SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 440, 24 February 1909, Page 3

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

[Notices of Engagements and Weildinea.- • When reports of weddings and announcoments of- ' engagements - are sent- to .: " Dominica" for publication, the name and address of- the. sender should, bo onclosM,.;. not' for publication, but a3 an evidence ot good l'aith. < Otherwise the aimouncoiuenta. : cannot bVuublished.i - . - ; . YESTERDAY'S WEDDINGS, HO ARE—WILLIAMS. ftiA' wedding of; great interest to. Wellington readers took place yesterday, afternoon at St. :;Pau]'s. \Church, - Auckland' (says our special- correspondent),: when Miss Una Mildred Williams, sixth daughter of Mr. T. 0. Williams (of Ilobson Street,. Wellington, and Auckland), was wedded to Mr;;.Reginald'Arthur Hoare, second- son ..of the., lato Mr. Charles Hoare (England). The church was prettily decorated for the.'occasion with lycopodium and white blooms, while ,a .largo floral bell pf white , asters and lilies was sus-. pended at tho entrance' to; the chancel. As a processional, on the entrance ,of the. bride and bridesmaids,: proceeded by the officiating clergy, the hymn "Tho Voice lhat Breathed. Eden"'•'■was; rendered, and othermusic' incidental to the. sei'vice^was the psalm cxxvn., 'the - hymn "How Welcome was "the. Ca11,"., the wedding: march from ft "Lohengrin," and- Mendelssohn s ''Wedding. March." '■• The bride entered the church' on the arm.of : her:father;:Mr._T. C. Williams', -and.Rooked' very . charming in, her elegant empire, gown of .white satin, with over-dress of whitechiffon,: richly embroidered by hand with ;bold .pattern. white roses and' foliage-.oxwute'd .in-.white floss silk ; the : round yoke' was of. fine Brussels lace, edged with tiny wreath, of orange blossoms. Tho 'sleeve's'were of chiffon, covered with embroidery. ' A, long court : train of rich white satin':, was slung from the/ shoulders, and softened at its edges with: folds' of chiffon finished at' intervals- with" choux pf , chiffon. Tho brido woro a small diadem of orange, blossoms -and diamonds,- over which fell the bridal veil of.ftplaihwhite. Brussels net. Her "other jewels were'a' pearl and diamond, necklet arid- a '.diamond and. riiby .brooch".(gifts' .of ;the bridegroom) and a diamond and ruby cross from Mrs. Ferguson : (England); ■ a cluster of pure white roses completed her Th© train-bearers were Kenneth and Jocelyn, the twin children of. Mr. and ; Mrs.ftGeofg9 Blootniield, ■ dressed respective-, ly in .a pale-bluo satin _■ suit';.and, a frock of. :'wliit'o;;'chiffoii,- : worn : with. a pale-blue, sash and a cap of poiht-lace tied with:, blueftnbbon. The bridesmaids were six in , number -r-Miss Eila' Williams.'.(sister".of-. the : ; bride), ■Miss : Elsie Williams (cousin), the Misses>lda Russell- (from Palmefstoii, her nieces) I ,,'and 'this * MissesEnid . and./ Violet I'Bell (Wellington). . They' wore :draped, prin- ' cess - gown's, of...pale-blue satin',:;.with, vests, and sleevelets of gathered pale-bluo tulle. Thoir r large, .wide hats;; of v mole-brown silk, were' '■ tied :on with. pale-blue satin - strings and ' garlanded with big pink • roses' , and foliagei';': They- carried bouquets , of' pink - and cream ..rdses. tied with : blue streamer's, ; and each maid wore the. gift of the bridegroom —a gold bracelot set ... with . diamonds .olivine's. -' The ceremony was conducted 'by the :Rey:. Canon .Tuke. (Napier): and the Rev. 0. A. Watson (Vicar of St. 1 -Paul's). -Mr.; G. A. Burgo was- best;, mail. , At the conclusion;; of: the;, religious ceremony .the :bridal :party . ani guests proceeded :to "Cintra,"' • residence. .."of . 'the' Mayor-or.s-Auckland, 1 which -has -been..reiited by Mr. .T.. C. : Williams in the absence of (the OTraer)'/,-whereVa.' reception was. held .and thewedding '..collation, .was served. - . The- : table ' was gracedi-by, a- fine four-tier,.wedding;cake, and was -prettily,. decorated '-' with 1 . white and inauve asters; :tbo -reception ' rooms', also wore adorned':, with numerous;, floral decora r , tions, a lucky horseshoe in white flowers being Va ndticcable ,ornament suspended from the. peiling in the drawing-room. .

