WOMAN'S WORLD

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 167, 24 October 1910, Page 6

WOMAN'S WORLD

(Conducted by "Eileen"). A LETTER FROM HAWERA. A very pretty wedding was solemnised at St. Mary's Church on Tuesday, Rev. R. Cassells olliciating. The contracting parties were .Miss Ruby A. Hicks, fourth daughter of Mrs. and the late Mr. James Hicks, of Surrey-street, Hawera, and Mr. Norman H. Tooke, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. B. Tooke, New Plymouth. The bride, who was given away by her uncle, Mr. R. Hicks, looked charming in an empire robe of cream embossed silk, (hand-embroidered), veil (also hand-em-broidered) and coronet of orange blossoms, and carried a shower bouquet of i asparagus ferns, white heath and stock. Tne bridesmaid was Miss Seaby 'Squire. Mr. S. Cat ran supported the bridegroom. The bridesmaid's dress was of cream cashmere, silk embroidered, with black picture hat, cream roses and bouquet of pink blossoms and asparagus fern. The groom's present to the bride was a valuable gold watch and the present to the bridesmaid a gold dress ring. The briue's going-away dress was of pale A.reen voile, semi-empire, with front 1 panel of lace, white picture bat, and white feathers. After the wedding between "25 and 30 guests were entertained at afternoon tea at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Burgess (sister of the bride). Mrs. Burgess wore a cream serge costume, with green hat, trimmed with piiiK rosebuds; Mrs. Hieks (mother of the bride) was gowned in black, relieved with white; Mrs. Tooke (mother of the bridegroom), robed in black, relieved with white; Mrs. V. (Griffiths (sister of the bridegroom), handsome cream dress, with pale blue hat: Miss A. Tooke, cream dress, large white licit, trimmed with garlands of roses; Mrs. R. Hicks (aunt of bride), lovely brown silk, empire gown, ruched elbow sleevs of silk, with under sleeves of cream net, vest of lace and ent, electric blue hat, pale pink roses; Miss Evelyn Hicks, white figured muslin, hat to match. The presents to the bride were numerous and handsome. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Tooke left by the 4 o'clock train for their future home in Xew Plymouth. Mr. and Mrs. Burgess entertained their guests with music and games in the evening.

In reporting the children's fancy dress skating carnival I omitted to mention that Miss Kathy Tong won the prize for the most graceful skater under 12 years. I hereby tender my apologies to the little lady for my inadvertence. A delightful afternoon tea was given by Mrs. Peter Donnelly at her residence, "Brodella," in honor of Nurse Hall, who is leaving Hawera. Nurse Hall is deservedly popular, and her many friends will regret her departure. Mrs."Donnelly is a charming hostess, and those present spent a most enjoyable afternoon.

LETTER FROM WAITARA. The Waitara Brass Band held a garden party on Thursday last in Mrs. M. Jones' inviting grounds, where the lawns, flowers and shrubs looked their very best for the occasion. The Band discoursed pretty tunes and a pretty fancy march by a number of dainty white-clad maidens was much enjoyed by those present. Afternoon tea was laid out on the verandah, while tempting jellies, fruit salads and sweets were served in a marquee. An excellent dinner in the evening was much appreciated. Amongst those present were:—Mrs. McConnell, in a lavender gown; Mrs. Harrison, dark blue tweed; Mrs. L. Sampson, white silk blouse, black skirt, green hat, pink roses; Mrs. Ashton, prunella coat and skirt, black hat finished with gold; Mrs. Gil-1 bert, pretty green check, costume, black hat; Mrs. iStoddart, amethyst costume, black toque; Mrs. Kempsall, navy costume, green hat; Miss Rennie, stylish creme gown, black and turquoise straw hat, trimmed with forget-me-nots. Mrs. Jenkins, creme blouse, tweed skirt; Miss Thomas, heliotrope-striped print; Miss Jones, eau-de-nif silk muslin, hat trimmed with heliotrope; Miss Bicheno, creme gown, electric blue hat; Miss Baddelev, crimson costume, black hat trimmed with red roses; Miss McConnell, Wedgewood blue linen costume, black hat. •Miss Bland is visiting friends at Eltham. " I

