SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 503, 10 May 1909, Page 3

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

''■•'■^h/? 0^ ■'< lf! Engagementß and Weddings.- /' ,', i. l When reports .;bf 'weddings'' and announce- ■ //K'H'ff^' 8 ;?' o *.' 1 ' engagements /are.;-, sent' .'-to' / S . : v\' : .<»x>ominiea" for publication, the name/and'.'.: ; vf,:':.':»ddresß;ofitho ; ;sendbf-should be enclosed; but. as an''eTidence, of : ,; ?i ; ' .- : 80od: faith;'•' Otherwise, the announcements /; A: tsnnot be.published.]. ■">:;:','>:'.v-':' l ' ;; Tfw/Paniperod^Merry/Widows^ >A }'•{■ ;:/A/<sbutheni : , paper,/ solemnly.asserts that -a !\ ;//i;youhg r ; lady;/passenger./by /atreeent .Sydney, ! ,■;'.;-. '.boat;; possessing .two i'.'Merry /Widow" hats, :-S could ■nn'di'no^ace;for;;thod:in:iher^ / cabin; //so. rather.'than7risk; having: them,:crushed ; ; ,y',rii'e decided,'to;put the'■!hats;on her bed,and ]4'A.. afopt-;upoa;the.,ilpor i !of ■■the ; cabin. 7:-AAaA?-A anoVp /Mrs;'//Ji'/'R;: ..Da;-' Costa /left; by *.;;■ //the';'Wafrimob/bn,, Friday.; for,- India,'where the '..;:;..:"dharge -/of /his//company's. Indian-, business;' !/'" Ihey/^.^ye/'^^ 'the' Misses" Macgre-■^■■;'i6isj-vra.o'haver/been/living' in/.Auckland for '/://:sbnio// time,,',are- .'visiting, Wellington,;iand the/Hotel;; Windsor. /-It,!is /i;,-,probable,)theyV'inay., spend -.the'...winter, here. . r''..'.'::.;;lnyitatioiia 'h'avp"\been;:'is'su6d, : ; by. ; the. offi- .,/' cer? of. the* ChaUenger.'..for;!a dance, on .Wed-■ .:-..; nesday;.night"..:''The .Challenger.: is, not flying ;;.;'*.■;,6nt";in'!-the .stream, as..usual;; bat ; 'at/ the now, ; . A '/King's Wharf.;'.So ; the?gnests.will miss:the :y. : - usual : picturesq'uenes3.s.of-approach'.'. 7- z: 1 ';'■' •-,:• ;,,.';pnei ,of 'the. pleasaritest .social' functions of .'•■ : . '/ia'st;/winter':was. : "the' ; the-.golf .'.:: -fieasbn 'at,-'Silverttream J ;when''a'/great many ';. "i gnests .-went ■ but 'to / : the'■ - beautifully• : situ-. ,K .iated :liite."/'Th6 : for'ynest :Satnrday, /and/it, T is%^o' : be;hoped ;/ ; /"thatythef';weatheri:will 'be ;as■ "as/it ■}■■.■■ -last/ year's/opening. v;i: 4 "'--.:,■;•/■/ >'■■';''; Several"■,pleasant .litlle/stories•.have-been ,>' J Molba^s'..'present. ■::■'?■ visit.te'NewiZetdand/'-but onetoM of'bar last As 'night --in .'Wollingfon Ms' so. far. gone/uire-,; -> ;^.: '"cbTde4.4lV'smmß : thali.'Vbm'tbo.pnma:donna/ '~,,;/.after! reception at' the Town; Hall, ■-■.- went' back to: the. Qfand Hotel she sang to: the :7v:peopleithere^.a!.charming'act that was :very! ■;;"'. ■MchiapprjeWted^b'y'^to • L ; ..-.l'Mtss ,-AdaiWard,',' the, evangeb'st who -is':at .".-. present,conancting'; ; a.mission-in -Wellington, . •-; is' a';woman'■ bf very; fine; appearance, - with an ; : '/ and, attractive face;' //-/'.affd she'''u'a. 1 quietly efiective' ; speaker.'>\A' ro- -'"... port;-has beeniCbculated.thatMis's /\Vard in-, :'.'-. tends -to] return:! t6 '.the;:stag©, ; , but she ,h'as '/nb^desire;^to'.do^so)'th6u^'"she'.would bo ;glad /.: :~af.-'-,anKo^ /'/tbat,pro£ession.;S,/-- i l ', ; ;;;i i'-S;^