SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 508, 15 May 1909, Page 11

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

•TNoticos of Engagements and Weddings.— -when reports of weddings and ann6uuce< meuts of engagements are sent to "Dominica" for publication, the name and ' address of. the "sender Bhould be enclosed, not for publication, but aB an evidence of good faith. Otherwise the announcements . cannot be published.] Tennis Club Dance. Tho Bidwill Street Tennis Club gave a very ■ successful danco last night in the Concert Hall, which was'just comfortably filled with dancers, .all of evidently "enjoyed.themselves ivery heartily.' The hall was decorated with .flags, which were hung at the: back of tho well-furnished and decorated stage, and :, ;arried . across'the; corners ;bf the' hall.- From the coritro- of the ceiling 'to: tho walls wore festooned .'tho club" colours; light blue and dark bluo, -in .broad .bands of imuslin, an<J the pillars were entwined -with narrow bands of tliq" 'same colours. ; The; supper - tables, whichiwere sot far,'down tho corridor, were very : artistically decorated with yellow and irhitCjChrysanthemUms, 'brought 1 from tho gar- •: den ■of one ; of the "J members;' while'- yellow ribands crossed and recrossad tho whito cloth, and in the centre were'wide branching . silver candlesticks with 'yellow; shades. Tho miisio' for the (dancers was ''supplied: by Miss Hawthorn's strihg band. Lady Gibbes, :: wife of the president, who was toi have 'acted as one of tho chaperons, was unable to be : present,'and Sir Edward Gibbes received, on her behalf: a very beautiful bouquet of pale :yellow chrysanthemums and pale pink i arbutillons, tied with tho club colours. The I : othor chaperons wore Mrs. Dodwell, who wore I a frook,of black net with sequined trimming, | and a scarf of limerick'lace; in .pale pink checked silk, with blouse of cream not;_ Mrs. Moore, in yellow btocado;; and Mrs. Holton, . black silk, frock, trimmed < with bands .of velvet and collar of.whito lace. Others:present •wero:'.Mss'.;Gxhh, ; i.in' ; ivory i : Batin : :directbira^fr6ck,; -with,; mdo-panel ofsilk lace; Miss Mooro, palo frock of palest blue dewdrop net, with, pink rose in.tho hair; Miss l Holton, white satin, with white laco overdress"; Miss:' Morris, . pale blue frock, . trimmed with- gold embroidery; Mrs. Goldio, ■ white ninon, with white lace; Miss Nunneley, white with .scarlet maple leaves in her hair; Miss Wellwood, whito silk, trimmed with silver fringe; Miss Travers, white chiffon taffetas, and a filet of palo blue velvet . in her hair; Miss Davidson, black silk with cream lace ; - Miss Busswill, pale blue silk, with bands of . white ilaoe; Miss Sunderland, white .chiffon, ,with ! . silver trimming; Miss Kirby, pale blue-silk, with band of silver in her hair; Miss Duff, grey - chiffon ■:■ velvet,.' I with wide panel of cream embroidory; Mrs. | Fraser, black silk, with bands of cream.] . lace:'- Miss p Warren, '. white muslin,; ■ with : . touoheS; of , v pale . 'blue'j' ' Coveheyi white' satin, with silver trimming; Miss Darling, pale green; :Missßeid, whito muslin; -Miss i Bums, pale blue jsilk; Mrs.- Renner, white , frock,: with silver, - trimming; -Sir Edward ■' Gibbes, and Messrs.' Hamilton, Pavitt, ;Norrie, Hazelwood,.; Eagleton, Devine, Low, Kenny, Swinburno, Cooko, ,Beere, Crombio, Grey, Butler, Goldio, Kane, Radford, and Beamish. . . - V - Tho Victoria League. A mooting of -the. Victoria League. Com-, : mittee'-jvas/'-heldThursday.