SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 448, 5 March 1909, Page 3

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

fNotices of Engagements and Weddings.Wlieii reports of wcddiugs and announcements of engagements aro sent "•Dominica" lor publication, the name an I address of the sender should be i riot for publication; but-as an endence good faith. Otherwise the announcements cannot be published.]

Weddings. At St. John's Churcli on Wednesday afternoon Miss Florcnco Rubina Anderson, eldest daughter of Mrs. H. Anderson, of fellington, was married to Mr. Matthew IMd Robinson, only son of the late Mr. Mm™ Terry Robinson (inspector of. Wostlaml). Tho Rov. Dr. 1 - Gibb officiated.. The bride, who was given away by her uncle, Mr. Alexander White, of Masterton, woie a charming empire dress of cream chitton taiietas with silk embroidered chifton trimmings and silk corded tassels, witjli bridal veil and wreath of orango blossoms. She wore a verv liandsomo pearl spray brooch, the gilt of tho bridegroom, and she carried a beautiful shower bouquet. Tho bride was attended by three bridesmaids, Misses Rosaline ana Elsie Anderson, her sisters, and littlo Miss Dorothy Vile. The Misses Anderson wore charming frocks of eau-de-nil . I"?' 0 bluo chiifon taffetas, trimmed with si k insertion, and rucked net, with large black silk hats. Miss Vile wore a pretty frock of pale pink chiffon taffetas trimmed with tucked not and silk tassels,'and a pink Napoleon liat. Tho three bridesmaids carried bouquots or pale pink and white sweet peas. Mr. M. I. Corliss acted as best man, and Mr. \Yalter H. Anderson, brother of tho brido, as groomsman. A large reception was held afterwards at Godber's, where toasts were honoured and speeches made., The bride's travelling costumo was a cream tailor-made with largo brown hat and white feather boa. Mr. anil Mrs. Robinson left in tho evening by tho s.s. Maori for tho -south. '

An interesting wedding took placo on Wednesday afternoon at St. Mark s Uiurcn, Mangatainoka, when Miss Hilda Barrell was married to Mr. William Wottierspoon. Hie church was prettily decorated for tho occasion, and tho service, conducted by the Kev. A. W. H. Compton, was fully choral. Aliss Sicely acted aa organist,'and played Mendelssohn's Wedding March as the bridal party left the church. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a dress or creai. crcpo de chine, with chiffon i long satin streamers, finished w'lth- silvci tassels. Two of tho bridesmaids, Misses JL Quinlan and R. Barrell, were dressed in green and cream; Miss S. Barrell in pink, and Miss Wotlierspoon in white. Mr. L. Barrell acted as best man. After the corcmony the bridal party, together with ti guests, repaired to Mr. Barrell's residence, where n breakfast was served.. Mr. and Mrs. Wotherspoon left by the express for tho north. In tho evening Mrs. Barrell entr tained about 100 guests at a social in'.the Library Hall. A Cricketer's Wedding. During tho week the well-known cricketer, Dr. L. 0. S. Poideviii, was married in Sydney to Miss Isabel Barns, of* Neutral Bay. The. bridegroom is not a stranger to New Zealand, as he was a member of an Australian team that toured the Dominion, some years ago. One of his supporters during the ceremony was Mr. Wright, tho tennis champion. At tho reception, which was held at Potty's Hotel, .whilo tea was being served, Mr. G. H. Eeid, in tlio course of a speech, made a humorous'allusion to Dr. Poidevin's 1 capabilities as a cricketer. The wedding , cako (says The Dominion's Sydney correspondent) was elaborately adorned with sugar bats, balls, and other sporting paraphernalia/; and during the afternoon a" cablegram 'arrived from Lancashire county, conveying congratulations.. Dr. .findMrs. Poideviii are to leave for England a fortnight before the Australian Eleven. Dr. Poidoviu is an Australian, whose parents livo at Araluon, in New South Wales; but ho has now settled' in. Manchester. His bride is a. member of a well-known Queensland family, the daughter of the late Mr. .William Lcofric Barns, of Bundaberg, whose widow is now living at Neutral Bay.

