SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 533, 19 June 1909, Page 11

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

' V'JJSptt^;jof.V:'®^^tfnliSc;aiid«\'^iddlngs;rj' }:■' . TOen'.yreports'v ct:;' weddings:, and- I'announoe- ; ments of engagements aro sent ; td "Dbuiiuica''- .'; for -.pulilication, l ' the nanie and address ■ of. tjia v sender should -be enclosed,.\nqt' for- publipation, ■ .buc as.an;evidence;,of 'gobd',faith..'Otherwise the aamouncemeuts cauaot be- published.]■ ' ; Tea In Halswoll street. , Mrs.. W'allaco gave a'very enjoyable-tea yesterday , aftornoon, at her home in Halswell ' • Street as a farowell- to -Mrs. ; Furdy, who is ■' leavingfoV. ; Auckland):very-', soon!'. During : musio; ;songs-werejs'ungiby' Mrs;:;'Milne,';Miss : ltappcley, K Sliss. Cooper,• and .Miss Bappeley. Mrs. , Ross .recited;.-qnd Mrs.!-D. v M. findlay gave a pianoforte ,< solo.-. Mrs. • Wallace .re- : witt-. heliotrope panne ( velvet, and-Miss 01(1, who helped 'to serve the tea, wore blacks chiffon taltetas, with cream lace. ..-Mrs; Furtly ,}voro . a frock of .palo green silk, with oriental em- ■ : •*, broidery; ;an;d':i;hat ;td/mMch.. :Ambng. other guests present, ■ wore; Mrs. and Miss Zolirab (2), Mrs.j.Tonnent, Mrs. Morton Clarke, -3rrs. Curtis, Mrs. Clark Johnston,. Mrs. and Miss , • Routloy, Mrs. Ballard, Mrs. -Townshend, .Mrs.--.Greenwood, .Mrs. D. M. , Fmdlay, .iStes Hall, Miss.Logan; Airs. J: Boss, ,Mrs.;and Mi3s ( Chilman, Mrs.i-and " Miss Harrington, Miss Haraer, Mrs. Spragg, Mrs. Morris, Mrs,;Gibbs, Mrs. • Loighton, Mrs. ; Bruce, ,Mrs;. ,A. .L. Wilson, Mrs. Hayes, Mrs. and the Misses Kane. 'and Mrs. B. Wilson.- • • i

An 'Afternoon Tea. Mrs. Grace gave a very pleasant little •ft&,,poon tea at her home yesterday afteriMyy.iVwhen between-twenty and thirty .guests .- we.™ present. .The dining-room and the teatab!-, wore adorned with masses 1 of-, while paper ; narcissi,: set w silver bowls, their: delicate . whiteness unrelieved by any , green - Mrs. Grace reoeived in a handsome-black silk - 'With insertion: of Spanish - lace, over ,white, and diamond ornaments... Among her guests were.-. Mrs. t Skect and : hor daughter,' from New Plymouth, ■ who : are at -presoht , risiting Wellington,- Mrs.- O'Connor> MrsTuckey, Mrs. Walter Fell.and hor daughters, Miss Mrs.' G. , Fell, Miss Kcbbell,:! Miss Coates,' Mrs. ./Newman, 1 Mrs.' Watson,' Mrs. and Miss-Duncan; Mrs. W. Turnbull; Mrs. Goring Johnston, Mrs; and Miss Barron; I Hrs.> Coleridge, and Mrs. Dymock. I Miss Lovoll's Demonstration. ,Miss Margaret Lovell gave the last of -her jeries':of demonstrations' yesterday afternoon _: n ,Sydney-Street..Schoolroom, l wheh;, in' jery rapid tiane'ahc .prepared a Varied menu. ■liie'halrwaswejl.filled;' and the audience .was 'greatly.'interested in both .the 'demonstration' and the £alk;with which 'it was accompanied.

6t. Peter's Club Dance. '• . ; ;-.:The eighth annual dance: ; of' St. Pete's CluV was .held last.night in St. Peter's Hall, 1 which' v,as bnghtly decorated with flags 'for the occasion, .-and. .the "stages carpeted - and xom»' ;fortably furnished ;those .who chose tosit and watch tho dunoers/ Mrs; Perry and Mrs. Sexton .were; the chaperons,- and Ythe members; of the •committee -who, took ; every care to..- make, -the .dancea-*; success were :• Messrs., Bartlett, ; Bell, Butler, Davey, Donaldson, Kilgour/:; Millierl 16rry, Ilhime's,^;• a fld • Williams,'- Some.' yery pretty; frocks' among .other - Kucstg 'present -were,. Miss Sexton, who : wore a.:_ rrocK- ;of - .white - chiffon, .taffetas 'covered ®J'. u ® se^s net • and • fed :• roses lin her hair; Miss in- - white • ninon,,,with .trimming passementerie; -Miss' Molly Ryan, pink:-chiffoii' taffetasVwith - old lace; -Mjw-f Denhard, \,whiti '- silk with blue convolvulus in her hair; Miss Macky, ■ pale 1 blue- taffetas. : :trimmed'- with , chiffon; Miss i'r-- Do ™ et t, ;pi n k t u lle, .and hands, of silk; Missi 'Meek,,- white charmense,-. with silver 6equin trimming, and red roses on the corsage ; Miss -B. Ryan, heliotrope . satin, trimmed iWith, lace; Miss;C. Ryan, -turquoise taffetas and lace; Miss.M'Kellar, white silkMiss Butler, blue chiffon taffetas ; : Miss Moyes, ; soft pale : green- .silbv.with bretelles of. net and, lattioed velvet,' andnet sleeves ■ ■ Miss^ltfwaitis,,;white .satin,:-with autumri- . tinted'. foliage,; -and Miss' Moore, palo blue' net. with., tnnk -roses y Messrs. Carrigan, M Fabyy /and Watson. ; The Kev. Mr, .Blackburn was present, as; presi-' dent of tho club. .. '

