SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1853, 12 September 1913, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Napier Wedding. Tho marriage of Miss Louie Mayo, third daughter of Mrs. W. Mayo, "Swithin," Lucy Road, Napior, and Mr. Frank R. Burnley, Government Surveyor, took place at St. Augustine's Church on Wednesday morning. The Rev. Canon Tuko officiated. Tho bride, who was attended by her neice, Miss Joyce Griffin, as bridesmaid, was given away by her brother, Mr. H. Mayo. She wore a white gown, and carried a beautiful shower oouquet. Mr. F. Mayo was best man. After tho coromony the wedding party wore entertained at tho residence of the bride's mother, and later tho bride and bridegroom left by motor-car on thoir wedding journey. Wedding at Napier. A pretty wedding took place quietly in St. Augustine's Church, when Miss Nella Waterhouse, daughter of Mr. F. S. Waterhouse, of, Mangawhare, was married to Mr. Leslio Jameson, third son of Mr. and Mrs. George Jameson, of Christchurch. Tho Rev. Canon Tuko performed tho ceremony. Tho bride, who was given away by her father, woro a beautiful gown of liberty satin and laco, with veil and orange blossoms. Miss Ruth Waterhouse was tho bridesmaid, and-sho woro a frock of white embroidered voilo with hat trimmed with tulle and pink roses. The bridegroom was accompanied by his brother, Mr. Esmond Jameson, as best man. After the ceremony a reception was held at tho Masonic Hotel by Mr. and Mrs. Waterhouse, at which a large number of relatives and friends were present. Mrs. Waterhouse woro a grey silk dress: Mrs. Georgo Jameson was in a gown of whito satin, with tunic of black lace, also black hat; Mrs. H. Wilson, bluo coat and skirt; Miss Joan- Waterhouse, spotted muslin frock, white hat; the Misses Jameson, white Cropo de cheno frocks, small wnite hats; Mrs. Busby (Tokomaru Bay), Mrs. Nicholls (Christchurch), Miss Bushy, Mrs. G. Beamish, Mrs. J. Macfarlane, tho Mibscs Macfarlane, Miss Ramsdon (Kuinoroa), and Messrs. Waterhouse, Jameson (2), Dr. Wilson, Busby, Beamish (3), Mactarlano.

A Comlng-of-Age Party. On Tuesday, September 9, 'Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Perry gave a very enjoyable evening in tho Ponsonbv Hall, Abel Smith Street for their eldest daughter, Ida, in honour of her coming of ago. During the evening a 'beautiful bouquet of spring bulbs and forget-me-nots was presented to Miss Perry by Miss Grace Robinson on. behalf of tho forii,er's Sunday school class of boys. The evening took tho form of a dance interspersed with games, and music. A competition was greatly enjoyed, tho lady's prize being won by Miss Hankins and tho gentleman's by Mr. Mitchell. Tho hall and supper room looked very pretty, tho former having been decorated with red, white, and bluo festoons and lycapodium, and the latter with spring bulbs and arum lilies. Mrs. Perry wore a dress or black crystalline and gold trimmings, aud Miss Perry was in white charmcus© with a crystalised chiffon ovor-dress. There were about 70 people present, amongst them being: Mesdames Godber Hicks, Brooks, Till, Lawrence, Van Borrsum, Whittaker, Perry, and Smith; Misses E. and B. Dowries. M. Mason, G. Eobinson, L. and D. White, D. Martin, F. Leopard, D. Wiren, W. Lyon, C. Wixon, D. Hogg, M. Mackay, F. and G. Lawrence, D. Walker, D. Halliburton, K. and F. Van Borrsum, I. Dixon; L. Hankin, K. Brewer, A. Redmond, E. Player; Messrs. L. Binning, B. 'Williamson, C. Lowis, B. Evans, I. Richards, B. Hodge, F. Dobbie, E. Probert, — Godber, N. Mitchell, — Lawrence, W. Bentley, M. Hankin, 11. Garnham, Whittaker, B. Lankshear, E. Player, — Smith, 0. Swinburne, G. 8011.

Who Are Dependent? A plea that statistics be more tactfully presented from tho modern woman's point of view was made by Miss Roberts, teacher in charge of the women's handicraft department, in a paper read before tho Technical Education Conference, in' Sydney last week, entitled "The Vocational Education -of Women. 1 ' Miss Roberts complained that tho statistician had rudely classified women as either "dependents or "natural guardians," and took the view that this was a total misrepresentation of tho status of women m society. The ■genoral idea was that women were dependent on men for a home, but the real facts wero that tho men were dependent on- tlie women for the home life on which the success of a nation dependent. Apparently, man, in his density of intellect, had not yet been able to realiso this.

