VANITY FAIR

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 278, 26 November 1935, Page 2

VANITY FAIR

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL Miss Enid Bell, Wellington, is the guest of Air. and Mrs. Gciffrey Denniston, Victoria Avenue. Mr. and Mrs. W. Craig, Wanganui, were visitors to Wellington during the week-end. Mrs. E. Parsons and Miss Jean Parsons. Waitotara, are visiting Auckland for the Nolan —Parsons wedding. Mr. and Mrs. E. Hartley (Christchurch) were visitors during the weekend to Wanganui. Mr. and Mrs. J. McKenzie. Hastings, have been visiting Wanganui. Mr. and Mrs. John Ashwell, St. John's Hill, have returned to Wanganui after spending several months in England. Miss Neville Glenn is a Wanganui visitor to Auckland for the Nolan— Parsons wedding. Ft is claimed by Mr. and Mrs. James Hills, of »St. Alary’s Road, Faversham, Kent, that they have been married longer than any other couple in Britain. They recently' celebrated the 72nd anniversary of their wedding, which took place at Marylebone in 1963. Mr. Hills is 93 and his wife 92, and both are in the best of health. They were both born in Eaversham. For 60 years Air. Hills worked on the railway. They have five sons and three daughters. Their eldest son is 70 vears of age, but he is still “mv lad” io his father.

' Hockey Dress. There is a controversy in England just now over the question of sports ‘ dress for women, particularly among I hockey players, for the edict lias gone forth, that players can throw away their old gym tunics and play in i bright coloured shirts or blouses if they wear a divided skirt that has been passed by t’he consor. Some are in favour of carrying on with the tunic and others claim that the divided skirt—if it can pass the censor—will allow for a greater freedom of movcI merit on the field. Lt is stated that jI he divided skirt must not be any- ’ thing like a pair of shorts. A number ■ -if players arc not keen on t’he sacri- | lice of purely feminine garments, even i in the interests of spoit.