WOMAN'S WORLD. SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2260, 21 September 1914, Page 2

WOMAN'S WORLD.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

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Wedding in Christchuroh. On Saturday afternoon tho marriage took place in St. Luke's Church, Christchurcli, of Miss Beatrix Pyne, second ' daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Pyne,. Bealey Avenue, Christchurch, to Lieu-tenant-Commander Dennistoun, K.N., second son of Mr. and Mrs. G. Dennistxnm, of Peel Forest, South Canterbury. Tho bride, who was given away by her father, wore a gown of-white cliamouse, with a .Court train of. white brocade, trimmed with true lovers' knots, em- . broidered in pearls, and bodice draped with Brussels lace. A veil of Honiton point was fastened with orango blossoms, and she carried a bouquet of white orchids, roses, and lilies of the valley. Miss Jocelyn Pyne (sister of tho bride) was tho only bridesmaid, aud wore a simple frock of white muslin, and a white hat, trimmed with yellow ribbon. The ceremony was performed • bv. the Rev. Dean Harper, assisted by the Rev. F. N. Taylor, and tho service was fully choral. The church had been beautifully decorated with white flowers by the girl friends of the bride. The bridegroom, who was. in uniform, was attended by his brother, Mr. J. Dennistoun, as best man. A reception was afterwards held at the residence of the bride's parents, the bride and bridegroom receiving many congratulations from their friends. Mrs. Pyne wore a mole coloured moire costume, and blue hat, with .while ostrich feather. Miss Pyno was in pink, with a hat trimmed with black velvet, and a pale pink rose; and Miss Monica Pyno-wore dark blue serge, and blue moire hat, with clusters of small flowers. Mrs. Donnistoun travelled! in a costume of grey whipcord, and hat of fine white straw, trimmed with lilac and lined with pale pink. Mr. and Mrs. G. Dennistoun, tho patents of the bridegroom, are at present in England. Gift Tea. The ladies of St. Paul's Guild and Dorcas Society are holding a gift tea in aid of their forthcoming bazaar on Wednesday afternoon from v 3 to 5 o'clock in the Sydnoy Street Schoolroom. All parishioners and friends are cordially invited. A musical programme is being arranged by the Rev. C. H. Harvey, and a competition by Mrs. E. Anderson. Afternoon tea will bo provided. Ladies' Golf. The first and second rounds of tno ladies' championship of the JohnsonvilloGolt Club were' played on Saturday. Tho following are the results:—Miss Batham gave a bye to Miss Davis; Miss Grapes beat Miss Bakewell, 2 up; Mrs. Bakowell beat Mrs. Burton, 2 up; Miss I'arrall beat Miss Turner, 5 up; Miss Davis beat Miss Grapes, 1 up; Mrs. Bakowell beat Miss Yarrall, 2 up. Tho match between Miss Davis and Miss Grapes was a very interesting one. They were all square with one to play, and Miss Davis beat Miss Grapes by ono stroke, getting a lucky putt home. Thefinal will be played between Mrs. Bakewoll aud Miss Davis next Saturday. Sir Edward Carson's Marriage. Sir Edward Carson, M.P., was quietly married to Ruby, niece of Mr. Moreton Frewcn last week. Tho Right Hon. Sir Edward Henry Carson, LL.D., M.P. for Dublin University since 1892, and the celebrated ...leader of the "Ulster Unionists, was previously married, in 1879, and has two sons and a daughter, but his wife died last year. His bride is the niece of Mr. Moreton Frewen, late M.P. (1.N.) for East Cork. '• Anxious travelling. Miss Passmore, the Dunedin artist, who has just returned after a nine months' Uip to Britain and the Continent, where she visited all tho principal galleries and salons, left the Homeland on July 24, early enough to avert tho upsetting of her. sailing arrangements, but not early enough to avoid an anxious trip. Travelling on the P. and 0. steamer Maloja, states a Dunedin exchange, she and her fellow passengers heard the first news of the war at Marseilles. A wireless messago called the Maloja into Brindisi, and while the vessel was in tho vicinity of Brindisi the fugitive German cruisers Gooben and Broslau passed by a quarter of a mile away. For twelve nights the passengers spent the night with lights out, and Miss Passinoro states that it was positively ecrio on going on deck after tho first night of "lights out" to find tho lifeboats swung out ready for launching at a moment's notice. Not until they reached Perth did tho passengers breathe freely.