Tho engagement is announced of Miss .Tossio Crosse, daughter of Mr. T. Crosso, Hastings, to Mr. R. P. Abraham, second sou of Mr. R. S. Abraham, "Tiritea," Palmerston North.

Tho engagement is announced of Miss Nina Dorothy Swinburne, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Swinbumo, Tho Terrace, to Mr. B. Carter, of tho Valuation Department, youngest Bon of Mr. B. Carter, late of Melbourne.

Miss Kathleen Wilton (Auckland) and her sister are visiting Wellington.

Lady Stout is visiting Ashburton to attend the Canterbury Provincial Council of the Women's Christian Temperance Union which was opened on Tuesday.

Miss Glasgow, of Dunedin, has returned from her visit to Sydney, and is spending a few days in Wellington before going on to Hawera.

Visiting ladies aro reminded that Mrs. Rollcston gives special courses of five treatments for falling hair at One Guinea. Advantage should bo taken of theso courses, as tho hair is more prono to como out in spring than during any other part of tho year*

Auckland Y.W.C.A. Campaign. The plans for the Y.W.C.A. building campaign, which commenced in Auckland 011 Wednesday, showod that tho task of organising tho collectors had been in thoroughly capablo hands, and that tho methods of raising tho needed £15,000 woro such as would moet with tho hearty approval of tho business men of Auckland. The collecting teams had been arranged under three heads: Women, girls, and men. In all over 20 teams woro at work on Wednesday, under 20 captains, and contained altogether about 400 collectors. Each captain instructed each member of her team in tho particular canvassing sho was to do, and each captain was responsible to a general for tho working of her team. Separate town and suburban teams had been formed, and a systematic canvass of tho city and suburbs is to be carried on for .ten days. The arrangements had been so thoroughly organised that 110 citizen will bo asked for a contribution by more than one collector or more than once during the campaign. Neither will tho mombers of tho girls' teams spoil the possibility of big subscriptions by interviewing the heads of firms and departments, who might givo mora money to an older woman or to a member of the citizens' team. The aid of the citizens' team is expected to be considerable, for it numbers amongst it some of Auckland's best-known citizens. Eighteen months is given for full payment of all pledges over £1. A largo number of pledge cards have been issued, and these, when signed, will be handed in daily along with the cash and cheques collected. Mrs. Maunsell (Wairarapa) is visiting Napier. Mrs. and Miss Ostler arrived in Wellington yesterday by the Tahiti from Raro tonga. Missi Callendar (Hutt) and Miss Foster aro in Napier. Miss Doris Briggs is tho guest of Mrs. F. ICummer (Mauriceville). Miss Couper and Miss Christie (Wanganui) aro among those who have gone to Napier for tho golf tournament.

The engagement was announced in the "British Australasian" of August 7, of Mr. George H. B. Boultbee Whall, of Lowmont Group, Kaluttra, Ceylon, to Miss Ida Olnoy, youngest daughter of tho lato Mr. Herbert Olney, of Canterbury, Now Zealand, and Mrs. Olney, of Newara, Eli.ya, Ceylon. Tho marriage waß to have takon place on Wednesday, September 10, at St. Matthew's Church, Champion Hill, London.

The engagement is announced of Miss Sadie Hordman, of Napier, third daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Herdman, of Carterton, to Mr. Ernest Edmundson, of Napier, youngest son of the late Ser-geant-Major Edmundson and Mrs. Edmundson, fonnerly of India and of Napier.

By tho death, at Palmerston North, 011 Sunday last, of Mrs. Martha Scrimshaw, w'ifo of Mr. James Scrimshaw, of th&t town, is removed another of tho fast-diminishing band of early pioneer settlors. At tlie ago of thirteen, the late Mrs. Scrimshaw-'came out with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jolly, of Cambridgeshire, in tho ship Astrope, landing p Wellington half a century ago, after an eventful trip of 192 days. To-day only one of the family remains, Mr. 1 Benjamin Jolly, of Tolaga Bay. Thirteen members of the family (seven sons and six daughters) and Mr. Scrimshaw survive. Excepting for tho last few years, Mr. and Mrs. Scrimshaw had l permanently resided in tho Hutt Valley, and many will join there in the goneral regret at her demiso, somewhat • unexpected, at tho ago of 69.