The Bowling Club's progressive bridge party was poorly attended. However, thosp present enjoyed themselves, and when the totals were taken it was found that Mrs. J. Wylie was successful in winning tlhe ladies' prize, a handsome crystal salad bowl. Mr. S. G. Fraser won the gentlemen's. j FASHION NOTES FROM LONDON. London, September 2. Madame Fashion is showing sighs of waking up after her short sleep m the "off' season, and with new plays beginning at the rate of two or three a week we shall soon know at least the generall trend of things fashionable. One mode iff Nadgear has gone forward with a jump in the last few days—the jampot style of hat. It is not vers pretty as we have it at present, being just like an inverted basin or flowerpot on the' head, and usually only composed of pleat-1 ed silk or satin or fur, with no trim-' ming. It hides all the hair except a few stray curls in front, and covers the ears, so is becoming to but very few. Yet, in spite of these drawbacks, it has a piquant effect on some heads. MISS T-TTELL BRUXE'S DRESSES. Miss Tittell Brune, as the heroine of Mr. Hall-C'aine's new play, wears some charming frocks. One is of light golden orown ninon over charmeuse a little paler; the bodice, under the tunic of ninon, having a suggestion of pale blue, and the tunic edged with a darker golden satin and <]aintv buttons. With this is worn a very large hat with a black plume, and a black tulle scarf edged wiih a gold fringe. In the second act sne wears an evening gown of beetle's wii/g blue charmcuse, with a heavfr tunic of metallic net caught at the waist with a large blue buckle, a wrap of the clianneuse to match, and a large blue charm-

euse hat with a crown of silver tissue. Later Miss Brune dons a gown of poppyshaded silk, covere4 with pale-grey tucked ninon, the bodice finished with a sailor collar and knotted tie, both veiled, iAt the waist-belt, of grey velvet, she wore a bunch of grey grapes. Yet another gown—a walking dress—was of brown silk cashmere, with panels, handsomely embroidered at the back and front. The bodice, Magyar style, had elbow sleeves that, like the neck, were finished with pretty lawn ruffles. With this costume a toque of brown with a single white ostrich plume was worn. A black toilet, that was worn by Miss Brune when she had an audience with the Pope, was a very beautiful thing of clinging crepe de chine tunic that, divided in front, fell in soft folds over the hips and was gathered at the hem into a fringe of black beads. Over the hair a mantilla of black ilace was worn, secured at one side with an ornament of jet, and falling in lonsr. graceful folds over the left side of the dress. In the final act Miss Brune wore a dainty house gown of wedgewood blue silk cashmere, very simply made, with a row of small buttons right down the length of the dress, back and front, a girdle of thick silk cord to match, and tiny cuffs and collar of white net.

CHURCH DIGNITARIES AND FASHION. It is something new to hear that some oftfflie dignitaries of the Roman Church have, publicly, furiously denounced the present caprices of fashion exemplified by Italian women. Certainly many hard things could be justly said of some of the extreme foolishness of fashion resorted to by not a few women, but it is surely somewhat outside the kingdom of a cardinal to rail at fashion? Also, the prelate, who ever he was—the ■ rumor is incorrect, I think, that the mandate came from the Popl—has thrown out no hint as to a better fashion than the present. "Woman has not less done her duty to the Church and the poor," cries one woman writer, "so why are we now to be denounced? Is the hobble skirt worse than the crinoline? Was the 'pork-pie' hat more sensible than the 'cart-wheeler' ? Extremes are always ugly, but they have always existed. Women need no bishops to issue sumptuary laws for them; they are the best critics of each other. Tliev have never wholly failed to make themselves attractive, and if they recoil now and then it is only that they may the better spring later on."

HOBBLE SKIRTS. According to a message from Paris, French ladies who wear hobble skirts are to be subjected to the scrutiny of the beadle before they are admitte'd to Roman Catholic churches in future, and the beadle of the Madeleine and those of other churches have received orders to refuse admission to ladies whose dresses are likely to distract the attention of other members of the congregation. °

j ODD HINTS. It is not generally known, perhaps, that a piece of crimson velvet should always be used to clean gold or silver embroideries. Artificial flowers of gold or silver tissue can also be improved if they are wiped with velvet of this color. This should remove dust and improve the color/

Black lace, unless very dusty and soiled, should not be washed, but well shaken to remove the loose dust, and then dipped in a solution of bluegum water. When black lace becomes very dusty and "brownish in color it is better to wash it in soapy, lather, then, to rinse and stiffen it in deep blue water to which guni water has been added. The deep blue water helps to restore the black to its original appearance. The lace should then be rolled in an old cloth for a short time, and then pinned out with the same cloth between it and the sheet.

After a thorough washing and drying, the hands, to be beautiful, should be massaged with almond oil, as this is really more efficacious for whitening them than any cold cream. The Jiands should be actually soaked in a bowl of almond oil, and the massage movements must he circular and light. A woman writer in a weekly magazine has this week an excellent hint for finding good designs for working Peter Ban collars or blouses in beautiful colors. This question of coloring is not as easy to settle as it appears, for not to all people is given the undoubted gift of being able to blend many colors harmoniously in embroidery ,and the tiniest infringement of the law of harmony will always utterly ruin the effect, however good the work may be.