JEWISH SILVER WEDDING.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 4137, 27 August 1900, Page 5

JEWISH SILVER WEDDING.

If BY AND AIRS VAN STAVBREN,

l*be Rev and Mrs Pan Staveren celebrated the twenty-fifth anniversary of their wedding on Saturday and-yesterday. The eeleOration took tlio form of a reception, which occupied the two afternoons and evenings, at which over two hundred people were received and entertained. Mr ami Mrs Van Stay cron were married in. London in 1875 by the Chief Rabbi of the United Kingdom. Eighteen months iater they left for the present seat of their pastoral labours, and it must be gratifying to them' to know that alter about twenty-four years’ service as bead of tho Jewish community the whole of his congregation in Wellington attended in person to congratulate tho celebrants on the attainment of their twenty-filth year of married' life—their silver wedding. Mrs Van Staveren received m black tucked corded silk, frith white satin and silver facings, while the Misses , Van Staveren wore white silk dresses with tucked fronts and sleeves. . Besides the numerous guests of the Jewish faith who attended, a large number of friends belonging to other denominations took advantage ot the occasion to call and express their congratuihtions Congratulatory .telegrams were received from friends throughout the colony os well as a cable message from'relatives in London. The presents were numerous, and being in nearly every case sterling silver were handsome, massive and costly*, forming as they did not a small feature of an otherwise attractive celebration. Among the ‘presents were the following: Mr and Mrs ’Goitieu (London relatives!, silver sugar,sift; Mr M. Barnett (Loudon), pair silver ladles; Mr A. Barnett (Loudon), silver dedication lamp and silver candle sticks; “Mr and Mrs' 'A. Hyman (London), silver jewelled spoons; Mr and Mrs Mi Van Staveren (London), silver salver; Moss Barnett (Loudon),'silver toddy kettle and spirit lamp : Miss Barnett (London), silver purse; Mr H. Van Staveren (Holland),, silver soup ladle; Mr P. Bar- . nett) (London), silver' fruit' dish; Misses Barnett (London), silver cake dishes; Mr Jacob Joseph, silver tea- and coffee service; Mrs Jacob’ Joseph, floral- baskets; Mi- and Mrs Judah Myers, pair travelling bags with silver fittings: their children; set of silver entree dishes; Mr and Mrs Coleman Phillips, lloral baskets; -Mr Syd* ncr Scott, sot of silver-mounted brushes; Mr and Mrs H. Phillips (Hurt), silver claret jug in ease; Mr and Mrs J. Zachariab. pair enlarged photos, of celebrants in silver-mounted frames; ‘Mr and Mrs A. Levy, set silver brushes: Mr and Mrs Newman (Dunedin), set silver button hooka and shoehorn ; .Mr and Mrs D. Casolbcrg (Masterton), silver sweets dish; Mr and Mrs Samuels, silver vases; Mr and Mrs S. Mvers. silver fish slice and fork; Mr and Mrs Eicholbaum, silver mustard and salts; Mr and Mrs Baffin (Christchurch), silver brushes and mirror; Mr and Mrs Levoi, silver shoehorn and button hooks; Mr and Mrs .T. Herman, silver tea caddy: Mr and Mrs Abel, silver sugar, cream and tongs; Mr and Mrs Jacobs, silver shoehorn and button hooks; Miami Mrs L. Benjamin, silver cut-glass flower vases; Mr and Mrs W. Nathan, silver hot water jng; Mr and Mrs .Tos.'.Tosenh, silver sweets dish: Mr and Mrs H. Leicester, silver crumb tray; Mr and Mrs G. Goldstein, .pair silver heart photo, frames -, Mr D. Salek,- silver-mounted cream jugs: Mr and Mrs Rothschild.. silver manicure set; -Mr and, Mrs Alfred Levi, • si.l Ver ‘ sweets dish ; Mr‘and Mrs Jackson, pain silver: sweets dishes; Mr and Mrs Mandeb-■■silver-mounted cut-glass claret rings .Mr and Mrs- S., Cohen...two pairs-silver knife rests;,rMr and Mrs Davis. pair silver salts;, Mr. and Mrs ’TV Cohen, silver jam and butter set; Mr-gnd Mr® I.ieber, silver patriotic suobna; Mrs E. Leicester,' silver and pearl knife rests; M "« N. Isaacs, silver salts bottle; Mrs Metz and family, pair silver fruit spoons; Mr and Mrs Ernhauf, four silver saltcellars; .Mr and Mrs ;P. Nathan, silver afternoon tea set: Mr.and Mrs Shotlander. silver-mounted' biscuit barrel; Hon Mr and Mrs Sbrimski, silver and greenstone salts; Mrs Muss, silver-mounted scout bottle; Mrs S. Harris, silver-mount-ed powder box; Mr P. Myers, cake nldt'p; Mr L. Sohatz, silver pin trays; Mr B. Bauer, silver-mounted cigar and ash bowl: Mrs Abrahams, nut-crackers; Mr and Airs 1.. Caselbevg, silver cake knife ami fork; Mr and Mrs H. Lew. set cutirlaas salt-cellars: Miss Myers, handpainted' mirror; Mr and Mrs H. D. Levisnbn. silver sweets basket; Mr .1. B. Hovweod. silver, shell sweets dish; Mr J. Solomon (Dannovirke). framed photo • Misses Jackson, handwork cushion; Mr and ,Mr s Jno. Myers, sugar and cream hie; Miss P.-Myers, flower vase: Mr and .Mrs. T>. .Asher, stand: Dr ami Mrs Mar. tin, silver photo fra.ino; Mr■ Salinger, silver button' honk: Miss E. Myers, br.ttw knife; Miss Collins, jam. dish- Miss M. Cdron, floral offering- Master Leo Hollisclvlil. ' sil'-er engraved, uccil- Mr and' Airs Id. Myers, nnir: silver dam spoons and' knife: Air anil Mrs M, /Jinan. silver sugar and cream: Afr ami Airs Beaver {Dii'oedir!. silv"r bill ter dish: Airs and the Misse® .’Moeller, silver jam anil pickles sc(- ; Air H. . Aaodt- silver sweets dish; 1 Air and Airs D. J; Nathan, silver writing case: the mi pits of the Hebrew School, a silver clock..