SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2426, 3 April 1915, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Wedding In St. Peter's. A pretty wedding took place in St. Petor's Church, on Wednesday afternoon, ivlien Miss Emma Rubina (Ruby) M'Gill, fourth daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James M'Gill, of Knigge Avenue, Wellington, was married to Mr. John Allen Wills, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Wills,-of Christchurch. Tho Veil. Archdeacon Harper performed the ceremony. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a trained gown of silk embroidered cliifFon taffetas, and a veil with a wreath of orange blossoms. She. carried a' bouquet of white asters. The Misses Nellie and Myrtlo_ M'Gill (sisters) attended as bridesmaids and wore white embroidered voile frocks and carried bouquet's. Mr. Arthur V. Allen

was best man aiid Mr. Raymond was ' groomsman. A reception ivas given af- 1 ter tlio coremony by the parents of 1 tho brido at Ponsonby Hall, Abel F Smith Street, and the future happiness of f the newly-married couple was duly toasted. The honeymoon is to be spent ' in tie south; _ The bride's travelling dress was of violet cloth with a velour f hat, with white plumes. The wedding e presents included a complete kitchen t outfit from the friends of the bride, e given recently at a "kitchen tea" in t her honour at Godber's Rooms, Court tenay Place. o t Wedding at Taihape. e A pretty wedding took place at St. ? Margaret's Church, Taihape, on March t 24, when. Miss Minnie Gowdy, • eldest 11 daughter of Mr. and Mrs.. Harry c Gowd.y, ,of Pine Grove, Rangawaea, I was married to Mr. William Bremner, i ■youngest son of the late Mr. J. Brem- f her, "Aldunie,'.' Ruanui, and Mrs. £ 'Bremner, of The Terrace, Taihape. The I service was fully choral, Mr. Henrichs r presiding at tho organ, and the church * was pettily decorated. Tho Rev. W. t F. Stent officiated. The bride, who was c given away by her father, wore a grace- a ful frock of cream silk- voile, draped with shadow lace and tho customary veil and orange blossoms, and carried .a J shower buoquet of roses and sweet i peas. There were three bridesmaids— 1 Miss Dora Gowdy (chief), and two little tots, Misses Elsie Gowdy and Kathleen Ford. They all wore, frocks of < white embroidered wile and carried J buoquets of pink flowers. Mr. Alex 1 Bremnar acted as best man. After the I ceremony a reception was held in the i Parish.Hall, where tho usual toasts were ' honoured. Later Mr. and Mts. Bremnor received a hearty send-off at the station-; prior to leaving for the south ; on' their wedding trip. 1 Wedding at V/esley Churoh, At Wesley Church, Taranaki Street, on Wednesday Miss Mildred Vera Grave, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. . H. T. H. Gravo, of Lower Hutt, was married to Mr. William J. Duff, eldest son of Mrs. Noil Duff, of Christchurch. The ltev. W. Beckett, assisted by the Rev. J. G. Chapman, performed tho ceremony. The bride, who - was given away by her father, wore a handsome dress of ivory eolienne trimmed with beautiful silk lace, tho train being finished off with true-lover knots. She also wore a dainty veil with orange •blossoms, and carried a lovely shower boiiguet of white cactus dahlias. Miss -Doris Grave and Miss Ethel Duff, sisters of_ the bride and bridegroom, were the bridesmaids, and woro Cream ere- ■ poline dresses and black velvet hats .with pale> pink_ feathers. They carried bouquets of pink cactus dahlias and ferns. Both the bridesmaids wore gold •pendants., gifts of the bridegroom. The bridegrooms gift to the bride was a gold bangle and hers to the bridegroom a travelling rug. Mr. George Duff acted as best man and Mr. H. Burton Grave was groomsman. A novel feature of the ceremony was the placing of a silver horsoshoe (suspended by white ribbon decorate! with orange blossom) outside-the church door. This tho bride picked up as significant of good luck meeting hor on the very threshold of her wedded life. Tho mother of the brido wore : black silk aeolene, and, a black velvet hat with plumes. The bridegroom's mother wore black merv "silk and a pretty apricottinted hat with black sjlk roses. After the ceremony a reception was held at Godber's, the happy couple subsequently leaving by motor-car. The bride travelled in a navy tailor-made costumo and a peacook-blue velvet hat, with white ospreys. Mrs. A. Anderson, of Taumanmiu, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Bristow. Mrs. Adamsott' left yesterday for Auckland with the sports delegates from Victoria College. Mrs. Wills and Mrs. Freeman, who -came up from Christchurch. to be pre- • sent at the wedding of Mr. J.. Wills, returned to Christchurch last night. .Mrs. Norman.James arrived in'-Wel-lington yesterday-from Masterton. ■ Mrs. Oliver Smith and children, from the Wairarapa, are staying at Lyall Bay. Miss Elsie Simpson has gone to Masterton whore she is tho guest of Mrs. Erl Williams, at Manaku. Miss Mostyn-Hoops left for the south by the Wabine last evening. Miss Nelson, who for the past two and a half years has been assistantmatron of the Christchurch Hospital, proposes leaving for shortly to offer her services in nursing the wounded. Miss Nelson was trained- in Sydney and in the Old Country. She •• expects, to leave about April 21. Miss Mabel Macandrew left for Nelson on Thursday wliero she will be the guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. Hayes for the Easter time. A Face—to face thio strenuous life, • whether you be young or old, Miss Milsoin will teach you how to keep tho face free from wrinkles, smooth, youthful, na-tural-and healthy. Use "Cultene" Skin Food (3/-) nightly. 