SOCIAL, AND PERSONAL.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIX, Issue 8783, 13 July 1914, Page 4

SOCIAL, AND PERSONAL.

' The Arabs were the first to use orange blossoms as bridal wreaths. Tho orange branch bears fruit and flowers at the same time, and it is therefore considered an emblem or prosperity.

Miss Melville, one of New Zealand’s few women lawyers, shares the distinction of being onp of the two women “city” councillors in New Zealand, the other being Dr Edith Huntley, of Miramar. Miss Melville is at present staying at Caulfield House, having been appointed one of the Auckland delegates to the Municipal Conference, which takes place heie during the week.

Mrs and the Misses Low have gone to Napier on a visit, and are staying at the Masonic Hotel there. Mrs John McPherson left for Dunedin last Friday, after having spent six months •Jonring. the North Island with her husbAnd and visiting her daughter, Mrs Mazengarb, of Wellington.

A pretty w edding took place' at St. Patrick’s Church, Napier, at 8 o’clock on Wednesday morning, when Miss Elizabeth Murphy, of Napier, was married I by the Rev. Father O’Connor to Mr Claude Colhoun, of Napier. , The bride was becomingly attired in a sax© blue tailor-made costume, and wore a pretty white hat trimmed "with plumes. She was attended. by her sister, Miss Mina Murphy. Mr C. Scullin was best man. Subsequently Mr and Mrs Colhoun left for Wellington, where they are spending their honeymoon. A meeting of the Society for the Protection of Women and Children was held on Friday afternoon, Mrs W. A. Evans presiding. There were also present M-csdames C. H. Izard, G. Winder, J. R. Glasson, A. Hoby, and Miss Parlane. The secretary reported having investigated, a large number of oases and others were being attended to. The following subscriptions were acknowledged with thanks: —Mr J. G. W. Aitkon £1 Is, A. S Paterson £1 Is, Messrs Meek and Von Haast 10s 6d, Huddart, Parker and Co. 10s 6d, T. Ballinger and Co. 10s', Mrs Kebble ss, Mrs Tilly ss, Miss Parlane ss.

A wedding that attracted a good deal of interest took place at the Taradale Presbyterian Church on .Wednesday morning, when Miss M. AVood, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs A. Wood, of Greenmeadows, was married to Mr Hugh Burridge, only son of Mrs J. Burridge, of Rissington. The service, which was fully choral, was witnessed by very large number of friends, and was performed by the Rev. F. Tucker, Mrs Anderson presiding at the organ. The bride, who was given away by her wore a rob© of soft satin trimmed with Irish lace and pearls. She also wore the orthodox veil, and carried a beautiful shower bouquet of white roses and maidenhair fern. Miss Bye Wood, who acted as bridesmaid, wore a. costume of white uinon over crepe-de-chine, with touches of shell pink and a mob cap banded with ermine. She carried a shower bouquet of violets and asparagus fern. Mr G. Ritchie acted as best man. The bridegroom's present to ptho bride was a diamond bracelet, and to the bridesmaid a pearl pendant and chain. As the party left the church, Mrs Anderson played the Wedding March. Tho guests were later entertained by the parents of the bride at their residence in Avenue ■ road. The happy couple left by car i during the afternoon, en route for Palmerston North. Tho wedding presents ' were very numerous, and were received frOm all parts of the district.

A very pretty wedding of more than local interest was solemnised at the Presbyterian Church, Drury (Auckland Province) on July Ist, when Miss Daisy McNaughton, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs J. D. McNanghton, of Drury, was married to tho Presbyterian missionary of Rewa, Mr A. Don Nicholson, son oif the late Mr A. Nicholson, of McNaughton House, AVinton, Southland. The ceremony was conducted by the Rev. J. Dawson Wadill, Mrs AVadill presiding at tho organ. At St. Paul’s Church, Napier, on Wednesday last, by the Rev. J. A. Asher, Miss M. A. Monteith, third daughter of Mr and Mrs H. Monteith, of Dannevirke, was married to Mr James Wilfred Herbert, only son of Mr and Airs A. Herbert, “Mount Herbert,” Waipukurau. The bride was attended by Miss Jessie Ringland (niece) as' bridesmaid, and Air J. L. Merton (of Levin) filled the office of best man. Air Roy Spackman presided at the organ, and after the ceremony the happy couple loft on route for Wanganui am’' 1 i. showers of confetti and the best wishes of many friends.

! Airs Bunny (Masterton), who has been staying at the Empire Hotel, returned on Saturday.

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Mr and Sirs Strang and Miss Strang, of Palmerston, are coming down for the races, and will stay-at the Empire Hole!. Mr and Mrs Fred Lysnar (of Gisborne), Mr and Mrs Westenera (of North Canterbury), and Mr and Miss Hewitt (of Palmerston) will all ho in town for the races, and w staying at the Empire Hotel. Mrs Troutbeck, of Napier, is on a visit to Wellington.

Among the guests at the Empire Hotel are Mr and Mrs McLean (Auckland), Mr and Mrs Carlaw (Auckland), Mrs Cecil Louisson and Mrs Ehrcnfried, Mr and Mrs C. Tennotb (Masterton), Mr and Mrs Jessop (Christchurch), Mr, Mrs and Miss Wallis (Gore), Mr and (Nelson). Mrs W. Cooper, of Masterton, is staying at the Empire; also Mr and Mrs Len Harley, of Christchurch. Viscount and Lady Kelburn are receiving congratulations upon the birth of a daughter.

It is not often that woman is beaten on her own ground—the kitchen and culinary art; but at the PUerua show on Wednesday (says the Balclutha “Free Press”) the first prize for sponge cake went to a lad of sixteen, named Garnet Grant, a son of Mr P. S. Grant, storekeeper, Puorua.