SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 35, 5 November 1907, Page 3

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Yesterday's Race Frocks. Our special correspondent at Christchurch telegraphs that thero was glorious weather for/Dorby Day. yesterday, and tlio scene on Biccarton courso was as brilliant as it had beon on Saturday. The frocks were very beautiful. . Her Excellency Lady • Plunket wore a frock of white ombroidered muslin with insertions of Irish crochet lace and a heliotrope hat trimmed with flowers. Tho Hon. Kathleen Plunket wore a black and whito striped chiffon, with/black hat trimmed with foliage and roses; Mrs. A. E. 6. Rhodes, white ninon handsomely trimmed with laco, whito hat with a magnificent'white and black feather; Mrs. Neil M'Lean bright navy silk voile trimmed with dainty blue and pink applique, black picture hat; Mrs. J. W. Abbott, heliotrope shantung, lilac hat; Miss Harcourt, croam cloth kimono frock, with cream; cloche hat trimmed with pink roses: Mrs. G. G. Stead, black and white striped silk taffetas, with white hat trimmed with great blue feather; Miss Rutherford, palo bluo mousseline de soie with black hat trimmed with pink roses and black feathers; Mrs. AY. 11. Lowry (Hastings), black and white stripped chiffon with white phimed hat; Mrs. Chaffev, grey'costume, with heliotrope hat; 'Mrs. G. Payling, black chiffon taffetas, with black picture hat; Mrs. A. W. Rutherford, cau-de-nil crepe de chine, with tuscan hat trimmed with flowers; Miss 0. Fitzsimmons, reseda green silk and hat to match; Miss Barnes (Napihr), cream frock with black trimmings, and black hat; Mrs. Jno. Harle, pink chiffon over glace, floral hat; Mrs. M. Scott, heliotrope voilo over glaco, heliotrope hat with plumes ; Mrs. Heaton Rhodes, cream cloth costume, witli cornflowertrimmed hat; Mrs. Major, cream crepe de chino trimmed with lace, and black picture hat; Mrs. (Dr.) Gilmer, pink embroidered muslin, black toque trimmed with pink roses; Mrs. Justice Kettle, blue chiffon, over white glace, yoke and sleoves of Brussels point, white hat trimmed with convolvulus and roses; Miss Kettle, cherry-coloured shantung with floral hat; Mrs. Harold Johnston, black muslin frock, black and whito hat with black feathers; Mrs. Macdonald, black chiffoii taffetas, with black hat. \

Building a Reservoir. The noble example set by their Excellencies Lord: and Lady Plunket last week at (/lie new Home for Child Incurables at Island Bay was j worthily followed yesterday afternoon, when, on the invitation of Miss O'Connor, .about fifty people assembled at the Homo to take their-part in shifting the gravel up the hill to the place where the .reservoir is to bo, formed. Lady Ward was there and did her share, toiling up and down the hill in tho ho(j sun several times. In ■ addition to the manual help she herself gave, she handed the Rev. Mother .a cheque for £10 from Sir Joseph towards the work. Among other workers were Mesdames Baume, Lawler, ..Gilruth, M'Carthy, and Ross, Misses Ward, Wheeler, Fitzgerald, Perry j De Vine, Camp T ' bell, Lawler, Scully, Seddort, and little Miss Gilruth, Drs. Pollon and' Milsom, Maiqr Hughes, Captain Symons, Messrs. Cooper, Ross, and Standish, arid Masters' Ward and Gilruth. Tho gravel' was heaped near tho back'of tho Home; the site for the reservoir is some way up a narrow gully; and tho misiness of tho visitors was to convey as much of the gravel as they,, could carry at a timo, and as many times as they could do so, up that gullyi . When they had done a fair amount of work they might have tea/ They worked wiijh ,a will,' and some of them magnificently. TJp.-: and down the narrow track they, w.eht in the hot'air heavy with tho scent of,hawthorn and gorse which lined the sides of. the gully.. A procession bearing sugarbags with just enough gravol would go solemnly up the hill to the unloading place, and sit there for a little while to havo tho pleasure of watching the next, procession toil T ing up. Then down they would go for another load. The work grew on one, and those who had thought they had finished would find themselves going just once more. Two girls who,were heard assuring each other as they went up that, this was their last load, and that they wouldn't do any more, were met a few minutes later carrying one 6f the weighty double-handled boxes, for which they had exchanged their lighter sacks. . Two small children. kept at .it steadily half the afternoon, and little Pat Ward, who journeyed up and down with a tin bucket, declared: that he was going out another,- time with some other boys to work again. The J Rev. Mother will have the ; work done, and in the wav she has chosen.

