SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1565, 8 October 1912, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Marriage at St. James's. Tho marriage took place yesterday, at St. James's Church, Newtown, of Miss Vera M. liaymond, of .North Fitzroy, Melbourne, and Mr. K. E. G. Hardie, of 'Wellington. The Kev. W. Khirer performed the ceremony. The bride, who was given away by Mr. \V. Orsborn, wore a beautiful gown of ivory satin with an overdress of honitou !ace and court train over which fell the long tulle veil, caught into the head with orange blossoms. Her bridesmaids were Hiss Irene and Miss Grace. Hardie, both of whom wore pretty frocks of crepe de chine, and their gifts from the bridegroom, a gold bangle and an opal ring respectively. Mr. H. Fowell was the best man, and tho groomsman Mr. F. Jacobsen. After the ceremony, Mr. and Mrs. Orsborn entertained a large number of friends and relatives at their residence in Hall Street, ithere the usual toasts were honoured and good wishes extended to the bride and bridegroom. Later, Mr. and Mrs. Hardie' left cn route for Rotorua. Dr. Morrison's Marriage. The announcement of Dr. Morrison's marriage on August 26, came as a surprise to the public and to his friends, for few of them oven knew that lie was engaged (says the "British Australasian" of Au- ' gust 29). The bride was Miss Jennie Wark Robins, who recently spent two years in China, where she was for some time Dr. Morrison's secretary. She is a pretty, elegant girl in her early twenties. The wedding was a quiet one, and certainly no one would ever connect "Chinese Morrison" with the fnss and conventionality of a fashionable wedding. The bride wore her travelling dress. Hie bridegroom a light grey suit, a soft felt hat, and he carried a mackintosh over his arm until he entered tho ' church, when probably somo one took it from him. There were neither musics bouqiijt4r"J!)ridcsmaids, nor confetti, and the' &rvftft>'as. shorn .of all but the absolutely ni'cessary words,- which made one of the most picturesque, romantic, and hard-working figures of the present day the husband of tho pretty girl who looked entirely delighted with lier choice. Amongst those present were: Mr. arid Mrs. Robins, Mrs. Morrison—Dr. Morrison's mother—and Sir John M'Leary Brown. There was no reception after the wedding. Dr. and Mrs. Morrison at once left for tho Continent, where they will spend a week beforo leaving for China. Dr. Morrison's house, in Peking is celebrated ill tho European quarter for its beauty, its comfort, and handsome appointments, and its famous library of books on China. It was on account of n report that he meant to quit the; city after 17 ye.ars of residence (here that caused tho President of the Republic to make so dramatic a recognition of his value to China, in ofi'ering to him the Political Advisorship. It is understood that the offer was a free and spontaneous one from Government and people, and imposed no conditions whatever. It is probable that there is no Australian whose career has been watched with more proud interest ,by his country folk, than that of G. E. Morrison, requiring, as it has done, all those qualities which the British race admires all the world overpluck, endurance, quiet sagacity, good temper, the capacity for dealing with men, an intimate knowledge of all subjects that interest him, and, added to this, tho careless, quiet easo of a man of the world, who at the same time still retains much of tho spirit of an adventurous boy. Nursing Guild. Tho ordinary monthly meeting of the District Nursing Guild of St. John was held yesterday afternoon, and attended by Mesdames Moorhouse; Brown, Corrigan, Robicson, Preston, Luke, and Fisher (hon. secretary). ,Mrs. Moorhouse (one of the vice-presidents) presided, and apologies for absence were received from tho president and Mrs. Tripe. Tho senior nurse submitted tho report for September, which showed that seventeen additional patients had been registered, nine discharged, and six taken to the General Hospital. There were two deaths during the month. Correspondence from various important corporate bodies was read by the secretary. Comforts etc., were received by the nurses from Mesdames Morris, Macarthy, Simkin, Pringle, Moorhouse, Harper, Clarke, Macandrew, .Cargill, Cornish, Evans, Bassett, Hogg, Munro, Lissack, Tripo, Darrell, Dockery, Sullivan, "A Friend," Luke, Preston, and Gear Co. Death of a Philanthropic Lady. By the death on Thursday last of Miss Mary White Homo, there has pasted away one of the most widelv-rcspected and philanthropic residents of the Parnell district. The deceased lady was one of tho threo daughters of the late Dr. J. H. Home, one of tho original Taranaki settlers, who came" to rosido at Parnell at the conclusion of tho Taranaki war. Another of the late Dr. Home's daughters was tho wife of tho Hon. Jas. Farmer, who resided at Ojie-tree Hill for somo years, and afterwards retired and went to tho Old Country.