SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1667, 6 February 1913, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

[n Marriage in St. Mary of tho Angels! jj Church, , . i ■On .Tuesday, February 1, the marriage | took place in the Catholic Church, Boul--3 ootfc Street, of Miss Louisa Maud O'Neill,, ) second daughter of Mr. Robert James J O'Neill, of Wellington, and Mr. George E. i Dines, second son of Mrs. J. M. Dines, \ of Waipiro Bay. Tho bride, who was % given away by'her brother, Mr. J. D. J O'Neill, wore a gown of ivory satin : ; trimmed with rich white lace over chiffon j edged with satin balls. The veil, which | was worn witli'orango blossoms, had been .'j worked by a friend of the bride, and she ' carried a bouquet of white roses and lilies g of the valley. Tho bridesmaids ih attend- » ance were Miss Alice O'Neill (sister of {the i| bride), and Miss Mary Ruddy, both of j; whom wore dainty frocks of crepe do R chine,'with mob caps wreathed with pale & pink satin, roses. They .carried bouquets | of palo 'pink sweet peas, and their pros' sentsfrom the bridegroom were very il prettynecklets "of amethysts. To the : bride ho gave a set' of fox furs. Mr., S Ernest E. Jolly.was the best man. After ; the ceremony a reception was held. at i Godber's, and later Mr. and Mrs. Dines ' left for the north, the latter travelling in I] a navy blue costume and tagel hat with jt lancer plumes. ! A Palmerston Wedding. ; A quiet wedding took place on Monday S- afternoon, February 3, at > All Saints' ' Church,' Palmerston North, : when.' Miss i Amy Frances Sandle, second daughter of ! Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Sandle, Stafford, Hokitika, was married to Mr. John Manners,.of Taihape. : The ceremony was performed by tho Rev. H. .o.'Kosher. The bride, who was given : away by her bro- - IJier, Mr. H. J. Sandle, wore a tailor- ■* ,mado navy blue costume, with grey hat, 'trimmed with ostrich plumes. Miss Amj Goldfinch attended her cousin as. bridesmaid; and Mr. Arthur Manners fulfilled the duties of best ; man. After the ceremony light refreshments were served al the Alexandra Tea Rooms, and. later tlit brido and bridegroom left by train foi Wellington, en route for tho South Is ■I laud -. .' . i ■ A Hastings Wedding.' i :0n Tuesday morning, in tho Sacreo Heart Church,' Hastings, tho marriag! took place very quietly of Miss Frances Bell, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs; S. G, Popplewell, and Mr. Thomas L. Shone, o1 Wellington, formerly of Nelson. Th( • Very , Roy. Father Keogh performed th< ceremony. The bride, who was given awaj by.,hor father, wore a navy blue tailorec costume, with a grey : lint.. .Miss . Eileer O'Donoghuo bridesmdid, arid Mr, George -Popplewell, brother of the bride, . waa the best- man. .The bridesmaid won vioux roso'silk, and a large white hat witli ostrich; feathers.; Mr. P. Tombs played tli< Wedding March as tho bride and bridegroom leftth'o church. / • Stratford Notes.. ; - A most enjoyable "at home" waa giver ) by Mrs. I/mergan on .Tuesday afternoor j) at hor homo in Stratford. The drawing- [ room and dining-room,'separated by fold--5 ing doors, were thrown into one, and sc \ afforded'ample room for the guests. Tea f was served in both'rooms. An advertiseh ment. competition: gavo much : entertain- ( ment, and tho winners of "it were Mrs. J, ) Pirie-Cameron, first prize, and Mrs. Ren- \ nell, second. Mrs. Massey, Mrs. Robin- ' son, and Mrs. Penn, also the Misses Best ) and Butler, contributed to the pleasure \ of tho guests with their singing. The ' hostess wore a charming gown 'of helio- ) trope silk voile. Among those present wereM-esdames Dingle, Stanton, T: H. ' Penn, Glasgow; Lyons, Massey, J. B. Hino, j Young, J. Pirie-Cameron, T. C. Fookes, Wake, Dunlop, C. Penn, Mackay, Copt ping, Wilson, W. M. Bayly, W. G. , Malone, Morton, Robinson, Carbery, ' Uniacke, Coleman, D. Malone, Hudson, i Parritt, Steven, Paget, Twiss, Rennell, Wilkie, the Misses Hine, Orbell, Dingle. F. ■ 'Wake,-" Best. (Auckland), Anderson, O'Brien, Kiely, Stanton, seigel, Butler, .Taylor. ■ Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Kebbell. (To Hoe, Alfredton) and family Have booked/ passages by tho Ruahine for England." They will loavo in April, and ,Will probably bo away for two or throe years. ,'The marriage took placo on Tuesday, in tho Roman Catholic Church, Eketahuna, of Miss Mary A; Stanford Davies, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Davies, of Alfredton, and Mr. Eugeno Breen, of Napier. The Rev. Dean M'Kenna. 