WOMEN IN PRINT.

Evening Post, Volume XCVII, Issue 131, 5 June 1919, Page 9

WOMEN IN PRINT.

The Town. Hall was charmingly decorated last night, when the fancy dress ball given, by Miss Borlase and her poromittee took place. Streamers' of, orange and scarlet crossed, the hall, ' ..pm..which depended balloons of all shades, while above.these were strings of flags arranged: from a central canopy, also of flag's,•Brown birch was, used, with good effect on the stage and on the trellising round 'tlie supper room, ami in each case multicoloured poppies, made, of.' crinkled ;paper, enhanced;-the bright effect. Pot ;pla'nts added to the picturesque,,appearance of the. stage and. under the, galleries. ■The , sitfci.ng.-out pa.?t was 'divided off by curtains, and arranged with chairs. There Was,.- large-, attendance, arid a great many icliarhring costumes, were, worn, 50 m,any that the allotting of. Pfizgs vxas, )j,q easy task. After: m.u,ch. consideration,.the four ladies', prizes, were .given, a_ follow":-iMiss. ;R Ward, an Early Victorian,-in a, delightful crinoline gown, of soft sills, ,fspiled, and trimmed with tiny circular garlands of rosebuds, the tight-fitting b.odice being of pale pink silk, sandalled shoes and mittens completing the, cos,t'.nne,:i Miss Joan TuHy,- in,, a smart "carnival dress of black tulle, with graduated coloured spots, and a tricorne hat ofblack- with' brilliant, jewelled trimming, .with, which the bodice was also finished,iwhile, slie 5 carried, se\;erar coloureci balloons ; • Miss Hall. Thoftipson, a,s a Tunis-, ran lady in a striking costume of whi.le, with a broad swathed sijaif widely strip;ed with green and white, and an effective liead.d.i'egs of silver aud.'p.e.aii: em.broidery, from which, depended a veil of jsilver tissue; Miss Meadowcroft, as, a ,'daiuty Lampshade in palest .yellow, with a strapped bodice of black velvet and a, iwcll-designed headdress of yellow, edged jwitlx crystal head fringe. The prizes ""for jUie. men's fancy..dresses, were awarded to 'Mv King, as a Pi.eiro't, in blue and yel-, jlow, and' Mr. Wheeler as a cowboy. Other dresses that were extremely effecjtive were- "Eve" "j.'om the''Taller, who jwas excellently got up in the style of the .well-known,-drawing,by "Fish"'; a Greek .lady, in pale blue and silver, was most effective, and a particularly pretty and b.iginal idea was the Bird Cage, carried out in grey and, pink, with well-arranged pink bars depending from ■ the circular hat. A delightful gown was, that representing a star, of silver'tissue, with* electric lights fi,om. the headdress casting iridescent shades, on the white and silver. Another Early Victorian was greatly admired; in white unci pink, wit,h a becoming poke hat and a black and tiny parasol. The Duchess of Devonshire- was stately in white, with a large black velvet hat. A.Spanish lady, wore a charming dress of black la.cc. over rose pink, with' a becoming mantilla, draped over a-rose-coloured cap.'' There were some excellent gipsy eo-stumes, notably 9110 carried out in scarlet, white, and gold, with a, scarlet, cap. Mopnli.giit, an Indian Squaw, Gretclien, Dutch Girl, and some of the national costumes, were all exceptionally good;, au,d the whole scene, was. a, most attractive one. An interesting /intei'ludo. was. tlie artistic dancing, by IU?. Theo, Trezise and Mrs. Malcolm, who gave, a characteristic Kastern Dance in an admirable manner. Mrs. Malcolm's charming dress was of pale blue satin harem trousers, with chains of pearls, with a short, wived ovei'r dress of silver tissue, e.dged with small tufts of swansdown End pearl chains, while her corsage and tulle headdress were ornamented, with vivid green jewelled trimming She wore chains and rings to match. Mr. Trezise was in striking Persian costume of hand-made brocage, in which shades of gold,, rose, brown, and green were .. deftly intermingled, the material being about 2000 years, old ; ho wore also' chains of green stones, and\ beautiful necklet of pearls, which, as. well as the brocade costume, w;as presented to, him.. His h.eaddress was of gplr], tissue, ancl he wore an, overcoat of. curious Oriental shades. 0 f Ara,"bian origin.. Mi', Butl?r was aj-Q iii, Oriental costume, and heat time to the, 'dance on a native drum. Lai,er. Mr. Trezise, gave a jazz dance, with Miss Doris Coull, which showed both dancers to great adyantage, and demonstrated the fact that, this, style of dancing can be graceful' and charming; and need have none of the objectionable elements, which some dancers import into it. Miss Coull was in a dainty, pink flowered Empire costume. Mr. Remier performed the duties of M.C., and Cowley's orchestra, played, delightful and inspiring music' Miss. Borlase arid her" committee, are, to be congratulated on the success of their dajice.

