SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 583, 11 August 1909, Page 3

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

..[Notices of Engagements and Weddiiigs.— ,When reports. cf weddings and announce.nients of engagements are sent to-"Dominica" •for. publication, tho 'nanio and'address 'of the sender, should'be 'enclosed, .iiot for publication,' buras an ovidence of good faith. Otherwise 1 the announcements cannot bo published.!.

Celtic Ladios and St. Patrick's Football ; Danco. <' The. first annual danco of the combined •members of the Celtic Ladies'.'Hockey Club arid St. Patrick's College Old Boys' Hockey and Football Clubs took place last night, in the [. Sydney Street •Schoolroom, and- proved a very enjoyable affair.-The walls, of-the room had been charmingly decorated "with lycopodium and branches of-tree-ferns, ivhilo' festoons of lycopodium had been' carried diagonally across the ceiling. The stage had been carpeted, and ornamented'.with palms and furnished with seats for those who;dW;nbt care.to'danse. * Blue and whito , curtains—the- • college ' colours—were hung over the .windows. A,great amount of trouble had been'spant,over, the supper-room, the walls being covered >with white canvas having a gay frieze,\and : numbers',of' -mall .flags ofall colours being hurig from the roof. The supper tables were very'-.prettily arranged with wattle'and yellow bulbs, the 'centre one being.specially effective. Mrs. J. J. Bovine,' wearing- a dress of black brocade withsequin 'trimming, and Mrs. P. Mackin in a-dress of white brocade trimmed with gold. braid, were the two chaperons present. Others present wereYMjs. Stevens, wearing a dress of'black' •broqado'; Mrs.: W. Stevens, : : white ne't over whits silk■;' Miss Lawler,.blTie silk frock; Miss Murphy,- heliotrope..'chiffon. ..taffetas:;". Miss (secretary), heliotrope chiffon taffetas with heliotrope' velvettrimmings;' Miss:Ri.tson, white muslin with heliotropo ribbon; Miss Faraa; white silk with sequin triminin'g; Miss' Breen, r wliite"silk; ( 'Miss Devinc, j>alo' 'blue silk trimmed with 'gold braid; Miss Kathleen..Devirie,' 'white .silk with scarlet .sash; Miss Wardell, bluo sequinod net; Miss Reilly (i'akaka),. pink ..silk crepe de. chine over pink glace; Miss Campbell (Greymouth), black net over yellowsatin; Miss O'Connor, blue silk; Miss .Strickland (debutante),; whitesilk .frock: Miss Murphy (debutante), white chiffon, taffetas ;;vMiss 'Myers, white ■. chiffon over*white-silk; Miss" Du'ighan,'white slk; Miss; Campbell, white silk';'; Miss Mooney; pink; silk; Miss Mr Duignan, white, satin-.with sequin trimming;-Miss Redmond,,.blue silk; Miss 1 Sargeant,. : ..whit?; frock with :mauvo ribbons'. . Tlie v M.C;'s: were Mr.,AV. J!. Butler arid'MK !F.-Ryan ..(secretary).. I '' .■.,.'- . Girls' Roalm.'GuncJ VN Vv':: : i ; ;,;!.;';';:.'.. : Owing to misunderstanding, the meeting of the Lady Phmket: Centre of the Girls'' Realm Guild,! which .was/to-have taken, place in tho ' Town Hall: yesterday,: afternoon, '■liacl to bo abandoned; •■and'.-will.' be \kel.d •next- Tuesday afternoon instead... 'It was found that the meeting, if held, last, evening,' would have .clashed with;-the performance, of ,"Elijah'," .'so,. soniewhat ; suddenly, it'- ; was.- altered ; toquarter past five, with-the result that a num- : .beir'.of members were, not,'aware of the altered time'.;-. .'- 1 -•'■'■''.';-.■.: ■ ;. vEiichre Party■ ■and;bahoa.; ■. "■ . ■ A'rVery pleasant.."welcome home,'.!: in, the form ;«f a .euchre party and dance'was given. •Mr.v D.' Robertson, secretary of ; the -Post 'arid .Department; -last -night ,by the .-combined' .members of- the Post,.and Telegraph Rifle's and the; Social and .Literary ; Glub.'. The-gathering was-, held in .the Mas-., onic.. Hall, in Bouleott,Street, a large number.' Iboing present.' The supper table's were cffec- : ;tively arranged with' designs, of broad cardinal . ribboii 'carried 'down the Icentres, 'aridivith.red and''tfhit6l'camellias r an,d bulbs;": •: ~, ■ ..; ■'. . :.<t ..rw.i .?•;(■«!<:!■•.;) • ::&i.t:.. ;•,.;,;•?. Riflg Club Danes;- ":<;} ■■• y! ■ fin '/The Ngatiawa Rifle ".Club .held, their, first annual ball in i'riday evening. ...Tlie 'room -was ..prettily .decorated with palms.and-"tree-ferns. Rifleman' E. Brown's• string' band .supplied excellent, ■music, and Mr. G'.'.'A. made tan-,, 'getic'M.C. ■ During tlie evening the'trophies'" ■won last season"'v;ere'!'pres'ented ! 'to the w'in■ners,by Miss vjii'r Monk,,..arid>a. : speech'i'was' 'made' bv the':captain, 'Mr.. A. Monk; -'Miss 'Buck; o'f ,oK•Otaki, recited during the, evening. 'Among' -.tlldso present were Mrs. '-Monk,'' wearing a :bla'ck ; silk:frock; Mrs. Calpman'; -black se;quirie'd.net over white;.MissvL. Monk, sky blue empire frock withvg'old : bands; Miss. Buck; pale pink frock; (Miss,,E.V Stubbings, einpire gown, of pale-pink and silver trimmings ; Mrs. A., Monk,black frock; ~Mrs. Stubbings, blackVl'sajtjri; ..sMiss :E.,' -Calpinan, white: silk frock;'' Mrs:-' Mi-.-Thbrnariyt biscuitcoloured empire frock; Miss -C. Brown, sky blue silk; Missi'NV Brown, white' l .frock;,Miss E.:Brown white frock.' ' Other's .'present 'were Messrs. Stubbings;(2)j G.;.Calpriian,'.S;-Mdrik,. &' Silvester, J. Thompson',' W Kerrigan, AV. •D, Bennett, Carter. (2)','.aiiil Clifton (2). v'

