AROUND DUNEDIN.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 4994, 5 April 1895, Page 2

AROUND DUNEDIN.

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Quito a number of fashionable marriages have taken place this week, a most unusual thing forEuglisli Church people to many (luring •Lent, Yesterday i was present at St. Matthew's Church (where the Rev A.. Yorkc officiated Tor some time) and witnessed the marriage of Jlr Clias. Biittcnvortli with Miss Grace Backhouse. It was essentially a white wedding. The bride and five bridesmaids were all attired in rich white satin. The bridesmaids wearing broad trimmed white chip straw hats caught up in three places with three lovely white ostrich feathers, and they all carried magnificent white boquets composed of orange blossoms and roses. The church was artistically decorated with white lillies ami asters, three arches being erected under which the bride passed. The Rev. P. Hood officiated aud tho services was full choral. Two page hoys scattered lovely white lillies and roses from the porch of the church to the bride's carriage after the ceremony. Old boots and slippers instead of being thrown at the bride for luck as formerly are now tied on to the back of the carriage and form anything but a picturesque finish to the equippage.

St. Patrick's Day was observed an a holiday by the banks and insurance places, but none of the shops were closed. Races and an excursion toWaihola were the only arauseinents. The former were very badly patronised and the racing very poor. Only one horse started in tile last race and one speculative individual put one pound on the totalisator and received 18s for his solitary investment.

Owing to one of tho partners retiring from the turf the whole of Stephenson and Hazlett's racing stud are to be put up to auction after the Birthday meeting iu Hay. Mr Dawson, one of our City Fathers is being banquelled to-night at the Chora) Hall. He leaves for a six months' ti'ip to the old country next week. Mr Elliot, another citizen, is also leaving for a nine months' sojourn in the Mother Land,

Miss Rose Blancy left for Wellington this week, where she is engaged to assist at Miss Fisher's conceit, after which she goes on lo Melbourne to continue her musical studies.

The subject agitating the minds of tho citizens hero just now is the abattoirs question. At the instigation of our worthy Mayor tho councillors are proposing to borrow money for the erection of City Abattoirs, iu order to give us moat killed under their own management.

There is much being said and written both for the loan and against it, and a public meeting is- to be held to consider the question. Mr Fish must be atruefollowerof Vogel as k is novel happy unless borrowing. .

[ School excursion picnics are still to tho fore, and I regret to say, are being used as other than enjoymont for the younpsteis. Three country schools came to town this week, mothers and fathovs in a great many cases leaving tho elder children to mind the house while they come to town to do 12 months' shopping Bags of sugar, boxes of tea, and huge bundles of drapery, filling up tho carriages. The railway authoritiesshould not allow luggage of this kind, or if they do, ought to charge double for freight. Of courso it is a very good thing for townspeople, but the country shopkeepers are crying out against the railway authorities for allowing such a state of things. • A great treat is in store for Dtmedinites. Mr Herbert Jones has kindly consented to give a lectnro on "Our Country, the World's Wonderland," and will show 120 superb pictures of the greatest sights of New Zealand. This gentleman has travelled through New Zealand making a collection of views to exhibit ou his return to the Old Country. Mr J. J. Kennedy, of tho Theatrical People's company was driving a brake full of singers and actors yes-terday.-.when tho axle brake, lawying Mr Kennedy violently.out of tho vehicle, one of the wheels also passed qvqr him. Beyond a few bruises and a gbqd shaking no ono else wm hurt, Mr Konnody is not so niuoh injured as was thought at fii'Bt, and hopes to bo about again in another week's time,