THE SOCIAL WORLD

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1240, 22 January 1914, Page 26

THE SOCIAL WORLD

Westland Jubilee.

Westland has just celebrated its jubilee, the various townships excelling themselves in doing honour to the occasion. His Excellency, the Governor, and the Countess of Liverpool attended the celebrations and were feted everywhere. Their Excellencies had a most enjoyable time on the Coast, and were much impressed with the scenic peauties and the possibilities of the industries of the Coast. Sir Joseph Ward and Lady Ward were also amongst the participators, Sir Joseph unveiling the Seddon Memorial Tablet in connection with the Post Office clock erected in memory of the late Mr. Seddon at Westport. * ’ # A Hamilton Wedding.

At St. Mark’s Church, Hamilton, on January 7, the marriage was celebrated of Miss Frances Wright, daughter of Inspector Wright, of Hamilton to Mr. Arnold Hood, of Blenheim, bride wore a gown of white embroidered ninon and white crepe de chine hat, and carried an ivory-bound prayer-book. Her bridesmaids were her sister, Miss Lily Wright, and Miss Barbara Barry, who wore white Indian muslin frocks. Mr. Donaldson yas best man, and the ceremony was performed by the Rev. Askew, vicar of St Mark’s. A reception was afterwards held at Mrs. Walter Brown's residence.

Double Wedding in Wanganui. A double wedding took place in Wanganui recently in St. Mary s Church, nnd a feature of the ceremony was the fact that one of the two brides did not change her name, though not at all related to the bridegroom. The first wedding was ot Miss M. Ellen O’Leary, eldest daughter of Mr. Con. O’Leary, of Aramoho, and Mr. D. C. O’Leary, eldest son ot Mr Terry O’Leary, of Wanganui East, while in the second ceremony Miss Nora B. O’Leary, the only daughter of Mr J. O’Leary, of Wanganui East, was married to Mr. Joseph McDonald second son of Mr. P. McDonald, ot Wangaehu. The brides were given away by their fathers. In the first wedding Monsignor O’Leary, uncle of the bUide, officiated, while in the second the Very Rev. Dean Holley performed the ceremony, and was. as sisted by Father Maloney and Father Mahony. * MacLean-Shand Wedding.

An interesting wedding took place at St. Mary’s Church, Timaru, on January 7, when Miss Eleanor Shand, fourth daughter of Professor Shand, C M.G., and Mrs. Shand, Dunedin, was married to Mr. George Mac Lean, or Dunedin. The Ven. Archdeacon Jacob performed the ceremony, rhe bride, who was given away Dy her father, wore ia gown of white charmeuse, draped with lace and ninon. The bridesmaid, Miss Elizabeth Shand, wore pink charmeuse, veiled in cream ninon and greyish blue hat. Mr. H. Law, of Dunedin, was best man. « Jjs # * An Interesting Story.

Isabella Sophia, Lady Strathcona, the wife of Lord Strathcona, the Canadian High Commissioner, died in November last at her London residence, 28 Grosvenor Square. Lady Strathcona, who was the daughter of the late Richard Hardisty, of Canada, was in her eighty-ninth year. Lord Strathcona, then Mr. Donald Smith, was twenty-nine years old and an agent of the Hudson Bay Company on the coast of Labrador when Lady Strathcona first came into his life, and he married her according to the rites of Labrador. There was no priest nor church within lOOiO miles, and the marriage was a simple contract without ceremony. It was for this reason that when the High Commissioner became a peer in 189 7 a re-marriage was held to be necessary, and it was solemnised with the full ritual of the Church of England. The Labrador marriage was, however, ratified by special Act of Parliament.

A Theatrical Engagement.

The engagement has already been

announced in the Sydney papers of Mr. Martin Lewis, of the Julius Knight Company, to Miss Edna Arnold, of Beckenham, Kent (England). The mother of the bride-to-be passed her early life in Sydney, and laid the foundations there of her successful stage career. The bride herself made her first appearance on the stage at the Sydney Palace Theatre, whilst Mr Lewis has done excellent comedy work during his twelve months’ stay in Australia. Mr. Lewis will be remembered out here for his acting in “Milestones,” “Bella Donna,” and “Man and Superman.”

Discrimination in Dress.

