WOMAN'S WORLD.

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 78, 26 December 1917, Page 2

WOMAN'S WORLD.

MATTERS OF INTEREST FROM FAR AND NEAR

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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL Weciding at St, John's, At St. John's Church, Wellington, on December 22 the marriage of Miss Miiimie Davidson to Mr. Wilfred John Baker was solemnised by the Rov. Dr. Gibb. The bride wore a charming frock of white satin embroidered in silver, and the veil that had heen worn bf her mother, and carried a teautiful shower bouquet of roses and Christmas hlios. The four bridesmaids had dainty frocks, two wearing pale pink georgette over white silk, with French posins, and pale blue waistbands, and two wearing paid bluo georgette over white silk, similarly trimmed with pale pink waistbunds. Their quaint caps Mid pink bouquets gave u very pretty finish. Thi) hostess, Miss Wynne Stanley, wora n smart black taffeta with .'jimorick laoA blouso beautifully embroidered in pals tints, and veiled in black 51111011, witii smart white hat. She afterwards entertained the guests at the Grand Hotel. Many handsome cbequcs' and presents woro received, including a silver tea and coffee service from Laery and Co., where the- bridegroom was formerly employed. Mr. and Mrs. Baker 'afterwards left for _ Rotorua, where the honeymonu is being spent. Mrs Baker travelled in a Quaker grey gabardine, with hat of cornflower Who crepe de chene, lined with palest pink. Tlu bridogrooin goes into camp on bis returu.

Clara Rodgers Comforts Fund. A meeting of the committee of the Clara Bodgere .Comforts Ifynd was held in the Y.M.CA.' buildings on Tuesday night last. The treasurer (Air. A. Hogg) reported on the ilnancial resnlt of the committee's recent effort. It was decided to forward at once to Mus Eodgers a first instalment of £35. Jhe committee will meet again at, an early date, when the audited ■ balance-shnet will bo presented and further activities discussed.

Mrs. Morris Gillon is the guest of Mrs. Hiley, who is staying in her house in Palmerston. Mrs- Colbeck has returned to Auckland, as she is expecting.her husbaud to return from Sydney. Mrs. Lilburn and her family, fi°m Drysdale, Hunterville, are living in their new cottage at Titalu Bay. Miss Joan Hislop has returned from a loii"- visit to the South Island, and is now staying with Mrs. Vivian ldddiford at the Hutt. " ■ ■ Dr. and Mrs. John Stevenson, of Christchurch, passed through Wellington, and are now staying for a tortnight at the Grand Hotel, Auckland. The Eev. J, Blathwayt and Mrs. Blathwayt. of Otaki, have taken a cottage at Picton for the holidays. Mrs. George Tripe is visiting her sister, Mrs. Frank Donnelly, at \>aipukuraii. Mrs. and Miss Mahoncy, of Auckland, are staying with Mrs. ttallaco Mackenzie in Willis Street. Mr Allen, of Wanganui, and his sister, Miss Allen, are on a short visit tq Wellington, and are staying at the Royal Oak. Miss Marjorie Joseph, of Hobson Street, is the guest of Mrs. Sain Audenbrook, Wanganui.

Mrs. C. Tringham and family are staying at Day's Bay for the holidays.

Miss Thelma Kennedy, of Gishorne, who has been staying at tho Royal Oak, has returned home.

Mr. and Mrs. J. Salmond arc staying at Heretaunga for Christmas and Now Year.

Miss Eileen Didsbury is on a visit to relatives in Napier.

Miss ((aiming,,of Hawke's Bay, who has been on a short visit to YY oilingion, has left for Ohristeliurch.

Mr. and Mrs. A. V.'Blair are jpen.-l-in"' the vacation in Marton, and AJr. aiS Mrs. AVhitoombe, whose house they are occupying, havo como to stay iu itr. Blair's house at Day's Bay.

The Hon. J. A. Hanan and Mrs. Hanan arc spending their hu.irlays m lnvorcargill.

