SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 728, 29 January 1910, Page 11

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

:;v^v^eddiiigJatf^Hutti;'^^^'^y' :;/ ! r :^Vi/ ■ :.Vi' : On'.Tuesday'iafternoon i"::-., : Petarsi vfourth:.'daughter,of.Mr.Jand_Mrs. ';': ':-.: : Albert':Peters,''of:.Lbwer : Hutt,'was mar-, ; .'-'''i'.jied';to : .Mr;: Francis- Blake; -:-.€»;■:MrSiWilUam-ißlake, of::Petone.v,The ;- : :,wedding^tobk'.iplace. : ;at'.-the'-. .Church-:'-'of Y:: :ChrisV'-:Petone,"-:andV: : : Rey:.. ; ::D;> ,v:'-:.-M;Craokett':officiated.y:VThe;bride,:.:',;;who i ''!'. : : : wore;a:pretty/.empire';gowhvof >'hlce .silk, ;■ '.mth; sittVirimmingsj 'and: a bridal -wreath :. ;• arid'iveil,:was given:.awajr.By'her: f father.'. nieces- ofv'the; '-' :;: .. bridegroom"/; : :and : ' Miss:; : T Jesse": .Godfrey;: ;i::iue<»-;ofk : the:bride.'::;Mr;':iß.,Wisby: : :;was :■'-■ ;best'.man,''_and':Mr'.'fAv>Hogan:grobmsman.'. : ■ ■ ::'-,..,the;:bride'siparenti' ("Barnhood'.'lj.'.Jand; * ; ::.'later: on:Mri:ahd. Mrs^Blako'.Ueft'.'fpr-a; '%■;■-. :.bip';tb-'Warig'anui, ! :the,.-briae' l travellm ;..;.' ; k : 'costtme!faced'.with': black;: and ,:a'::,wliite-;;V-^hati;]WmmM.';.irith;:rbses:-and,-velvM.;:nb'-; ;;:?: ; boh.?. «::. : ftvS:Vi' : ::-3::: : v5K kAJ-f'.^ '.' ■ :fei'Petone:,^edd)ng^^^^^^ ■•"■: !'■'.-;'Oh .'Wednesday afternoon;: ; Jan'uary: : 26,: ii ,iot^toe'Petone:Baptist'Church;,Miss:Alice; ' '"-..-Maud-'Siardlow,': second:.daughter-,of.Mr.: ':■ i'md Mn. W.'H.:'Shardlow, 'iinarried'to"Mr.-John'-Vincent:Dyke, only: ::: Vvwn"of--Mf.',J.'; Dyke,' England. The Eev.': ,:&::■ A. :Dewdhey. officiated.. ; ;. , -The.-bride:..wore. a .:':';": charming :,dress ::bf<cream 'sißr;-.trimmed: r .-i : . : ':.triti>lacevMdvinserabnV: , ':with-;-a'':bribU.' '.-;■' 'Miss -Dyke;' sister; of ■ the .bridegroom', aid/ ■Mi': ; ;Miss : ','lris' 'Dixon, - : .They.'lwore; frocks'-..' of : i ;v:',': white':' embroidered:-;muslin'; and V veils! fas- v >• -.fenedvwith!-wreaths:ofvibses.:-'■ Mr. H.'.'G.: ! '):, i Shardlow/i.was:best;man..:-After:.the' <»ere-' >:-.'. mbny:'a.:re(»p^n': ; .was;'held^at'-.the'home .>-■:•'.'; of :me : «'•-?.- ~['<-' Vy^'^t'-}^, .i': r '■U■■; -:'-.At :'St."" , John's:-.Churcn,-: JDanhevirke;.. on' '"], ''• Thursday,' daughter, of: VMK'i; Hodder;. .of :.'.; Cabman : : Street,"C:..waß'..:'m :-.:..:Frederick Welling-: '::■;•■ übnvtheEev.i'E.. Eobertshawe.'^bniciatin'g., given: ! away .by. her : wore;'a ?prihcess>:dressvjof-Scream: \.'-x.}. sating.the:bbdice':'diaped with-'a.-'fringed j"'.:«carf'.'and- trimmed-': with'tucked^het;:and: :>.:•; silk.: insertibh:' - : She., wore/-/a .;-han'dsbmely.. :-:-'•"'einbroidered.;,bridal : VeU; and? earned;:::a:i ;"' '&, beautif ul:'sh'bwer?bouquet ■ which'.was;.-with, ': : :-'" : ; an-;a'meti^:: r and':r^rl-.-.:brpbch; j :the''gift. " ; : ;■ fof>the"bridegroom::*-Sh'eHrasiattended.by': ,:.'':■ four : bridesmaids,:. the ichief; being.V:Misa : t ; . : :: ; 'Brbwne ! :(of. 'Napier);, hiece'of'.'the.Bride, : ;';'.-.:: and 'Miss:■Mason-'-(of.Wellirigtb'n),;:cottsin 7\ ' nakiJ.'.cbusai^Pf., the "'hrid'egrobm;', and :-_:.:.Miss ,-ißelle;:fßrowne"i:(of';:Paimerston' v:j North),' ; *?all?i if earing.;:- creamI'..^;1'..^; frocks,;-.with. :'.' Y, ; »eils':-ana''ver3-:."effecuve" pale .blue ribbon - ; ; 'carryingvpretiy.-posy-bouquets.:ofi ':"',, '.''-rank -sweet peas; .tied, with- long blue -rib-;' .'■: Vbon,'- and they .too vworej'pretty' amethyst: .'-''.