SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 643, 21 October 1909, Page 4

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

kh.;i.*(Nohcos ot ■: Kneagsinsnts i nntl . Wcddlngs.When reports -tt weddings -and. announce' r l . menUof nm ncnt to "nonMmca" P''. ■ for ( publication, -Ilia nam# ami address-of.-.thi fvi. > be:enclosed.-.-not (or publication, b/ 1 ! •; but; «9 an cfidoncaof good fni th. Otliorwm thi acnounccraeotii ciiruot bo Dubhahed.i , [* A Patmerslon Wedding. ' [?..!_ w. >'A r marriago, in which mnch - local.-interest k was :tai»n,/ -was 'colebrated yesterday. afternoon pw-i.at'(All Saints' Church,-Palmerston, when Mi« t; :>• -r:-Floreitco Woodroofo,- youngest daughter o£ iMr. i.■ ■ :G:\Woodroofo,: J.Bipa' very-old and respected i-*'- resident *-of" Hokowhitn;v wedded Mr.' l'mnk Ctt«hin&,':i)on v of''Mr.', Cushmg, of; Napier, ilio - Ven.' rArohdoacon Hnrper-- officiating. ■ ■ .The • : bridowora a charming frock' of cream paillette I Bilk, iVith veil and Ornngo blossom 3 She wa« 1;-attended; s by -Misses Barbara Ball, Dors B(.ker, Vesta Cashing, Lorno. Wood K^iwfe-T»ii' , W66d^f«"; s , f threo of Vhom note frocks of cream silk dc fe^Rlaifio;:aiii<l'threo wore-.white silk/.; Mr.- George 'Gushing Tfid;be'Bfc.irian\and':Mr.;serborfc WoodPif ;ii ; roofe groomsman.'' Tho bride •was given. away f by her father* .After the ceremony a larw: ntimbet'-Jf 'guests were entertained at - a wedfeM^iigiWeakfastivlaiil niarqneo.mi R£v'S thdvliiwnVaf- ','tlie : :*esid<mcO..,(>f; the i.bndes. parents The bridegroom's present to the bridfl M&iWas' a%>ld; watch, and: to.Uho. bridesmaids <gold f brooches Tho bride's present to the bridegfodm p v: - >' ■' was. a -gold - looket. .Mr. and Mrs. ■ M' t during «re afternbon for Auckland Iho brido d f 'going-anav drets was a blno amazoh cloth aace - front,; ami c green liat trimmed with ro«cs i ' A Greytown Wedding i At St Luke's Church, Greytown, on Tiles p^? : i;.';four£h;:.:.son..: of ■ Mr, M 0. Mndsen, of Masterton, uas married tc r Mm Paarl Olive Alcsstcs Eempton, of brcy It 1 torn' The bride, who .was given away by bet - father,' wore a frock .or. Yihitc silk, trimmed KH''?''V' ;^tt';whltß'tu^dd^et-and.;pblto,.:imd.-a;.bnanl r veil and wreath Miss Kuby Kempton, sister of the bride, and Miss Annie Bond, cousin e-jT-Voft.the'-'bride,'."-were':bridesmaids, both-...being f/J.'dressed >ih Tinkv silkv muslin, .-.-.trimmed-, with ►<r.i: , iv«-:crtfam insertion and, ribbon.... Mr..ijloury, ALad c sen, brbther of the bridegroom, was best man, fos?,'!-ratfd :tho; morriago . ceremony 1 , .was performed -b) Bev A T B Poge The bridegroom s proi cent to '.the bridi was a gold watch, and t '-.: 1 .. the'-- bridesmaids -. gold-mounted .. greenstone brooches, lho bride presented tho bridegroom with a gold albert. A l4rge number of guests attended the wed f'" dingbrtakfast/heldat tho residence of-the - - ; ljr: do' 3 -par o nti.: .-Mr. L-and-.-Mrs.- Madsea .left-in r-:: tho - afternoon for.-Wellington..', .Tho brine' 6 dross wasblno■ tailoi-madc M'fif- 'costamo/uand i.withciti sho wore a irhitc hat f:> ; ':r'.,.ttTimraed , '.with; , .whito -hyacinths.