SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1165, 28 June 1911, Page 11

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Wedding at Feilding. A pretty wedding took place at St. Johns Church at Feilding this week, when Mr. P. E. Wakeman was married to Miss Violet Pleasants, youngest daughter of the late Jlr. Owen l'leasants, ot Burnside, Halcombe. Tho bride woro a cream sorgo coat and skirt, ,and an amethyst hat with feathers to match. Miss Grey, bridesmaid, was in an empire dress of cream canton cloth and black toque with jet trimming. Mr. L. Pleasants was the best man. After receiving the hearty congratulations of their relatives and frienrls, Mr. and Mrs. Wakeman loft on their honeymoon. The bride's travelling dress was a tailor-made costume of blue cloth with blue satin straw toque, to match. Capping Day. Yesterday very nearly tho wholo city was galvanised into a stato of amused interest when tho proceision, niganised by tho college students, paraded streets. Capping Day, of all days' in the year, is the one when full license is given them to play whatever pranks they feel disposed to carry out, and the result is sometimes most ingenious and laughterprovoking. As soon as sounds or weird and—alas, that one should have to say it—discardant instrumnts were heard coming nearer and nearer everyone Tushed to the windows, balconies, steps, or whatever offered a viewpoint to watch the startling apparitions pass by, and wholo armies of small boys followed them up with the greatest enthusiasm. One lorry was devoted to political personages, all their little characteristics or weaknesses brought to light and unsparingly dealt T.'itli, and their claims to popular favour vociferously announced, Tho Suffragettes were, of course, well to the fore, vigorously denouncing man in general, and a sketch that made a great appeal to many onlookers was "The Last Barmaid, a most beauteous damsel, busily engaged in attending to the thirsty crowd that accompanied her on tho vehicle. Maoris and cannibals heralded the procession, bounding along at times in a particularly awesome'manner, even going so far as to make raids.into some of the shops, to the great astonishment of those in them. At the Post, Office a great crowd assembled to watch the Coronation ceremony performed thore, and to enjoy the remarks that accompanied the bestowal ot' Coronation lion-' ours, i,ln tho. afternoon the. Concert Hall was crowded with, people, when the capping ceremony, took place..

■Miss Irene Mason leaves for -Masterton to-ilay to take part in the production Sir Arthur Pinero's play bwoet Lavender," which is to be staged in the 1 own Hall on Thursday evening by the Master-] Con-Amateur-Theatrical Society., ;= ■ Mr. and Mrs. AV.~ Barton (Featherston) and Mr. and Mrs. Vavasour are guests ■at Government. Hour>e. Mrs. lorguson. ia at present staying there as well. , Mrs. James Tulloch and Mrs. H. _ Hart (Pahiatua), accompanied by the Misses Tulloch and Hart, aro at present visitin£ Wellington. Mrs Bovaii, of Levin, and her.children are in town, and are staying at the Hotel Cecil. -Miss Ircno Jameson returns from a visit to Auckland on I'ridsiy by the AVimmera. Mrs. Harold Curtis (AVaverley) is at present in. Wellington. . The encasement is announced of Miss Beatrice M'Lachlan, of Masterton, to Mr. J. AVingate. GOVERNMENT HOUSE BALL.

A BRILLIANT FUNCTION, The ball which was given at _ Government House Inst evening by their Excellencies Lord and Lady Islington, in honour of the Coronation of their Majesties Kin" Geoi go V and Queen Mary, was a very brilliant and enjoyable function, bo much -trouble and consideration in regard, to the arrangements of the evening had been spent over it that it could hardly have been other than the complete success it was A large number of guests were present, probably close upon eight hundred, ana the ballroom, with the varied colours of the frocks and the glitter of the gold oil the scarlet or blue uniforms worn, presented a scene of vivid colouring. The room hardly needs decoration, so harmonious is it in tone, and th© only touch which was added was in the clusters of arum lilies and braceneas which eu"cd the sides of the dais. The long corridors and the drawing-room, which was brilliant with poinsettias and quantities of narcissi, made delightful sittingout places, as well as several ante-rooms. Many rooms were utilised as supper rooms. The one which was set .aside for his party was decorated with pink camellias, both on the tables and 011 .tho mantelpiece,- diversified with brown birch foliage. In the dining-room the tables, varying in size, were brilliant with silver and Ecariot camellias and autumn foliage, while the mantelpiece was banked with thorn, leaving only the clock peeping out. Another room was decorated entirely with yellow narcissi—tables, mantelpiece, and fireplace—and was perfectly charmiiig in appearance. Several tables had also been placed in one of Uio corridors, and altogether there was' 110 lack of space for anyone, or need for waiting. A great amount of interest was centred in the State set of lancers with which 'the ball opened, their Excellencies and tho principal guests of the evening taking part. They were formed by Lord Islington and Mrs. R. M'Kenzie, Lady Islington and Sir JoshuaAA'illiams, Mrs. Godley and Captain AVemyss, MajorGeneral Godley and Lady Williams, Mrs. W: Barton and Mr. Vavasour, Mrs. AMlford and Dr. Collins, Mrs. VTcmyss and Colonel Heard, Mrs. A'avasour and Mr. Barton.

X.ady Islington wore a beautiful frock of palest grey cliarmeuse, with tunic dress of saxo blue ninon, bordered wit?, very wide gold laco, the laco being repented again upon the bodice. The. sleeves were bordered with gold lace also. The jewels worn with this frock were diamonds and a diamond end emerald tiara. .Mrs. li. M'lCenzic was in a. gown of v;hite satin, with an overdress of gold embroidered net. Mrs. God ley _ v.'ore a gown of oyster-coloured satin, with gold and blue embroideries. Lad.v Williams wore a grey satin dress, with _an overdress of grey ninon, trimmed with silver embroidery, Mrs. Vavasour was in I cerise satin, with ail overdress of dull silver net. Mrs. AVilford had on an emerald-green satin dress, with tunic of ninon, edged wirh embroideries. Mrs. W. Barton wore white ?atin with silver trimming; Mrs.'Wi'inyss. white satin, veiled v:itli striped ninon. trimmed with silver. Miss Stnpleton Cotton wore an emeraldpreen charmeuse frock; Mrs. Ciuiso. white sntin; Mrs. Ferguson, white satin with silver embroideries. , There iwro finite n number or «?• [ butantcs, anions them being lliss Alison