SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 593, 23 August 1909, Page 3

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Opening of a Now Sport. The members of the Garrison Officers' Club entertained a number of ladies in the Garrison Hall, on the occasion of a miniature i; rillo range, an'officers' and ladies''match being fired during the afternoon. Colonel Robin, in the course of a neat little speech, said that this little meeting seemed to him • a revival of the days of chivalry, when fair 2 ladies by their presence inspired their hus- ■ bands, brothers, fathers, and sweethearts to " deeds of prowess and daring, and he had no t doubt but'that the same result would follow c - in these days, given the same encouragex ment: Ho hoped shortly to see a Woman's i Rifle Club 'formed. Shooting ; then took f place; Miss Robins firing ■ the first shot for r the ladies, and making'a .bull's-eyo, amidst > much applause. Mrs. Matheson won • the > ladies' competition, making a possible thirtyfive; Miss Tumor came second with seventeen points; and Mrs. Rudman .third with eleven points. Mrs. . Mathoson's shooting won very much admiration from -those, pre- '.' sent, as. she showed herself perfectly .at horiie with the "deadly"'weapon. Afternoon tea'took place, when the shooting was ■ finished, in the Officers' Club rooms,' the table • being .charmingly arranged with spring p - flowers.. Amring those who were present , wero:.Mrs. Robin, wearing a black; costume . witli bonnot. trimmed with violets "and with, .violet, strings; Miss Robin, blue tailor-made . costume, straw hat with ostrich 'plumes.; ; Miss Collins.: striped fawn and brown check i costume with black and white .hat; Miss i liauchop, smart black and white' .costume ; with black;" hat 'trimmed with : ostrich t feathers; Mrs. Duthie, reseda green princess i costume with blue and black .'hat;:'''-Mrs. i Humo,- tobacco brown coat and skirt) ,hat .of ,' tlio'same colour wreathed with pink, rosea -, and blue forget-me-nots'; and.several'other i ladies. ; ' .'■■'. .','■ ; Seen from tho Grand Trunk Railway. ;■, . A traveller who came down by the •'Main i Trunk railway the other morning'tells : of ■ the enthusiasm:a party of tourists who had i lately come over, from Australia 'and- the I South' Sea Islands displayed over the. scenery ' which they passed,, through. Shortly •' after Ohakune had been left benind, the sun came • slowly out; arid =lit uip the country all around, *■ shining on every bush and branch and twig i —enfolded'in partly frozen ,snow, with the i contour just revealed—till they glistened i and. sparkled in the rays like' .clusters of • [rarest diamonds. Tho scene' was, '.wonderi fully beautiful. Later on, the three lnoun- ; tains, Ngauruhoe, Ruapchu, and- Tongariro ', came into view, clear and sharply cut against the keen . morning, air,' monarchs' of -'all around. So enraptured were the tourists with the picture that,,, regardless of the . piercing cold, they-stood on the platform for aslohg-asthe last glimpse of its.morning ■. glory endured, while the .blase New : Zealanders stared stonily around them, and no doubt thought what folly it.was .to run the risk of catching cold for scenery,' if it did happen, to look rather nice. ";.-.- , . Afternoon Tea at Kclburne. : . Miss Kelly, of Kelbiirne, gave a.very.enjoyable'l "Linen ; Tea" for : Miss Flossie Nicholas on Saturday afternoon. The drawing-room .was decorated: with spring flowers, as> also was the' dining-room. ■ During the" afternoon a competition was held, answers!to questions being supplied from the names of. Shakespeare's plays: The winner,. Miss Mackay, was presented with a silver-topped pin Jar; and Miss Miller, 1 who ' was second, won a handsome vase. • Songs ■were given by Miss Grady and Mrs. Ivan Leyy; whilo Miss; Eames and Miss Mackey .played, and .Misjs^ieYwrMjt-^recit^d,-;:Miss-Kelly, wearing ; a'.wlijt-e jsiflc? dress/ received her guests, and'was'assisted by Misses B. and J. Kellj;.;,; Miss,,Nicljolas, wgre;'aii.