THE SOCIAL WORLD

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1304, 22 April 1915, Page 26

THE SOCIAL WORLD

An interesting wedding was solemnised at St. Mary’s Cathedral, Parnell, Auckland, on Saturday, April 17, when Miss Florence McCarron, daughter or late ex-councillor J. F. McCarron, Melbourne, was married to Sir Henry Weedon, ex-Lord Mayor of Melbourne, who has been on a short visit to New Zealand. The bride wore an exquisite gown of white tucked .net alternated with Cluny lace and built on a foundation of shell pink silk, while the waist was finished with a deep swathing of Copenhagen blue crepe de chine, fastened with Victorian posies. Her large white hat was wreathed in ostrich plumes, and she carried a white suede prayer-book. Mr. J. Ulric Collyns (of King’s College staff) gave the bride away, and Mrs. Collyns (sister of the bride) acted as matron of honour. The latter had on a lovely Parisian frock fashioned of the new armure silk in blue and green tints, the bodice being composed of chiffon in lighter tones, with ceinture of canary and claret ribbon, and supplemented with a smart little cafe coat. A modish black hat elaborated with generous loops of black ribbon, gave an additional note of smartness. Mr. R. F. Moore, of Auckland, supported the bridegroom. After the ceremony, which was performed by the Rev. Canon McMurray, the guests were entertained to tea by Mr. and Mrs. Collyns at their residence, “Hillwood,” Sea View Road, Remuera, when a happy time was spent in felicitous speeches and honoring customary toasts. Sir Henry and Cady Weedon left by the Maheno on Monday for Melbourne.

Dr. Roland Fulton, late house surgeon in the Dunedin Hospital, has left for London, where he will place his services at the disposal of the War Office. The University of New Zealand has agreed to hold in abeyance the medical travelling scholarship, which Dr. Fulton possesses, until the conclusion of the war, when he will resume his studies at one of the London universities.

A resolution of sympathy with Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Smeeton in the death of their daughter, was passed at a meeting of the board of directors of the Young Women’s Christian Assoc ation, Auckland. Widespread sympathy has been expressed with Mr. and Mrs. Smeeton in their sad bereavement. Miss Edna Smeeton passed away in Sydney after a short illness.

The Hon. Dr. Collins, M.L.C., presided over the annual meeting of the Plunket Society in Wellington. The following office-bearers were elected: President, Mrs. Algar Williams; vicepresidents, Mesdames Massey, J. P. Luke, A. R. Atkinson, Macarthy-Reid, Fitchett, Lady Stout; hon. treasurer, Miss Kirkcaldie; hon. secretary, Mrs. Hosking; committee, Mesdames F. R. Chapman, W. T. Grey, Corrigan, S. Kirkcaldie, F. Leckie, Winder, Coull, G. F. Reid, W. F. Ward, Ponsonby, Harcourt, J. Tripe, C. M. Luke, Glover, McVicar, W. Luke, McLean, Cook, Fell, Malcolm Ross, Lady Kelburn, Rev. Mother Aubert, Misses Payne, Ingles, Stewart, Peach, Cable, Clarke, Barnett, Riley, McLellan; hon. physicians, Dr. Platts-Mills, Dr. Edith Huntley, Hon. Dr. Collins, Dr. Rawson, Dr. Mackie Begg, Dr. Gibbs, Dr. R. O. Whyte, Dr. Tennant, Dr. Robert Stout, Dr. Bowerbank, Dr. Tolhurst, Dr. Cahill, and Dr. T. D. M. Stout.

A small fete in connection with the Blue Cross Fund, in aid of horses wounded in the war, organised by the Misses Tabart and Miss P. Palmer, at Papanui, Christchurch, realised the sum of £2l.

Mr. and Mrs. G. Pickering, of Woodville, left by the Rotorua on a visit to the Old Country. Mr. Pickering, who is manager of the Woodville branch of the Bank of New Zealand., is on his annual holiday.

Dr. A. A. Martin, of Palmerston North, who has been recuperating in Switzerland, is on his way to join the New Zealand Expeditionary Force at the front. Dr. Martin has already seen active service at the front, and has been mentioned in despatches.

Miss Marion Sewell, late charge nurse of the Kawakawa Hospital, intends joining the English nurses in service at the front. M * Miss May Ormond, daughter of the Hon. J. D. Ormond Hawke’s Bay, has left for a trip to England. * * Mr. G. Hogben, Hie retiring Inspec-tor-General of Schools, was presented by the school inspectors with a purse of sovereigns at Wellington. Mr. T. P. Fleming, Chief Inspector of the Wellington district said Mr. Hogben had made the syllabus flexible and rendered it possible for children to go step by step to the University. Hon. James Allen, Minister for Education, also spoke in praise of Mr. Hogben’s work. * * * • “Yes ” said cne woman, “it was very lonely living out there. No neighbours to speak of.” “That’s to say,” ventured the other, “no neighbours to talk about.”

