THE SOCIAL WORLD

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1551, 15 January 1920, Page 24

THE SOCIAL WORLD

Announcements of engagements and contributions of interest relating to weddings and social gatherings should be sent to Dady Editor, “Sporting and Dramatic Seview” 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 In all cases the writer’s signature and address must be attached (not for publication).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.

Mr. and Mrs. Culford Bell, Wellington, are spending a holiday at Kawau.

Miss L. Bing, of the Christchurch High School, is leaving shortly on a visit to England, and will spend a year’s furlough abroad.

Miss Craig Roberton, who has been touring New Zealand for some weeks, is leaving by the Tofua en route for England.

Miss Gwynn Armit, Wellington, accompanied by her brother, Lieutenant E. N. Armit, M.C., left for Sydney last week.

Mrs. D. Brunskill-Reid, who has lived in London since her marriage, is visiting her mother, Mrs. Pollock, North Terrace, Kelburn, Wellington.

Miss McNie, A..R.R.C., of Christchurch, who recently returned from active service, has been appointed matron of Waipukurau Military Hospital. Before leaving England Miss McNie was matron at Codford Hospital.

The engagement is announced in the “Christchurch Press” of Miss Irene Barbour, L.A.8., only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Barbour, Lyttelton, to Mr. Norman Wilkinson, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Wilkinson, “Awa Nui,” Spotswood, North Canterbury.

Miss Rattray and Miss Geerin, of Dunedin, have each received from Their Majesties the King and Queen of Belgium, the bronze medal of Queen Elizabeth, with accompanying diploma, in recognition of services rendered for the 'relief of distress in Belgium during the war.

The vogue of the less precious jewels shows no abatement, and strings of amber, jade, cornelian, and onyx are being worn with the most elegant evening gowns, says a London paper. The tendency is to wear fewer beads on a string, an improvement on the crowded ropes which would have startled a Chinese mandarin, for he has the good taste to wear his amber or jade sparingly.

The wedding was quietly celebrated on New Year’s Day of Mr. H. T. Falla, second son of Mr. D. J. Falla, West Melton, and Miss Evelyn Maugher Rabey. second daughter of Mr. S. Rabey, Guernsey, Channel Islands. The ceremony took place at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Le Page, “Firamina,” Avonside. the officiating clergyman being the Rev. H. Spencer. The bride wore a navy tailored costume and fawn tagel hat.

Lady Astor, the first woman elected to the House of Commons, is thus described by an English correspondent: She discards notes; is as clear as a brook, with a musical voice, and features that are wonderfully responsive to her varying moods. Yet at any moment there flashes out some sentence that overwhelms you with surprise—some daring utterance coming quite unexpectedly, a quaint turn of phrase, a colloquial expression that leaves you in wonderment. But, not taking life too tragically, you laugh and participate in the exhilaration that the whole audience shares. I have rarely known meetings which broke up so thoroughly refreshed with the feeling that all have been having a good time. It is a triumph of personality which is carrying “Nancy” Astor — everybody so calls her here —along the tide of success. No meetings are so packed as hers; no figure in the street engages so much attention as herself.

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“One of the few —the very fewgreat violinists of the world,” wrote a critic in the “London Daily Graphic” of Miss Daisy Kennedy, the young Australian violinist, who recently returned from England covered with triumphs won in the world’s musical centres. Her first appearance at the Sydney Town Hall in November last in conjunction with the State Conservatorium Orchestra stirred the enthusiasm of the large audience to the highest pitch, and no artist has made such a remarkable impression for many years. In addition to being a musical genius, Miss Kennedy has a delightful platform appearance; tall, graceful figure, beautifully gowned, she is an exceptionally attractive personage on the platform. Miss Kennedy will appear in Auckland next week.

