Woman's World

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 17, 8 June 1914, Page 6

Woman's World

OKAMUS BLOSSOMS. | Last Wedursdiiy, in St. Mary's Church, jXew Plymouth, a quiet, but very pretty wedding was solemnised, r when Miss Doris Mills, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mi's. C. T. Alills, was united in the. holy bonds of matrimony to Air. W. S. Wagstafl'. The I'e\. Air A. H. Oolviie oiiiciated, and Air. Neville Arden aeted as best man. The bride, who was given away by her father, was robed in a dainty white charmeuse veiled in niuon. and trimmed with shadow laco and pearl trimming, and from a crown of orange blossoms fell the orthodox veil. She carried an exquisite shower bouquet. Til/.? bride was attended 'by lior sister. Miss Laurie Alills, as bridesmaid, who wore a very pretty, cream voilo tacked anil trimmed with lace, lightened witli tango coloured ribbon, and she carried a shower bouquet of yellow chrysanthej munis. '

After- the ceremony a reception was held at the bride's pa-rents' residence. Amongst those present were Airs. C. T. Aiills, who received her guests in a black silk rob?, relieved with cream silk lace. Alis.-i 31ills wore smart, nattier blue costume. \ Airs. Wagstafl' (mother of the- bridegroom) was attired in a black satin costume, trimmed with jet and black lace. A'so present were: Alesdiimck A. B. R. Fookes, Collins, R. Oeorge, Elliott, S. IRennell, and (Misses "Roy (2), lUr.st, Bradbury, Fookes '(2), X. Jackson, Webster, Devore (Auckland), Dempsey, Evans, Kyngdon. flibbons (Auckland), Wade, Foote, and L. Fitzherbert. During the afternoon tho happy couple left by motor for their future home in Inglewood, th c bride's travelling dress being a brown cloth coat and skirt, brown velour hat, with brown velvet wings, lightened with a tango-coloured scarf.

FIRE BRIfiADK BALL. The annual plain and fancy -dres.s Fire Brigade ball took place in the Theatre Royal last Wednesday (King's Birthday), and successful as the previous ones have been, it is safe to say this one eclipsed them all. The. hall was beautifullv decorated with bunting, Chinese lanterns, greenery, and from the centre "-■ <!ie cei'ing hung a huge umbrella of fid I'-dii'i-'l colors. Treat praise is due t'> _M'--\ Pockrill (President) and the lid'es' civvr.it tees, also the members of the R!' : ""!r-. for the way in which evorvtliiinr was carried out. Alnsic for the hildre.!!': was provided by Misses Pcnrire. '• ; r'. b-. and Bedford', anil for thc adults' Airs. A. Ocorjre/s orchestra of four insfrnpicnls rendered excellent music. AriicvM (•»> adults I noticed:—

Mrs. ,T. Wi'son (Mayoress), who wore «. black satin robe with cronn hie* berth. Mrs. Dock rill vras rolled ill black silk trimmed with lace.

Aliss Wade, was robed in a pale blue and white spotted muslin, over a silk foundation, finished with a pale blue silkfolded belt.

Airs t;. \. i ~.••„ ~ WM ji,. ?il jj n ~,,1, trimmed with silk lace.

, Miss Fit/.herhert was attired in slid: P'»k <•"''< m' '" '"'h'd jn (i<l bl>. „:,),,„ Aliss S. Fitzhcrhert wore a wale blue charmeuse with a cherry-coloured satin .folded belt.

Miss E. .lohiiston wore pale pink sii;-. Miss Cliolwill (..ebiilaiite) was rd»'..i ill while satin, with ninon tunic trimmed with awansdown.

| Mrs V. ViW-on war, robed in ■.,, slid! pink silk, trimmed with cream lace. Miss M. Berry wore ■?. caimr, colortd silk decoillctage of cream I—e finished with a floral sash of floral ribbon.

Miss K. Berry wore pale pink- silkveiled in sky bine ninon.

