SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1118, 4 May 1911, Page 9

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Wedding at Bulls. At St. Andrew's Church, Bull?, the wedding of Miss ■■ Alice Marion Mansel, eldest daughter of Mr. l'\ J. Mansell, Bulls, to Mr. Carl Leopold Anderson, third' son of Mr. C. L. Anderson, ot Sanson, was celebrated on A\ ertnesuay, April 26. Tho church was very prettily, decorated, and Miss B. Clark presided at the organ. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. J. Sola. The bride, who was given away by her brother, . Mr. Joseph Mansell, wore a gown of ivory ciepo-de chine, slightly trained, with a Brussels laco yoke and cubs, ano also •wore a white hat with long white ostrich plumes and white silk ribbon. Misa Annie Mansell (her sister) attended her as bridesmaid, wearing a cream braided serge costume and cream hat to match. With it she wore the bridegroom's gift-a-pendant of pearls and turquoises. Mr. Cecil Mansell was the best man.

Wedding at Palmerston. A pretty wedding was celebrated at the residence of tho bride's grandparents, when Mr. Georgo Ernest Shntc, ot the Kailwav Department, Palmerston North, was married to Miss Louise Justine Vote, of Wellington. The bride was given away by her grandfather, Mr. D. M. Brooks, "and the ceremony was perlormedby the Eev; W. S. Potter.-. ■

The Home Rule Meeting, All the Irish men and women in the city must have been present in the Town Hall last evening, and those who were not Irish probably wished that they were. For a long time ahead this visit had been thought of, and arranged for, and, when the actual time came for the appearance of these messengers straight from the scene of. battle, the feelings of their kinsfolk across tho sea were expressed in the hearty welcome which was accorded them, and in the attention with which their speeches wore followed. Among tho audience there were many wearing the green, and, on tho stage, was to ba seen the Irish Harp. Over the heads of the delegates hung a trinity of flags-the Irish National)flag, the Union Jack, in the centre, and our own New Zealnnd Flag, symbolic, probably, of .the fact that though Ireland was fighting tor Home Rule, she was not sundering her links with England. As the three representatives of tho Home Rule Party appeared upon the stn.?e, a storm of welcome sounded, and was presently drowned by.the strains,of jmJLnsh, martyr song. _. _ ,'! ; ''." Of the throe speakers, Mr. Hazelton is probably the mo_st T >elofluent- v ,. ClittpM with a depp, expressive voice, he gripped tho attention-of the: audience, and his picture, of tho time to come, when the Irish language would-be- spoken in_ the Irish House of Parliament, deeply stirred his audience. . ' ■

The Convalescent Home. A meeting of the Convalescent Home Trustees was held at Mrs. Newmans yesterdav afternoon. There, were present: Mesdames Newman (in the chair), A Poarce, West-Knowles, Litchfield, A; Martin, Barren (treasurer), Miss Coatos, Vnd Miss E. Nathan. (secretary). .Twelve .patients were admitted and ten dis"charged during the month. Gilts wero acknowledged with thanks from -, Mosj dames Lattey, Stevens, ami A Friend.

Evening Frocks and Cloaks. Yesterday afternoon the establishment of Messrs. Kirkcaldie and Stains might havo been one of the modistes of London or Paris, for .one saw charming evening frecks and wraps on living models, who paced up and down one of tho showrooms for the greater part of the afternoon. A particularly pretty frock was one of black ninon, the -pointed „ tunje ' ending with deep silver embroidery, while the consage was also relieved with it. Another pretty frock was of Coronation blue ninon owr white satin. A most uncommon wrap was of cerise cloth, bordered with a deep hem of bbck : and fastened by throwing the right side > over the left shoulder, the effect being very graceful indeed. Some of the cloaks had beautifully -embroidered deep square collars behind. ,

The marriage of Mips Muriel Annin Boysns. third daughter of Mr. nnd Mrs. W. H. Boyens, to Mr. Arthur T. Morrison (Pahiatua) was celebrated at the residence of tho bride's parents on Saturday, the Eev. J. C. Mill performing tho ceremony.

Mrs. Robert Johnson, of Wellington, who left some months ago on a visit to England,'states in a private letter that her health, which had been poorly, was greatly benefited by the voyage.

Miss Murjel Bennett, the young Wellington soprano, who was engaged by, tha Feikliii? Choral' Society some months ago as soloist in Mendelssohn's Hymn of Praise, and who was so successful, was a»ain engaged for Mr. Tomplo YWntes organ recital during Easter week in the same town.

Miss Fraser, who recently resigned her position as matron of the Dunedm Hospital, is now living in Napier.

Mrs. and Miss Sclanders (Nelson) are visitors to Wellington.

Mr. and Mrs. Eichelbaum, who have bc-=n visiting Christchurch, returned to Wellington yesterday.

Miss Monica liunny was a passenger by tho Pateena from Nelson yesterday. She will visit, friends and relatives in the Wairarana. ' . . .

Mrs. Hugh Beetham, who has been spending a low days in town, returned to the Wairarapa yesterday-

Sister Isabel and. her sister Miss J. Miller, of Mastertou, have returned home from an enjoyable visit to relatives at the Lower Ilutt.

Miss Christie, who has been spending tho last two venrs and a half in India, returned to Wellington by the Ulimarna yesterday evening. She will ftay with her sister, Mrs. Wallace, in llalswdl Street.

Mr. and Mrs. S. F-. Wright (Napier) aro spending a fortnight in Aucsland.

Among the passengers to leave New ■Zealand by tho Tainui, which sails from Wellington on May 20, arc the following from Gisborne:—Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Chrisp, and the Misses D. Thurston and M. Smith.

Mr. and Mrs. T. 11. Lowry, of Okawa, have returned to their homo from a visit to Wellington.

This afternoon is "Club Afternoon" at tho Pioneer Club, and Miss If. M'l.ean gives a brief address to inombsis.

Sir James Mills nnd Miss Mills leave Auckland on Saturday by the M.iitai for 'Frisco on their way to England.