SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1343, 22 January 1912, Page 9

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

New Plymouth Wedding. A pretty wedding was celebrated on January 17 at St. Mary's Church, New Plymouth, when Miss Margaret Hare, oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Hare, late of tho Wairarapa and now of Omata, was married to Mr. Albert lvilminster, of Iluntcrvillc, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. ICilminster, of Wellington. The Rev. John Wilkinson officiated. Tho bride, who was given away by her father, was attirod in a -graceful gown of white Indian muslin, hand-embroidered, and trimmed with real lace and pipings of white satin. She wore a wreath ol orange blossoms and a veil of embroidered net, and carried a sheaf-bouquet of white roses and maiden-hair fern. The Misses Elsie and Minnie Hare, sisters of the bride, wore bridesmaids' frocks of biscuitcoloured shantung silk, finished with bands of Paisley silk and guipure lace. Their large straw hats were lined with lace, and trimmed with pink roses and lace wings, and they carried bouquets of pink sweet peas and fern, tied with pink , silk streamers. Messrs. T. Kilminstci ( nnd T. Mackay attended as best man and ( groomsman. , After the ceremony a large number of ; relatives and friends were entertained at • the Central Tea Rooms, Mrs. C. J. Dare receiving in a costumc of green taffeta ?ilk, relieved with champagne-coloured i braiding, and a green and heliotrope \ toque. Mrs. ICilminster, the mother of the bridrgroom, was gowned in black ;lace silk, trimmed with cream lace, and ivore a cream sillc straw toque, finished ; with black plumes. Both ladies carried ■ ixniquets ot heliotrope sweet peas and fern, tied with heliotrope ribbons. The Dridegroom's gifts to tho bridesmaids ■ ivore u gold and enamel wrist watch und ' soli! bracelet respectively. Mr. and Mrs. ICilminster left by the afternoon train for Rotcrua, where the honeymoon is to i« spent, the bride's travelling dress was ( jf tussore silk, with a black plumed hat. j Wedding at Feilding. ' On January 17, at St. Bridget's Church, j Feilding, the wedding took place of Miss Elizabeth Woulfe, youngest daughter of Mrs. J. Woulfe, of Feilding, to Mr. A. J. May, also of Feilding. 'lhe bride, who was given away by her brother-in-law, Mr. James Kennedy, of Tikitapu Station, Wairarapa. wore a white tailor-made costume of chnrii>euso cloth, trimmwl with ] braid, and a pale blue picture hat, wreath- ( cd with lancer plumes. Miss A. Ross, tho j chief bridesmaid, was attired in pale blue j niuon, nnd >1 largo black hat, and tho two little maids, nieces of the bride, wore dainty frocks of white embroidered mus- , lin, with mob caps of lace. The Rev. j Father O'Dwver performed the ceremony, ] and Mr. J. Atoulfe attended as best man. Mauriceville Wedding, At St. Mary's Church Mauriceville, on j January 18,. Miss Ethel Stewart, youngest daughtei of Mr. and Mrs. A. Campbell, of Mangamahoe, was married to Mr. Michael M'Gruddy, oldest son of Mr. M'Gruddy, ! also of Mangamahoe. Tho bride, who was i given away by her father, wore n pretty ' gown of ivory white voile, and the cus- ■ ternary veil and orange blossoms. She also 1 carried a shower bouquet of white sweet 1 peas, and a white prayer Ixujk, the gift of tho bridegroom. Miss M'Gruddy, sister of tho bridegroom, who attended as bridesmaid, was froclied in white silk, with a large white hat, and carried a bouquet of white heather bells and fern. Mr. Robert Campbell acted as best man. After the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Michael M'Gruddy left by tho mail train for Wellington, eu route for Hawke's Day. At tho Races at Trentham. Though Saturday's weather was anything but pleasant, still quite a number 1 of pcoplo journeyed out to Trentham, and seemed to enjoy tho races, in spite of a most irritating wind. In fact, the latk'r was so unkindly that the band was forced to plav' from the shelter of the club house. Naturally under such conditions promenading was but little indulged in, and frocks wore mostly limited to tho strictly sensible tailor-mades, but of these some notably smart examples were to bo seen. Mrs. Godlev came,in cinnamon brown, with a putty-coloured hat, trimmed with black roses. Mrs. llarcourt wore a grey costume, and black hat. Mi's. Walter Johnston _ was in black, with a liat to match, trimmed with white feathers; and Mrs. C. W. Tringham had a smart tussore , costume, and hat en suite. Mrs. W. Turnbull came in dark blue, witli a black anil white hat; and Mrs. Ken. Duncan wore an Irish green tailor-made, mid a smart green hat lined with black. Miss Mary Skerrett was in a. dark blue cos tume, with a black plumed hat; and Miss Kathleen Mille. - had a grey frock, piped with cerise, and a hat to match. Mrs. J. Dlundell woro a heliotrope dress, and a toque massed with Neapolitan violets. Mrs. (Dr.) Rawrcin was in blue, with a black velvet hat, finished with wings. Mrs. R. W. Kane woro a grev striped tailormade. and a black hat. Mrs. Ernest Dlundell had a. saxe blue lustre costume, ond a black hat trimmed with pink carnations. Mrs. (DrT) Collins woro a handsome dark blu» dress, nnd her black velvet hat had pink roses on it. Miss Collins was in vicux rose, with a. black hat. Miss Humes wore a black and white 1 tailor-made, and a black hat with white Heathers; and Miss Tolhurst came in a blue costume, and a black hat, lined with white lace. Among others present one noticed Mrs. OiHon, Mrs. .T. Josephs, Mrs. Fred. Nathan, MYs. Gorincr Johnston, Mrs. Coneliie, Mrs. and Miss J. Handyside, Mrs. Trask, Mrs. and Miss Gre»n>vood, Mrs. Datcson, Mrs. A. Pierce, Mrs. Lan Duncan, Mrs. W. K. Didwill, Miss Dall, ami Mrs. and M!hs R.iddiford. There was, of course, tho usual number of visitors from tho Wairarapa and Manawatu.