FOR WOMEN FOLK.

Taranaki Daily News, 29 January 1916, Page 6

FOR WOMEN FOLK.

y BY EILEEN."

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

SOCIAL NEWS. 'PERSONAL ITEMS. Mrs. E. D. Cachemaille (Wellington) is the guest of Mts. James Wilson. Mrs. W. H. Moyes is visiting Nelson. Mrs. and.Miss Horroeks (Auckland) are the guests of Mrs. J. H. Quilliam. Mr. and Mrs. London (Wanganui) are at present in New Plymouth. Mrs. D'Arcy Robertson has returned from her pleasant trip to Wellington. , * * # Mrs. Bixton (Levin) is the guest of Mrs. E. A. Walker. 1 Mrs. Standisli is the guest of her son, Mr. M. Standish, Tarata. Miss B. Cole (Auckland) i 3 the guest of Mrs. W. Cutfield, Fitzroy. * * * Mrs. P. A. Hadley (Auckland) is on a visit to New Plymouth. I • » * Miss Wade is at present visiting Wellington. Nurse Jean Sinclair returns to New Zealand by the Willochra, which is shortly due at Port Chalmers. Miss M. Hay, who is at present the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Collins leaves on Monday for her home in Auckland. Mrs. David Syme (Eltham), who has been on a short visit to New Plymouth, returns home to-day. Mrs. Holbrook, who is the guest of Mrs. W. NewKan, leaves early next week for Shannon. * * • Mr. and iMrs. F. Parkes, who have been on a visit to New Plymouth, have leturned to Wellington. Mrs. C. Clarke and her sister, Mrs. Martin, both of Pukekohe, are staying in New Plymouth. » # * « Miss Brookfield (Wanganui), who has been visiting New Plymouth, has returned.

Glenn, B. Chaney, Carver, H. Collier, Johns, Hill, MacDiarmid, Davies, Flower, Paul, Renaud, Alexander, Cutfield, Thomson, Shaw, Colson, Robertson L. Cock, Fairbrottier, C. H. Burgess, R. George, Misses L. McAllum, Penn (2), Abraham, Capel (2), Auld, Mackay (2), Simpson, VBlundell, Clarke, Morey, K. Hamerton, Humphries, Peach, Bradbury, Hirst, Smith, Paget, Harrison, Colson, Saxton, King, Renaud, Peart. Winfleld, Thomson, Foote, ■ Cholwell, M. Bayly y Bennett, Atnbury, Oliver, Pellew, Gilber (2). CUPID.

A military wedding was celebrated at Trinity Methodist Church, Napier, on Tuesday afternoon when Sergeant C. A. Spriggs, of Lord Liverpool's Own, eldest son of Mr. M. Spriggs, of Napier, to Miss Elsie Olive Rusl sell, second daughter of Mr. P. J. Rusl sell, of Napier. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. T. R. Richards. The marriage took place in London on January 10 of Miss Florence Collinson, daughter of Mrs. H. C. Collinson, of Palmerston, and Mr. David M. Gilray, son of Professor Gilray, of Otago University (states a London correspondent). Tho bridegroom went to the front with the Main Expeditionary Force, and was wounded in action at the Dardanelles. He was invalided Home, and the latest advices state that he had now recovered, and is going back to the front. At St. Matthew's Church, Masterton, on Sunday last, Lieutenant Gerald Mawley, second son of Mr. and Mrs. S. Mawley, of "Ditton," was married to Miss Elsa Lilian Hirschberg, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Hirschberg, of Masterton.

