SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 746, 19 February 1910, Page 11

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Wedding at Halcombe. . A picturesque. wading .• took;' place at the Church' - : oii■' Wednesday, when' the: Eev. Ed. Walker ; ; offlciawd ;at. 'the-marriage'.' of Mr. Jas. Morrison, 1 ; of' Tokprangi,:to". Miss; . ran, \;of - '®angatawa," .Halcomlia. ••.The' . .bride Vore, ofwhitesatin - charmense,with •;- ; trim- ; ■; niings.of .white silk- braid. and Chiffon, 1 .the •j' joke|2ndpeeves7being 'of tucked ;net.' '.'A' veil , aid wreath. \of v . : orange , blossoms,v'a' ' ..beautiful,' shower' bouquet, ;'aiid': a' ' gold ; cliain j and pendant. - fthe -'bridegroom's ;,;gift) Mihpleted.ca':}uut^mW:wil«n^.':lhe , :principal ..-bridesmaidsV,were Jliss Jessie' ■.... M'Lenn'an, a!hd. IMiss"v'Agiies.': Coffey, '.'of' :'iWellingt<}n, ; ..sister and' cousin; of the bride. ; respechvely.'who, ' wore ' semi-empire- ;: dressesol!„ pale .pink- ;Tungsu. silk. They 'carried'shower, bouquets, and; wore pretty . :.cream; ; ;hats, trimmed.j-with Vpink.i and black;;:? Two ; ;ypuiigef; maids..!were tho. ilissesj.Grace. M'&rinaniahd" firace.Mor-' . risen j'dressed• in' pale lilac-silk and wear-; ;; '//Marie: Stuart".-'.caps 1 ;of -'white- chif•.n> with spray;'. of .'.jasmine. >; jThey. car. ; ned pretty; bouquets, made by Mrs. Bur;cham.. Tho bridegroom's gift to each-of tho elder brides'v aids -was a .gold ; bangle, while vtha' yon •; girls received. gold, brooches. Mr. ; iv;;M'Lehrian- was -best man,;and Mr.- Lewis Young,; 'of Feildirig, . "was -groomsman.:, '~.Tho-church had -beenaocely. • decorated by' : friends; '■ A reception! was - afterwards:. held ;at "Kangi-' t&wa," whero friends from all parts ;of the'.North' Island had gathered. Mrs. MTjennan ; wore' a Cfistumo-of black 'Ana-'- ... zonvSloth;-'with- white; front;-' and";; Mrs.' ' senr.', wore with* wnite r ;trimmings, and'she wore a black ' and white:hat. , ... Wanganui Wedding. . -At the residence of ..the bride's .parents; Miss > Ethel Jones, ,lthirdvdaughter:-;of..Mr..v : T-. .-H. ;:Jones;,'; was: married»'to V:Mr..-;. Neville'-' 1 A> . :Tregear, 'jthird i'son .of-the. late' Mr. -James Tregear. 1 The 'bride .was attended .by her ; Bisters,";Misses.Edith I !.and Ivy Johes.vMrV D. Jones, brother of tho bride, was ; best man. Tho Rev. E. D. Patchett-was the .officiating, clergyman.. After the 1 ceremony; i i:a , ' i Mrs. Tregear-' left'.by-tho" express" for" Chfist- ;; church, their;. ..Roing-awayt..-dress; was • a ... tailor-made costume, with brown hat to match.. .. . Feathersio'n Wedding.?"!; ' i ; A pretty;wedding was;solemnised:in the ;. Presbyterian Church' oil' Thursday ; last, ; ' when^Mr.- James.,P. ; Petrie,-'only' son of Mr. . ind Mrs;. I'etrie,V of. Nelson, •' was :-married-.'to VMiss<'Faniiy.',■--Gilpin, only : daughter .of Mr. and, Mrs. W. Gilpin,, two ; of .the oldest settlers in Featherston. .The' ' wedding; ceremony-was -performed by. the. Eev. G. K. - Stawell. , . ; ' , Miss .Mary Ilall, tile English trr.vollor, who is spending;a jFewtdays.Wn iWellihg- . ton,;was the-guest;6f..honour at an "At Home" given yesterday afternoon .by her ' cousin,;. Mrs. Henry Hall, at' her ;home /;niiHiU,;Siiiset.: : ';^\la^e ; OTmb9i'-.of' guests . wereprefient;; a:nd - they appreciated ; the opportunity'of meeting:, d traveller: who .had-, made..; .such 'a- : -venturesome? journey. : / Several, roomi ;wefe-"thrMra : '.opeii; to the guests,;.,tei .was served in the • dining-room,; ■ and ;a'string.'bind ..stationed'ih the garden played■ throughout the, afternoon; .. Mrs. Hall, received 'in v a frock--of : pald ?i Tle 1; wititei: laee, yoke..i ; iliss ; Mary. HaU .ifore a, black, organdie muslin.; . Among_the ; mauyi^ues'cspresent.