SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2403, 8 March 1915, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Wedding at Punaruawhiti, A wedding of local interest was celebrated at Punaruawhiti, Queen Charlotte Sounds, on February 25, when Miss Violet Reeves, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Reeves, was married to Mr., Arthur Henderson, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Henderson, ■Waitaria Bay. About one hundred guests were present, and the officiating clergyman was Archdeacon Grace, of Blenheim.- The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a trained gown of white crepe de chine, trimmed with silk laco, and a veil and orange blossoms. She carried a shower bouquet. The bridesmaids were Miss L. Henderson, sister of the bridegroom, and Miss G. Henderson, cousTn of the bridegroom. They were dressed in white voile, trimmed with lace, and carried pirik and heliotrope bouquets, the gifts of Misses N. ana M. Bragg, tho bride's aunts. The bridegroom was attended by Mr. P. Ashton. as. best man, and Mr. Darcy Reeves as groomsman. Mrs. Reeves (the bride's mother) wore black silk, with, cream lace, and/black hat with pink roses, and carried a bouquet of pink and white roses'; ' Mrs. Henderson (the bridegroom's mother), wore black and white striped voile, frith black hat and white mount, and carried" a bouquet- of roses. After the cere-, niony' afternoon tea was served in a marquee, where the usual toasts were honoured. The. bride's present to tho bridegroom was a silver shaving set, and the bridegroom's present to the bride a ; gold 'bracelet. The bridesmaids deceived gold bracelets. The bride.'s going-away' dress was a: tailormade brown costume, with white hat wreathed •'with white feathers,. Mr. and Mrs v Henderson left by the Mission launch Sehvyn for-Pictoii, en route for the North Island.

Warsaw the Home of Danolng; ■ ' • We have heard much *. of Warsaw lately in.' connection i with tho HrssoGermau part of the war, 'ahd later on it will probably figure much more prominently before people. It is said to be a very beautifully laid out. metropolis, with spacious parks and busy streets. It resembles Paris in the arrangements of open-air cafes,' where the populace drink tea arid cat . cakes on' the pavement. -It resembles the older, capital, too, in the lighi>heartodness of its people. So long ago as 1810 Napoleon, who visited Warsaw with an , army remarked, "A varsovio lei monda s'amuse toiijours snns cesse. . Varsovie est une petit Paris." Many of the modern ballroom dances originatedin Poland, aud Warsaw is the only great'city' to have had a dance christened' by ' its' name, with tho' exception" of- Boston.. The present, generation ..does hot thrill at the thought of the "Varsoviana,". but it was, nevertheless, /'a favourite dance of its grandmothers. Throughout its vicissitudes of fortune Warsaw has remained Polish. It is like no other Russian- city, and is really Westorn in type. It is in Russia, but scarcely of it, and,the "Russian counts for very little; oscept as a military Power. When a general, mourning was ordered throughout; Russia for. the death of Alexander .people of Warsaw tied black bows to their dogs-j-' -It was avlittle satire-,/thati<sa-vours'of- Paris—and indeed j'the reaf'Pol--ish character,'is' very'lik4 r that'■'of.'''the''Parisian in many directiqhs.''' l ""' o !'

Female Fighters. . ; \ • - V;.'U.V -j; 1 ; .It is how established'.that a numbe'r'of women fighting on both'sides-in th'e' .campaign. in Russian Poland. Some "iriteirestih'ginstances of Russian amazons have already .been .recounted, and further'cases have been brought forward by the Bri•tish official war correspondent who has been allowed by the Russian comman-der-in-chief to accompany the Russian trqrips to the front. Several of the Russian newspapers have lately given details of the discovery of German womon fighting in the German ranks as volunteers,. ' Among the women at present being treated in & Russian hospital there are se\en women who were captured while fighting in German uniform. They were placed together in a special ward. They are fine specimens of Teutonic womanhood, and the Russian nurses admire their finely , developed muscles, which seem to indicate that, they have belonged'for years to.: German gymnastic societies. They display to their captors the same haughty, and contemptuous indifference, which characterises Prussian officers. One of the nurses offered -one of them a Russian newspaper printed in German, but the patient indignantly tossed • the ' paper aside, declaring that , she wouldn't believe anything jvbich. appeared in a Russian newspaper, even if it were printed in German. Although these women refuse to disclose, anything about themselves or how tliey came to be in the fighting' line," it' is judged-by-those-who know the German people, that they come from tho upper middle class.-'. It is believed tliat they belong to some German, suffragette movement,*/aii3' are seeking to .prove the German woman's 'claims t3 political' suffrage by ; fighting on the .field of .battle. One of them died from her wounds shortly after her admission to the hospital.

