SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1988, 19 February 1914, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Their Excellencies the .Governor and the Countess of Liyei]xii>i are cxpectcd to be present at the race ball, whfcfi is to take place in ilia Art Gallery, I)unthis evening. On Sat-ittclaj" thpy give a. garden' party tii ''Elmffood," Christehutch. Wedding In St. dames. , The marriage took place pit Tuesday in St. James's Chitrolu of Hiss Eileeii Hmigliton, only daughter of Mr., anil Mrs. 11. S. Haugliton, of Pirie Street, Wellington, to Mr. F.'G. Cray, juii., eldest'sou of Mr. aiid Mrs. I'. G. Cray ; Oltiremont Grove. The Rev. W. Shirer performed tlie ceremony. bride, who was given away by lief fatl;er, wort a wliito crepe d 6 chisie costume, trimmed with Limerick laeo and pearl buttons, and a pretty white tulle hat. Thii bridesmaids wero Miss Clara Roivii and Mm Lena Cray, who both_ wore white embroidovtxl voile, with whitft silk hats trimmed with, pink rose 3. They carried. bouquets of pink jnd white floivers. Mr! Boyd Bragge was tlVo best mail, and Mr, Vivian Haughton the groonistiiiin. A. reception was aftorwimis held at tlie residence of fhfe bfido's pareiits, tind in the marquee which li-txd. btifik erected ■ upon tho .lawn ths wedding breakfast. ' was served, tho Usual toasts lieing honoured. Mrs. Haiigiiton, bride's mother, wbrG a "own of white charmouse, with a iiiele-ooloki-etl owdtesii, trimmed with latfe, and Mrs. Cray tfi»S in royal blue satin, with a. bluek lase coat.' Among tlm guests were Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Cray, Sirs, anct Miss StoyeTison (Dimedin), Mr. and Sirs. Rowo. Mr. and Mrs. A. Walker, Mr, and E. Bull, Mrs. M'Leani Mr. anil Mrs, Dan? Mr. and Mrs- StriUichoii, 'Mr. and Mrs. Broad, Mrs. Jo.llifTe, Mr. and Mi'S, Bowdeii, Mr». and Miss C;>vei;e.v, mid Misses Francis,- Paiii, M'(iowen, . and Lawson. Later in the afternoon the bride and bridegroom left- for the liortii, the former travelling in a saxe blue coat and skirt, jr.nd llat. en 6iut-e. Wedding at Lower Hutt, On February at St- Jamos's, Church, Lower ■Hutt, tlse marriage took place of Miss Ella Mftriel Mse.kj eldcßt daughter of Mi 1 , and Mrs. W- L. Meek, of Lower, llutt, to Mr. A- G. Cummins, second son of Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Citln- . mins,. of AYangajini. the Rev. Joshua JoneSj assistotl by the Utv. a. G. Bnftlett, performed, the eeremmiy. The brido was attended by her si6ter. Miss Dora-Meek, as bridesmaid, and the bridegroom by Mr. F. P. Kelly. Only immediate relatives were present-, and a reception was afterwards, held at "Oakvale," the residence: of the bride's par- . cut's. A Greytown Wa.iltSing. The mayriago tools.plaees in St. Luke's Church. GrejHowu, on Tuesda.V afteriionn of Miss Jane Davis, eldest, daughter of llr. John Davis, of Greytown, ti> -Mr. I'ptev Bi'abonder, son of Mr, D. lii'fibpndbr, of Yjctoriii. The brido, who was given away by her lather, wore a gown of- crjam Spotted silk, trimniwl with lace, and a veil frith 'orange bltis60Ins. Jliss K. Davis, sister of the bride, attended her as bridesmaid, and wore' a frock .of evoam f-ilk vnile, trimnied with palo blue satin, and a wide pale hint! satin bat. Mr. George Martin, nf Sydney, wrs the best. mast. The bride's present frous the bridegroom was- a gold brooch set with oisals, and 'to' the litldtisnUiid was jfiveii a gB-I'd brooch set with pesiis and rubies. The bride's present to her bushancl was s pair of ..gold sleeve-link?, .and ..she. travelled in ;a bltt-e . tailored .eostufoe. with -hat to match. Dr. King's Ftocommcn-jallono. It will be. roniembered f'ilat at. a meeting of teachers and doctors held in Auekbind rpcently, and addressed by l)r. Trub.y Xing, a resolution was brnujrht forw;inl by tho kcturer rcconilnending the nppi>intn«fiit- of a tfommittea to wait on tho Minister of Induration to urge that the edweiitioi) of girls should, be directed more' fspseially tn training for. mntherhood than W;is tho ease at present. The resnlutiop, which was carried uminiraoiisly at the meeting, was lirnught forward as a reeonilnendsttinn to the Medical Coiiiuvss in tho last sialics of its sitting, and it.was ilfrcidod by a considerable mii.iority of those sent tn postpone it fur further discussion at tlm next Medical Congress, .to he held in Brisbane three years hence.

