SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 596, 26 August 1909, Page 3

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Wedding at *LPvln. ; ; At' St. Mary's l -. Anglican Church, Levin, ' on-'Wednesday ; a{tenioon, ,1116 wedding,, v.as ■6olemnised:.:of,' 'Mr t '..6eflrge ll T.j. Elhot, of,. Onaoro, eldest sdn of Mr , S Elliot,' ,of ■ 'TJremii,,Taranakij -and-(Miss. ~-Elizaliptli-, A. ■ ' Wooding, second daughter: of, I .Mr., and .Mrs. • i R. Woofling, 4 ' Stanley , Street, ,-:Levm..-_ The ' Rev.' ! S- G- Compton, M.A.,/vicar of . the*, >■ church, performed thejceremony,- Only nu- . nibdiate friends'.' were . present. ' Jlr. Percy s ' Elliot attended:;his brotnei; as .best man,, and "Wooding,' sifter bride,:.was j bridesmaid.> Mr. R.. ,Wooding....gav<s vhis : daughter away v : The .''Weddipg. March ' was - / ; - played-: by 'Mr. . J.. Kearsley. The. bride as - ' dressed in'cream.'Sicilian,- with silk insertion ' ; ' bouquet, while .Miss• Jessie. Wooding, , -the ': 1 bridesmaid, woro ra , dress of cream . silk v oile, • trimmed -with . cream ' -insertion- and ball fringe She also carried a shower, bouquel. 'After ! party: met, :-::- : lat',': '~ - pleasant 'tihie-was - spent. .Mr. .and. Mrs. /Elliot-left' Levin ' ; by. ;the-- evening- train'for. : Pateiersten' :North,-.:en'- route 1 -.for : New..Plyr mouth, where they will reside Tha Drapery Ball. . : "Both - mam hall- - and-' ooncert. ,clramber - of the Tofrn Hall were most beautifully, de'V,cortftH'Uaili ■' wholesale, and 1 ' Tfetall.- : drajpera . -gave . their i first'annual hall. : lndeed; it, may be doubtal whether the- ooncert 'hall--has .ever: before 1 been'so effectively "got up" as it was on this •••' ''''oA)iaiott.T..Tlieilaf2«'.'liall was decora tedvwitbhloe,and','ffhit« drapenea, l .ferii«/. and foliage, i , From'the centre. o£-.the hall/, bands of ( altcr-, tate blub and'white.muslin descended in,the familiar' tent-like 'arrangement, .lighted mth, i of pale blue and white lights, but this was varied by the addition of:-a largfc i bell-shaped festoon : of., : lycapodium,:; - wluo.ti j hung from" the central-chandelier, and,around j -. . which - were- suspendcdf.jbaskets T ,ifilled:.. with, roses and foliage 1 The stage vfhere the tilu&oians 1 were-stationed ,:-was decoratedv.with. ' fernfi, pot plants! arid ,paltns, and' shut ,off •«>! v.-': from'- the' orchestral - seats, .by • a«screen-of ■ blue 'and 'white: The front,-of tbe-stage;apd the -edge-of' the* gallery:, were vdraped.-.with ; | festooned white aM'-pale blue-draperies, and, the' alcovcs. (which' were-carpeted-, and coni- ■ fprtablyfurnished)were divided' from each, :: ' other, by oroam lace ourtaina.: end.of,the hall, by the gallery, was a',screen of' , .'mirrors-and ferns,'and the-whole.space behind - th;s'Was carpeted and'.furnished.for sitting.out..:i These decorations were .in the .hands or : 'Mr,'i Pa'ge - 'elaborate Wero the -decorations : iiiithe'tencdrt'chambery,which,were,doqo.'by- :: Veitch and Allan. The .stage -was. carpeted-and: furnished'. for:)Card7players, and] - draped :aH ~round : with -red- hangings and cream -lace curtains,- while crimson drapiiigs,.i extending from: the -ceiling, to the .fiPor ni-i front,shut: it ..off- cosily ?rom .the,\reSt of i the room. From the oentre of the roof to the 'si'des :of,. the: room•-were.'.carried broad i