'cf Masr' terton, conducted tho service. The bridesmaid was Miss Nellio Davies (sister of tho brido), and Mr. F. Timmins, of Onga Onga, was best man. Mrs. Alexander MacDougall, who has been visiting Mrs. F. Armstrong at Akitio, is back again in Wellington, and' is living in hor homo in Brougham Street. An engagement that has been announoed in tho "Weekly Press" is that of Miss Ada Miles, elder daughter of Mrs. G. C. Miles, Wai-iti Road," Tinioru, and Mr. A. 11. Muir. (Geraldine), son of Mr. H. B. Muir, South Kensington, London. Miss Nessio Mackay left Wellington for Christchurch Inst evening on a visit to her , sister, lliss Jessie Mackay. Dr. and Mrs. Mackay (Nelson) are in town, and are staying at tho Hotel Windsor. Mrs. Johnston (Nelson) is visiting Wellington, arid' is tho guest of Mrs. Butts, Newtown. . A Christchurch engagement announced in the "Weekly Press" this week is that of Miss Mary Gould, daughter of th<S late Mr. Charles Gould, and Mr. Maurice GressOn, second son of the late Mr. J. Gresson. Tho engagement is announced of Miss Ivy Evelyn Cleavor, 6econd daughter of Mrs. Cleaver, of Trentham, to Mr. George Oram, of Wellington. . . it is every woman's duty to learn the hygieno of the hair and skin. 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Nursing Guild. Tho committee of the District Nursing ! Guild of St. John met on Tuesday after- ! noon at the residence of Mrs. Sefton Moorhouse, when tho following were present:— Mrs. S. A. Rhodes (Lady of Grace of tho Order of St. John), Mrs. A. A. Corrigan, Miss M. E. Robieson, Mrs. J. I'. Luke, Mrs. W. H. S. Moorhouse, and Mrs. W. B. Fisher (lion, secretary). The president announced that Lady Liverpool had accppted tho position of patroness, in succession to Lady Islington, and the committee oppressed its satisfaction with tho decision of her Excellency in becoming identified with tho guild. The district report for tho months of December and January showed that Nurses Sexton and Slacandrew paid 1114 visits to the sick poor in their own homes; 17 additional patients were registered, 13 discharged, 2 sent to the General Hospital, and 1 had died. The following additional' subscriptions'are - acknowledged with thanks:— D.1.C., 215.; Briscoe and Co., 215.; To Aro. House, 21s. i Drcsdon Piano Company, 215.; Mrs. H. Cleghorn, 205.; Mr. Barnes, 10s.; Davis Street Hospital, 255. 7d. Apologies wero received trom Mrs. Balcombe Brown and Mrs. Tripe for unavoidable absence. . i A Much-travelled Singer. Madame Kirkby Lunn, who completed a very successful Australian and .New Zealand tour in Auckland on January 11, left for England on January 29, by tho P. and 0. liner Maloja, for London, where she is due to appear in grand opera at Covent Garden.early in April. ..The tour embraced 55 concerts, given before 70,000 people. Not including tho voyage from England, the artist , has travelled over 12,000 miles on her tour through Australasia. ' , Miss Eva Butts leaves Wellington to-day by the Wnrrimoo for Sydney, where she joins the Bcltana and sails for England. Nurse Ferguson, of tho Taihapo'Hospital, has been appointed matron of tho iCawakawa Maternity.Hospital. Dr. and Mrs. Palmer (Featherston) and Miss Palmer, who have been on a world's tour, returned to.Now Zealand yesterday by the Warrimoo. ' ' ' Miss ;Ethcl Bennett (Melbourne), whose marriage is to take place to-day, was a , passenger for Wellington by tho Warri-' moo yesterday., Tho Hon. Trevor and Mrs. Ogilvie Graiit loavo Wellington on Friday for Sydney, en route for England, Empty two-pound treacle tins, clean and free from, rust, will bo gladly received by Miss Mcstayer; Sydney Street, who is busy collecting for tho tuck boxes to be sent to tho missionaries of , tho. South Sea 1 Islands. ■ . Mr. T. Buxton, M.P., and Mrs. Buxton leave Wellington on Friday by the . Manuka for Sydney,. where. they join .their steamer for England. -.i ''.. Miss Thelma Petersen, the local contralto, who gave a farfiwell concert in.tho Concert Chamber Inst evening, leaves for London, in company with her mother, tomorrow to pursue her vocal studies in the metropolis. Miss Petersen intends to enter tho Royal College of Music as soon as she reaches London. Mr.'and Mrs. T. IT. : O'Reilly, formerly of Hastings, aro spending a: holiday . in Wellington; '. ■ ' ■ \