Social Gossip.

Free Lance, Volume X, Issue 476, 14 August 1909, Page 14

Social Gossip.

By ChrisfcabeJ.

THE We'iknotan, Naval Aitilitary Volunteers bold theii swunual bail m the lowm Ball last Friday night It pio\ctl a great success, for the floor and music weie extremely Everybody seemed to dance, too, the again comfortably furnasbed, and at the end of the foal tbe space was enclosed with greens of lycopodMum and here light refreshments weie sen eel. • * * Flags hung all lound the room and from cential chandlelltar to gallery +,ent^like strands of navy and white muslin ttmmg. The only non4iaiinionasSTSne was the yellow and green drapery which had been left up from tbe Dmyersjty dance. The stage where the bond was stationed was aJlmost hidden with gi emery, amd two ]arge guns a military aar to the proceedings- The supper-tables in the Concert Chamber were very gay witli red white, and blhie, palms and vases of spring flowers stamdmig in the midst of led and blue crinkled paper trimmings. A great many of the men were in uniform, the sailors wearing white coats m many cases, and tin© officers lookinig most pncturesque un their navy and gold mess jackets. Several red oaats and <a Highlander or two looked weffl in the crowd of nayal uniforms. Mrs G. F. C. Campbell, who was present with (her husband, worn* gold sequmned black not over cream satan. Mrs. Sband, wife of the suirgeon-oap-tain of the corps, was in cream filet net, with gold tissue. Miss Joan Histop wore an efegant black satin, gown, the bodiioe much trimmed with electrac blue ribbon amd spangles. • • • Mrs C. SommervaHe wore- white lace and silvei. Mrs. ■Riichardson, was _ m black; Mrs. Nesbit, in white siatin ; Mxs. 'McKeEax, white net, witlb black velvet ribbon , Mi«s Lucy Brandon, in a becoming rose-ooloiured frock, relieved with croam net; Mass Dennastoo (Christchuieh), ecm net, wilth trimming of cerise silk; Miss Gtray (Auckland), in a pmnoess gown of dead rosecoloured statin, with handsome lace on the corsage. « • • Among the officers and l friends present were- Mr. Stanton Harcouirt, Mr. 'M D^nniston, Mr. C. Scxmmeirnlle, Mr. <de Bathe Brandon, Dr Slhand, Mr R. Watson, and Mr. W. Prouse. • • ■ Last Satuiday evening some of the pupils of the Wellington Girls' College gave a musical play, "Persephone-,' 3 to a selected audience. Mr. Lawrence Watkins was responsible for tbe musical portion-, and Miss Fraser for the scenery and costumes, both of ■whicn were exceedingly pretty, the first scene, tih e Vale of Enma, being a mass •>f daffodils, amongst which Persephone and her maidens sang daffodil songs; and choruses. In the second scene, Hades, red light and sulphur fumes played a strong part, and there was a ckyerly-writteni littite interlude wbere*a various characters wel-known to chiWiren question Persephone before the entrance of Pluto, respondent in purple and gold. Miss Enid Thane played Persepboino prettily, Mi>ss Beryle Townsend was commanding as PHtuto, Miss Dora Slrfton was Demeter and Miss Maud Bdmondson Hermos. Tlie lilac and daffodil chorus and t!he ghosts were especially delightful. • • * Mr. and Mrs. Retter gave a chiOidu ren's pa-rty on Saturday afternoon, at their residence, Thorndon Quay, in honour of their daughter's birthday. In the evening a large number of gueste were entertained. • * • Mrs. E. J. Riddiford gave a ikmebeon party at the Grand Hotel on Thursday of last week, when tihe tables were most artistitcaaiy decorated in blue and mauve, witih green foliage. Each guest received a posy of violets and forget-me-nots as she took iher seat at tlie table. Those present were: Mesdames Bidwill, Biss, Bunny, Crawford Fisher, Elgar. Lees, Mooa-house, Newman, Rawson, Pundie, Pearce Watkins, Jobnston, Yon Zedttitz, and Miss Coleridge.

