SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1053, 16 February 1911, Page 9

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

(Wedding. ■• ■ • An/interesting wedding yesterdav at St.' ilark's, when Mr. A. ,i-. Shobrookv deep-sea diver for jj* .Union Company, was married to- Miss bl en Danger,,of Sandringham, England. Miss Claris was bridesmaid, Master HtfWtersou tho page, Jack M Agegan tho best man. The Rev. A. M. Johnsto officiated, and tho bndo was giveni ajaj by Mr. S. V. Bracher. The bride «ore Aite muslin and a prettily embroidered and orange blossom v and earned a shower bouquet of m whito flowers and maidenhair fern/ The;bridesmaid wore white, crystalline, a white hat. trimmed with mauve silk and flowers and had a whito and mauve bouquet. Tho small page was dressed in white ■«*«. Mrs. Bracher wow a white,coat and skirt with hdndsorc Irish crochet collar and white hat trimmed with white .muslin and Irish crochet. The church organist (Mr. Wntkins) ployed tho wedding march. The weddinir breakfast was held at Mrs. Brachcr's residence, 59 EUice Street, Hie tables being decorated with mauve silk and nfauve and white flower*, ■ and the health of tho bride and bridegroom was happily proposed by tho R«v. A. IT. Johnfor... Tho wedding cako was sent from England.- Jlr. and Mrs. iShobrook received mnriy hnndsomo presents, including a suite, of bedroom furniture nnd household linen from S mdrhurham. Tho bride's home is on tho King's Sandringham Estate and shn has received many kindnesses from Qu??n Alexandra and other members of the ■Royal Family.' In the afternoon Mr. nnd Mrs Shobrnokleft for tho north and Rotbrua. ' Mrs.. Shobrook's goiny-nway costume was mauve fjrqe coat and skirt and white hat with mauve. . Wellington Wedding. 1 -' ■■ ' ' At St. John's Church'yesterday morning the marriage of Miss Madeline Oldham, the younger daughter of Jlr. r.nd Mrs. Oldham. of M'KenJs:e Terrace, nnd Mr. Arthur. B. Inrics, youngest soivof- the late Mr. J. B. Innev was, celebrated in the presence of a few intimate friends. The Eer. Dr. Gibb , performed the ecu , - niony. The brido was given away Ly her father, and was'attended by Jims I.rnth Innes, sister of tho brideyrcom, as briuesmaid. A reception was held at the residence of the bridegroom's mother, after which Mr. and Mrs. Innes left by motorcar for their future home at Murton. • ■

Wedding at Felldlng'.-',' •' ";" .-''■'■ ' biir 'Peildins correspondent writes that at St. John's Church; Feildinu, yesterday," the Rev. 'A. S. Innes Jones officiating,' the-"marriage of'Jfr. Vymer AVoolfield.'Monntfort, youngest!eon of-the i late'slr.' B. arohitEct,.Christchurch, and Mi6s Mary Adnam Mountfort,-eldest.daughter ofjMr. C. A. Mountfort,, district surveyor, New ZeaUnd Survey-.Department, Feilding. -Tho bride wore a' pretty. white silk muslin dress with n white , -pit^re-hat, and carlicd a" beautiful shower bouqucK She vas'attended by her sisters Miss Eva and Miss Constance ' Monntfort,' who wore dainty,white dresses of cream.and pink, and picture" hats to match. They also carried boskets of flowers. Mr. Don. Higgin was tho best inan. After the ceremony Mr", and Mrs.- Mouutfoirt entertained t'beir guests at their residence East Street. The bride was the recipient of a large number of beautiful and valuable presents'from her many friends and well-wishers in J"eildini»' and various parts of , tho Dominion. Tho future homo will be in Kawhia, where Mr. A. Mountfort hns a sheep farm ill conjunotum. with Mr. C.B. Morris, ton of Mr. W. R. Morris, of-Wadestown. . ~

