SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1219, 30 August 1911, Page 9

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

A Feildin'g Wedding. A wedding of interest to residents of the Kiwitoi district was celebrated yesterday at the Presbyterian Church, Feilding, when Mr. Robert Holden, of, Dunedin, was married to Miss Ethel Mitchell, third daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Mitchell,, very old residents of the district. The ceremony was performed by tho Rev. G. Budd, a large number of relatives and ' friends being piistnt in the church. The bride wore a very pretty frock of -chiffon taffetas, trimmed with silk lace, with a veil and orange blossom wreath. She carried a beautiful bouquet and also wore her presents from the bridegroom, a gold watch and a brooch. Tho bridesmaids were Miss Gladys Mitchell and Miss Eileen Mitchell, both wearing white embroidered frocks, with pretty race hats, and gold brooches, tho latter being gifts .from the bridegroom. Mr. Sydney Mitchell was the best man. After the service a reception was held at Hnstie's Hotel, where the bride and bridegroom received tho congratulations nnd good wishes of their friends. Mrs. Mitchell, the bride's mother, wore a handDomo black silk frock. The future home of' Mr. and Mrs. llolden will bo in Dunodiu. Dance in Sydney Street Hall. The Sydney Street Schoolrcom was very prettily decorated for the annual ball of the Wellington College Old Girls' A=.=o- ■ cintion, held there last evenrnir. The college colours, black and gold, were, of course, very much in evidence, and quantities of lycopodium and bunting had b:en effectively disposed about the room. The stage, carpeted, nnd comfortably furnished, looked most attractive, decorated as it was with palms of all sizes and kinds, and with masses of wattle. The various side-room? and the sido passago screened over with coloured flags, gave plenty of room for thoso sitting out , . The supper-room was most charmingly'arranged, yellow drapery ard lycopodium, bordered with black bands, forming a frieze round the walls, and with bambco grass and foliage effectively disposed at intervals. Yellow shades covered tho lights from which, over the tables yellow nnd black streamers had ten carried to the several corners, blending delightfully with the yellow bulbs with which they were decorated.

Among those present were: —Miss M'Lfan, the principal of tho college, wearing a white satin frock, with an overdress of jet-embroidered ninon; Miss Ecclesfield (formerly a member . of tho teaching staff), in black brocide with' lace; Mrs. Bradley, in with ninon and trimmed with white I.ico; Miss Holm (secretary), black velvet, with tunic of silver-embroidered net; MiJs M. Flux, black velvet; Miss Jacobsen, blue satin.with ninon overdress and silver net; Miss Bastings, pale pink satiny with silver embroidery; Miss Hardwick .(debutante), pretty frock of whita satin, with crystal trimming; Miss I. Webb, cream satin, trimmed with silver fringe; Miss Harkness, white satin, with silver embroideries; Miss Zohrab, black velvet; Miss O. Smith, grey satin, with overdress of net with touches of cerise; Miss' Olive Moyes. black velvet, with aluminium' trimming: Miss Winder, bine satin; Miss Dora Meek, white satin, with' tunic of ninon bordered with crystal fringe, and with fc-arlet rofos on cor?a<r?; Mi?s E. Mc-ek, black velvet; Miss Sheridan, white eatin, with an overdress of cream lace touched with black; Miss Fleming, rale pink satin, with overdress of. floral chiffon; Miss Bently, black velvet; Miss M'Alpine, white satin, with tunic of net \with silver trimming; Miss Montgomery, white satin, with tunic of ninon edged with brown fur.

"In Royal Company." Mr. F. Bull, of New Zealand, whose "Dominion Ditties" were recently reviewed, has an interesting story of how ho saw Queen Victoria at close quarters. Re was in London in 1562 when the Queen was .about to visit, privately, an exhibition at Brompton. Sir Wentworth Dilke offered Mr. Bull the chance to remain in the building, thnt he might seo her Majesty. When the Rovnl party wa? seen approaching, it seemed to Mr. Bull' that he must either hide or become unduly conspicuous. But, with a happy inspiration, he attached himself quietly to the rear of the group, ami entered into conversation with one of tho gentlemen. After the inspection and tho departure of the Queen and her suite, Mr. Bull learned that his unknown companion, whom he hnd supposed (o bo some important official, ha:l been in precisely the. same position as himself, and had adopted th 3 same expedient to escape notice. A Singer of Promise. Miss Kathleen Nnrcllc, tho second daughter of the charming Irish-Australian singer, well known in Australia and New Zealand, recently won tho Wollby scholarship for tho Royal Academy of Music. Her sister Rita inherits her mother's vocalistic powers, and a great career in opera has been prophesied for her by experts who have heard her voice, which, still untrained, has a, wonderful strength and. quality of tone.