A visit to a Hanover Square establishment in London has brought to light a magnificent coat, priced at £lO,OOO. It was of black Russian sable, each strand ending in tails and paws, which formed an uneven border to the hem and the shawl collar, the latter so deep as to reach to the wearer’s waist. Another beautifully worked sable coat, valued at £5OOO, was shown. It was a short-waisted wrap coat on kimono lines, or rather, a short coatee to which a shirt had been attached, and with a lining of gorgeous brocade in brown and gold. The fur was worked in strands, these running vertically in the front and from side to side in the back of the skirt. There was at the back a waist-deep yoke, ending in a fringe of paws and tails, and a great shawl collar, which could be rolled softly up about the wearer’s face.

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Mrs. C. H. Wagstaff, Christchurch, and Miss Nancy Wagstaff are spending a holiday in Auckland and Rotorua.

Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Tripp, South Canterbury, have left for England, where Mr. Tripp is going to attend the Red Cross Conference.

The popular actress, Miss Maud Beatty, who left Australia by the steamer Van Cloon for South America, at the end of November, having concluded a successful season with the J. C. Williamson firm, arrived at her destination last week. A cable message received in Christchurch from Buenos Aires says that she was married to Mr. Sydney G. Kibble, of Estance, “Los Cenos-de-San Juan,” Uruguay.

The engagement is announced from Melbourne of Miss Maggie Dickinson and Mr. Sydney Yates, the talented dancers who recently appeared with the J. C. Williamson pantomime, “Goody Two Shoes.”

The wedding was celebrated on Monday, January 5, at St. Mark’s Church, Opawa, of Miss Elizabeth A. Bennett, late of the N.Z.A.N.S. and at one time a nurse in the Christchurch Hospital, to Mr. William Copeland, of Christchurch, and formerly of the N.Z.E.F. The bride wore a tailored coat and skirt of college grey worsted,, and ivory toned vest, worn over a lace blouse. Her white hat was smartly turned up at the side to show a lining of nattier blue, and she carried a bouquet of choice white flowers. The bridesmaid, a one-time army nursing comrade and now matron of BotUe Lake Hospital, was Miss Kitty Mackay. Mr. William Eade accompanied the bridegroom as best man, and the Rev. F. A. Crawshaw was the officiating clergyman.

The wedding took place in St. Mark’s Church, Remuera, Auckland, on December 30, of Miss Isadora Cumming, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. A| Cumming, of Maunsell Road, Parnell, to Mr. Errol Meredith Mackersey, eldest son of the late Mr. J. J. Mackersey, of Masterton, and Mrs. Mackersey, Wellington. Miss Madge Overton-Smith was bridesmaid, and Mr. F. E. Mackenzie was best man. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a coat and skirt of silk heavily braided, and a large white hat encircled with ostrich feathers. She carried a shower bouquet of white flowers.

To mark their appreciation of the kindness of Sir Francis and Lady Bell in giving the use of their beautiful home, “Taumaru,” Lowry Bay, as a convalescent home for soldiers from 1916 to 1919, the hundreds of soldiers who benefited thereby recently presented the. owners of “Taumaru” with an illuminated address. They have also erected in the grounds a handsome sundial, bearing the inscription, “Amydd ye flowers I court ye houres,” and a further inscription putting on record the gratitude of the soldiers to Sir Francis and Lady Bell for allowing the use of their home to convalescent soldiers during the war period.

Miss Daisy Kennedy, the distinguished violinist, visited Trentham one afternoon last week and played to the wounded soldiers. “In London during the war I was never so happy as when visiting the various hospitals to play to the Australian and New Zealand boys,” remarked Miss Kennedy to Mr. A. Varney, the Y.MC.A. national secretary, when asked if she would go to Trentham to play. “It will give me the greatest pleasure to go, for if I can cheer their dull monotony for only an hour, I shall be perfectly happy, and I will consider it an honour that my first appearance in New Zealand should be before those soldier boys.”

