“LOVE TO ALL AT HOME”

Dominion, Volume 20, Issue 44, 16 November 1926, Page 9

“LOVE TO ALL AT HOME”

WELLINGTON BEAUTIES IN AUCKLAND

FAVOURITES WITH THE PUBLIC

Dominion' Special. Auckland, November 15.

“Wellington one and two,” shouted a man in the huge crowd that thronged the outside of His Majesty’s Theatre on Saturday night as the beauties were leaving the theatre after the performance. Doreen McCubbin and Isobel Wilson came in for a full share of the demonstration and the man who shouted-in the crowd v.as expressing the opinion of quite a number of Aucklanders, loyal though they are to tlieir own finalists, that the Weilington girls will return home as “Miss New Zealand” and her attendant respectively. Auckland is not parochial where recognition of real beauty is concerned, and that is why Wellington’s repre< sentatives have been admired everywhere. At the . Public Hospital to-day, for instance, when the southerners and local finalists were being shown over the institution, there were many requests for Miss Wellington .-.nd “the little girl,” the little girl being Miss Wilson, whose stature is in ' sharp contrast to that of Miss McCubbin. “Good win, Wellington,” said many of the patients as the girls passed down the wards. Miss McCubbin made a . wonderful impression, as did also her dainty maid of honour, and the patients were all delighted to see in person the girls whom until the time of the visit they had known only by newspaper photographs. ' One lady asked specially for a conversation with Miss McCubbin, and was very cheered when “Miss Wellington” spoke a few happy words with her. The Wellington girls made a special “hit” with rhe children in Princess Mary Hospital, where they delivered books and balloons to the delighted kiddies. Dr. Maguire, superintendent, who conducted the girls through the wards, made them very much at home with everyone, and insisted on introducing Mrs.’ Law, Miss McCubbin’s aunt and chaperone, as “Mrs. New Zealand.” At a private afternoon tea party yesterday the Wellington girls were great favourites, aud Miss McCubbin gained at least two new admireis—two little children whom she immediately captivated with her charm. Both “Miss Wellington” and Miss Wilson are receiving ovations at the theatre nightly. "Tell all otir friends in Wellington that we are having a wonderful time, bur have not forgotten them and the lovely way they treated us,” they said to a reporter. “We adore Auckland and its people, but we love Wellington better, and we hope to gain the great honour for our city. Love to ali at home.”