WEDDING.

Taranaki Daily News, 3 September 1921, Page 6

WEDDING.

DUGGAN—SUTTON.

On Thursday, August 4, a very pretty wedding was solemnised at the Roman Catholic Church, Okato, the contracting parties being Johanna, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Duggan, of River Valley, Warea, and Darien Neave, fifth son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Sutton, of Castlecliff, Wanganui, Father Menard officiating. The bride, who was given away by her father, was charmingly attired in a cream gabardine coatfrock, trimmed with silver braid. Her hat was of georgette, with a veil of Valenciennes lace. She carried a beautiful bouquet of queen roses, carnations and maidenhair fern.

The bridegroom, whose home is at Palmerston North, served during the late war with the Main Body, both in Gallipoli and France.

The bride was attended by her younger sister, Miss who wore a very pretty frock of pale heliotrope crepe-de-chine and a hat of silver grey fox fur trimmed with saxe blue. She carried a bouquet of lavender and daffodils. The bridegroom was attended by Mr. James Duggan, brother of the bride. After the ceremony the party returned to “River Valley,” where a tastefully decorated table awaited them. In the afternoon the happy couple left for New Plymouth to proceed on their honeymoon. THE GIRLS’ HOSTEL. OPENING NEXT WEEK. A COMFORTABLE HOME. The life of the girl away from home, whose work takes her to a strange town, is usually robbed of many of those things that make a young girl happy — a comfortable home, genial companionship, social enjoyment, healthy recrea- . tion. Her lot is, too, a barren one, and it is the utter disregard of onehalf of the town of how the other half lives that makes many girls’ lives unattractive, and incidentally forms the very root of social problems. New Plymouth, like all comparatively small towns, has not Had this problem in the past, but the town’s steady expansion, the multiplying of industry, the extension of tWfe avenues for female workers, and the coming, in unprecedented numbers, of girls from the Old Country, have combined to bring that problem on a bigger scale than most people believe. In short. New I’L* mouth has now reached that stage ot development when it has its homeless girls—not homeless in the sense of destitution, but there are many girls who have no place to go after their hard day’s work which they can really call a home. The Clarke Memorial Hostel, the history of which is familiar, had been evolved to fill that gap in the life of the town; the development of the scheme is now nearing completion, and the hostel will be opened next week. A splendid home, and one which promises to be extremely comfortable would fittingly describe the hostel, as Daily News representative discovered when he was shown over the hostel yesterday by Mrs. E. A. Walker, whose enthusiasm and organising ability have been a factor in the success of the undertaking. Chatsworth House, one of the most imposing buildings in New Plymouth, is familiar to all, but it is only by a close inspection of the building’ and surroundings that one realises liovv suitable it is for a girls’ hostel. Its central situation will doubtless prove a great boon, its comparatively recent erection is an outstanding asset, and to go through the building is to find it prepared by comfortable furnishings in a way, that makes it ap ideal home.

The numerous bedrooms will provide accommodation for forty, and after the staff’s rooms are allocated, it is anticipated to be able to take 36 girls. The hostel will reap the benefit of practically all the furniture and floor coverings of the former owner of Chatsworth, so that the bedrooms are complete in every detail to provide a comfortable room. A striking feature about the bedrooms is the* light and air arrangements, large windows opening out of each room, all high above the surrounding buildings. The rooms will be divided according to the requirements of the girls —some will have only one bed, some two, and others three. The several large and airy rooms will take three beds, and the tariff for a girl sharing a room with two others will be 22s 6d a week. For two in a room the f extra convenience entails the payment of 25s or 27s 6d, while for the privacy of a room to herself a girl will be required to pay Two large sitting rooms are provided, one on the ground floor and the other upstairs, and each is made cosy with plenty of easy chairs and writing desks, with a piano in one room. These rooms have been taken over intact, so that the girls will enjoy all the comforts of a first-class boarding-house. Each side , of the top storey of the hostel is skirted by a wide balcony, which will be es- ! pecially attractive in summer. Downstairs there is a large, airy dii.’ng-room, and attached are those things on which the “vitality” of a dining-room depends—a thoroughly convenient and up-to-date kitchen and pantries. Suitable conveniences for washing, ironing, etc., are handy, and though detached from the main building, are approached by concrete paths. Electric power plays a big part, and altogether the most modern appurtenances are provided to make the tasks of the home easier. Miss Roughton, who will be in charge of the hostel, arrives in New Plymouth to-night, and the hostel will be opened from next Wednesday, September 7.