SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1023, 12 January 1911, Page 9

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Wedding af the Synagogue. Tho Synagogue was prettily decorated yesterday for the wedding of Miss S. Van Staveren to Mr.- Irrael, soil .of Mr. and ' Mrs. Israel, of South Africa. Tlie large pulnit had beenremoved from tho centre, which gave addod space for the guests, besides enabling those at the back of the church to see the ceremony. Tho bride's brothers . supported the canopy, tho.l?abbi performed the ceremony, ami Mrs. Van Staveren . gave , her daughter away. "» The bride wore-' a princess gown 'of ivory duchess satin,' the skirt -drape:! with lovely lace caught with knots of orange'blossom, the. pinafore bodice fin-' ished with shoulder straps over an underbodico of guipure. A tulle veil and crange -blossoms were worn, and sho' carried a shower bouquet. ' Hot four sisters attended her as bridesmaids. Miss Van Stavercn wore mauve charnicuse, the - skirt finished' down the centre with buttons, and nil over-dress of ninon..caught pannier-wise at. the back. The bodice was finished With deep yoke and undersleevos .of cream lace, and the empire belt was of Oriental embroidery. Miss Rosa Vail Staveren wore pale'pink charmouso and ninon inado the same, and the two younger girls had iream channeuSo and blue taffetas chiffon respectively, made with gathered skirts and bebe bodices, finished with guipure edging. All four wore lace caps on their heads, and carried bouquets to 'match tlift colour of their gowns. Mrs. Van Staveren wore golden coloured crepe de chine, with bands of guipuro lace edged with brown silk, and V black toriue with natural shaded feathers. Sirs. Israel woro a beautiful gown of electric blue-charmeuse,- veiled in ninon of tho same shade, jyith net and. lace yoke sleevos, veiled with tho ninon and finished . with Orient?.! trimming. Her hat was black, with tanshaded plumes. Mrs. Monoy (sister of tho bride) wore a- gown of Paisley foulard, veiled with rose pink ninon, finished . with bnglo trimming in tho same shade, and a largo black plumed hat. 1 Her- two little boys, who followed the bride as pages, wore white satin suits and three-cornered hats to match. After tho ceremony the guests were received by Mr.' and" Mrs. Van Staveren at- their residence, and the usual toasts \vere honoured, Mr. ..Hislop proposing the health of the brido -and bridegroom. Lady Ward was present, wearing black ninon over- white, and , a liat. Miss Ward was-iii'green foulard, and hat wreathed with daisies. Mrs. J. Joseph wore grey , crepe de chine and a large black lint... Miss-Ethel Nathan was in cream, finished' with pale pink and pearl embroidery, and. black ha.l trimmed with blnoj Miss T. Nathan wore blue' foulard and floral hat to match. Mrs. Myers was in black silk, witli black lace coat 'and bonnet. Miss Myers wore blue silk, finished with cream laco and Oriental trimming, and large black hat with white and green clematis blossoms. Mrs. J. Myers wore mauvo voile with small black togne trimmed with jet. Mrs. - 11. Myers was in a tussore costume and florr.l hat. ■Mrs. Cohen wore mauve taffetas chiffon, and-a largo black hat. Mrs. Salek wore grey silk, finished with silver embroidery, and blaek hat. Mrs. Rothschild, amethyst silk, with Oriental trimming, and a black lint. Miss G. Kothschild. palo pink muslin, draped and finished, with cream lace, and hat to match: Mrs. Hayman wore black satin charmeuse, blue sci.rf, and black plumed hat. Mrs. Eichelbauni, grey voilo and black toque; Miss Bochardt, blue patterned crepo .de chine and black hat; Mrs. Isaacs, "black coat and- skirt, and floral toque; Sirs. Chaytor, fawn braided costume, with Hat to match. Tho presents, which wore displayed on onb side of the reception room, were -very numerous, including cheques and silver waro from .relations of the bride and bridegroom in England.

