SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 425, 6 February 1909, Page 11

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

A ; Welllngton-Marlborough Wedding. i; At;. St.',- Paul's;, Pro-Cathedral; '.yesterday, afternoon Miss Mildred Fell, second daughter of Mr.' A.; G. Fell, was married to Mr.i Frank Dillon,: only son of. tbo late Mr. Phil--1 lip Dillon, of Leefleld, Marlborough. ■ Hor : brid6sm ! aid's'were. Miss Erica Fell, her'cousin, - and Miss Mary Munro, or Palmerston North, • ! cc^usill''of^thß;Dride , groom."' s -iMr.*- Anthony-Fell was best', mail' ■ and. Mr. v Sclanders,-:' of Auckland, groomsman. The Rev.- T. H. • Sprott f officiated; The bride, who was .given'away : by her; father, • wore. a charming empire frock' of " whitesatin' charmeuse,' L with bridal-.'wreath ; and: exqiii&itivcly: embroidered veil; and';she -, rarried.a' shower bouquet of rosea aml sweet peas. Her bridesmaids wore/graceful frocks' ofwhite'-_net ■ made over silk,;. and their: hats: v arid empire sashes of bright ...cerise-, 1 made, a , vidid touch' 1 ; of: colour in the dinily-lightedi i; church.'\The wide ; hats were of 'cerise'; satin, '. lined' with'white,V'Me .wide, crownk:.swathed. with' velvet ;and- finished;.with' curvbd.; qilillsr ; same;.vivid shade,':;and..Hhey'car-; | ried shower, bouquets of cerise coloured sMet. i peas.. After . the'. : wedding a 1 reception firas' ;held.{at: the ihome of .the Ride's parents in;- ■ Hobs.on - Street;; where,, a' number of.' guests ( 'gather'ed.; . Shb .robins 'were .beautifully deco- : '■ rated'.with' quantities,.'of flowers, -roses,,'carna- ' _tioris,Vand sweet' peas bcing „uscd ,in pro-. ■: fu's'ion ■ and- arranged; rripst'; charmingly. Mrs. -. Fell,, .t-he- mother of .the bride, wore a--richly ' embroidered black robo over; white'silkj : arid, : .ai-ismart,. black "toque with silver"trimm'jnfe,' ) arid-she- carried;,a;;.bouquet 'of - : scarlet'ca'rria-. tions; Mrs. Dymock's: very -handsome-frock l was' _of champagne eolienne, - arid with' it.'. 'she : .wore r a/coat of the: same t shade,embroidered, , .with silk: her hat. was of ehampagrielined' ' with -• and .-trimmed,'with; a !•• wMathof : brownvrosos and '- an ? osprey.'■ .'Mrs. .'Dillon, . .mother ■ of. the bridegroom wore a beautiful frotk of greyoriental satin;.with hem-of black ; velvet:,;arid:-:hiuidsomely'-trimmed' l with - laco ' anilS'tbuches.Aof - black:; with '. this-; she'' wore; a 1 : wliite" hat with;',' black t plumes, and ' the carried a bouquet of . crimson.-' and .rose-coloured;',cafnattoris. ;,r,Mrs.;C. v (Nelson)'; wore ajgraceful gown- of grey vsatin charirieuse' draped: .sels lace,'; and,'a • hat; of. vioux; /rose velvet . -trimmed'.with',roses'qf> the'same, shade;; Mjs„ .W.' Fell, wore black ,not over silk; with dew .'yoke-' of i tuckfed: net,; emerald green -.b'oaj VaM. ~ black: hat .trimmed .with : green; and.'' a--white -wing.- -: Mrs. .Everard Weld .-.(sister of. the bridegroom) wore- flowered-'silk:'' arid;?' hat- ;; trimmed. with large; black,-. wings j; Mrs.': 0:. Munro (Palmprston North) wore a white ■ tad , tan-, striped and handsome-haft'of, • golden. brown- -.with brown 1 , wings; Miss Richmond, 1 frock, of richly embroidered crepe do chine'andiwhite.hat' swathed' with tulle; Miss E. Richmond; white embroidered muslin,; and, violet velvet picture hat. with>plumes of the same shade;' Mrs;' Lmdo Levien , (Napier), frock of brown striped eolienne, with blouse of cream lace, and wide brown Merry Widow hat swathed with ,blue and brown silk. Mr. and Mrs. Dillon left for Australia snd 'England; by. the';''niiriiaro'a'.'in".thoVafternboriv the bride's .travelling, frock- being- of .blue. clqth, braided _with black, and her hat of burnt straw.,trimmed i.with blue; Mrs. Johnston,^'wore; a ;dress^;of';grey;:'orierital,i; : saSn: trimmed, with embroidery, of'crearb, gold : ! arid' silver j Jlrsi Chas. - Crawford, -.pale blue Jailk '„ frock; Mrs;,; Fitzgerald,',grey!, satin .'frock,-' arid hat with grev ostrich plumes; Mrs. 'Algar \yiliiams,,;mbieV.coloured:; satin ' frock, with .• touches of very pale blue and:silver, hat;'to . mateh with white'wings..