SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1011, 29 December 1910, Page 9

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

A Wollington Wedding, " A jretty wedding was celebrated in St. James's Presbyterian Church on Monday, December 26, when Miss Elizabeth M'Naughton, eldest daughter of Mr. David M'Naughton,' of Edinburgh, was married to.' Mr. Richard: - Willardj eldest -son of : Mr. Stephen Willard,- an old resident. of this city. Tho wreuiony was performed' by tlie Rer. •J. Shirer. The bride,'who was given away by her fattier, woro a pretty dress of dream taffetas silk, trimmed with handsome lace and the usual wreath arid veil.-. She was attend* ed by-two bridesmaids,'her sister, Miss : Cecilia- .M'Nahghton; wearing • a pink 'ustrc dress and a large black hat lined and wreathed with roses, and, Miss . .Ivy Willard, sister of the bridegroom, who .was in a dress.of blue lustre and. large; black hat trimmed .with blus The bride and • bridesmaids all carried pretty shower-bouquets. J P, • Willard acted as best man, and Mr. -David M'Naughton as . groomsman. After the cerein'bny a reception was held at. the residence of the 'bride's parents,, a large. number of guests being , .¥ rs * the mother ft dress.;of brown striped lustre, -frith a pretty • hat to match and a feather boa. Mrs. Willard. mother of the bridegroom, was in a dress of black silk voile, trimmed with lace and a black hat with plumes. Both carried shower-bouquets, The bride's gomg-awayv dress was of blue Shantung, ana with it sho woro'a large black hat. Among tlie guests; were Miss Charlotte and' Miss Maud Leigh> of Turakina.

Wedding at Karaka Bay. Yesterday morning, at "Sole Manga," ho homo of Mr. and Mrs. W. Douglity, MSfM ? a^ a .- pwtty wedding was celebrated, their, eldest daughter,. Miss Maine Doughty, bdng married.'to Mr. *id -ceremony, conducted KT ti i p*, l } l "* l }' Elliott, took place 1 iIS Tg *ii ' '^"' c h was beautifully decorated with lycopodium andhydrangea and with suspended baskets of roses, 'fhe XT' was gi Z on nlra s' b 3" her father,tore a cream tailor-made costume with ft grey straw, hat trimmed with shaded grey- .roses t and. grey ■ satin .ribbon. Sho carried a., beautiful bouquet of cream ' maidenhair', fern. Her sis u ;r, Miss Kitty Doughty, attended her as bridesmaid, wearing a dress of pink nrnon with a wme-colouTed liat' lined with black and trammed with- wine-coloured flowers and a tAnch of black, velvet ribbon. She carried a shower bouquet of fink rows. Mr. _ Sydney Horiiabrcok, -brother of the bridegroom, acted as best man. After. the service was concluded refreshments were serv«l in tho diningroom, when, the t-oast of the bride and bridegroom was honoured Tho table had been . most, effectively arranged . with cream sweet-peis and with a large basket'] of . carnations .suspended ,'oVer it. , Mrs.. Doughty,., the mother of the bride, wore a .dress of- grey ninon relieved with cream lace and a grey hat trimmed with large vol vet 'shaded floweni. She carried a bouquet of beautiful cloth of gold roses and maidenhair fern. Miss- Doughty (aunt of t-H« bride), from Auckland, was in-a cream, costume with \a brown hat trimmed with small yellow flowers,' aiid carried a bouquet of pink roses. Among thoso present were Mrs. Holmes,- wearing a black, silk dress and hat.trimiited With roses; Mrs. C. Richardson, a Shantiing costume with a black hat .trimmed . with' buttercups; Mrs. A. Hume, a pretty, grey grey hat, -with white ■; ospre'y plumes, aiid white ostrich boa; Mrs; 0. Kdmbeir, a cream coat and skirt with a biscuit-coloured hat trimmed with but--tercups; Miss Jamieson, a white frock 'with black flower-wreathed., hat; Miss Dorothy Bulklcy, '.a Shantung coat' and skirt relieved with blue and while embroidered hat trimmed with shaded bine flowers; Miss Holmes, grey dress relieved with pals'blue aiid large bisonitcolouied hat trimmed with, pink roses; Sirs. Meek and the" Misses'. Meek were also present. The-brids's travelling frock was a vieux rose .coat and skirt, with "a pretty hat of the same colour.