The Hisses St. Hill (Hawkers Bay) lrnro been visiting Christclutreli, when.they were the. guests oi' Mrs. John Anderson. Miss Helen Barnes, organising secretary of the' National If .W.C.'.V., • and Miss Brenlnail, wlvo both arrived, from Svdne.v'yesterday, left fovClirisWinrcli last' evening .to attend the Y.W.C.A. Conference. Miss Dunlop is visiting Ciiristehwch. Tiic engagement is announced of Miss Popsy Halse, daughter of Mrs. Wiiliani Hulso to Mr. C. E. Sligo, of Auckland. ■ Dr. Agnes Bennett returned to Wel■lington yesterday by the Main Ti'isnk • express from Auckland, where she had been attending the Medical Congress. Miss Oro'sholtr, (England) is the guest of Mrs. Davies, nt Kiifo-ri. ' Mr. and Mrs. W. I.<, Meek and Miss Dow Meek, of "Onkvale," 1 ' Lower Hirttj leave for England ou March 5. Mrs. Whitney and Mrs. Keltie arrived in Wellington yeslerda.V froni Auckland, via the Wangantii River. Dr. Lilian 00-ipcr .'Brisbane) will spend a few days in Wellington- before returning to Australia, She tfas present at the Medical Conference iii Auckland. i Mrs. and Miss Ttcicl (.Melbourne), Springthorpe, aikl Mrs. Kelly (Melbourne) arrived in Wellington yesterday from Auckland. Madanle Antoiiia Dolores and h-o-r companion, Madame Vanclour, who arrived from London, via/Sydney, yesterday, aro the guests of Mr. and- Mrs, John ProuSe, of Clifton Terrace. Mrs. Pearson, Mi'S. Campbell, and (.Miss Lawsoh, of the Y.W.C.A. 'Board of Management, leave for Cliristeliurch this everting to attend tlio Y.W.C.A. eouferaiee. Miss Birch (soe- . retary of. the . Wellington Association), j also leaves this evening for the same purpose. I I , Miss Alice Rgpkiuson has been apI pointed to the position of trainer for : the Auckland Kindergarten Association, I in succession to Miss M, ii. Gibson, who' I resigned at' the end of last year. She will .arrive from England by tiio steamer I Suffolk, which is diie at Auckland about' I March 'J. Miss Hopkinsou holds the highost diploma of the National I'roelwl 1 Union of Great Britain, and has had a I wide practical experience in kindergarten work. Mrs. Holleston, Hair Specialist, has n>. | turned froin Christchtireji. tiller? a branrii j of lior business has been'established, and may be consulted on all treatments (~f {|i C hair'and face, also the permanent removal of superfluous hair for which Mrs. , Holleston holds a diploma and medical , references. A iarpe stock <jf Switches, Transformations, bAtv.bj-s eft Issad, jjii Lambton ,Qw«* j