SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1638, 3 January 1913, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Wedding of the Prime Minister's Son. A very .interesting and pretty wedding took place on Wednesday atChristchurch. ■when Mr. Walter. Massey, eldest son of the Prime Minister, was married by the R-ov. 0. Fitzgerald, to Miss Ruby Violet Louguet, second daughter of Mrs. C. E. Longuet, of Worcester Street, Linwood. . The beautiful little church at Avon6ideJ where tho ceremony took 1 place, was artistically decorated in white and pale shades of ; pink, by the girl friends of the bride. Though a private wedding, itho church wasj crowded with. a ; laTge : number of people. " ' The "Wedding March" from "Lohengrin" was played by the organist (Mr. It. Lake) as the party entered the church, and as they left, on the conclusion of the ceiemony, Mendelssohn's magnificent '.'Wedding March" .was, heard. ; ' The bride, who 'looked very was dressed' in white satin charmeuse,' trimmed with lace and pearls, and carried a large bouquet of white flowers. , • Her . two • bridesmaids, Miss Mabel Longuet and Miss Isabel - Massey, wore frocks of ipale blue silk and large black picture hats. A ' . • Mr. George Massey, tho bridegroom's brother, was best man, and Mr. 'J. Longuet, brother of the- bride, was groomsman. ■ '• ••' ' After- the wedding a reception was held by Mrs. Longuet at Linwood. Mr. and Mrs. Massey nave left for a tour in the South Island. ' They will afterwards take up residence at Mangere, near Auckland.

An Eastbourne Wedding. ; . : ' A wedding of local interest took place' at Muritai early in tho present week, when Miss Zillah Tabeteau, third daughter of Mrs. H; : Tabeteau, Bona Bay, was married'to Mr. Tracy de Gould, of Nelson/. The bride wore; a gown of white satin charmeuse, with the usual veil and coronet of orange blossom, and carriod a ahsaf . of'whito lilies.; , ' , ,".Her two * 'bridesmaids, Miss ;Monie Tatefceau and Miss'-Low, wore pretty white frocks and lorgs white hats with clusters ■of pale pinlc. roses. Their bouquets were of pale pink sweet peas. ". Mrs. ■ Tabeteau. ,v mother of. the bride, wore a dress of black and white silk, her bouquet being of red oarnations. Mrs. de Gould (mother of the bridegroom) wore a gown of black silk and largo black hat. Mrs. Innis (sister of the bridegroom) cream mousScline de sole. The wedding ceremony took place at the picturesque little - church at Muritai, tho officiating clergyman being tho; Rev. R. Sola. ; ; . Mrs. Tabeteau afterwards held a reception at her home at Rona Bay. The honeymoon is to be spent in tho north. Aftorwards Mr. and Mrs. de Gould will live in Nelson. The Prizes of Life. . What aro regarded as tho. great priztra of lifo—fame, money, and such showy tilings—are. nearly'all ■ things ,-geared to tho powers of men. It'.is easy to measure tho successes of men. They stand out in plain sight to bo weighed; and examined. . . But the, successes of most of the successful women are ;iiiuch WtaniW". fie ■*> rule they arc /contributions to lif# as it passes—influence; oare, nurture,, dlreaioii, companionship; valuables of the highest order, but. which finally appear, not as properties of ; the woman from whom they proceeded, but of tho men or the children who reooived them, and the families and comnmnitiM that they havo blessed, Tho evidences of tho, success of men stand on pedestals and hang on walls and aro:recorded in books, and occupy boxes in bank : vaults.. They stretcli : across the country in the form of steel rails or copper wires, or stand as buildings in stone and steel. On every one of them is the woman's hand. In every; one of them she has had lior share.,! There is no success of any kind, no power, no progress, which is not half hers. But ordinarily she does not much appear;/not, at .least, in a degree ot all commensurate with her importance. Her work is not expressed—not much—in things. It is made in flesh.

Mrs. Harvey Bell, from Wanganni, has gone to, Nelson on a short visit to her people. ■ ■'.

Miss Maybury (Sydney) intends visiting her cousins in the south. They will probably ranko a motor tour of the South Island. . ■

Lioutotinnt-Colonel Hislop and Mrs. Hislop, from . Napier, have taken a hous? at Lvall Day for Iho summer. .

• Mrs. Sexton and , her daughter leave for a month's holiday in Sydney on January 3.

Among the guests at Island Bay House are Mrs. and Miss Hart (Pahiatua), Mr. and' Mrs. Ludwig (Wellington), and Mr. and Mrs. Jarman and family, Lower Hutt.

