FOR WOMEN FOLK.

Taranaki Daily News, 30 October 1915, Page 6

FOR WOMEN FOLK.

" BY EILEEN."

J " Eileen " will be glad to receive items of interest and value to women for publication or reference in this column.

NEW PLYMOUTH SOCIAL NEWS. Mrs. Mounier (Auckland) is the guest of Miss Hempton. « * * * Mrs. Bean lias returned to Woodville after having visited New Plymouth. * * * * Miss Percy Smith has returned home after a short visit to Bulls. * * * * Captain and Mrs. Preece (Palmerston North) are at present in New Plymouth. * » * i Mrs. A. H. Glasgow, who has been ou a short visit to New Plymouth, has returned to Wanganui.

Miss Kirkby is the guest of Mrs. Liddell, Xorinanby.

Miss Given Casey (Auckland) is the guest of Mrs. Paul.

Archdeacon and Mrs. F. G. Evans, after a lengthy stay in Auckland, have returned to Xew Plymouth.

* » * * Mrs. Cannell is. on a visit to Te Aroha.

Rev. A. 11. and Mrs. Colvile have returned to New Plymouth after their holiday.

Mr. and Mrs. Knight and Miss Young have returned to Dannevirke after their short but pleasant stay in New Plymouth. * * * *

Mrs. Rankin (Wanganui) passed through New Plymouth yesterday on her way to Auckland, where she will be the guest of her sister, Mrs. P Mitchell, Remuera.

ORANGE BLOSSOMS. Last Thursday at St. Mary's Church a very pretty wedding was solemnised when Miss Annie E. Roberts, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Roberts, Xew Plymouth, was united in the holy bonds of matrimony to Mr. Lionel H. Cock, second son of"Mr. R. Cock, Vogeltown. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. H. A. Favell. acting-vicar. The bride, who was given uway by her father, looked sweetly pretty in a dainty robe of white paillette silk, draped in shadow lace, embroidered with pearls, and from a, wreath of orange blossoms fell the orthodox veil, and she carried a lovely shower bouquet of pale pink and white roses. Miss Wiuifreil Roberts (the bride's si.-ler), as chief bridesmaid, wore a very pretty frock of ciel-blue taffetas, black tulle hat, with white roses, and carried a bouquet of scarlet roses. The two other bridesman were Misses Phyllis and Loris Bennett (nieces of the bride), who looked very pretty in dainty frocks of white muslin, trimmed with real laee, and white aeroplane mob caps, and carried posies of liny cream roses. The bridegroom was assisted by .Mr. J. Stohr as best man, while Mr. G. Lambert acted as groomsman. The bridegroo.m's present to the bride was a beautiful amethyst and pearl necklet, and to the chief bridesmaid a wristlet watch, while the tiny tots were the recipients of gold brooches. The bride's present to the bridegroom was a wristlet watch. All the bouquets were presented bv Mrs. Wallach.

After the ceremony a reception was held at the Kia Ora tea rooms, the table decorations being masses of lovely roses. During the afternoon the happy couple left, amidst showers of rose leaves confetti, by motor, en route for the south, where their honeymoon is to be spent. The bride's travelling dress was a very smart mole-colored costume, with shaded ostrich feather hat. Mrs. W. Roberts (mother of the bride) wore a handsome black crepe de ehine costume, and black hat with white feathers, and carried a bouquet of tangerine flowers; Mrs. R. Cock (mother of the bridegroom) wore a striking costume of sapphire blue crepe de chine, white brocaded silk hat, trimmed with white feathers, and carried a bouquet of pale pink roses; Mrs. S. P. Bennett (sister to bride) wore a navy blue tailor-made costume, white hat; Mrs. Alex. Williams (sister to bridegroom) was attired in a saxe-blue costume, hat trimmed with tango-colored shaded roses, and carried a bouquet of tango-colored flowers. Amongst the guests were: Mr. and Mrs, i Harris, Mr. and Mrs. Knuckey, Mr. and Mrs. Foreman, Mr. and Mrs. .1. Johnston, Mr. and Mrs. Healy, Mrs. Fairbrothei', Mrs. F. Samson, Mrs. .7. Bishop, Misses Paget, B. Oliver, K. Bennett, D. Gilbert, M. Snowball and D. Healy.

NEW ZEALANDER'S WEDDING IN EGYPT.

The following interesting account of the wedding of Captain Blake, in Egypt, ia forwarded by one of his brother officers: —"The whole of the officera of the N.Z.M.K. at Xeitoiin were en fete on Sunday last, August 20, when, in a service tent on the desert, Captain Blake, N.Z.M.R., was married to Miss Mabel C. Deans, of Ainsworth, Gloucester, England. The Military Band struck up a lively air as the car drove up and the bride walked into the chapel, on the arm of Colonel Mackcsy, who gave her away. She wore a dainty gown of white satin, veiled with spangled net, having a silk belt and pretty collar, with tassels of. tiny pearls and a spray of orange blossoms at her waist. Instead of a veil, Miss Deans wore a hat of white silk and black velvet, with white ostrich plumes. The bouquet was of white roses and other (lowers, with maidenhair fern, sheathed with soft lace and having long bows of white ribbon. The simple service was most impressive, and we could not but feel what it must mean to a lady to come away from all her friends to bo married—on active service—amongst total strangers. After the service and the signing of the register, Captain Blake led his bride down' the aisle, to the strain of the "Wedding March," through an arch of swords and walking-sticks. Then photographs were taken, and bridal party and guests alike formed sections and fell in at command. ■lt must be remarked that, as is usual in any military function, everything was done "on time" as far as possible, Captain Blake's best man was Major Edgar, [The bridesmaid, Miss Mabel Dickeon,

