SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 565, 21 July 1909, Page 3

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

[Notices of Engagements and Weddmjrs.When reports cf weddings and t announce ments of engagements aro sent to "Dominica for publication, tho name and address of the sender should be enclosed, not for publication, buc as an evidence of good faith. Otherwise the announcements cannot bo nublishedj Wedding. Miss Ivy Alecia Murphy, eldest daughter cf Mr. Edmund Murphy of Lower Hntt, was married to Mr. J. V. Wallace, second son of Mr. Thos. Wallace, Churchill, of Russell's Flat, Canterbury, on-Juno 30. Iho ceremony took place in' St. Peter's Church, Springfield, and was conducted by' the Kev. , I\ Petrie. Tho bride, who was .given away by Mr. Alec. Turnbull, of, Russell's Plat, wore an empire gown of whito crystalline, with veil and orange blossoms, and she rarried a Blower bouquet of white roses. Iho bridesmaids were .Miss .W. Gillespie Miss B. Wallace, Miss Norah Murphy, and (Miss G Aiken, Mr. R. Trcweek was best man, and Messrs. J. Wallace, G. Williams, and Webb were groomsmen. Miss Wallace and Miss Gillespie wore frocks of heliotrope crystalline and brown hats with violets, and they carried bouquets of violets and white chrysanthemums, N. Murphy and Miss Aiken woro white raousseline de soio with mauve sashes, ?.nd whito hats with mauve strings and violets. Everybody at Russell's Flat appeared to be at the wedding, and there was a large gathering of friends both at the wedding and at the reception, afterwards held in the local school- - room, which had. been lavishly decorated for the occasion, and in which,'' in the evening, a very enjoyable dance was held...

An English Artist. Those of Dr. Bell's friends wlio have seen tho specimens he possesses. of. his sister's work—charming sketches from- life, . strong, vigorous portrait ■ studies—have .. been interested to hear that the - aartist; herself : had come to New Zealand to 'make a stay, of several months. in tho Dominion. Mr. and Mrs. Eastlake arrived by-the Athenic some days ago,-and went straight out to Dr, Bell's , home at Silverstream. Tho country there v- they admire greatly, but they want to sco ■> something more typically colonial—less like -•the scenes they have already, /met with, in their! travels—and. thoy intend, to , visit, different characteristic parts of New Zealand, to see something of tho wonderland, loved of tourists, and something of tho country, that lies off the beaten track. Mr.. Eastlako hopes ' to i paint many: landscapes while here, and Mrs. Eastlako (whose Speciality is ■ portraiture) is looking , forward especially to making studies of the little brown Maori i children, and when they return .to England will probably have an/ exhibition of - these in collection of pictures and sketches. It is not easy to persuade Mrs. Eastlako to talk v about her owii^work."- Shp woyldjnuchjather ask questions than answer ...them, but she speaks with great enthusiasm of her, life in ■ Vans,"where she spent three years as an art student/ in a .famous studio, and .doing a - ' certain ;amount ~ 6 f'~w6rk";t<)" order.. Nothing more fascinating than such a life can, be imagined..- There are now in London many teaohers who take pupils after the French | fashion—Frank Brangwyn is one yf.. these-r-1 but student life m London is not nearly so free and unfettered as in The student in Paris can devote her whole time to her work. She needn't trouble how she dresses; it is' taken almost for granted that • she will be as poor ;as her fellow students, and- the result is that 'the many minor i worries which beset the English art student, who must keep up to a certain standard of appearances," do not! trouble the English or American- girl m tho French /capital, and I ' she works all the better-, in Consequence. Decidedly Mrs. Eastlake would advise, any I • New Zealand student,- who could afford it, to | go to Pans for a year or more. The cost | neetl not be more than £100 a-year—perhaps i not so muoh, for Jiving is inexpensive, and the fees for tuition are very small. Not,all i of'Mrs.'EastlakoV training was received in i , Paris; some of it camo in New York,'.some i down in-St. Ives—that most beautiful of all I English coastal towns—but Pans moulded i ■ her style. Mr. a"nd. Mrs. - Eastlake intend to • hold an exhibition of their: work, .their' por--'-traits,' landscapes, silverwork, and enamelwork, in Wellington, but not until they have been here for somo-weeks. Mrs;-East-, lake has been iv«ry much interested in what ■ ■■' she has seeivof Maori carving, and is anxious to find out whether the designs could be adapted to silver-work—an art to which she. - has devoted a great deal of time. ;

