SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 928, 22 September 1910, Page 9

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

An Anglo-New Zealand Wedding. y . '■". Wairarapa lieople:'OTll'be'.interested to hear ot me .wending ■of Miss Margaret Stuckey, fiihh. daughter'.of Mr. and' Mrs. James Stuckey,' of I'orriville, Torrington, and -late'of -To Rangituhiau;. Masterton, and, Mr. Robert Willcox, of ;Cliitou, second son- of the'late Rev..: J, Willcox, which took place on; Wednesday, August 3,: at- Torriiigtdn,. North; Devon; England. There', was a. very large gathering of friends in the Parish Church,/when the bridb arrived .vitli- her tatlier. The cere-, mbny tfas performed by. the Rev.; H. S. Frank , Williams, 8.A., Vicar of /.St. John's; 'Ebbu Vale,' Monmouthshire, as-, sisted by / the:. Re'vl. Bmlyn Jones,/ 11.A., •Vicar of •Torrington,' and' the Rev.'Dormer'.Harris, B. A., curate. The bride, who ;was given.away; by her father,. >vore, a handsome' dress of white satin trimmed with silver braid, j and... Hbniton ,-lace.' She ,wbro a wreath 'of .blossom's and "a: veil iWhich;. had/been worn'' by her mother,: at her/wedding,-and carried, an' exquisite, bouquet 'of ;. lilies,' .the ''-/gift'of the/bridegroom. ..'Four -bridesmaids.'attended her:/ The Misses. A. D. and-E. Stuckey.', (her.-.sisters}; .and -Miss Millcox (sister -.',of., .the ',- : bridegroom). Miss'.,A. Stuckey and Miss-8.,. Stuckey wore dresses of : . "pink': silk /colienne,:- and -Mjss E;.:E. Stuckey. and;.,Miss..Willcox.rdresses. of mauve: eolienhe; their hats' were trimmed with: ribbon .and sweet /peas.'.matching the "colour :.pf y their. Presses, •', and ■ each ; carried' a "bouquet of sweet peas,/arranged by- Miss' D. Stuckey; The bridegroom's gift 'to the .bride:was-a .set of.,'silver-' 'backed '.'brushes, "tliat. '. of the ■ bride' to the. bridegroom being, a New Zealand rug. Each "of the,, bridesmaids' was -, pre-, sente'd- with: a gold''pendant•.aild. chain, set 'witli/amyUiestS'and pearls. After tho .'-ceremony a "-.family:.reception was : held' at '. Torriville, the guests -including: and' Mrs. • Cozens,-, and Miss Cozens, of / 'Bisho'pstoke, '• .Hants';.'.' -Mrs. ~ Monier '.Williams, ..of -Worle,. Weston-super-Mare, Mrs. 'P.' Gordon,.'of'Glasgow,":Sirs." .and Miss Willcox,. of' Clifton, ■ and numerous other friends-of .the/; bride and brideSooin's. /'•'Later'- on/in the-day, 'Mr.' and rs. : Willcox, left i.for/:. Scotland.: Th.j church ■ bells'-'rang'-- out.: merrily, at inter-. ,vals/during the. day;''/';.;;./ .'"/.'V

