SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1958, 15 January 1914, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Wedding at St. Marks. On January 1 at St. Mark's Church, by the liev. C, I l '. Askew, tho marriage took place of Miss Julia Amy ■Atkinson,' second daughter of Mr. John Atkinson, of 'iVisninu Street. Wellington, to Mr.' Charles Edgar Silver, of Keel'ton, 'The bride, who was given away by -herfather, wore a pretty dress of ■■■ white silk finished with taffeta and pearl ornaments (her wreath and veil being a present from her brother in Sydney}. Sho carried, a. shower bouquet of roses and maidenhair leni. The bridesmaids wore Miss Louisa Atkinson (sister of tho bride), and Miss May Morgan, who wore gowned in whito muslin-trim-med with lace, with laco coatees,-, and hats to match relieved with palo pink. They also carried, shower bouquets of pink roses and sweet peas, the gifts oftho bride's mother. Mr. J. Rouse, of Reeftou, attended as best man, and tho groomsman was Mr. Joins Atkinson, brother of tho bride. A reception was held, after the ceremony, at St, Mark's Hall, when tho customary toasts were honoured by a largo number of guests.The bridegroom's present to tho bride was a cheque, and to tho bridesmaids wero given ;i gold bangle and pearl car-rings, tho bride giving a set of silver shaving mugs to the brid-egroom. A large number of valuable gifts were received, including several chcqiics | The honeymoon is being -spent in tho I South Island. . Napisr Weddings. An interesting wedding took place at St. Augustine's Church, Napier, today, when Miss Katie Hill, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Hill, of Napier, was mo cried to Mr. J. -Young, of Napier. Canon Tuke per-, formed the ceremony. Subsequent lyMr. and Mrs. Voting left for Te Aroha. _ A wedding of great interest to resi-' dents of Hawke's Bay took placo at St. Paul's Church, Napier, this morning, the contracting parties being Mic3 Gertrude .Auderson,, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 11. Anderson, of Napier, and Mr. Robert M'Gregor, youngest son of Mrs. J. ,D. Mowat, of Duuedin. -Messrs.' J. M'Rae and S. Hicks wore -best man and groomsman respectively, and Misses Lalea and Edith Anderson (sisters of tho brido) were bridesmaids. A Wanganul Wedding; On Christmas Day, 'at the residence of the bride's parents,-Wanganui, Irene Evelyn Walker, scrowl daughter of. Mr. and Mrs. Walker, was married to Bertrand Harding Andrews, of Wanganuii*Tho bride, -who was given away by herfather, was attired in a saxe- blue tailor-" ed costume, with a straw, hat wreathed with pale blue feathers and pink roses. Miss Kita Walker and little Miss Ngairc Andrews • wore bridesmaids' frocks' of white. Tho Rev. J. Luxford officiated, and Mr. G. M'Caul acted as best man. Mr. and Mrs. Andrews nro sending.the honeymoon in Auckland. ' Tho Naw Australian Stamp. , ■ --- 1, Tho work of printing tho new 'peiinv' stamps, which are to take the-place of the kangaroo issue, has been commenced. Tiie Postmaster-General lias also ar-. ranged to have designs drawn for stamps of other valiies. The halfpenny stamp is to be exactly similar to the Western .Australian design, with the black swan in the centre. The penny stamp is to be printed in two shades of red, ivhiio the halfpenny stamp is to bo fjfieon. The twopence halfpenny, issue wiii be almost; similar to the"penny-stain]), but-will be -printed in blue. If,or. the sixpenny,.iesue a kaiigaroo. will form the main feature, ;with the tails of lyrebirds attach side. There will bo a boomerang bebw the kangaroo, and underneath that again a. platypus. This is copied from the sceoiuipri/.e design, which wan submitted in. the recent competition. Tiie kookaburra will ho in the centre of the new shilling stamp, which has been taken f/or;i a drawing of Mr. Blamire Young. Mr. and Mrs. Stott, who have been to Auckland for tho Exhibition,, have, returned to Kelburne. . ■■ .Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Burton have taken Mrs. A. I.ow.'s liouso at .Tteclieat.h, Orientp.l Bay. Mrs. Low has re-, cently moved to Mellings Bridge. Miss Iliscbcks is returning from her iioliday trip to Auckland on Monday', next. Miss May Putnam, who has spent the.holidays in the Wairarapa, is back in: town. . 1 1 -i-i Madame Emil.v Briggs and her littledaughter have arrived back in Wanga-.: nui from their English trip. ■ .. .-.rtj. Miss-Maud Peacocke, tho well-known" Auckland writer, i.i. visiting Christ-' church for tho first time, and is the guest of Mrs. Ernest D. Hoben. ■ Mr. and J Irs. Buckley and their two' daughters have returned to Onnisvn after a nine months' tour, of Engla'n-:!. . -A Christehurch paper aniiounjrs the engagement of Miss Mariorio Milne,, daughter of Mr.- and Mrs. Milne, of that city, to Mr. Mathes, of Martou. Mrs. Hoflien was a passenger by the' Maori on Tuesday, en route to Dun-. .1 Miss Eva Butts has arrived' in Australia. .■ Mr. and Mrs. G. Sbirteliffe have be-on 1 visiting Taupo and Xapior. Mr. and Mrs. M'Vicar have returne'd; from their trip to tho north,

