SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 55, 28 November 1907, Page 3

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Weddings. It would be interesting to know how many times the'pr'ovorb, "Happy is tho bride that tho sun shines on," was quoted in "Wellington yesterday. ..It .must have been- very often, for..Wednesday -was a day. of many weddings,, and hundreds of guests and triehds must have rejoiced that tlio sun snone so radiantly: upon tho brides. . ■ ' :■' ' A pretty wedding took place.'at St. John's Church yesterday aftermvm, 1 the ceremony .being conducted by Dr. Gibb. The contracting parties were Miss Margaret Mitchell, daughter ,of Mr. James Mitchell, of the Government. Printing o~.ee, and Mr. A., udlm, of the well-known firm of U. and A. Odlin, Limited, of this city.. Tho bride, who was given away by her father, woro a irock of white chilfon taffetas, trimmed with Brussels lace, and a veil and orange blossom. Tho bridesmaids—Miss A. Mitchell (sister of the bride) and, Miss M. Bedford—wore blue chiffon taffetas, trimmed with exquisite Maltese lace. Thoy both carried shower bouquets or pale pink roses. Two small girls, Miss Nola Odlin and Miss , vjassic Pounds, nieces of the bridegroom, dressed in white muslin, acted as llower girls, arid carried crooks with floral horseshoes attached. The bridegroom was attended by 'Mr. G. Lyon (best man) and by Mr. D. Mitchell. A reception was afterwards -held at-tho residence ot the bride's parents in .Roxburgh Street. Yesterday afternoon Miss Myrtle Jvy Hill, sixth daughter of the late Mr. Frederick Hill! was married to Mr. George Leonard Collms, second son of the late Air. RobertCollins. The ceremony was performed by the. ;Rev. J. Dawson at the residchce of the' bride's-mother, " Ivanhoe," Wallace Street, in the presence of a large number of relatives and' friends. The bride, who was givaii away by'her brother, Mr. Georgo'Hill, wore a gown of ivory chiffon taffetas trimmed with lace, and a.."-veil'- and orange blossoms.; rShe was attended ■ by two bridesmaids, Miss. Nellie Hill, who wore a pale green silk frock and green hat with pink roses, and Hiss Olive: ■Henderson; who. wore a white niu'slin and! :green hat, trimmed with pink roses!'■ liirJ Ralph Taylor acted , as best man, A recep-tion-was held■ after the• ceremony! Yesterday afternoon, at. the- residenco, of tho bride's'brother; "Pirinpa," Salamanca Road, Miss MaryM'Coll was married to' Mr. W. P. Gordon, secretary to tho Hon. ■ Jas. Carroll, Native Minister. The Rev. J. Gibson Smith performed'the ceremony. The bride wore a gown of white 'silk, with a veil and orange blossoms, and she carried' a shower bouquet. Slio was attended by. tliree bridesmaids; ber nieces, Misses Kath.'lepn and Rita .M'Coll, and by Miss Jessie ■Rosa.. Mr. Frank Thompson, to! the Hon.' J. A. Millar, acted as hest man. A . wedding that created 0/good deal of interest at Petone and the Hutt, where the families of. the bride and bridegroom are well' known, took' place yesterday afternoon, when .Miss. Thirza Mildred Caverhill,' daughter of Mr. T. H. Caverhill, Government.Surveyor, was-married to Mr. Walter Priiigle,. of. tho Hutt, at St. .David's Church, Petono. The church had been .decorated, with ..white ! flowers .-by. the bride's, girl friends., The ceremony -was performed by the! Rev.' A. Thomson. . The bride wore a frock; of-white: chiffon taffetas; ..trimmed with Maltese .'lace, and embroidered chiffon. The-, four"'brides-' maids, ■ Misses Jean, Maggie, Olive,, and Elsie' Caverhill, woro frocks of white",' embroidered muslin: The two little girls wdre white hats, . trimmed' with ruching3 of -silk, and the others wore hats of pink satin straw, trimmed with shaded roses. Messrs.- R. and brothers of tho bridegroom,'acted as. best'' man- ,and ' groomsman.' After the wedding-a reception was held at the residence of the firide's paresis; - tvhere"tlie: rooii&: were very beautifully decorated' with 'flowers' 'andferns. ' ' . ' '' At St. Mark's Church, Carterton,'.pn'S'-ues-day .Alias" ' Alice Ada Parker, youngest daughter of the late Mr.'