SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2350, 5 January 1915, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Wedding at Hataital. 1 The marriage took p'ace on Tuesday, December 29, at the Methodist Church, Hataitai, of Miss Annie' Harrison, third daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. Harrisoil, of Hataitaij ,to Mr.. Reginald Oscar Cooper, fourth son of Mr. AV. P. Cooper, of Ohristchurch; The'ceremony was performed by the Rev. J. Southern. The, bride, who was given away by her father, wore a gown of cream Oriental Satin, ihade with a court train,'lined with delicate pink hinon. • The long embroidered veil was fastened with orange blossoms. Misses Dorothy, (chief), Molly and Frances Harrison attended their sister as bridesmaids, and wore frocks of cream Oriental satin, with silk lace coate iind pearl and silver Juliet caps, the only touch of colour being, given bj their bouquets, which were made oL palest.pink flmters. The Misses Dorothy: and Frances Harrison wore gold pendants, set With rubies, the bridegroom's gifts, and Miss Molly Harrison a gold bangle. Sir.' AV. Cooper (brother of the bridegroom) was the best man; A reception was afterwards held' at the Hataitai Bowling Club's pavilion, where the' guests tfeM received by Mr. and Mrs Harrison,' parents of the brtdo. Mrsj Harrison wore a gown of black in'd. white crepe dq ohine, and a black tagel hat with' plutaes. The bride's -travelling costume, was of fcinnamon brown tweed, trimmed with fawn brocade and a cerise .tagel hat. , Wedding at Dannflvirke. At St. John's, Church,. Dannevirko, dn 'Wednesday last,. Miss Sylvia G. L; Hayes, daughter of the late -Captain H. .Hayes, •of Wellington, and Mrs. Hayes, was married to Mr. Joseph 'Burborough j' of Matawai, Poyerty Bay, by the Rev.' H. Robertsnawe. The bride wore a gown, of white embroidered net with veil and orange blossoms and was given away by lier brother, Mr. Henry Hayes; -Misses Violet and Eva Hayes were bridesmaids, and Mr. A. Hayes \w'as best man. \ The Queen Mary Fund. Last Saturday saw the end of the Queen's gift, of socksaiid belts to' the troops, and Devonshire House, which has been the scene of so much activity, knows its Busy Workers no more, for, although the effort was closed as far as the' jirablio waß concernod 'at the beginniiig' of 't'life inoilth, two weeks more wdrk were required to finish sorting iiM. fighding oil the 600,000 articles, states "The Queen' 1 of November 21. The Queert paid iier last visit —one of many tlio'kcl.of the tf«kj_atid expensed • ; her.pleasure that Lord.Kitchener's desires aiid her request had met with sUch ready rospoitso. -One. point marking the effort from' many others was the complete Beliiiissness of the workers, ..wlwse names, amongst which aro very many .Which are household' words ill Society, 'wdre hover known to the public; foV they were merely helping'tlie Qtleeii and her Liuly-in-Waiting to carry through, a fcpeoial mission.

A Belgian Celebration In London. A figure which stands out with much of'the glamodr of old-world romance is that of- King Albert, and the thought of. the young liiiig fighting with his, troops' in tfo .trenches; enduring _ their, •liatdships, sharing their dangers; is one on whioh English men and women loVe to' dwell, ■ writes ' a, correspondent of "The Q'UeW' oil November 21. So it was-not surprising that when last 6tln-.; day," the.date, of liis '."official'* birthdaycable round; it was celebrated in London with some at least, of the affectionate regard which would, have characterised it in happier times in his own land; and with.certaiiily it tribute to his heroism could have then Tiad ho part. '• A Pontifical.'High Mass was sung at AVestminster Cathedral; and .the absent King would have been touched could he have SWin the crowds of his people finding a home iii oxilo* amongst Us, rt'iio came from all quarters to be present-at the- function. Many wounded were there; indeed, two of the chapels were specially put aside for more serious cafees' who were unable to take their place in this crowd; qs -numerous, of. their comrades did with biiidaged heads and' limbs, often leaning oh a stronger companion, who none the- less bore, evident' signs of the battlefield. There was a sptinklitlg of the familiar khaki, -too, conspicuously smart as ever in contract- ■ with .Continental uniforms, which showed how meii of the Irsih Guards; French Canadians, and other,corps followed the directions of their faith. Ou the left Of the High Altar a somewhat pathetic little group was, formed by the three children of the King, who were brought to; s'afe succour in England when , the bohibs burst over their heads in Antwerp. ' Afterxthe Belgian National Anthem, which immediately followed the "ltd tnissa est," a curious scene was enacted,'for the bugo congregation poured from all parts of tho building to form a human avenue in the nave, down which the Prince Leopold, Prince Charles Theodore, atid the little Princess' Marie Jose passed j fend then chcor after cheer rang out, handkerchiefs waved, aiid Belgian fathers lifted up their children to catch a sight of ,the children of their King.

