FOR WOMEN FOLK.

Taranaki Daily News, 8 January 1916, Page 6

FOR WOMEN FOLK.

V BY EILEEN.

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

PERSONAL ITEMS. Mrs. and Miss Scott, of Wellington, are spending a. holiday at the mountain. Dr. and Mrs. Ewitt l of Wellington, are on a visit to New Plymouth. • * # Mrs. R. J. Matthews is on a visit to Wellington. » # » Miss Harding (Napier) is visiting ftew Plymouth. * » » Miss Bedford is on a short visit to Wellington. Sir. and Mrs. Noel Harding will return from their honeymoon to-night. Mrs. Weeks, of Wanganui, is visiting New Plymouth. * # # Mr., Mrs. and Miss Arthur, of Hawera, spent three or four days in New Plymouth this week. * » » Mr. and Mrs. Grierson liave returned to Auckland after spending the holidays in New Plymouth and at the mountain. Miss Boris Roy, Mr. Roy and Mr. Lan Roy have returned from their trip to Mokau. # * « Misses Voss, of Ilalcombe, who have been on a short visit to New Plymouth, toave returned home. # # * Mrs. Quilliam, who has teen on a short visit to Wellington, returned last night, accompanied by Mrs. Eon. Quilliam. # * # Mrs. Claude Weston, who has been spending the Christmas holidays in New Plymouth, returned to Wellington by the mail train on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. W. Armstrong have returned from Wellington and Picton, whete they have been spending their honeymoon. Mr. Crookc and his two daughters, Miss Crooke and Miss Iris Crooke, left on Monday for a motor trip to Wellington. They were accompanied by Mr. Cecil Gray.

WEDDING. A quiet hut very pretty wedding was celebrated at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church on New Year's Day, when Mr. Sydney A. 11. Robb was united in the bonds of holy matrimony to Dorothy ("Cooeo"), youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Comer, of New Plymouth. The bride, who was given away by her father, looked very attractive in her wedding gown of white frosted silk crepe, hand embroidered. She also wore the customary veil and orange blossoms, and carried a beautiful shower bouquet of roses and sweet peas. The chief bridesmaid, Miss Muriel Rigg, of l'nvercargill, was gowned in a dainty white embroidered silk muslin, with a transparent hack hat, wreathed in tiny pink rosebuds, and carried a lovely bouquet of pink sweet peas. The two small bridesmaids (Misses Norma and Joyce Ceal, nieces of the bride) wore dainty frocks of white silk, with hats to match, and tarried blue posies. V Mr. F. Hutchens (who is leaving far.. Trentham shortly) carried out the duties of best man. Rev. W. Cannell was the officiating minister, and Mrs. Cooke (Darfield) presided at the organ. Mrs. Corney, mother of the bride, was attired in a gown of saxe blue silk, veiled in black chiffon, grey feather ruffle, and black and white hat. After the ceremony a reception was held at the home of the bride's parents, Mt.. Edgecombe street. The happy couple left later by motorcar, the bride wearing a smart navy costume, with a saxe blue tagel hat wreathed with pink roses.

AFTERNOON TEA. Mrs". Chancy held a most enjoyable afternoon tea in honor of her guest, Mrs, Best, who is returning shortly to her home in Auckland. Mrs. Chaney received her guests in saxe blue eolieime, cream lace vest; Mrs. Best, black brocaded silk; Mrs, 1 8. H. Chaney, grey costume, burnt straw sailor hat; Miss Joyce Glynnes, white voile, black hat; Miss Wade, black and white costume, black hat with blue poppies; Mrs. Crooke, purple shantung costume, black hat; .Miss Winifred Crooke, tweed costume, hat en suite; Mrs. Bewley, black and white coat and skirt, black hat; Mrs. Pricbard (Dannevirke), tweed costume, white Panama hat, underlined with blue, Miss Constance Leatbam, light tweed costume, burnt straw hat witli pink roses; Miss Keitha Leatham, garbardine costume, purple hat; Miss Muriel Blimdell, navy and white striped costume, navy floral silk hat, underlined with vieux rose; Miss Muriel Koy. navy costume, Panama hat; Mrs. J. Glenn, navy blue costume, tartan hat.

CUPID. A pretty military wedding took place recently in Wellington, the Rev. Dr. Gibb officiating, when Miss Audrey Gibson, of Xapier, was married to Q.M.S. C. Gordon Johnston, lOlh Reinforcements, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Johnston, of Christcliurch. The bride, who was given away by her father, Mr. Lewis Gibson, of femuka, was dressed in white, with a hat of powder bine, and carried a bouquet of pale pink flowers and maidenhair fern. The only bridesmaid, Miss Margaret Johnston, sister of the brido- j «room, wore a cream embroidered voile, and her white, tagol hat was wreathed with pink and white roses. Mr. Alan C. Johnston attended as best man, and the wedding luncheon was given at the residence of the bride's brother. An Auckland paper announces the engagement of Jliss Vera Gill, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. R. OiH, "The Laurels," Remuera, to Mr. U ». Hartland, second son of Mr. and Mrs. J F Hartland, of Guildford. Remuera. At St. Matthew's Church, Masterton, Miss Nellie iParsons, youngest daughter of Mrs Parsons, Masterton, was recently married to Mr. Walter Best, of the 10th Reinforcements, son of Mrs. Best, Kiritaki. _„. , At the Church of Christ, Wellington South, Mr. W. Parker, of the R.N.Z.A., oaly ss» Qf Mr. and Mn. W. Parker,

