Some of the Bright Young People

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 267, 1 February 1928, Page 4

Some of the Bright Young People

Mrs. F. Gruar and Miss I. Gruar have returned to Hamilton from a visit to Takapuna. Hr. and Mrs. Somerville and family, of Victoria Avenue, are staying at Sanders Avenue, Takapuna. Miss Norene Bennett and Miss Dorothy Knox, who have been on a visit to Rotorua, have returned to Auckland. * * * Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Norwood, of Wanganui, have returned from a motor trip to Auckland, Poverty Bay and Hawke’s Bay. Mr. and Mrs. J. Frater, of City Road, are staying at Milford Beach for the remainder of the holidays. Mr. and Mrs. J. Mclntosh, of Auckland, are on a visit to Wanganui. Miss Agnes Lamb arrived in Auckland by the Marama from a visit to [ Sydney. Miss Evelyn Palmer, of Auckland, is visiting Stratford, where she is the guest of Miss Hope Penn. Mr. and Mrs. James Simpson, of Royal Oak, have returned from a holiday spent at the West Coast. The Misses Bullock, of Hawera, are at present on a visit to Auckland. Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Johnson, of Auckland, are visiting Christchurch. • * * * Mrs. Tomlinson has returned to Auckland-after visiting New Plymouth. «r * * Miss M. Lewers, of Auckland, is visiting Timaru. * * * Mrs. Lynch, of Auckland, is a visitor to Wanganui. * * * Miss K. Ellis, of Cambridge, is a visitor to Auckland. Mrs. Lovell-Soundy lias returned to Wanganui, after spending a holiday at Wirihana, Mount Eden. Mrs. Mitchell, of Auckland, is visiting New Plymouth, where she is the guest of Mrs. G. M. Kebbell. Mr. and Mrs. Alec Carson, who have been on a visit to Auckland, have returned to Gisborne. * * * Captain and Mrs. Whitney. and their family (late of Aratonga), who have been absent from New Zealand lor about two years, have extended their lease of Barne Court, Bursledon, Hants., England, for another 18 months. Last year the family spent the cold weather cruising in the Mediterranean in their auxiliary schooner yact Una. The Lna is now on her moorings, and this winter they are remaining in England, except Mrs. Whitney and Miss Mavis Whitney (now Mrs. J. Bay ford, who was married in America last month), who will be in Tampico, Mexico, until March. Midshipman John W. A. Whitney, R.N.R., arrived in October in Dublin in the square-rigged sailing ship Garthpool, and remains in England for some time. The Garthpool is the last of the British square-rigged sailing ships, but she is by no means the last of lior type of \essel; for foreigners are buying them up, and are able to make them pay* ,

Miss Peggy Farrell, of Wellington, is at present in Auckland. Mrs. J. Murray and the Misses Murray are Dunedin visitors to Auckland. Mrs. R. C. Lonergan, of Christchurch, is spending a hoilday in Auckland. Miss Marie Atkinson, of Timaru, is at present staying in Auckland. Mrs. El. Jones has returned to Auckland after spending some weeks at Great Barrier. Mrs. Furnivall and the Misses Furnivall, of Invercargill, are in Auckland. Mrs. W. Smith, of Christchurch, is at present in Auckland and is the guest of Mrs: R. Roberts, Remuera. * * * * Mrs. Wiltshire, of Churstchurch, is in Auckland and is staying with relatives in Epsom. Women are likely to become rulers of the world instead of men within a century or so, unless men alter their unhealthy clothing styles. This is -on the authority of Professor Leonard Hill, noted physiologist of the University of London, who predicted recently that women, thanks to their sensible dre3s, were becoming Amazons, while men were seriously handicapped by being “collarbound and trousered.” Professor Hill commended the taste of women for low necks and silk stockings, and add 3d that the race could be perfected o lly with more exposure to the sun and wind. ENGAGEMENTS An engagement is announced between Alexander Robert Mackenzie Harding, only son of Mr. and Mrs, Elarold W. Harding, of Fairlawn, Hatch End, Middlesex, and Marian Franklin (Molly), younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Black, of Christchurch, New Zealand, late of Toorak, Melbourne, Australia. * * * The engagement is announced of Helen Garden, second daughter of Archdeacon Cowie and Mrs. Cowie, of Hamilton, to Thomas Challinor, second son of Dr. A. C. Eurchas and the late Mrs. Purehas, of Auckland. The engagement is announced of Lyall,. third son of Mr. William Wiseman and the late Mrs. Wiseman, of Hawke's Bay. to Yvonne, the younger daughter of Mr and Mrs. Louis Edgiey, of Bathurst, New South Wales.

WELLINGTON WEDDING

NASH—KIRKCALDIE

A very pretty wedding of general New Zealand interest was celebrated at St. Mary’s Church, Karori, Wellington, on Monday afternoon, says the “Dominion,” when “Joe,” only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sydney Kirkcaldie, was married to Major William Nash, of Kent, England. The ceremony, which was choral, was conducted by the Ven. Archdeacon Hansell, assisted by the Rev. G. Y. Woodward, vicar of the parish. The church had been decorated for the occasion with gladiola and blue hydrangeas, and a wedding bell of hydrangea and marigolds hung over the chancel steps. The bride, who was given away by her father,, wore a graceful gown of ivory satin radiante, draped to one side, where it fastened on the hip with a gold buckle and choux. A long train of gold embroidered net and tissue hung from the shoulders, bordered with gold lace and veiled in chiffon. Her veil of Brussels lace was arranged coif fashion round the head and chin, and fastened with a knot of orange blossom, and she wore gold shoes and carried a sheaf of deep cream and gold roses.Her bridesmaids, Misses Rui Webster and Lulu Morice, wore dresses of maize crepe de chine, with double frilled skirts and shoulder ties Of wide velvet ribbon of a deeper shade, wide leghorn hats with the same Tibbon and gold shoes. They carried sheaves of cream roses and gladioli and mauve thalictrum. The bridegroom was attended by Mr. Alec Whitcombe and Mr. Gibson Stott. Dr. Platts-Mills presided at the organ and Messrs. P. and R. Whyte and G. Levin acted as ushers at the church. After the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Kirkcaldie. held a reception at their home, “Kennaway,” Karori, where the guests were received on the wide verar da. Baskets of scarlet begonia and blue lobelia hung from the roof, while indoors the rooms were decorated with beautiful flowers, mostly blue hydrangea, deep-toned marigolds, and gladioli in cream and yellow tones. The threetiered wedding cake stood on the centre of the bride’s table. Archdeacon Hansell proposed the health of the bride and bridegroom, while Mr. Gill proposed that of Mr. and Mrs. Kirkcaldie. Mrs. Kirkcaldie received her guests wearing hydrangea blue georgette over cream lace, a felt hat of the same shade, and tulle scarf, and carried a bouquet of blue hydrangeas. During the afternoon a band piaved on the lawns and the guests were able to enjoy the beautiful garden, which was gay with flowers of all kinds. When later the bride and bridegroom left by motcr-car the bride wo re a flame-coloured frock with coat of smoke grey cloth bordered with fur and small grey felt hat of the same tone