WOMAN'S WORLD.

Taranaki Daily News, 31 March 1917, Page 6

WOMAN'S WORLD.

PERSONAL ITEMS.. i Mrs. Fred. Watson, who has been the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Dickinson, < Bay of Islands, has returned to New ; 'Plymouth. Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Perry, with Mrs. Ted. Perry, have gone on a fortnight's ■ visit to the mountain. # » » # Miss Ryan, who has been holidaymaking in Wellington, has returned. * « # • Mr., Mrs. and Miss J. Cranston, of Fiji, who have been spending • some weeks in New Plymouth, left on Thursday for Patea, Wellington and Hastings, Mrs. Eon. Pawl leaves on Tuesday on a visit to Auckland, where she will be the guest of her mother, Mrs. Casey. Miss B. Evans, who has been residing for some months with- her sister, Mrs. Bertram, of Rotorua, is now visiting her father, Archdeacon Evans, New Plymouth. * • ' *! • Mrs. Allan Waters lias returned after her visit to Hawera. ■» # ♦ * Miss Sybil Fitzherbert, who is at present the guest of Miss Doris Bradbury, leaves on Tuesday for Auckland, where she will be the guest of her sister, Mrs. C. Chilwell, Remuera. * » # * Miss Burnet, who has been visiting Miss Wade, has returned to Wauganui. # # « * Misses Webb (-2), of Wellington, are at present staying in New Plymouth. * * » * Miss Con. Hamerton (Inglewood) is the guest of her sister, Miss K. Hamerton. "" ♦ # # * Nurse G. Brown (Feilding), who has been the guest of Miss Wade, has left for Wellington to atend her brother's wedding. - Mesdames Bowman and Tempieton, who have been on a visit to Kew Plymouth, have returned to Wellington.

Mrs. Arnoldson has returned to Wauganui after her short stay here.

Mrs. Moss is at present visiting New Plymouth.

Mr. and Mr 3. Livingstone and Miss Hatterslev, who are on a motor tour, spent a short time in New Plvmuoth before returning to Wellington.

It is believed that Mrs. H. H. Wood, of Waitara, who is now SO years of age, is the only surviving lady in Taranaki who came by the first ship, the William Bryant.

Mrs. J. W. Harvey is paying a lengthyvisit to Cliristchurch and will not be back till after Easter.

The many friends of Mrs. J. Hart, New Plymouth, will be pleased to learn that she is making a speedy recovery from her recent illness, and has left on si visit to her sister, Mrs. Ross, Wellington.

NEW PLYMOUTH SOCIAL NEWS j Afternoon Tea. —On Friday afternoon, Miss Sybil Fitzherbert gave a jolly little aftoi noon tea at tlie Breakwater, but prior to its consumption the guests indulged in a swim in the briny, as the weather was so deliciously, warm. Amongst those present were: Mesdames Fitzherbert, Pat Fitzherbert, R. Quilliam, Austin Bewlev, G. Wood; Misses Whitcombe, Hirst, I). Bradbury, Reid, Webster, Saxton, N. Black, Read, Fookes (2), C. Leatham, B. Matthews, F. Winfield.

Sale of Work.—Mrs J. B. Roy's lovely garden was the scene of great activity on Friday afternoon, it being lent to St. Mary's Guild for the purpose of holding a small sale of work, and the results were very gratifying. The afternoon tea stall was under the able management of Mrs Hickman Russell, assisted by Misses Bradbury, Crooke, Cntfieid and Winfiehl. The work stall was conducted by Mesdames Maekay, D. Brown and Miss Crooke, and Mrs Crooke supervised a seeds stall. The croquet tournament was deftly, managed by Mrs Courtney and Miss' Wade, which resulted in' Miss Norman winning the prize, and Mrs White tlie second. Amongst those present were Mesdames OAddenbrooke, J. Glenn, B. Chaney, A. Fookes, Johns, McKellar, F. Robertson, W. D. Webster, S. Shaw, F. Webster, R. C. Hughes, Dockrill, F. G. Evans, A. Bewlev, Robinson, J. Paton, Grayling, Kyngdon, Averv, W. H. Skinner, R. George, White, Gordon, Misses Norman (2), Peart, Percy-Smith, White.

A GIRL'S CREDIT. | ■ The story of how a girl not sixteen years of age.was able to obtain credit to the extent of £SO from several of the leading drapery firms in Cliristchurch, by mean,? of false pretence, was unfolded in the Juvenile Court in Christchurch recently, when site pleaded guilty to several charges of obtaining goods by false pretences, the false pretence 'being that she had represented herself sometimes as a niece and sometimes as a daughter of a prominent citizen. ChiefDetective Bishop said accused had been living with her parents up till two weeks ago, when she had left home and been knocking about town, living in a room at the People's Palace under the name of Johns. There were five children in the family, four girls and one boy, the eldest seventeen and the youngest four. The parents were in poor circumstances. About £4O worth of goods had been recovered, considerably damaged, but no claim could be made against the parents, as they were too poor. The girl clearly wanted watching, away from lier parents. The Magistrate said he would give the girl a chance by committing her to the Salvation Army Honje for five years. She would be ordered to come up for sentence when called on, and the authorities of the Home would have to lot the police know of any misbehaviour.

WEDDING IN LONDON. London, January 10. A quiet wedding of New Zealand interest took place on January 13 at Holy Trinity Church,. Brompton, and though no. invitations were issued, a large number.of friends were present at the church- which was a mass of beautiful flowers. The bridegroom, Lieut. Charles E. B. L. Curzon, R.X.R., is the only son of Major and Mrs. Penn Curzon, of Waterjnouth Castle, Ilfracombe. The bride,

Miss Geraldine Fosbery Mills, is the daughter of Sir James and Lady Mills, of 00 'Princess Gate, London, and Dunedin, New Zealand. There were no 'bridesmaids.

In the absence of Sir James Mills, who is in New Zealand, the bride was given away by her brother. Lieut. James Fosbery Mills, King's Royal Rides. Her dress was of silvei' brocade, cut square at the neck and hemmed with pearls, the long plain sleeves being also hemmed with pearls, while a pearl girdle was worn at the waist. A long square-cut court train, arranged from the shoulders, was lined with drawn chiffon, and the tulle veil was held in position by a narrow wreath of myrtle leaves interspersed with orange buds. A sheaf of white 'lilies was carried. The full choir met the bride at the west end of the church singing the hymn "Lead us. Heavenly Father, lead us." Other hymns chosen were "O perfect love," and "Father, now Thy grace extending," while after the benediction one verse of the National Anthem was introduced.

The bridegroom was accompanied by Commander Seymour, R.N, The ceremony was performed by the Rev. A. L. Whitfield, vicar of Hughenden, High Wycombe (uncle of the bridegroom), assisted by the Rev. A. W. Gough, vicar of Holy Trinity, Brompton.