Notes for Women

New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12608, 19 November 1926, Page 5

Notes for Women

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Mr and Mrs J. W. 'Dickinson, . of Wellington, are in Auckland. Miss Alys Duncan (Wellington), who was the guest of Mrs Boyle for Carnaval Week in Christchurch, is now staying with Mrs Olive Mcllwraith, Merivale lane. Mrs S. McPherson has returned ■to Little River, after spending some months in Wellington. The wedding was recently celebrated of Mary Blanche, youngest daughter of •Mr and Mrs Robert E. Sherwin, of Glentunnel, and James, third son of the late Mr and Mrs Thomas Keltie, of Hororata. The Rev. J. J. Bates officiated.

St. Mary’s Church, Sprihgston,; was the scene of a pretty wedding recently, when Phyllis Myrtle; eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs G. H. Cook, Springston South, was married to' James Alexander, youngest son of Mr T. J. Foster and the late Mrs Foster, Xadhrooks. The Rev. C. L. Wilson* officiated, and Miss D. Gray presided at the organ.

An old fashioned frock parade is being held in Auckland, which is arranged by the Welfare Circle of the Women’s Club there in aid of the Plunket funds. , . . The members and friends of the Aro street Methodist Mission enjoyed a pleasant afternoon . on Wednesday. Items were given by Miss Tonks, followed by a bright, helpful talk from Rev. C. Eaton. /A warm welcome from the mothers’ meeting was given to Mrs Eaton, who was also present: Tea, which was kindly given by Mrs Willis, of ~: S t. John street, was handed round by the Misses Freeman, Smith, Logan, and? Tonks. ■ Hearty thanks were given ;to; all; concerned. A very /pretty wedding took place recently at St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church, Christchurch, when Janet, only daughter of Mr and Mrs .G. Buckley,, of Waikuku,, Was' married to Sylvester, sixth son of. Mr and 'Mrs: J. Banks, of Avonside. ' The’ ; Rev. W. Bower-Black performed the; ceremony, and Mr Raynor White presided at the organ. * • ■ : Two hundred and fifty w“omen have qualified as barristers in France. St. Andrew’s Church,>/Darfield, was beautifully decorated in pink awl cream floiveis' for the wedding of Winifred Annie, youngest daughter of the late T. E. and Mrs Jarman. Barfield, and Quentin Alfred, second son of Mr and Mrs G. F. Wright, “Mountain View,” Arinat,, recently. A reunion of old of Rotorua was held at the invitation of'.the Rotorua Women’s Club on Monday afternoon. The president, Mrs W. L. Richards, welcomed the guests. s Many old settlers expressed warm appreciation of the kindness. .extended -to them by the Women’s Club. One of the speakers, Mr D. Lindon, he was a resident of Rotojua _m 1866. One lady said her husband, had packed supplies to the troops, when ,• he was eleven years of age and. he was still strong and well. Patients from the. sanatorium were among the ' guests. The proceedings were concluded with the singing of “Auld l4ing Syne” and the National Anthem. ~ ' .

Lady Maud Hoare, wife of the Minister of Air, is to fly from London to India with her husband to open the new air line to the East. The flight is scheduled to take place at the end of this year, and Lady Maud/’s decision was announced’by Sir Eric Geddes, the chairman, at a meeting of Imperial Airways, Ltd. Lady Maud is § daughter •of the sixth Earl Beauchamp. This is the' first ■ flight of such a length to-.he undertaken by. a woman, though Lady Stonehaven has jnst completed* a journey, of, 8000 miles with her husband, the Gover-nor-General of Australia, in which 3500 miles were covered by air. Mrs Ley, one of Australia’s delegates to the tenth congress of the International Alliance of Women f<» Suffrage and Equal Citizenship in Paris during May and June ; last> was greatly impressed by the congress. She said that women from all corners of the earth, and representing over 40 countries, had assembled .at the Sorbonne, and the unity realised was a remarkable achievement. Naturally, enough 'great attention! was paid to the domestic conditions of the respective countries. , The congress, : ; was enthusiastic in offering congratulations to the women of Travancore on the election of their first woman member of Parliament; to the*women of Newfoundland. on_ th.e griping of franchise and eligibility ; to the worm, en of Assam, Bengal, the United Provinces, and . the States of Cochin and Mysore on the,, gaining of the franchise and' the possibility of eligibility in the near future; and to the women of Greece,- Italy, and Spain on obtaining the municipal vote. The alliance was strongly imbued with the belief that , the vote was an indispensable instrument for the attainment or practical reforms, and in particular to secure universal peace. People in Canberra, the new Federal capital of Australia, are advertising for “general helps,” and: are offering wages of £2 per week with board and lodging. What wpuld the Victorians have thought, of this extravagance ? Dickens, writes, in “Bleak House” that Mrs Snagsby paid the orphan maid Guster 50s -per annum. She went cheap because she, had fits. The poor Marchioness in. “The Old Curiosity Ship,” ‘‘never went out, or had a clean face, or took off the coarse apron, or., looked out .of any of the windows, or had any rest or enjoyment whatever ;” she . bad no wages at all. Mr. Pepya p'aid his “cooke-maid” £4 per annum, which he thought was a lot, but he always heat his maids, so really it was cheap on the whole. Let us hope that the maid has in our .time improved as notably as the wages.

