CHIT CHAT.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1196, 1 February 1895, Page 13

CHIT CHAT.

At Blenheim last week, Mr B. T. Priddle, son of the late Captain Priddle, of Blenheim, was married to Miss M. A. Horton, second daughter of Mr William Horton. The wedding took place at the residence of the bride’s father, Archdeacon Grace officiating. The honeymoon is being spent in the North Island.

The engagement has been announced of Miss Nellie White, of Christchurch, to Mr J. Fraser, of Napier.

On Tuesday last week Mr John Ball, a member of the literary staff of the Wanganui Chronicle, was married to Miss M. Shaw, of Palmerston North. The ceremony took place at the residence of the bride’s uncle, Mr George Kitchen, the Rev. W. Lee, of Trinity Church, being the officiating minister. The bride wore a handsome dress of deep cream corduroy, trimmed with point lace, with veil and wreath of orange blossoms. The bridesmaids, Misses Ball, the bridegroom’s sister, and and Pauline Tingey, and the two little girls Misses Gladys and Irene Tingay, cousins of the bride. The bride was given away by her uncle, and Mr W. Bose, of the Customs Department, Wanganui, acted as best man.

A Palmerston North correspondent writes: —-On the 16th inst. Mr H. J. Mowlem, son of Mr James Mowlem, of Palmerston North, was married to Miss Alice Louisa Grace, daughter of Mr James Grace of that town. The wedding took place at the Wesleyan Church, the ceremony being conducted by the Bev. W. Lee. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a handsome white satin broche with long train trimmed with satin and cord, a Brussels lace veil, trimmed with real myrtle and jessamine, and wore a beautiful gold brooch, the gift of the bridegroom, and carried "a shower bouquet. The bridesmaids were four, Misses Agnes and Eva Mowlem, sisters of the bridegroom, who wore cream broche cashmei*e with guipure lace, buttercup sashes and hats to match with ostrich plumes, and satin ribbons; and Miss Edith and Alice Bochelle, cousins of the bride, who wore dresses of light green nun's veiling with green sashes and hats to match, trimmed with white ribbon and wreaths of roses. All the bridesmaids carried baskets of flowers and wore gold initial brooches, the gifts of the bridegroom. The bride was given away by her father. As the happy pair left the church Mendelsohn’s Grand Wedding March was played by Messrs Bochelle (organ) and Thoms (piano). At an afternoon tea some 200 friends from all over the district were entertained by the parents of the bride, whose health was proposed by Mr Fred Pirani, M.H.8., that of the parents being proposed by Mr James ‘'Linton." [The above letter arrived too late for insertion in last week’s issue.]

The, London correspondent of the Mail writes as follows, under date December 14 :—“ Miss Fosbery, well known in your colony, as the sister of Mrs James Mills and Mrs Maunsell, has decided to open a boarding-house with a special view to New Zealand tourists, at 5 Pennymern road, Earlscourt. The house is a large one, and Miss Fosbery hopes to bo able to accommodate about 20 visitors. Room unquestionably exists for an undertaking of the kind, and Earlscourt is a capital position now that colonists have begun to comprehend that Kensington is quite as generally convenient arid twice as healthy a quarter as Bloomsbury to live in. The marriage is announced as taking place on the 16th inst. at St Michael’s Church, Croft, Leicester, of Mr James Hector Brookes-Smith, eldest son of the late Mr William Pope Smith, of Olrig, Aorangi, New Zealand, to Miss Ellen IBrookes, daughter of Mr William Brookes, of Croft, Leicestea,. The two clerical brothers of the bride officiated at the ceremony.

A delightful story is told of Lady Somerset’s early childhood. She was taken by her parents, Earl and Countess Somers, to a ball given by the Queen, when the small Lady Isabel was about six years old. The Queen and Prince Consort were sitting on a dais at one end of the ball-room, which they vacated to get

We must certainly congratulate ourselves on the lovely weather we have had this summer. If there is anything to be complained of it is the exceptional heat we have experienced during the past. few weeks. After the arduous household duties have been attended to iB it any wonder that all. ladies relish a cup of “ Matchless Brand Tea"—it is simply delicious. Samples forwarded to any address. Wardell Bros, and Co.’s complete price list will be found on page 4 of this issue.

refreshments. Thereupon the little girl clambered into the Queen’s chair of State, and sat down in great dignity. Presently the royal couple returned, when the Queen graciously remarked, “ And this is little Isabel ?" “ Lady Isabel," corrected the young scion of aristocracy, much to the amusement of the Queen. Th 9 incident was not forgotten, for years afterwards, when the small child appeared at Court to be presented as a charming debutante, the Queen received her deep bow with a smile, and “ Lady Isabel" properly emphasised.

The last of the survivors of the wrecked steamer Forfarshire, whom the heroic Grace Darling risked her life to save, has just died at the age of eighty-three. His name was David Grant.

An English paper tells the following rather good story :—“ A lady, whose establishment was very small, it is said, once invited Dr M’onck, the Bishop of Gloucester,'to dinner. She engaged for the occasion the services of an old butler who had retired and become a greengrocer, and a boy who knew nothing of waiting. The boy was as nervous as he was ignorant, and annoyed the old butler by constantly asking for instructions, until at last the man, in a moment of impatience, said, “ Stand behind the Bishop s chair, and, when his Lordship takes a glass of wine, take your napkin and wipe his mouth. The boy took the jocose reply for a serious command. As soon as dinner had begun, he stationed himself behind the Bishop, waited till his Lordship had drunk a glass of wine, and then, as deliberately as his nervousness would permit, and to the horror of the hostess, wiped his Lordship’s mouth.

It is said that the fashions in Lapland have not changed for one thousand years. What a convenient of state of affairs, to be sure! But the question arises instantaneously to one’s lips, “ What on earth do the Lapland ladies find to think and talk about ?" Fancy a land with no fashion books, no spring sales, and no bargain hunting 1 And, above all, fancy wearing at one’s first ball the identical dress worn by one’s great-great grandmother.

If we want to keep good-looking we must keep good-humoured ; and most of us are anything but anxious to help on the ravages Time brings along with him. It is the minor miseiies, vexations, disappointments, and jealousies that sour the temper; scarcely, if ever, the real big troubles.

Mr John Ball, who is a member of the literary staff of the Wanganui Chronicle, was married Jan. 22, at Palmerston North, to Miss Emma Shaw, eldest daughter of the late Mr W. D. Shaw, of Wanganui.

We understand that a woman’s paper is be started in Wellington shortly. It is to edited and managed by a woman. The paper will be of a political and social character; and while it will permit the expression of all shades of opinion, it will be carried on in the Independent Liberal interest.