Weddings'. ~;;>'";:;', ;';.:■■ . Our correspondent; writes. that a : . pretty wedding was celebrated in -the-Presby-terian .Church, Hastings,; yesterday .after-, nbbn, 'When.Miss Maggie Elliott;'-niece of Mr. George Elliott; of Longlands, and latterly a -resident : of. 'Wellington,-;was married to Mr.''W.--C. ■ Wyhclicliomb;:'.of -Wellington.' The :ceremony.•'• .was •'per;, fffrmed by;.' iheVßcv.'-vB. ?v Ramsayi' -, The bride, •'■ who 'was :given :.away' ? .. by , : her" 'brother,'''Mr...W. Elliott,. Svoro aj' dress : of white'hihbn ovier ;white; silk,, with, the customary; veil and 'wreath ■ of. ornng« blossoms. She ..waS"• attended, by :.twdbridesmaids, .Miss D. Osborne, wearing, a .dress' of silk .'muslin .and a: white, picture 'hat.Sand, Miss'.yllary -Wilson - in- a. wihite- ombroidored- muslin dress -and largo white.iat:. Mr. T.' England fulfilled the duties of. best: man/-,-. Each, bridesmaid wore: a pearl..brooch,-the igift of-'the bridegroom, /who also, presented the bride -with'. a'■ pearl :pehdant.. -Her gift--.to him : was .a ; gold watchs. guard. -After the' ceremony. the. guests .were hospitably entertained by tho bride's uncloat/'the' Piccadilly, tearooms,, .where.. both brido. and'hridegrtom ; re'ee"ited; tlie .congratulations of a largo number of :friends. Later; in the.' afternoon,-' ;5Tr. ;innd... Mrs. Wynchchombe : left by! motor-bar.. for; tho north, -Mrs.. Wynchchombe ; wearing '-a Saxe..blue;,tailor-m'adb.'i-costume';and. hat to -match. \.. ,-'-.- ;.. ... ■ ' .- 1 . ; .-.. A Presentation. .'; -.",' ' ' .'-. A pleasant sequel 'to'; the' .Children's Flower'Pageant.';took-place-yesterday afternoon, when thc'.mothors of the- children from .South Wollington Wnrd./who • .will be remembered as the. Forget-Me-Not group, met. to. exnress their' appreciation of; t he. Off oi-ts 0f... Mrs.. and. Miss Mopro (dancing ■ and Miss X'opeland (pianist).. ;The gathering took place at. the residenco of Mr. J. P. ■■'Luke, .M.P: On b ( ehalf. of:;. the mothers, Mrs.. Luke • pro-. sented . a : silver-mounted ■'■ hand-brush to. Mrs. -Moore, a" cut-glass, vase to Miss .Mobre.aiid a-silver-mounted "vaso to: Miss Copeland. ; MuaiCj. singing, and .recita-. tibus '.helped to make the occasion, very "enjoyable"; .'• : ,'.''■' '••';';■''-".. .'• ':;;■;■"■ : .'-;:-.;' ; :- : ;;;;; ..A"large number'-of.people.'.were present at the:Arts-.Club.lost evening: when an interesting prograuimb, arranged Hardinge 'Maltby and taken part. in ; by. -the aniateur -musical' ?and • elocutionary tilent.of the club, was'given. Till an entertainment'of ,tliis kind is given, the amount.of talent that .may be possessed by'its, members. niay..be;undreamt, of by a club for a'considerable length', of time. Some of the items .'.given, last evening wore very-enjoyable,-and. the. time allowed.for the programmo'jyas limited. The bveuing started promptly .at-eight, and was over by ten, with tho-inclusion of- supper as well.- Apologies; for, his'ab.sence were received -from Mr. J: .-Mi Clark, who'was to have occupied the chair, and his place .was filled-.by. Mr. Rayward, president of, the '■' club.; Miss Chrissie. Picot recited "Queen, Katherine!s Defence from Honry' VIII-'; Miss Gladys Meadowcroft, "Reflections. After a Bail";., Miss Doris Marks, "The .Knight's .Toast"; ' .Miss . Maisie Carte, "The Gift";.,-. Miss; Lali' Behbow,. extract from Sir.Walter Scott's "Marmibn"; Miss Lena : Van: Staveren, .."The Jewels She Loved";' Miss M. Butler, "So Will I'-; Miss Bertha Miles gave' two delightful musical monologues, "Christmas. Bells" and "The Lesson of the Water' Mill," to which she played her own tic-,-coihpaniments. Mr. Thornton' recited ,a humorous item, entitled "Lord Dundreary" ; Miss Lottie Ogbourne, who was also to have recited, was unable to bo present. Three pretty little French songs were sung by Miss.C.Beauchanip, accompanied on. the. : piano by her sister;. Mr. Theo. Qu'eree sang "Ihs> Curfew," "Four by the' Clock," and another song;.andMiss Reno' Queree played his accompaniments. ■ '-.'..