At Holy Trinity Church, Gisborne, on Wednesday, January 1!), Miss Dorothy Hine, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Hine, of Mangapapa, was married to Mr. Harry Bennett Drummond, of Hawke's Bay, the Ven. Archdeacon Paeke officiating. At St. Paul's Pro-Cathedral, Miss Helen Hannam, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs,. C. Hannam, of Hokitika, was recently married to Mr. L. Rapley, 4th Battalion New Zealand Rifle Brigade, and second son of Mr. and Mrs. T. Rapley, of Havelock North, the Rev. A. M. Johnson officiating. The Wairarapa Times announces that two popular Mastertonians were married at Feilding on Saturday, viz., Miss K. O'Leary, daughter of Mr. H. O'Leary, of Masterton, and 'Lieutenant E. Burrows, formerly of the Masterton Post Office staff. The bride was formerly a well-known Wairarapa hockey player, being captain of the redoubtable Ramblers Club, winners oi the Masterton Cup for several years. For a number of seasons she represented the Wairarapa on the hockey field. Lieut. Burrows was also a keeii hockey player, and a military enthusiast. The ceremony at the wedding was performed by the Rev. Father Mark O'Lr-ary, brother of the bride. In the Pongaroa Chu»eb on Wednesday, January 10, Miss Edith Brenton, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. Brenton, of Pongaroa, was married to Mr. Leonard Johnstone, second son of Mr. J. Johnstone, of Hastwells, and formerly of Carterton.

Mrs. Peat, who has been the guest of her daughter, Mrs. A. H. Colvile, has returned to Otaki. Mrs. Burgess, who has been the guest of her sister, Mrs. Simpson, left last week.for Wellington. • . Mrs. Bert. Griffiths and family left yesterday by the Earawa for their future home in Auckland. Mr, and Mrs. Ernest Davies, who have been holiday-making in Auckland, have returned. Mrs. Paget, who has been the guest of Mrs. R. Cock, of Vogeltown, returned to Stratford this morning. Mrs. E. Lusk and family, who have been visiting Mrs. W. D. Webster, the former's mother, returned to Auckland by yesterday's boat. Mrs. F. G. Evans left last week for Wellington to bid farewell to her husband, the Ven. Archdeacon Evans, chaplain on the Maheno. Mrs. Dodgshun left this morning to visit friends in Wanganui, where she will remain for a short time before leaving for the South Island. The Misses Greatbatch, who are at present holiday-making in Palmerston North, return" to-night by the mail train. Mr. and Mrs. Haworth, late of Inglewood, who have been visiting New Plymouth, left for their future home in Auckland last Tuesday. * * #

A very pretty wedding was celebrated at St, Stephen's Church, Marton, on Wednesday last, when Mary Elizabeth, eldest daugliter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Warring, Marton, was married to Charles Henry, second son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry (Sower, of Lecdstown, Marton.

A SOLDIER'S WEDDING IN ENGLAND. Great interest centred round the Parish Church, Cheltenham, on November 2oth, and the congregation was made up largely of nurses and convalescent soldiers, says the corespondent of a Dunedin paper. The occasion was a wedding, the bridegroom being Private Arthur Albert King, of Kaiapoi, -who is serving with the ,12th Kelson Regiment, His bride ■was Miss Minnie Louisa Davis, eldest daughter of the late Mr. ft. Davis and of Mrs. Davis, of 3, Royal Parade, Cheltenham. She had been on the nursing staff of the Naughton Park V.A. Hospital, where Private King had been a, patient. Sergeant Ellen, also of Kaiapoi, was best man, and the bride was attended by her sister, Miss Emily Davis, as bridesmaid. The wedding dress was of white crepe de chine, and the bouquet was of heather and chrysanthemums. During the ceremony the organist played Mendelssohn's '■Wedding March," the bridal chorus from "Lohengrin," and other appropriate music. Mrs. Davis held a reception at her residence. Presents were received from patients in the Naunton Park Hospital, whose staff gave' a silver entree dish while, the pantry staff gave the bridegroom a silver flask. Private King, who is a son of Mrs. Dviscoll (Kaiapoi) left Xew Zealand with the Main Body and went through the Dardanelles first landing. He was first wounded shortly after, and was taken to hospital in Alexandria, where he was an inmate for nine, weeks, and then went hack to the Peninsula to take part in the great Suvla Bay advance, where he was again wounded.' He was taken first to Malta, then brought to England. Two months were spent at Naunton Park Hospital, and, so far as he knows, he will not be fit for further eerviec for some time. The honeymoon was spent at the quaint and historic town of Broadway, Worcestershire. Ultimately he looks forward to returning to New Zealand with Mrs. King. Sergeant Ellen, the best man, was taken to hospital at Manchester from the Dardanelles.