A '.number' of charming gownswere .worn ; iby the ladies .present, and amongst these; may' be mentioned the silver grey satin worn by. the brido's mother.' It was gracefully bro-' . .;c'adedin : a feather'design: in black, and was ■trimmed, upon the corsage, with duchesse' arid 'Brussels point lace, >whilo a cream: lace cape /and .-a . bonnet: in duchesse;.lace with . strings, •white sprays, and a crown" of ; Pariha violets, completed the toilette'. Mrs: Williams carfried a lovely bouquet of mauve-flowers..Miss: 'Williams' .wore a graceful gown of, spotted ecru net with draped sash of wood-brown silk 'arid'hems of, gold ribbon: veiled : with the net., iHer hat; was .of ;dark- blue. with , blue and' ;brown; feathers.. , Miss Hilda Williams wore ' a . cream gown 1 'trimmed with lace,-, and large, ihat .of .white encircled with big. ,whife-and pink, ; roses;' 1 ; Mrs: Arthur . . Russell,' creanv em- ; ; , broidered lawn hemmed and belted with black., velvet,- with black crinoline hat trimmed with .wlritq.ostrich; feathers and ospreys; • ■ Mrs.' . Algar , Williams, mole grey - supple satin with largo hat to . .match trimmed with white ■ wings;-Mrs.; Guy Russell,' marine, blue,. with, 'hat-to match ; Miss Eva. Mason, cream gown, trimmed with lace, and a.largosaxe blue.hat; Mrs.;.Hope.Lewis,, cream frock with; a. becoming hat"; to match; Mrs. Guy Williams, mauvo :panrie. velvet, f ;with vest arid sleeves of point lace,';and a-large black hat; Amongst other, guests present Were.: Lady Campbell, in black -silk: trimmed with Venice point lace, and' small ; black bonnet; Mr. and Mrs. Walsh (Hawke's Bay), Mrs. Walsh, wearing a bty coming gown .of'pastel mauvo orepo do chine',; with black hat; Mrs. Thorne George, in black "marquisette with floral toque; Mr. and Mrs.' . Harry Bell, Mr. E. Bell; Mrs. Dennis O'Rorko in .butterfly . blue gros-grain silk with' smart, hat of raolc-coloured net and a. mole-coloured chiffon'scarf; Mrs. Louis Myers, grey-, black striped taffetas, and small .toque; Mrs. Leo. Myers, handsome robe 'of Valenciennes and Irish laco and large. l black hat - with black 'wings, and ihasses . of dark violets; Mrs. Jollio,-;Miss Fenton,. • Mr. *' and 'Mrs. George B'loomfield (the. latter wearing pastel grey vcrepte do' chine; and a flower-wreathed black.' liat,\. The wedding, presents were disV played in/ tho drawing-room-, and a case; of jewels.;in' particular.-attrac.tod, much envious attention'., ;.In this' .was a diamond tiara of. five graduated stars; a set of three half-hoop rings,; gem.iried respectively with rubies ' and diamonds,' | sapphire .'and ;-diamonds/.'-'-'arid, emeralds and diamonds,,and a brooch of two linked caglfis in; platinum and- enamel '(the Hoare ; crest) i a diamond, and enamel pheasant brooch, a paiir of gold-backed brushes, a dia-mond'br-oooh I in the forth of a. duck,., arid an antique gem-ibox; all. these beirig the;gifts of tho bridegrobni, and pearl.:pendant on from Mr. . W.v; A. : R'; Hoare,' an' eriierald' and crystal pendant from Lady.; AugustaV Orr-Ewirig land. Miss . Janet Orr-Ewing; a necklace of art 'silver ' and amethysts from Mr. and Mrs; --.Johnston'; a' set of blouss brooches, in white enamel;' pearls ,<pid gold from Mr. and' Mrs; George Beetham; a bracelet'of tohrmalines and diamonds from Mr. and Lady Geraldine Hoare;' a gold :ind platihurilMnuff chain from Mr.'' and ; Mrs.' T. H. -Lowry ; a crystal arid greenstone necklace ; from Mr.:' and' Mis.. J, ,F. ; Studholme; a diamond arid ■ olivine ;■pendant with ; largo diamond drop l , .and . a '; pearl set chain from Miss A. M. L. noare; a black and beaten silver.Eastern scarf from Lady . Jane. Gathoriio Hardy ; a. largo, silver. : photo, frame from ' Dr< and Mrs. Hopo Lewis; an antique, silver belt: buckle and set of coat buttons' .from Mrs. Wallis; a liqueur set in silver and 'crystal from Mr. . .Vernon' .H. Reid; silver salt cellar in enso from Sir Robert and Lady Lockhart; gold and ruby brooch; from Sir John and Lady Campbell; chased silver, box'with'.inlaid tor-. , toise-shell lid from Mr.; and ' Mrs! Charles i. Crawford; fitted' needlework box in brown. • wicker ' and > leather, i-and- , ■ a mauvo I and leather morocco handbag l from Lady Mbux (Park liane, London); set; of books, i Capt. Nigel Gathorne Hnrd.v; suede-bonnd volumes of Keats and Brownirig from' Lady ■ ' Plunket'; set of. tea -forks,' with. greenstone ; handles; from 'Mrs. Brandon; "silver box from Miss Eila Yallarico.' In addition to i these and many other presents: the, rei : C eived a . number of cheques,' iriclnding two I from her father and mother. Tlio newly-

