SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1493, 16 July 1912, Page 3

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Wanganui Wedding. -At the. Baptist Church, Wanganui, .on •Inly 10, was celebrated the wedding of Miss Ethel May Randal, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Randal; of AVanganui, to .Mr. Hector Christie, eldest son of the late- Mr. Christie, also of Wanganui. The bride, who was given away by'her father, was attired in white Indian.silk, trimmed with silk 1 nee, and wore the customary veil and orange bios-/ soms, and her shower bouquet was composed of white (lowers. The .Misses Flor-ence-Randal, sister of the bride, ami May Gordon, of Auckland, wore bridesmaids' flocks of ivory while silk, with large black hats, and carried sheaf bouquets of pink [lowers; they also wore handsome gold bangles, the gift of the bridegroom. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. A. S. AVilsin, and Messrs. Cunningham and Norman Christie attended as best man and groomsman. Mr. and.Mrs. Hector Christie left during the afternoon by motor-car for Marton, en route to Auckland and liolorua. The bride's goingaway dress was. of grey cloth, with a lint en'suite. . .

Grcymouth Wedding. -' ■ On July 10, at the residence of Mr. A.' Marsden Koad, -Miss Clara Iviljiatrick, youngest daughter of Mr.,and -Mrs. A. Kilpatrick, Melbourne, was married to Mr. ]). Swayne, of Hastings, the J'ev. J?. Stewart The bride wore a: charming costume of pule blue cloth, with a picture hat to match. She was attended by her sister, iliss "M. Jvilpatrick v .as bridesmaid, who was attired in green chnrmeuse cloth, and als.i two little maids, the Misses l.'rba and Mabel Kilpatrick, nieces, frocked in pale blue silk. The wedding breakfast was served at tlio residence of.Mr. and Mrs. A. Kilpatrick, and .Mr. and Mrs. Swayne subsequently left by the .Otirn express fqr llieXortli Island, on. their honeymoon trip.

Wedding at New Plymouth. On June 111, at St. Andrew's CiuVcli; was celebrated the wedding cf Mi-s j.i.iid Mary' llao, eldest daughter of Mi-. George Hue, of Lower Mangorci, to Mr. Ilt-ury Thrush, son of Mr. C 4. TJiruslv, of TaJuina, Morrinsvitlc. ■ The breie. who was given away by her ,fntli;r. nas :. 1 - tired in a trained gown of whit.; JfipTicse. silk, veiled .with silk la?e !i> r .<;iig veil was arranged over a bandea'.i of orange blossoms, and .she e.'iirietl ,>.l;-.u-'((iiet of-white flowers. ll 'Jliss' A. I'ae, sis-/ tcr of' the'bride, and' Miss C. Ilnla'l, who attended, as bridesmaids, wore pretty frocks of cream Shantung, trimmed with silk overlace to match, and black picture hats finished with white pinnies. Each carried a shepherd's crook. The Tiev. T: 11. llosevearewas the officiating minister, and Messrs. Herbert nid Ernest Kae, brothers of the bride, acted as best man' and groonisniait. The bridegroom's present to the liride was a watch and chain, and to the bridesmaids pretty gold brooches. After the ceremony, ; a large number of relatives «iml. friends were entertained at "M'ay's Tea and in'the evening Mr. and ,Mrs, G. T!ae held a reception at their residence.Mr: and Henry Thrush arc-spend-ing their honeymoon at 'Wansamti.

Manawatu Wedding, Ou July 10 a very pretty wedding took place in the Presbyterian Church,Foxton, when' Mr. Harold Osborne, youngest son of Mr. I!. A. Osborne, of Shannon, was married to Miss Ethel Mav Walker, eldest daughter of Mr. M. 11. Walker, the Kcv. Coatsworth officiating. The bride, who was given away by her father, \;oro a charming, frock of ivory white silk voile, with the usual veil and wreath of orange blossoms, and curried a shower bckquet of snow Hakes and asparagus fern. Her two sisters, the Misses, Minnie and Vida Walker,' were ' altirod • in bridesmaids' dresses of cream silk, trimmed with lace and silk- fringe, and black hat-s finished with white osproy plumes.' They both carried sheaf bouquets of flowers and foliage. Messrs. 11. Osboldstone aud Gascoignc atl.jnded as best man and groomsman. The interior of the church was charmingly decorated by the Methodist choir,'of which tlie bride is a member, and n large floral bell liberated a-shower of confetti upon the heads of the bride and bridegrooin at the conclusion of f lie ceremony, which was fully choral, Miss Honore presiding af the organ. Mr. and Mrs. M. 11. Walker subsequently entertained a large number of guests at their resilience, "Ardwick House," the bride's mother receiving in if'-costume of grey channelise cloth, braided with black silk, and a grev«nl«rt wreathed with black plumes. . Mr. and Mrs. Herald Osborne left in ■■the afternoon for Napier on their honevmoon trip, the bride travelling in a coat, and skirt of dark green braided cloth and a hat to match.

' Miss Ganstitd, honorary pianist of the Palmerston North Orchestral Society for the pa>t seven years, was presented-last night bv the conductor (Sir. A. J. Graham), on behalf of the active members of the society,' with a valuable silver rose bowl, in token of the general esteem and appreciation, of her artistic services — Press Association, .

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