SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1428, 1 May 1912, Page 9

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

A Christchurch Wedding. A very pretty wedding was celebrated, at at. John's Church, Latimer Square, Christchurch, on April!!, when Miss Ethel Violet Field, eldest (laughter of Mr. Charles Field, Kaituna, was married to Mr. Morton Frederick Pattle, youngest son of the late Jlr. F. IV. I'attle, postmaster, Palmerston. The bride, who was given away uy her father, woro a gown of ivory satin trimmed with pearl embreidery and honiton iace, and tho usual veil and orango blossoms. She carried a beautiful shower bouquet of white flowers and maidenhair fern. Tho bridesmaids were the Misses Dorothy Field and Jvitty Pattle, wearing cream silk with an overdress of ninon, prettily trimmed, and black picture hats and plumes. Their bouquets were violets, autumn leaves, and asparagus tern, finished with pale, violet ribbon. Tho bridegroom presented Miss Dorothy Field with a gold bangle, and Miss Kitty Pattle with a ring set vith amethysts. Mr. Fred Field was best man, and Jlr. O'Cnllnghau groomsman. Nelson Wedding. A pretty wedding was quietly celebrated : at Christchurch Cathedral, Nelson, by the Rev. J. P. Keuipthornc, when Miss Gladys Olive llarlev, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. J. lfarley, "The Wood," Nelson, j was married to Mr. William lioulker, jim., second son of Mr. and Mrs. William I Jloulker, lVelson. Tho bride, who was J given away by her father, wore an ivory satin gown with yoke of tosea net, and silk and chilfon garniture, and an embroidered veil over her coronet of orange blossoms. She carried a beautiful bouquet of white roses and maidenhair icrn. There were four bridesmaids in attendance—Miss Houlker (sister of the bridegroom), who wore a frock of pink satin eharmeusß, with green iichu and girdle; Miss Dolly Webb, in palo blue satin clinrmeuse with heliotrope iichu and , girdle; Alias K. Hair, who wore green satin with pink fichu and girdle; and Miss Jean Hamilton, in a gown of heliotrope ehnrnicuso with pole bhie fichu and girdle. They all wore black satin picture hats, with ostrich feathers, mid their bouquets were of blue and pink hydrangeas. The bridegroom was attended by Mr. James llmilker ns best man, and by Messrs. Howard llarley, Hugh Hamilton, and Arthur Heaps as groomsmen. Wedding at Port Ahuriri. At St. Andrew's Anglican Church, Port Ahuriri, on Monday, Mr. A. If, Ferguson, clerk to tho Hawke's Bay County Council, was married to Miss Elizabeth Bowden, of Coote Road, The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Oliver Donn, tho best man was Mr. F. Smith, and tho bride was attended by her sister, Miss Emily Bowden. Dance in the Gcring Street Hall. Already tho dances have begun, and among them was one given by Miss Borlasi! and a committee, in thy Uoriug Streot Hull, last evening. It was an excellent night for dancing, and rain, apparently, had no power to daunt the heart of the dancer. The stage, set aside lor tho onlookers, was decorated with bowls of chrysanthemums and Michaelmas daisies, with screens and chairs to add to the comfort r.{ everyone, and in the supper-room the tables were arranged with yellow daisies and grasses. Miss Borlflso received in n black dress with black lace on the corsage. Her committee comprised thu Misses Baeyertz, Freeth, Uibbes, and King. Among those present were: Mrs. Seaton, wearing n black silk gown; Mrs. Jameson, also in black; Mrs. Clayton, in vicux rose with an overdress of bluo ninon; Mrs. Burnetr, in a black lace gown; Mrs. Cleghorn, in black silk; Mrs. Freeth, black satin relieved with I white chiHon; Mrs. ShirtclifTe, black ninon; and Mrs. Bridge in black silk. Among the dancers were: Miss Mamie], in pale blue chnrnivuse with a jewelled overdress; Miss Keaton, in dark green with ninon tunic; Miss Shirtclilfr, green ninmi; Miss Myra Shirtcliffc, white silk frock; : Miss Dora Wilson, frock of'floral ninon; Miss Burnett, cream satin with gold cm- , broidery; Miss Alison Burnett, palo pink ' ehnimmise; Miss Jameson, vvhiio . silk trimmed with bands of bliwk ( lace; Misn Atkinson, cream satin t with embroidered bodice; Miss Freeth, : white silk with silver bands of embroidery; Miss Gibbts, palo bluo charnieuso ■ with blue and silver trimming; }"** ] Beryl Townscnd, white satin with floral ninon tunic; Miss Hamilton, white silk ' with overdress of white lace; Miss Chil- ' man, grey-blue striped silk frock with ' touches of , coral silk; Miss Malcolm, deep 1 violot silk with point lace outlining tho neck of the square-cut bodice; -Miss ion- i nant, black frock; Miss D'Oyley, in cream < eilk; Miss Jean M'Kenzie, red velvet frock: and Miss Moss in black. '

