THE SOCIAL WORLD

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1359, 11 May 1916, Page 28

THE SOCIAL WORLD

inuouncunent* of enfagemeuxß and contributions of interest relating’ to weddings and social gatherings should be sent to Lady Editor. “Sporting and Dramatic Beview" 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 In all cases the writer's signature and address must be attached (not for publication).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.

His Excellency the Governor and the Countess of Liverpool left Auckland for Wellington at the end of last week.

The Woodland Fete, which was postponed from Saturday owing to bad weather, took place in the Town Hall on Tuesday evening, May 2. The hall was beautifully decorated, and under the galleries were arranged stalls laden with goods of all kinds and in charge of a number of girls looking very sweet and charming in white frocks, coloured muslin aprons and large hats, the various colour schemes being most effective, especially those in heliotrope and violet. The function was opened by Mr. C. J. Parr, M.P., who wished the Victoria League Girls’ Club and the Aeroplane Committee every success in their efforts to obtain funds for the purchase of artificial limbs for wounded soldiers, and to help the aeroplane fund. A splendid musical programme had been arranged, and the dancing of Miss Daphne Knight’s pupils added greatly to the enjoyment of the evening, a charming minuet, danced by Miss Henderson and Mr. G. Dawson, calling forth great applause. Songs were contributed by Miss Mac Cormack, Miss Knight, Miss Zoe Bartley and Mr. Sutherland. Miss Aileen Moore gave a most delightful pianoforte solo, and the playing of the overture “Zampa” by the Auckland Orphans’ Club was very much enjoyed. Other sources of amusement were the shooting gallery run by a weirdly-garbed policeman, and a dolls' theatre cleverly managed by Miss Fenton. The supper-room was an additional attraction, and the waitresses in white frocks and pretty pink mob caps were kept very busy. A hat-trimming competition, in which the soldiers competed, caused great merriment. Among those present were Mrs. A. Clark, Mrs. Sydney George, Mrs. John Reid, Miss Reid, Mrs. A. A. Martin, Mrs. Edmonds, Mrs. Rainger, Mrs. Mac Cormack, Mrs. Neil, Mrs. Stride, Mrs. A. Davis. Miss Frater. » » * • A small but very delightful afternoon tea was given at Government House last week. The rooms looked very pretty and cosy and bowls of chrysanthemums added a charming effect. The same flowers in shades of gold were to be seen on the tea table. Her Excellency the Countess of Liverpool received, wearing a frock of soft black material. Among the guests were Sir Robert and Lady Lockhart, Mrs. Charlie Buddle, Miss Una Buddle, Mrs. Gorrie, Miss Gwen Gorrie, Miss Rachael Gorrie, Mrs. Tibbs, Miss Tibbs, Mr. and Mrs. Parr, Mrs. Athwaite, Miss Boult. Miss C. Tonks, Canon Mac Murray, Colonel Paterson. On Wednesday afternoon, April 26, a very interesting ceremony took place when His Excellency the Governor, accompanied by the Countess of Liverpool, opened the new buildings of the Boys’ Grammar School, Auckland. A guard of honour was formed by the senior cadets, and the Governor performed the ceremony ot opening the main door with a golden key. Speeches were made by His Excellency, the Hon. J. A. Hanan, members of the Board of Governors and Mr. Tibbs, headmaster, who received a great ovation from the boys, past and present. After the ceremony exhibition of physical drill was given by the cadets and the rest of the afternoon was spent in an inspection of the buildings, which are a wonderful architectural achievement The Countess of Liverpool wore a black frock and black lace hat Mrs. Arthur Myers was in white cloth and smart black and green hat, Mrs. Tole was wearing black and a black toque and black feather boa, Mrs Upton wore blue Mrs Hume looked smart m a biac tailor-made and black and cream

toque, Mrs. Parkes wore a black coat and shirt and black hat with a white plume. Others present were: Mrs. Bamford, Mrs. A. A. Martin, Mrs. Carlton Hay, Mrs. Garland, Mrs. Averill, Mrs. Mac Cormack, Mrs. Anderson, Mrs. C. Buddle. * ♦ « * A deputation from the Women’s Anti-German League and the New Zealand Natives’ Association waited on Sir Joseph Ward and on the Right Hon. W. F. Massey to protest against Lieutenant Grierson being permitted to leave with the reinforcements. Both Ministers promised to give the matter their serious consideration. * * • • * Miss Butler, headmistress of the Auckland College and Grammar School, who is at present in England, is returning to resume her duties at the expiration of her lease. « * ♦ * Mr. John Roberts, C.M.G., and Mrs Roberts (Dunedin), spent Easter with friends in South Canterbury.

