SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 264, 31 July 1908, Page 5

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

The marriage of Miss Maud Jones, youngest daughter of tho late Mr. Samuel Jones and Mrs. Jones, now; Mrs. Dear, of Auckland, to Mr. AV. Lawsou, of Dannevirke, was celebrated at the AVesleyan ■ Church, Karori, on Wednesday last, the Rev. J. Clark being tho officiating clergyman. Tho brido was given; away by Mr. ,W. Hildreth, and was attended by Miss Janie''Hildreth. Mr. Don. Meredith acted as best man. A reception was afterwards held at' tho residence of Mr. and Mrs. AV. Hildreth, " Tho Nook," Karori, and was attended by about sixty guests.. Tho wodding of Mr. J. W. Hooper, second son of Mr. AY. Hooper, of Dalefield, and Miss Beatrico Hall, second daughter of tho lato Mr. C. Hall, of Clarcville, was celebrated at Dalefield on Wednesday (writes our AVairarapa correspondent) by tho Rev. _ Mr. Thompson, of Masterton. The brido looked nico in cream delaine and tho usual veil and orange blossoms. Miss Mary M'Laren and Miss "Daisy". Hoopor, who were bridesmaids, woro pretty cream lustres and carried shower bouquets. Mr. S. Hall was best man. 1 Tho gifts of the bridegroom to the brido.wcre a gold chain and a locket, and to the bridesmaids gold brooches. Mr. and Mrs. Hooper intend to reside at Dalefield. it is seldom that'any function in this "deomcratio country is attended; with any degree of ceremonial, but tho State Ball to be givon at Government Houso, Auckland, in honour of the American fleet, is to be a very notablo exception. His Excellency is determined that honour shall bo done to his American 1 guests in a very stately way, with observance of all, etiquette belonging to the occasion, and many of .-.the - sober citi:zens of New ■ Zealand will, in consequence, appear that night in quaint" and picturesque attire.' Tho Court costume of tho Kings' Counsels is'much to bo admired, and the official dress of the foreign Consuls will add to the interest of tho scene.. This is a mat-ter-of-fact ago, and /an occasional bit of pageantry is a relief. Tho State Ball will perhaps bo the most notable one- yet held iii New Zealand, and it is possible that we shall, look. back to it with something of the pleasure that tho prosaic American of to-day feels in recalling the stately brilliant days Washington's regime.

Invitations have been issued by Mrs. Geo. Fowlds for an. "At.Homo" at tho Hotel Windsor on Tuesday, August <1. Yesterday • afternoon a tea was given by Mrs. John Duncan at her homo in.Hobson Street. A number of ladies interested in tho welfare of the. Wellington Art Gallery met yesterday afternoon by invitation in the Mayor's room, at the Town Hall to discuss a proposal to raise funds for the Gallery by means of an entertainment ■ called,- "Living ' Whist and Kirmess." Professor Sheet has recently arranged entertainments of this kind in other New Zealand towns, and the suggestion was that Wellington should follow, suit,'but after, some' discussion it was decided that the suggestion could not ,bo accepted. Something must be done to raise funds for the Art Gallery, the ladies agreed, but it should be something' in which only adults take part, and it' will-probably take ; tho form of a tableaux, and a- fancy dress ball, not a plain ordinary fancy dress ball, but one with some character about it, and arranged'oil artistic but inexpensive lines. The ladies present formed themselves into a committee, and will meet again on Wednesday afternoon to discuss suggestions. .

Yesterday afternoon a very pleasant tea was given'by Mrs. Dinnie at her homo in Kelburne. .During tho afternoon Mrs. •M'Villy and Mrs. Levi sapg; and her sister, .Miss L. Johnson, gave a banjo and piano duet, : and Miss Johnson ,recited. Mrs. Dinnie received iin a handsome frock of black silk." " Among her guests were':— Mrs. • Fowlds; Mrs. and Miss Devine, and Miss Campbell, Mrs. and' Miss Clarke, Mrs. Johnston, .Mrs. Sievwriglit, Miss M'Callum, and Miss Berry, Mrs. and Miss Cohen, Miss Arnold, Mrs. M'Villy, the . Misses■; Johnson (2),' and Mesdames Levi, Ready, .Wilson, and Meadowcroft. i ; .. Mrs! Berry and Miss M'Callum, of Christchurch, have been : staying with' their-sister, Mrs. .Sicv\vright'.- . They returned to Christchurch last night*, ~,..'