WOMAN’S WORLD

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19830, 3 May 1927, Page 10

WOMAN’S WORLD

Items of interest, social or personal, should be sent to the Editress, c/o “ Chronicle. ” The sender’s signature is necessary, and news intended for Saturday’s paper must reach the office by Wednesday evening; for Tuesday, by noon, Monday. SOCIAL AND PERSONAL Mrs and Miss Thompson (Feilding), spent the week-end with Mrs Krull, St. John’s Hill. Mrs R. A. Harvey, who has been the guest of Mrs John Ball, returned yesterday to Invercargill. Miss A. Crosson, after spending a most enjoyable holiday in Auckland, returned to Wanganui this week/’ Miss Joyce Baillie (Wellington) is the guest of the Misses Marchant, Marybank. Mr and Mrs A. Mac Nab and Miss .McNab left last Wednesday on a motor trip to Taupo. Airs T. Stewart, of Ohingaiti, was visiting this city, last week. 1 Miss Mary Cameron, Westport, left for her home on ESaturday after visiting Wanganui. Mrs R. Lilburn returned late last week from a visit to Mangamahu. Miss Al. Goodman, Auckland, is the guest of Airs U. Williams, Wicksteed Street. Mr, Mrs, and Miss Davis, Durie Hill, have returned to Wanganui from Wellington. Mr and Mrs Rathbone, and Mrs Withers return this week from a fishing holiday at Tokaanu. Miss Luxford, Wanganui, is the guest of Miss M. Alcorn, Wellington. Mr and Mrs J. E. Murdock, with Miss E. Murdock, Wellington, have been staying in Wanganui. Miss Connie Smyth, of Howick, who has been spending the summer months iu Wellington and Masterton, motored to Wanganui last week-end, and is now the guest of Mrs J. B. Smyth, Durie Hill. MADAME MENEKE’S ARRIVAL. Madame Menere will be opening in Wellington early in May at a place and lime to be announced later. She has ' had wonderful success in the South Is•md, hundreds of ladies witnessing the isplay every clay in Christchurch and :.-s have been very numerous indeed. ■ rth Island dates will be announced KABITANE HOSPITAL. The president, secretary, and mem.•is of the committee of the Wanganui /iunket Society, and members of the üb-branches, have been invited to afernoon tea on Wednesday at the I’ruby-King Karitane Hospital, Wellington. The next day (Thursday) ’ there is to be another public ceremony lin connection with the hospital and emulsion factory, to which the committees are also invited.

FAREWELL SOCIALS. The ladies of the P.W.M.U. entertained Mrs T. C. Taylor, Wicksteed Street, at a most enjoyable social afternoon last Friday at St. Paul’s Hall, when a number of members and friends, numbering about 100, were present to say farewell to Airs Taylor, on the eve of her departure for England. Airs J. Patterson welcomed Airs Taylor and presented her with a charming bouquet of violets. Later on the presentation of a handsome suede travelling cushion was made to Airs Taylor from the assembled ladies. The hall had been nicely decorated by Aliss Treadwell, and a delicious afternoon tea was served. Airs J. Thomson sang “How Lovely are Thy Dwellings,” and Airs Jacob rendered “Daffodils in Aly Garden.” A most amusing competition, “juvenile photos” was held. Air J. Patterson, on behalf of those assembled, said farewell to Airs Taylor, wishing her a pleasant voyage and safe return. Mrs Taylor briefly replied, thanking her friends for their good wishes. MRS D. S. TAYLOR. Airs D. S. Taylor, a resident of Waverley for a great number of years, who is leaving for a trip to the Homeland, was entertained at a social afternoon last week by her Kohi and Waverley friends, between GO and 70 being present. Airs Campbell and Alias Hopkinson were the hostesses. When the guests had assembled Afiss Rockstrow and Miss Young presented Mrs Taylor ■ and also Airs T. C. Taylor, Wanganui, ! who is accompanying Mrs Taylor on I her trip with beautiful bouquets, the ! former with pink begonias and roses i and the latter with blue cinerarias and I roses. During the afternoon songs were i contributed by Afesdames Harvey ami I Bradmore, Airs Eames presiding at the ' piano. A very amusing competition . was won by Miss Brcttargh. A. very I dainty afternoon tea was much eni joyed, after which Miss Hopkinson, in ; a few we 11-chosen words, said they ! were gathered together to wish Mrs Taylor au revoir, and hoped that she j would have a very pleasant trip and i safe return, and on behalf of those pre- ; sent she w'ould ask her to accept a : travelling cushion as a remembrance of i her friends she was leaving behind. ! Airs Taylor, who, when rising to rej spond, was greeted with loud applause, said that she had had a great many blessings during her life, but her friends were her greatest blessings, and she hoped that she would always retain them. She would thank them very much for the gift they had given her; a cushion was one thing she did not have, so she thought they had chosen very wisely. (Applause.) Mrs Taylor expects to be absent from New Zealand for two years. The singing of “AuldLang Syne” brought a very pleasant afternoon to a close.

