Social Gossip

Free Lance, Volume II, Issue 79, 4 January 1902, Page 10

Social Gossip

By Christabel

THK result of the Haw Ices BayWellington oncket match rarne as a great sui prise to all of ik who on Thuisdav watched with sinking hearts oui best men being bowled one aftei anothei In the Hawke's Ba;> • cracks" -Me> sis Tiott and Dent. To bho^e of us who spent the holidays in town the cricket match was the attraction "par excellence," the presence of the famous Albeit Trott being a great "draw." Amongst the ladies present were Mrs Goie. m black and white Miss Gore, wearing a neat blue* and white print frock and sailor hat Miss Simpson, in a cool mu^hn frock, and black hat. Miss Eliott a white silk blouse black skut * ■*■■ * Mrs Trevor Gould woie a tuckedsilk blouse, dark skirt., and black chiffon toque. Miss Travers looked pretty in a soft pink blouse black skirt and picture hat her sastei was dainv m black and white The Mis=es Mills were in muslin gowns arid chiffon hats. Miss Bremner's becoming gown was of heliotrope and white silk muslin, and her hat was a burnt straw with shaded roses-. Miss Queenie Bremner wore white pique and a sailor hat. Miss_ Watkins wore white muslin and a white straw hat Mi=s Morshead, a foulard gown anid black hat A pretty frock was of bright blue muslin tucked and frilled, with a black swathed belt, and a fragilelookina maiden wore a rose-coloured voile Eton gown with chiffon vest, and a pink hat + ■> t " Afternoon tea., served m the grandstand, was \ery acceptable. The visitors brought with them some of the beautiful Hawke't, Bay weather which has added greath to the enjoyment of the holidaAS and the success of the cricket. "Florodora" i& drawing crowded houses, and everyone is charmed with the prett\, bright, and catchy songs graceful dances, and the 'f rocking." Mass Edgar, as Lady Holrovd is a great favourite and dresses well. In the first act her gown is of cream lace, worn over a rose sulk foundation, with billowy pink and white chiffon petticoats, and a chiffon toque and silk sunshade of the same colour. Another gown was of a deep apricot voile with iewelled applique trimmings, and a very becoming hat of apricot velvet and roses. In the last act her frock was very dainty — a pale heliotrope chiffon with hat and sunshade en suite. Miss Evans, as Dolores, wore a picturesque frock of old gold satin, with designs of black velvet, outlined with sequins on the flounce of the short skirt, a crimson silk ishawl was gracefully draped across the shoulders, and hung m folds to the hem. As the strolling musician she wore a suit of pale grey, and a crimson cloak Cool and refreshing to look at were the white ducks of the men who did not look nearly so attractive in the more everyday ga,rb of the last act. * » » The English ladies were ail well dressed in pretty muslins, Miss Cliff Palmer looking especially dainty in pale heliotrope, with a chaffon. hat, and sunshade to match The ballerinas and Spanish maidens all added to the general effect and pieturesqueness of the scene. Mlss A Pollard wore a pretty, girlish frock u\ white muslin the skirt having a triple flounce a transparent yoke and folded satin belt finishing the bodice, and in the last act she looked very well in a pale blue silk gown, with double accordeon-pleated flounces on the skirt. Amongst the audiences I have noticed Mrs. Percy Baldwin, wearing a black satin gown with jet straps and transparent lace sleeves the Misses Edwin, black evening gowns. Miss Travers also wore a black satin. Miss E. Travers. a pretty frilled white muslin gown , Miss Scully, black lace frock. Miss Pettit, silk theatre blouse, and dark skirt. Miss Runcie wore a pretty evening gown Miss Horti Runcie, white muslin ; Miss L. Willis, pale green frock the Misses Brandon, black and white silk blouses lace collars, and black skirts Miss Young, a black satin frock Mrs Arthur Pearce wore black with touches of scarlet Mrs. Walter Goring-Johnston black velvet Miss