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Units—Not Divisions. A correspondent writes to the following effect of certain terms that are commonly used in speaking or writing of St. John Ambulance Association work in Wellington:—"Kindly permit nip to point out that tho St. John Ambulance Association has no divisions. In tho paragraph in your column to-day of Miss Ronnie's demonstrations of invalid cookery I observe you write of a 'Wellington Centre' nursing division. I respectfully wish to state that the two nursing units of tho St. John Ambulance Brigade in our city are the 'Wellington' and 'Wellington South.' It was the late Mrs. Rhodes's special wish that the division you refer to as 'Wellington Centre' should Tetain tho name 'Wellington' only. The brigade and its units are quite distinct from the association and are not responsible to nor managed by the St. John Ambulance Association. As the above is not. sufficiently understood I.should he glad if you could give a little publicity to the matter." A Troopers' Club In Sydney. A movement is on foot in Sydney for forming a Soldiers' Club, and apparently it is meeting with more support than even its most enthusiastic promoters anticipated. It is proposed to have it near the Central Railway Station, a place that will bo the soldiers own, where tho recruits from the country and the men on leave from the Liverpool Camp can have a wash, read, write, and smoko, and get light refreshments. Tho proposal took shape at a meeting convened by Dr. Mary Booth on March 8. Dr. Fraschi, Dr. Ant-ill Pockley (a name that has memories for Australians), Colonel AVilson, and Professor David, all well-known names, are giving the enterprise their warm support. Dr. Mary Booth is the hon. secretary. It would se6m as though it wore going to bo run on something of the lines of the Troopers' Club that was originated in Wellington some months ago. Mr. R. Harding, of Raukawa, and Mr. and Mrs. E. Baxter, of Napier, motored through to Hawke's Bay yesterday for tile holidays. Miss Atkinson, who has been matron of the Northern Wairoa Hospital at Te Kopuru during tho past three years, has been appointed to take charge of the nursing staff attached to the Sarnoan garrison forces. Miss Atkinson will leave for Apa shortly. A quiet wedding took place at the residence of Mr. A. Pearce, Featherston, on Wednesday morning, when Miss Jane Munro. ivas married to Mr. William Smith'. The liov. G. K. Stowitt was tho officiating minister. ; Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Miller (Paliia•tua), and Mrs. and Miss Barry (Napier) are staying at the Hotel Windsor. Mrs. L. Williams, of Karori, is going to Mastcrton for'the winter on account of her health. Mrs. Malcolm Ross leaves with Mr. Ross next Thursday for Sydney, where they catch tho.Morea. Mrs. T. G. Gilbert. Karori, who has been spending a few weeks at Queenstown and Dunedin, returns home next week. ' ' The hen. secretary, of the. Countess of Liverpool Fund acknowledges the following-.—The Wyndham branch, £5 10s.; per Mi\ Cecil Palmer, £26 10s.; and by P. 0.0., Moleswortli Street office,' los. Total, £32 ss. Mrs. Lightfoot, who has been visiting Wellington, Teturned to Blenheim yesterday. At the Grand Hotel are Miss Rosenthal (Auckland), Mr. and Mrs. M'Coll (Glasgow), and Mr. and Mrs. J. Dykes. Miss E. Hardy, of Wadestown, has returned from her visit to Mrs. Perry, Wairarapa. Sir. and Mrs. Claude Rawnsley arrived from the south yesterday. Miss Sybil Nathan, secretary of the Trentham Base Hospital Fund, acknowledges the following' subscriptions:— St. John Ambulance Association (Wellington Centre), £20, collection at church parade at Regimental Camp, Waikanac (per Rev. W. B. Cathwayt), £2 lis. 2d. Dr. and Mrs. Talbot, of Christchuroh, arrived from Sydney by the Marama. Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Blnomfield, of Auckland, are visiting Wellington. Mr. and Mrs. Freenan, of St. Leonards, England, who have been staying at Sayes Court, left for the Islands yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. G. Elkington have returned from Svdnev, and are staying at the Grand Hotel. A kitchen afternoon was given by Mrs. H. Paterson, Stirling Street, Christchurch, to Nurse Rawlings, on the occasion of her approaching marriage. The dining-room was decorated with roses and sweet peas and a dainty afternoon tea was provided. The nfter--1 neon was pleasantly spent with competitions, eto. Tho two first prizes wore won by Mrs. Pillinger and Miss Rose Rawlings, Miss Rawlings received a large hamper of useful presents. ! Miss Smith, of Adelaide South, 'Australia, is paying a ; round of visits to . friends in tho Wairarapa. ! For Face Massage. Shampooing, all Han Troa'tmerts, and Electrolysis, Mrs Rolles--1 ton's is recommended, spacious Private .Rooms, Qualified Assistants, and Personal Atter.tion. Switches and Transformations • of every 6hade a speciality. Hair guari anteei! to keep its colour. 250 Lambton • Quay* -