SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 483, 16 April 1909, Page 3

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

of Engagements arid Weddings.—> When reports of weddings and: announcements i of . engagements , are sent, :to • "Dominica" for publication, the name and address of the sender should bo enclosed, not for publication, but as an eriden&e of ;good faith.. Otherwise. tho announcements - cannot be published.] /eddlng at Havelock North, A correspondent telegraphs that a. wedding f great local interest was celebrated yesterav afternoon at the Anglican Church, Have>ck/North, by, ; the Rev. . A.. Gardiner, when riss Chambers, eldest daughter: of ' Mr. laßon. Chambers, was married to Mr. Lionel lelson, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs'. Wilom Nelson,, Tomoana. The church was beauifaUy decorated for the ceremony by tho irl friends' of the ' The' bride wore a harming' frock of 1 ivory satiny, trimmed: with ice.arid; chiffon, and a lace veil and pearl endant, both giftSjfrom the bridegroom, and h«" carried a bouquet of white- roses and iaiden-hair. fern, and ;was attended •by three rides'maids. 'Her little sister, Miss Nell Ihambers (chief bridosroaid), wore a frock of. 'kite mudin aind Msc#with a silk . sash of astel ■ shaded blue. Her. white silk- ha,t was wathed in chiffon, and she carried a beautiol shower 1 bouquet. The other bridesmaids ;erfr Miss .Hilda Nelson (sister of the brideToom)\.'and. Miss iViolet. Hall. They: wdre rocks of white' muslin,over BsvtinV with, pastel lue % sashes and pastel blue hate, with white rings*' and they carried bouquets. The 'ride's : mother wore a fawn': satin dress, rimmed with , rose-coloured passementerie,. jtid' a fawn hat,' trimmed with roses and hiffon.' Mr;:'; Noel Beamist was best man. Ifter '- the wedding the guests' were enterained at '.'Tauroa," the residence, of the •ride's parents. Mrs! /Lionel Nelson's'traveling dress was atailoririade costume.of;:saxe iluo cloth, Empire style, with hat to match. rea on the Terrace. , A very enjoyable girls' tea- was yes©rday aftentoon by.Miss Simpson, m honour .f Miss Elsie RawEott,..whose marriage' is to ak^' place shortly. The tea-table was decoat<M bridally with. whiteflowers; and; for ►ther decoration . scarlet dahlias were used. : )uring the aftornoon several of the guests lan'g, among these being Miss Alice Eawson, kliss: Vera Fulton, and the Misses Bertha Ind • Hilda Miles.'; Miss;' Simpson. wore :a ;raceful frock of cinnamon and -brown silk, rith /trimming of cream lace; Miss Rita Kmpson, "pale "bliie cloth empire frock; Miss Jrimths, a frock of cream runon; Miss ; "Elsie lawsori, pale blue cloth ;frock with -heliotrope jmbroidery, floral hat, and white fox furs: tf iss, Alice ; green (directOire . and.iam, 'rose pink crepe de chine empire, frock, wth sash,' and a large black hat with roses; Hiss /Bertha; Mites,. black .and white. - striped roik, and black hat: Miss Hilda: Miles', 1 rose sing lineaij and pink hat with roses; Misa Eliggmson, ibrown coat frock, 1 and brown hat yith, ostjrey'and shaded roses; Miss Higginr kin', 'striped skirt, and large black lat. Among other guests were Misses Ewen (2); Watson, Stafford (2), Russell, Perkins, Esrae .WaTd, Dean, Stuart (2), and Mrs. Hancock. , Presentation to Mrs, Hislop. A meeting of the committee' which lVarranging ~for,_ a presentation 'to Mrs.- Hislop will be hold in the Mayor's room at the Town' Hall this afternoon, at 3 o'clock, when it is hoped . that ' most 'of the lists now sent out w/11 bo reported on if not returned. It has been decided to extend by several days the period for collecting subscriptions, as it was impossible to do much during • the • Easter holidays. . A Coming Bazaar. I Preparations for, the bazaar to raise funds to clear off the debt on St. Mary's Cottage Home, ..Karon, arc engaging the minds and fingers of many people just now. The bazaar will not bo held till Augustj but w;hen it. oomes .it is to be a Big one, and, in; addition to' the" stalls, special.rattractions are being-arranged ; for. The following ladies are taking • charge , 'of various stalls:—Mrs." Wallis, Mrs. Hanscll, Mrs. IV.. Hudson, Mrs. R. Brown, Mrs.;S. Harcourt, Mrs; Coleridge, Miss Miss Seddon, Miss Lockie, the-MisSes Kensington, and Mrs. Sowles.