Mrs. Walter Johnston's Dance. A delightful danco was given last night by Mrs. Walter Johnston at,the. Masonic Hall in Boulcott Street, at -which,.a-number, of • visitors /who nave come down for "the races wore present. The whole hall had been; engaged for the occasion, and the decoration's were on a lavish scale. ;The hall itself was decorated -in pale pink and .white. ,' Broad bands of' alternating ;pink' and white! muslin were stretched down, tho wall.from frieze to floor, and a- looso draping of pale, pink hung above each-'window.' > AJI round; tho room, and at each corner, were placed ' large . j mirrors,'' the,;central'; ones surrounded with' pink and whito draperies,': and across . the • room, ( at some distance'below the ceiling, ran wires covered with feathery lyoopodium.' The stage was carpeted, furnished, and decorated with palms,tfoliage, wattle, and.white locust blossom. The ante-room was also fur-nished.-for sitting out,.-and decorated with masses.of sweet-sfcented wattle and thegrace- , ful locust'flower. Through the supper-room, crimson carpets led the way up the stairs where the Masons ascend to their supperroom, and hero the staircase ( had been de- ■ corated charmingly with' flowers, foliage, and palms, each landing'-.'arranged comfortably with ohairs ancT coucheSj while the: siippsr-' room itself was furnished arid carpeted in a •. very cosy. manner for .bridge' players. Supper was served in a room near the hall, and quantities of spring flowers had. been used for the- decoration or the v three -long tables. Theso were adorned , with 'yellow jonquils, . white narcissi, and; 'white . freesias - with maiflonhair fern, 'in''.many, little vases, and between each '.vase" were "sprays of lyoopodium,. ' while nil : aboat were, scattered gay'little floral baskets filled with Sirs. Johnston received in :a graceful of pale pink silk with over-dress of cUTon covered with opalescent sequins. Wellington Band Danoe. The annual and dance of the Wellington Garrison Band, held at the Garrison Hall last evening, was ; a very largely, attendefl and most successful affair. , /Hie Garrison ' Officers'ball of .the previous evening had left an excellent polish on. tho floor of tho big drill hall, which was; in first rate order. The function was, in fact, the most successful in' the history of; the band. Over 100 couples, were present, and an excellent supper,: provided by Mr. Starr,! of Berhampore,. was laid out in the Artillery Hall. The decorations were practically the same as at; the officers' ball of tho .previous;' evening. Music was supplied by Miss Hawthorne's orchestra." Drum-Major Armstrong and Bandsman Marshall were the M.C.'b, while an energetic committee, of which Band-Sergeant MXIor-1 nish was secretary) exercised a general super-, . rision over the arrangement*. : 1 \