Isabel Coleridge, wlnti Miss I Coleridge, black, with a pink chou Miss Bremner, a pink silk blouse, laoe collar, and black skirt . Mass, Queenie Bremner pale blue silk blouse, and a lace collar , Miss Tbeo Shapter m a white evening frock Mi,st> Edwards wore black satin and Miss M. Edwaids white Miss Haicoiut white silk lacer Miss Holt a tussore silk gown Miss O'Connoi white Mrs Levo>i black silk and hei daughter wearing unite muslin Mis^ E O'Connor, black and w lute . Mrs Bendall, black and white Miss Bendall damt\ white silk trock Miss A Edwin and Miss Eraser both uoie white Mr« Beere black Mtss Beere a pretty gown Mis. Barmooat iWansanun had on a hand.some £ow n Miss Gilmei a white laco gow n Miss F Gdmer black * • • Mi^ Kigrht lias returned to Xapiei * * * Miss Bendall who has been visiting h tends at Picton and Blenheim has leturned » * * Mxss Ma> Beatty, the populai membei of Pollard's Opera Company left on Saturday for a three-mouth^' hohdav to Australia. * * * Mrs W Goimg Johnston is visitmg hoi relations at the Hutt II rs Barmcoat (Wanganui) i e staving at the Royal Oak for a few weeks * * * The Misse.s Bairiueoait passed through Wellington last week en route for Chnstchurch * • » Mrs Stuart-Menteith and f anuly ai c spending the holidays at Titahi Bay * ♦ » Lord and Lady Ranfurly with a small party of ladies and gentlemen, have left for a cruise in the Tutanekai They will visit Stewart Island and the southei n lighthouses . then before returning to Wellington, it is their intention to coach through the South Island and ''do" Mount Cook The trip will take about three months In the party are Mrs Mathieson and Miss Douglas the Hon. Butler, Captain Alexander, and the well-known artist Mr Worsleiv whose sketches are much admired by Lord and Lady Uanfurlv. We shall hone to see ai fine collection as a result of Mi W r orsley's tour Stewart Island is a perfect hunting-ground for arta&ts and abounds in hundreds of picturesque bays and nooks. «■ * ■* Mrs Ralph Fitzherbert (Marton) v, visiting her mother (Mrs Kennedy 1 ) Hawkestone-street Wellington » • • Mr and Mrs. L. E Ward (Feitdingi are \ isiting Wellington « • * I have noticed .several little children wearing sandals instead of shoes and stockings lately, and cannot help thinking what a Isensablle idea it is for the summer months. They must be a peif ect boon at the seaside where the little ones are alw ays wanting to paddle and plavine: in the sand, get their shoes filled with it, and are altogether uncomfortable. With sandals, thedr feet, are protected, and there is no need to w orry and wonder if they have damp feet They are rather expensive luxuries, but are worth the money Dr. Watson, of London brother of Mr. Watson, well known m Hawke r s Bay, has taken over Dr Bennetts practice at Bulls, and will commence practice next April. Dr. and Miss Bennett leave very soon foi a trip to Rotorua « » > Wellington people are congratulating themselves upon having Mrs Parsons and her talented daughters once more in their midst We are all longing to hear them sing now, and will eagerly scan the lists of sincere at every concert in hopes of seeing their names The Parsons family have certainly given Wellington -n.ole many hapm hour* * • • Mi^ McLennan daughter of Mr John McLennan, Oroua Dow m s (Manawatu 1 ) is short.lv to be married to Mr Mathieson of Kimbolton Mr. Roy McLeiuian (Oioua Dounsj is emgaged to Miss McKenzie of Haw r ke's Bay * # • Miss Macarthur, daughter of Mrs. Skerwell (Feilding), is to be married shortly to Mr Myers of the same town « » • Miss Royle (Sydney) is the guest just now of Mrs Simppon Willis-street, Wellington * ♦ ♦ Miss Suisted (Westport) is visiting Mrs Darling Hawkestone Crescent * * * Miss Howitz (Australia) is the guest of Mrs Benjamin, Hill-street (Continued on page 11 )