LADY JELLICOE CLUB. The usual monthly social afternoon of the Lady Jellicoe Club eventuated last Friday afternoon, when there was a fair attendance of members. The president, Airs U. Williams, talked in a most interesting way to the ladies, discussing club matters. It was decided to have an “antique” afternoon at the next social (Alay 27), when members are to bring a piece of old china, embroidery, anything in fact which is old, and to give a little account of its history. An interesting competition was won by Mrs W. Polson, and several songs sung by Afiss Greenwood. Among those present were:—Mrs U. Williams, rose silk and georgetti model gown, hat. of wine and fuschia tones; Airs Triggs, black silk ensemble suit; Mrs Palmer-Jones, light raisin frock and hat; Airs Greenwood, black silk coat, black velour hat; Miss Greenwood, picasso silk frock, deeper shade hat; Afrs Neumann, dawn silk frock and hat; Airs Walker, cameo georgette frock, squirrel coat, cameo and fawn hat; Mrs Bullock-Douglas, black accor-dian-pleated frock, fawn hat, brown fur coat; Mrs Wells, Burgundy cloth frock, Burgundy and mulberry hat; Mrs T. Graham, black and ruyal blue frock and hat; Airs Polson, black frock and squirrel furs; Afiss Afurray, brown and sandalwood coat and hat; Afrs Barton junr., Havana silk frock, light raisin hat; Afiss D. Neumann, pompadour pink hat and frock, marmot coat; Afrs R. Somerville, navy frock, white and rose felt hat; Mrs H. V. Hammond, grey frock, black and petunia hat; Airs H. Bailey, navy frock, rust velour hat; Afrs McLeod, rose and beige frock and hat; Miss ATcLeod, grey and helio frock; Mrs W. Wall, black gown, and mauve frock, and fuschia hat; Miss Cook, navy frock, grey furs. WEDDINGS. SALMON—HODGE. On April 27, St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, which had been beautifully decorated by friends of the bride, was the scene of a very pretty wedding, when the Rev. Hugh Beggs united in marriage Eileen, eldest daughter of Afr and Mrs S. Hodge, Wanganui, and Eric Leslie, third son of Mr and Mrs Salmon, Hastings. The bride, who was given in marriage by her father, looked charming in a gown of silver tissue, veiled in pale pink georgette and lace to tone. Her pink veil was held in place with silver roses and orangcblossoms and she carried a posy of choice flowers. She was attended by Afiss Winifred Hean as maid of honour, she being prettily gowned in Pavlova blue taffeta, with tulle panniers. Afiss Eileen Hodge, niece of the bride, acted as bridesmaid and wore a dainty frock of sea green taffeta with tulle ruffles on sides.

After the ceremony the wedding breakfast was held at the residence of the bride’s parents where many friends gathered to wish the happy couple joy and happiness in the future. Later in the afternoon the bridal pair left for Auckland, the bride wearing a handsome frock of mauve crepe-de-chine relieved with grey trimmings with hat and coat to tone.

