SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 530, 10 June 1909, Page 3

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Pahiatua Wedding. 'Oil Tuesday morning (saya .our Pahiatua correspondent) .a wedding took place at at. Peter's Church (Anglican),■;.when Miss Eleanor /Howard, sixth daughter of Mr./tt. Howard,, of Mt..Marchant,- Was .married- to Mr. Allah Hepburn, of. Christchurch, th© Rev,' C.' H.-Isaacson being 'the, officiating minister. .Tho bride had as bridesmaid her sister, Miss Annie Howard,-while Mr. Bargh, of Mangararama, acted as best man. Word has boon received by cable oi tho arrival in England, on June 5 of Mr. and Mrs. W. Dunning, and Mr. S; Dunning, of Pahiatua. ■- . ■• • ~ . . Tho Wollington : Licdortafel is giving a ladies' ;.eyenlng in the Concert Chamber of the Town Hall. . ,V;The. dates .of,-.throe of' several' : important 6ocial events of ; the season' have .been defiEitely.'fixed.. Tho WeilingtSii Racing Clubs annual ball is "to. be held, in tho big Toun Hall on Thursday, July. 22; tV> annual ball of tho New Zealand Royal Artillery will tako • place tho following. evening; and, on : Saturday, July 24, ■ the Savage .Club s "ladies' " night", .will take place: For this'last-named function both' the Concert .Chamber and tho big hall have been engaged. Mastorton Wedding. : \ • ■ At the Masterton Methodist Church yesterday afternoon Mr. William Robert RoulBton. of :■ Wellington, was. married .. to Miss Emily Rive,, eldest daughter of Mr. P. A. Rive, of Masterton. Mr. Roulston, brother of the bridegroom, acted as l best,man, _ and " the three sisters' of; tho brida.'wero her .brides.maids.,' ' The . Rev. C. E. . Porter was ■ the 'ofEoiatirig clergyman. A reception was;after- , . wards held vat -theVhome of the bride's parents. jFelldlng Wedding. Mr. Jas, C. M'Ewen, of Ruahine/and Miss Sarah M. R. Wilkinson, daughter of Mr. W. : Wilkinson, of SFeilding, wo re. married in tho Presbyterian Church.yesterday. The, Rev.: G. Budd performed the coremony. Opening ol the Public Trust Office. ■ ■■Itis'a weakness of'. human Inaturo to like , .to begin, a spell of work with a lively little ■ play,; as; witness the 'exciting ■ scenes, usually attendant on the' opening of a laborious -. Parliameftt.vyrfSßSsion,,/.and. witness als.Oj the pleasant- ceremonies connected with the opening, of the now Public Trust Office, where, as everyone knows,:real hard work is .to be uorie ;. "ib}!' adlargo : . and efficimit -staff.; r 1 To-day .they pliy, to-morrow -will sfio a ■ very dilferent ■'story.i''/The ; casual visitor,', looking-at :-the baauties of the permanent - interior -decora- . -tion; : the whitei stucco, the'green.-tiles; and the stone work,' made more beautiful -yester- ; 1 day by-brilliantly-colourod a happj thought it was to have all flags very brigul in ; well have-thought that this was a-. new institution devoted-•; to amuse .mdnts.. 1 CertainlyVit: was 'well "fitted-'for- thi two entertainments of midda; lunch, and the.iovening. social/ ■ : Representatives • "of- 'the' 'Publio- Trus Department from, all over the Dominion cam to Wellington: to.be present -at the opening ~ and many .of: them brought their wives ;,vit] ■' them.- The luncheon/ a protracted function was attended by a,number: of ladies,'repre v ~: ;.'sentihg -the Parliament and tho Civil Service among them boing: Jjady .vWard, Mrs. Poyi ton, Airs. Eiiidlayj- Mrs. G. Fowlds, Mrs : Hogg,: Mrs. i;. R; .M'iKenzie, Miss. Mackenzi (Otago), Mrs. F. M. B. Fisher, Mrs: Xe'udali ■ and: many othors. 