of Rangiora, Canterbury, formerly of England, was recently married to Miss Jda Palmer, eldest daughter of Mrs. E. Palmer, the Rev. W. Phillips officiating. The bride was daintily dressed in embroidered silk muslin, with the usual bridal wreath and veil, and carried a bouquet of white roses and sweet peas. The bridesmaids were the Misses Violet Palmer, in Swiss broderie muslin, with a black net hat, and F.lma Hood, who wore silk voile, and a blue hat trimmed with lilies. Their shower bouquets were of sweet peas and mauve gladioli. Mr. A. Gray, also of the R.N.Z.A., attended as best man.

At the residence of Mr. Robert Young, "Creekside Farm,'' Pukerau, on December 15, Miss Elizabeth Young, second daughter of Mr. R. Young, was married to Mr. Ronald M'Phedran, of Kelso, the Rev. I). M'Coll performing the ceremony. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a soft white silk, whilst tlie only bridesmaid, Miss Agnes Young, wore white Japanese silk. The wedding took place on Wednesday December 20. at St. Peter's Church of Miss Edith Wakelin, daughter of the' late Mr. J. R. Wakelin and of Mrs Wakelin, of "Ealing Dean," 74 Clyde Quay, to Sergeant Navlor, of Earl Liverpool's Own, son of Mr. C. W. Naylor, of Pal' merston North.

The engagement is announced of Miss Lilie Brown, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Brown, Northland, to Sergeant-Bugler J. Symons, N.Z.R.8., son of Mr. and Mrs. 0. Symons, of Johnsonville.

Mr. and Mrs. Sam Ilaigh celebrated their golden wedding at Greytown on December 31, when the bridesmaid (Mrs. Yates) was also present. Mr. and Mrs. Haigh are still in good health. ' At All Saints' Church, Taradale, on December 23, Rifleman Robert Reed, of the New Zealand Ride Brigade, was married to Miss Ethel Richardson, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richardson, "The Chestnuts," Taradale, the Rev. A. Clarke officiating.

On Wednesday, December 22, at St. John's Methodist Church, Kaponga, Miss Dorothy Williams, daughter of Mrs. R, Williams, Kaponga, was married to Mr, R. G. Cook, town clerk, son of the Rev, G. S. Cook, of Thornton, Wellington, the Rev. Cook officiating, assisted byv'tlie Rev. C. Blair. The bride wore a frock of ivory crepe de chine, with the customary" veil and orange blossoms, and carried a pretty shower bouquet of flowers. The three bridesmaids, the Misses Marjorie Williams, Minnie Kyme, and Doris Foster, were dressed in white embroidered voile with large black hats, and bouquets of sweet peas and asparagus fern. Mr. G. P. Cook, brother of the bridegroom, acted as best man, and Messrs. IT. Williams, brother of ,(ho bride, and F. Nicholson were groomsmen. After the ceremony tvie wedding party motored to Eltham, where a reception was held at Riley's Cafe. Mrs. B. Williams, the bride's mother, receiving the guests in a costume of grey silk, with a bouquet of delphiniums, whilst Mrs. G. ' S. Cook, mother of the bridegroom, was attired in blue eharmcuse, with a coatee of black lace, and carried a sheaf of autumn foliage and crimson carnations. Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Cook left by motorcar later for the south, where their honeymoon is to be spent, the bride travelling in a dark blue tailor-made costume trimmed with touches of emerald green. The bridegroom's present to the bride was a piano, and to the bridesmaids a gold bangle and gold brooches respectively, while the 'bride's present to the bridegroom consisted of a set of silver and ebony military i brushes. Numerous gifts were presente'd to the bride by the congregation of St. John's, the Young Ladies' Guild, and the local Sunday School.

NOTES. A southern paper gives a graphic description of "Mother's holiday" as folJqws:—There ought to be a very special code of manners for the world to u c e towards the mother of young children. She ought to be treated with a kindness and consideration and indulgence that nobody else could claim, because she has to cope all day long with a set of young rascals that wear out whalebone. At the seaside she has to see that they do not get drowned while bathing, that they,are not too long in getting dried and dressed after it, to hurry them home and change their clothes when they tumble in the. water while paddling, to compose their quarrels, to wheel or carry the baby to and from the beach, to shepherd the troop in to meals, to capture them for bed at night, to plaster and bind broken knees, to'darn up rent garments, to comfort away bad dreams, and a thousand other tasks that tire the body and try the nerves. And this is her holiday.

Shampooing, Hairdressing aid Twisting; Electrolysis for the permanent removal of superfluous hair. Switches, Toupees etc. Ladies' combings made up to any design. MRS. BEADLE, Egmont Toilet Parlors, Griffiths' Buildings, New Plymouth, near Carnegie Library.