WELLINGTON SOCIAL GOSSIP.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1136, 8 December 1893, Page 15

WELLINGTON SOCIAL GOSSIP.

Wellington, December 5. Last Saturday turned out a lovely day for the Athletic Sports, which took place at the Rasin Reserve. There was a very large gathering, including as usual a large number of ladie3, who appeared to take a great interest in the various events. Quite a feature was the delicious' afternoon tea, cakes scones, sweets, ices, &c., which were most kindly provided by the President of the Amateur Athletic Club, Mr H. D. Bell, dfiring the afternoon. A large marquee was erected on' the ground in an enclosure, and had small tables laid out for tea, &c., oh the grabs, and had a'staff of waiters in attendance. This thoughtful kindness was gredtly by those present.

Mrs Bell was present helping with the tea,' and wore a handsome costume of fawn tweed, a coat of the same with lapels of shot brown and blue silk, and a brown hat with touches of pale blue in it. Her two daughters accompanied her, wearing pretty mhyn's of pink delaine figured with darker flowers, 'and lyjjite sailor hats.

Miss Leelc wore a black costiime \yitk mauve frilled shirt and black hat with feathers. The Misses Henry wore black skirts with pink figured delaine blouses, and white hats with pink bands;'Mrs Tifantell, light tobacco brown cloth 'made with wide lapels edged with'bright green, the same green trimming appearing ogi the skirt, and on her large brown hat, which was also trimmed with brown goffered chiffon-, Mrs Duncan wore a rich black brocade and black lace mantle; Miss Duncan, drab tweed and burnt straw hat; Mrs Gore, pale grey much trimmed with grey shot silk ; Miss Gore, black with wide lapels and vest of white silk, black and white hat, and her sister, pale grey and white check with grey brocade sleeves and

grey hat with pihlc roses ; Mrs Clifford, a pretty white muslin gown flowered with black, and trimmed with tiny frills edged with lace, and blacky and white hat; Miss Lambert; black floral delairie, black hat With featiiers; Miss' Graham, a pretty pink crepon gown and large black hat with pink roses under the brim ; Miss Brandon; navy blue zouave costume, and white shirt; white sailor hat; Miss Bethune, black ; Miss Hector; dark green with yoke of fawn silk braided with green* Others present were Mr and Mrs T. At* kinson, Mrs Crawford, the Misses Burnett, Miss Blair, MissMorrah, the Misses Fairchild, &c.

On the same afternoon Mr W. Barton gave a most enjoyable picnic at Trentham. Some months ago Mr Barton arranged to give this picnic, but it was first put off on account of Mr Levin’s death, Mr Barton being an intimate friend, and after this weather and other circumstauces prevented it taking place. However it was again fixed for last Saturday, and this time everything was favourable, the party leaving Wellington in the morning by train and returning in the evening. A sumptuous lunch was laid in a cleared space near tht> bush, and all the dainties of the season were served by a number of waiters, and after various rambles, fern gathering, and races (these causing endless amusement, especially those in which the married people took part), afternoon tea was dispensed,- „

A few of the many guests were Mr and Mrs Parfitt, Dr - and Mrs Adams, Mrs Walter Johnston, the Misses Johnston, Mrs and Miss Grace, Mr and Mrs Arthur Pearce, Mr and Miss Tolhurst, Mr and Mrs Moorhouse, Miss Moorhouse, Miss Lucy Studholme, Mr and Mrs Wardrop, Miss Wardrop, Mr and Mrs C. Izard, and the Misses Cooper, Turnbull, Izard, Williams, and Messrs, Loughnan, Anson, Cooper, Baldwin, W. Turnbull, Hadfield, Butterworth, etc,

■#To -day there \yere two weddings, This morning M* 33 Mary,, Yiolet Grant and Mr William - Henry Nelson, of Hawke’s Bay, were quietly married at St. Mark’s church, the Rev Mr Coffey perfqrmmg the cere, mouy. ' The two bridesmaids were Miss Marion Grant; sister of the hride> and Miss Fanny Mepzies; the best man being Mr Montague Nelson, qf Hawke’s Bay, There were very few guests and these ' were mostly relatives of both bride and bridegroom, whom Mrs Grant afterwards received at. her residence. After the ceremony Mr add Mrs Nelson left for Hawke's Bay, which is to he their future home.

The marriage of Miss Lillian Pynsent, only daughter of Mr C. P. Pynsent, of Hobson-street, and Mn Barry Goring, son of Mr Foster Goring, of Kaiwarra, took place this afternoon at St. Paul’s, where there was a large gathering of guests and onlookers. The church was prettily decorated for the occasion, chiefly with white flowers. y!