A very pictty weddiing took place at the Anglican. Obuuoh, Levin, on Wednesday of last week, when Mr Wm. T Roche, of Otaki, was unmtcd to Miiss Annie Mai Robomsoe eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Roibnison, of Levuiv. The bi ide was given away by hei father. The chinch was u^H fillied with '•pec tators, montl'y of the fair sex, and the Rev. Mi Compton tied the nuptial kinot The b'Jide's dress was of ©repe-de-rhmo, with c luff mi and satin nbbon. Sho wore a beautiful' a oil and on ange blos>smms, and cairied a choice bouquet. The bride's sister Miss Alhc? Robinson., •attended hor a<s maid, amd she was dressed m pink «jilk voiile, tirmmod with cream Tare poke She woio a white silk hnt tri'mmcd with pink roses and blue forget-me-nots and a white feather. The best man was 'Mi . Mel'ro=ip, of Otaki Mis. Robinson the bridip\s mother, wps dressed in block satm, and hat to match At St Patrick's Chuich. Pahreirston North on Wednesday of last week, Mr. Thomas Qunrke the Palmer.ston detectifve, som of Mi. M Quiii ke of Palnatuia, was maimed to- Miss Susan MuHnn, sec-raid daughter of 'Mi James Muilfllan, Patfmerston. The ceremony, which was precedc-d by a nufn-tdaSl' mass, wa,s p.eufornifd by the R^v Father Kclcsnm, Wellington, assisted bv the Rev. Fathers Costello aaid O'Beirne. • • * The bride was given away by her father, and was attended by her sister, Miss Bessie Mullan, as bi ide*imja<idi, whilst Mr Edward Butler .acted as best man. The bride wone a gown of cieam SiLcahan ,in Empire style, and the bridesmaid was dressed in embroidered muslin, with white criinoline hat trjinmedi with roses The happy couple left in the afternoon for Napier, where the honeymoon is to be spent, the bride's goang-awav dress bedn'g a brown taikxr-made costume, with heih'otirope hat. • • < I hear that the looped sash is likely to come into greater favour, and that the loops will be Jbng&r. The sash as •a very aoceptabte set-off with many frocks, and niothiing could be prettier than the one which fastens at the side with a nosette or coriespomding ornament. Styles will not alter much this year. So I am told by a friend in London. They will only "accentuate," and, ais the sun becomes affectionate, vary as to materials, not particoil)a<rly as to modes. The Empire styles suit us for our day frocks, and the Directoare amd Grecian styles for our evening frocks. In these three we get the key of everything, and we certainly can't ask for more. Your Grecian goiwn is more suited to a xall, slim figure than to one that 1,9 not so, butt the Directoire, in various modified forms', is sutted to all. The dangling earring is spoken of as new. I was inclined to think so myself, till', going over a set of portraits by Rembrandt, I discovered to my surprise that it wasi the fashion then. And it was exactly the same a® regards idea — two small pearls under the I'o'be or the ear, and then a larger stone to finish. But, of course, the ear was pierced, the fashion that prevailed till quite recently. What truly beautiful eariings are being shown of the dangling variety just now.! The setting is of fairylike delicacy, and the workmanship exquisite. Dr. Henry gave a children's party last Saturday, in Ihonoiiii of the bnthday of his daughter, Eudora. • • • The 'Misses Barraud of Waiwetu, Lower Hutt, gave a tea last week for Mrss Mirams, of Dunedrn, who is the guest of her brothetr Dr. Miraans. Sprang flowers, which grow so abundantly at the Hutt, decorated the house in great profusion, on the tea-table in the dining-room being many amormones of different colours. Mrs. Baorraud, weaamtg black siJk, handsomely embroidered, received the young guests. Miss Barraud wore pink silk, and Mass P. Barraud a pretty cream frock. Miss Mirams was m pale grey cloth, with hat en suite. Among the guests, wei c Mesdames Mi rams, Bai thorn and W BlundeU, and Misses Buckhurst, Lee, Stuarb Forbes, AHpo>rt Bodmm Howden, Jones, Jacobsem, Matthews, TreadweiH, Sladden, \ . Johnston, Yon Dadel'szen, and Kingdom. • • • Mr. and Mrs. Smith, of Wellini£?ton Terrace, entertained a large number of friends at their residence on Tuesday night. Cards were indulged in by the elder people and for the younger there was a competition, which was won by Miss M. Mackay. A splendid musical programme was gone tihrough, Mrs. B. J Hill, Messrs. Hill', Parkes, Oarr,