A marriage which c\oked considerable mteresyt locally was celebrated m Ekeitahuna on the 19th of December, when Mr. William Arthur Boyes, of Tauroa, neai Eketahuna, eldest son o* Mr. T. J. Boyes, of Wellington, was united m maturaony to Miss Alice Maud Jon<>s, eldest daughter of Mr James Jones, of KRetahuna The Rev Tresstrail pertoimed the marriage oeremom . There wa-<- a veiy large attendance at the chinch, which was beautifully decorated. The bride, who was gnen away h} her father, was attended by two bridesmaids — Miss Nelson and Mis^ Yeia Jones (sister ot the bride). The bride looked charming in a frock of cieam lustie, trimmed w ltli chiffon and pearl tiimmmg a.nd she carried an e\(|iusite shower bouquet of white loses and maiden hair ferns ♦ * * The bud-esmaids' hocks weic ot hehotio^e nnisJin, and eieam silk, and they earned baskets oi sweet peas and white roses. Mr. Beit Bo^e& (brothei of the bridegroom) attended as best man. Several of the bridegroom's relatives were present Mis. Jones (mothei of the bride) was dressed in fawn check with vest of pale pink and cream lace, with fawn toque. The bridegroom's mother woie a handsome black figuied poplin with white silk vest, black tulle bonnet, with pink roses Miss Bosses wore a uiettv blue muslin, trimmed with insertion and lace, and white vest, black chiffon hat. Theie was a large number of veiy handsome presents, amongst which weie a silver tea service and silver-mounted carvers, piesented to the bride by the choir of which she ha.s been organist for 6-ome time also a beautiful Wedgw ood dmnei service from the best men (brothei s of the bridegroom). The bridegroom's presents to the bridesmaids were gold and lubv brooches. Aftov the ceremom , Mr. and Mrs. Jones entortamed a large number of guests at the Oddfellows" Hall. The bride's go-ing-awa^ dress was of grey voile, Mith vest and rever of pale blue silk, with r lev toque. * * •>■• A-\ei\ pretty wedding was celebi ate r l at St John's Chuich, on the 26th December, b^ the Rev. James Pateison when Mr. H. C. North, son of Mr. H North, of Dunechn, was married to Mis 0 Grace Steven, eldest daughter of Mr W Steven, of Wellington. The bride looked charming dressed in cream wan silk, trimmed with silk lace and em broidered chiffon, and she wore the customaiy veil and orange blossoms. The bridesmaids were Miss K. Steven (sis ter of the bride), and Miss Floience McLeay (her cousin), who wore very pretty dresses of cream washing silk, trimmed with silk lace and insertion The hats were of heliotrope chiffon and crinoline • ♦ •■ The bridesmaids carried shower bouquets of heliotrope, sweet peas, and pink heath The bride's mother woie a rich black duchess satin dress, and t dainty bonnet of cream and gold sequin, relieved with black velvet and osprevs. The bridegroom's gift to the biide was a pearl dagger, and to each of the bridesmaids erold bangles. The bride was given away by her father, the bridegroom being attended by Mr C W Nielsen. As the wedding party left the church, the wedding march wa« played by Mr Maughan Barnett. t -* * A leception was held at the residence of the bride's parents in the afternoon, at which the health of the newly-mar-ried couple was proposed by the Rev. Mr. Paterson, and replied to by the groom. Speeches appropriate to the occasion were also delivered by Mr. Steven, Mr Nielsen, and Mr Drummond. The presents were costly and numerous The honeymoon is bems 6pen.t in the north. • • • A fashionable wedding took place at St. Peter's Church, Wellington, yesterday (Thursday), 2nd instant, when Mr. Charles Vince Houghton (Auckland manager of the New Zealand Shipping Company) was married to Miss Alice M. Rose, daughter of Captain Rose who was formerly manager of the New Zealand Shipping Company at Wellington. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. W. C. Waters. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a handsome "own of white surah, draped with lace, and the usual veil with a wreath of wild roses and white heath. ♦ » • She was attended by her sisters (the Misses Mamie and Nellie Rose), who wore extremely becoming and smart gowns of white tuoked book muslin, insertioned, and having bright carmine sashes woven in and out of the skirts, and tied in a, large bow bellow the knee. Along with this they wore large black hats, with ostrich trips 1 , black mittens and belts*. a,nd carried carmine fans. Mr. W. IT. Rose (brother of the bride) acted as best man 3 * • The honeymoon is being spent in the Manawatu, and the future home of the

