SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1492, 15 July 1912, Page 3

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

J ——. ■ ■ t Taranaki Wedding. At Bahfltn,' on July 9, in St. Nicholas c Church, Miss Jane Morrow, eldest daugh- ] ter of. Mr! R. Morrow, of Rahotu, was j married to Mr. C. J. Waldemar Jensen, j The bride, who was given away by her ; father, was attired in ft smart costume j of white cloth,' piped with palo blue, and i wore a large white hat, wTeathed with 1 blue and white ostrich feathers, Tho Misses Maggie and Mina Morrow (sisters), ; who atteuoed as bridesmaids, wore dainty frocks of Indian silk, the first-named being in white, with a bouquet of violets, snowflakes, and maidenhair fern, and [ tlio latter in pale blue, with basket of i violets and foliage. The Rev. C. Adden- ' brooke was the officiating minister, and j Mr. A. B. l ? ielder acted as best man. After j the ceremony, a reception was held at j the residence of the bride's parents, where 1 the, wedding breakfast was served. Mi. and Mrs. Waldemar Jensen left, per . motor-car, for New Plymouth, where their j honeymoon is to be spent, the bride travel- d ling in a costume of dark green char- , meuse cloth, with hat to match. The . church was prettily decorated for the j occusion.by friends of the bride, and Mr. | J. B. Groom presided at the organ. ) Palmerston Wedding. > J At All Saints' Church, Palmerston, on < Wednesday, July 10, a pretty wedding j was celebrated by tho Rev. H. G. Kosher,' i when Miss Ada Lewer, youngest daughter J of Mr. C. Lewer, latcof Palmerston, and ( non of Te Kniti, was married to Mr. Ed- j ward E. Ward, sixth son of the late Mr. ( G. Ward, Palmerston. The bride was ] fiven awav by Mr. A Crook, in nr., on j ehalf of lior father, and was charmingly i attired in cream radianta and silk, witi> , the usual veil and orange.blossoms, and c carried a pretty shower bouquet, h-liu was, j attended by four bridesmaids—Miss Lewer, , sister of the bride, v;ho was frccked in j whito taffeta; Miss Ethel Lewer, cousin, ( in grey silk lustre, each carrying bou- ; quets, and. Misses Myrtle and Gladys ( Crook, who \rtre attired in ivory whito 1 silk and carried small baskets of flowers.' , Mr. E. Rodomski acted as best man, j while Mr. W. Ward, brother of the bride- , gro.im, officiated as groomsman. The ' honeymoon is being spent in Napier, and tho bride's travelling dress was. a navy j blue costume- trimmed with black satin ' and a hat to match. ; r ', ! Rangitikei Wedding. ; At the Methodist Church, Sanson, on July 10, Sl.r.. Thomas Halsted Williams, youngest son of Mr. G. Williams, of Sanson, was married to Miss Ruby Millicent Bowatw, daughter of Mr Richard Bowater, also of Sanson. Tho bride, who was given away by i her father, was smartly gowned in white' chiffon taffeta, trim'med with silk fringe and lace, and carried a shower bouquet of whito heather and trailing asparagus. The-Misses Dorothy and Olive Bowater attended as bridesmaid;, and Masters E. and M. Bowater as pages. The Rev. G. Frost performed the ceremony, and Messrs. Guy Harris and Cyril Henson acted as best man and groomsman respectively. During tlie afternoon Mr. and Mrs. Williams left "by motor en route for Wellington, where the honeymoon is being spent, the bride travelling in a tailor-made costume of dark blue cloth, piped with saxe-blue satin, and a blue hat trimmed with ostrich tips and silk fringe. . - . Tho bridegroom's present to the bride was a handsome gold watch and chain, and to the bridesmaids gold brooches. Mrs. and Miss Hammond, of Rangitikei, are staying at "Kenilworth," Hill Street. Mr. and Mrs. Goring Johnston and family, of Palmerston North, are visiting Napier. ■ . Miss Gaulter, of; Blenheim, is visiting Wellington, and is staying in Hill Street. Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Russell, of Hastings. have sailed on a six months' trip to England. The marriage of Miss Margoliouth to Mr. Yeates, of Wanganui, will take place next month. Captain and Mrs. Stopford, who have, been staying at Government House for a fortnight, returned to "Kenilworth" on Saturday. Mr. C. B. Hoadley and Miss Hoadley, of Hawke's Bay, Friday for Syd r ney,'where they join the Otway for London. 1 The engagement is announced of Miss Ivy Bishop, daughter of Mr. yv. H. Bishop, of-New Plymouth, to Mr. Frederick Holmes, also of Taranaki. Mrs. Kfltherine Knowles, who died at West Oxford on July 7, at the age of eighty-seven, arrived in New Zealand with her husband in the ship Indiana in 18G0. They first resided at Papanui, but seven rears later removed to West Oxford. Mrs. Knowles, who was one of the oldest settlers in the district, leaves five daughters and four sons, and a numerous circlo of grandchildren. The Napier Amateur Dramatic Society arc shortly producing the well-known musical comedy, "The Greek Slave." Miss Annie Clara I.arsen and Mr. George Thomas Salter, of Eketahuna., were married on July 10, at Mauriceville. Mr. G. P. Armstrong, eldest son of the late Mr. Philip Armstrong, of Carterton, was lately married to Miss Edith Elizabeth; Lytielton, of Melbourne, and late of London. MRS." ROLLESTON, Hair Specialist (qual. London and Paris), is recommended for the Permanent Cure of all Scalp Ailments and tho most Effective Treatment for the Growth of Hair. Shampooing, Hairdressing, Electrolysis (permanent removal of superfluous hair), dip. U.S.A. Face Massage, Combings Made Up, Transformations, Switches, etc. 256 LambtonQuay. Telephone 1599.* MISS N. MANSFORD, A.M.A., Sydney, Medical Masseuse, has commenced the practice of her profession, and undertakes special treatment for rheumatism, neuritis, infantile paralysis, spinal curvature, sprains, fractures, etc. Patients may be treated at their own homes or at Miss Mansford's Rooms, First Floor, New Zealand Insuranoe Building, 217 Lambton Quay. 'Phone 3813.—Advt. Weddings.—Shower Bouquets for'brides and bridesmaids. Only the choicest of Flowers used. Specially packed and sent to any part of the Dominion. Miss Murray, 35 Willis Street (Florist to his Excellency Lord Islinston).* CHIROPODY. Mrs. Haybittle, No. 268 Lambton Quaj (over Orr, Chemist), after many years' experience, undertakes to cure Corns, Ingrowing Nails, Bunions, etc. Relief from these distressing complaints is gnaran< ,S«4 ..

