IN Town AND OUT

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 32, 30 April 1927, Page 4

IN Town AND OUT

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Mrs. A. Gavin is a Wellington visitor to Auckland at present. Mrs. David Lang, who has been staying with Miss Mowbray, of Darnell, has returned to Wellington. Miss Janet Murray has returned to town from a three weeks’ visit to Rotorua. Mrs. Tattersfield left by the Aorangi for an extended holiday in New South Wales. Mrs. Oscar Symes has returned to town from a holiday visit to Rotorua, Wairakei and National Park. Mrs. C. F. Bennett will leave by the Marama early in May for a holiday visit to Sydney. Mrs. Masters has returned to town after spending a holiday in Rotorua. Mrs. Entrioan was an Auckland holi-day-maker in Wellington and Wanganui during Easter, and has now returned. -Js * * Mrs. Streeter has returned from the South and has taken up her residence at Kliyber Court, Khyber Pass. * * * Mrs. Rapson has returned to town from a motor tour through the Taranaki district. x * * Mrs. A. D. Stewart is at present spending a long holiday in Wellington and Nelson. * ♦ * Mrs. Dodder is a Wellington visitor to Auckland, and is the guest of her sister-in-law, Mrs. H. Kinder. * x * Mrs. Ritchie, of the Bay of Plenty, is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Abbott.

Mrs. A. Gavin, of Wellington, is the guest of Mrs. Rose, of Remuera Road, Remuera. Mrs. A. T. Cross and Miss Avery, of Wanganui, are visitors to Auckland. Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Messenger, of Auckland, are visitors to Hastings, where they are the guests of Mrs. Messenger’s father and sister, Mr. W. Heslop and Miss F. Heslop. Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Brown, of Hastings, who were spending a holiday in town, have returned home by motor. Miss Edith Lyttelton (G. B. Lancaster), has arrived in Christchurch after spending some weeks in the North Island. She is the guest of her uncle, Mr. Louis Wood, of Sumner, for a few days, and will later visit Mrs. Malcolm Fowrie, of Cashmere Hills. Mis Lyttelton was the guest of honour at a reception held at the Canterbury Women’s Club yesterday afternoon. Mrs. F. E. Budd has returned to Hastings, after spending a holiday in Auckland. Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Gaisford have returned to Dannevirke after attending the recent race meetings in town. Mr and Mrs. Percival, of Auckland, were recent visitors to Wanganui for the Simmonds—Ayshford wedding. Mrs. and Miss Buxton are Wellington visitors to Auckland this week. Mr. and Mu. Mcllroy and Mrs. H. Stringer, of Wellington, are visiting Auckland. Miss Mae Howard, of Tacoma, and Miss Edith Scott, of Seattle, U.S.A., who have been on a tour of New Zealand, arrived in Wellington recently from the South Island, after visiting the Mount Cook and Cold Lakes district. They came to New Zealand with the intention of doing the Milford Sound trip, “ the finest walk in the world,” but, unfortunately, when they got as far as Te Anau, the track was snow-bound, and they had to turn back. They will leave Wellington by the Moeraki to-day for Melbourne and Sydney.