Mr. and Mrs. Keeble, from Palmcrston North, are staying at Island' Bay House.

Miss Fitzherbert from Foilding is in town for a fo.w days.

Garden Fete at Trentham. In spito of tho wot and dismal day there was a good attendance on. Wednesday xt tho fete in nid of St. Joseph's Orphanage and parish, Upper Hutt. The ground was so wet and Souden, however, that only a few of the events could tako place. All the field and garden fete events with tho exoeption of ono had to bo put oft until another day when tho weather is more favourablo. Tho race for tho best lady rider was won by Miss Davis, The best decorated bicycle, tho only garden fete event that was judged, was won by Miss Brown, Miss Comesky second, and Miss ICitson third. Death of Mrs. Macflregor. Tho death ocourred very suddenly yesterday morning of Mrs. Duncan Macgregor, widow of the late Dr. Macgregor (inspector of hospitals). Mrs. Macgregor leaves four daughters, her only son having died sbmo years ago. , Much sympathy will be felt for her family, and many people will miss her bright and interesting personality. Mrs. Mac>r«~or was born in Edinburgh,, and oamo out with her husband about forty years ago. Death at Feafherston. The death took place at Featherston at the early ago of twenty-two years, of Miss Whislmw,. eldest daughter of Mrs. John Whishaw, sen. The late Mis 3 Whißhaw had been ill for several weeks prior to her death. ,At her homo yesterday, and despite all efforts made to avert fatal results, she gradually sank until her condition was rendered hopeless. Deceased was widely respeoted. • ;j The Races at th« Walrarapa. The weather was sdmewhat,unkind: to' the people who ventured to Tauherinikau on New Year's' Day, but although the sun 6lione only in iitful gleams, a good deal of pkvisuro was obtained out of the sport itself. After all, peoplo who am .really fond of racing-, trouble vory little about the rain. Bad. weather, however, prevents tho wearing of the many pretty frocks which one usually sees at Waira-, rapa's charming raoecuurse, and coats arid umbrellas were the only costume possible. There were several visitois from Welling-: ton, and of course many from the Wairarapa. ' Among those present were Mrs. W. Bidwill, Mrs. Charles Bidwill, Mrs. Kyleii (Hastings), Mrs. Jl' Abbott (Wellington); Mrs. Roy Bartoii, Miss Wolters, Miss Saolaor (Sydney), Mre. Bunny, Mrs. Geo.' ; Hume, Misses Monckton, Mrs. Dan Eiddiford, Mrs. Elgor, Mrs. Hamilton, and Mrs. Turnbull. Turnbull. . >

Mr. and Mrs. Trigga arrived from Australia by the' Warrimoo yesterday. They are at present at the Grand Hotel. N-

Mrs. Hannah and. her daughters arrived from England by tho Orsova, they expect to reach New. Zealand about January 8.

Mrs. Bree ha 9 gone to Wanganql for a short holiday.

Dr. Arnold W. lisard, of; Wellington, and Dr. and Mrs. Beal, of Auckland, were passengers to Nukualofa by the Atua on Tuesday. ';, •

Mr. and Mrs. W. Wilson (Hokitika) are at present in Wellington..

Captain Nicholas, who was once. on officer of the Shaw, Savill Co.'s Kuinara, is now in New Zealand in command of the ICwinana, the new tourist ship which belongs to the West Australian Government., i' Captain Nicholas, who was married a short time ago, 'is bringing his wifo with.him, on liia trip round the New Zealand ports. .

; Mrs/zand Miss Allan, Nelson, are at present at tho Royal Oak Hotel. ■ • ■ ■>.

i Dr. Plattfi-Milla wont South for a short holiday by the ferry steamer last evening.

Mrs, W; Howard Booth (Carterton) intends staying a week or two. at Day's Bay House. >. , ■.

The engagement is announced of Mius Ethel Shearer, daughter of Mr. R. T. Shearer, Lower Hutt, to Mr. F. M'Donald, of Melbourne. 1

Mrs. Cooper and the Misses Cooper were passengers by the Athcnio to Wellington, : v. ' :

Mr. and. Mrs. , H. B. Williams, 1 from Gisborne, are staying at tho Royal Oak Hotel. ' . ; ';!! '

Visitors at tho.;Occidental Hotel in- i cludo" Mr. and Mrc. Welch (Masterton), k j Mr. and Mrs. Hoskina (Wanganui),: Mr. 1 and Mrs. Gabbites (Poxton),. Miss j M'Loughlin (Wairarapa). j!