Wiight, amd Newton, and Misses Moyes t md Hoaie oontiabutmg. Afterwards ramie supper, aiiiid then, the rooms wero <leaied f-oir dancing, which went merrily on until a veiy late hour. Spring flowers in great profusion decorated) all 1 the rooon's. Mis. Smith leceived m a. gown of black sulk, tv mimed with ©ream lace and .net. Mist, Oliiye Smith, was wearing a charming dii ess of paltest frlu<-> silk, uith a central panel of cream lace, finished with strappings cf the silk and tassels. Her younger sisters both wore ■ulrte frocks, and coloured sashes .and han libbonis. Mrs. E. J. Hill wore black lace ovei silk. Mrs. Sheriffs was in giey, with mauve velvet ipiping, and lace on the bodice. Mrs. Wright chose biown , Mis^ Steele, black, and heir sister a. pretty silk gown of a. dead 11050 colour. AM the gimte pi'esent s&emed to' be weairag eitiheir green 01 blue* There wore of course, severa.l white powns iinitermin,gled At on© time during the dance it was quite odd to notice that, with one exception, blue or gi eon had been dhcsseiii by every girl' who was stepping it in the room. The girl who had bethought her to wear a punk dress would have shone to great advantage. > • • On Tuesday night, at the Sydneystreet schooli ooxn, the firslb anoiual dance of the combined Celtic Liadfes' Hockey and St. Patrick's OoillLege Old Bays' Hockey and Football Clubs (what •1 mouthful) took place. It was just as jolljy and successful 1 as most of the danjees have been this year, which is saying a good deal. Lyoopodliiuim festooned the haJJ, aoid mirrors, set in greenery hun,g lound the waMk, with the chibs' c-tiiloiuirs, blue and white, mingled therein, and the ever-present hookey sticks to give an aur of business. Blue and white curtains hung over the windows. Th" supper-room was especially pretty, the walls being covered with bunting, which formed a huge bell under the ceiling, and across which humig rows of ga.y-coloured flags Wattle and yellow bulbs decorated the tables.

Mrs. Devine in black silk and jet, and Mtis. Muckin, in black, with a handsome cream coat, were the two chaperones. Miss Melsopp. who was the secretary, wore paile mauve silk, with deeper-toned velvet, and cream lace. The rest of the coonnnttee gurds weie. 'Miss Maiphy, who wore 'helaotiope, with cream Lace; Miss Lawlor, vi blue and silver , Muss Fama, in cream satin, and pretty spangled trunmidig, Miss Brcen, who wore white; and Miss Ritsou, who was in white alsrx, v ith touches of heliotrope. Amo-ng other* present were two debutantes, Miss Eoleeai Murphy, in cream silk_ and silver sequinned liaoe, and Mife? Strickland m a pretty whit© gown. Mrs. Stevens wore black seqtiiinned net. Mis. W Stevens was in oream silt and lace. Mrs. Read was also in bliack anid sequins Miss Whelan wore a handsome white satin gown; Miss McKergan, a pale blue frock ; Miss Rosengrave, pale pink; Miss Duignan, a piettv white silk dress. • • • Alfeo present were : Misses Doherty, McKellar, Johnsmoi, O'Neffll, T. O'Coa r.or, "Ward, M. Hurley, Levin, Pattflle, Ford, Devine, Wardell, OampbeOU, Mooney, Redwood, and Sargeant, and Messrs. W E. Butler and F. Ryan* (sec retary) were Ms C. (Continued on page 15.)

