SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1234, 16 September 1911, Page 10

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Wedding at Waikanao. A wedding was celebrated at Wailtanao on Wcdneyiay last when Miss Eveline Silvester, oldest daughter of Mr. James Silvester, of Waikauae, was married to Mr. W. Law, eldest son of Mr. Law, of Shannon. The ceremony was performed ai the residence of the bride's parents, the Ifev. Mr. M'Kenzio being the officiating clergyman. The bride, who was given away by her father, woro a navy blue tailor-mado costume and hat to match and was attended by her sister, Miss Edith Silvester as bridesmaid, who woro a cream eolinno frock and hat' wreathed with pink roses. 'l'ho bouquets of both bride and bridesmaids were of beautiful clematis. Mr. 11. Law, brother of tho bridegroom, was the best man. Wedding at Feilding. A pretty wedding was quietly celebrated at St. Paul's-Church, Feilding, on Thursday, when Miss Lilian Burnley, second daughter of Mr. Frank Burnley, of Feilding, was married to Mr. A. Kelson Clark, eon of ilr J. 13. Clark, of Bat'liurst, New South Wales. The llov. G. Budd conducted tho ceremony. Tho bride wore a charming frock of white Oriental satin braided, and finished with embroidered silk insertion. Sho was attended by three bridesmaids, Miss Lottio Coles, and tho Misses Ivy arid Mavis Burnley. Mr. Frank Burnley nas the best man and Mr. James Knight' tho groomsman. As tho bridal party left tho church, the. "Wedding March" was played by Mrs. Daniel, of llalcombe. The bouquets woro mad© by Mrs. S. Knight, of the llutt. A reception was afterwards held at tho homo of tho bride's parents, tho brido and bridegroom receiving • the good wishes of many friends. Wedding at Eketaliuna. At Eketahuna on Wednesday last Mr. Harry Elliott, second sou. of Mr. John Elliott, of Mauficeville,-- was man-fed to Miss Isabel Fauvel, fifth daughter of Mr. P, Fauvel, of Kaiparoro.. The brido was given away by her uncle, Mr. F. Fauvel, of ■■Wellington,," and was attended by' Miss Mary'Falkner, chief bridesmaid, and. Misses May.Knight and Nan Wjitereoa (nieces oMhe>"bride). Mr. Albert Elliott acted as best'man. Frocks of the Gay Gordons. It was a largo and at times highly amused audience that was present in the Opera Houso last evening, when Messrs. Clark and Meynell opened their season in Wellington with "The Gay Gordons." Tho scenery was very pretty, especially in the opening act', which represented a moor in tho Highlands. This act hardl.v allowed anything notable in tho way of dresses to be seen as it was principally taken part in by a travelling variety company— nothing notable,, that is, if one excepted the.costumo of Mrs, Siddons—entirely a wonderful echo of past glories, its tatters and patches being even then somewhat .phantasmal. Miss Florence lineson as Miss Peggie Quaintari, tho American heiress, looked very , fresh and dainty in an oysler-colourcd panelled costumo 'and a cream hat with' a bunch of drooping brown plumes at the side. Miss Cozens, into whoso costume tho lieiress afterwards changed, wore a vivid gypsy costume. In the second act manv of tho dresses worn were very pretty, the colours being particularly charming. Miss Quainlon, •whoso love of masquerading continued to break out at times, woro a palo.bluo cliarmousc frock with side panels of silver tissue, the bodico being also trimmed with it and finished with silver fringe. A pretty touch was added by tho pink roso worn in her corsage. Mrs. Siddons' was perfectly glorious in a "coiniug-out" dress of yellow satin, with wido panels of deep apricot velvet and bodico trimmed with gold embroidery. On her hair she woro a cerise band fastening two' long upright and most-imposing looking feather?. Miss Cozens was in a simplo but becoming frock of while charmeuso with an overdress of embroidered ninon, edged with fringe. The colours of the worn by the "society" ladies' or "The Forty Thieves" were very varied and harmonised most' successfully. Very pretty indeed was one frock of blue-gray cliarmeuse, long and graceful, with a deep tucker of jewelled net. Another ono waa of whito satin with an overdress of pink chiffon with a deep border of roses. Very effective was the frock of deep apricot satin made in tunic fashion. Charming also was one of heliotropo satin worn by a tall slim girl, trimmed with -velvet of a d«per shads. Tea in the Family Circlc. On tho opening night of Melba's Grand Opera Company in Sydney, tho gallcryites, who been in their scats nearly all day, had quite on interesting time, ; Mr. Hugh Ward sent them up a piano, and eongs and comic opera selections helped to while away tho hours. Then Madaroo Melba, who has more than onco urged musical students and others to dismiss all "class consciousness" and make tho fullest possible uio of the gallery, not only provided them with afternoon lea— GOO cups of it—but went among them as hostess herself. The ennouneemont, warning the public to be in their places at 8 o'clock, as the doors would be shut at tho beginning of tho first act, and no admittance granted till its close, had the effect of assembling tho audience in good time, and the in : pouring stream of well-groomed and richly-dressed people was a pageant in itself.

