SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1418, 19 April 1912, Page 9

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

A Petone Wedding, At St. David's Church, on Wednesday ntterncon, the marriage took place of Miss Alice Allender, youngest daughter ot the into Mr. John Ailender, of Petone, nf 1, Jb ' tViverhill, second son of mi avor biH, Hiitt Road, Petone. Iho Kev. A. Thompson officiated, f iho church was beautifullv decorated by girl lricnds of the bride, and the service was choral, .Mr. \V. H. lionnio playing the organ. The ljr>!e, wlio was given away by her brother, .Mr. AV. AW Allender, of Christchurch, wore <x gown of ivory satin charmcuse, trimmed with handsome point lace, .with the usual veil and orange blossoms. Sh© carried a beautiful bouquet of white roses and maiden-hair fern. The bridesmaid was Miss Alice Troup, who wore a frock of pale blue charmeuse, black picture hat, trimmed with black fox fur, and pale salmon pink lillics, and carried a sheaf of delicately-shaded roses. Mr.> Harold Parkinson was the best man. Mrs. 1). Allender, the mother of the bride, held a reception after the ceremony. She wore a tailor-made gown and a black bonnet to match. Her bouquet was of shaded pink dahlias. Mrs. T. W. Caverhill, mother of the bridegroom, was in a black silk gown, and carried a beautiful bouquet. Numerous friends and relatives of both families were assembled to do' honour to the bride and bridegroom. The brido travelled in a navv blue tailor-made costume with saxe blue facings and saxe blue Tagcl straw hat, trimmed with ostrich plumes. | A Hutt' Wedding.

A very pretty wedding took place in St. James's Church, Lower Hutt, yesterday afternoon when .Miss Winifmf Elliott, third daughter of .Mr. anil .Mrs. H. J. Tl. Llhott, of the Hutt, was married to Mr. Guy (..roves, third son of the late Mr. John c.rove?, of "Bushgrove," Teutii. The Ko\. Joshua Jones was tho ofiiciatinir clergyman. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a graceful trained gown oi soft ivory satin, trimmed with lace, and a veil and wreath of ,Mango blossoms. She carried a beautiful bouquet of whito roses, stophanoriand maidenhair fern fastened with lon"'' white satin streamers. Miss Violet Groves, sister of the bridegroom, and Miss hsme ulliott, cousin of tho bride, were her bridesmaids, and they woro vorv I Pretty, frocks of wliito muslin, trimmeil | with laco and quaintly becoming mob caps of black satin, with effective touches of old gold in them, harmonising with tho , autumn tints of tho foliage in their bou--5 rniets of roses, gloxinias, and leaves. .Mr. J Norman Groves, brother of the bridegroom, was the best man, and Mr. Belliss, 1 of Teiini, the groomsman. .Mrs. Elliott, the bride's mother, wore a gown of black silk, with a white lace scarf, and a violet 1 toque. Her bouquet was composed of violets. Jlrs. John Groves, the bridegroom's stepmother, was. in a violet cosdime and hat, and carried a bouquet of violets. After the wedding service was concluded, a reception was held at the lionie of Mr. and Jlrs. Elliott, many relatives of both sides of the families being present. Autumn foliage and red and white flowers decorated the hall, and in the diningroom were quantities of white flowers, tho table being arranged with white cosmeas and Michaelmas daisies. Mr. Mowbray proposed the health of the bride and bridegroom, and Mr. Groves responded. Among tho guests were: Jlrs. Jlurisou (sister of the bride), wearing a brown frock trimmed with gold tissue and a violet toque with plumes; Jlrs. Bucholtz was in a black frock, trimmed with cream lace, and a large red velvet hat; Mrs. S. •Wheeler, soft grey frock, with silver trimming, and a large velvet hat with shaded flowers; Jliss Daisy Groves, sister of the bridegroom, a dark costume, and black ami white hat; Lady OsborneGibbes, oyster-grey coat ami skirt and floral toque. Her bouquet was of violet-;; Mrs. King dark coat and skirt, and hat en suite; Mrs. liarclav, gown of blue and black silk foulard, and blue and black Napoleon hat, and she carried a violet bouquet; Jlrs. Thompson was in a frock of grey silk crystalline, and violet hat with plumes. Also present were: ■Mrs. Bridge. Jliss Belliss, Jtr. and Jlrs. -Mowbray, Mr., Mrs.,, and Jliss Von Dadelszen, Miss Kennedy, Sir Edward Os-borne-Gibbes, Jlr. and Mrs. H. Elliott (C'hristchurch), Jlr. and Jlrs. Albert Groves. Jlr. and Jlrs. Hubert Keeling, Jlrs. JYhite-Scott (I'ahiatua), Jliss Sutton, Jlr. Charles Hickson, Jliss Lukin, Jliss Foster, Jlr. Harry Groves, and others. The bride's going-away costume was a mole-coloured coat and" skirt, with blue facings, and a black velvet hat with touches of blue. Jliss Murray, florist, Willis Street, made tho bridal bouquets. Hutt Golf Club. The ladies of the Hutt Golf Club held the first of this season's competitions for the Eiddiford and L.G.U. medals yesterday. The best cards returned were those of Jliss Rathbone, 112, minus 45, net 07; Jlrs. Gordon, 108, minus 38, net 70; and Mrs. Wagg, 89, minus 11, net 78. WHAT EVERYBODY SHOULD KNOW. That Miss Hilsom for a short time will treat and teach Ladies and Gentlemen the Scientific Treatment of the Head. She diagnoses all cases, either by letter or personally, states ■ the preparations t/be used; because what suits ono easewould be very harmful to another. This is the only successful way to make hair grow, stop, hair falling, to bring faded hair to tone and colour, to restore and .prevent grey hair. Treatments with inI structions for home treatment from ,£1 Is. Delightful face treatment, to erase and prevent wrinkles, to make coarso skin hcajthy, fine, and soft as velvet. J Shampooing, Clipping, all • treatments' Electrolysis. latest methods [riualified Jlme. Barkley, New York), permanent and painless. Miss Jiilsom, King's Chambers (opp. Slew-art Dawson's), Wellington. TeleDhone 811.—Advt. SUPERFLUOUS HAIR. Superfluous hair destroyed by "Kusma" (reg.). A guarantee given with each case undertaken. See testimonials and letters. Jlrs. Hiillen (over Economic), Lambton Quay. Thono 1017. (Testimonial.) Clyde Quay, Wellington. "Would you kindly send me two more jackets of 'liusma' as I am leaving for Australia on the Ifflli of next month, so kindly let me have tlieni before that dale. ] have found 'I!u.-ma' a safe anil Mire cure for destroying superfluous hairs and will recommend it to my tiiencl- mi the othei side. Trusting you will tend it to them "■hen required.'' Originnl copy'of nbore can bo toeu nt mj addrout