1 The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a very handsome gown of pearl white satin with long train, the bodice trimmed with lace and the skirt with large bows of sa.tin, and this was covered with the usual veil and orange blossoms. The bridesmaids were the Misses Hilda, Siddie, and Ella Johnston and the Misses Eila, Una and Githa Williams. The two chief bridesmaids wore extremely pretty costumes of pale green silk, the skirts trimmed with one large flounce of white lace all round about half way up. The skirts and the bodices were also softened with lace. The other younger bridesmaids wore simple white spotted muslin frocks with pale green sashes and they all wore burnt straw hats trimmed with pink roses.

Mrs Pynsent wore a beautiful gown of mauve corded silk, with full sleeves of claret velvet and trimmed with lace and a small floral bonnet to aud she carried' a junk bouquet.

There were some lovely gowns worn by thdse present—T Will try and remember a few. Mrs Walter- Johnston wore a lovely gown of black brocaded with crushed strawberry, the bodice and sleeves being of rich shot velvet' in' tones of blacky crushed strawberry hnd yellow and trimmed with black :14ce, her bonnet being ‘ black With flowers to match the gown. Miss Ida .Tdhnston worepiglr and blabk brocade with slefevehof pink niervellieux and black'hat with pink rosfes; Miss Maud Grace, white satifi with- tiny flounces of white chiffon afld bronze hat with roses; Mrs Duncan, a lovely silvei grey waterwave brockde, black jet bonnet Miss Duncan, cream serge trimmed with bands of green velvet and hat to' match; Mrs Richmond, black ; Miss Richmond; pale 'green 'satin brocaded with darker greei) 'and green velvet sleeves, white bonnet with' flowers; Mrs Rell, pale mauve silk flounced ; with black lace and black and' 'many® bonnet; Mrs Newman, '•■' a combination of brown and fawn; Mrs ‘ A. Pearce, black zoqaye' costume with yellow satin blouse; Mrs Tolhurst, dark green corded silk; Lady Stout, black satin and lace; Mrs Barron, black silk, the skirt vandyked with jet, floral bonnet; Mrs Sprott, fawn double skirted costume trimmed with brown velvet; Lady Campbell, fawn brocaded cloth and silk ; Mrs Williams, black, bonnet with white plumes and lovely pink bouquet; Miss Williams, pink delaine, hat to match with pink roses; Miss Hilda Williams, an electric blvs

figured gown, with- epaulettes of biscuit lace, fawn hat with yellow roses; Miss Ella Izard, grey crepon with white silk yoke; Miss L. Izard, white spotted muslin, large white feathered hat; Mrs Ferguson, a Boyal blue satin zouave costume fedged with tail tabs ; Miss Brandon, grey With zouave, lapels of shot silk, white hat; Miss A. Brandon, cornflower blue with capes of black and white lace, white hat with flowers; Mrs Travers, a fawn and gobelin silk gown; Mrs Werry, black, large white poke bonnet covered with flowers; Mrs E. B. Brown, black embroided with gold and pink vest; Miss Hilda Moorhouse, white muslin and white hat; Mrs Anson, blue silk with epaulettes of black, floral bonnet; Mrs E. J. Riddiford, pale green with zouave of black lace.

Mr Mark Kebbell was best man. After the ceremony the party drove to the residence of Mr Pynsent, where the wedding breakfast took place and the beautiful presents were displayed. A large marquee was erected in front of the house for the occasion and was prettily decorated with flowers and greenery.

Later in the afternoon, Mr and Mrs Barry Goring left for the Hutt, after which they go on to Castle Point for the honeymoon. The travelling costume was of a pretty French grey colour, with a black hat. Mr Parker played the Wedding March as the bridal party left the church. There were, I should say, quite 100 guests present, but it is impossible to mention all.

The last of the series of Chamber Concerts took place in ;the Bowen Street schoolroom on Thursday evening last. The programme was a very good one, but owing to the unavoidable absence of Mr Parker, it had to be slightly altered. Mr E. J- Hill and Mrs Edger were the vocalists, the latter having her ’cello obligato played by her husband. The Royal Standard was draped at the back of the stage and was prettily surrounded by tall palms and ferns and quantities of tall foxgloves of various colours. In the audience were Lady Campbell, Miss Duncan, Mr and Mrs Whittall, Mrs Baker, Mr and the Misses Burnett, Mrs Quicki Miss S. Graham, the Misses Henry, Miss Swainson, Mrs Holt, the Misses Halse, the Misses Bose, Miss A. Brandon, Miss Douglas, Miss Malcolm, etc, Violet.