VANITY FAIR

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 74, Issue 145, 22 June 1931, Page 2

VANITY FAIR

TOWARD ACADIA After leaving Riviere du Loup We turned abruptly away from the St. Lawrence and headed for Acadia.. Following the winding road which led Inrough forests and sparsely settled districts, we came just at sunset to a level open space oj wide extent, which glowed in the level rays with a mauve-purple. I thought for an instant that 1 had been transported to a forest glade carpeted with purple heather, such ns are found in France or southern England. But 1 soon realised that what I saw was an immense tract of wild rhododendron, slreching for a long distance on both sides of the road. Clumps of spruces stood lil(e blade islands in a purple lalre and, in the far distance, the ghostly trunks of white birches arose, giving the impression of rocliy shores. The moon rising above these birches, and mingling its light with the red of the afterglow made an unforgettable picture, such as only the brush of Tryon has been able to paint. The next picture Was that of Lake Temiscouaia and the village of Notre Dame du Lac, which clings to its shores. IFhen I visited this spot on another occasion, it was in late afternoon and the lal(e was of an indigo blue, while the forest-clad hills beyond Were of a deep olive-green. Now, all Was changed. The lal(e Was of a deep blue-gray except where the moon made a golden path across; the hills were black against a gray-green sl(y; and the spire of the church . . . reflected the moonbeams in a silvery white. The village seemed already fast aslepe, although the night had only begun. The only sounds that could be heard were the barking i f an occasional dog and a gentle rustle down by the shore, probably the lapping of the water on the sand.—Frank Oliver Call in “The Spell of Acadia.’’

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL. Mrs Carrington, who has been visiting Wanganui, has returned to Wellington. Miss J. Fish, of Feilding, is the guest of Miss E. Craig. Mrs'G. L. Marshall, of Marton, is visiting Auckland. Mrs Tosswill and Mrs Roland Reid motored to Wellington for the weekend. Mr and Mrs R. Orton, who have been visiting North Auckland, hav returned to their home on St. John’s Hill. Mrs S. Brewer, of Waverley. was a visitor to Wanganui for the Golf Club Ball. Mrs W. T. Simmons was a Patea visitor to Wanganui for the Golf Club Ball. Mr F. E. Fleming and Miss B. Bourke were the winners of the waltzing competition at Joy Night on Saturday night. Miss Stock, of Barnes School oi Dancing, was the judge. Mrs lan Biggie has returned to Wanganui from New Plymouth. Miss Joyce Herdman, of Auckland, is the guest of E. M. Silk, College Street. Miss N. Dell, of New Plymouth, was a visitor to Wauganui for the Golf Club Ball. Mrs Von Zedlitz, of Wellington, is visiting Wanganui and is the guest of her sister, Mrs Latham. Mrs Barron. St. John’s Hill, spent the week-end in Levin. Miss Simpson and Mr Simpson, of Marton, motored to Wanganui to attend the Golf Club Ball. Miss Saunders and Nliss J. Saunders, of Hawke’s Bay, are .spending a short holiday in Wanganui as the guests of Mrs Russell Grace. Mrs Corliss, who has been spending

a holiday in New Plymouth, returned to Wanganui last week. Mr and Mrs W. Green hav left Douglas for their new homo at Fordell. Pending certain residential improvements at the Fordell farm they will reside in Wanganui for about three months. Miss Roma McClure, who came from Feilding for the Golf Club Ball, spent the week-end in Wanganui as the guest of Miss M. McDonald. Miss Alison Adams, of Blenheim, is! the guest of her sister, Mrs Alan McFarlane, Fern Flats, Marton. i Week-end visitors to Dawson Falls, j Mount Egmont, were: Mr and Mrs Cole, Misses Eunice Worry, Hilda BassettSmith, Rita Bassett, N. McKirdy, Peggy Bond and M. Peck, Messrs K. Rabono, E. Pleasants, C. Cooper, AV. Beattie. CTucker and A. Osborne, all members of the Ruapehu Ski Club. The following New Zealanders (writes a London correspondent on May 6) have visited the Overseas League whilst in Paris:—Mrs T. C. Gore-Martin, a member of the committee of the. Auckland branch of the Overseas League, and her two daughters, who intend travelling on the Continent before returning to England; Air T. F. Latham, of Wanganui, and Mr C. J. Williams, ol Hastings, who have left for Marseilles and Italy. .Miss .Elizabeth Stuart-Menteath, of Wellington, has received the joyful news that a book she has written for children has been accepted by a publishing firm in New York. The wife, of A. S. M. i Hutchinson re-arranged the manuscript I for her and Miss Al ent oat h designed [ and drew her own illustrations. Ten I thousand copies have already been j struck off, and the New York publishers are clamouring for another book from the pen of This gifted Wellington girl. Miss Elizabeth Menteath is the daughter of the late Mr Andrew Agnew Stuart-Menteath a well-known Wellington lawyer. Her mother —his second wife—was Miss M. Allen, who belonged to the Allen family who lived at the Rutt ofr so many years. "Miss Mentoath is leaving for England very shortly. The death has occurred in Sydney of Mrs Henry Wilkes, better known to New Zealanders as Miss May Moore, who gained considerable fame as a producer of photographic portraits and miniatures. Miss Moore studied painting at the Elam School of: Art in Auckland, under Mr J. I'instroin, ami was a w_-l-known exhibitor at art ex hibitions in all New Zealand cities. (After leaving Auckland ATiss Moore took up temporary residence in Wei lington, where, she had several painting commissions, and while engaged in that city commenced to take photographs. So great was her sue,cess in this branch of work that she opened up a business of her own, and enjoyed considerable success. Iler reputation in New Zea. land as a portarit photographer increased to such an extent that in 1913 she