A Kitchen Toa.' ' ;■•.'-... • - * ' A very enjoyable "kitchen tea", was given yesterday afternoon by Miss Wilton, : O'riental 'Bay, for Jliss Marshall. The drawing-room., in which the guests wore received and the dining-room where teli was served, were very prettily decorated with flowers. Songs and recitations, ;sd nn .amusing guessing competition helped to entertain everybody. ton wore n whito Indian muslin frock. Miss Marshall was in a floral pink muslin frock and pink straw hat trimmed with" rosos. Mrs., Wilton wore a black frock, imone thoso present wero Mrs. Marshall' (senior),' Mrs; Morpcth, lire.. , Marshall. Miss Raplcy, Miss Briggs.. the Misses Mau'dslcyfS),-. JfissDawson, MissD. Webb, Nurso Dawson, nnd Miss Hall. Miss Marshall receivod many most useful presents, ineludiug a great deal of ; aluminium ware. ■%■. '.. ~ ' ■■■ ;■".'. ,' Tennis Toarnamcnt; '. . • A■' progreseive tennis: tournament . was played on tho Wellington Tennis Club courts yesterday' between .sorno of the members of the Wellington Club nnd a nnmber of Hutt : players. Wellington was represented by Mrs. Walker and tho Micpes Williams, Cock, Atmore (2), A. Webb, and Miss Francis, and the Hutt by Mrs. Wogg, Mrs. Murphy, the Misses Foster (2), Callendar, " nnd the Misses Cuff (2). The winners were Miss Foster and Mrs. Wagg and Mrs. Murphy,tho two latter tying and having to meet again. - Tea was served-in-the pavilion, the table being prettily decorated \\. y».Bw flowers. . Grey River Hospital. .■»-•• -—*.— On February 10, Miss Susan Kitto, of Christdhurch, , was appointed matron.' Misses Duncan and' Gillin sisters, and Misses Askenbeck and Wcenink probationers of the Grey River, Hospital. Mrs. F. Sutherland (Oainaru) is-the guest 1 of Jlrs. R. Edwards, 28 ' Mnjorlbanks Street. . .'' . Mr. and Mrs. Ml Caselberg (Mastefton) are spending a few days in Wellington.

Our ■ ifasterton correspondent writes that in: St. Patrick's ■ Church yesterday morning, Mr. Edward Riley, of the local railway staff, was married to Miss Lily Stcmpa, fourth daughter of.: Mr. A; Stempa. . ; ■-■'.. .'.. . :

.The;, members. of Iho Victoria League are giving an evening entertainment on Tuesday in the Ari Gallery beforo Lady AS'ard leaves for England.

sfrs. S. Brown and Mre.'R. W. Brown left Wellington yesterday by the Main Trunk for a month's tour of tho North Island. •■■•.- . .

Mrs. W. R. Morris, of Wndestown, ie the guest of Mrs. C. A. Mountfort. FeiUling, and wa;i present at the wedding of Miss Mountfort yesterday."

Tho annual picnic of the Tune .school children was hfld on Saturday in Mr. Jdincg Judd's bush. The wcathtr was n little, showery, hut , shelter wns afforded by tho'troes. At the conalusidn of tho day's sports Mr. Oeorßo Judd, chairmau of the school committee, distributed (t> tho children prizes for work done during the year. The picnickers gave n hearty voto of thanks to Mr. James Judd, Mr. George Jndd, chairman, and to Miss Wiesncr, tho school mistress.

■ Our Shannon correspondent writes:— Miss Bccre, of the Moutca School staff jias resigned, and is returning to Southland.— Mr. nlid Mrf. Ilallnm are leaving shortly on n visit to the Old Country.

A Press Association nics?.igo from Ilohnrt states that the Conferenco of the National Young Women's' ChrUtinn'Association .decided, thnt the bpnilqiinrtqre shall remain in ' Sydney for the nest thrso years. 'The following wor? elected to represent Xew Zealand on the National Council:—Auckland, Mr*. Dcttnicn;-Wel-lington, Miss M'lionnj Duucdin, Jlus Brown; Chrlstihurch, Mrs. Kayo and Missss Stillwell anJ ll'Lcan.