SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 542, 24 June 1909, Page 3

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

: ; [Notices of Engagements and Weddings,— When reports 'xt- .weddings ;and announce-. :;. ments of' engagements..areVsent. to. "Dominica . for.vpublication.the name and ' address ..of'the .-Binder-'should "Be'.'enclosed;; not for'publication, :. -bnt as'an : evidence:of good faitb.'Otherwise the ; annoTincements'canriot ho published.] A' Wellington Wedding. V ■: A" wedding of interest to many. Nelson- and '"' Wellington,residents took; .place'--yesterday ■;'TOdrning' at SK vPaul's Pro-Oat/bcdral, whcii i Miss Isabel Dorothy Catley, youngest daughter of tho-lato Mr. J. C: -Catloy, Nelson, - was married 'to' Mr. Roger Greenwood, son of Mr.'Fred. Greenwood, of Uranui. . ■ Both bride 'and bridegroom belong to the families ■■ : of 'Nelson's earliest and' most , highly ■ respected sottlers. Tho Ror..T. H. Sprott offi- : ; ciated,. and Dr\< Fyffe.;.presided at the'organ.. , The bride, who! .was given' away by hor, bro- . thor, : Mr. Ralph Catloy;' of' Nelson, -wore _a V:" ooat. an'd,^skirt'''of' -whiteserge,;.and. a_ wide' - trimmed with swathing or■ chiffon afld' a plume. . She also ..wore a handsome scarf, and carried a -sheaf of-large. f ; , > white -lilies.'-yHer-.'attenda-nts were eight ofhcr 'pupils from Miss Richmond's school, four littlo maids; .tho Misses --Isincne:. ■ Mantell, Marjorio Key worth ,\. Ros al ind Atk in son, and Clare Morrison, and four small boys, Masters Max Richmond, 'Douglas Earle, and! John and. Courtcnay Gray. : The children- all ; wbre .the school- : cOl6uh',.red ! and. whiteVthe'littlo. girls wearing frocks'of -white.niuslin and.insertion,' ; : i thrraded- with.-oriuison/ sashes, and ;v Uttle : -'.qTOint' : !whiti9:';^raw; : :.! mushroom; - hats, bound with orimson and encircled with orim-son-:.ribbins: ahd. : .berries : 'of ;the ;same. shade. .They carried charming little- posies ,of scarlet :: :;rria» and' viburnum, :.snowflakes,j and maiden- ; ', liair. The boys woro suits of white flannel, . with'crimson belts,) and the eight : chiidreii. made a charmingly picturesque little group. Two appropriatc hynins .which tho children ' . Kad'learned 'at - school,. wore ■' sung, .'.the child-; the others. After ! the wedding a reception was held at' ■;: ■: Miss' Ricli'mond's homo ,in Hobson :' Street, w'.hcrei among-. the, .guestß .wcre : : tho other ■ . children from -Miss .Catloy.'s.-- :own .class,--.'dressed' in 'the sehocl colours.. Tlie drawing-' room was decorated 'with v spring floiyers,' and tho and tables charmingly ,de- '< . crimson.'aiid: white," the colour beinff .supplied by .sprays of crimson rata, - - "which had ' Veen gathered Vin tho' .bush . near with some difficulty, .or sent' down "from' ■:friends inr'the'couiitiy.-^ ■'! Miss Richmond ljore ; % a coat and ; skirt of [bronzecloth, a ; burnt ■ straw 'hat with.'plumes, and a white feather ' boat; she'carried a.bouquet.of.eyebmen and cinerarias,"in'colours. shading from purple to wino colour asparagus .fern and autumn leaves.''iiMis.SiCatley,' : sister'dffthe^^bride, wore : i a. striped -. grey 1 coat ~and >skirt,'- a . black ' hat with white wings,, and a' feather boa; Miss . Dora .Greenwood, sist-er' of the.'. bridegroom, wore'a costume of, strmed black and white . clothy'with'Bartow''l)raiding'-;pf pale, blue, and y,-a black, and whitei.'hat'j" Miss Elizabeth Greenwood^:sister of wore a frock •' or reseda green voile, with blouse of white net, ...'■ iand;'a wido black hat- lined with palo green and trimmed/witt'-wings.'-™ Among other guests presdnt>.were, Mrs! ,and : Miss''- Stowe, Miss . Ellon Greenwood; Dr. Fritz Kemp'an-d Mrs. Kemp, Mrs. Harold Kemp, Jlr. and Miss ■ Ashcroit, Mrs. Jlantcll, Mrs. W. Fell and the ;-Mwses Fell; : : Miss Atkinson' D. i K. Richmond, Mr. J. Richmond, Miss .Eng-land,-Mrs. .Tudor.-'Atkinson, and Miss Kirk. ■ r.: Tlie .bride's .travelling^-costume' was a tailormade coat.and skirt,'with and handsome! feather boa. .. . -• *.'- . . ; ■ '' . . . : ---'

