SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 551, 5 July 1909, Page 3

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

) -JNotices of' Engagements and -Weddings.— ' .i. » When' reports • tt' weddings l and ; announce-, ments of engagements'are sent to "Dominica" ; for- publication, the. name and address ,of the j. sender should be enclosed,. not for publication, ?buc as an evidence of good faith..Otherwise the. ' announcements cannot be published.] / . , , Weddings., xV wedding of considerable local interest > took place on Saturday afternoon, :at . St., Hikia's:Church, Island Bay, : whon Mr. Gerald H. P.' Fitzgerald was married to Miss Maud ■ - Cecil Oald-ars, the Rov.-W; FancourVofficiat--1 ' ing.' The church had beon beautifully • decoTated with spring flowers and greenery. Mr. Proctor presided at , the' organ, r ,The bride, ■■■•-■ 1 who was- given away by/.Mr. W. M'Lean, • • • wore a charming dress ,of;.w-hite silk, trimmed I with honiton 'laoe,' and and sleeves r of'tucked white not. She also-wore a. bridal f veil' and - wreath, • and carried a bouquet -of ' ' white azaleas, -freesias;; roses, -and maidenhair fernv> Her 'only ornaments' were a diamond and ruby ring and pearl and;amethyst ~ pendant,, the gifts'ot the bridegroom. . Her jhridesmaids ,wore : frocks of radium; in three *"'i : colours, with square-cut net. yokes and cream "'x . i filet .lace insertion. and merry'widow-hats to 1 matoh, slightly tilted'in. front and trimmed I witii ruched■ ribbon. Miss Katie Hall, ;tho chief "bridesmaid; wore a pale blue frock; Miss 1 , " Eileen Fitzgerald, pale green j and Miss Elsie M'Lean, pale heliotrope.,- They carried bouquets of ■ white and gold flowers,', with streamers of gold ribbon,'.and .each, wore a -gold bangle, tie gift, of the .bridegroom. Miv Palliser. was best - man, .and . Mr.. .Everard, Nugent groomsman. After .the ,wS3ding; a reception was ;held by Mrs. Ferkins in „tho / club-room behind the church; which was de- . corated with spring flowers. ; Mrs. Forkins • received iri'a frock of petunia Silk, with bands of oriental :embxoidery.and-:oream-lace, and ' / a large plumed hat, to match. ■■■•■. Mrs. Fitz- ' gerald's travelling oostume was a,navy blue tailor-made, with hat'to match, and a set of i white furs. , > I • On Saturday,' at - the/residenoe -of -the ' bride's parents, 61 Ellice Street,. Miss Nellie ■ Stuart, only ; daughter ' of slr. . and Mrs. Stuart, , was married to .M.. Howard, Spackman, the |Rev. Mr. Finn officiating. The bride, who wore a frock ;■ of' cream ,voile, -over : chiffon taffetas; with bridal wreath ' and . veil, * was given'away by hen father.. She. Was at-' ( tended-by two bridesmaids,' her niece, Miss • Nellie Beale, and Miss Ethel . Spachman (sister of :tjie,'bridegroom), both ,of whom wore frocks of, pink silk imuslin.. - Mi;.- Cr 1 Savage. ' acted as best'-man; -Itf th«ievemng,,Mr. and Mrsj Stuart entertained a number of guests at a musicals. , Dunedin'Wedding. >v' -<•- "i? 1 ■ * . A weddings was solemnised at High Street,; Roslyn, 'Dunedin,-• on ■■ June>.3o,/ when - Mr. 'E. 'Reynolds, .eldest son of the late Mi 1 , \lohn Reynolds, "Mayfield;"'Wairarapa, i' was married to Miss Margaret H. Macarthur, i : - younger daughter of the late Mr. A. W: Macarthur, of Dunedin. Tbo bride was given .away -by her brother; Mr. J. S. Macarthur, .