Miss Margaret Cooper's Season. On Saturday evening Mis 3 Marg>ret Cooper wore a charming frock of the softest white Oriental satin, veiled with nintm and trimmed with silver bugle fringe, a bandeau of silver bugles encircled her hair, and some handsome diamond ornaments completed tho toilette. During the pprformanee Miss Cooper was presented with a beautiful basket of autumnal foliago, tied with streamers of Rose du. Barri ribbon. In thc> large and keenly-interested amliiiice one noticed I)r. aiid Mrs. Collins, Sir John Findlay, Mr. and Sirs. M'Arthur Young, Miss Simpson, Mrs. Corliss, Miss Wylie, and Mrs. H. Crawford. Among the smart and dainty gowns worn by Miss Cooper during last week was one of violet eharmciue satin, with a tunic overdress of black and mauve silk net, a "Juliet cap" of mauve and gold net covering the hair. Sympathetic Actresses. It was reported at a recent meeting of tho Wild Life Preservation Society in Sydney that tho council of tho society had sent an appeal to practically all the leading members of the theatrical profession in Sydney last August, urging the discontinuance of tho use of osprcy feathers on the stage. Notwithstanding the cruelties disclosed in the letter and tho Egret leaflet of photographs which accompanied it, only two ladies of the theatrical profession, Mass Et.hel Irving and Miss. Margaret Cooper, showed themselves sympathetic, tho former having given, her written promise to do what she could to help tho objects of the society.