SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1485, 6 July 1912, Page 10

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Carterton Weddings. At St. Mark's Church, Carterton, on July 8, was celebrated the wedding of Alma,, third daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 11.I 1 . C. Anderson, of Parltvalc, and Mr. Alfred Sheens, New South Wales. Mr. Carl Anderson, brother of tho bride, attended as best man, and Mr. Edwin Burns acted as groomsman. Tho ceremony was performed by tho Rev. R. Young. • On Juno 2J-, at St, Mark's Church, Cartorton, Miss Kate Victoria Gronbe was married to Mr.. Claude, August, Flaxlands, Waiohino. The bride, who was gowned in white duchesso satin, trimmed with pearl embroidery and silver fringe, wore a veil and coronet of orange blossoms, and carried a sheaf bouquet of white chrysanthemums and maidenhair fern. The Misses Evo Udy and Laurel Smith were attired in bridesmaids' frocks of white velvet, piped with mauvo, and caps to match, and carried bouquets of violets, whilst Miss Daphne, Groube and Master Morton Liddington, who acted as trains bearers, wero dressed in white satin. Messrs. Lionel Smith and Fred Groube attended as best man and groomsman, and the Rev. R. Young, vicar, was the officiating minister. Masterton Weddings, On July 3, at tho TOsidenco of Mr. John Hart, Columba Road, Masterton, Miss Ethel Hart, eldest daughter of Mr. J. Hart, was married to Mr. Herbert Sutton, second son of Mr. Charles Sutton, of To Aroha, Auckland. Tho coremony was performed by tho Rev. S, J. Serpell, and Mr. Russell Sutton, brother of tho bridegroom, acted us best man. .Tho bride, who was given away by her father, was attired in a grey tailor-iuado costume, with hat on suite, and was attended by her sister, Miss Trossio Hart, as bridesmaid, the latter wearing a pretty costume of white sorgo, with a mauve hat. /Mr, Sutton left in>the evening for' New Plymouth, whore thedr future rosidcncov-isiito bo. AtJ.JCWostfpgUT.ch, Maa&rftn.ion Thursday,' July 'ij-'.Mr, Sidney'N. Anderson, of Hastings, was married to Miss Emma Alice Harding, of Mastorton. 'The bride, who was given away by her father, Mr, P. Harding, wore a pretty gown of white satin-striped voile, trimmed with silken fringe. She carried a shower bouquot, and wore the' usual! roil and orange blossoms. Tho Misses M. AVellington, D. Jones, and E. and F. Harding, sisters of tho bride, attended as bridesmaids,' and Messrs. W. Harding and Kemp acted as best man and groomsman. Tho Rev. A. T. Thompson was the officiating minister. The Girls' Realm Guild. A pleasant entertainment of musical and elocutionary items was given on Tuesday evening last at the Victoria Ward of tho Wellington Hospital by members of the Wellington Centre of tha Girls' Realm Guild. Those who took part wore tho Misses Bull, Hurley, Redmond, Stevens, Slueller, ana Mosdaines Claridge and Willis. Miss M. Hurley acted as accompanist. The concert was very much enjoyed uy the inmates. Miss Margaret Cooper. "When I was a more baby," said Miss Cooper, in the courso of an intorviow in Sydney, "I used to pipe music-hall songs in my shrill' little voice,/for hours at a time, until everybody tided to get out of earshot. By-and-by, when my talent for tho piano was recognised, I was sent to study in Belgium. I learned tho piano, and tho violin, French and Gorman. Talking of tho violin, I have a. beautiful Amati, over 200 years old, but I have given up the violin altogether. Tho piano is my instrument. I studied singing at the Royal Academy of Music, in London, and won medals. But I wanted to sing while I sat at tho piano, not standing up in front of the platform. It was difficult to porsundo anybody—teachcTS or managers—to let mo 'do it. But you see, I had my own way." Miss Cooper's "geatlo art" is to sit at the piano and make the piano sing just as expressively as 6he does herself. "But remember,". Miss Cooper continued, "I sang 6uch serious things on tho concert platform first. I saiuj in oratorio —tho 'Messiah' and "Elijah,' and when I sang as I liked, it was at after-dinner entertainments and at social functions. That's how I was getting my footing, when Alfred Butt gave me a long engagement at the Palace, in London." Skating Carnival. Tho first fancy-dress and poster ekating carnival of tho season was held at tho Kitbirnio Rink on Wednesday ovoning, Tho skating floor was taxed to its utmost. Somo of the costumes wero very original, and competitors altogether spent a vary onjoyablo night's skating. Somo of the costumes worn by skators represented the following ;~"Queon Butterfly," "Rockitfs Blue," "Lady of tho Havom," "Robin Hood," "Barry's Gold Top Ale," "Washed up by tho Sea," "The Scarecrow," arid "Cobra. Boot Polish," First-class muaic was supplied by a band,