SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1887, 23 October 1913, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Crcytown Wodding. Our Groytown correspondent writes that Oil Wednesday Miss Emily H, )SO Miller, sccond daughter of Mr. C. Miller, of Greytown, was quietly married to Mr. Norman Field Sheet, soil of Mr. J. 0. Skeefc, of Greytown. Tho bride was given away by her brother-in-law, Mr. C. Nix, and wore a costmno of apricot Snn Toy and hat to match. She was attended by Miss Grace Skeet, and Miss Maude Miller. Mr. Oswald Skeet was tho best man. Anglo-Now Zealand Wedding. Tho marriage of the Rov. Hugh Spencer Gascoigno Board, M.A., curate of King wood, only son of Dr. and Mrs. Spencer I<\ Beard, of Masierion, New Zealand, and Miss Winifred Amy Parr, youngest daughter of tho Rov. John Parr, of Milton Bryan, Bedfordshire, was solemnised at Milton Bryan Church on Wednesday, September 10. The bride wore a dress of pale mushroom zebroine, trimmed with palo toned pink and bluo ombroiderings, and soft lace ruffles and hat to match, trimmed with , piny roses. She was attended by her sister, 'Miss Edith Parr, vrlu was becomingly attired in a cream French voile dress, trimmed with Valenciennes laces, satin belt, and brown velvet''hat. Tho church was dccorated with wliito floral decorations, the service being \ choral. The ceremony was, performed , by the Rov. J. Brock Beard, rector of , Thurnscoe, Yorks, unclo of .the bride- , groom, assisted b.v Bishop Hamlyn (late of Accra. Gold Coast), vicar of ; Eaton, Norwich, and cousiu of tho 1 brido, and the Rev. E. A; Parr, curate . of Bromley, Kent, brother of tho brido. ] Tho bride was given away by her father, ( tho Rov. John Parr, and Mr. Herbert ; Fitzmaurice, of Clifton, Bristol, acted , as "best man." The reception was held t at the residence of tho bride's parents. 1 Tho mother of tho brido wore black ni- , noil and old Irish laco over black satin, . with pink French rose at Waist and j black hat trimmed with old lace and ( ping velvot. Tho newly married couple j left for Cornwall, where tho honeymoon j will be spent. The bride's travelling ] dress was grey whip-cord coatee frock . with cream ruffles, black felt hat, and j pink wings. Among tho presents was ] a mahogany inlaid afternoon tea tray , and a breakfast tray from the church- < wardens and sidesmen' of tho Parish ( Church of S.S. Peter and Paul, Ringwood. Society Engagement., Lord Redesd'alo's son, tho Hon. John Freeman Mitford, is engaged to he married to Fraulein Friedlanderfuld, tho only child of Borlin's Coal King, whoso fortuno is fivo millions. sterling,—Presß Association cablogram from Berlin. University Hockey Danes. Cessation of lectures gave the students at Victoria Collego an opportunity for somo relaxation on Moiiday night, when tho, Men's and Women's Hockey Clubs held their combined' annual dance. It was a most'happy affair, and formed a wclcomo and pleasing conclusion to tho year's work. The arrangements for '■ tho decorations of tho collego hall wero carried out by an energotic band of students, and' the dainty supper was a provided by the ladies. Tho dancing- s room was hung with drapings of car- d dinal art serge, and around the walls t wero displayed interesting photos of the hockey teams for each year since 1900—whilst pride of place was given f to the Champion Cup again won by tho men's team. ■ Very artistic wero tho programmes, all of which were beauti- o hilly hand-painted by students, and de- o picted some littlo incident associated a with tho game of hockey. Mesdames Thornton, 8011, Adamson, and Taylor acted as chaperons. > Among those pre- ' sent wero: _ Miss Harper, wearing o white satin with'draped skirt and rose 1 trimming; Miss Gill, in violet with s overdress of tuscan net; Miss Thorn- d ton, in pearl grey, silver trimming; ( Miss Taylor, in white satin, with laven- t der ninon overdress; Miss Nicholls, in f palo blue trimmed with lace; Miss' Hunter, pink satin and silver net; Miss Burr, in black i. velvet, with