THE SOCIAL WORLD

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1579, 29 July 1920, Page 24

THE SOCIAL WORLD

C KINCSLEY SMITH

Announcements of engagements and contributions of interest relating to weddings and social gatherings should be sent to lady Editor “Sporting _ and Dramatic 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 In all cases the writer’s signature and address must be attached (not for publication).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. .- ' :

Miss Rua Van Staveren has returned to Wellington from a trip to England. .

Miss Phyllis Bloomfield has returned to Auckland after a lengthy visit south.

Miss Rosemary Rees, Gisborne, has left for Sydney after a few months’ stay in the Dominion. ♦ * * *

Mrs. T. M. Wilford and Miss Wilford, Wellington, intend remaining in California for a couple of months.

Mrs. F. E. Baume has been reappointed to represent the Auckland Education Board on the Grammar Schools Board of Governors.

A very pleasant party, at which Lady Birdwood was the guest of honour, was given by Mrs. De Castro at the Pioneer i 5 Club, Wellington.

Miss Violet Nelson, of Seatoun, Wellington, is leaving for London, where she will continue her art studies.

Mrs. Lucas Bloomfield, Misses Partridge and Henderson, were the Auckland delegates to the Plunket Conference.

The engagement is announced of Miss Blanche Butler, of the Auckland Girls’ Grammar School, to Mr. Angus Gordon, jun., of Mount Eden, Auckland.

Sister Maude Atkinson, R.R.C., who has been for some time at King George’s Hospital, Rotorua, has gone for a holiday to Honolulu.

Mrs. Phillips-Turner, who has been to America for medical treatment, has returned to Wellington much benefited.

The Hon. Arthur Myers has arrived in England with his wife and two children. His son. who enters Marlborough next year, is at present in a preparatory school at Surbiton.

Mrs? E. ■ W. Hasell, Christchurch, Mrs. Tom Jones, Wellington, and Mrs. E. Roberts, Wellington, accompany their husbands on the New Zealand Rugby team’s tour of Australia.

The man or woman who delights in perfumes is well advised to indulge this taste, providing they, do not use heavy odours, so a medical man tells me (writes “Anthea,” in the “Daily Chronicle”). It seems that eau de Cologne, and any fresh flower scent, has a slightly stimulating effect upon people, and in the early spring the use of perfume helps one to throw off the feeling of lassitude that is so often characteristic of the season. In the summer, too, or whenever one is tired, the rejuvenating effect of a bath pleasantly 7 perfumed is marked.

The engagement is announced of Miss Beth Drummond, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Drummond, Dargaville, to Mr. Harold J. Baker, youngest son of Mr. W. Baker, Thames.

At a wedding at Eugio, in the Forbes (N.S.W.) district, heavy rain, which preceded the happy event, rendered the black soil country so sticky that the motor car containing the bridal party could make no progress. A team of horses had to be procured. and ' the horses, being hitched on to the car, the trip to the church from the bride’s home was made without accident. The daintilycostumed bridesmaids had to make the trip to the church in a cart.

The final of the Hope Lewis Bowl, played by the Auckland Ladies’ Golf Club, resulted in Miss K. Holmes beating Miss E. M. Upton. ♦ w * *

The engagement is announced in a Christchurch paper of Miss Mary LeCren, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. LeCren,. Timaru, to Mr. John Sim, youngest son of his Honour Mr. Justice Sim and Mrs. Sim, Dunedin.

The wedding took place at the residence of Mrs. J. Dickson, Napier, of Miss Mabel Goldsmith, third daughter of the. late Mr. R. ;( W. Goldsmith and Mrs. Goldsmith, of‘Napier, to Mr. William H. Gattrell. eldest son of the late Air. Gattrell and Airs. Gattrell, of Tinakori Roadt Wellington.

“We get next to no subscriptions from the New Rich.” said Sir F. W. R. Fryer at the annual meeting of the Chelsea Hospital, England. “They have not learnt to answer the call of charity, and only spend their money on motor cars, jewellery, and champagne.”

In the States small bunches of corkscrew curls are being worn over the ears or bunched up at the back of the head. It is said to be a style which suits small and flaxen-headed girls, and the curls ; are generally pinned on. * * * * . Madame Brook, the noted costume creator, who supervised the making and designing of the dresses for so many J» C. Williamson productions, has returned to Melbourne from a trip to America. London and Paris. Madame Brook expressed the opinion that the shows in London were not staged or dressed any better than the productions of J. C. Williamson Ltd. in Australia. “As a matter of fact,” she added “not even at the Folies Bergeres or the Casino de Paris, in Paris—where the dressing is the best I have ever seen abroad — were the dresses more striking or attractive than those displayed in the J. C. Williamson Ltd. revue, “The Passing Show of 1920.’ Now, this is no empty compliment but an absolute fact. While I was in London I did not seen any musical play with better dressing than that of ‘Yes Uncle,’ now playing at Melbourne Theatre Royal. Our girls, too, can well hold theh’ own.”

