SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 492, 27 April 1909, Page 3

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

' , fNo tices of Engagements and Weddings.— •j-'iWheD '..reports'-'of; weddings and announce-' . incuts of engagements. ';are - "sentV to "Dominica" for publication, the name and address :6f the ' sender ..should , bp enclosed, ; ,:,not for .but .as 'an evidence of . . good faith. Otherwise the:'announcements ' ■ cannot be published.] | : Wedding. At St. Augustine's Church, Petone, yesterday, Mr. S. M. Rastall, formerly of Northumberland, England, and now of Wellington, was married to Miss Charlotte Baldwin (Lottie Richardson), youngest daughter of the late Mr. W.H. Baldwin, of Northumberland, England. The bride, who was given away by Mr. A. Macintyre, of Wellington, wore smart travelling costume of navy blue cloth, trimmed with silk braid, with large plumed hat of wedgwood blue, and carried a shower bouquet. She was attended by Miss Ina Drummond, who wore a dress of pale blue mousseline, with lace and velvet trimmings, and Merry Widow hat of darker blue. She carried a shower bouquet. Mr. R. Burn acted as best man. A reception was afterwards held at the residence of Mrs. Cruickshanks. Louis Becke's Daughter. , •. •Miss' N'or'a'Lois Becke; (the eldest daughter of Mr. Louis Becke), who holds" an'im'portant Secretarial positioii l ill London,is the Dominion and the.'Australian'.cMonios.; Miss, Becke is a! .most accomplished linguist, and; out' of ' 300. applicants for the position she now holds she .was 'given; the spite •strenuous, onpeisition.on account' of-her, ' Shehas''/.obtained; sixmonths'• leave. Miss Becke. is now only, 21 years of age; and was bora at. Towusyille, 'North -Queensland.' A Wellington Artist.-. ' ;■ Miss; Mina '.Arndt,-. of Wellington, says the "British / Australasian,'-" has ■ been studying painting in. London- > with . Frank - Bratigwyn and others, „at ■ the London School of Art, and Las -just .received - the honour of', a mon- ■ itorship; in one of, tlio .-chief, classes there— carrying-./.with it-;; inany ;'advani' .tageSi'^^Last l -winter Miss Arndt worked at - Newlyn. -a 'picturesquo Cornish fishing -village, with Mr. • Stanhope Forbes.-' .- Presentation at otaki. At tho Otaki Town Hall on Friday night, says, ourOtaki correspondent,; Mrs: ' Hector. '•Nicolson,.V-wW';;fra^ ; was ipres'ented; with.,/some; 1 Valuable : ..'silverware, fromthe^members'of,the ;Otaki Girls'; Club, ;of which she' is a very .popular-, and ' pains-, taking J member,- as. slie-lias: been, .ever, since, its inauguration...; In tho; unavoidable '• absence of Mrs. (Dr.) Huthwnite, • the .presentation : was'niade;by Mrs. .Byrpii Brown (vi'cth president), : ; :;who ■.;. referred, in a prettilyworded speech, to. the .-excellent qualifica- . tions. of .Mrs:; Nicolsonj. eulogising; her t popiilarit.v and tho good work done by her: -Mrs. .Nicolson,' ; iwho,:;wis suitably responded. . • '. ' . ' ' ' • A Pioneer Lady. :.' -Mrs.. Patrick Darby,', who * died; last week; was the. wife (of; Mr;. Darby; 'of;, New' Street,.Ponsohby'..;; , She arrived":in;,the Dominion in ■1840, 'and was'; ; one,'-of ■Auckland's • earliest- ; settlers: 1 ; She was .married, to Mr. Patrick, Darby in 1858, and on November 19, 1908, kept '.tho. r golden,, jubilee: of- her ■ marriage. Thirteen • children were born of this marriage, ten ' of.' whom.: are' living.;;' Thomsons aro Messrs. I 'Patrick and V: Walter : Darby, merchants, - Edward, .and Thomas Darby, -agonts; ■ end: Dr. Darby (all; of - Auckland), &friard''Darby, ; chemist/,':of,'Christchurch; ■and - tho' ;;Eey.' Father, Darby, "parish' priest. at ; , Hamilton,' ;W,ail<afo; : V:f'jni , '.ai®'; Mrs: B.' Mabkay, 1 ' ofi'Auckliihd;V 'Mrs.'-. V. Koneally,; To: Puke; and"Mrs; T.' Lonerean; tho deceased, is :still-, living.■; Ho is now in ; his but,'; .'owingj; to in;firmity' j ; : _is left : :jbsm|thei'';2s grtm^ Master ton fittes; 1 Mr. and Mrs.-.G. :<C. ; Williams and -Mr. : and Mrs. H. -G; Williams- have gone- • to ■Auckland;.to' be present,at'.' the' wedding.; of. ■Miss -Ella Williams to Mr. Vernon- Reid, M.P., which. takes place •'to-morrow. -Mrs;. 1 ;J. : J'. j'Mackersey-.'has.■ returned >ifrom : whero she has ; .been spending a few days . Mrs. W. Bunny intends' ; to . return to "Glenburn" at the end-' of tho present week.- .' : ->; --'V-''; , Mrs. A mot has returned-to her-liome'af-ter' spqr.ding a 'fortnight, at Muritai. ■ 'Miss, Eiltt'Valiauce. of '?Kaliaumingi,'.' is; 'there'for some' time. -■'; ;■.-;. - . vMadamo'Melbai'wishes it.to bo. known that she receives,,so. many applications'' for her autograph'- that . shehas: beeh'. compelled to ■make' a';eharg6 of halfra-erown'for,'each sig-nature.,;;.The.-pro'cee<ls.aro;giVen!.to:charities;', The Rev. A. de H. Robinson, who for the past three years has .been . curate, at St. Paul's, ;is returning to' London, as the term Jor . which he. accepted, the. positipn; has. .'-.espire'd.., .;Tho, Rev. ;T. ;H. ,;Sprott' : 'and Mrs. :Sprott,have issued .invitations for. a : farewell .evening';'in tho Sydney Street Schoolroom next' Thursday. - . . - ,' Subscribers 'to the gift for; Mrs. Hislop are remiiided' that the preseritation' wll >be made this 'afteriiopn: in. the Mayor's room at the. Town Hall. t . , . ' ■ ~ i f - Mrs,- and Miss:Gannaway havo -returned : to town, after spending a • most enjoyable month' in the Auckland and Rotorua districts; ,; Tlio Dunedin ,pe.ople~ are' arranging a beneiit concert", for-.MisS .Thompsbn, the -wonderful' contralto singer whom Madame Melba has dis-. covered-in tlio south. ' . t.Theo iMrs. Harvey, eldest ter of Mr;; D'.- T. Stuart, •; which occurred .very;:suddenly,on.'Sunday,; has cast a shadow over tlio-large, circle., of. iier, frioiids,' among: v/hom.'sheiwas;. very Mrs. Harvey: ;Tvas..;in good health until two of three;days •before her death. : -. •Miss S. Van Staveren lias gone tb' Nelson to spend . some timo with' her: sister, ; Mrs. B. Jlanoy. .;;; Miss Van Staveren and her.; sister, who went to Milan', some .month's ago to study, -.art'., and-, music, ; are' now.,'settled ' in Berlin,; ;whero'they''arej Iwell pleiised; .\yiih ..their ''surroundings. . Milan, though picturesque, is more full • of, evil .odours , than Naples ;itself, ahd .ithe'.two. New Zealanders; found living there impossible! •' .' ■, .' w: ',■ '.