SOCIAL GOSSIP FROM HOME.

Otago Witness, Issue 3590, 2 January 1923, Page 54

SOCIAL GOSSIP FROM HOME.

(Fkosi Our Own Correspondent.) A number of relatives and New Zealand friends were present at Christ Church. Down Street, Mayfair, at noon on October 17, to witness the wedding of Captain C. M. Renshaw, son of the late Major Renshaw, 16th Lancers, and Miss Jeanne Beauchamp, youngest daughter of Mr H. Beauchamp’ of Wellington. No invitations were issued, and the ceremony was very simple. The Rev. E. S. Hilliard officiated, and Captain Renshaw was attended by Captain Acworth as best man. T'he bride was given away by Mr Ralph Beauchamp. She wore a becoming dress of rich peacock blue velvet, trimmed with narrow bands of beaver and with a handsome design in coral pink beads. A cape to correspond was lined with corai I’mk ninon. Her hat exactly to match had the brim draped with a feather mount to tone. Among those present were —Mrs Renshaw, Sir D. and Lady Robertson. Mrs Perkins, Mr and Mrs E. A H Whitcombe, Mr F. M. B. Fisher, Miss Sybil Nathan, Mrs Moriey, and Mrs and Miss lrinder. At Ventnor, Isle of Wight, on October 10 a wedding of New Zealand interest took place, the bridegroom being Air Edwm Alan Stoodiev and the bride Miss Eileen Marjorie O'Malley. Mr Stoodiev belongs to the Colonial Office. On October 17 a very pretty wedding of New Zealand interest took place in London the T bridegroom was Mr S. N. Ziman, one of New Zealand s early Rhodes scholars, son Mr. f nd Mrs J. Zmian, of Auckland. Ihe bride was Miss Nellie Frances Gaster, daughter of a very well-known London doctor—Dr Anghel Gaster, of 33 Devonshire street, W., and Mrs Gaster. The ceremony, which took place at the residence of the bride’s parents, was performed by the Rev M. Musquita, and a very beautiful address was delivered by the Rev. Moses Gaster (uncle of the bride), an eminent member of Jewry in London. The wedding was a dainty scheme of silver, white, and pale blue. The bride wore a dainty gown of white georgette, draped with a valuable cape of Venetian Point-lace which had been worn both by her mother and grandmother at their own respective wedding. The bridal bouquet was of lilies of tihe valley ami blue forget-me-nots. There were two bridesmaids in attendance—Miss Ireen Gaster (sister) and Miss Ruth Gaster (cousin). Their dresses were of white georgette and silver lace, with dainty touches of pale blue. The little train-bearer. Miss K. Laski. was also in a frock of white and silver. The bridegroom was attended by his cousin, Mr H Ziman (son of the late Mr David Ziman) as best man. Dr and Mrs Gaster entertained a great many New Zealand and Indian friends at the subsequent reception. A short honeymoon is being spent quietly in the country, and on October 27 Mr and Mrs Ziman leave for Bombay, the former being still in the Indian Civil Service. He came to England on leave two months ago. For some time he held a commission in the Indian Army, with the rank of daptain, but his resignation was announced a little while ago. v 'the engagement is announced between Dr Roland A. H. Fulton, eldest son of Dr R. V. Fulton arid Mrs Fulton, Dunedin, and Beatrice, younger daughter of Mr and Mrs Roderick Howard, of Bath.