SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 784, 6 April 1910, Page 3

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Wedding at. Rotorua. A great deal of. interest was taken on •'luesday, in the-marriage, at: St. Luke's Church,- Rotorua/ of Miss Pasley, eld- . est daughter of the late Mr. "R. S. Pasley, 'of'Rotorua, and.granddaughter :■; of -the late " Admiral Sir -. T. SabiuePasfey,, with Mr. T." Bragg, son of Mr. J. Bragg, of' Halfmoon Bay,-, Stewart '.'. 'Island. 'The Easter decorations in' the! church were still' fresh and bright; The .'bride, who was'V given away .by her brother-in-law, Mr.-A. : .F. ; Bent, wore a very smartly cut tailor-made costume of. striped mole cloth, ;the., 10ng,,, coat triinmed 'with black watered silk arid buttons, and with it she woro a' large hat of amethyst silk and velvet, with ' wings of - a!paler: shade. • Tho bridesmaid,' Miss.Minnio. Ramsay, .of Invercargill, wore a handsome trained dress of vieux rose silk taffeta, trimmed wfKi hand-worked braidj the yoke and^sleeves *.' being mado of delicate,cream.lace. Her' black hat- was relieved with a : broad band of gold, and: copper braid and a cluster of Paradise plumes. She wore also a gold bangle,'the. gift :of tho 'bridegroom: Mr.':J. W. Munson acted as best man. Mr. Pasley, mother of the bride, wore .a rich black silk'gown, with, a long' embroidered chiffon scarf, and a black, and white- bonnet. Mrs. Arthur Bent, sister, of -the bride, wore a charming frock of delicate""grey silk voile, over white glaco silk, and a pretty amethyst and purple hat. At the close of the ceremony, .Mendelssohn's' "Wedding March" was played by Miss Empson. The marriage was a .very quiet one, there being no guests.except those of the wedding party, who were entertained by, Mr.' and Mrs. A. V. Bent, at ''■. the residence on Whaka Boad._ The breakfast'-table, which was! set in: the dinin'g-room : , was :most -artistically arranged, cosmos being used'with much effect in the decorations;'. Mr.,and Mrs., Bragg left by'tho morning express for ■'' " their -new .home in :. Stewart Island. ; ' Among the many ■ handsome presents received, by Mrs; ■ Bragg was : a silver jelly dish'from-the choir of St. Luke's, some'pieces of rare china, and a hand- ,: somely-bouud life-story of her grand- » father. ," '':■ ■■■■'

Y.W.C,A, Bazaar. "Mrs. .Newman" lias'.conseu'ted to open the bazaar which is to 1 ; be held in St. Peter's schoolroom''ok- Thursday; Friday, and Saturday/in aidjoMlie>: Young Women's' Christian Association, . s Ho'sts of pretty things havo been'..sent 'in for the stalls, and each evening a charm-ingly-'arrariged. series of moving; pictures Will be given under, the direction.. of Miss Sybil Johnson. '■ ■'', ' Miss Richmond's, Recitai. , Those who attended: Miss Beatrice Richmond's deligntful concert last night, must- ,haye felt grateful to- her for haying taken care to decorate that' white, staring stage, and makq it beautiful, for once: A velvet portiere of rich green hung, across the door, and made an effective background for the pretty- frocks worn by Miss Richmond and Miss Donaldson, and a fow screens and palms broke'the monotony of the white walls. .. Among the audience were: Mr, and Mrs. voii Haast, Professor and' Mrs'.' Richmond, Mi3s Holmes, Mr. .and Mrs: Corliss, Mrs., arid Miss Longford, 'Mrs. and Miss Perkins, Mr. Joyiit, Mrs; and Miss Parsons, Miss Lloyd-Hassell, Misa Helyer, .Mrs. and Miss ..Burnett.. Miss Richmond wore a charming frock of cream striped ninbn, ... with wide bands' of lace, siik-embioidered in shade.s of copper, and Miss Donaldson wore-a frock of white satin, with silver sequined trimming. .

English Notes. The second entertainment of the season—a; wliist'drive—took place at the Westminster Hotel on February 16. The guests-numbored between 50 and 60. Among NewiZealanders present were: Mrs. : Wray'Palliser, Miss Palliser, Mrs.-Mason, Mrs. Palmer, the - Misses Hall-Jones, Mrs; Obert, Miss Holly Berry, Mrs. and Miss Hammond, . Mrs. Oreighton Halo, ; Mrs. Abbott, Mrs. Myers/, Miss •■West, .Mrs. Grey (New Plymouth), Miss Mrsi- Michael, Miss Norton, Mrs.;'Ashle'y,' Mrs.': Harry . Hayman: Among the -many. men sent were Mr. W-ray Palliser, Mr. Alason, Mr. Boak,'Dr:.Myers,-Mr. Farquiarson (Dunedin Rhodes Scholar),-' Mr.' Hale, -Mr. Galloway,:: Mr.', Ashley, 1 Mr. Michael, and Mr. Obert/ -Play was kept up until nearly, eleven, when' supper was served. ■ .' : ' ':■■,."■ . Miss' Winnie Soil, of New ■ Plymouth, , who went to England last September, ) expects to return .by the Afrio this month. _ Most of her ; time has been spent with friends in and about-Derby. Mrs. F. M. Gaukrqdgor, of Eltham, who is on a.visit to her-relations,;'leaves for New: Zealand ; by, the■'. Afric ■ this months ! '■■■ .'■■ ■''■;.-.:•'..- ;-. .-'-.: •.-' ■'

