WOMAN'S WORLD

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 221, 12 January 1911, Page 6

WOMAN'S WORLD

(Conducted by "Eileen"). WEDDINU BELLS. Worshippers at the shrine of Hymen were busy yesterday, a trio of weddings being celebrated in the town. Aa the eon trading parlies were members ot well-known local families, there was quite a llutter of excitement among a large number of the female portion ol the community. Two of the marriages were celebrated at St. Mary's Church, and one at the YVhiteley Memorial Church, and the thoroughfares in proximity to the sacred edilices were thronged during the progress of the iaU with interested gatherings.

ROBERTSON—WEBSTER. The nuptials of Mr. Fred. Robertson | and Miss Beatrice Webster were per-] formed by the Rev. F. G. Evans at St. Mary's Church, which was beautifully decorated for the occasion, agapanthiw being the prevailing floral decoration. The service was fully choral, in honor oil the bride, who was a serviceable member of the choir. The bride was attired in a beautiful costume, which was quitJ unique. It was of ivory Duchesae satin' over a foundation of glace silk. The' front of the bodice was of silver cm-1 broidercd with gleams of lloss silk, the! edges bordered with lace of silver bugles' and pearls. The back and upper part ol the front had thick pipings and gatherings of the satin which falU at the bad; to the knees, forming a sort of coat effect. At the bottom of this it wa« 1 edged with a thick fringe of crystal and pearl. '1 lie skirt had still more of the' silver and (loss embroidery reaching to the knees in front, where llie outline was broken by a series of tiny chiffon roses with pearl centres, ending at the bottom of the skirt in a cluster of buds' strung on silver cords. The veil, over a chaplet of orange flowers, was of misty | white tulle with a border all round of: (loss silk embroidery. The bridal bou-' 4net wa.s of white roses, orange bios-' soms, and maidenhair. She wore a pearl' ring, her wedding present from the bridegroom. The two elder bridesmaids, the] Misses Leila and Winifred Webster,l wore gowns of the softest heliotrope' Louisine, with strips of embroidery of] (loss silk on net edged with 'gold and metal guimpe, and hats of finest black crinoline with big lace bows and wreaths of tiny pink roses and forget-me-nots and of appleblossom respectively. Their bouquets were of shaded heliotrope sweet peas, and each wore the bridegroom's gift, a ruby and a tur-! quoise ring. The bride's little niece,' Miss Sydney Lusk, who preceded the I other bridesmaids up the aisle, had on a I lovely frock of shell pink Louisine, witll! many frills, the vest being of lace. Her' wedding present was a brooch, a ores-' cent of pearls. Mrs. W. D. Webster wore a beautiful dress of black glace silk over white silk. Mrs. Watson, the grandmother of the bride, wore a handsome dress of black silk poplin. Mrs. Lusk, sister of the bride, wore a particularly pretty dress of palest blue charmeuse, with a moonlight sheen of silver. The best man was Mr. W. Per--1....11, .Mi. Dawson \\ eust'cr being groomsman. After the ceremony there" was a large reception at "Pai Tawa." The wedding presents numbered nearly two hundred. In the afternoon the happy pair left for the South, the bride wearing a pale heliotrope eoat and skirt with ie\eis of black corded silk, cream net blouse, crinoline hat with black velvet bow, and huge black fathers. She also wore a white ostrich feather boa. SCOTT—SKINNER.

St. Mary's was also the scene of the wedding of Mr. Roucrt Scott, of the Bank of New Zealand, Raetihi, and Miss Doris Skinner, seeomi daughter of Mr. John Skinner. The bride wore a very artistic dress of white ninon de soie over white glace silk. The bodice had a band of folded white Liberty satin, beginniii" from the waist at the back, passing over the shoulder, and earned down th<f skirt to the knees, where it was finished off with a cluster of full satin roses, which also appeared at the waist. She wore a wide-brimmed shimmering hat of satin stiaw, with a chaplet of silver roses and leaves,_ and carried an exquisite bouquet of white roses and maidenhair. She wore a pearl and turquoise brooch, the 1 bridegroom's gift. The bridesmaid was 1 her sister, Miss Gwen Skinner, who had on a simple dress of tucked muslin with insertion. Her hat was white swathed in coral red tulle, her bouquet was of coral red crasselas, and she wore some' beautiful coral ornaments. The best' man was Me. H. D. Skinner, the bride's cousin, ,Mf. Ernest Skinner, was "roomsman, and the Rev. F. ti. Evans read the marriage service. Mrs. Skinner, grandmother of the bride, wore a very hand-] some black silk, thickly braided with' silk braid, a black bonnet, and bouquet] of purple (lowers. Mrs. W. 11. Skinner had on a very elegant gown of striped black and white net, with hand-painted pink roses here and there. Miss I. Skinner's dress was of white silk with yoke of Irish crochet, and her wide-brimmed hat had a garland of vieux rose verbenas with big silk bow at the back. Miss L.j Skinner wore an exceedingly pretty and uncommon frock of oyster grey silk cashmere de soie with silk embroidery' on the bodice, and big hat of the same' color lined and trimmed with fine silk' lace. After the ceremony the guests! were entertained at "Ilui'sh," the resi-j dence of Mr. W. H. Skinner, uncle to the bride, where the many presents were inspected. The honeymoon is to be spent at the Bay of I'slands. OSBORN—AMIIURY.