Obituary—Mrs. J.,C. Chappie. 'Tho death is announced of Mrs.' J. C. Chapplo, mother of Dt. Chappie and Mrs; M'Gavin,. Wellington. .The deceased lady was born in Glasgow in 1834, and''-.went, when little more than a girl, to' Victoria. In 1859 she married, and soon afterwardt she camo with her husband to New Zealand, settling in Alexandra South'/ where Mr;.Chapplo became Government land valuer and auctioneer.- -Some-, years, later Mr.Chappie purchased jland at Ophir, whore he engaged in farming till his death nine years ago. Since that event Mrs.'Chapplo has resided with one .or other of her' children,' usually with Dr. W. A. Chappie, of this city. .'Dr. Chappie was the only son, but there were five; daughters, all surviving. They aro Miss"Chappfe, Mrs. A. M. Feist (Ohau), Mrs. M'Donald- (wife of Rev. T. M'Donald, Christchurch), Mrs. ■'■. D. J. M'Gavin (Wellington); and Mrs. ;-A; Temple (Christchurch); The deceased' lady was a woman, of striking personality, and took an active' interest in the social and political development of her adopted- country^,. In the iearly days of the campaign against' the liquor traffic sho was a frequent ~contributor on tho temperance side to the columns of the newspapers; and so valuable were some of her oomtributians that the late Si* W; Fox read them from his place in Parliament. She also won a prize offered by the "Qtago Daily Times" for- the best' essay on the. Woman's; Rights Question. ■ When; he went Home a feiw month's ago, Dr.' Chappie took >with' him' the MS. of : a novel .written by his mother. Shortly before the; end Mrs.' Chappie! was informed that:.her book had been accepted by a London publisher. She died in: Christchurch 'in the home of her daughter, Mrs; M'Donald.;';.';.;''V-, .•/:;.'.,'., At Home In Hobson Street. Yesterday, at her home, in :Hobson Street, Mrs..lan Duncan gave a*very enjoyable tea, which, was attended by a very large number of people,; including many. : of the visitors from the country have come down for the race-week festivities." The rooms' were decorated with spring flowers, arid' during ;the afternoon music, was; supplied by a string band. Mrs. Duncan 1 received ; in a frock of brown silk with vest of ■• cream lace.;. Several of the officers.' from the Encounter. Vwere present; and-including:/among .the guests were Sir; Francis and Lady Price, Mrs. Wallis, 'Mts. Rdssell and the Misses, >;H.ussell (Palmerston! .North),; ; Captain and ..Mrs.Columb, - and -Miss,;; Clark, -Mrs, and Miss Cooper,: Mrs.; -G; Fell, ,-.' Mrs.: Dymock, j Miss Coates, ; ,Mr.;and Miss ,'Horton,..'>the' Misses' Pearce, :Mr. A. de B. • Brandon, and Miss-Brandon, Mr. Balcombe Brown; Mrs. Fulton, Mrs., H,; Crawford, Mrs.. Grace, Mrs. ■ Rankine Bwwn, and Miss. Somerville. .'": Ladles' Golf Champicrtships. '.There are : good indications.of■ very,-; largp. entries for the -New Zealand '•';. I ladies' . golf championships at- Palmerston-; next month (says a Press Association message). • Practically all' the; leading; lady /players ;in' the Do-; minion have already intimated their, intention .of being .-• '. 'C-. ,:...-. a ■. Walrarapa Notes; '■ J' : r'':'^ : ' : - ; :'"^- ■Mr. and , and.family,, who, have been spending a couple of months in Auckland, have returned home. ■■■■.'■ Mr. and Mrs. H. P.; Wynn-Williams, accompanied by. their daughter, have.' arrived at.Tonga. They' intend spending the winter in the Islands. ; .''• > ■'■'. •■-.•" ■ . ■"■'Mr." and Mrs. 0. Bunny, of. "Te : Awaite," have-gone''to Napier. ■'. The Hon. C.H. Mills and Mrs; Mills,whb have been ■ visiting ; their 'daughter,.-., Mrs. Vivian Donild, Lansdbwhe, returned 'to Wellington last week. Mrs. P. Purvis .Webb, ..of Wellington, who has been,paying*a sh6rt-'«visit- to relatiYes at Masterton, returned to town on*. Thursday last. I .Mr. and,' Mrs. „W. H. Beetham, of "Towcet," have gone to Hastings to bo present at the wedding of Mr. 'Wyvern Williams. Miss Nancarrow, * from Christchurch, is staying with Miss Harcourt. ,- Miss Hill, from Christchurch, is the guest of Mrs. Chas. Crawford, whose sister, Miss Anson, is also staying with him. ' / The engagement is announced of Miss Beatrice Morris, youngest daughter of Mrs. A. Morris, of Abel Smith Street, to Mr. J. Goldstone, of this city. Mrs. T. M'Ewan, of Island Bay, has issued invitations for a tea to be given at her homo next Wednesday in honour of Miss Lingard, whoso marriage to tho Rev. W. Fancourt takes place shortly. The wedding of Miss Mason, a daughter of Mr. Maurice Mason, of Hastings, to Mr. Wyvern 'Williams, son of Mr. T.' 0. Williams, of Wellington, takes place to-day at Hastings, and several members'of Mr. Williams's family have gone to Hastings to attend the! wedding, among them being Mrs. T. C. Williams, Mis 3 Hilda Williams, , Miss Maude Williams, a.nd, Mrs. Vernon Reed, from the Bay of Islands. Mr. and Mrs. A. Russell have also gone to Hastings.