An interesting y.'cdiling took "place yesterday afternoon at St. Paul's proCathedral, when Major, "V\"illiam Nopnau Abbott, 'M.C.,' of .B.ehdigo, Australia (at prossiit. stationed; at Trentham Eospital), was married to. Miss Vera Florence Duthie, daughter of Mr. D. \V. IJuthie, general manager of the National Bank of New Zealand, and Mrs. Duthie, of Kobson-street." Tlie Yen. Archdeacon iJohnsoi.i officiated and Mr. Parker played the wedding music. Tho church was charmingly decorated with gold and white chrysanthemums, a wedding bell being an effective feature. The bride'-s handsome gown, was of ivory jsafcin charmeuse, with a broad band of gold applique edging the skirt, and with panels ' (if white georgette embroidered !and fringed with "chenille. Her lon;,' itrain was of georgette, edged with gold jbrocade and fastened 011 the shoulders with gold, tissue and a knot of orange blossoms. The veil was of tulle and ;was worn over an effective and becoming wreath of gold leaves. The bouquet was" of white and yello,w to match the, gown. Tlie bridesmaids were . Mifis.es' Joyce Duthie, Lynn Snodgrass, and ' Madge Tweed. ,whoso artistic' gown's were of daffodil niuon over charmeuse, with hip panniers caught up with sea-gre.ii ribbon and buttercups,, th'o corsage and ■sleeves, being of yellow ninon. They 'wore hats of brown tulle trimmed with gold thread and autumn tints, and their bouquets were of yellow chrysanthemums. ;and autumn leaves, with an interjmingling of violets. They carried dainty little - bags of beaded gold satin, the gifts of the bridegroom. The.bride, also carried a vanity bag., made by a friend, of white satin beaded with crystal and lined with old gold. Her present from the bridegroom was a, pearl and diamqnd 1 ring. As .the, brid.e, and bridegroom, • walked down the aisle after the cer'ei mony, little, Jean Hi!ey stepped out of ;the pew and presented the bride with a golden floral horseshoe tied with yellow ribbon for luck. The,best man was, Mr. Roy Tawle, of Auckland, and the groomsmen Messrs. Kenneth Clayton aud Eric Tonks, both of Auckland. The bridegroom, 'best man, and groomsmen i.iro all returned soldiers and wore khaki :for. tbo occasion. • The white, and. gold plan wa.s carried out in the house decorations with excellent effect. There !were. many, gugsW present, including. .Major. Norman Duthie, D.S.O-, brother of- the. bride. Mrs, Abbott's, travelling costume, w.as of mole coloured velvet, trimmed with fur to. match,, while sho :aLso .wore a closerfitting toque, of thesamo shade.

Letters of interest were read •at a meeting of the Women's Anti-Gei'n.ian, League 'yesterday from Madame Boeufvo and "liiiss Beatrice Day, and kindly remembrances to all co-workers were received. In the matter of unnaturalized .Germans, a strong.opinion.w^expresscd that no preference sliould be shown, but .that all should be repatriated. A discussion took placevon, the reported marriages ,of New Zealand soldiers with German 'women at Cologne, and doubt was expressed .\\ be the r any officer would give 'hip;, consont. to, such marriages.' iv. the ipreseotf state of feeling. It. was,decided, that the. league's banner, should be, carriedj.aiva1,, displayed a,t< the., Peace celebra,itions. '' Mi_3, Holmes (president) presided,. :at, the-.imeeting.: - , ;

