SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 790, 13 April 1910, Page 3

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Wedding at Napie?. . '. °ur .Napier correspondent reports, that ft wedding 0 f .considerable interest was ■•:, .celebrated in the-Napier Cathedral yesterday .by the Rev. Canon Mayne.-.whcn Miss Jessie Denehar. M'Vay, filth daugh. ter of Mrs. George M'Vay, of Napier, was married, to 1 Mr.-Vincent Allen, youngest the lata Mr. Charles, Allen, of .Wellington.. The bride, who was given ' away, by. her.-mother, wore a ;charming dress of white ninon,-over glace silk, with pearl .trimmings. ■ She wore a bridal . wreath arid veil, and carried a handsome shower bouquet. : . Her bridesmaids were Miss^Grace.M'Vay (sister of the bride) and Miss Marjorie Miller (her cousin), both of whom ..wore dainty frocks of pale blue charmeuse, trimmed. with gold embroidery, and black hats with feathers and golden berries. They carried pretty . bouquets of white cosmeas and maiden- ;. hair fern, Mr. F., D. M'Vay was best man,.and Mr. B. Braun groomsman. Mrs. ■M'Vay, the, mother of-the'bride, wore a dress of black grenadine, relieved with white,'arid a black and white- bonnet; and Mrs. Allen, amethyst silk and bonnet to match.. After ihe ceremony the guests were entertained at the residence of Mrs. . M'Vay,- Napier -South, and'.'subsequently ' Mr. and Mrs; Allen left by train for the 'Auckland district. The bride's travelling dress was powder blus, Russian' coat and skirt, braided with' black, and hat to match: Wpmen'j Employment Bureau, i.^. .Tho reports from the various branches of/ the Women's Employment Bureau are —from , the housewife's point of. view— SSS r6 d '? ttan ever. Auckland reports S» applications, .received, 246 from' employers for assistant and 63 from women desiring work,- and other: centres are nearly-as badly off for workers; "Nelson reports applications from 24 envployers, and. from 8 employees; and remarks with simple satisfaction.-: "These 8 have been 6uited." The Wellington Bureau: complains., that both mistresses and-'maids often fail to notify the office when-they Buit themselves elsewhere. This is a very real grievance. The agent 'does her very best for her clients, and when she has,'as i 6he thinks,: secured ; a situation for a Eirl, or,a girpfor a situation where her elp. has been' asked, to find that the woman in whose interests she is working has calmly filled the place, or accepted a.- situation elsewhere,' and, .has not thought-it l worth taking a little trouble ■to notify the office. Tea at Kelburne. *

_In spitei'of the'storm 'a' humher"oi''p'eople_yesterday afternoon made their' way Jo' Kelburne, where Mis; (Captain) Gray gave.a very pleasant little-tea in honour of Mrs. and .Miss Macpherson,' from' Dunedin;;;' The" guests' were • received in": the drawing-room, and tea'was served .in ; the dining-room, where the table was beautifully decorated with red geraniums' and Ted-shaded candles. During the afternoon there' -was some delightful music. Miss Bristow sang,- and the :two Dunedin visitors,' Miss Macpherson and Mi.-s Stock, contributed' sobs 'on violin and •' piano.' Mrs.-' Gray wore a blouse of black' lace over,white,with black velvet skirt; Mrs. Macpherson, black- and white coat and fkjrt, and -black hat with; plumes, and Miss Macpherson costume of fawn tweed, with hat to mateh. Among other guests present were: Mrs. Simpson, Mrs. and Miss Stafford, Mrs. A. Young, Mrs. Louis Blundell, Mrs. and Miss .Wilson, Mrs.' Holmden, Mrs. Ewen, Mis.' W. Kennedy, Mrs. Millward, and Mrs. D. Robertson, Miss Knox and Miss Bristow. '~-•■.

