WOMAN'S WORLD

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 303, 16 September 1920, Page 2

WOMAN'S WORLD

' < SOCIAL AND PERSONAL Mrs. T. M. Wilford is (jiving an "at homo" in tlio I/ogislutivo Chamber of tho Old ParliamenJary Buildings on Priuay luternoon. Miss Viva Leicester is leaving U)-'lay for an extended visit to Sydney and Melbourne. The monthly meeting of the women's auxiliary of tlio Methodist Foreign Mission was held in the Trinity Schoolroom, Wellington South, on Tuesday afternoon, wjion Mrs, Johnson Wright presided over a large gathering representative of city and suburban Methodist churches. Devotional exercises were led by thn liev. E. Drake. Final arrangements wmo made for the celebration of tho anniversary of tlio auxiliary towards the end of the month. The speaker for tho afternoon was the Rev. E. Drake, president of conference, who look for his subject "The Home Base of Missions," say.'ivg that as Jerusalem was the home base of Christianity, sa iVlio Methodist Church of New Zealand, by becoming responsible for a definite portion of tlio South Sea mission field, would become tho home baso of that field—responsible for its upkeep and staffing. The social side of tb? meeting was iin the hands of Trinity members, who provided afternoon tea, and Miss Casllo contributed a solo. . The fortnightly meeting of tho Wellington South Nursing Division was held in tho Newtown Library on Tuesday evening with a good .r.tadanco. Tlio treatment of burns and scalds was practised and dislocations treated. A squad was formed to compete at the Christchurch competiiSon on Labour Day. A successful social and dance in connection with the Petonc branch of the P.P.A. was held in the Orange Hall on Tuesday evening. During, the intervals in tho dancing the following items wevs contributed:—Songs, Miss Woodhead and -Mr. C. Goddard; recitations, Miss G. Usmar nnd Mrs. A. G. Wallshorn. Messrs. Goddard and P. Kirk played the dance mu6ic. Misses Adelaide van Staveren nnd Minnie van Staveren, daughters of the Kev. 11. van Staveren, who have been residing in London for tho past eleven years, returned on a visit to New Zealand by th« Athenic on Tuesday, and they will arrive in Wellington from Auckland today. Since tho time they left New Zealand the Misses van Staveren have travelled extensively in Europe, and Miss Adelaide van Staveren has achieved considerable success in the musical World. In tho discussion that took place at I the meeting of the Wellington lied Cross Committee on Tuesday in regard to the making of a grant of money to the Crippled Soldiers' Hostel, Mr. L. 0. H. Tripp spoko in very appreciative terms of the work that the committee had done for the returned men who had stayed there. It had happened occasionally, especially in tho earlier days of its inception, that some of tho men whci had stayed at tho hostel had been difficult to handle, but in spite of everything the matron and the. committee lind persevered and had in many instances put these men on their feet again. Tiiis evening at the Y.W.C.A., Herbert Street tliore will he a new members tea at 6.30, to be followed by a "volley ball," and another of the series of health talks, which are proving so interesting and papular to members. The engagement is announced of Misß Mndgo Tweed, voimgest daughter of Mrs. J. Moore Tweed, llobson Street, Wellington, to Mr. B. P. Tiwl". oldest son of Mrs. 15. C. Towlc, Kemuern. Auckland. Dance at Porirua. Eeccntly the spinsters of Porirua were the hostesses at tin enjoyable and weltattended ball. Tho hall and supper room were prettily decorated with nikau palms and ferns interlaced with spring and artificial ilowers of.purple and gold', lire chaperons were Mesdames Anderson, u. Brown, Carter, Holder, and Mungaviu. The commutes responsible for the arrangements consisted of Misses Ashwortl), Brown, Bristowc, Carter, Greig, Gyde, Mungavm, l'ooie, Pinhey, Pam, Richmond, Tunbvidgc, and Victors. Misses P. Anderson and K. Drown were secretaries, Miss /,. Brown was treasurer, and Mr. Goldsmith M.C. During the evening Dr. Jeffry, medical superintendent of tlio Porirua Mental Hospital, proposed a voi« of thanks to the hostesses, which was carried with musical honours. Some very pretty dresses were worn, and among those present were Mrs. Anderson, in black silk with overdress of union and jet trimmings,- Mrs. G. Brown, black silk, with overdress of sequins and bodice of ninon; Mrs. Carter, navy, blue crepe-de-chine; Mrs. Holder, black satin, with overdress of laco and sequin tninmin?; Mrs. Mungavin, amethyst' crepe-de-cline; Mrs. Prim, grey satin, with overdress of ninon; Miss Prins, primrose, brocaded satin; Mrs. Hunt, white satin and ninon; Miss Jorder, pink creao. de-chine and ninon. Wedding at St. Peter's Church. A wedding took place on September 15 at St. Peter's Church, Willis Street, between Miss Phyllis Hillyer, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alired Hillyer, ol Brougham Street, Wellington, and Mr, Harold J. CouriV third son of Mr. John Court, of Ponsonby, Auckland. Iho cere mony was performed by tlio Ven. Archdeacon Watson, Assisted by Canon 1, Pielden Taylor. Mr. S. Short presided ut tho organ and tho ceremony was fully choral, as tho bride had been for many rears a member of St. Peter's Choir. The brado. who was given away by her father, wore a gown of. cream satin eharmeuso and goorgetv.e and a long veil of fine tulle, embroidered in convolulus and true lover's knots was fastened tc the head with a wreath of orange blossom, and formed a trim to the frock. She carried a- white shower bouquet. Tho bridesmaids were Miss Eileen Hillyer, sister of tho bw.le, and Miss Beryl Matthews, niece of tho bridegroom, the former wore a frock of daflod.l vol ow clwrmeuse nnd ninon with back til o hat and carried a bouquet of daffodils nnd frmiM. Mr*. Matthews wore n shell pink georgette frock, triinmcd iiitH , mauvo floral bead sprays, the flounces being weiglttd with bead trimming ana finished with a mauvo sash. Hei lar„o back Picture hat was of .Chrystal.no silk and tulle, with shrramoij. Tno bridegroom was attended by Mr. Dawson V. Hanna, of Auckland as best man, and Mr. Horace Lloyd, of Auckland, acted as groomsman. Atathe ceremony the gwffi were piiteita, el at the residence of the brides pa.ents Later in the day Mr. and Mrs. Co left for the south, the bride travelling !n a Tailored cosHume in navy.blue braided with black, and worn a white velvet nnd georgette bat and nlnck fn. f,,.-= The bridegroom's piwnfto the bride was a gold necklet with diamond pondnnt, and a diamond brcoch -v, match' The bride's present to Iho ffiroom was a single nearl lie-pin. and the bridegroom', present to ho I,ri.lJmai.ls were rnjda.nl nearl circular I roocheo. The bride's mother wore a ostumcJ of black rnffdv with black and "id hat and feather boa. A feature of the ceremony at the church was tho "ettinc used for tho hvmns. tliev being pytfo who always took, the keenest in-tei-Mt in tho individual members of Iris choir which sentiment was loyally rccinrocated. Among those who were nrc*en™wore: Mrs. S. Matthews and Mrs. q English (sisflers of the bridegroom), MUs V«rn K««> (\iteVhvdi. V'« Gwendoline Court (nilee." of the bridegroom), l\fr and Mrs. Atkiiifon. Mr. and.Mrs. H 'w Llovd and Miw Lloyd, and, Mrs. Percy Snlitn - Mr> Avollpr n " d Mr nnd Mrs. John Bell, of Palmerston North.