SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1022, 11 January 1911, Page 9

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Wedding at Wanganui. At Wangariui last Saturday the wedding of Miss L. B. Ditigan, sixth daughter <of the late Mr. James Duigan, to Mr.. H. H. Ostler, of the Crown Law Office; Wellington; Was solemnised at tlio residenco of tho bride's' mother. Th» bride'.was given away by her brother, Mr. C. L. Duigan, ajid woro tho regulation white satin, trimmed with lace and silver bugles, with veil and orange blos.soms. MisSes Sylvia and Stella Duigan and Miss Phyllis Wilson (of the Hutt) wore bridesmaids, and wore white embroidered muslin dresses, with picture' 1 hats, and carried bouquets of sweet neas. Mrs. Duigan woro a wine-coloured silk gown, trimmed with lace and Oriental embroidery, and large plumed ' hat. Miss Duigan (sister of the bride) wore white muslin, and block "nd white hat wreathed with daisies. Hiss 1.-. Duigan was also in white muslin, and ti burnt straw hat. trimmed with blue and gold. The bride's travelling dress was cf blue tussore, trimmed with narrow braid, and a burnt straw hat, with black osproy. Tho wedding reception was attended by a very largo number of relatives anil friends of tho bride and bridegroom. A Grcytown Wedding. On Thursday last at St. Luke's Church. Grcytown, tho marriage took place of Miss Florence Ethel Wakclin aud Mr. Alfred Dagg. The bride (who was given away by her father) was gowned in white muslin with valencicmies lace and insertion and had in attendance upon her as bridesmaids the Misses Alice Rosilind Wakelin (chief), attired in crcam taffctta, Mabel . Josephine Wakelin, in a whito muslin Princess costume (both being, sisters of the bride), also Misses Florence Dagg, gowned ill cream, and Lucy Dagg, attired in cream tatfettai (both sisters of the bridegroom). The bride and her attendants carried lovely bouquets of cream roses, sweet peas' and maiden-hair fern. The bride also wore the orthodox veil. The bridegroom hod for best man his brother Eddie, and as groomsman Mr. EllinKham. The- music suitable for the occasion was fully choral. Mrs. .Nicholson! of Martinborough, presiding at the organ. A reception was hold afterwards, at the home of the bride's father. Mr. \Y. S. Wakelin, "Woodland Cottage," Moroa.

Mr. J. Hislon, chief privato secretary to Sir Joseph Ward, who is accompanying the Prime Minister on the trip to England, will take' Mrs. him.

Miss James, of Caversham. Dunedin, is at present staying with relatives at Lower Hutt. ' .'. '

A quiet wedding will be celebrated at St. Peter's Church this afternoon, when Miss Clara T,. King, only sister of Messrs. 1,, nnd E. King, will be married to Mr. William Inman Davis, of Raetihi.

Mrs. Graham and Miss Beaven,, of Melbourne, are visiting Wellington, and are on a visit to Wellington.

Mrs. Lenard and Mr. Norman Hoggard and the Miss Hosgards„of Wanganui, are staying at "Ivenilworth." 1 •

Mr., Mrs., and Miss Henderson, of Dnncdin, who have just returned to tho Dominion after spending the last fivo years, in travelling all over England, Germany, Italv, and America, are staying at "Kenilworth" for some ; time. Unfortunately, Mrs. Henderson's health has suffered severely-from climatic changes, and she has been obliged to go into the Thorndon private hospital for a few weeks' rest cure.

The Misses Measures (England), who are spending the Enclish winter in tho sunny climate of New Zealand, aro making "Kenilworth" their New Zealand home. They left yesterday afternoon for a few days' visit at Mrs. Rathbone's picturesque homo "Charwoad," Lower Hutt.

Mr. W. L. Me?k.hns taken Mr -Edward Anderson's house on The Terrace from February 1 -to November 1, while Mr. Anderson and his family journey Homo to participate in the Coronation festivities.

Miss Longton returned to Wellington last night after spending a fortnight in the Hot Lake district.

Mr. and Mrs. Pridham, New Plymouth, who have spent part of their Christmas holidays with Mr. and Mrs. Hoby, aro now, staying in Wellington.

Colonel Price has gone to Auckland for a week, to witness:tho bowling tournament.

Mr. and Mrs. Phillips Turner have gone to Paradiso (Queensland) for a month's holiday.

Sirs. Harper, who is touring tho colony, is spending a few days in Wellington.

. Mr. , and Mrs. Algon Williams have returned -to town.

Mr. and Mrs. Fell, Mrs. Dymock, and Miss' Elsie ..M'lntosh have returned from a. visit to Picton.

The engagement of Miss Hughes, sister of Major Hughes, to Mr..Len.. Skerman (Danuevirke) is announced.

Mr. and Mrs. Israel (South Africa) are staying at Miss Malcolm's.

Mrs. D. D. Birkotfc leaves to-morrow for a visit to Dunedin.

Dr. Findlav, Mr. David Findlay, and Judge JSims, leavo to-morrow for a visit to the Hermitage, Mount Cook.

Mrs., J. N, Blair (England) lias gono south to visit her daughter, Mrs. Robinson. Later she will' be the guest of Mr. and Mrs. A. Blair, at Kelburne.