Bridge Tournament. , : The grand finale of the Seatoun bridge tburhamont takes place this evening. There is a special prize for tho lady nnd gentleman who havo scored tho .most points during the season, also a. prize tor. the lady and gentleman who score the most points during tho evening. Mesdames • Cramond, 'Henderson,... and. M'Gill are arranging an .excellent programme,and are' hoping ; that all who have received, invitations' will make'. a point of being, present- •'■•- _ ■■..."""-'' Signor Buxtamente, the new Consul for Uruguay, and Madame Buxtamente, are staying at the Royal Oak.

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Feilding Notes. • On Thursday night a large snrpris) party visited Airs. W; Giesen. at her pretty homo at Aorangi. , The largo din-ing-room was soon prepared for dancing, which, with music, occupied the evening. Among present were: The Misses Pryor, Nicholson, , Bruce . (2), ''Walker,' Wyatt, Long, Jones, Messrs. Barton'(2), Bruce, Moore, Logic, Caiman,, Gillett, Long, and many others. ■' Mrs. Moncktoii has lot ."The Camp'-'.for a year, and intends living at OtaKi for that period. Mrs. Onslow Barton, of the Bank of New: Zealand, left on Tuesday' for, Taihape, to take up his.duties there. • Mrs. .West, of Wellington, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Gillespie. At the Aorangi.golf links on Saturday, Mrs. Montgomery and ■ Pirahi won the mixed foursome handicap, coming out 7' .np-' on bogey. Mrs.; Mostyn-Jones and Caiman,' Miss Wyatt and MacKay tied for second, play, being 5 up. - . An Eketahuna Entertainment. A:picturesque and very successful, children's entertainment and dance was'held in the Town Hall, Eketahuna',. on Tuesday, September 20. The hall was prettily decorated. for the; occasion with.. .ferns, evergreens, and bunting. The pageant opened with a grand march of nil tho children. They were ranged according to size, the bigger children leading and the toddlers in the rear,.nil going through their evolutions..accurately;.■', :The firsi portion of the programme,'consisting ot'u number of musical and other, itenis, ', was openedby an song, "Pussy,'- «ild an action recitation, "Raindrops," very well done by the infants. This was;:fol-: lowed by ,air epitome of "The Taming of the Shrew," well recited by Miss-Ella Knight. '.' Miss Phyllis Tregonning. played a-violin. solo, • "popular airs," and Miss Lexie M'Donald sain* "I. Do Love Yon," both items being. .simply . and tastefully given.."'-Miss. Daisy Foster and Miss Ivy. Hughes sang ' two ' duets, "Moonbeams" arid ."I; Don't Want. to. Play, in Your Yard;" : They were suitably' dressed ..for the -'respective'-, items,-, their, clear fresh voices blended-excellently, and they received rounds of "applause, for their efforts. The' whole; of the above itenis were creditably given, and. in some instances considerable appeared. .: '' . '.'"A dance followed,.-.anc! the children, all of whom had been ccached for some, time, past, -went the'.mazes, of the lancers, Sir Roger, dii Coverley,; and numerous other, dances, ij- The spectacle :of their prettily-dressed'diminutive.figures . boldly., going .through thSse. dances was very attractive. The correctness, ■ indeed,' with .which the Lancers and other square daiices ..wore :performed, was .in, striking contrast, to. the ..slovenly; method noticed, at niahy "grown-up" dances. ■;.; ■;-,- : ..Supper, and the singing of "Aiild Lang; Sync,:' -wound up the evening. The' en- , tertainment, which was '•■ in. aid . of ike. -funds' 6f the Anglican Church, was .organised by the.Mayoress (Mrs.. E.'Page) ahd.Hrs. J. .'P.; S. Jamieson, who were assisted-jii.-.the teaching of tho .children by Mesdames Wilson, J. P.', Stuart, P.. C; Tumor, J. Torrance, K. .E.-.Gro<ichead,' and.'Misses. Hoar, Hughes, Toobill," and Grey.'..The.gallery of the Town Hail was- ' crowded ..with parents and onlookers,' : - : arid ■ the financial,results?were very gratifying, The. music was. supplied" by Miss Grey (piano), Mr. A.B.- farmer (violin), and Mr.. 1Y Chesire- ; (cornet). .■'-' -y .-■;,., ■• "

