TO-DAY'S DINNER.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 568, 24 July 1909, Page 11

TO-DAY'S DINNER.

. (Specially written 'for Tm Douinios.l ..: \ SATUBDAY. Grilled Chops. , ■ Chip Potatoes. •-v . Leelre. \ „ 'Macaroni and' Tomatoes. ■, ■: I MACABONI AND TOMATOES. ;Put■ one pint: of milk into a saucepan with.'-a small onion, two doves,' a littlo celery, salt . and pepper. As soon' as the milk boils draw • the pan to the side of the stove, and ,let. it simmer.for a quarter of. an: hour. Strain tho milk-and add loz. of butter,'mixed with loz. , flouv stirring, quickly, until' it •• is perfectly : .smooth: and thick. -.-Add a large toaspamful ■of Parmesan, ohoese,'and let it simmer :by the sido ' . ofi;tha?: stove .'for.Vfiveminutes.,'V.-'-'Boil-'.?; 6ome macaroni.-unhl tender -in..salted water, cut it ; into, small pieces, season it,.with "salt; .-popper . aid''nutniegiVand.^moisteri^.itj'with"., pared sauce. Butter a gratin dish, half fill with macaroni,, and cover the top with' tomato. Pour , 'some seasbheaiwith salt,' cayenne,, and lemon juice, ovor the latter, and then add .a thick layer/of 'fine breadcrumbs,' and bake in a quick oven until .the crumbs are a golden brown.

