SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 492, 27 April 1909, Page 3

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

' , fNo tices of Engagements and Weddings.— •j-'iWheD '..reports'-'of; weddings and announce-' . incuts of engagements. ';are - "sentV to "Dominica" for publication, the name and address :6f the ' sender ..should , bp enclosed, ; ,:,not for .but .as 'an evidence of . . good faith. Otherwise the:'announcements ' ■ cannot be published.] | : Wadding. ■■■■ At St. Augustine's Ciiurch, Potone, yesterday, Mr. S. M. Rastall, formerly, of Northumberland, England,.' and' how ;of Wel- , lington, was married to Miss* Charlotte Bald- ; .win (Lottie Richardson),',youngest daughter of tho Into Mr. W.H. Baldwin, of' Northumberland,;. England., - The;.bridb,;whp was. ; given , away -by Mr.. A.v Macintyre, , :of Wellington,. 1 wproa, smart, travelling costume of navy blue cloth;: trimmed 'witH sills braid;' with large . plumed-hat'yjf wedgwood blue, and carried a shower; bpuc/übt/;;She.was attended by' Miss . Iha Drumrnond, who. wore a • dress ;of;pale /blue; mousseline,' with' lace, and. velvet . trimmings, and.Merry Widow:hat; of darker blue. SJio' caiTied a shower bouquet.. Mr. 11. Burn.acted as best'man'.' A reception'was : afterwards .held at, the,residence .-. of Mrs. Cruicksh'anks.' .' Louis Beclio's Daughter. ' v , •. •Miss' N'or'a'Lois Becke; (the eldest daughter of Mr. Louis Becke), who holds" an'im'portant Secretarial positioii l ill London,is the Dominion and the.'Australian'.cMonios.; Miss, Becke is a! .most accomplished linguist, and; out' of ' 300. applicants for the position she now holds she .was 'given; the spite •strenuous, onpeisition.on account' of-her, ' Shehas''/.obtained; sixmonths'• leave. Miss Becke. is now only, 21 years of age; and was bora at. Towusyille, 'North -Queensland.' A Wellington Artist.-. ' ;■ Miss; Mina '.Arndt,-. of Wellington, says the "British / Australasian,'-" has ■ been studying painting in. London- > with . Frank - Bratigwyn and others, „at ■ the London School of Art, and Las -just .received - the honour of', a mon- ■ itorship; in one of, tlio .-chief, classes there— carrying-./.with it-;; inany ;'advani' .tageSi'^^Last l -winter Miss Arndt worked at - Newlyn. -a 'picturesquo Cornish fishing -village, with Mr. • Stanhope Forbes.-' .- Presentation at otaki. At tho Otaki Town Hall on Friday night, says, ourOtaki correspondent,; Mrs: ' Hector. '•Nicolson,.V-wW';;fra^ ; was ipres'ented; with.,/some; 1 Valuable : ..'silverware, fromthe^members'of,the ;Otaki Girls'; Club, ;of which she' is a very .popular-, and ' pains-, taking J member,- as. slie-lias: been, .ever, since, its inauguration...; In tho; unavoidable '• absence of Mrs. (Dr.) Huthwnite, • the .presentation : was'niade;by Mrs. .Byrpii Brown (vi'cth president), : ; :;who ■.;. referred, in a prettilyworded speech, to. the .