SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 444, 1 March 1909, Page 3

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

[Notices of Engagements and AYeddings.— When reports of weddings and .announeeinenis of engagements are sent to "Dominica'' for publication, tho name aim address of tho sender should be enclosed, not for publication, but as an evidence 01 good faith. Otherwise the announcements cannot be published.] The Tennis Tournament, The match between Canterbury and Wellington, which was played at tho Ihorndon Tennis Club's courts 011 Saturday, attracted all day long a number of visitors ciiicny tennis enthusiasts— though not as many even of these as one would have expected to see when there was such interesting play to bo watched. There were enough pretty frocks and hats to enliven tho appearance of an always pretty lawn: bnt not so many as to obscuro anyone's view of tho games. Canter.bury is not in high favour with the feminine world at present, for no women were included in the team that came up, and it is felt that the men should not have kept the pleasure of tho trip and the play all to themselves, neglecting one or two excellent women players from their province. Wellington Tennis Association does not treat its women playors in that fashion; the last team to visit Canterbury took women representatives with them, and it seems as if Canterbury might have returned tho visit. Visitors to a Conference. Several'of the ministers now visiting Wellington in connection with tho annual Methodist Conference are accorapanicd by their wives, several of whom arc renewing acquaintance with a host of friends. Among the visitors are Mrs. Baumber, from Timarii ; Mrs. Bull, Christchurch; Mrs. Mitchell, Invercargill; Mrs. T. R. Richards, Woolston; Mrs. Beckett, Temuka; Mrs. Rugby Pratt, Roxburgh; Mrs; Haslam, Aramono : Mrs. Bond, Ponsonby ; Mrs. Buttle, Masterton; Mrs. Chappell, New Brighton; Mrs. Ilosking, Balclutha, ' : Weddings. At Woodville last Wednesday, Miss Louisa Mary James was .married to Mr. John Middleton, of Ngapaeruru. Tlie wedding took place at the residence of the bride's sister, Mrs. Edgar, Harding. Miss Belle Travers was chief bridesmaid, and Mr. W. Harwood best man. ■ The.bride was given away by her father. At the Synagogue on Wednesday ' afternoou, Mr. Maurice Abrahams, adopted. son of Mr. and Mrs. Abrahams, of Falmerston North, was married to Miss Sarah Davis, 'second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. Davis, of Newtown, Wellington. The ceremony was performed by tho Rev. H. Van Staveren. The bride wore a frock of ivory satin charmoiise, trimmed with fine lace, and pearl and silver trimming, the, court train being embroidered 'with pearls. Sho carried a shower bouquet, and wore a bridal wreath and veil. She was attended by four bridesmaids, the Misses M. E K. Davis and Ethel Davis, her sisters, Miss R. Davis (cousin), and Miss A. Holfer, 'while her young brother acted as page. After tho ceremony, Mr. and Mrs. Davisjlield a reception at their home in Newtown. Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Abrahams will live ..at. Pal-' 'merston North.

On Saturday, afternoon, at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Miss Gladys Daniels, youngest daughter of Mr. ,T. Daniels, was married to Mr. Charles M'Gill, youngest son of the late Mr. William M'Gill. The "Rev. J. Gibson Smith officiated. The bride 'wore a charming.-.empire.frock ,pf.white, chiffon talfetas,- trimmed with beautiful-white lace and a handsomely embroidered bridal veil. She-.carrjed Miss Pearl Daniels (sister of tho bride) attended her as chief bridesmaid, and there were two.,little maids, Miss Paulino Brown, and Miss Una Bright. The elder bridesmaid wore a dainty frock of white embroidered muslin, with pale pink sash, and a black plumed picture hat, and carried • a shower bouquet of pale pink flowers, and the littlo maids woro frocks of pale-blue silk, witl' littlo bonnet to match, and they silver crooks. Mr. Hollis was best man. In t(ie afternoon, after the ceremony, a reception was held by the bride's parents in. Spiller's Hall, and they again received their friends there in tho evening. ' Miss O'Connor is spending a few days at Martinborough. Mr. W. T. Glasgow and Miss Glasgow are going Home for a trip in April. Miss Violet Warburton, of Wellington, left on Saturday for Gisborne, where she will bo visiting friends for a fortnight. . The marriage of Miss Rathbone, of Waipawa, to Mr. Arthur Warburton, junior, of Wellington, is arranged to take place early in April. Mr. and Mrs. .Greenwood, from Dlincdin, are coming up from Dunedin this week, and will stay at Miss Partridge's until they leave by tho Turakina for England. Miss Kerslake, the leading lady, player of the Papaioea Tennis Club, who is leaving Palmerston to come to ' the Wellington Teachers' Training College, was on Friday night'farewelled by her clubmates.' Mr. A. B. Burnard, one of tho honorary officers of the, club, made Miss Kerslake a suitable presentation on behalf of the club.