Professor and Mrs. Rankine Brown havo taken a cottage at Muritai lor the holidays.

Mrs. Anderson, wife of the Director of Education, accompanied her husband on his trip to Sumner.

Dr. Emma Irwin and Dr. Ada I'aterson, who were the guests of Mrs. Wallace Mackenzie, hayejeft for Dimedm. Mies Ililey, headmistress of the Free Kindergartens, lias left on a trip to Australia. Sir Robert and Lady Stout; are spending the vacation in Auckland.

Christmas in Wellington. The steady exodus of Wellington people that has been going on for the past week is more than counter-balanc-ed by numbers of holiday-makers which are arriving in our city by steamboat, and train.

The traffic is , so heavy in the streets, both passonger and vehicular, that progross is slow and tedious, and shopping almost impossible. Our streets seem to be packed /with hordes of happy, healthy ■ strangers, weary but proud mothers struggling along with puslicarts, and toy-laden, excited children. In 0110 busy street confusion was worso confounded by a large assortment of wire-covered packing cases filled with snowy white Leghorns. Innocent of their impending doom, tho foathered folk looked eagerly out of their wire entanglements and viewed with obvious curiosity and excitement tb.6 passing stream of tho human carnivore, whoso dinner tables would shortly be reinforced. Knots of cheery country folks toregathered at our busiest corners as they exchanged greetings, and our police, though thoy sternly gavo the order to "move on" to all local 'loiterers, exercised a benevolont blindness and kfc lot them chatter on. When they do movo on the city's guests do not attack, but follow tho advice of a recent play, and "turn to the right,", so not a few collisions occur in some of our. narrower streets. Tram-catching is an art. llioiigh quite an automatic proceeding on the part of the hardened metropolitan, it , is not an easy accomplishment for a country woman laden with knobbly parcels and hampered by a collection of childron of assorted sizes. Stronglyworded hints from the motormen and guards, who have to keep the iron regulations with regard to time-tables, etc., are often needed before the amateur tram-catcher can be persuaded to board or leave a car. Anyway everyone has had a strenuous year of,anxiety and effort, which good fortune may crown with, achievement and success, and so their Christmas "ohday has been earned, and so should bo thoroughly enjoyed.

Mr. and Mrs. L. Tripp have laft en a visit to the South Island. Mr. and Mrs. Stanton Harcourt have taken Mrs. Mace's houso m Masterton, and Mrs. Mace is staying at Mr. rfarcourt's house in Muritai. Lady M'Lenn is the guest of her sister, Miss .Holmes, of Hawkustone Street. ,

A Farewell Toa. Previous to the dismissal for tho \ summer holidays, tho staff of the Carterton District High School entertained Mr. and Mrs. iteginald Foss at a fnrewell afternoon' tea. The infant room had been decorated with beautiful sprays of Dorothy Perkins roses and other pink flowers, and had lost a good deal of its usual workaday appearance. The wholo staff was present and the committee was represented by Mr. J- M. Nicholh (chairman), Mr. Davies, and Mr. Moore. During the afternoon Mr. Baskiville, in a few words, expressed tho regret of the staff at losing Mr. Foss as "head aud wished him success and happiness in tho future. Mr. Nicholls spoke' in high appreciation of Mr. Fose's management of the school, and noted that the presence of the staff testified, to tho regard in which the headmaster was held. He also wished Mr. Foss every success, and expressed the unanimous wish of tho members of the committee that ho might soon be appointed to the headmastership of a school as large as or larger than G'arterton— a position they judged him eminently qualified to fill. Mr. Foss replied to these eulogistic remarks, thanking Mr. Baskiville and Mr. Nicholls as representing the staff and the committee, and pointing out that much of his success was due to the loyal co-operation of his staff. He expressed the hope that they might work as loyally with tho headmaster who was to follow him. and raise the standard of the school still higher. • Opportunity was taken of tho occasion to say "good-bye to tho pupil teachers and probationer, Misses Diamond, Osborne, and Aitchison, who have completed their term, and liow go to the Training College in Wellington.