St. Mary's Guild. There was a large attendance at the monthly meeting of-.St: Md'ry's Guild, held- at -the Diocesan rooms yesterday morning.. Mrs. Wallis presided. It was decided to get an assistant for the matron at. the. Cottage Home, as the work and responsibility has been found to be too much for one person. Matters in connection with the annual • meeting, which is to be held towards the end of the. month,: were discussed, and other business in connection ; with the homes was dealt with. .-.- , Bazaar at Johnsonville. Oil Wednesday and Thursday of last week a most successful .bazaar was held in the Parish Hall, Johnsonville, in' aid of the funds of the local Anglican Church.- The opening ceremony was performed on Wednesday afternoon by Dr. Hassell, in the presence of a large number of people. After, the opening, a lovely bouquet of .flowers was presented to Mrs. Hassell by, the vicar's, little daughter.Miss Molly, Petrie. The hall, adorned by the various stalls, laden with all manner of good things, looked very attractive, and testified to careful preparation and hard work on the part of those in charge. Oii Wednesday evening an entertainment was provided by "The Follies," . under' the management of Mr. Theo. Treziso, and on Thursday evening a humorous duologue was (riven by Mr. dampen and Miss Lottie Ogborne; both performances were very much enjoyed by the large audience, which crowded the hall each evening. . The following ladies and gentlemen were in charge of, or assisted at, thet various stalls:—Mcsdames Petrie,. Kirk, Bethnne, Blair, Cook, Eason, King, Lawrence. Lindsay, Lough, Manson, Mirrieless, Pattle, Pattern, Misses Allen, Angel!, Blair (2), Bould. E. Bould, S. Bould,-Bryant, Lv-.Brvant, Eager, Garrett! (2), Johnstone, Julius, Pattle, Tre-. rise (2), and Messrs. Grierson, Lough, and Pattle. Business was brisk on both days,' and a'sum of about ,£llO was realised.

._. Miss Dora Peiper, late matron of St. Helen's Hospital, Auckland, has been appointed matron of Auckland General Hospital. , Miss Peiper, who received her training at Invercargill Hospital, served in South Africa during the war, and was trained in maternity work at a London' hospital. „Mr : and Mrs. John Duncan will leave Weihngton on April 21 on a trip to -England. They hope to return to New Zealand in November. . \ _ T h? Bishop of- Wellington and Mrs. Uallis will probably leave at the beginning of next month on- a visit to Rotor.ua.' Miss Amy; Murphy, who is to give ■ a song recital at the Town Hall on Monday evening, is due here from the south to-morrow. ; [ The matron of the Wellington Hospital returns thanks for the following gifts :— Clothes: Mrs. Thorpe and Mrs. Calders. Old linen and flowers: Mrs. Hills. Flannel capes: Miss Greenwood's working party. Magazines: • Mrs. Quick,. Mrs. Blake, Mrs. Coverdale, and Mr. Dutton. A meeting of Mr. Townsend's Ladies' Committee was to have been held yesterday afternoon in Fabian's Tea Rooms at Seatoun, but the heavy rain which came on early in the afternoon i completely spoiled tha meeting. However, arrangements were made for a canvass of the district in the interests of Mr. Townsend's candidature. ■

■ Miss Maybelle Russell, of Auckland, and Miss Olive Greej, of Thames, are spending a short holiday in Wellington, and are staying at the Grand Central Hotel. The annual ball of .the .Wellington College Old Boys' Association will-be held in the Concert Chamber of the Town Hall on Thursday', July 7. ■ Mrs. and Missl'Macpherson, from Dunedin,. are the. guests of Mrs. Simpson. .- Mr. Guy Williams and Mr. and- Mrs. Algar Williams have gone-to Auckland, Mrs. Arthur Russel (Palmerston North) is with her*mother, Mrs. T. C. Williams, at Hobson Street. The dance, which was recently given at Island Bay in aid of the funds of the Free Kindergarten, resulted in a profit of! nearly il3, which,goes .to the local fund. A meeting of the Island' Bay.committee was held on Monday at the home of the president, Mrs, Chatfield, when, a satisfactory. report of the progress of the school was received, and Mrs. G. Willis and Mrs. Wilkinson were added to. the committee. -.. ! '