SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1999, 5 March 1914, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Wadostown Redding. A pretty wedding took place- quietly on March 4 at 'St. Luke's Church, Wadestown. The bride was Miss Edith Lowe, only daughter of Mr. and Sirs. Edward Lowe, and the- bridegroom Mr. Henry S. Hart, eldest son of the late Mr. Stephen Hart. The beautiful bridal (fjwii was of embroidered <rrepe net, worn over anundei'dress' 6f ivory satin and real lace, the skirt being draped at the left side and caught with a fluster of orange blossoms. The wedding veil was the one worn by h&r mother oh the occasion of her mar/riage,' and t"he: bouquet was of white stephanotis ami ; maidenhair. The bridesmaids, Miss ; Olive- Hart and Jllss Violet Tyer, -ynao in dresses of wedgwood. blue eolienne over liberty silk of a deeper shade, W-ith ; touches of black velvet over the draped skirts. Black panjjo iiais with apmcot; shaded roses were wqnj„ aijd they car- ■ ried bouquets to matflli, which very effective. Mr. Walter Eglin aiid Sir. P. 0. Hart were best mail arid.groomsman. Mrs. Lowe's dark green sural tlress w?as worn with a black ostrich plumed hat. Her bouquet was of roses an 4 autumntinted leaves. The reception was hold at "Fairlight," only relations being present. The- bride, travelled in a navy blue costume and a- white ve.lottr hat with wbite ostrich .feathers, ' • ■ ■ ' / Plunhot Society's Campaign. An enthusiastic ihcej/inj; of the ket Society was held .in tha society's rooms on Tuesday, and was, presided over'by Sirs. Algar Williams. It was decided to commence an- activD cam■paigfi to collect the sum. of £2GOO to purchase and furnish a Pjpiiket Homo and School for mothers iii Wellington. 'Mrs.Birkett has cons:ented-ter organise a bridge tournament in Keibiitfid to assist the canse, and tile committee proposes, wvith the help of t'he Stftyo-ressi to organise a large meeting in the Town Hall next week for .the purpose <jf ing tho.interest of the public. It feels certain that if the .citizens of Wellington realised the need for §.uch a- home in this city and snrtoitiidiiig" district's there would be no difficulty in coiiecte ing tho funds. Alreacly a; sum of £50 has been donated. The Carnival. Many people, tempted fry' the, lowily afternoon, wended their .Way to Jfewtown Park yesterday, to witness, the opening events of the Cafnivai, and no donbt spent a pleSS'ttilt iiftj-nipon.; assisted by the consciousness th.at they' were helping in a good Cause, flierc was no lack of colon'- to be sceli, everywhere Hags were ' flying, dtco-rated motor-cars wore whirling, "■iro.iii.i.d- the course, maypole dances Were iu : full swing (at intervals'), and last, but. flpt least, were the colours ol the. frocks and hats worn by one section of the .cmlookr : ers surrounding the areiia oi- parched on the high banks at the bij.ck The motor-cars at once ■caiight'tho-ey*, but, to tell'the truth, fere -were only two or three in -which were realised all the possibilities that lie in t'l.ie decoration nf these vehicles. An .original note was : struck by one' that represented a steamer, and. a cat with .sunflower decorutions was distinctly decorfttivD and ■ we.ll carried, out in details. 'The coair ■ petitors in the fancy dress event were. fortunate in not having a high wind to contend against, as at the. tinie of the ''Koyy-lus'titiit'o > pngorvitt, a. fact- fot . which those. Who -'were so.nicW-!.i.a.t liglitly ' clad w.ould'feel diie .tbaiiiftifes's. 1 "I'll* .side-shows'appeared to be endiess, and, ou all hands one 'was iiiyiied to take part, ih." the' yim'e'iicaii ring' games,, "played. 1 by all tlio. , cwiwnea ■ licads of Europe." And yet, w<- are told, these crowned heflds nererly die of ennui,when not of hartl workl". ■Tho Stalls Comihiliee had - worked hard, and were successful in ma'kjiig a good display of their gaods. The. com-; inittee "itself _ consisted, of Sirs. R.'i I'Tetchor (chairwoniun), Sl'is-s'Clar.k" (sec-: .retary), Mesdamcs F. Oolieil r Jiirby, ! Sl'Larcn, Kay, Sl.'Clun.p, Q. Goldsteiii, H. Cane, J. W. Bull, Ryan, ami jj.isrs •Jacobs'; toy and fancy stnil—Sfesdanic-S : It. Fletcher and V. Cohen (in charge); assistants: Slcsdameg Kirby, 3'i'L,areii, Sl'Clune, Ka.y, Goldstcjii. ill Cane.. .Bull, Ryan, S. Kcmpton, Wiiliamson, ' Sfn!cahy, Slisscs Clark, C, Clark, liirbv, D. Kirby, B. Jacobs, A:itki?n, Bull, V/Biill, D. Ryan, J. Mulcahy, Messrs. ,T. Levy, D. Markham, H. Cane, Reffosliiiient coininittee—Sirs. J, P. Luke (president), Miss Bock (secretary), J'tks '' Sl'Leau (assistant-Secretary], Mi-ss Clark (treasurer), SlesdaniesCr, Wibon, ■f. Towiisend, A. M'Vicar, S. Brmfii-, \V. Anderson, Misses Cflatcs, S'ide.y,. B, Luke, M. Luke; assistants,. Siesdsmes S'.arlo, Bock, Clark, I'sflilfei, - S-aJfik, W, Brown, A. Mnrryatt, -Pglhiefe, Fflssettc, 'Thompson.-Misses Townsehd, Anderson, Dawson, Hopkirk, Aitlwn :(2), J, Lirke-i. Dutton, M'Gowail, Powell., Jacobseii ('/), A. Barber, Roberts, Davis (3), Philp, Troup, Thompson, Davidson, Moore, J, Brown, Muter, I. Chili,' flustwwk, Messrs, Thompson, C. Post, I*\ Myers, E. Luke, Slears. Aerated Waters* etc., : j