-. .j;" ; s .'; Weddings. . At All Saints'-Church on .Wednesday Mr. Henry, Clement Colhnson, third son of -Mr: , ;Hv CollinsbnJ ;Pahrierstori to. Miss i Ada' Martha Coles/: youngest' daughter of Mr..H. Coles;./The.bride woro.a hne . : /satin,'iwrth' ; venliarid; wreath. carr.ie'i;aj.lovely.'wh\te; shb,wbr.;bququet: "Miss • Myrtle Colhnson, ~. • ; 'maid,fl.;wpre;» ;'a;v^vfrock-W !ofvi.>violoti; Tsilli; ; large-, picture- , hat .of. -crcam- ■: ■ coloured :lacej,v,trimmidt with i. bouquet, i,- Mr; William Coles, brother of the bride, acted' as . best man; - The, Rev.; C. C. Harper 'was the ■ officiating;' cjergyiharij:. - and conclusion ;.: of . the ceremony a reception was held at the rosidenco of the bride's parents. 1 •.. ... i,: 1 - ■ Convalescent Home. •: -The;monthly ( meeting; of.the-Convalescent Homo Trustees was held at Mrs. Newman's • on'"Wednesday.. February 2,; 1909. Present : Mesdames Newman (m.the chair), Brandon, : Grady, Barren(treasurer), Moorhouse, and Miss Coates. * The matron reported that ten patients hadj'been' 1 ad-mitteii' and' 1 twelvo discharged during tho month. ' Chora! Charity. The Palmerston; North:- Choral" Society. ;has decided : tOj.divi'de'; the .proceed? of 'the coming, L season' equally' botween : tHe Plunket Nursing ' Society " and ';-the, :. Sfc' : | John - 'Ambulance ;NursingvDivis)ori. : ,'j The: society proposes'-to undertaketheproduction'of'''St.Paul l .','for. ; tho; first' concert of. the i coming yeari, A New Zealand Actress. ' v . . /Miss, Rosemary Reesj who has been sponding-. a her: people :in'.; Gisborne,- , has- accepted -an; engagement with one of i the : ,leading, theatrical .managers jm Australia, . and will, leave. Gisborne on; March-10.. • ■ Mr. ■W. Miller.' Recs to appear at His • Majesty's iTheatre, Gisborne,, in one- or .. mbro'pf her plays'befpre leaving. ■ Mißs Rees, 1 who ls a .daugnter. of. Mr. W.': La-Bees (f<V' . . manyi,.years':: aVmember.. : bf\the < ..New.; Zealand. Parhament), of Gisborne, was born in Auck-land,,-and educated' at University-College in that;;city.''; Some years ago' she! weriVto.Erig-, • landy/and/'-first'. appeared., with;.; Missi'-!-J?anny! Brough,-. sister, of the late Mr.-Robert Brough,' in a: tour.- of .''.Peg.[Wellington " and. other ; piocos..'" Then-other-import ant .engagements ~ followed ;-.in n 'the provinces, ■ - Miss •; Bees. pos- ; ;I;aknt\y.fts;.she!ihM shown" in : short, stories and .articles .ur.London.'.maea-' ' Queen,".produced as-the curtain-raiser m»tho provincial tour of, "Unclos and Aunts.''' Miss Lawson; ■of . the, Technical School,'- returned yesterday from;, a. visit to. Sydney.-,. -Mrs.. Scobio MoKcnzie and Miss McKenziey from Dunedm, who are visiting; Wellington; - are staying, at 1 Miss Malcolm's; on tho Terrace. ' , f iMiss Rosemary Bees,; daughter of Mr. ;W. ' L l .; Roes; who has been,fspendirigVa' 'holiday : with her. people m Gisborne, has accepted an ■ engageirient ';,witb one:of'the-leading"theat-rical , managers. in-'Australia," and will .leave GisbornO on: March' 10. Mr. W. ;Miller, (says the' ''Poverty 'Bay. Herald") has. persuaded Miss Rees to appear, at His Majesty's- The-' atre m-one of her plays before leaving. ' The engagement is announced'of Miss Olive , Moore,- youngest daughter'of Mrs. Moore,',of Johnsonville, 1 to 1 Mr; Dunbar"Sloane, second son of Mrs. Walter Sloane, - -of "Dunbar," Marine Parade, l'onsonby, Auckland. Miss : . Heath, from Napier,, • returned: : to . Wellington- yesterday' after a sevon .weeks' ; visit -to Sydney. ,f' ■•., ■ -, •' ;, -Miss" GossettJ.' from jChristchurch,'' is. stay-': : ing- with:Mrs. C. B..Morrison; ''V'; The Tliorndon.Tennis.Club is playing Wellington Club, at the; Day's Bay courts this afternboii. ■ ■ . Mr.-and .Mrs.: C. Y. Fell, from Nelson, are visiting Wellington. . ;• I Mr. and Mrs. Lmdo Lcvicn; from Napier, are. at ,present; m-.Wellington. ■ • . Chnstchurch as well as Wellington possessesa: Trauied Nurses' Home, and last Saturday: the, matron and nurses'gave a very, successful garden party at the homo, which . ..is',in;Salisbury Street,,whon about', 100 guests' were - ,present. .. Music, v .competitions; and' • fortune-telling,'ihelped .to make .tile afternoon pass very' pleasantly, ,and "great,pleasure wis expressed by; the ..guests' at' the admiraßle'.pro-i by the home- for-the. comfort of .' the : nurses',;-and 1 the - f acil ities; whichit, provides for. those .of; the pubho requiring nurses lin time of sickness. ..