hapfn pair will, of couise, be m Auckland. The bride's going-a.w ay dross was of cream linen, strapped witli pale gieeoi, and trammed with string lace, hat en suite. Aftei the ceiemony a reception was lield at. the Royal Oak Hotel wliere Captain and Mrs. Rose are staying at present. The wedding cake was pio\ided bv Buzzard and Buzzard, Oxford-stieet, London, and was a very stylish specimen of the confectioner's art. The piesents were vaiied and numerous and came to hand from all over the world Miss Haseldon is visiting fnends at Palmerston Noith and from theie will go on to Hawke's Ba\ foi a few weeks. Two siher weddings weie celebiatol in Wellington on Friday last week. One ivat, that of Mr. and * Mis T. J. W. Gale, and the other that of Mr. G N. Baggett, assistant city libranan. Mr. and Mis Gale weie maiiiectoii the West Coast, on the 27th December, 1876, Mis. Gale being then Miss Chapman, daughter of Mr. J. G. Chapman, formcih in the office of Messrs. J. K. Nathan and Co The numerous friends of Mi Gale will bo highly pleased to leain that he is showing considerable improvement in health. Mr. Baggett was married a ciuartei of a century ago at Wanganm, his bride being Miss. Norcross. Both couples weie the recipients of many congratulatory messages and lot.s of pretty presents on the occasion of then silver wedding * * # Mr. Arnold B. Williams (of Ross and Glendining's), so popularly known as a Wellington representative cricketei, was man led in the Devonpoit Piesbyterian Chuich, Auckland, on Decembei 11th, to Miss Annie Russell McNeil, eldest daughter of Mi. and Mrs McNeil, of Devonport (late of Wellington). The chuich had been most tastcfulh decorated foi the occasion by a numbei oi the bnde' c lady fnends, who spared no tiouble in their labour of love Aiclies of light gieenery and white flowersspanned the aisle on cither side and were also in front of the pulpit, the whole effect being beautiful The Rev Robert Ferguson officiated, and tVc choir assisted with appropnate hymns at the opening and closing of Hie tcivice * * * The bnde, who was given away by hei father, looked very nice m a gow n of soft white sulk, the .skirt finished with tucks and kd tings, und the bodice being made with a transpaient yoke and beautifully tucked She also woic a white straw hat, with tucked tulle and brilliant buckles, and carried a lovely shower bououet, finished with satin ribbons. Her attendants were Miss Daisy McNeil and Miss Effie Geoige, whose very pretty frocks were of white silk, tucked half-w r ay down from the waist, and finished at the hem with more tucks and lace insertion the bodices were also tucked and msertioned, and black vehet neck bands and waist -belts, which always make an effective finish to a white frock, were worn, with smart black hats trimmed with tulle and black and white ostrich taps. Each bridesmaid carried a bououet of beautiful flowers * * * Mr. Young acted as best man, and Mr. Fred. McNeil as groomsman A reception was afterw ards held at the residence, of the bride's parents. During the afternoon Mr. and Mis Williams left for Rotorua, where they spent some time before proceeding to their future home in Wellington The bride's travelling gown w a.s a royal blue coat and skirt, with a real lace collar, and a "Clara Butt" hat trimmed with blue and white spotted silk Among the many beautiful wedding gifts received were a handsome dinner service and an oak tray from the employees of Messrs. Ross and Glendining. * * * A very pleasant little ' Gipsy tea party" was held at the "Horomoana whare " Scorching Bay, last Thmsda-v evening. The "party" journeyed to Karaka Bay in the Loyalty, and from there walked to the whare, where a sumptuous and much-appreciated tea was laid out. After tea, a little music on the whare piano (banjo) was indulged in, and the return to town was started at 9pm., town being leached at 11 o'clock, after a windy but most enjoyable walk. The success of the evening was due to Misses Mavsmoor and Welch, ably assisted by Mrs. Pollock, and the Misses Welch, Pollock, and Banks. Amongst the gentlemen who were ready to carry hampers and make* themselves generalh useful, I noticed Messrs Mavsmoor (Horomoana. host), Robb, E Knowles E. Holmwood, N. Wix. and G Smith * » # A quiet wedding was celebrated at Maste.rton the other day, when Mr. J H. Gledstone, eldest son of the Rev. J P Gledstone, of South London, was married to Miss Charlotte B Lowes, second daughter of tihe late William Lowes.

