SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 548, 1 July 1909, Page 3

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

'[Notices of Engagements and Weddings.— Whon , reports xt weddings and announce- . wonts of engagements .iro pnnt to "Dnmmica" for .publication, tlio nanio ami address of tho sender should bo enclosed, not - for publication, but as.an evidence of good faith. Otherwise tho announcements canaot be published.] Weddings. • i At St.: Joseph's Churoli, Bucklo Street, yesterday morning, tho marriage took place of Miss Alice E. Ward, oldest daughter of Mr. Thos. L. Ward, of ;this city, granddaughter of the Jute Hon. I 'and Rov. Benry Ward, of Killinohy, IreJalid, and nieco of the late Crosbie Ward, toiMr. Arnott John Forme, of Johnston and Company's staff; son of tho lato Dr. Ferme, > of Devon,-England. The officiating ; .minister ] was tho Rev. Father Herring. Tho brido, who woro her travelling costume, was ,gjven away by her .father, and .was accompanied, by Miss O'Sullivan,'as bridesmaid, Mr! Thos; L. Ward, jun., brother; of tho bride, acted as 'bestl man.,U' ■;.,.7 : , : .'V'" Y- : •',T \'■•■■.'J ..-. The marriage took place on: Tuesday -at Feilding of Mt. Joseph Gawith, of tlid'-Pal-morston district,, and Miss Marion Reid, daughter of Mr. John Reid, farmer, of Awahuri. The ceremony, which! took place at tho residence of ithoj bride's, parents," was: performed by the R«v. G. Budd. A Trip to North Queensland. ■ Miss . Amuri Rutherford;! whoj- with''her parents and sisters, has justibcen to the north of Queensland, writes to a fnond m Wellington.giving a brief account of the trip, which is one that many Australians nowadays lons to take. > Brisbane:(she says) is a splendid placo with its wido . streets,', fine shops, 1 and excellent tram ■wrvice.,. 'Tiie large'buildings ire ehiolly ' banks; ... Russians • have a. ] weakness for churches, and Australians for (banks. I was ill most,of-tho'timo.-we spenti there, so was not.ablo.to visit-many of the Suburbs. We went by rail through- to Gladstone,- where we .caught tho s.s. Bingera, a small but wellfurnished tutbino .swamer; after two very pleasant days we reached Towhsvillo. The villago is two milo3 from the Wjiarf, and. we only had. a short timo there, iAs we came further ,• up . tho coast the scejiery became juoro magnificent; the islands ■■■we so frequently passed; were covered'with palm trees, and on tho beaches the goats appeared t-o bo picking -grass out of the , sand. Luanda Point anJitho Mowrilyan Harbour' were- tho two places of . scenic interest that I liked best ; ;'at ; ; neither,although tho steamer, stopped, did we see any- signs of habitation., ■ Cairns is, described locally as .['Tho Pearl of the Pacific," nestling in a small harbour, surrounded by : bush-clad ranges. \ We only had four days there, and saw as much of the surrounding country as was possible-in so short a time. , The Kamerunga State Nursery; waa most interesting; Wo saw there some growing sugar .cane, cotton, coffee, rubber,' fruits, •: anf other tropical iind semitropical -products.- ■: - |*. ■We came up to Kuranda last Monday. ..It is twentyrone miles from Cairns,/ and has the most delightful winter climate .in the world.. The pictUresqueness of ' the journey is':unequalled in Ay&tralasia. ' The Barrdri; Falls,, which are passed,' are 800 ft: ;in beight/:and' afford, a.thr/lling sight, reseinblute (as they dash over tie rugged' rocks 'thickly-falling snow. < Kuranda; itself has no. village,', just. a' station i and a'few hotels. are (having a delightful time. • There are splendid- tennis and croquet courts, while bathing, shooting; fishing and' boating can-also be indullid in. Rough paths % bava, been ; cut . through ■ the bush, and yesterday morning (June 17) V