WOMAN’S WORLD.

Taranaki Daily News, 17 September 1921, Page 6

WOMAN’S WORLD.

PERSONALS. Miss Mclntosh has returned from her visit to the South Island. Miss McLean has returned to Hastings. Miss Giblin has returned from Wanganui. • * • • Miss N. Wilson is on a visit to Palmerston North. Mrs. N. Fookes has returned to Stratford. Miss Marshall and Miss Annis Wilson have returned from a trip to Napier. Mrs. Ralph Palmer is visiting Wanganui. Mrs. E. A. Walker left yesterday for a few days in Wellington. Miss Jessie Home left on Tuesday for Dunedin. * * * • Mrs. R. Beauchamp, who was here for a short visit, returned to Wanganui this week. Mrs. Leo Horrocks, who is visiting her father, Mr. J. H. Quilliam, returns to Wanganui on Monday. Miss McLennan (Palmerston North) is spending some weeks here. Miss Bevan has returned to Wanganui. * * • • Miss Meyers (Queensland), who has been staying with Miss Stephenson Smith for several months, left this week for Eketahuna. At the recent examination held by the Trinity College of Music at Opnnake, Miss Maymie Fleming was successful in obtaining her A.T.C.L. Miss Fleming is the sixth pupil from the local Convent to gain the teacher’s diploma this year.

CHILDREN’S DANCE. j Last Tuesday Mrs. C. H. Weston was 1 hostess at a most delightful children’s dance given at the Roland Hall. The decorations were of flags and huge bunches of arum lillies. The stage was curtained off for supper, the tables being beautifully decorated with spring bulbs and laden with all kinds of delicacies to which the children did full justice. Mrs. E. L. Humphries and Mr. Roy Murphy supplied excellent music, and. from the bright look on the young faces of the guests there was never a dull moment from start to finish.

VICTORIA LEAGUE. Members of the Victoria League a r e promised a treat on Monday evening nert, when Mr. L. Cooper is to lecture on the great composer George Frederick Handel. MART IN OCTOBER. A fortnight frojn to-day (Saturday, October 1) the Coronation Hall will present a busy scene, and it is hoped that all the preparatory work will result in a good big addition to the Girls’ High School boarding-house fund. *This year, as in past years, country girls have applied for board at Strandon in far greater numbers than can 'be accommodated, which is very disheartening to all concerned, as only about fifty boarders can be taken at present. At the old girls’ mart, which is the occasion referred to. High School girls are giving a great deal of help. In addition to their doll and sweets stalls they have voluntarily undertaken a small fancy stall, and it will be very interesting to the public to see the kind of work the girls are doing In connection with the doll stall, dolldressing and dolls’ clothes-making competitions are attracting entries from country as well as town school children. Mesdames W. Ambury, G. Home and J. Scanlan will kindly act as judges for these competitions, and the prize-win-ning entries will be on view in town a few days before the mart. Old girls are responsible for produce, cake, jam and pickles, children’s clothing, plain and fancy sewing, second-hand books and musie jumble, and plants and flowers stalls, and it is safe to say that never have old girls prepared such good food and sewing stalls as they have for this mart on October 1. A lucky dip for the tinies, a charming children’s afternoon concert, and a cafetaria at which tea may be obtained will help to fill a very attractive bill. Patrons are asked to bring large baskets. The committee would be glad to receive finished garments and fancy work as soon as possible.

WEDDINGS. HEARN—MAGNUS. A very pretty but quiet wedding was solemnised at St. Mary’s Church, Hawera, on Thursday, September 1, the contracting parties being Mr. James D. Hearn, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Hearn, of Hawera, to Miss Zella Olga May Magnus, youngest daughter of Mr. and the late Mrs. J. B. Magnus, of Dunedin. The Rev. Franklin officiated. The bride, who was given away by Mr. H. Kemp, wore a smart costume with toque. She also wore a beautiful fox fur wrap and carried a pretty shower

bouquet of spring flowers and maidenhair fern. She was attended by Miss O. Hayden as bridesmaid, who wore a grey costume wtili black Tagel straw hat. Mr. R. Kemp attended the bridegroom as best man. On leaving the church the Wedding March was played by Miss E. Herbert, a friend of the bride. Later on Mr. and Mrs. Hearn left by motor, amidst showers of rice and confetti, for south on their honeymoon. The happy couple were the recipients of many useful and valuable presents.— Star.