- Before Mrs. Wallis left for England a ! sum of money :was .voted by tho guild to bo spent, by. her in . purchasing v' specially-attractive articles for the bazaar, ana as a result she has brought out some particularly fine china and lace, and many toys. It is .understood, that the ladies are hoping for contributions' of suitable articles for the bazaar from "Wellington wellwishers. i Tribute to Vlcjor Harris. ' . Mrs;- D. 8., Harris, of Palmerston North/ left- yesterday for. a visit to England. She takes with her a memorial wreath from residents of Palmorston, , to lay on the grave of her, son Victor, who was so well known to many, of ths citizens of the town. The Mayor presented the wreath to Mrs. Harris on behalf of those who were 1 sending it. On it ■ were the words: '.'ln loving memory of Victor Harris, from 1 citizens of Palmer? ston'Norths J. A. Nash, Mayor." In handing it iOver,- sympathetic reference was made, to the untimely death of the gifted lad, who had. promised to attain great- fame in the musical world., . The Sounds Excursion. A Welljngton lady who has just returned to Dunedin after taking part in tho Sounds excursion, in the Talune* writes:— 11 Everything was beautiful wb on you were once there, but .the going and coming were not' too pleasant to one who is not a good sailor. •However) wo-had two whole days, and nights in Supper Cove, so we.recovorecl. "Wo landed there on Sunday morning, and walked a . mile and a 'half; to ' see the waterfall. The journey in Jthe'bus was splendid, along a. road with a: wonderful growth of ferns and bush on either side. This was. tho'only land journey we took, and it led beside a river. The birds are wonderfully tame, tho wekas almost readyttreato r eat out of one's hand, , and we saw sonie beautiful paradise ducks and swans. On Sunday morning a clergjTnan, who was with uSj Tead the service, and, in the evenirfg, we had a sacred concert. The captain was exceedingly kind and' considerate. He arranged for us all to go ashore, and five large rowing boats full of people, roped on behind a steam launch, made /quite an interesting looffing procession. The • sea was as smooth as glass. Miss Nash, the head stewardess, was goodness itself to us, and one could riot wifch for greater kindness'than she showed. The catering was first-class. There were two sittings for each itieal, and this was arranged fairly by letting those who went in second at 'one meal go in first for the next, and vice versa. Wo had two dances and two

concerts,- and.'it was ■wonderful to see how cleverly the sailors had decorated the deck with nags, Chinese lanterns, etc. Then, of course/the party amused itself with the usual deck games and: otherpastimes, and as there was no lack of musical talent the concerts were very, good. In fact, everything combined to make .the trip a. success. Every one of the: ship's company did his best to add to the pleasure of the trip, and ; at the end, the passengers drew up a complimentary address to_ the captain, which was signed by ■all.' After^the^ presentation, they joined in singing For he s a jolly good fellow.'" Melba In Dunedln. v A correspondent says_ that Melba had .a. most enthusiastic reception at her first concert in Dunedin, which was. given last night. People had come in from as far iiorih as Qamaru- to hear her, and >the audience was a very representative one. Madame Melba wore a frbek of heavy cream satin,-hand-somely embroidered with wheat-ears,- and inth this she wore the most beautiful jewels. She wore a magnificent corsage of diamonds, with .thick diamond edging to, the filmy sleovesj a delicate turquoise spray fastened her, spray of roses,_ and. her dark head was crowned ; with a diamond .tiara. She also wore a very , large fine rope of . pearls wound three times round her neck, and two! royal orders of merit, one from the King of'< England, the other from the King of Norway, and Sweden; The audience was most enthusiastic, a,nd Madame Melba was very generous With her encores, on one occasion giving a double encore when her singing of 'Coming