SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 207, 26 May 1908, Page 5

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Miss M. Wilsonj of Wellington, is at present visiting' friends; in' Mastertqn. / Mrs. . J.. Strang, of ..Gladstone, and two daughters aro leaving very shortly for' a visit to Sydney. . Mrs. .M'Larcn, of Masterton, is intending to spend »the winter'months in• Sydney. She .will; bo accompanied, by two daughters'when sho leaves. '. ' ; . ;, i _ Miss Ola Humphrey is the guest of Mrs: Jinox Gilmer.; . ' r*- Denniston- is v staying with v Mr. and. -Mrs.. Maurico'Denniston. ' Dr. and Mrs. M'Dbrinell, ofjHastings, wore among the. passengers who left for England by the lonic yesterday. - Here is a domestic worker- incident! A lady, requiring / a general help,.'engaged a girl, who was to . amve. on a'certain' date, preceded by her box; ;. On the day named the' girl arrived at breathless, as though from haste made to get'.- there; and asked the lady, if her box had arrived: She proceeded, to explain that- there' had been trouble over the box in connection with it's getting taken; to a wrong house, arid that, further, sho was sixpence short iii the sum required to .pay the expressman. As she was talking, .however,-the express, with her'box, drove .up; the driver brought thebox irisidp the gate,. and' was then .intercepted by the gir]; tho "outcome,; being the ' return of the box- to",the express. ..Then;;the; girl went to - the, lady, and, said there had bebri some mistake,- and; shp'l'must drive back with the express;'but would' return shortly. "But 'Svhy not : leave your box 'queried the -lady: The reply was again an - allusion to some mysterious mistake, but, the girl- assured the employer that she would return not later than 5.30 that afternoon, and off sho drove. That was tho last seen of her. and her box. ••The; lady,, having engaged this 'girl; ha'd to ;decline the services; of several other promis--■ing_ applicants;, arid, is 'still 'without a help. Is it strange that with tho female domcstie worksr does not overflow" to ( any great extent? ■ ">v' At Alfr&dton on Thursday Miss Adelaide Smith, of Alfredton, was married to" Mr. W. V. Graham, of Manawa,,- Toniii. ; Tho Rev. V. H; Kitcat officiated, and tho bride was given away by: Mr. A. J. Rutherfurd, of' " Moroa," Alfredton. Miss Winnie Saker, of .Masterton, acted as" bridesinaid, arid Mr. Machin : as eroomsman." At Nireaha on Wednesday Miss Barbara Christensen,: daughter of Mr. -L: C. Christen-'fen,-of Putara, was married to Mr.'Wajy, of Halcombe.

The marriage of the Hon. J. Rigg, M.L.C., to Miss Anketell; of Brougham Street, is to tako place- on June 3.- ; . i •'

-Tho: wreaths |that" adorned. tho" statue, of Queen Victoria on Empire Day were placed there .by . the ladies •of • the - Navy . League; several of \whom .met oh Saturday morning in the Mayor's . Room at the To'wn 'Hallj: where from' greenery, and flowers . supplied by the public gardens they. made wreaths, anchors, and long cable wreaths. ■

Mrs. -. Henry - Hadfield' is in town,' and •' is staying with, Mrs; Tuckey,,,' ' :'. The. .Victbria' College students .had, a good time, last- night, when the . Ladies' Hockey Club /gave ita annual' darico- at tho' College. The two main: rooms),with their rough brick walls,.. and/ uncoiled roofs, .aro \moro picturesquo in their'present condition' than they ;are' likely-to be when finished off, and, decorated, with flags and yellow gorso, they made ari excellent-setting for tlio-pretty frocks' of tho _ young, girl students.' The floral decorations, of. the ' supper tablo. were very effective 'and • pretty:: -..-.Among 'those, present wereMesdames. Kirk, Richmond, RankiiieBrown,- Thornton, Do da .Mare, Tell,; and Gibbs, and Dr. Agnes Bennet;' and Professors' Von. Zedlitz,'"; Sicken',. Richmond, sbn.:.; , -,Miss.Johnston,-captain .or the: Hockey Club,uivas in whito muslin; Miss. M'Kellar, in bluoj. Miss Menteath, -lni-white .flounced muslin: <,Mis's Nicholson, ; pale blue ' muslin embroidered in white;;Miss-.Wilkinson',* whito catin; Miss -E., Fell, '.whito-,silk; Miss M. Fell, pale pink ; Miss Gibbs, whito silk,;. Mjs's E. .Gibbs, pale pink frock; Miss James, yellow; silk'; Miss Gooko, pink silk; Miss' Tliorn,tohj floivered'silk: muslin; with;velvet; bands'• Miss, Winder,pale pinkMiss''Gavin)■ reci j silk ;■ Miss/Taylor," white.;frock. l . ,