Although the day of the coquette is said to have passed, some of the delightful accessories that went to heighten her charm still exist. The fan is among the number, and is as decorative as it was in the days when it was wielded in an atmosphere of lavender and old lace. ♦ ♦ ♦ » Much regret is expressed concerning the news by cablegram of the death of Mrs. Hamilton, wife of Lieu-tenant-Colonel Hamilton, of the Grenadier Guards. Mrs. Hamilton, who was only 25 years of age, will be remembered as Miss Elgar, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Elgar, of “Fernside,” Featherston, and has been living in England for the last three years. * ❖ * ♦ An engagement of general interest (states an Australian paper) is announced between Miss Mary Selwyn, a daughter of the late Bishop John Selwyn, of Melanesia, and Rev. Chas. Palmer, of Wellington, New Zealand, son of the late Archbishop Palmer, of Norfolk Island. Bishop Selwyn and Archbishop Palmer were for years closely associated in the work of the Melanesian Mission.

Miss E. Tonks (Hobart) is the guest of Mrs. Browning, Remuera. * * * * Miss Levien (Feilding) is the guest of Mrs. Robert Neil. The Hon. Arthur Myers, accompanied bj 7 his wife and family, returned to Wellington from Auckland last week. Miss Hilda Mayant Northcroft, M. 8., C. 8., of Auckland, is practising her profession in England. Her address is Denbigh House, Longton, Staffs. The King and Queen have taken a keen interest in the Red Cross sale (says a writer in the “Gentlewoman”), and their gifts were among the most striking of the collection —the King’s being a gorgeous yellow panel of Chinese embroidery, embroidered with Imperial emblems; whilst the Queen sent a pair of beautiful bracelets (inscribed), and that she had worn herself.

The engagement is announced of Miss Lila Davison, only daughter of the late Mr. J. Davison, of Canterbury, and Mrs. Davison, of Carterton, to Mr. Corneille H. de Mey d’Alkemade, of Te Horo, Manawatu, youngest son of Mr. J. J. de Mey d’Alkemade, late Director of Physical Training for New Zealand. * • • « Miss Dorothy Ware, of Remuera, is leaving shortly for a lengthy stay in England, where she is intending to take up patriotic work. Miss Ware has many friends in Canterbury. * * • • The wrist-watch Englishwomen are wearing with most pleasure now has a square dial, grey in colour with black numerals on it to match the narrow black moire ribbon band that spans the wrist. * sjs Lady Esher has been decorated with the Royal Red Cross in recognition of the excellent V.A.D. work she has done. Lady Esher is Belgian by birth, being the daughter of M. Van de Weyer, who for years was Belgian Ambassador at the British Court.

A pretty wedding took place at St. Stephen’s Church, Peel Forest, last week, the bride being Miss Ruby Popplewell, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. Popplewell, Peel Forest, and the bridegroom Mr. Robert Richards, of Geraldine. The bride was given away by her father, and wore a dainty gown of white satin, with overdress of ninon. Her veil was arranged as a Juliet cap, and caught with a wreath of orange blossoms, and her bouquet was of white asters. The bridesmaid was Miss Margaret Popplewell (sister of the bride), her white gown being worn with a black hat. Mr. F. Richards was best man. After a wedding tea at the residence of the bride’s parents, Mr. Richards and his bride left for a trip to Akaroa, the latter travelling in a mauve cloth costume and a black hat. $ ' $ * A very pretty wedding was solemnised at St. Matthew’s Church, Stafford Street, Dunedin, on the morning of Thursday, April 27, when Mr. Leonard Bowes Clarkson, of Messrs. J. B. Clarkson and Co., Ltd., Wellington and Christchurch, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Clarkson, Christchurch, was married to Miss Dorothy Murray Wren, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Wren, of Dunedin. The ceremony was performed by Canon Curzon Siggers, Mr. Sidney Wolf officiating at the organ. The bride was given away by her father and was attended by three bridesmaids, Miss Doris Gascoigne, Miss Mona Shrimpton and Miss Pauline East (Christchurch), niece of the bride. The bridegroom was attended by Gunner Simpson, of the 15th Reinforcements, who came down from Featherston Camp. After the ceremony a reception was held at the Savoy, which was beautifully decorated for the occasion, about a hundred guests being present. The bride and bridegroom received the congratulations of their relatives and friends under a large floral bell. Numerous congratulatory telegrams were received from all parts of New Zealand. The bride looked charming in her wedding gown of ivory satin and ninon daintly embroidered with pearls. She wore a Dutch cap of tulle with customary bridal veil, and carried a beautiful white bouquet. The bridesmaids wore pale pink cloth and ninon pinafore frocks, and black hats. Miss Pauline East, a small bridesmaid, wore a dainty frock of pink crepe de chine and lace. Mrs. J. Wren, mother of the bride, was wearing a navy blue charmeuse with gold trimmings. hat to match, and seal coat. Mrs. Wren, senr., grandmother of the bride, was in a becoming black silk gown, Mrs. Benfield (Auckland) black silk, seal coat, Mrs. H. C. East (Christchurch) mole frock and hat, fur coat, Mrs. Chris. Wren navy costume, black velvet hat, Mrs. Percy Wren navy costume, ermine furs, Mrs. J. H. Kingsland (Invercargill) mole costume, white hat, Miss Kingsland navy costume, cerise and blue hat, Mrs. Forbes-Williams black costume, black fox furs, Mrs. Gascoigne nigger brown costume and hat to match, Mrs. Shrimpton violet costume, fur coat, Mrs. R. Forbes (Christchurch) check silk costume, violet hat, Mrs. Chas. Forbes grey costume, Mrs. Holloway black silk costume, Mrs. A. J. Morrison navy costume, smart black hat, Miss Steel (Christchurch) nigger brown costume and hat, Miss Irene Steel mole costume, mole and pink hat. The bridegroom’s gift to the bride was a beaty tiful diamond and pearl pendant. The bride’s present to the bridegroom was a gold-mounted pocket wallet. The bridesmaids received gold monogram brooches and the small bridesmaid a gold bracelet. Mr. and Mrs. Clarkson left for the north to join the Turakina en route for England. Mr. Clarkson intends to qualify tor a pilot’s license in one of the British Flying Schools as soon as possible after his arrival in the Old Country, and will then offer for enlistment m the Royal Army Flying Corps Mrs. Clarkson will be the guest of Mrs. J. B. Clarkson, her mother-in-law, at her English home, Gable End, 21. Tempters’ Avenue, Golder’s Green, London, N.W.