A SOCIETY WEDDING

AN EX-NEW ZEALANDER WOODROOFE—DUNCAN A wedding of New Zealand interest was solemnised at Brompton Oratory on March 10. The bridegroom was Lieutenant T. B. R. Woodroofe, R.N., and the bride was Miss Ida Duncan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. lan Duncan, of Wellington. The ceremony was performed by Father Talbot. At the beautiful marble rails approaching the sanctuary were handsome brass vases massed with spring flowers of gold and white. The bride, who was escorted by her uncle, Sir Westby B. Perceval, wore a beautiful dress of ivory satin, whose drapings were held in place with pearl embroidery. The transparent georgette train was lined with satin of the palest yellow, and was embroidered with pearls. A circlet of orange blossom held the tulle veil in place, and the bride carried a shower bouquet of lilies-of-the-valley. The train bearer was Lady Maureen Noel, a pretty little girl, wearing a Juliet frock of white satin with pearl cap. The three bridesmaids were Misses Agnes Duncan, sister, Betty Hislop, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. W. J. M. Hislop, of Wellington, and Betty Bowen. Their dresses were of deep primrose georgette and their hats of Bangkok were of similar tone. Each carried a Victorian posy of yellow primroses and mauve violets tied with ribbons of golden yellow, of which tint were their satin shoes. Captain Ellison, of the Grenadier Guards, was best man. Following the ceremony the numerous guests adjourned to the Rembrandt Hotel, where Mrs. Duncan and Mrs. Woodroofe held a reception, which ultimately developed, as is the custom nowadays, into a The Dansant. A speech was made by Sir Westby Perceval, who referred to the union of the Old World with the New. Mrs. Duncan wore a beautiful dress of dove grey satin, with hat of soft felt to tone, and carried a bouquet of pink tulips. «. Among the guests invited, most of whom were present, were the following:—The Earl and Countess of Donoughmore, the Earl and Countess of Gainsborough, Viscount and Viscountess Greville, Lord and Lady Suirdale, the Countess of Carnwath, Lady Doreen Hely-Hutchison, Sir Westby and Lady Perceval, Sir James and Lady Reynolds, the Misses Reynolds, Colonel W.~ G. Braithwaite and Lady Victoria Braithwaite, Earl and Countess Jellicoe, Lady Gwendoline and Lady Myrtle Jellicoe, Air. and Mrs. Grotian, Miss Rosemary Grotian, Air. Baldwin, Airs. Fox, Air. Nigel Slight, Air. and Airs. R. E. S. Gooch, Air. J. Courage, Dr. and Airs. W. J. H. Hislop, Airs. Riddiford, Major and Airs. Meade, . Mr. J. Johnston, Air. and Airs. James Grace, Aliss Barton, Aliss Stella Alurray, Air. Bowen, Airs, and Aliss Rolleston, Airs. Tweed, Sir Robert and Lady Fox Symes and Aliss Fox Symes, Air. and Airs. lan Hunter, Dr. and Airs. Jameson, Airs, and Aliss Craig, Air. Graham and the Misses Graham, Commander Edwards, Airs, and the Alisses Jameson, the Rev. J. C. and Airs. Pringle, Sir James and Lady Pair, Aliss Colleen Clifford, Airs. Beetliam, Airs. Hawkins, Aliss O’Rorke, Mr. B. O’Rorke, Air. and Mrs. Perceval, Air. and Airs. Lloyd, Commander and Airs. Crocker, Captain and Airs. Somerville, Captain and Airs. Hamilton, Captain and Airs. Wilkinson, Air. and Airs. R. B. Carrow, Airs. St. John Buckley, Lieutenant and Airs. Gladstone, Mrs. Crawford, Airs. Pharazyn, Aliss Ruth Pharazyn, Mr. and Mrs. Perkins and Aliss Perkins, Aliss Isabel Wilford, Aliss Stott, Air. and Mrs. Dillon, Air. and Airs. Faithful, Air. and Mrs. Gerald Russell, Airs. Roskell, Captain and Airs. Hawkins, Colonel and Airs. AlcAlicking, Mr. and Airs. Reid, Colonel and Airs. Sleeman, Air. and Mrs. Griffiths, Airs, and Aliss Darley, Mr. and Airs. Hiley, Mrs. Lee Lord, Mr. and Airs. Eyre, Air. and Airs. Joseph Eyre. Aliss Eyre, Air. and Airs. Eyston, Mrs. Grace. Later in the afternoon the brid'e and bridegroom left for Cannes. The bride went away in a dress of pale beige georgette, over which was worn a cicak of radium velvet trimmed with bands of brown fur round the upper cape and Dollar. The hat was a closefitting one of felt, the same tone as the dress. Lieutenant Woodroofe has been appointed to H.M.S. Nelson, the newest and largest battleship, which he was to join on April 20. She is attached to the Atlantic Fleet.

Cavell Brownies’ Concert. —A very successful concert was held on Thursday evening by the Cavell Pack of First Epsom Brownies in St.. Andrew’s Hall, Epsom. Items were rendered by the Brownies, supported by seevral well-known musicians. Two hundred people were present and the sum of £2O raised will be devoted to the pack funds.