SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 575, 2 August 1909, Page 3

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Trie Pioneer, Club. ', "'.The 'opening'of \the'Pioneer.'Club/>n' Saturday afternoon Vas-a,vefy : successful and enjoyable, function, and'the-guests who\attended two hundred and fifty of them —were delighted With'the'appearance of the club's ;roomsj and thelipangemerits ;that : had; been made for the comfort'of-members. The i£irge front, room /with its' pretty.; furniture, its. rose-red carpets,' and the touches of pink m'-the .curtains ;and coverings,' looked very, 'gay it was decorated with great' pots .'of feathery '.wattle 'and ..sprkg flowers, ;i while, on 'tKe, mantelshelves, , , wore vases with .pink',and.'white, camellias, and 'quantities of; the same flowers decorated - tlie"reading-r6.bm.-The-Maybressv(Mrs,<New-maji), indeclariiig the; club o'pen, ; said that sho appreciated the ■ honour : which the com- , mittee'had done her in asking her -to. pcrforro. this; duty.' Those present all knew'.the- msrj tory ofi;tlie:-cluhi and must rejoice that;.)t was'riow;established arid 'ready for ■ the., use /Of- ■ members. They.vwere..all::agreed-that..tno president, in addressing'"theclub a few. weeks agOj. , . had struck-'a right: note .in. saying'.that-. the success of the club'depended upon, character.". She '.(JVirs;,-:Newman) the club might be tlie means of improving individual character; ;as 1 the : number ;of,mem r , bers ; came, iinto association), with each other ; :Each ;-: r one. ! with' some/ .. different point, -'-of ':•■. temperament; :. and .' . character, : Vould round : offj if rub..out the: lighter'side of.another'.s.'. , ' . All.; society was divided. -intoi' , sets—that , was inevitable— Biit sie : could not think,.this was a good thcragh, no. doubt, the. majority were' contented : with ; their oivn circle. ' A wider intercourse with;our fellowtcreatiircs must be for good. It 'was almost-, astonishing .the number of nice;people with; in -every... class'of-society-,'and one could not get away from tho fact-that;'critic's.sprang'from;a narrow'circle'.: It" was easy, to' sneer, to cbn'- : de'inn, :: to judge harshly,'.knowing .'nothing,, and yetleven these unpleasant people were of •use; for criticism was good: It .upset■'self-, gratification.; .But a 'wider, horizon, a 'bcttei. knowledge, must teach us at '.least tolerance of',other "people's ' aims: and ideals;;>aiid ( give us-true charity.! If the' club, could.h'elp its members to accomplisli, this," surely , those who had .-worked ;so hard to. establish.'-it .were ,to be '.congratulated.. She . had much /pleasure in declaring the club'qpeii. .--.-!:■.:■:; -..- ' •" Trie'.Hon..jG'. Fowlds, who was one of the few nien brave-enough the , sacred precincts,.".'.irtade/ a.- very' pleasant, little impromptu speech, congratulating :the' members' of the'club. ;on the possession qf their now :liomei; : ':■ v ; ':;.■ ,-'■' : : •' - : : ■■'■■ : ;!; '.''- 1 1; - ■ : ■ : Afternoon tea.was served in the club s.two rooms', .as'l.well>as downstairs.'.in'.the -Tiffin tea-rponis. -Miss Richmond, i the' president, who received the'guests,-wore a dark tailormade costume and beehive-crowned 'straw, ,with Hrirrimmg of black velvet, ■ jot beads, and ostrich, tips;' Mrs. .Newman, .blue ,clot-H ■ cqstiim*,-' black; hat with ( wreath of tiny pink ' roses; and •■ stone .'marten',furs; .Mrs. iWaJlis,; ; dark-frieze 'coat- and; skirt, ,-with hat Uvinatch; Mr'SiSalmorid; dark green coat and skirt, and. black hat,; with black plume; and stone: marten :furs;'-. Mrs. / iFindlay,-;' ,dark" braided, costume, black ; hat ': : with ostrich plumes; and, of '.'ermine; ;s[rs> RarikineBrown, ; grey tailor-mado coat and skirt, and ■black hat with.swatting of pale green 'chiffon, -arid' emSr'ald, -greejj-. feathers; ■ Mrs., ;_D. J.Nathan,M)lact frock, and sabje capej with j'itoq.iie O.'tjT match'; ; Miss Myers, mple-cloth j. costume; elaborately. ( . braided: with',, soutache braid of"the same slia'de,'arid smart hat of gold shot silk, :witlrosprey j.Miss. Kane; frock of brown chifrori taffetas, trimmed, with ■silk-embroidere<l'' r iais6 W' fh&"^ame v " J shade, ;over:^ .gold.; bucked'Vnot; ancT. large wlnte ,*af rmecTwlth pale-pink -and' trimmed, with swathing of black.^hiffon:and bl^ck;.- plume; white corduroy velvet directoire frock',' and large navy hat" with- .white -roses;•....-.Mrs. I Rhodes] heavy black silk cape ,6ver her'.black' gown, .';and a black bonnet trimmed with jet and .touches of white; Lady Gibbes, blue "coat arid sksrt,-!aiid smart- hat "with wing. , _ Among present were; Sir Edward Gibbes, Judge Chapman, and Miss Chapman, Dr. Platts-Mills, and: Mr:.' Mills, Dr. :.Gunn, ;-Migs Whitaker, Mrs. MacPliail, Mrs.- Grady,..Mrs/.Adams," Mrs.',,A; .Harris, Miss Harcouft, Mrs. and...Miss.'. Haywafd,■Mr. and Mrs.'Spragg,-Mrs. Blundell, Mrs. Kane,..Mrs. Myers,.' Mrs. Tuckey., Mrs. 'Chat-, field, .Professor Salmond, Professor :Brown, Mrs.' Adamspn.Mriand Mrs. P.'8.,-Wilson, Mrs. , ;Stheririgtdn, Miss-Payne^Miss Parsons; Mrs. .and Miss Richriiond, ,MrSi v Fisher,: Mrs.' Ewart, Mr. and Mrs. Winder, MissiHelyer, Miss Fitch,-Mr. and Mrs. R.D. Carter, Mr. D'. J. iNath'an,- and -Mrs: Deyine'.-f ...•-" : : , .;:- , ;,- i