. i bands -of red,-white, and blue;muslin; .and 1 drap)ngs : of (the-same .-coveiod the front of the gallery •• and , the • stage.;. Baskets, filled.- • with- flowers and . feathery foliage were sus-pended-from the - front-of the gallery, and,; round: the. walltf, wore-great-massps',of fan-.:i ■■'■■■ 1 shaped . pf(lnis. vSupper .:waß ,'provided by,Mj.' : J.- Godber ; .and .thq - supper tables .wero ,do-!i ; . with-, quantities, offspring, bulbs..: From overy point;:of- view,the,.ball was a - virv'great success. /; There, were -,five\hiindred, present; - and - the galleries' .were■ well filled; with • a ; crowd.--of. .-onlooker! Those. who • danced ; what was called, for formality's sake,: ' Mthe official set,',' were:- Mr. Davis (sc-cre-.. . 1 tary) and :Mrs. . Newman, Mr.; S. Kirkcaldie, and' Mrs. .I\ - Cohen,. Mr. : Dawson and Mrs..l "■ Kirkcaldie,"; Mr. -Corrigan, and: Miss-. ; Davis,: : ■ Mr-' Coheu and.Mrs. Dawson;, Mr.; Jacohson -i v and Mrs. Cornganj.Mr.-■ Austin ; and- Mrs. i ■ Wright,' and Air. Wright and' Mrs; -Austin.,! Mrs. Newman wore a frock .of champagne striped nmon, . with - trimming of jewelled lace'; Mrs.-: Cohon,/black;seguined: net; Mrs.- - 'Kirkcaldie, .white satin, with wreath of. tiny. • - roses in her hair; Miss'Davis.-pale:blue silk; Mts. ' Dawson, pale' blue . silk,v'and ■-- silver ' scarf; Mrs. Corngan,-white.satin,- with-gold- . trimming ; iMrs. l Wright, black : silk Mrs- . black - satin;. Miss . G. _ Kirkcaldie,- . white gauze over white . chiffon-, taffetas ;-i Madame - Longton; - mauve '.crepe-de-chille, with' pale: blue: and'mauve embroidery, .andji coat"of cream-point -laco;. Miss, Lorjgton, • coralpink.'chiffon,- with-bertha. (Sf-Limerick-lactfj' Miss Abraham, .olive green 1 chiffon, taffetas, Miss Whelan, white satin, Miss l'arker,•• whitev tulle,- over- 'silk;-. Miss Ginn, 1 • ' electric blue ' satin* .charmeuse ; . Miss Ross, pink'cbifforv-taffetas; Mrs; SeatonJ pale bluo I ■silk; Mrs.'>O'SulliVan;''-pale, green l ;-' Miss 1 - Poynder, golden brown- satm. Others present wero Mr. and ; Mrs. Engelbretzton, Mr. .. and Mrs.' MacEldowney, :.-.Mr. - -and.',-Mrs. l l . I'raser, Mr;. Mr.',<and Mrs.i j 1 . Churchward, Mr. Tomsett,'- Mr., and-. Mrs. ] Bush, Mr. and Mrs. Griffiths, Captain OISul- - .livan,.Mr,'.and-Mrs. Solomons, Mr. and Mrs.' -: Jl'Guire;. Mr.- aud Mrs; ;Bloxam,- Mr. and -.v Mrs.- Brown, .Mr. and- Mrs.- Alßtead, nMr. and Mrs Patrick,, Mr, Mrs., J and. Mis's Barber,., Mr.-: and ;-' Mrs,:".Samuels, . Misses MoWatt, .Bell, - Buddie, Newenbam (2), P. • Taylor- (2),:. .Scgricf, ' Mason', ' Mscfarlane,' . ■ Jacobsen,, and,: Miller.', The M;o.'s- wefe: Messrs.:Dawson, 1 i'. Cohen; -Bell, -Carde,' . Patrick, Kain,.and Bear. , -

Palmerston Horth Ne'ws. ■ ; . , ■■■■■■■■■•. The' "at hdme" given by the Manawatu-. Golf ;Club to: all the .visiting lady .golfers took: place, at the Municipal Ball on. Tuesday, evening,' and was a brilliant success.■ Tho large' ball was, most .prettily 'arraj.TcU as. a drawing-room,- and deoorated witt, -.vjmber-' less bowls , of. the . most .vbeautn I bulbs,- while light festoons of- the union's i colours—sciflct ■ and ' White—wero stretched from' the gasoliers ■ to tho walls with ' very pretty light l effect. The great object-of intelre'st' .was ; th'e; to.ble''iii* front-of the . stage',! on . which wore displayed - the'.*-.prizes' won • at the championship; meeting. - These'were very beautiful, . aiid included tho championship c tip,''the. Donnelly Cuf>, and . every sort ofj pretty silver article one could .think of. The guests'were received by. Mr; Gooper, president of the Manawatu Golf Club, and, :after ' sdme "-music/- tho ■- prizes were 1 ' presfentcd by Miss Rattray,: president of. the L.G.TJ-.,. who wore a ' handsome brown taffetas . trimmed with bands of who carries- off:. tho championship v.cup;: .was greeted with chcers.r, ' She. . wore. -a • pretty' white-muslin, artd'Miss-L. Brandon, the runner-up; was nlso in white. Mrs. Warburton, the Manawatu captain, wore;an.'exceedingly handsomo gown of black sequin.net over, -white, and Mrs. Mellsop (who has.. worked hard as secretary) wore a hlack taffotas with handsome Indian embroidered bertha. Among tho'guestsj Mrs.' Guy Williams, wore a-hsind-some brown glaco trimmed' with brown.: and gold 1 embroidery j Mrs. BlomfuSld; (Auckland); bldck satin empire- relieved: with black and white 1 embrqideries; ■ Mrt. Hope Lewid wore a handsomo gown of purple velvet ; Mrs.' Goring Johpston, ,a very becoming, bUck gown softened with chemisctlo and

borthe of lovely lace; Miss Tolhurst (Wellington), palo, blue- empire frock with pretty blonde .lace; Mrs. C. R. Hewitt, picturesque gown of amethyst silk with .'effective trimming of purple grapes;;Miss-Clark (Nelson), pretty pale bluo suk; Miss Stanford, black sills ;• Mrs: Broad, -shell pink' 'taffetas;.',andMiss Sylvia [Abraham/ -charming gown , of ivory, satin. , 'Altogether' about tlireo hundred were present, and the gathering was tlio most brilliant that has been bold in Pal-, 'merston for a lon£. time. '■'• • : :■'/•' • On Monday evening, the coif delegates were entertained by Mrs: Warburton at. suppbr. Among those present'were Mrs. Fulton (Wel-lington),-Mrs. J. P. Innes, in a very handsome : pale blue silk; Miss Tolhurst, :Miss Rattray, Miss Duncan, Mrs. \ Porritt, and Mrs. Mollsop. ■ -..

A marriage which created.considerable interest :took .place 'in Wangauui 'yesterday. John D. Todd, of • Waipukurau, son > of' Mr; W.- Todd; of -Wanganui, who was married' to-Miss Katie Barton; eldest daughter of Mr. •C.: A. 'Barton, clerk -of-the? court at :Wanganui/: .