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Mr. Harry Rickards is building two houses side
by side at Darling--Point, -near his new mansion.
These will be occupied by • his- two daughters,. Mrs.
Edvyard Maas and miss.jMadge Kick&tds, who is to
be married this year,
This "settling down together" would be an unwise
plan .to adopt-in regard to moit faniilies, but
all the Rickardses are ep devoted to each other that
domestic differences are quite unknown.' The present
idol'.of the iamily is Harry Rickards Maas, the infant
son of Mr. and Mrs.. Maas,
At the recent theatrical Bfess ciricket match the
toilettes most worth Besine.,-W3?», those worn by }he
'•liickards • girls," as they are still called.
One of 'the "six hatters" has added to his romantic
Australian adventures by falling in love with the
pretty daughter -of a late Premier, of ."New, South
Wales; lValeS.'" - The J. lie girl t£llTl looks 1UOAB upon UJJU" his suit, DU*«, favourably, IATY>..UM.RI but M— -
the rest of her family do not at present, owing to
a difference iu religion. However, the difficulties wiU
prSlr^e soothed away in the near, future The
girl's elder brother and sister are on .marriage bent,
uud to be happily married, oneself predisposes anyone
to regard other matrimonial alliances favour-
ably.
-
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Deery
(Miss
Aggie Thorne)
will
rusticate at
the pretty
river suburb,
Drummoyne,
for the present, public life not yet reasserting
its charms for the talented young actress.
Air, and Mrs. David Anderson, with their daughters,
are back in Sydney, staying at the Australia,
and looking for a house , in Elizabeth Bay or Woollahra.
The mansion at
Elizabeth Bay that
they
lived ill before. "Ercildoune,"
has now become
a
boarding-house.
The Anderson girls, whose father is,
manager of the Orient line of steamers, occupy
a
similar position in Sydney society to that of
the
Madden maidens in Melbourne.
Their good looks, of
the refined type, are the pride of patriotic Sydney-
Eiders.
They have returned from their long-drawnout
travels looking prettier than ever.
One little sufferer from a broken engagement is to
be taken on a long voyage. of consolation at ouce.
The . engagement has . been a long one, but the delicate
health of the . bridegroom that was to have
been makes it seem so very indefinite that a break
has been thought the only thing possible. The young
people were of different religions, but that difficulty
was to be got over by the girl embracing the faith
of her fiance.
The City Fathers seem to have the same difficulty
as the city mothers in keeping their house clean.
The diseased rat, born, of dust and bred by nlth, is
discovered daily in an ever-varying area. The city
lias no excuse in not getting labour. It gives
double pay in affected districts, and men are to. be
had in plenty to face the danger. While the attention
of the Aldermen is fixed ..on the Harbour wall,
and their minds taken up with the (Question of how
much the Government will do or not do, private inspection
is pretty well neglected. "There is no corner
of my' premises where a rruJuse could live for a
day, and my dust-boxes are scrubbed twice a
week," said • tfefi paisjtress pf a large establishment,
where some fifty people are sheltered, '"but no one
knows ; it is all between me- and my conscience ; I
have not seen an inspector for two years."
Miss Elsie Hall, the well-known pianist, has .been
staying with the Bishop , of Peterborough and Lady
Mary Glynn at the Palace Peterborough. Miss Ball
has been; 'having trouble .with her atfm, ^blok Required
rest, but is now well again. At an "at home
given by >.Lady Exeter at Burghley House, Stanford,
Miss Hall played before H^R.H. Princess Henry of
Battenberg anil' Prince Arthur of Connaught. Aiter
playing at concerts in Berlin,. Hamburg and Lonaon>
Miss Hall expects to be free at the end of the.year
to pay Australia a short visit. Her parents live a
little way out of Sydney, at Bnnkstown* j -
Much syfnpathy is felt for Mr." Alexander ,Macintosh,
the new Commissioner for the Government
Savings Bank, who has had the beginning, of ;-bis
career in Sydney clouded bv the death of . his.- wife.