Weddings. . There was a very pretty wedding at St.' Mark's Church yesterday afternoon, when Mies Lilla Gaudin. daughter of ..Mr. "W. J. Gaudiii, of Brougham Street, was married to Mr. Murdoch M'Leod. The bride, who wore a pretty dress of cream' Sicilian, with veil and orange blossoms, was attended by her. two sisters, Misses Daisy, and Graco Gaudin, and by Miss Murdoch tho sister of , the Tho bridesmaids wore frocks of pink 'floral muslin, and v Dolly, den hats trimmed with pink rosos. The, bridegroom was attended- by his brother. The chancel was decorated with flowers, and a large white floral bell was suspended over the heads of the bridal party. The ceremony was. performed by the JRev. J. G. Baitlott. After the wedding a reception was'.held by tho, bride's parents-at Godber's rooms, ' s 'm Cuba Street. At.St. Martin's Church, Mangaweka, on Thursday last, Miss Ruby Bowie, daughter of Mr. E. J. Bowie, was married to Mr. R. Dickson, cf. Kawhatu. At Palmerston last week Miss. A. Boyd, second , daughter of Mrs. Healy, was married to Mr. J. Doggett: " . '

Sale of Ylork. .'.'.. Tho annual sale of work in connection with- St. Peter's Church will bo held to-day in St. Peter's Hall, Ghuzneo Street,. beginning 'at three o'clock in the .afternoon. In the evening a dramatic piece of a humorous character, "The Crystal-Gazer," will be g'ven, under the management' of Miss ardmg-Maltby; also a comedy, entitled "A Torriblo Journey," will bo given by four AVellington College Old Girls. The proceeds of the sale and entertainment are to go partly towards tho debt on tho choir vestry, and partly towards the debt on the Brooklyn churchroom. .

Poor New Zealand. In a letter from Homo by the.last mail an amusing story is- told of a Now Zealandor who went to call on Dr. and Mrs. Knight, of Auckland, in their now home at Marlborough Hill, Harrow. After searching in vain for the house, the caller made inquiries at the vicarage as to whether'anyone from New Zealand was living in the neighbourhood. To his amusement he was informed that it was believed that some " foreigners " had recently taken a house on Marlljorough Hill! . ' This reminds one of the experience of a Now Zealand girl, now travelling in India, who says she likes India very much, but complain!) that it is " such an out of the way place." So far, she has only met three people who had ever heard of Now Zealand.

Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Henderson, of Karori, leave 'this morning on a\ short visit to Auckland and Rotorua. The death has occurred at Mudgo, New South Wales, of Miss Matilda Jane Lowe, of Wilbetreo, at the age of sixty years. Deceased was a daughter of the Into Robert Lowe, afterwards Lord bhcrbrooke. Miss Ligcrtwood arrived from Auckland last evening, and is staying at the Arcadia. Mrs. Perry and Mrs. Tate, of Grcytown, who arrived in town yesterday, are staying at the Arcadia. '

MERINGUES.

A correspondent asks for a recipo for the meringues which were included in a recent menu. Meringues may be made _ in two or throo differont shapes. Those in common

uso aro formed with a tablespoon, but the round or conical shaped ones may be made with a pastry-bag. • The following recipe is a good one: Whip the whites of six eggs to : a stiff froth, then sift in half a pound of powdered sugar; drop by tnblespoonfuls on waxed paper; place the paper on a thick board; dust the meringues with powdered sujjar and place them in a mild oven until a golden brown and quite hard. The board protects the baking at th'o bottom. Lift each mcringuo carefully and scoop out the centre; turn them upside down and put back in the oven to dry. Fill these shells with either charlotte r'usse or plain whipped cream nicely seasoned.