SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 599, 30 August 1909, Page 3

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

The First Farewell. ■ . Io'.; .introducing: Her Excellency Lady Plunket to a meeting of the Mothers' Union, at St. Matthew's Hall, Auckland, last week, tho Rev. AV; E. Gillam (vicar of tlip parish) said tho audience wa3 exceedingly sorry to know ' that this was the last occasion on which Lady Plunket would address them. Heri Excellency had grown in the affections of'the people.of the Dominion, and of Auckland .especially, and. they would be very sorry to- lose her. .In replying, her Excellency said it was with" mingled':feclings one left a; country in wWch for six year's_ one met with such kindness as that'to : which : his Excellency and she had been' treated, ,but as a mother,' she' must* say that all the goodnes9 they had 'met with, did not quite, compensate' for , the loss of her four children who were in' Englarfd. '" \.

'■"A'"Private Vlow. ;■ -- ; In spite of the downpour of rain von Sat- ■ nrday afternoon, a great many'people were present.at the.private view of MK and Mrs. Eastlakc's, pictures and enamels given by the artists :at.M'CJregor, Wright's gallery. The pictures, were very much admired, special interest, of course,: attaching to the local sketches—Mrs. East|ake's picture of across to .'Mount Victoria from the power-house, and Mr , .' Eastlake's glimpses /of Wellington wharves,. and .the 7 valley,; near- Silver'stream : and mountains hear Silverstream. ' The enamelled work/! and the charming pendants of opals, aqua-marines, amethysts, andcairri- - gorms set in delicately-worked silver, were '. much admired, as were 'the picture enamels, with their fairy figures. .Among many o'thers present were Dr. ] Bell, the Misses Beauchamp, Mrs. Quicki Mrs. and Miss H.'R. Richmond, Dr. Agnes Bennett, Mrs. and Miss Humphries, Dr. and Mrs. Tudor Jones, Mrs. Tudor AtkinSon,Mr.; and Mrs. Jamieson, tMr. and Mrs. L. H. B. Wilson,,'; Miss Wilson, Mr. Robison, Dr. Elizabeth Gu'nn,.Miss England, Miss Dr. Pollen, Mr. and, Mrs. Hurst- ' house, Miss Kirk," and Mr. Inman. '..- ' iAt Home at Sydney Street, V On Saturday afternoon Mrs. Sprott gave an "at home- in the Sydney Street School- ; »ioom, at which a. large', number, of • guests were present' to. meet thevßov.'W. G. "arid Mrs. Ivens,: of the Melariesian-Mission. Mr. and Mrs. Ivens are stationed jn the Solomon '--.'-Islands,' part .of Mr. Ivons's district being '•'■ the large and.very:heathenish island of Mai-' eita, and 'they both gave exceedingly, vivid ''accounts of their\ work there. "■ Mrs. Tveris gave a description of a day in her life, and . this included a'vivid' account, "of • a'riative wedding at which jour couples.were married., •■' ; Part' of ■ her,'work,-is to teach, men' how-to sewj-'and she'laid great stress '.: ■ upon the intense - of'the natives, ■' '.»\clean]inpss ithat;oiiflr,ffio"uM; like to. think'• .matched amongAEuH>peahs:j Mr..lvens gaye, an interesting account of the building of the church at-JJlawa, a, work which was carried , out with .great: energy! by the natives-them-' eelyes, the men cutting the stone, and the women carrying ..it through bush paths :ihgreat baskets,on. their heads;" The result ■ was a beautiful little church,, perfect: in every detail, ■ which .has'/ already had '_' a'., great in-, jluence on the lives' .'of -the natives..■■'. ';.-■■ ■ .-■ : ';..'- Otaki Weddings. '- \ ' V 'During last week two quiet weddings were solemnised at Otaki. '.'Mr.-Archie .Smith'was married to Miss Blanche Ppynter, of Ot3ki, ■ and Mr. Horace Vann was -married to . Miss ■ Wilmot, a.recent arrival , from England.: . Featherston Bachelors' Ball. : - ' A delightful'dance,; givenVby the Lower Valley bachelors, took place in the Town Hall,. Featherston, on Friday evening a large number of visitors from all over the .'valley and from town as well being present. Bachelors as "a" rule havq earned a- reputation for parrying. '.through affairs of-this. kind in a faultless manner, but in the" dance that took place on Friday they excelled •■• themselves. The Town Hall has never looked so charming as on this occasion. From a large '■ ring (suspended a little btvlow the '• ceipng and wreathed with trails of ly,copoN ' diu'm) lengths of- yellow muslin, alternating with ropes of lycopodium, were carried ,ahd : fsstened to the sides of tho room, forming that bell-like canopy" that has become such an attractive feature at some of/the dances in Wellingten.' .The;walls of the hall were hidden , with flags, mirrors, nikau palms, branches of fern trees, and clusters of 'inimosa, while the stage was,, carpbted, furnished with couches' and l chairs, and ornamented with clumps of flax, nikaus, and great bowls of most lovely ■bnlbs;' Electric Tight had been put in specially for the even- , ing, and, with yellow ..shades and coloured globes, gleaming out flora clumps of'foliage, a really pretty effect was produced/ The walk of the supper room were also hidden ' , with '.branches of bamboo and. mimosa,-.giv-ing a very light and feathery effect. ■ The • small snppor tables were daintily arranged with bulbs and. primroses.-' It is not often that such a number of motor-cars congre- . gate dt a dance as were to be seen outside the. hall a little before nine. ' The. square looked, something like a vast moter .garagej ablaze with the lights of cars of all degrees and sizes, which had just deposited their burdens, some' after having travelled many ■ miles. - ■ ■' :''"■ \ -~