./'. ,Mrs. T. C.;, William's, from Auckland, ; ahd Mrs.' Russell .are. at, present jn 'Wellington in order, to meet: Miss Elsie. /Williams,. liVho'-is; returning by the Sydney;',:bbat 'this' .morning .after a long, England. Mrs'.. W 7 ..- Barton,;, from; Featherston, .is, visiting Wellington.- < . -~, ~ ;■ Mr. and Mrs. H. Hayward, of Hutt, have gone to Auckland,- and from there 'they pro--ceed to therl'slanas. -• - v Mr. and Mrs.' J.; W. ;Raihbone, ; .of . Wai- ' ■pawn, are 'expectedin "Wellington, to-day, •and'will be .the guests of Mrs., R'a'fhbpne on tho Terraco. ''. '■ .''■■ v; V. . Invitations have been'-issued-by tho' captaiii and ofiicers 'ofiH.M.S. Encounter for a .danceto be held on |bpard on : Friday, .'August, 27. • -Mrs. H. T; Wood, of Wellington', 'is'stay-'-ing. with Mrs; ;Wood,' of Palnierston-North;-' Miss jGr. Bauchop. left..'Wellington by tlie Monowai yesterday for; her homo in, Port Chalmers, after'having, spoilt sime time .with' friends in Waikanae and Uannevirke.. '. '■ ' Mrs. W. Bhindell entertained,a few. friends at afternoon tea in -Kirkcaldie'' n'nd Stains's tea-rooms oil Monday afternoon. ' . ■ Mr. and Mrs. H. Hume have returned ;to "Mosterton after spending some days in' Canterhurv. . ■ , .• '' The engagement of Miss Phyllis St. John, younger daughter of Mr. E. F. St. "John, of Nelson, to Mr. Edward. N.. Berry 1 , of ,Willaura,, Victoria, secpnd son, of ..Mr'. Howard 'Berry, of.Melbourne, is announced.' Mrs. Averill, of .'"Mungatoro'.', : station, Daiuievirke,''is visiting ■ Mrs. Moore, Bidwill Street, Wellington. ; Miss Tocker, who has been spending the greater part of the' winter' in Wellington and the Lower Hutt for "the benefit of her health, has returned-to her home iii Featherston. ' ' "• ' Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Devino. And Miss K. Devine,'of Wellington, intend leaving on "a trip,'to SycLney.early next month. ; ,