SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 38, 8 November 1907, Page 3

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Welcome to Mrs, Jacob Joseph. Yesterday aftornoon Mrs. Walter Nathan gave-a largo afternoon tea as n wolcomo to Airs. Jacob Joseph and hor daughters, who recontly roturnod to Wellington after an absence of threo and a-half years, chiefly spent in England. Tho rooms through which the guests wandered woro ■ very charmingly arranged with ilowors, tho drawing-room Doing decorated with arum lilies and quantities of white roses, tho smoking-room with an uncommon combination of wistaria, and yellow, azaleas, the dining-rooms ono with crimson rhododendrons and the other with laburnum, and the graceful arrangement of laburnum near a largo oval mirror in a third room was very much admired. During tho afternoon a string band stationed on tho verandah supplied a gay accompaniment to tho. conversation within the rooms. Mrs. Nathan woro, a grey and black striped radium frock mado with a kimono bodice over cream lace, and lightened here and there with touchcs of blue; Miss Nathan, a charming frock of grcon silk voile, made with capo sleoves; trimmed with hand-worked embroidery, and lace yoke and sleeves; Miss G. Nathan, rose-coloured: voile; Miss Z. Nathan, cream mousseline de soio, with white yoke and cuffs; Mrs. Jacob. Joseph, grey and whito 'striped silk frock' with black silk pelerine, and hat with blue plume; Miss Joseph, terra-cotta cloth frock with vest of cream lace,'and touches of black silk, hat with black feathers; Miss Elsie Joseph, white costume, with white hat ; Ladyi Ward, charming silk voile, delicately tinted,; i with oroam lace blouse, white furs, and hat trimmed with green; Miss Eileen Ward, pink' silk l kimono costume with cream lace yokol and sleeves, hat with pink roses; Mrs. David, Nathan, Rose du Barri crepe do chine, withwido shoulder capes, trimmings of point lace, black plumed hat and white furs; Mrs/ Findlay, bluo and white . striped gown, with; blue hat ; Mrs. Dymock, sage green silk wjth net sleeves, and leghorn hat trimmed with: roses; Mrs. Buchanan, grey dress trimmed with black and white braid, and • white hat. with pink roses; Mrs. Wilford, ice-blue cloth' frock, hat with white featners and pink roses," white furs; Mrs. Tweed, wedgewoocl blue costume, hat with plume of same shade; Mrs: Morrison, brown voile; Miss Holmes, grey, and whito striped eolienno, grey hat' with: touches of pink; Mrs. Stott, cream frock, and hat with roses; Miss Una Williams, saxc-blue. frock- Miss Russell, palo blue chiffon, with' shoulder frills edged with rows of darker velvet, over blouse of white spotted net; Mrs'.'. Joseph,,black net over.white silk, hat with : green roses; Mrs. Rankine-Browne, black and; white canvas with touches of pale blue, black and white hat with roses; Mrs. Dean, biscuitcoloured embroidered voile, palo blue hat; Miss Dean, blue and white silk, bluo satinstraw hat with sprays of whito lilac; MisS! Duncan, pale' grey frock made in Empire style, with picture hat. Among-.other guests 1 wero Mcsdamcs Hislop, Fisher,' Tolnurst, Stafford, Butt, Watson, Duncan, Kennedy,' Bristol, Russell, Jones, and Misses Watson,' Jones, Eweii, Simpson,, Miles, P agree, Nelson,; and Brandon. New Zeajanders Abroad. By tho last English, mail, letters received from Mrs. 1 West and her daughters, who; wont Home some monthsago, told of their, visit to Antwerp, where ' Miss . Perry, of Masterton, who is living there now, had i undertaken to show them tho sights of the' city. From there they wore going to Switzerland, Italy, and 'other European (countries, with a hope of being able to finish: up :.the tour in Egypt 1 . 1 Friends in London wanted;them to be back in time'for an English Christmas, but if .th'ey did return for. that, they, would, be go back to the Continent till the end of January.

