WOMAN'S WORLD.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 560, 15 July 1909, Page 3

WOMAN'S WORLD.

..' ', ',' -MATTEES OP INTEREST FBOM NEAR AND FAR. , , , , , flJiilDowkuiM

I Victoria, Lcasuo,

: ;\ SOCIAL AND PERSONAL, Weddings, j + " ( A jiretty wedding was celebrated on Tuesjay 'afternoon at < Johnsonvillo, at t tho residence of .tho bride's brother, tho Rev. C. Eatoi' performing tho ceremony, when Miss Rodda, oldest daughter of Mr. t G. Rodda, J-P-, of Syciney Street, was .married to Mr. T. I. Lameson, son ot tho late Mr. T. Lameson, of Kumara. -Tho bride,'who wore a beautifully embroidered cream, dress, with bridal wreath and veil, was attended'by her sister., Miss T. Rodda. "Mr; H. B.' Grave was best man. Mrs. G. Rodda ■ entertained the wedding party and guests at a wedding tea. Mr. and Mrs. 'Lameson will live at" Stratford. ' " •--.-'. _ ' ' " •At St.- Paul's Church, Paraparaumu, on July'l3, Mr. Ralph Fratcr, of tho Loan Company, Masterton, was married to Miss Edith A, Sowman,'second daughter of Mr. A. Sowman, of Nelson. ' The ceremony;, was performed'by the Rev. J. Edwin Jones. The 'bride, who was given, away 'by' her uncle, Mr. C. Dowsett, wore a travelling costumo of navy blue,'with navy nat, trimmed with silk .and .wings. She was attended by her cousins, 'Misses Ivy and Kathleen Dowsetti Master Basil Dowsett acted as best man, and Mr. W. H.. Duffy was groomsman- After the ceremony a" breakfast was held at the residence of'the bride's uncle. > , . -At' Mr. Bird's residence, No. ,49 Railway' Cottage, on Wednesday, July 7, Mr. W. J. Wilson, of Ngaio, was married to Miss Alice E. Bh-d; the Rev.'J., J.'North'officiating. Tho bride, who was dressed'in a navv blue costume,"with white hat,.carried a handsome shower bouquet, and was attended by Misses L. Wilson and Ruby Bird, sisters of tho bridegroom and 'bride respectively.' Mr. H. J. 'Williams was best man and Mr. Frank Robinson groomsman. After the ceremony,' about 50' guests sat down to tho wedding breakfast/ which had been provided in a largo marquee'at' the side of tho house. ,At St. Thomas's, Church, Halcombe,' on . July 10, tho ,ReV. * Inncs-Jones officiating,' Mr. Ernest Diffey, third son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Diffoy was married to Miss Frances Dean, youngest daughter of Mn and "Mrs. Dean, of, Clifton, .Somerset, England. The brido wore a tnilor-made costumo of .white serge,' trimmed with black velvet, and a picturo hat to match. .After the ceremony the guests partook or breakfast at tho residence of the groom's parents. The best wishes of their numerous friends accompany Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Diftey' to their now homo in Palmerston North. l At Masterton yesterday afternoon Mr. James Colway was married to Miss Frances Agnes Smith, both being well-known in Masterton. The bridegroom is the only son of the late Mr. James Colway, of Manaia, and tho .bride is, the fourth .daughter of Mr. John Smith, 'of Kuripuni. < The-brido, who was given away by her father, wore a beautiful empire gown of white crystalline, with' silk chiffon trimming, and a bridal veil and wreath. Sho- also wore a handsome gold muff chain, tho gift of,the bridegroom. Mr. E. C.-Jack, of Wellington, was best man, and the bridesmaids were Miss Emily- Burton, and the Ivy and Mary M'KenW Tho' bridegroom's gift to tho - firstnamed was a, gold chain with pendant cross, and to the/ two Miss Mackouzies - gold brooches., , ' - - ' '' A wedding in which considerable local interest was taken, was celebrated in St. Matthew's Church, .Masterton, yesterday, when Miss To Efaumihiata Te Atua,' daughter of Mr.\Henaro Te Atua, of Porangahau, was married to Mr. Wirremu Kingi Te Tau, eldest son of Mr. ,Tai To Tau, of' Lailsdowne, Masterton. •. Tho bride, who was given away by her father, woro a charming gown of white chiffon -taffeta, with lace and silver trimmings./ She also/wore ,a veil and wreath of orange blossoms, and carried a beautiful shower bouquet., She was attended by four ''bridesmaids—the Misses' Waimaraam,„'D. iTo./Tau* Q.'