SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2343, 28 December 1914, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Wedding at Patea, . -He marriago took place in St. 'George's Church, Patea, on Thursday, December 17, of Miss Alice. Gibson, third daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Gibson, of "The Pah," Patea, to Mr. Sidney M'fiae, also of Patea: The ceremony was performed by the Her. Mr. Payne. The bride, who was given away by her eldest brother, wore a gown of white crepe-de-chene and net, trimmed with' Brussels lnce .and a tulle veil, and orange blossoms. She carried a beautiful shower boquot. Missee Eileen, and Dinah Jones wore bridesmaids, and wore lingerie frooks and lace and dainty lace mob oaps. They carried posies of pink rosebuds. Mr, H. Paterisbn was best man. Weddiijg In Auckland. The marriage took place on December 21, in St. Mark's Church, Remuera, Auckland, of Miss Kathleen Wilton, daughter of Mr. G. W. Wilton, formerly of Oriental Bay, Wellington, but now of Auckland, to Mr. George Pete Steele, of Auokland. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Mr. Beatty. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a gown of crepe de chine over white satin draped with honitpn lace,- and a vejl fastened at the sidee with clusters of orange blossom,. She oarried a shower bouquet of ■ white flowers. Miss Eileen Wilton, sister of the bride) attended as bridesmaid, and wore an' voile frock , with wide swathed belt of satin ribbon, and a pale, pink crinoline hat wreathed with small flowers and finished with . pink tulle. Her bouquet was of pink flowers. Mr. Osmund Richter was the besft man. The mother of thebride_ ■wore a gown of. blaolc ninon over white satin ; with a_ pretty black hat trimmed Tyith an aigrette and heliotrope flowers. She carried a heliotrope bouquet. Mrs. Steele wore a becoming gown of black glace silk with touches of white and small black and white tulle hat with an aigrette." A reception was afterwards held at "Nantglyn," the residence of the bride's parents, where the rooms were artistically. decorated with vpink and white flowers, with a wedding bell suspended'in the hall, on each side of which were.pretty floral horsejshoes, The decorations of the table in the dining-room, where speeches were made ,aijd toasts honoured, were of white carnations, asparagus and maidenhair, fern. Among the guests were: Miss Steele, who wore-a silver grey bengaline gown and white tagel. hat- with ostrich feathers; Misses H. and M. Steele, who were gowned in white voilo with legr horn hats; Miss Wilton (Tβ Kuiti), nattier blue frock and 1 hat to match; Mrs. liiidley Marten (aunt- of white gown with a HyMte and mauve hat: also Mrs; Ji B. Wlrytey Mrs. R. B,' Lusk, .;Mrs, ; B. Kent, the Rev, .Mr. and Mrs. Beatty, Mr. and Mrs. Meek, 'Mrs. Sliolte. Douglas, the Misses Kent, Richtpr, Commons, and Walker. Later in the afternoon Mr. and 'Mrs. Steele left.by motor, the brido travelling in a Jinvy and white striped cloth costume, and vieux 'rose hat.trimmed with rose? and ■forget-me-not:},

Women's Enterprise. You have already been informed of tho recent advent of the wpuian jopkey on an Australian racecourse (writes on Australian correspondent). Another case of a woman .intruding into a region of employment regarded aa exclusive tei men has come.to Jight in the Melbourne 1 Police 1 Court,'where a supposed man, charged with .failure to comply with' a policeihah'e direction to "move on," .proved to he a woman in male attire, The woman said she had come into town r f'rom country, shearing sheds, where she had been working as "tar boy" and "picker-up." \ Ai this work she got 7s. a day, which wa6 considerably more, she found, than she oould earn as' a domestic drudge, She was not aware that it was wrong to work as sho did, and she intended to do it again. As she had been locked up all night, the bench discharged her without even the little lecture which Magistrates ■ are so fond of giving. Tho council of the Working Men's College, whjch is the main fount, of technical education in Melbourne, showed iteelf fluite uncomfortable at its latent' meeting, at'which it had to y deal with an appltcatton by a young woman to enter ■the class for instruction i in the work of a printer. The principal of the college, reported that he considered it inadvisable to make the innovation of admitting a young woman to such a. class, and had ■ apparently conveyed his opinion to the applicant, Because there was read a letter in which, she 'said that she held firmly to her intention of-learning all she could about the trade which boasts of a "devil." Some members of the council said that it was not right to encourage .a- woman to go in for an unhealthy occupation, or frankly admitted that they were afraid of novelties. However,, it was decided to inform the applicant (Miss Ethel Johnston) that eho would be permitted to attend the-classes'for males, but that it was not expedient to form printing classes for girls at vthe college at the present-time. ■