A Wellington Wedding. Yesterday afternoon (he wedding lot' Miss . Grace Harcourt, second daughter of Mr. J. B. Harcourt, to Mr. J. Gillon was quietly solemnised at St. Paul's ProCathedral. Mr. Harcourt gave the bride away, and she wore a pretty dress o ivory crepe de chene with draped, skirt and bodice finished with lace and satin riblxm, a large white plumed hat was wore instead of a veil, and she carried a shower-bouquet. Miss Nanearrow supported the bride, wearing whito muslin and a floral hat. Dr. Tolhuhst was best man. No guests had been invited to tile ceremony, but a large number attended the reception held by Mr. and Miss Harcourt afterwards at their residence in Hawkcstoue Crescent, where the. decorations were extremely pretty. Hydrangeas were arranged in tho drawing-room, 'and in tlio ballroom, where refreshments were served, a crimson felt carpet had been placed on the floor, -and the table was decorated with whito flowers and ferns in crystal anil silver vases, the conservatory was ■ thrown open, thus adding to tho decorative effect of tho room. Mr. Fraser proposed the health of the bride and bridegroom, to which ilr. Gillou. responded in a particularly happy little speech. Miss Harcourt wore a gown of whito muslin and lace, and a straw liat wreathed with small flowers. •Mrs. Stanton Harcourt was in blue and white checked foulard, white feather boa. and hat trimmed with lace and small blue flowers. Miss Milne was. in white muslin and black hat trimmed with black and white roses. Among'thc many guests wero Lady .Ward, in black and white, with a largo black hat; Mrs. J. G. Findlay, .in a shot amethyst- gown of silk crepe and black hat; Sirs. Grace, wearing black silk; Mrs. David Nathan, cham-pagne-coloured charmeuso trimmed with net and braiding to match and a black hat; Mrs. Algar Williams, in white muslin and palo blue hat; Mrs. Walter Johnston, white muslin and black hat; Miss Coates, in black coat and skirt; Mjss Holmes, wearing grey silk crepe; Mrs. J;'. M. B. Fisher, in cream ninon over silk, with mauve plumed hat; Miss Duncan, in a pretty heliotrope gown; Mrs. A. Pearce, in lobelia blue; Mrs. M. Holmes, wearing fisher net over silk in pretty shade of bluo with silk embroidery; Mrs. Shand, in grey and black; Miss Hislpp, in pale blue; Mrs. M. Burnett, in'a white muslin dress and flowered hat; Mrs. A. Duncan, in whito muslin and lace. Also present Dr. and Mrs.. Ilislop, Misses Martin Kennedy, Mrs. It. Rawson. Mrs. Duncan, Mrs. C. Pearce. Mrs. Collins, Mrs. W. Turnbull, Miss V. Fulton, Mis ses Ewen, Messrs. Denniston, Inman, Pearce, Duncan, etc.

The bride's going-aw.iy dress was of rose pink linen with a small fawn-colour-ed-hat.

Wedding at St. Thomas's. At- St. Thomas's Church yesterday Miss Kato Penny,, daughter of Mr. J. li. leniiy unci nieco of Bishop Neville, "was married to Sir. Alfred N; Palmer, of tho staff of the. Hank of New Zealand, iho bride wns given awny by her brother, and Mr. J. T. Wethers and Mr. Oswald Darling, supported the bridegroom. Mr. and Mr?. Palmer v;ill live at Island Bay. They left yesterday'on a motor tour iii the north. MasteriGn. Wedding, A wedding was celebrated at the residence of the bride's father, Albert Street, Mnstcrton, yesterday afternoon, when Mr. L; A, Ifen'.on, of Fernhill, Wellington, was married to Nellie, second daughter of Mr. C. K. Daniell, of Masterton. Th'f bride, who was attired.in a .handsome robe of white satin charmeuse, trimmed with pearl ornaments, and woro tile'usual veil and orange blossoms, was attended by her five sisters,.. Hisses Winnie, , Ethel, Ida, Gladys, and Marjorio Daiiiellj as bridesmaids. They wore pretty creme ehrystalline, with large picture hats. The bridegroom was attended by Mr. G. Iveo.ll, of .Wellington, as best man,, and by Messrs. L. Adkin, of Levin, and L. Darnell, of Masterton, as groomsmen. Tho ceremony was conducted by tho liov. J. N. Buttle. Convalescent Home. A meeting of the Convalescent Home Trustees was held at Mrs. Newman's house yesterday . lhorning. ' There were present iMesdames Mooroliouse, A. Pearce, Barron (treasurer)', and West-JCnowles; Misses Coates and E. Nathan-(secretary). Iho matron reported 11 patients admitted and : 19 discharged during the month. Gifts were'received from Mesdames Corrigan, Sneddon, and LarnOck.'