Miss Mary Richmond, who went to. England in. May, has been leading a strenuous life ever since, travelling in England, Scot-', land, and Ireland, and meeting tho most, interesting people. At a commemoration' dinner at Newnham, soon after her arrival in England, she met. Miss Faithfully who succeeded .the late Miss Bealc, as Principal of Cheltenham, and Miss Faithfilll invited her ; to visit the College and address the girls' there, an invitation Miss Richmond was unablo to accept before she loft England for a month's visit to friends in Germany, There she. stayed with the Baroness von Bultzungrflowen," a sister, of Mrs. F. W. Chatterton, of Njrisborne, and very much enjoyed the visit, which was full of interest.; The last lotters received tell of Miss Richmond's arrival in' America, where" sho was to attend a, Unitarian Conference at Boston. She had. been,up the Hudson to Niagara, from there to Toronto across tho Lake, and down tho St. Lawrence on a hugo boat, transhipping into a smaller qno to snoot the rapids. Miss Richmond and her companion, Miss Shaen,' went to Boston some time before the. Con-, .ferenco began to havo a rest after their travels. ~ ■ ';.-.-.'

Servant Girls' Quarters. The servant girl found a champion in the House yesterday in Mr. J. Hanan (Invercargill)'. During the debate on tho Agricultural Labourers' Accommodation Bill, Mr. Hanaii said that hero hi Wellington cases' had, been brought under his notice where girls were housed in places not fit for dogsdog kennols might be a proper term to apply'. The rooms they were put into to sleep ni' were a disgrace to, those who were responsible. He had been told that many racehorse's had bettor sleeping accommodation. Ho repeated it was a disgrace to those responsible, and to the community. Mncideritally, Mr. Ha/nan. also drow attention to the' miserable sleeping quarters for the crews-of Some sailing vessels and steamers that traded with the Dominion. WEDDINCS. . On Wednesday afternoon, at the Kent Terrace Presbyterian Church, Mr. John. Windsor, :of this city, was married to Miss Flora M'lntyrei daughter of tho late Mr. Charles Mllntyre, of. Pirie,Street. The Roy'..J. K. Elliott performed tho cefemony. The bride was attonded by- four bridesmaids,. Misses Marjorie Ldtt, Florrie Windsor, Jean M'lntyro, and. Pearl Cottle. The groomsmen word Messrs. Richard Windsor, K. M'lntyre,; and Taylor. After the ceremony a reception' was held at tho Century Hall.' ' At the Anglican Church,; Pahiatua, on Wednesday, Miss Agnes Girdwood, y second daughter of Mr. T. P. Girdwobd, of Mangamalioc, was married to Alec, third- son of tho Hon. W. M'Cardlo, M.LjC. The bridal party left early .in tho afternoon for Palmerstpn, enroute for Rotorua for the honeymoon. •-. .Mr. and Mrs. Moss-Davis, with Misses -Blanche and Muriel Moss-Davis, are returning to Auckland by the P. and 0. steamer India, which they purposed joining at Marseilles on Sunday last. Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Bedford passed through Wellington on Wednesday on their Way from the West Coast to Dnnedin. Miss A. L. A. Murrctitt, tho lady lecturer, who has been touring New Zealand, leaves for Sydney by the Wimmera to-day. She ,*- to rovisit Melbourne, and after a stay there and at Brisbane will leave for Yancouvor by the Miowora, en route to Philadelphia. Mrs. Wallis wishes it to lie known that she will be at homo next- Monday and Tuosday, Novomber 11 and 12, to say good-bye to her friends, and that she will bo very glad >„ sot eny who care to call on thoso d--ys. Mie. Wallis's time will bo very much'occupied during tho days that elapse before 4 her departure for England, and she liopes'that by letting it be known that she will bo at homo on theso days she may see many friends ■whom she might otherwiso miss. On Wednesday evening Miss Boere returned to Wellington from Palmerston, whore she had been engaged for ov'.<• a w.y k D , 'pcVint°i , ding tho dancing of tho chiidifn, which proved to bo one of the most, attractive items in the programme arranged for the Roman Catholic bizaar held in that town. 'The local papers speak very highly of the skill shown by tho children, many, of whom had only begun to learn dancing in preparation for the bazaar. On each evening the children did their dances, which inclndcd solo dances, and Pierrette and Gipsy dances. Tho ,I'ittlo children of Mr. Wood and Mr. Loughnan were especially to he commended, and littlo Miss Geary, who wont up from Wellington, performed her dances admirably.