married couplo left Auckland at 8 p.m.. Mrs. Hoaro woro- a beautiful directoire gown of "old" ivory cream cloth, richly-trimmed with Irish point laco, and a braided direptoire coat to match her hat was of mauve satin, encircled with mauvo roscso and' molecoloured velvet; leaves.

RICHMOND—M'TAVISH. It was a particularly charming wedding that took place at St. Paul's pro-Cathedral yesterday afternoon, when Miss Elsie M'Tavish, daughter of Mr. A. J.M'Tavish, ot Fitzherbert Terrace, was married to Mr. Howard P. Richmond, soil of the. lato Mr. Henry Richmond. , A great many of tho bride s girl'-friends were present, and the choir. seats_ were filled by young girls ,in white muslin frocks, wearing .the colours of Misses Baber and Richmond s School, where Miss M'Tavish was herself for many yearq.a pupil. Outside by the gate a little cluster of still , more school girls waited to. phower the brido -with confetti as she left the church. The Rev. T. H. , Sprott officiated, and the 'service- was. fully choral, Mr. Parkor presiding at the orgdn. The bride wore a charmingly simple semi-Directoire frock of. rich cream Princess satin with yoke of tucked chiffon, and rucked chiffon sleeves. The satin folds of the bodice were draped with, handsome Brussels point, and a panel of, chiffon was set in the side of the long trained skirt, while the satin girdle was finished with long silk tassels. She wore a veil beautifully embroidered with silk, and .carried a handsome shower bouquet of white roses. There were four bridesmaids, Miss Kathleen Fitzgerald, Miss Milne, from Christchurch, Miss Eileen-Pharazyn, daughter of Mrs. Charles Pharazyri, . and ' Miss Louise • von Zedlitz. Their frocks were of pale blue marquisette .made over blue silk with yokes of white.lace,i and rucked sleeves of marquisette, their pretty silken, girdles finished with long silktassels. The elder ones wore wide pale bluo silk hats wreathed with large pale pink rose-: buds, and they carried "bouquets of pale pink roses and sweet peas with long streamers. The frocks of, the little maids hung straight -from a yoke, and were 'finished with cream, lace fichus, and with three little lace-edged frills on the hem. They wore charming little granny bonnets of drawn blue silk; lined with 'white, • "and they carried baskets filled with pink flowers. 'At the 'critical, moment; these two tiny children were over-awed at the. prospect of-walking, up the long aisle with the bridal party, .and they' had to bo .cscorted there ' and.'back by- their ''parents.',, Mr. •M'Tavish gave his daughter away, Mr. Gerald Fell .was ■ best man, ' and Mr. : "Archie Denniston groomsman.: After the ceremony a 'reception was held at the homo of the bride's ■parents,'-:.where a large marquee had been erected on the lawn, and there the table was set and decorated with white flowers. Somo most beautiful roses had .been sent down from Longwood,: and the drawing-rocmi was filled, with 'these" and with pink sweet peas. The dining-room, where 'the! presents were displayed, was adorned with yellow flowers, arid the hall decorated with masses of pale