.Te Jan,- and -Rosie Tutaki; and Masters Edward Te Tau, and Willie Rautu as pages. Mr. J. Te Atua was best man, and Mr. William Thompson groomsman. ' Misses Waimarama and D. To Tau wore frocks of, pale green silk taffeta, trimmed with cream silk lace, and hats to match, and- they carried sboner bouquets.Misses Q. Te Tau and R. Tutaki wore pink silk taffeta gowns, and carried crooks and streamers. A -reception was held in tho rdeeting house to Te Oro Ore, a largo number .of guests sitting down • to a wedding breakfast. A dance was afterwards held in tho meeting house. Tho Revs. Williams, of Gisborne, and -E. '.Watson, of Masterton, were the officiating clergymen. Mr. and Mrs. Te'Tau will make their home at Porangahau. - ' _ / Rose and Carnation Club. > A meeting of tho Wellington Rose and Carnation Club was, held last night, when a good deal of business was transacted. Mrs. Tuckcy and Mrs. Samuel were elected vicepresidents. The" ladies of ■ Wellington have contributed a trophy worth £10 10s., which is to be awarded for roses giown.in ■Wellington or greater Wellington, the idea'being that, as it was 1 contributed by residents ot 'tho city, it would bo well to use it to 'oncoiirage the city rose-growers. Tho-trophy is a solid silver.afternoon tea-seryice,' and it will become the property of the one who wins it for two years in succession, or three years at intervals. It is to' bo awarded for 6ix roses of six different varieties. , The Rose and Carnation Club has every reason to be pleased'with'its financial position, for it has £50 to its credit, and assets totalling nearly another £50. Tho next show is to be held on November 13. Tho club, would-bo doing a good work if it oncouraged the growing of carnations in' pots, as is done in so many Italian homes. Nothing could be more decoratjve than a pot full of glowing' carnations, and the plants flower for a long period. One lady in Wellington, who is an enthusiast about c.arna'tions,- has sixty different pots' filled , with them. • ' Miss Betty Ohls. . _, it is not \ery often that one company is ablo to watch another performing, "but that was what happened yesterday afternoon, , when a matinee performance of " Cinderella" was given, a great many'of tho members ol tho "Jack and Jill" pantomime company boing' present by invitation.. Strange,' the fascination that the stago has for its followers, for whenever an actor or actress has an off-day, he or she is nearly always to be found among tho audience when a performance is taking'place'. At any'rate, the mem- I bers of the "Jack and Jill company, particularly, tho children, seemed to thoroughly enjoy their little playtime, watching tho troubles and 'adventures of Cindeiella and the quips and cranks of the Baroness, the Baron, and Capers. Among 'them' was Miss Ohls, -whose acting and singing, about a year ago ; so greatly pleased .Wellington'playgoers with its-sparkle and delicate charm. Since .then, Miss Betty Ohls"has been'the victim of a tragedy—well, quite tragedy enough for her—and the heroino of, a romance. Instead of playing ,her part as the Merry Widow in Sydney, sho was prostrated with appendicitis, and Miss Florence Young took the part, Miss: Ohls being laid up;, in; the hospital. in things; and played a"'vigorbus ~'pait in pending ;up with the marriage'of.Miss Ohls.iwhe'nlbarely' convalescent, to/Mr,: M'Qiiade, : a wealthy Australian. Mr.'Williamsoivsocured -her for the part of Jill in this pantomime, which has been plajing to crowded houses, hundred l ) having'been turned away whilo in Adelaide Miss Ohls comes from tho Southern States in America, and has been little over two years on tno stage, having pla\ed in London, Parish Amend, and, of course, Australia and New ZeaHnd Tho Merry Widow seems so fir to have been tho most congenial part sho has had to study—it offers so much to work out, as tho Widow is a many-sided womin, and has a double part to play It was rather a curious thing that, although " Cinderella" and " Jack and Jill" were running at the samo timo for a hundrod nights in Melbourne, not once were tho members of the one pantomime company able te seo tho performance of the other pantomime till iesterday afternoon in Wellington. Miss Ohls tlioioughly enjoyed "Cinderella" all throucL