A Havelock North Wedding,

A tvi.-dilinj» in which considerable in•ei'l! ..V s til!it ' ll " :ls of .Miss Wini- , ■llolinps, second daughter of the Jiev. .lames Holmes and .Mrs. [klines, of liiiajiolin, Havclock North, ami .Mr. William 1 lemnyne JJaker, of I'aki I'aki. third soli »t Captain Baker, late of (lie lllli iins>ars, and .Mrs. Baker, Beading, Kngliiiul. Hie ceremony was performed ill fct. tolomlia's Church, llnvclock North, on Wednesday, tlie Bev. Bobert Waugh ''"'eating. The bride, who was given away Ijy Iter father, wore her travelling costume ot grey cloth, with a largo black Y, t . wearing a pretty bine frock with a burnt straw hat, was hrr bndosinanl and Mr. Eustace Baker, brother ot the bridegroom, was the best man. A reception was afterwards lipid iifm! ti l ,e . , ot tl'P bride's -.parents, mill f lw.il- lw,?„ 'I li- n " bridegroom left for tiiui licine at 1 ,, Mr - Jl°y «,n d , lliss Gladys Boy (New V lno "«'). «'ho iiave been visiting different parts of the South Island, returned to Wellington on AVednesdav, anil are staying at the Hotel Cecil. ' Mrs. H. W. Hole and Miss Hole, of Wonganm, will leave on a trip to England. u.y the Uemueni on May 2. Mrs. Iliggmson, of Wellington, will 1» a passenger by tlie same steamer. Mr. and Mrs. Basil Donne, wTfo hare been spending somo weeks in Nelson, returned to Wellington on TuesiTay, and aro staying at the Windsor. Mr. and Mrs. H. Elliott, Christchureh, are visiting the Hutt. Mr. J. If. Kebbell, of Wellington, and Captain H. Hose (formerly manager for 1 "fuliiiid Shipping Company in Wellington), Mrs. anil Miss liose, "will leave for England by the Bemuera on May 2. Mrs. Will Hume, Lower Valley, is visiting- Wellington. Captain W. J. Grey (of W. J. Grey and pon), Mrs. Grey, and Mr. Grey, junior, leave for England by the Bemuera on May 2. • ("DiHon," Masterton) is in Wellington. Miss M. 'Joiing has returned from her wsit to -\t'M- Plymouth and Patinerston ■■'i> 11 New Plymouth she visited the petroleum oil wells, and also had a most enjoyable trip up Mount Lginont. Miss A. Wood, of Palmerston Xorth, is visiting Wellington, anil Khamlallnh. At present she is the guest of Miss M xoung. At Kahnlara, on AVednesdav, the marriage tcok place of Mr. John Francis l.iuton, son of Mr. A. L Linton, and Miss luiby Florence Matthews, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Matthews, of Pahiatiia. The Bev. IC. Stoweil was the olhciating minister. Miss Birch, the newly-appointed general secretary of the Wellington Y.W.C.A., arrived in A\ellingtoii on Wednesday bv the Ulimarun from Sydney. This evening a reception is to be held in the Y.W.C.A. rooms, Herbert Street, for the purpose of welcoming her to We]lin"ton and all interested in the Y.W.C.A. movement are cordially invited lo l;e present.