SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 161, 1 April 1908, Page 3

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Mrs. John Cotter, of Grevtown, and her daughter are at present in Wellington, stay''ing at tho Royal Oak. Mr. and Mrs. ,F. Couper and family'are returning to Queensland after a visit of three or four months, principally spent in the AVairarapa. with relatives. Miss Ruby Cameron accompanies them, and will probably be away for six months. ■/■■ v ■ , 1 . V Miss' Olivo Walters is payings short visit to Wellington. , , 7 . Mrs. C. A. Vallanco, who, with her .family arid Miss. J. Baird, ■ have ■ been, staying at Day's Bay House for several weeks, have re-: turned to Masterton. , At St. Paul's Pro-Cathedral, on . Monday, Mr. J. Gibson, of Wellington, was ..married to : Miss Hilbert, of Christchurch. - The.wedding breakfast was held at tho Sydney Street Hall. The liewly-married couple -left for Wanganiii by the evening train. ./.•/, ; There were several theatre' parties given last night, among the; hostesses 1 being Mrs. Nelson, Mrs. M'Lean, and Mrs.' Miles. At St. Paul's -Pro-Cathedral yesterday afternoon Miss Ida M. Nelson, daughter of Mr. Horatio Nelson, was married'to, Mr. R. T. Robertson, son of Mr. G. Robertson, of Wellington Terrace. The. Rev. ,T. H.'.Sprott performed the ceremony. The, bride wore a : charming gown ;of soft ivory. Liberty, sating the bodice'/ draped with exquisite old rose point' lace,: and trimmed with silver- tassels. She.wore a, bridal veil and orange blossoms, arid carried. a shower bouquet of: white rpses and abutilon. Her bridesmaids were -Miss V. Miles, Miss V. ; Nelson,. sister of-the'bride, and Miss ;E.'Robertson, sister of the bridegroom.';; Their pretty frocks were" of :p'ale pink ninon de soie, made over' silk, with square-cut bodices,- and yokes of cream; filet lace. 'They'wore large picture hats;'of :pale pink and -,-vieux rose silk. The hat .ivoriyby Miss Miles was trimmed with. an aigrette of true lover's knot an 4 ah; osprey,'. and the. others with large rosettes of silk and autumn leaves. - ...Their beautiful. bouquetswere','; of autumn leaves and' bronze-pink dahlias, "With streamers of pale, pink tulle*.-. Mr. Clottor, of Auckland, acted as best man,, and 'Messrs., T; Nelson and R. tJlrieh were groomsmen. The. bouquets wero, supplied by .'Miss jVlurray. After 'the I wedding ~i • reception Was held■ at: the home of the bride's parents in' Portland .Crescent;- where' .the':.floral decorations; were beautiful. ; In the drawingroom' was"- a ; large ■horse-shoe, of white flowers' .and '/maidenhair ferns,' beneath' which the.' bride ; . and bridegroom . stood ' while receiving -their-'.friends. The tablo'decorations .were of . large . white' lilies. ..From' a huge' floral bell suspended above the table long streamers oft. satin; ribbon were' festooned and. caught at each ■ cor- • , ner by great white bows. The cake was decorated frith: flowers, and surmounted,by a silver vase filled-.with.flowers. Mrs. Nelson ivore-a handsome ;frock of veronica bluo, with' Oriental trimmings of a deeper shade, and shotsilk hat of the same,blue, with ;t]To'beautiful plumes, arid blue 'roses, with 1 deeper'/bluo leaves.;. -Sho carried . bouquet; .of;, bluo hydrangeas'aiid autumn leaves.' Mrs;-,Robert-son's gown was of black striped gauze;oyer white taffetas, " the -•' bodice; • hariclßOjnely trimmed' with rich lace. and touches" of mauve,; Her,/hat was of mauve; ;wi,th."long plume' of .the .'same colour.; .-Mrs: 'MjlesWoro ,a handsome' frock of : 'white ninon,' 'with...a hand-painted design ofhydrangeas, ' and 'touches of ■ mauve' velvet.With 'this, sho. wore a picture hat: with, mauve''-feathers;' Miss Coates, handsome' gown, ;-of/,groy' gauze With , white , satin stripes, .trimmed 'With ex-' quisite lace elaborately, worked' and "dotted with • little, black* velvet; bowsj. grey' hat, With' hrpe .whitp plume^ r Mrs^;Abbott; - a'nd white ninon mignonette green :,ta|i'etpi- l^_ree' n sijlk ;h;atp6f/ 4 same [shade, trimmed with '*,fed a"nd'' l 'piti , 'k r '¥ose's ;'' Miss Reid, .bolero- costume- of hrownj'; beautifully .embroidered, and, .lace blouse,"fbrbwh''; ' 'and fawn'' hat,'with large, bifd; Miss sonyfrdck;of .Wedgew|ood'.bl.uo ; : ;Mr's. ~'j\l<Leah, cream,taffetas'.and smart ; pale. bluq ha't j'.Mrs. Jl'Ewan, green flowered taffetas; blouse of fllet.lace, -and, pictures hat-; -Miss, Ethel Miles, cream' silk,' and 'emerald green'hat' trimmed with co'que's feathers. :, ; A very .pleasant afternoon, tea was 'given on: Tuesday,: March 31; b.v • Mrs. G. Pirie at her home in Percival Street, as a farewell to 'Mrs. Bush, who,: .with her husband,) is leaving ;on |Friday for -a tour of. .the..,sv'orld. Tea -was se»ved in-the diningroom.'tlie''tilbles being - decorated with; the beautifully : c'olpured trails .of Virginia.creeper.. 'Mrs.- Pirie"'wore 'a dress of-black erepe-de-chine .tn'miried .with real;-.'la'ce' aiid, straps- of . sil'k-;- Mrs. . Bush, .violet, chiffon,, strapped with .bands: black velvet,- arid- violet haf-; -to ' ;match;' ; ; -Mrs./ .MfNicojj',- a grey; frock/ and violet hat ;:Mrs. 'i Sia'vwriglit, black silk taffetas and white hat; •Mrs.,'Kidd,. black; broche dress black hat ; Miss Rbachjwhite linen Miss - Grady, ■ brown voile and . hat to; match; Mrs. Poyritorij;White:,lineh;.;Mrs.- . Brown, green ra-' dium. silk, and black hat; Mrs.. Hamilton, ivhito'figured muslin.;'. Others Who wereVpre'sent' were ,'Mesdames - Grady,.; ;Remington, ;Taylor,, Schlaladt,' ; : M'Neil, / Freeth, '* Colien, .Smith,vjind niany more.' ■ : ;