SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 732, 3 February 1910, Page 3

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Wedding,at St. Paul's.' 'Yesterday morning at St.'Paul's ProCathedral "Miss Caroline Smith, youngest .' : daughter of- tho lata, Captain (John: Smith;- ; was married :to Mr." Henry.', Anderson, the. Eev.'T; 'H.'Sprott .'officiating:'.. The .bride wore a princess frock of white silk,' -trim-ro-ed with Maltese "lace, -and a .white; hat .with' l ostrich: She .wore a garnet '-, Decklace. -the rift of thebridegroom, and • ' a gaxnefc bracket,- the gift ofMrs. Ander■"am;' • his' -mother. - The wedding ' was ; a voiy'quiet' one,. attended only |by the nearest relatives" of the bride ;and. bridegroom,"'and after the .wedding a wedding ' ' &eakfast was held at'the Hotel Cecil.- ■ ' ■ ■ 1 1 Wedding at St. Peter's..

■At St Peter's Church yesterday mornling 'Mr.'Henry Conrad' lleuhard, son of ..Jfir.--H: ■ Derihard, - of"Willis iStreet;, was ■ marned to ■ Miss ■ Louise .Davis, .-of .this nty.vtThe Yen: -Archdeacon ...York, . of IWestport,Vofficiated.;.y ■:.Ov";; ... There was- a 'second;, wedding, at .at. Peter's-Church' yester'day-afte'rrioori;'.when . Mr. : rAlfred .Howe, .of-;this''city,;:-w.as mar- .. ried'iitfr:: Miss;. Catherine,'■ .'English.;/The, Rev.rifL: P. : Davys,: vicar . ofr the .parish,; officiated.

Wedding at St. Mark's : "yesterd ay f! afternoon;, : . ■ the marriage;, : was solemnised ' of • Miss Lillian, Droyv-, only daughter; of Orifintal Bi,V: and' Mr. Percy Cording, .of Conrtaaay .Place,: the. M. ,Johns- • toil, vicar of' St. 'Mark s," f officiating. _Tii6 •' Misses' May;-Violets and''Flprente; .Cren-: gel ; 'acted v as 'bridesmaids, ' and ". Mr.-, Pal-' . Eser' was; best man. Tfa.6 'bride, wlio Tvas, givtin • away > byYKer'fatte^-wore. ajtand- ; Boihe dress of'oream tafftrtav ; bridali-•wreath.^and long- The .chief. bridesmaid / wore a frock of palo-,- blue alk'*. mnslin;': and *h!kt,-; 'WTeaiked •. : flowers;: > The twoyounger ; ; bridesmaids .■wore jjny -ATid,'}mtfl'-\yreathed "with. sweet md 'finished':with;;'hsliptrppe ;'sfcream'erK ; Ihey.'. carried sliower 'bouqucto; of. peas. ' " ■,:; 'After', the ceremony, a -.reception.-was held' at Goober's Rooms .in .Ciiba Street,.where vabout; three.hundred'guests • were. .■ entertained', by Mr., arid.Strs. 'Drewi ■ After: the' usual toasts had been' honoured, ■ a , very '/pleasing. programme of song and. pe6i^tion , .was''cdntributad'-:by'-'-Mesdames A. M. Lewis and Martin-Williams.,Miss Colien,. and '/Messrs- "-Partridge '.rand-uTin-gßy. ' The rooms , and tables .were" be_auti-; : fnlly.decorated and a. string .band playea' iat-'intervals. - Mrs.■ ,I)rew,- -.-the .■ brides :!nibther;'jreceived;in.-a - smart ;: gown'-' : of :'am'ethyst-"taffetas''-'6ilk, ''Trtth -.toque:-- to; match 'arid : grey .'feather -boa.*; Mrs.'. -;Cpfding,''.- , inbther,iof''the:'bridegrpom'';.woro ii handsome " black -frock; of chiffon over ; silk ' and a white hat.' The bride's ;.travdlirig costume; was of blue. : cloth 'and -silk.' and' with; it'-she were : : a -wide black hat trimmed • with,: jet . and Waek pstrich feathers. The bride and ■bridegroom; received many handsome gifts. ' Late in the afternoon they left lor a trip to the north.. Wedding at Takapau; A'vary fashioria;blo \vedding took plaoe . at-Takapau on ; Tuesday, whm'MiM Jessie ' MSdia;' danghter'.'of. Mr, 1 -Sidney Jotuistdh; C ; of, Oruawharo,. was inarried* to Mr. Dainicl : , . -Riddilord,: son' of - Mr. f: Edward v Joshua,'' Siddiford.'- : The '- oereiAony. ;took. place at StJ Mary's'.Chiirchi.Takapau;' the; .* officiating' ■' clergyman : - being- 1 the -: Jiev. Bather Johnstone. ' The church- was 'literally packed, arid msuiy frieniis''failed'toi I gain admission. The "Waipawa" Orchestaa, uiio were engaged for the iunction,' played' ; "Sandringhain March"; on ths .entrance of ; tho. bride - and bridegroom. During the signing oi the register, "Ave Maria" -, was"'; admirably '.played, 'and; as the' .par'-' ; ties 'left the cliurcti "lieethoven'b "Wed-, ding March" was played. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a ;.. charming princess robe of.white moire,', embroidered with roses, and a bridal '' veil' arid wxeaih.. Sho was attended by eight ' ; brideanaidsi- Miss Nancy Johnston, her sister,;:the Misses Dons Johnston, .Gwendoline - Mason, Florence' St. Clan Ihglis,; :. .&nd':lda 'Dunoon, -her. cousins; Miss Ruth . 'Htunphries(cousiii'of'the;brid£gioom) and' . Miffes Sophia aiid Marion Watson, nieces. of the-bride. ; They formed .a charmingly picturesque'.'poup, all of .them wearing Eoijusey frocks' 6S white satin charineuse, . 1 -witli''.laco fichns. and palo. blue'., sashes, into which pink To6es were tucked.. The ejder; inaids iworo large black picture - 'hkts trimmed • with silver lace and' pink -■ipses, lined V"with',pale' blne' strings.; 'The little, brides- :, : jaaHs wore quaint, mpl-caps.Mr.; Arthur .- HerHck -was best man. '; '/ '" -

