SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1635, 31 December 1912, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Wodding at Ekotnhunn. A quiet wedding was solemnised at St. Cuthbert's Church, I'lkotahuna, by tho Hot. 11. A. Walker, on"Saturday, ilccombor 28, botweou Thomas Henry Hornibroolce, second eon of .Mr. T. H. Ilornibrooke, of Ballygroman House, County Cork, Ireland, and Mary A. Horriibrooko, eldest daughter of the lato Mr. John Hornibrooke, of Comui House, Upton, County, Cork. •The I>rido was given .away by Mr. E. J. Burt, of Ekotnhuna, and wore a becoming troelc of white inoiissoline-do-soie, and a largo picture hat. Iter ornamonts were a beautiful sot of aqunmarines mounted in gold, a family heirloom. Miss E. Ilornibrooke, sister of the bride, was bridesmaid, and Mr. Henry Hornißrooke was best man. Many presents were received. Christchurch Wedding. The marriage of Miss Madeline Hanmer,' socond daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Hanmer, Christchurch, to Mr. Percy Wilder, third son of Mrs: Wilder, Hawse's. Bay, was solemnised at St. Michael and All' Angels on Wednesday afternoon.

The.bride wore a gown, of ivory satin, with court train of wliite satin lined with pink, with a handsome lace veil, and carried a sheaf of Christmas lilies. The bride was accompanied by eight bridesmaids, Misses. Hanmer, Pyne,. Prins, Buttenvorth, Knight/and two tiny maidsMisses Ormond and Williams—nieces of the bridegroom. They wore frocks of white crepe de chine, the bodices being draped over lace, threaded with blue ribbon, and carried sheaves of pink rosebuds. The groomsmen were Messrs. Wilder, Hunter, and Hanmer. Mrs. Hanmer's gown was of pale blue ninon and handsomo lace, black picture hat, with ostrich plumes;. Mrs. Wilder, gown of putty-coloured marquisette, relieved with blue large tagel hat with plumes; Mrs.; C. Williams, ceil blue ninon and lace frock, black hat with .feathers. Anglo-New . Zealand Wadding. .Miss Bertha Mary Clifford,' second daughter of Mrs. Walter Clifford;' of Flaxbotirne, .Marlborough, was . marriod on November 14 to Lieutenant lan C. 1 Sheriff Hilton, eldest son of Mr. C. H. Sheriff Hilton, of Roland Gardens, London. ■ ~ _ : ~ Mr. and Mrs. David, Crewe have come down from Pahiatua for a few days. They aro at present staying at the Hotel Windsor. ■ - .. .- ■Obituary: Miss Craig—A Splendid Matron. The death occurred at Sumner on Christinas morning of Miss Craig, ■ late matron of..tho Sumner Deaf and Dumb School for' seven years. Miss Craig brought the Deaf and Dumb Institution Up to the status of a splendid boarding school, so far as tho domestic arrangements were concerned. She was the first to' suggest a definite system of laundry working, and was tho means of having cooking lessons introduced by the Education department. Sho also taught the pupils to dance with marked success, two of them appearing at the Theatre Royal at tho concert a year ago. Sho considered that the matron should be more than a matron—a mother to the children, and through her influence and general' watchfulness and caro taught them self-reliance. Salvation Army Children's Home, Owen Street. . The children of'the Owen Street Home have had a very liappy Christmas. In addition to having a "Father Christinas of their own, they had a most unique pudding made of two huge clothes baskets which concealed'the most wonderful presents for till* Then each of the little ones received a threepenny piece out of the pudding, so . that they mififht all share in the luck. Some of these threepenny pieces —amounting in all to 14s. —the children gave to Captain Roy, to send Home to buy a breakfast for . their starving little brothers and sisters in London.. Now. the little* ones are all going off to tho seaside for their holiday, and if the weather is as fine as it has been they ■ought to have a jolly time. ' Captain Roy has taken the Tea Kiosk at Lyall Bay for Iter fifty charges, and they intend to remain there until the end of 'January. While away at the seaside an opportunity will be taken of painting and fresh<m : ing up the home before the hard work of the coming year begins. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Why te and their family, are spending the holidays at Trentham. Mr. and Mrs! Charles Pearce are at Heretaunga, and have taken Mr. T. Shailer Weston's liouso. Miss Cora Loe is back in Wellington, and is contemplating a trip to England early next year. Mrs. Coleman Penrice is staying at Owhanga, as guest of Mrs. Nicholson. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Robertson, of Wellington, are holiday-making at Nelson.

