SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 1967, 26 January 1914, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Wedding at Nelson. W'':J ! -Ss' On Wednesday last, at "Slatclands','-'*' Marina-South, Miss Myrtle ..Frances' Norriss, eldest daughter of Mr."]?.; Xorriss,w was married to Mr. Percy J. Gibbons, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Gibbons, of Haniamn, Takaka, the Rev. Common offlciatirip. Mr. D. Gibbs acted as;best man. and the Mistes Ilarpel and Joy Norriss. sisters of the bride, attended as bridesmaids. Mr and Mrs. Percy Gibbons are spending their honey- . moon at Takaka. .' ,■■'' '_. ■%■;■; CanferSury Wedding. .■'&» On January. 14. at St. Mark's Church, Opawa, Miss Eforenco Ruth Vincent, daughter of. Mrs. Vincent, wis married to Mr. Oscar W. Anderson, the Rev. H. Williams officiating. The bride, who was given away by lier brother, Mr. R, Vincent, was attired in ivory mousselene, draped with silk laeo and caught with orange blossom sprays. She wore a bridal veil and wreath, and carried a beautiful shower bouquet of white flowers and fern. The Misses Olive Vincent and Anderson were gowned in bridesmaids' frocks of apricot crepo do chine, with sashes of palest heliotrope ribbon. Their hats were of ivory silk, wreathed with heliotrope flowers, and they carried bouquets of apricot carnations and fern, tied with heliotrope streamers. Miss Lorna Saunders, who attended as flower girl, wore- a dainty little dross of white, with a mauve sash. Mr. V.. Anderson acted as best man, and Mr. Goldsbury as groomsman, Thechurch had been charmingly decorated bv friends of tho bride, and Mr. O'Donel Davis presided at the organ. After the wedding' a reception was held at the residence of the bride's mother, about a hundred guests being present. Mr. Vincent received in a handsomo gown of black satin and ivory lace, with a blade bonnet with mauvo flowers, a grey featner neck ruffle, and carried a bouquet of mauvo flowers and ribbon. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Anderson left later fpr Rotbrua and Auckland, tho bride travelling in a costume of tussore silk, fin-, ishod with paisley silk, and a cream feathered bat, with feather boa to match. ' i. .■ Wanganul Wedding. '"■' At St. Mary's Church, "Wanganni, on January 21, was celebrated tho wedding of Miss Jessie Young, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kiel Young, late of Melbourne, and formerly of Auckland, to Mr. Ivan John Mills, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Mills, late of Blenheim. The- Rev. Dean Holly officiated. Tho bride, who was given away by her father, was gowned in whito moire, draped with .all-over lace, and her veil of Brussels net was fastened with clusters of orange blossom. Tho bridesmaids were attitred in whito silk and lace, with pretty mo*} caps, and carried bouquets of pin?; sweet peas. Mr. W. Wmblebum attended as best man. Alter tho ceremony a reception was heTd at the resi- > denco of Mrs. Wadcy, sister of the bride. ; Wedding on tho West Coast. On Thursday last, at the residence of tho bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Hornsby, Cobden, Louisa Mary, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hornsby, was .married to Miv Stanley J..; Davios, son of Mr. J. Davics, of Picton, the Rev. ifr. Ashcroft officiating. The bride, who away, by her father, was gowned j'n.ivory .poplin, trimmed with ~ silk lace, and wore a tulle veil and orange blo3spms,., She also carried, a shower