Social Gossip

Free Lance, Volume VI, Issue 284, 9 December 1905, Page 8

Social Gossip

By Ghristabel.

ON Saturday, December 2nd, a day of glorious sunshine 1 , the marriage was celebrated of Mjs= Dorothy Eleanor Fitzherbert, daughter of Mr. W. Fitzher.bei*t, and granddaughter of the late Sir "William Fitzherbert, K.C.M.G., with Mr. Fenton H. Latham, son of Mr. Thomas Latham, of Sussex, England. St. James' Church, at the Lower Hutt, was very artistically decked with graceful bamboo gieenery and arum. Mies. Officaaitrmg were : The Rev. Joshua Jones, vicar of St. James', assisted) by the Rev. J. Bartlett, and Mr. Robert Par ker presided at the organ. A pretty feature was the choir, consisting of twenty school-girls, froeked in wihite muslin with pale blue- sashes. They were pupils of the Fitzherbert Terrace School, Miss Fitzherbert at one tune being a pupil there. • • • The bride entered the church with her father, and looked very dainty amd sweet in her bridal gown of ivory satin and Brussels lace, gracefully made, with swathed bodlice and train. A wreath of orange blossoms and tulle were worn, and, instead of a bouquet, an ivory prayer-book was cariied. Six bridesmaids followed : The Misses Isa, Kitty, and Aileen Fitzherbert, and Misses Doris Johnston, Jennie Moore, and Phyllis Riddiford. Their dresses we<re of white Indian muslin, -"etitily made, with triple flounced skirts edged with lace. White crinoline hats were wreathed with roses and exquisite bouquets of shaded pink roses and' maidenhair were carried. Th© bridegroom was attended by Mr. Daniel Riddiford, and the groansmen were Messrs Howard Richmond, A. MacShane, and' R. Beetham.

After the ceremony, a leceptaon was held at "Marsden," the residence of the bride's parents, who are so lenowned for ifoeir delightful hospitality. The beautiful grounds were looking then best, and the guests weone received on the lawn by Mrs. Fitzhe-rbert, and Mr. and Mrs. Latham, standing near, with their attendant maids and groomsmen, picturesquely grouped near them, received their friends' congratulations. Mrs. Fitzberbert (the bradte's mother) wore a gown of ivory glace, with overdress of black lace, and he.r toque ocf satwi straw had a touch of heliotrope corresponding with the shower-bouquet of hetaotrope and lilac carried. • • • Some of the guests were : Mis. Yon Zedhtz (the bude's sister), who wore a gow n of ivory cloth, with cream coat relieved with lace ruffles, a picture hat with "La France" roses, and oairaed a charming shower bouquet of shadied roses and foliage. Mrs. S. Fitzheirbert (an aunt of the bride) wore a gown of diove-grey taffeta, relieved with la.cc. Mrs. C. J. Johnston's gown w«as of grey checked silk, worn with a black and white bonnet with smallchoux of pink chiffon. Mrs. Holworthy's beautiful laoe gown was worn over glaoe of champagne tint, and a touch of heliotrope, which was repeated in heir hat. Mrs. Newman's gown was of black crepe-de-chine, with lace yoke and ruffles, and black and white hat. • • itMrs. Harold Johnston wore a dainty gown of floral silk, with elbow sleeves and deep pink belt and hat to match. Mrs. Robert' Levin wore all white, her voile gown having a V-shaped yoke of lace. With it were worn a large white hat with ostrich tips and a whute feather boa. Mrs. Robert Loughnan's pretty gown was of palest grey voile, the skirt mad© with graduating tucks, and the* pretty bodice was fashioned with a square yoke of ivory lace, finished with the tamest nosietfces of silk. A vivid touch of colour was given by a cluster of crimson roses at the waist, amd a toque the same shade. Mrs. Duncan wore ai handsome gown of black voile, with lovely inisartions of black laoe, and a black chiffon and violet bonnet. Miss Duncans becoming gown was of rose pink sdlk, trimmed with tinted lace and! bat with roses. • • • Mrs. Mueller's pupils will give a concert, comprising operatic choruses, trios, duets, and solos, in Sydneystreet schoolroom, on Thursday, Deoem-