Oriental \ trimming, pink rose m corsage; Miss t Prichard, white silk and pink sash; Miss v Noitman, primrose satin; Miss Mab i Hunter, white silk trimmed, with' cm* I broidered tulle; Miss Hare, white taffeta I trimmed with silver; Miss Herdman, I pink satin charmeuso, with Oriental i trimming; Miss Bell, white silk and 1 crape-pearl trimming; Miss Janet Hare, s white silk trimmed with laco; Miss s Cook, pale blue shot silk; Miss Pem- ' berton, 'white silk, and overdress of lace caught up with tangerine velvet.; Miss Mathieson, roso silk and mole net ' overdress; Miss Dagg, white silk with touches of green; Miss Chapman, white satin with, scintillating trimmings; Miss Catliie, cream silk frock ; Miss Pinder, c black velvet with emerald fsroen band in hair; Miss Power, white silk and overdress of laco cauglit up with tangerino velvet. Mrs. B. Baggo (Blenheim) is visiting Wellington, and is staying with f Miss Clark, at Oriental Bay. ; Major Harris, Mrs. Harris, and Miss t Potts returned to Auckland early in tho J week from Wellington.' j Mrs, Sloano,' of Wades town, is the winner of the ten-guinea gold nugget, tho prizo in the Orphans' Club's art , union, promoted in aid of the Town Hall Clock Fund. Tho number of the win- 11 ning ticket, drawn beforo the audience P at last-niglit's concert, was 7553. Mrs. Roy and Miss Roy, of New Ply- a ■mouth, aro staying for a .week at tho B Hotel Cecil, on their way to visit tho J South Island. :' q 6 Miss Davis (Christehurch) and Miss I Cranloy (Napier) aro tho guests of Miss n M'Lellan, in Abel Smith Street. They (' have come' to Wellington for t'ho wed- > ding of Miss Mattio M'Lellan to Mr. Cook, wliicli takes place to-day. Among tho visitors staying at the r Grand Hotel are Mrs. Gibbons (Gis- o borne), Mis 3 Pilcher (Auckland), and s Mrs. Lissamon (Soddon). » Mrs. A. Wilson (Wanganai) and her F children aro staying with Mrs. Kennedy. Mrs. J. 13. Fulton arrived in Wellington yesterday on lier return from a r visit to England. Mrs. C. Bayly, who has been stay. " ing with hor sister, Mrs. J. Hine, re- j' ■turns to Toko to-day. b Mrs. and Miss Elder have returned s to Wellington from a brief visit to the e Wairarapa. P On August 2, at St. Bartholomew's j Church, Norwood, Adelaide, Mr. Alfred t J. Markhatn, second son of Colonel' t; Francis Markhatn, Moiiand, Westmore- C land," England, was married to Miss I Lilian Marv Hales, (laughter of tho late : Mr. Edward Hales, Wellington. f •|'l,e latest Hairdressins Styles will be seen at tho Races. Meanwhile, Mrs. J Itolleston announces that she has a large a selection of the necessary aids to fashion- T nolo hiiirilrcssiiif!.* ,*j Violets arranged in dnint.r posies or * pretty Violet boxes'; delightful gifts for r friends; delivered or mailed anywhere in Dominion by. Miss Murrav, Vice-Regal jnoMt, 33 .VViUis StreeWAdvt; d • Aa

Pageant Costumes. Few people have been able to talk or think of anything but "pageant" lately, for tho simple reason that nearly every second person to bo met with is up to their oyes ill working for it in some way or another, and whether pageantß over become a popular form of amusement in Wellington or no, it is quite possible that, by tho timo tho next ono is undertaken the responsibilities of office will bo persuasively offered to other leading workers. Such an undertaking, it is unnecessary to say, involves an immense outlay of time, labour, patience, and ingenuity on tho part of everyono concerned, all the greater bccauso it is tho first historical pageant that wo have had in New Zealand, a country cut off from all tho tangible historical evidences of past ages and their records. Probably tho libraries, family, public, and private, have lii'vcr before boon so ransacked as they have been during the past fewmonths in the search for costumes for tho different periods that will bo represented. Several groups have been most ingenious in the use of simple materials which, cleverly stencilled or embroidered, givo a very rich and elaborate appearance. Colours for