- ; ■ li'i A Mao'fi"Marriage ' i ! of.- ;, Arow|i^ua.--'Nativcs '-.visited _the "'rtiittieißiitto^lin; the |iffi".5 r ;festiVitie3 tn'roonnectfoh with tho marriage,' of uw.il danghter. of-Mr. Jus. Behn, :of. Arowhenua, .tc , a North Island Native This week a number >'f.Mc* r 6f\Nortn w .yiat ".'and ; 'irepresenftati7C3 -froin .Otaki, . \v aikanao, ' Levin, Hutt, and other places Afternoon Tea at Kelburne Yesterday afternoon, Mrs. von Haast gave W'>-:'£ -;of airs.' .Massey, -.•r..'.v'■■ -when,i6 i splto f of; tho . nnplcnsaAt weather, . s number of guests were present Tho tei table 'flw.'-v was decorated 'with .i-rliododendrons . and clus- '' '••- '.tora of " tho "6amo bcalitiful. (lowers decorated ■' -5 v'this'ro'oins.' Mrs..vW'Haast ,received in .a frocl i pink' Hlk.- fittollflv Oond. 'i-s;/-' bluck'.froet,-: relieved, with - white ■ lace, and. t ;iblack and white.bonnet. .Among others preseni •• - woro: Mw. Adamson,'Mrs.Oßichmond, Miss D. ltichraond/ Mrsr.Tudor . Atkinson, Miss Eng > \ land, Mrs Bcthune, Mrs Hursthouso, Mrs .RutherfoTd,- and .Misß -Macandrew. .. Much .in- •• • tercst was aroused by a bust of Lady Hcctoi y^pvthat^had-ibnlj^'ln'vthe,;*morniitfgvarrived ;froni ; ,v' ; i: ;]Jnglapd."' - This ' is:iini whito i morhlo,. and -is an-admirable likeness.; The details of the hoaa ' ; j. r : ' i and ncck : aro very carefully worked out,' aut irest.-jeft {in-Jtho-? rough,'Cafteiv.the..style !oi %s>Jf?®odin's; wbfk^^^eibustjwas - ' 1 eiccnted-'byi'c i-> '■ .'.: in- to. learn, has) "attracted -..the .: favouralyc f" has,, in .fact,. advisod tho Jadv. -not to Studj K-' 5 - any^'ldnjervi'-butto'.-work,' oh', hei tSi ;; si.6Wn''4iii'es,Vond: , Jiaßfiirbmi^ : -:to'jjSvo.''.her' i iln3l fcSj-'. assistance ;whicK' : sho v niay "'lt iis ' Hoped K';- that'.Wellington ■:art-lovers may: have,-an- op k';-' •. - portunity •of ..seeing, this fine W0rk;...... '. A Surprise Party ';?m■■■ On Tuesday.: oveningj on enjoyable l time - was ;<■'!.'spent'ttt: tho resulonca.of Mr. und Mrs; Moult, Stfeofc-vi: A''' : number ! of' yottbgiipeopU 'fiWu- 'toofcrthe,'; turned,.the line -r./diniiig-rooin into a ballrooin, ■whore, i in a Verj short ttame,"s about- thirty ;couple3. occupiod the . floor. Tho spacious 'dining-room: was ufced foi ,■ Buppurr .Mrs. Moult reoeiTeu her guests, in o « handsome .black Batin, - with swjmn , trimli":- : :mings. - Miss Monlt wore blua chtfion taitetas, J/ftMrt.-s JJixoi worn''Wact'"nst otot. 'white:' satin i blabk::silk,; : ,Wthvhbnltoii laco; Mis! -K-vi-',..:'Halse, pincApplo.'silk over, yellow; Hiss Daphm ipf?/.-. - Boise,•;.wluto.-.mvslin?:wid' laco;Miss Nixon ..-;-;, '.'-'white:-sllk, -,andvsoft ladej-..Miss, Meek, >whiti .' i v.i .-.Balton; - crcam- Eilk; - Miss Olivo Ellison, - pint -:Satfeu^^.J>l«tbkV«iiiff6n':-.velTet}» Mis'! Heather!; ;Cookiv'(Wanganui), :'rblue., silk J V Misi ret and 'black-Velvet ,aric Amongst /the- ! gentl6mon ; :preseni Kirk !caldie, ■:Barron,, Georgetti,.; Davis, ■' Goldflnoh i little, Pipor,: Wafburton,. Nixon, Devino, anc Blow t Donestic Servants Problem. . ,t ' . . • . Longing eyes have/been turned* to' flnglanc 'vthose 'whii;suite..from\the 11 scarcity: of-do Afßut .vdomestio servants :an /p;StV}Baid':.to. : 'b'e' almost' as;Tare?in : - England, as .'hew gS3J"Tbe''-Prime -i/stated ii Mfhrering j 'Question/-';',that according to ,thi ®Ss..'tEi^h, > iC6mmissioncr.