ber 14th, at 8 o'clock. _ Miats Lillian Feltham, who has an excellent voice, is leaving Wellington, and' at the concert will sing Tosti's "Good-bye." Tickets are 2s. • * « Invitations have been issued by Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Wilson, for an "At Home" on December 7tih, to celebrate the twenty-fifth aninivensary of their marriage. • * • Mr. and Mrs. Wills, of Muntai. have issued invitations for the marriage of their daughter, Elllen. Marianne, to Mr. Alexander Kennedy. The ceremony takes place at St. Roman's Church, Muntai, on December 20tlh. • • * The Congregational schoolroom was crowded to the doors on Saturday evening, when an entertainment of more than usual interest and excellence was giiveoi by the pupils of Miss Jen/nic Arndt, one of ou<r most accomplished elocutionists, assisted by Misses Lloyd Ha=>seill, Atkinson, Kirk, and Hursthouse. The large audience, present by invitation, heartily applauded the young performers, who, tWougnout tihe programme, reflected! tie greatest credit on Miss Arodt. Their elocution was good, and! the actions were both natural and graceful, each pupil, apparently, being gifted. • • • During an interval, coffee and sandwiches were handed round to the guests, and a charming little play by Dion Boucacault followed', the characters being excellently pourtrayed by Misses Lulu Arnold, Gladys Cohen, and Messrs. S. Tmgey, L. Tmgey, and M. Pearn. The stage was very tastefully arranged as a drawing-room, and Miss Arnold, as "My Little Garl," wore a dainty white muslin frock. Her acting was very natural and' sympatlheifaic. Miss Arndt and her pupils are to be congratulated upon their first entertainment. Amongst the many guests* piesent were- Mrs. and Miss Fulton, Mrs. and Misß Burnett, Dr. PlattsMLTIs, Mrs. Atkinson Misses Hursthoue, Mr. and 1 Mrs. Levi, Mies Ohiristine Smith, Ma\ and Mrs. J. M. Clark. An overflowing meeting of the Miramar ratepayers, held at the Worser Bay Kiosk, on Monday night, in accordance with statutory requirements, made it abundantly evident that the people of the eastern suburb mean to have and to own their own electric trams.

Mayor Fred. Townsand putt the position fairly and) squarely before them, and backed up with figures from the borough engineer, R. E. Bennett, and Stuart Richardson, the city's electrical engineer, the cheerful fact thlat the tunnel will be cut through to Seatoun and the trains running for a total expenditure of £30,000, of which the land coampandes anjdl the Crawfords are contributing £15,500, while Harry Crawford gives four acres on the co.tr boundary, valued at £3000, and which. will probably sell for much more. It is, therefore, quite likely tihat only £15,000 instead of £23,000 will require to be raised 1 by loan. Moreover, two of the companies and the brothers A. and C. Crawford have offered to guarantee pro rata the borough against loists in running the trams for the first three years. Council lons McGnraifch, Brodie, and Witt supported the Mayor in his motion that the borough scheme be earned out. Councillor Wardell and Messrs OhaeeMorris, Mabin, and Wilson, threw som# cold water on the borough scheme. Their objections rested mainly om the assumption that the borough is going to stand still in. population, and some of them we're anxious to let a certain syndicate have the tramways, and, presumably, the cash contributions as well. The ratepayers smiled rather loudly at the idea, and, with a vote of 85 to 40, declared that they would make and ran. their own tramways. • • • An auction sale of special interest to investors and those in search of good buiidlmg sections is that advertised in our columns by Messrs. Maodonald, Wilson and Co., to be held' at their Exchange Lamd Mart on Monday evening next, at 7.30 o'clock. The block comprises two acres, subdivided into twenty-four sect'ons, having frontages to Adelaide-road (opposite the tramway), Duppa-street, and Royal-street. The terms are very easy. Plans are now ready. Mr. Frank Grady, of the well-known "Shop for Presents," Willis-street, has an advertisement in our issue of to-day He is showing a large and choice stock of novelties, suitable for the Christmas season, many of them' selected personally during his late visit to England. Country orders are specially attended to, and manufacturing, repairin,e:, electro-plating, engraving, and ai'ldin^ are carried on in up-to-date workshops, by competent workmen only, and all work is guaranteed.

Lovers of the ceramic art will find a most interesting exhibition at the establishment of Mr. Edward! Anderson, Wilhs-street. The show-rooms and windows have been recently enlarged and improved, and the display of artistic pottery is claimed! to be unsurpassed by anything to be seen in th« whole of Australasia. An Ideal Chbistmas Present. — Call and see J. N. Isaacs' Special Christmas Enlargements. Mr. J. N. Isaacs, Man-ners-street, has just engaged a firstclass Black and White Artist from London, and can now turn, out Enlargements better and cheaper than anyone else in New Zealand. Price, to suit all pockets, from 7s 6d each. — Advt.