Miss Bowsfield is tho guest of Miss Percy-Smith, New Plymouth. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Beetham (Masterton) are visiting Napier. Miss Boyle and Miss Grigg (Christchurch), who have been spending some time in Suva, arrived in Wellington on Friday, via Auckland. Bishop and Mrs. Sadlier left on Friday by the Manuka en route for England. Archdeacon' and Mrs. ■York' (tirovtown) also left for England. Miss 0. Bean has returned to Christchurch from a visit to Wellington. Mrs. Bernard B. Wood (Christchu'rch) is visiting Sir Joseph and Lady Ward. Mrs. L. F. Ellis, of London, late of the Gordon Downs Estate,., Nelson, who arrived in New Zealand by the Rcmuerafrom England, is staying with her sister, Mrs. T. A. Aldridge, in Auckland. •Miss Mooro (Wairarapa) is visiting Wellington. Tho Wellington Central Women's Christian Temporanco Union' held their monthly meeting on Friday afternoon at tho Now Zealand Alliance Rooms. Mrs; 'A. R. Atkinson presided. There was a good attendance. A committee was set up to assist in arranging for a publio meeting to celebrate Franchise Day on Septembor 28. A jumble sale promoted vy some of the members of tho Young Women's Guild of St. Andrew's Church was held in St. Peter's Church Mission Hall on Saturday afternoon. The satisfactory sum of £10 was realised at tho'eiid of the afternoon.

MATTERS OF INTEREST PROM FAR AND NEAB,

Frosfcs in "Fanny's First Play." For the third time wo havo had l produced ill Wellington a Bernard Shaw play, and more and more one is inclined to wonder how it is that they have until now been left so severely alone by visiting companies of any standing. .Anything mors delightfully stimulating, more- full of point (alas, the poor critics!) than _ "Fanny' First Play" it would bo difficult to find, and from beginning to end the audienco was one ripple of laughter. Even those who knew the play, while they realised tho pungency of its satire, hardly realised its laiightor-making propensities till they saw it acted. There is not very much scopo for elaborate dressing, as it criefly centres among the members of two very bourgoois families. Count O'Dowda. the father of tho very modern Fanny, -the young playwright, is a pic-' turesque figure, with his powdered wig, his flowered coat, and white satin knee breeches —a Georgian figure—who will persist in closing his eyes to the unpoetic trend of the time he lives in. Miss Lloyd, his daughter, to' the production of whose play he has invited the four critics, wears a,gown of white charmeuse, draped with union, bordered with silver embroideries. Miss Violet Paget, as Margaret Knox, the heroine of the play, makes her first appearance in a fawn and brown striped frock, trimmed with brown silk, and a small fawn hat. In the next act a vivid crimson gown of charmeuse is worn with a turnover collar of white muslin. Such a play needs no gorgeous siage setting and frocking to help it with its audience. Mrs. Exley, of Rona Bay, leaves for Wanganui this morning to attend tho funeral of her father, Mr. James 1/oinax, who died at his residence, Wanganui, on Sunday. The marriage took place at the Centre Bush lloman Catholic Church, Winton, last Wednesday, of Mr. Michael O'Brien, of Winton, to Miss Minnie I English, daughter of the late Mr. Richard English, of Diptou. Tho ceremony was performed by the llev. Father O'lN'eiil. The bride, wlio was given away ■by her brother, Mr. W. English, was attended by Miss Maggie English (bridesmaid) and Miss Mary O'Brien (llowor girl), and Mr. E. Peegan was best man. It is stated that Madame Emma Calve, who visited New Zealand about four years ago, is still winning admiration for, her tinging as well as her rare (.kill as an actress. Sho and her husband, Gaspari, recently created the loading parts in a new opera by Georges de Seynes, staged at Kice. ; , Mrs. Fraser and Mr. W. Fraser (Dun- : edin) are practically among the very last English people to got through to London from Germany, and they made for the High Commissioner's oilice very tired and harassed, writes a London correspondent. Mr. Mackenzio very kindly supplied them with a meal on the premises, which was the first food' they had had for many hours. Tlioy had lost every particle of baggage, and arrived merely with the clothes they wore. They gave a shocking description of thetreatment they had received in Germany, whore no consideration was shown them at all. Their luggage was thrown about, and finally lost, and they were thankful to get through with their lives. Mr. Duncan Cook, of Port Chalmers, met with similar experiences, and was very thankful to reach Loudon safely. Mrs. Drummey, one of Alexandra's oldest pioneers, aud an aunt of . Dr. Chappie, M.P. for Stirlingsihe, died i" Tiiursclay night, after some weeks' illness. Mrs. Drummey is survived by lier nusbanu and one daughter.