SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1833, 20 August 1913, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Wedding at St. Mark's. A very pretty choral wedding took place at St Mark's Churoli, Wellington, on Tuesday, August 19, at 2 p.m., when Miss Daisy Hurley, daughter of Mr. G. A. Hurley, of Oriental Bay, was married to Mr. E. Sclieipens, of Waimatenui, North Auckland. The Rev. llr. Askew performed the ceremony. Tho bridegroom was attended by Air. R. B. Foord, of Waitotara, and Mr. A. C. Brethertcai, of Wellington. The bride wore a. graceful gown of white charmouee, with veil and ontngo blossoms, and carried a sheaf of lillies. Her tiro si stern were bridesmaids, and wore becoming frocks of Brussels lace over cream satin,' caught wMi bow 3 of ribbon and daisies, and finidhtd with yellow sashes, 'l'hey woro pretty

mob-caps,. and carried shower-bouquets. Mrs. G. A. Hurley, .mother of th© -bride, iroro a hkc.k satin diieas, trimmed with beautiful old point lace, ■ The brido tra.veilted in a grey costume and pretty hat to match. Before . Mr. : ond .ila-s. Sdhepeiw left by train on their honoymooiik a moption tvbs hold at tiho Oriental Day Kiosk, at which rotatavos luid i.ntimato frieaids vbvo prosemt. Among the guests were:—Mrs. Rex. Notma-.a cousin of the brid?, and, Mr. ,T. Chadivick (Auckland), her niiclo. Tho brido was the recipient ot many beautiful wedding gifts. Masterton Weddings. Our' Masterton correspondent writes that yesterday at St. Matthew's Church, Mr. Reginald, C. Stanton, of tho borough clerical staff, was married to Miss Clara Doe, daughter of Mr. Kpheaim Doe, of Wilmot, Tasmania. Miss Grace Christie was bridesmaid and Mr. J. Crawford tho best man. Mr. Frank -Madsen, of the staff of the ''Manawatu Standard," was 'married in Masterton yraterday, to Miss Gertrudo Joy, seventh daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Joy, of Masterton. The bridesmaids were the Misses Gladys and Jessie Joy, and Mr. Geoi-ro Joy was the Iwst mam. llr. J. Andrews was groomsman. A "Gift Afternoon" at the Levin Home. Parceb of varying sizes anxl degrees w-eir-o characteristic of tho many peopjo who mnd« their way out to tho Levin Home -at Bcrhainpore yesterday, to attend tiho "gift tea which had bswi firranged by the comimlitteo of manat'Oinen't fcr tJhe tavefit of the iniaKhiticn.. '. Hib (lea is- a yearly function, and tihat hwld jies'terday was ofte of -tho most, succcssfuil that has'jiet bean organised, both for tho nnimbar of ■•mtercetadi viators who

'wore rnTOant, and for the largo number of gifts of all kinds which' were received. Tho guests wero received by meanlxsrs of the coanmittee and by. the matron (Miira Jolly), and after tliKfr had had tea tliss usual peregrinations over the building were made.' A recent addition to it wns (iliat of tho laundry at tho rear, and this mot with nvuch approval om account oif ita convoniient arrangements, A eale of. flowers and sweets w»8 heldi, th'a flowerß, of which a large .n-uniber had bwn received from tho Wairaraptv and from P,c,rrrua, npailising tho sum of jE4. Mrs. AVcst, assisted by M,rs. Hioldsworth, Mius Wo.jt, Jtiss Newbigini, and cithers, wos in chwgn of'them. -Thfe swest stall, imdea- tho management of Mre. Hail, Miss Harding, and aEsisitants, brought in the sum of .£5 a.nd some odd'diillings, a.nd tho subsoripfcions for the afternoon totalled X 25. ' In addition. to then;; sums of mloney, gifts of groceries, wedgiliins in all 7501b., woro reccnved, and: 100 jiards of material for dresses foir th« children!,, ns well as articles of oldfching;, drosses, and hiomse ltnian. Tlhe Home is very fcrhirnte in having such a dever matron as Miss .folly, for, as wall as being so good in tlito lMinogemcnt of the Home audi of th,o ohildren, she is li.ttle shout of being a genius at making clothimg for them out of apparently hopolosa materials. It was a matter fen- mudh eongraWatioai that the afternoon shouid liave reaped so satisfactory a. harvest of gifts as tliero are at' the present time jramberlioss calls licing miade upon the pockets of Wellington pooplo. Amonj? those -pretsent wore:—Mi's. W. F. Massey, Mjsa Massey, Mrs. H. D.- Bell. Mrs. Mto (Maj-oress), Mrs. Harper, Mrs. W. Tcraipr, Miss Young, Mirs. O. Samuel, Mrs. Arcliibald, Mrn Neil-soul, Mrs. L. II! B. Wilson, Mrs. Rotherha.ni, Mrs. and Miss Butts,