'The tables wore decorate with' bands of crimson silk and c ' white naicissi. Most of the ladies wore tailoi . made costumes! In the evening a concert, followed by dance,, was held in the ■ large room upstairi designed for a great part of. the office worl and. this was hung round and across wit Hags and -crimson, curtains; ~ Downstair; part; of; the'great, main {room had been cu: . . tained off, ; and there a. long supper table wit set. This room j also.;was brilliant' with flag . arid, crimsoh; curtains]: which • showed to gre; advantage, against the,."dead- iwhito-, of:'tl . walls.'' Before the concert programme begai

the ;Hon. Mr. - Ngata, : who represented -the ] hon. thp'Prime Minister, gave a brief speech,' , expressing his-pleasure at tho opening'of. such a splendid building, and hoping that > this would be the .first, of many social functions to be held in it, as it was always, of • advantage lor the members of a large,staif ' to -meet and. got to know • each other in a Iriendly way. ... The . programme .presented was.a .very, good one.Songs wero given by Miss E. Driscoll, and Miss--Martin, and by ' Messrs. ,'E. J.;'Hill,' Read, and'Parkes,.recita- .. tioris by, Messrs,, Finlay and Bastin, and a > duet, by. Messrs. Hoban and TwohiU. .'- At 'the .end .of tho .concert, the room was . cleared for dancing, and oon the floor' was crowded ..with,- dancers. Some very pretty frocks !were worn.. Mrs. Poynton was in pale ■ heliotrope 'crepe do' Chine, with cream lace arid bands of greon velvet.' Mrs. Kendall, white'satin, -with overdress of cream .riot; Mrs. Melville, red - satin ; > Miss Barnett, mauve; silk • Mrs. McDonald, ~black velvet, with net';' sleeves ;and ' chemisette,'. and gold trimming'; ; Mrs. Purdy; whito net ,'frock ; Mrs. Corriganj.'prune-coloured chiffon'velvet, :■ with "sleeves and chemisette., of : white riet; Mrs; Dinnie,' black net over' silk; Mrs. Mpr- . ton, blue silk; Mrs. D. Sievwright;:bluo, witb silver'sequins; Mrs.'Eason ; -black silk; Mrs. F. N; K. Browne, white;silk; Miss Driscoll, white satin s 'Miss .Gill; >hite chiffon taffetas, with bands of Brown silk; Mrs. Dawson,-pale • blue.and silver; Mrs. G. de Castro (Nelson), ■ " . embroidered net satin ; Miss -Martin, ■. white Louisine:frock ;" Miss. Turton, pale blue "ilk jVliss Kelly, .white silk;: Miss Dimant, .'and Miss S. Dimant, .both in black silk; Miss Nash,' t : black sequined' frock; Miss-Masters, white net;'; Miss Harrison, .yellow silk. The committee, responsible'for . the. arrangements of the evening woreii" Misses' Nash 'and Masters, with .Messrs. Kendall, Purdy,. Fordham, . M'Gowari,' ;.and , Finlay V ; (secretary). Others present were: Messrs. Poynton, Dinnie, W. B. Cherinells (ilasterton), Budgo (H,awera),' Guthbertson (Irivercargill), Mr. and Mrs. J. ,yf. Macdonald; Messrs. C. Barnett' (Christchurch\, Morice (Dunedin), F. Warron (Auckland), T. R. Saywell (Vt.aiiEanni), F. N; K. Browne (Napier), J. E. Allan (Nelson), Morton, Turner, Corrigan, Fisher,-Brotherton, and Foster. V

Lady Plunkot at Tory Street Mission. Lady. Plunket carried out yesterday a plan which she had long, had in her mind when she ; : visited the Tory Street Mission- Ha!l in the afternoon, : and there gavo. an address to the mothers connectcd with, the! mission, on the care of infants, illustrating her lecture with, a .demonstration on the ' preparing ' of humanised, milk. The little hall was crowdod to-overflowing, a number of mothers taking advantage of this/opportunity.-'of. hearing her Exwllency,.and.many of thi/' : bringing their cliil'lrnn with them.