Mrs. and Miss Massey returned to Wellington with the Prime Minister from Auckland yesterday. Mrs. Walter Mhesey accompanied them, and will be their guest at Ariki-toa.

The Mayor, Mr. J. P. Luko; and returned to Wellington yeßtel'day ' from {■heir, visit to Napier The Misses Putnam (2) left Wellington yesterday on a vSiit to Rotorua.

: Mrd. Donald Stewart lias returned to Wellington from a visit to Dunedin and Ohristchurch. i

Mrs. Edgar Holmwood (Mastertoh) and Captain Holmwood are staying at Seatoun.

Invitations have been issued by Mr. and Mrs. M. Davis for the marriage oi their daughter, .Rachel, to Mr. Alexander Lust in the Synagogue on Wednesday,. January 6. .

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Danofl at Titaiil Say. A very pleasant evening was Spent in th'e form of an impromptu fancy-dress dance held' at Titahi Bay Club Hotel on Saturday evening. The costumes were original; and - included: —Mesdafoes Hyams, who went as a French artist; Bradley, who represented The Road to Ruin; Fraser, Red Cross Niirse; Bell, Territorial; Burgess, Housemaid; Scott, Flower Girl; Lucas, Witch; Proud, Quaker Girl; Macdonald, The_ Allies,; Misses Rossiter, Japanese; Witt, Cow Girl; Rodgers, Sailor Boy; T. Macdonald, Footballer; E. Macdonald, Spook; Cooper, Baby; Messrs. Cook, Weary Willie; Witt. Porirua Kate; J. Witt, Pierrott; .Hyams, Nigger; Chaffey, Tramp; Bell, Red Fed.; Burgess, Lady Doctor; Streoter, Lady Bather; Scott, Mandarin; Lncas Marcus Fraser, Chef; Proud, Rajaii; Fos, Doctor; Parr, Dawn; Wall, Swagger; D. Kenny, Baby Bliss; Victor, Red, White, and Blue.

Nilding Notes. There was only a small attendance at the tennis courts oti Saturday; when Mrs. Perry gave afternoon tea. Among those present were Mcsdames Perry, Ha<*gitt, Fry t Misses Bailey, Haybittle, Wyatt, M'Oormick, Mahoney, and others. „ , , i ' , Mr. and Mrs. Hawko have returned to Feildihg. ■ . Mrs. Fry has gone to Marton. Mrs. Peat has gone to New Plymouth to 6tay with Mrs. Colvill, Mrs. Tombs (Wellington) is staying with Mrs. Atkinson. . . Miss Livesay lias , gone to New riy-

mouth. , ', Mrs. Gorton has gone to Wellington; Mrs.'Perry is'staying at Wanganui. Miss-Miller has returned from wanganui. TT 1 1 Mrs. Abraham haS gone to Hawke's Gordon Elliott and family are staying at the seaside. Mrs. Bramwell aiid family are at Plimmortoh. Miss W. Moore (Masterton) is visiting Wellington. She returns' to the Wairarapa to-day. The marriage took place ait tho Lower Hutt yesterday of Miss Jane Mitchell to Mr. A: E- Rankin, of Christchurch. Mr. jnd Mrs. Keith Kirkcaldie have been visitihg Napier. ; Miss Eraser accompanied the Hon. W. Fraser on his visit', to New Plymouth last week.. /. Mrs;' F. Wilson, New Plymouth, is visiting Wellington. Mrs. Dymock has returned to Wellington from Picton. The death took place on Sunday of Mrs. Isabella E. Harding, of ''Siberia," Ashhurst, widow of tlie late Mr. A; Harding. She visited Palmerstbn North on Saturday, and on her return to A'sliliurst was aoiaed with fatal illness. Nurse Faulko and Ntirse Werder in-i-teiul leaving for England on January 14. ' Mfg. A. J. Dtthill, who has been Spending a holiday with Mrs. Moxliam at Karaka Hay, returned to her liome at Khaudallah yesterday. ' Mr. and Mrs. ft..E. Bannister, of Sydney, arrived from that port by the Ulimaroa yesterday. ~. .

■. A wounded Russian officer relates that bne of the soldiers in hisregimemt perfohned an act of. great bravery_ in rescuing a wounded comrade, going out and bringing the man back on horse-. back under the enemy's lire. ■ After the retirement of tlie. Russians front that spot the "soldier" was discovered by tne commander to be a young woman) who had joined as a volunteer. She was' afterwards wounded and sent to hospital ilt Kiev. '

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