SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 420, 1 February 1909, Page 3

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

[Notices of' Engagements and Weddings.- '; ■■.-When"- , reports' of woddirißs and-.' announce- -.- -. roenta of : engagements are - sent ■. to , "'Dominica" for. publication, tho name aad .address of the.Bonder rshonid, be enclosed, not for" publication, but as ah of '■ good, faith., Otherwise the announcements ,'cannot beDubhshed.i , ..-. •-". "■■'. Girls' Realm Culldi-;> ''■ ; /.Avery enjoyable, concert wa's-given at the Homo for'.the Aged and Needy-by the Lady Plunket;.Centre. \ Miss : Adeline 'Tpler-Curtis arranged tlie; programme,': and> was. assisted by Mrs.i Bisg, tlie: Misses Mullei , ,'Hurley, and E. The children of ~,the ' "Mercia" Band also gave some, items, which were much appreciated,-.t_hose'telping,'being : Mrs:' ■M'Comish;: 1 ' the Misses. M'Comish - (3)1, 8.. Bodds; Mabel Clark, Lewis, Fuller, E. Grantham, M. M'Lean,' Mack .(2), and' E, .Christie. :At'".Ho'mbi< : ;' ''''.-/;.', .'.'■■ '':';■:■:"' ' r ',■■■/':'' ■; On Saturday, afternoon: a reception was held at: the residence of Mrs'. ■ Holgatei in Macdonald. , Crescent,, to celebrate :,the Vopening.of her private hospital.' Close:on-.a hundred visitors; were present,, and' spent/an, enjoyable time, inspecting the building and wit-' l.riessingy a .demonstration of. .the value of humanised:"milk,' -given by Nurse Macdonald, the Pluriket"nurse: Some of: the' visitors had known.: iyery "little v about'the. and ,were greatly interested- in seeing. how:it was dohfe'. "Sickness must'surely] be' alleviated'by 'attractive; surroundings,^--and here'one can'.ceritaiiily obtain them. . The hospital-being"built ,on : high' ground, ■■'■ a fine view "of !harbbur ; is commanded, from the front,windows, .'and iwill-'be , enjoyed , ;'by.-many a-weary-invaiid. ••'■ : . ■Miw;N:'M'l)ougall,' of Piriho'a.'.is the guest ol! Mrs.'? Butt,: of; Newtown7';' ■ '•; •'; ! V : ", : ■ ' v Mrs. :■!)., Graham, of : Mastertpri,;/.iarid. : her: two ■sisters,' the Misses Paytqn, returned .oh Saturday, after, spending three: weeks'at Plim-.merton;;.,..;-':.".!,'.-v .;';•;':. ,:.v.';■,:!;.. V- vfi ';:,}!,,- /.' ;, Mrs. /i'abuteau Teturned to Masterton after' a short visit to Wellingtonj also Miss Munro, Miss , Williams,' a,rid' Miss:'Hog'g.'.'.':.'.■ .v,.;.-,■..' ; : { Miss 'Wilson, : , : of, Abel "Smith Street,'..has. returned >. to' Wellington after, : spending.some time at...Eotorua,,and visiting.friends-'at Pahiatua.and MasteTton. .;,:.,'■ ■ ; , ■"..', ', .. - :i Miss Bauchop: returned from the southVyes-: terday afternoon;: - ■'■:':, •:■;.':-■■■. ■)■■■■'/■:,'■ "'■;) i.<? ' ',>.- ' Tho Honourable and.Mrs.''Ogilvie'vGrant have returned from a visit 'to. Chrisfchiurch..,. :• Mrs. Town'send (Christchurph).i'is .-Visiting the. Hon. Mrs. Ogilvie Gratti- ■•■!.' .;:■ '"■■:,-. "i- ; :-v ; ,H-.:- : —r—f— .r.c" ■-;:- i' ■ ■ THE DI|?ECTOII?E v • : There. is'e\y2ry indication'-of simplicityi not ■to, say severity, of line 'continuing- w.here ■evening gowns and cloak's areiconcerned (says, van Aiistralian'paper).:This has .thing like aboomin cidentally ,;it.. is .giyipg ! expert needlewoinen a chance o,f ;turningj their skill •to ■good:..finan:'. cial'■ account. , ■ .The'-;Directoire .'tunic:has eyi: ;dently.been introduced to ruitigaie the sever-' ity of the realDirectoire gown.. .Itis.almost inyariably of lace,-,_and .it is, ,'on, the narrow skirt worn beneath it that the most,; embroideries are 'displayed.,.; One: such gownin 'palest, blue satin has' a.skirt showing ,alarge, conventionalised group; of flowers foh'age'.worked in 'four shades, of.blue.filoselle silk ,and :yery; .harrow braid,:. The: .working of. braid;into^ nearly all.the^^^handsomest. -frim-r -. ming: f or, oloaks- -and.,gowna. ? is-a 7 - well ■ w'orthyof attention.; It means, in: the hands of .a pi-,eff§ci : at a. minimum-off troublej-while l itygives the , work a; body, which,.especially."for ; .coats and- 1 cloaks,:considerably enhances its-valuee,,-. .',\iu