blue and pale , pink hydrangeas. Mrs. M'Tavish wore a charming frock of heliotrope silk. veiled' with ' striped heliotrope 'marquisette with a silvery effect. She wore a heliotrope toquo with wliilo plumes, and carried a bouquet of mauve sweet .peas with long streamers- ■ Mrs. 11. Richmond,. mother .of

the bridegroom, wore a frock of black satin .] witb cream liberty scarf., and black hat; and . carried a. bouquet of purple sweet peas and: ; iistorß. . Miss Halso wore:a pretty'frock 1 of. | pale green . muslin with green sash , and bat to match, and Miss E. Hasle wore pali ' blue silk : and hat.' • with 1 pale 5 lining; .Miss Rachol . Richmond,;,-, pale, , blue, chiffon taffetas Zand mole-coloured hat , .with-' pale blue lining;. Miss _ Beatrice Rich- , nibnd,?pale. pink chiffon ,'taffetas, and .black , plumed'hat lined.with pale;pink; "Mrs; C.' Pharazyn; white coat and skirt trimmed' with ; black braid, , and white hat' with roses; Miss '. .blue! embroidery and brown,, hat; Miss HarBaber, brown liberty silk with touches of pale ; court; frock of biscuit-coloured cloth made in ; Directoiro style witli rucked sleeves and 1 biotelles.-' of heavy cream lace finished with ; cream tassels. . Among otlier guests present ; ■\Vere: Lidy * Stout," Mrs." Walter ' Fell, Mrs. George-Fcll, Mrs. .Tuckoy, Mr. and.Mrs; Geo.; ■; Campbell,'Mrs. 'Hacori, Sirs. Tudor Atkinson, : Mr. and Mrs..F. M. B. Fisher, . Mrs.rSprott, Mrs. Fitzgerald, 'Mrs.."Modro,OMrs. -Park-jr,. v Mrs. ."and Miss;. Lee, and -Mrs;- 1 Newman,, ' Professor and Mrs; Richmond, Mrs. Dymock'; ;• Dr. Izard;. Mrs'. Shand; 'Mrs. Cachemaille; arid the".Mjsses Hislop, Fell, .Nathan' (2), Simpson 1 , Reid, WatsOn, and Butts. Later in the afternoon Mr. and Mrs.'Richmond went away'in a motor car. to begin their journey, : to Auckland, where they are to live. Mrs. ;Richfnond's travelling dress was of . Wedgwood blue shantung, the long coat made with ' a' ? high waist,.'and/with seams'open to the, ■ waist line. The costume was trimmed'with flat buttons, and the pretty, net vest, was , worked with silk of .the same shade.' The ; .wide blue-'hat was trimnied . with palest ..pink : and blue hydrangeas. : " ' Tho bouquets, were .supplied by Miss Murray, , vice-regal florist, Willis! Street. ; v RIDDIFORD—BARNICOAT. ■, At Christ Church, Wanganui, yesterday afternoon, the wedding took, place .of-.Miss Phyllis, Barnicoat,. daughter of Mr. W.' H.. Barnicoat,: to Mr. Eric Riddiford, of tho Uutt, tho Rev. J. A. Jacob officiating. The church'had. been charmingly decorated by friends of the bride, with white flowers; and foliage.. The bride wore a handsome'empire ■ :frock. of liberty satin, with tunic of most exquisite old Limerick lace. .The square train was covered with Limerick.lace turned back with silver tissue, and finished at the corners with bunches of silver roses. The bodice, had a deep yoke of tucked tulle,..with high, collar, finished ..with a tulle ruffle, and. it was swathed with Limerick lace. There were six bridesmaids.,• Miss Phillips and Miss Christie wore Empire frocks of the palest heliotrope ninon over silk, made;,witn cream lace yokes , and long'tight sleeves' of shirred jiinon. and.trimmed with heliotrope , silk embroidery. A'rosette at the-side of the bodice-was finished with long- silk tassels.. They wore v6ry large Charlotte Corday hats of cream spotted 'tulle, edged with kilted ribbon,; '•with', large heliotrope/ rosette-arid : long, £rids; Beneath the. brim ' there, was a wreath of lilac. Miss Beetham and Miss^-Abraham 1 wore frocks, made in 'the same style, but of pale'blue-ninon, and their pretty hats were trimmed with . pale blue rosettes. and wreaths of forget-me-nots. The two little ' bridesmaids, Misses ..Harrie; Marshall and Dorothy Levin, wore dainty frocks of cream' chiffon taffetas,; trimmed -with lace and : insertion,and their' hats of cream spotted tulle, with rosettesj-:were tied with' strings under, their chins. One wore a sash of heliotrope, the other of-pale blue, and they carried baskets of flowers to match. The elder bridesmaids carried shoiyer boquets to match their frocks. Mr. Dan Riddiford was best man and Messrs. Dick Riddiford, li. Hewitt, and P. Abraham groomsmen. After the ceremony a reception was held at the. home of .the bride's parents. Tho reception-room, where the bride received the congratulations of -lier friends,, was decorated .with pale lavender sweet .peas, and a wedding: bell of white flowers .'.was'. hung above her • head. The table was decorated' with pale:pink.sweet peas, roses and asparagus ferns, and, at the comers the cloth was caught with miniature horse-shoes. -A marquee wa-s erected in the grounds. There were a very, great , many present, 1 and the day .was gloriously beautiful.. , Mrs; Bcir-. nicoat wore a very handsome empire frock of deep petunia ninon over silk, with cream lace ; yoke, outlined with white, and gold embroidery, and long tight sleeves of ninon and embroiderjvShe wore a large flat hat of petunia silk,:trimmcd with large roses in-'shades of petunia, and large, purple wings. Mrs. Wall wore a frock of hand-painted net, trimmed with turquoise blue silk and lace frills, tier white hat was wreathed • with roses ; Miss. Patty Wall, 'hand-mado tuckcd muslin, trimmed with torchon lace; Miss;Barnicoat; pale grey, voilo and grey straw hat/ with black wings f Mrs; V. Riddiford, pink taffeta silk; with gold jtrim'mings and black hat, with . roses ; Mrs. Dan Riddiford, black and white ; stnpsd voilo frock and black hat; Mrs. _R. Levin, pale blue, cloth empire frock; white hiit and feather boa; Mrs. Potts, grey direc- • toiro gown and grey hat 'with' black feathers,; Miss J. Wilson, white silk voilo and cornflowor [ blue hat; Miss Wilson, pink silk frock, largo ■ black hat .wjth pink roses; Mrs. Purdie,: eie- > phant's. breath chiffon, over white'surah and .black straw hat, with roses Mrs: Willis I (aunt of the bridegroom), black, silk' frockj, . with pink bonnet; Miss Willis,...bluo. crepe- > de-chine, with- lace trimmings and. blaik . plumod hat; Mrs. Foster-Pratt,;black: and

