HAPPENINGS IN THE CAPITAL.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 1968, 2 January 1907, Page 4

HAPPENINGS IN THE CAPITAL.

By “Penelope.” AY 151 jTj INOTON, Tuesday. THE WEDDING OE THE WEEK. This was that of Miss Ilia Stuart, daughter of Mr. D. T. Stuart, to Mr. Ereu. Harvey. Both bride and bridegroom have a host oi friends, and St. Paul’s was well filled rj'itli guests and spectators. The bride wore white satin, very rich in quality; the skirt plain and full, and the bodice draped with lace. The two bridesmaids (her sister and Miss Huey Tolhurst.) wore in floral muslins, in tints of rose and violet, over violet silk. The waistbelts were high and draped, of silk, and bouquets exquisite arrangements of roses and mauve sweet peas. Each wore a turquoise and pearl brooch, a gift of the bridegroom, who gave the bride a pretty pear! pendant. The frocks at the wedding were very charming. One of the prettiest—a reseda green taffetas, with ecru not sleove ruffles and vest—was worn by Mrs. Arthur Young, perhaps tho handsomest woman in Wellington. Very tall and graceful, with charming color and beautiful features. Mrs. Alan Strang, from Palmerston North wore a beautiful gown of deep flounces of fmo embroidery. Tho hut-

tons, embroidered in blue silk, were a feature of this frock and blue silk draped the burnt straw hat with the masses of violets at the back. Two charming pale blue silks were effective, the one inset with deep insertion, bordered with plaits of silk; the other elaborately decorated with French knots. A lovely white silk muslin had trails of tiny roses and, foliage from the dee]) veni of pink silk to the knee, and was worn with a gracefully-twisted French Tuscan, with clusters of roses. Flowers were sot everywhere about the rooms of Mr. Stuart’s house on the Terrace, and the nowly-married couple stood under a largo bell of white blossoms to receive congratulations. The honeymoon—as is the fashion nowadays—is to ho short. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey are to go into Mr. Arthur Young’s charming liouso at Kelburne, while he and his wifo and family are in Christchurch.

IN HONOR OF THE BRIDE. Various entertainments, in which the bride was the central figure, took place last week. A Kitchen tea was held at Mrs. A number of men—bringing various kitchen utensils, not forgetting the corkscrew—were present. Every successive affair of this kind seems to result in a more bewildering array of gifts, and the bride got everything and more than she required. The latest kitchen luxuries are the aluminium jiots and pans, and quite a number were brought, including a little preserving pan that every housewife present coveted.

A quaint entertainment—a fancy dress dinner party—was given for Mrs. Harvey by one of her girlfriends. Thorp were fourteen girl guests. No men worn invited, and the appearance of each was the signal for peals of laughter. The idea of beauty had been scouted, and each girl hail made herself as coarse as she could. There was a golliwog with bush black hair and giggly eyes, a pair of baby twins, complete with socks, shoes, blue sash, short embroidery frock, and fair purjs tied with ribbons, and a seasonable Father Christmas, who dispensed crackers. A Chinaman and Mrs. Caudle were excellent, and a French clown was Mrs. Sindbad, wonderfully carried out. Her hair was strained back and twisted in a tight knot on the top of her head, and she was dressed in a scanty black bodice, a red skirt, white stockings, and hath shoes. After dinner she did a skirt dance, to the delight' of everyone. Though—or perhaps because—no men wore present the affair was most hilarious, and a huge success. The same evening Mr. Harvey’s bachelor friends entertained him at dinner.

A PAINTER OF ANIMALS. Mr Hounson Byles, R.8.A., is at present in Wellington, and a few of liis pictures are on view at Macgregor Wright’s. There is a most beautiful portrait of an English girl—a study in browns—coat, sable cap, furs, hair, and even the delicately sweet face ore all soft tones of cream and brown, n breast knot of violets is the only contrasting knot of color in the picture. But Mr Byles loves painting animals—especially horses—more than people, and there is a splendid picture of a charge of Moorish cavalry. Its dominant note is green, the vivid green of the sacred flag, contrasting exquisitely with the ivory and yellow of horses and flowing burnooses. Most of the horses are white, and the action and spirit of each animal is marvellous. There are also two largo racing pictures of a steeplechase. Since Mr Byles arrived he lias not been idle, for ho has been in New Plymouth painting a fine horse of Dr. Valintine, and is also painting the famous AchilJ.os at Porirua. If inducement offers Mr Byles may stay some time in New Zealand. Ho is a remarkable looking man, lean and brown, like one who has been much in hot climates.

SOCIAL ITEMS. Various people have gone across the harbor to Day’s Day House to stay. Among these are Sir and Mrs Louis Schatz and Mr. and Mrs. Stott and their three children, Dr. Findlay’s two little hoys are there with their nurse, while Dr. and Mrs Findlay are at Rotorua, Day’s Day now boasts ol u water chute which is immensely popula r. Miss ivrassey who has been staying with Mrs. Malcolm Ross, has returned to Auckland, Mr and Mrs Quick has also gone to Rotorua. The Hinemoa is taking a party to the West Coast Sounds, and among those meditating the trip are Air and Airs AlcGavin, Air Fowlds Air Wesley Spragg, and Air Laurenson, Air Lichfield has come hack to Martin Kennedy’s house at Kilhurno, while the Kennedys are at Home. Air. Carroll is in Wellington, looking much the better for his rest in Gisborne. Dy the Corinthic arrived Air. and Airs. Hales of Oriental Bay, glad to get home, but full of delightful memories of a charming trip. Air, Jeffcoat has also come hack to Now Zealand. Air. and Airs. Lionel Abraham, of J’a liners ton North, have returned, and Air. Percy Bnller, accompanied by a motor car, is expected shortly. Sir Walter Bullorls house on the Terraco, which Alias Malcolm has had as a boarding-house-for years, Is, I hear ,to be sold, Aliss Alnlcolm. who i $ shortly to bo married to Air, G'ruickshapk, is a splendid manager, and "Miss Alajcolm’s,” as it is called, has been declared pyunl to the best hotels. Its will he sorely missed,