BRIDAL PARTIES

Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 23, 28 January 1938, Page 14

BRIDAL PARTIES

GOOD WISHES AND GIFTS

Miss Frances Cunningham has been the guest of honour at several prewedding parties recently. The first one, a "gift tea," was held at the Hotel St. George, where a number of her friends were entertained by Miss Doro. thy Harbroe, who wore a black sheer crepe frock embroidered with emerald green braid. The bride-elect wore a very smart tailored outfit in mustard colour with brown accessories, The guests were Misses Betty Ryan, Veronica Haughey, Edna Taylor, Phyllis Krebs, Doris Wright, Gwen Kenney, Gladys Capper, and Doreen Cunningham.

Miss Veronica Haughey, wearing navy blue and white spotted georgette, and Miss Doris Wright, in blue and white figured linen, were hostesses at a "provision tea" at Miss Haughey's home 'in Kelburn. Miss Cunningham wore an attractive Marina blue figured crepe de chine frock. Competitions were won by Mrs. Jack Capper and the bride-elect. Miss Winnie Thompson entertained with humorous recitations and Miss Betty Capper with songs. The'guests were-Mrs. F, Cunningham (the bride-elect's mother), in a model frock of blue marocain, ap-

pliqued with bunches of flowers; Mrs. J. Capper (her fiance's mother), in a brown floral crepe frock; Mesdames F. Kennedy, T. Haughey, J. May, J. Capper, Misses Dorothy .Harbroe, Betty Ryan, Ngarie Mulligan; . Doreen Cunningham, Gladys and Betty Capper, Dorothy Ulmer, Gwen Kenney, Marjorie McEntee, Winnie Thompson, Marcelle Haughey, and Jean Howberry.

Mrs. Ronald McKenzie (Napier) entertained many friends at, a "kitchen tea" in her honour. The hostess wore an attractive floral crepe frock, finished jwith field flowers. Miss Cunningham [ was wearing a rust-coloured floral crepe de chine frock with touches of yellow, and Mrs. F. Cunningham and Mrs. J. Capper wore black georgette I with a white organdie spray, and brown floral crepe ,with ■ cream finishings,^respectively. Miss , Betty Capper sang, accompanied by her sister, Mrs. J. May. Competitions were won by Misses B. Ryan, B. Capper, G. Kenney, and Mr. Jack Capper. The brideelect was assisted in the opening of her many gifts by • her fiance, Mr. Rowley Capper. The guests were Mr. and Mrs. J. Capper, Mrs. J. Moss, Miss *J: Moss (Napier), Mr. ' and Mrs. *F. Kennedy, Mrs. R. McKay, Mrs. R. Woodley, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Capper, Misses D. Harbroe, G. Kenney, B. Ryan, J. Murdoch, D. Cunningham, P. Morine, J. McKay (Manaia), F. Haugheyj-G. and B. Capper, E. McKay (Manaia), and Messrs. G. Capper, V. and J. Cunningham, F. Gill, J. Cowan, and B. Wright.

St. Joseph's Hockey Club, of which Miss Cunningham is secretary, entertained her at an evening at the residence of Misses B. and D, Smith, Northland, when the opportunity was taken to present her with a very charming salad set, accompanied by all the best wishes of the club.

A JUSTIFIED WAIL

It is not always that "wails" are justified, for some people are apt to wail on the slightest provocation, and grumble about the most unnecessary things which most folk take as a matter of course. But one appears in a parish magazine which is thoroughly justified. . When a morning service was to be held- a young lady rang a vicarage at. five minutes after midnight to inquire what time it would be. Then when a popular wedding was coming .' off' no less than thirtyfour telephone calls were made to the vicarage, and each time with the same ■request, "Will you tell me what time the; wedding is this afternoon?" It is suggested that the proper people to ring up are the parents of the bride and bridegroom. It probably would be a great nuisance to them to be called to the telephone as many as thirty-four times on a.. wedding day when a great many final preparations must necessarily1 be made, but it certainly would be.better to do that than to trespass on the time and patience of the officiating clergyman or his family. It might'be suggested that people who wish to go and swell the crowd of onlookers at popular weddings should find out the time at least a week beforehand from friends or relatives of the prospective bride and bridegroom, and at least spread 'out the troublesomeness- of telephone calls all on the one subject, which are not really the business of the people who are so troubled.