SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 694, 20 December 1909, Page 4

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

[Notice of Engagements . and / Weddings.— When reports of '.Weddings ahd announce meats of eagagoriieiits are;, sent to "Dominica. .. tor pttbUcatioii,• the: imrno. and addressi /of .the sender should be enclosed, not for publication, but as an evidenco of .good faith. Otheriviso the announcoinnt oannot; be published.] , Weddino at Karon.. •!'" A wedding- of much; interest took place at Earori-on Saturday afternoon, when Miss Ada Cook, eldest daughter of Jlr. H. Cook, was married; to Mr. Herbert Arcus, of Petono.,.lho, 'ceremony took .'place in the. Anglican-: Church; tho Rev. A. l>; HanSeil officiating. llio,church was decbrated with flowers and foliago, and the, 'service was a choral -onei - Mr, S. bhort playing the wedding•' march. : The 1 bride- woro ;a : handsome white silk, semi-empire frock, beautifully eiubtoidercd; also a bridal wreath and i veii> •and she carried a lovely-shower boaquet. three- bridesmaids. (Misses Arcus (2). and. Jiuth Cook) -were dressed in silk voile empire, gowns, with ,white : hats..trimmed, with heliotrope and ,pink' BWeet, peas, -and carried; bouquets, of .the. idino; flowers.. ■ .The bridegroom s gifts- to tho., ibridesmaids. were - gold? ' brooches . set; with.'amethysts and pearls./;Mr.;P. Austin was best; 'man -and -'the'groomsmen, were. Messrs. J - Griffiths' and G. Castle. The bride s mother 'woro-a handsome, black silk, gown trimmed with black- lace, .'and -a' heliotrope., hat. with handsome - mule' coloured feathers and -mauve flowers. Mrs. Arcus, tho bridegroom n,mother, was "'dressed : in 'green silk, eolienne . with ;black hatl, -The .bride's ' going-away. dress . was . a green ■ tailor-made costume; -and purple .hat. The-guests, who numbered about-100, were re-' ceived -inVa large' marquee,decorated with palms .and-ferns. The, bndd - stoof under.a floral, bell to receive the congratulations: of her friends. -.The presents were numerous and handsome...' .... ' . ,A Marlborough Wedding. ' '- Oil Thursday afteri;ao:i, 'at tho -Church of ithd ' Na'tivify, Blenheim, Miss - Robina : Kate; iHall, youngest 'daughter of : Mr. -Thomas .Hall, iof. Springlands, was. married ■ to; ,Miy: Seymour j'l'. 1 Richmond,'-eldest ion.of .Mr.JP/, H. Kick-: 'mond,,' of Richmond' Brook. .;.. The wedding iceremony,' 'was-' by, his • lordship ißishop/ Mules, : assisted . ,by ..the. Yen. Arch-, -deacon Grace.' The. bride was attired in ivory isatini'/triinnied /With'sbft -lace -and:, insertion 'and .'pearls'/'The -usual-.veU/iand 'orange bios-.; isoms ' completed vtho attire. The j. bridesmaids i\Vero' ; Miss : ; Y/' the-bride) -and iMiss B. u SimpSon 2 (cousin, of the bride). !, J.he !bridesnlaids : wore dr«s.M ;in :silk -muslin -over Isatin, 'and wore' .veils , (best, man was Mr/. Gordon. Richmond,' brothel, 'of the bridegroom,'- and tho groomsman was : Mr/' : L/ Clouston.'- After; the- at .the church ; a reception was held- at th©^^ house of the .' bride's ' parents;,' Mr. 1 and - Mrs..: Richmond ithe'n''drove straight to their futuro-home/nt Richmond Brook. The bride's travelling, dress was',a; grey -tailoronade costume, with a shadetl - groy hat and ostrich, plume. . .. -... ;Waniod: Better Domestic Training. . In'tho. (Sourse '■ of her annual report upon the Auckland. Girls' Grammar School, tho •headmistress," . .Miss'.' Whitelaw, M.A., _ made speoial reference, to the, advisableness of paying more attention to training girls in domestic science; since domestic science, she said, was of ; necessity- bound up with ail- that pertained to a woman's' life., The educational ■ authori-ties'of-New Zealand, should ,see> ro.-it that, agirl could pass, her matriculation,' or , gain -her scholarship, or;be/a ; shorthand' and a ,',and - at-'the. samo . .tinie have a' fairly? accurate' knowledge. of;., ,the.vdifferent branches of 'this science;,. If need be, the subject; should bo ; introduced - into matriculation , and scholarship courses. To her mind, it was .'amatter of -.vital • importance, that, most cer-' tainly needed discussion, 1 and would, she hoped,; receive, due attention ;.= in : February; next -at the'' Education Conference., ..As .it, .was. so important it should claim a place .m . every, year of everyiStage of a girl's .schooleducation; firstly: •in the primary.schools, -secondly.in;the tewini'cal /Bha'-sbcohdaryi-sChobls.Vand: thirdly,-; there should be a*-possibility of taking the subject in: a uniyirsity- course.-'.: This was .done now at'.'King's College, -London,/"It was done in America;'^hy.should we, be behind? ,)\e had ia . college«for; agriculture end ;» ' school,, of mines, and a school for. /domestic , science _in connection with the university ought to follow;' it .was- .surely .important.; Who..'would dare to; say; that"a chair' of ..domestic .science hot as necessary , for .ft: country s develop-, jnienf.'is .a 1 chair ;for music,;or .thfit. a lecturer. on domestic, science ivas not,as\much needed as ■a'-.-lecturer,'—on -.commercial/ .She-noticed'-with '.pleasure ; thit- the -Otago University. bad just' established;a :cliaiy ; in tliat.sub. gect./ ; Vice Regal Garden ,Party. ' , "Ei&iiencieS ; the Governor and I.adv Plunket received a vory large, number of guests at; a', garden . party 'given by them at (ipvern'ment Bouse;;Palmerston; North;:, on Saturday afternbon.The weather was. delightful,'and tho /function -was.' a:, .most ;■ enjoyable;. one, tho guests , wandering through.-.. the beautiful grounds, "which. are •in i particularly. Una; order, or'-' listdnihg' td.-- the' -Palmerston- 1 , Brass Band,; iwhich . played -on the 'lawn in .-front; ■ of tlio house, where their Excellencies received their guests.? Afternoon tea . VaV; served- in a large marquee erected on-the lawn.. The Newtown Tonms Courts. . " Saturday afternoon was fixed 'for thc;opening of the Newtown Tennis' Club's-new courts on • the; Town' Belt. l^or, sotno time ; the Club plaved/oh, the''courts behind .the;.Newtown •Methodist Church, .but recently-they have had. .two courts Von the Town Belt, and. the ceremony ;on; Saturday was additional courts. In.spite dt; the-heavy rain, which - inade, play. people,^-including: visitors from- the other, town cliibs, assembled iat '.tho courts.; They wew sheltered in ' the; pavilion, and; in-' a. marquee ;which,hai.-Bden:erccted; for the occasion.;:-Mr. Barber inade- a/ brief speech declaring; tho. courts open, and Br. Newman also . spoke, say'inu how pleased he\was. to see that part ot, tne Town Belt hid been taken for these courts.A vcar or ; two ago,: ho said, ; pcople thought that; the. Town Belt.was only, lit, tor .grazing,'but they .had ;begnn . to. reahso .that it could be nut.to ibetter uses,.and lie hoped ,in timo to seo it, all.appropriated,for sports and games, .'Afternoon tea,'. provided by the ladies of the, elnb was then served; in the pavilion, and the ■ marquee; which': W e to , decorated _ with.'Uowers, chieUy roses and ,sweet peas,: sent, by -Mr. BarPish^ IS If« U /aAd M Mis3 Kodw'ard, - Mrs. _B.ook, Mrs Powell, Mrs. Ward, ( Mrs. Holmes, Misses Zohrab, Veitch (2), Pilchtr, and Bentlcy.

