SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 778, 30 March 1910, Page 3

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Wedding at St. Paul's. A pretty wedding took place yesterday , morning _at St; Paul's ' Pro-Cathedral, ; when Miss 'Gertrude.'.-Hester" Pringle, second daughter, of Mr. and Mrs. T. . frmgle,,' was married to Mr.. Arthur Charles Magimiity, of Nelson, sou of Mr. and Mrs. -Andrew : 'Magimiity.\ The EjvVT; H. Sprott,officiated. The* bride, •: who' .was ', given , away by. :hcr . father, wore.a; dress of white chiffon taffetas, with : trimming; of: chantillv lace:. The bodice was braided with wiiite soutache nnd made .with, a square Mac 6 finished will] embroidery "'and' fringe of' silver and pearls.' Sho a coronet of orange blossom and a beautifullyBmbroidered tulle veil; and 'she' carried a shower bouquet of white lilies, ; arbutilons, and maidenhair;.'"Miss Muriel Pringle; sister' of the bridcj and " Miss Maud -Magmnity, sister of this bride-, groom, were her bridesmaids, and they w ?^ e frocks of cream striped silk gauze, with bands of Bilk embroidered lace, and yokes to match. Their- pretty hats were of straw,.'lined/with - pale > blue, arid-trimmed with wreaths'''Of'autumii leaves .and. bronze "chrysanthemums, and thev; carried bouquets of blue hydrangea and;autunuufoliage. Mr: James Houlker f of. JVelson, was best man; "and Mr. •i'jrio. Sclanders groomsman. Dr. Fyffe presided at the; organ. • Afteri-the > wed"iing a reception ;.was: held at the home' /of .the bride's parents, vKohanga, in : Grant Road, Mrs. Pringle received her 'S«?sts in a gown of . violet Irish poplin, trimmed with silk of another-shade and bands of Indian insertion,. and with a ■yoke of Connpinara lace. With this she wore,a large black hat, with'plumes and E1 t f ls . s , ue --i 'Mrs. iMaginnity (mother, of the,bridegroom) wore a dress of black chiffon taffetas, trimmed with handsome vn e, i' al ! d ?• b'ack. hat.v Mrs. Maunsell (Oarterton), sister . of the * bridegroom;' ■wore i'a. cream costume, and floral hat.' Ailiorig other guests.present were Mrs. A. Magmnity, .Mr. and : Mrs; A; ; G.-. ■Donne, Mr. and Mrs. Henderson, Mr. ' a "j Mrs._6reig, Miss L Tingey, Mr. and Mnj. R, Tait, jun. The bridegroom's 'present, to. the/bridewas-• .a-hahdsome• jgold bimgle, to .Miss .Pringle -a- pair of •medallion earnings, set.with pearls,-and to jVliss Maud Maginnity' a'; gold necklet ana pendant set with turquoises and: , pearls, .. The .bride gave the-'bridegroom 'a gold l-Jcase." vr ,The -'/bride's travelling dress, was . ; a tailor-made'of saxe blue, with: large blue jade but.tons, and with it she wore a, blue beaver

•hat with ~ pheasant's plumage; The /bouquets were supplied, by Miss Murray vice-regal florist. ■ ■ "Wedding in Wesley Church. A quiet wedding was solemnised'at iwesley/ Church; Taranaki ' Street, yesterday,- when" Miss 'Maia Smith, eldest daughter of the late Mr.; : 'H. B. Smith/ of ; Dunediu,: was' married ■ to; Mr. . 1 ward Harland, only son of J. Harland, of this .city. . .The bride-was given away by. her uncle, Mr."!W. Smith, ■arid was. attended by her. 'sister, Miss Hazel Smith, as bridesmaid. Mr. Ar■thus Wilson was best man, and Mr. Wip ton presided at 'tlie organ. Tiie Rev. iS. J. Serpell officiated.' After the wedding a reception was held at "Hylton," Brougham Street; the residence of 31r. arid Mrs. W. J. Harland, w'here. a. large number of guests were entertained, and SunOng - those present were Mrs: H. J! Smith,, of Dunedin, the,'bride's mother, and; her' youngest sister!,' After a. ver pleasant/gathering;. ; when! the .. usual toasts were proposed'and.honoured .'with great heartiness, Mr. arid Mrsi E. ■ 1;' Harland left for their future home at 'Apiti, Feilding. . \\-.V !