Palmerston Notes. •- There pleasant gathering at thexor.estors : . HalJ, on . Tuesday'evening, -,when'' Mrs., .yyse ; gave a coming-out dancefor herdaughter/Miss Louise Vyse.' ;The table :waaprettily,decorated with autumn leaves, wfiite ros6s, heath, and' asparagus- 1 fern. l Mr I''" Hanleys : orchbstra; supplied delightful .'mvisic: . Vyso was gowned in an-empire -frock N .01 turquoise glace,: tho. corsage being . com-' posed or embroideries.-:,.,-Miss':Louise' '.Vyse' wo . re , a charming frock-of ;white' chiffon Voile' over. silk, with deep, belt of soft white folded sjitin,; and - vest of . tucked ■ chiffon. She. also, wore, a : . coronet .of while . daisies, .and. c'arriei ft shower, bouquet..of. .whit© roses,- carnation's, sweet; peas, heath, ~ and asparagus . fern.Amongst the guests were "Miss, Bond, wearing n;a,z(MX)!our«r satincharmense, • trimmed ..with ;silver -bugle l embroideries; : Miss Arm-■ stroiig, effectivo frock of deep rose Eatin. ajid. fine .lace; Miss Swen. Bell, pale; yellow em- : broidered chiffon., over: glace, and -'long. flame*. colourod silk sash;V-Mrs. Cleland, amber--silk under-, skirt, with geraniums on and as, hair■ ornament : ,MisS;P;H-I'ark, .cream. voile frbek ;' Misa - Archer,: white; silk; with b'retclles of broad lace, outlmed ,with pale 'blue and deep'i blue hem on the .skirt ; Miss Hilda Mowlem,champagnotcoloured silk frock, : bodioe ahd sleeves of 'tucked net, finished with .silver' tassels; Miss Vera Mowlem, white ninon ot-er 'silk, and-cluster of - orchids : on : corsage Miss A. riinori; Miss Tati-'?, pale blue ninon. -with -, Maltese, lace: , S ivory silk;: frock and fichu. draped' bodico; ;Miss Evelyn'. Rawlins,-, white' silk Emon-do-soie, rvitb Paris lnce, and narrow silver cordings ;• Miss Elsie; I'Tecman, 'empire frock of . turquoise glace, embroidered, with jwlest pink; and silver; Mißs;- Eva -AVakely; aattier blue; übiffon - yoilo; Miss l'iko, turjuois.o glficp, thiv bodice and sleeves; aiTangetr in billowy frills of net. edged with 'valcn--aqtfjite'Uand- Irish - bobbin - lace Miss -Lilian'' shortt, frock of: coral pink', with; insertion, of. Ivory guipure-laceMiss'liizzie Gilchrist,"sky / strappings ,'of palest ,'pink • Miss F.Forsytlie,creani,, voile frock, mth jJP®'to match,- and;blue ; sash'; Miss"Kathleen, Cell, pearl spot muslin frock,-with-blue-silk, lash; Miss 1,.. Browning, turquoisa liberty Jilri ;-. Miss Perrm,' iarnation . pink, silk frftck' ■Flul bands of-whit<j iusertion ;..ML<is '.Miller,, -.rose -chiffon.'Velvet oinpiro frAfk, edged with, burnishetl ..silver j •; Miss broivit velvet frock;,- i Miss-'iwsin':»Mn'thcso'n, ; white silk musim; . ,Mls3 MVr.4^tidt!Donaklf v frock of,-palo bluA..silk, i^'ith--ivory-.tinted- lace.-; Others prnsctflimsi'cf m: Messrs: F. Hankins, S. Wnt'-.aii. 'j-.-.'-ylcro, H. Batcliclor, 'J.' Freeman,: (,:■ ''-iCleland, F. Oakley, ]). Park -Scusrt, nil Mb lf-Jir<nen< •tag, Lyons, S, Drew, It ■■■ -v, s\*d,-'W.' Etlward^.'aild'R.-Batelielur. r" ' '

Walrarapa Notes, •. vMr.-: : «od sMrs. H. P.- Wynn-WilhaiM, accompanied by Miss Owen Wynn-Williams, aro leaving ■ shortly for - the. Soutli .Sea Islands, whoro-tboy purposo spending several weeks.

