SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1650, 6 January 1914, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Wedding at Now Plymouth. ? ;|'%T The wedding took pla'ce quietly in the Whiteley Memorial Church, A'ew Plymouth, on January 1, of Miss Kdiel Hand Biiekman, third daughter of Mr. .)'. Buekinan, of New' Plymouth, to Mr. Sydney Kowlnnd Ellison, of Wanjjanni. The ceremony was performed Ijy the Kev. W. CannelL The bride, svlio was given away by her father, wore a gown of cream tad'otas silk, 1 rimmed with lace and pearls and a veil with" orange blossoms. She carried a shower bouquet of white roses and carnations. Miss Blanche Ellison, sister of tho bridoEi'pom, was bridesmaid, and wore.a. jtovvn of white ninon; embroidered iirsaso blue with a deep belt of the same shade of blue-, Her hat was of cerise acrophanc trimiWd with saxo blue cherries, and her bouquet was of eeri.se sweet pens and carnations. Mr. Arthur V. Carbines was the best man. After tho ceremony a reception was hold at the residence of the bride's parents. Mrs. B'ticktnan, tho .mother ot the bride, wore- A gown of black char-mouse, relieved with touches of violet and a .vjolefc hat. Bho carried a bouqi\et of violet coloured flowers. Mrs. Ellison'j {he mother of the bridegroom, was rti a Rowii of white sponge cloth embroidered and banded in tones of rose and a iholo and wliitehat trimmed' with_ feathWs. Shn carried 'a bouquet of pink roses and sweet pons. Mrs. Calvert, sister of the bride, wore white embroidered muslin , and hat of royal blTio tullo and plume to tone: Mrs. F. li. Rossiter, sister'.of tho bride, was: in a buff costume aiulMiat to match. Miss Olive Buckman wore a pink colicnnc frock with cream lace tunic and hat to match. The bridegroom's gift to tho bride was an amethyst pendant; and 'tho brido's to tho bridegroom a travelling case. Later Mr. and Mrs. Ellison left for the south, the latter travelling in a grey coat and skirt and white hat with cerise roses. A Chinese Helen Keller. A parallel to the well-known; case of Helen Keller, the blind deaf-mute, is, ; states an American paper, to be i'oiimi iii that of a Jittle Chinese girl, Wang I'ling-Yiiig, who, through the efforts of her teacher, an American mirgri, has been reclaimed from a state of the prol'oundest intellectual darkness.' Tin.girl's.plight was the result of smallpox, contracted in early childhood. Deaf! dumb, and blind, she had grown up in absolute ignorance, and at times was subject to violent tits of temper. Miss Carter, a graduate nurse irom New. York, took tho child in Jiawd, with the assistance of <i Chinese woman-teacher. It required three months of the combined effort-? of both those women to teach tho girl that d-o-1-1, spelt into her hand with the alphabet for thft blind, stood for the object ibc-y had\ just put into her hands. Manv times' they wore on the point of giving up; the.task, but with infinite patience they' worked on. Tho Chinese teacher would say, "She will have an opening of tho heart very soon"; and after tho differ- \ ent initial steps had been made, the : labour of learning appeared lighter, tho i h'ts of rage less frequent. By tho cud of ten .months teacher and chik! had learned the Brnillo system of raised ettcrs, and the child was able io express herself in a feeble and elementary way. . A writer in the "Sunday School Times" (Philadelphia) describes a ■meeting with this Chinese Helen• KelIc'r'iiuu. her teacher. "•Fmig-Yiiig was brought to tho door, and with little hesitancy she;found her way to Miss Carter's side ' and held the palm of her hand up to learn what she wanted of her.' Mis.-. Carter spelt in Eng-lish-.into Fung-Ying's hand that she was to go oiit and "pick seme flowers. This sho did, carefully finding the flowers from among the leaves. YTlson sho had picked a large bunch she brought them into.the house, presented them to me, and thi'ii . took my hands and put the palms together. This is a Chinese greeting or 'thank you', she wished to show mo how to do it," There followed a demonstration of speaking by the Bell visible speech symbols, tho pupil placing her lingers upon Miss Carter's tongue, lips, and throat, to read what was said to her, and then speaking herself. Tho difficulties j to be surmoundted in. learning this system were enormous. Miss Carter had to learn Chinese. • Then, too., sho had to. familiarise herself with the Chinese way of doing things, so us not to give oftencp to the people. • All this meniifc time and toil, but at the end of two ' years the results have, amply repaid the pains taken. I'hesa are all tho more marvellous when one considers the age of tho girl Before she received any training whatever.

Tlic engagement lias been announced of Miss J. M. Davidson, youngest daughter of Mrs. 31. Davidson, of iVnpior, tn Mr. H. V. Phillips, of the Napier Boys' High School.

Mrs. E. L. Holmwooit returned to Masterton'on Saturday from, a visit to Wellington. ' . -,

Mrs. F. M. B. Fisher returned to Wellington yesterday from Day's Bay, where sho had been spending the la'at few days. -She leaves to-night to join the Hon. F. M. IJ. Fisher at'Kotorua.

Mrs. Gray, of North China, is''over on a visit to New Zealand, and is staying with her father, Mr. J. Lockie 3 Mftrjoribanks Street.

Miss Fannie Warren loft Wellington yesterday by the Moana for Sydney! en route for Knglaiul, whore sho will stay with her sister, Mrs. Peter Braithwaite.