-excellent qualifica- . tions. of .Mrs:; Nicolsonj. eulogising; her t popiilarit.v and tho good work done by her: -Mrs. .Nicolson,' ; iwho,:;wis suitably responded. . • '. ' . ' ' ' • A Pioneer Lady. :.' -Mrs.. Patrick Darby,', who * died; last week; was the. wife (of; Mr;. Darby; 'of;, New' Street,.Ponsohby'..;; , She arrived":in;,the Dominion in ■1840, 'and was'; ; one,'-of ■Auckland's • earliest- ; settlers: 1 ; She was .married, to Mr. Patrick, Darby in 1858, and on November 19, 1908, kept '.tho. r golden,, jubilee: of- her ■ marriage. Thirteen • children were born of this marriage, ten ' of.' whom.: are' living.;;' Thomsons aro Messrs. I 'Patrick and V: Walter : Darby, merchants, - Edward, .and Thomas Darby, -agonts; ■ end: Dr. Darby (all; of - Auckland), &friard''Darby, ; chemist/,':of,'Christchurch; ■and - tho' ;;Eey.' Father, Darby, "parish' priest. at ; , Hamilton,' ;W,ail<afo; : V:f'jni , '.ai®'; Mrs: B.' Mabkay, 1 ' ofi'Auckliihd;V 'Mrs.'-. V. Koneally,; To: Puke; and"Mrs; T.' Lonerean; tho deceased, is :still-, living.■; Ho is now in ; his but,'; .'owingj; to in;firmity' j ; : _is left : :jbsm|thei'';2s grtm^ Master ton fittes; 1 Mr. and Mrs.-.G. :<C. ; Williams and -Mr. : and Mrs. H. -G; Williams- have gone- • to ■Auckland;.to' be present,at'.' the' wedding.; of. ■Miss -Ella Williams to Mr. Vernon- Reid, M.P., which. takes place •'to-morrow. -Mrs;. 1 ;J. : J'. j'Mackersey-.'has.■ returned >ifrom : whero she has ; .been spending a few days . Mrs. W. Bunny intends' ; to . return to "Glenburn" at the end-' of tho present week.- .' : ->; --'V-''; , Mrs. A mot has returned-to her-liome'af-ter' spqr.ding a 'fortnight, at Muritai. ■ 'Miss, Eiltt'Valiauce. of '?Kaliaumingi,'.' is; 'there'for some' time. -■'; ;■.-;. - . vMadamo'Melbai'wishes it.to bo. known that she receives,,so. many applications'' for her autograph'- that . shehas: beeh'. compelled to ■make' a';eharg6 of halfra-erown'for,'each sig-nature.,;;.The.-pro'cee<ls.aro;giVen!.to:charities;', The Rev. A. de H. Robinson, who for the past three years has .been . curate, at St. Paul's, ;is returning to' London, as the term Jor . which he. accepted, the. positipn; has. .'-.espire'd.., .;Tho, Rev. ;T. ;H. ,;Sprott' : 'and Mrs. :Sprott,have issued .invitations for. a : farewell .evening';'in tho Sydney Street Schoolroom next' Thursday. - . . - ,' Subscribers 'to the gift for; Mrs. Hislop are remiiided' that the preseritation' wll >be made this 'afteriiopn: in. the Mayor's room at the. Town Hall. t . , . ' ■ ~ i f - Mrs,- and Miss:Gannaway havo -returned : to town, after spending a • most enjoyable month' in the Auckland and Rotorua districts; ,; Tlio Dunedin ,pe.ople~ are' arranging a beneiit concert", for-.MisS .Thompsbn, the -wonderful' contralto singer whom Madame Melba has dis-. covered-in tlio south. ' . t.Theo iMrs. Harvey, eldest ter of Mr;; D'.- T. Stuart, •; which occurred .very;:suddenly,on.'Sunday,; has cast a shadow over tlio-large, circle., of. iier, frioiids,' among: v/hom.'sheiwas;. very Mrs. Harvey: ;Tvas..;in good health until two of three;days •before her death. : -. •Miss S. Van Staveren lias gone tb' Nelson to spend . some timo with' her: sister, ; Mrs. B. Jlanoy. .;;; Miss Van Staveren and her.; sister, who went to Milan', some .month's ago to study, -.art'., and-, music, ; are' now.,'settled ' in Berlin,; ;whero'they''arej Iwell pleiised; .\yiih ..their ''surroundings. . Milan, though picturesque, is more full • of, evil .odours , than Naples ;itself, ahd .ithe'.two. New Zealanders; found living there impossible! •' .' ■, .' w: ',■ '.