Miss Elsie Simpson, of Wellington, arrived in England last week. • » ♦ * Miss Frances Hodgkins, the New Zealand artist, who, according to a recent cable message, is an exhibitor at the Royal Academy this year, was the first New Zealander to have pictures accepted at that world-renowned exhibition. Miss Hodgkins is the sister of Mrs. Field (wife of Mr. W. H. Field, M.P.), and at the outbreak of the war had her studio in Paris-. Since then she has established her self at St. Ives, Cornwall, where she has been working very successfully at portrait painting. Miss Hodgkins is an artist of high repute, and the leader of her own “school” of painting in Europe. Mrs. Maurice Hewlett, the wife of the popular novelist, enjoys the distinction of being the only woman in Britain at the head of an aeroplane factory; also that of being a woman pioneer in the art of aviation. Mrs. Hewlett early in the history of the science conceived a desire to fly and went to France to learn the art. She soon gained a pilot’s certificate, and, being convinced of the big future before the manufacturers of machines, she induced M. Blondeau, her teacher, to start a workshop near Brooklands. Later a move was made to a village near Luton, and at the present time the works cover over six acres of land. • ♦ • » A Canadian girl, writing to the secretary of the Victoria League, Soldiers’ Club, in Regent Street, London, sending a donation, says:—“lt might interest you to hear in what manner we raised the latest addition to ou • funds, as it was rather a departure from the orthodox bazaars, tag dayr’, concerts, etc. We asked the townspeople, through the local papers, to give us all their old newspapers, magazines, and waste paper of all sorts. Then, at a set time we gathered the resulting accumulation —no light work, I can tell you, for girls—gathering it mostly in motors, though, in a few cases, such as the newspaper offices, where there was a good deal, we sent a dray and teamster. We worked under great disadvantages, as the snow came on before our work was complete, but we succeeded finally in shipping 11 tons +o a wholesale dealer in Toronto. For this he paid us 911 dollars (about £2O, is it not?), and after deducting our expenses, we cleared over 78 dollars.” * * * ♦ “It’s heartbreaking,” says a French porter’s wife in Madame Tinayre’s new book, La Veillee des Armes. “We aren’t cowards; but when we have borne a child and suckled and reared him to manhood by our toil, and then they say to us: ‘Now give him up, to be killed, . perhaps, and you will remain alone in your old age, you will have nothing. . . . That breaks the heart . . . it’s worse than death. . . . “Ah! bon Dieu Seigneur! If there were women in the government, it would be over, all this warring! Soldiers fight the battles, but women bear the soldiers. ... Be tween us, we’d always come to an agreement to save our children. 1 can’t believe that German mothers’ hearts are different from mine. . . .”

Scrubb’s cloudy ammonia has a number of uses which any practical housewife knows how to appreciate, and is the very best thing in existence for cleaning brushes, lace, silver, and all the odds and ends of one’s toilet table. In the resuscitation of skirts and coats it is invaluable, for it removes spots and brings

out the colour in a black gown as nothing else will. It is qirte the exception nowadays to find the housekeeper who does not insist upon its use among the servants of her household.

Tastes differ, of course, but it is surprising- how many people prefer “Desert Gold” to any other tea. All grocers sell it at 1/8, 1/10, and 2/-. Get a packet at the price you usually pay. You’ll be delighted, and will declare it the best of all.