SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 82, 31 December 1907, Page 3

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

'.. "Miss Dulcie-Deariier, who recently-w'on the prize in-the ".'Lone Hand", story..conipetitioji, is the onJy.daughter,.of Dr.;and Mrs.- Deainer of ■i''eatherston. Sixteen is an 'enrlyago -to carry'.off such a prize,'when ono.reih.emhers that'it'was open, to all competitors in .the Of. Australasia, :and the probabilities are .that Miss Deamer will, ho heard' of- in thei'uturo.as one of New Zealand's'writers!. It'Js. said-.to be no tax upon her, memory to recite word-for-word''many of Shake--speare's plays,.and she and her mother have written and'acted; as many of their Feathqrstoii' 'friends., will ; remember,., several little plays..... ..• ■. ..Mr. and Mrs.. W. Gruickshank. ofiMasterton,,.aro, staying for a few weeks at Day's iiay-'Bouse. .. , ' : . '.Miss V.'- Butts has been .paying a visit to l'lrinoa, Lower Valley. ■ : . '.'Mr. 'and. JJrs. J. Ewartr' of. Masterton,. with a ; ..party gf friends, have ■ gone 'on a campjng expedition to Castlepoint. .Given, good'weather Castlepoirit is an'ideal spot to'pitch, one's tent upon in tlic summer inbnths. There is plenty-of .fish simply waiting i'or the fisherman,' a loug,' white, sandy b'each.'ifor - the dreamer, and 'siin-lpver. .not too many of ■ one's:, fellow creatures, 4 and safe bathing :in, ah inlet of. natural; basin, worked put'by the ocean'. ' It'is a matter of'surprise that no one -has been; ontefprjsing- enough tq.build.a large boarding-house'there, for he would undoubtedly do : wcll. People froin the inland-; towns of-, the. Wairaroipa' and else-where-greatly hanker, for the'iree swcep''of the'ocean beach when the fierce summer, heat sets'"in". ...''.' S- ■ '".>'■•.''■■. ' : ' '•'■ . 'Picnics >and-tennis seem- tohavbiaffdrded tho" .most.;pleasant', way vof. .'spending •;.the 'Uhristmas holidays in the- H.utt Valley:; ,-A piciijc got. up by.Mjss Hayward was mijch enjoyed on Boxing Day/ A number'.' of cyclists cyckd; to Wainui and- spent,-the day at .Mr.'- H,..'Mirams's .fishingi'whare',:"-;where Mr.' and. Mrs. Mirams'.an'd Miss "Buckhlirst. had been spending a few .'days.. .Cycling ;sccms to have -gone' a little out of date dur-. ing'the'last;few 'years,'; so-: it' was -quite refreshing to;see-such, a number■ on thoWoa'd at one., time'. .Over ..thirty collected- at the : starting, point. '...Amongst .the number wore tho''Misses, .Stuart,.Forbes, Humffey, Johnston, ■'.Mason; • Glero,; Foster, and Mathews,. and, Messrs.• Callcnder, • vStraucbon, Steven's,- 1 Gle're, ■; Kingdon, Foster, , Stuart, 'Forbes, Mason;' and- Mirams. Mr.'.C. Hayward iindhis . sister : rode' on horseback,:' and a few droye. A delightful day was spent .'ihthp valley, tho: picnickers;returning t'o-tho'Hutt abo,ut : eight o'clock. .'.,:,.' ; The::Hutt Tennis' Club's Courts wore, well patronised ;on Saturday ; afternoon', ,whe.n ; a very large gathering . ;to .watch those energetic enough to play on so' hot a day..;■'-''"■"' l .' '■;' ;.> -..' ; '•;', .;';'• ( ' Mrs.,'M'Alpine from South. Canterbury is paying;, a •.prolonged visit to Mrs.'; Rhodes'at' the' Grange.;: -,■-. -:':■.... ;■..'•■; ■;. 'Mr. 'Richard 'Carter, who. has'been "appointed' to the position of- Collector of '.CusWeJiiigton,. arid who: arrived; last week, 'is' staying-with' his family at "the •'Arcadia.-.' ■-• '.' , ';,/ '• • Miss'" Elder„ is staying' with Mrs/ Armstrong at Akitio.'..-' -•; '■'.- '••'■':