Juvenile Pusi.Hsts. V r ~ .-.-;.; ; The friends of Miss Somervijle's schoolwho ■ attended the ftrst annual boxiris contest held,by her little pupils at.'the Willington Physical Training School on .Saturday evening seemed'to think that they- had had a- very interestin£c entertainment. It was certainly an unusual , one.: The square ring was in the centre of the wide-floor, , sufficiently raised to let. everyone in the room'. have ; a gpo3 view. and: up" there., the youngsters: danced and sparred and pummelled each other, in what Was apparently, a, very scientific .'fashion,. and thereby won'" the. applause.;pf :the : fathers, uncles; and scientists, who stood round watch-ing-their efforts with great interest.* Mothers and aunts, and little sisters, were there too, but, as they were not experienced spectators, probably- they failed to appreciate the points scored by the winners, in each, contest, and they most, enjoyed' the star feature of; .the• a-'spirited ; contest, between Mi-. Doveyand the.-youngest of Miss Someryille's pupils, a very:/minute pugilist,-who did his best, arid was'adjudged to have won the prize. 'A Tifoinan looking on at ; the contests, puzzled, and ignoran,t, was interested to see how seriously-each event was watched, and to hear that in; addition to the physicaladvanta'go to be derived from a knowledge of boxing, was the greater one that boys who boxed rarely'quarrelled,■■'and she ;was;grateful when, at the end of the evening, Mr. Harold Johnston threw some technical light on the proceedings, explaining that the display had been.an excellent one. doing great credit to Mr. Dovey's five months of instruction, that the,spectators had seen a ,willing »g O > '—or was ■it willing ' 'goes'' ?—that- there had been good in-fightingV and out-fighting, and very godd'.fdot-work'; and that he nad admired the conduct of the ring. That sounded and seemed to snow that the winners had thoroughly deserved t;be silver prizes, which were presented to them by-Miss Coates.'; ■/ .;.■';'.:-.■:, '■'

A Kitchen Tea; ;;/. .■-' ■-<■■'■■'■■■■ ■ '_. . A very'enjoyable little kitchen tea was given on Saturday afternoon at the Y.W.C.A. rooms, when several of the members • entertained Miss Rennie,.; one "of.. their J number, whoso own home is in Australia, and who is shortly to be'married in Wellington. There was a good' deal: of music during-;the" afterr noon, with games,.'and/an amusing-competi-tion which wavwon; by Miss Miller. ■ '■; :

• Invitations have been '.issued ;by tho committee of the Youn2 Women's Christian-, Association for an At Home, to. be given ni tne rooms of the association'to-morrow afternoon.

A childreh's'par'ty, : .given by'the Misses M:' and E. OakTey' ; Brpwne, to-mark the end of the second 'term of- their, juvenile dancing ;class, was held 'in' Spiller.s'Hall, Boulcott Street, on Saturday. A very; enjoyable afternoon was 6pent'in;da.ncirig:arid games. Afternoon tea was-dispensed. ' .-''•" ' : .'