SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 514, 22 May 1909, Page 11

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

> .nfoHeefl'of Engagements. and Weddingß.— When reports of weddings and • announce* • > ments of engagements •.iio sent. to r "Dominica ,J for publication, the.name and address of the sender should be inclosed,' not for publication, but as an evidence of y good .faith/ Otherwise the announcement* , v eaanot bo publishedj ' : Wellington College Old Clrte The ninth 'annual At Honie of the /Wellington College Old Girls' Association took plaoe in' :tho>sirli ,; ! College list 'evening,'- and '■ proved to be s voiy pleasant affair 1 indeed.: Tl» "first ■ part: : of- the evening up to ten : • o'elock was devoted to euchre, ■ the central '■ hall presenting a .very ■ animated appearance with'fully one hundred players' taking part in tho games. -Mrs. Cox • and Mr. Crombio were tho winners, ■< and wore presented with . j tokens' of their prowess m the form of.-. 8' ■■ icharming enamelled buckle and a . man's • pocket-book respectively. 'Miss Dora ■ , Meelk, iin an appopriate little speech, on . behalf of the Old Grrls 1 Association-also pre-, eented O.' Beore with a handsome pocketbook as a-slight return for his constant assistance whenever. 1 anything of this sort was. ' -■ being arranged for -m conncction, with the college. Dancing was then indulged in for •the remainder of the' evening. • Suppor was laiA sn Jong tables in the corridor, enmson Virginia* creeper t and 'bronze and yellow chrysanthemums. decorating them with charming effect. • Littlo trailing sprays of lycopodinm also added to the The chaperons present were Mrs. H. Blun-' dell, wearing a grey brocho silk dress trim--mod with handsome-bream -lace,- Mrs. J. 'Blundelh in 'i black ;silkvoilo 1 over whito: ■ satin; Mrs. Bedre,-black silk; withhandsome lace'coat s '-nd 'Mrs.y'Windorj- black silk with', tucked cream- net yoke and sleeves. The .-committee, who did all power for ■ - tho enjoyment of those-present'were:—Misa . 'E.' Richardson, : 'n white chiffon . taffetas,. - with 'touches of-bluo; Miss Atack, palo.bluo silk; Miss Maadel,-white chiffon taffetas; ' Miss' Stewart,:'/black velvet l with sequin l trimming;' Miss-Fruhanf; .whitochifEon taffetas; Miss Winder, pale blue chiffon taffetas ; Miss Hobday, whito chiffon -taffetas; 'Miss'Mook, whito:silk with silver trimmings; ■Miss 'Dora- Meek l (tho secretary),; white net over white silk and sequin trimmings. All \ the comihitteo Vero dirtinguished' by black and gold'rosettes. ' • / ■ >- Mrs. Samuel's Tea. 1 • A very enjoyable tea was given yesterday '... afternoon.' by ill's. Samuel at. her hofaie ill '.' 'Molesjrorth Street..; Quantities.',:of ..beauti-: ful chrysanthemums were used in the dccoration of tlio , dining-room^.anddrawing-roonv v ' of them, being arranged _' on. tho ;"mantelshelves,.Awhile ,a : bowl 'of great snowy blossoms was placed , in., the centre vof the " tea' tablo.. During,-the afternoon, Mrs. An- , dorsoii, 'who-possesses; a -sweet < and . highly- . trained . voice) .*■ 3ang i ...several : - song 2 very charjningly. Mrs. Samuel received in.; a: V . frock of black, chiffon taffetas, ;with yoke ol ■ ;white .tucked .net, - and ..trimming :of black /cut jet : ; lady-Ward wore a frock,of putty-. ■ coloured cloth, with small toquo and. sealv ■ skin coat; 1 Mrs;;. Newman .wore .a costume. of dark violet cloth, aud small hat to match, with set of .handsome furs ;':Miss'.Coates, dark •• green-: coal ! 'and, skirt;' >. Mrs; . Anderson, a, . white/ coat "arid'l skirt,": and; black , hat;, :' Mrs: Cecil ; Jones,, violet . cloth r coat and, skirt,, with'black nat; Mrs.' Chapman, black > cloth > frock with ..'black hat; Mrs. Finch,. brown costume;. with, hat to "matoh; Mrs. Etherington, grey coat, and skirt, and hat ; with .rosos. . Among otnor > giiests: ware Mrs. Fulton, Mrs. Watson, Mrs- and the Misses. Kane, Mrs. Lecky, Mrs. E. Blundell, Mrs. Salmond, Mrs. Rankino Brown, Miss Mac- ::::. : 'Chatfield, ; Mrs! .'Ken'riedyi'r tho Slisses Turner,, Mrs. .Christie, Mrs. 1 ..-Quick, . Miss -Partridge,' Mrs. Finch,' Mrs. Macarthy. Mrs.. Marchant, Mrs.-Dean, and 'Mrs. Russell; " ' 1• * s . Fire Pollco Danco. • The tenth annual social and dance of- tho ■ Wellington Volunteer -Firo Police, held last \ eyoning iin conjunction with tho: City, -Fire; at the Contral . Firo Station, was a great success, about 70 couples being present. Among tho guests wero Dr. and Mrs. A. K : Newman (Mayor and Mayoress) tho .Councillors Smith;, Cbhen, Luko, ,'Carmichael,: and. Dovine, Messrs. W. H. Morton (city onginoor), |J. R. Palmer, (town clork), and G. Laughlan (of tho city olectric lighting department). During tho evening ' musical items wore contributed,by Messrs.: E. H. Hill, and' Master, Fred Mixoner. The dance music was supplied by tho Messrs. Valetti. The decoratioris'-were particularly fine, and reflected great credit , on tho committee, of; which Mr. E. Von Bernowitz ■'was.. -secretary. Lieutenants Cusack,' Doyle,- and Biggs officiated Vas M.C.'s,. and the entire, arrangements were so organised as to obviate the slightest de-'. lay-in case of an alarm call at tho station. In fact one did ring out, and the brigade ; was away in a. few seconds.. The cateringwas by Mr. J. Godber. Amateur. Actors. - . ■; *■■ Y Miss Hardinge-MaHby's pupils, in addition • : .to preparing for the' performance of Niobe, ra-ro also arranging to give dramatio (perform' anccs at tho bazaar to be held in aid of St. . Mary's Guild on August 6, 6,- and 7. They will give an hour's ontcrtainmont each evon- , ing, and-tho piooes arranged for aro as follow : —The' little faroo entitled, '"Chiseling," will be given by Miss Vera Fulton, Miss Bortha Miles, and Messrs.' B. J. V,. Stout, and C. -H. Lawrence,': while tlib amusing farce, "A Pair of Lunatics," -will , bo 'iliss.' Elsie. Watebn! and Mr. Ellico Mills. < Miss Rita Simpson, and Mr. Ellico Mills",- will appear in an amusing little :; piei:e, called "The 'Burglar."; Two of theso farcos will bo given on each night. Tho Women's: Club. \ }.'■ A meeting: of tho Provisional Committeo : of ,tho Women's Club was held; yesterday afternoon,, at 'Miss, Richmond's, when scv.-. .. eral, business, matters vwore fully discUssed. Rooms that are very' contral and suitable ' bave boon offered to the club, and a subcommitteo has boon appointed to report on •' them. . The clnb; inll ;be-'opene'd. when there ... is a paid-up membership of ; 100. As many! raenibers have asked to whom they may' pay 1 • their subscriptions, it has beeii decided to open a banking account at once, and Miss Phoebe Myers, the secretary, will be very glad -to reccivo subscriptions. TJIO general, ' mooting of UCTnbhrs of th<. cltib ivill probably be held early'in Jtuio., . Irnt inemlws will bo of iho ctxaci-dato by circuU;s. ,

