SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1452, 29 May 1912, Page 9

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

New Zealand Wedding in Sydney. At "Whare-Ora," Leicester Street, Marrickville, Sydney, New South Wales, the marriage took place of Mr. Robert Wjghtou, third son of Mrs. M. Wighton, Hue of Wellington. New Zealand, to Mj ss Florence Smith, fourth daughter of Mr. W. Smith, Bulls, -Kangitikei. New Zealand. The Rev. W. Allen Stcyely officiated. Tile bride was gowned in ivory satin charmeuse, with the usual vou and orange blossoms. Miss Jess W ighton attended, as bridesmaid, and wore a pretty hailstone niusliu frock trimmed with real lace, and a black beaver hat with white plumes. Mr. D. Wighton, brother ot the bridegroom, was the best mail. Mr: and Mrs. Wighton left later by motor for the north, the bride weaving a navy tailored c-ostumc and a black plumed hat. A Palmerston Social, The Palmerston correspondent' 01 The Dominion wvites:— The Mayoress, Mrs. J. A. N-ash, was en- | tcrfoincd at a social last evening .by tn* stall-holders of the recent Pageant lair, which had. been organised by the guest oi the evening in aid of the funds of the High and Technical Schools. There was ! a very largo attendance, and the proceeu* nigs- were opened by Councillor A. Seifert. During the evening a presentation of a handsome silver rose bowl was mauo to Mrs. Nash by Mr. W. H. Coliingwood, chairman of the High School Board ot Governors, on behalf of that body, m appreciation of • the great service which sho had rendered them. Mr. Coliingwood •said that both schools had hig debts on them when completed, but Mrs. Nasli's efforts had not only wiped out the debt, but had left them with something like c£'2so towards the construction fif swimming baths at the High School. They could not,possibly thank .Mrs. Nash sufficiently for the service she had rendered, The stallholders alto presented Mrs. Nash with a silver gravy boat, Mr. K. M Nab making the presentation, to show their appreciation of the pleasant wny m which tho Pageant Fair had been carrioa out. The Mayor replied on behalf of his wife. A number of vocal items were rendered during the evening, and an extremely pleasant time was spent with dancing and other amusements.

Frocks in "Passers By." .In "Passers By," Miss Hilda Spong is not' given the opportunity nf wearing anything particularly resplendent in tho way of gowns. That distinction fails more to the lot of Miss Emma Temple. In the first act Miss Spong appears in a brown coat and skirt, with a brown list, swathed with a brown veil, awl the only change from tlnit which the character allows her in the whole piece is into a close-fitting gown of stone-bine elofh, with coat to match, and a turnover lace collar. The coat is discarded after her entrance upon the stage in the later acts, ■as is alw> the small bine hat which is worn with it. Miss Emma Temple, as Lady ITui'lev, makes her first appearance in a black "and white striped gown of charmeuse, with a panel at the back of dull blue satin. A long sral coat, with collar and cufls bordered with brown fur, almost completely hides the gown. A small grev and blue hat, with a drooping cluster of blue ospreys, completes her costume in this act. Miss Clarens, who makes her appearance with Lady Hurley, wears «. cream frock and long cream cloak with touches of brown, with which is worn a jaunty eroani hat finished witli brown butterfly bows in the front. In' her final appearance, Mis* lew pi© wears a very handsome gown of hiscuitcolourcd charmeuse, on the bodice of which ore wide revers of very beautiful gold threaded embroidery. bordered with deep bands of beautifully worked insertion drape the skirt at both sides and down the back of the gown, and the black velvet hat turned up both at the back and in the front, relieved wuh white, was very effective. Miss Clarens wore in this act a- bright wine-coloured velvet coat and skirt, with white f»rs, and a wine-coloured hat, slightly tilted dn the front. Later, she t&Kes off her coat and hat, and displays a vieux rose silk blouse, with a deep basque, the ! panel of the skirt at tho back carried right over the basque to the waist.