:/ 'In • the 'af terhooin r'Mr. ■ and J Mrs. - Sidney . • ;Y^|)6nt"J.tbrce/.'hun-r'; dredaid fifty guests," including friends ' from all parts of the North Island,, at, V their beautiful home. ;;Mrs.' Jphnston:re-; ceived in a very Handsome frock of blaok lace over white, and a black hat trimmed . with deep' red roses. '. .A:large marquee erected on-the lawn sheltered' the tables, anil-after the wedding 'breakfast' an: army ' of maids in pretty: costunies handedround delicacies; .whilst the Waipawa Orchestra. . rendered selections.. Sir Win. • Eussoll, in proposing' thov.toast :-of.-the,.bride'-.and ■ : ! bri<kgnrom,:reanarked that hel'had known the-' father iand-grandfather,- ...also'-. the .. mother" and-p-andmother, .ofboth parties. :and-.if,heredity.was,anyiguide,, then l ,the . young, couple should be very happy. . The j . father .and. the : mother of.: the •' bri do; were held -;in ;the::highest-,este6m : throughout, the ' province, j, and 3 : their, hospitali tyC was .:a distinct.'feature . of -life : at.Oruawharo. 'Mr.-, and. Mrs,- Eiddiford,, who -were the recipients; of,' innumerable : wedding: gifts, ajpropriat6,-).us«ful,.'aid'j valuable, 'left .•v. the.'.'.day. on their honeymoon,: ac- . . c6mpanied ; by;the~o6rdial' wishes- of' hosts: -' : , of "mends./ . ' : ; 'V The . Pionear, Club-at . Horns. / . Yesterday - afternoon .over ■ a hundred members 1 of- the -Pioneer' Club .were present'at v a /recrationygiven';ih •' honour, of, ■■ her 'Exccllency Ladv Pluniet. :.The rooms . . had been charmingly decorated'with flow- \ erß,'orange tiger lilies', and ' nasturtiums, .:, ■' end purple sweet peas, in the , reading- ,- ~ loom, .where afternoon ' tea . was .'served; . and in-the'.rose: and. white: drawing-room were i quantities of-pink and,:white sweet peas, rosekjoloured gladioli, .and pale blue hydrangeas,'-which" harmonised ..delight-, vv., folly with, the ■ pretty: colour 1 scheme. Dur- - f in'g .'the: afternoon', pianoforte 'selections were, given by • the Misses. lieveston and , Mrs.-Marin-Williams recited. Mies-Rich-mond received- in a .'frock of . black- striped ' jrinon, with-yoke-and slcpves of cream net, hat-.trimmed-;.with pale blue, and pale bluo scarf; Lady,Plunketfs frock was ■ of-biscuit-coloured-shaded--ninon,' and with it sho wore a pale green hat , wreathed with.yellow flowers; Miss Hill, who , accompanied her,'. .wore ;a frock of white muslm and lace, and a black hat with roses; Lady Ward, a coat and: skirt . 'of white ' French shantung, ', and black • plumed" hat; Mrs. Findlav, white mnon with 'black- spots. black -laco" coat, .'and Hack- hat; Mrs.- Ncwiaan, blue costume.