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( Continued jioin page 11 ) A ball jS being held oui August 2fith, ■a the top flat of WijkKm's Building, Manners_sti opt in aid of the Free Kmdergaiten Urn n. • • • Last week Mis. Batten gave a tea at the Kelburne Kiirsk as a tarewoll to 'Miss Dimant pium to Oici raaariage to Mr. H. D Tin /mown A competition caused much a muse merit and tins was won by the guest of hoiiimaiu . M.iss Dunant wore an electrjc blue clotb costume .uid b'^ark hat. • * Last Thursday week the Ke'lbiw n& Ladies' Bowling Club gave a plain and fancy dress dance in the Masonic HaK, Boufoottnstreet, which proved all too small for the throng of dancers. The* committee had even then been reluctantly oblrged to limit the invitation list.' The haLl was enturely cflmreo 1 for the dancei" having one row of seats only ab one end All the outside rooms and corridors were furnished foj sitting-out, and here some of tho chapertmes availed themselves of a quiet corner, wherein to pJav card®. The suppei -table was veirv pretty with red came'lkas, ferns, and red and bMe i i bbons Theie was a food ,show of fancy oos' tnmes. though the effect of pome being in ordjinaiy evening dTess ratlieT stpToli the effect." A most successful! get-up was that of Mi«s M. Wehb, who went as a Maori girl, with mat and huia feathers in her hair. Captaan Kettle was another good costume, the white ctothes and small pointed beairdl to the life, while the black kettle painted <m the coat left no room for doubt in nmvone's mind the ."In.racter that \v.a- mcamt. Mr. M^Vily as n "Csountry Girl." in sfhort skiirt, panniers, and"fichu." fichu. Mm. Dinm'e represented the bowline; green, her blue linen frock be-ng sewn wirth black bowls, all pnoperlv numbered, and a red, white, "and blue belt, showing the colours of the club • * •» Mrs. Munro weire a black eyemmg gown, finished with jet. Mrs Winder was in black satin, and steel embroidery. Miss Kelly wore white "riilk and silver: Mrs. E. Somefrvilie, bla/^k net over silk, wifth tonches of orange velvet and silver. 'Miss Paseoe's was <m effpcHve fancy dTess. representing black and white. ha3f the dre«s being of black, and the other half white, and even heir hair was powdered on the white side vhnly. Mi=s 0. Smith looked 1 well as the "Merry Widow," im. white diress amd hat. and* orange veTvet cloak • * • Mrs. Davvsoai as a Grecian lady, wore white, with a spangled scarf draped across her shoulders. Others present included : Mrs. J. Hjskvp, Mrs. C Walls/on, Mrs. Devine, Miss Devine (Queeai of Hearts), Miss K. Devine .Grace Darling), Mis. D ckeirsion (Japanese), Mrs. White (Runaway Girl), Miss Carter (Colleen) Miss Williamson (Japanese), 'Miss Buirns (Gipsy), Miss O'Connor ("Evening Posit"), Mrs. Kniowles (Night), Mr. Oornish (Graduate), Miss Shearer (Highland Lassie), Mr. Dimnie (HigWiander). Mr. Webb (Graduate), Miss Clark (Powder and Patches). • • • Last Friday. Miss Kathleen Millar gave a delightful youn/g people's da.nee at the residence of her father, the

