SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1852, 11 September 1913, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Wedding In Kent Terrace Church. The marriage took placo yesterday in Kent Terrace Presbyterian Church of Miss Ethel Archer, youngest daughter of Mrs.'F. Archef, of Brougham Street, Wellington, to Mr. Harry Bell Longmorc, son of the late Mr. Alfred Longmore, of Kiddorminster, England. The Rev. Kennedy Elliott performed the ceremony. The bride, wno was given away by her brother, Mr. Maurice Archer, wore a gown of embroidered Brussels net over ninon, with a white silk underdress, and a veil with orange blossoms. She carried a bouquet of white cyclamen and lilies combined with maiden hair fern. Her sister, Miss Maud Archer, was bridesmaid, and woro a gown of cream embroidered voile oyer silk, with a Tagel hat massed with cream feathers and finished with tulle. Little Miss Gwen Archer, niece of the bride, was also in. attendance and was daintily frocked in white silk muslin inlet with Indian lace, and shell pink bonnet. Both bridesmaids carried bouquots of palo pink flowers. The best man. was Mr. Andrew Cathie and the groomsman Mr. Robert Archibald, nephew of tho bride. The bridegroom's present to the bride was a beautifully fitted dressing-case. To the elder bridesmaid was given a gold brooch and to the littlo girl a gold cable bangle. A reception was afterwards held at the residence of the brido's mother in Brougham Street. Spring flowers decorated the rooms, the table in tho dining-room where tho wedding breakfast was laid having been arranged with holiotropo and white flowers. Mrs. Archer woro a gown of black pilk and a bonnet with white ostrich tips. Among thoso present were: Mr. and Mrs. Longmore, Mr. and Mrs. Brown, Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Archibald, and Mr. and Mrs. Collett. Later, the brido and bridegroom left on their wedding journey, tho former travelling in a navy tailored costume and a black Tagel liat trimmed with largo pink roses and black velvet ribbon.

New Zealand-Australian Wedding. At. St. John's Church, Beecroft (New South Wales), on September 3, a wedding took placo botween Mr. Frank Noakes, of Auckland, and Miss Beryl Meldrum, daughter of. Mr. and Mrs. T. Meldrum, of Baulkham Hills. Tho ceremony was performed by Canon Belliiigham, of St. Philip's Church, Sydney. Tho bridal gown was of white charmeuso, trimmed with pearls and French bands of embroidery, and was finished with.a court train. The veil had been worn by tho brido's mother and her grandmother at their weddings, and she carried a bouquet of whito orchids and lilies .of tho valley. There were two bridesmaids, Miss Dolphin and Miss Dorio Wachsmann (cousins), both of whom wore dressed in p.ink floral silk voile, worn _ with becoming Juliet caps. Their bouquets woro of pink hyacinths, sweet peas, and stock, tho gifts of the bridegroom. Mr. Ernest Moldrum, the bride's brother, acted as best man, arid her cousin, Mr. Roy Meldrum as groomsman. A reception was held at the residence of Mrs. Barnby, of Beecroft, where about 40 guests woro entertained.' The bridegroom's present to tho bride was a gold wristlet watch and a > silver-mounted dressing case, and to tho bridesmaids gold bangles. Mr. and Mrs. Noakes" left later for the Jenolan Caves, en route to New Zealand, and thenco round tho world. A Clft Tea. The gift tea which was held in the Sydney Street Schoolroom yesterday afternoon for the benefit of St. Paul's forthcoming bazaar was a success. Many people wero present, at least over a hundred and fifty, and tho parcels accumulated accordingly. Tho schoolroom had been decorated with a profusion of spring flowers, hyacinths, narcissi, and freesias. set on small tablfes dotted about tlie room, and many of tho latter flowers had been sent across from Nelson to do honour to tho occasion. The stage, too, had been decorated, and furnished, and altogether tho schoolroom presented a very attractive appearance. A musical programmo had been arranged and was contributed to by Mrs. Anderson and Miss Martin with a duet, Miss Upham (song), Miss Price (songs), Master Pankhurst (Bong), and the Missos Mildred, Udora, and Francea Henry, an instrumental trio (violin, 'cello, and piano). Miss Upham played all the accompaniments. Competitions too did their sharo towards the entertainment of thoso present, ono being a tree-guessing competition, of which Mrs. Sampson was tho winnor, and the other a cake-guessing puzzle, in which competitors had to guess tho weight ,of a cake. Four people tied, and ultimately it was won by Miss Whoatman. Afternoon tea was in the charge of Airs. W. Blundoll and Mrs. Norman Burton, who were both assisted by an army of assistants. Mrs. Badham and Mrs. King received everyone as thoy arrived, and to Mrs. Warren fell the fascinating occupation of opening the parcels, her task being by no means a sinecure. Mrs. Massey was among thoso who were present, and Mrs. Coleridgo, Mrs. A. R[. Johnson, Mrs. Hcrdman, and Mrs. H. D. Bell.

'At the committee meeting of the District Nursing Guild of St. John, which was held on Tuesday afternoon, much rogret was expressed at tho enforced absence, through illness, of Mrs. F. R. Gyles.

Mr. and Mrsi Norman Beetham (Masterton) aro in Wollington, and aro staying at the Royal Oak.

' Mr. A. and the Mioses Tucker (Auckland) aro staying at tho Royal Oak Hotel.

Mrß. and Mies Burnes havo gone to Napier for tho golf tournament.

Mr. and Mrs. Mellsop (Palmerston) aro in Napier for the golf championship meeting.

Miss Doris Gilbert, who lias been on a holiday visit to Sydney, returned by t'lio Willochra yesterday.