A recent engagement is that of Miss Florence Oliver, of New Plymouth, to Mr. F. H. Billing, of the staff of the Bank of New Zealand, New Plymouth. Mrs. J. Paul left yesterday for Auckland for the purpose of being present at the marriage of her ion, Mr. Ronald Paul, to Miss Gwen Casey, which takes place next Tuesday The Bcv. John Craig, minister in charge of the Fairlie Presbyterian Parish, and Mrs. Craig, who have been holi-day-making in Taranaki, returned south this wee'-:. 'Miss Erice Bayloy, who has been the guest of Mrs. Levien (Wellington), returns to-night by the express, accompanied by her si3ler, Mrs. McXaughten Christie, who will be the guest of her mother until her husband '(Dr. Christie) returns from the war. Mr. 6. W, Allsop, architect for the Auckland Hospital Board, and Mrs. Allsop, who have been motoring through the North Island, have returned to Auckland. During their tour they visited Mount Egmont, Wellington, Napier, aupo, Tauranga and Okoroire, and the journey of 1300 miles was made throughout in fine weather.

THEATRE. Last Thursday, in the Theatre Royal, Miss Muriel Starr, of the J. C. Williamson Co., was seen to great advantage in her farewell piece, "Bought and Paid For," her marvellous acting holding the hearts of the audience all the time, whether in the role of the working girl, in I which she appears, first and last, or as j tlie wife of the millionaire, Stafford. As | the latter she wears some very beautiful gowns. A pale ehimmery blue evening dress, with a \pry short full skirt, and a quaint tight-fitting bodice. This she changes for a bewitching neglige of rose ninor. and lace, which Is completed with a fascinating little boudoir cap of cream lace, deftly trimmed with tiny rose-buds in a delicate shade of pink. Amongst the audience I noticed:—Mesdames E. A. Walker, Rixon (Levin), Newton King, Kirkby, Abraham (Stratford), L. A. Nolan, F. Fookes, Fraser, F. Blundell, T. C. List, C. H. Brew, Paget (Stratford), R. Cock, Heard, Stocker, Wcbiter, Collins, J.

MISS ASQUITH'S WEDDING. A description of Miss AsquHli's wedding to her father's secretary, Mr. Borham Carter, is given by the London correspondent of tlie Daily Telegraph (Sydney). It took place in St. Margaret's, Westminster. The church decorations' were curious, the approach to the altar between the choir stalls being adorned with orange plants in Ml fruit. The coloring of these toned with the bridesmaids' frocks, which consisted of chiffon of a ripe apricot hue, veiled in grey cut in Russian style. Over these were Russian velvet coats in a shade between orange and apricot edged with skunk. The folded sashes of velvet had long ends embroidered with gold, and the pockets were trimmed to match. Worn with these costumes were hats of gold

lace, fur and velvet, and they carried skunk mufls, the gifts of the bridegroom.

The bride's dress was mediaeval in style. It was carried out in ivory white satin, with broad bands of point de Venise round the bodice, and again beneath the waistline, which, however, was not defined. The long, hanging sleeves were of chiffon with broad armJets of point de Venise. She wore a tulle veil caught by a diamond sun.

This ornament was given to her by the House of Commons', and was presented by the Speaker at a private party in his library, some days before the wedding, with a little speech to the effect that "It was seldom he was fortunate enough to find members so unanimous, but, like the characters in 'The Critic,' when they did agree their unanimity was wonderful," to which Miss Asquith replied that she regarded the gift as a message from all parties of confidence and affection towards her father.

