SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2341, 24 December 1914, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Wedding In St.' Paul's. The marriage took place in St. Paul's Pro-Cathedral on Tuesday afternoon of Miss -Laura- Tansey'j daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. Tansey, of Raitihi, to Mr. William 'Ernest Waldegrave, solicitor, of Raetihi. The ceremony was performed by,'tho vicar of Raetihi, the Rev. J. Abbot. • The bride, who was given away. by'her father,' wore a gown of white crepe-de-chihe,' trimmed with pearl and crystal embroideries. An embroidered, veil, fastened, by a pearl coronet, rfell in soft folds to the foot of the train,, arid she carried a bouquet of 'white roses and' carnations. Her gift from the bridegroom _ was a' necklot of pearls: Tho bridesmaids wero Miss Kathleen. M'Coll, who wore lace pink crepe do chine, and a black lace hat trimmed with pink rosebuds and tulle, and Miss Una Tansey (sister of the bride), who wore pale blue crepe de chino and a white hat wreathed ■with pink rosebuds and forget-me-nots. Both carried shower bouquets of pink rosos and maidenhair fern, and wore gold brooches, the gifts of the bridefroom. The best man was Mr. Lionel 'ansey, of Raetihi, and Mr. Rutherford, "of Palmerston North, was groomsman. A reception was afterwards held by the bride's parents, at the Kelburn Tea Kiosk. Mr.' and Mrs. Waldograve left by motor, the latter wearing a navy tailored costume with a black Tagel hat trimmed with a black ostrich feather, and a posy of flowers. Wedding at Napier. The marriago took place in St. John's Cathedral, Napier, on Tuesday, of Miss .Toceyln Lusk, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Lusk, of "Milton Grange," Napier, to Mr. Harry de Latour, of Gisborne. The ceremony was porformed by the Rev. Canon Mayne. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a gown of white ninon, with a swathed belt of pink crepe de chine and a lace Dutch cap, wreathed with orange blossoms. Miss Jean Hindmarsh was bridesmaid, and wore white taffetas, with tulle flouncing r and a Tuscan hat, with pink streamers. Mr. A. do , Latour, brother of the bridegroom, was best man. Napier Notes. A pretty wedding took place at Port Ahuriri- yesterday, when Mr. William .O'Neill,-of Hastings, was married to Mips Mary Violet Bain, of Port Ahuriri. The following Napier ladies have been selected to train for tho ladies' New Zealand swimming championship:—K. Downey, K. Doyle, C. Haydon, C. Rcwon, and P. Seymour will'enter for the 440 yards, 880 yards, and one mile. Mr. and Mrs. S.,- G. 'Raymond, of Cbristchurch, ar'o visiting Napier, , Acknowledgment. The committee of the Levin Memorial Home, Britbniart Street, Berhampore, desires'- to acknowledge the ..following gifts for the- children:—Proceeds of concert,-per Mr. "W. Christie, £2; Mrs. W. I'crguson, -£l;, Mr.. L. Stowe, 10s. 1 ; Mrs. Croall, 10s.; Mrs. Hazlewood, 55.: Miss Bouloott, 2s. fid., dolls, and sweets; Mrs. H. Hall, bon-bons; Mrs. , Young, a tin of sweets; "Anonymous," 55.; Mrs. Archibald, handkerchiefs; Mrs. Joseph, Christmas cake; Mrs. P. Nathan, Christmas cake; Luxford Bros., lamb; Miss Caldwell, Christmas cake and shortbread ;'- Mf: ' Godbor, cake; Mr. Simms (D.1.C.) entertained tho children'in tho "Magio.Cave'.-.j'Mr/i Holiday, Christmas party for tho children. .'•, .' Misa .Cruickshank, principal- of the Wanganui Girls' . College; is visiting Dunedin. y< Mrs. - L. Hrtehings, (Gisborne) is spending'the Christmas time with her parents,'. Dr.. and Mrs. .Perkins. The Patriotic Guild of jJie Civic League, Auckland, gavo a "Christmas Tree entertainment for the children of the Auckland members of the Now Zealand Expeditionary Force. It was held in the Town Hail yesterday afternoon, and invitations had been sent out to more than 200 children, many of whom were accompanied by their mothers. The Mayoress, Mrs. C. J. Parr, who is the. chairwoman'of the Guild, was assisted .by soveral Auckland ladies, and a very, pleasant time was spent by the children. The mothers were entertained at afternoon tea by the Guild, and apparently enjoyed the occasion almost as much as the younger guests. Mrs. Pyne and' the Misses M. ana J. Pyne (Christchnrch) are spending the Christmas time with the Hon. J. D. Ormond and Mrs. Ormond at Walugford. . Nurse Christina F. M'Lean, who heads the/list for the Dominion in the recent nurses' examination, received her training at the Wanganui Hospital, which sho left six months ago for maternity training at St. Helen's Hospital, Auckland. . Mrs. Patrick M'lntyre arrived in Wellington on Tuesday by tho Paloona from tho south. Mr. and Mrs. H. A. W. M'Kenzie and daughter leave to-day by tho Arahura'for the Pelorus Sounds. Mr. and Mrs. Peacock and Mr, and Mrs. A. Young are spending Christmas in Pelorus Sounds. . 