SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 323, 9 October 1908, Page 3

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Euchro Party at Petone. A most enjoyable euchre party and dance were given- in the Oddfellows' Hall, Petone, on Wednesday evening;.- by the ■ members _ofthe Ngatiawa Hockey Club (writes a P intone correspondent)'.' The hall was decorated with-' festoons of clematis. tied with, red and white ; 'ribbons : (the club's colour's). Tho rtage/ on which were-tall palms, ; was turned into a delightful resting place for the chaperones, with • .'plenty of comfortable chairs, and screens to keep' away the draught. Among the young people present .were Miss Russell, in a dainty dress of white net; Miss' Carter, pink silk muslin ; Miss/Barber, • white muslin;' Miss Penny, whito muslin; ' Miss- Mothes, pink chiffon taffetas ; Miss Harley,' blue satin;' Miss Ballinger, green yelvet; Miss Bennett, blue silk; Miss l/'ootc, whito silk; Miss Allender, white silk; Miss Home, white muslin, and Messrs. Home, Mason (2), , Palmer, M'lntyre, iCaverhill, Duncan, and Ross. ' ' Palmerston North News. Mrs. Gale (Kaikoura) is the guest of Mrs. F. W. A. Mason for a few days. : The, Palmerston Liedertafol gave a most enjoyable concert on Tuesday evening in the Opera -House, at which' her: Excellency Lady "Plunket was present, attended by Mrs. Waterfield-' aijd-' c ..vGalthorne- . Har'dy. cwore' }»• ..hand-, some black - lace robe, and Mrs. Water- • field'! was - also''in ' black. •' Solos were sung by Messrs. G. C. Kcefale, Spencer, Watson, and;'F.~ W'.' A/ Mason',i the conductor of the . society, The ..other items were part songs andquartets by tho Liedertafel, / which werq: much enjoyed* and received frequent encores. Among the audience ■ were ' Mrs'. Mason", 'Mrs. Gale (Kaikoura),' Mrs. Harper, Mrs'.'M'Knight, Mrs. and Miss Pascal, Mrs. Stowe, Miss Broad-(Greymouth), Miss M. Abraham, Mrs. Broad,- Dr. and Mrs. O'Brien, and Mr. and Mrs." Dunckley. Mrs. Foley (Christchurch) is spending a few weeks with' her daughter Miss Foley, matron of the All Saints'■ Children's Home.

Mrs. F. -H. Cooke has given: several small musical evenings for her cousin, Miss Broad.. Among those invited were: Mrs. J. M. Johnston, Dr. and Mrs. Stowe, Mr. and Mrs. • Cohen, Mr./ Harman, Mr. and Mrs. Holmes,-' and ' Miss Beswick. ' , 1 Assembly Dance at Worser Bay. / .The last of the winter's assembly dances took 'place at Worser Bay on Wednesday evening, when a fancy dress ball.was given. The • hall was'"decorated with / flags "and greenery, and presented'a very gay appearance- -wnen all the .picturesque-looking dancers', were assembled. ■ .The" 'members of the • committee 'were-—Mesdames Hawson, Gooder,- and-Powndll,-, and Misses Mackenzie,Salterj ahd'Kircheri and they spared no pains, to make the evening enjoyable. Some of the characters rem-e'sented: were:—Court Lady, .Mrs.T' Gooder; Pierrette, Mrs. Hawson; Lady Teazle,;: Mrs. - 'Patrick;: Housemaid, Mrs. Muir; Nurse, Mrs. Henderson; Night, Mrs. Cramond; -Powder and" Patches, Miss Mackenzie ; .Milkmaid, Miss Sinter;_ Carmen, Miss Kircher; Duchess of Devonshire, Miss May Mackenzie; Folly, Miss M. Roach; Puritan Maid;'-Miss Shoman"; Susan ; Piper,' Miss Wright; Mary Queen of Scots, Miss Howe; French Bonne, Miss Paul;' Spanish Dancer, Miss'.;Breen;'iKate Greenaway, Miss Wyatt; Starry Night,' Miss Ready; Lady Betty, Miss VanceStars and Stripes, Miss Cooper; Japanese Lady, 'Miss'.Frost; Faith, Hope, and Charity, Miss • Hannahan; Neapolitan Fishwife. Miss Burgess; Sir Peter Teazle, Mr. Mackay; Monsieur Beaucairo, Mr. Hawson; Star Boating, Mr. Cooper; Highlander, Mr. Frost; Con the Shaughraum, Mr. Lee;' Turkish. Brigand, Mr. Henderson; Yachtsman, Mr. M!Wi]liams; Druid, Mr. Dempsey; Pierrot,' Mr.. No'rthcote; Ivarihoej Mr. Boyes'; Evening Dress, -Mr! Cramond; Sir .Thomas Liptbn, : -Mr. Fentori; Sundowner, Mr. .Wilson. Afternoon Tea at the Kelburne Kiosk. Yesterday was such a glorious day- that Wellington > folk had a general desire to sit on tdp.'of 'a'hill all the tin# and gaze at tho view Unfortunately, less delightful matters engaged, the attention of most of them, but th ere' were. many. whose good fortune. took them tb.the'-heights _rou?id.the city';. At the ICelburne jtioslc. . Miss' Fanily Richardson gave a delightful tea'to about' forty'guests, all of whom thoroughly appreciated the charm of tho setting.: Miss Fanny Richardson received in, a pretty frock of lavender musliii'with floral hat. ' Miss Richardson's frock -was of pale grey, voile;' Mrs. Balliuice wore a costume of-Wcdgewood blue with hat to match; Mrs. de. Castro, blue frock; Miss Holmes, browii crepe de Chine, and large plumed hat'; Mrs. Dykes, cream serge frock and lavender hat ; Miss Tregea'r, brown costume; Miss Baiichop, grey, frock and black picture hat'; Miss Dimant," pink cloth costume, and -browii' hat trimmed with lilac. Others present were: Mrs. Homcwood, Mrs. Tregi'ar, Mrs. J. Campbell, Mrs. Salmond, Mrs.' Diggcs-Smith, Miss. Mackenzie, Mrs. and Miss Evans, Mrs. Loughnan, Miss Mnr.-att,' Mrs. and Miss Cooper, and Mrs. James Mackenzie. Bazaar at St. Mark's. . • St, Mark's Church wants to have a' beaut.iful -room for tho Sunday School infants and to have it built on tho proper-kindergarten plan .with sloping floor. To raise funds for this tho ladies of the parish are holding a bazaar in tho schoolroom. It began yesterday, afternoon, and is to continue this evening.: So many workers aro helping that tho Btalls have been double-banked, and to-day an entirely new lot of stallholders takes charge. The schoolroom lias been nicely decorated with flags, and the stall's havo: each a special- scheme of decoration, the most effec- • tive being the flower stall,_ where quantities of red poppies are used against a white back-