Mr. Asquith also responded. He said: "It is under these new conditions that members of all parties in 'the House have been pleased to offer this gracious and moving tribute—the more moving, may I say, because it is offered at a time when there is hardly a household amongst us which is not under a dark cloud of anxiety or of actual bereavement. In these days even our wedding bells rings with a sombre and muffled sound. I can only say for myself that, having to bear, as I have, a heavy burden, there can be no greater alleviation to it than such an expression as this of the sympathy and regard of those •whose good opinion is my most cherished possession and ambition. On my daughter and her future husband—she is almost as familiar with the prcscints and personalities of this House as I am myself—you have conferred a unique honor, of which these beautiful symbols will be for them and for all cf v.s an enduring remembrance I can only thank you on their behalf ar.d on my own and my wife's behalf from the bottom of our hearts, and I can assure you we shall never forget this most precious testimony i:f your esteem."

ROMANCE OF AN ANTARTIC EXPLORER. Romance has always haunted Antarctic explorers, and it did not desert Commander Evans when he met Miss Elsa Andvord, whose mariage to him was recently announced. In 1913 Commander Evans, who was Captain Scott's second in command in the Antarctic expedition, was given a reception in Christiania. His friend, the ski expert (to the expedition, Lieutenant Tryggve Gran, who flew from Cruden Bay, Aberdeenshire, to Norway to July, 101.4, with a copy of the Daily Mail for King Haakon, turned to the commander, saying: "Let me introduce you to the belle of Christiania—Miss Lisa Andvord." He then introduced a tall, strikingly handsome girl. Miss Andvord, like most of her race, took a deep interest in Polar exploration and knew the history of the various expeditions thoroughly A friendship sprang up between her and the commander. Some time after they met when Commander Evans was lecturing in Paris, and they met again in England. Miss Andvord, who comes of a military family, knows England well. Part of" her school life was spent a:fc Oxford. Commander Evans's /first wife was a New Zealand girl, Miss ■Russell, of Christchurcli.

THE WHITE HOUSE BRIDE. The childhood of Mrs. Edith Boiling Gait, who has just married President Wilson, was uneventful in Wytheville, Virginia, where she was born. She did not attend school there but was educated by a governess and her maternal grandmother, Mrs. Logwood, who prepared her for college. She was then sent to Martha. Washington College, Abingdon, Virginia, and afterwards to the then well-known finishing school, Powell's School for Young Ladies, in Richmond. A schoolmate of Miss Boiling at the latter institution, now a resident of Wytheville, remembers that at that time Miss Boiling was a sweet and lovely girl with very wonderful eyes. "How well I remember,'' said her classmate, "once, when at commencement, Edith Boiling was contesting for. a prize in reading—and she got it, too. Jackson Guy, a wellknown lawyer in Richmond, was one of the judges." "Most of us were sure that another telented girl would win. But that prize went to Edith Boiling. I can see her now, with eyes upturned, full of innocence and expectancy, lips parted in the sweetest of hopeful, smiles, as we all looked up to the judges when the prizes were to be awarded. The selection she had read was Mrs. Browning's 'Catarina of Camoens.' All the girls liked Edith. She had such a lovely disposition. Edith Boiling never in her life said a. disagreeable thing either to or about anyone. She always seemed to know just the right thing to say in just the right place. The President is a lucky man." I

NATIONAL ECONOMY ADVOCATED. Drastic suggestions for the practice of economy are suggested by Captain Bathurst, M.P., who is working hard in England to emphasise the need of domestic and national economy, and to get the Government to act in the matter. His suggestions are:— Don't wear: . Silks, satins, costly furs, or jewellery. Don't eat: More than three courses at dinner. Don't use: Motor cars and carriages for your own pleasure. ' Suggested penalty, £IOO. All imported luxuries to be confiscated. Captain Bathurst intends to ask the Prime Minister if he will consider the desirability of. making it a penal offence: 1. For any householder to introduce into his house, or any tradesman to sell to such householder, meat at the rate of more than three-quarters of a pound for such occupant. 2. For any person, civilian or soldier, to throw away, destroy, or permit to putrefy or decay, any unconsumed meat or bread. The penalty in the case of soldiers, he suggests, shall be imposed on and payable by the commanding officer of their regimental or other unit.