SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 938, 4 October 1910, Page 9

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

■ ;^^WeiWhg;^^";v.;^;:-.^-;!; -v--.v^;;;y';:';.' ■ Whitelaw,^f ; . the/New;-Zea- -: .uand/Press Agency, London,, was on Au- ,' grist"■'; 17 ; -'iinarriedr to Hiss*!. Belle..', Spenco, Jijthird icdaughter. of -'the '-i-lht'e : Mr.': James ; iSpence,' r of: ;.'7'enianacre,"\- , ,Gannbuth > .riMorayyN.B.'. The wedding, ;.which. was ■". -;celebrated , r at "Lemana_cre," was aV quiet ,'iorie, -only.'relatives being present. '•'_■:. The "■■'■. [bride .wasygiyen/.away/by/-her .brother, (Major,'{Hugh Spbnee/ ■ andu,wore a ; gown: ■ [ofi'ivoiy^crepe , - de.'.Chirieiand.a harnd-em-feroidered ..wedding .veil,;,and ■■•carried : a ".Jbouquetrbf':white '.leather.;-.'. The brides-: ';■" jmaids.v'wero , Miss.-Polly;ancLMiss Jean. .'jSpence, .sisters^■'oi,theVb'ridei'!and''Miss'A. : |Wlitelaw,-; the-bridegroom's sister, tho v, / Baw^lecte^-.t\-i'.prJn6tpal : J .'-.;T>£-. :, .'Wj r eo'>mbe ! ' . Abbey Schoopr'.Sfry" George Spence acted as ."■ jbest main; and-, the Eev'.-,George: Birnie, ■■" of '~:Speymoiith,'.lbffic'iatedi' 1 ,. The Spenee.family ''■;• is• "ivery'; pojral&rXin /Garmouth—a quaint ■ ,old-w6r.ld^yilla'ge : : ; !!,t the-niouth of/the. .- Spey-^and-theiwb.ole.r'of'lthe/population ;■ turned' 'out:to-, 7 giy6..-Mr.'and Mrs./.'White-. / law:a-send-off;afritne'-.railway.-station;on ';■ Tiio '•:' honeymoon ;js;.b.eing;spe'nt. ,;Mr<':and .Mrs/ / Whitelaw; we're; '■j.terge'i'number:, of ?wedding^ ; presents,'.aim 'mumberless ...'tele'erams-.a&d^cables/of'.con- , / gfatulatiori.iincluding. soniW;'.froni '■•'. New '.- Zealaridij ; ,an'd'.one'*fr6iri":that -.world-for-; ';.; 'gotten 7paradisej/;Cocos -Island.;" ••;■ :;-.;.':■ v':|Barice"-.af; i Waikanae;. ■;;'•■:}!";■ V .'■">.>.■; I , '"'" ;■' - :;' : >The ladies.ofiWaikariaeiheld.tlieirithird ■ 'innual. ball-in:; llr.'-Hira Parata's , meet-- .' Jing houserpn'Friday.'evening: iThe -beau-. -..itiful,. , nighti: attracted,, .dancers ;frpm:H all; r over-the parties, from-.Pbeltaka-" ;;jikii ptaki,.Pai:aparaumu, and "Beikoifangi ■.■.lbeing,;verT i mucb. : in ..evidence./;;The;ijWaiT. are .noted; for-the':Vory.',;;cap-'■';'able,;;wayj'iii• which/;;they conduct:these, •- :, lßMTialV: , ,fmcUoni,'-VMV.thisr.'qnb''-.in.-.par--jticnlarwas no/exception, to the rule. .Miss .. [Temple'>;(the .ladies': secretary); ): is ': to be : eongratulatsd.Von;:.the great .-.:Siiccess' ! .ot •; [eyerything;V:; The;;floor.'.was.in i j was;'supplied. . iby. Mr.;:Erriest:;Brown's string Miss. the ; duties, uf f:>Tkl.C.ytoy;tlie-:rsatisfaotioii.:of ■ everyone.' ■ [Dancing ■*■■ was :kept-.:';up ?until i the-; , early '-. thours'pf;;Saturday.;.morning. ;.i:' ■:'';:';' f /. ;-: ; :V.:-Mjss:-- :I)uiiedih,; ! is'; in; JTeceipt of the medallion!and diploma''.re-. Bating .to-,her appointment ,; as serving, sis- : ifer-. inj'the. Grand ;'Pxivy of the•;Order of '"::/tKe >H6£|pttal ofJ.Sfc.;Jphn, : ;;Jeriisalem. ■■.paβda^li6u'^■■ r is: ,^•, i'■ r ■/.jpie'ce'.: of ; ; jewellery; 'to/'-be .worn on :: the' -ehbulder, •, and;.the. : :,dipl6ma.i : is' ■■ also; an; ■ '(attective-' specimen. of-the;, printer's- art.: :: 'Soine idea -of; the importance -of..they de- ■ cbration 'may,:;be gained .by; the:circumit jwilL.be..presented ;to;Misß. '-. jßooperVby.'Kβ '■ Excellency;the '.Governbr,! ;, JOttshis':nerfc;'yjsit,ito]puneditC.';y '-f'-^Q': ■c>Ethe(':Turiiei-n;;;;y.-':;:^: : :';.'vj'"'■'-. :.' .'.We ali:know Ethel; Tunier.iso/.we.11-by.. .' aiame'-here' in-New-. Zealand^ 3 . moie : ,,parv :■ who" are,.'yet -not.'quite : f.growni'up.vthat'i.it is possible,the. charm- ; 'inglittle speech she made'at, a gathering -iitliat;tad'; epine together. ioi- the. purposei . M ■.'