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The Price of Living In Paris. The price of living in Paris has increased steadily during the last week or two (states .the Paris correspondent of "Tho Queen"). In August and September the shopkeepers were on their very best behaviour', and they scorned to put up their prices at such a moment. Moreover, the police authorities looked after them very carefully, and on any attempt at exorbitance thoy swooped down without mercy. Now that the public is getting used to the existing state of things the shopkeepers are getting daring and the police are becoming slack. The coalman refuses to serve his customers at reasonable prices, and the butcher is positively without any sense of decency as regards the market prices. We are paying 3 francs a pound for bee, 3fr. 50c. for leg of mutton. Petroleum is, of course, much more expensive than usual, ana eggs, butter, bread, and 6Ugar are all considerably dearer. The working, educated classes are going to find lite very difficult in Paris this winter, and they are already living on very short commons. No sugar in one's tea, meat once a day, very little jam, and a limited supply of butter. Very few people can afford wine, and there is a deadly dullness about boiled water which no imagination can remove. "Drink mineral water," flays someonej but mineral water is more expensive than boiled water. There is also the question of servants, washing, and those many "extras" which oven in better days nearly ruined some, and quite ruined others. There is the high rout of all Paris fiats,. and the high tipping. Tho shopkeepers, by the way, no longor givo the sou in the franc, so one' 6 maid announces cheerfully, "I have therefore told them that- I shall give the errand boys no tips, and in that way I shall not lose, as Madame will give the tips to me instead." It is impossible not to smile,' but there is a hint of a sigh behind the smile, for how we are all going |to live and'let live is a very big- question. Wo do not make a tragedy out of it—tragodies do not lie in such things now—but we do find the problem a little worrying. _ , A Belgian Verdict on London Cookery. A Belgian writer gives us tie Belgian view of English cookery, states a writer in the "Manchester- Guardian." \ou cannot be eight days in this island, ho says, without asking or being asked tho question: "What do you think of it?" The Belgian special pleader for us declares that English cookery has the characteristic qualities of the English people. It is sane and Wholesome, robust, loyal, and invigorating. "But," complains the other Belgian exile, who has a yearaing for the good things of tho homeland, "these are moral qualities. I should prefer savoury ones!" Our advocate pleads "le steak," "lo chop," and a certain 'Iroti do pore" with a marvellous perfume of sage.These are acknowledged to be good things that aro not to be got anywhere else—not even in Paris. Still geographical and political frontier's are trifling barriers compared with the- frontiers of cookery. The Belgian exile here longs for a real ••Flemish "carbonnade," and suggests a culinary allianco. Lot us reveal to Belgium the secret of "le steak," and she will give us in return tho key to tho mystery of thrushes' a la Liegeoise. What our Belgian gourmet has probably ihet in London is the dismal Anglo-Italian. cookery of the average restaurant hero, the-'prominent characteristic's of which (whatever tho dish) are strangeness and soppiness. Those- Belgian refugees who are housed in well-conducted Lancashire or Yorkshire homes and experienco the roasts and stews, the gravies and. sauces, and the baking and pastry of your northern household cooks will know more and think better of the resources oi "la cuisine Anglaise." London restaurant cookery is neither one thing nor , the other, though good French cookery isto be found at a very few restaurants known to earnest students of such matters. Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Webster returned to New Zealand on Tuesday from a visit to Great Britain. Miss Webster, who has been staying with her sister, Mrs. Ashbolt, in Melbourne, returned with them to Wellington.: Mrs. Corkill, of Oriental Bay, leaves this afternoon by the Moei-aki- for Sydney. She will be away for five or six weeks.

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