Aliss B. Oliver, while satin, with short ninon tunic edged wilh'fur. Afrs Penn wore smoke grey embroidered voile lightened with violet velvet. Aliss Penn was robed in white satin, trimmed with silver. Aiiss Stoh'-: v •••■■> wKte satin charmeuse trimmed with swansdown. Aliss Lepine was alty/ed in pale blue silk., Aliss Bennett wore a pretty white satin with crepe de chine funic, trimmed with fur rel'evcd with emerald green velvet belt. Miss K. Bennett, dainty shell pinkcrepe de chili",/ trimmcil ' with cream lace. Miss E. Roberts wore a white lace robe. A-fip Roberts wore pale pink -Hit. trimmed witli cream lace. Alias Herbert was attired in white silk. . \ Aliss V. Kirkby wore a violet silk with a cream lace bertbe, lightened with pale pink roses. •Alk-H R. AVlii'Sihaw was robed in >a pule bine silk with a ceinturc of ruby colored satin. Miss Brewster wore silk velvet with a real lace berthe. Miss A v ßoberts was attired in pale blue .satin, with a tunic of pink floral ninon. Mrs .1. Clenn wore black crepe de chine, over a satin, foundation. Aliss Bedford, slate grey satin, veiled in ecru-colored net.. Miss D. Bedford was robed in scarlet velvet. Miss Blundell wore cream silk, with corsage draped in lace. Miss Roy. cream silk, with scarlet ceinturc. Alias Rae, pretty white satin, with ninon tunic trimmed with silver. Aiiss X. Jackson wore white silk, with corsage draped in lace. Aliss Kirkby wore a crea.m net robe over a white silk.foundation. Miss <). Hawkins was robed in a very pretty shell pink broclie, with short tunic edged with brown fur. Aliss D. Cilbe.rt wore cinnamon 'brown charmeuse with pale blue ninon tunic. Afrs R. Ccorge was i-;betli in a white embroidered net with a smoke blue opera coat. Airs. Collins wore black satin, with corsage draped in lace.

A DERUTAXTES' DAXCE. Airs, fircatbaeh gave, a most enjoyable dance in the Foresters Hall last, Tuesday, and as it, was very cold, dancingwas keenly enjoyed. Thc hall was very prettily decorated with f'hine.se lanlerns and umbrellas, while the stage was arranged for the chaperoncs. Excellent music, was provided by Airs. Woods' orchestra. There were five debutantes — AlLres C. Oreatbach. Hirst. Bradbury. Tripe anil Crooke. Thc hostess received her guests in a black silk robe corsage, deftly f rimmed .with lace Aliss Crratbach wore a very protfv roh: of eanary-colored charmeuse with panels of floral colored silk. Miss I. Creatbach. white -atin iJhirmeuse with short pleated ninon tunic, and she carried a shower bouquet of white chrysanthemums. Aliss L. fircatbaeh. pretty saxe blue charmeuse trimmed with silver. Mitii ■_. Tiionrson, smart vieux rose satin.

