SOCIETY

Observer, Volume 4, Issue 81, 1 April 1882, Page 36

SOCIETY

[Ladies and gentlemen giving parties halls Sfc. are invited to kindly furnish particulars, names of guests , and description of principal dresses.^

—A very interesting wedding took place at Trinity Church, North. Shore, on Wednesday last, the 29th inst. . Miss Annie Quick, only daughter of G-. Quick Esq., was united to Captain Webster, the popular master of the s.s. Albion. The morning was bright and lovely as befitted the auspicious event. Carriages were taken over from Auckland, and the invited guests, having met at the residence of Mr Quick, were conveyed thence in carriages to the church. The ceremony eventuated at half-past one o'clock j the church being crowded with guests and spectators. The wedding service was choral. The bride looked very charming in a superb dress of corded white silk, trimmed with Honiton lace. The white tulle veil, beautifully embroidered by Miss Teutenberg, was fastened on ,to. the long train with orange blossoms. She also wore a wreath of orange blossoms. The two bridesmaids were Miss Nearing, and Miss Harriet Oldham. They wore dresses of blue sateen with shirred bodices trimmed with wide cream lace, and a large bow blue sateen on the back of the skirt, and wreaths of blue and white flowers. Mr Tom Henderson was best man, and Mr Frank Quick, brother of the bride, was the other groomsman. Her father gave her away. Mrs Quick, the bride's mother, wore a dress of sea-green silk trimmed with satin of a lighter shade, black lace cape and cream bonnet with pink flowers. Mrs Frank Quick looked very pretty in a handsome dress of seal brown satin, bonnet of seal brown satin with pink plush bow, and strings. Mrs Start's dress was exceedingly rich and striking. She wore a dress of crimson satin, with bodice of crimson velvet, and trimmed with velvet, cream bonnet and cream feather. Mrs Durance had a grey silk dress trimmed with peacock - green brocaded silk. Bonnet of - peacock green and grey to match. Mrs Porter's dress was cream silk, trimmed with white and pink silk pompadour ; cream bonnet, with blue feather and blue strings. Mrs Brett wore a wine coloured silk dress, with bonnet to match. Mrs C. Dacre wore a cream dress and bonnet to match. Miss Macandrew wore white cashmere, white hat trimmed with white lace, and turned up with black velvet. This young lady looked remarkably well. Little Miss Nearing wore a pretty dress of blue, with blue silk hat, which Became her excessively. The two little Misses Brett had biscuit coloured dresses, white hats trimmed with biscuit lace. We observed among the gentlemen : Messrs Frank Quick sen., Dacre, Durance, Stark, John Eeid, Sibbin, F. and W. Quick. There were two carriages with white horses from town, and two drags from the North Shore. The wedding breakfast was supplied by Canning, who almost excelled all former efforts on this occasion. The wedding-cake stood four feet high. The usual toasts were proposed. The trousseau dresses were made by Miss Delaney, of Queen-street. The bride and bridegroom left on . in the Albion for their residence in Melbourne.

-A good story is told in connection with the visit of the Rev. Mr Tebbs to Waiwera. It -was noticed one morning that the reverend gentleman • did not occupy his accustomed chair at the breakfast table. Mr M.,. who was in a facetious mood, remarked " I wonder where the little parson is this morning ? I am afraid he is too fond of the good things of this life and especially medical comforts to go to Mahurangi." " Pardon me," rejoined a demure looking lady who sat opposite Mr- M., " I have known Mr Tebbs rather intimately for a number of years, and I have always considered him very abstemious." Mr M., who is distinguished for his gallantry bowed to his fair vis a vis and began to apologise, but was interrupted with- the soft, gentle remark " Oh, you ' need not apologise, lam Mrs Tebbs." They who saw the blush that mantled on Mr M.'s face, up to the roots of his hair, think that he perhaps regretted that little speech as much as anything he ever uttered in his life. —The following description of some of the prettiest dresses worn at the H.A.B.C. Society's iball in the Choral Hall, came to hand too late for s 'insertion in last week's issue:— Mrs Kelly, sage - colour, silk, jammed with ombre satin ; Mrs W|fe_GK;Conneil^fawii colour-silk, trimmed with satin T^^f; a lighter ishade, and gold ornaments ; Mrs M. • Higgiris, dote, colour silk trimmed with ecru lace j Mrs ,J.; Clark brown sateen trimmed with cream ; Mra: T,eute.nberg, white tarlatan -and cardinal ; Mrs Dftlleii; favrh coloured cashmere trimmed '■:■'. 'with silk^v'Mrs, Griffiths, 4jlack grenadine with ,■ palejblue^trimmings j r Mrs M. Connellys brown i; satee^t:ri&me<i£ with, pream lace ; Miss Haslem, r:4-':^%m'i3aj9^'t)^m€d:mtli^e colour j Miss Con-

nelly, cream and pink sateen ; Miss Thompson, white trimmed with silver lace ; Miss Kirby, pale blue trimmed with Madras muslin ; Miss O'Hare, : pink sateen trimmed with Spanish lace, which looked very pretty ; Miss O'Brien, brown velvet ;. Miss O'Hern, sea-green sateen and silver ornaments ; Miss Brannagin, pink and cream Madras muslin ; Miss M. O'Hern, black grenadine and ■ cardinal sisli ; Miss Jennings, pink sateen trimmed with black lace j Miss Queenin looked very pretty in a simple cream sateen with a shaded satin sash and gold ornaments ; Miss O'Neal, pure white ; Miss Slattery, green and pink Madras-muslin ; Miss O'Hanlon, maroon velvet trimmed with cream satin ; another young lady wore white trimmed with ivy leaves. Messrs. W. Gr. Connelly and Patterson acted as M.C.s in an efficient manner. Mr James O'Brien, jun., was considered the best dancer in the room. — Mr W. Mills gave a very pleasant social last Tuesday evening in the Temperance Hall. About thirty-five couples were present. Messrs. Eeid and Davis "supplied the music. Mr Dallen, of the Coffee Palace was caterer on the occasion. Mr James Mills undertook the arduous duties of M.C., which he performed most successfully. Miss E. F., Miss H., and Miss C. were the most tastefully dressed young ladies in the room. Miss Woods looked very nice in white and pale blue, and her song was well rendered. Mr Dempsey carried off the palm for dancing. Some very good songs were rendered by Misses Marsoni, Laurence, Smith and Woods, the gentlemen singers Messrs. Holland and Mills. Every one seemed sorry when the National Anthem brought a most enjoyable evening to a close.