BROMILEY—AIURRAY. A pretty wedding was solemnised on Monday, April 18, at St. John’s Church, Liverpool Street, when Afuta, eldest daughter of Airs E. Afurray, Ingestre Street, was married to Norman, only son of Mr and Airs S. Bromiley, Aramoho. The Rev. Mr Weller was the officiating clergyman. The bride, who was given away by her brother, Air Henry Afurray, wore a gown of cream georgette and silver lace. The veil was prettily arranged in mob cap style and held in place with a wreath of orange blossoms. She carried a posy of pale pink and cream roses and maidenhair fern. The bridesmaids, Miss Jean Murray (sister of the bride) and Miss Florence Bromiley (sister of the bridegroom) wore frocks of mauve and green georgette with head-dresses of tulle and silver net and carried posies of violets and freesias. Mr lan Sewell and Afr Herbert Dyke attended the bridegroom. After the ceremony a reception was held at the Luxor Cabaret where Mrs Murray, wearing a mauve repp eape frock with hat to tone, received about sixty guests. Air and Mrs Bromiley left by car for the north, the bride wearing a frock of wine crepe-de-chine with coat and hat to tone. Among the guests were:—Mrs Bromiley, bois de rose; Airs Latham (Wellington) fuschia crepe-de-chine; Mrs S. G. Pudncy (Auckland), black brocaded silk; Airs Berry (Hunterville), black satin; Mrs Metcalf (Waverley), black trimmed with red; Afrs Noble (Stratford), green beaded taffeta frock; Airs Evans, shot taffeta; Aliss D. Afooseman. mauve georgette trimmed with fur; Miss Nessie Dimes, blue and silver tissue frock; Aliss Sowell, green georgette; Miss R. Sewell, white crepe-de-chine; Miss Berry, blue crepe-de-chine; Aliss P. Murray, blue satin; Alias Robertson, blue velvet; Aliss Leary, blue satin; Afiss Ayshford, rose taffeta; Airs Hitchon, apricot crepe-de-chine; Miss Boyle, rose satin; Afiss Wilkinson, wine crepe-de-chine; Miss Green, shell pink crepe-de-chine; Afrs Harris, Afrs Ireland, Miss Healy, Afiss Trapp. Afcssrs Bromiley, Noble, Evans Boyd, Berry, F. Boyd, Metcalf, Darby’ Harvey, Day, Foster, Fulton, Darbyshire, Chainey. WALKER—AfACKEY. St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church was the scene of a very pretty wedding on April 20, when Lucy Emily, third daughter of Mrs and the late Mr Alexander Alackey, Wanganui, was married to Victor George, only son of Mrs and the late Mr James Walker, also of Wanganui. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. John Paterson, M.A., and Mr Stuart Ogden (brother-in-law of the bride) officiated at the organ.

The bride, who entered the church on the arm of her brother, Mr Bert Mackey, looked charming in a dress of ivory georgette with silver lace, finished with beautiful bead ornament. Her handsomely embroidered veil was held in place by a circle of orange blossoms and her bouquet was of lillies, white roses, and maidenhair fern. The

bridesmaids, Miss Kitty Afaqkey, (sister of the bride), and Miss Grace Walker, (sister of the bridegroom), wore pretty dresses of pink taffetas ■ shot with silver, and black picture hats. They carried beautiful bouquets to I tone, with their frocks. Afiss Una i Robb made a dainty little flower girl in mauve taffeta ornamented with pink posies. The duties of best man were carried out by Afr A. Ryland, and groomsman by Air A. Afackey. After the ceremony, a reception of about 70 guests was held at the Luxor Cabaret where Afrs Alackey received her guests wearing a becoming dress of black silk repp with mauve trimmings, and hat to tone. Mrs Walker wore a black tailored costume and black hat trimmed with mauve flowers and osprey. The happy couple left amid showers of good wishes for a tour of the North Island, thence to Gisborne their future home, the bride travelling in a mahog-any-coloured costume, panne velvet hat. and Golden Fox fur. N.Z. WEDDING IN LONDON.

