SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2138, 2 May 1914, Page 10

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Wedding at Berlnmporc.

On Thursday afternoon, at the Bap* tist Church, Berhampare, Miss lintel I'cak was married to Mr, Joseph Duncan. The clinrcli was prettily decorated for the occasion by the ohojr. of which the bride is a member, Mr. Duncan hciftg the church organist. The' sorvico was fully choral, Mi. 11. Wilson presiding at the organ. Tl» brido, trfaa was given nwtty by 'her brother, Mr. ©cargo Peek, »re a gown of ivory dnulicsso satin, the bodice and skirt being draped and trimmed with pearls and lac© and a emirt train of cream ■ brocaded satin, lined with apricot ra!k : falling from flic loft shirfildcr. She iilso Wore tho -usual roil and orange •blossani and carried a shower Iwumrcst «f vfeito castas dahlias and Tftniden-fmir foni. The bridesmaids trcro Misses May Dancan (sister of the bridegroom) and ■ Doris and Eva Peek, sistefg. of the bride, who wore drosses of cream Orior.I tal satin trimmed with pearls, swans* i dowtt, iind laco, They also svotis pearl® in tlioir hair and carried bouqr.cts of violets and mardmi-hair fern. Two lit tic girls, Mavis Mason, ficrco of this bride, and Jean Duncan acted as flower girls, and wore white embroidered dresses and carried baskets of bronze chrysanthemums with apricot streamers, The bridcgrsiom was attended by his liroiher, Mr. A. Duncan, as best man. mid Mr. James Peek, tho bride's, brother, acted a.s grooiflSttia.a, The bridegroom's gift to tho bride ttfJia a seaMdn coat, and t.o the ehicf bridesmaid he gave, a .pearl and green imrrnalino brooch. The other two bridesmaids received solid silver purses, and the littk girts gold cablo bracelets. The reception was lteld ill the Masonic Hal!, Borliamppre, tiro usual toasts being honoured. That :of the bride and bridegroom was proposed by the lattef's undo Mr. W. riildreth (Mayor of .Karori), Mrs. J. Peek,, the bride's mother, wore a dress of black voile trimmed with cream satin .and Mack late and black' ■velvet hat' with black plumes. Sho carried a bouquet of violet's and maidenhair fern. Mrs. G. Duncan, the mother of tho bridegroom, wore a black satin costume—Mask hat trimmed with .pink roses and black ospreys and carried, a,, ijottquet of pink carnations and cosmeas. A t great number of presents wero received, including a. dinner scrvico from tho congregation of the Berhamporo Baptist Church, of which Mr, and Mrs. J. Duncan are energetic wcrkers; a massive sideboard, an oak coal scuttle, and an cal'c salad btnvl from Messrs. John Rigg and Co., for whom Mr, Duncan travels. Mr. " and. 'Mrs. Duncan loft for.Jlid north on Frida.v, ■ ; tho bride's trtve.lli'nftydross being of ! Wedgewood blue serge irimnicd with black fur, and she wore a white plush ' hat, with white lancer pluiiies. An Interrupted Wedding. Many members of Parliament and other distinguished guests attended the marriage of Miss Lucy Burn to Mr. •\oef Buxton. M.P., at bt. James's, Picadifiy. Suffragettes in the', gallciry throw hundreds of leaileis upon tho bridegroom and brido iwhilo t'liey wero standing at tlio_ altar>. and shouted wildly. Tho service was suspended until tl»> removed t-he ■ (Times and Sydifey V&tiu" ;.sciryiccs), ! Of New Zcafanri Interest, Oa the eveiiiiig; of' March Iff ■»• nutefc wedding was celebrated at St.. John's • Church, Darlinghiirs.t, • Sydney, between ' Clivo llinir.v, third son of, the i.ate Mr. U. 0. Lamb, oi I'arrsmatta, and Mildred, daughter cf the- late Mr. .lohn Glasson. or Nethleigh, AVaikato, New Zealand. states tho ''Svdnuy Herald." Onlv the immediate relatives or both families were invited. The bridtv, owing to the unavoidable 'ah.geiiGO 'of her brother, Mr. Arthur Glasson, Was given away fay tor lsrath6j":i(.irl'aw.', Mr. Arthur Phillips, of this IS, S." and A. -Baric. ■Slid wore a- trained gown .of .White satin oharmeuse, with »ji overdress of Limer- . ic'k lace, and the orthodox wreath: and veil, and carried a bouquet of roses and carnations, tho gift of the bridegroom; The bridesmaid. Miss Eleanor Mann Thompson, wore nattier blue silk gauzeover satin, mid carried a of p:nk roses, with pink streamers, which, With a pearl ring, were the gift oi tlic bridegroom. Tho best, man was 51 r. L.; Seymour, of Fiji. Af'tcr thc ccremohy. Ihu guests wc.ro entei't.')ined by Mrs. Trnseti'tt' Glasson, mother of the- bride, fit Sa.rgent's rooms, Maflffit Street, and Jater the bride and bridegroom left .for tho Mountains, the bride travelling in a coat and skirt of Copenhagen blue rcs-iWa, with a hat to match ' Mrs. J. S. Jameson returned to \V"I-; !i»gto:t yesterday from a visit to Auck- \ laud. ' . Mrs. W. Logan and Mrs. Hamtnersloy; left. Wellington yesterday for Western Australia. i Dr. Agnes Bennett, of Wf-iEngten. left lij tho Mceraki for .Syditey yestor- , day. I.ody Lipt'O-ii was a passenger by tho Maori for VeHingfon oil Wednesday. Miss I'illen Terry,• who is to arri.ro at Melbourne by the Omrah, will lend to tho trustees of the Jlelbourno & T a-.| tional G-a-ilery John S. Sargent's original, study of her 'as Lady Macbeth. This picture is regarded iis a fine example of tho artist's work. It represents Lady ■ ; Macbeth as she comes from tho rastlo to welcome-Duncan,. Mr. and Mrs. J. .Knight, of '.he Wni-: ■ karo, will leave by the It.iverina oii ; J'ionday next on » tour of tljo East. Tlitsy w® visit Java.., .SiaigttpOw, littng- . iio-wgj Shanghai, Peking, a-nd ot'lie-t parts of Cltiiin, a.s Well as Co'rea -.aiid'' Ja-paiij and wilhreturn via Vancouver. Mr.' and Mrs. Albirt Abbott., who left for England souse back, scorn to tiavO- -had an oxcellejit itfflc oil. tho journey Homo. From Suez they visited Cairo nftd tho Pyramids, rejoining tho Iv.M.S, Otsvivy at Port Said.. They also w*nfc out- to Pompeii on t'hfri.r' way past Naples. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Pike had a pleasant trip to England via The Horn, and readied Plymouth at tho mid of Fchrviary. Tho short breaks at ' Motito Video and lliy do Janeiro were both greatly enjoyed. Icebergs woro in ovidoiice in two vicinity -of Cape H.oru- ja marvcllou-s and beautiful sight. Mr. ami Mrs. Pike oxpcct to return either' by P.. and 0. steamer or eho !iirough Canada. Jfiss Bfts3 Jones, of flasl-ings:, left for Sydney by the Jtoeralri yesterday,: An "at honio*' is to bo hold at Mrs, -: Mtissoy's rssidiMtcs., Ti'Hakori .Hoftd', on: . Tuesday afteriiaoi'L in aid of the Phmket Kftrsos' Associatton. Before ayplyins any hair tonic, it i= advisablo to 1-iaVfs fe the .-calp— if onlv orttWo stimulate tho eircuialiou: iviYti revive the .life of : t'he It-air fp.iltelcs, tlnis eiincliuir iinmediate resnii?. J.c uiseHWvis to teach Mies how to massage trijtl •to cai'o for tfceir IkjiV. Sfi's. .Kollcston.. Hair Sj'jeeia-list, Lwmbtb)! Quay.*

