Jottings About Town

NZ Truth, Issue 1205, 3 January 1929, Page 15

Jottings About Town

Prams and Presents CIR TRUBY KING still preserves his old-time interest m all things Plunketish, and '1 N'w-^ . . _.. W as out at the Riddiford Park.VHutt Valley, V-= for the society's annual garden fete. Dr. and Mrs. / Derrick were, also to the fore, and the- new ' director won some spurs as an open-air speechmaker. The park is a pretty place and the big trees formed just the right setting i for the energetic ahd enthusiastic young, people who took part m the < various iten^s of entertainment. Small Red Indians and Japanese ladies displayed much activity m pushing decorated perambulators before the judges' stand, and push-eartß got up 'm pink sweet peaa and apricot roses did much to make onlookers forget how dreadful are the ..same 'instruments of torture when making a ten-knot pro- . gress along Lambton Quay on Friday night. '.-.V// . ■-„ .','. The fete was a big success and everybody went home hot and happy. yv : «bY ■■*. * C In The Air g DRAVO for little Pat Buckley, who on X D her honeymoon tour . achieved the h distinction of being the first girl to || pilot a skyster; across Cook Strait. ffi Bati. weather prevented Pat's bridal |j day /from being quite as. flighty as was - originally proposed, the first idea being | to hop off oorn r an aeroplane built for y tWo from the church portals. But the | rain did its worst and the consequence | was a somewhat more prosaic start by | mere motor. ...__. | The sun wasn't long, however, m | rising to'the occasion and Pat has won | the spurs due to- a lady knight of the = / air. . ■'.' - . .' = • ■• ; : . > --'I tr ..Mt&MdnthelNpw-- j FLORENCE GEORGE'S soft bridal | 1 frock of ivory georgette couldn't s have been presaged by the gym. dress | and business like shoes hf a very few | years ago, "where she was one of the I most popular little sporting girls at the | Wellington Girls* College. | And m those high and far off times, | Len/ George, who was. best mah at his | ' younger sister's wedding to Maurice | Manthel, was doing headboy deeds at 1 the I^oys' College of the saitte windy § town. ''..> § Even m those days, Florence, had | a large choice of chums, ahd at her | wedding, nearly two hundred guests' b . | . rallied around fpom all directions. 1 Her flared skirt was made of tiny § georgette petals and the flo.\yery effect § heightened by 'sprays of orange bios- •''■§ som to finish the long, swaying sash. | Birdie George, Gwen Manthel and Jean | Luke faced the fray m frocks of prim- | rose and delphinium blue georgette— | one of this season's daintest color com- s binations. Soft primrose straw hats,* J| brimmed with transparent blue tulle, J?L cast becoming shadows over the pretty «2#f faces of the trio of bridesmaids. -yw