Miss Eileen Donnelly, well known in musical circles in Tiniaru, is at present staying here on a short holiday.

'flu , engagement is announced of Miss Vera Kthel Brunton, of Hmigomau, to Mr. Allan Hugh M'Carthy, of Napier.;

Tlio following guests have been spending Christmas and New Year at Scrfviow, Plimmerton: — Jlrs. Siewart • and fsimily, Feiltli.is; Mr. and Mrs, L, A.' Stokes and family, Mr. anil Mrs. F. Oakley, Mrs. Thompson and sln'ld, Mrs. Monrad and family, all of Palvtierston North; Mr. and Mrs. ' llodnkin and child, Mr. \Y. Millier, Mr. and Mrs. .t. A. Taylor and family, Mr. and Jfrs. Fairbairu and eliikl, Mrs. C. Zachni'iah and cliild, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey, Mr. and Mrs. Porter. Mr. and Mrs. Rotlieb and child, Mrs. Tipling and family, all of "Wolliiißtoii; and Mr. arid Mrs. W. Colcmau-Ball, of Palnwrstnn Xortli, and Mrs. Swainsoii and daugiitpr, of Nenv burv.

Mr. and Mrs. (,'. 15. R«.«s«-ll liat-o taken a eotiagn at Day's Bay, mil], uish their l'aniilt', are spending souu , weeks then , . ' . ■■;/■■:■.;_ "

Fur nil Il.iir Trpalmpiits. Face Ma ■:. lllettrolys's, Hjirdivssiiig, Sliampubiiis. Hi-..' 'Mrs. Itotli'stun is ivcommemloil. flavin',' nualiiieil .in Loikluii and Puris, I.ailiis may i*lv on reccivii!;.' (lie late-f anil mast scientific nietliuds of (TCiifiiiPiil. ll<l ii- of the )jf-t ijiiality in swilehrs, Ai-.; uiuvrantepil U> wash ami keep original colour, at-I-ImkliMi price--. :'.i(J l-snibtwi i./iwy, Wcl-' lillKloii.' , .'('K* , ;;'''

AclinßWl<!()gnient.;Sfe; ;, ,\V '-;{' f ■ 7;|, •;;'.The ninlroii' acknowledge. HiUseCif ollfiwmi^''; gif. flowers, ~> SI rsS\ no«\X!2Lowi>r. liitt!i',-''.\ r iviiin" iStrcdt : *Jiaptist-- , C)iristiiij) Eiidt-a von f I'homasj* ;;Sunday and 'Mllustraicil papers, etc.,■'slrs.' , A:*Fl , . 'Miles;(H6bson' Street), Street):. books'Uoys.'.nml idolSs.VKiiiricK «arten Bay);' ; ;jTbormloi! Methodist ■ Junior' , ' "Kndeavour'iw^flcioty, , Elsie Westawani ■XTqVHorol.tJ.l'liloeu. Smith Telephoned .Exchswige, Electricians, .■niid^rnughtinVlOffieo-of G.P.Q/. 3riss".Chrissie" , -M':jy v liirtcv;?.;.'Mr. A. P. .Smith.''Gladys.Tovynsoiicl ;-secntod soap/ , etc.,' ■Mrs.-^'Cleghofiilti^lam')'; for patients': cliiincrJ.aty'ictoria.ciHGspital, Sir., 'F^xv.Mf:vK>?MUl ;! o&ff.Vi-

■'■ Mrs'.M-Maiirice*: Denriiston,* been speriding ■'theilChristnias.'ltinio.'.nfc Day;ssJ3ay^;r€t!iriioa -'to;, towiu^cster-

■■*'■ Miss Helen" arrives'; .in JVcl : Hngtmi the.south, and leaves by'.tho .Main : -Tnmk K express for the northern;districts;J;;j, : /;;''!;fo;i;'

Hiss Kirb'criA'iie!tlaij'd,is'\:.isit;in : g.Wel-

'■' Mrs. Louis'Blundell returned (to .■Wellington from.Day's Bay, where she had been spending-the .or-two./:■■->!

' ■Jtrs."'Hilc.v. i and , \hor-i]JttlbTtlaiißhter; who have been .'spentlinii , 'the last week ,ot two at.Day's •IJ.ay'■House, ..returned to Wellington vestmlay,;'S;'il: r:' , ;* ,^;, ;^,,. ,

■ ; Jfr. and .Mrs. ,, .;.;Jaraos' i, Hsitcheson, of Diinpflin, pnssf:(ls ithrou/ili ;■: Wellington yesterilii.v on theinway, to..Auckland.*

' Sir John and Lsui.v Findia.v leave Wcl-lii)gtoii.-to-<3n.Y:.for the -.south.'- •' ";f:' h~.

' Mr. ,; 'niul Mrs/John Hessey,. who have been touring tho Continent and Great. Britain are expected.to.return;lo Masterton.very shortly. H'*-\. ; ■ .:';- v

"' Miss Soinniervillc , went over" to■ Day's Bay yesterday •. to ■take ijossession of Day's Bay House, in which the Crovthn Boys' Sihoo' \ ill Ir> l 11' Ii hed af tor.tho Irolidai

-3fr. and Mi Diwd l<mdh\ Tin anion;; thrso wiio lint br<.n spi ncling the Christi m time at Da\'s B,u