The reception accorded to Mrlba when she appeared as Violetta was one which, amid all licr triumphs, she will eurely vemerabw.

Mfldam« Melba's drees was lilts a perfect sonnet—full of imagination end subtle harmonies, and without ft redundant syllable. Aniplo ajid flowing:, yet bo exquisitely cut and hung as to give no imI'ressien «f volumiiionsnftw. It. was made of soa-gi-oen gauze over silver tissue, villi smouldering tonoa of purple imd pold. ]}ach »f its thwe flounces of creamy tulle was finished on the loft side with a paid camellia mounted on silvor tubs, from which hung a diamond, glittering like a tailing , drop «f dew. Tho pointod bodice had a <l«op beriho of exquisite lace. As , tho singer moved to and fro, the folds ef this wonderful gown seemed to generate pools of purple, and green, and golden liglit. Sladamc's dark hair, parted and drawn softly back over tho oars, was coilod on trlio nni» of tho neck, a band of diamonds encircled her head, and a white cnmollio w.t.'j fastened on each Side. Her necklet was of hugo rubies set in ovalsluiDivl Iwd.s of diamonds. All tho women's «owna in tho three ecwios of "IVaviata" aro built on those full, flowing linop, with tho rorcaxe cut low on tho Rlioulders, in tho «irly Victorian style, and wide trained skirts. Compared'with tho skjmpy nnd abliroviatod em:tumes which, ficcording to on* ruthlo'-s critic, mako tho matrons of 10-O.iy look like "elderly rehoolgirls who .liavo lno.n left out in tho rain," the older style is full of a gracious dignity,'

An Interesting Anniversary, Mr. and Mrs. \\'. G'' Fail,., who an .. very old residents of Port'.'Chalmers, recently tho fifty-seventh aji-. nivc-rsary of their wedding. 'i'lioy hnvo'„. boon in tho colonics for a period of alittlo \ over 58. .years, of which potiod tlioy resided- saven vcai's in Melbourne and i'J years.in Port Chalmers. They have thrco . surviving. children, 15 gfiind-childreil, and four -grcnt' grand-children.. Mrs. Tail has been'in poor health for several . years . past,. but.- Mr. Fail is still halo.' and ..hearty, alter his lonpr. and useful life.'.Dnjring. his residence,_at Port Chal-mer.v,di,c.,-lins' talccii an active interest in local "lilTnirf, was for a long time a, member of the school committee, and has represented each of tho four wards oil tho Borough Council, and is now chairman of the Water Committee oil that body. Mr. Fail was on the Arrow goldfields during the'early days of tho sold fever. • An ''At Home." ' • Yesterday aflotnoon, a large number of people attended' the "At home" held by . Mrs. T.M. Wilford in the Concert Chamber .of tlic I'J'own Hall. It is not often, that this hall has presented so attractive ail nppearanep as it did yesterday afternoon: Tho whole of the fioor had been carpeted in crimson, and numbers of little tabled, on which tea was served, were dotted about, the yellow bulbs with which they,were decorated adding a vivid, (ouch .of'.colour, Ilufi'ets, 011 which a . profusion of spring flowers were also to be seen, had, been carried down tho . sides of tho rooin,'and tho stage had been converted'into a perfect' bower of foliage, brightened with huge bowls of lieautil'ul yellow blooms. A string baud played delightfully at intervals.' Mrs. Will'ord was wearing, a dross of peacock' blue crepe, black furs, and a. large black hat with black qstrich Illumes. " . Dr. Jessio Maddison (Christchurch) leftfor "Sydney yesterday to attend tho medical conference. Mr.,- 'Mrs., and tho Misses Rutherford, who, since their return to Wellington from Kuropo,: havo been staying at the Koyal' Oak Hotel, left 011 Thursday for Cauter--1 bury. : . Miss Hudora. Ilcnry, daughter of Dr. Henry, has won a junior prizo in .tho . - overseas competitions of tlic Victoria ■ League.' She is' a jiinior pupilattend- . ing Chilton Ilouso School. Her prizo was [ a liook of. Tennyson's l'ocms. ' Mrs. B. Brewer (Ilawke's Bay) is li ■ visitor to Wellington. j Mrs. W. Wardell (Mastert'on) is in towm