SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 698, 24 December 1909, Page 8

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

[Notice of Engagements anil Weddings.— When reports ot Weddings, and announcements of-engagements are sent to "Dominica"' for publication, tlio name and address'of the sender should he enclosed, not for publication, but ns aii evidence of good faith. Otherwise the announoemnt cannot be published.]

Wedding at Karori. ■ : . Yesterday afternoon thero was a quiet wedding at St. Mary's Church,' Karori, when Miss Isabel M'Combie'Smith, niece; of Mr. Dinnie, was married. to Mr; Douglas Pollock Baguall, from Komako, the Key. E., B. Stephen? son officiating; | Tho : bride'' .. wore charming dress "of ■ white, i chiffon - taffetas, with 1 yoko and sleeves of tucked chiffon, and: bodice draped-with; fine .white, lace. With this sho wore a bridal wreath:and-veil, of embroidered tulle, and she carricd a shower bouquet. : She was'attended, by,two bridesmaids, Miss Winnie Pollock, and , Miss Kitty Wilson, . who wore dainty white 'embroidered frocks and wide whito hats, with Tmnches of tiny, pilik roses, and carried bouquets of pink sweet peas. Mr. 'Eellow was best, man, and' Mr. D. Dinnie groomsman. After tho, bedding a reception', was held' at tno home of Mr. and Mrs. Diiuiie. The pretty dining-room and -drawing-room were thrown into ' one, and : charmingly ' decorated -.'with flowers/ yellow, Icoland poppies, and coreopsis being '.chiefly-' used, while there;i were vases filled with tho sweet-scented Christmas lilies, and with whito Canterbury Bells, ;and tho tablo was prettily-decorated .with whito flowers. Mrs. Dinnie received in a frock of striped lavender ninon, : with cream lace yoke and sleeves and'bands of violet :yelvet. -Mrs. Sharpo, the mother of tho bridegroom, wore: a graceful 'frock of : grey striped;.;ninon,, .with cream, lace yoke and sleeves, a handsome cream lace scarf, and a'toque to match.. Mrs. E.. Dinnioworo a white lingerie frock, whito-boa,' and pink chiffon hat.: Among other guests' present wero: the'Eev. Gibson Smith: and Mrs., Smith, Mrs. Godder, Mrs. Dawson, Mrs. and Miss Heading,, and Miss .'Ecelesfiold.-, , The bridegroom's p'resont: to the bridesmaids .were Nellie Stewart bangles. Mrs. Bagriall's travelling:Costumo was a brow-n.striped tailor-made with' brown hat' to match. .- ;

A'Wellington Wedding. ' : Mr. Robert W. Lachlan, of tho City Electric Lighting Department, and well-known in football and rnnning circles, was married at the Catholic Basilica, Hill Street, .011 Tuesday, to Miss Hilda of Pitarua Street. The bride was attended by. Miss Giles,' of Carterton, and Mr. Fred Read/was best man..; After' tho ceromony, which was performed| by tho Rev. • Father Peoples; a was' held at .Noad's,.in Cuba Street.

State Nurses' Examinations. • . Tho State examination of nurses under the Nurses' Registration Act .took place at Wellington, v Auckland, Christchureh, Dunedin, Wanganui, Gisborne.and Groymoulh. , Tho ,following candidates passedi -ThejUames arc in order of merit '.—Louise Brandon, .Eleanor Chappell, .Florence Siddells, Louie M'Nie,' Elsie Seton; Lilian.: .Wallis.. and Muriel Allen . and' Viva Farmari . (equal), Emily. . . Edwards, Emma Harris,:' Vida M'Loaii, Margaret Hitchcock, Mary Park, Agnes. 'Williams -and Madeline .:Smaill ; . (equal), .Harriet Morgan, Ellen Ryan, Johanna Edmondstone and' Mary Sutherland and Violet :Coates .(equal), Edith Harris, Ruth Thomson, Bertha . Taylor, Irene. Hood, Ella Balmer, Ida Westneat. and Sarah Jeffrey (equal),' Mary Wilson; Alice Smith ind Francis Cook Ida Willis, Annie Newall, Maggie Pemberton and Teresa lSutler (equal), Gertrude Smith, Mary Nicholson,-' Ruth' Prior,' Mabel Wlshaw.r Camilla; Steele;/ Ellen.Earle, Katherino Woodward, and Mary , Worthington lind; Henrietta . Maberly ' (equal),- Catherino Blackie, • Rose Palmer, Alice Pnilpotts,. Phoebo .Warner, Florence Haycock; Kate Bertram,:and 1 Margaret Cherrie.. ' '.. : .V '