Wedding at Petone. Our Petone correspondent writes, that an interesting-wedding.took place in St.. David's Church, Petone, yesterday,', when. Miss Jessie Hay Home, i only'daughter of Mr: Jaines . Horne, of Petone;, was married to Mr. William Richprdsori Fee, eldest son of the Eev. Thomas Fee, of Wellington.' The -church- was, decorated with flowers by the friends of the bride, and- -Mr;. Ronnie -'played ' the- "Weddin.? March" as the bride arid bridegroom left the church. -The Rev.'A;-Thompson, assisted by- the "Rev. 'Mr. Pee, performed th-e' ceremony, the service 1.-sing choral. The bride, who was given, away by her father,' lvoro a pretty dress off white satin"f charmeuse, braided and trimmed with-lace, and-the usual wreath and veil. She carried a beautiful bouquet of Christmas : lilies, sweet peas; /antl' maidenhair : fern.-, There 'were four brides-' maids attending heT. -Miss Bessie Pes (sister, of the bridegroom) -and Miss: May' Carter wore cream erepe-de-chinc dresses with black hats . trimmed" with large l butterfly bows of laco, aiid 'Mi&s Mjt.i Fee (sister of . the bridegroom) and Miss Elsie Caverhill 'were in dresses, of cream silk with pretty hats, to match: All tho bridesmaids carried bouquets of. white flowers. The.- bridegroom, was:, attended, by Mr. Percy Clark as best man and Mr. Harold Fee .as groomsman. After .. the ceremony a reception was held in . St.; Augustine's Hall, a large number of guests ! being present! Later in the afternoon the bride and bridegroom left for the north, the bride wearing a blue tailor-made costume 'with hat to.match. Included in .the many presents was ;i salad bowl, . presented to tho bride from the Pdone Tennis Club. Mary Gaunt, Novelist. "Mary Gaunt." (Mrs. .Lindsay Miller) authoress of "The Uncounted "Cost,", the book that, for some txtraordinary reason, was censored somo time ago, is indefatigable in her search' for "copy." At the | end- of the month she will leave England .: for Dakar, in French Senegal. Tho Vici tca-ian novelist purposes visiting all tho I French colonies- along fte coast. This : will enable her to compare French meth- • cds with tho English mttheds which she, saw during hs-r lest 'West African visit. The story of her experiences has been accepted, in advance, by -a London publisher; From Sencgambia, "Mary Gaunt" will go to Monrovia, the capital of Liberia, a republic which has not hitherto been "visited by a white woman travelling alone. Mrs. Miller, however, has no fear.- As. she says: "Any woman whn'ie not so vei-v vonm* may wander in I safety all over Africa, <x'cept- in the Arab ' countries."- Nor does she fear tile fevers rfhich have given West, Africa the title of "the white man's grave.". "Mary Gaunt" {scaped malaria during her , last tour, and hopes' :to'.ba'equally successful ■in the next few months. Travelling, she tells us, is in her blood, and she thinks, of goiiig to the AiAazoiii when she . returns from Africa.