Ali>i-» X, ThuiHvti-n, rose pink satin, veiled in silver beaded net. Aliss Aloutcalli, white charmeuse vvitlt ninon on tunic edged with fur. Aliss I'. .Whiltiin, white satin, with lace tunic rdie.vd wit a scarlet colored ccinture. Airs .;. I :is,,, (Inglewood), prdU [/ale due -ini. ,i,.ii a broclie nin::n tunic, embroidered in gold. Aiisa .vtiiiUtaiil, shell-fink crepe de chine. Aiiss ';': Fii/.herbert, ciel blue charmeuse, short erea.i,; lace tunic, lightened with a cherry-colored satin belt. Aliss Ltppcr, hydrangea-blue' crepe de ch:iie,~trimnied with pale pink. Atiis Arden, black velvet. Aliss Al. Fookes, dove-grey crepe de chine over a satin foundation. Aliss' Hollo, very pretty white satin, with short pleated tunic. Aliss! Ilir-ii (debutante), very pretty white satin, with ninon tunic caught in with a wide band of silver trimming-. Aliss. Bedford, white satin, draped in black ninon and relieved with emerald green satin ceinturc. Aliss Brewster, very pretty can do nil satin, with short ninon tunic, corsage finished with beaded trimming. Aliss Bewlcy, white satin, veiled in ninon, with dee]) hem of Iris'/k eroeJiel lace, scarlet geranium relieving corsage. Aliss Clarke, white silk, with panels or lace. Aliss Blnndell, very pretty robe of cream «atin. veiled in ninon and lightened with a tango-colored satin ceinturc. . Miss D. Bratlhury (debutante), dainty white s:"tin clramiu'e, with ninon tunic, fir.ished in silver 'trimming on cordage. , Aliss Ucv-rc (Auckland), pale pink channeuse. trimmed with brown fur. Aiiss ('•. Shaw, black velvet. Aliss Cross, saxe blue satin, with a cinnamon-colored tunic. Aliss V. Kirkby, canary-colored charmeuse, witli amethyst-colored bell. Aliss Matthews, scarlet velvet. Miss L. AliKs, white pleated voile robe, trimmed with bands of*silk. Aliss Crooke (debutante), pretty robe of white charmeuse, corsage draped with shadow lace. Aliss Remind, white satin, with rosepink ninon tunic. Aliss I). Raily. pale blue silk, veiled in silver-spotted net. Aliss Kirkby, white satin, with cmcr- . aid-green ninon tunic. ■■■■• ;'. Aiiss Penn, pale blue crepe tie chine, over a ■ satin foundation. Airs. Crooke, hydrangea-blue' silk, relieved with cream lace. Arrs Hirst, black silk. Aliss Bradbury, black sill,-. Mrs. .Colviie, saxe-blue s.ilin. dra+icd in black ninon and lace. Mrs. K. Webster, cream taffeta, with tangerine empire belt. Airs. Les. Webster, saxe blue satin, with embroidered net tunic.

Airs. Bennett, black charmeuse. with panels of cream lace.

Aliss Trine (debutante), pretty white satin, with ninon tunic trimmed with silver.

.Miss 11. Cutfreld. cream satin, with maize-iiilored satin sash.

Aliss Bullard, saxe-blue satin, with licnii.sctl'e of cream lace..

Aliss Grant, pale blue crepe de chine. Aliss Dempsey, white satin, with tan grino-co!ored satin sash.

Aliss liockell. white, satin, with ninon tunic, edged w'lh fur.

Aliss .1. llempton. eggshell-blue crepe de chine, with corsage of white lace. Ariss Wade, very pretty while natin, draped in ninon. Aliss Taylor, dainty shell-pink satin, wilh ninon tunic. Aliss Saxton, heilotropc satin, eorsa>»<? draped with white lace. M!ss F'-se. pale pink satin, veiled in i rose-pink .'s'linp., [ Al'ss 1,. M<-Allimi, K-arlef; silk, veiled | in black ninon. .Miss I). -.-inin-vin, white .-atiu. with .fhciT.v-coVrcd ninon tunic. I Aliss Roy. <ream satin, with scarlet belt. I Aliss WiMfi.-ld. while satin, veiled in ninon. relieved villi ma ; ze-eo!ored satin cotnlttrc. i .Miss Kyiig.dn. lmiiza-colored charmieuse. I Aliss I. Lewis, ■-v ie-,■(!■•■ el-am satin, witli lace funic, I'yl'l-.netl with clierrvcolored belt. i I'SFFff, C'ILMI'ITITLIXS. "A working man's wife'' wrote (rj the Ciir.istclnirch Star during the hist week's musical ami elocutionary competitions: '"Xow that competitions are all the rage, might I suggest a new kind, say woodchopping and boot-cleaning' for boys, and jdish-was-hing ami baby-minding for girls. IWe, ail know that the competitions now tui are excellent things in their way, but in the 'majority of cases what good are .they to the .competitors and their relations, once they are over, im'.css they belong to people of the leisured class? I think I am' perfectly right in stating that in many a working man's .family they do more harm than good, (iladys | is good at her music, therefore, her fond parents enter her for the competitions, She must not be asked to wa-li a dish or sweep a floor, or it spoil her hands for the competition. Anil after they are over, if,she is fortunate enough to get a. place, she thinks she is 100 good for such menial tasks, therefore, she must be kept a.s the family ornament arid when she comes to a marrying age no ordinary working man is good enough, for her, because she is so clever. It doesn't matter if her sisters are better than she in household duties. She can take prizes in musical competitions, therefore she is miles above them, and so waits on for a brilliant match that never comes. If some of our organisers would get ui) a competition such as I suggest they would elorify simple f"sks, anil I am sure in a few years be a great help to Loth the State, ami the home.

