SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1622, 13 December 1912, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Wedding in St. John's. On Wednesday, December 11, the marriage ' took ' plaoo in St. John's' Church, of Mr. M. % Williamson, fifth son of Mr. F. W. AVillLimson, of Invorcargill, and' nephew of Mrs. Batchelor, and Miss Elsie Mexted, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. Mexted, of- Takapau, Tawa Flat. The Eev. Dr. Gibb performed tho ceremony, and Professor Carter . played the organ. The brido, who was given away by her brother, woTe a gown of inousseline, draped with ninon and Valenciennes lace, and made with a square-cut train. Both bodice and skirt were draped on one side and fastened with, clusters of orange blossoms, and her tulle veil embroidered at the corners was caught into tho. head with sprays of orange blossoms. She carried a sheaf of lilies; The chief brides-' maids, Miss Ella Mexted, and Miss Carter, wore gowns of biscuit-coloured voile, heavily embroidered, over underdresses oflilac silk, and in their hair they wore twists of lilac silk. Their bouquets were of lilac sweet peas to match. The two little attending girls, Miss Edna Parnell and Miss Zena Jupp, wore Kate Greenaway frocks of cream satin royal, and Victorian fiohus of ninon fastened with a'6atin bow at the back. The best man was Mr. Skilton, and the groomsman Mr. R.Bali.. . -

Tho bride's mother wore black silk, the high-waisted. coat having. ■ touches of cherry colour, .with a'black hat with ip!nines. After the service was concluded, a reception was held at the residence of •the bride's parents, and in tho evening a dance was held to further celebrate the occasion.

Mr. and, Mrs. Williamson left for Eotorua, tho latter travelling in a Harris coat and skirt, faced with seacock blue and brown, and Tagel hat with the sanio colours ropeated in the trimming. The bride's grandmother, Mrs. Brogdcn, _of Palmerston North, wore black merv with Maltese laco scarf, and Mrs. Jupp (sister) was in saxe-blue, with hat to match. Mrs. John Meited (Tawa Flat) wore, a silver grey oostumo and French hat with heliotrope roses; Mrs. T. Taylor wore i black taffetas, with cream lace and hat ■to match; Mrs. Braid, black silk grenadine and black hat; Mrs. Thompson, navy silk poplin, hat en suite; Mrs. Paniell, cream voile and large blaok hat; Mrs. B. Mextcd (Oha-u), groy frock and krga •black hat; Miss M'Longhlin, grey and hat to match. .-,. '~.'.'.,- . The bride's present l from the bridegroom was a pearl ; ..aiid'.difttnond_ pendant, and to tho bridesmaids were given gold Dangles. :.<.,, : An Application for Mission Field. A Press Aassociatioii message from Palmerston states that Alice Mai, -who is proposing to sail for mifeionary work in India in April, asked for three _ months' training at the' Palmorston Hospital. The matron considered, such a. brief training impracticable and 'useless. The chairman (Mr. J. G. Wilson) favoured the request, and after consulting tho doctors will decide. Mr. and Miss Wrench (London) are staying at the Windsor Hotel; Mrs; and Miss Finch left Wellington yesterday for Palmerston, where they will, be the guests of Dr. and Mrs. Putnam. . Mr. and Mrs. D. T. Stuart and Miss Stuart returned to Wellington on Wednesday from a long visit to England. Miss Home lectures this evening at a meeting of the Moral and Physical Health Society, upon "The Child: Its relation to some social problems." The meeting will be held in the Council Chamber of the Museum. The resignation of Mrs. Rutherfurd, a vice-president of the Levin Memorial Home, was accepted by the committee on Tuesday, with deep regret. Mrs. Butherfurd has taken:■■ an-indiividua! interest in the welfare .of .the-children, and is boS loved by them all. She is severing her connection with the Levin Home on account of leaving,with her family to live near Auckland. Miss Enid Matthews (Waiorongomai) is visiting Wellington. -. .■ The fourth annual meeting of the Sooiety for the Help of Women and Children will be held at. the Town Haß. on Friday at 7.45 o'clock. A quiet wedding took place on .Thursday in the little -church at Walkanae, when Lieut.-Colonol Arthur Bauchop, C.M.G., was married to Miss Mary Jean Elder. The ceremony was performed by tho Venerable Archdeacon Gosset, of Christchurch (uncle of the bride), assisted by the Eev. Edwin Jones, vicar of the parish. Only relatives of the brido and bridegroom were present.

Mr. and Mrs. Will Lawson are passengers by the.Moeraki to-day for Sydney, where they intend to make their home.

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