A wedding of interest to Wellington residents was solemnised at Brompton Oratory, London, on Afarch 10. The bridegroom was Lieutenant T. B. R. Woodrooffe, R.N., and the bride was Miss Ida Duncan, daughter of Air and Afrs lan Duncan, of Wellington. The ceremony was performed by Father Talbot. The bride, who was given away by her uncle, Sir Westby B. Perceval, wore a dress of ivory satin with drapings held in place with pearl embroidery. The transparent georgette train was lined with satin of the palest yellow and was embroidered with pearls. A circlet of orange blossom held the tulle veil in place, and the bride carried a shower bouquet of lilies of the valley. The train-bearer was Lady Aloreen Noel, wearing a Juliet frock of white satin, with pearl cap. The three bridesmaids were Miss Agnes Duncan (sister), Miss Betty Hislop (daughter of Dr and Airs AV. J. H. Hislop, of Wellington), and Miss Betty Bowen. Their dresses were of deep primrose georgette, and their hats of Bangkok were of similar tone. Each carried a Victorian posy of yellow primroses and mauve violets tied with ribbons of golden yellow. Captain Ellison, of the Grenadier Guards, was best man. Following the ceremony the numerous guests adjourned to the Rembrandt Hotel, where Mrs Duncan and Mrs Woodrooffe held a reception, which ultimately developed, as is the custom nowadays, into a dansant. Afrs Duncan wore a dress of dove grey satin, with hat of soft felt exactly to tone, and she carried a bouquet of pink tulips. Among the guests were Colonel and Lady Victoria Braithwaite, Earl and Countess Jellicoe, and Ladies Gwendoline and Myrtle Jellicoe, Dr and Afrs W. Hislop, Afrs Riddiford, Miss Stella Afurray, Sir James and Lady Parr, Afiss Colleen Clifford, Mrs Crawford, Air and Afrs St. John Buckley, Miss Isobel Wilford, Miss Stott. Air and Afrs Hiley, and many other New Zealanders and friends.

HOPE—ORMOND. Widespread interest was centred in a marriage celebrated on Wednesday afternoon, at the residence of the bride’s parents, Wallingford, Hawke’s Bay, when Margaret, eldest daughter of Air and Mrs J. D. Ormond, was married to Arthur Howard, son of Air and Airs A. Hope, of Timaru. The ceremony was performed in the drawingroom by Dean Mayne, of Napier, assisted by the Rev. D. Brierley. The bride was given away by her father. Quaint mediaeval style characterised her gown of silver brocade, which was designed to fall almost to the ground, and lightly draped at one side, where the folds were caught with a large pearl ornament, lhe square-cut neck and close-fitting sleeves were outlined in pearls; and from the shoulders fell the train of pink-tinted georgette lined with tiny silver tissue frills, and bordered at the end with Brussels lace. The bridesmaids in attendance were Aliss Sheila Ormond, the bride’s sister, the Afisses Marjorie Nairn (Hastings), Afargaret Tripp (Timaru), Afargot Russell (Hastings), Bettie Williams (Atua), Katherine and Jacqueline Ormond, and Antoinette Wilder, and was completed by two small maids, Audrey and Decima Ormond, whose escorts were the pages Beau Wilder and Michael Ormond, in thejr suits of beige panne velvet. The maids’ frocks were made alike, of mist blue souple satin, with cross-over bodices, and vests of tiny silver frills over pale pink georgette, the long sleeves being finished in the same wav. The skirts were smocked and bordered with hems of the georgette, and the hats were of the same pink tint, each with a vivid rose at one side. Pink and blue flowers composed their bouquets, llso the posies carried by the small maids. J* Adand, of Christchurch, the bridegroom’s cousin, was best man, and the groomsmen were Messrs Charle® . (timaru), Bernard Thomas ■(Christchurch), John Ormond, Harold Pinckney (Southland), Denis Ormsby (Timaru), and Bevan Williams (Aitua) Guests from all parts of New Zealand were later entertained by Air and Afrs Ormond.