' On January 12, at' Pahiati.i.v. Miss (Mherino Ouirke,. youngest dsnghior ofMr. Slid Mrs. M. Ouirko, of Pnl-imtun; was • ranrriorl to' Mr. John son of Mr. M. Fitzwrald.'also of Pnliintua. Ti'o Misses Vera Tenner nnd..K. Fitzgerald attended as bridesmaids, and Mr. J. Quirkc acted as best man. " ■;■.:'

'Hie Matron of the Hospital desires to acknowledge the following sifts:—Flowers: Mrs. 11. 1). Bell,' St. Tjiomos's Snndav School, Mrs. Sydney Kivlscaldic Mrs. It. T. 'rnrnlnill. Miss Cameron (Hanson Street), Girls' Realm Guild. Gramaplione records: Mrs. Yvni. Fcrenson. Cliildren's bibs: Mrs. A. J. Williams. Magazines: Mrs. KaUibone, (Lower Hntt), Mrs. 11, T, Ttirnbull, Mrs. T.ivlor, aiion.ymons. Contributions or old linen mid clgthes will to grate--, fully acknowledged. ,;-.■

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." of ohdoii;! j; :•_' ■ -■!/;/' '?%V boy,^/\v!iosu;!chara(:ibriatics 5 ences he .described to. a/large ' aiidicbce/'iit Camden "^/ry()ifyiiig~.tbe.!/Loiidoiiibb'y; ; Jimder;; : t!ie Jier," : 'li6//saidS ; he : f aceepted ''a-i' kind; ; of' .patronagetfrom!tiie::State:ftltat ; :,he/wbuld ■ bittoriy;resent!;frbin;' : any!'other quarter.At.t.hb!!;ssnuv.time.{i* , at;s:!tlieig.baek:J;of' ■•'■' George's." '■, that education was i'dikiii'dVofv!gair,b T for. grown-ups that vwlieiiihes.reachedthe growiiMipistate i ;y;q : ;would¥(!get,::liis' own hn^l'^^^WiV^X'S^&^^y--

■'"'. '/London is 'admirably :'stajr,e-maiinged : for' the beiwiit bf'the'VsinaiP boy/'Vlie declsred. ?t.,^Sometimes; hb.gots wliat he calls She.hump,;buVg"iven,goodSveaihcr ho can always ' mßiiago'.-.ta.. sprinklo his evenings, witli; fun':%;Lif6siiij:Londoir i 3 not empty -braves:. imagination wjUr:a.Mvlnpfpml;.i;\-loose'Vein.'.' '"„ •. His 'Lbridoiiiv.bbyfedid4iiotiindulgb^ih ; bad langiing'e. northern .said." .i'.'tho ■ extravagant-, and - stiipid: language comes. ,like a :slap...on.'the oar,; and-.siir-prisesi the Londoners doii't.; find it -\iii ■;-London except,..wit)i ! ' people- ! who : don't tak» : enough'~excrcise.''-'f : I-think the .four wheeled cab-drivers'!will;;:ri'tain-it as long as"'anybody;'.! i s;i'?!V!;?S i '!-W';.:.' i -.Mr.- fett;-RidgO:!foHHtl;isbnie;excii3o for : ; '.'George's".', eiivy' o-f Vthe i<,bby;i.who,having before the Magistrates.'-.'is ~ ' se!it.-to;so,i! To suc-h boys;- in' contrast; to thosa'who were, well bolioved,;the State gave e.-cel-leiit so ■tbat'tliey becanw .fitted for,,.theii,,part-''in..the State, and "their parents even felt"that;the\-...were .a credit to. --..!■ ~-.,4 ' ','; Ho thought the'-'/Georges" should-be .retained:at schooHjintil■. suitable work was found for tlisnv and'that tho'.Statb should ■ not relinquish - interest- iiv them at ■ the nionifnt ■ they- were" ]4 -years of age ■•, "The same care should, be t.ilcpn to'launch those boys on.tho son of lifeas,is'taken..to! launch a, battleshio.■■'■■;:■'"