After a long illness.'the late Mrs. Macintosh died,
at Neutral Bay.
• ' •
-Mrs. Spencer Brunt on • could not put off her de-
ii. i ;, -Irry ij
ipartllra .Tor "England, BO • Very : reluctantly left Sydney
before the .marriages-of her nieces. Miss May and
Uiss Eileen King, which will be on the same day
in the near future, about Easter. Her present of
i-SO to each girl is to be spent as they decide.
Very beautiful trousseaux, are beine prepared in
Sydney, Uiss Eileen King, the younger sister,, will
be given away by Mr.. Jimmy. Johnson. The man
who is to do the like important service, for the
elder girl has not yet been decided upon.
Mrs. Florence Flood was married in England • to
Surgeon-Major PliLUip Whiston on 4th February.
The ceremony . was fixed for 2nd February, but
owing to Lord Portarlington, the youthful peer,
and ' Miss Winifred Thrill, the Adelaide heiress, fixing
on the same date for their marriage, • Mrs. Flood
postponed hers. The officers of the Irish Guardd
presented Major Whiston with a beautiful solid silver
salver,' with their names engraved on the back. -
They also gave a silver tea and-coffee service.
The pretty Sydney girls who married naval men a
year or so ago are now fond mothers, some of' them
of daughters. Mrs. Howard Mummery's little girl
arrived first. She was born in England; her mother
was Miss Isabel Reading. Mrs. Shepherd also
has a little girl, born at her grandparents' (the
Merivales' house in Darling Point). Mrs. Colin
Stephen (Miss Dorothy Knox) now has an infant,
her second. Mr. Colin Stephen is shortly visiting
Melbourne with Mr. Garvan and others for the purpose
of playing polo.
The Lady Mayoress, Mrs. Thomas Hughes, one of
the vice-presidents of the National Council of Women,
presided at an executive meeting on Thursday,
14th February. The discussion that excited • most
interest
was on the subject of domestic
training
schools.
Mrs.
M'Callum
will return
from
Europe
early next month, and the result of the inquiries
she was deputed to make are to be
waited
for.
TheSr bearing on the subject will be all-important.
There was a very large meeting, as members of other
societies were present by invitation.
Mrs.
Molyneaux
Parkes
represented
the
Women's
Liberal
LeagueMrs.
Farrell,
the
Empire
League;
Mrs.
Mainer, Mrs. Kelleck, Miss Drewe, Miss Atkinson and
Mrs. ^ ^ Kerr, other societies.
There were also present ,
—Mrs. Goldsmith, Mrs. Aronson, Mrs. Jenkins, Miss
R 0Ee gcott and Mrs. J. B. Christian,
1 Mrs. Hugh Dixson, president of the Empire League,
and a large supporter of the Medical Mission, besides
many other philanthropic and charitable undertakings,
leaves Sydney for a three months' trip to,
Canada.
She
left
by
the
Avrangi
for
Canada
on
Monday,
accompanied
by
her_ daughter,
Miss Marion Dixson.
MissiDixsoj
an
officer of
the
U.S.A.
Mrs. Eaton, a daughter,
Mrs. Dixson's residence at.
AN EVEN)
On
Friday,
15th
Febru
Yacht Squadron, gave one
at
Kirribilli Point.
.1 ,, , • J
The
,
.
X-.^A,.
'—Jof
beautifully laid out ground^ro^.
fine harbour frontage. Mr. MCtofflv-J^.
lumber of the house comnMtee, isimpougr on
which Are .always elaborately 'carried, out, -.large Japanese
lanterns necessarily taking a lareo part
in
them.
Mr. Reeks, in the .absence .of the Commodore,
Sir James
Fairfax,, as Vice-Commodore,
did
the
honours of the evening.
Mr. Recks is .a
mar ne
architect, and' under his directions have been built
many of the best and fastest yachts
that
adorn
the Harbour.
