SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 881, 29 July 1910, Page 3

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

.Wedding at Hastings. A very pretty.-wedding was celebrated in St. Matthew's. Churcn, Hastings, yesterday atternoon, when Jliss Louisa Jones, oi Gisbbi-ne, was married. to Mr. Daniel A. Blythe, also of Gisborne, tho Kev. Gordon Biddle performing the ceremony. The bride, who was given away ■by her brother, Judge E. N. Jones, of the Native Appellate Court, wore ■ a dress of flowered silk voile, over- moiro silk, very prettily trimmed with chiffon insertion aud lace.. She also wore a veil of Brussels . net over a coronet of orange blosBoms, and carried a shower bouquet of Bnowflakes and asparagus fern. Miss Lena: Kitchie, sister-in-law of the bride, her : niece. Miss Emily Jones, and Miss Eosie Ebbitt, attended her as bridesmaids} wearing dresses of pink chrystalline, and carrying ; bouquets _ of white flowers, while-Master Nobel Ritchie was in attendance as a page. Mr.. C. Masters fulfilled the duties of best man. The Bridegroom's gift to the- bride was a gold watch and chain ; to Miss Jones, a gold pendant and'.to'Miss .Ritchie and Miss Dbbitt a. gold' brooch each. A reception was subsequently held at the residence of-Mr. and Mrs. Ritchie,.a large number of friends and relatives being, present. Later on in the afternoon the bride and bridegroom left for the north, Mrs. Blythe wearing a violet. tailor-made costume with white corded silk hat trimmed with jet and black plumes. ■ ,

Wellington College Old Girls' Association;

At a meeting recently held by the Wellington College Old Girls' Association it was decided that instead of the dance which is an annual fixture of the association, a largo garden party should bo held in the college grounds, instead. The date upon which the function is intended to take place has be'sn arranged for October 21). Stalls containing all kinds of wares will be erected in tho grounds, and various other temptations upon which to spend money 'are in"the course .of evolution. 'In the evening an entertainment will conclude the dny's proceedings: Two ladies, ■ Mrs;' Mandel and Mrs. Pollock, have announced their intention of donating' prizes for , the' bast hand-sewn d'oylcy:and camisole. The purpose of the entertainment is to -.', provide funds in order to bestow an honours board upon the Girls' College, and for one or two, other acquisitions/ wMch..would b:. a distinct gain; to the'college."" '■' ' ' "'. '. An Enemy to Bridge. ; A - desp'erate ; state 'of ' affairs is ■ instanced by_ the statement gathered from an , American paper. . Who,.knows but what some member of our. own, House of Parliament, in his thirst ■ for the public good, might take it into his. head lo do likewise, ■ . . In the Lower House of the Louisiana Legislature, Representative Dcrouen recently save notice of a Bill for the "absolute suppression of playing bridge." "1 am introducing the measure," said 'Mr. Derouen, , "for the benefit of children, who rarely, have an opportunity to know their bridge-playing : mothers. It is also for the benefit of husbands,who hardly have a speaking acquaintance .with their bridge-playing wives." Mrs. Winslow and her sister, Miss Shand, are passengers by the Ruaprihu; which left Wellington yesterday for England. ,; ■ Mrs. M'Hardy, of -Napier, :is visiting Mrs. liathbone at the Lower Hutt.' Mrs. .A. Blair loft Wellington yesterday'for a visit to Auckland. Miss Wix, who has been spending some time with Miss. Violet, Warburton, left enrly.in'the week for the South, where sho "will spend the next fortnight before leaving lor Sydney with her, Miss Isitt, who has been a : member of The Dominion literary ; staff from \the commencement- of the paper, nearly three years ago, was en AVednesday the recipient of a presentation , from the members of the staff en the occasion of her departure for England. Miss Jsitt eails by the Sydney boat this afternoon. Mrs. H. Elundell and Miss Blundell are passengers by theMoaha for Sydney to-day. ~.'.'-..

■The Comet Bazaar, about which we have been hearing so much of late, is to be opened on Wednesday next at 3 p.m. by Mrs. Williams. On Thursday his Excellency the Governor will open it at the same hour, and on. Friday • Lady. Ward will perform the ceremony. On Saturday the boys of the Amokura will' l;c greatly in evidence, when tho airship from the Amokura makes its appearance.

Mr. and Mrs. C. Banks are in Wellington, and arc staying at the Occidental Hotel. Other visitors . staying there are Mrs. Williamson (Napier) and Mrs. Bowns (Palraerston North). -

.Mrs. Scotland leaver, Wellington to-day for Auckland, accompanied by her son Mr. W. Scotland, who arrived "from Auckland yesterday afternoon.

■ A Press Association message from London announces the engagement of Sir George Sydenham Clarke, Governor ofBombay, and formerly Governor of Victoria, to Mrs. Reynolds, widow of the late Captain Reynolds, of Codnam Grange Hampshire. ... . ,

On Wednesday evening a successful social for the purpose of raising a fund to help tho.widow and family of the late Mr. Thorncliitu, who ilicd very suddenly of heart" disease, was held at Johntonville. The Kov. Mr. Chappie (Methodist) aud the Rev. Mr. Petrio (Anglican) were the. principal movers in -the undertaking, and have been most cordially assisted in their efforts by very many people. Mr. J. P. Luke occupied the chair at the meetin" and Mrs. Luke also went out with him. Mr. and Airs.. Chappie played a dnol, Miss .Gjliamu (Otaki) recitcu, and Mr. Moxham played. Other helpers were Mr. and Mrs. Green and iur. Jerusalem. Writing from Sydney, Mr. H. N. Southwell manager"for Antonia Dolores, states that that popular artist will not visit New Zeula'uil until February nest. There were many people in Wellington who were unable to be present at the children's pageant last week, and on Saturday afternoon another opportunity will be given them of seeing this very charming spectacle, the first ot its kmcl held in this city. The object for which the pageant is being held is one that makes a strong ■ appeal to most people -that of providing funds for tho kindergarten schools that need pecuniary assistance. Tho. work done by these schools speaks for itself.