Wellington Gossip.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 999, 24 April 1891, Page 5

Wellington Gossip.

'ln the spring a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of Jove.’ Then in autumn his thoughts must turn to marriage, for during the laat few weeks and the coming week’s marriages innumerable have been and are ts be celebrated. Last Tuesday Miss Fanny Brandon, third daughter of the Hon. de Bathe Brandon, was married to Mr Cecil Wruughton, son of the late Colonel Wroughton, 08., of the Bengal Army. Miss Brandon was given away by her brother Mr A. Brandon. She wore a pretty toilet of white brocade trimmed across the skirt with orange blossoms and lace, and a long embroidered veil bung low down upon the dress. Her bridesmaids were her sister Miss Annie Brandon, her neices Misses Flora and Lucie Brandon, Miss Cecily Higginson, and the Misses Alice, Zoe, and Doris Johnston (daughters of the Hon. C. Johnston). The elder bridesmaid wore a dress of blue cloth with long double breasted jacket bodice, flat velvet hat with trimming of otter fur, pretty bouquet. The bridesmaids wore cream,nun’s veiling dresses, deeply tucked with large dark blue sashes, and cream felt hats trimmed with blue and white, with ribbons hanging down to their sashes. Two tiny girls, all iu cream with silk hats, were attended by the bride’s nephew in a Fanntleroy suit. Mr E. Boddington was the best man. The bride wore a lovely diamond and pearl bracelet the gift of Mr E. Pearce, and also a handsome pearl brooch the gift of Mr and Mrs Levin. Mrs Biandon wore a slate gray silk dress trimmed with brocade and bonnet to match. Mrs Larnaob, the bride’s sister, was in a deep terra-cotta ottoman cord, with bonnet trimmed with lighter shades of the same. Miss Brandon was in deep terra-cotta cloth, mingled with figured velvet; bonnet en suite. Mrs A. Brandon wore a black silk with jet trimming upon the bodice. Miss Larnach was in an apple green soft silk, with hat adorned with pink flowers. Mrs Higginson was in dark red with black braiding upon the bodice ; bonnet of the same colour as the dress. Amongst the guests were Mr and Mrs Levin, Dr. and Mrs Grace, Hon. Mr and Mrs C. Johnston, Mrß and the Misse3 Radfield, Mrs and the Misses Williams, one in soft grey with brocade Bleeves <>f a lighter tone, and flat grey velvet hat with grey and white wings at the back ; the other in cream muslin with large straw hat trimmed with chrysanthemums, Mr and Mrs Hugh Beetham, the lady in dark red silk with veil et sleeves, black bonnet, Mrs Deans, from Christchurch, in a pinky mauve ottoman cord, white bonnet ; Mrs Park and Miss Hart, the Misses Tuckey, in a gray tweeds, with jaoket lined back with tartan, black hats, Mrs Werry, in black with beaded dolman, red velvet bonnet trimmed with jet, Mrs Izard, in black toilette and bonnet with suggestion of pink; the Misses Izard, in dark blue foulards with creamy trimmings, large light hats ; the Misses Cooper, in grey tweeds, the one wearing a large navy hat, trimmed with groy feather; the other large block hat with yellow flowers, Miss Holmes, in a light shade of terracotta, with black bonnet trimmed with ten a cotta flowers ; Dr and Mrs Collins, the latter in light grey mixed with white watered silk, large open straw hat with long white ostrich feathers, Mrs Newman, in dark torra cotta silk with figured velvet intermingled, white bonnet ; Mrs and Miss Morrab, the latter in navy blue, with large black hat, Mrs and Mrs J. Beethanj, Miss Duncan, in grey checked tweed, with grey hat trimmed high at the back, Lady Campbell, in terracotta brocade and white bonnet, Mrs Barron, in navy blue foulard, Mrs W. Moorhouse, in fawn tweed, Mrs Adams, in grey brocade, Mrs W. Ferguson, in a light striped dress, Mrs Fell, in gobelin dress and bonnet, Mrs O’Connor, in green satin with feather boa, Miss Bethune, in fawn tweed with white hat with feathers. Amongst the gentlemen were Messrs Ha'! field, Kebbell, Tripp, Anson and Dr Martin. The guests had afternoon tea at the residence of the bride’s mother. The bride’s travelling dress was dark red with bonnet to match, and handsome sealskin jacket. The week previous the marriage of Mr W. T. L. Travers to Miss Barclay, daughter of Captain Barclay, and granddaughter of Sir David Barclay, Bart., of Plerston, took place at St Peter’s Chqroh, The bride, who was