Visiting'ladies are reminded that Mrs. Rolleston gives special courses of five treatments for falling hair at Cue Guinea. Advantage should be taken of those courses, as the hair is more prom, to come out in spring than during any other part of tlio year*

Victoria League Competition. Tho Central Exeoutiyo Committee of tha Victoria League is offering a prize of £25 for tho best design for a banner, which shall bo held for a year by that branch of the league in tho British Isles which shall havo been awarded tho best certificate for all-round work during tho previous twelve months. »Tho size of the banner is to be 7ft. long by 4ft. broad, and all designs, which must bo original, must bo drawn tho full size. Tho designs may bo coloured, or uncoloured, but must bo intended to be carried cut in colour on tho banner, and tho main object of tho league, namely, "the promotion of closer union between British subjects living in different parts of the world" must bo symbolised' by somo part of the design, while tho words "Victoria League" must also form part of it. The designs should bo adapted for being carried out either in needlework (silk or wool) or in applique, or to bo executed in handworked tapestry, orclse combiningtheso characters. Competitors should indicate on a slip attached to tho design for which of theso it is intended. Judges will especially consider beauty of design, symbolical representation of the object of tho league, and its adaptability to the materials to bo used in executing it. A "Hard-up" Dance. . "Hard-up" dances hare been frequent in Wellington of lato, and among those anxious to thr/w to ono sido the chills of adversity were the "K-nuts," who again entertained their brethren in misfortune at a dance held in St. Peter's Schoolroom last evening. "Hard-up" certainly justified the title, for abysses of destitution appeared to Share been reached', judgiug by some of the wraiths that appeared upon the scene. Whether the reality would be borne with such exceedingly cheerful fortitude as the protence, is a matter for thoughtful consideration. Simplicity was, of course, tho keynote of' the? dance, for decorations tliere wero none, while _ tho costumes were romarkable for evidences of wear- and tear and disaster, tho harduppislmess having extinguished in quite ft number of cases the artistic sense of the wearer? Tho committee was formed by tho Misses Maxwell, Moyes, Baker, Olsen, Messrs. Butler, Washer, Millier, A. Holland, J. Hay, Jansen,'Carter, J. Hamilton, P. H. Maysmor, and A. L. Maysmor. Tho chaperones were .Mrs. Maxwell, Mrs. Butler, Mrs. Carter, Mrs. Jansen, and Mrs. Wemyss. Tho music for the dances had been carefully chosen to suit tho occasion, 'for there wero such rag-timo ditties as "Christmas Day in tho Workhouse," "The Pauper's Prayer," "Tramp, Tramp, Tramp," etc., whiio tho front of tho programmo was ornamented) with a very dilapidated "Vagrom man," with cbthcs all tied with string, gazing longingly after a beautiful vision in a much be-buttoned coat and skirt—"with all thoso buttons doin' nothin', and me with my trousers tied with stmlig."

Brooklyn Sale of Work. Mr. R. A. Wright opened a sale of work in connection with the Baptist Church at Brooklyn yesterday afternoon. It had been organised for'tho purpose of assisting, with the church debt-extinction fund, and no doubt will materially assist in tho incubus with which 60 many churches unfortunately stagger under. The Rev. Mr. Hinton introduced Mr. .Wright to his audience. Tho stalls had been effectively arranged and decorated, and although tho space at the disposal of the stall-holders was riot by any means top largo, it was made the most of. Tho following were in charge of th© stalls: —Plain Bowing, Mrs. Graham (senior) and Miss Lambert: fancy sowing, Mrs. Donovan and Mrs. Philpott; Indian and Chinese stall. Miss Lambert; toys, Mrs. Pettit: jumble stall, Mrs. Look: flowers, Mr. H. Stockbridge; sweets, Miss Graham afternoon tea, Mrs. Bentloy. There wore, of course, a number of. assisting ladies. In tho evening a picturo entertainment was given in tho schoolroom at the back. The sale is continued to-day. (

Miss Booth, of "Middle Run," Carterton, is an exhibitor at tho Palmerston Spring Flowor Show, and) left for tho latter town on Tuesday.

Tho fortnightly meeting of Our Girls Branch of the Victoria League was held this week, and Miss England gave an interesting paper dealing with Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. • It was followed by readings from some of tho members present. There was a good attendance of thoso belonging to tho branch, and Mrs. Corliss (president) directed tho evening's proceedings. At the next meeting a review of the reign of Queen Victoria will form the evening's programme.

Mrs. Henry (Masterton), Miss Robieson, and Miss Eunice Robieson are taking part in the golf championship meeting at Napier. '

Mr. and Mrs. D. Casolberg (Masterton) aro spending some days in town and aro staying at tha Empire Hotel.

Mr. H. Riloy and Mrs. Riley, of Sydney, who arrived by the Willochra yesterday, arc staying at tho Grand Hotel.

Mr. and' Mrs. A. M. Slack (Dannevirke) aro staying at the Grand Hotel.

Mrs. Milne (Masterton) and Mrs. F. Cameron and Miss Cameron (Hastings) aro visiting Wellington, and are staying at the Windsor Hotel.

The Hon. G. Fowlds and Mrs. Fowlds aro staying at tho Windsor Hotel.

Among tho visitors who arrived at the Royal Oak yesterday are , Mr. and Mrs. Ritchie (Dunedm), Dr. and Mrs. Baldwin, Mr. and, Mrs. R. B. Jackson (Nelson), and Mr. and Mrs. Wuigate (London).

1 Mrs. Harold B: Elliott (Honolulu) is visiting Wellington, and is staying at the Royal Oak.

Mrs. and Miss Hayward and Mrs, Mirams, of tho Lowor Hutt, are m Napier for tho golf mooting.