SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 265, 1 August 1908, Page 11

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

'.'Mrs. Cornwall, of Nctv Plymouth, is stay. ,mg' with Mrs. Davies afc Lowry Day. . Mrs.. Jas. Holmes is visiting her son, Dr. Holmes, afc .Kelburne. .. Tho. wedding of Mr. D. C. M'Donald, a recent arrival from Scotland, and Miss Hilda Grant, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.. Joseph Grant, of Gladstone, was celebrated at Gladstone on Wednesday (writes our Wairarapa correspondent). : Miss . Lena Grant was bridesmaid, and Mr. C. Grant'best man. Mr. and Mrs. M'Donald will take ud thoir residence in Scotland, whero Mr.* M'Donald's father has a lucrative business. • On Thursday afternoon tho Misses. Turner of Kelburne gave a very delightful tea, when their rooms wore filled with tho most beautiful flowers sent down from Porirua. 11l tho drawiiigrroom were masses of gorgeous aneviolct3, and wattle bloom, while in -.the diiling-room were daffodils and primroses. .During tho •. afternoon Miss Lloyd I-lassell sang and Sirs. Hcctor'Bethunc played.. Miss Turner wore a'frock of black and whito silk; Miss N. Turnor, pale blue musliii; and Miss A. Turner, grey silk. Among the guests present were:—Mosdamcs O'Connor, J. Studholme, Moorhouse, Brandon, Barron, Bethune, Cornwall (New Plymouth), Fulton, C. Kohbell, Evans (New Plymouth), H.' D. Crawford, Beattie, Hassell, Samuel, Butts, Tweed, •J. , Holmes; and: Misses. Rundell, O'Connor, "and Holmes. ■. r . Mrs/ Cecil Kebbell, who is spending some months in Wellington, has her three children, with her, and yesterday afternoon Mrs. A. de fi. Brandon gave a children's party for tliem, wheii a number of' happy little boys and girls -partook of all sorts of joys, in which a magic lantern and a delightful tea playod important parts. A number of grownup,'people were there, among them'being Mosdames Fyler, Goring-Johnston, Fisher,: lan Duncan, W. Hislop, Joseph, Lanarch, and C. Pearce. , t

The wedding of Mr. H.Babington,of Johnsonville, and, Miss; Louio Truscott, eldest daughter of Mr. E.'W. Truscott, of Masterton, was celebrated on Wednesday, at tho residence of tho bride's parents, Cornwall Street, Mastcrfcon (writes our Wairarapa correspondent). : Tho bride, who was given away by hor father, wore a handsome tailor-made costume.. Miss. Elsie':,Truscott, Miss Winnie Truscott, and Miss P. Babington were bridesmaids/- Mr. G. Bowers was best man While the ceremony was performed by tho Itev. A. T. Thompson. The honeymoon is being spent in the South Island.

It has often been stated, writes our Wairarapa correspondent, at marriage ceremonies the usually show a calm self-possession which ■is m .marked contrast to the obvious nervousness of the male principal, whoso forlorn attitude conveys a sort of meaning that ho. thinks. that. ho is going to bo executed. This beliof received corroboration' a little; while: ago at, a wedding.in the Wairarapa, when the bridegroom fainted at the termination of the ceremony, and .was very soon brought s round by the brido dashing wator. in his .face.

Miss Ghristino Smith, who has been at Rotorua fo niearly a year is to pay a visit to Wellington shortly.., Miss Partridge intends to spend tho fleet week in Auckland, and will'leave Wellington on Wednesday. . , Miss Ivy Hislop, who is leaving for Sydney in a fortnight, is being much feted by her friends, and yesterday afternoon a farewell tea was given for her by Mrs. J. W: Wallace, of Halswcll Street. Tho tea-tablo was effectively decorated with maidonhair fern, daffodils, and autumn leaves, intermingled with palo green ribands. Miss Old helped to servo tho toa, and recitations and songs, woro contributed by several of tho guests. Mrs. Wallaco received in a charming frock-of soft grey, embroidered in greys of various shades, and with grey tasselled trimming. Mrs. Hislop woro a sealskin coat with black skirt and smart hat; Miss Ivy Hislop brown tailor-made and hat with rose-coloured trimming; Miss L. Hislop, dark grey coat and skirt, and grey hat. Among' others present were Mesdames Milne, Waters, E Blundefl, Tcnnent, Hamer, and Christie, and Misses Cooper (2), Northcote, Thackeray, Devine Kane, Chilman, Muir, Cootes, aud Rutherford. i ■

■,0n Tuesday and Wednesday of nest week' the Falmerston North Amateur Dramatic Co is giving a 1 play entitled "For England's (jlory, at the Opera Houso, Palmerston.

i - A very enjoyable jlanco, was given in St Peter s Schoolroom on Friday night by the Wellington Ladies' Hockey Club. The schoolroom was prettily decorated with foli- ■ ''age, and hollygay with berries, gave a pretty touch of colour to the room.■Hockey sticks, tied together with the club colours .of navy blue and white were interspersed here and there I about the walls. Tho supper table J was decorated with holly and touches of JZ" i™ e \"Jhe 'secretary of the club (Miss I Jithel .Moore) aud tho committer, the Misses Fisher, .Swindale, SindJair Wimsett, Moore, Webster, and Roberts, did everything in their power for the enjoyment of tiicir guests. The chaperones present were "Mrs. Hislop—to whom a bouquet, was presented by. Miss Fisher—and Mesdames Hugo, Moore, Martin, Mollinson and .Dawson, Among those dancing were Miss Swindale, in a palo bluo frock; Miss Sinclair, palo blue'glace; Miss Moore',- white silk muslin; Miss Fisher, white frock trimmed with tangerino; Miss Hitching, white trimmed with pale bluo; Miss Cohen, whito silk; Miss Tasker, black silk with cluster of red roses; Miss .Cruickshaiiks, palo- green frock; Miss Duncan, whito frock; Miss Sexton, pink velvet frock; Miss Ryan, pink; Miss Roborts, white frock; Miss Mason, pale pink frock; Miss Wimsett, pink; Miss : Webster, white frock;:and the Misses Radcliffe, Gilchrist, and Corliss, the Messrs. Radcliffe, Elvines, Wright' (3), Levi, Kitching, Ncsbit; Tait, Redmond, Williams, Duncan, I'enny, aud Wincop. Tho Mayor, Mr. Hislop, was also present. • The music was supplied by Mr. William's and supper by Scott's.