sold out and settled in Sydney, where she established herself in a studio in King Street, which soon became the dendezvous of art lovers in that city. Aliss Aloorc was brought by her work into contact with most of tho world celebrities visiting the Commonwealth, and her gallery contained a great collection of portraits of famous men and women. The business grew to such dimensions during tho years of tho war that it was found necessary to draw on the foremost craftsmen of Australia, and tho staff at the Alay Aloore Studios was one of the greatest of its kind in the Commonwealth. Failing health induced Aliss Aloore to retire with her husband, Air Henry Hammond Wilkes, to their home. al. Alosman, where the couple devoted themselves enthusiastically to the beautifying of their large gardens. Aliss Aloore was included in the recent publication, “Famous Australian Women.” Writing from Torquay to a friend in Wellington, Aliss Valerie Corliss, of Wellington, says: “Torquay has never ending delights. The air is so lovely and the scents of lilac, wallflower, and magnolia come to me on an enchanted balcony. I revel in the glad sight, of tall tulips, and forget-me-nots, and primroses in riotous profusion, Io say nothing of the red cliffs and earth of Devon, with tree-shaded paths that wind and wind upward to beaut ituheights to the blue. sea. AValking there and seeing numerous romantic caves made me think of the old days ol smugglers and pirates, and as L arrived at the top and sat on a high cliff it was wonderful to a New Zealander to gaze round on a new spring w’ood where not a leaf stirred in the perfect still ncss. No holding on hats, but both hands could be occupied in picking buttercups, primroses, and daisies in masses. It. was a revelation, and a very hapjiy one.”

NURSE'S NATIONAL FUND DOMINION APPEAL BEING MADE. An. appeal is being made throughout New Zealand on July 1 for the Nurses’ Memorial Fund. This fund was established when the Marquette was torpedoed during the Great War, for the use of indigent, nurses, the feeling at that time being that the most pleasing form of memorial) to those who were lost would be one to benefit their fellow nurses. Many nurses through ill-health, or perhaps having to help keep an aged parent, arc unable to save for their old age. This is the first occasion on which the nurses of New Zealand have appealed to the public, but owing to the Govern ment withdrawing the subsidy of 10s for every £1 collected for the fund, this appeal has been felt necessary. SOCIAL AT GONVILLE. The usual enjoyable monthly function was held in the Alasonic Hall, Gonville, on Saturday under the auspices of the Gonville Bowling Club. Progressive 500 and bridge was played till 10 p.m., Mrs Orr winning the bridge prize and Airs D. Dowsett consolation. 500 prizes were won by Airs Gray and Air B Alorrison, consolations by Airs W. A. Veitch and Airs Winter. After a dainty supper, old-time dancing was indulged in till midnight. Amongst those present were: Air and Airs R. H. Saunders, Air and Airs J. J. Adams. Air and Airs A. Fisher, Air and Airs Shipman, Air and Airs W. B. Alexander, Air and Airs J. Steel, Air and Airs A. Fyfe, Air and Airs H. R. Kirk, Mr and Mrs G. Fear, Mr and Airs Webb, Air and Airs Guthrie, Mr and Airs Stevens, Air and Airs Ross, Air and Airs Wickett, Air and Airs Winter, Air and Airs A. B. Chfistensen, Alesdames W. A. Veitch, Lucas, Gray, Murphy, Crabbe, Bryan, Forbes, L. G. Dowsett, D. Dowsett, Cox, Orr, Hampton, Gallen, P. Harting, Aliases Twemlow, Alorrison, Smale, Allen. Rabone. Kirk, Jackson, Grainger. Tabart. Winter, Alurray, Saunders, Fisher, Alcssrs W. Healey, C. Symons, V. Robinson, B. Alorrison, T. Bell, AlcDonald, C. Evans, Webb, junr. TO-DAY’S RECIPE PETITS FOURS Ingredients.—Soz loaf sugar, £ pint water, a pinch of cream of tartar, lib ground almonds, 1 white of egg, a few drops of almond essence. Put the sugar, water and cream of tartar into a saucepan and boil until a little tested be- 1 I tween finger and thumb will leave a small thread. Add the ground almonds, the almond essence and the slightly whipped egg white and boil up together. Turn on to a wet slab and form into shapes, wotting the fingers in cold water from time to time, but being careful not to allow any of the water to penetrate the mixture. Eggs in nests, carrits, apples, pears, peas in pods and marbles dipped in “hundreds and thousands,” are but a few of the novelties that can be made with Petits Fours inixture.

