I would rather have a big burden and a strong back than a weak back and a caddio to carry life s luggage.

Evening Post, Volume LXXVI, Issue 144, 17 December 1908, Page 9

I would rather have a big burden and a strong back than a weak back and a caddio to carry life s luggage.

Mrs. Patrick Maclntyre leaves on Fri- i day for Auckland and Rotorua, by the Main Trunk line. On Monday, Mr. and Mrs. Beauchamp and family go to Piotorua. Mr. and Mrs. Firth leave for Sydney to-morrow. Miss Adelaide van Slaveren is going | to Milan to train her voice. She leaves by this week's Sydney boat and catches the Nord-Dautcher steamer Roon. JMiss van Stjiveren accompanies her sister. Miss Stafford leaves on Monday for Taupo, where she joins the fishing camp organised by Colonel Moore. The Hon. G. Fowlds and Miss Fowlds to Auckland to-morrow. Mr. and Mrs Hugh MacNeill and family arrived from Sydney ' by the Moeraki, and go south to Dunedin. Mr. and Mrs. Christie, formerly hi Patea, were passengers by the same steamer. They have spent some months in England and on the Continent. The Rev. J. Cocker and Mrs Cocker, of Nev/town, also returned from an eight months' trip, which included the Holy Land. This is tho month of many weddings, and no less than four Wellington girls were married yesterday. Miss Effie Staveley and Mr. Edward Holmwood were married in St. Paul's Pro-Cathe-dral, where many friends assembled to see the pretty ceremony. The bridal frock of Empire style was of chiffon taffetas, trimmed with fine lace and net : Her veil' was of old Limerick lace, and her beautiful bouquet was of white roses arid sweet peas. Her bridesmaids were all in white, tho posies of pink sweet peas being the only note of delicate colour. Her bridesmaids were Miss Ethel Staveley and Miss Constance Greonfield, and two little girls, Miss Nancy Baillie and Miss Given Russell, in white ninon frocks and white hats. They received most charming gifts from the bridegroom, designed and made by one of the groomsmen. These were marguerites of beaten gold, centred with blister pearls. Tho bride's gift from Mr. Holmwood .was a beautiful ring set with a sapphire surrounded with diamonds. Mr. Geo. Wilson was best man, and Messrs. Reuben Watts and H. Banks groomsmen. Afterwards, a reception was held at the 'house of Mrs. Staveley, in Kelburne. Miss Lulu Spence's wedding was quite charming. The Khandallan Church bore testimony to the popularity of the bride, for it was beautifully decorated, a feature being the large wedding-bell of white flowers hung above the altarrails, which at the end of the service showered rose-petals and confetti on the bride and bridegroom. The Rev. Mr. Inglis officiated, and Mr. Walters played the organ. The bride, who is a daughter of the late Mr. John SSpence, chief surveyor, Invercargill, wore an artistically simple gown of delicate muslin banded and belted with white satin. The sleeves, the under-part closely draped, had quaint epaulets laced with silver braid and tassels. The hat was dainty crinoline straw, white tulle and' a long white feather, and a. beautiful shower 'bouquet 1 was < carried Her two sisters, Misses" 1 Josie and Madge, wei'e in charming cream frocks, trimmed wiih lace, their white hats being decked with different coloured ilowers, the one with pink chrysanthemums, the other with lilac, the bouquets of pink sweet peas and roses, and of mauvo sweet peas and Japanese irises corresponding. The bridegroom, Mr. Fortescue Rowley, De-puty-Inspector of Factories, was attended by Mr Harry Rowley, his brother, and Dr. Anderson, and Mr. Arthur Whyte, the bride's cousin, gave her away. The reception later was most elaborate and enjoyable. The table was exquisitively decorated with white ribbons and white flowers, and the toasts were drunk with enthusiasm. Mrs. Spence wore black poplin with handsome black lace, a Spanish lace scarf, and a black bonnet with white. Miss Spence had on a pretty navy blue cloth, with a blouse of turquoise satin, and lace, and a hat with pale blue wings and brown tulle. Mrs. Kowley wore black, with a black silk coatee, and a toque with white lilac. Miss Rowley's frock was of green with bands of green and white and gold embroidery. Her white hat was trimmed with tulle, velvet and white lilac. Still another wedding took place at St. Peter's Church, when Miss Charlotte Eeters, third daughter of Mrs. Peters, of Wellington, was married to Mr. George Grundy, of Wellington. The bride wore a pretty Empire gown of white silk, with veil and wreath of orange Wossoms, and carried a white bouquet. Her sister, Miss Ethel Peters, %vas bridesmaid, and wore a grey frock and cream hat with pink flowers. Mr. George Brown was best man, Mr. J. Murdoch gave the bride away, and Mr. G. P. Davys officiated, Dr. Fyffe playing the Wedding March. A reception was held later at the house of Mrs. Peters, who wore a handsome frock of black silk and carried a bouquet of pansies. The bride's travelling costume was of blue cloth, and her large feathered hat and stole were white. The little boys in grey flannel aud green caps are features of Thorndon, and the breaking-up of their school yesterday was a matter of importance to many mothers and friends. It was the prettiest entertainment possible, and Miss Sommerville appears to have a ! magnetic influence over her small pupils. The tiny ones sang and recited with their eyes fixed on their teacher's face, as if they drew their courage and inspiration from it. Some of the boys sang delightfully, -notably two small men who "rendered" a duet about a wren, and ftwe others, who warbled in turn as to what they knew, emphasising their singing by the prettist gestures. The whole affair was really most interesting and diverting, and gave abundant evidence of liow the tiniest of boys can be trained to take a delight in lessons, and ! yet to wear their learning " lightly, like a flower." At the end, after Miss Coates had given out the prizes, Miss Armstrong, who is leaving at the end of twb years' work, was presented with a silverbacked brush from her pupils, and Miss Sommerville was given a box with three volumes of poems. Hearty cheers were given for Mrs. and Miss Somraerville and Miss Armstrong. Many Wellington people know little of the WOrlc done by the District Nurses of the St. John Ambulance Society among the sick and poor of the town. The labour is incessant, the salary very small, the responsibility great, and a large amount of tact is required to deal with many of the cases. Nurse Sexton and Nurse Macandrew, however, go heart and soul into the work, and every spare moment — when others would be resting or playing — is occupied with sewing little garments for their large small family. Yesterday there were innumerable parcels of clothing, all vuth labels on, ready to bo handed to the , !j2riujaaisjjc££iaifiuts v For. thejjhjldrgn^

