SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 132, 27 February 1908, Page 3

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Jacob Joseph 'pare : a largo "At Home" at her house in flcbson Street. The tables were beautifully d'.'.'jorated with pink cosmea, and the afterneon'tea, at which coffee, but 110 tea, \yis .served, was distinguished by a variety of 'he most delicious Continental sweets in all torts of colours, shapes, and flavours. Mrs. ■Joseph wore .1 handsome frock of dark i'alfeta, with j'oko of roso point lace, and strappings of velvet ornamented with many beautifully embossed buttons. Miss Joseph was" in biscuit-coloured crepe-de-chine, with yoko and sleeves of rose point lace; Miss Elsie Joseph, in a very pretty whito muslin frock trimmed, with Valenciennes. Among tl o guests. were Lady Stout, Mesdames iieixo, .-Ewen, '•/, Fitzgerald, Wilford, .D, Nathan; W. Nathan,.' Josephs, Van Staveren, Larnach,. Barron, and Tweed, and Misses Ewen, Nathan (2), Brandon, Tweed, and Barron. 1 ., ■

A wedding that created a good deal of interest took place at St. Peter's Church yesterday afternoon, when Miss Ivy Marshall, •J'ilighter of. Mrs. J. T. Marshall,'of Nairn Street, :was married to Mr. Stanley J. W. Gill, son of Mr. .W. Gill, of the Alliance Assurance Company. The .ceremony' was performed by the Piev. 6. P. Davys. Mifs Mary Marshall, sister of tho bride, and Miss Ella Gill, sister of the bridegrqom, acted ns bridesmaids, and the bride was also attended by ,little Miss Eva Gill, "nieco of the bridegroom, and Master Dr.ll Eawso'n, her nephew. Mr J. PI. Frater was best man, and Mr. Austin D. Briggs gr v oomsnian. The bride wore a dress of. cream chiffon-taffeta and a'.beauti-fnlly-worked tulle veil, and she carried a li'jiiquet of white roses and lilies. The brides-; maids wore frocks of cream crystalline,, and palo blue silli glace hats trimmed ' 'with shaded roses. They' carried bouquets of pink arid cream roses with scarlet dahlias. Little Miss Eva Gill wore a whito muslin frock, aid big Leghorn hat. After the ceremony. 2 rccr-pi'-ion was held at the home of' the I'ii'i'Je ii 1.. other, where a largo inarqueo had hssii iuocced to .iKcmmodato the guests.

C'nptoun and Mrs. Cameron and Miss Ctm't'i'Dn, who arrived in New Zealand on Na.i I'ear's Day for a tv.;o months' visit, aro leaving, by 'tho Corinthie on Saturday, yesierday afternoon Mi's. O'Connor gavo a farewell afternoon tea for them, at which 'many, of .Airs. Cameron's old friends wore present. The'tea-table ivas prettily decorated with purple asters, and, as that is Mrs. Cameron's favourite colour, it was carricd also into the colour of the icing 011 the, dainty- cakes. Miss Cameron sang several-' songs very charmingly.: Mrs. 'Connor .wore a" gown of black silk with liandsomo-white lace j Miss O'Connor a bluo irid white striped frock with bands of velvet of a, darker shade; Miss E. O'Connor, a frock of Wcdgewood shantung. Mrs.,. Cameron was in a white frock with touches' of black; Miss Cameron,■ in an embroidered cream crcpc-de-chine. Among. those present "were:—Mesdames Grace, H. Craw- . ford, Moorhouse, Riddiford, A. Crawfor.d, Pnr.dy, A. Young, and Misses Freda Martin, Tui'iier, Anderson (2), and. Duncan. Mrs. Playes, of Karori, .gave a vcry' v ploasant euchre party last Monday evening in liononr'of 'Miss Ivy Marshall, whose wedding took place yosterday afternoon. The supper table was vory effectively decorated with crimson geraniums -.landi'cactus .'dahlias, and white flowers.'': Aniopg;the v guests w,ere Mesdames Hawson'-'and Thomas j "'and the Hisses, Marshall (4), Dall (2), Gavin (2), Davies, and Smythe.