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Tho Evil of Over-study, The "cramming" nvll, willi npoctol reference to ils deplorable ollVolfl on young growing girls, wn» louolied U|hiii liy Miss Butler (liPiiilmistriWN of Iln« Girl*' Grammar Hchuol, Auckland), in her «n----liunl roporl; fmhinHli'd. nl; Mu< pHzi-glv-i»g ceremony. "'l'd my mini!," hliii said, "wo nro still ovei'-biirdoiiMl with cxitnrinations in llio mlddlo school, nnd the prcfisuro exnclod on young, growing ({iris of from M lo 1(1 ynnrs of ago is lo bo deplored; hut Ihoro is an evil of another kind which oxnininnlions bring iii their (ruin unless special precautions nro taken lo avoid it. I. apeak of (ho system of cramming, nnd in tho avoidimco of (his evil tho judicious parent can give much help. Girls nro allowed to sit >ip in tho lust term, and worlc far Uio liile. loiters nro sent, asking that they may bis excused from nil mibjtota except those in wliiuh lliciy iiro silting for examination. Such a request sooms to bo in direct opposition to lrun education. As to /tho question of specialisation immodaloly before an examination, I'think tluvi: it is a grievous mistake. A child should Iw taught; thfvt; examinations nro merely milestones on Iho road to knowledge, and thnt there is only ono examination room, and that is (ho world, nnd one' oxaminationf-llfo—and, therefore, while sho is in tho schoolroom every subject is important, and sho cannot afford to sncrifico any branch of knowledge. _ If this wore insisted upon, I feel sure that truer nrnl fullor education would no tho result." Death of a Pioneer. Tho doath occurred on Saturday night of an old and respected resident, of I'oild-ing--Mrs. It. Bell, widow of Mr. Robert Bell, (A Rotorua. Mrs. 801 l resided in FeUding for 30 years, staying lately with her only son, Mr, R. G. Bell, in Marlborough Street, at whoso house sho died. She' was uearly 80 years of ago.

Bachelors—Remarks, at a Conforonce. "There is no place in the world "where there Aro so many bachelors as in. Now South Wales/ 1 ' said Miss Goulding at the Teachers' Conference in Sydney last .week. Sho was speaking in favour of a motion that women teachers should receive equal pay with men teachers who were single. "Mind, I would not he coerced into the lady went oil, "but I say if wo do equal work we should receive as much pay as the malo teacher who is single. Of course, we shall bo told . that many bachelors are prospective husbands; most of seem likely to remain pros-, pective husbands till- tn© end/' Miss Simpson denied that women teacheys in many cases were getting enough to pay •their laundry after they had paid their board and lodging. She thought that the gentlemen were 9low in coming forwaTcl, and, therefore, there were a large number of unmarried ladies in New South Wales. Men sDemed to be able to enjoy their lives | more than women; for one thing they i smoked, and were able to sooth© their ! nerves; certainly they did not wear out so , soon. Mr. Berling was pleased to support | • a resolution which would benefit the lovely women he saw in front .of him. But if they were his daughters ho said he would, rather ' see ' them married. He opposed the resolution, because, if it were passed; it would have the tendency of lowering the. men's salaries,-and he knew dozens of nice young men who wmld not i marry ' because tlivy were not reoeivmg sufficient salary. The motion was carried. Bernhardt's Wish to be a Doctor. Jtme. Sarah. Bernhardt has heen Riving her views to a writer in. "Pearson's Magazine" on various topics..'She is. clear that constant work keeps a woman young, and sho doca .not seek to dissuade girls with . the requisite gifts from .going . on the, ■ stage. Sho remarked to her interviewer; that "if. a girl ha 9. Rood manners and' an; ordinary education she' may easily learn how t» earn, say, .£2O a month,.and that is better than going Jnto soma'.millinery or. dressmaking business and starving on £2 a month, as many do in Paris, i and probably in a. minor degree in England. , It is odd to hear that the great , aotress .never had any special leaning to i the stago. She would have liked to be a medical woman, but the profession, was almost closed to women, in France when , the chaioe of a carcor was to be made. And another interesting point to note is the reason why Mme. Bernhardt 60 often i plays men's parts, because "the woman's role, be it that of wifo, mother, or mis- ; tress, seldom makes any great intellectual demand, unless one is a Portia, or someone, imbued with really, great'inspirations." This shows how much the great Sarah is with tho advance guard oi women, feeling with them the crippling monotony of the life'to which women in the mass have been restricted. And it is in keeping with these ideas that she ' should now be playing tho part of a great ; woman, but one so unlike herself—Queen ■ Elizabeth. Mr. and Mrs. H. Gascoigne, from Manga- | weka, intend remaining. a week in Wellington. | Mrs. Milford, from England, is at, pre--1 sent at the Hotel Windsor. She intends making a tour of New Zealand before re- , turning Home. Mr., and Mrs. Wilkinson (West Australia), who havo been staying at 'the Hotel Windsor, leave for the south to-night on their way to America. Mr. \Lind, representing the Tudor Storage Battery Company, of London, is paying a visit of inspection to tho Dominion. -The engagement is announced'of Miss Nina Perrin, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Perrin, of Dunedin, to Mr. F. Reeve Bach, of. Auckland. The SXisses Munro (Westport) have arrived in London, and are staying with their niece, Mrs.. Milken, in Grosvenor Square. They intend to spend the winter in Soulhport, with their brother, Mr. G. Munro. ' . • . . ! Miss Linton and her two sisters (Palmcrston North) are spending a fortnight at Island Bay. The engagement is announced of Miss Olive Isabel Forsdick, second daughter of Mrs. William Forsdick, "Te Coma," Victoria, Avenue, Mount Eden, to Mr. R. Aulben'Kenner,'of Auckland Mrs. W. P. Jo-nies (Masterton), after her' visit to Hastings, will spend a few days with Mrs. Wolters, Richmond, Carterton. Mis; C. M. Alexander, wife of the American evangelist, underwent a serious operation at a private hospital in East Melbourne last week. The operation was performed by Dr. Rothwell Adam, and at .latest advices the patient was making satisfactory progress towards recovery.