The wedding of Miss May Lillian Am-' bury, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Ambury, of Ilill Crest, Gover street, New Plymouth, and late of Gloucestershire, England, and Mr. Louis Herbert Osborn, manager of the Ota»o and Southland branch of the State Fire Insurance Department and late Taranaki branch manager, took place at the Whiteley Memorial Church. The Rev. J.I 0. Chapman was the officiating minister.! The bride was beautifully attired in a) of cream ehill'on taffeta trimmed! with tucked tulle and silk Maltese lace.' ■he also wore the orthodox veil and orange blossoms and carried a bouquet I composed principally of water lilies. She! was given away by her father. The' bridesmaids were Miss Olive Clarice Am-i bury, sister of the I,ride and Aliss'

Jessie Vosper, of Dingley Dell, Cambridgeshire, friend of ' the bride. They wore dresses of cream silk striped voile trimmed with silk lace and folds of silk, and large hats touched with pink and heliotrope respectively, and carried shower bouquets to match. The bride's mother wore a dress of rich black satin lumiiieaux with Oriental trimming, and a green toque trimmed with pastille llowers. The brigegroom was accompanied by Mr. Raymond A tilbury, cousin of the bride, as best man, and Mr. Horace .TosepU Ambury (llawera), brother of tlie bride, as groomsman. The bridegroom's gift to the bride was a gold bangle set with rubies, and to the bridesmaids gold cable bangle and pendant set in amethyst and chain. The service was choral, tiie choir being in attendance, and Mi's. ,T. (!. Chapman presided at the organ. Tlie hymns "The Voice that Breathed o'er Eden" and "0 Perfect Love" were suitg, and as the bridal party left the church Mrs. Chapman played tlie Wedding March. Subsequently about sixty guests were entertained at the residence of the bride's parents, among those present being Mr. and Mrs. J. Ambury, "Springheiu," Epsom, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Osbiwn, Wellington, Mr. W. H. Shepton, Wellington, and .Miss Myrtle Jones, lvaukapakapa. Mr. and ill's. Osborn left by the afternoon train on their honeymoon, the bride's travelling dress being a tussore silk costume with a tussore silk picture hat to match. Many beautiful and costly presents were received.

A COURT COMEDY Mr. Ford ham, a West London Magistrate, left the Bench one day recently and adjourned to the courtyard to listen to a man and his wife sing a duet. The couple were brought before him for placing themselves in a public place for the purpose of receiving alms. A constable said tiny were singing "Home, Sweet Home," and, in his opinion, it was not likely to please anyone. Mr. Fordham (to the couple): Would you like to sing to me, so that I can judge if it's singinir or only a horrible noise? You and your wne can give a duet. (Laughter). They expressed their readiness to oblige, and forthwith the magistrate, clerk, defendants and court officials trooped out into the courtyard, where a little comedy was enacted. The wife at first did not want to sing unless her husband accompanied her on the whistle alone. Finally, at the pressing invitation of the magistrate, the couple began singing "The Song that Reached my Heart." After a few bars had been sung, Mr. Fordham interrupted the duet, and, leading the way back into court, discharged the defendants, with the remark that he thought they sang very nicely.

EVENING DRESS TABOOED, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, famous all over the American continent for its beer, now has a Socialist municipal administration, which is trying very hard to level things up or down, socially, for all classes of ratepayers. Recently a big municipal ball was given, when evening dress was tabooed, and all the guests were invited to "mix," regardless of rank or property qualifications, the latter being just as important on that side of the Atlantic usually as birth or education in England. According to despatches from Milwaukee, the function was a great success, officials, society folk and working people of both sexes ''meeting without restraint as perfect equals." The suggestion regarding dress was not strictly enforced, says one correspondent, because while some wore costly gowns from the Rue de la I'aix others had cotton frocks. Officials called "Jloor managers" wore appointed to see that, nobody affected airs or graces, and from the equality standpoint correspondents agree that the ball was a howling success. "It was the duty of the door managers," says the New York World's representative, "to see that young pi rsons were introduced, and, indeed", the spirit of friendliness so far took possession of the affair that it was not long before a fellow could ask a girl he did not know to dance without being snubbed." Hitherto a ball in Milwaukee without ''wallflowers" had been unknown, but with ollicial introducers perspiring in the search for demure girls hiding in corners or bashful young men hanging around the refreshment bar, the wallflowers were conspicuously absent. In a grand march-past, or review, the classes mixed indiscriminately, "one of the upper ten in a thousand-dollar gown being followed by a little factory girl in wool skirt and shirt blouse." No one seemed troubled about dress, and all "mixed," to the supreme delight of the mayor and corporation.

USEFUL HINTS. When washing tumblers use quite cold or really hot water. If hot water be used, it will be necessary to fir=t rin=e in cold water any glasses that have contained milk, for if this precaution be neglected the glasses will be cloudy.

Shine on clothes can be removed by sponging the marks with a solution of ammonia and Castile soap and water. The usual quantities are an ounce of lump ammonia ami half an ounce of soap to a pint of hot water. The preparation should be tepid. | To clean a white satin dress, spread it out on a table, and rub the soiled hem iwith white tissue paper (the kind that jdressmakers use) until the marks are reI moved. You will find this method quite j satisfactory, unless the dress is very soiled, when the best thing would be to send it to the cleaner. Carbonate of soda dissolved in water will remove mud stains from dresses. Lay the soiled part on a cloth, and wash and rub the pi aces with the water, keeping the dress quite smooth. Til mixing mustard for table use. care should be taken that the water has been boiled, and become nearly cold; hot water causes evaporation of the essential oil, and raw, cold water may promote fermentation.

| An excellent soap jelly for spring clcan- [ ing is made by shaving down half a j pound of white soap as small as possible; then put in a two-pound jelly jar with two tablespoonfuls of powdered borax. Fill np the jar three-fourths full with water, and set on the stove to. melt. When the soap and borax are dissolved, add two tablespoonfuls of liquid ammonia. Use one teacupful to two gallons of water.

After an umbrella lias boon in use for a short time, put a (bop of oil in the centre of the top about once a month. This prevents the ribs from rusting.