- were; vfe 1 ;; Mrs;. , : liei)hard-.Reid;-i Mrs; Walrer : Eeid, Mrs. Losan.' ifrsr lindlay; , lfe;_Logah,'.CWtst...Australia), : Miss .Co'r- . uss, ' : Mre.;.Tuckey, :-Mrs; t Tripe,- Mrs;':Mil-' ford, 11.-3. Johnstone, Mrs. - MaoEwan ; . '; 4S Mrs.' r : '¥. rs - Seaton, - Mrs. ■■ Clay, Miss Tol-' . • hurst,-,;Mrs..;;Begg, .Mrs.'v.Mactavish; Mis, 1 Halse, .Mrs. > Chatfield,' Mrs. Von. Haast,! , Mrs. W.-' Youiig. Mrs/ '• ..14T<WDg.,-f ®6.r;Mfcsesi>E6gan - (2), Mrs.'! . Mrs. iEw'eu,. Mrs; F. Ward,' Mrs; ,l^ ; p : r 'lrs.-C/ ; Airs. ;C. i.night,.~Miss Fancourt, : Mrs.' - and; ilrs. D./Hobertson..' : 'y cor ;?- r 4 'Reid .and. Miss';Hall,leave to-day- : ■for their ■ tripito Milford^.Sound.' The-Wane of.Home-Life; ' ; v /pliM his ,' no; spnpathyori: toleration. for . the people' who -orefer to ; ive.in' hotelsVarid 'clubs:inWder to .'avoid? : tne;.troublesVand ;expenses:;incidentai' to;; ioine 'We. ;.Whcn. speaking;.'at,. the. meet-' - b . a^s - - Union; at; the - the- ; patnedral,.. tnerothor, night',- says" ;'a-south-) • era - paper,;. fa; said : there were; far.'- too': : ;m a ny,eyidenMS<of;^he,;tend^ty;.tb t ;dis-; ; -.pense with the/iipmei i Cliildren. were sent. out : 'of it.as sopnjas,possible,iah'diallowed'- f • stwots-'long;..before ; thev- ; .. .Do.vand.in other Says; the,ycars;'o*f : 1 ™ me I"«.',were very, much shortened. Xhera;wero;institutions tif all kinds that' ■ ewa' ;deal.,yof. parental-re-' eponsibihties. y The!fecular schools; Su- : (lay.soliools. and.other meaiis of religions : edncabon,'fall;:gaT'e;'the''.<parmts'.a" sense ' of: relief, from responsibilitv.:. People'were giving., up''housekeeping rto. adopt .'the-less ' responsible. ;the; hotels >and' clubs; ; ; - L ? e .y. .Claimed tuat,: these;places afforded 1 ; a.cheaper and ; way of liying,., b'ut .;h'e;'cpiidejiined. the.'lifeiof the :class : of. people,referred ;to;'as..one'of uiiadnltefa.ted reliovedvby.no iii.terest.in, church,; municipals or lany other -i l natter'.-'.of.: ,general ; : moment;. He con-. ' trasted' the-.influenoe,-of:, the rhome .with that, ;ofWjfiTan * institutionV-aa "a", ho'spi- 1 tal, _saying: that the. finest hospital in-the world, could'not' give; .Jo' the. : invaluable aid; that; caine; from! a' mother. ; . m* sick..'child:-'- : . >

Plurikefc: has taken a.. konsoat Cheltenham,; and, will- live - there for some f™B;™ilo.:lier attend Cheltenham College. • -... '1 h>s visit 'to Nelson next-week.. : todvElunket:,iS: ; to, : :unveil, : at .the '-Art Gallery a.. memorial picture"ooff f the late Mrs. JlattiQ' (Hui-ia Matengo)i' tho Grace Darling: of New. Zealand.,.. ; 1 Mr.; and; Mrs.-Leonard /-Tripp/' whose marnago took 'place recently in England, i returned,to New; Zealand by the-Malwa,- , and preached \VVellington on .Thursday."'-. ? ■ Miss'Mo'na'Mackay 'leaves' r to-day by : the Alain ' Trunk ' line for ;i; month's visit to Auckland. '. '/ ; ; . Mrs. Nicol, from. Christchurch, is visiting her mother, Mrs. Riley. ' • .. /Mrs. Eobert 'PaUrson.V of/ 'Napier,, is' visiting Mrs. .David Lang, of i Washington' Avenue, Brooklyn. ; . 'Mrs:;llacarthy .and Miss Amykano returned. yesterday ;from; a. visit to Te Anau arid'llilford Sound.. .. : • :.' .Ladies-in ..Hanovor;'are prohibited- from wearmg large hatpins in the. street.