SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 768, 17 March 1910, Page 3

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

A Wellington Wedding.

.At St., Mark's Church .yesterday .afternoons Miss .Mary. Stuart,, lourtlr (laughter of Air. D. T. Stuart, was married to Mr. /ilflii'.Latter, of Barry's Bay, Canterbury, the Ke'v. . A. 11. Joiuison, Vicar of' St. Churchy officiating. The bride's icharming empire dress.;, was of ivory catiii charmeuse, the bodice draped, witii fconiton lace. She.wore abridal veil and JfTeath; and carried : a shower bouquet'of Jilies, roses, stephanotis, and maidenhair. Shewas • attended by four, bridesmaids, 'Miss Olive Stuart , (sister of the bride), Miss' Nora Latter (sister of. the bridegroom), and the Misses, Lettice Tapper and Gwenda Hammertoe 'The two eider bridesmaids, who.'wore frocks*'of 'white net ipver. white satin, with ; corselets of Irish' crochet lace,, carried./-bouquets of red and pink cactus'dahlias,- 1 and. wore wreaths' of small .pink'and;'red'roses with autumn ;leavesr'-'. The' two* little, maids wore, dainty little frpcks; of..white ninon over ,white silk, and wieathsof tiny pink and'red'rosebuds:and autumh leaves, and carried bou'quets.'to'.match.,. Mr.'Le Clere Latter was -best man,- ; and, Mr. R; Black groomsman. The bridegroom's present to the bride; was a g'old'bangle, to the elder gold monogram rings, and to the t little girls matrix pendants on gold chains. After'the ceremony.'a;reception was held at the' hoine 'of 'the', bride's brother, Mr. Charles Stuart, in Brougham Street.; The hall and drawing-room were •beautifully decorated' with white roses, lilies, ana clematis,, and the dining-table was • decorated with white roses, lilies, and trails of smilax. The bride's mother, Mrs. v ' Stuart, Wore a .frock'-'of silver • grey silk,--'with; oriental embroidery rand'i a toque* of silver grey velvet Charles Stuart's frock was of wine-coloured silk, trimmed with! oriental J embroidery," and /with' it she:wore a'large hat with wine- . coloured tips; Mrs. Latter; (mother of the bridegroom): wore , a blue silk .dress,'-and brown with plumes; Miss : Norah Stuart,-wHite cloth , coat and skirt, and black'picture hat' with plume';- Miss Vida- Stuart, green'coat and skirt piped with- emerald "green, and hat- to ■ match with Swings.' The bride's- travelling costume .was'of saxe. blue; shantung,". with straw tfique trimmed: with'"'gdld K'6ses. ; •Among' the guests' werei: r Mr; v and Mrs. Buntly Eliot,-Mr; and'Mrs.'J. ! Williams (Christchurch), Mrs. Louis'Blundell, Mrs. Ernest Blundell, Mr. and Mrs. Butt, Mr. and Mrs. Buddie, Mrs. Page, Mrs. Napier M'Lean, Mr. and Mrs., Watkins, Miss Gaisford, Miss Haybittle, Miss.Cook,.and Mr. Harvey. -"'J Wedding at Island Bay, A wedding of special' interest ..to. Primitive.. Methodists took place . yesterday afternoon at the 'Primitive Methodist Church, Islandßay, • when Miss '< Beatrice Ayree,; daughter, of . Mr.' . Richard: Ayres, was married to the Rev. H. Daniel, of Edendale. The Eev. A.. Armstrong, from Wairn, officiated, .assisted! by the . Rev. W. R.. . ' The /bride - was attended SJ Jjwp bridesmaids, 'sisterj Miss Maggie Ayres, • and. Miss- Moore. She -wore a frock-of ivory, charm'euse/satin,.' -with bridal. wreath and' veil, andthe'.bridesmaids -wore frock's' of. vieux. rose charineuse,;\and- black,; hats with ;wings. The Thompson'was best' man. • .After the wedding.a;;reception was held at tile home of the bride's parents,, when among other- guests, the following were present:-Mr. and Mrs. C., M. Luke, Mr. \ e » Mr. and, Mrs. Innes (Masterton), Mr. and Mrs: M-Ewnn, Mr Harpw,; Mr. and Mrs. -Barber, Mrs. Proctor, Rev. Fowlds, Mr.' and Wrl ht S ' Lnke, and Mrs. A Wairarapa Wedding. ■' ■nwi St- 4 adle /' s . Chureh,. Tenui, on Tufcsthiy, Mrs. J: Andrews, eldest daucrh.ter of . Mrs. Morrison, > of-Blairlogie, was married. to Dr., Bird,: of,-. Nelson. The church had been, beautifully decorated for the occasion by. friends of the'bride, and the_ceremony ivas .performed by the .Kev. J. Sytes, of Upper Hxitt, assisted,by the Eev. J. F. Phillips, of Tenui. Our. Women in Politics. : Miss.Talbot, ,who left Auckland'by the avna. for Vanrouver on Tuesday, told a representative of an Auckland paper that she_had been much struck during the six weeks she had, been in New, Zealand bv the want of enthusiasm shown on the part ot , iNe J /ealand women regarding political affairs. '-"You have the franchise," Bhc said, and I expected to see-women on-every public council,' and taking an active part in public , work. Why, even' ui social intercourse, the women of Ncw /-ealand : display little interest' in politics not as much as we do at Home." She urged colonial women to -take ■a ' more active, part in public life,