WEDDING

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22512, 21 September 1938, Page 2

WEDDING

MACKAYMKENSHA^ Many friends gathered at St. Andrew's Church, Culverden, for the wedding celebrated recently of Thelma Dale (Cherry), only daughter of Mr George Henshaw and the late Mrs Henshaw (Culverden), to Robert, youngest son of Mr J. Mackay and the late Mrs Mackay, Cluny, Raffprd, Scotland. The Rev. A. MeNeur (Waiau) performed the ceremony. Friends of the bride had decorated the church for the occasion with spring flowers and blossom. The bride, who was escorted by her father, wore a frock of white needlerxm lace mounted on satin- A high coronet of orange blosa- m held to the head her beautiful veil of embroidered tulle, and she carried a bouquet of pink sweet peas, cream freesias, and abutilons. Miss Giddens (Barry's Bay), who attended as bridesmaid, wore a frock of emerald green ripple crepe, and her bouquet was composed of bronze abutilons and freesias. The best was Mr R. A. Johnston (Culverden). As the bridal party left the church, escorted bv Piper A. T. Black (Culverden), the bride was presented with a silver horseshoe by little Paul Cook (Rotherham). At the reception held in the Amuri tearooms, the guests were received by the bride's aunt, Mrs Ernest Giddens (Barry's Bay). The hostess was wearing a tailored suit in brown and fawn tonings with a smart hat to match, and a shoulder spray of pink abutilons.

When the bride and bridegroom left for their wedding tour, the bride was wearing a brown tailored suit and a hat to match. She carried a musquash fur coat. ■...■,„■ ,

LADY SKELTON NAMED H.M.S. SCOTT (jtbom ona own copeesponpent.) LONDON, August 29. Lady Skejtpn performed the naming ceremony of H.M-S. Scott from the Caledon shipbuilding yard. Lady Skelton, who is a New Zealander. was performing her third christening ceremony at a launch, but the first tune in Scotland. It was her first visit to Dundee, although she has frequently been to Scotland, She created a record by being the first New Zealander to launch a Caledon Ship, Engineer Vice-Admiral Sir R. W. Skelton, K.C.8., C.8.E., D,S,Q., 37 years ago left Dundee after having superintended the building of the Discovery. He sailed with Captain Robert Falcon Scott to the Antarctic jn that famous vessel as chief engineer. A few days ago, Vice-Admiral Skelton returned to Dundee to attend a ceremony which, formed a new link with the great explorer—the launch of H.M.S. Scott. As was only natural, he referred to his early contact with Dundee. Many changes had taken place in the 37 years since he had left it. and one of th- things he missed most was the old Town House, which he had greatly admired. Lady Skelton is the fourth daughter of the late Mr W, Pevenish Meares, of Christchurch, and niece of Mr H. O. Devenish Meares, of Fendalton. She and her husband visited Christchurch a few years ago.

OVERSEAS LEAGUE ANNUAL MEETING This month the Overseas League will celebrate its twenty-eighth birthday. It has 50,000 members, and its founder, Sir Eveiyp Wrench, aims at increasing the membership to 100.000 in 10 years. To Jselp in this campaign for increased; membership, .Mr Norton Francis, 'who presided at the annual meeting of j> the Canterbury branch held in -the Chamber .of Commerce halLj.last night, exhorted each) member tQ secure a hew member during the current year. New Zealand members who visited England, he;"said, were enthusiastic about the generous hospitality offered, to them by the league in 'London, and he hoped, that those about to visit Britain would enrol before they left the Dominion. - The annual report, which reviewed the activities of the last year and the balance-sheet, showing that the finances of the branch were satisfactory, were adopted. Social functions held during the year, the report said, had been, successful and enjoyable, ana the committee appreciated the desire of other local patriotic bodies to co-oper-ate with the league. Meetings of the committee had been well attended and two vacancies had been filled by the election of Miss Thomas, formerly of the Paris headquarters of the league, and Mr K. Walton, formerly' of Dunedin, The chairman of the committee, MrH. G. Helmore, had visited England last year, and had been given a cordial welcome at London headquarters. Election ot Officers The election of officers resulted as follows:—President, Mr Norton' Francis; vice-presidents, Air Marshal Sir Robert Clark Hall, Mr H. L. Bowker, Mr R. E. McDougall, Miss E. A. Aitken. Mrs J. Cracroft Wilson; commits tee. Mr Heathcote Helmore, Mr K; Walton, Mr. P. Selig,' Mr N. McCalmay. Mrs. M. Lance. Mrs A. J. Benzie, Miss M G. Havelaar, Mrs 3D. Buchanan. Mrs E. Overton, Mrs E. G. Gebbie, Miss Thomas. Mrs.E. J. Chennells; honorary auditor, Mr F« S. Marshall. Votes of .thanks were passed to Miss Aitken, who had enrolled many new! members,- to Miss E- Wilson, who had made arrangements for supper at the league's meetings, to Mr Helmore, chairman of the committee, and -to Major W. E. S. Furby, and to the honorary auditor, Mr Marshall. After the business meeting an interesting lantern lecture on his trip to the East was given by Mr R. T. TosswiU. Supper wag served.

SURVIVALS IN DRESS HEAD COVERINGS NO PEASANT DRESS INVENTIONS (mov *o» own eouuwonnßj LONDON, August 25. Lord Raglan, in his-paper on "Survivals in Dress," said be could not explain why it was that the fashion for wigs persisted among judges and lawyers. Though the wig in England stood for the dignity of the law and for nothing else, it was not introduced for this purpose, but by dandies to inveigle the eyes of their ladies. The idea of the wig worn by judge? could not be to keep up their dignity, because numerous other people, from the King and; Archbishop of Canter-; bury downwards, had to keep up their dignity, but did not do it by wearing WigS. ■.•:■'.'•*•■.. The only hats that dated back before mediaeval times were,: the- little; : red soup-plate hats worn by cardinals and the white hats worn by clowns. 'There is a belief," he said, "that the hat'was invented for the protection of the head. That is absurd. V"lf we look over the worMVwe-find that most of the people who might be expected,.to need some protection for their heads do not wear hats. ' ' "Furthermore, the head coverings of women differ very much from the head coverings of men. Whatever difference there may be between what-is inside men's heads and what is inside women's heads, the outside. is • very similar. There is no reason, if hats had to be invented to protect heads. that hats for women should lidt be the same as hats for men."« The top hat was falling into disuse, and was : now .largely: worn- only by bishops, Eton . boys, undertakers, and messengers. Discussing peasant costumes, Lord Raglan said: "There is an idea that everything beautiful is invented by peasants, and that everything cheap and ugly comes from the town. That is absurd, and the reverse Is correct. "No peasant has ever invented anything. Everything that is cultured and beautiful has always come from the towns."