ground. In addition to tho stalls thoro is a gay Christmas tree, and cookery demonstrations are being given by Miss Stewart on a Perfection Oil Cooker, kindly lent by Mr. Winder for tho purpose, the products of her skill being disposed of in the tea-room near by. The list of yesterday's stallholders is as follows: —Sweet stall (choir), Misses Evatt and Ward; work and fancy stall (working bee), Mesdames Bell, Nicholls, Ward, Johnson, Harrower, and the Misses Sanders and Goldfinch; . Christmas tree (Girls' • Club), Misses Morgan, Spierling, Varo, and Bell; Bran tub, (Girls' Club), Misses M. Bastings and Caterer; refreshments, Mesdames Moore and Blackey, and Misses, H. Moore, Christie, and L. Madely; plain and fancy stall (St. Mark's Guild), Mrs. Watkins, and Misses Lenvith, Sandys, and Wilson; ■ flower stall, the Misses Webb and Moore, assisted by Misses J. Eteveiieaux, I.' Stace, E. Ronton, M. Caterer, M. Hollands, Tui Poutowera, and Master. Hugh Johnson. . The evening was opened with , a maypolo dance by the children of the Sunday School, trained by Miss Bell. Miss Marjory Fletcher, a pupil, of -Miss Beere, then gavo several fancy dances. 1 Thechoir, under the-direction of Mr..'Watkins,' choirmaster,' followed with a number of selections, and a number of glees were also' contributed by members' of the choir;. " -'' ' "

. Mrs:. S.' Harcourf left yesterday .with, her little son for a ? ten,days'. visit to Masterton. Mrs. .Mason, :wife of Dr. Mason, is leaving to-day: for a fortnight's stay in.Nelson. > Mrs.'Mowat; .of Blenheim; is staying with her. mother;-Mrs., Johnston, at the Hiitt. Her children are-with her. A Wairara-pa- paper says:—Mrs. and Miss Bunny: left Lansdowne last week to spend a holiday at Dannevirko; and are the''guests of Mr. and' Mrs. Erie Bunny.—Mr.- Hivesj- of Fernridge, intends, leaving for tho Old Country shortly, accompanied by his.only daughter. Miss 1 Hives-will remain in England with relatives—A 'daughter of Mr. "J. Stuckey, who recently left the Dominion,,is married to a clergyman. The'family are now residing in England. ' ■ ' Mr.. ! and Mrs. S. Wright, from '.Napier, are visiting Wellington, and are .'staying with Dr.' Anderson, of Gladstone Terrace. .' Mrs. Lawrence, of' Masterton,' her two children; and her sister, _ MisS Carr,, are leaving to-day for Tasmania, .whero they will remain for three or four months. • • Yesterday afternoon a very, pleasant-little afternoon tea was given by Mrs. W. Fitzgerald .at her-home in Tinakori Road.. The 'beautiful rose-coloured anemones that do-, corafed'.the . drawing-room .and tea-table were much admired; Mrs. Fitzgerald received in >a frock of black voile, relieved with handsome,cream lace, and Miss Bessie Fitzgerald wore,a pretty frock of white.embroidered muslin'. Ampng other guests pre? sent"were Mrs. Turnhull, ■ Mrs. Tuckey, Mrs. G. Pharazyri (Wairarapa), Mrs. Murray Menzies (Gore), Mrs. Wiltord, Miss M'Leari, the Misses Turner (2), Miss Halso, arid Miss Webb. , x ' Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Neely, who has for some years held the position of teacher of cookery ' to tho Wellington Education Board,' was -married to Mr. Wakelyn at 'St. Mark's Church. The Rev. A. M. Johnson officiated.