WOMAN'S WORLD.

Taranaki Daily News, 27 September 1919, Page 6

WOMAN'S WORLD.

WEDDINGS.

PERSONAL. Miss Constance Leatham leaves 'on Monday for Christchurch. • * * » Mrs Denny-Brown, who has been on a visit to the South Island, returned on Thursday. Mrs Buckleton, who has been spending a week here, returns to Aucsiand to-night. ♦ • • * Mrs Murdoch Fraser is visiting Wellington. * « • • Miss D. Simpson, who has been staying with Mrs Trevor Simpson (Auckland), returns early next week. * * • t * Miss Wynne-Williams returns from Auckland on Tuesday, where she lias been spending a holiday. * * • » Mrs Mayne, who has been the guest of Miss C. Leatham, returns to Christchurch on Monday. * * » * Mrs Henry Browfi has returned to Inglewood. * '* * * Miss Tansley, who has been spending some weeks in Auckland, has returned and is the guest of Mrs E. C. Griffiths. • # • • Miss Burnett arrives from Auckland on Tuesday and will be the guest of Miss Wade. • • • • Mrs Hobbs and Miss Brown motored up from Peilding on Monday, and return by motor to-day. •», - • » Mrs and Miss Malcolmson (Wellington) are the guests of Mrs Rol.lo. Miss E. Bullard arrived on Tuesday from Dunedin. • • • > Miss Rita Moss, of Wellington, arrives to-night, and will be the guest of Mrs J. C. Nicholson. » » » • Mrs Hathaway, wife of Dr. Hathaway (Royal Academy Examiner), who is accompanying her husband on her N.Z. trip, spent a few days in New Plymouth this week. • • t « Miss Oonnolley and Miss Cutfield motored from Wanganui and are speitding a few days here. • » » • Mrs Stanley Cross is visiting Feilding and is the guest of Mrs Clem Webster. Miss Bradbury, of Feilding, is staying with Mrs Mcl. Bradbury, New Plymouth. * * *' * Mr. and Mrs. Hialop, of Wellington, are. spending a few days here. • ♦ * • The engagement is announced of Mr Geo. C'orkill, late of New Plymouth, now of JDannevirke, to Mrs Robertshaw, of the latter town. « * « • Mr. and Mrs. Hugh BaiLy, leave for a trip to Wellington on Monday.

A very pretty wedding took place on Wednesday, September 17th inst., at St. George's Church, Patea,. when Miss Dorothy Frances Proffitt, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Proffitt, of Alton, was married to Mr. Theodore Thomas Foreman, second son of Mr. and Mrs. T Foreman, of the same district. .Rev. W. A. Allen officiated. The bride, who was given by her father, looked charming in a gown of white crape de chene, trimmed with silk fringe and pearls, and wore the customary wreath and and carried a handsome shower bouquet of white flowers. The bridesmaids (Miss Elsie Foreman and Miss Marjory Proffitt) were dressed in white silk with pale pink trimmings and hats to mgteh. The two little' flower girls (Miss MacPhillips and Miss Gibbs) wore pale blue frocks and poke bonnets, and carried baskets of maidenhair fern. Mr. Geo. Foreman was best man, antf Mr. J. Proffitt groomsman. The bridegroom's present to the bride, a beautiful emerald and diamond ring, and to the bridesmaids gold bangles, and to the flower girls gold brooches. The bride's present to the bridegroom was a handsome travelling casL>. The bride's travelling was a navy serge and saxe blue Georgette hat with gold trimmings. Th»y left for their honeymoon by motor car for a .tour of the North Island, amidst showers of confetti and speeded by the good wishes of allj. The wedding presents were both numerous and costly, and included 'several cheques, one being for £IOO. After the wedding a reception was held in the Alton Hall, at which there were nearly 200 present- The customary toasts were proposed and responded to, and in the evening a dance terminated the proceedings. -Star. GENERAL NEWS. "I can repeat all-the Psalms by heart and most of the collects, also many chapters'of the Bible," said the Countess ot Liverpool when presenting prizes given by tfc Sunday School Union to winners at the Scripture examinations in Wellington. "I desire to say a few words to the young people, because, no doubt, some of them did not appreciate as they should do —at least, if I may judge you by myself when I was your age. Boys and girls, when you grow to be as old as I am you will look back on these lessons with pleasure. 1 often feel grateful to my parents for giving me such a good Scriptural education." Lord Jellicoe's only son, a little boy of fifteen months, has the luxury of four Christian names. The first name, George, is after the King, the second Patrick, after Lady Patricia Ramsay, and the other two, John Rushworth, after his father, the Admiral. The five initials have been worked on to a beautiful Mosgiel rug which the Mayor and .Mayoress of Christohureh sent aDoarrt H.M.B. New Zealand at Lyttelton on Friday. The nig, of remarkably fine tevture, is made of merino wool. It is blue on one side, and has a dark brown design on the other. The letters ( in red, have under them: "Christchurch, N.Z- Haere mai. 1!)19." The gift was accompanied by a letter from the Mayor and Mayoress, conveying to vne little fellow "best love" and Kia Ora.

Charles Chaplin and Mildred Harris Chaplin became the patents of a 7'fib baby at B p.m., July 7th. One of. the first celebrations in which Charlie indulged was the payment of a wager of £2OOO made with his wife that the new arrival would be a girl . A despatch from Motion Picture World's Western correspondent said that !>OO telegrams and one offer to star Charles Chaplin, junior, in film at the age of six months had been received within the first twen-ty-four hours of Charles junior's career. In the Moving Picture World, dated July 2fith, appears the following:—The flood of telegpms and letters that have been pouring in on Charles Chaplin am' [Mildred Harris Chaplin since the arriva Lni j&»ir gea ani tiir_jijx» in

tone from congratulations to expressions of sympathy and condolence. The Chaplin baby, which wan born on July 7th., died at 4 p.m. on the following Thursday, after a life of only 72 hours. The baby was a lively and lusty infant at birth, and gave every promise of a strong and vigorous childhood.