-.:':-brboches, : '"the .gift - of-' -.'bridegroom. .:;.: -'Mr. r :.Eouie" Hicksbn'.was' best.;'man,■' and ', :;'(Vv'Mr^.';B;''-;B^dder^^omsnian.':i/!After'.i.thß- - :^i webMing.a,:fe<»ptioh-.,waS..'held-':iby. ithe: ..:.; 3 bride's - parents Hall.. :;:.:::V'A:"ClbhcpuK:;WinneroM'^:-; : ::''' ! 'ff£ r - : : y: WeHiiigtbhYninsical .circles aie.--about :'-:■ J'to receive -another' addition to, their ranks .:'.:' inv-the: 'person iof ■ Mias:: May. Donaldson, ■h '."SiThoV; is : a .'■" violinist..'. exceedingly:;highly ■;!.;■?; tibught'.'of:-:jn^^;Dunedin.';:,When:':quite , 'a'. .: Vr'.ybuneS'girl: Miss■:Donaldson; was marked :- : " Ibyfdiscerhingspebplef as : :showingif ar- more. -'(than: ordinary-' ability::as 'a'-violinist "and. -'::;.:: likelyito: have * ai'j future;:before■.her,': and \:'':?.'tt:j.'was).6wiJig;.'.to'(thV;enobnrag^entrsKe'"'v "received' in;:Dun'edih 'that her :pareiits de-' -. ;"'j cided: to send- her.:to Europe*.'.:.ln Brussels :: ',v;ißhe":studied:;in-'the, Conservatbire under ■;■;• .:Caesar.: ; Thomson;>one ; pf,'.the:;:niPst "'ire-' •";;:;:Bowned".:te'achers ,-of,;the: .violin: ini:Bel-.;..-:;ginhi,.;if;hot in'-the.'-,world.','Prior'toher: :.' (D.onaldspn. :rii^':!sucbessful-':'iii', winning:'the 'most" cp- :. iTeted: honour, of :the'; ;-Premiere.i : : .,¥.Prix:-at :; < i tinotion,: which marks: tie .winner'fas'being :;-:'.BA:'play6'r,',of most -. merit.'.: On :. vrher; return'-ffom : ;:lier:.studies- in. Europe; \;-:>. : -it: ; was,-hoped .by ,:Dunedin', people ..that:, '-' r iv.Jfiss',Dohaldsbn..wpuld.'settle, in:their, city: V. ; ,':,.'and .thevbenefit ;of her.'special [ ;.■'• ':.' traiiung'under '■'Con but: 1 r >::: she -has -.to ..try.'.her' fortune,: in, : .■-"...,' WelHngtbn'' ihstead..,''->Spm'e;;:Uttle-:.whilb, :::: j ::::':back; Miss -Donaldson-rgaye.->'concert ; in' "rDunedih,: the''large' audience' present being- '■■';*■■ lelighted' iwithiher'.: performahces. .V.:.';;;. -.'*-v ; Nprsewobd;': '' :: 7\:r('7i : \-^ : ;-:', A- gymkhana- :was ;'.■ held: : bn':lWednesday. ■~.'•;•;at):Dr;•■'Veitch's i-grounds,- NoreeWoodj;, in '-.-iVßid-:of jthe funds, of;.'-the ;.:Presbyterian '■j->.::Chnrch.';:.There:were'..-':sports- ; and 'side ';'. - iißtallfl.'- : ; Messra..^P. G.:-.Grant,,T.,Barclay, -.;':■;K 'Meekihg, ■ J;.' IL.-.Hutphinson,'.,andiDr. , .'::;Veitch.-'had': charge;'of•:.the.'.games v :'iinu :-..■'.;iacea;iand kept thrrigs.'moving; as sbori.'as' :'.■,':one"race: was .over the competitors "laiied \ -r !.\ontV;-f er ' the -next''event;-.;.1n \ the - m'jlanvV; ;while. the 'stallholders. and side-show 'pro-, ,- ::'-:'prietors were:.doing .good: business.' ;,The: .v'r.tennis' courts ;were;under the supervision: ■ va'of. Dr.'.Lewis';and.•.Mr.i'.T.-!Q. yflosking," :,:and':many:ladies-were- in;:charge Ay-'jtea- marquee;:and..various.'.stalls.■'.'„:;'. ;,.',' ;Entarprising: Traveller.: > ;,;»;;;..',jv : . j An English paper states that Miss Mary ■':'■ -::Eall, 'the/lady traveller'•'who-made :the.' -; ''. Cape to', Cairo: ; journey three : years ...ago, y.:ana. 'who-.arrived , in, Wellington--.a.;few ,;-:.b\ays-ago,'-intends to ; make another'.in- ; teresting-.expedition: in 'tropibal:. regions. '■■:■:.; It;: is : : -her intention; at - the... olosey ,of her -y,;: .New: Zealand .'-risit, to :6aiV.'via-the'.Strait? ; y:-:(of.'Magellan tolthe'mouth;of the';Amazori, .'•;.- -yand there -undertake a journey'• across the 1 v ..'':wideflt';part ; 'of South\Amerieay:"She 'will Cmake .use;as far, as possible ;of thesteamyy ers' that 'ply'oh.:. the : Amazon, -and : after .'■ :,/■ leaving.,the' river, looks' forward to.an: in- -.;. y;-teresting- journey'across the Andes to 1 the coast:-: ?-,:>-: /-i : -.- ■■??!•*£:;■'■'.''■ ■■■'■.'''■■y.:.