Yesterday afternoon, at St. David's I Church, Petone, a very pretty wedding took place, when Miss Enid Isabel Bennett, youngest daughter of Mrs. Bennett, S,? e { o was married to Mr. Ernest liobert Lawrence, eldest son of Mr. Lawrence, of Carterton. Tho Rev. A. Thomson this the officiating clergyman. Tho bride wore a Parisian embroidered robe with panel front, daintily tucked, and orango blossoms and veil, and carried a bouquet of-whits cactus dahlias and sweet pens. She was given away by her uncle, Mr.- W. Hill, and was attended by four bridesmaids, Miss V. Bennett (her sister), Miss Mvrabcll Lawrenco (sister of the groom), Miss Annie Richard- ™ (her cousin), and Miss Lucy Packard. All the bridesmaids wore white em-, broidered robes and. hats of white chipped straw trimmed with glace silk. They were each the recipient of a handsome -t? bangle, the gift of the bridegroom. was' attended bv Mr. D. G. Fraser, as best man, ami -Messrs. A. ■•Bennett and J. Lawrence., were .the groomsmen. The ccremoiiy was partly choral, Mr. Rennie presiding at tho organ. Afterwards a reception was held at St. David's robms, where a large number ofguests- were present. The. bride's travelling dress was a cream Sicilian costume,with a'hat of amber straw lined with vieux. roses and foliage. Included in tho iliany presents was a silver rose bowl from St. David's Young Men's Bible Class. Mrs. Bennett received her guests in a cream serge costume, with blue tagel hat, trimmed with black tips; Mrs. Lawrence wore grey ninon, and black hat; Mrs., Richardson, tussore shantung costume, black hat; Mrs. R. Hill, whito muslin robe, and black hat; Mrs. E. Hill, cornflower bluo costume, black hat; Mrs. Lobley, black silk, and black and white toque; Mrs. Wyles, pink crene, and hat to match.

• Miss Beatrice Day, who returns to New Zealand as leading lady in "Mr. Preedy nnd the Countess" with the Geo. Wiiloughby Company, has 7iad a most interesting career, details of which have not yet been published. Curiously enough, she served her apprenticeship'with Mr. Willoughby in England, consisting chiolly of observation, understudying, and- patience- She commenced her real -stage career under the management of Sir John Hare and Sir Beerbohni Tree. She played for four months at. Drury Lane in dramas—one every week. She retired some time ago from the stage—she hoped for ever, being fond of home life, and meaning to devote herself thereafter to her little son. A serious illness brought Miss Day first to Australia for the voyage, and to obtain th'o benefit of a warnior climate. The stage again claimed her, and she appeared with Miss I'attie Brown in Barrio's. "The Little Minister" and Buchanan's "Sweet Nancy." A few weeks later Miss Day returned to London. That same year she took out her own company in' the provinces, and produced "The White Queen," from which "When Knighthood was in Flower" was taken. A season at tho Strand, and Terry's followed, with Wcedon Grossmith and ,Scott Buist, Miss Day playing "leads." In a subsequent South African tour, she gain-' ed great popularity. There followed Miss Day's second visit to Australasia, whero she has been ever. since with the Brouglis, with the late Herbert, Fleming, with Harry Roberts, and now with Geo. AVillonghby.. The favourite actress hopes to shortly play in India ami America, and once more—before they forget her— in South Africa. Eventually it is .her. ambition to settle amongst the apple blossoms and-'pig-styes of glorious West Aus"tralia. , Miss Beatrice Day arrived in' Wellington yesterday with tho Willoughby Company and leaves again for the south tonight.

Mrs. Bennett and Miss Urquhart re:urned to Blenheim yesterday.

Mrs. W. Barton and Mrs. J. Studholme aro staying in town to visit their aunt, Mrs. Rhodes, at The Grange, prior to her departure for England.

Miss Newbiggen (Hastings) is the guest of- Mrs. West, Bolton Street.

Miss Mayo (England) is the guest of Mrs. Nicholls, Wellington Terrace.

The Misses Bcauchamp gave a small tea on Tuesday afternoon as a farewell to tho Misses Russell, who are leaving for England to-day by the Rotorua.

Mrs. W. .Tames, who has been visiting Friends. : in town, has returned' to Masterton.

Mr.' and Mrs. W. J. Robertson (Napier) aro on a visit to Nelson.

Mr. and, Mrs. Riddell and family, of AVollington, aro at present visiting Napier.