SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1637, 2 January 1913, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

A Napier Wedding, A quiet but pretty wedding was solemnised at the residence of the bride's parents, Napier) on Thursday last,, when, the Rev. J, A. • Asher united in matrimony, Mr. John Conneli, second son of Mr. John Conned, of Wellington, and Miss Laura Peters, third (daughter of Mr. J. Peters, of "The Terraces," Napier. The bride, who was given away by her fa-' thcr, wore a pretty silver grey frock and : a black picture hat. She was attended by her sisters, Misses lizzie, Gertie, and Olive Peters, who wore dresses of white silkdvoile. The duties of best man were ably filled by Mr. W. Higgins, of Mas-; torton. Masterton v Wedding.' ;;■''■ -,'■,-.

A pretty wedding was celebrated in Knox Church, Masterton, on December 31 when Mr. Andrew Thompson, son of Mr. A. Thompson, of Masterton, was married to Miss Lilian Gladys Reynell, daughter of Mr. J. Reynell, of Turramarra, Sydney. The bride was given away by Mr. James M'Gregof, and was attended by the Misses Rose O'Brien and Blanche Stewart (Napier) as bridesmaids. The best man/, was Mr. B. Bays, of Masterton. The Rev. L. Thompson, of Carterton, brother of tho bridegroom, was tho officiating clergyman.

A Golden Wedding. Mr; and Mrs, W. G. Rutland, of Torauka. celebrated■,' their • golden . wedding on Christmas Day. ,Mr. Rutland'.came to Now Zealand in 1857. Mrs. Rutland in 1858; they were married in St Michael's Christchurch, on Christmas Day, 1862, ami have lived in Terauka since 1870, There was a numerous gathering 'of children, grand and great-grandchildren for the domestic festival, and many presents and congratulations were received from distant plaoes'i -.-. ';..'-'■" }

Free training in Midwife ry,. Tho following circular'has bocn.received by the Wnirarapa Hospital and Charitable Aid Board from Dr. Volintine, Inspector General of Hospitals, in; reference to the free training of inidwiv'??, the question of which has been before tho Honlth Department for some time, i and drawing the Board's attention to' the advisability of. tho following:—(1) Defining in what localities of your district such nurses are to Berve their two; years under . your board, whon; they, have received, their training. I (2) Making arrangements, either as regards guarantee, subsidy, or salary, in the case of those curses, stationed ia districts where there is not sufficient scop's to enable them to obtain a fair remuneration for their work, I make these suggestions, as it has come to my notioß that, though boards have taken advantofie of the Department's offer to train pupils considered especially suitable by the former, some boards bare taken no further responsibility regards plaoing midwlvos trained under tbeso conditions in localities where their services are needed, and offer* ing them any Inducement to stay there.

A, Smart Woman'« Sllhou«tt«,' !;\ -v, It is always by hpr silhouette that a woman shows if she: bo really smart or not. One,may have quite the latest dress model and a hat that was only created, yesterday, but such .possessions will not make a woman look smart unless :'sh« knowß how to wear them and what to wear'with them,: The smart woman of to-day ib slim and draped, She haa a, waiijt'linß. a neat head. 1 a well-defined neck and shoulder-line, a high instep, and 4 pointed too. : ' ~..'■■'■

•. Madame Kirkby Lunn, who gives' i her two farewell. concerts to-night and Satur? day. has had a most successful tour of the southern cities, Madame was delighted with the magnificent mountains, and the beautiful willow-banked Avon seemed like a glimpse of : the county whjch, she has left. Madame has mode a great study of Tecital programmes, and to-night she', will give ua an eria .from "Samson and Do* lilah," "Princtomps qui commence,'' four gongs by Brahms, and other favourites, While in N«w Zealand Madame has given about twenty-two concerts altogether, After leaving Wellington Madame will visit Napier before returning to Oovent GaMen. -.' ; .r ; ■ - During their stay in Bastlnjs, lord and Lady Liverpool will be the guests of Sir William,and Lady Russell at Tlaxmere. Bishop Julius and Mrs. Julius we passengere fropi JJngland'by the Warrimoo. Miss Q, Zaring, niece of Mr. H.. Corson Clarice,'.of "'Qet-Rich-Qnick Wallingford" I Company, arrived in Wellington by; the I Tahiti from San Francisco yesterday, \ / Mrs. Atwater ' and Misa Salmon, of Papeete, were passengers to- Wellington, en route to Auckland, by the Tahiti yes- ; terday. ;. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Tray, and Misses E, and L. Tray, of Qisborne, were passengers from San Franoisoo by the boat yesterday, ; •■' Mr. and Mrs, Bram Tremewan, from Wanganui, are spending a holiday in Wellington. Miss Ella M'Vay is at present in Wellington. She intends vis(tin[i Mr. and Mrs. Mowbray (Hukemii), and later on Dr.'and Mrs. Dawson • (Daniiovirke). • Mr. and Mrs, R, H.,Rqckell (Tiiuaru) expect to be in Wellington some time during the month. Mr, Eockell has been ap. pointed mathematical master at the Wellington Technical School.