New Glab for Girls. . A nhmsiini littte function took p'wco on Thursday oven in,:., at 01. Lower Cuba Ki.c'i!!., when the new ciuij-ioom for Catholic giris living nttny from * homo was foi'inaily opened by 11 is G raco Aruhbishop O'Siica. 4 iirls aftd visitors to tho mi.il)her of fifty wriro present, Mr, li. lillis, of l'iio- Catliol'ic Innnigra- , tion Committee, in welcoming His Gdk<3 briefly ontliiied the reasons which prompted his com&ittoo to establish St. "tide's Club, It was intended, lie said, to provide a _ cojuforta-biy inniishcd room, ivhero girls could meet, and maka f-iends and eiigago in various cccupations and ainuscnient.s. Thanks to the generos'ty of several friends, and particularly a( J[r. Maiti.t Konpoh, and. ins wife ai:;l danghier.':, iiioy had bec.il aite to provido such a club-room, and to-night handed it- over to the committee of St. Bride's Club. Ills Graco (wJi.o was _ greeted with applause) Said it, gave. Irim great pleasure, to deciaro ■tho cltih ypwi, and. no ivisliod it e.vGry success and. Messing. It would fill .'a, long-felt Want. An enjoyable programme of vocal ami instrumental items Was then given, followed by an excellent supper. During tho evening a, letter of congratulation was read from tho Dotnittion Executive ol the Federation. Br, T., Hopo Lewis and Mrs, Lewis-, wiio havo beon visiting their da tighter, Mrs. Giiy Williams, in Mastcrion, iiafo i'oturne.d to Auckland. Mi's, M'lven.i'.io ®nd Miss Hlmtety. both of Sontldand, who havo been, visiting -Mis. C. C. Koss, of iilitsiierton, rof.uriied to thesr homes : iii. tW south by :■ tho Wahirto las! ovciring. "Elio engagement is announced in tho ; . "Tablet'' or il,r. .bum T. Donovan, LL.IL, df Dublin, ojio of tho Irish, envoys to Australia and Sow Zealand, to Miss Ajda Ralph, daughter of Mr. , and Sirs. W. ,1. Balnh, of Aucklaisd. Miss iialph is at present in lioiKlon, • and loaves for Auckland in fivo nceks. Mis. ({■ A. Mac'donald {Napier.) and MisS .Macdonald returned yesterday by tho midday express lroiii a tour oi : tho ; North Island. ,A. meeting of the .Society for tho Health of Women and Children _ was held in tho soefcty's Mo'ms, in Vivian Street) yesterday afternoon, Mrs. Algar Wtlliams presiding, fhero wero nrosei;t Mrs, W. [■'. Massev, I,adv. Stout; ' / MesdaSies M'Lv.m, liirketi-, Kirkoaldie, . M'V'ic-ar, and Miss Barnctt. AjiSJogieS wero received from Mrs. Fiichett, Mrs. W. ]'". Ward, ami Mrs. C'oull. The iniFses' rc.pdi.rt was lengthy, and several •sertous casos were reported as showing great improvement. Jleir.bers of tbo eoiumitteo hare commenced an on'tn'- ' getie campaign for funds for tho Pluiikct ; ilome and iSclmol for Mothers.