with hat .to match; Mrs. Wallis, lavender foulard, and black'bat; Miss Kane, white lingerie frock, and pale hhiehat with roses. Other. members of the. committee present were Mrs. Pitcliett,: Mrs.: Winder, Miss Helyer, Mrs. - Salmond,.'Miss Myers, Mrs. M!Kay and Mrs..Boss. ' , i.. During theVafternoon; Miss 'Eichniond, I'tho president,".made : ;'a. little'.farewell speech. - She said that a vow-of silence hod been -imposed upon her, but she must :break it; to 'express the pleasure the members of'the Pioneer Club had in lyelcoming her Excellency, and their regret that tho occasion , was one of saying iarewell. They welcomed Lady Plunket as; one who was not a mere'spectator, looking on at the life -of the women', in New. but' one .who. was herself a worker; throwing -herself, iwith .enthusiasm into the special work-she had so: much at heart. In replying,' lady Plunket said this was the: last:-'public .function'- she..would' attend. .before.- 'leaving New Zealand, and she was glad, that it happened to be at a' wo'mon's ;club that: she 'had l , the opportunity of saying farewell. She was particularly ;glad\ to - be ' there, .because she understood • that . the Pioneer ' Club was , not merely;an; association purposes, :but .that;it.had, also more serious aims, for.'she, felt, that there, was. much that:'; the : \voiheh of. New Zealand had

it : in their power to do—much that was in the province of women's clubs, she enumerated several objects to- which women banded'together, might-well turn their attention, instancing, among others, the,;care of; .'mentally ' deficient children, the -prevention , of cruelty, and the -prevention 'of infant' mortality. , These were matters;, with, which : women were particularly fitted to deal; and she hoped that the Pioneer Club would prove a meeting-ground for - women ■ who' had > the welfare of women and children at heart. A Professor' of Domestic Science.

' One • gathered:'from; earlier..discussions of' the: Otago ; University Council' that when . they appointed a ; woman'.to the Chair -of Domestic Science, they would select -a ' New'-' Zehlander': or ..Australian, and-'send.'her. to Europe;'dr; America for further-training;-.but?now! it seems that they; haye ohoseu an 'American. lady,. Miss Anna ,Hedges,, principal; of:-;the,'Hebrew Technical School:for. Girls, 7 in-New York.' Miss. Hedges) is . a- graduate of Columbia. ..University,' which :is- one of, the . three American' '.Universities; '.where, . domestic science '.',is: a - degree '.subject.;., She.-took her MX'degree.' there, .'arid has had'much experience, in" the.'fecfinical side of ; «dn 7 catibn.. V

According' : to. anAmerican 1 interviewer, Miss "Hedges,:;ivhp is. a suffragette, is very, ■rnuih'interested'.iri" New/Zealand.- "The salary;: the .positioh will! 'carry, lyith J it,". 6h'e 'told.,a'u interviewer,', "is' not, as much ; .tha.i 'X.'.am.,'now,..receiving-Tmy salary at/present,}ranks ai'high 'as that of -any. ivpmari'.in^ : A'menca...'engaged < ( 'iri .this , class, .of-'.workfrbut"then; iVa'mVtold;-.that.- one. .does','not' need' .'sp'.'much'.; money in ? New. Zealand.'"' .. ' "/V ;'; "; \