"Bgso : . ■' ':;■:■. MOXTlli.i HidUjRTS. The following are the monthly reports of committees and officials to be presented to the Xew Plymouth Borough Cov.ncil at its meeting to-night: EXt, I aKER'S. REPORT. • Streets— The past month has been severe on the streets and roads owing to wet weather. One hundred and twenty-eight yards of broken metal lias been used in repairing aumu, oi li.-e worn out portions and la chains of romctal,ing has been laid; iu cubit: \ arils o*. gravel has been spread on ihe sides of the metal in (lover street. The iollowin« streets have been blinded and rolled: Wakefield sired, liell street, and the lower portion oMCliot and Uuller streets. The \i inch pipe carrying the slormwater from Devon street to the Mangaotnku stream (between Cutl'udd road and Belt road 1 has been relaid. This pipe failed to carry ihe storm water as thc first chain from the street frontage was laid on the up grade, the pipes when taken up were half full of silt. Sewers.—South road: Thc sewers are now laid down to five chains westward of Belt road; four properties are connected. Voting street.—The sewer is extended to near Dawson street, and two | properties are connected. Rubbish depot.—The. new depot? at the eastern end of Lemon street is in fair condition as it is attended to every day. Loan work.—lloldsworthy and Upper Carringlou road: Formation is now complete and ready for eountovsin.-ing and metalling as soon as the weather permits. Vivian street west: Formation and metalling is complete except for a new fot.lp.tth w-h'i-h'is required on t!v south..n side. I'd:■'':; -tret 1: Formation is j:'.-t ab.i •'. complete aad read., for countersinking when th:' weathei permits. Watson t.trcct: Formation pre|gressii:g as fast as the v.-eath.r will permit. About 4f!1) cu'-.ic yards of spoil h:ts I been carled into the" filling. Cnlne'd (road: Formation has been commence-.!.

Powderham street retaining wall has been commenced and is progressing satisfactorily. While this woiik is ,in pro grcss it. will be necessary to close the street between, Brougham and Currie. streets.

Kerbing r.:nt Channelling.—Devon St. east: Tlis kerb and channel is complete eastward to Saekvi'.le street on the northern side and to Clinton wtreft on the southern side. The. kerb is completed to »a*:kville street on tin: southern side, .powuerham 'street: Tho kerb and channel is complete on the northern side from Brougham street to Robe street. Hill street: The kerb is complete on both sides from Currie street to Liardet street.' Brougham street: The kerb is complete on the eastern side from Vivian street to Fill ford 'street. Devon street west: The channelling on the northern side from Dawson street to Alt. Edgecombe street is under way. King street: The kerb on the northern side from Egmont street to Queen street is complete. Two hundred and thirtyfour chains of kerb and 211 chains of channel have been completed up to date out of loan money. The concrete mixer worked II 1 ,:, days and laid down 45 chains of kerb and 4(i chains of channel. Waterworks.— Intake: The concreteing work at the intake has been delayed owing to wet weather. The foundations for' the flood gates have been laid down ami 1 the tunnel through the hill jir--! about cumplele. The crusher has broken approximately iy.) cubic yards of stone for. coiK'r<<U> work, Water mains— li.fUlOft of -tin and .'11)00 feet of (iin. Mnniic'iunim steel water mains have been delivered in good order. Several of thc-e have been taken out and laid in the slreds ready to put down. The work of laying the Tukana water main has been commenced.

l'ei'nii'rs.—The following permits have been h;snnl:—Building 5,» drainage ">. total value, .eil'22. fieneral. —The waterworks caretaker reports ov't rything satisfactory at the filters. The total staff at present in mv department is ISO men.

