SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 451, 9 March 1909, Page 3

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

[Notices of Engagements and Weddings.— When reports of weddings and announcements of engagements are 6ent to "Dominica" for publication, tho name and address of the sender should be enclosed, not for publication, but B3 an evidence ot good faith. Otherwise the announcements cannot be published.l Picnic at Korokoro. An enjoyable picnic, arranged by Mrs. Haire and Miss Vernor Johnston, took place on Saturday afternoon. The day was all that could be desired, and the picnickers, numbering about thirty young people, had a delightful walk over the hills at the back of Potone and down, to .the Korokoro reservoir, where thoy arrived in time for a substantial afternoon tea. After having spent a pleasant afternoon, thoy returned at about eight o'clock by moonlight along the pretty path by the stream. Amongst the number were Mrs. Haire, Mrs. Maloolmson, tho Misses Jackson, Bodmin, Treadwell, Johnston, Sladden, Jones, Barraud, Cuff, Lee, Lambert, Hickson, Costa, and Messrs. Nancarrow, Herbert. Heaton, Richter, Sladdeu, Busby, Dudley, Alvcs, O'Meara, Howden, and others.

Mice Danco Notions. Miss Estello Beero, who, with her mother, returned on Saturday from _ a long stay in Melbourne, had a very enjoyable visit _to Australia. She had hoped to see something of the systems of teaching dancing there, and was fortunate enough to be present at the exhibitions given in connection with the close of two of the largest dancing schools. There were given in the Town Hall. There were hundreds of pupils at each of them, girls of between thirteen and seventeen. The frocking of many of the children was exquisite, but very costly and elaborate. Miss Beero was much struck with the difference oetween the physique of the Australian and New Zealand child, though the children in Melbourne displayed any amount of energy i.n days that were excessively hot. The instructors there teach the high kick invariably, and it is very prettily and gracefully done. "For ballroom dancing," says Miss Beere, "quadrilles are coming back into popularity, and the valeta and the slow waltz are common. Tho Boston, a three-stop which is very pretty, is going to be danced a great deal this year. In England it is found that the lancers are now seldom danced, but this is not the cace in Melbourne." Misa Beere met many well-known people while in Melbourne, including Miss Beatrice Day and Miss Amy Murphy, who is at present living in Sydney, and who intends to teach music there.

Next Saturday a garden fete is to he given in Mrs. Donton's garden, "Fernhill," Woolcombo Street, in aid of the funds of the Fred Kindergarten Union.

The annual meeting of the Gleaners 1 Union, at which Mrs. Wallis is to speak, wil' bo held to-day.

Mrs. Kitcat, wife of the Rev. V. H. Kitcat, of Eketahuna, who has been on an extended holiday, to Honolulu, returned home on Thursday last.

The death occurred at Masterton, oh Saturday of Mrs. Miller, wife of Mr. Alex. Miller, of Masterton. The deceased lady was quite a young woman, being about 20 years of age, and was only married a year ago. The engagement is announced of Miss Muriel Webb, daughter of Colonel Webb, to Mr. ' Gilbert 'Graham Hodgkins, registrar, son of Mrs. Hodgkins, of ' Wellington, and brother of Mrs..Field.

Baroness Von Pikich, of London, leaves to-morrow on a tour of the Hot Lakes district, via the Wanganui River." She will afterwards leave Auckland for a tour of the South Sea Islands.

Mrs. H. Mirams returned to Hutt on Friday, after i a short visit in the Pahiatua district, where she had been staying with Mrs. / H. Mowbray.

Miss Jackson leaves to-day by the Main Trunk, line for Eotorua, where she intends to stay for several weeks with Mrs. Blow.