica Wall, pale blue channeu.se: M i t Mary Afowett, white george’t* : Miss " Afajorip Brewer, flame silk; Miss Margaret Hatherly, black velvet; Miss Molly Hatherly, white taffeta: Miss Ola Patter.son, pale grey georgette; Miss Doreen Doig, pale blue crepc-dc-chine and georgette; Miss Amy Lowe, black velvet; Miss Eila Hutton, heliotrope and lace; the Misses J. Cameron, K. Ziesler, <>. Zeisler. J. Saunders. U. Worry. J. Worry. M. Currie. J. Currie P. Lewis, . Andrew, —. Cowper, J. White; Messrs Winder. Board. T. Raino, C. Bro-; I, TavermT. Haro. Doig. J. Hutton, Montgomery. Levin. Latham, Pawson. Slipper. Hay Campbell. I\. Bullock. \rnistrong. Burgess. Lifferton. G. Saun<|er>, J. I’iiurit-e (Wellington , Clive. Pairirk Wellington . T. Winsloy Wellington i IL Manin. J. Miller.