SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 56, 29 November 1907, Page 3

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

An Unpleasant Day. ' The women of Wellington had no use for tho weather yesterday. It was most unsatisfactory, too wet at mid-day for any organised entertainment to be gono on with, ami sunny enough - during the latter'part of tho aftornoon to make it delightful to be out. of doors. I don't know that tho Wellington climate is really worse in this respect than that of any other place, hut it is an old ■ cause of complaint that a Wellington day will begin with such wind and "rain that half the womenfolk come out in their shower clonks, thick shoos, and dowdy hats, and before they know whoro they arc tho suit is'shining. The desire to preen oneself after the rain is as strong in a human being as in a bird, but no amount of ingenuity , will enable a woman in a oravonette cloak and goloshes to look smart in tho especially if half the women she moots arc wearing their pretty frocks and hats with confidence in a continuance of tho sunshine. . Arrangements had been made for the members of tho-Womon's Section of the Navy League to visit the training ship Amokura yesterday afternoon, and on the previous day tho boys had been very'busy making the boat more spick arid span than ever. But it was found necessary to postpone this party on account of tho. weather, and, as tho Amokura leaves on Monday for the South; the afternoon tea to the ladies of the Loaguo will not bo given till after the New Year. ! Khandallah Wedding. St. Barnabas Church, Khandallah, was crowded on Wednesday, afternoon with visitors.and local residents, on the occasion of the marriage of Miss Doris Gwynne Brown, daughter of Mr. C. T. H. Brown, of the local Lands Office, to Mr. James Havelock Jerram, accountant, of the Stato Fire Insurance Department. The Ven. Archdeacon Fancourt was the officiating minister, the ■bridesmaids were Miss J. Stocker and Miss N..-Brown. The best man was Mr. Jerram, brother of the bridegroom, and the groomsman Mr. R. .Brown, brother of the briije. The- church was very prettily decorated with .ilowors. After the ceremony tho guests were entertained at " Nau juai, ' tho-residence of the bride 5 parents. ■ Miss Stubbs, of Auckland, is staying with ; Mrs. Russell, of Tinakori Uoad. The pupils of Miss Somerville's school were to hare hold, their school sports yesterday afternoon at The Lawn, Hobsoh Street, but on account of the wenther they were postponed till Saturday morning at'lO o'clock. Last Sunday the Hon. George M'Lean and Mrs and the Misses M'Lean left Dunedin by the \\ immera. for Melbourne, on their way to Egypt and Europe! They • expect to be away ror' about a year. During the week boforo their departure several of their Dunedin friends had farewell parties for the Misses M Lean , . The engagement is announced of Miss Ada Sinclair, eldest'daughter of the Hon. J. It. binclair, to Mr. Reading, late of Sydney. ; Mr; and Mrs. Balcombq Brown are leaving in a .few days' with their children for the Upper Ilutt, where thpy intond to spend the next two months..-' .Yesterday evening at Godbcr's; Rooms -n Cuba Street a delightful little supper was given by Misses Howarth and Mathews in honour: of Miss O'Brien, of the Telephone JSxchange staff, who is leaving to be married. It was a kitchen supper, .and many "useful presents were received by the • bride, IV two hostesses wore pretty white musliti rrocks, and , O'Brien was in •wiiitl , muslin j Mrs. Mathews wore black satin; iuiss Luckie, pink chiffon taffetas, ■ trimmed with lace;' Miss Fitzgerald," cream muslin; Miss Slattery, , blue talfetas skirt, with cream net blouse; Miss Moore, pale blue chiffon taffetas. During the evening songs wero givenby Mrs; Mathews, Miss Mathews, and Miss Sweeney, and Miss Tonks gavo a recitation.