THE SOCIAL WORLD

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1346, 10 February 1916, Page 30

THE SOCIAL WORLD

announcements of engagements and contributions of interest relating to weddings and social gather, ngs should be sent to Eady EcLtor, -Sporting and pram atic Review" Office, Auckland. In all cases the writer’s signature and address must be attached (not for publication). Photographs of wedding groups will be reproduced by arrangement.

Their Excellencies the Governor ana the Countess of Liverpool arrived in Auckland last Friday morning and attended the parade of troops in the Domain in the afternoon. Later thev left in the Government steamer Tutanekai on a visit to tne coastal towns north of Auckland, and also Tauranga. Thence they leave for Christchurch, arriving about the middle of February. While in Auckland their Excellencies were in residence at Government House.

The Spinster’s Club in Wellington recently held a street sale of peanuts which brought in £l7, to be used for the Club’s Avar Avork.

A military wedding took place at St. Patrick’s Church, Palmerston North on 26th January, Avhen L.-Corpl P. Prebble, of C. Company, 3rd. Battal ion, N.Z.R.8., only son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Prebble, of Blenheim, Avas married to Miss Kathleen Harp, youngest daughter of Mr. W. G. Harp, of Rotorua. The bride wore an embroidered vone frock, and Avas attended by Miss Olive Lee, whilst L.-Corpl. M. Maher Avas the best man and L.Corpl. C. T. G. O’Sullivan Avas groomsman.

Mrs. J. Spicer, of Auckland, is on a visit to her mother Mrs. C. W. Adams, Lower Hutt.

Mrs. Lucas Bloomfield, of Parnell, Auckland, held her Anniversary Day tennis party this year Avlth profitable result to the Red Cross Fund, the sum of £8 being collected.

Miss Alice Walker is back in Auckland after a lengthy stay in Nap.er. * * * *

Sir Robert and Lady Stout gave a reception at their residence on Wellington Terrace, to entertain the visiting members of the University Senate, the Victoria College Council, and the Council of Education. Lady Stout Avore a gown of pale grey chiffon over floral silk, and Avas assisted by Miss Stout.

Miss Marjorie Earle, L.A.8., of Parnell, has been appointed music mistress at the Cook County College.

Dr. Jessie Madd son, Avho has been paying visits in Auckland and Wellington, has returned to Christchurch.

Miss Esther O’Callaghan has returned to Thames after a visit to Napier where she Avas the guest of Mrs. Bedford.

Miss Hilda Adlington, late of the Whangarei High School, has been appointed assistant m stress of the Wellington Girls’ College.

Mrs. F. G. Evans, of New Plymouth, has been spending some days in Wellington. Her husband, Archdeacon Evans, is chaplin of the Maheno.

Miss Gladys Worboys, daughter of Mr. J. H. Worboys, of Kilbirnie, has resigned her position under the Education Board, and is leaving for England by the Ruahine to take up Red Cross work.

The engagement is announced in the “Christchurch Sun” of Miss Bertha F. Vincent, daughter of Mr. A. Vincent, of Timaru, to Mr. J. A. Asher, B.A, eldest son of the Rev. J. A. Asher, 8.A., Napier.

A military wedding Avas celebrated at Trinity Methodist Church, Napier, when Sergeant C. A. Spriggs, of Lord Liverpool’s Own, eldest son of Mr. M. Spriggs, of Napier, was married to Miss Elsie Olive Russell, second daughter of Mr. P. J. Russell, of Napier.

Mrs. John Deans, Riccarton, has been selected by the Suburban Queen s Executive Committee as its queen for the forthcoming Queen Carnival.

The engagement .s announced in the “N.Z. Times” of Miss Helen Millar, formerly of London, but iioav settled in Canada, to Mr. Harry Graham, son of Mrs. C. C. Graham, Dunedin. Mr. Graham now resides in Canada, Avhere the marriage will shortly be celebrated.

At Feilding recently Lieut. E. Buri’oavs, of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade (Rangiotu Camp), Avas married to Miss Kathleen O’Leary, fourth daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Humphrey O’Leary, of Masterton. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Father O’Leary, brother of the bride.

The Women’s National Reserve in Dunedin is sending out registration cards to all women in the city. The Boy Scouts are acting as messenger toys in delivering these.

Sister L. Brandon, of the hospital ship Maheno’s nursing staff (under her first commission) has been appointed matron of the Soldiers’ Sanator.um at Rotorua.

A Girls’ Red Cross Society has been formed in Masterton, with the Mayoress at patroness.

“Intelligence lasts a woman a good deal longer than beauty. But it is a good deal less useful while it lasts.”

A Christchurch paper announces the engagement of Miss Yvonne Lucas, daughter of Mr. T. A. Lucas, Waimate, to Mr. R. S. R. Seddon, of Waihao Downs.

At St. Philip’s Church, Sydney, on January 5, the marriage of Mr. Duncan St. Clair Maclardy, of Grafton High School, elder son of Mr. J. D. St. Clair Maclardy, of the Education Department, Avith Miss Phyllis Livingston Withers, only daughter of the late Mr. Aubrey Withers and Mrs. Withers, and granddaughter of Mr. J. White, of Grasmere, Timaru (N.Z.), Avas celebrated by Canon Bellingham.

The engagement is announced of Mr. Alex. Madsen, second son of Mr. C. Madsen, of Masterton, to Miss Amy Thorby, third daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. Thorby, of HastAvell, says the “Wairarapa Times.”

Thus an authority on dress: In a general sense nearly all the neAv goods assume something of the swagger of military style, and there is in almost everything a cut and a hang that suggest the soldier. Ultra realistic novelties of this kind abound in small things, Avhile the breadth of the skirt will be the reason why in the near future not a few will walk with brisk, military gait, and will click the high heels of their cloth-topped boots together, just after the manner of cavalry officers.

