SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 684, 8 December 1909, Page 4

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

'A; Tprigan ; Royal Weddinn.:: ',■ ;■;; V •-;;:! ;l Our; Tongan.'correspondent.;sends;.n detailed, acconnt of. the -wedding, ceremony, that took place at' Nukualofa;, on November 11, when his Moje'sty.aang Goorgo.Tubou ll.wos mariried Ana Semo Takibo._ It/was ovidehtlylan exceedingly,"smart affair. 'Both •bride and- bridegropm are descendants of. the old lino of'Tulcs,;and.tho marriage was;a very, ■popular one, so. that, there was I'tion"'concerning it.,-:Tho Rev. Mr.'Watkin, I President ■ ,of; the •. Free': Church ■: of Tonga, ofnI oiated,; this .being'.'tho-;second . time, he bad!'married a royal/bride to his Majesty., Queen Layinia,' ■ the first- wife,;.died some vears ago,, when the present,Qiieen,- who is.still only sii-i;teen,'-was a little .girl.". The bride is reported I to.'have looked'charming, in an exquisite Empiro .gown .of..rich white isatin' with panel;of. <pcari trimming, and.a.-long court train falling (from itbe shoulders'and finished with-.chiffon ,and' Sprays 1 of orange'.';:blossom.,; .Tho bodice ■was trimniMl .with' swathings of chiffon .and sprays of orange blossoms,'and the brido wore .'a • wreath of orange ■ blossoms with a beautiful veil;■;'"She • also' carried' a • shower bouquet of iwhite'reses, from iwhich' it appears that conventional 'detail ;wasi omittcd.'.vThere were six 'bridesmaids.'who .wore ..charming frocks of,-crepfkle-ch'ine, r richly trimmed with lace edged with'.net; ■ Th?y,wore' ; .wreaths. of.-flowers .and. carried /large•.,bouquets.; . Special ■.mention ; :is .madoV,6f''the'fact'that,tho wedding dress.was, 'mado;:'.in ' Ahcklancl'-:and \, costs, a'; ; .hilndred. guineas, which is probably, a record in frocks 'for-'thatasland. r ;The;King was .attended .by. the :pTomior ; .nnd I .leading chiefs,:,and;as the: bridal (party• left 'the Church, .Mondolssohn's Wedding'. .'.which has . played, so .many, thousands of i couples.-:to: happiness, or)boredom, 1 ' or'/tragedy, .was .played: for the';'dusky: -Toyal}pair. : - \ After the ceremony'. King: George, 'crowhed'\his''..Qiieeh.' in tho .'Chapel, l her ,Ma-jesty-maintaining, n-yery,: composed ddmeariour throughput tuo ; perfor'mance,, : though; the'i.King 'was J less at' easo. 1 : Still, ■ says .tho chronicler,' a3: gracious:'' The giiests were later, on (entertained: in tho Throne :Room at, the',Palaco' where three-hundred .'guests; wero>present,'.among ; them :being' : 'the' : British Agent and ■ Consul, arid •. the'" German .Vice-Consul.'. The.special featuro of this.royal wedding ■' breakfast', was the; enormous ..bridal cake, which'had been l sent froni Auckland and which, standing nearly eight feet high, with' a diameter at the base, of 'four feet, was probably,: the/largest cake ever produced south of the,, lino. The list of .wedding (presents is a curibus oiie and includes 200. ready-cooked p!|.s; stacks of/yams; .'piles, of mats'.'and ;tapa (nativeimade.'cloth),:and quantities.of.kavaroot. : Most 'of these- gifts :had;:been' carried to tho •■'■ Palace' on i ;vtho";,'day...of,( tho: wedding^'and'the preceding 'id'ay.i.'.by-.;large companies, chanting-joyfiil measures; " One party; of : old /women who bore' .'gifts 'bf'.tapa;numbered' 100.':' The-foodstuffs were- sreckoned, as worth- .£2OOO, and after they: had : been'v. viewed -by 'the: King; -.there' was; a gorieral distribution among-tho populaces-then ,a : great';.-fees'ting, --then a'sound..; sleeping ; off :tho effects.■:'/;.: ■,::.';■','. :;':;.; ; ; .-','-:.•((:'■•-':;■.■''•;,

