SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2191, 2 July 1914, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Wedding at Mastsrton. Our Mastcrto.ii iMtM®poii<lcnfc writes that yesterday afternoon, in St. Matthew's :ChutcTij Maffltotten, the marriage took place of Hiss Doris I'ilmei, oldest daughter ol Mr and MiS A. G ■ Pilmor, of South lt<nul, MaS:tc,rto.ii, toMr. Stuart Mackdonald Baird, son o:£ Mrs. Baird, of Solwav. The church v.*as crowdod with rein lives and iriends, and •tlio-ceremony was performed by the Rev. H. Watson, va-ar at St. Ma'itliews. The bridd,' who was g'iVfin. away ;bv her father, wore a beautiful dress of jvofy satin, tlm tunic being of s.budosv lace and marquisette-, and. tho bodfec veiled with tlie. palest; of pink shadow iaen and marquisette. 'J'ti6 tratij was' of ivory satin, lined with palest pink, and caught below the shoujders with an i\orv satin bow,. Sh»; also wove .1 veil and'wreath of orange b'loss.oms., and a .gold'and aquamarine .nrckfyice, tiio tflj? of the. bridegroom. Her bouquet was 'of white roses and .maidenhair ions. The -bridesmaids iveie Mfsi Ma\ IM'hc, (listen ot the biicie).* Miss Molly Ma<o (cousin of tlio biiilJ. and Miss Zona Vall'anee.-.w.ho.'/wera all. dressed in pale .plitlc •satin..kitliStjimtiS .Ihiidp.iv ..|ace ;veiled with' palest sM ..trimmed - #;ahsdc)Vfl. K - The • bodices' were' of. shadow lace, also veiled witli ■ palest' pink ninon, an.fi bordered with white swansdon'u, and their hats : were of black tclvefwif.il white «wans,'down and pink' i.'o ; sie,S', '.they ferried slower- bouquet' o : f • pink roses and maidenhair • fern, an:! wore pearl oarI ings,. tho gifts of the bridegroom. Mr. Berne Vallanco was best man. Sirs-.-Pilmer, jlie bridsy's mother, was dressed in wedgwood. K'l.ue teacailed' orfejje rle chine, and'woriT-ft. black hat trimmed with'a red rose .and ostrich plume. She carried a bouquet of violet .md maidenhair fern, lira, Bnird, mother of the bridegroom, wore a black -ci-ppe de chine frock, and: black hat; and carried a bouquet of violafs, lav-mder, ' and. maidenhair fern. ' At'ter. the ceremony a large number "of guests at tended the reception at Mi\ ai:i Mrs: Pilmcr's resl* deuce, South Road, at wliir!; the usual toasts' were • honoured ' and fclicit-pOs speeches'made. - ; .. St. Barnabas's Sale of Workv A" sale of work in -&iu. oifi-i-st'-- Barnabas's Church was. opened in the Oriental Bay Hall yeiterdav aftenioon by Lady Oddley. Tim.room had: been prettily decorated, and .with tire daintily arranged stalls, which, were laden with, a great variety b.fivil'fii'i' : .aL'n.<X'.;<J'ri'i goods Of alj descriptions,. presented a very attractive appearance. The vicar, ,the Rev. 0. V. Aslca, welcomed Lad\ Godley, and in his introductory speech t'aahked. her for ]n;r presi-noe there that . afternoon. Befcro opening the sale of work, Lady Godiey- was. presented ' by Miss Avery .with a bouquet of violets., fastened: with, blue ribbon. The sale was then declared '■' ojjeiij .and for the* re-" mailidiir of t'lic-at'ternooli excellent- Business was done. The stallholders, were ''as ! follows: —Plain '/-'. stall., . Mesdames 'BlytllOi'ToddI,'1 ,' * toiij ICir'i, . Kvatt.;. .fancy. Mesdames