-'tho-Old ■ Countrywas! ei in; connection vwith;tt( :f!>?;KV«'QOmMticr«ervrtnt.qriestion. almost, paralici' witl ",v i ■■'. f, that- ■of New 'Zealand, and it was .not. con /v.-!' . sidorod that the .ottering of moro liboral termi i-ithan-thoso now given would have, tho. effect o< of -.such", servants to this ,V- : yr :,- ' : I)ominion.'', Under tlieso circuxostancofl, th( -■ n.-'Pnmo . Mimstor was not propared '.to -recom V-.: . ' mend 'tha . granting of any 'more : assistant fl'v>i ,'.ithan'.that:sllo.wed at present. Tho oxtent o k»v : that .assistanco is that a passage is-provldec for i2lO fornny domestic, servant who possosse 'JB2 1 . m additionto fher passage-money. t'. • Miss Gninsford, ■ ono ■of tho Baptist mission e;■'■/■ srics in India, who has boon in Wellingtan n pj-v -.jr-v eonntscbon with the' Baptist. Conference, lcavo J •:.'.', ; a»aln for Sydney; en. lonto: to India by thi [ Moana to-morrow.

NOESt»4 . Opening of Kelburne Ladies' Bowling Club. ' Yesterday morning opened in unpromisin; fashion for any outdoor function, but tho bad ness'only .'bocatnq wotness when it was too lot for tho Kqlburno . Ladies'. Bowling: Club t postporioitropenlng,-which,had been arrangei for the afternoon. After, all, about forty ladies members! of: the" club hud ■ friends, faced th weather to reach'tho. pleasantness and shelto of the pavilion at the green. And there wer even-found four.ladies,who had a game afte Mrs.'WiUirimson—wifo of tho president of th Kolburrie Bowling Olub,. 'and vice-president o the' Ladips' Club—liacl rolled' tho jack. After noon- tea, tias. served in the pavilion. .' Mi Dinnie was present,' and, made a speech, icom plimentingthe . cliib. on lis membership! ani achievements. 'An apology for non-attondanc was-received from trie" president, Ladj; Ward Among thoso present Verb: Mrs. Dinnie, Mrs Dawson,. Mrs. ' Monro;'. Mrs. Miller, .'Mrs Sponcer, Mrs. . White, Mrs. Heading, Mrs Church,' Miss Carter, Mrs. and Miss Grant way. Miss Hamerton, Mrs. Hamilton, and Mis Williams. Tho ladies of. tho club propose giv jug o tea to their friends later on in th season, fis-.sff many .were unablo to boipresen yesterday.- ; i Tho St. John Ambulance Fair. ' |"j 'The. Various ladies who: are helping at th jstalls.at the St. John Ambulance Fair or I making great efforts'-to: compass its success Mrs. J. P.. Luke i is at the head, of the Soutl Wellington' stall, and difrorent' devices aro be jrig. resorted, to ',by her assistants. Mrs. Daw son and Mrs. M'Yilly are giving a garden part; at _I\'elbnrne, ' and Mrs. Dinnie has secured i ptotnise'from .the-'ltifv,! Gibson Smith to delive: n lecture ih.'.aid (if the. fund. This lecturc bnhtled and Shadow," mil bo £ivei at St. John's Schoolroom on Thursday, Octobc: 28 At- Trontham. t Quito a number of Indies mado, their way ou to Trehtbam yesterddy, and among .thorn wen 'tt.;'good: many the ■ coiintry, whi hftTo como down,especially, for the races. Hi: Excellenoy tho'Governor was present, but I/ad; llnnket did hot go out/ One would havi expeetedi-'that. the' boisterousness and menaci of tho morning would havo resulted 'in thi woanng of tailor-mado costumes, and- coat: eiclliMvoly.'