KLIU'TUICAI, KNCIXEEL'S RKPOBT. The maximum load recorded at the powerhouse, last month was 'Xi'.i kilowafts. A further increase may be expected during the present month. There is a growing demand for current for heating. A number of radiators have been put in and others are' being installed. Private lighting lines have been erected as authorised in Barribal street, and Wiillath road. The street lamp authorised has been fixed at thc junction of Record and Barribal street. Recent gales were responsible for several contacts and broken wires, leaving a few consumers without light for one night, but there was no serious interruption of supply and repairs were effected as promptly as possible. A number of street lambs had also to be replaced.

ABATTOIR REPORTDuring the month there were slaughtered for local consumption:— 15!) cows, i;> bullocks, 13 calves, U35 sheep, 28 lambs, 174 pigs, 0 goats. Compared with the corresponding month of last year they show an increase of 3 calves and 3 pigs, and a decrease of 8 cattle, 47 sheep, 08 lambs and 1 tripe. Coats arc equal. Five pows, o:te sheep and ten pigs were condemned. There were slaughtered for export:—Bo cows, 1 bullock, 4 bulls, and 8 lambs; an increase of 111 cattle and 8 lambs. Condemned, I,"> cows, 1 bullock tiiul 2 bulls. Fea* due for the month amount to .-£l4l 2s 3d; rents, £3 f>s Od; total, £l4f 7s fid; an increase of £3 lis 3d.

WORKS COMMITTKFAS REPORT. The committee recommends:—That the Borough engineer supply to the caretaker of the waterworks reserve two hundred Lausoniana trees .to be planted on the reserve; that the Tarauaki Lane footbridge beinig in a bid dute of repair and dangerous to the public it be removed, the access to the site of the bridge to be fenced off until such time as the Council may decide to erect a new bridge. That public notice be given that such portion of the lan," in cp's 'tion is merely temporarily closed and that there is no intention on the part of the Council to .abandon its rights in the right of way; that the question of appointing a delegate to the municipal conference be deferred until .Monday's council meeting; with a view of carrying out as far as possible the arrangements (precious lo purchase) m-.uV bclw 'en the Borough and Air. Andrews, this Council resolves that the owner and occupiers wf portion of section ofl,l, soil by the Borough to 'Mr. Matthew Andrews, shall be at all times (so far as the Council can legally grant the same) have a right of way over the piece of land originally intended a.s a right of way ant] that a copy of this resolution [ be sent to Al,e=.srs Rn'y and Xiclicflson. Mr [Andrews' solicitors: that in pursuance I of tho option conferred by section fi of "The Rating Act, IMS,"'the Council, hereby decides that the valuation roll for the borough shall be made triennally the next roll to be made in 1017; that the Fire. Board- be .inforatrdi that the Council Oilas no funs available at present to cnalble them to give effect to the recommendation of the superinten-

(I: lit of the Fire Brigade that the Courier should erect a building for the storage of dangerous goods; that Mr S. Bi..oka bo informed that his premises U-. u::ieh stret must ha connected with the sewers within one month, otherHi-.:' proceeding will be taken against him; that the letters from Mr Benoni \\ liitt' and Mr ii. Ilaneix-k he received; lira the salary of the custodian of the Town Hall be increased to £llO per annul.' ; that the oiler of the railway department to supply warning boards of distinctive character giving persons driving motors or other vehicles ii'ioiig roads intersecting the railway line warning of the proximity of railway level crossings in the Borough be acceptod'and that th« Borough Engineer he authorised to arrange with the District Engineer of railways the particular sites for such boards; that I'owerham street be closed to vehicular traffic between Brougham street and Cnrric street during the erection of the retaining wall; that the Borough Engineer be authorised to extend the sewer in Barrett street sixty feet westward to enable Mr Auld's residence to be connected as requested by him. (estimated cost of extension, £5); that in accordance with his recommendation the Borough Engineer be authorised to order ten thousand gallon? of solt-w in quantities of not less than three thousand gallons at a time, price ll'/id per gallon, fl.r.st order to be delivered in September, 1914,