Hon. J. A Millar, m honour of her guest, Miss Ivy Alison, of Auckland. Fla.f^, out i led largely into tine decoiat've scheme, unusual in a private house. 'Jlio diau ing-iooau, u^ed tor dancing, \\ as hung with flags, and the hall and poich weie similarly diaped. The sappei -tables in the dimn,g^rooini wei© exceedingly pietty, mauve and gold nbbons hanging tram th-e chandelier to the table edges, and the fllights tvere shaded with greinoiy, while cm the table \ieie \ a&es of naici&si, violets, ootnvol\uli, and maiden-haw fern. -Ali;s Millar received her guests, weaiing soft pink satui oharmeuse, the vost and bebe sleeves of i ucked net with touches of silver, and a bunch of si Ivor fl.mens ni liter hair Mass Alhson made an effective contrast, in pale bluo silk, made a la Empne, with for-get-me-nots on the corsage, and a blue hair ftUct Miss M^Andiew was m bllack silk, finished with jet and cicaim Jiet. • • • Auruong the gm sts woiie Mesdames Christie, de la Ma>ie, Reed, and Wilson, Misses Roed. E. Bltrndefll, Geddis (2), Pilcher, Haybittle, 'Marchiant, Daffl, Wylie, Holmes M. Nathan, E. Collins, Robie«oii Ccimark, and V Nelson, and Mesisis JSTowbolt, Butt, Bl'UJidell, Robs. Grundy, Ronayne, Ward, Robertson, and Saunders. • • • Goiring-^treet Ha!D was absolutely transformed last 'ITiursiday week when a committee of gentleman gave a return dance_ to Miss TendaH amd her staff of Xii kcaldie and Stains' t-ea-rooms. The walls had been, almost completely covered with tall fern tiee fronds, placed flat against them, above which hung flags, and flags completely hid the vea-y ugly ceiling. One end of the room, as weJil as the stage, had been comfortably furnished for sitting out, accommodation for which m sadly lacking as a rule iii this hall. King's band played its best music, and everyone danced untiringly m spite of the fact that many of the girls had been iii the "witness-box (a fearful ordeal for v woman) dm ing the day * ♦ • The chape-iones were • Mesdame® W. Fell, Burnett, Atkinson. EOldier, de la Maie, and Chapman, every one of whom wore black eiithei relieved with lace or jet. Miss TendaJl wore white satin, simply mad^, and trimmed with silk lace ; Miss Barker striped taffetas orer green silk; Miss Travers, in white sidk, with panels inlet of Cluny lace. Miss M. Fell wore a charming dress of pale

pink charnieuse. Miss Eider was also m pink, with touches of salver. Miss Davis was ia pale blue arud white Taoe: Miss Svenson, blue taffetas chiffon, with ieal lace boitlia <xf eoru colour. Miss Phyllis Fell (Nelson; wore dark brown chiffon, over bi.u£, the bodaee aatisticailly finished witli gaJon, introducing a touch of bronze. Mi_ss L. Atkinson looked well lr, black" net. Mrs. Sydney KiirkoalkLi<i was m bLack silk, and Muss KirkcaJdig in pale blue. Miss Pnouise worei pink flowered chiffon. Miss Stuart (Feafthcistom) was m white statin, Miss M-ui-ray, pale pink ; Miss MjcLeod, white c at.iin, with gold buttons made of braid , , M.fs Glaiidge, paJie pink silk, amd -Miss Lmch, pink nmom. Miiss Wyncks had a handsome black vedlvet gown, wth a deep blue hair gllct. The committee responsible for the dance weie Messis M. Burnett, G. Fell, P. How den, F. Johnston, E. K. Kilrkcaidie, A Rhmd, and G-. Shand. Th© Haetemai Hockey Cihib gave its first .annual dance Tlast Friday in St Peter's schoollroom, Ghiuznee-stireet-. I'l was v a very jolly lattflie function, and quite simple, most oi the team bein^ quite young girl?, who liad tunned their attention t-'i- damping rather than edaborate deoorations, etc. Nevertheless, th© hailil lookcxi very we'l with stramds of lycopr>diu,m and white camellias cround the walls, and tlie supper-room was extremely pretty, draped with mauve aai.d white nniglin (the club's _ ooikdUTs), trith crossed hockey sticks at i(nterva.ls. • • ■• Tlie stage was. of coiurse, fuornisihed for the chaperones, and a table for bridge was sioon started by them. Now-a-days the duties of chaperones are distinctly less arduous, and bridge t* r games of some kind aire nearly always the order of the evening for those who do mot dance. Mesdames Moyes and Fernandez were the official chiipeiron.es, both wea>ring black, but alsio on the stage were Mrs. Davis, Miss "WiOison, and Miss Sullivan. The comimittee were : The Misses Gooder, WiUlson, Fernandez, Davis, Holmes 1 , and Penny, all of whom wore pretty white frocks and ia vender sashes and rosettes. Also among the dancers were • The Misses Moyes (2), GreviiHe, Kerslhaw, Davis, Flemming, CedeT-hol-m. Gill Wilson. Moore. Lush, Flax, and MesG.rs. Wix, WarbtLrton, Davidson, Williams^ Curtis, D'Oyley, HaEiigan, and Diainie. (Continued on page 16.)