Wedding at Karsri. •Yesterday afternoon l at St. / 'Mary's 'Church,,'K.arori, Miss Lily Hamilton was married-to-Mr. Sidney J. Dyer; of Wellington; The'bridesmaids ' were ' tho .Misses Jean- ' Beauchamp - arid Lulu .Dyer,-nieces'of-tho 'bridegroom, 'allJ /Mr. Barririgton Waters /was.' best-man.' - lho bride, who in the "absence'of '" her •father.-was - given aivay by Mr../H.' J. Grubb; '.wore a smart taiior-madc' costuin'o of cream cloth trimmed with llussian braid .and phinellp straw' hat with gold- .wing: The -bridesmaids''' frocks were' of ivhito muslin and ;lacfe'insertion. A Feilding Wedding. / .At, the; Primitive'" jfethodist Church, Feilding, on' Monday Mr. Stanley "James' Quarrie, of .Halcombe, was ! married to -Miss Phoebe Clarissa Thompson, eld£sf,daughter of Mr. J- C. ,Thompson, of lasma," Denbigh Street,-Feilding. ihe ceremony was performed by-.tlie ' oi I s ' assi sted„ ,by tho. itev. J. Sharp. ..Friends of the bride ■had , nicely decorated the-church for the.wedding. The• bride, ;who was -given away by her.father,'wore' a dress oi ivory.-satin,, trimmed with Limerick . lace,' and,-a bridal-veil and orange blosLydia Thompson (sister) .was'the bridesmaid, .dressed in lavender and cream voile, arid two. little paces' carried .the bride's train. - Mr '. ",)' ' M'Leiinon supported the bridegroom as best man. '.Mrs. P. Morphy: presided at ii«- 9^ au ' pl'iyedi'Mcudolssohn's ivedding March" as the party.' left the church. . . After the ceremony'the party and friends assembled at the residence of tne bride's parents, where, a reception was held. ..... J i r ¥ r ; '- a ?, d . 3lrs - Qufi'rici' ' afterwards llomo at.Halcombe;: Ihe bride s travelling dross /was a' cos: tuir.e of grey, trimmed, with pink and Ci'o2-iii, with hat to, match.

A Wanganui Wedding. '■ Considerable interest was taken in a wedding which was celebrated yesterday at- Wanganui, when Miss Bertha M'Betli, second daughter of Mr. John -M'Bcth, formerly postmaster-*of Wanganui, was married to Mr. Haydon M'Lean,. solicitor, of -llunterville. ■ A Masterton Wedding. '' A quiet wedding was solemnised at St. Patrick's Church, 'Masterton, on Monday afternoon, when Mr. John Paul Steinpa,'son of Mr. A. Stempa, of Upper Plain, Masterton, was married to Miss Amy Louisa Birch, daughter of Mr. George B. Birch,, of Wellington. A'reception was: held-after the ceremony, which was performed by the Very Rev. Dean M'Kenna. A Napier Wedding. Miss Pamela Burtenshaw, only daughter of the late Mr. Burtenshaw, '■was . married on Monday .afternoon. to Mr. Charles Louis Thomas, youngest son;of the late .Mr. William Thomas, of Dunedin. The bridesmaids were tho Misses - Ida -and Belle Clarke. The ■wedding, took.-place in St: Augustine's Church," the Rev. Canon Tuke officiating. :V" ; - - Wedding at Hastings. ■ : At'-St.- Matthew's Church, Hastings, on Monday Miss Harman, eldest daughter of Mr. E. J. Harman, of Hastings,' was married to Mr. Wilson,, third'son of Mr. G. F.- Wilson,- of Willesden, London.. The bride,',- who was given away by her father, wore an empire frock of cream'silk voile, with veil and orange blossoms, and carried a shower bouquet. -She was attended by her sister,' Miss Florence -Hannah, who wore cream spotted delaine with floral .liat aiid-carried a shower bouquet. Mr. .'•■ A. Coggins was best. 'man.- After thewedding, a, reception was held at tho residence, of the bride's parents in .Quarry. Street.- - Wedding at Woodvllle. .Miss Annie Harris,. daughter of Mr. John Harris, .manager of Hon. J. D.