A veij pretty wedding took place at St. Peter's Chinch, Wellington, on the 11th December the contracting patties being Miss Lizzie Lord, third daughtei of Mr. John Lord, late of Devonport (Aucklaaid), and Mr. Thomas Ward, third son of Mr. Stephen Ward, London The ceremony was conducted by tlie Rev. W. C. Waters. The bride, who was given away by Mr. Gapes, looked chaimmg in white merveilleux silk, which was trimmed with lace, chiffon, and orange blossoms, a,nd she w ore the customary veil and orange blossoms, and carried a lovely shower bouquet. The bnde also wore a gold diamond, and rub-\ bracelet, the gift of the bridegroom * » * She was attended by four bridesmaids — Miss Sutton and Miss R. Sutton, Miss Hamilton and Mies Ford, who looked very nice m delicate silver grey cashmeres trimmed with white silk and w hite silk insertion, and toaues to match. Each bridesmaid carried _ a shower bouquet. Miss Sutton (chief bridesmaid) wore a lovely gold locket, and Miss K. Sutton, Miss Hamilton, and Miss Ford gold brooches, gifts of the bridegroom. Mr. Alfred Lord (brother of the bride), acted as best man. After the ceremony, the nuptial party drove to Mr. T. Ward's residence, York Villa, Wadestown, where afternoon tea w r as served, and the health of the bride and bridegroom Avas drunk. The bride's travelling dress was a handsome blue cloth,* trimmed with white silk, and a toque of white chiffon, trimmed with leaves and air bells. The honeymoon was spent in the North. » ♦ * St. Peter's Church, Wellington, was the scene of a very pretty wedding on Tuesday, December 23rd, the occasion being the marriage of Mr. Percival North, third son. of R. N. Keeling, Est| , of Palmerston North, and Miss Elizabeth F. McLeary, eldest daughter of the late Mr. John P. McLeary, Wellington. The bride, who was given aw ay by her cousin, Mr. W. Blick, looked extremely pretty in a handsome gown of white brocaded silk, with transparent yoke, and th<e orthodox veil and orange blossoms. She also wore a gold necklet and carried a shower bouquet • ♦ • Her attendants were the Misses Fanny and Mabel McLeary, who were attired m frocks of pink silk, with crinoline hats and chiffon, the other three maids — the l Misses Daisy a.nd Reta Shaddick fniecee of the bride), and Miss Edith Litchfiel'd — wore pretty frocks of cream and Leghorn hats Their trifts from the bridegroom were gold brooches. Mr J A Tasrerart, of Palmerston, was best man, and the Rev. W. C. Waters the officiating clergyman. At the con-

elusion of the ceremony the "Wedding March ' was played. * * * The engagement is announced in Australian papers of Miss Amy Isaacs, fourth daughter of Mrs. George Isaacs, of Navane," Adams - street, South Yarra and Mr. Coleman Phillips, of The Knoll,'" Wairarapa, New Zealand. ♦ » Mr. and Mrs. F. Waldegrave are spending a few weeks at Rotorua.