The Child at Christmas. Anyono who has been muph in- tho Welling-' tin'"streets during .the -past; few; 'days' and has noticod tho ox tensive \yay jii) which the Wellington 'child has, been),celebrating. Christmas,' ,a festival that has been dragpng;on: since ;last Saturday, must be filled with:apprehension for. the happiness of. tho child, mind' and body,' .when at "last the . evening of Christmas Day comes. Time, was : when, Christmas,, Evo iand Christmas Day • were the festivals,.- andi'the child, concentrating its thoughts' ;on those.,two days, enjoyed them' thoroughly;. Lately , ti» whole'week -has beetf .dedicated to the "children.; They receive presents days before, the gift-day, itself: comes, and they,',are..during '.the'infer;.; vening days keptby mbans of- still more gifts,' Christmas trees, shopping, and, little parties at a; : sustained pitch i of great excitement, an excitement that can' : hardly; find a fitting climax in- the ordinary celebration of Christmas. Day. To the ..interested observer this: seems; a. pity and it would certainly be : well if parents took, care: that their little ones- went early to- bed on Christmas Eve, so that they might ' enjoy , Christmas Day itself thoroughly,:..instead'of, as is too often ;tho case, .waking tired; and .'peevish' .nftcr■ a long bout' of shoppingrand sight-seeing till a very late hour on the previous night.

Girls' Realm Guild. ■ ■ . ■»'. ■ A party of.twonty girls of tho Kia Ora Centre of .the Girls' Ecalm Guild, headed by,, tho secretary,: Miss Effio ,Young, gave: a most, enjoyable . musical evening-. at.tho Convalescent Home; Oriental Bay,"on Wednesday. A programme of. songs, pianoforte solos and duets, recitations, and part songs .'was and,met. with very -hearty appreciation. Tho ' following contributed items Misses M'Donald (3), Kean (2), Young (3), Harloy," Bull, Duff, Stevens, ; and Prenoeville, v 'and :a , fine gramaphone 'was-manipulated by Messrs.'Engall and Gedgin.'Supper was handed round ,by '' the visitors, atid the, patients each' reoeived. gifts, of■ tobacoo' and- lavender water. . The proceed'; ings terminated- bythe singing of -. "Aiili Lang Syne," and cheers were given for tho matron, the patients, and'.the'Kia'Ora*. Centred Christmas Gifts. > : . . ;v The matron of the Hospital wishes- to acknowledge: with thanks tho following' 1 gifts for Christmas, viz.:. Toys from Standard 111, .'Normal Schpol., Girls' Leisure Hour Society, of Congregational Church, 'Alfred Crosby, Doris Hyde. Ivia Ora V Girls' Realm Guild; Agnes I'ultou. G. Collier Roynolds, boys of y.M.C.A., Levin. J. Myors ana Co., - ana Willie ' and Lizzie. Presents.' fori Victoria -Ward,'. ' Miss Coates s. magazines, Mrs, Mandel, G: Brown, and F.' M. MTDougall.. , : : • " Mr. and Mrs. Reginald Humphries-; from Hawke s Bay. with their children, aTo. visiting Mr. and. Mrs. 1 ,T.' Humphries at' the Hutt. Gray, principal'of the-Wellington Train-, ing College, and Mrs. Gray, have gone to Nel" son, where they ;intend to spend a month.; , r Mr. and Mrs.: Bonnie are spending tho holidays at Paraparaumu. >■■■' '. Airs. T.'MTJwan and, her three little daughters, are going dov;n south' next Monday to. visit Mrs. * John Lambie, of Kyle, ; as. Mrs.M'Ewan's littlo,' daughter ■ llose is, now. well enough to travel. .y, ■■ 'Mrs. Alex.'. Morgan, of Johnsonville, has rer, turned from a-most enjoyable visit to. Nelson: - Archdcacon I'ancourt and Miss Fancourt. leave to-day for, Eketahuna. - v .'v , Mrs. Ai Duncan lias gono to Palmerstoa North. ' ' ■ .- ' < " ■ . • Mr. and Mrs. Bush, with Mr. E. Bush,' leave;to-day . for/ a fortnight's .visit to ; the north. . ' ' 7 ...•.'■ V- : Mrs.; W. Nathan, from Pahiatua, with her three daughters, will spend a fortnight in Wollington,' and have taton Mr. Bush s; house for that time. . , -i • . f r Miss Beatrice Day is spending the Christmas holidays in Victoria.

By tho tim<J a girl gets old enough to believe that mon don t mean the nico-tilings they say, she is so. old .thoy don't say thorn' any. more. .