JCre. J. Danlinjf, Mrs. Wdlberfo®, Mrs. Miles, Mrs. Post, Mrs. J. BhrraMl, Mrs. Webster, and very many otheirs. The committee included Mesdaimes Luke, We?t, Httll, Badham, Izard, Knowles, Hoby, Aimdurson, 'Misses Archibaid (ascretairy), Barry, Harding, Mteali, and Younsr. A String band etatioaiicxl upon tho vtnranda/li played delightfully at infanuls during ths oft,crno,oin. Ladles' Golf Championship. Tho following aro the results of the matches played yesterday in the first round of tho ladies' championship of the Wellington Golf Club:— Miss_V. Bell beat Mrs. Holmes; Mrs. Lees beat Miss Bell; Miss Callender beat Mrs. Collins; Miss L. Brandon beat Miss Wheeler; Miss A. Poarco beat Miss Ewen; Miss Burnes beat Mrs. Watkins; Mrs. Bidwill beat Miss Simpson; Miss Collins beat Mrs. Turnbull. ' In the second round.—Miss V. Bell beat Mrs. Lees; Miss L. Brandon beat Miss Callender; Miss A. Pearce beat Miss Burnes; Miss Collins beat Mrs. Bidwill. 'In the junior championship.—Mrs. Marchbanks beat Miss B. Watson; Mrs. C. Pearce beat_Mrs. Tripp; Mrs. King beat Miss S. Nathan. In the second round—Mit's Stewart beat . Miss Z. Nathan; Mrs. Marchbanks beat Mrs. Young; Mrs. King beat Mrs. C. Pearce; Miss Moss beat Miss Miles. To-day the following matches will bo played:—Miss V. Bell v. Miss L. Brandon; Miss A. Pearce v. Miss Collins; Miss Stewart v. Mrs. Marchbanks; Mrs. King v. Miss Moss. ' There will also bo a handicap medal round mid a putting competition. Mrs. J. C. Brown (Napier) is staying at tho Windsor Hotel. Mrs. G. Clapham and l>er daughter are visiting friends in Wellington. Mrs. Alear Williams lias b»en staying in Christonurch for the races, and i 9 not expected to return to Wellington for at least a fortnight. Mri. G. F. Major, daughter of Mr. and' Mrs. M. H. Biggs, leaves on a visit to Australia by the Ulimaroa on Thursday next.. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Meadowcroft, Mount Street, Wellington, left yesterday for Palmorston North, en route for Auckland, where Mrs. Meadowcroft is to stay four or five weeks with her daughter and son-in-law (Dr. and Mrs. Owen).

A Glimpse of the Old Days,

Tho ninetieth birthday of Mr. and Mrs. •James Taylor, of Tawa Flat, was celebrated at thoir vesidenco on Sunday last, a large gathering of their descendants being present to do honour to the occasion. Coming out from Great Britain in tho ship Martha Hidgcway, Mr. Taylor landed at 'l'e Aro in. IWO, his seventeenth birthday occurring oh tho day the. equator was crossed. Sinco his arrival .in the North Island he has crossed the Strait once only, when going to the . South Island. On August 15 Mrs. Taylor was 87 years of age, and on the tenth of this month tho G'Jtli .anniversary .of their wedding day was celebrated in their home ,at Tawa Flat, where they liavo lived for the past (i 2 years, though not in the same house. Part of tho old homestead still remains, however, close to tho silo of their!.present dwelling. Mr. and ill's. Taylor..were married in tho old WpSleyhn Church,'. Manners Street, in 1811, two of.. the'early ministers, the E-sv. J.. Watkinsriiid the. Rev. S. Ironside. pcrform!iig'thd;btromonj\ Ol' their family of fourteen,:;eloyeh are now living, six sons and fiyo' daughters. All save two are married, and 'ih'O .liv-. ing in various parts of Hawke's . Bay, Waikato, Mauawatu, and Tawa • Flat. There are 75 grandchildren, fll . greatgrandchildren, and one great-great-grand-child. With all of them the memory of Mr. James Taylor and Mrs. Taylor Will ' long bo respected, and held in affectionate remembrance. Mr. Taylor's first journey to Manawatu from Kiamana was ail interesting one. A small;party,headed by Sir Georgo Grey, travelled there to niake a transaction in land with tho Maoris, and Mr. Taylor took cliargo of Sir Georgo Grey's pack-horse, which bore blankets, clothing, etc. Tho track through the dense bush was difficult to follow, and the dread of the Natives, who wore very quarrelsome, was another trouble. Ono Maori did liofc want any money for his land. A barrel of rum would satisfy him. . He was offered a bottle. In 1815 Mr. Taylor and 20 militia men were ordered to tho Hutt to endeavour to.dislodge KangihaOata, who had been responsible for the massacre of Europeans. . 11l the engagement tho bugler of the regiment had his arm cut off.' Picking 'lip the buglo with his left hand ho sounded the alarm, but was at onco killed., Ilangihaeata was pursued to Pahautanui by tho little band of militia.' Mr.. Taylor was for seven years lieutenant; of tho Porirua Rifles, and has iii his possession a silver cup, token of their goodwill towards him. For seven years ho was . captain of tho Pahautanui Rifles, and he- won another silver cup in 18C5 for tho highest score in riflo shooting in tho Wellington Province. He was also a member of tho old provincial, Council jof the Hutt County, and for many years has been chairman of tho School Committee. . The old road out to