.biit, after all, many came in liglr costumes, and an amazing number of line: frocks were to be seen. Bazaar at Masterton. . The ladies of'Knox Chnrch, 1 Masterton! ar< holding a'bazaar-,.which .they call a "Buttorfij and 'Blossom Pair.".The following are th< stallholders;— Produce - stall,-VMcsdame&, Miller, Firilaysori, and M'Lean; doll stall, the Misses M'Hattie,".' J.: "M*Kenzie, ' and others; fancj stallc'tho.Missra Eeynolds, Palko, M'Laren, anS M'Xayi. baby stall, Mesdamef Finn ogan„ nhd MTeod; jumble . stall, Master D. C, Pryer .'and boys of tho junior '.Bible-class; flower stall,; Mrs. H. T. Wood and, tho .Mie6e« Cameron (2), -' lorn 6, -MUenzio, ' arid 1 Whitt; plain work stall,, tho Misses Exell and : J. Smith; cako-stall, Mies . Martha M'Gregor -ond 'Mesdamea ■ ,Willoughby r and. Messengersweel stall, ,;Mias -,Williams ,and. .girla of- the jnnioi Bibleilass; baker's oven and wedding cake, the Misses Hogg and Miller, Tho tearoom wai ■ decoratedi with- cherry and bnttcrfliw, and was in charge of Mesdames Payton, W. M'Kenzie, Gledstor.e,- and Misses Pavton Cameron, Moore, M'Laren,: M'Gregor, arid Carr. , ' Miss Thompson, of Gifnock, Scotland, who has been touring the North Island, is at present Staying with frionds at Karon. Sho loaves for Hoiuo to-morrow, travelling by nay of Australia and tho East. ! ;Tlio flof'al decorations *at -the Synagogue fm the wedding of - Miss Dolly . Mandel, and alsc ht her'liomo, and in. the maniuco wero tht work of Miss Prebblo, florist. , ..' - K concert party visited Porirna 1 Mental Hospital on Tuesday night./ -The - party .was: organised by - Mrs. - Schoch,- official 'Visitor,, and consisted -of: Mrs: Gardner, Misses-. Martin, Ellis, Schoch, and Bonge' (mandoline), Messrs, Watts, -Kiernan, Evorard. Blandford (stnnj quartet), Mr. Taylor (violinist), Mr. Wynfa (conjuror), Mr.' C'hilds (reciter),and Mrs, Gardnor and Miss Gladys Martin (accompinist)..-• 1 Mrs: William Lovelock, of Palmerston-North, Has.'' been visiting, her -relatives jin the, ~Wairarapa.-. She' returns homo' oil. .Saturday.'; :-, Mrs- C. H.- Mills, of Wellington, is- a visitor to Lansdowno, 1 tho-guest, of her: daughter, Mrs. V.-'E. Donald.- - Miss Cripps, of Upper Plain, Mastorton, is now on a visit to Auckland. ''.'V- ■ 'A. Wairarapa 'paper ,nnnonnces the engagement' of Miss Ella. Wyott, 'youngest daughter of-Mr- C-' Wyott, of Manaia,' arid Mr. ; Sidney gm'ith; son 1 of tho -Into' Mr. ,W; . Smith, :and grandson of tho-Into Captain Smith. E.jM.E., of Whangaroa, ono of - Wairqrapa's,'earliest settlers.' -Mr.'- .Sidney- Smith ■ has, recently -.acquired : a property in tho. Wairarapa. „Tho Hon. Geo. Fowlds -and' Fowlds lire this' h-fternoon giving an at'homo at. tho Hotel Windsor, in honour of J3it Albert 'arid /Lady Spicer. Mr. and Mrs. G. V. Shannon, and Miss Shan-non-arrived in 'Wellington yesterday after nr absende of threo months, which ■ they fepbnt at their country residence, near Feilding.