. William Parker, was-married to, Mr. Arthur Wadham, sixth sol of;, Mr.. Henry Wadham. The'bride was dressed iii white silk muslin with lace and silk ribbon trimming, with veil and orange blossoms. Tlie bridesmaids were Miss Maggie Parker,' sister. of .the..bride, '-and Miss ijilv Wadham, sister of the Bridegroom.! Mr. Thomas. Parker was best mail. . . ' '' Diiring the last day or two there has lieen at Godber's Rooms iii Uuba Street a special display of bon-bons of every imaginablo kind ' (most: of them in very artistic'shapes and colours), coloured flags for Christmas cakcs, ■ wedding-cake decorations, and favours.' They are so pretty-and ingenious that'they are 'Worth: being .looked at even by those who would think them too pretty to use and destroy 'as bon-bons aro "destroyed after a short existence. But ;more "attractive than their fleeting prettiness is .the fleeting use-fulnesa-of the. picnic, plates, which, are jo light, that they can be easily carried, and sq cheap that no one need mind leaving'them behind oh !the picnic ground. If they werea 'little cheaper; still 'thoy would, do for'houseT hold use,' arid so go a long way towardssolving' 'tho- servant -problem.; • Mission Outing. There was a delightful open-air. party out at Newtown yesterday, when, on the'invitation of the .Mayoress, Mrs. T. W. Hislop,' a niiniber of tli'e mothers 'connected with «>«• Tory Street-,Mission; went out by\special tram to Newtown Park. This outing had been; looked'forward to for 'soine dayi, and 1 ' the night before, when the 'clouds 'gathered' and stray drops of rain fell, it seemed as though ill-luck was to attend the mothersoil their holiday. But after all,- no day could.liave been more perfect for the purpose, and tho guests enjoyed 'every minute of the peaceful sunny hours. They "went, out about • half-post teii, • maiiy "of them taking thoir tiniest children with them, and they, looked at. the animals or. strolled about th'c grass under the trees, or sat still and talked just as they pleased. Meii. were at work'all day mowing. the grass, and the air-.was sweet, with tho scent'of cut grass, and the perfume of ' the .blossoni of the-cabbagc-trees, which, small'though tliey still, are, are.flowering; profusely this year. Lunch was served at the pavilion, and in the afternoon the visitors were 'supplied- with afternoon'tea? provided by sonie_ of' the Newtown ladies-. The! little children enjoyed theruselvep immensely, and the tiny babies in arms .were very good : and.amiably disposed, towards the other visitors. Altogether the outing was a very great success, and hearty cheers were given at the end of the afternoon: for the Mayoress; and tor Sister Isabel, the deaconess in-charge of the party.' . . ' ■ • Lower Hutt Rose.Show. . J •Visitors from ; town .who wont out' to' it report'that, though tliero were: not so. many entries for fcne Hutt Rose Show as hi pre- \ ious years, the exhibition was a very fine 1 one, and many of the roses were mngnifi- ; cent. Tho attendance,. too, was very good. Mrs. Buriny -had an afterhoo'n tea' at licir home to celebrate the occasion, arid many of the visitors to the show wont on from there, to hor' house, where a very enjoyable time was spent. The garden looked-beautiful,- and there wore many flowers about tho rooms.; Mrs. Bunny .wore a blue hat and a smart! ta'ilor-made costume. . Mrs. Menzios was in black, with a violet toque; Miss Grace Harcourt, white muslin, with n leghorn hat, trimmed with roses; Mrs. F. M. B. Fisher!' ecru muslin and white' hat with white feather. Among tho guests were'Mesdames Riddiford, Gilruth, von Zedlitz, and Mason, and Miss O'Connor. There was a good deal of music, and songs were given, by Mrs. Fisher, and by tlireo of the .girls who sang at the Convent pupils' concert, the Misses Morrison,.Lamacroft, and Segrief. . New Zealandors Abroad. Mr. and .Mrs. Balcdmbe Brown," .who went Home early in'the'year with their'two sons, and Captain and' Mrs.; Baillio, and who returned by tlie Tongariro on Sunday, managed to soo a very great deal during their stay in England. The earlier part of their stay was spoilt by; the fact .that Mr. Brown, had an ; attack of influenza which prevented