The Golden Chain af Voices, ■ There exists a link between the four most distinguished singers the State of Victoria-has produced, which has never yet been published, and is now brought under notice by lime. Mary Conly; tho oratorio soprano, who resumes her English career -on April 14 in- the "Messiah," at the Royal Albert Hall. This artist mention's three singers besides herself wh6 woro originally soloists under Dr. Strong in Melbourne, either at the Scots Church, in Collins Street, or at the Australia!] Church, formed by that ■ divine in Flinders Street. The first of these was Mme. Melba, tho representative operatic soprano of her day in Europe and America; the' second, was Ada Crossley, who has long shared with Clara. Butt the principal English oratorio engagements for contralto; the third wns Miss Laiia Miranda, an operatic light soprano, known in Holland, France, and Italy, who successfully completed her fifth season of. appearances in Italian opera at Covcnt Garden (Gilda, and similar roles) last June; arid tho list is completed by Mme. Mary Conly, who severed her connection with the 'Flinders Street Church nine years ago. .Mme. Conly has. a sister, Miss Kitty ConlV, whoso beautiful soprano voice has assisted Dr. Strong's services during tho past seven years, and this younger artist will sail for London with Mme. Conly in February next. Who knows,-perhans she may form a fifth link amongst the'"go'den. Australian voices of this musical chain ? A Picnic. On Monday last a most enjoyable picnic,''arranged by Mrs. Malcolmson, was held at Barton's Bnsh (by kind permission of Mr.--.Barton). 'Amongst those present were: Mrs. Malcolmson, Mrs. Haire, Mrs. Dillon-Kelly, Miss Chappie, Miss B. Stuart-Forbes, Miss George Stuart-Forbes, Miss Barraud,. Miss Sally Barraud, Miss Mathews, Miss Bodmin, Misses Sheriffs (2),. Messrs. Haire, Hector, Dillon-Kelly, O'Keefe,- Watt, Dixon, Logan, Cpuldray, aiid Maud A Children's Party. A very, gay, little children's party was givenj by Mrs. ; C. Richardson for her smaiT daughter Mary, who celebrated her third birthday-on'Monday. All sorts of games were played on the lawn, the. grown-up. people who were present enjoying themselves-quite .'as much as the small guests, Wvho looked very dainty and fresh in their,pretty white dresses. After somo time had" been spent outside, they were taken into the dining-room. Where a delightful tei was served. Cream sweet peas and fascinating bonbons decorated the table, the latter giving riso to a great 'deal of excitement when tho time came for pulling them. Among the children present were M.rsl F. Leckie's three little girls, tho Misses Joan Tully and Gladvs Reid, Mrs. 0. Kember's little daughters" Betty and Margaret,' and Masters Dick ajid Tony Tripe. There were also, present Mrs. Leckie (senior), Mrs. F.' Leckie, Mrs. Wallis, Mrs. Richardson.(senior), Mrs, Trjpc, and Mrs. Keraber.

Acknowledging Gifts. The .matron of . . St.. Mary's Homes, Karori,. desires to thank tho following subscribers to, the Christmas , cheer of both homes Mesdamps Seddon, Wallis, Duncan, Joseph, -Powles, • Nathan, M. Richmond,' :■ Moss, .'-Lichfield," Edmonds, Ferguson; Rhodes,', Embling, Smith, Ilislop, Blundell,' Raunsley, Mann, Edwards, Bailey, Waiters,'.,-Miles, 1 Wardlo, Pell, ,T.' Awdry; Miss jCoates, Miss Adams, Hiss' England, tho . Rev. Hansell, Mr. Wardle,; Mr. Gilmour, "Two 'Friends" (Karori),'the Petone Bible Class, '. St. Thomas's Guild, Wadestown Sunday School, and tho Girls' lic-alm Guild. CbitliSry.. '.' On Monday evening at Nurse Linton's Privhtb Hospital, Piijmerston, .the, death took pliira of Airs. William Mitchell, thewife of Mr. : . William Mitchell, of 1 Colyton! The deceased lady had lived for seventeen, years ii'n Colyton, and was widoly known and respected. She leaves -a husband, ■Sve, sons and five daughters. Of the family, one ton (Mr. G. W. Mitchell, who is married) .was the manager of the Fending abattoirs until he .was promoted ..to N el.soil. .Another married son (Mr.-David W. Mitchell).lives at Palrnerston;"as' well iis Mr. James Mitchell. Mr. John-Mitchell lives at Hamilton, and Mr. William" Mit-' cliell at Colyton. Of the daughters, Mrs. E-. Shorten lives at Spur Road, and Misses Agnes, . Mary, Jeanhie, and Rebecca at Colyton. .. ." .." On Tuesday morning, at her homo, To Rawiti.i Napier, the/death took place, .of Sirs. I l '. W. Williams, after '-'.a long illness. -Mrs. Williams was a. daughter...of Mr. J. R. Brathwaite, formerly manager of the Bank of., New: Zealand, in' Napier. She took an active part in .connection, with' the .management , of the Napier Children's Home, the Queen's Fund, arid other wcirk of .a similar nature. ' Her kindly nature was much appreciated by nil' who knew her, - and, her circle of friends and acquaintances was very extensive. Much sympathy will be felt for her husband, Mr. IV W. Williams, and her son, r Mr. R. W. ..Williams, in their bereavement. ■ -