Nurse Gladys C. Rowlings, of the Auckland Hospital, was presented with a gold medal by the chairman of the Hospital Board, Mr. W. Wallace, in recognition of the fact that she gained first place in the hospital examination held recently. Nurse Ada B. A. Murphy, who wgs second in this examination, was presented with two beautifully-bound books. * * * *

In discussing the child welfare work at the Plunket conference in Wellington, Dr. Truby King said that what was wanted in dealing with child and infant life was clear-cut knowledge and thorough training. He was gratified at the view that was now being taken by the Education Department that licensed homes should be placed under enlightened, scientific supervision. They had got to raise these children, illegitimate or otherwise, to be perfect citizens. It was not a question of lowering the death-rate, but of rearing the children to be healthy men and women. They had been robbed of their birthright of a mother’s love, of proper food, and the least that could be done for them

was to see that they were fed the best way with artificial food best suited to their needs, and to see that adequate money was paid for their sustenance. The rule should be made that no woman should be allowed to take in any child or children for a less sum of money than would feed it properly. * . * * * Mrs. Ernest H. Queree, the wellknown Wellington musician, is leaving for Australia, where she is to reside with her married daughter. Before leaving Wellington the pupils of Mrs. Queree, in combination with those of Mr. Hamilton Hodges, tendered the lady a farewell evening and presented her with a leather dressingcase. * * si! * Says a fashion authority: The single shoulder strap to an evening gown or dance frock is to be shunned; it isn’t done in the best circles, nor is that much-discussed V-back, unless the wearer is slim and svelte and graceful with a good line. The spring gown of fuss may boast a bustle —just a small, unobtrusive and apologetic one, but its adoption means worry of devious kinds; askance looks from the carping critics, furtive glances in every available mirror to ascertain if the “wretched darling of a thing really does look right.” Life is really too short for this kind of bother, and so to be on the safe side, the smart woman will leave the pannier and the bouffe muslin frock and the Louis XV. gown to someone who possesses the idealised figure and some courage.

Last year the marriage rate in Britain was higher, and the infant mortality rate lower, than in any other year on record.

Miss Sheelah King, of Auckland, has recently returned from England and has commenced the practice of her profession as a teacher of Hie pianoforte and harmony. Miss King has had a brilliant educational career. She passed the preliminary, junior and senior Oxford and Cambridge examinations with ’first class honours, and in the senior was placed 16th in the list of candidates, having passed with distinction in French, Latin and German, and with exemptions from London matriculation and responsions, of music under able teachers, earning instant recognition for her talent and aptitude. Before leaving London she qualified at 19 years as a licentiate of the Royal Academy of Music, and from her qualifications she has the prospect of a successful musical career. Her studio is at Mr. Kenneth Eady’s piano warehouse in Upper Queen Street.

The marriage was celebrated at St. Hilda’s, Island Bay, Wellington, on June 30, of Mr. Claude Singleton, of Hamilton, Waikato, and Miss Zoe Evelyn Bland, of Island Bay. The ceremony : was performed by the Vicar (Rev. G. C. Blathwayt), and Air. Allen presided at the organ.. The bride wore a handsome gown of white crepe de chine with court, train and long bridal veil. The bridesmaid, Miss Ruth Grenside, was. in heliotrope crepe de chine. Mr. H.. Winchester acted as best man. After the wedding ceremony, the guests were entertained by Air. and MrsBland, and later, Mr. and Mrs. Singleton left for Auckland. * * * * The untrimmed hat is included in the vogues for the coming season.. The only stipulation is that if you wear your millinery as a thing of beauty unadorned, at. least you will, have wit and grace enough to cover its nudity with a flowing veil, points out a fashion expert. These veils are pure delights in themselves —great lengths of silken meshes, either plain or patterned, some with an all-over design, others content with a good border following a conventional or floral persuasion. The adjustment, too, is a matter of much moment. They must be pinned to affect a weed drape, and are worn off the face. Paris . says for first choice- —taupe, nigger, navy, sand, and French grey, but for those who cannot do without a dash of definite colour there are vivid greens, several blues, and even a soft yellow, all and every one worth the delightful bother of testing for effect against hair and, face.