his attending many of the interesting meetings that took place during tho Colonial Conference. Mrs. Brown, who takes a great interest in matters affecting women, was fortunate in being present at many meetings of Various kinds where leading people had spoken. . The annual 'conference of the Mo- ' tliers' Union, for instance, took placo while . .she was in London, and it was most intor.ostjng to attond the meetings presided over by Lady Horatia Erskine, whore women delegates : from all parts of the kingdom mot, and tho annual service in. St. Paul's Cathedral. The Union is doing'very good work, in the jvay of educating the mothers and training them to realise their- responsibilities towards their ■childreu. A great many of tho leading •women Of Great Britain interest themselves • in the work ; of this Union, and Mrs. Brown :found that they threw themselves with energy into, the work of other, societies of equally philanthropic character. Thon there were three very interesting days at Belfast, whero there was a Y.M.C.A. conference,- which Mr. Brown attended as delegate. from Now Zealand. The residents showed the delegates and their friends every hospitality, and this culminated in a. •reception given by Lord Shaftesbury in the Belfast Town Hall, which is a new and very magnificent-building, far exceeding in beauty th.e municipal buildings that Mrs. Brown had seen, in England.- There was another and .smaller Y.M.C.A. meeting in London later ;on, a nicetinn; of the World's Committee. On. that, occasion Lord Kinnaird entertained the delegates'at dinner. The most interesting member of that gathering was Prince Oscar Bernadotto, who represented his own country. This is that Swedish prince who resigned, his. claim to the crown and devoted ■ himself.to evangelistic work. He is a very quiet, retiring maii, and spoke very little. Another .interesting meeting was the' annual ( meeting.of the' Victoria League. Mr. Winston :Ciinrchill was to hare spoken there, . : biit'was prevented. Mr. Deakin, who spoke, !cam'o' ; fresh from tho conference of Premiers, and with the thought of the Conference still jtoo r miich in his mind for him to leave it out ,of his speech. The Victoria League has Imariy,'branchos-of work,-and is active in all. (". Mrs.' Brown was very much pleased to 'notice ,a great contrast'in the condition of jthe'pioor'as she saw them during this and I'ji'e ,previous' visit! ' She and Mr. Brown visii'terl. the" slums, and wenb among the very 'poor both in London and Brighton, but thoy jdifl. n,ot notice the. signs of pinching poverty ,that ".had formerly distressed them. The 'were shiibby, but they had suffiicjeijtly warm' clothing, and they looked hetand more cared for than in the previous years. . People to whom she spoke •of j'tliis said they thought much more was ! being done for ithe poor nowadays than formerly, that people, of means were beginning ;tq-realise their responsibilities. The engagement is announced of' Mr. Hugh Morrison, of Blairlogie, to Miss Stanley Booth, of Carterton. . Mm. and Miss Speed, of ITobson Street, ■ are., going to Blenheim for ' the Christmas .holidays.' .Mrs; Charles Izard, who has been visiting friends in Masterton and Wanganui, returned to. Wellington on Monday. / . Mrs. Nedw.ill and her brother, Dv. Nedwill, :arc expected to arrive in Wollingtoii by the Maheno. ;■ .'•Last.night'a concert and progressive euchre ■party .was given at Cliff House, Island Bay, ill . aid; of the funds of the Roman Catholic 'Sunday School;'