Wedding. .-■■■■ On .Jimo 12, at "Kent Terrace Presbyterian . Church, Miss <: Margaret Williamson was ■ married to Mr; L. B.,Garrett. .The.Rev. : J. Elliott .performed the ceremony. Mr. C.;y B. V.William son,-.was,'-.best: man; and Mr. W. R. Williamson gave tho briclo aivay. ...The . bride's youngest/sister, .Miss, Agnes' William-' - son, was bridesmaid.' A'Mastorton Wadding. At Knox .Church, Masterton, yestorday, Miss Margaret Carman,' sixth daughter of Mrs. ,D. ;Carman, of .Cornwall Street, , Masterton, -was married to "Mr? T. Grant, of :Titrie,' ;Pojnt'Weber.-: ..The bridle 'wore a grecn. coat and skirt, and green hat with ostrich . plumes. Miss. Mildred Lawrence,- niece of tho bride,'Svas.bridesmaid; 7 The.bride, and bridesmaid carried shower bouquets of, white flowers': arid maidenhair.fern,.': Mr, J. Grant, brother" of ; the bridegroom, .was. best man. ' A re-ception-was/afterwards held at the residence of Mrs. 1). Carman, Cornwall Street. Mr.' .and Mrs. Grant's future home will be near Weber. ■ ■ Surprise Dance at ths Hutt. •; . A very .pleasant kittle surprise dance, ar-. 1 ranged by- Misse l.;. Bodmin, ■ took;: place at - rhewj home ; : at. Waiwetu the ; : :*-'; : :;bther..;mght.;...vThevprett^ortagohbrshßpe'!of .the; drawing-room lent "itself admirably to dancing as there were rio.corners/ .The hall,' tastefully decorated like the ; drawing-room, was used for sitting-out, as also was the fine wido verandah, and- supper was. laid in tho had previously:"been, de- . corated with white .jonquils and yellow bar- . bary.. Hero various:mysterious little parcels* were brought• by all tho ladies. Mrs. Foster ... \ > :wore a.handsomo black{silk, dress, >with, white .{laceicollar,;: Mrs:■ Bennettj;who' is.at. present 1 ;:.stayihg>with her; mother, ..was in -black with. .V;dove.grey:cloafe't'rimmed with white,:' Miss I.' siJKhAmong others centv ,^vero: -*Miss. Humfrey," in: - silk j Miss Cuff, cream net trimmed with chocolate- ■: . rcoloured silk; Miss S. Barraud, palo green trimmed with white Miss V. Johnston, yeV ■. low silk; Miss Bodmin, pink silk; Miss Matthews, mauvo messaline silk; Miss Hayward, • cream frock'trimmed with green; and Messrs.- ■■■'. Russell, Organ, Poster, Stevens, Jackson; and \ Hayward.

• The Final Tost. ;'! It! is.recorded.'that. when- a young' ; woman who ;kiiew. : both 'Latin and . Hebrew,' and dear kiiotfs:; how. many.' other .foreign slanguages, ■ was presented to the learned King' James 1, ■that;.monarch asked rudely and irrelevantly: "V "Can: she cook and sow?" ; and . turned away in disguest when . ho. found that' she knew no more,about: the expert iiso of a needle ..; than ; tho,averago savant knows of tho expert . ': ; iisa of a;spado, .and ; that.-''sh'o wasSrio more . -3, skilful..at making p'ulf - pastry 'than tho . jiousoholder is at- making a' table' ... ;;tarid;straight. : '.'l'lio snmo question ; v. J ; is.asked' afrcsh- woman who .has , book-learning.; It- is-asked; by. the mere man . as a matter of course,/ but it comes .'rather ■ ". hardly from: her own "sisters, and yet, that ■.. was ;how;a party;of girls.employed themselves . : tlie other'afternoonj .when this year's gradur . ates jwero entertained -at an afternoon tea given by Miss .Taylor. There were a'number ; of graduates" and .undergraduates there, and (• •• .them specimens ; ;]»f their.skillod'haiidiwork,.which ,wiyo judged 'iy-the junior, students; Some very,' fine, Work ®as shown/''-One girl produced :a ; pair., of / Stockings knitted by herself, ; and - several ye"brought blouses. : The prize win, won'' by a young Bachelor of. Science,: who exhibited an «xoi""jiiily-embroidered blouse. That the

confectionery exhibited was of good quality was proved by tho'undorgraduato judges, who ate it.all up. '■■■ '■ Danco In New Century Hall, A very enioyablo littlo danco was given by Mesdamea Batten and Ludwig on Monday evening in tho New Century Hall. Mrs. Batten .woro a Jrock of palo green; chiffon taffetas, 'with touchcs of black velvet and lace; Mrs. Ludwig, black silk and handsome lace; Miss Ludwig, bluo silk with silver trimmings; Mis 3 Batten, frock of cream muslin and laco j Miss Winder, whjto silk with pearl, trimmings; Miss l'ierard, white tucked muslin and lace; Miss Halse; ; crcam chiffon . over 'buttorcup silk, with vest and sleeves of ivory lace; Miss Daphne Halse, soft white muslin 'andv lace; Miss Brook-Tajdor (Hastings), .white chifEon-.taffetas, with silver trimmings; ! Miss 'Brown, "maize satin; Miss Olivo .Smith; red velvet and point laco. ; Messrs. Blow and Parkes contributed songs which greatly added 'to the evening's enjoyment.' Amongst .other guests present were:Messrs.Brittain,Brown, Crombie, Fra'nkliri, Henley, _ Smith, Aicken, Moorhouse,': Piorard, and Winder. ' Mr. and Miss Willans; of Khandallah, left 'Auckland on Tuesday by the s.s. ; 'i'ofua for a trip;to the Islands^and Sydney.In the report ,of the . women graduates' dinner, published yesterday, the name of Dr. Elizabeth Gunn, M.13., Ch.B v (Ed.), L.M. (Dub.), was inadvertently omitted from the list of those guests who were graduates from overseas universities.'. Mrs. D. C. i Bates, of Wellington, accompanied by .tli e Rev. Mr.-Smith and Mrs. 1 Smith, .of .Otaki, entertained the patients at Otalci. Sanatorium.on Monday with recitations, songs," etc. In .tho afternoon the Misses Coolc -:'(4) contributed, dances and songs. All" the item's rendered, were much appreciated. : .