SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 763, 11 March 1910, Page 3

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

]A Wellington Wedding. At 1 St. James's Presbyterian Church on ["Wednesday, Miss ' A. fcj. Macpherson, of .Wellington, was married to Mr. H. B. •Lusford, of Paengaroa, Bay' of- Plenty, He. brido wore a dress of ivory chiffon .taffeta, trimmed with chiffon, and' an embroidered' veil, with .wreath of orange . blossoms. She carried -a, shorter- bouquet. ' Miss. Mona Brien (cousin of the bride), and,- Miss, Clara Palliser were the bridesmaids, , and they wore . frocks of \ white embroidered muslin, 'with' pale blue Bashes and large/ white r hats... . :-They • car-' ried whito bouquets with blue streamers, and. wore .gold 'bangles, i the gifts- of the bridegroom. Mr. Frank' Luxford, brother cf the bridegroom, was best man, and Mr. 'Will .llacpherson. brother' of- the ■bride, groomsman. 1 : The service was choral, the bride having: been ,a member of the.choir. Mr. J. H. 'Barrett played ."'the Wedding March, and the Rev. William Shirer .officiated. ' After' the wedding. a 'reception .was held by the bride's parents .' in . St. James's Schoolroom. Among the many beautiful .'presents re- . ceived wais 'an oak and. silver salacl bowl,' the gift of the choir... ' ; iA Masterton Wedding. _ More than ordinary interest was taken in the wedding ceremony in Knox Church on Wednesday afternoon, when the Rev. !A. T. Thompson, 8.A., 8.D., was married to Miss Eobina Isabella - Cameron, eldest daughter of Mr. D. J. Cameron, > 'of ■"Sherwood," Masterton'. -The church, which was beautifully' decorated for, theoccasion was -literally packed-with' spectators,'while it was estimated that some- . where about two hundred people were unable to gain admittance. The bride, who was/giv'en away- by- her father,'.wore-a.,.charming frock . made Eomi-emi>ire style, of white crepe de chine, over satin, the, corsage being trimmed with exquisite embroidered net, and tho skirt draped and 1 finished with passementerie trimmings. Miss Cameron wore a veil of beautiful Brussels net, caught up with a coronet'of orange blossoms, and also a diamond and turquoise brooch, the gift of the bridegroom, and carried a delicate shower bouquet of Tvhite lilies and maidenhair ferns.' •>' The bridesmaids : were 'Miss : Phyllit Cameron - (sister -of the bride),: Miss. M. Couper- and Miss Edna.Lewis (cousins of, the bride). . Each.wore frocks of helio-trope-niiion-.de soie over , chiffon' taffetas,■ trimmed with blonde lace, while the, skirts were -draped; The bridesmaids also wore , gold, brooches .set with .turquoise,, the gift of the Miss Cameron's hat. was Of. white, trimmed' with heliotrope roses;';and. the Misses 'Couper' and'Levis' wore:heliotrope'hats' trimmed with 'while Valenciennes-lace, and carried shower bouquets of lilies; winter* mingled with'-as^ragus"ferns; '.The''best •man, was Mr. George Gibb, of Wellington,, arid Mr.-iA'.'.-Tnompson. and : Mr. Jf. Cameron attended, as groomsmen.-,.,/- - The . service was. fully choral. .- Mr. Purcell Webb, who presided at the organ, ' played the "Processional March" as ' the bridal party entered, the church,'and the ' hymii, ''How "Welcome'was the Call," was ' sung bj. the choir.' On leaving the church 1 the' org'ahist^played'Mendelsso/hn's "Wed- i ding /March." The ceremony was performed by the-Rev. L. Thompson, of Car- : terton,/assisted, by the , /Rev. Gibson* Smith, of Wellington. .Subsequently a reception was held at ! "Sherwood,"'.the re-sidence-'of the bride's parents. The, guests, : 6omewhere about . onV. hundred, . Were received 'by'. Mrs.: Cameron,:, who. wore •a' princess robe of vieux rose, silk .Voile. The Eev. A. T. Thompson and'his. wife are going for'a nine months' trip to Eng-, - land, and leave Auckland by the Mongo- , Jia. The bride's travelling; drees was a biscuit-coloured - costume, made -with a long coat, with' a hat of. the same shade, trimmed with long ostrich feathers and, ' one large gold rose. . ; '

A Wairarapa Wedding. At "Westmeath," Upper Plain;.oil Wednesday, Mr. Leslie,. M'Lachlan, second son of Mr. Duncan M'Lachlan, of "Turohonga," Opaki, was . married to Miss Eva Chamberlain, fourth daughter of Mr. G. J3. Chamberlain. The.bride, who was given away by her /ather, was attired in a ..cream taffetas Enncess go™, trimmed with net and silk ice. She - wore a bridal veil and orange blossoms, and carried a lovely shower bouquet. ■ Miss, E. M'Lflciftiin, sister of 'the bridegroom, who was bridesmaid, wore a pale pink chiffon taffetas princess gown, .with a mauve hat, and carried a shower bouquet of mauve flowers.. Mr. Norman Chamberlain was best man. ; • After ■ the ceremony, which was performed by the. Eev. A. T. Thompson, 8.A., 8.D., ■a; large. assemblage of guests attended the wedding breakfast at "West-' meath." .. v . Palmerston Weddings.. ■A . weddi. ;which created great ■ interest in P .merston was celebrated at Emmanuel' Congregational' Church on Wednesday'afternoon, when Miss Lilian Selby Whitehead; ..only daughter 'of Mr. J. J. Whitehead, of Palmerston,'' was married' to Mr. Sidiiey. George Baker, : eldest eon of the Key. S. Baker, late Congregational minister at Palmerston, and now of Tasmania-. The: Rev; B. 'Hird, M.A., was the officiating'clergj-min. : The bride was given -away by . her father, and was dressed in white silk,- embroidered, with veil arid orange blossoms. The' bridesmaids .were the Misses .Cripp, Dahl,\K. Handall, arid M. Whitehead,. who wore frocks of crcam velvet, braided, and car-ried-floral horseshoes. Mr.* Fred, Baker, brother of the groom, best man,' and-the, groomsmen were Messrs. J U Whitehead, Smith, and C. A. Poulsen". The bridegroom's gift to -tho brido was an'amethyst and pearl pendant, and to the • bridesmaids . beautifully-designed brooches. .A. reception was held in the Congregational Schoolroom, and afterwards Mr. and Mrs. Baker left for a trip to Tasmania. - • At St. Peter's Church, Palmerston, on Wednesday, Mr. Arthur Edward fjchlager, eldest son of Mr.' T. P..' Schlager, of Palmerston North, was married to. Miss Lillie Elizabeth Evans, eldest daughter of Mrs. A. Neilsen,of Kelvin Grove, Palmerston North. The ceremony was performed by the Eev. C; C. Harper. The bridesmaids were Miss, Nellie Evans and Miss Mary Evans, sisters of the bride, and . Miss Daisy, Nolan, of Wanganui.