■ Mr. and Mrs. .Crawford, of Pahiatua, ( aro visiting Mrs. A: Beetbam. • ■Miss M.'Meredith, of "Llandaff," who,has been staying in tho South-Island with rehas returned'to-her .home., ■, , Dr. Cowio and Dr. Helen aro paying a: short .visit, to Hawera.:- ■

Mrs.'o. Bunny tis the guest of her. sister, Mrs. iW. H. Cruiokshank; at Lansdowne.' . •*»Mrs.P.Lewis and family have returned after- a most enjoyable trip to•• Queensland and Sydney. •. ■

; A most enjoyable dance was given by Mrs. I C.' E. Waldegrave at her residonce, Broad Street,, on- Wednesday-night. Tho idrawingroom and-dining-room we?o used for-dancing, and' a -delightful supper-'was- served ltf the -".billiard-room. Airs, 'Waldegravowote a hand•spmo'crfeamVcoat^^'over^hern)lack;gpwn:of soft 6ilk) effectively itrimm'ed with lace.-. Miss 'Waldoeravoworewhite'Eatmj^and'Miss. Dorothy,.'. -jt»a£^£^raß'<!«l' There were four debutantes, Misses Belli' Watson, Mawhmay, and .robed in soft■ white-; siitin; , /the 1 guests wero : Miss W'arburton in- a graceful/gown of white glico silk braided with gold; Mrs. Jack WaldograVo,' who ; looked • extremely weir in her., wedding .'dress .Of- white ; satin; Miss, Trix Waldegrave,' m paloi'.blue.-.satin charmeuse with. point.lace- trimming; Miss O'Brien, in white'net with-deep yellow-velvet hem; Miss D. Wilson, m -rose-pink silk. muslin; Miss Keeling, in a-pretty - gown of white-, laco; 'Pascal .in a frock of white muslin '.withpink : -'rosebuds'.-'.Others 'nrtf sent : wereV;/Mrs, and '.'Miss.'. AjmStrbte,;Mr._ and.Mrs. E.'.L.'.Broad, Mr;, and Mrs. P. Sim, and • Messrs. Brisco, 'Wind All, -■ Keeble,- Bell, and Tyerma'n.' "W ---'-'iV--

,'A;very. bright afl3- pleasant social, evening • Was' spent'at-,the Wellington Girls''Cpllege last- night,.'when,,the .pupils ;and-many > Who •have gono-from the school •to Victoria Collego ; were mvjtod; to /.meet: Miss l Holden,- or-ganising'secretary-for.tho Australasian Women Studems! v -Christian'..-. Union. . iMiss. JlfLcan,' principal of -.the "college, made, a little : speech welcoming- Miss,- Holdon, who replied. Tbriefly, • and' 6n behalf of the (Victoria College- Students*' Christian -Union ■ Mr.' Ribson Smith-also spoke., After.that,the evening ,was devoted, to music, games, and com-: petitions.'' .Mibs" Newman sang,,' Miss• • I. Blanohard 'gave , a■; recitation, .and. Miss M. Edmonstone plavedapianoforte solo. Tho competitions caused much amusement and interest/ 1

•>: A great number of their, fnenda accompameq Lady Ward and, her daughter: on board the: steamor yesterday, i amo<ng them•. being Mr.-and.Mrs; Henderson, her sister .ana brother-m-law from- Invereargill, ; who had come .. to Wellington to sc© her off ; Miss Prouao, who i3to'keep a ■ kindly eye :on. htile Pat Ward during- hia- mother's absenoe, especially m 'his- holiday, timej -Mr: and Mrs. Dyer, Miss Soddon, Dr..-and -Mrs. .Findlay, and Mrs. Roderick. M'Kenaio.'. .Lady Ward received many beautiful floral gifts.' :;

■Miss Holden: is staying with- Mrs. Picken.Mr. ■ Piers W arburton ,<is: spending a .short holiday-,in Palmerston ! with-.his parents.- > i left for the southI I.lst night Miss Ruth Humfrey (Hutt) is visiting her. auijt, Mrs Hewitt Mrs Webster has returned to her home in New Plymouth > , Mr Money is spending his -vacation in Palmerston _ u - Mr and Mrs Henry Hadfiold returned-to Waikanao yesterday morning. > • ,< . -Miss Isabel Ooleridge will accompany Mrs. Riddiford to England in September, -v Airs Southey Baker has returned to Auckland after spending a few woeks with her jnother, Mrs H J Lloyd, 1 ' ;, Mrs. Fitchott,, who left yesterday ■ for a trip to England at onl\ a few hours' notice,' intends' to- renrnin in. England-till the end of the year.' ■ ■' " • ■■■■■• ■ " "It is quito likely that Miss Eileen "Ward will- uod return to how Zealand wk!i • her 'pajents'after their short;stay ''in England,' but will: rcmain for some months with her brother, Mr. Vincent" Ward: Miss Rubi • Sed-'don.-nowsof whoso arrival in England, after a delightful: voyago has just been;', recoived, will.' be'.'in London, during, the .visit of thePrime Minister and Lady Ward.'