jVlrs.. C. Pharazyn, who acted as hostess for the evening, wore a dress of lobelia Hue eatin, with panels of gold tissue down tho front of the skirt, heavily embroidered, and ending in a gold fringe. Over tho dre3s.&no wore a tunic of JHwelled net, with, gold fringe, and a white osprey in her hear. Some of tnoce present were: Mrs. .W. Bidwill, wearing a black net dress over black.'silk, with vest and bertha, of beautiful rose point lace; Mrs. C. Bidwill, princess , dress of white satin, with- tunic of white and silver striped chiffon; Mrs. Kebbell, white charmeuse satin, vith medallions of chrystal and crystal • embroidery; Mrs. J. Bidwill, black net over black silk, with lace vest; Mrs. \V. Barton, princess dress,;of cream satin, trimmed .with lace and silver; Mrs. G. Hume, princess dress of maize coloured satin with tunic of •' sequined not, fringed with ~gold; Mrs. A. Clark, white crepe do chine dress; Mrs. .W. Hume, saxe blue silk, with - bertha of, point lace; Mrs. If.vJlaunsell, white silk, .trimmed with gold' .embossed embroidery; Mrs.-Palmer, ''priricecs dross of pale- blue silk, with silver trimmings; ■ Mrs. A. Hannay, white charmouso, with silver trimming; Mrs. N. Matthews, white- eliarmeiisc satin, with .jewelled net trimming;_ Mrs. 11. Matthews, princess '(tress."of..whit*,.satin; Mrs. Fenwick, pink satin, with chiffon-and sequin trimming, pink osprey in her. hair; .Mrs. Stewart, black jetted net.over black silk; Mrs. W. Martin, wliiic satin, trimmed with lace and gold fringe; Mrs. ■'-Dalsiiell," black silk; Mrs. Broadbont, grey silk; Mrs. Macdonald,' heliotrope satin frock, with silver trimminE; Mrs. F. Poarce, princess dress of white cliarmeus? satin, with/'Eilyer sequin triraiaing; Mrs: Marsh, black 'satin;;frock, with'jet trimming; Mrs. Kent-Johnston, er*arj embroidered silk; . A{iss Martin, pink charmeuse satin, with chemisette of'white jewelled chiffon; Miss M'Dougal], princess dress of blue chiffon taffetas, trimmed with eilver; Miss N. M'Dougall, white chiffon

