SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1038, 30 January 1911, Page 9

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Wedding at Inglewood. . A great amount of interest was centred in the marriage of MiM. Ivy Curtis, daughter of. Mr. H. B. Curtis, old settler of Inglewood, and an exMayor, and Mr. Albert John Law, of the Bank of New South Wales, , Inglewood. The jeeremony'took'place on luesuaj, January 21, in St. Andrews Church, the Rev.'F. G. Evans officiating, and Mrs- }*• Mackay (Wellington) presiding at 'the organ. Visitors: were present, from Stratford, New Plymouth,' and several other, provincial towns, as well as all parts of the Inglewood district. ~p ® bride, who was given away by her father,wore a rich white satin dress with bridal veil and orange blossoms. She was attended by three bridesmaids, her sister, Miss May. Curtis,' wearing a pretty shellpink colienne dress and lint to match, and two little girls; Miss Manorie Dixon (niece of. the bride), and Miss \ ivian Law . (niece of the bridegroom), both wearing white silk frocks with P re tt3 pink bonnets, and carrying baskets of pale pinlc sweet peas. Mr. H. Stratford, headmaster of ' the Inglewood School, acted as best . man. Alter the ceremonv a very large number of guests attended a ,reception lieltl by the brides parents .at their residence, Dnslilea, where the customary toasts were honoured. Later .in • tlie day the bnde ami bridegroom left for tho north, the brido wearing a navy blue coat and skirt andgreen liat trimmed with shaded iuac. Jtrs Ciirtis, tbe bride's mother, wore a navy bliio taffetas silk dress with cornflower blue hat and bouquet to match. Mrs. Law, the bridegroom's mother, was in ' a black taifetas silk dress, cream scarf, and black and white bonnet. She earned a bouquet of heliotrope Howers. Among tho guests were Mrs. H. Law, wearing a creani coat and skirt and a black plumed hat; Mrs. O. M. Curtis, a black ninon dress and black hat; Mrs. Cnrthcw, black silk dress and black liat; Mrs. E. J." Carthew, dress of old gold taffeta silk and 'brown' and pink hat; Mrs. Charters (Grey town), an old rose eolierine dress and, black and rose hat-;--Mrs. Rolls, old roso' coloured dress and. hat to match; Mrs. P. Webster, pale blue dress and black plumed hat; Mrs. tl. Webster, black and white dress and violet hat; Miss J..Curtis, white muslin dress and blue hat; Mrs. Evans, grey silk frock and black hat; Mrs. H. Thompson, crcam lace frock and black hat; jur?Wickstead; cream' c'ostumo and violet hat; Mrs. Winftsld, grey crystalline dress and black hat; Miss E. Brown, blue miisliii frock and hnt to raatcln Mrs. Jacomb, a white muslin dress and black hat; Mrs. Mcvenberg, cream dress'and cream hat with pses;- ci Mis's\.Jr.'iCfUrtis, white ninon over' blue silk > and chain? pagno and pink hat; Mrs. Orbell, whih) embroidery dress and white hat; Mrs. \\. ■'•Mathowe, white-muslih-idress, black lint; Mrs. R. Rogers was in a white dress and black hat;. Mrs..Minckin, a black dress and bonnet to match; Mrs. Marbin, grey ■silk dress,'cream hat; Miss Fraser, brown striped dress, cream hat; Mrs. A. Gow, vrhito dress, black hat; jtrs. G. Mackay (Wellington), coruflowcr blue dress, hat to match; Mrs. Hignett wore a blue dress, black plumed hat; Miss Oryau, a pink ninon dress, blue hat; Mrs. Ralph, black dress and hat to match; Miss Sinclair, cream dress'and hat; Mrs. L. Webster, white muslin and hat with (lowers; Mrs. F. Brown, black silk, black and wliito hat; Miss Mackay, rose silk dress, black and rose hat; Mrs. Rov.-e, a cream coat' and skirt, cream hat; Mrs. Ryan, black dress, grey bonnet; Miss C. Hammerton, blue costume, blue hat; Mrs. C. Ilaramerton, white muslin, black hat; Mrs. Messenger, grey frock, burnt straw liat; Mrs. Newland, black dress, black arid white bonnet; Miss Newland wore a cream costumo and cream liat; , Miss Marshall, a white dress, brown hat; Miss C. Marshall, white muslin dress, picture hat; .Mrs. G.. Cork pale blue frock, picture hat; Miss Currio (Wanganui), cream silk dress, burnt straw hat; Mrs. G. Dent was ill a grey costume and grey and pink hat; Sirs. Hynes, a pink costume and pink hat; Mrs. Tysons, tussore silk dress, pink hat; Miss Smith, blue taffeta silk frock, blue hat; Sirs. Patterson, cornflower blue costume, flowered hat; Mrs. Dixon, cream dress, cream and blu'o bat; Mrs. "Griffrics (Auckland), black dress and hat.