The golden wedding of Sir Edwin and Lady Mitehelson was celebrated on September 12 at the Motutara homestead on the West Coast. A great number of congratulatory telegrams were received on the occasion. Particular interest, says the New Zealand Herald, is attached to this anniversary by reason of the fact that the parents of both Sir Edwin and his wife were among the very earliest and best known of Auckland’s pioneer settlers, while for nearly half a century past Sir Edwin has taken a leading part in the political, social, and business life of the community. Tasmania’s oldest native, Mrs. John--49D. died Kom, aged 104 j last, aonth.

She was born at New Norfolk, married at sixteen, and went to Ross, where she lived until her death. Considering her great age, she was wonderfully active. During the recent Ross centenary week she walked nearly two miles to witness the celebrations. She clearly recollected when Governor Arthur, in 1830, laid the foundation stone of the old stone bridge over Ross river. In those days the district was infested by hostile blacks, and Mrs. Johnson witnessed some stirring episodes. She died from influenza, which is now prevalent throughout Tasmania. She was twice married, and is survived by a daughter aged 75. A large department store in Chicago last month posted the following notice for the benefit of its employees:—“We find numerous instances of employees wearing dresses with short, sleeves, lowcut necks and extremely short skirts; sometimes with rolled-down stockings. Rouge should not be used nor powder in excess, and extreme styles in hair dressing should be avoided. Dresses trimmed with spangles or having embroidered parts also are noticed. Employees are expected to co-operate with us in keepeing the style in dress refined and business-like.”

WADE—BATEY. Whiteley Church was the scene of a very pretty wedding on Wednesday, when Miss Dora Batey, youngest daughter of Mr. and Airs. J. F. Batey, of New Plymouth, was married to James Henry Wade, only son of Mr. and Mrs. Wade, St? Aubyn Street, New Plymouth. The Rev. W. J. Elliott officiated. The bride, who entered the church on the arm of her father, looked charming in a gown of hand-embroidered white crepe de chine, draped with silk lace. She wore a handsome tulle veil and a wreath of orange blossoms. She also carried a beautiful bouquet of spring flowers and maidenhair ferns. Suspended from the bouquet was a lucky horse-shoe of white satin and orange blossoms, the gift of a little friend, Miss Mary Mclvor, of Waverley. The bride was attended by her cousin, Miss Rhoda Herricks, who wore a very pretty dress of pink silk veiled in an over-dress of cream net. She also wore a Jace leghorn hat trimmed in tulle of pink roses and carried a pretty bouquet. Two twin sisters, Misses Norma and Joice Beal, made very dainty flower girls, their dresses being of lavender crepe de chine, embroidered in silver beads. Their hats were cream lace triiAmed with pink berries and black velvet ribbons. 'They each carried shepherds’ crooks decorated with flowers and satin heliotrope ribbon streamers. Mr. W. J. Catanach, of Waverley, an old friend of the bridegroom, carried out the duties of best man. Mrs. Cooper presided at the organ and played the wedding march. On leaving the church the bride and bridegroom were led from tWe vestry to their car by the. two little flower-girls, who arched their crooks for the happy couple to pass under as they entered their car.

After the ceremony a reception was lield at the bungalow, Kawaroa Park, by the bride’s parents, where about fifty guests were present. The young couple were the recipient* of a large number of valuable and useful presents. Later in the afternoon the happy couple left for the south and their future home in Wanganui.