whi-to striped silk, and black, hat with feathers; Mrs. Hewitt, black silk voile and pink hat; Mrs. Empson', .pale lavender empire go>viij and black bat j Mrs. Krull, black satin and black and white bonnet; Mrs. H. .F Christie, green st'rpied voih and green straw hat to match; Mrs.-Good, pink silk and black' hat; Miss Fra'ser, .brown glace silk and brown hat, with green ■ wing; Mrs. James Watt, dircctoire gown of palo bluo silk, and largo pink hat, with black wings; Mrs. ■ Sargeant,' white silk voile and black hat; Mrs. Gilford Marshall, white silk chiffon taffeta and.black hat, with roses; Miss Alexander, purple silk ana black hat; Mrs-(Dr.) Christie, tabac brown sillt, and hat to match; Miss Krull.palc purple' silk and black hat, with white, feathers; Mrs. Tluirlow (South Africa), saxe blue crepe-de-chine and large ha.t, of the same shade; Miss Moore, white silk dress and, black and white, hat; /large black feather. Tho bride's travelling dress 'was of palo blue cloth, with empire skirt and coatee trimmed with pale . blue braid, and under this she woro a cream lace blouse, made with long:tight sleeves. Her very largo black and white hat was of crino-H-ne straw, ■ covered with large roses of all shades, and finished with a white osprey. In the evening Mrs.; Barnicoat entertained . a number of guests at a dance.. -.