Tea at Carroll's. | Yesterday afternoon at Carroll's tea-room'! Mr. and Mrs. Loder, of the Williamson Musical Comedy Company, gave 'a. very pleasant little tea for a few of their friends, among whom were Mr. and Sirs. Samuel, Mrs. Russell, 'Tucsley, Mrs. Butts, Mrs. Cecil Jones, Miss Olivo .Godwin, and Miss Scott. Mrs. Loder wore a smart frock of black voile with cream lace vest, a small black hat trimmed with ban'd of emerald green feathers and black silk, and a very handsome, long coat of black Irish crochet lace lined with black silk and with large buttons covered with crochet and brightened with touches of blue and green. Miss Olivo Godwin, whoso graceful frock of striped- black ninon was trimmed with cream-lace and effective touches of green, wore a very wide hat of cream straw bound with wide hem of silk, and wreathed with wine-coloured flowors finished off with : a huge purple rose of satin ribbon and chiffon. Garden Party at Pahiatua. A very pleasant garden party was given at Tane, I'ahiatua, on Wednesday afternoon by Mrs. Godfrey, of Wairuna. A number of guests were present, and they divided their attention between tho croquet lawn' and the beautiful grounds, which are well worth exploring, as they have been beautifully laid out. Among other guests present were: Mrs. Kolsey, who brought a party with her; Mrs. Davie, Mrs. Whitcombo, Mrs. Mathewson, Mrs. Walden and her daughters, Mrs. Maelauchlan, and Mrs. J. Lowes. Other ladies intend shortly to give similar parties.

The Lady Bowlers. • The lady bowlers, who came down from Greytown to play the Kelburno Ladies' Bowling Club, had delightful weather yesterday for their match, and tho only pity was that the games had to be rather hurried, as the visitors returned to Greytown by tho afternoon'train; A very pleasant little morning tea was served'at the green by tho Kelburne ladies, and the visiting rinks with some friends were entertained at a luncheon at tho Kelburno Kiosk—a very cheerful little function that came as a pleasant interlude to the play. The table was prettily dccoratod with yellow coreopsis; and was set on the shady sido of the pavilion, from which tho guests had a fine view over town and harbour. After lunch tho players returned to tho green, and. after being photographed in a group, resumed their play. In addition to the members of the rinks, several other ladies wcro present at the luncheon, including Mrs. Dinnio, Mrs. M'Villy, and Miss Williams. •Tho rosult of the match was that tho Kelburno ladies won by a -point,: the scores being:—Rink No. 1, Kelburne 25, Groytown 11; Rink No. 2, Kelburne 20, Greytown 23. Mastorton Notes. ... The Mastorton Town and Drill Halls presented a gay and animated appcaranco on Wednesday, ,when tho local Horticultural Society held its first show after a lapse of soveral years. A new society has been formed, and a most successful show was the result, Tho Ladies' Committeo did not spare themselves, and, in a great measure they wero a factor in tho success of this show. Tea was served on tho stage in the Town Hall, which overlooked tho decorated tables in tho main ■ hall. Tho decorations on the j stage tea-table were of soft shell pink roses, tho colour scheme, which was much admired, being all pink. Somo of those present wore:—Mrs. W. J. Hirchberg, in cream linen costume and cream hat with roses; Mrs. J. Caselberg, in white embroidered muslin and palo bluo and pink toque; Mrs. D. Graham, floral muslin ami burnt straw hat with roses; Mrs. H. T. Wood, cream voilo with black lace, and black hat; Mrs. C. F. Vallance, grey costumo and brown hat; Miss Wingato, heliotrope linen and cream straw hat with wiigs; Mrs. Baird, black coat i and skirt and black and white tog.ue; Mrs.

Perry, broivu Sicilian costumc and brown toquo, wliito wings; Airs. 11. H. Beetham, dark green coat and skirt and smart green, hat ; Miss W. Deethnm, green costume and Burberry hat; Mrs. Tabutcau, grey tailormado and black hat ivitli plumes; Miss Rose Meredith, grey costumo and black hat; Miss Hamlyn, groy costume and burnt straw hat; Miss K. Meredith, gobelin blue frock ami hat to match; Mrs. Chennells, dark green costumo and black hat with feathers; .Miss I'ayton, ivhito muslin and whito straw hat 'with cornflowers; Miss T. Payton, white embroidered muslin and blue ami wliito hat; Mrs. H. J. Williams, dark grey coat olid skirt and mole-coloured hat with coqiic feathers; Mrs. J. C. Wilkin, black tailor-made and black hat and plumes; Mrs. W. Becthain, grey coat and skirt and navy hat; Miss M. Meredith, brown tailor-mado costume and brown toque; Mrs. 1\ Cook, white embroidered, silk muslin and yieux roso hat, black plumes; Mrs. Norman James, palo green linen and straw hat with lilac; Mrs. Logan, duck-egg green coat and skirt and merry widow hat, Mrs. James, navy coat and skirt and floral toque; Mrs. Hosking, light grey costume and black hat; Mrs. Arnot, heliotropo coat and skirt and floral toque; Mrs. Norman Beetham, cream costume, long cream coat, and brown hat with wings; Mrs. Bunny, black silk and black and white bonnet; Mrs. J. Perry, black and white costume and black hat; Mrs. Galway, blackspotted eolienno and black hat; Miss Vullance, black costumo and hat en suite; Mrs. G. Sellar, navy coat and skirt and black hat; Mrs. Wardell, wine-coloured costume and dark red toque; Mrs. Donald, navy costumo and navy and white hat'; Miss Wilkin, wliito embroidered gown, cream hat, roses. Mrs. 0. Cooper and family aro spending a few weeks at Rona Bay. Mrs. Vivian Donald has gone to Castlepoint for a month. Miss Hawko is the guest of Mrs. HandNewton Lansdowne.

