SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2355, 11 January 1915, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Wedding at Havelock North. The wedding took place in St. Luke's Ohurcli,. Havelock Nortli, on Wednesday, of Miss Lizzie Flanders, eldest daughter of Mrs. J. Flanders, "Rivorslea," and' Mr. Walter James Bye, only son. of Mr. John Nelson Bye, of Keilinghams, Waltham, St. Lawrence, Berks, England. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a gown of white silk with an embroidered voile overdress. She carried a shower bouquet of white dahlias and sweet peas. Miss N. Beading (chief), Miss May M'Cleod, ' Miss M. Flanders (niece of the bride), and -the Misses May and Hilda Webb (also nieces) attended as bridesmaids, and all wore frocks of spotted muslin with pink sashos, and carried shepherdess _ crooks to which flowers were attached. Mr. Ernest Flanders (brother of the bridegroom) was best man, and Mr. G. M. Dawson groomsman. The Eev. J. A. Lush performed the ceremony. A Runaway Weddfrtgi A wedding celebrated at St. Patrick's Cathedral-on Wednesday afternoon narrowly "escaped a tragic termination (states the Auckland "Herald"). The happy couple had left the church amid a shower of confetti, and, accompanied by the two little bridesmaids, were seated in their carriage, when the horses bolted; The driver, who had been closing the carriage door, still held the reins, but turning a oorner one of these broke, and the carriage careered unchecked, but for the brakes, down the steep slope of Wyndham Street. The sight of the swaying carriage and the galloping horses horrified tho' wedding guests, whose demonstrations had been primarily responsible for the animals taking fright. Nearing the bottom of Wyndham Street, tho carriage narrowly missed 6ome street excavations, and dashed across Queen Street. Here, one of tho horses slipped and fell, the other dragging'it along until both animals lost their feet, and the whole conveyance was brought to a standstill. Another carriage conveyed the bride and bridegroom back to the church, but it was some time before they wore sufficiently' recovered from their alarming experience to continue tho festivities. Letter from an Englishwoman. A vivid glimpse of the 6tate of England towards the end of last year is given in a letter written on November 16 by-Lady Shaw, wife of Sir Charles Shaw, who represented Stafford in the House of Commons for several years and retired some time ago. The letter, reprinted in the ".Press," is written to Lady Shaw's sister-in-law, Mrs. Edward Bursill, of Ohristohurch. and in addition to its glimpse of the condition of affairs in England, contains a warm eulogism of tho part the oversea British; Dominions are taking in tho war. In opening, Lady Shaw, in wishing a happy Christmas to Jior Christehurch relatives,mentions'the dispatch of some gifts and continues "I am afraid we are not sending quite so many this time, but I'm suro you will liave more than enough and will understand when I tell you that thousands and thousands of Belgian refugees havo been. flocking in with only the things they standiup in. So everyone has'had to give and help, and will stall have to do. bo for some time .to come. I really dread these coming winter months, for I cannot imagine what the poor, are going to do andliow they will live. It is all too depressing for words! It is not only hitting the poor; every single pereon is feeKng it; in fact, I know of many, many families who are absolutely ruined and everyone is living on as- little as possible and I only having necessities. You cannot ! imagine what it is like. I only hope and pray this dreadful war will not last the three years whicli Lord Kitchener is preparing for. But England will never give in, no matter what the cost, until she has crushed Germany out or existence, which she is bound to do, sooner or later. "The one bright spot is the colonies. I cannot toll you how splendid everyone thinks they have behaved. I assure "you it is ' more than appreciated and will"never be forgotten. They have just been wonderful. I have never felt so pleased before that you are all out of. it and happily settled. Tho Government estimate that it will cost this country alone one thousand million pounds. One really cannot grasp it 1 — it's so enormous, just think'what the taxation will bel Everyone's dreading tho coming Budget, and wondering how we can be further taxed." Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Patterson (Christchurch) were passengers by the tllimaroa for Sydney last week. Mr. and Mrs. W. Wood and Miss B. Wood (also of Christehurch) were passengers by the same steamer, en route for England. An Auckland . exchange. states that Dr. Hilda Nort'hcroft' left for Wellington last week to join the Marama for tho purpose of visiting her parents at Harotonga. After a few months' sojourn in the lslands.it is her intention to return to England, via the United" States. . Sir Edward and Lady Gibbes left for Auckland last evening. Mrs. Cramond (Auokland) and her daughter are visiting Christehurch. Miss Harding -Maltby, who had been touring with the "Charley's Annt" Company, which visited Napier, Palmerston North, Masterton, Dannevirko, and Hawera, has returned to Wellington. Mr. and Mrs. F. M. B. Fisher are visiting Christchurch and are tho guests of Mr. f and. Mrs. Wilding, St. Martin's. The movement which has been started in Christchurch for the' purchase of a travelling cooker or field kitchen for the use of troops in Egypt is being satisfactorily supported. 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