given away by her father, wearing a handsome dress of cream merveilleux with embroidered veil. Her ornaments oonsiated of gold bracelet, pendant and chain, gifts of the bridegroom. The bridesmaids wore the Misses Barclay (sisters of the bride), and the Misses Travers and Coleridge (relatives of the bridegroom). They all wore embroidered muslin dresses with heliotrope sashes and brooches, the gift of Mr Travers. Captain Beamish, lato of the 14th Regiment, was beßt man. Mrs Coleridge, Mr Travera’ daughter, was in a grey silk dress and bonnet, Mrs Barclay, the bride’s mother, wore a navy blue dress and bonnet ; Mr and Mrs Henry Travers were also present. The wedding breakfast was laid at Captain Barclay’s, where fcha Premier and Mra Ballanco were present, also Mr and Mrs Thompson and Miss Ncakes. The bride’s travelling costume was of fawn twesd, with hat to match. Mr and Mrs Travera left by the southern, steamet in the afternoun, intending to pay a short trip to the Lakes. By the Rimutaka on Saturday Mr Melville, late manager of the Union Bank, was a passenger with his family. Mrs W. Phara zyn, with Mr C. and Miss Pharazyn, also sailed by her for England, and Mr T. A., Mr M. and Miss Kebbell, and Mr and Miss McKellar. On Wednesday the marriage of Mias Graham of Karori, and Mr Tnvaner, took place, and on Saturday (to-morrow), Miss B. Duthie and Mr Miller are to be married at the Scotch Church. The Harmonic Society’s performance of ‘ The Creation ' was one of their be3t efforts, the orchestral music and the choruses rolling UD in a rich volume of sound. Some of the members were very sorry for themselves when they found they could obtain no seats save in the Family Circle, but when they were seated there they found that they were in the best part of the house for sound. Two young singers, Misses Stanford and Grady, overcame the difficulties of ‘ With Verdure Clad ’ and ‘On Mighty Pens 1 with extraordinary success, and Mr Hill’s singing of the tenor solos was much admired. The chorus ’The heavens are Telling,’ was splendidly given, as were also the ifolos by Mr Millar of Christchurch Cathedral, who came up especially to sing at the oratorio. His ‘ Softly Purling Brook ‘ was immensely admired, his rich bass voice being heard to great advantage in it. Mrs Parsons and Mrs Stuart also sang with their usual sweetness. * The Rose of Sharon,’ a work of no small difficulty, will possibly be given at the next concert of the Society. The sports given by the members of the Heretaunga Cavalry at the Newtown Park were most enjoyable, although the wind was very keen. Several squads went through bayonet and sword drill, and the musical ride by the cavalry was especially good, training the horses admirably for sudden wheels to the right or left. It was very in. teresting to see the horses Bink upon the ground with their riders on their backs, who, alighting, fired, volley after volley over the prostrate horses, who lay almost motionless. The horses rose with the riders once more upon their backs and gallop d swiftly off to rejoin their company. Tho horsejumping over hurdles perhaps evoked the greatest interest. There were about 18 competitors, some of whom, however, refused to take more than the first jump, the second being placed within half-a-dczen feet of the next one, so that there seemed scarcely room for the horse to alight before it rose to the second leap. Mr H. Crawford’s Wi Partita was judged to be the winner, whilst Harkaway was second, both horses ridden by Mr Roake The third horse belonged to Miss Willis, and was ridden by Mr H. R. Jackson. Lance exercise and a wheel race vvere also gone through, the latter proving a fiasco, as several of the wheels colliding, they and their propellers came to earth, the one who had loekod hopelessly behind, winning the raco after all. Half way round the course was lined with carriages, and the hill sides were covered with spectators. Amongst the visitors I saw Mr aud Mrs C. Johnston, Captain and Mrs Moorhouse and Miss Moorhouse, Mr and Mrs C. Y. O’Connor, Mrs May well, Mrs Bethune, Mr and Mra H. D. Crawford, Mr and Mrs A. Pearco, Mrs Collins, and many others. Ignota.