LADIES’ WORLD

Waikato Times, Volume 92, Issue 14260, 10 January 1920, Page 3

LADIES’ WORLD

1 (by "Gipsy.”) i I MV. <O3 Vv’ii'On. 'i niviwre, is in Auckland for the holidays * • a Mr A. \V. Gane, Cambridge, has been in the South Island on holiday. • • » Mrs A. E. Manning will leave on a visit to Kavvau next week. * * * The Misses Douglas 2) (accompanied Dr Douglas in his trip south. They intend visiting the southern lakes. * * * Miss Queonie Bates, who has been visiting friends in Hawera and the country, returned to Auckland this week. * » * Mrs E. J. Smith, “Fernall,” Karamu, who was in Auckland for the racing carnival, returned home on Saturday last. • » * Mrs E. G. Amoore, who accompanied her husband on a trip through the southern portion of the North Island, returned to Hamilton on Sunday. • * * The High Commissioner in London is receiving a number of wedding presents which have been sent to him to forward to his son, Mr Clutha Mackenzie, in New Zealand. * • * Mrs W. H. Paul and son are spending a portion of the holidays at the r fishing hut at Ngongotaha, where Mr Paul is having considerable luck with the rod. » « » The many friends in New Zealand of Lady Ranfurly will regret to hear that she had recently to undergo an operation for appendicitis. The operation was a complete sucess, and the patient is reported to be doing very well. €» fit The engagement is announced by the Evening Post of Miss Mabel Edgecumbe, daughter of Mr and Mrs George Edgecumbe, of Remuera (late of the Sycamores, Frankton), to Mr Robert Hugh Lee, of “Belvoir,” Lower Hu It, Wellington. fit ■» * Miss Rattray and Miss Gcerin, of Dunedin, have each received from Their Majesties the King and Queen of Belgium the bronze medal of Queen Elizabeth, with accompanying diploma in rcognition of services rendered for the relief of distress in Belgium during the war. • » » Dr Truby King, with Mrs King and child, returned to New Zealand by the Moeraki. Dr King went to England at the invitation of the Imperial Government to explain and establish the Karitane system of child welfare. He had a most interesting and successful time and assisted by Miss Patrick (formerly matron at Karitane, Dunedin, and latterly on war service), established an institution for the care of mothers and babies at Earl’s Court. This institution is now affiliated with St. Thomas’s hospital. » • * Writes a correspondent to the Manawatu Daily Times: —.Among ;he most cheerful souls in Palmerston North *t Christmas time, and indeed! at all other times, is a dear old lady of 96, who lives alone and looks after herself in a wee cottage. She earn* to New Zetland abont 70 years ago, and during the hard times of those days, earned*her living at gleaning in the cornfields. Subsequently she married a blacksmith, and used to take her turn at the heavy hammer. A different kind of “striker” to the modern unionist. Now she lives sumptuously and happily en her eld age pension. AOLDBN WEBVIN«. Mr and Mrs Lennard, two very highly respected settlers at Waihou, celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on Monday last. Mr and Mrs Lennard were married at Newton, Auckland, exactly fifty years ago, and' both are still hale and hearty. They intend to fittingly celebrate the auspicious event with a social function next week. WEDDINGS. ROBSON—BRUCE. On 3rd December a quiet but. pretty wedding was solemnised at St. Peter’s, Hamilton, the contracting parties being Miss Jane Margaret Brace’, second daughter of Mrs Ml Bruce and the late Captain Robert Bruce, Whatawhata, and Mr Rowland Robson, seventh son of Alderman and Mrs B. Robson, of Hull, England. The Yen. Archdeacon Cowie officiated. The bride, who looked exceedingly well in cream, wi!h the usual veil and orange blossoms, was attended by her sister, Miss Ina Bruce, and her two little nleets. Misses Christina and Margaret McCauley; the bridegroom being attended by Me D. Smith, of Karamu, who had been his comrade on active service in Europe. After the eeremony the guests were entertained by the bride’s mother at the Marble Bar tea rooms. During the afternoon -the happy couple left for Rotorua, the bride’s travelling dress being a smart brown costume with hat to mateh. GEANEY—MEAD. A pretty wedding took place at St. Peter’s Church, Cambridge, on New Year’s Day, when Miss Marie Mead, fifth daughter of and Mrs J. Mead, Glen Farm, Cambridge, was united fa the bonds of holy matrimony to Mr. Daniel Geaney, of Cambridge, second son of Mr and Mrs J. Geaney, Te Aroha. Father Klnane officiated. The bride, who looked most charming in a white embroidered voile dress with embroidered net veil and orange blossoms and carried a handsome shower bouquet, was given away by her father. The bridesmaids were Miss Lena Mead, sister of the bride, and Miss Margaret Geaney, sister of the bridegroom Mias Mead’s dress was of white silk with hat to match, and Miss Geaney’s Of white emproidered organdy muslin with hat to match. Doth bridesmai Is carried shower bouquets. Two tiny cousins of the bride, Misses' Marie and Annie Grace, acted as flower girls. They wore dressed in pale blue voile with garland of cream roses and carried baskets of flowers, adding a charm to the function. Mr David Burgess, of Hawera, was best man. Mr Farrell officiated at the organ and played the wedding march. After the ceremony at the church the friends and relatives of the happy couple adjourned to the. Town Hall supper room where the wedding breakfast was partaken of. The table was beautifully decorated, and the usual toasts were honoured. The bridegroom's present .o the bride was a handsome leather handbag and to the bridesmaids andflower girls a gold brooch each. The bride’s present to the bridegroom was a -pocket camera. The happy couple left per motor car for their honeymoon, the bride’s travelling costume being of cream frieze silk, with hat to match. Mr and Mrs Geaney intend making their future home in Cambridge.