SUNDAY. ' ~ JnlienneV soup,, roasti sirloin . of!, beef," horse'"dish sauce/ Yorkshire ,pndding, baked potatoes, parsnips, boiled apple pudding,/ baked custard. , , J ' FOE SUPPER. ' " ' ■}. y e , a '..' & nd. ,-hara. pie, ■ cold roast beof, .potato I ißalail, passion, fruit,'cream, -apple meringue.SOCIAL AND PERSONAL. ....' -[Notices of- Engagements and Weddings.— When , reports of weddings and announce- ■ 'P on ' s s o ,'. en ga'gemon tsaro sent to "Dominica" for .publication, tho namo and address of the , Bender, should bo .enclosed, not for publication, . our as an evidonce of: good'faith. Otherwise the announcements cannot• be published.] 'Tho Rpyal Artillery Ball. . Crowded ~as. the Town Hall, had 1 been on the night when the Raco Ball was held, it ,: was oven mora crowded last uight at tho ball given by, tho Royal: New • Zealand. Artillery. 1 , 'iho decorations from tho Race Ball i had I been > left , in ; all theor glory, but they wore J worn : with a . difference. The tcnthko I :arrangement of thefestoons from tho.'ceil-i ing had - shut . out nearly , all view from 'occu-l pants • of the;, gallery, and last night there. . must have boen, eight hundred people tho . . gallery ...watching' the: brilliant sight' 7 with . . . keen intorostt, .so -the' wide bands had 'been 'drawn. closely - into ropes, .through which a 1 .- • good view.oould be;oi>tained. Alec the stage ■ . .. had -been .partially .clearodiito'. make-way for I . the band, staiaonod ,there, and* stars of bayonets,mtorlaoed withered, white, and blue, . bristled 011 ...stage,, and gallery to ■ emphasiso ■ : i' the fact;that inis . waa a military ball. • . Tho grand • march;, with > which tho; ball i: began, . was. more. hko a pilgrim .train than : »•,:maroh; •bo - wide r wore - theranks; - soi great ~; :th« throng. 1 Slowly -as muwc - played ••• .thoy formed into line, women in beautiful - ...dainty frocks, 'men in military uniforms of ■.■vßoarlet.'.'or dark blue. , with gold braid, or : ■ naval -uniforms of bine and gold, and. as ; they:Afonned,:it, . they,- took' a Jong time to V ; - fall into . place;, occupying more ; than four sides of tho hall' before they bad'finished. . Hen, when, the .last row had been formed, tho music suddenly 1 changed.: its time, the waltz began, .and in a moment the' ranks - had melted again mto a crowd, where the : colours . moved . and: shifted; 1 and : ohanged . . with kaleidoscopic effect:lt was a fascinat- ....: lng sight and a bewildering ono: .'Never, during •a, dance - was • tho'. floor /:, anything but : : crowded, so - one . oould : not single out any individuals,: but there was plenty ■ of colour, ~ and tie dancers evidently:' enjoyed them- • .selves thoroughly ..Between: 70 and Bft: of . the . Permanent Artillery ..were present, all, : of coprse, in uniform, with oiEoera from different branches of tho service still more gorgeously-. attired.; > Here and ' there was a . Scotchman: in his picturesque uniform, and . , there -were many sailor-lads dancing with | traditional lightness. One of'the artillery- ! men- was* very proud,-for with' his .wife he bad brought their. eight daughters" to tho x hall. He stage in the supper-room was decorated with onstling swords and bayonet . stars, and the supper tables were all \deco- ■ rated with flowers, tlie long -centre table: a. very gorgeous; appearance/: with'i many: interlacing, bands ■ of; crimson > nbbon. orimson-shaded.. lamps, ~- i crimson-swathed : bowls filled with crimson 'jellies afid 'crimson bonbons,, while .the 1 flower woro 11 tiled l with' red -rhododendrons. Tho suppor • was provided by. Mr. > James .Godber, ; who ■ , - bad :also provided, .the supper at the t\vo ! great balls earlier in the week.. The • mem- . bers of' tho .committee *who- had .the-manage- : ment of the ball were: Colonel • Head, Major , Hume) :R. S. M., Withers,: Corporal WalkersBombardier Bnstow, : Bombardier-Trnmpeter Johfison, ;Gtmner.,Ready,. Gunner Gillespie, . Gunner Pain, Gunner KJee, Driver Connolly, r: : and Gunner. Watson' (hon; secretary)? ' ■ The 'Hon. G. Fowlds,,Acting-Minister for Defence;: was . -his.daughter; 'It . was not easy to find > out how. the official set was danced,, for it was • arranged ■ almost at , tho last .minute,' but the following danced m. it .—Colonel v Robin, with:' Miss : Fowlds; Colonel Collins,' with Miss Robin; Major V Hume,-with'. Miss'E.' Collins; Ciiptain O'Sullivan, with Miss Hay-Mackenzie; Mr. Smith;'- , .Tilth. Miss. Collins,-Lieutenant - Simeon,..'with Mrs O'Sullivan, and Mr. Townsend, with Mib£ Gilpin > Miss Robm wore a frock of black jettodnet,, with steel: trimming ,: and pale pink directoire,sash;• Miss,Collins wore pale blue ' hailstone chiffon;:. Miss Evelyn ' Collins, 'frock ■: or heliotrope: silk muslm,' with silver se..quincd trimming;;Miss,-Fowlds;-fcream chifton taffetas, , with. lace .bertha; Mrs- O'Sulli- .. van, green frockwith pale pmk ; roses; and red roses m her hair, Miss HayMackenzie, pale bluo.sflk,; Mrs.. Trask,-black velvet,., with cluny lac© bortlia, and whito net sleeves, Miss Gilpm, white silk, Miss - l>"scoll., white satin charmeuse; Mrs'. Standish, ■ pale ,-bluo silk, with white laco; Mrs Micklo, crimson velvet, with trimming of gold ..and black; Miss; May, pale blue muslin; Mrs Johnston, black silk; ; Mrs. Withers, black , silk, with cream lace, and. red rose; Mrs Cummmgs. white chiffon taffetas, witik ~ ..square collar of-silk embroidered' lace; Miss Stevens, pale. pink i. chiffon taffetas, with ... trimming of gold sequined net; Mrs Just, white lace over white silk, Miss, Watson, ' Pf blue/ with white lacev Miss Corliss; pink silk; Miss Adams, pale heliotrope silk, with bands of purple ,velvet- "

Dinners at the Crand Hotel. . Mr, and Mrs:, Chas, Pbaxazyn, of' Longwood, - who are spending. tho week, in Wellington, and -staying at the- Grand Hotel, gave a- very/ enjoyablo dinner thore yesterday, at which many guests were present. The table; was charmingly , decorated with violet and white, bands of violet silli' were laid , across tho white .table ■ cloth, and thore ■ wore froesias, yiolots and maidenhair artistically arranged in silver vases.' : Among others pr - :sent wero Mr.;and/Mrs. Walter. Johnston,' Mr.- and Mrs. ./Harold Johnston,' • Miss Bell, and Mr. Higijinson. >>■,' : - ■ Mr. Weston gave, a pleasant-little dinner to a ,fe wfriciids at :the Grand Hotel' on the same evening/, and a third'was given by the -Hon. Sydney Joicey, to three'or four friends. Tea at Tinakorl Road. /.... Mrs. W. Turnbnll .yesterday gave a do- . lightful: littleitea iat;.her/ home in Tinak'ori •,' Road.' The rooms' and tca-tablo were beautiful, and fragrant with quantities of spring ■ flowers/that Tiad -been' sont down/from' the garden of her sister ,> Mrs. ,H. Holmes, in the Wairarapa. :• Mrs. Turnbull received in ■■■ a tandsome grey frock ,with.yoko of. cream lace, and Mrs. .Holmes* wore a very beautiful green gown with yoko of lace embroidered-in green. Among:othors present . wero:.' Mrs. - Grace, .-Mrs. H. D. Bell, Mrs. Bay, Mrs.- Crawford, ■ Mrs. . Tuckey, > Mrs. .Rankine-Brown, < Mrs. -Holmes, Mrs. /Walter Johnston, . Miss D. Johnston, Mrs. Rollestoiij Mrs.- Lan Duncan, ' " and. Miss Edwin,/ .Miss StoWe, . Miss • >.h/- ttamdon", -and Miss "-Duncan.' ,

