SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 486, 20 April 1909, Page 3

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

tJ, of Engagements and, Weddings.— When ' reports' of weddings and announce..;;s>enh... of engagements are sent to■ '■ .■.■... Dominica" for publication, the name and .address-of the sender should be enclosed,' not for publication, but as an evidence of . good faith. Otherwise tho. announcements •" . ,pannot be published.} Mrs. Brandon's Tea. A largo number of guests were piv'Lc..t .at the tea given yesterday afternooff .by Mrs. Alfred Brandon in honour of her niece, Misß Higginson, and Mrs. Tuson. who are leaving for England' by- the Corintnic on Thursday. The drawing-room was' decorated with yellow and red cactus dahlias, and the tea-table with large • pink cactus dahlias; Mrs. Brandon received in a. frock of black and white,striped voile,with trimming of blue and gold; Miss Brajidon wore a white crepe de chine empire frock, trimmed with white lace; Miss Higginson's pretty nock was of' sprigged, muslin, trimmed' wjth.'bands of :vari-coloured filet net, and with it she wore a large'hat trimmed .with .pjnk.roses; Mrs. .Tuson'. wore a frock of grey silk; -trimmed 1 with , grey fringe, and smart grey, hat:with wings; Mrs. Elgar wore a| very directoire; frock of. mauve ninon-de-soie draped with a scarf of oriental embroidery,,and:a black picture.hat; Mrs. W. Moorhouse,; cream cloth coat and skirt, and hilt to match ; Mrs. Larnaeh, navy ,blue coat arid skirt with .velvet facings,, and black hat'; Miss Harcourt, cream voile,, and large hat wreathed with roses ; Mrs. Rolleston, dark green coat and skirt, and hat; with-plumes; Mrs. C. ; Johnston, dark striped tailor-made, and smart toque; Mrs. W. Hislop; pqwder-' blue clotli directoire costume, with facings of dark' blue.velvet and a' mole-coloured! hat trimmed ■ with blue; Mrs. Shand, navy blue cloth , skirt, and small ;silk ; directoire coat, largo blue silk,hat trimmed with black satin ; Mrs.,,A. Duncan, dark! skirt, and silk blouse, with, large black hat and sables £ Mrs. Geo. Fell, black embroidered robe, over white silk ; Miss Cooper dark coat and skirt and large hatj,Mrs. Fitzgerald, grey coat and 'skirt, and black hat. i Among others present • were: Mrs. and Miss .Head, Mrs. and Miss Duqcan, Mrs. Lan Duncan, Mrs. Fisher, • Mrs; W. Turnbulli Mrs.-Dymock, Mrs. Buchanan, Mrs. C.- Bidwill, Mrs.,C. Pearce, Mrs. Denriiston, Mrs.- Williams,;Mrs;.Morris and. Miss'Haggart, Mrs. .'Rolleston: and the'.Misses:Bell (2), flarcourt, Simpson; (2), and' Mackenzie.

Masterton Notes. The. Masterton Golf Club season opened on Saturday last, when tie links: were in splendid, order. ,Suveral improvements have been' effected since last, season. A - fence has been crected round the golf house; and lawns laid down. Tea was provided by; Mrs. H. G. : Williams! wife; of the .president, and UDwards of a hundred and thirty people were present, amongst whom were ;..MesdamesW- H. Bcetham, !W. \ Carey,, Galway, Laurence, Donald,' Cook, Williams, Booth, Summerell, Wrightson, Francis, Henry,'Nunneley,. Foley, Evans, H: Donald, James, Vickers; Misses Meredith, Moody, Todd, Beetham, Bunny. Bennett (2), Carr, Holmes, Booth, Bobieson (4), Brandon, Petrie, Roberts, M'Laren, Cameron .(2), Marryatt, Payton (2>, Bunting, Jackson (3), and Horton. •: - , ' , Miss Brandon, of Wellington, is. visiting her aunt, Mrs. Cecil Kebbell, at .Alfredton. • Mr.- H., H. Bcetham, by Mrs. Beetham_ and Miss Beetham, have returned from the .Southern Lakes, where they - have been spending several weeks. • Miss Petrie, of Greymouth, is the guest of Mrs. J. B. Henry, Lansdowne. Miss Todd,, Timaru, is . spending a few ,weeks- ; witli.,her sister, (Mrs. ,SnmmSrell. , Mrs." W.' J.' Hirchberg hai returned from ■Wellington, whcro : she. has; been; spending a fow days. . . Mrs. D. Buchanap • and Mrs. W. B. Chennells havo been spending Easter •in the Wanganui district. '

Dr. and Mrs.. Harold Kemp/arrived from England on : Saturday-'nisht.; : Mr; and Mrs. J. Watson, whose marriage took place- recently in" Dunedin, are in Wellington, and leave for' England on Thursday by the Corinthic. • . . .y Invitations- have been issued for a dance to. be given by Mrs.. Walter Nathan in the Sydney Street Hall *011 ;May 5. •'.tady 'Ward/is; giving a farewell tea for Mrs. Tuson ,'at'Awarua this morning.' Bishop ..Julius and Mrs. Julius left: Auckland yesterday for Sydney by the Wimmera; Miss Haggart, from Dunedin, who is visiting Wellington, is the' guest of ' her sister, .Mrs. Morris.:, Mrs. -.Porritt, from Palmerton -North, is staying,in town, to he present at the. marriage of.Miss Elsio Rawson, which takes, place '; Mrs. Buchanan,■ from Hawera, is the guest of Mrs. Algar Williams. . Miss, Wis Roskruge, who went.; Home early , last year, is leaving England for New Zealand, in three -weeks'-time.. . , Tho polls have revealed that Socialism has some claims to be considered as a force, and it may bo that after the great'battle between Free Trade and Tariff Reform has been fought aijd .won, the ever-changing economic conditions may lead to a disintegration and recon-struction-of political parties,when the forces of Socialism will be opposed by all to whom the prospect of life on one common plane of 'uninteresting ' nonentity -is repugnant — "Natal Witness." In; spite of what pessimists'say',. . ' • Science, holds all diseases at bay, And:nine-tenths of our ills . V . Can be;treated by pills, - . 'Laxb-Tonie'*is leading the way.T ; • - LAXO-T ONIC 1 PILLS. lOld. and Is.'Gd.