Election of Trustees! . . In the Chamber of C'omraorco yesterday afternoon, Mr. W. Allan presiding, a meeting was held under the provisions of the Charitable Institutions Act, to elect'trustees of the Wellington Ladies' Christian Association. The following i were elected:—Mesdames Annio .Anderson, Glasson, Menzies, Miss E. Greenwood, and Messrs. J. G. W. Aitken, W. Allan, C. P. Powlcs,;E. B. Brown, and Rev. J. Paterson. Mr. Aitken was elected chairman.'- A meeting was then held at tho Town Hall to elect trustees of the Wellington Convalescent Home. Mesdames A. Pearcc, A. do B. ; Brandon, Newman, Moorhouse, West, Knowles, and Miss Coates wero. re-elected. , Mrs. Newman was elected' to-the chair. '"''". The Cleaners'' Union... A bazaar in aid of the funds of the Maori and Melanesian Missions is to be held by the Gleaners' Union on Saturday; in the Girls'. Friendly Society's Hostel, Vivian Street, in the afternoon and evening. It will be opened by Mrs. Wallis. ' A Children's Pageant. Preparations are now being made to hold a children's pageant in Wellington in about two • months'", time, which will be, it is hoped, on a larger scale than anything of the kind ever seen in'.Wellington. Sub-committees to: arrange for it are being organised in different parts of,tho city.

Miss' Grace Harcourt leaves hext week to visit-her brother in Fiji. At. St. Mark's■', Church to-morrow Miss-T. M-aguire, daughter of. Mr. Allan Maguire, is to be married to Mr. Leonard S.' M'Kenzie, the .well-known Manners . Street pharmacist. A' party.'comprising Mr. and Mrs. 'W. Dimock and' Miss Dimock, of Wellington, and Mrs. J. Mitchell, of the Lower Hutt, will'leave by the Moeraki on Friday for. a holiday • trip to' Australia. . , Mr. and Mrs. J; \\[. Perry, of Makuri, are •visiting-Maste'rton. Miss Heni Park,- who has just taken her B.A. degree at the New Zealand University,-ris the first girl from the, Palmerston High School to graduate. Miss Geraldino " Stuart, of Wadestown, daiighterVof Mr> A. H. Stuart, of the G.P.0., is to be married to Mr. B. Withers, of Laery and C, Ltd;, at St. Luke's,'.Wadestown, on-Tuesday of next week/, , ":. -. '.

Mrs. Corliss is giving a tea. at'the Pioneer Club on l''riday for Mrs. Long-, ford, from Dunedin, who is at present visiting her. Mrs. (Dr.) Fitchett left for a short visit to Dunedih'ou Monday.; One of the leaders in the Gaelic revival in Ireland is Miss Mary'Haydeu, of Dublin, who has just beeii appointed professor of history in tho newlyestablished.. Catholic University, of Ireland., The new > University is. coeducational in all its branches, and Miss-. Hayden will have men in holy orders, as well.as girls' and : . laymen,;, amongst her students. Announcement is 'made of tho engagement of Miss,rAlico..Cj,;ggpd, ll f,nur,th daughter of the lato Thomas, Hood (Bloomfield), Canterbury, t0... Mr. J. T. Prathy, of • .Timarn^_':Mj|ifJHppd, is' well known among artistic circles.

'.'! No fewer tlian 1184 women workers obtained employment last year from tho association of trained charwomen, one of the most successful branches of the Women's Industrial. Council, London. This work has been done on'airlncome of. £103.- Altogether-1719 applications for places were received'during the year. It. is said that there are-' in Europe at least nine women who can guide an aeroplane with their own hands. Most of them are Continental women, but one lis an Irishwoman, already well known for her daring.in,.,the hunting field.. Another woman, who.takes her sport in tho air, is a ■ tightrope walker,' and, no doubt, after a life'spent in balancing in mid-air on a lon'gth of stretched' wire, an aeroplane would seem quite safe and comfortable. , . The latest profession to be taken up by a Kow York woman is that of bird doctor. There is in that city of wonderful things a hospital where sick parrots arid canaries are sent for .. treatment,and the doctor in charge also visits patients in their own homes, and-pre-scribes for them. Very few people who' keep pet birds really know much about their ailments, and so the hird doctor makes a good income by prescribing change- of diet for. Polly'or- a rest cure for Dicky. • ;