In connection with the French Tricolour Day, which is to be held in Auckland on February 25, a procession of about 5000 school children through the main streets of the city s being arranged.

Mrs. Jacobsen (Akaroa) is visiting Wellington to meet her daughter, Mrs. (Dr.) Adams, who has just returned to New Zealand after a year’s residence at the Lick Observatory.

Nurse Maud, of Christchurch, has recently presented a real antique silver coffee pot, to be sold by auction, the proceeds to be given to the Canterbury Patriotic Fund.

“I again noticed lioav little jewellery Avas Avorn by the really well-dressed women,” says the writer of a London letter, referring to a visit to the theatre. “Instead, it is the smart thing now to wear some effective and barbaric lookng jewel, such as a lump of carved jade, amber, or somethng antique suspended round the neck on a narrow moire ribbon. I love the pretty Russian and Maltese crosses

that so many women are wearing this Avay. I have seen delightful ones set with pale blue stones, and others of barbaric looking emeralds.”

An interesting wedding was solemnised at St. David’s Church, Belfast, Canterbury, on Wednesday week, when Miss Elizabeth M. L. M. Pearson, daughter of Mr. John Pearson, Avas married to Mr. Robert Proctor, art master at the School of Arts, Auckland. The bride wore a lotus blue costume with touches of violet and plumed hat. Miss Joyce Tubman acted as bridesmaid. The best man was Mr. A. C. Mclntyre, of Christchurch. A reception was held in Broadway’s, Christchurch.

Sister D. Lane, who has been on the nursing staff of the Dannevirke Hospital for the past seven months, has left for England, where she intends entering the New Zealand Soldiers’ Hospital at London.

A prominent Aucklander passed away at his residence, Parnell, last week in Mr. A. E. T. Devore, at the age of 72 years. Mr. Devore came to New Zealand in 1862, and after spending some time in the South Island came to Auckland and was admitted to law practice in 1871. He was mayor of Auckland from 1886 to 1889, and has always taken an active interest in municipal affairs, while he was an enthusiastic patron of many outdoor amusements. Mr. Devore leaves a widow and six children: Mrs. A. C. H. Collins and Mrs. R. George, of NeAv Plymouth, Miss K. Devore, Miss B. Devore, Miss I. Devore and Mr. George Devore.

The Prime Minister, the Right Hon. W. F. Massey, arrived from Wellington last week for a few days. He Avas accompanied by Mrs. Massey and Miss Massey, and his private secretary, Mr. F. D. Thompson. He is staying at the Grand Hotel.

The engagement is announced in the Wellington “Post” of Miss Mona Robinson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Robmson, Wellington, to Mr. L. C. Morgan, son of the late J. Morgan, and of Mrs. Morgan, Stratford-on-Avon, England.

At St. Stephen’s Church, Waverley, on January 5, the wedding took place of Miss Ava Monteith, youngest daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. David Hunter of HaAvke’s Bay, and Mr. Frank Errington McCullough, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. W. McCullough, of Thames. The Rev. W. J. Hands, Vicar of Waverley, officiated. The bride was given away by her brother, Mr. M. S. Hunter. The bridesmaids were Masses Coralie and Erena Hunter, nieces of the bride. The bridegroom was attended by Mr. Stanley Symes, nepheAV of the bride, whilst Mr. R. Symes filled the position of groomsman.

The marriage of Miss Rose Mairehau Rhodes, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. G. Rhodes, and Capt. G. F. Hutton, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, at one time A.D.C. to Lord Liverpool, took place at Christ Church, Down Street, Piccadilly, on December 9. The bride wore a simple gown of white charmeuse, with a train of fine old lace, and a veil of tulle Avith a Avreath of orange blossom. Master Peter Brook (a small cousin of the bridegroom), dressed in a greenaway suit of pale blue cloth, carried the train. There were no bridesmaids, and Captain Mostyn, of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, was the best man. The Ven. Archdeacon Hutton, Canon of Peterborough, and Archdeacon of Northhampton (uncle of the bridegroom), officiated, and in the course of a short address mentioned that the bride and bridegroom had travelled half round the world for the ceremony, as Captain Hutton went from London to Teneriffe with Captain Tahu Rhodes to meet Mr., Mrs., and Miss Rhodes, and they arrived in London about ten days before the wedding, by the Rimutaka.

Mrs. Quentin Donald, of Featherston, has been chosen as South Wairarapa candidate in the Wairarapa Queen of the Carnival competition.

A returned Australian says that Paris is a city of mourning and depression. The Western front of the war is too near, and French people have not really recovered from the threatened attack on Paris. Although that attempt ended in failure, it roused the French nation to desperation, and ever since the daily arrival of trains full of sorely-wounded men, and the knowledge that few families have not someone fighting, together with the treble cost of living, are sufficient to crush any desire in French women for freakish and extravagant fashions. It is true that numbers of beautiful gowns and hats are being made in Paris by well-known designers and dressmakers, but these creations never see the light of day in France. A good many find their way to Spain, but the majority are sent to New York and to the capitals in South America, where there is enormous wealth.

The engagement is announced of Miss Hilda Fayth, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fayth, Double Bay, Sydney, to Mr. Harry Bishop, of the National Bank, Napier.

Captain W. J. Hardham, V.C., who was returning invalided to New Zealand by the Rotorua, disembarked at Hobart in order to undergo a slight operation. The date of his arrival in Wellington is uncertain.

G'eneral Booth, head of the Salvation Army, has found it to be impossible to carry out his intention of visiting New Zealand this year.