Miss Zealie Duder, elder daughter of Captain and Mrs. Duder, Devonport, was married on April 7 to Mr. D. Roberts, only son of Mrs. Roberts, Takapuna.

The Rev. W. and Mrs. Cannell, of New Plymouth, commemorated their golden wedding on Aprli 8. Their six sons and five daughters were all present at the celebration.

A Catholic Girls’ Club has been formed in Christchurch. Lady Clifford performed the opening ceremony. Mrs. G-eorge Harper is president.

Mr. George Hugh McLean, eldest son of Mr. George McLean, of Cashmere, was married at Christchurch on April 7 to Miss Isabel Marion Sinclair, eldest daughter of Mr. William Sinclair, of Christchurch.

The wedding was celebrated at St. Barnabas’ Church, Fendalton, on Easter Mom. v. of Mr. G. E. B. Cooper, of Waitui, Tu + urau, Southland, and Miss R. H. F. C of Pine Farm, Fernside.

Dr. A. Norman Jones and Miss Jones have returned to Wellington from the’r trip through the Far East, Europe, and America, and have taken up their residence at Lower Hutt. s»: # * * The engagement is announced in a Southern paper of Mr. A. Whitlock, eldest son of Mr. C. Whitlock, managing editor of the Hawke’s Bay “Tribune,” Hastings, to Miss Gerlrude A. Gallien, youngest daughter of the late Mr. H. L. Gallien, of Hastings. # # * * In answer to the appeal made by the Mayoress of Auckland, Mrs. C. J. Parr, on behalf of the Ladies’ Patriotic Committee, the Board of Education sent circulars to the various public schools in the Auckland district, requesting that handkerchiefs should be made by the scholars for the use of the Auckland troops. Both boys and girls entered heart : ly into the scheme, and several hundred handkerchiefs will be forwarded to the Auckland section of the troops in Egypt.

Mr. and Mrs. A. Castleberg (Masterton) are spending a holiday at Rotorua.

Miss Rosina F. Lowe, eldest daughter of the Mayor of Thames, was married on Easter Monday to Mr. William Arundell, of Kamo.

A successful garden party, in aid of the Belgium Fund, was held at Brenley, Greenpark, the res’dence of Mr. Fred. Hubbard.

The “Dominion” announces the engagement of Miss Dampier Atkinson, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. Dampier Atkinson, of Seddon, Marlborough, to Mr. A. M. Barclay, of B?nff, Scotland.

At St. Jude’s Church, Palmerston North, on April 6, the marriage took place of Mr. Henry Stafford Pearce, eldest son of Mr. W. Pearce, Wiltshire, England, and Miss Jenny Ham, youngest daughter of the late Mr. Benjamin Ham, of Cheddar, Somersetshire, England. ■ I

Mrs. Stringer, wife of Mr. Justice Stringer, has returned to Wellington after a trip to England. Captain H. T. Heckler, D. 5.0., who was a member of the 4th, 7th and 10th New Zealand Contingents for South Africa, died at Timaru recently from blood-poisoning. Mrs. T. F. Cheeseman (Auckland) has been on a visit to Wellington to see her son, who leaves with the 4th Reinforcements. * * * * Mrs. Massey, Mrs. H. D- Bell, Mrs. Hosking, and Mrs. W. Johnston, of Wellington, have undertaken to collect £lOO to cover the cost of furnishing a smoking and reading room in connection with the Y.M.C.A." building at Trentham camp, and to put up hot shower baths. ■ • • ” Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Tunnicliffe, of Feilding, celebrated their golden wedding on April 4 with a big re-union. * * * * At the Basilica, Wellington, on March 30, Miss Jo Bushell, only daughter of the late Captain Bushell, of Kent, England, was married to Mr. A. E. Spencer, only son of Mr. E. H. Spencer, of Auckland. * * * * The engagement is announced in Christchurch papers of Mr. Herbert B. Williams, of Wairoa River, Dargaville, to Miss Rosa Acland, daughter of the late Hon. J. B. Acland, Mount Peel, South Canterbury. * # * At Temuka on Easter Monday, Miss Mabel Guy, youngest daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. J. Guy, was married to Mr. Lawrence Harold Hartley, of Oamaru. * * * * The “Dominion” announces the engagement of Miss Aileen Sullivan, second daughter of Mr. E. Sullivan, of Pahiatua, to Mr. Harold Mexted, son of Mr. T. Mexted, also of Pahiatua; and of Miss Mona Wall, only daughter of the late Mr. John Wall, late of Riverside Station, Martinborough, to Mr. V. P. Nettlefold, of Mangaweka, youngest son of Mr. W. Nettlefold, of Palmerston North, late Bromley, Kent, England. - * * The annual meeting of the Auckland branch of the Society for the Health of Women and Children was held last week. Mrs. W. H. Parkes presided. The election of officers resulted as follows:—Patrons, The’r Excellencies the Earl and Countess of Liverpool; joint presidents, Mesdames Arthur Myers and George Bloomfield; vice-presidents, Mesdames Buckland, Nelson and Averill; secretary, Mrs. Coleman; assistant secretary, Mrs. R. J. L. Bloomfield; treasurer, Miss Bagnall; committee, last year’s members, with the addition of Mesdames Coverdale and Carr Rollett. * * * * An interesting wedding took place on April 7 at All Saints’ Church, Palmerston North, when Miss Helen Priestley, daughter of the late Mr. J. H. Priestley, of Grimsby, England, and a descendant of the late Dr. Joseph Priestley, of Leeds, was married to Mr. F. J. Vernon Wilson, of Hawera, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Wilson, of Levin. At St. Augustine’s Church, Petone, on April 7th, Miss Elsie Mary, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Yates, was married to Mr. Robert Hyslop, of the locomotive department, New Zealand Railways, and eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Hyslop, of Invercargill. Miss Fanny Fryer and Miss Esther Hyslop were bridesmaids, while Mr. W. Yates was best man.