Mrs. Guy Williams returns from Auckland on Saturday. A Girls' Tea. Mrs. Frank Dyer jesterday afternoon gave a very enjoyable tea for several of her girl friends, and more especially for several girls who are at present visiting Wellington. They had a good deal of enjoyable music during tho afternoon. Miss Eileen Ward and Miss C. Jeaudiamp sang, and Miss Hennah played somo violin solos. Tho rooms and the tea-table were effectively decorated with yellow flowers, mainly coreopsis, and gallardias. Mrs. Dyer received in a pretty frock of pale blue silk with yoke and ■ sleeves of cream lace, and most of her guests wero in dainty summery, frocks and hats. Among those present were Mrs. Knox Gilmer, and Misses Eileen Ward, Appleton (Melbourne), -Milne (Oamaru), Bcauchamp (2), Livick (Sydney), Quick, Perkins, Seddon (2), Hennoh, Myers, and Prouso. 1 Ths Stewardesses' Memorial. While there lias been.talk' of raising funds for a. memorial to tho stewardesses wl,j showed such splendid courage during . th<s wreck of the Penguin, it lias seemed to some that' tho matter could stand over for a little timo until provision had .been, mado for. those who had . been left destitute by the loss of their breadwinners. Now that the subscrip tion lists have been out for many days sympathisers will bo pleased to learn that Mrs. Hislop is calling a.meeting at,the Town Hali for next Wednesday, when those who wish to. see a memorial fund raised will be affordca an opportunity of promising their has been suggested that perhaps sonip/way or other than that of providing a memorial might be found for expressing appreciation of tho stewardesses' devoted courage, but tlia may bo left to the meeting to discuss. The main fact is that the opportunity is to be afforded. Meantime, tho town clerk is still willing to received any subscriptions to the Mayoress's fund for this, purpose. ' : Although Mrs. Ilislop has called the meeting sho is still very far from well, and will not be able to preside. •

. Miss Doris Tfiivsloy .- has.; returned from a <visit,to Chrisl'cbjircb..' ... ' Miss Phyllis Higginson, who is going to live in England with her sister Mrs. Cnmpbe]l, will accompany.Mrs;- Tuson on her trip xjomo Jby tho Coriuthic in April.,. ~ Mrs. -A. Oaw, nf , Auckland, who has been staying with Mr. and Miss. Lukin'at Bellevne Gardens for a fortnight,iis returning to Auckland to-day. Mrs. Soaton and' her sister-in-law, Miss 'Seaton, returned yesterday afternoon from a delightful, fortnight spent at Auckland and Itotorua "with iino weather all tho time. Mrs. Newman returns this afternoon from visiting friends in the Manawatu and Rancitikci. ■ ' Tho' marriago of Mr. Henry Abraham, clerk to the Onslow Borough Council, to Miss M'Kollar, of New Plymouth, is to take place at New Plymouth next Tuesday. Mr. Abraham has built a ; house at'Kliaudallah. 1 ■ Mrs. M'Villy is leaving in 'three <eeks for a visit to Sydney, Melbourne, and Tasmania. While in Mclbourn?. she will be the guest of Mrs. Gilruth at her charming home, i Another little farewell tea was given for Lady Stout yesterday • morning, and this time Mrs. W. Kennedy was the.hostess. Her guests included Lady Stout, Mrs. Findlay, Mrs. Stafford, Mis. Miles, Mrs. Samuel, Mrs. Fulton, Mrs Ewen, Mrs. Nelson, Mrs. M. Myers, Mrs. Salmond, Dr. Platts-Mills, and Mrs. L. Blundell. Tho last letters received from tho Misses Hall-Jones express their'delight in the sights and charms of London. Thoy have had beautiful iVeather since - they- arrived, clear and cold, but not cold enough to worry them.