Melba's Birthday. ■. On the evening of her 44th birthday, rccontly celebrated at Auckland, Mndamc Melba entertained a party to dinner at tha Grand Hotel, the guests including the Hon. Dr. Findlay (Attorney-General) and Mrs. Findlay, Captain Blunt, R.N; (H.M.S. Pioneer), Mr.; and Mrs. Malcolm Ross, of Wellington, Mrs. Purchas, Miss Alico AValkcr, Mr. and Mrs. Ranalow, Mr. and Mrs.' E. R. Bloomfield, Miss Una Bourne, Mr. John Lemmone, - Mr. Harold Whittle, Mr. Oliver Steele, and Dr. Hay. ■ Tha Auckland' Pianists. Iho oonoert given last night'by Miss Made?' lorno Wobbe,. and Miss Gertrude Spooner, was well attended,' many musical students being among the audience. Sir Joseph Ward 1 was presont, with Eileen Ward- and' Miss Prouso. The stage wad prettily arranged with palms and Japanese screens, whioh fonned an effective background for the protty frocks of the performers. Miss Webb wore a frock - of white chiffon taffetas, trimmed : with tulle: Miss Spooner's w-lute. frock was of crepe: de chine, with trimming of insertion, and Miss Peggy Bain, the violinist, was. also in white.Masterton Notes. • Invitations have been issued by Mrs. Johnston/; of Carterton, for a children's danco. ■ Mrs., F. Sheath is visiting , Masterton, and is the; guest." of I'Mrv.-Ewart^'-X'. Mrs. ■ Higgie is making a short stay with her sister, Mrs. P. 'Harrison. Mrs. N. Beetham has rotnrned to her home after a week's visit to tho Hutt. . Mr. ■ and ■ Mrs.' James are at present .at iSfc'rachan, - in Tasmania, where they are staying-with relatives :• The spinsters, wlio . are giving a dance at ■Masterton on June 2, aro chlling it a "Vio-