Fancy Dress Ball at Nireaha. '• -The. . Nireaha;:' Football Cliib,. wbose Senior, team- won the Bush.District championship this year,; gave a "most enjoyablu fancy dress ball tho other evening.. The hall: was beautifully; decorated with' -tree forns" and other native trees and shrubs. The;, attendance. was the largest seen for some, time,:' visitors being present from all parts' of the district: Many'of the fancy--dresses worn were vory good, but. were, put ■ completely-' in- the'shade.'by 'the arrivju ;; . of the. dancing fraternity from Puhara (Puhara -is a small settlement; six miles from Nireaha). who represented an. Australian.'station,. Caloold." Those *ho .took part.in.it.were. as followi—Mr.' C. :;;,:Huckstbp. "a' wealthy.' squatter"; Miss" Sta6e, ■''his spoilt daughter"; Miss C.- Keene, ' ."nurse ; Miss G. ; Keehe, "cook"; Miss L. Petersen; "shepherdess"; Miss:M: Petersen, "housemaid"!:;Mr, B. Condon, "coachman"; Mrl W. Waterens, ''Tratler"; Mr.. M. Condon, "gardener" ; Mr.' H. Keenel: "shepherd"; and Master S. Keene, 1 "scullery maid.". The football club are to be complimented on tho excellent : way ; all' arrangements .were carried Out. ■• ' .. Teachor plus: Gipsy. , '•"".;. "' Of late there lias been a'-great amount, of discussion'about'education.in'.all its •branches. .'-,'Jn Parliamcnt-membei-s .-have'devoted hours to the question qf.cbntihuh--tibh- classes and,.the-advantages or .disadvantages Of technical : trainiug;' and ■have' apparently,thoroughly enjoyed their little flights of blOquenOO on the matter. ,-Nor has ; the .'disoussion 1 been confine<l to .Parliament, for: the boards all over'thecountry, have been following up. the matter.most earnestly.'-. None, however,-have gone so far- .as the Auckland Education Board" which, '• according to a report published .by the' Auckland "Star," . has brought-'forward ; a proposal that there shall be peripatetic.tecunical.education, instructors. It "appears that the board is very anxioiis,that the'.children in the. country, should havo .the same advantages as-far as possible-as tho town children in the-matter'of technical instruction. The idea;, was for the' :van togo'from centre to centre and give instruction.in co'okerv and the use of tools, ; ' Two' vans .—one for cookery and one for woodworkwill bo fitted iip with the requisite equip-in-charge of instructors from the. will travel in tho backblocks, : remaining /for three; weeks at some.suit-' able centre,,during which classes .will be given. All the equipment has been specially selected and made to fold up to economise space, ■so that ample apparatus to give the fullest instruction be earned. Where 'possible, .the .classes; will be given in th'e school; buildings, 'but if -these are not available the' instruction will be -given direct- from the van. ' In this way it will be possible to visit, oyer twelve schools a year,: and: if the scheme is as-successful as it'is hoped, it will be extended, and more vans .provided.- .•'v'. ;. •. •■'.;..

.Saturday, Octgber 1, is quite an' eventful day, a-great mahy interesting things occurring, then. The . annual exhibition of the Art Gallery is opened upon that date, the Star Boating.Club has:its.formal opening, 'an .'interesting golf- match takes place at Trentham, last; but by no means least, the 'fishing; season; commences. y' An.attemDt is to be made .this season' to form a ladies' class in MastOrtOn in connection with tho sivimming baths, the members of.which would endeavour, to get-the Royal Life-Saving: Society"s, ce*tincafc. C"Mrs. Hosking is presenting a special medal for the life-saving event at the next ladies' swimming carnival, to be hold:there: ...The Sacred-Heart Church, Hastings,was the. scone of a pretty wedding yesterday, when Miss Alice Avery, of Hastings, was married to Mr. Thomas Harlaud, only son of Mr. Jesse Harland, of Wellington. The ceremony was performed by. the Rey. Father Kerley. The' bride was given away by her father, and her sister, Miss Alice Avery, attended her .as bridesmaid. Mr. H. O. Lee acted as best man.', At the .'conclusion of the sorvico a reception was held at the borne of the bride's parents. Among • the large number of presents received wos a dinnerset - presented by the Post and Telegraph stall'. ;■ . ' . ■