■ welcoming. , :her;back 'to'.;SydneyVmay ; .:a>rovei interestuig.:'r ; ;.■ > 0 ; : : :-':,~l-\':■?.', ;, •■ -,: .Vr.Like:mpst. people ,who..have-ieally.~done'-[anything;, .worth•■:. while, Ethel ; - Turner is .- v ;mpdest;:and.;;retiring,"r;and speaking;,..in. ,:;>publio,;;eveit -to an : audience of friends, . : jjs. >ah,;ordeal, to" her..': Her peri : 'is ,'her '■• itongue; and : .sb. she , . had_ : written a. ;■ little? '..ep^h,-iwhich , she^read-in:.her":p'rett^i Eimple/way:—;.:■;.;:<-.,::.;;;>■ O! .; ..,.:■■.' : ~.•;. ;. ::-'vlt >:is, : good- to. gb.;-,away,"fshe ; '-, said;: \- ;^ybu : have'embstvof,you.been; , away .your- ; .; Belve^many-of, you'farther.: than my ■ ••; comes aUiine; with- most of us when bur.' ;iown: srnallt- corner '; of: the world. becomes "■:> fintolertiblyjmbnotonous, wh«h .bur: but-. jlookl:seems-"eramped,:'-and our interests" ■the: ; time" > ; : if;it is^at'':all: '■practicable, , ; to fold pie's:.tent,'.like/.the .•Arab, .and as silently- steal away.-- - ; That. . (rather; hackneyed , quotation,';as 'a'matter -■of fact,; 1 did not. personally-verify, for ..the Arabs -I; met .did hot.,,6ilently. steal' -jaway, '.though, they: stole "everything, else . ihey:could-day .their'hands on. ;:* '■ .;-.;' ,\;--.*"BAv:-s« i Vw^t.^h'app.en"&-wfen;-.',TC*"r^-. , tum'.if The; identical; small : -cornea? ; , has - ;^grown,the .pleasantest spot in the world, ;ythe, outlook ; hasNwideiied"enormqusly,. a : - :ihousand;vivid interests crowd for', atten-; -.rtiori.'■ .The;.change is in'••.burselvesj.'we y lave:;,bee'n.:y6ut 'in' : tKe. world's ;frcsh"aiiy .:land;;lb' ; the : mustiness;has departed from -,'Ws; as; from; a garment'. ; To' - travel--even: :; as; f;.'haye.;'dpn«h-is. like- gath-: '-; jering 'a Dunch': of a .'hundred .flowers .from .ja'hundred spots.'-This.one pricked,your• C.ifinge'r,. , : this, one ;grew, in.'so difficult: ; .^βr^/;jhtole^flb]y^■'ii'eary■■■hefbrβ■ ; S 'got it,;-this , one came from : a' spot ■ . ;;: round'-.wHich - some/'qf.. s ; .ypur v t. tenderest ;.: memories/ will; eyier,/ clingl: .':.• You . -gather/ ; ; jthem'; np'. all.. together-nanyhow-rthere is . mo time,'fbr artistic arrangement. .But' ■...;you,come'home with "your , : arid . 'then' 'find,', a little your/.amazement,; ..'that the- actual gathering iwas 'not .the part,\at- all; you realise that you; :.';are; going: to-.sit,arid, inhale;'its. sweet- ; aiess,; flower by flower, -' for. years. -' : : - .'. : ■ •- ."But;if : only—if .only: the 'distance .were ' ■ a little'jless! '^ . : =;.'::, -.■;;■•".'.. I "The-.elections;are-drawing, periloasly' '' iclose, i; and; they tell ;us :that we .women■Jwill- wield-.a mighty.-power at' the-great .hour , . •Personally,';, I. .should like. : to. see '-the:rliiberal;.V platform;, strengthened - : .by ."..•three new-planks. .First,' the ; reduction .'-of the' : ;distance ;between. Australia 'and , iEurone i'"tb,:i-bne. fortnight;''second, \ the .':'bnngin'?',out,- as immigrants,- of. frequent; , Bhiploads. of,-the .most.illustrious English-:' '.men; third,; the "establishhient';-'all. up and ■ .dbwn;''our-wilds,',of;old-:ruined:. castles, :'' iancierit'battlefields,..English;: trees—and ; Taris shopSiil-But even .'without these-al-...luring' trifles','bno:'irealises.that ,'.thi» ; is.a Wigood ; country/to; ;com<>; back- to—a, very : -,'.■ good;'country. Arid .when as ;-|l,have'.done, and; finds one's r own niche-/-!not;.yet::.lfilled'upi;-,and>.:all .these, warm' ' ,'iandclasps awaiting pne--well, it'-makes' . :ia very .sweet memory -tb .tuck .away; into: file's heart."'.- : .---''-.-""'.---' :| :.-.- «..;.:'. '