Ormond s estate, was married at Woodvillo recently to Mr. Ebbett, of Hastings. The service was conducted, bv the Rev.Mr. Gardiner, • at the Presbyterian Church. s Ferrysitie Croquet.Club. The comparatively fine .weather' /experienced during the Easter holidavs enabled' the' Ferryside Croquet.Club to' play off its .tournaments,'' and at the same time" to;complete'tho club's first season. successful year has given the game of croquet.an impetus lington, which hitherto it, had not enjoyed owing to the lack of grounds and the wherewithal tp finance .such a. venture. Ths Ferry; Company, in this instance, have met the Croquet Club very generously j: and as a "result the gamo h-s been enthusiastically.takenup. ,The trophies presented by Mrs. Findlay (president;,. Miss Skerritt, and" Mrs. G. F. ,C, . Campbell (vice-presidents) have now all been played for and won. The last-named two competitions, were finished during-Easter.-- : v V > In the handicap singles Mr.- Guy Fulton (1 bisque).defeated Mr. W. H. Didsuury -(scratch) after a lengthy game. Mr. Fultou is playing well - this -year, and when he obtained the. balls at a late stage of' the game he played with gopd. judgmeut, and .won .fairly easily. He carries away Mrs. Campbell's' trophy- -'Fori the- combined doubles' VjVliss ' Skerrett's aijd.Mr. Didsbury did not have.'"much', difficulty ill defeating Sliss'V.-Zohrab. .and 'Mr.' Fulton. ,With. tho exception of oiie mistake, made'by. eacli'of; t-ne fojmer- ju,: the early-part :of the : game,-and which mistake luckily proved, of.-little uso to the losers, '.the. winning : pair . played safely and consistently.. . Many members, and friends were present at the courts during the progress of the games, and the club provided afternoon tea at Day's Bay' House.

Victoria Coljcge Bazaar. The, Victoria College Bazaar, in. aid' of. the gymnasium building and furnishing fund, ' opens in the .gymnasium;, at tile college ■on Friday afternoon. ' The students have been busy , for months making great preparations for this bazaar, and since the public like to help those who help themselves, no doubt their efforts will nieet with' great success. • /- The impression that Mrs. Newman will Daily Dr. Newman on his trip to England is incorrect. Mrs. Newman is not j;et strong enough to. undertake such a journey. •'lt is the intention of the management of the "Peter Pan" Company'to mvite the children from various charitable institutions in Wellington .to. a matinee performance of the charming play. Next Wednesday will probably bo _ the date chosen, and the little visitors will assuredly have ono of the most delightful treats of their childhood. • , . Tho marriage of Miss 'Lillian Maud Clouston, to Mr. Herbert Monro takes place to-day at the Church of the Nativity, Blenheim. Mrs. C. Hill. and. Miss Hill, of Havrcra, are at present 011 a visit to Wellington. Sirs. Frank Leckie is visiting Mrs. Willie .Kobbell, of Nga Rata, Alfredtoil. Miss Ll : Newcoinbo, of Wangauui, has 1 returned to. Wellington for a rev." clays. Captain Johnston and Mrs. Johnston,, from India, are coming to visit, their ■friends.in .Wellington,"and it is hoped 1 that they may be on the Warrimoo, ' which is due at an early hour this 1 morning. Mrs. Johnston . was Miss ' Morna Fell, and it is some years sinco ! she was last in Wellington. .. ' j

• Miss Neville, who has been visiting Miss Cooper, jetunis to 'Blenheim today. 'Miss Cooper is accompanying her, and will be her guest in Blenheim. Miss Gertrude' Cooper has ' returned from a visit to Auckland and Napier. Mrs. Newman and Mr. Frank Newman went'-up to : Masterton .to be present at the marriage of Miss Vallance to Mr. Erl Williams, which takes place to-day at Eahumingi, the heme of the bride's parents. If the weather is lino it is intended to hold tho ceremony out of doors, otherwise it will .take place in; the house.', There is to be a hall at Kahumingi in tho evening. Tlie Besses o\ th' Barn Band has been engaged to play, at tho reception.