^ Awarua,,..when' tho following members wore : present:—Mesdamcs Larnach, Tuckey, Corrigan, Grady,' J. P. Luko, Harris, RankineBrown, Misses Coates, and Harding, and Lady Ward. A. considerably amount of busi- , ness was gone' through. .It was 'decided to devote tho funds in hand,- over £40, to'the upkeep of a cot, to be called tho Victoria League Cot, in tho Children's Hospital, which -it is hoped will soon bo in existenoo.. A laigo parcel: of New. Zealand products, in; ;f eluding some'ibeautiful Specimens, of w.oods, g'ven by Mrs. J. P. Luke, has been sent ome for use in• tbe:'schools.'. ..'.There is still, '"widespread interest in -the correspondence be-" tween children in the Old Country: and hero, i ■ and the _number.: ofHettera interchanged is -steadilyi increasing. An "At Home" is proposed to bo held m August. A letter from the'iPrime Minister jvas received,', thanking '.the league for its congratulation on tho offer, af tho Dreadnought by the Government. The Women's Club. , .c'. ; A meeting of thel'Pr6visional .Committee: of the' Women's Club was held yesterday - ; afternoon at tho hnmo of the president of . that committee, Richmond.- Tho mem- . bers,present.were: Miss Richmond, Miss P. Myers (secretary;, Mrs. • Findlay, Mrs. Now- i . man, Mrs. Salmond, . Mrs.' David Nathan, I Mrs. Rankino Brown,: and the women, representatives of tho local papers. ■ Several of " these names have been added to the com- ] mitteo reoently ; since the original members | felt that.by doing so they would increase its :'efFectiveness. ' lt ' w'as: reporte'd that about ninety-people, had sent in their names as members of the club. The seoretary had received offers of Tooms; suitable > for a: club. in 1 different partß' of the. town,". and these. were discussed, it being' finally decided that all ' the ".members -of ;the - committee should, if possible, inspcct certain rooms that seemed ; most suitable, and' to : some decision at . the next committee! meeting. . Various , mat-. ters of business and it was ' agroed that there/shduld, be a . general meeting of tho club, within a few ,wooks' time, when rules should bo formulated. It was evident from ■ the .-.tone ofthe Jipeeting'that tho now club is in a fair way towards buccossful establishment. Masterton Notes. Mrs. 0. Bunny, of "To Awaito," has relumed to hor'homo after spending a few •days in Mastorton. : . . / Miss Eila Vallanco, who has been' visiting Auckland and Rotorua,. has returned to . "Kahumingi.", . •.. .. '. .Mr. and. Mrs.- A., Beotham are .'paying a. ihort visit to Wellington... Mrs. E. J. . Riddiford,, of .Wellington;' is / visiting . her", son,' Mr. ,D. Riddiford, of "Tablelands." :. . ,Dr. and Mrs. W.- H. Hosking have rev turned frpm".-'their;*'mbter.-'-trip':'t6 Wellington. . ; j . Mrs..-Reeves, .of Wellington, has been' ;spending -a few days as tho guest of Mrs.. Gray, at "Bowlands." . :' : .:. . •

Lady Russoll and v 'Miss Rnssoll, who have been"; visiting Wellington, returned to Hastings yesterday" morning.■'. , Mrs. Arthur Pearoe is expected back in Wellington very Boon.' She has travelled out by way of Japan, and will be met in Sydney by Mr. < Pearoe; who loft yesterday by the Manuka. • ■ ■■■ ■' Tlio Miss Gertrude Kidman, whose engagement to Mr. J. M; A. Ilott of this city has just been announced, is • tho daughter of Mr.

Sydney Kidman, who is known as tho "Australian Cattle King.", He is of enormous wealth, with estates amounting to thirtysoven million acres. " Miss E. Richmond, who travelled Home in the same boat with Sir, Robert and Lady Stout, writes from Colombo that they- had had a pleasant passage so far, and had enjoyed their time in Colombo/where they had drivon out to see MrS. and Mi'bb Ostler, who are staying there for-some time.