Mrs. Newman, tho.Mayoress, who presided, said that Now 'Zoaland had,.been iortunata in hor Governors and in their wives, who had always taken an • interest in the welfare of tho colony, but of thetu air none had taken a greater interest.in tho. pooplo of the Dominion than had her' Excellency Lady Pltinkot. Sho had not only given hersolf unsparingly to tho present generation as a whole, but had endeavoured to advise the mothers as to how they should train -the futuro generation of this beautiful country. So much depended on tho mothers of the present day as to tho way they brought _up their "children in building -iip, a healthy, "strong, and noblo nation. They bad a great deal to.thank.Ladv Plunket for in. the efforts made to save the infant'life of New Zealand* and ;she' hoped .that, good- wouid be denved by the address of the afternoon. . ■ Her Excellency was received with loud applause, as she rose, to give her. lecture on tho "care and'feeding of young babies. She said that sho was glad that her knowledge was not theoretical, but practical. . She had learned a great deal by the nursing of her own babies, and she was pleased to pass on her knowledge'to otlier mothors, tjiat they might benefit by it. Several examples were given to show how simply mothers err in feeding and'nursing, baby. Instinct was_a mother's first guide,, but often mothers did not trouble to take tho necessary care, of feeding, dressing, and caring for baby, hence the enormous. mortality, of infant life. Lady Plunket gave, a demonstration of the makm" of humanised milk, which is the-best food for young babies. Attho'close of the lecture Mrs. Newman proposed a very hearty vote of thanks, which was carried in the usual way. ■ The, Hon. Denis.Plunket, Lady Plunket's baby son, was shown to those present, and seemed to enjoy tho admiration of the women. Lady Pluiiket explained in conclusion that there ,was a Plunket' nursoi in all the large centres of, New Zealand,, and these nurses were always willing' to help those who needed their services.

At Homo in Hill Street. A very delightful tea was given yesterday afternoon by .Mrs. Leckie and Mrs. Frank Leckie at-Mrs. Leckie's, home in Hill Street, as a farewell to Mrs. Webb. It might really be called a viclet. tea, for the decorations of the tea table jwcre ; all in. violotr-violets and purple' anemones-and maidenhair ferns, and ribbons-in two shades of -violet,- with, violet iced, cakes'.'and • crystallised .yiolefs, .all combining to. produce-a very • artistic effect.. The mantelpieces' in both dining-room and draw-ing-room were' banked, up with chrysanthemums of glowing. colours,. pink and red, with crimson autumn -leaves. • Mrs. • Lcckio received in ;a : frock of black silkj. with which she wore 'a fichu of very beautiful Houiton lace.; Mrs,. Frank' Leckie wore a frock of pale blue,' with touches of pink and'turquoise blue. Miss Webb was in navy blue. Lady Ward came in a costume of powder blue and black bat, with-touches' of purple. Mrs.'- Webb wore •a navy blue costnme and floral toque, with wallflowers ; Miss Eileen. Ward wore a purple cloth 'costume; Mrs. Beatty,' grey' costume and'black hat with white feathers ;* Mrs. G. F.-C. 'Campbell,.- white (Jhiffon over, glace with floral toque;'-Mrs.- Hacon,' dress of " inauve cloth -'-with!,chemisette and sleeves' of' white chiffori, embroidered in white; and gold; Mrs. Baume, costume of tobacco brown cloth and hat lined with-pale' blue; Mrs. Samuel, black chiffon, taffetas .trimmed with black.'soutache braid, and--worn with -under-bodico of white! Indian-- ;.'embroidery, --.worked '■ with white • soutache braiid, and mole coloured hat with wings, of the-same shade and touches of . emerald green satin; Mrs. Alec Young,, pale pink cloth,'-and pink and black " hat; Mrs. Arthur Youngs costume ■braided with black, and largo green hat'with black plumes; Mrs. J: .Tripe, black.voile;ompire frock, with white -:la(»> 'ftnd'ilarge 'hab; "with- 'white; - ?boa; Mrs. ; Wilford, -electric ; blue; costume ..with toque to'match: ; Other -guests present were the Misses. Turner, Mrs. Fitchet-t, Mrs. S. Harcourtj Mrs. J. Tripe, Mrs', and' Miss Ful-; ton,,Mrs'.