WOMAN'S WORLD.

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2278, 12 October 1914, Page 2

WOMAN'S WORLD.

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SOCIAL AND PEKSONAL.

Marriage on a Troopship Yesterday. A wedding- ceremony in unique surroundings took place yesterday afternoon, when Sergeant Arthur Field was married to Miss Elsie Webb. The place was on Troopship - No. 3, lying at tho King's Wharf. The bridegroom is a. British reservisi, and has been living' in Now Zealand for some time. Arrangements had been made for his fiancee to come, out to New Zealand, whero the wedding was to take place; and she left England before the war broke out. She arrived by the Buahiue, to learn that her prospective husband had been called to tho colours, and was on tho point of leaving for England. Nothing daunted, the couple .decided to go on with the arrangement, and yesterday afternoon Chaplain the Rev. J. A. Luxford performed the marriage' ceremony. At tho conclusion the sergeants and soldiers on the boat wished their comrade.every happiness, and the bride and bridegroom walked under an arch of crossed bayonets, as is tho custom on such occasions.' An Auckland Wedding. At St. Andrew's Church, Epsom, Auckland, on Wednesday afternoon the wedding took place of Miss Airiui Garr only daughter of Mrs. R. A. Carr of" Epsom, to Mr. Pa.ul Cropper. The Hev. YV.' Beatty performed the ceremony." There ■ were six bridesmaids, Misses Dorothy Nolan, I. Hall, M. Reed G. Cole, J. Lawrence, and C. Russell. Mr. Oliver Farrow, of Hamilton, was' best man, and the groomsman was Mr. Johnson. A reception was afterwards held ab Marivare, the residence of the bride's mother.

Opening of the Star Boating Club season. _ For the first time in many' years— in fact, the.-e are members who say they do not remember it ever havin" happened before—the opening for the season of tho Star Boating Club was held inside, so boisterous-was the weather on Saturday afternoon. To venture out on the skids or on the balcony was to invite sudden immersion in tho white-crested waters leaping and dashing below, so impossible was it to hold ground before the howling gale that raged over the city. All thought of races had to bo abandoned, in the ciroumstances. The Hon. H. D. Bell performed the opening ceremony, a very large number of guests filling the rooms' and the passages, which were all decorwith flags and blue and white drapmgs. Afternoon tea, which' was in charge of the Ladies' Committee, was laid in the clubroom, the • tables having been beautifully decorated with blue hyacinths and irises, together with white flowers, the combination bringing in tho well-known bluo and white of the club colours. The silver cups and bowls in which tho flowers wero placed made a display which the club rnight well be proud of. Among tho visitors of tin afternoon were Commander Wilkes, of H.M.S. Psycho, and Mrs. Wilkes. Some very beautiful flowers wero sent in by Mi., lan Duncan from .Waikanao, and during tho afternoon theso wero sold, the procoeds going towards the Belgian Fund. Jupp's Band supplied the inusic for tho afternoon. ■

Church Parade. ■': The memory which will'be left with those who attended the church-parade in the Town Hall yesterday morning will not Ebon be effaced. ,To see that great .Chamber filled with, row upon row of khaki-clad forms,-stretching away to - the back, upstairs and downstairs, with nothing to break its uniform regularity of lines of shining brass buttons, heads and brown shoulders, and to realise the purpose of its meeting and the quest upon which it was. soon to; set. forth, was to engrave the scene deeply upon the minds of those who saw it. Very simple and very impressive was the service, which was conducted by the Bishop of Wellington and Chaplain Major the Rev. Mr. Luxford, and the hymns were those in which all the men could join—"Oh God, Our Help in Agos Past" and "Onward Christian Soldiers" —quintessence of religious militancy, that rang out with tremendous effect, and the "Old Hundredth" and others. To hear the great volume of men's voices, , nothing but men's voices, that rose and rose and. filled the hall with its flood of-sound, while above and beyond it swelled the indescribably appealing, and yet triumphant, strains or the organ, was impressive to the last degree. \ Throughout the agos war and religion have- been intermingled, and as it was in the old Bible days and later in the days of the Crusader, who set out on. the Holy War with the blessing of the priest ringing in his ears, eo it is to-day, in spite of the centuries that have passed, and now, as it wa3 then, it is for the emancipation of the '-world. : Their ■ Excellencies the Governor and the Countess of Liverpool attended the service, and also: there wer.e present Mrs. W. F. Massey, her daughters, Mrs. Lawrence Taylor and Miss Massey, Mrs. IT. SI. B. Fisher, Miss Fraser, Mrs. Coleridge, the Mayoress,; and the wives of several of the officers who are going to the front 'Acknowledgment. . ' Mrs. Meek and' Mrs. Von Haast, who, owing. to the cessation of the spring flowers, have now closed th'eir six weeks' flowor campaign for the Belgian Belief Fund, wish to express their thanks to all those friends, too numerous to mention, who supplied them with flowers, and to the Wairarapa Farmers' Association, Ltd., Edward Anderson and Co., Ltd., and Pringles Ltd., and their, employees, for their willing co-operation in the sale of flowers. • Among tho visitors staying at Balmoral are: Mr. and Mrs. Graham, Mrs. Ross, and Miss O'Farrell (Otaki), and Mrs. Elmslie. Among the visitors staying at the New Occidental Hdjtel are: Dr. and Mrs. Childs (Cambridge); Mr.aud.Mrs. Heftor Booth (Feilding), and Miss Booth; Mr. and Mrs. C. Macdonnell (Taihape); Miss AVamlen, and Miss Maxted (Blenheim); Mrs.« R. Smith (Palmerston North); and Mr. and Mrs. Percy Samson (Auckland).