all the groups and, in' many cases the dresses, have been arranged and designed by Mrs. James Hannah, whoso gifts for decorative effect and of design have been constantly called upon. Each group has a predominance of one or two leading colours, which are tepeated in the details of almost evory figure in the group. Jewels, armour, weapons, etc., have been made most convincingly out of unbelievable materials, whether it bo tho armour of Arthur's knights or tho swords of Elizabeth's gallants, or the chain armour of Bruce of Bannockbiini. Mrs. James Hannah, in addition to designing and arranging general colour schemes, and tho details, that are often tho most bewildering of'nil things, is arranging .v group • comprising women and children of Chaucer's day,-and oven the slightest acquaintance, with Chaucer is ehough to give an idea of its picturesque and varied character. In it will be seen noble ladies and their pages, citizens' wives, nuns, pilgrims of all degrees, and many quaintly-named people—the Ale Wife, The 'Wife. of. ' Bath, the Beggar Woman, with her clack dish, th« Fish Wife, and the Herb Seller, driving bargains with a variety of clients. The principal colours will bo cerise and purple, with a checker hoard effect of'black arid wliito in tho pages' costumes, characteristic of tho pc-riod. Mrs. Frank Symon is impersonating the Countess of Salisbury, with many Wellington girls in her train, while several clover children will appear as minstrels and pages, grave and pert. Among them are: Miss Zita Chapman, Miss Cecilo Haines, Mies Wyonne Haybittle, Miss Thurza Rogers, and Fergus Reeves. Bush Nursing Fund. Further subscriptions and donations to tho Bush. Nursing Fund are acknowledged by Mr. W. B. Fisher, Esquire of the Order of St: John,-as follow Mr. R. T. Turnbull, £5; Mrs, J. Smitten', £2 21; Sir James Mills, £2 25.: J.A., £1 Is.; and Mrs. H. D. Bell, £1 Is. In addition to the foregoing, the lion, treasurer also thanks . Mr; Turnbull for a .' donation of £5, in aid of tho funds ofthe St. John Ambulance Association. . Miss Heckler,, is'visiting friends in. Napier. , ...' V . Ilerr Wielartt and Madame Wielart, . of Auckland,' intend, leaving in March ; on an eight-months' tour of England and the Continent.The engagement is announced in the "Weekly Press" of Miss Hattie Harris, of I'icton, to; Mr. H. Oldham, of tile 19th Hussars, England, formerly of Nelson; also, of Miss Evelyn Bailey, only daughter of Mr. Drummond Bailey (Wychingham) to Mr. Ewen Macfarlano| third eon of the late Mr. Malcolm Macfarlauo (Coldstream). In tho English September magazines, particularly those which make a/feature of short stories, Australasian writers are well represented. Mr. Jeffrey Silant has "Long-Barclay-Cattle-King," with illustrations taken by Mr. F. Leist, in the "Pall Mall" ; Miss.C. B. Lancaster has ."Between Four Dances," in the "Windsor"; Mr. Frank Savilo has "Tho Rocker," in tho "Strand"; and Sir. Ralph Stock has another instalment of his serial, "Marama," in "Pearson's." At the St. Andrew's Schoolroom en Thursday, Noyember 6, for the annual hroaking-up entertainment of tho "Our Girls' " Branch of the Victoria League, the dramatic circle, under tho direction of Miss Hardingc-Maltby, will perform a scene from "Tho School for Scandal," in which Miss Myra Sliirtelilfe will appear as "Lady Teazle." Miss Tabu-teau,-as "Mrs. Candour," . and Miss Ruth AVallace, as "Lady Sneerwell," tho Misses. Madge Lyon, J. MacKenzio, and Dora Wilson enacting "Sir Peter Teazle," "Crabtree," and "Sir Benjamin Backbite."' An amusing little rnodorn comedy is also to be played, the . Misses Lois Thane, Edmondson, Lydia Field, Howard, D.' Edmondson, and Stella Putnam taking part in this. - j The success attained from the prepara- > lions* for the Scalp, Hair, and Skin, manufactured under .Miss .Milsom's supervision, after 16 years of experience, has resulted in positive eures for Danaruff, Irritation of the Scalp, Falling Hair, and Grey hair. 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