a partv of. us„climbed.. right .to the top; of ' 1 one. of the highest mountains. ' From .there" .wo obtainod a glorious. view. ot_ the sea coast on one sido and tho Barron River gorge on the other. We will be quite sorry to return'»to Cairns - to-morrow, ,this "placo being remiiiis-cent-of ;our New Zealand home. - ■-s , . Wo leave for the south on Saturday evening, ,and go through totMolbourne "at 'tho beginning of July.; ■■■•: . : - ■ ■'--••■. The Transmutation of Stockings. ' 1 ' Many of tho women who visited tho Y.M.C.A.. bazaar-last niriit were much interested in one little exhibit at a work stall —a sot of garments made out of worn-stock-ings. These were sent up from Dunedin by Mrs. Don; who is the president ■ of the Y.M.C.A. Ladies' Auxiliary there, and who is. an ingenious -lady. Sho has discovered'! that; from two Stockings with their, feet, cut off, a very fine . little jersey ; for', a'-small boy can be made, and lioro, on a 'wooden figure, is the jersey to prove it. Four or. five stockings, cut open and together, will make ■ a small pair of bloomers, largo enough for a six or eight-years-old child. A little cap and a pair,of 'mittons ■ were articles- .obviously to be; derived/from:.stockings, - though,''perhaps, somo.had not realised how very neatly >h© alterations, might be.-ma'Je. -As the. lady in charge ,of.' this :stall-declared,' the,- little: garments are -well, worth inspection by any ■woman: who has not. found 'any .satisfactory use for-old stbckmgs; but', dislikes . to have, so much,good woven wool thrown away. Mastorton Notes. , ;;On Friday evening last, Mrs. D/ Hampton entertained a few the hostess-, being ably assisted by ' the Misses Hampton. . Severalsongs , wero . rendered'.by.* Mrs. Low .and the Messrs. - Branson, •■ Low, and Pavitt. During-the ovening. a presentation of some beautiful -silver was ' made to Miss Vida Hampton in recognition of her servicos as pianist,during the Gipsy Camp - en- : tertainment. A - few of those present were Mcsdames Hampton and Low, Misses Hampton (2), Thomas. (3), Messrs. Pavitt, . Low, Branson, ana Thomas.. . -'1 r- Mrs.v D._ Logan,.who has been spending,a few; days in Wellington, has returned to her home.. -. . . . . '■■ '■ • Mr. and Mrs. A. Beetham ar.d family aro visiting Pahiatua. v' . ; / .' ; ' i'■ .' The many , friends of Mr. W. P.. James;, S.M., will'rogret to hear of.his sudden illness on. .'Sunday aft-ernoon while returning to'.his home .after ! :a short stroll around tho golf links. ; By latest accounts there is a marked improvement in ; his condition, which news everybody will be pleased to hear. ■ • . Miss. Chrissie Smith, from Rotorua, arrives to-day from Auckland to spend-, a fortnight with licr mother, Mrs. Amolius Smith, at Island Bay. •■•• ■.' Mrs; C. 'Y. Fell, and Miss Fell, from. Nelson, aro in town., , The Hon. G. J. Smith, and Mrs.' Smith, of Cnristchurch, are among tho visitors to Rotorua. , • ' . ' Mrs. E. -W. Alison,,'and Miss Alison are to spend some days in Wellington. Mrs. - Willis,' from Rangitikei, is a guest of, Mrs. Duncan Monzios. Sir■ Francis and Lady Price-will remain in: Hastings for six moptlis. . They have taken tho residence of Mr; 0. Masters, in Havelock Road. Miss Ethel Nathan returns to-day from a ■ visit to Auckland, oxteiuling over several •months; ; . Mrs. Hull, who has been spending a fow days in t-own, returns to Bulls to-day. . Mr. 11. Nixon, and Miss Eva Nixon, from Christchnrcb, are staying at The Mansions. Yesterday Mr. Nixon entertained a number of frionds at a very pleasant little lunchcon at liirkcaldio and Stains'- tea-rooms'; .. Among the passengers by the Auckland express train yesterday : was Mrs. L. Dwan, of Nairn Street,'who is taking' her. little -son' to Rotorua for the benefit, of his health.