WEDDINGS WEST—WHARTON CELEBRATED AT CORONADO (CAL.) A. very quiet but charming wedding was solemnised in Christ Church, Coronado, California, recently, when Aliss Thelma Eileen Wharton, daughter of Air and Airs J. 11. Wharton, of Vancouver, 8.C., became the bride of Air Thomas AV. West, son of Air and Airs B. H. West, of Wanganui, New Zealand. The bride was gowned in a dainty creation of pale crepe de chino with picture hat to match, and carried pink roses. She was given away by Air Frank S. Lockwood, of Coronado. Tho Rev. Charles E. Spalding read the marriage service. During the ceremony Airs Jessie Alay Sang “At Dawning,” and “The End of a Perfect Day,” accompanied by Aliss Fenton, who also played the wedding marches. Only very inti- . mate friends of the bride were present. The bride’s mother looked very , handsome in black lace and diamonds, while Airs Lockwood was gowned in . delicate yellow voile with hat to match. Following the ceremony a dinner was given at tho resident of ’ Airs Lockwood, 437 a Avenue. The I dining table was dainty with pink sweet peas, cecil brunner ro es and fern, with delicate pink crystal ap- ’ pointments, overhead a basket of roses completed the effect, in tho living room tho colour scheme was carried I out in roses and carnations, tho archway being massed with fern and ’ roses tide with pink ribbon. Before ’ leaving the bridal party had their •' pictures taken in the garden under an

3 archway of cecil brunner roses. ’ Out of town guests were Air and ' Airs Alward, of La Jolla, and Air Ward Wilson of San Diego. The young couple will spend their honeymou in A r ancouver, later returning to San Diego to make their home. . WED IN ANCIENT ABBEY I PAMELA BOWES-LYON. Once the refectory of the historic Cistercian Abbey of Beaulieu, the parish church of the picturesque old-world village of Beaulieu, Hants, was the setting of the marriage of Aliss Pamela 1 Bowes-Lyon, the beautiful 22-year-old ‘ cousin of the Duchess of York, to Lord ’ Malcolm Avondale Douglas-Hamilton, third son of the Duke and Duchess of Hamilton and Brandon. The bridegroom, who is only 21 years ’■ of age, is a pilot officer in the Royal Air Force. '? Guests from all parts of the country

were present to witness the marriage, | which united two of the oldest Scot . tish families, many travelling by spec ; ial train from Waterloo. The Primus , of Scotland, the Bishop of Brechin. ] and the Rev. R. F. Prowlcs, rector of < Beaulieu, officiated. Tho bride, fair-haired, blue-eyed. ( and radiantly beautiful, wore a gown of white peau d’ange—an entirely new material, tho name of which interpreted is “angel skin.” It was cut on simple lines, with a train nine feet long edged with old Brussels lace. The veil, worn with a chaplet of orange blossom, was edged with Brussels lace. The bride carried white lilies. A retinue of eight bridesmaids in blue attended her, with little Lord Alontagu of Beaulieu in a kilt as page. The bridesmaids were the bride’s two cousins. Hon. Cecilia BowesLyon, eldest daughter of Lord and Lady Glamis. and Aliss Claudia Blackburn, and Aliss Jean Goschen, Hon. Elizabeth Ccott Alontagu, Aliss Louise Whitaker, and Princess Sofka Dolgorouky. Two tiny maids, the Hon. Caroline Scott Alontagu and Miss Seena ATackintosh. niece, of tho bridegroom, were dressed in blue spotted net. Blue lace and tulle with pink, introduced into the sashes, composed the elder bridesmaids’ charming frocks, and they had julict caps of blue forget-me-nots and silver. Their bouquets were of pink tulips. Lord Nigel DouglasHamilton, brother of the bridegroom, was best man. Tho honeymoon was spent in Italy. On their return the couple settled in Edinburgh, the bridegroom being stationed at the Edinburgh aerodrome.