SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 100, 21 January 1908, Page 3

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

One of the most.interesting social-.events that has taken place for soino time was the reception given yestorday afternoon., by i,Mrs: I rouse at her residence,. " Qricklewood," Clifton Terrace, in honour of Mr;, iiiid - c Mrs. ICennerley Rumford (Madame Clara: Btitt), when, a largo number of guests werci present, delighted to hnvo the opportunity of meeting the-great singers,. : . -L-' Most of the visitors soon found their way to the lawn, which had. been' built> in; and covered with canvas so. as to, fornii a isliady promenade, > and very pleasant it-was there with tho growing flowers for decoration',"and glimpses,of tho harbour from between tho bushes. Tho drawing-room Was adornbd >:ivitV bowls of brilliant fiactus dahlias, < arid in tho tea-room the tables were decorated, -' with, sweet, peas set in tho how, silver woodlandvases, which aro in thtmselves a-'pretty decoration. An orchestra, under the leadership of Mr. Truda, ,and composed of members of tho Exhibition orchestra, was stat-ipned'• on tho stairway landing! At the end'iof:'-the afternoon Mr. Alfred Hill delighted iMadan'" liutt and her husband by singing-' them "I}!?, Maori poi song, to his own pianqforte ; accompaniment.

Mrs. Praise received her guests in a brown chiffon taffeta, with vest'of handsome cream lace and coral ornaments. Miss v Erouse was in white muslin, embroidered in black, with, shoulder straps and sash of black,-. vq]vet ribbon.

Mrs. Kennerley Rumford looked 'magnificent in a handsome dress of brown''chilfon over gold tissue. This was trimmed.ifjth' gold luce and ruchings of chiffon put on' in a braided design, with tassels of cVnillc." With' it she wore a brown la elooh' '<*",(< .triirJtnodwith tullo and drooping plunv 1 rr;(- v ;a-ied brown. r ■ ■i . . 'Lady Stout woro a frock of silver rgrby. silk with blouse'of cream spotted not,.;and: hclio: ti opo hat. Lady Ward was in hh ;ex'qui£iito rnbo of embroidered Chinoso muslin, with white plumed hat and w;hito boa;/Mrs: Hislop, in navy blue .-costume; Miss;. Ward; white embroidered silk, blue hat;,Mini.;lzard, grey silk with handsomo painted s«irf;,.'.Mr?. Ewen, grey and black striped muslin,iwith black lace and black hat;. Mrs., iTrihghani, floral silk; picture- hat; Mrs. W. Kennedy-, black frock with cream lace, black ;ha't ; ,Mr*s. .Stafford, Mack chiffon taffeta,'with creani vest, black"hat; Mrs. John BlUiiclell, -blnck laco over white silk, black aiuh. vrhito h;it and maltose lace scarf;- Mrs. Foil. cream muslin;- floral hat; Mrs. Levin, black: and white dress,, and hat -with;.-purple .flbwors; Mrs. Chant, blue spotted muslin," black, kco scarf, and floral hat; Mrs. Pork ins," ;sh.ot .silk' frock'with laco blouse; Miss . Rubi Seddon,' white embroidered • muslin' and white-plumed hat;. Miss Perkins, pale wcdgew ; pqcl-..taffeta frock, with cream net blouse; Mrs. • Pehris,' lawn; voilo with green velvet lattice, ;tfim-: ming; Miss Hall-Jones,- white muslin.,frock, pink hat; Miss Fulton, -white • silk, with solpurcd embroidery, rose-trimmed hat.; : Mrs: Napier-M'Lean, cream voile, heliqtropo hat; Mrs.. Komber,: green". Shantungs-silk,-' .ihat' trimmed with bluo" and pink phlox;-. Miss Kember, striped . muslin ' fxocky crbam.. plumed hat;- Mrs. Macd'onald,-: blSek--lacci over white -silk; black ; hat; 'MisV.-Bristow; cream 'frock; Mrs. Riley, bluo and: white striped muslin with touches of black; qiV'th? bodice,, pale blue ,hat. trimmed mth black ; Miss C. Bcauchamp, plum-coloured silk; Miss K. Iloauchamp, white ' piquo ;' Mrs. DonaldRobertson, grey striped silk frock, picture hat.' Among others prcsentwere Mesdam'es l!'itchctt, Sl'Ewan,: Beauehamp, Tucked, Jtiles, Butt, Bowerbarik, Geddes, Webb. M'Arthnr, Quick, ■ Myers, Harding, Rotliriram, Christie, Edtvin, Lewis,- Gilmer, and Biilla'nc'e; Misses Miles,-Ewen,-Stafford, Newman, Putnam, Hardinge-Maltby; the Hon. (i. Fowlds, T. K. Macdqnald, H. Gilhier, Drs. M'Ai-thur, Collins, Fell, Gilmer, I'-itchett, Knight, Bowerbahk, and Milsoiii, Colonel Bauchop, Fatlior Ainsworth, Rev. T, 11. Sprott, Messrs. Bcauchamp, Kennedy, Newton, Williams, Myers, Ulrich, Hill, arid Riley.

A most .enjoyable picnic, arranged by Mrs. Jack Rose, was held last Saturday afternoon at Trentbiim. The picnickers wended their way into Mr. Barton s beautiful bush, where they had afternoon tea, and later on when tho moon rose they had' supper, and, at .ahout D o'clock loft for tho Hutt.. Th<sro wero about forty young people present, amongst them maiiy cyclists. Tho day wiis all that eoukl.be desirod, and the scramble through bush or along the riverside was much enjoyed. The party included Mrs. J. Rose. Mrs. H. Rose, Misses Lukin, Bodwin, TreadWo|l, Sladdqn, Johnston, Foster, Matthews, and Jones; Sir K. Douglas; aiid Messrs. Calender, Ryloy, Laing, Fulton, Richter, Fussell, and Rose. '