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Mrs. H. .J. Levy, Mrs. A. Samuels and Mrs. M. Cooper, all of Eastbourne.. Wellington, are on a visit to Auckland to attend the marriage of Mr. F. E. Levy to Miss L. Schneideman.

Madame Frances Alda has ended her New Zealand tour and is on her way to Rotorua to spend a holiday before returning to America by the Aorangi. • • • Miss Margaret Hunter, of Wellington, formerly of Oamaru, who has been spending a holiday with Mrs. Nash, Mount Eden, and other friends in Auckland, has returned to Wellington. Mrs. Trevor Holmden, who has been visting her parents, Sir Robert apd Lady Stout, in Wellington, has returned to Auckland. Miss Nance Macklow is on a visit to Rotorua. Mrs. I. Cromb, of Wellington, is visiting Auckland. Mrs. Chisholm and Miss Chisholm are on a short visit to Lyttelton. Mr. and Mrs. Preston Chambers, Mr. Aubrey and Mr. Melby Chambers have •returned from a motor trip to Christchurch and Dunedin. * * * Mrs. G. H. Metcalfe, accompanied by her daughter Damaris, has left on a holiday visit to Norfolk Island. * * * Miss Whitelaw, who has been staying at Paraparaumu with Mrs. Hadfield, spent t£e week-end in Wellington with Mrs. D. C. Peacock, and has now returned to Auckland. Miss Bruce, of Wellington, is on a visit to Auckland. Dr. Margaret P. Wilson, of Wellington, is on a visit to Auckland. Miss Hamlin is the guest of Mrs. Russell Grace, of Wanganui, during the golf tournament. Mr. and Mrs. H. Townsend and Mrs. F. Townsend, Captain J. and Rankine, of Wellington, and Mrs. and Miss Bisseker, from South Africa, are staying at the Star Hotel. * * * Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Cowie, of Taupo, are at the Central Hotel. At the Royal Hotel are Mrs. E. M. Carter, of Hamilton, and Miss M. Martin, of Wellington. * * # Mrs. A. N. Graham will arrive from Sydney by the Aorangi next week to stay with her daughter, Mrs. Eric Ramsden, Studio Flats, Eden Crescent. Mrs. W. S. Tennant has returned to town from a visit to Hamilton, where she was the guest of Mrs. A. MsIndoe. Mrs. McKean, of Remuera, who has been the guest of Mrs. W. Gibson, of Hamilton, left this week on a visit to Napier. Miss Minnie Peterson, of Holyoke, ; Massachusetts, has the distinction of being the only girl in the United States, and perhaps the world, who operates a giant 20-ton crane as a regular occupation. Miss Peterson is employed at the Worthington plant—a job she took during the war, and which she has held since. Mrs. T. E. Taylor, Dominion president of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union, was in Hamilton for the South Auckland convention of the W.C.T.U., which was held last Wednesday. AN ENGAGEMENT The engagement is announced of Ursula, the youngest daughter of Mr. J. F. McCarthy and the late Mrs. McCarthy, of Pukehana Avenue, Epsom, to Frederick John, the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. D. Bowman, of Tara, Mangawai, North Auckland. NEW ZEALAND GIRL AT HOME MISS JOAN BEERE Miss Joan Beere, niece of Miss Estelle Beere, of Wellington, and her partner, Mr. Jack Morris, have been appearing in dancing duos in London, under the names of Desiree and Doret. Writing of them. Miss Beere says: ‘•Joan and Jack have met with continued success, and have now been a month at the New Prince’s in Piccadilly, and are to be there for a long season. Besides their duets, Joan receives an ovation for her solo dance all “sur les pointes” to Delibes “Pas des Fleurs,” played by the celebrated Alfredo’s Band, which broadcasts every night from the stage at the New Prince’s. The black ebony dance floor at the New Prince’s is the only one of its kind in the world. For the cabaret a moving floor is liberated from underneath the stage and drawn right over the ebony dance floor. This is non- • slippery, and came from New York. Mdlle. Doria is a grand opera singer, young and pretty, comes from Rome, and has sung in grand opera in Paris and Vienna. She goes to New York to play at Christmas. Joan and Jack top the bill, their names stand out at the top in large letters, and their photographs are lit up in Piccadilly. Joan has grown more vivacious, and her solo dance gives her a chance to express her dramatic powers. The Royal Family are often to be seen there. The Duchess of York attended three nights running after her return, Princess Mary and her husband also. The dancing, I admire greatly; no charleston, good dreamy, graceful waltzing and fox-trotting; only now and again, one sees a smooth blackbottom step. Many styles of new frocks are to be seen, some short to the knees in front but down almost to the floor at the back, and then the old picture frocks, with tiny puffed sleeves; then, again, the straight frockfringe is very much to the fore. Eton crops, are much favoured by the very young.

