WOMAN’S WORLD

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 128, 23 February 1921, Page 2

WOMAN’S WORLD

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL A. special meeting of the Ladies’ Christian Association, the committee of the Alexandra Home, and that of the Levin Home, will be held in St. .Tohn'e Schoolroom at 2.30 to-morrow. There is much important business to transact, so members are urged,to make an effort to attend. Workers are very badly needed, for the. Dorcas Society. This is an excellent institution, which works very .quietly and accomplishes much good. It exists' for the sole purpose of helping the needy; Its members meet once a week to make garments, and these are distributed ■where they are most wanted. The Dorcas has suffered very severe loss' by the death of two of its most-loyal members, Mrs. John Blundell and. Mrs. Badham, and the absence from Wellington of several other excellent workers. It is a society that has little to say about its work, but just keeps on in spite of dwindling support. There is surely no work which should appeal more to women than that of helping those who cannot help themselves, and this the Dorcas Society has been doing quietly and consistently for many years. They will cordially welcome as new members any women who are prepared to give up two hours every Thursday afternoon to this object. Mademoiselle du Boieson, who has been visiting the South Island, has returned to Wellington. The executive of the Navy League ie giving an afternoon reception to members of committee in honour of Colonel Campbell, .who recently returned from England,' and who had most interesting interviews with prominent Navy Leaguers whilst there. Mrs. Hosting, president of the Ladies' Auxiliary, fas lent her house for the occasion. Mrs. Hope-Lewis, Mastorton, is in Wellington for a few days. Phe purposes visiting England shortly, and will be accompanied by her niece, Miss Molly Eger ton. Miss R. Cameron, who has been staying with Dr. and Mrs. Cameron, has returned to the Wairarapa. Lieutenant John Southward, of Christchurch, youngest son of the late Mrs. J. H. Southward, of Greymouth, was married at the Basilica, Wellington, to Miss Mary (Cissy) Hall, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. Hall, of Westpoit. The bride, who was given away by her mother, wore ivory white souple satin embfoidered in silver shadow lace. A. tulle veil caught at the back of her hair covered the# whole of the train. Miss Kathleen Pain CWestport) attended the bride, dressed in primrose satin, emforoidered in gold, and wearing a wreath of gold leaves on her hair. Mr. C. Hall (Greyinouth) was best man. Little Gordon Hall, dressed in cream satin, acted as page. After the ceremony the bridal party went to the Midland Hotel, where a" wedding dinner was served, and afterwards Lieutenant and. Mrs. Southward left by motor for Rotorua. Mr. and Mrs. Southward will live in Christchurch. Mr. and Mrs. A. Newton and. Miss Newton have returned from a visit to the south. Mr. and Mrs. Hughes, Palmerston North, are visiting Christchurch. Mrs. D. M. Neilson, with her two children and her sister, Mrs. Clark, of Northland, leave to-day for Auckland, en route for Samoa. Mrs. Butts has returned from a visit to Tauranga and Auckland. Air. and Mrs. Donne have gone on a motor trip to Dunedin. Miss Clair Butts has returned from Nelson. Mrs. Chilton, who has been visiting here, has returned to Christchurch. Mrs. Griggs and Miss Bowden, Dunedin, are visiting -Wellington. The Misses Zirr.au, who recently loft Wellington, have taken up their residence permanently in New York, and will reside with their stepbrother, Mr. Lewis, a well-known lawyer there. Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Burton are visiting Christchurch. Mrs. Kaye, president of the New Zealand Y.W.C.A. National Field Committee is at present in Wellington. The location of- the office of the New Zealand Field Committee, which has hitherto been in Auckland, will in future be in Wellington. A marriage that created considerable local interest was celebrated at St. Mark s Church, Te Arolia, recently, between Miss Hilda A. Forrest, elder daughter of Mr. A J. Forrest, of Herriesville, Te Arolia, and Mr. Eric Addis, of Christchurch, son of\Mr. D. Addis, of Taihape. The ceremony was performed uy the t vlcal '’ the Rev. R. L. Connolly, and the church was crowded with friends. The biide, who entered tho church upon the aim of her father, wore a gown of heliotrope ffeorgette. with a corsage of soft maize satin and touches of gold lace, --he wore an embroidered tulle veil « all S ht at . e ) tb side with a-spray of gold and heliotrope roses, and carried a po=y of shaded mauve scabions and yellow daisies. She was attended by her sister, * IISS . Forrest, who wore a frock of georgette, cream tuscan hat trimmed with' heliotrope daisies and lemon-co - cured velvet streamers, and earnedl a bouquet of sweet I’ eas a F d , "cifud bridegroom was attended by Mr. Claud Moody, as best man.

A Maori wedding of much interest was solemnised on Wednesday in S.. Mark s Anglican Church, Sedgemere, when To Ranpnraha Winera, of Porirua, was married to Miss Ria Moheko Tataroa, gianddnugbtor of Mrs. Tine Kerai laiaroa, Awliitu Taumutu. The church was beautifully decorated. The bride was given awav’bv her uncle, Mr. R. Taiaroa. She wore a gown of ivory white ninon with , an overdqess of lace and a wreath of blossoms on a silver band, with bridal veil The bride was attended by her two sisters as bridesmaids in. simple crepe de chine frocks, one of manto trimmed with bebe ribbon and the other an amber brown, with' hats to match. Thev both carried bouquets of hot house flowers. Tho best man was Mr. Mareena Taiaroa, and Mr. Kahn Pohio was the groomsmak Tho Rev. H. G. Hawkens was the officiating clergyman and Mr A J. Inwood was organist. After the ceremony the guests were mitertained at the Sedgemere Hall, which had b n beautifully decorated by. the Maori friends of the bride, Rev. H. v. Hawkins, in proposing the health of the bride said it was a royal wedding of Jure’aristocracy the name of Taiaroa signified “groat full spring tide, the founder- evidently being a man of fine Srenee and a gentleman. The bride s grandmother wore black silk « nd bridegroom’s mother black velvet. The bride’s travelling dress was a navy bine costume with white stripes and hat to match. The. Native part of the ™ dd 'P» took place after the breakfast. AJ. 1 Native visitors preceded the bride to Awhitu and awaited her at the entrance of the drive gate, and the wedding dance and welcome were given.