: Mrs. Harold Hunter (Danuevirke) is tho guest of 1 Mrs. Maysmore.

Mr. nnd Mrs. Brodio havo left for their bome in Hawke's Bay.

Mr. and Mrs. H. O. liedgcr left for Nelson last Monday.

Miss Rov, of New Plymouth, is making a short visit to Wellington.

Mrs. Coleman Penrico left on n holiday visit to Christchurch and Dnucilin by the Mararoa last evening.

Dr. and Mrs. Rawson. accompanied by their daughter, Mrs. Abbott, will leave for England on Friday next.

Miss Coates will leave for Auckland this week to attend the wedding of her niece, Miss Nelson, daughter of the Rev. Nelson.

Mr. and Mrs. W. Robertson, of Hastings, are at present spending a holiday <«i Wellinston,

; MISS GOODALL; OR, ''A MAIDEN AUNT." Some people said she was perfect, but of that I ain doubtful, though she was in dangerous proximity to that estate. I'or one thing, she had nearly escaped the peculiarities of a solitary life. ■ In fact, she was one of those extremely worthy folk who on occasion drive ordinary bad people to distraction. Miss Goodall was always correct; no one had Over heard her admit that sho was to blame even for 1 tho slightest, or most natural of errors. When her brother-in-law, whom we will call Mr. Rogers, a stout, well-meaning person, provoked beyond his usual courtesy, insisted that sho was'even a trifle ill the wrong, Miss Goodall did not raise her voice and become flushed of face. She was perfectly calm and perfectly silent. She did not pursue tho. argument. Her wholo attitude denoted her own private conviction, and her bearing was that of one bearing with a fractious child. Her memory was a perpetual brake on conversation. Every remark brought an endless train of. reminiscences to her mind, and each reminiscence was accompanied by a perfect shower of minor incidents, and the conversations of twenty years ago recited with tho calm accuracy of a. phonograph. Miss Goodall listened politely to strangers, but had a way of blinking her eyes and coughing softly to herself that was somewhat disconcerting, and a genius for steering ihe most unpromising remarks into some connection with the Disruption in Scotland, which v:as to her mind the last important date in liistory. Above all, Miss Goodall was unselfish, and this was perhaps the sorest trial to her friends. . Nobody knew what kindly conspiracy she was contemplating until it was executed, and it must bo admitted at onco that though her intentions were admirable her successes wero few. But nobody could say anything to Miss Goodall. Iter patient face looked so appealing!}" round for any sign c-f appreciation. Then nobody ever knew what Miss Goodall wanted. She always studied the tastes of others and refilsed obstinately to state her own. She took the most unnssuming dishes at table, and seemed to have a distinct dislike for any that appeared in small quantities. She waited as a matter, pf. course on all sick persons, and reduced Mrs. Rojers in times of illness to the verge of tears bv the profusion of simple remedies of which she was roused from slumber to partake at frequent intervals.Miss Goodall, whose income was someyihat meagre, was painfully touchy, in money, matters... She would rather walk to tho post office, a mile off. than ask for a penny stamp from Mr. Rogers, who stoutly refused payment, having an oldfashioned idea that no respectable man would take money from a kinswoman; and onco. when he paid her fare on a tramc.ir, was'forced, lo his nhiect. misery and the unconcealed delight of the other passengers, to giye her change out of sixpence on the snot.

When Miss Goodall came south she brought with her a small soiiaro box with a row of air-holes in the lid.

"Bless-me," nried Mr. Rogers; "what's that—a kitten?"

y Miss Goodall looked up timidlv, and her hand sriook a little as she look it fr-"» h'm.

. answered, "and you'll no rtoubt think me very silly, but I thought. X mi"ht feel lonesome just at first, and I —well, I.brought some crHcets from the old home 'o hear them chimin in the evenings."

The death of Baroness Alnhonso Rothschild reminds one that • in" her day she was a well-known figure in tho society of the. Sccond Empire, but in those'benighted deys it Jew was an unheard-of ifVP'v ,'i'i I'iennese {society, the city to 'which the Rothschild? belong, and though tils Rothschild financiers were duly ■honoured by Royalty, .they or their women-folk were not "receivm!.", .Tho ■fact that'they count'fo-dr.y socially among the highest in the laud' is due. to the friendship of Princess Metternich. with Baroness Alphonso during the Prince's term as Ambassador to Paris. Later, when Princess Mettcrnich had returned to Vienna, and was the recognised leader of society there, Bothna,' i'laughtor of Baron and Baroness Alphonso Rothschild, married Albert Rothschild, one of the Viennese branch of the family. Princess Metternich -refused to shut her doors on tho daughter of her old friend, and announced her intention. of receiving her at Vienna, and so . carried the day, in snito of tho protestn of Archdukes and Archduchesses, and all . the 1 aristocracy of Vienna. Naturally, Baroness Albert being accepted, Baron Albert could no longer be ignored, and tho Rothschilds became "one of 'themselves" among tho aristocratic society of Vienna. The German financier Sleichroder. failed to secure the same position for his family in the Court society of Berlin, in spite of tho friendship of Bismarck, and "the Emperor, thero was no Prinrcss Metternich to walk over tho i>ujudices against members of tho Jewish race, which existed ill tho Courts of Europe at that. time.