t: Miss'•'Ooatea'intends't?"'spend^.thb. CtTisjmas holidays 'with in ! leave ; Wellington by tho Main, irunk express on Wednesday., . , , • -Hiss Grindley, of Dunedin,' who, has .been Visiting her s&in Nelson, leaves-forborne, oy the Haaroto to-mprrpw. •. , : . . . Mrs- Cecil Jones' leaves by on. January 13 for a six month? S Mary, Jones is, not', going: to : Auckland for the tennis tournament. ' ' Mrs T. E. Taylor, arrived from Christchurch yesterday' to spend the last; few.. days of the session m "Wellington. • . V ; •. Mrs.• Ernest Bncholz, antLMier Moore, from. Hawke's 'Bay,, leave ;on Friday for.a months yachting tour. ;. ' Announcement 1 is mado of of Miss Ruby, Marchant, of. to.Mr.. D R. Mowbray, also of Auckland. .. _ Mr and Mrs. Foster. Wobb, from. Otaki, are Visiting Wellington, ; and. are ; staying- at tho Grand Hotol. m Mi , Mrs, and Miss Talbot, from Timaru. are staying at the Grand Hotel. . Several visitors: from San Francisco oro stayiri?W - the ' Grimd_ Hotel.- They include Mrs. Carter, Mr. and Sirs. J. Gibb, Miss Gibb, and .Miss' Cherry.: ' i" Miss Wood .and Miss Duff, from Napier, aro the guests of .Mr. and Mrs. Ernst. Hadfield, of Hill Street, and will remain in town till after tho Now Year. , : , . Mies Edith Lyttelton, who went, to panada some months .ago with her mother and sister, has been meeting with . great success,, and stories by: *'G. B. ,Lancaster" have reconty appeared in several'leading magazmes.. bhe ■wntes to a ; friendi.m Wellington to say that she is , Having a splendid time, but remarks ■ oasually that , shehas .had an accident, and broke fier collar-bone, being bosides. othoi wise injured,, and that .this has hindered her work. Mrs. J. H; Oldham, who has been prosidont of the 'Napier W.C.T.U. for fivo years, ;W«s. presehtod at the annual .meeting last week with; o pair of .cut-glass silver-mounted {scent bottles on her retirement from the position to which she declined reflection. ;• Miss Ealphi"of Huntly (slstor of Mr. W. J. Ralph),'has presented'.horfhandsomo now residence adjoining St. Anthony's Church, Hnntly, to tho Dominican Nuns, Dunodln. . It. is ox- . _np.rfa/1 f.linf...f.h«.-P. 1 sfnra. .vj 11 ..he. installed. in .tho