SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 341, 30 October 1908, Page 3

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Ah Artist Lady. Miss M'Gregor and her sister, Miss Isa M'Gregor, are at present tho guests of Dr. I and Mrs. Boyd, in Willis Street, and yesterday morning Mrs. Boyd gave a very;pleasant little tea in their honour. Tho rooms were decorated-with pink ! and white azaleas,'and the tea table was most charmingly''adorned with a curious maize-coloured variety of azalea, interspersed with native maple and lycopodium. Miss Isa M'Gregor, who has lately come over from Melbourne, has acquired a charming accomplishment, that comes to, her from a pupil of two famous Dresden artists. She paints exquisitely on china, and Mrs. Boyd's many guests had an opportunity of looking at some fine' specimens of her work. It is an art new to Wellington, so everyono was.greatly interested, in hearing of the process by which this work is done. .There '.was a very, fine tea service, done in a Watteau design' with little pictures of a younn; gallant and his lady against 'a white background set in gold on delicate green. A sardine dish with , realistic, yet decorative, designs of fishes-,swim-ming about ,in happy unconsciousness,; of possible fate was also admired, while rose b'owls and buttons, brushes and toilet-table, accessories showed what can be done'by clever fingers in the-way of making pretty, china with a touch of individuality that adds so much to its charm. MrK Boyd wore a;pretty ,frock and brown and white striped Sicilian, 'with white vest' and sleeves; Jliss Isa :M'Gfregqr wore an embroidered white linen, and her. sister ■ was also in white.' Among other guests present were Lady Stout, Mrs. Hislop, Dr. Platts-Mills, Mrs. Fitchett, Mrs. S. Harcoiirt,- Mrs. Salmond, Mrs. Rankine'Brown,, Mrs. and Miss Prouse', Mrs. , Hogg, Miss Eileen ,Ward; and Miss Seddon. : Tea for the • Y.W.C.A. ,Yet. another tea has been ,held in aid of the, stalls, at-the forthcoming' -Y.WiG.A. bazaar,;and this- time tho hostess was Mrs. •A.'- De 'Castro,,' who gave a very enjoyable tea yesterday afternoon,' and whose guests brought with, them little parcels' containing sixpenny articles for one of the stalls, "and very well'chosen the things were. So: many delightful'things have by now been gathered together-for the bazaiir that'-one would advise people generally to make a point ofbuying-, their Christmas presents there. Mrs. D? Castro's rooms wore decorated with irises and somo-'of the,last of the spring.'s flowers. The, flowerS of. the tea table were purple'-and yellow irises, with trails of lycopodium. During the aft'ernon Miss Mouatt played and her- sister sang, and, songs-were: also: given by Miss Vial' and Mrs. De Castro herself; while Mrs! D. .Findlay played some -pianoforte selections brilliantly, and-Mrs. De la Mare' recited. A number of guests' had \tlieir fortunes ■ read. -Mrs. De Castro received .in a frock of pale green cloth, trimmed with bands of. silk, and worn with a' creaim lace blouse. Among the guests were Mrs. Izard, Mrs. M'Arthur, Mrs. Findlay and, her sister, Miss Smith, ..Mrs, M'Gavin, Mrs. Donne, Miss Hughes, Miss Longford, Mrs., Corrigan, Sirs. Sievwright, Mrs. Gray, Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Richardson, Miss Shannon, Miss Hoby, and Mrs. Crichton. 1 A Girl's Afternoon Tea. Yesterday afternoon Mrs.. Cecil Jones gave a delightful afternoon tea for her daughter's friend, Miss Appleton, who came over,with her from- Melbourne for a visit. It was a girls'-tea, only two or three matrons being present, and a very good time the girls had. There was a good deal of music. Miss Eileen Ward sang several of the. Mallinson songs delightfully, Miss Beauchamp played, and her sister, Miss Chad Beauchamp, sang, and songs were also given by' Miss Stuart, Miss Kember, .and Miss Mary Jones, There was a very amusing competition which called for a great amount of ingenuity, and this was won by Miss Doris Tewsley, who received a silver buckle, and Miss. M. Stuart, whose prize was a silver bird hat-pin. Mrs. Jones wore a handsome frock,of; black silk, with cream lace sleeves and vest, and black velvet trimming. Miss Jones's pretty frock was of pale blue silk, trimmed with much pretty cream lace. Miss Irenei Appleton wore an elaborate semi-Empire frock of white marquisette, with trained skirt, trimmed with bands of white satin, and with a blouse of find lace arid delicate lace trimming. Mrs. Samuel wore a handsome frock of Wedgewood silk voile, trimmed with embroidered lace, with filet net, yoke, and sleeves. Her burnt straw hat was .trimmed-.with, red roses.' Mrs. Holm'es; woro a green shantung silk, and smart ; hat, trimmed with two'shades of green.: Thero were a great many girls present,: among thejn being Misses Treadwell, Perkins, Stuart (2), Prouse, Kember,' Hannay, Kane (2), Seaton, Nelson,-Bristow, Dean, and "Nathan. '

Dance at Karori. On Wodnesday evening a • most enjoyable danco, was given by Mrs. Bristow at her residence in Karori. The night being fine, the guests were able to wander at will about the grounds which,, lit up by coloured lanterns, made, a charming picture, and as tiie verandah was close 1 in by awnines, there was no lack of pleasant places where ono could sit out. The supper table was decorated with crimson ribbons festooned from the central light above, and white flowers and pretty foliage.. About seventy guest were present. Mrs. 'Bristow wore a lovely frock of black, and white, the bodice having ■touches of jet about it. Miss, Bristow had on a frock of white marquisette over white silk, the only touch of colour being a cluster of natural roses. Among those present were Mrs. Ballance, Mrs. M'Lean, the Misses Seed, B. Miles, ,Esme Ward, Didsbury, Wilson (2), Dean, ICember, Jones, Appleton, Ewon,, Stafford, Putnam, and Tewsley. An . Academic Tea, There was quite a novel sort of competition for the students who attended the delightful afternoon tea given at Kelburno iiiosky yesterday by Mrs. Thornton, of the \\ omen Students'. Hostel. A number of little tables were • set about, and the four peoplo at each table had to write/a Limerick, the- ppetie collection being afterwards judged by members, of the hostel council, who Had an entertaining time. Metrical composition is not a pass subject Vt the college, but the limericks were quite above the.average-and the winning verse remarkably, good, seeing that.it was the product of four brains and not even Shakespeare worked well with thrco assistants. Each' of tho winners received a daintily-bound little book as prize, and several: of the other Limericks'-were read aloud to show how closely failure often treads upon the heels, of success. The girls present were all members of the host-el,' and many of; the council were also there, including Mrs. Salmond, Miss Holmes, Mrs. Gibbs, Mrs. Gray,.and Dr. Agnes Bennett. Other guests wore: Messrs. Pope (2), Weir, Short, Dixon, de la Mare, Hogben, Eichejbauni, Oram,, • Smith (2), Gibb, Ross, Mansfield, and Fair. The bazaar opened on Wednesday at St. Peter's Mission Hall, Taranaki Street,, was continued yesterday, and .in the evening there was a short concert. Mrs. Rolleston, of Willis Street, who had : been called to Auckland on an urgent private matter, returned to Wellington on Wednesday night. Miss Holmes is leaving at the beginning of. next year for a visit to England and the Continent, and will bo accompanied by'her niece, Miss White; from Duncdin. Miss Parker has been appointed matron:of the Trained Nurses' Hostel in Willis Street. Miss Parker has been matron at the Y.M. C.A. ever since the new building was opened.