,Mr. and Mrs. Rout have come over from Nelson to see their son, who is in camp at Trentham. Mr. and Mrs. T. Humphries are celebrating their , golden wedding at Egnfiqnt House, Now'Plyniouth, under tho ehadow of, which mountain, they were married 50 years ago. . Misa Baigent, Miss Bartlett, Miss Hiddleston; and Miss Cross,'of Nelson, aro epencling a few <iay m town on their way through to the south. • Mr. and Mrs. Montague Feild (Nelson) aro visiting Wellington. Mr. Feild leaves for Rotorua and Mrs. PeiW goes on to the Wairarapa. .; . Miss Sealey'(Nolson) l is /staying , 'at tlie Hotel Cecil. She leaves Bhortly .on a, visit to Otaki. •. ■ ' Miss G. Morris (Wadoatoivn) left on Thursday evening on' a visit to Christchurch. . •Attend your Hair. This ia the time when hair splits and breaks off in short lengths. ,There are two essential Lubricants which feed and nourieh tho Scalp, one for those with greasy hair (2s. 9d. and sa. Jar), and one for those with dry hair (3s; and ss. 6d. Jar). Call or write Mies Milsom, and she will direct you the' proEer one to use. With these instructions— landruff; Irritation, Falling and Grey Hair, are prevented. They leave tho hair soft and • glossy, promoting new growth rapidly. When washing thehheard r always use Milsom'e Pure Herbal Soap (Is. a cako), and Shampoo Mi.tture (2s. 6d, a bottle). Through ignorance so niuch bair is spoilt by using coarso soaps, powders, and harmful washes.: The hair is a delicate plant, its culture Itiiown to few It's a study of a lifetime. Therefore, bo guided by ,oue who hae had long ex perience. Be fair to your hair, commence :now, keep a clean nourished scalp, and your hair will last a lifetime. All face preparations stocked, . Best Hairwork, Switches, Puffs, etc.,. latest designs Foatkenveight Transformations, light and cool.' Prices orf application. JUss S'filsom.. 3i Willis Street, 4 doors above "Evening Post." Teleyliono 814.*

I Strange Situations. I ' News came to a Paripieiuie the otliei day from her fiance, a. young avocat, who. Ie jiow serving his country as a simple soldier (writes a Paris correspondent of an English weekly). For weeks he has been living a very rough and daugerous life, figuring most days, and for a week on oiid getting no time or opportunity for.toilet operations. In. eueh a life it seemed only natural' that tho subtleties of law should fade into the background of his mind, and it was with a feeling of utter confusion that he obeyed the summons which came to him most unexpectedly to defend a comrade who was to be tried by courtmartial for mutiny. "I can- assure you," he wrote, "that I wae never so nervous in my life. I could neither collect my thoughts nor pronounce mj. words, and it was only when I forgot myself in the thought of the poor chap I was asked to defend that I found both. After tbat I forgot everything except that I meant to get him aoquitted, nnd when the verdict came as I meant it. should, I was more than relieved.". T(ie story" throws an unexpected light on the French army, with its possibilities and elasticities. After the court-martial the simple soldier wiir presented to the colonel, who treated him as an equal, and complimented him on his legal eloquence. It reminds me of another etory told by M. Maurice, Chabae, the painter, and it happened' when he was doing his military service twenty years ago. The colonel of the regiment, finding that he was an artist, ■'• suggested that he paint a portrait of him. It was a daily sight to see the piou-piou' sipping 'an aperitif with hie colonel after the "sitting,": 9nd I am not at all sure that they did cot address each other in the familiar second person!

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