Mrs. and Miss Moore in charge. S-.veots Stall —MesdiHftos $. P. Firth (in charge), A. L. Herdntaii,. I'. 31, B. Fisher. C. R, Smith* 1 Worboys, T.'S,. Ronaldson, Morison. 'fqhacca and Cigarette Stall: Mesdanvs C. l. Kiiight and H. D. (in.clia.rgci; wmtnnts, Mesdames Wallace and Mftlier, Misses G. Pitt, E. Bain, C. St'Mahon, E. M'Mahon, E. Milltcr; B. Martin, E. Martin, A.vors, W. Tboniey, and Castle.Flower and Frnit Stall: Mrs. A. A, Whitelaw (in charge), and Mrs. C. IL Bott. Miss Young'was in charge, of the fortune-telling tent.

jrr. H. Nelson and Jliss ASfegp arc visiting Auckland.

Mrs. Thompson, of Jfe : wf.oh .flat, is s|)endiiiK a few days in Wftllingtoii:, a ; r>d' is staying with her da'ughtfer at 4® Garden Road.

Mrs. D. Lang left Wellington on Tuesday for Danncvrrke and Njrpfcir.

Mr. aiid Mrs. H. Moss (Earori) are leaving on a visit to Napier,and Auckland.

Latest news from Mother Mary Joßep'b Aubert states that site is jn Home, (where she is traiisact'itva business in connection with her Order), and is keep* iiiK in the best of be a 'tt:h. She is expected to return to Well:iiif>ton in aibqut two mohths' tiine.

The first evening of the 1014 session of the 'Wcllingtou South jitirsing Division was held in tjie Newtown Literary Lecturo Hall on Tuesday last. Mrs. j. P.. Luke welcomed several jiew members ami also referred very kitidly to the late Mrs. S. A. fthod.es,. aiid the less. which her death meant to the St. John Ambulance Association. Mr. 11. JL Seed, assistant pommissioner,. spoke of the aims and objects of thr* a.ssoeiatioii, and of the quiet voluntary work performed by members.' The remainder of the evening was spent in ewoltrieftt of new members and in. bandaging practice. At the close of the lnfietiiag sympathy was expressed at the serious illness of Miss Rcdniond, first ftiirsiug officer.

Mrs. Rolleston, Hair S.pteialist, has returned from Christcrmrch., ittertii branch of her business lias been e~ta.btish,.'(h and mav be consulted on all twsirtmehts &'f tnc hair and facs, also tho • nsrwattftnt moral of superfluous ba.ir for wbkh Afrs. Rolleston holds a diplonwv' medical references. A laree sfaeft of Switeltee, Transforoiations, alirsys en ■;■. |jj.ad. 266 Larabton Quay.*

ill's. Robert Pearson will preside at the members' meeting of the Y.W.C.A-. to bo held at the association's rooms this evcitiflg. Conference, t-clioos wilt bo given by delegates who were present at the Diamond Barbour' gathering-

Miss Barnes, who has been staying with Mrs. Shtrteliffe, left for Atickland yesterday aeccuiipaniecl by tfto members 'of the Auckland branch, of the Y.W.C.A. who attended th«conference held -tt- Diamond Harbour. Miss Breatnall left for Nelson, and will retutn on Tuesday, leaving again the same day for JPalmerstoKu

Miss Brace,, a; Well-known Australian horticulturist, trlio has been visiting is T ew Zealand, returned to Sydney last W : ce.fe by the MalieiW. She was accompanied by M'-is-s jloffinsou -and Mndamfi 3ly, two of the teachers from Woodford Mouse Schoei, Hawke's Bay.

Mrs T?onald Wluto mid Nnr»e Hall arc st.nmg at the Hotel Windsoi for a lew dajs

Th ; e l&U session _ of the . Women's Brjiie'li of the Political Reform League commenees this evening With a social reunion. A large attendance of members is expected at tlie League Kooms and all enjoyable programme of cnterta-inmeait lias been prepared.

Miss Reynolds (Dunedin), who has ■been.- staying in Auckland, has come to Wellington to say farewell to h.er lister, Miss 31. Reynold's, wfe leaves hy the Ayrshire this week for England,