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Death of Miss C. C, Si, Paul. Miss Constnnro Cecilia St. Paul, jifrcd tuvnty-threo, daughter of Mr. H. V. SI. l'nul, Manager of ihe Uniifc of Austrnlnsia, iVipier, died suddenly i>ll .Monday niffht of heart failure. She hud lnuile no complaint of feeling ill yesterday, but shortly affor bidding her parents •'•(jooil-iiisjht," Mr. St. 3'iuil heard a noise, ami looking into his daughter's bedroom, found her lying on the lloor dead.—Press Association. Porirua Bachelors' Dance. On Friday, April %, a successful bachelors' ball ivns held in the Town Hall at I'orirua, tho attendance, in regard to numbers, exceeding past occasions of a similar character. The interior of the nail has! been decorated with a quantity of nikau palms placed around the whole of tiie building, which made it look more like a bush scene than an ordinary ballroom. In addition to the palms, (hero were pot plants, flngs, and various other decorative effects, that made a charming background for the pretty frocks which wore to be seen. The committee responsible for tho whole of tho proceedings comprised Messrs. Jfair, Phillips, A. O'Halloran, H. Heazlewood, Hook, W. Ryan, K. Winnera, and Harris, and under their management everything was as it should have been. Excellent music was supplied by Mrs. Curtin (piano), F. \V. Gardner (violin), F. Brady (cornet), A. E. Brady (bass viol). Credit was duo to Mrs. Benson for tho supper which was supplied, the tables having been effectively decorated br her, and to Mr. W; Evan upon whom much of the responsibility also fell. During the supper interval several toast 3 were proposed and honoured, and complimentary reference mado to the committee and others for tho success which had attended their efforts. Dancing was kept up til! tho cnrly morning hours; tho singing of the National Anthem finally dispersing tho gathering.

The engagement is announced of Miss ■Ruby Bailey, only daughter of Mr. W. H. Bailey, of Petone, to Mr. Halnh Price, of Nelson.

Mrs. Peat (Oriental Bay) and her daughter intend leaving on the 10th of this month on a visit to England. They join their steamer at Auckland. Mr. and Mrs. R. Dnraml leave Wellington at (.lie end of the week for Sydney, where they stay for a short time before returning to England. Mr?. Byron Brown (Otnki) is at present in town, staying with her sifter (Jfrs. Daniel). She will leave shortly for i Christchurch. I Mrs. 11. Hum? (Mnsterton) is spending a few days in Wellington, and is staying at the I'oyal Oak. Mrs. Webster, an English visitor, who .has been travelling in Australia and lecturing upon art, and_ Italian art in particular, has arrived in Wellington from Auckland at an appropriate time, and is staying at Cniilfiold House. While in Auckland. Mrs. Webster spoke to extremely interested audiences upon art. and now that she is in Wellington, intends to give similar lectures here. The first will probably take place at the end of the week, and Mrs. Webster will deal with some of the paintings in the Baillie collection. Miss Tsa Reid left by yesterday moming'* Wnngenui express on a fortnight's visit to her people at "Waipuna." She is accompanied by Miss L. Mitchell, of Chrisrchurch, and Miss Gibb, of Wellington.