y/eddiTirj at:Opakt.., :' \y:yX (o :(';'.;;;;:(: : ,v .;(A: : ;nuiet('and'.very: pretty;wedding .was'..celebrated' '-■ yesterday,;, at.'"Fernside,"' .' Op.aki, ,v tho residence :of. Mrs.( J. Cameron.:, The 'officiiitinfc: minister;_ivas Rev., A.^-T. 1 Thompson;"the bridegroohi boing Mr.': William Clare' Roberts,, ydiing-'eat.-son of Lientenant-Colohol Roberts, N;Z.C.,. of.yAuckland, 'aad"tho bride Miss -Maud Camoron','.'youngest daughter' of. .the latii ,Mr: ! J. Cameron '-and'./Mrs.;.. Cameron, of 'Ternsidei" Opaki.r-■> The bri'do. wa?: ..prettily,"attired in cream chiffon'tafiotta; trimmed'- with panel -of Brussels;lacei- opening', oyer, a" ,'vest ■ of tucked ;chiffoh, with, white hat,.with :go!d : band/ nnd ospreyis( / Shovfas attended by. her -sister,-'. Miss Mary-'Cameron,'/ arid licr nieces, -Misses- Annio and -Essie Cameron.: The .bridegroom's present to;; the; bride';wns a'/lovely,; diamond .and:, pearl Mr?;H.' Rnwson, was best man'.V Mr.' and, Mrs. -/-Roberts. wiH' reside ■' in" the Bay'. of .Plehty'Cdistrict.:';;'" "■.'-..":' - I ';,' >'■'.':'•■■: v- ; , -./';.:j'-:;/