bouquet. The Misses Margaret ■ Williams and Madgo Walker, niece of the bridegroom, attended ,as brides-' ; maids, wearing white embroidered frocks with black picture hats, si»id carrying pretty bouquets. . Tho Messrs T. Hornsbv, brother of tho bride, and J. Reynolds, acted as best man and groomsman. The bridegroom''.' gift to the bride was a handsome leather hand has:, hnd to the bridesmaids a bangle, and greenstone brooch. Tho future homo of Mr. and Mrs. Darics will be at Nga- ■ kawau. Feilding Notes. Mr. and Mrs. Alymcr are staying at the Denbigh Hotel. " •■ Mrs. Nicholas (New Plymouth) is the guest of Mrs. Atkinson. Miss Guthrie has gone to .the Auck-' land Exhibition. Mrs. Tonks (Wellington) has returned to her home, after spending the holidays' with Mrs. Atkinson. ■ ...,.- Mrs. Moult is in Wangamii. ■■'>■#. ■ Mrs.-Peat has gone to Auckland.- '*■'.' Mrs. Miles has returned from New Plymouth. Mrs. Hill (C'liristchurch) is slaying with Mrs. Wheeler. Mi?s Kirlon has gone to Aueklnnd. .■■■■■'; Mrs. Hunter and Miss Large (Napier) are the guests of Mrs. Binns, who gave a musical afternoon in their honour. Among the guests were Mwdamos Alr-. mer. Barton, Guthrie, Haggitt, Walker, Kitzherbert, Remington. Jones, and: others. Mi's. Tunes-Jones has returned from the south. • Tho engagement is announced of Miss Dora Saxton, cf Kclburne. to Mr, J. P.. Cullen, of Queensland, son of Mr. J. COiillen, of ilappei'l.v Park, Nottingham, England. A southern paper announces the engagement of Miss Bessie Hatherley, Cashmere Hills, Christehurch, to Miv Oswald Bartrum, "Puketohu," Raincliff, Eairlie. .; . Mrs. A. C. Whitney, accompanied by bet son and daughter, is leaving Auckland by the Riverina next Monday, on an extended tour of Egypt, Europe, and tho United Kingdom. '■ Mrs. Rathbone ami the Misses G. and D. Rathbone are leaving for England by the Rotorua on February o. . "■; Mr. and Mrs. H. P.Hayman leave Auckland on February 2 for Sydney, on routo fo.' Europe. The engagement is announced of Ser-geant-Major' John Corkiil, Now Zealand. Defence- Staff, to Miss Emma Gottschalk, eldest daughter of Mr. 11. Gottschalk, ofWadcstown. Mrs. R. M'Callum. of Blenheim, and family are visiting Auckland..' '~ ;V Mr. Will.' Rathbone (Waipawa) aiid Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Rathbone and family (Dannevirke) are visiting Mrs. Rathbone, at- "Charnwood," Lower Hutt. .;> 'M^f. Mr. and Mrs. C'uscadcn. of Sydney, and Mr. and Mrs. Marks, also of that city; arc at present, touring the Dohim : , ion. .;■■.■' ,-l^t A wedding of interest to' Bak'-lnlh'a people recently took nlnce at Whitby/ England, when Dr. Will. Stewart, second son of Mr.' and Mrs. .1). Ste-wai'ti"of"B«l-. clutliM. was married to Miss Doris Hodgson, of Whitby, Dr. and, Mrs. .W: : Stewart's future residence ivill ..!»>■■ ./atSouthampton, England, , -, : ,~A'.Wi ' Mrs. J. M. Gcdcles. accompanied'by' Miss Ida Geddcs. is .sailhv for;Van'-; comer on Eebruarv 14 by the R.M.S.-, ; Marama. ....", .>%■■'£?'#■.:■;: For nil Hair Treatments.. Face" jfa-. . s.iri', ■ l'jli'Otrol.vsis, Haii'tlrpssiiii;,.-,.Sha'm-;' , pooinpr, etc., Mrs. Rnllpstcm vis commended. Having qnhlilied.in ■'.t,unrtbii : ' '. and Paris, Lndii'S may rely on lfi'pirmj;" the latest and most scientific !in<-lhods. i 'iii' ' treatment. Hair of tin- bpft'.qualitr'fjrf suite-lies, transformations.' etc.; ,Jiriiavanr! teed to'wash and keen nrißtnal cplouiv at . Lnptish prices, 250 Lambtou Quay,... Wei- .' lington;* ■" ■ /'.^/Ctv/SiKw^ 1 ! ■'■