There were four hundred guests present. The weather.
was dull—that is, there were no moon and no
st.ars, and the, air was still, a very good combination
for an outdoor
fete, causing '• the. lanterns
to
only gently sway, and causing few to catch
fire,
while the illuminations showed the better. The night
was warm.
So few kept on' their wraps, which were
only seen in their rich embroidered prettiness when
the wearers went up. the lighted paths on their way
out..
Even a painted chiffon-or lace or gauzy scarf
seemed _ hot, nn'd not
a ' man was • seen in an overcoat
either on borit or train.
There
were
present—The
Vice-Commodore,
Mr.
Reeks, and Mrs. Reeks, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Hordern.
The latter wore white chiffon over duchesse satin,
and diamond ornaments;
,A recent "bride, Mrs. Leri
Davies, was in cream, richly inserted with Malines
lace
a 'bodice with bolero, and sleeves of the lace,
touched with rose pink bows.Mrs.
Alfred MSlson,
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Milson. Mr.
Theo. Marks, Mr.
Tom Lauri, Miss Curnow, Miss Blanche Curnow, Mr.
and Mrs. Perkins. Mr. and Mrs. Pat Taylor,
Mr.
Williamson, Mr. G. V. Smith, Mr. Le Seouf,
Mr.
and Mrs. Brockhoff, Mr. nnd Mrs. Ross, Mr. and the
Misses Macfarlane, Mr. Len Davies, Mr. W. J. Creagh,
Mr. and Mrs. Bertie Dibbs, Mr. W. M. Marks, the
Misses Mack, Mr. Hungerford.
SYDNEY WEDDINGS.
The marriage of Mr. Frank S. Mackenzie, president
of the Manilla Hospital, to Miss Louie Taylor,
its former matron, and daughter of the llev. W.
Taylor, Marrickville, took place at St. Stephen's
Presbyterian Church, Phillip-street, on Thursday,
14tli February. The bride, who -was given away bv
her father, wore white chiffon satin, veiled with point
d'esprit, trimmed with lace, wreath and embroidered
veil. Her floral bouquet and jewellery were the
gifts of the bridegroom. He also gave her a house,
with grounds, at Manilla, and buggy and- pair of
ponies. _ Her sister, _ Nurse Rose Taylor, was
bridesmaid, and the sister of the bridegroom, Miss
Mackenzie. They wore white silk, and Leghorn
hats, with hydrangea. The rose and carnation bouquets
and gold bangles were gifts of the bridegroom.
Dr. Mackenzie, of Glen Innes (brother of the
bridegroom) was best man, and Mr. Ronald Taylor
(brother of the bride) groomsman.
A wedding breakfast was served at the A.B.C., in
ballroom, where the Rev. William Taylor and
Irs. Taylor received over fifty guests: There was
formality : speeches were dispensed with, but the
iduous attentions of the friends of both bride
Id bridegroom prevented any dulness, and a most
fjoyable afternoon was spent.
The going-away dress was navy blue Sicilienne, with a
Leghorn hat wreathed in tulle, and adorned with
roses and foliage. The honeymoon will be spent at
the "Carrington," Katoomba, and - other places in
the Blue Mountains.
A. very smart -wedding took place at StV James*
Church, King-street,
on Tuesday,
12th • February.
The bride: was Miss Edith Ifargaret
Griffith,
the
third daughter of Sir Samuel and Lady Griffith, and
the bridegroom Mr. George Frederick Doyle, &on of
the late : Arthur F.' Doyle, and a grandson of
Mr.
Randolph Want, M.L.C.. The bride was given away
by
her lather.
- Her bridesmaids
were Miss;
May
liume, her niece
(Miss •«/; Brown), and a qiece of
the bridegroom (Miss ^Beatrice Conroy).
Mr.fG. JB.
I" lannery was i best' intjp!V-Thl* church was beautifully
decorated, and *a: lfirge. number : of guqsts wejre prownt.
A -z^^on^i^xMc^lmb" held at the Albany,
the.TIIEW - Mapquari^-str^t'flat.'''^
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