A Thoughtful Mother Says:

Otago Witness, Issue 2520, 2 July 1902, Page 74

A Thoughtful Mother Says:

That if you want your children to be courteous, you must treat them with respect. That they will invariably copy your manntrs, so you must take care that they are the best.

' That you should be as careful of their feelings as you wish them to be of the feelings of others.

That when it is necessary to administer reproof, it should be given in private. That most children are sensitive on this? .point ; it injures their self-respect, and they feel it acutely, though they are not able to express it in words. That to tell a child in public that it has been rude or lacking in good breeding is as unwarrantable as it would be to tell a- guest so.

That is no excuse to argue that you are doing it for the purpose of making the child better and more thoughtful.

To ensiCre publication %n the forthcoming issue letters should rench the Wit nets office if possible on Saturday night, but on no account later than Monday liQkt ' , e»" Dfscripti-mf of balls, dkc, must be endorsed by either the Witness correspondent for the district or by ■ the secretary to the ball committee. JThe MS of any correspondents teho do not comply with this rule icilt be sent to the secretary for endorsement imor f ipptaring.—EMMELlNE WEDDING AT TUAPEKA VTEBT. Dear Emmeline, —A very pretty wedding was celebrated on June 24 at Earaont Place, the residence of the bride's parents, when Miss Ada Annie "Williams was joined in matrimony to Mr Robert Ferguson Campbell, of Brookside, Canterbury. The Rev. B. H. Ginger, Wosleyun minister, performed the ceremony. The bridegroom was supportd by Mr W. Varcoe, acd the bride by her two sisters, lliss Mary Williams and Miss Hannah Williams, and also by her little niece-, Agnes Goldsmid, of Dunedin. 'Jhe bride looked very graceful in a light blue dress relieved with cream figured silk, bebe ribbon rosettes, and a flounced skirt trimmed with white gimp and small peaTl buttons. The orthodox orange blossom was worn by the bride in her hair and at ilier neck. She carried » largo bridal bouquet of white chrysanthemums. Some very beautiful dresses were worn on the occasion. The bride's mother wore a handsome black figured dress trimmed with white satin; Miss Williams, block merveilleux blouse relieved with yellow satin, black skirt; Miss M. Williams, violet dress trimmed with cream silk and red, white, aud blue bebe ribbon; Mies Hannah Williams, bright biuo velvet blouse, cream trimmings, . U»«k Bkirt; Miss Agnea Goldsmid, cream dress; Miss F. Williams, blue dress, blue silk trimmings; Miss L. Williams, greyfigured eilk blouse relieved with pink chiffon, black skirt; Miss Effie Williams, black dress; Miss Ethel Williunie, scarlet velvet blouec with! cream lace collarette, black skirt: Mrs M*Lay, a. neatly-fitting black dress, with black silk trimmings; Mrs Ginger, black dress, bead trimmings; Mrs M'Caw, black dress; Mrs Hamman, heliotrope blouse, black silk skirt; Miss Varcoe, green velvet blouse with lace trim- - mingß, dark skirt; Miss Mabel Varcoe, red velvet blouse, dark skirt; Mrs Hore, red b'.oute, black skirt. The table was decorated with red, white, and blue, and also while chrysanthemums, primroses and violets, Ted roses, and other red flowers artistically arranged. This, with the many pretty dreases, had a charming effect. Needless to any, the were nttmerous and) coetly, as the bride was a general favourite. Afttr the weddiug breakfast was over, and the toasts and speeches finished the happy couple had to hiury to catch the 3 o'clock train to Dunedin en route for Christchurch, where the honeymoon was to be spent. —GUEST.