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(Continued iiomj)age lo.) The members of the Post and TeleEraph Rifles and of the Social and iterary Clrub tendered a welcomehome to Mr. aaid Mrs. Donald Robertson, on Tuesday night last, m the Maaonic Hall. • • • Mrs. J. P. Luke held a Kindergarten tea at her residence, m Hiropi^sfareet, last Wednesday. Mrs. A. J. Williams, from Napier, is the guest of Mrs. Dimant. » » » Among the people who are going from Welllington for the golf tournament at Paimeonston North are: Mis and the Misses Sell, Miss Duncan, Mrs. Yon Zedlitz, Mrs. Tweed, 'Miss Hajifnay, Mrs. C. Pearce, Mrs. Freeth, Mrs. Turnbuß, the Misses Brandon, the Misses Stafford, and 'MJrs. A. Duncan,. • • • Miss Coates gave a babies' party on Wednesday, when Mrs. Noel Nelson's baby daughtci was a guest of honour. • • • Mrs.. Stafford gives a party for babies to-day (Friday). Mrs. P Holton gave a children's party on Monday last for the burthday of her small son, Charlie, when the small guests had a most delightful time, and even the grown-ups were not bored. • • • A committee of ladies and gentlemen from Lyme House, Molesworth-<street, gave a dance last Wednesday, in Syd-ney-street schoolroom. It proved most enjoyable, there being no overcrowding, and a cold bite in the air made dancing a necessity. The hall looked pretty with greenery and' gailycoloured bunting, the stage and 1 anterooms were cosily furnish ed and the supper-room looked very brilght with gay-ooilouiTedi flags and spring flowers on the tables. • • • Mrs. Taylor, who acted ias hostess, wore palie blue crepe-de^hiine, the folded bodice finished with a soft chemisette edged with silk embroidery. The ladies of the Committee were : Miss M. Ash, whio wore a dress of (nattier blue chiffon taffetas, with bertha of Maltese lace ; Misses McDonald, in pink sißk, with panels of spaiiitgfed lace on the skirt, finished with t&ssdlls, the bodice trimmed witth tihe saime : and Miss Higginbotham. whose white silk frock waa covered with a large meshed bilack net. hemmejd with bliack glaoe, with a bolero of sSI/veir spanglled' whiifce lace. • • • Others present iincluded : The Misses Povnder (2), McDonald, Corbet*, Clements, Maiheson, Marshall, Hawthorne, Hobbs, Harding Anderson Grey Cooper, OBrien, Sheppard. A. Higginbotiham, Wright, and Chishdlm and Messrs. R. J. Headland ('secretary') G Matheßon, L O'Bm'ien F. Lawson F. C. Bradford, andl H. J. Sweeney formeJ the gentlemen's committee, with the three last as> Ms C • • • Mr. and Mrs. H. Hay ward, of the TTutt. have gone for a trip to the Islands. *- • * On Saturday Hast Mrs. J K. Hamdllton, of Oriental Bay, gave an afternoon tea in honour of Mrs H Ogborn of Clyde. About twenty or thirty ladies were ■oreserrt, and, the diav being wet, coats and 1 skirts were worn genera 11 v. The housie was beautifully decorated with srwrinisr flowers whWi had come from Mrs Reynolds' gardem at "The Oaks>,"Taita Music sinking andl recitations were s?iven b-<-maiiy of the guests • • • Mi«?s Katie Warner, seconct danisnhter of Mr. Harry Warner of MjiVbcheWtown was married on Satnrd'av Tast t<o Mr. Ber>n«ird Williams "fre rite^ ben nor fr-iemn^'ed bv the Rev W. Shiver. Mr. TTarry Warner gave away his damehter The attendant bridesmands were the 'Mips'-s Ella and May Warner (sa=+-er^ and Misses Rns<> a^d Kat«e T>i^-oji /nJp^es) while the bridle'« brrvth'prc Mr TVne.st, WaTB'T and Mr. Hptt-v With"' . iun., a-^+ed as best mfln and gr^omsTr-in r-e c T>r-ctirelv • * • Mrs. T. Young gave a progressive bridge party on Wednesday afternoon at her house in Murphy-street There were nine tables of players, and about five rounds were played ; after which tea was served in the dining-iroom._ Mrs L Reid won the prize for the highest sxtff'e, and received a pretty Doultnin china vase. Mrs Young wore a roseflowered rnufllin, witth a deep hem jo-f Mack and lac© on the bodice. MKs Tolhurst was in tabac brown cloth with Oriental trimming, and a large cream hat • • • The guests inciluded- Mesdames A. Duncan Miles Litchfierld Morris H Hal, H. Johnston, Marchbanks, R. A. Holmes, Dean, W Kenpedy, P- Knight,

