WOMAN’S WORLD.

Taranaki Daily News, 16 September 1922, Page 6

WOMAN’S WORLD.

PERSONALS. Mrs. C. Bayly returned to Hawera on Tuesday. Mrs. F. T. Bellringer left on Wednesday for Hawke’s Bay. Miss D. Baker has returned from Eltham. * “■ • • Miss Alice Hursthouse returns to Wanganui to-day. Miss Currie (Wanganui) is the guest of Mrs. D. S. Millar. Mrs. R. J. Matthews has returned to Hamilton. Mrs. H. Abraham (Khandallah) is the guest of her mother, Mrs. J. M’Kellar. Miss Mac Lean has returned from Wanganui. Miss Irene Skinner leaves for Wellington this morning. Miss F. Spain has returned to Feilding. Mrs. O. Blundell and Miss Menzies have returned from a trip to Auckland. Mrs. Brodie and Mrs. LeMay have returned from Dawson’s Falls. Miss Giblin returned from Wanganui this week. Miss Mclntosh returns to-night from a visit to Wellington and Hawke’s Bay. • • ♦ • Mrs. C. Denny-Brown is on a visit to Palmerston North. Miss Blennerhassett and Miss Phillips, of Auckland, are spending a holiday here. Mrs. W. Wilson, who has been staying with Mrs. R. H. Bartley for a few days, has returned to Wanganui. Mrs. Hugh Baily was hostess at a large bridge party last Tuesday afternoon, given for Mrs. R. J. Matthews.

Mrs. W. Churchward arrived from Blenheim on Thursday to visit her father, Mr. W. H. Skinner.

Miss Totton, of Auckland, who has been the guest of Miss Giblin, returned last night.

Mrs. R. Self, who has been visiting her relations here, has returned to Te Kuiti.

Miss Enid Taylor, who lias been spending some months at Waikanae, is now the guest of Mrs. Whitton.

Miss Constance Leatham left yesterday for Wellington, where she will spend a few days with Mrs. W. Prouse before going on to Christchurch.

Mrs. H. Nicholson. Mrs. E. Carthew, Mrs. A. Mac Diarmid, and Mrs. R. A. Large were hostesses at children’s parties this week.

Dame Nellie Melba gave a double-bar-relled party at “Coombe Cottage.” Melbourne. on Sunday, August 27. In the first n!ace she wanted all her friends to meet Miss Rosina Buckman, New Zealand’s famous dramatic soprano, and in the second to bid bood-bye to them all before sailing for London.

Mr. Maurice D’Oisly. the well-known tenor, and husband of Rosina Buckman, has scored another success as a “community sing” leader. His latest was at the Melbourne Auditorium, on August 22. The hall was not big enough to hold the number of people who wanted to attend.

The ladies of the Community Club who organised the supper arrangements at the military cabaret dance on Thursday evening were: Mesdames Burgess (head). Day. Stephenson. Neale, List, Standish, Brodie. Weston, Bartley.. Stephens, Ewing, Misses Roughton and Good. CHILDREN’S DANCE. An interesting event in the young people’s world will be the plain and fancy dress dance in the Workers’ Social Hall this afternoon. The function is under the auspices of the New Plymouth Croquet Club, and complete arrangements have been made to give the children an entertaining afternoon. The dance begins at 2.30 p.m. WEDDINGS. A very pretty wedding was recently solemnised at the English Church, Mangatoki, when Miss Olive Ousey, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. Ousey, Mangatoki. was married to Mr. John Courtney, of Okaiawa, the Rev. Goldthorpe officiating. The bride, who was given away by her father, looked very charming in a frock of lemon crepe de chine, effectively trimmed with floss silk, and a tulle veil daintily adorned with a wreath of orange blossom. A beautiful shower bouquet of cream and pink completed the charming toilette. Miss Elsie Ousey. sister of the bride, and Miss Alice Porteous, the bride’s cousin, acted as bridesmaids. They wore dainty frocks of shell pink crepe de chine trimmed with pink and silver beads, their black tulle hats being relieved by sprays of pink and lemon. They carried shower bouquets o-f friesias and asparagus fern. Mr. George Corbett acted as best man. After the ceremony the guests were entertained at the residence of the bride’s parents. The presents, which were both numerous and costly, were much admired. The bridegroom’s gift to the bride was a beautiful gold bangle, and to the bridesmaids a locket and chain and a gold brooch. The wedding breakfast over, the happy couple left immediately by motor for Hawera en route to luckland and the Hot Lakes. The bride’s travelling frock was of nigger brown trimmed with braid, .with hat and shoes to match. Their future home is to be at Okaiawa. —Star, The wedding of Miss Joyce Williams, only daughter of Canon and Mrs. Arthur Wiliams, of Pukehou. and the Rev. E. C. Crosse. D. 5.0.. M.C.. headmaster of Christ’s College. Christchurch, was celebrated at Christ Church, Te Aute. His Grace Archbishop Julius, Primate of New Zealand, officiated. The little church was very prettily decorated by

friends of the bride, with fruit and blossom and arum lillies. The bride entered the church on the arm of her father, and wore a white satin charmeuse dress •nd train of classical .simplicity. The veil lent by a friend, was of lovely old Honiton lace, and was worn over a chaplet of orange blossom and white heather, and a sheaf of arum lilies, was carried. The six bridesmaids—Misses Kiore King, Mary Warren. Peggy Lane, Kitty and Jacqueline Ormond, and Clemency Wiliams—wore charming Victorian frocks of white organdie, the flounces of which were edged with green, and they also wore chaplets of green leaves in their hair, and carried posies of primroses and violets. Mr. John Harris, head prefect of Christ's College, was best man. and Master James Williams was groomsman. After the ceremony about 200 guests were entertained at a wedding breakfast in a large marquee, at the bride’s parents’ home. Mrs. Williams received her guests in a black crepe de chine dress with black and white hat and Limerick lace scarf. Mrs. Crosse travelled in a frock of brown, with hat to match.

N.Z. LADY SWIMMERS. TO MEET AMERICAN CHAMPIONS. The New Zealand swimmers, Pauline Hoeft, of Auckland, and Gwitha Shand, of Christchurch, are due for a trip tb Honolulu next month to get into competition with the outstanding girl swimmers of America, with a view to getting a line on their chances in the next Olympic Games contest, states the Auckland Star. In last season’s championship carnivals in the Dominion both these girls made record times, and some of the Australian critics were unkind enough to doubt the authenticity of the performances. It is hoped that our girl I champions will be able to match their ' skill against the best of America at this famous watering-place of the United i States, and that they will justify the I high opinion expressed of them by AnI nette Kellerman, herself the most famous ' swimmer of 'her day. who picked Miss Shand as a world-beater after having ! seen the Christchurch girl perform early : this year. The two girls are to leave j Auckland by the Manuka on September : 23. and the Auckland Swimming Centre , is arranging to give a send-off carnival j just prior to that date. At a meeting :of the centre it was decided to enter i into negotiations to get Miss Shand to i Auckland a few days before the time of i sailing in order that she and Miss Hoeft might appear in competition at the carnival for the purpose of letting local j enthusiasts see them in action. Th : s proposal is likely to meet the conveni- , ence of Miss Shand from the fact that, i owing to the Christchurch tepid baths | being in course o-f renovation, she is exiperiencing difficulty in getting- ; n the training that is essential for her success in Honolulu.