The Passing of a Pioneer. The death of Mrs. John Gray, which took place at her daughter's residence in Dunedin on December 22, has removed another Jink in tbo chain of Tuapeka's hardy pioneers. The deceased lady, who at the time of her death,was within a month pr two of 88 years of ogc, wis a native of Scotland, and with her husband, who predeceased her some 35 years ago,'arrived in Dunedin early in 1861. On tho first inkling of gold having been discovered in tho country, they made their way inland, and succeeded in obtaining small quantities in what was then known as Woolshed Creek tit Glonmorc. This was previous to- tho Gabriel's Gully rush,' in which they joined, and from there to Lindis and back was part of their programme. Mrs. Gray was probably tho first miner's wife on the. field. During the whole of the exciting times she remained on tho field' with her husband, living at Gabriel's. Munro's, and Waitahuna, and settled. during -the Greater portion of tho time at Blue Spur, ler strength failing somewhat with age, she removed to DunedLa.a, few years ago, and passed peacefully away on the date mentioned, Sho loaves a. family of three sons and ono daughter, all of whom were born on the goldnelds. The remains were quietly interred in tho Lawrence Cemetery on. Christmas Day, the service being conducted by tho Rov. Mr. Durward.- ',

APleasant Occupation. The gardens are all looking so beautiful just now-that those that nave not ono' envy those that have, but for those that haven't—if they happen to have the ground, however tiny, it is quite their own fault tnat bright flowers do not bloom in it. Besides being a plcesnnt pastime gardening can be made mosl; 'remunerative. A small piece of ground, well cultivated and set with tho light kinds 'of seeds, will always yield a 'few 'shillings a week to any girl for pin money. At Homo, on a larger scale, gardening is a profession, nnd icolleges have been establisned that aro now sending' .out thoiiwomen gardeners to all parts of tho world. In New Zealand I know, of ono. school that has a lady gardener, to instruct tho pupils, as well as to superintend the planting of the. school grounds. A girl taking up gardening as a moneyproducing thing must be prepared for any amount of hard work, Besides all the digging, which is part of the course, of instruction, tho scientific side., is not neglected, and,the mixing of the various manures, and the fertilising of the soil for different plnl.ts has all to be carefully studied. It is a lifo, of "early to bed and early to rise," tut withall a very healthy life for the average girl. After a course of three years, if successful in passing the examinations, the lady gardener is ready to go out into tho'world. , Private people iiri England very often employ women,, and in most cases they livo in the hpu9o and become, a member of tho fnmily for the ,time being. "Gardening," someono;; has' said, "is more than the mere growing of 'plants,it is the expression of desire,; A real garden, is a very personal, matter, and must' be made up chiefly out of tho gardener's loves." Tho cultivation _ of beautiful flowers gives you a keen interest in life, it mates you zealous about living to a good old age. .How else can you find time to plant all the flowers in the catalogue? Thero-is a lovely old custom of long ago that i has disappeared with many other good things, gathering seeds for the garden and the- gardens of one's friends, May it come again into fashion!

Miss Cable, of Dunedin, will take up duty as instructress of dressmaking at the Technical College at tho beginning of tho term/ '~',.:■ '■■ Dr. and Mrs. Giesen.or* spending a holiday at the Sounds. ' .On 1 December 10, Mrs. Claude' Honly gave an -injoy&ble bridge party at "Osterley," Darling Point. Sydney, in' honour of Mrs! ;Reg. Healy, of Wellington, and Miss Luxfeon, a Melbourne visitor. The guests included Mcsdamcs Warren-Mayor, Lumsden, Fenton, W- M'Elhone, W. Perry, A. Edwards, Manning, Eich, h. TV. Warren, Vccj do Velde, Healy, sen., D. S. Sullivan, sen., and Miss HildV Marks. During tho afternoon, Madame Gumpertz, from London, sang delightfully* ,":' , ' . Dr. A. L. Anderson has gone to ( spend a fortnight with Dr. Deck, at Motueko, Visitors to Napier for the tennis tournament include Mrs. Hartgill (Dannevirke), Mrs. Travers (Wellington), and Miss Dawson (Wellington). ..-.;,■; . I'he engagement .is announced.of Miss Kitty Barpett, youngest daughter of Mr. A. W. Barn'ett,, Haydale, Twa Marina, Marlborough, to Mr. W, J, Atkinson, second eon. of Mr. J fi Atkinson (Wellington).; The en|agomont is announced, of , Dr, Marshal) Maodonald,-' High Street,' Dunedin, to Nurse Nuerue, Sydney. ;.• . • A novel idea was that of a well-known young lady, not far from Wellington, who lately has been.for.a trip to Japan.: As well as securing 0. beautiful trousseau for herself, 6he has had tho foresight to bring back 0 complete outfit, and air of pure silk, for the bridegroom-to-be.