Palmar, and Tweed, and -Masses Duncan, Dennisfcom:, Cotaridge, Wheeler, L. Brandon, Natham., Holmes, Dean, and Kennedy. • * • Ait St. Paul's pro-Cathedral, oa Wednesday afternoon, the wedding took place of the Rev. J. E. Jones, vicar of Paraparaiuanu (younger son of Mr. W. Jones, London), and Miss Adelaide Roberton Meadows, elder daughter of the late Mr. E. Meadows, 'Melbourne. The Yen. Archdeacon Faaicourt conducted the ceremony. The bride wore the regulation white silk and _ orange blossoms, and heir two .little maids, the Misses Tiora aaid Imelda Meadows, were in entbroidered muslin frocks and hats, and carried pink and white bouquets. Mr. Smith, of Paefcakariki, was best .01311, and Mr. F. N. R. 'Meadows, of KetLtourne (the bride's brother) gave till© bride away, the wedding reception being aftei wards held aL nis house. Th« marriage of Mire Treadwel to Di. Begg is to take place in December next. A very interesting wedding was celebrated at the Synagogue, Welflingtom Terrace, on Wednesday last, when Mr. David Davis, eHtest son of Mir. Charles Davis of Constable-street (ateo partner of the firm of Green amd Davis, Lambton Quay), was {named to Miss Sadie Newton, youngest daughter of Mr. R. Newton, of Devon-street (late of Glasgow, Sooitilland). The Rev. H Van Staveren performed the ceremony, the Synagogue being weffli fiHed. The bride, who was given away by her father, looked very pretty in a prinoesse robe of ivory chiffon taffetas, haaidsomeiy trimmed with soutache lace and pearl passementerie. The orthodox veil and wreath were worn, and she carried a silver bouquet of freezias and narcissi. > * • She was attended bv four bridlesmaids, Masses E and K. Davis (sisters of the bridegroom) who wore cream chiffon taffetas, beanitifully trimimed with Oriental Lice, and cream crimolin© hats adorned 1 with flowe>rs, and Misses Bubba Sigall and Jirlia Spolsky (Idttle nieces of the bride), who wore white Empire frocks, with pole pimk flowers, embroidered, and Victoria bonnets. The bride's train was heild by tihe bridegrrooTi's brother Isaac Davis, who wore a cream 'varsirfcv soiit. Messrs J. Newtom, J. Davrib, H. Game, and E. Hoffer suippoi'ted the bridegroom The numerous and costly pre^ents received testified to the popularity of the bridle ami bridegroom. The youing coupHe