Weddings. At St. John's Church on Wednesday afternoon Miss Ethel Carr, of.Wellington,. was married to Mr. Thomas £. Parry, accountant of _the Union Bank. Gisborhe. The Rev. Dr.: Gibb performed tiio - ceremony. , The bride; who wore a handsome dress of white, ;duchesso satin, with' veil and orange blossoms, 'and carried a..beautiful shower bouquet; was given away by her brother) Mr. M. Oarr.; ; She. .wmV attended by ; her three nieces, the Missos Midge, 011 a, and Una Tansey, who wore pretty, pale blue silk • frocks and .largo-picture hats of chiffon, and ; carried handsome bouquets. They also, wore pretty gold brooches, the gift of the bridegroom. ' Mr.. W. Hornig acted as best man, and, Mr. .Bajnett officiated at the organ. iThere.'was'a large gathering of.relatives and friends ai'tho ehuroh and afterwards at a reception given by the bride's mother at the Windsbr..! The bridegroom's present to ',the bride' was a handsome gold watoli< and I muff,: chain, and the bride's present to the. bridegroom was a gold ajbert. The bride's 'travelling dress was a saxo blue tailor-made costume, and with it she wore a large picture .hat v to match,. with : trimmiiigS 'of heliotrope' roses ahd mole-coloured' finishings. She also wore a ,set of beautiful furs.. .

A very quiet wedding was solemnised on Saturday, July 17, at the residenco of the bride's mother, Newtown, when Mr. Arthur Ambrose Mercer was married to. Miss Gertrude /Helena: Daniells, grand-daughter of the . lato Mrs. A. Flyger - and great grand-daughter of the late ~ . Colonel Kelly, of his Majesty's Life Guards. The : bride, who .- was given , away by her uncle; Mr. James l r lyger, was very prettily attired m cream cashmere, ■ and wore a veil and orange blossoms. She was attended by her. sister, "Miss Lilla Daniells, who wore a green and white eolionne dress land spray of'lily of the valley in her hair. Mr. B. Kelly was best man..

Dance;at tho Masonio Hall. s.-. ;• v \ A- delightful dimco was- given last 'night at tile AlastaK? Hall in Boulcotfc Street by tho Hon. Sydney ' Joicoy, who ' has v been spending: some weoks .in Now. Zeaalnd. / The halls, passages, and staircase beautifully decorated with- greenery and-flowers, and the hall, itself wai draped with pink and white; .and set round. with many largo, mirrors, while the stage was carpetcd, . fur-, nishedj and decorated w'ith palms, .jjotrplarits, and branches of : wattle. / A.delicious supper, was .provided, and '/the : -.supper - tables / were vejy artistically decorated in pink and whit* • to' match, thb; hangings/of the- hall-room,'' and vases 'filled with t pink and white' kaka-beaks and white freesias '■ were interspersed with 'graceful '/.trails'''of / smilax./' Many ' 'charming frocks -were .worn, by the guests.- /Mrs." K/ Duncan wore a -white satin frock,: with overdress of - silver- spaiigled . net; Mrs.'. Colomb ' oyster satin,.-with over-dres3 of emerala green ; aiid gold Mrs. .J. Abbott, robe of white 'satin with trimming of pearl/embroidery,, on-corsage Mrs. A.. E. Russell, black velvet, with beautiful '-law; Miss Russell/,palo greon hand-painted' ohif-' fony- with- pinkroses; Miss'.B, Russell, white satin;,Miss ; Simpson, pale mauve orepe do ohdne; Miss. Rita Simpson, ; white satin oharmeiise; Miss Coates, black , and white stripeid silk; Mrs. Harold Johnston, pink chiffon taf-' with Bilver trimming; Miss Bell,', pale yellow. charmeu-se; Miss: Marjorie Abraham, /vieux . rose taffetas. chiffon :' Mrfe. Rolleston, pink and blue charmeuse; Miss Miles, /white satin \ charmeuse; Miss - Grace Harcourt,cream charmeuse, |\vith lace overdress; Mrs. Goring-Joh'nston, 'floral chiffon taffetas.' Among others present were Mr. K. Duncan, Capt. Colomb, R. N., Messrs. Haroourt; Higginson, Goring-Johnston, 1. A. Abraham,. Ranson, Coates, Higginson, and Rhind. /;