- Etherinjrton; : Mrs.Moss, Mrs.-Bris-towj-'Miss Hilda Bltindell, Mrs. Gore, Miss. Fancourt, Miss. Didsbury, Mra.'-Hassell,--Mrs. Konrlall/ Miss Coleridge. Mrs. Sprott,' Miss C. BeaucHamp,'Mrs. and the Misses Butts, the Misses Harding, and Mrs. Cornwall. What I ' It seems a very inopportune time for the (government, of Ivew. Zealand -to., offer signal slights'.to' the women voters of tho Dominion, just at this moment when women are doing their .lMst".to; ,up the lacking interest in" the question' l ,'o.f-"colonial defence, 'but so. it is. Tlie opening of Parliament this morning, 'Much! takes'place'without the glamour of tho ! Governor'spresence,--' and-t-hb.. ceremonv of the reading of .the Governor's spccch,nvill not be TV'itricssed by any - feminine; eves,- .other . than;'thoso'.of the. Indies ,'\vho ; are' wives, of Cabinet Ministers.>. For - them room will bo found on the'floor of the/ House, but no otlier women") hot even wives of of Parliament '.will-übe admitted to'tlio sacred precincts whero' .the laws are, so full'.of -mystery, 'and mistake's are formulated by';the men. they , vote for. ■' • - The Late Mrs. Donnolly. i The' Bishop of Waiapu and Rev. John ; Hobb's (Hastings) will conduct the' funeral • service- over the /latp rMrs? :Donhelly , at i Omahu.' Additional messages of: condolence i havo been received from tho Hon.-J.- A. Mil- ; lar, Chief.. Judge Jackson : Palmer, 'Tame ! Parataj M.P., ,Hoi). l; Mr. Seymour Thome , GeorgOj.Hon. Geo. Fowlds, and the Hon. J. i D. Ormond. ~

Mrs. H. Harrison, from Napier, is staying with'"Miss.-Kollyj:. - : . Mrs. 1 Corn wall, ; ifrom New Plymouth, is visiting-:Mrs.-Beatty;r.;" ' ■ ; .Miss Nathan, of Auckland, arrived bjv the Sydney boat.. -7 v..' • Miss' Ledger, and Missl'Marsden,; from Nelson, are;going on tho winter cruise'to- th« South Sca'lslahds, '. ; , ' • : Mr. ajid' Mrs. John Dunoau, Mrs. Heotoi Bothune,'.Mrs;. Herdman, 'Mrs. Kendall,' and Mrs'. Ponsonby are among otters .who .'will »k<s .the/Island trip. ; ■ _; ■ ' The annual danco of-Messrs. Kirkcaldjc ind 1 Stains's employees' was given' last night n'tbeir new -tea-room,; when > large niimbej ,f guests we're present. '' ."Mr; and Mrs; At . H. Bennett, of, Wopl®mbo Street,' announce the engagement :ol heir daughter Hilda to Sir. R. T. M'Laan, ■oiingest soil of Air. W. to' Lean of . this city, Miss Vida Mills, daughter of' Mr. ■ 'David ,fills, manager for tho Union Company al liolbourne, and nieco of Sir James Mills, irrived ■from- Sydney by. tho Moerakiiyesterlay. ■ ■ ..*•■ . I'ho Royal Picture , Syndicate, of H.u tfajostyVl'heatre, noting that "Dominica,'': if the staff 'of 'this paper, was; 'interesting lerself: in- tho distribution of clothes for tbt xwr, has supplied her with a number oi tickets' for Saturday matinees. -To those :h,!dren. who have never any recreation oi he kind, the concession'.-will be appreciated, tnd will lend. a dash of oolour. .to. tihe .average ;rey of life.; . ' ' '/ ; A ouchve party was held in tho Druids' lull, Levin, on Wednesday evening,-. th( ihief purpose of the gathering being to tak< ormal leave of Mr. and. Mrs, Seaward, whe ately removed to Wellington.' Mr. Seaward fas for.. some • time statiouinaster •at Levin : ind on tho cliango of ownership of the railray, he was transferred to Wellington, )uring .the- evening, the Mayor (Mr.- B. B, jardener), on behalf of the residents, pro entcd -Mrs. Seaward ivith two bcaiitifu: ilver' entree • dished.. Mr. Seaward replied ili'hohalf of his wife. In tho cuchro tournanent, Miss Hurley won tho ladies' - prize—t ilyer sweets tray.', Mr. S. Hall-won that or 'the gontleme'n—a silver tobacco-pouch. Lmongst .those present were: Mrs. Gardener Mayoress), Mrs. 3. R. Macdonald, Mts. lector Macdonald, Mrs. Feist (Ohau), Mrs. tons,'-- Mrsi C. C. Nation,- Mrs. W. M. )lark, Mrs. J. M'Leavey (Ohau), Mrs. Stu,rt M'Kcnzie, Miss M'Konzie, Mrs. M'lnyre, Miss Hardic, Miss Hurloy, Mrs. Byron Jrown (Otaki), Mrs. -D'-Ath; Mrs.- Chaplin, ill's. Stuckey, Mrs. Wallace,. Mrs. Craig, rfiss Craig. Miss-Stuckey, Miss I'V M'Donld, Miss Roe,, Miss- Bartholomew,'- -'-Miss' Sutherland,-' Mrs. H. IS. Lodge, Mrs. Reeve, ,Oas Stausall,. Mrs. Deatoa, and others.