Prior to leaving, the fifty nurses compris i- ng the New Zealand Contingent attended at Parliament Buildings, where they were addressed by the Hon. James Allen, who wished them all success in their undertaking. Mrs. W. F. Massey then presented each nurse with a badge, specially designed for the contingent. The badge consists of the Geneva cross in red enamel, surrounded by New Zealand fern leaves in silver, and on a scroll at the foot the letters N.Z.A.N.S. (New Zealand Army Nursing Service).

A Christchurch paper announces the engagement of Mr. C. S. Padgett, only son of Mr. A. Padgett, Pahua, Ilkley, Yorkshire, to Miss F. Rice, third daughter of Mr. J. Rice, Woodbury, Geraldine. * * * * Captain E. A. Belcher, formerly headmaster of Christ’s College, Christcnurch, who was appointed to the 9th (Service) Battalion, Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry, in January, has keen promoted to the rank of major. • S 4 « Miss Daisy Jerome, who plays Maid Marion in the “Babes in the Wood,” seized the opportunity of the first night’s performance to tell the audience how glad she was to be back in Christchurch again. She made her little speech sound very convincing (says a writer in the Christchurch “Sun”), and characteristically Daisy Jerome-ish, and the audience reciprocated in the usual way. Miss Jerome managed to display quite a number of gowns as the play progressed along its pantomime path, the first being a simple little pale pink satin, which had something of the petally look of a pink rose about its short, billowy skirt. One of the most striking was a black and gold creation, and there was a pansy-coloured frock with much sparkle and glitter about it.

Queen Alexandra and several other members of the Royal Family, Mr. Asquith and members of the Cabinet, attended the wedding of the Hon. Neil Primrose to Miss Victoria Stanley at St. Margaret’s on April 7. The wedding was the great social event of the season.

At a fete in aid of the Belgians held recently in Sydney a most attractive feature was a show of dolls made by Jewish children of the city. From the tiniest doll to one standing three feet high, every variety was seen, and the juvenile manufacturers were greatly to be congratulated on their success.

“Veronica had married him because he was big and strong and good-look-ing, and she liked the way he ‘did’ his hair, and because he was so much in love with her. She liked being loved, and she mistook this liking for being in love herself.”

“Youth is a lost asset to a woman when man is content to be platonic.” The London “Times” fashion correspondent in Paris says that the very general silhouette in the capital just now is that of a quite youthful French-

woman in a short and rather narrow skirt, and a full-built, three-quarter length coat which has a waistband. The whole costume is quite loose everywhere except at the neck and wrists. The colour of the coat universally verges on khaki, but never quite gets there. With this wear appears a close-fitting little hat covered on windy and rainy days with a veil which is drawn up into the centre of the crown. A Turkish fable goes as follows: — As a woman was walking a man looked at her and followed her. “Why,” said she, “do you follow me?” “Because,” he replied, “I have fallen in love with you.” “Why so? My sister, who is coming after me, is much handsomer than I am. Go and make love to her.” The man turned back

and saw a woman with an ugly face, and being greatly displeased, returned and said, “Why should you tell me a falsehood?” The woman answered: “Neither did you tell the truth; for if you were in love with me, why did you look back for another woman?” * * * * Woman Lawyer: “What is your age?” Woman Witness: “I was born in the same year as yourself.” Woman Lawyer: “Witness excused.” M.ss May Dawson, elder daughter of the late Captain Dawson, 67th Regiment, was married at St. Mark’s Church, Remuera, on April 7, to Mr. D. Holderness, late of Christchurch. Miss Muriel Dawson was bridesmaid and Mr. Ferguson best man. $ $ $ « The mother who has a daughter always has a hand in her purse.—Armenian proverb.