-, of Wellington, and was attended by < Miss ov :Amy Reynold-s, as bridesmaid (sister, of the ; . bridegroom). Mr. P. ' Cranston, of Dunedin, :acted as best man. The Rev.' Dr. Wad- •' dell, of-St. Andrew's Church, Dunedin, was , the officiating clergyman. ■ . : , , ' , . ' Dance. •h-" Ah - enjoyable masquerade, dance was givon . ■ ' by Mrs. .M: -Woodward; in the Wellington , Hall, on Friday' night, ' ito celebrato the birthday of hor daughter, Miss- Violet Wood- , ward. Mrs.,: wore a handsome frock of black guipure, over- white silk, with ' i an osprey in her hair. Miss Violet Woodward's charming frock was of pale blue r ninon, over - chiffon taffetas, and she wore a diamond ornament in her hair. Among , others present were: Mrs.- Renner, who wore 1 ' ; 'pale pink chiffon', hand painted, in a design of .-roses, with trimming of silver- lace on the corsage; Mrs.-J.-Woodward;-pearl satin, . with silver, trimming; Mrs. cream chiffon- taffetas, and old lace ; Mrs. D. Sarikey, black chiffon taffetas; embroidered "with gold; Mrs. A. Berniosoni, black chiffon taffetas,, and point lace Mrs. J. Hoban, pale blue; Miss Ida Woodward, pale pink chiffon; over 'silver, with silver trimming; Miss R. Rossiter, blue satin; Miss Buddie, -white chiffon taffetas; Miss Beraud, pale heliotrope ; silk; the Misses R.-; Gilmer, Low, Ginn, D. Abrahams, M.-Sullivan,'M. Seddon; Sheldon, i and Messrs." Kirkcaldioj Freeman,' Hannah, Renner, Hamilton, Woodward, and Tingey! The,supper ; table was prettily, decorated-with palms and violets. ■ "A Handkerchief Toa." On Saturday afternoon,, Mrs. J. D. Siev- , wright, at her homo .on the Terrace, gave a '-handkerchief.-.tea"'for Miss Ruby Orr, w-hoso marriage -to Mr. L. Linton, of Sydney, is to tako place shortly. It was a . very enjoyable tea,; attended., by. many-guests,. and by the ' end of the afternoon, 'Miss Orr was the possossor of nearly, eighty, dainty and -very desirable handkerchiefs. - During, tho aftorncon ' there was an amusing competition, which was .; . won'by throe ladies—Miss ,'Ella Rogers, Miss Mattie Orr, and Mrs. Gibbons; Songs were given by Miss Levy, Mrs.. PytWackson, Mrs. M Villy, and Miss. Grady: Mrs. Corrigan - : gave a-delightful musical -monologue; Mrs Sutcliffe-and.'Mrs. Kreeft recited; and Miss ■ C. Sioywright gave. a' pianoforte solo; Mrs.' , Siovwright received in a .frock of 'diirk green V silk, ' with sleeves ,and yoko of ' white lace. Miss o.' Siovwright was in. white 'silk, and Miss Ruby. Orr in a green costume, with hat to match. , Among many others present' were ; Mrs.; Dinnio,.Mrs. Darling; .'Mrs.- Wilson, ..Mrs., de Castro, Mrs. 'M'Lean,.; Mrs. Muir, Mrs. and Miss Baldey, Mrs; - M'Eldowney, Mrs. Poynton, Mrs. Burton, Mrs, ' Jeffries Mrs. Meadoworoft, Mrs. Taylor,'Mrs.-Ritchie,' Mrs: Pirie, Mrs. Bush, Mrs, Munro,'and Mrs. Levy. ' t . Dance In Hobson Street. ,Tho dance given by; Mrs.-lan Duncan-and Mrs. Dalziell in Mrs. Duncan's house last Friday was a very charming one. The floral ' decorations wero- elaborato, and had been car- , . ried out by the-hostesses themselves, The suppor-tablo was with violets in , / silver ' vases, the r centre-piece boing a silver epergno. filled with violets of-very; largo, size, and quantities of vifilets were set' ..about .the room, whilo masses of spring flowers,- daffodils, blue irises and "narcissi,-, were. used r in , the drawing-roo'm and the halj. :-Mrs.;Duncan' wore a frock .of white ;lace with hem" of black and trimming of ' black vejv'et ; Mrs:>Dalzioll wore a white frock, embroidered-in pale pink and blue. ' •• .Mrs. "J:' Gray, from Auckland,- : is' staying ''With Mrs.'Chatfield: at-Island Bay. •: , i