A naval wedding of interest to New Zealanders is reported in the Ealing“Naval Gazette,” being that of Engin-eer-Lieutenant J. H. H. Holm, R.N.R., son of the late Captain F. Holm, of Wellington, to Miss Nellie D. R. Lankshear, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs.. W. J. Lankshear, of Wellington. The wedding took place at St. Paul’s, Northfields, when the Rev. A. IL Cooper officiated. The bride was given away by her father, and wore a gown of ivory crepe de chine, and carried a bouquet of carnations and white heather. The bridesmaid was Miss Ludford, of Ipswich, wearing blue crepe de chine, with a bouquet of bronze chrysanthemums and white heather. Lieutenant-in-Command M. T. Holm. R.N.R., was the best man. At the close of the marriage service the bridal party and guests attended a celebration of the Holy Communion, and later a reception was given at 80, Kingsdown Avenue, the residence of Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Russell, cousins of the bride.

“That sewing shall count as a handwork subject for girls,” was a remit introduced at the N.Z.E.I. Conference by Miss J. A. Finlayson (Wellington). One reason advanced by Miss .Finlayson was that at present, the girls had to find their own mater--ial —quite a serious enough consideration to many parents—whereas were' sewing made a hand-work subject, the materials would be provided by the Government. Miss M. Smith. (Christchurch) seconded the motion,, and expressed the opinion that, as. conditions were now, sewing was being starved out —no apparatus, material or conveniences whatever were* provided. Mr. A. C. Blake • (Wellington.) said that it had struck him quite* a time ago that sewing had not been*, made a hand-work subject on account of the expense to the Government.. He considered sewing and cookingadmirable subjects for girls. The remit was carried unanimously.

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Miss B. Selig, Christchurch, has returned from a trip to Sydney.

The engagement is announced of Miss Emily Isohel Rosoman, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Rosoman, of Feilding, to Mr. Alfred George Sporle, son of Mr. Robert G. Sporle, of Feilding.

Berta Ruck, the favourite writer, in real life is Mrs. George Oliver. She is the wife of “Oliver Onions,” also a writer. Mrs. Oliver is an exceedingly attractive woman, whose principal interests are her children and her writing.

The Auckland Racing Club’s summer carnival at Ellerslie will remain in the memory as a gathering of record crowds and beautiful frocks. The weather was ideal all through, giving femininity a chance to air its newest creations, for the most part expressed in graceful georgette or charmeuse. There was a multiplicity of fashions in hats, wearers adopting a wise conformity to their own particular style rather than to following the vagaries of fashion. The flowers and grounds were a delight to behold, the beds of giant begonias forming a dazzling blaze of colour and setting off the well-kept lawns. There were many visitors from t’he south, including Mrs. Arthur Duncan, Mrs. Eric Riddiford, Mrs. Vivian Riddiford, Miss Ngaire Riddiford (Wellington), Mrs. Gerald Stead, Mrs. Harvey Patterson (Christchurch), Mrs. F. D. Lysnar, Miss Donner, Mrs. Murphy (Gisborne), Mrs. Duthie (Wellington), Misses Russell (Palmerston North), Mrs. Gage Williams, Mrs. Arthur Russell, Mrs. Walter Clifford and Miss June Clifford. Amongst well-known local people were: Lady Lockhart, Miss Betty Lockhart, Mrs. W. H. Parkes, Mrs. Ernest Bloomfield, Mrs. George Bloomfield, Mrs. W. C. Somers, Mrs. Nathan, Mrs. Bickerton Fisher, Mrs. E. W. Alison, Mrs. Fotheringham, Mrs. Field Porter, Mrs. Roberts, Mrs. I. Alexander, Mrs. Eliot Davis, Miss Alice Walker, Mrs. M. Louisson. Mrs. H. Clark, Mrs. ThorneGeorge, Mrs. Waller, Mrs. Dargaville, Misses Gorrie, Mrs. C. Brown, Mrs. Stride, Mrs. M. McCallum, Mrs. R. Isaacs, Mrs. Ballin, Mrs. M. Caro, Mrs. Markham, Mrs. J. Alexander, Mrs. Marsack, Mrs. Ring. The winning of the Derby by Sir George Clifford’s Royal Stag was popularly acclaimed, Miss .Norah Gorrie (daughter of Mr. H. T. Gorrie, the vice-pre-sident) decorating the winner with the coveted blue ribbon to rounds of applause from the crowds.