are spending their honeymoon in the Mianawatu. Early yesterday (Thursday) afternoon a long lime of four-wheelers in front of St. Andrew's, on. the Tenraoe, with white ribbons on whips and wedding favours on the drivers' coat lopeHs, betokened a nuptial event within the church. It was the marraage of Mr. Hector Douglas Thomson (known as "Mona" on the football arema) to Miss Miabel Dimant, second daughter of Mr. E. Dimant. The Rev. Dr. Inglis, of Khandallah, condticted the ceremony, and Dr. Fyffe was at the organ. The bride, who looked handsome in her gown of white satin, with pendant wreath and co-nonet of orange Woseoans, carried a lovely shower bouquet. She was attended by her sisters (Misses Lena and Gladys Dimant) <as bridesmaids. They wore heliotrope > satin charmeuise dresses, with heliotrope hats wreathed with flowers and! foliage, and white aigrettes. • • • Mr. Fiank Thomson (private secretary of the Minister for Railways) supported his brother as best man, and another brother (Mr. Arthur Thomson) was groomsman. There was a goodly assemblage in. the church to witness the wedding, and the questa at the reoeptron afterwards were numerous, while the toasts wer.e proposed and responded to in bright and hapr>v "speeches • * * I wandered into Mrs. Mathewson/s new show-rooms on Lambton Quay the other day, Jured by the promise of new spring millinery. They are large and airy rooms, with ample light for the display of all the good points of the hats 'A pea-feet feast of headgear awaited me. Not only is Mrs. Matthewson's mffliiiner a most clever and original person in the way of hat trim' ming, but she herself has a nice taste in the arrangement of her irooans. The hats were arranged according to colours. On one stand stood hats of r" 1 shades of mauve, from deepest pxirplo to palest heliotrope. A loveJv one, with latrge crown (the size which last season went to width of brim has now gone into tlhe orown\ w^as of shaded msuve straw and tulle surrorroded 1 by bunches of dull mamve cowslips, the stems caught tup on to the crown. » • • * Another, in the Victorian "poke" shape, had 1a smeM brim of green leaves anoT large <yrown of pleated f rilite of mauve tuMfe, in which nestled' violets. A emaUeir one was a toque mad© of tucked lace straw, in auH ajnethyst

shade, twisted anid rolled in * most wonderful way, witih. a broad' brocaded velvet rib boa brought smartly across it. The Victorian "poke" bonnet is much in evidence this year, even the new sailors having a tendency to enclose the head within a haHo-lflte brim. » • • A sweetly pretty "poke" was of blue straw, hned with lace, and trimmed with mauve and pdnk double bonksLa roses. Another pretty example was of green amd black, with large feathers fastened witih a jet cabochon (another much-used adjunct to the present season's millinery). A brown and green hat was wonderfully made, with tulle worked in points round crown and brim of the two colours, and trimmed with Jittffle bunches of cowslips to match. An example of the style most worn at the Ascot races, in England, was oainriied out in black and white straw. It was lined with black, the large crown swathed with jetted turtle, with a panache of ostrich plumes at one side. The brim waved up slightly at one side, instead of down. • • • There were heaps of other delightfull examples, one in shades of dull rose especially attracting my attention' and not only of the race meeting or garden party variety. Some from one guinea upwards were exceedingly smart and becoming for general wear, and the examples made entirely of straw were very pretty and There Was one of the smaller sizes in brown straw, with brown greeni daisies and (Lilac upon it ; flowers andi fruit are seemingly used in great variety, and all kinds of colouiringe.

Elsewhere in this issue appears a notice of the boxing contest to be held in the Town HaJl on Wednesday next, August 18th. The Mill of fare is a very attractive one, and tlhe "Wellington Boxing Association are to be congiretuilated on the excellent programme arranged. The chief attraction is, of course, the light-weight championship match between R. TJniholte (South Africa) and) T. Tracy (New Zealand). This should provide a sterling exposition of the science of boxing. Ini the amateur events, there axe tfoiree inter♦^sting^ matches for decision. The box plan is at Armit's, <m Lambton Quay, where seats may be reserved. The "Wellington Harbour Board are inviting enders up to 2.15 p.m. on Thursday, August 26th, aib the office of the Board, for a sea-wall and earth' works at Miraanar. Specifications, drawings, etc. may be seen *t tlhe office of the Engineer to tJne Board.