Tho Troopers' Club. On Saturday evening Mrs. W. F. Massey was the hostess, at the Troopers' Club, and again there was a very largo attendance of the soldiers, most of whom had been through a strenuous day's march in the tooth of one of the worst gales of wind that Wellington has endured for a long time. The rest after the day's march, -refreshments, tho opportunity of writing letters, and the entertainment offered by a musical programme were greatly appreciated. Miss Marjorie Mestayer and her electric batteiy wero again surrounded by victims eager for sensations, and tho gymnasium had its gathering of athletic soldiers. The programme was contributed to by the bojjs' of the Navy League, the singing of Master. Paukhurst eliciting much applause from the audionee; the Victoria League Girls, the Rov. Cyril Harvey, Mr. Leo Buckeridge, and the troopers themselves, who sang several songs and choruses. The Prime Minister was present during part of the evening, and Mrs. Massey was assisted by Mrs. Lawrence Taylor Miss Massey, Mrs. A. L. Herdman, and other helpers. Among the visitors were Mr. Statham, M.P., Mr. Smith, M.P., and Mr. Sykes, M.P., who availed themselves of |-he opportunity offered by Saturday evening and its freedom from Parliamentary duties to visit the club. . ■

Last night Mrs. Salmond and Mrs. E. HadfieTd were the hostesses, . and again the'club was much sought after. The talk upon Samoa, its past and present, by Mr. Malcolm Eoss, with fine limelight illustrations, was of much interest, and with refreshments and incidental happenings, a very pleasant evening was passed. ..To-niglit Miss Coates will be the hostess. Spectacle at the Hutt. It was a very lino eight which wae witnessed on Saturday morning and afternoon by the ' residents of Wellington, Petone, and tie Hutt, when the' men of the Expeditionary Force, five mounted and foot, mudo their way. out to tho Hutt Park m full marching order, and back, again, as an instalment of what'they will be called upon to faco in tho days 'to come. It was no slight test of their endurance to cover such a march, and when it is recalled what a terrilic gale of wind was blowing, wil,h blinding clouds of dust, driven by tho horsemen in tho van down the ranks to the long cloumns of. infantry behind, something. of the. endurance that was called into' play may bo realised. To the watchers on the further side of t-he bridge, by tho Park gates at tho Hutt,,the sight; wi-s very impressive, and one that no Now Zealandor could fail to take- pride- in. • The stendy resounding hoof-beats of the mounted sections was tho -first intimation of tho approach of the -I''orco, and then the hoof-Deats swelled into a rat--tliug sound of growing thunder as they, •swept down the two roads, ono from tho Jiutt and ona from Petone, an api parently unending line of bronzed iaceo, and lithe rauscula-r straight-sot bodies that sat their horses with such looseness and yet such firmness. Beautiful spirited creatures worn ..the latter, with no presentiment of their-fate, it is to be hoped.; " After tho horsemeu followed' the in-. fantry, swinging steadily along tho road; and maichiiig with the long,looso 6tride that soon becomes second nature. Pipes ahead of them, ivej-e .slyi'ling p,w ; ay.:mpst vivaciously, and down ilie lines throbbed the regular undertone of the drum. It. was long before the last oi the soldiers disappeared into, tho Park, there to have ;a brief rest" before rocurning to town. Her .Excellency the Countess of Liverpool accompanied His Excellency the Governor, and with her was, Mi-ss Rhodes." Mrs. Bell and Mrs. Herdman were. also among those who went out from town to view .the spectacle. ,

Mr. and Mrs. Mackenzie, of Palmerston "North, who have been staving at Balmoral, left for England by the Corintlu'c. ' , •

Miss. Johnston, sifter of the- Belgian Consul, is organising a "Battle of .Flowers" to bo held in Nowtown Park for tho benefit of the Belgian Fund. Tho grounds be lit with electric light, and it is hoped that fully 100 motor-cars decorated with flowers will take part in the procession. The ammunition for the battle will consist ol flowers, confetti, posies, etc, Prices arc to bo given for the best decorated car, and bouquets and Belgian badges will be sold. As it is the first time that such a fete will have be'on held in 'Wellington, much- interest is attached to it, J and already many offers of assistance 'nave been received. Tho breaking-up for tho season of the dancing classes of the" Misses Morton Clark took place in the Goring Street Hall on Saturday afternoon, and was a very pleasant occasion, for tho parents and[.friends, who were present. Some very pretty fancy dancing was performed by the children, as well as ordinary ballroom dancing and the lancers,'. as they were danced on this occasion were done with admirable, .'ind also, one might add, with most uncommon stateliness. After tho children had gone through thnir performances, the visitors and the children themselves were taken into Mrs, Morton Clark's residence almost next door to the hall, and enteitained at afternoon tea. The tables were charmingly decorated with pansies, fieesias, and maidenhair fern. Tho younger pupils wore then token heme by stony-hearted parents, and tho privileged older ones danced for the remainder of the evening. For Face Massage, Shampooing, all Hair Treatments, and Electrolysis, Mrs. Eolleston's is recommended. Spacious Private Rooms, Qualified Assistants, and Personal ■Attention Switches and Transformations of every shade a speciality. Hair guaranteed to keep its colour. 256 Lambton Quay.* ■ Very successful socials on behalf of Earl kitchener's appeal for socks and • belts for the .troops ; at tho front havo been held'at Konini and Pahiatua.The principal organiser was Mrs. • David Crowe, wife.of. a late Mayor. . The bankrupt estato of A.. F. Cos- , ford, hairdresser, Pahiatua,, shows a de- ' ficieucy of £16. The liabilities are estimated at £120 and the assets £104. Thero is one secured creditor.