taffetas', with gold trimming; Miss Didsbury,, white. charmeuse satin, with jewelled • net; Miss K. Bunny, princess dress of stone blue silk; Miss El'gar, princess of white satin, with overdress of chiffon embroidered with crystal, and. with. crystal fringe; Miss Matthews, white charmeuse satin, . with opolescenf trimming; Mieg.E.' Monckton, floral sill; dross; Miss N. Monckton', white net, over white silk; Miss Bidwill,. princess dress of gold and silver interwoven 'net, over pink silk, with gold fringe; Miss Iketham, pink chiffon, embroidered with pink roses, over pink silk, with silver trimming; Miss Broadbent, pink chiffon taffetas; Miss M. Perry, white silk, with- jewelled .trimming; Miss Grey, White chiffon taffetas, with gold trimming; Miss E. Me. M'Kenzie, floral silk frock; Misa 0. M'Kenzie, pink charmeuse satin, with sequin trimming; Miss Goring, princess robe of white satin; Mjss Bell; princess- robe of sea-green silk; Miss Dora Wilson,- white silk; Miss Ewen, pale-blue silk, outlined with gold; Miss Kobbell, green satin; Miss E. Booth, black glace silk, with white chiffon; Miss-F. "v7olters, black' taffetas, with white chiffon and silver fringe; Miss Turton, .white embroidered net, over white silk ;■ Miss Macgoun, white chiifon taffetas, trimmed'with pink rosebuds; Miss A. Jackson, blue em: brojdered silk; Miss Y. Jackson, sage green satin, with scarlet 'flowers; Miss "G'awith, pale blue ninon; Miss Morrison, white' charmense satin, with panels of handsome lace; Miss Tate, black silk, with jet trimming; Miss Hannay, blue■ chiffon over white silk; Miss Marchant, deep blue chiffon over white silk; Miss TJ., Elder, pink charmeuse satin,with silver, trimming; Miss I. Cormack', pale blue silk, with: white osprey in her hair; Miss Roydhouse, white silk .muslin, trimmed with' blue. ..Among: the' gentlemen ;present were Alessrs.'E; F. Barton, W. C. Buchanan, S.'E. Gawith,'E. G. Hutton, H: Matthews, J. M'Dougall, A. M'Master, D. H. Riddiford, T. Cameron, C. Bidwill, A. 0. Pearco (the two latter being joint secretaries),'R. Turton, M. Elgar, 0. Pharazyn, T. Stewart, Bunny (2), Matthews (3), Hume (2), W. Martin, J. Bidwill, Maunsell, A. Cameron, Wl Dalziellf Cundy, Gray, Hannay, Skeet, R. Penny, D.' Buchanan, Sclanders, G.- Didsbury, A. Clark, Fenwick, W. Barton, Bey, Macdonald, /' Girdlestone, Wingate, KentJohristen, J. M'Dougall, W.' Warner, Dr. Palmer, Dr. Bey, Dr. Webb, and others., .

Mrs. F. V. Waters, of Karon, is visiting" Carterton. t Miss Davidson', from' Kaikoura, is visiting Mrs. Mathew .Holmes. Mrs. David Nathan and her little daughter, have returned frbift their trip to Auckland. ' Mrs. Colomb, wife of Captain Colomb, of H.M.S. Encounter, left on Saturday for Auckland, where the Encounter ,is to spend some weeks. Amongst the passengers who left Wellington for Sydney on Friday were Mrs., Brown, widow of the late Mr. Samuel Brown, her son (Mr. Albert' Brown) and daughter (Mrs. John O'Shea); ' V : Miss Dall, daughter of Mr. Dally of the General Post Oflice, who went Home; some time"ago, to study under Madame Fischer, is engaged to Mr. \ Arthur R. Andrews, of Dunedin, who has just returned from Nyassalar.d.