,Prior Vtp' taking :,up.her,; present, posi-: -Hon,..'Miss "Hedges : was; principal; of, ;the, doinestio'-.'arts'';' department"of the' .Pratt ! risti tate 1 in. Brooklyn'; 'one 'of the leading private ischbols,' ihvth'ei United' States''for . training , teachers .'and.' r 6thers; in the industrial: .field,KbethV men • and' women.' i'p

:T:"6n .the suggestion' of the' New Zealand .authorities,"' Miss 'Hedges went; on,. "I (shall gather Hhe .very latest; information: in - this; branch - of,.work by ,' visiting other ; ;couhtries.''. , 'There:is riot -yery :much being :done in I suppose) ;why ; ,. they... want--an' ';-'American :• woman rather -than an-Eriglish .woman—but. .what they', 'are idoing'-is' ;veryinteresting,'-even, if i it. does .not' provide' any new suggestions. . I haye .resigned ,as ;from'January. 1 next,: and then I shall ■ take ?a special: course 'at .Columbia Unitversity: to find, out the .latest; informa-

itipn 'in matters pf . hygjene; ; sanitation, •dietetics, etc. : I ' shall "leave New .York ' about ; September next, - being due in New. Zealand -at the beginning,; df : ■ January,' 1911, arid, the : 'intervening : time X shall spund .in travely ,' studying' the:methods of other, countries, 'iScludi^ r Germahy. :

; Miss Bertha'; Miles, .who has been, visit-ing-West- Australia," returned' by', the. Uli' maroa,last night. ... ' Mrs. Graoe went, to' Hawke's Bay to' : be S-esent'at;the' marriage of.her,nieco,'Miss eta Johnston, at Taknpau. ;; Miss Malcolm,-pf-Pahiatua,:is'the guest pf Mrs. B. P. Greville, Island -Bay. ::A r ;cpmbined'meetirig ef the W.C.T.U.is to be :held' this .-.afternoon,: when special business will be-transacted.'. . ; Miss - Nowcomb-Hall; of Dannevirke, who has: been .paying a holiday 'visit, to Dunedin, is .making -a'rtffo'-'itoA'WMliii#: ton/ i'X -H ' Mrs. -. Wallis is ■ much- distressed to find that several' people :to whom : invitatipns were sent fer the party given by;, the •Bishop-of Wellington . and herself last Saturday ,;haye ; not., received" these invitations. ; It,*, is/.impossible, fer;.her to find out'which;- of her-friends- haye. thus : fpund, themselves JJinth'eut '■ invitatidris, - and' she therefpre hopes;,that 1 ' all such iwill; accept thiSi expression, -of.'..her,,gMat:;regret| that some of'tho' invitatioos liave gone astray. , The and inclement weather - of'last Saturday prevented .the Ferryside Croquet-Club from holding its competition; for .'.the, 1 president's trophy. K next ..'Saturday:' (February 5), is fine the first round will'be started after the arnval .of, the 10.15 a.m. boat at the baiy. ; , Miss Skerrett, one of the vice-presi-dents .of ;tie -club, has' ilso donated a trophy for competiton. •'. :. 'Ton simply cannpt trust anybody," declares -the - lady., "My maid,-whom I had the utraost- confidence.:;in,'left me suddenly 'yesterday, and. took with, her my beautiful-pearl brooch.'' "That' is too bad", sympathises, the, friend. ; "Which , one ;was "That very; pretfj' one I smuggled Uhrough last. spring."—"Life." ;

; Woman- is growing -more' arid'morejtho intellectual • companion 'of: man.—lll. Henry Arthur Jones. ;

{■'The'..new .'girl ,had been but; three ; weeks - in ' the employment -. of; an' artistic family, but her time had evidently not been , spent exclusively' in . studying - the domestic arts. As her mistress was ■ giving her instructions, as to : the /dinner,, 'she'''said: "Marie,; don't' forgetthe "potatoes." ,r N T o, ma'am," was. the' reply; '"will you have 'em •in. their jackets or in the nood?" . . "What ; is' your chief objection to moving .pictures.?"' ■ ."The dust., that accumulates, behind them." •