-,«rn-pire dress' of,,'a''pretty'' striped grey" silk'. Among' the' many guests were Dr. Edith Huntley, Mrs.-Kirby, Mrs. J. W.-'Poynton, .Mrs.''Jackson Palmer/ Mrs.- Buck, Mrs; J. M.Clark, Mrs',-; and; Miss- Corrigan, 'Mrs.' arid Miss Sievwright, Mrs. W.i-S. Hardy, Mrs. M'Eldowney, Mrs. J. R.. Gibbous; Mrs. ; and Miss Barnes; Mrs. Keane,, Mrs.' Lauren'son, Mrs. Tait, Mrs. Tanner, Mrs. and Miss Miller, Mrs. J; M'Donald,' Mrs.; Heard, Mrs; Spencer, Miss Reading, Miss "Fanny Rich; ardson, • Miss Grady; .Miss A. Paterson, Miss . M. Mackay; and Miss Hartlarid. • At the Hockey Tournament. Mrs. De la Mare, and the 'Wellington' ladies' representative team which -'.'"'she 'is chaperoning,'"ire having a very enjoyable time, in Hastings. In addition to 'other festivities,' they were taken'for a drive- on Sunday afternoon by'the Huia Hockey Club. On 1 Tuesday there is to be.a social-in their honour, and,, on Wednesday,.'a:euchre ;piirty is to be given them by the Scinde Hockey Club, aaid a ballj- given' by the association,stakes place on Friday evening. Altogether thero is a very full weekbeforethem; The Wellington team have been, given,, the name of "canaries" on account of, their -yellow blouses. The following are the fixtures for: Monday , at' Hastings :—Wanganui .plays Hawke's Bay (B); Wairarapa ', (A), plays Horowheuua; Hawke's Bay (A) plays: Auck- ■ land;. Wairarapa .'(B).'-' plays, .Wellington; - Nelson plays Taranaki. A Presentation. A very pleasant'little ceremony.took place on Saturday evening, when the crew or tho ,yacht Patronus;.made a presentation to Miss Amy Duncan, of Kilbirme, in recognition of the many little'.acts of kindness which she had-shown them, and also of tho very able manner in which she sailed the yacht in the ladies' ' race Last; March. The presentation took the form of a": handsome autograph album, suitably:'inscribed. .'"_•;. / Masterton Notes. '''-"'■ ': Miss Monekton, of South Wairarapa, is the ; ;guest of Miss Wyett. '..::,.. Miss Logan, of' Wellington, is visiting Mrs. 1). Logan at 'The Brae.".. - -, j - Mrs. Archer, from the West. Coast,- is pay■ing a'visit to relatives at Masterton. .! ' Mrs. H. Holmes has gone to Palmerston j North:. .'...•' .-./.; i On Thursday a dance, given in aid of the -.' Free Kindergarten, takes place in tho large ■ room at the top or Mr. Winder's new build- • ing, which he has'kindly placed at the disposal .of tho committee, 'together with tho , use of .the. furniture'and china requisites. The cliaperones are Mrs. Jameson, Mrs. Fel|,- f Mrs. Hursthouse, Mrs. Bulkley, Mrs. Winder, Mrs. . Burnett, and .Miss Richmond. : The arrangements for the ovoning are in- the hands of Miss Bulkley, Miss Ethel Burnett, Miss A. Hursthouse, and Miss Winder, andthere is no doubt that it "will prove to be a most enjoyable affair. ,| ~■.,' .;■'-. A good house was present when "Niobe". was played in Palmerston : North, and those taking part seem to jpive thoroughly erfjoyed, themselves.. Only a small number cam'o back ■on Saturday, the others remaining til(;.Wed-' nesday in order to see something,of the golf, matches. ..' , : .-.-;' Mrs. E.' 3. Riddiford and Miss'lsobel Coleridge leave for, England early in;-Sep-, tomber: They 'will probably be'away for eighteen months at least, and part' ofYthat timo will bo spent in travelling- on the Con--, tincnt.- -,-■' •'■:.• ; - Mrs. H. .B. Mason is giving a 'dance tonight in connection.'with her Monday and' ' Wednesday dancing classds, making the'third / of a series of dances she-has held this winter.-