FITZCERALD-^-JONES. i At the Basilica, Hill Street, Miss Isabel Mary Jones, -daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Jones, was married to Mr. J. G. Fitzgerald, son of the late. Mr. M.. Fitzgerald. The; ceremony was performed by Father' Hickson and the Rev. leather Lane. . The bride wore a handsome frock of ivory'.satin, trimmed with- handsome,old,lace, a veil and orange blossom, and she carried a lovely bouquet of white flowers. The chief bridesmaid, MiSs Rdsie Murphy, step-sister of the;bridegroom, was in white silk muslin, with touches of black velvet, and a white- satin directoire sash. She carried a bouquet of mauve sweet peas, with a Merry Widow hat of black, wreathed with' white roses. Miss Aileen Swift wore a pretty pale blue Sicilian, . with - black velvet ribbons, and a pale' blue hat with roses. The. three smaller.girls, Miss Ella Hunt, Miss- Nellie- Jones, and Miss •Roma Ross; wore white satin tempire frocks and white satin Dutch bonnets, and they carried'baskets of sweet peas. Mrs. Jones, the mother, was in black brocade, and oaiTied. a, lovely bouquet of crimson flowers tied., with crimson ribbons. Tho best. maii was' Mr. A. Bretherton, and the groomsman Mr. B. Ryan. The bride's handsome travelling frock was of old rose taffetas, and: her Merry Widow hat was wreathed with roses. After tha ceremony the bride's parents entertained over a . hundred guests at a wedding breakfast at Godber's rooms.

FRATER—CILL. Yesterday afternoon at, St. Peterls Church, Wellington,. Miss Ella S. F. Gill, youngest daughter of Mr. William Gill, of Wellington, was-married to Mr. Jamefe Henderson Frate'r, second son of Mr. Robert Frater,. of Auckland! The ceremony, was performed by the Bishop of Wellington, assisted by the Rev. G. P. Davys. Dr. W. Kington Fyffe officiated at the. organ during the' service, and played tho Wedding March. The bride, who was given away by . her father, wore a dainty frock of white satin charmeuse with Brussels lace and silver trimming, and an embroidered veil with orange blossom. .She was attended by Miss Jessie Frater, sister :■ of the bridegroom, "Miss: Mara levett, of -Feilding, andJean Milner Gill, and Master Brian Meredith Reid, niece and nephew of the bride. The three bridesmaids 1 wore, semi-empire, frocks of palelblue satin, charmeuse, their .large crinoline, hats being lined with pink glace and wreathed' with Banksia : rose's, and they carried-directoire staffs., Little' Brian Reid's tunic was of pale blue, with Napoleon hat. Mr. E. A. Craig, of Auckland, was best man; and Mr- H. 'G. M'Lean"groomsman., After tho ceremony a reception was ■ held at the, residence of tlie bride's, .parents,' where,/a large number, of .guests were l entertained. The bride , went awqy in a blue cloth tailormade. , faced with, nattier ■ -.blue,. and - a large blue hat with wine's... . . '- , , ,