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. The maids of honour who will attend Miss Muriel Frazer at the Military Tattoo and Pageant will be the Misses Cecil MacGregor, Nell Blair, Margaret Shand, Molly Macassey, Enid Lawson, and Joan Zohrab. They will .wear early Victorian costumes. Miss Frazer’s being a replica of that worn by Queen Victoria at her marriage. .Mr and Mrs E. A. Pigeon, of Gore, are the guests of Mrs Pow, Kensington street. They will be leaving for Timaru on Saturday. Mrs Magnus Johnson, of Hamilton, has been spending a few weeks in Wellington. Mr and Mrs F. Samuels, who returned from Sydney this week, are leaving for Nelson to visit their son, Mr Gurden Samuels. Mrs J. O. Templer, who has been staying with Mrs A. W. Wright, in Timaru, left for her home in Wellington yesterday. Miss Jean Thompson, Wellington, who has been on a brief holiday in Palmerston North, has returned home. 'Mrs R. A. Wright has left for a visit to Auckland. Mrs Frazer leaves to-day for a visit to Auckland. The death occurred on Wednesday of a highly respected Wellington lady, Mrs- Emma Martha . Powell, wife of Mr Thomas S. Powell, of Lawrence street, Wellington South. During her many years’ residence in this city Mrs Powell has made a large circle of attached friends, her kindness and hospitality being well known. The family coinsists of a son, Mr H. Powell, Levin, and three daughters—Mrs Croskery, of Wellington; .Mfs Lindsay, of Timaru; and. Miss Powell, Wellington. Much sympathy will be felt Svith Mr Powell and his family ,in their bereavement.

WEDDING AT ST. ANNE’S

A-wedding was celebrated recently at St. Annels Church, Newtown, when Kathleen May, second daughter of Mrs and the late Mr W. Wylie, of Wellington -South, -was married to Daniel Robert Roy, • only_ son of the late Mrs C. Connop, of Kelburn, and the late Mr R.. Connop, of Hastings. The Rev. Father Kelly officiated and Miss M. Keegan presided at the organ? The bride, who was. escorted by her brother, Mr Uawnsley Wylie, wore a French gown of silver lace oyer- pale pink tissue. The long vifll which formed a train fell from a coronet of orange blossom, and was carried by: a:flower-girl, Mary Anderson, of Christchurch, who was in pale pink crepe de chine, and a page, David Mills, in a: blue uutm suit with lace v ruffleß. Pink and white flowers, foriried her bouquet. The bridesmaids were Misses Edna Wylie, in pale apricot georgette; Ursula Carter, in pale Pavlova georgette; and Inez Connop, in pale pink georgette; all three wearing silk crinoline hats and bouquets to tone. Mr Don Wilson was- best man, and Messrs W. Gavin (of Palmerston North) and Mr Thompsoh Were groomsmen. After the ceremony a reception was held: at Gamble and Creed’s, the gjiests being received by Mrs Wylie, who wore a frock, of: black panne velvet with black georgette trimmings, and black taffetas hat, and carried a bouquet of mauve anemones. Mrs* Connop was in a frock of black georgette with Oriental trimmings, black Safin coat, ■black hat with paradise plumes, and carried a bouquet of crimson tulips. Mrs A. E. Mills (Takapuna), sister of the bride, wore a tailored cinnaman ensemble with hat to match. The bride travelled in , a bois de rose enand hat of silk corded bois de rose.

DISPLAY OF ARTS AND CRAFTS

The Arts and Crafts Circle’ of the Pioneer Club held its annual display of the work done during the year yesterday afternoon. .The work was up to the usual standard, and agam some really wonderful pieces of handicraft, were to he seen. Mrs Piper, who is a very clever worker, had one of the best displays, including some work which she had shown at Dunedin Exhibition last v year. Among them were embossed leather work and some beautiifhil pewter work in. the form of bridge ' boxes, raffia work as baskets, trays, etc., and a quantity of marquetry work. This took the form of boxes with dainty figures and designs on the. covers (designed for trinkets, tea" caddies, etc.), and in the most wonderful colouring, also trays and vases. Four certificates won by her at 1 Dunedin were seen with her work, while the certificates of the circle were also to be seen. Mrs Blyth is another good worker, and showed a large number of things, including beautiful raffia work in the form of flowers on trays, and bags, and. also fine work in cross .stitch in this same medium. Leather work and needlework was also to be seen here. Some very fine needlework* was shown, especially by Mrs Roskruge, and a bedspread by Mrs Street in a dainty figure pattern. Sealing wax work was seen in the form of pencils,' vases, etc., and Mrs Edwards had ‘decorated some slates for notice blocks in this medium. Raffia remains the chief work of the circle, and the purses and baskets showed some extremely fine and pretty work, while? bags of macrame twine were made by some members. Miss Myers showed some new work m the form of flowers made from shells, water lilies on a glass pond looking effective, while-some anemones were very realistic. Mrs Albert Rustell again had some joy germs and other- work. Those exhibiting included also Mesdames Butler, Jervis, Rule, Duncan, Preston, Ross, Edwards, Roskruge. Bath King. Newton, Garrard. Street, Anderson. Doctor, Batten, Miss Maddison, Miss Jacobson, and Lady Gibbes. The show was opened by the president of the i circle, Lady OsborneGibbes, who said the members had received much praise for their work done for the Dunedin Exhibition. The circle now numbered eighty members, and It looked as though it would soon bo twice that number. All were keen workers and were' a credit to the club, the work being known not only hero,, hut beyond. New Zealand. A large number of members and visitors attended during the afternoon, and showed much interest in the display.

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