A committee j mooting of the Victoria League was held jesterday morning at Mrs. Grace's home, when tho lollowing members were present:—Mesdamcs Grace, Raukine Brown, Harris, Stott, Gradj, Tuckcy, J. P. Luke, C'onigan, Corliss, and Misses Coates and Harding. Mis. Tuckcy was voted to tlio chair, and the committee proceeded to consider a mass ot correspondence, somo of it as yet only of interest to members of tho committee, as it deals with proposed action by the whole league. An important step was taken when the committee decided to donate £25 a year for two years to tho upkeep of n cot in tho children's ward at the hospital. The • cost of endowing a cot—£soo—is , beyond the means of tho league, but it hopes to bo ablo to continuo this donation for more than two years. 'The league purposes to givo an "At Homo" during tho visit of Sir Charles Lucas and Mr. Pearson, and thoso gentlemen aro to be 1 asked what date will suit them. It is hoped that one of them will consent to deliver an address on rome Imperial topic. New Zealand members of tho Victoria League carry with them-to England letters of introduction to the league at Home, but tho same plan is not always followed when English , visitors come out here, and tho committee will suggest to Miss Talbot, tho secretary in London, that it 'would bo of advantage to do so. The secretary, Mrs. Rankino Brown, receives many ; lettors from children• in the Dominion;" anxious to become members of tho league and to correspond with children at Home,. so already there aro many child members, and their number is steadily increasing. The league wishes it to bo remembered that thev are always glad to receive donations of bonks and magazines, as they periodically send away parcels of literature to tho backblocks schools. A Rinklng Carnival. Miss Day,"-tho lady who won the prizo last night at the* Black and White Carnival at the'skating rink, for 1 tho best lady's costumo, went as Tnn Dominion newspaper in a very effective and trim costumo of white sjlk printed with black. Tho front of tho skirt was. printed with tho front"~pago of The Dominion, 'and below this were tho words The Dominion in large, clear typo, while on the side bicadths-tho same words were repeated many times in a typo that diminished in size from the hefty to the skirtband. The bodice was made with a deep square collar of white silk with tho name of the-paper printed in the centre,in small clear type, and at each corner .was a cop> of a fashion illustration from tho Women's World, framed with an oval of narrow black braid. A broad band of black velvet outlined tho inner edgo of the, collar, and narrow braid finished the neck-band, while big black buttons ornamented tho sleeves. A glorified inkpot of .white satin surrounded with tho words/'the pen is mightier' than tho, sword," and bristling with quill-pens, formed a becoming head-dress. Altogether the costumo was exceedingly offective, and it was interesting as affording a fine specimen of printing. A picturo of .Miss Day in "hor novel costume will appear in The Dominion on Saturday. A Bridge Tournament. Ton Wellington bridge players went out to Hutt on Tuesday afternoon to play ten of the Ilutt ladies. The tournament was played at Mrs. Bunny's residence, and afternoon tea was sorved during 'an interval. The highest scorers were Mrs. Tweed and Mrs. C. Pearce, who won the greenstone and silver 'spoons given as prizes by the Hutt Club. Mrs. Bunny, Mrs.'Fisher,, Mrs. Watkins, Mrs. Purdy, Mrs. von Zedlitz, Mrs. Riddiford, Mrs. Lees, Mrs. I..(Rose, Mrs. Bateson, and Mrs. Howden played; for the Hutt, and the Wellington players were Mrs. Tweed, Mrs. C. Pearce',-. .Mrs., O'Connor, ■_ Mrs. Grace, Mrs. Mcorhoiise, Mrs. Diss, Mrs. C. Bidwell, Mrs. Turnbull, Miss Kebbcll, and Mrs. Morrison.' A Farewell Supper. At Godber's rooms, on Monday evening, Mrs. Pytt-Jackson gave a ve'rj' enjoyable supper as a farewell for Miss Ruby Orr. A number of guests were present, and during tho evening Miss Orr was presented with a silver entree dish, the gift of the girls of tho Government Buildings, Mrs. Pytt-Jackson making the presentation on their behalf. A very pleasant evening was spent. Songs wero sung by Miss Davidson, Miss Graves, and Miss Hall, Miss Clyde' and Miss Boyd recited, and Miss Windsor, Miss Clyde, and Miss Hall did "some rharming fancy dances. Among other guests present were Mrs. Orr, Mrs Smellie, and Mrs. M'lntyre. Miss [Ruby Orr has been prcspnted by tho officers of the "Roads Department with 'asilver soup tureen-as their wedding-present to hor. Mr.' and Mrs. Stone-Wigg, _of Masterton, aro spending a fow days in Wellington. Miss • Julius, from OliTistchurch, is staying with her sister, Mrs. Hansell, at Karori. Mrs. Sandfdrd Cox, of Marton, has come to Wellington to visit her mother, Mrs. M'Gregor. ' Mis. Humphries, of Napier, and her daughter, Mrs. Tomlinson, are staying at the Hotel Cecil, The' Rev. Percy Wise Clarkson and Mrs. Clarkson, of Taihape, are staying with Mrs. Barbor, at Hutt. - , Mr. and Mrs. J. Studholme, who have been visiting Rotorua and Auckland, have returned to their homo at Ruanui. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Martin, of Martinbo'rough, ga'vo a small dinner party at tho Royal Oak Hotel on Tuesday. Yesterday they rcturnod to tho Wairarana, Mrs. O'Connor accompanying them. A silver jewel-case," with monogram inscribed, .has been presented to Miss Tittell Brune by tho members of che company of which she is the leading lady. Tho name parts' she has played in Australia are also engraved on the case. , The offloial visitor, Mrs. Schoch, took a concert party to Porirna Mental Hospital, and tho different items wero much enjoyed by the patients. Amongst thoso who took part were Miss Hawthorne, Messrs. M'Cori mick, Gardiner, and Otterson. A hearty vote of. thanks was accorded the visitors. Two Australian actresses well-known in ' Now Zealand have been protagonists in serious drama lately. A few months ago Miss Celia Gbiloni (whoso performances with the ' Repertoire Opera Company are remembered with pleasure) was married in Bombay to | Mr. Ronald M'Pherson, and three weeks ago ' Miss Rose Musgrove entered tho holy bonds 1 with Mr. Douglas Garrick, an ox-New Zea--1 lander, now, s. wealthy tea planter in Ceylon. ' Both ladies,are members of the Hugh Ward ' Company of Comedians. It is significant that the star comedy in tho repertoire of the 1 company is entitled "A Bachelor's Honeymoon:"