who, even if their mothers look pinched and worn, have, as a rule, rosy cheeks and bright eyes, a Christmas tree laden with treasures was provided, and it was a delight to see the pleasure with which the youngsters received the toys, which were distributed by Mrs. Hislop. Tea, sweets, and games were added attractions of the afternoon's entertainment. I was told that there was an astonishing self-reliance to be noted among some of these children. One little boy, cvho sap ports himself, insists on paying his doctor, although the medical services for these are always generously free. . So the doctor draws up a tiny bill to satisfy the self-respeot of her small patient, and he pays it with great pride. Mrs. Edward Willis, who returned to Wellington on Wednesday, from a trip to England, Canada, and the United States, was tendered a welcome home on Saturday afternoon at the Kelburne Tea Kiosk. The function, which was arranged by Mrs. Robertson, of Kelburne, was of a most enjoyable nature. The hostess received the guests in a cream costume, while Mrs. Willis ,yore black chiffon taffeta, with black and white hat. At the Wesleyan Church, Lower Hutt, yesterday, Miss Flossie Eddie, daughter of Mrs. A. Broadbent, of Auckland, was married to Mr. A. H. Daniell, second son of Mr. (J. E. Daniell, a wellknown Alasterton resident. The bridesmaids were tho bridegroom's sisters, Misses Ethel and Ida, and threo young nieces, Phyllis Bryant, Vera Eddie, and Cora Williams. The bridegroom was attended by Mr. F. Griffith and Mr. L. Daniell. Mrs. Kohn played a wedding march, as the bridal party left the church. The Rev. Buttle, of Masterton, who officiated, was assisted by the Rev. Rothwell. Miss Daisy M. Mitchell, eldest daughter of Mr. W. J. Mitchell, of Petone, was married at St. Augustine's Church, Petone yesterday to Mr. James Stewart, of Lower Hutt. The Rev. J. D. Russell officiated. Misses Rita, Louie, Olive, Lettie, and Doris Mitchell acted as bridesmaids. Mr. L. Nobdl was best man and Mr. L. C. Mitchell groomsman. The late Sir Samuel Canning, the eminent electrical engineer, who laid the first cable across the Atlantic, was uncle of Mr. Alfred J. Canning, of Muritai. Miss Lenore Pulsford, the Wellington contralto, who went Home a few months ago tt» continue her musical studies, had been invited by Sir Samuel to be his lest for some time, but she only arrived in London in time to see his funeral.