Tawa Flat was many times' traversed on foot by Mrs. Taylor, who would carry her little one and tho groceries, etc., in and out on tho same day. All the family were present at the homestead on Sunday' to offer their congratulations to the brave old pioneers, and a noteworthy day was spent by all. Wanganui Women's Reform League. On Monday tho monthly meeting of tho Wanganui Women's Branch of the Political lleforni League was held, the Dissident, Mrs. Liinten, occupying the chair. There was.a good attendance of members and an interesting address by. Mr. Robert Bruce,'of Hunter.ville, was given.. It was entitled "Shreds', and Patches," and was nrach appreciated by the gathering. In the course of his speech, Mr. Bruco spoke of the reform of the Upper Ilouse, of tho personality ot Mr. Mastey, of land laws and of- what true progress should consist of. He also spoke seriously ,of women's influence. He believed women could, bo of great, uso in enthusing tho Empire with a patriotic.feeling. Women wore, not sufficiently r.eoognised .in time, except in tho ' time of Cleopatra, when had that person's nose been either longer or shorter, tho dostinies of tho world would have been altered. It was tho fervent patriotism of women that' caused the American Civil War to be protracted for two years. Patriotic poetry,' tho speaker said, was a great factor in the consolidation of tho Empire. Mr. Bruco urged the- audience to do all in their porter to bnild . closer and closer tho relationship which' existed between New Zealand and the grand Old Country from which many of them .liave sprung. At tho conclusion of the address Mrs. Chapman moved a very heary vote . of thanks to the speaker. .Mrs. Poison seconded it -and tho'vote wa.s oarried with acclamation. Afternoon , tea. was <i pleasant interlude in the. biisiriess'oi tliC 1 afternoon and music was contributed'by different- members.. Tho room. .with, its decorations of spring flowers looked particularly attractive, and to well organised aro theso meetings by tho secretary, Mrs. Suisted, that everyone looks forward to them with much interest. A number of new members wero enrolled. Among those prasent were: Mesdames Liffiton, Suisted, Poison, sen., Chapman, Hine, Prowse, F. Moore, Walton, Ash ton, P. Kroll, James Watt, Cowper, J. H. Burnet, Sorley, M'Farlano (3), Tawse, Dixon, Ballantyne, Singley, .Hose, Dustin, lioss, ,T. T. Stewart, Mason, Ball, Braik, Babbage, ICirkwood, ■ W. Young, Misses Jardine, Burnett, Ballantyne, May, and Inlster, Messrs. J. Bruce, G. Hutcliinson, Poison. Car?on, C. 11. Burnett, and Gibson, and tho Rev. J. D. M'Kenzie, B.D.

The engagement is announced of Miss Beetliam, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh H. Bectham, of "Brancepeth," to Mr. C: W. R. Nicholls-Broglie, only son of tho lato Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Nicholls-Broglie, Paris.

Miss Iris O'Leary, tho clover young New Zealand pianiste, is spending short holiday in Wellington, and is Btaying at tho Grand Hotel. Miss. O'Leary returned to tho Dominion some months ago from Europe, where sho stiidied tor, about eight years. Sho holds superior degrees from, the Leipzic and Brussels conseryato'riums. Mrs. C. F. Vallanco (ICahnmingi) in paying a brief visit to Wellington. Miss Harrild (England), who has been staying with Mrs. West, in Bolton Street, is now the guest of Mrs. Gillespie, in Feilding. Miss Bell returned to Wellington from Christchurcli yesterday. Mrs. West and Mrs. Holdswortli (Khandallah) leave for Muritai on Friday, where they will stay for' the neic fort-' night. The Eev. Mother Mary Joseph Aubert was a passenger by the Niagara which left Auckland early in August for Vancouver. The Eev. Mother intends proceeding to Eome for the purpose of transacting business in connection with tho order which she has founded in. '.NewZealand. She will also visit France,-her native country, which she'has. not seen for over fifty years. • The gifted New Zealand writer G.. B. Lancaster is making a slow recovery after her severe illness, states the Sydney. "Sun." She is still on the . Continent, although her mother, Mrs. Lyttelton, lias taken up housekeeping at a pretty homo at Ealing, near London. A.t no time does the hair require more attention than in the spring. Special coui'ses for Ilair and Face Treatments from One Guinea are advertised by Mrs. Rolieston.*