Star Boating Club Sports. * A smooth sea. a cloudless sky, and no wind made an ideal day for tho holding of the Star Boating Club swimming sports on Saturday, and no doubt there were many among tho spectators i who thought the swimmers had very much tho better part of things. It was, decidedly, anything but cool out of tho water. Besides those who were viewing the proceedings from tho Boat House, there were many intensely interesting knots of people, watching tho various events from the. vantage points of tho wharves, any hulks that happened to be moored near at hand, or any steamer lving within a promising distance. Fiags flying gaily from the shells, and the music .of a baiid- added a note of gaiety to the scene. Afternoon tea was provided by tho club, and was served in the tearoom upstairs, several of the friends and relatives of the members assisting in dispensing it. "file table was beautifully..decorated with blue and white acanthus and blue and white cornflowers, the largo silver cups, momentoos of hard-won races, .looking irost effective in the centre of the tabb. "Paid in Full."

Possibly there were many women among tho nudienco that had gathered in tho Opera Houso on Saturday evening to- wit' ncss tho play "I'aid in Pull" who heartily echoed "Emma's" cry when she, for the one aiid .only time, gave vent to tho rebellion. sho felt against tho endless .drudgery of toiling among tho pots- and pans. Tho tyranny of their unending claims 'was too" much, and she could not help giving utterance to the change they were making, in her—and the things they woro excluding her from. As "Drama," Miss Katherin9 Grey looked very' small, very slight, very girlish, and anything but what sho feared she was fast growing into, in her simple white frock: It was

almost a startling change to see hcv in the noxt act, and onco more tho psychology of clothes was .illustrated. It was a most uncommon frock, being entirely of'fuschia colours—cerise Silk with a tunic of violet ninon, long and pointed at one side, and fringed witli crystal beading. Tho finuarc-nccked bodice was finished with a fringe of crystal beadiug. The staging is very bright and pretty, but probably tho most effective and interesting portion of it is th« South Sea Island room of old Captain Williams, ornamented with all his relics and treasures—Sato among them.

For Up-to-date Costumes, seasonable and well cut, go to W. S. Bedford, 43a Willis Street, over Shop occupied by P. CohcD, Mercer,—."

Obituary. The death occurrcil yesterday morning, at lier vesideiioa on Wellington Terrace, of Mrs. Butt, wife of Mr. J. M. Butt, formerly general inspector for the Bank of New Zealand, and well known and respected in banking circlcs all over the Dominion.' Mrs. Butt, who has been seriously ill for sonic time, leaves four chil-drcn-7-Xlr. Charles Butt, clectrical engineer, of "Wellington, Mr. Stanley Butt, of tl.e staff of. tho National Bank, Wellington, Mr. Hirrv Butt, now in tho East, and Mis. (Dr.) Napier M'Lean. Prayers for the reposo of the soul of tho deceased lady.were offered in tho Basilica yesterday morning. Mr. and Mrs. A. Maoandrew (Auckland) passed through Wellington on Saturday tor Dunedin, where they intend to spend two or three weeks' holiday. The engagement'is announced-of Miss Yalerio Foss, youngest daughter of Mrs. Foss, Huknnui, to Mr. T. A. .Nicoll, of Hawke's Bay. iliv and Mrs. T.eo Buckeridge have returned from a visit to Nelson. Mrs. (.Justice) Cooper is visiting Nelson. Mrs. Fancom-t has returned from a visit to the southern lakes. Mrs. Marion Wilson returned to Wellington on Sunday from a visit to Paradise, Queenstown, and Dunedin. Mrs! and Miss Roberts were passengers to Wellington on Sunday by the Tarawera from the, south. Tho Misses Sellar returned to Masterton cn Saturday from Seatoun. Dr. and . Mrs. Findlay liave returned to ■Wellington from Lyttelton. Mrs. Holmes Fentherston (Lower Valley) is the guest of Mrs. A. Poa'rce. - Mr. J. Pease, Miss Pease, and Miss Spatroiv returned from a visit to Nelson yesterday, and leave to-day for Tougoya," Stratford.