|et -dance.''- - The members of- the .committee are Misses Cameron (2), Baird,...Vallance, Morrison, and Mace. Misses Holmes and Bennett are acting as honorary, secretaries..

Mrs; West gave "a, farewell tea' yesterday afternoon for Mrs. T. E. Donno at her homo in Bolton .Street,, when-a number of Mrs. Donne's friends were present._. The tea-' table .was. decorated;, , with white trumpet lilies and lycopodium, and the rooms wore

decorated with white anjl gold chrysanthemums and, trails -of lyoopodium. There are some' delightful music djiring the afteraoon, when: pianoforte solos were played by Miss Barber and Miss Northcote, and sohga sung'by Miss -.West, Mrs.' Schloss, and Miss Dorset.' Mrs.' West rccoived in a frock of .dark green. Obiifon f.taffetas, trimmed with cream lace and -touches of heliotrope Bilk; Miss '.West,. brown shot silk trimmed with •white lace and palo blue silk; Miss E. We6t, cream voile frock; Mrs. 1 Holdsworth, navy bide chiffon taffetas;_ >Mrs. :Donne,- smart frock of'sage greon chiffon taffetas and groeii hat with' grey feathers. Among other guests presont Trero.-Mrs, and' Miss Hayward, Mrs. Woods, Mm. Exley,"Mrs.'Meadowcroft, Mrs. .Vallanoo, Mrs. Boddington; the .Misses Dorset (2). Mrs. Pollcok, Mrs. and Miss Grady; Mrs. F. Grady,' Miss Hayes, Miss Barber, Mrs. Schloss.: and Mrs. and Miss Northccte. Miss J. Roberts, of Christchuroh, who left' by' tho Arawa on Thursday for; will be one of the delegates from New Zealand to tho World's :Temperance Congress, which will be held in London within a few months. Miss Roberts has . for years been very actively engaged in No-License work in Christchnrch, and before leaving for England was the recipient of presentations from the No-License League and Women's Christiaji Tomporancc Union of Miss Anderson Hughes, of- Auckland,;. who is at present lecturing in Australia, will also be a Now Zealand delegate to the congress. Last year the statno of Qneen Victoria, ,in front of the Post Office,, was decorated with wreaths ; and festoons .of greenery by tho ladies of the Navy League on May 24, a day which is unfortunately becoming better known now as Empire Day than as Victoria Day. Tile' ladies will meet this morning to arrango. for similar decorations this year. On Thursday night, Miss Peoro gave a very enjoyable littlo dance for her girl pupils from the -Wellington Girls' Collego, and other girls of, the same ago. Th)s was the first of a series of. pupils' dances that Miss Becro intends lo give during tho season; Two very pretty dances were given by the girls, an Old fenglish dance, and a Folk Dance.

Mr. and Mrs. Brent, of Rotorua," will -ba

passengars by the Atua next Wednesday, on a visit to the Islands and Sydney, where they purpose spending some time. > Her Wellington friends will learn with great regret of the death of .Mrs. Beatty, wife of the Rev. Win. Beatty', of Auckland, who died on Thursday at St. Mark's Vicarage, Remuera. . • , \ Mr. J. J. Boyd and Miss Elsie Boyd left by tie UEmaroa yesterday for Sydney, en route for England and the Continent. Annotmcemcnt is made of tho engagement of Miss Minone Barker, of Peel Forest, to Dr. E. Howdon, of Dunedin-. Tho Wellington Highland Rifles are giving their eighth annual ball on 1 Thursday,- Juno 8, in tho Town Hall. ' " Miss Mafy Jones loft yesterday with Mr. Cecil Jones for a trip to Dunedin.