RECENT WEDDING IN ENGLAND

WHITEWAY—BEAN

At. St. James’s, Piccadilly, on September 3, the marriage took place of Edward George Lang, eldest son of Mr. and the late Mrs. White way, of Feltham, Middlesex, and Louisa Lawton, eldest daughter of the Rev. Canon and Mrs. W. S. Bean, 0.8. E., Christchurch. Owing to mourning in the bridegroom’s family, the wedding was a very quiet one. The choral ceremony was performed by the Rev. S. Bean, cousin of the bride. The bride was given away by Sir Herbert Daw, a friend of the family of the late Hon. R. J. Seddon. Her dress was of pale blue chiffon velvet. Mr. H. Bracey was best man. Following the ceremony, Mrs. Bean entertained about seventy guests at a reception at the Hotel Victoria. Mrs. Seddon Woods, aunt of the bride, was unable to be* present., being laid up with influenza. The bride and bridegroom are now motoring through Devonshire, Cornwall, and Somerset. LEGGAT—BEAGLEY St. Andrew’s Church, Hamilton, was the scene of a very pretty wedding last Wednesday week, when Annie Eunice Beagley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Beagley, of Hall Street, Frankton, was married to James William Leggat, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. James Lcsggat, of Invercargill. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. H. G. Gilbert. The bride, who entered the church on the arm of her father, looked charming in a frock of ivory georgette and French lace. She wore the customary veil and coronet of orange blossom, and carried a beautiful bouquet of cream roses and maidenhair fern. She was attended by two bridesmaids —Miss Janet Beagley, sister of the bride, and Miss Winifred Mather, cousin of the bride—wearing pretty frocks of pink satin crepe and carrying bouquets of tulips to tone. Little Miriam Matthews, niece of the bride, who attended as flower girl, looked sweet in a frock of pink lace. Mr. D. Leggat, brother of the bridegroom, acted as best man, and Mr. William Beagley, cousin of the bride, was groomsman. The bride’s mother wore a handsome frock of cedar silk marocain heavily worked in French embroideries, and she carried a bouquet to tone. After the ceremony the guests assembled at the Masonic Hall, Claudelands, where the wedding breakfast was held. The room was artistically decorated in tones of pink. The usual toasts were honoured. Among the guests were: Mrs. Menzies, Eastbourne, Wellington, putty frock, relieved with green, and hat to match. Mrs. Steed, Napier, black dress relieved with touches of green and flame/ and black hat with ospreys. Mrs. Mather, Lower Hutt, navy dress with rose embroidery and navy hat. Mrs. Hutchings, Woodville, amethyst ensemble suit, hat to match. Mrs. Walters, Ngaruawahia, floral crepe de chine, black hat. Mrs. Walker, Auckland, floral blue crepe de chine, black hat. Mrs. F. Beagley, Claudelands, rose beige crepe de chine and cream lace. Mrs. G. W. Matthews, rose coatfrock, rose hat. Mrs. G. Peach, Gordonton, bois du rose georgette and cream lace. Mrs. G. Moore, blue dress, large hat relieved with blue. Mrs. J. Matthews, mauve dress, black and mauve hat.

Mrs. H. Baulf, navy frock, large cherry hat. Mrs. R. Cobbe, cinnamon dress and hat to match. Mrs. Gilbert, bois du rose suit, small hat to tone. Mrs. F. Findlay, black and white suit and hat to match. Mrs. P. Snell, blue dress, hat to match. Mrs. F. Reeves, St. Heliers, navy blue frock, brown hat. Mrs. T. Stewart, Auckland, brown dress, velvet hat. Miss Crawford, Matamata, almond green ensemble. Miss Sandford, Wellington, musquash coat, mastic hat. Miss Findlay, rose dress, hat to match. Miss Lovegrove, rose and navy Oriental frock, navy hat. Miss Ashton, rose jumper suit, Oriental applique. TAPP—McCANN A quiet but very pretty wedding was solemnised at Trinity Presbyterian Church, Cambridge, last Wednesday, when Frances Emily, eldest daughter of Mrs. S. McCann, Cambridge, was married to Norman Leslie Tapp, second son of Mr. and Mrs. T. Tapp, Rotowaro. The ceremony was porformed by Rev. James Hay. The church was beautifully decorated by girl friends of the bride. The bride, who entered the church on the arm of her uncle, Mr. H. Hill, of Auckland, looked charming in a dainty frock of ivory crepe de chine. She wore a beautifully-worked tulle veil with head-dress of orange blossoms, and she carried a shower bouquet. The bride was attended by two bridesmaids, Miss Minnie McCann, sister of the bride, who wore a dainty frock of pale green and pink lustre silk, with pink hat, and Miss Kathleen Tapp, sister of the bridegroom, who wore a frock of floral lustre silk with hat to match. Both cari-ied bouquets. Mr. Cecil Tapp, brother of the bridegroom. acted as best man, and Mr. Caleb Tapp carried out the duties of groomsman. After the ceremony the guests adjourned to a Cambridge restaurant, where a reception was held. OTAHUHU ANGLICANS SOCIAL AFTERNOON A very enjoyable and pleasant afternoon was given by Mrs. G. McDell at her residence, Avenue Road, Otahuhu, on Saturday afternoon, when over 80 members and friends of the Otahuhu Anglican Church attended, each bringing along a gift to go to the toy stall for the forthcoming bazaar- As a result of Mrs. McDell’s effort a splendid assortment of goods was received. A number of folk who were unable to be present sent along their gifts to swell the number. The Rev. C. B. W. Seton was present. The afternoon was spent in listening to a number of pleasant musical items, contributed Jby Mrs. W. W. Massey, Mrs. Fugle, Miss Clark, Mrs. Brady, Miss Cave, Mrs. Gillies. Competitions also helped to pass the afternoon; these were won by Miss Cave and Mrs. Seagar. During the afternoon a dainty afternoon tea was served by the hostess, assisted by friends.