Hoops, Baidsloj, and Miss Hoop's, ptodtice,'Mesdames' Egli.iigttV.v, Wilkenson, Wallace,' Misses 10v-ieo:i, and Cross; sweets, Mesdaihos Musscn. Poricr, Htissey; floweis, Mcdamcs Green-wood and : Sanders; tops -and bra-11 tubs. Mrs. Reid . and . Miss Greenwood; ' kitchen stall, MesddiiiV.s/' liinds,' Partridge, -Yjckei-jy iafid.RosS j' sido/shows, mystic. conjuring. Wood . and' ''G. rt^lVtv^Tya.lo.oii^\y.as . turned 'into a teirbpin.;'aiid 'U d'3jn.til\>: set tables weie'ivcll patron'sed , In cii'arge were Mrs:o;Fie^ ' Fleming, Taylbr.,;'ii(lid , '- , A cpn•fcerfc. was ti'ibuting to'the. pro,gramme were Mrs. 1 Kilmartn'i, Mr. Maqdonald, Mr. Yickon Master- Rodney I'ankhu'r.st, at. Barnabas' Choir: and 51jv Stanley Hiinkkio. The S alo will bo continued this afte.r- , noon and eveilihp.. At the opening yesterday Lady Goxlley wore a Ions; .w.'.!skin coatj # aii'l bluo ; iiat, Witli a toXicb of red; 'banco at Lovin. ■ The'second of Mrss Duff's wntvr assemblies took .place 111 the..3o>sn 1ia1.1., Lovin, last e(lnc=d-i\ -eveni.'g. In spite of-, stormy weather,, a.'arge pumber ■of dancers -,){aj,. ■■■®r.e,se4t., amoiig. tliem were. Miss D-iff, wauing apricot satin'; Mis=i Bijson, whito satin and ; nflion overdress '' Mi velvet 'bonds; Mrs. Cork, pink silk; Sirs. M'fntyie, black silk, w'it'l: black and white overdresbj Mis. Pike, white, witli black laco overdress j Mrs. Richtei, black velvet; Mrs. .Ledge, oyangr, satm With purple ovordi:o.3s; -,51ns _ Huripy,blue glaco silk;- Miss M-Keuzio OVellington), wliitfe satin, with icrisc overdiess; Miss M'lntwe (Hutt), wlnto Sfitin with chiffon draping;. Mm Sutherland (.Palmcrston), whitt: lace, witli II inoll overdress.; Mi'sses. B4rtlvololnew (2), white silk eadi: Miss Reeve, amber ninon ;• Miss Cork, n'biio satin, with .chiffon overdress; Miss Bro'Mi, blaelc velvet;-Miss. Dbfrs, wbi'tc, with -spatigled overdress; AV:ils.on, I'ilu.e sii'k, \fith overdress;. jti'SS Campbell, pick silk. A Young New Zisalan.d. Sinsor. Miss Kui-a Reaiieil, the young New Zealand contralto., who (•reat'v! so favourable an inipfessj.o'n 0-" bw fljat 4p" ■pearaucc' iii London .?e. week 0;r two, ago, •is a native of (! reyinoutii. tiro picturesque little town on tho Grey or Mawhera River,, on tbe Wcs.t Coast of the South Island, -.out niOs.t. fflf mi life was spent in Christcluireh." sai.d Miss Rennell to mm of th<> t'epresen : tai tives of the. ''British Australasian," "where my father. was inspector ot schools.. . For my oarly musical. training I ani indebted to. Uiy mother, who possesses a beautiful soprano voice. She "was' a -pupil of..Sißnar Cec.chi, the co- • lo'nial teacher-; of -.Madamo : Melba. It lias'loiig been- •!!!,>•. -d< siro to appear, on "the operatic- 'When. I sras only 1 eighteen, l..v;as sclcctp'i out of iivo.hr.n- ---: dred 'candidates for .leading parts by Musgrove's Rojal Grind Opeia Company! Mj.. SlapppfekJ, svtiis "'J hough they'offered me the position of chief contralto, my mothor thought L was too young, and required, more training, and would irot-. le.t .nui • accept tlie., engagement. So here I am in l/indor., studying under Madame Amy Shersvin. I was very much, (jiiftOiMged by the- reception I met w|A iit---|:iiie Sfeiiiway Bail, the other- night."