Street Collection in Auckland. A successful street collection was niade in .-Auckland on Saturday for the pur-: pose of raising'money necessary to: wipe off nil indebtedness incurred in connection with the recent establishment of St.. Vincent's Home-ifor-Children, which is-, in charge:of the Sisters,of Compassion,'and under the supervision of Mother"'Mai'.v Joseph'Aubert, says the Auckland "Star." The 1 sum' realised amounted to .£519 3s. dd. The occasion was an excellent one to organise, such a street collection, because no? only were all local residents abroad, but (here was in addition a tremendous influx 'of country visitors, who 'exhibited great generosity in their contributions. :

'Miss -Dorothy Bruntou, daughter of the late Mr. John Brunton, scenic artist, is a member of "The Dollar- Princess" Company. . " Mr. and Mrs. J. Tripe are spending a few days at lleretaunga'. t ! Mr. and Mrs. C. Richardson, with, their daughter, intend leaving Wellington for "a visit, to Palmerston on January 7. They have taken Mrs. Tripe's cottage, and will: probably stay for a month. Mr. and Mrs. Hornabrook were passengers by the l'ateena yesterday, for Nelson and l'icton. Miss. Myrtle Lee was a passenger by the Patccna, which left for Picton ana Nelson yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Davis (Greytown) are spending, a fortnight in Wellington. Mile Dolores is resting for a fewweeks in Sydney, before commencing her New Zealand . tour. Oil Christmas Eve day she visited the Women's Reformatory at Long Bay at the request of the Prisoners' Aid Society, and. sang to the inuiAtes.'.'; Mrs. W. Howard Booth (Carterton) has returned .to .Day's Bay House, Wellington. Mrs. J. H. Abbott is leaving within tho next two or three weeks for a visit to England. Miss Ball leaves for England to-day, where she is to be married to Dr. Andrew. Mrs. W. Hume (Lower Valley) arrived in town yesterday and leaves again today' for her home. Miss M. Carley (Masterton) is spending a holiday in Wanganui. Mrs. J. Caselberg (Masterton), together with her . children, is spending a fow weeks in Napier. - Miss Lois (Masterton) left by the Maori last week for Timaru.': _On Wednesday, Mr. Adam M'Leod, of Shannon, was married'to Miss Elsie Andrews, of Wellington. A number of the friends, of the bride and bridegroom attended.'

An interesting Australian engagement has just been announced in the "Australasian/'.the bi-idegrooni-elect beiii{? 13r. Douglas . Mawson, a young distinguished member of Sir Ernest Shackleton's South Polar expedition, and now a professor at Adelaide University. His -fiancec is Miss.Paquita Dclprat, of North Adelaide, (laughter of Air. D. D. Delprat,- manager of 1 ho, Broken Hill proprietary. . Mr. Owen ('..Williams, i-*.anager of the Sydney branch of tho Bank of Australasia, and who-was in .charge of the Wellington branch for some years, was a passenger a from Sydney yesterday. He was accompanied by Miss Williams. They will probably visit the .Wanganui and Hawke's . districts before returning to Australia.