The' Pioneer:^Club.v(' : ..-;:"-' : " ; ; X :--:■: : '.-r ./'A'number■ of members woro•■ present :ycster r day afternoon" at tho Pioneer Club rooms, when the-club .afternoon was held, Mrs,/ Leo ./Myers,; a-visitor from Aucklnnd, being.' present as (the: guest of honour.'■Tlio rooms were.charmingly, dceorated ; ;with- rases, sweet 1 peas, : :and'poppios,' and during /the ..afternoon Mrs. Sutclilfo gavo a;,recitation,' : and,- Miss /Mona iMackay ployed a pianoforte solo.--Mrs. Leo Myers is a ber.of tho London Lycoum Club and has seen' much /of/tho. club iifo in •America, and shewas inuoh 'interested in tho successful vontnrd; made by Wellington womon in establishing: the fii;st' .woman's; club in New , Zealand. • land womon aro' now also trying to establiiih "k womon!s:,dub.'; Miss Richmond, president, of : tho 'club,(introduced Mrs. ;Myers'to tho;-mem-.bors(;,arid;on hbr invitation. Mrs.. Myers' gayo a (short arid .interesting, address.^.' She ; -cpn-/ gratiilated' '.tho:.'mombors; on/their' club, and 6poko. of.what such an institution'.might bo as a widenitig influence in 'a' woman's lifo.-Then 8ho; spoko' of tho Lyceum. Club in London, perhaps,shesoid, the most interesting association of women in the world. It has a membership l ,of (over ..two .thousand/ and attracts' td'/itsoif womon- who -havo /achioved anything in art, literature, education, musio,'' or half a. dozon ' other spheres of activity. -Thero are within the borders of 'tho cltib a number of, circles to/any"/ one 'of .which a woman , can' attach hersolf/and.in; somo :one of thorn sho is euro to find companionship and interest. Speaking , of. the inllucnco that a club .should oxert, and she (pointed out that the social aspeot of clublifo was only ono of, many, Mrs;'- 1 Myers told how. two of tho wombn's clubs /in San Fran-. Cisco,/ the. "Sorosis" and the ''Century," had formed an association to save-from destruction the beautiful pine woods of California, and sho, said that the/existence; of those great' forests'to-day was duo mainly to the. efforts-i of tho .women.. .Mrs. Myers had'ebon" some; thing of the Suffragette movement at Home, nnd she disclaimed any; sympathy-'with the tactics of those ladies, but sho quoted a shrewd littlb -story which had been related-by a lady of wealth and oulturo atone Suffragißt mooting ;which sho attended. : "I have a beautiful ostato in the country," said tho lady, "whero P employ (i rinmborof peuplo, and I pay taxos; but I have no vote. I was spoaking to ono of. tho.stablemen the'other day who,had a vote, and I said to him: 'Well Stcphoni aro you going to oxorcisb the franchiso on Friday.' He looked at mo in uttor. perplexity, and lie scratched (his head nlowly, 'What' horso- is that, ma'ain'/.i ho asked' blankly ."v/ ■.;■.-.' The ouohre party ,whioh is to bo given tomorrow night - by Mrs. W. H. Ballingor in aid of the Hadfiold Hostel, funds jpromises to bo a groat success., Thero are only a few. tickets 'l e r!Ui;P d «^, eso may '•»-obtained'' from Mrs. MVilly, Kelburne.and from Mrs. Mooro,- caro of. Mrs. Ballingor,/Kelburno.L.. , :/':'". .'i At (tho. Now Plymouth Show a rather awtward : incident./ocourred.. A .lady-.-wcarin"' a summer.; costume' ,was .'. strolling across?■• tho ground .whon:.tho back of her ekirt suddenly .burst into; flame,, caused, evidently'by a lighted match carelessly, thrown down;-by, a smoker; Several/gentlemen rushed : to- tho, rescue,(and ,by. rolling: the lady on tho grass the firo was;soon extinguished.,: Fortunatoly (says-tho /.'New? ).-'the;.lady;;,was not burned, though sho recoivedrn severe,"ehook. • The dress, of course,' o?as; : rniriediV:;;;,;,/'':!;-/•■; :■, ,;(;;;■'///:';,. ■'■■ •■;; ,■■-■•'■;■.- ■ ;C ;Th«iCrigaEeniolitjis'announced of Miss Mary E, ■ Fitzgoraid;;6econd';ddughter- oi the.latoMi.

William C.'Fitzgerald, of-.Wellington,' to Sir.' Alexander Armstrong, eldest.sou of the Rev. A. Stewart, of Essenilen; Melbourne The wedding is to take place early in January; Hiss Dorothy Blanchard is giving a tea for a number of her girl friends at Carroll's on Priday.. ,\ .. , Mrs. Frederick Samuel is going to Picton for tho. Christmas holidays, and is chaperoning the Misses Ha and Una Geddes thero. Miss Siddams, from Greytowu, who is now staying with. Mrs. Bridjjo, at Oriental Boy. will.bo for.somo-weeks tho,guest,of Mrs. Will Lawson. ■--.:-'' Miss Lcggett, of Wellington, is on a six months'holiday to Auckland and Hotorua. Sir William and Lady Russell arc visiting Marton. :../; Mr.;;and';Mrs, Elliot / Wyett'left yesterday morning 'for a six-weeks' visit to the Tuupo district. Their homo in Boulcott Terrace will bo occupied by Mr. Lukin and his daughter'during. their absence.: , Miss Mabel Ahsley (Auckland), who has been spending a holiday. in Picton, is in Wellington on l .,her way homo. -.". Mrs. Hncon gave an afternoon tea yesterday afternoon. ' ' Mr./and Mrs. H; C. Tewsloy. are giving np their house in Aurora Terraco, and go, on December 18, to Day's 'Bay,-whero they, will spend, a; few : months.':..-.'i ... ~' ......" ' Mrs..Leo, Myers, of Auckland, "roturns home By.the Main Trunk express..this morning. Mrs.'.Munro, of Park- Street,' returned last night from a holiday spent. in Picton and Nelson. 1 . .",'■' ;' / '■ , ■ ' ■