MOIR — WALDECRAVE (Palmerston N.>. ..'Considerable.interest was taken at Palm%stonp;Nortih.'ih ,a wedding which took' place .yesterday afternoon at the residence ot the' parents,. Te Wareha,' Park Road, when Miss Frances Christine Waldegrave, eldest daughter of Mr. H. R. Waldegrave, was married to Mr;, Martin. Moir, 6on of Mr. : J.-jMoir, of Christchurch. _ In the drawingroom, which was most, artistically decorated with flowers, there was a beautiful. floral arch, and over' the heads of. the bride and .bridegroom; hung -a large bell of white flowers. The bride, who _was given away ..by. her father, wore a charming empire dress of white satin, with!folded bodice draped with beautiful old point lace, the front panel of the skirt being,of ;the same lace, ombroideredwith : pearls.:, A Jong train was hung from tho. shoulders, where it. was fastened .with, ■large satin,buttons. She wore.a.bridal veil' and ornaments ofvturquoises and pearls, and carried a lovely shower, bouquet. There were four bridesmaids, Miss Trix Waldegrave and Miss Marjorie Waldegrave (sisters of the bride), Miss Dorothy ■ Waldegrave, (her cousin), and Miss ;Molly Warburton. They all wore picturesque empire frocks of pale, blue satin 'with ..lace' vests, and they earned crooks decorated with bunches of flowers and palo blue streamers, and girdles finished with long ends. The elder bridesmaids wore big straw hats with roses, and the two. little ones'wreaths of roses. . Mr. Phillip Harper (Levin). was best man, and the Rev. Father .O'Brien officiated. After, the ceremony Mrs. Waldegrave entertained the wedding party, Which consisted of the near relatives and friends of the bride and. bridegroom.-' She received in a handsome frock of black silk, with touches of pale blue, and; large silk hat with feathers.. Mrs. Charles Waldegrave wore a black frock with white lace.; Miss Moir! (sister of tho bridegroom), a frock of;grey.chiffon ta(fetas,y with cream* lace, and smart; black; hat : with wings; . Mrs. ..Frank Waldegrave, '!green > striped frock and black hat; JVlrs. Atkinson, (cousin of the bride) wore a rose Shantung frock,-and floral hat;. .Mrs. Sydney' Fitzherberfc, cream costume; "Mrs. Flower, cream shantung, trimmed with oriental embroider}'; Miss Randolph' 'blue silk with lace insertion; Miss F. Randolph, palo blue chiffon taffetas; trimmed with- 'wide fringe; Mrs. Warburton,.frock of Paris guipure, with black and white hat. The bride's travelling, frock was of pale blue hopsack; and with it-she.wore a wide hat trimmed with roses.

Miss Elsje Hogg has returned to Wellington after : spending a. most enjoyable holiday in Auckland. •' '.' ' ; v. Mrs. W.: G. Russell and her two little daughters, who have been the guests of Mrs. Pytt Jackson,' returned to Napier last week. Miss Elsie 1 Knight is expected by the same boat. 1 She wiir be the'guest of Dr.Knight. " •' Mrs. D. Cameron and Miss Maud Cameron, from Martinboro'ugh, are staying in. Wellington. \ "'■ ■ ■ > On Friday, Miss Emily Richmond is leaving for Australia, where she_mil .'pay her brother a brief; visit betore going on by the. Moldavia , to England. . Mrs.'Robert Gillies and Miss;. Gillies aro leaving by the lonic on Thursdayj for , England. They are staying at present at the Grand Hotel. , . ; . . ... , Miss ; Graoio Grant, of 'the-staff'of the Education Department, is being transferred to Auckland. Her . girl friends intend to givo her a hearty send-off. Mr. and Mrs.'Watson, of The Terrace/loft yesterday .by the New Zealand Shipping Company's new boat Otaki, for Auckland. Thoy oro going afterwards to llotorua. Yesterday afternoon at tho Kelbume' Kiosk Mrs. Hawthorne gave a very enjoyablo afternoon' tea for her daughter, Miss Hawthorne. Between fifty and sixty guests were present. The Misses Olive and Blanche Flaviell, of Melbourne, arrive r-by the Sydney-boat to-day. They will be guestß, of' Mrs. . Samuel for a time, and then go on t6 Rotorua and, tho Wanganui River, returning to "visit/friontls ■ in Wellington, later on. " Yesterday, evening Mrs. Eichelbaum had a very pleasant little reunion of University folk at her homo in Boulcott Street. These reunions take place each year when the University examination result&.arnvo, for-though

the Registrar sternly tells the students to put 110 trust in the preliminary reports sent out from England, the cabled message is of tho greatest interest to all who have suffered iri November,, and they like .to celebrate its arrival in this, tho ploasantest, way.

It is expccted that there will, bo-a large attendance at Madame Nita Steele's recital in the Victoria Hall to-night, \yhen the charming comedietta. "Pansy—that's l for Tncughts," will be given, followed by an effective one-act comedy, "The Meeting."