Through the Rye' for the first encore had roused the wild enthusiasm of her audience. She still shows: the effect of her recent accident iii a slight limp, but it had evidently not affected her spirits, and her manner was full of charm. At the. end. of the concert the people went absolutely wild, they, stamped; cheered, arid waved their handkerchiefs, and Madame Melba gave the ' .'Laughing Song' most charmingly as an'.encore.. ''People: were very much pleased with the pianist who' accompanics Madame ' Melba, Miss Una Bourne, whose playing is unusually strong i»nd vital for a woman:' : Freezing Fashions. . : It is one. of .the misfortunes . of' men that their' clothes are so-monotonous that'no one ever notices how they look,, unless 'they • are extraordinarily smart,' or •have the\ distinct tion.of years. , Professor David, however, has returned to Sydney with a wardrobe that creates .great 'interest. Says a Mel-, bourne daily paper Professor David's Antarctic suife are spread around , his university room, and; aire handled with curious awe. by the .stay-at-homes. They included headpieces of knitted wool, covered bv a long impenetrable helmet; fur-lined socks, shoes of ;fibre_and shoes,of .tough akin, all,fitting into skis; coat, waistcoat, and' trousers of thick felt, lined"' with 'fur, the- weiight of which.alone seems enough to crush an ordinal man. People step more, lightly at the poles, as' they would do in Mars;; They were glad of the'warmth, for the South Polo is a colder place than the North Pole, as .it consists ,of a plateau some hundreds* of feet above' sea-level. The nearer one gets to sealevel the warmer it is at'the North Pole. The experience resulted in David putting on 3st. in weight, so that none of' his Austrah'an clothes'would'fit.:He procured a ready-made suit, and replaced the old brown hat known to students for years (it. is not really the same hat, but ; the new one has always : been made Exactly like its predecessor) with a more jaunty one' of. grey. When-he'went to purchase his clothes, customers and asastants flocked to gaze, at him.' Professor David has babied to Lieutenant Shackleton Mrs., David's acceptance of ./the Esquimaux puppy born on the Nimrod, and called "Ambrose." : Miss 1 Borlase is giving a ! dance in the Goring Street Hall on Saturday evening. Miss Marjorie Abraham, from Palmerstbn North, is the. guest of. Miss Higgins'on. Mr. and Mrs. Nelson have been'; visiting the and are now staying in Auckland." : : \•'....... Mr. and -Mrs. T. H. Lowry, : of Hawke's Bay, who have been for a trip, to Auckland, have returned home.' ' : ' Miss Heckler, who has' been' spending a few .weeks in town, is leaving for * Martinborough to visit friends.' • Miss Shirley, Baker/ who has been spending some days in Wellington, went to Auckland with her sister yesterday. . •r'.'MtS. Hales left by the Mam . Trunk line yesterday for a visit to Rotorua. ' She will probably be. away for two •or three -weeks. ' ; Mr. .and .Mrs. J. Mowbray, of- the Fortymile Bush. (Hukanui), have been ' visiting Rotorua and .are now staying in Auckland. . Mr., and Mrs. George Elliott, who have just' completed a visit to the Hot Lakes district, are staying at the Star Hotel in Auckland. •• 1 ' , . Mr. and. Mrs. R. Thackeray Hudson, "Lynthorpe," Stratford, are leaving Wellington on May 7 to meet the Ophir m Sydney,.for a: trip, to England. ,/V . 1 Announcement is . made of the engagement Df :Miss "Winifred Clapham, youngest daughter of Mr. George Clapham, of Wanganui, to Mr. Maurice Baker, of Wellington. Miss Vida-Goldstein, who has for so . long been the most prominent advocate of women's franchise in Victoria, was the first woman to whom an elector's right was issued in that State., . _ Miss Tempest, who has been Enjoying a short health visit to ; Australia and New Zealand, is now on her way to England. The distinguished singer will , immediately on' her arrival in, Paris commence a long operatic tour. , The marriage of Miss Eila Williams to Mr. Vernon Reed,'M.P., is to take place at St. Paul's Church; Auckland, on Wednesday, April 28. A reception-will afterwards be held at' •'Cintra," the home of Mr! and Mrs. T. C. Williams. . ,