; The wedding, took, place, at St,-. Peter's [Church on Monday of Lieutenant G, P. ,Evan_, 1... N.R., and Miss Doris Tnprniton, the, ceremony, being performed by the .V.eu. Archdeacon Watson. Tlie ibride, - whp , was given away by lier ibrothei;, wore a cream costume and .hat., ;and cajTie.d,a bouquet of pink and white, flowers. Miss Florence Crengel was the ibridesmaid, u,nd : \yore a cream costume ;and, black hat) and carried a scarlet, bouquet. Mr. "$. Evans, lyothe"1 pL. the ;bridegi'opm, was best, man. -

Yesterday afternoon in the, Accountants' Chambers, Jphjiis'ioii's^ree.t, a meeting took place to make arrangements for a special effort on Friday on behalf of the Tronthirni scholarship, fund. Mvs.- A. H. .Water- was convener, and Mr. M'lntosh, secretary, explained that volunteers were.needed for sell,in<j tickets on that day. Stands are to be set all over the city; and the. D.I.C: lias consented to drape thti^e, and sellers, of tickets wiirii.e provided with a, table-.' and chair Sufficient offers, were reoeived to allot all the ■ stands, os.v^ral-.p.'lei's haying beep sent iii by those, whp co.uld not, attend the meeting, The- stalls allotted were : Bank of New Zealand, and Stewart Dawson's corners^ also Post Office, Commercial Travellers.! Club; Kirkcaldie aud Stains, Mrs. Pre^tou and members of the Wellington South, Nursing Division,: Winder's corner and. opposite corners, jWc^nien's.Natipiial Reserve; Ke.lbu.vu-av-euue., Mrs. (1. l\. Waters ; Bowen-street. Mrs. Apple ton; Coi.U'tfnay-place*:' M.". Wallace,.: : Mercer-s,troiet. Mr. Jacobsen ; Woodward-street, Mr. S. Bjirkeajdia; Boulcott-street, Mrs. O'Sullivan and helpers: Veitch and Allan's corner, liesdam?.?, Bayncj? p,n4,•-Esystergarb, Mr M'-Intpsh, the secretary, of the fund, will be supervisor during the day.

The. marriage of Miss Zee Irvine, youngest' elaughtev: of Mr. Jslrs. \\\. T. Irviije., £0 Mr, Guy.Natusch', of the li-erar-v, staff of "the Evening Post, f.on of "■%.' a T" Natu.ch,.' We),lingtou, yeas, celebrated at All Sai.uts' Cliurcii,, yattne'nst-on, North, on' King's Birthday I''he,' bi'id.e.'s wedding gown was 'pale pink chariiiev.se \yifcj,. ,'ii.i o'vei'dress' of \yhi,te. net veiled v_ith white, georgette, a bridal veil o.f, tulle! completing her tpilet. Three bridesmaids were in attendance, the two- elder. Misses Madge Tansley and Joan Wright, woro frocks, of \yhite velvet and black velour hats., thp tiny maid,, Z.qe.TansJey, wearing palo blue, satin: Mr. jqek Nalusch, of Wellington was. beat man. . A recep-, tion was, held by the bride's parents at their home- 'in Ferguson-street. The bride's, travelling costume was navy blue with a mole velvet toque.

The L.M.S. Church, at Rarot,onga was gaily decorated,oll 7th %ay[ the occasion, being the, marriage pf 'Miss Mary M. Oliinsen, yonngeet daughter of Mr. O. OJaijsen, o,f; \Yelluigton,'to Mr. C. A. Breiit, lata p.nrs^r of the Union Steam Ship, Company, and ( npw.iof, Rarotpjiga. The.' bride,'' w'lip was give* away by her bi'pthei'-in-law,'' Mr. S> ,jN,I. Mills, was gowned, in cve|n,o, da chine, and; w.ore a veil, and orange, blpsspips..' Miss Belle Cormack' was the bridesmaid, and, both carried pretty show.ir b.puquets.' Miv Duckworuli, of the Union Steaif? Ship Company, was. beXt man.' The officiating ininister, -was 'the Rev. H„ BondJames, while the. musical part ol the service was carried out by Jijiisa Rita Newman, 6i Wellington. After the ceremony, ii reception wa? given at Tnkitvimu Schoolhouse, a large, nim'ib.er of guest'S being present.