SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1019, 7 January 1911, Page 11

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

<A Wedding. ; - . On Wednesday, December. 28, at Ohingaiti, tliej marriago .was solemnised of Jdiss Alinnie Ann"Leeks, only daughter of . Mr. and Mrs. E..L. Leeks, ahd Mr. Alfred'-George, eldest, son of Mr. A. , Glastonbury, of Marlborough. Tho Rev. P. ■ Carew-Thoraas officiated. The service "was choral. Mr. J. H. Brooks kindly-giving his : services at tlie. organ,' ' The bride, who was given away ' ty her father, wore silk stripe crepe de chine, with the orthodox veil and orange. blossom.! There were three bridesmaids—Miss P. Glastonbury (sister of the bridegroom), and Miss B. Lindsay, . both wearing cream costumes with hats to 'match, and. little Miss Dorothy Dixon, of Wellington, in pale blue' cashmere, trimmed with cream lace medal- " ,lions and velvet , buttons, 'with blue silk hat and forget-me-nots. The bride, and two of the bridesmaids carried shower :bouqiiets, the youngest- bridesmaid : carrying a pretty , basket of ferns and iforget-me-nots. . Mr. Ralph L. Leeks, brother of the bride, acted : as best mail, and-Mr. H. Buck, of Wellington, as • groomsman. A reception. was held by the. bride's parents at Mr'.. Dais's halj, and, in'the evening, an enjoyable'dance, was held. Mrs. Leeks wore grey crepe , de .chine, with. black hat. and. bouquet of pink roses and maidenhair fern; Mrs. Russell Dixon .'(Wellington), lavender trimmed with darker shade, and hat-to match: Mrs. Haddock (Wellington), cream hat; trimmed with ' pink roses; 'Mrs- Barber (Wellington)'; pale blue cm- ■ broidery robe; ■ the Misses Tiso, : white, hats to 'match. The bride and bride- .. groom subsequently left, .for the South Island.. , Wedding at Tlmaru. i - A quiet but pretty wedding-took place »t the Methodist Church, Tirnaru, on Wednesday - last, when' Mr. H. Basil Cooper, of. Wellington (son of Mr. t Thomas Cfloper) was married to.' Miss May Smith, daughter of Mr, ; Prank' Smith,: of "Brauxliolme," Timaru. The ceremony was performed by the R-ev. William Baumber, formerly of Wellington, but now in charge of tho Timaru circuit. The bride was given away by her father, the, bridesmaids being Miss Trissie Smith,- sister of the bride, and two small neices A quiet reception was held in the schoolroom after the ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Basil Cooper afterwards left on. a trip to Queenstown and the Southern Lakes. A Fanoy Dress Parade,;Plimmerton was a-tiptoe oil Wednes- . day evening to witn.-ss afancy 'dress parade given by M'iss Yaughan's guests at; Erenora and: St. Elmo. The prize for. .the best , costume was awarded to Miss Naomi Stuckey-(Kaffir girl), and the "booby" prize fell to Mr. P. G. A. -Stuckey ("Mr. Pip"), v About' thirty paraded, and among 1 the best costumes were—Arab (Mr. Needham), Welsh woman (Mm. Stuckey, sen.). Mark An- , thony (My.-A. Stuckey), Chinaman (Mr. P. S.. Pope),' Ancient Briton (Miss Chalmers), sandwichman (Mrs. Muir), Gipsy (Mrs.' Goodbehere),' Jack Tar (Miss - Redard). A very pleasant evening was spent at Erenora in'music, games, and ' charades, after which tho party adjourned to' St. Elmo, where Miss Vaughan had invited her guests to supper. A very enjoyable evening was "-brought to a close by tho singing of "Auld Lang Syne" and three hearty cheers for the hostess.

A very quiet but pretty wedding took place at Rawene, Hokiauga, 011 December 17, when Miss Olive Dearman, ■of Sydney, was married, to Mr. Robert - Pcrry-Bryers, of Rawoiio. Mrs. J. B. Bairstow and family (Car- " terton) is paying a visit to'her sister, Mrs. J. Burn, of Lower Hutt. Dr. and Mrs. Rawson are leaving next Friday for a trip to the Islands. They will bo accompanied by their daughter, Mrs. . John Abbott. - Mrs. Malcolm Ross will arrive in 'Auckland on January 18, in the P. and 0. steamer Mantua. ' Miss Phyllis Boult, of Auckland, is leaving for England, and will bo away about two-years. Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Baldwin have gone for a trip to Qneenstown. Mr. C. P. Skerrett and Miss Skerrett leave by the Ifatorua next Thursday Monte Video, where, they will visit Mr. King Skerrett before proceeding to England. * b Mr. and Mrs. C. Richardson leave for a visit to Palmerston North to-day. ' Mrs. Morrison, who arrived from the Cook. Islands on Thursday with her husband, who is the manager for the i Union Steam Ship Company at the Islands, left for Hobart the same day. She will spend the holidays with her daughter who is" at school at Hobart. "Why is she so popular?" f'She takes of her hat in a crowded car." Much as we dread their appearance, grey hairs will come. Time scatters his traces remorselessly amongst us all, but although we caniiot in some cases, stay his hand, we may do much to hide ht3 ravages. and cover with art the defects of nature. Mrs. Eolleston, when abroad, spent some time securing a preparation that will restoro tho hair to .its natural colour, and at tho ssino time benefit the scalp, and improvo the growth. Having had several restorers submitted, her choice was Dr. Waldron's. Not! only are tho' testimonials excellent, hut the result is good. It is sure, safe, and easily applied, and. is considered in England, to bo'tho best preparation for concealing greynefis, apart from hair-dyeing or staining. ; Mrs. Bolleston (over Carroll's), 4 Willis Stroot, has sccurcd the sole agency for Australasia,"

A recent visitor to Picton and Marlborough Sounds says that never have the "hotels and boardinghouses reaped such a harvest; every available corner was occupied, and there were a number of camping parties besides. The various beauty spots in tho Sounds themselves are, of course, tho attraction, and many peoplo have sold their shops and bought launches, so that there aro now over twenty .launches available for picnic parties, and these were almost always ill use. Tho Miniates of tho various hostelries arranged several dances and evening entertainments, and on Jjew Year's Eve, having properly kettledrummed, tho visitors started "firstfooting," which was kept up until the small hours were getting alarmingly big.

Visitors to tho Waitomo Caves say that their beauties are not sufficiently well known, and yet almost daily during tho holidays between tweuty and thirty peoplo boarded the omnibus at Hangatiki and were driven over the execrable roads to tho hotel aiKpthe caves. The Old AYaitomo Cave, which was occasionally visited before the days of the Tourist Department and tho Main Trunk, is -being outshone by tho newer and larger Ruakuri Cave, witli its cathedral, and fairy cave, and lake lit by glowworms; and tile guides tell of 'a third cave not yet open' to the public which'is larger than these two put together. 'Much has been in opening up .the sights, but the public are like Oliver Twist, tliey want more. They want electric light instead of magnesium wire, and, abovo all, some want to take the Cabinet in a body over the roads; then, as ono muchsuffering person remarked, we might get some improvement.