A smart American in our midst at present (writes “Clio” in Melbourne “Punch”) is surprised at the style ot' frocking worn by the average woman in the streets of Melbourne. “Are these women all going to garden parties?” she asked when walking down the Block on a recent morning. Early morning toilettes for shopping expeditions in silk, satin, ninon, fine laces and flowing feathers seemed to her curiously inappropriate. Here and there she saw a well-cut coat and skirt worn with a jaunty morning hat, and approved of that type of shopping toilette with enthusiasm, and though there were quite a number of tailored toilettes about they were decidedly in the minority. Our critic says: — “There is one thing about the Englishwoman, she may be dowdy, but she is always appropriate. Wears the right things at the right time, and her most gorgeous display is made in the evening, when the lights are lit, under which circumstances every woman should be looking her best.’ We have not the right dress sense —• we always seem to overdo it. Few of us seem to have realised that the smartly-cut coat and skirt is the only

possible street wear for this country, where but a handful of us own motor ears, and the rest spend half their lives travelling in trains, trams, and motor ’buses.

A Surprise for King George. It is stated that Queen Mary prepared a surprise Christmas present for the King. For months she has been sitting to a well-known painter, and the portrait was finished just in time for the holiday. Her Majesty has had it hung in Buckingham Palace, where it will meet the eye of King George as soon as he returns from Sandringham.

Miss May Huxley.

The John McCormack concerts served to introduce to Aucklanders a new singer in Miss May Huxley, who possesses a charming soprano voice and a delightful manner. Miss Huxley had a gratifying reception from the big audiences at each concert, and was obliged to supplement her items on every occasion with an encore. At the opening concert the singer wore a graceful frock of cd rose crepe de chine, the bodice being made "in faint pink tones, and the skirt having a draped effect. Another becoming frock was of eau de nil, toned with champagne-tinted ninon.

‘•'For the Term of His Natural Life.”

That highly sensational story “For the Term of His Natural Life,” by Marcus Clarke, has been brought out in attractive edition by Messrs. Ward, Lock and Co., Ltd. Reminiscent of the horrors of convict life in the early days of the Australian Colonies, not many stories can boast of more thrills to the chapter than this widelyread novel. With Ward, Lock and Co., Ltd.’s large type Edition, the old bogey of small, eye-straining print is abolished.

Sharing Her Wealth.

“ People who haven’t got any money have often said that riches are a curse,” said Dolly Harmer, of the “Forty Thieves” pantomime at Melbourne Her Majesty’s. “It is very nice to know that there is a neat nest-egg waiting for me when I get back to England, but the announcement in last week’s papers of my having come into the money since I arrived in Australia has brought upon me a flood of correspondence from people who desire to. share with me, or who kindly offer suggestions as to how I might advantageously dispose of my new-found wealth. It is decidedly embarrassing, to say the least, especially when every morning I find a little crowd of people waiting for me at the stage door of Her Majesty’s, all anxious to discuss the matter with me. If wealth firings happiness, it certainly does not, I have discovered, conduce to restfulness.”

Mr. and Mrs. Phil. Nathan, Wellington, have been on a visit to Auckland,

Mr. and Mrs. D. G. Riddiford, jun„ of Rangitikei, have Been spending a holiday in Auckland.

The Hon. C. M. Luke, M.L.C., of Wellington, and Mrs. Luke are on a visit to Auckland.

Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Allsop have returned after an extensive motoringtour of the North Island, during which they covered 1000 miles.

.According to a London cable, Mr. .Charles Dudley Ward, formerly oil Duniedin, left an estate valued at £58,672. He left £l5OO to a for-i mer servant—Emma Eves;

Marriage is a success when the woman provides adequately for the inner man, and the man provides adequately for the outer woman. —Cyrus Brady.

Wife (at dinner): “You don’t seem to like rice.” Husband: “No; it’s associated with one of the greatest mistakes of my life.”

Mr. C. H. Poole, formerly M.P. for Auckland West, accompanied by Mrs. Poole, returned to Auckland by the Navua last week after a two years' absence. ,

Dress fabrics for next summer, designed in Paris, are chiefly of sweet pea tints, a new colour known as nacrine, giving a mother-of-pearl effect, the fabric itself being of light velvet corduroy, with fine gauze back. Chutedo, a name derived from the French for waterfall, is a pale blue fabric, with a silvery white tint. When in motion the fabric suggests falling water.

Court gossips are talking of a necklace mystery which they maintain is even more romantic than the one that recently engaged the attention of Scotland Yard, for in this second mystery no less a personage than Princess Mary is involved. Like many other members of the Royal Family, the young Princess is the recipient of gifts from people anxious for social or commercial advancement. Usually these donors take good care to make their names known, but in the case of a present that reached her Royal Highness just after her recent arrival at Balmoral, the identity of the donor has so far remained a puzzle to all. This anonymous gift to the Princess consists of a diamond necklace valued at fully £2OOO, enclosed in an exquisitely carved silver jewel case. It was posted at Vienna, and there was not the slightest indication as to who was the sender. Her Royal Highness has not been allowed to have the necklace, which is at present in the possession of the Queen, who is having inquiries made regarding the identity of the donor. Once this has been ascertained the necklace will be returned.