Miss L. Bremner, of Tinakori Road, is leaving on Friday >/or .South, Africa,-ivhere ,sln 1 is to marry Mr. ' Treinvitli M'Fnrlano, jvlio is ivell"known in and who now a resident of Durban. \Tho preparations for tho feto in connection with the opening of tho Homo of, Compassion at Island May on 'Saturday,\March 14, are woll under way, and entries arc coming ,in rapidly for all the competitions. The feto is to be open on Saturday, afternoon,' and on the following Monday evening, and all . sorts of extra attractions aro now beinfi, suggested. The diabolo contests aro to begin to-morrow at Sirs. :Moqrhouse's, . and. Airs. Kennedy, lias offered tho use of her lawn after that. The finals will bo played off on the day of tho feto', and should be one of'the most amusing parts of tho affair. 1 On Friday afternoon the Women Students' .Hostel is to be. opened, ; and dn connection with this a tea .will bo'given." There had been some idea that a furnishing tea should be held; but- it is thought better that friends'I should seo. for' thomselves what, tho Hostel most requires' in the'way of-odds and ends of furnishings, and then do anything they, can to supply those needs. Thirty applications for "room's jiave been received from students, and there is now room for only five liioro, but the furnishing is riot completed, and any help that the friends of tho venture can give will bo gratefully received. ' ' It is to bo hoped that' Miss. Pulsford's farewell concert to bo given in the Concert Chamber of the Town Hall this-ovening will bo_ well : attended. Tlioso 'who liavo heard Aliss Pulsford since li'er return from Melbourne have been very pleased with the' 1 progress. shown, and the way her voice has developed. Miss , Pulsford is returning to Molboumo almost immediately, and will go on, from there to try her fortune in England. Mr. and Mrs. "Wesley Spragg, of Auck-land,-and their' daughters, arrived from Auckland last ..night,: and. leave .for England by tho Corinthic on Saturday. Mrs. C. A. \Vallance, of Kahumingi, with lior family; is staying at Day's Bay House for a few weeks. ... .. •. ■ . Tho marriage of Miss Christie,' of. Wanganui, .and Mr. W, Carey, of Masterton, takes place on March 3. Miss Mary Boy, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Bey; of Greytown, i is to bo married on March sto Mr. Frank Bunny, r of Ahiaruhe. Mrs. and Mrs. J. Tatham, of Homewood, Whareama, with Miss Bunny, expect to leave New .; Zealand ;. about the middle of March for'd trip/ to England. . ; Mr. and Mrs. J.- Tatham, of Homewood, Masterton for Westport, liavo ,been the; recipients _of • many 1 beautiful tokens of the . osteem in which they, are held by all who came into contact ..with . them. Several farewell teas 'have been given by different , friends. Mrs. Rawson is not ablo to leave Masterton as soon as she expected owing to her little son having severely cut his . foot, but will follow her husband later.

At St. James's Anglican Church, IConini, on: Monday-morning,. Mr. Pringlo Davey, eldest son of Mr. ,T. H. Davey, M.P., of Cbristchurch, was married to Miss Ivy Marion Daysh, youngest daughter of Mr. H. Daysh, Konini.-The ceremony was performed by the Rev. C. H. Isaacson. The bride wore Indian lawn, trimmed with lace and'satin ribbons, embroidered veil,, and carried a lovely shower ' bouquet. Two' little children, Marion Bainbridge and Noel Warnock, daintily attired in white, and carrying baskets of flowers, attended the bride. -Mr. Douglas Davey, brother of'tlw bridegroom, w'as best man. A quiet wedding was celebrated on .Wednesday in St. John's Church, Fcatherston, when Mr. Alfred William Renwiclc, lat-o of Cantorbury, was married to Miss Emily Juno Mellish, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. Mellish, son., of Fositherston. Tho brido was in white silk, with veil and orango blossoms. Slio was given away by her father, and attended by her niece, Miss Eva Mellish, who woro a dress of whito silk. Mr. E. Mellish, juri., was best man, and the Rev. T. J. Smith performed tho ceremony.'