wajs tastefully dressed in cream crepe silk and maltese lace, and a Leghorn hat, trimmed with roses and black velvet. Her bouquet was of pink and white flowers, and she wore a brooch of gold with a scarab in the design of the key of life, the gift of the bride and bridegroom. After photographs had been taken, the bride and bridegroom preceded the quests in troop column under the command of the Colonel Commanding the Brigade: to a large marquee, where the wedding reception was held. The marquee hud been cleverly decorated by Captain Blake's brother officers, who entertained the bride, bridegroom and guests most hospitably. Toasts were drunk and speeches made, and everyone was gay. Later the happy pair drove off for their honeymoon, which is being spent at Heloaun, a delightful spot in the suburbs of Cairo. The officers of the N.Z.M.R. Brigade presented Captain and Mrs. Blake with a handsome brass tea tray and stance, in native wood, which was admired by everyone. They were also presented with a beautiful embroidered cloth, on green satin, showing the regimental arms, etc., the gift of the Auckland Mounted Rifle Farriers. Among other gifts were some quaint old brass finger bowls, presented by some fellow officers."

ROMANTIC WAR WEDDING. The only Englishwoman who has been married to a British soldier in Paris during the war is at present staying at Peckham Rye, where she and her husband went to the same school years ago.

This is Mrs. Grierson, wife of Corporal George Grierson, of the Lincolnshire Regiment, who has been described by one of his officers as "the straightest man in the British Army." Mrs. Grierson, who as a girl was known as Cissie Ling, went to Cannes as a nurse last October, and in January to Paris, where she joined the Red Cross service. It was as Nurse Ling that she met her husband in Paris on April 1. He was at that time acting as a member of the British Military Police iu Paris.

Mrs. Grierson told a reporter about her romantic encounter with her husband.

"Every one tried to make an April fool of me," she said, "but no one succeeded until I met my husband. I was going along the Champs Elysees when a British soldier whom I passed exclaimed, 'Excuse me, nurse, you have dropped your pocket handkerchief.' I turned round to pick up ray handkerchief, saw that I had been made an April fool at last, and by way of repaying the joke I gave the soldier a really good smack on the cheek, and then went on my way laughing.

"I did not know the soldier, and he did not know me, but he told his comrades that he was sure he knew my face, and that he was determined to find me again, and meanwhile I had made the acquaintance of one of his comrades in the Militry Police—Jack McKenna, of the Black Watch, who was afterwards best man at our wedding. He at once told my husband that he had met me, and so my husband and I met again. We then found that when we were children we both went to Nunhead Passage Board School at Peckham Eye. On July 10 he asked ine to marry him. We had to give 14 days' notice of the marriage, and "on July 28 our wedding took place at the British Embassy Church. "A friend lent us a motor-car for the day, and all the Military Police came and formed a guard of honour. At the end of the marriage service we all stood in front of the alter and sang 'God Save the King.'"

NOTES. Mrs. Plugge, of Auckland, is receiving many congratulations at the cabled news that her husband, Lieutenant-Colonel Plugge, has had the Order of St. Michael and St. George conferred upon him.

Miss Constance Smith, late games mistress at the Wellington Girls' College, left for England on Thursday week, via Sydney. It is Miss Smith's intention to offer her services to the war authorities as a masseuse, as it seems there is' a wild field of labour for such work at the present time. Miss Smith was farewelled by the girls at the college, who presented her with a set of photographs of their last gymnastic display and various other souvenirs. From her fellow-teachers Miss Smith was presented with a greenstone brooch as a memento of her stay among them in New Zealand. Miss Smith is a cousin of Sir F. E. Smith, Solicitor-General, and now suggested as Attorney-General in the British Cabinet, and while in London Miss Smith will stay with his mother. She ■will he remembered as a member of the English ladies' hockey team which visited New Zealand last vear.

Miss Hilda Hitchings, who is at present in Christchureh, has received word from har sister, the well-known actress and elocutionist, professionally known Miss Belle Napier, that on the evening of one of the recent Zeppelin raids in London, she had been to her Bridge Club, and came out just too late for her motor 'bus. She remained talking to her friends and suddenly they discovered that the Zeppelins had arrived, and were bombing the city. One of the bombs fell on the very motor 'bua that the New Zcalander had been so disgusted at missing, smashing it up and killing and maiming numbers of pasengers. Miss Belle Napier describes the Zeppelin as so far up in the air that it looked like "a lighted banana." The British aeroplanes couldn't bomb it for fear of the bombs hitting London below. The antiaircraft guns missed it, but the searchlights would light it up every little while. The people were told to take to their cellars. Instead they took to the streets to see the air ships and the battle with them.