SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1182, 18 July 1911, Page 9

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Wedding at Nelson. On Wednesday, at the Presbyterian Church, Nelson, the marriage was celebrated of Miss Emma Macpherson and Mr. ■ Claude Barltrop, the- Rev. J. H. M'Kenzie performing the ceremony. The bride, who \yas given away by Mr. George Burltrop (Wellington), wore a Swiss muslin row, and tulle veil and wreatli of orange blossoms. She carried a very lovely shower bouquet of white heather (specially sent from Scotland), white narcissi and Azalea's. Miss MilHcent Barltrop, wearing a croam silk striped delaine frock, and a becoming saxe bluo hat, attended her as bridesmaid. . She carried a shower bouquet of pink ivy geranium. Mr. Harry Barltrop was best man. As the bridal party left the church the "Wedding March" was played by Mr. J. E. Barltrop, of Feildirig. A reception was afterwards held at the Haeremai Tea Rooms by Mr. and Mrs. 11. Barltrop, a"nd was attended principally by relatives and a few friends. The bride's going-away costume was of navy blue, with hat to match.

The engagement is announced of Miss Holly E. Jlnrsh, of Christohurch, to Mr. Geo. N. 11. Goode, of Sydney, New South Wales. Mrs. Eames is visiting Wanganui and Turakhu and returns to Pahiatua within a few days. ' Mrs. S. Cimino, tan., has Teturued from a visit to Auckland. Mrs. Willie- Knox, of Turakina, is visiting Wellington nnd Fabiatun. Miss Garlick (Auckland) has been staying at Seatoun, but not with Mrs. Hoyd Garlick as ivas stated in Friday's Dominion. The error was due to a confusion of names. Members of the Y.W.C.A. are very busy 'making arrangements for their anniversary celebrations. This time, instead of a concert, an exhibition of English Coronation pictures is to bo given in the Town Hall on August 1. Mr. Arthur Myers, M.P., has taken Mi's. Seddon's house, Goldio's Hill, for the session. Mr. M. A. Conway, president of the Manawatu Agricultural and Pastoral Society, and Mrs. Conway have returned to Feilding. Miss Phyllis Boyle and ""Miss' 'Ahson I (Christchurch) are staying vith Mrs. Algar Williams.

- Mr. , and' Mrsr W.-J.- Douglas left -Hastings at the end of last week en Toute for the South Sea Islands. , Miss Jessie Macgregor, of Masterton, a pupil of Mr. Purcell Webb's, was very successful at the musical and literary competitions held in Masterton last week; She succeeded' in winning seven prizes in the vocal section. Mr. and Mrs. George Hume (Lower Valley) are in town, and are staying at theEoyalOak. Mrs. Campbell, widow of the late Bey. J. P. Campbell, of Auckland, is on a visit to Mrs. Peacock, of Kclburne.

QUEEN MARY'S HOSTEL

Queen Mary has justified her reputation as an advocate of practical home management by personally assisting the promoters of a scheme for the establishment in London of an institute of household science in connection with King's College for Women. It is the most useful and popular thing which she has to far (lone, says an English writer. It is generally admitted—in fr.ct notori-ons-J-that the great majority of the English people show little skill in their domestic economy. There is waste, discomfort, neglect of hygiene. ■ The cookin? in working class homes is miserably bad. It is a subject of wonder and contempt to Germans, French, Italians, and Americans who have had any opportunity to see samples of it. There is still, too, a great loss of infant life in England, for which the ignorance of the mothers is mainly responsible. The purpose of the new institute, which is to be called "Queea Mary's Hostel," is to carry on and greatly extend the study of household economics begun about three years ago at King's College. Thus a large body of teachers will 1« raised and distributed throughout the country, and ultimately,- it is .honed, ■ they willbring about a general improvement" in home management Financially, the scheme is onß of considerable size. 4 building for the hostel will cost .£20,000, and another ,£20,001) will be spent on equipment. The Queen has worked to such purpose that already has been privately subscribed, but an additional sum of about .£50,000 will be needed for endowment. As the movement is everywhere applauded, there, can be little doubt that this further sum will soon be forthcoming.