Miss Lucas (Willis Street) returned to Wellington last week from a visit to Nelson. Mrs, James Cameron (Dunedin) and Miss Cameron arrived in, Wellington yesterday on their way through to Tolago Bay. ' Miss Garlick (Auckland) is spending a few days.ln Wellington. Mrs. Galloway has returned to I)unedin from Wellington. - , : Mrs. E. 0. Blamires (Hawera) is visiting •Christchurch. Mr. and Mrs. 0. A. "Jorgensen' liave returned-to .Palmerston from their toiir ill' the north. ( Mrs. Fitchett leaves to-day for Feilding, where she will be, the guest of Mrs. Neill." . For Face Massage. Shampooing,' all Dan Treatments, and Electrolysis, Mrs Holieston's ii recommended.. Spacious Private .Rooms, Qualified Assistants, and Personal AtteLtion. Switches and Transformations of : every shade a speciality. Hair guaranteed to .keop.'itß colour. 25G Lambton Quay*

Entertaining Delegates. Another garden party which suffered by the rain on Saturday afternoon was that which was given by Mr. and Mrs. Kersley at their residence) Day's Bay, for Miss Helen; Barnes and tho delegates who are attending the Y.W.C.A. Conference, which is at present being held on that side of the harbour. Mr. Kersley, in a brief speech, welcomed the guests." Miss Barnes thanked him and Mrs. Kersley ' for so kindly placing their house at the disposal of delegates. Mr. Jameson (general secretary of the Y.M.C.A.) spoke of the work which had been done by the I.M.C.A. in the camps, and, of the work which lay before them in the future, when the demobilisation of the Army began. A largo number of visitors were present, in addition to those who aro. in conference, and when rain began everyone sought refuge indoors, where tea and ices were handed round, Miss Doreen Kersley and many of the girl members of tho Y.W.C.A. assisting. Beautiful roses and sweet peas decorated the tea-table.,and the rooms. Mrs., Kersley wore a gown of black lace over satin. With a blue belt and a black and white, hat. Miss Barnes was in tussore'"silk' with goljl trimming, and ■ a blue feathered hat, and the Mayoress, Mrs. J. P. Luke, wore black, with a black feathered hat. Among those who were present, in addition to the delegates were: Mrs. Reitbj Miss M'Lean, Mrs'. Hobday, Mrs. Whyte, Mrs. Pearson, Mrs. Adamson, Miss Lawson, Miss Birch, Mrs. Morpeth, Mrs. Campbell, Mrs. Hislop, Mrs. M'Lean, Mrs. Ritchie, Mrs. M'Clay,Miss Tingey, Mr. and Mrs. Varnoy, Miss Paul,. Mrs. A. P. Smith,. Miss Hopkirk, Mr. and Mrs. Hursthouse, Mr. and Mrs. Clarke Johnson,- Mrs. Richardson, Mr. Badden. The Rev. A. Hunt, Mrs. Jamieson. Mr. Finlay, Mrs. Holdaway, and Mrs. W. Allan."

Garden Party at Northland. The garden party which was held in Mrs. Putnam's grounds_ at Northland on Saturday afternoon, in aid of the funds of St. Vintfent de Paul School-, 'room, met with misfortune, in that'a heavy downpour'* ■of rain _ ultimately oaused a cessation of activities. It was a' misfortune, however, that was 'borne with fortitude, when it was remembered how greatly rain- was needed in that portion of the district. 'The stalls. which had been erected in varioils parts of the garden, were dismantled, and consolation was Bought .in the tea-room, which fortunately was 111 'she house, in oharge of Mrs. Putnam and her daughters. The Hon. A. L. Herdman, who was to have opened the procedinegs, had-been detained at Wairoa. ; The stalls had been . provided with some beautiful fancy and plain sewing, and there were also excellent displays of home produce and sweats. Some Highland dancing was given on the lawn by Master Maclean, before tho rain oame down Piper Macdonald playing rfo'r himr' Some Boy Scouts were also there to give assistance when needed. The garden party; or else something similar, will bo held at a future, date. 1

Base Hospital at Trantham. ■ , . ? „!,• The following subscriptionsfor the BaseiHospital at Trentham are,acknowledged, per Mrs. Luke, the Mayoress:— Por-Mrs. Coradine, Mayoress of Masterton," £10; per Mrs. J. D.. C. Crewe, "Mayoress of Pahiatua,- £28 6s, lOd.; per T&rs. Tiirper,,'Mayoress of Eketahuna, '£20 Os. 9d.; Mrs. J, W. Richardson, •10s.; Wellington Women's Branch of the New Zealand Political .Reform League,. £20;' Blenheim Women's Branch of .the New Zealand Political Reform League,. £5. "i ... ;

.Trentham Oamp Entertainment. ,• ' ; Miss Flora Shaw and her coiicert: party gave an enjoyable entertainment 1 aithe Trentham Camp on Friday evening. The programme opened with a Scotch reel by Misses V, Bruce, 0.. Banfield, and Masters Colin Shaw and H, Banficld.. Mrs. Marshall received .warmapplause for her singing of "Mother M'Cree." Little Miss Rita M'Geo recited "Ain't Yer, Charlie'?" and respond-, ed to an oncord with "The Baby's-Kiss." Miss Jean Millpr gave an excellent exhibition of a sheantriubhas, and.received hearty applause. Songs, were also sung by the Misses Jones (3) and , Messrs. Campbell and Jones. Little Willie Brown danced a sword dance, a difficult thing to do for one so young. "The Veteran's Song" was sung-by Mr. Warrick, and Miss Flora Shaw reoited "Two's Company; Three's None." With Miss Jean Jelley she afterwards danced an Irish jig, in costume, and responded to an oncore with the sailor's hornpipe. Miss Doris Doddß danced a Highland fling. The music for the dancers was played by Piper P. M'Lachlan, and the accompaniments were, played by Mrs. Davis and Mr. B. Cliilds. Mr. W. Bruce officiated as stage manager. . ..