Danoo at Wellington Hall. An enjoyable private dance was given by, a, committee composed of Messrs. Thornton, Bonthonie,. Scblaadt, E. Richards, Callister, and' W.: Richards, at tho Wellington Hall, on Thursday evening, the'chaperons being Mesdaraes Bonthorne and Richards. About thirty . cbuples were. present, and dancing waskept up till the early hours of tlie'morrfing The supper-tablo . was tastefully*: decorated, andexcellent refreshments ; '.were provided. . ._ Dance at Palmerston. The . Woodlands Hunt Club ball was held in tho Opera House, Palmerston North,'last evening, and. proved a very popular .dance; quite a number, of' guests coming from all parts, of the district. The ballroom, staircase, and sitting-out room were very handsomely decorated with; fern and flax trees; Amongst tho large number present were Mrs: B. Martin, who- woro a. frock of pastel pink ninon, over glace, ornamented with bands of moss velvet; , Mrs. Pope, black satin gown; Mrs. empire gown of eau de nil silk, the bodice draped with white silk lace; Mrs. Spllit, ivory ninon, with silk braidings and touches of pale blue velvet; Mrs: ■ W. C. Moore, ivory: charmeuse, with lade en' suite; Mrs. E. Rodgers, ' pale heliotrope talFetds: diroctoiro "gownj ' with

buttoned panel;, Mrs. Calmer, handsome black brocade, with posy of orcliids on cor' sag;e; Mrs. Snaniion, black silk voile, with white lace and net; Mrs. Littlojohn, blaok ninon, enriched with chonlllo embroideries; Mrs. Dalziel, palest blue Shantung silk, of pomi-empire style, with large pink La Franco rose 011 corsago; Mrs. G, Torstensen, empire gown of ivory marguisette; Mißs Mailman, turquoise blue frock, with silver soquined lace: Miss M'Ewen, buttercup silk gown; Miss' Camoron, shell pink, silk, with chemisette of white chiffon; Miss Ada M'Ewen, white silk with Valenciennes lace trimmings; Miss Nan M'Ewen, cream crystalline silk, with/silver threaded lace; Miss M'Donald, ivory chiffon taffetas gown; Miss C., Balmer, sea green silk frock; Miss Thorbum, canard blue ottoman velvet empire gown, with golden embroidery; Miss Clemerits, floral lilac voile robe, with chemisette of real lace, oyer heliotrope velvet; , Miss Follis, pale blue silk frock, with bands oi silver tissue; Miss Woods, white silk frock, with embroideries worked in blue and gold; Miss, Brooks, royal blue velvet robe, exquisitely .-embroidered;'' Miss Fenton, white ninon, with lace to match; Miss Donaldson, black crepe do chine, with silver galon; Mis* Hands, black. velvet gown, 'with; Maltese lace';''-Miss Tatton, palo blue ' ninon'.-over glace, richly inserted with lace; Miss Pau], empire grown and sea green mousseline, with touches of moss green velvat; Miss Hender,son effective robe of daffodil silk.

'."Lady Prioo returned to Hastings yesterday. '■

'.- Dr.-and Mrs. Bey, who have been visiting Wellington, return to Carterton to-day.

Miss K. -Laing-Meason arrived from Sydney this week, and went on . the same night to .. Canterbury -to ' spend some weeks with ■Mrs. ;M. Studholme, of Timaru. Miss LaingMeason has been in Australia for more than , a year, and has accompanied her sister, Miss Mary Laing-Meason,. who is with Bland Holt's Company, oil most of her travels, spending the' past few months in Sydney. Mrs. 'Laing-Meason is in London; where she ha§ recently joined the Athenaeum Club. She has finished several plays, and these are now being submitted for "approval, but she does not expect to hear anything definite about them for some little time. ,