SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 668, 19 November 1909, Page 4

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

,' A Vico-Regal Danco > Sydney Street Schoolroom had beon most beautifully decorated for the danco that was givon there last night by their Uxcelloncies 1 the Governor and Lady Plunket 'Iho whole of tho ceiling aud the nails woro draped with pink and white muslin, in wide alternating bands, the etago was. carpeted, furnished, and 1 tho front of it draped with whito and pink, and over every door hung hoavy dark red curtains, ■ v , while mirrors were placed all round, Quanti ties of nikau palms and ferns mere along the walls, and littlo clusters of ferns sprang out high up on tho walls, and abovo tho doors, while tho palms and foins that backed tho stage wore supplemented by two nikau palms > that stood in tho front, their spreading tops raised high over tho heads of those seated jon tho Btage Tho suppor-room was draped in. the samo wav, ujth alternating bands of pale blue rnd white, and palms were placed ; about. 1 Tho various side rooms were carpeted , and furnished for sitting out, and along tho side'of, the building, an awning was carried ! ivnd draped with pink and white Music was : 'suDplied by a string baud It was a pretty dance, and ono noticed that nearly all tho frocus, were- whito, oi cream, or very delicate shades Those uho'dinced the official sot ' were His Excellency tho Governor and Mrs linlay. Sir Joseph Ward and h# Excellency Lady Plunket, the Hon OJJohnston and Mrs Newman, the Hon Bi Collm* and Mr 5 C Johnstonj Colonel Robin and Mrs Duncin Captain Lpijnoro,R,Ni, and Mrs H D Bell •1 Mr J Dnncoji Hill, and Captain . Gathorne Hardy and' Miss Johnston lady , t Plunket wore a iroclc. of \ieux rose satm charmeuse, with draped skirt, the bodice fin ished with narrow bands of "gold tissue, and she wore diamond ornament? and a diamond tiara Mr? Findlay woio a frock of paid bluo , <*armeuso, Mrs Newman, black satm frock! wJ, i ? nd " nd ? rsleoTC,, of ? ol( l sequmed net tRo bodice hnished with fflSa of emerald , greeif satin, and black jot trimming, and dia mond, ornaments, Mrs 0 Johnston, black ■\ M a T?'l wluto MrsrDuncan ' ?, n ™ ' y aok ' ch a™?«se, Miss Hill, white ninon, mth punted design o£ pink rows : Bilk-with cream lace applied And edged with ousenith pearl,trimming, Mrs Russell (Pal black face over whtto silk with broad bands of black velvet. Miss Dar- ' 1 C , OUr \V* ? ,^ a ™ onso draped with Maltese trontaed crystal fnngo, Dr Platts-Millsr , v,hite chiffon taffetas,, hiinnied'with much fane . ins,9rtion and lace, pearl qnd diamond orna mentaj Mra Dymock,J)!ack tulle with jet se >, qUuar Mrs C ;Pearce, pale bluo chifton with , jewelled lace, Mrs Loughnan, black chiffon taffetas with seqiuned trimming, Mrs lan ; i» white sdk, the skirt edged andfimshed ' I T"™ a , V°"n.ce pf jaco embroideied with black f it and edged with black volvet, Mrs Grey, black chiffon with handpimted floral design, ovor , aprtcot satin; Mrs M'Kenno, black silk with : gmmpe of white chiffon, Miss Mackenzie, frock ofVwhita chiifon, sprinkled with silver sq quins, Hiss Grace Harcourt, white sitm with |> band of gold v sequined tnmming, Mrs Cecil I J6nes, jet sequmed not, Miss Duncan, pearl ' gri'y cjepe de chine, \nth trimming of crystal f tr.mramg, Mrs Hwang, slcy blue satin tunic ! ovw skirt of dark blue satin, Mrs Dyei, whito f satin with bands of cieain lace, Mis Bristow, t black silk trimmed with touches of pink, and t pink .buttons, Mrs Mathew Holme", censo r satin with bertha of Maltese lace. Miss Biftnlj don, black satin, Jtfr« Martin, black satin, \ Miss Mary Jones, silvor Eequined net, Miss j SommomUe, white s,ilk with white lace, and toushes of scirlet ; xhe following is tho invitation ,list — ' 1 Ciipt C da Costa and tho offioors of IMS Challenger, Miss Anson, Mr ;and Mrs J Ab > bott, Mr J E Andrews 7 / 1 Mr, Mrs and Miso Bnrn»s, Mr and Mrs A 1 do B Brandon, and the Mi=ses Brandon, Mr ' B Brandon, Lieut-Col BaUchop ind Miss j Banohop, Mr, Mrs, and Miss Bothamley, Mrs and! the Misses Bell, Mi II Bel/, Mrs-H , Beero, and Miss Bocie, Dr J M Bell and [ Mrs 8011, Mi, Mrs, and Miss Bristow, Miss U E Barker ■ 4 Capt R C Chesney, Mr ind Mrs C J Crawford, Mrs H D Crawford, Mr Justice, :» Mr 3, and Miss Chipman, Mr 4 Cooper, Dr, ■■ c Mr,s, and Miss Colhn3 Mr 3 G T ind Mis 3 i Coopei, Mr a,nd f'oates, Mr and Mrs Ore Campbell, Mr A MCosh Clarko Mr and Mri J Campbell, Lieut Col and Mrs Chaytor, Mr and Mrs W. Clifford, and , Miss Clifford I ; Mr and Mr<; Dymock, and Mrs J Duncan, and Mi<s Duncan, Mr, and Mrs Dal J' ziell, Mr > B. I Duncan, Mr and Mrs A Dun L can, Mr and Mrs K Duncan, Mrs and Miss Didobnry, Mr. ( G,,H. Didsbury, Mr and Mrs T, F Dyer , t Mr, Mrs , and Miss Elgar, Mr Justice and I Mrs Edwards. Mr and Mts C H Eistlake L Mr W and, Mi M Traser, Hon J G and , Mis, Findlay/Mr, A Tdl, H Tell, t Hon G and Sirs Towlds, Dr mnd Mrs Tit I ohott , , ' 1 Hon, S 1 and, Mrs Thorno George, Hγ E, R Guinness, Miss Goro, 'Mr C SE Gore, Capt 11. W J Grey, Mr G Grey, Mrs Grace T ' Mr. and Mrs J Mr J B and tho 1 < Misses Harccurt, Dr ana Mrs Garnet Harty, Dr. and Mrs Guy Hassell, Mr T Holmden, 1 Lieut Col, Mrs, and Mi«s Head, Mr and Jli6, W H Hemes, Dr, and Mrs M Holmes, * Dr A W. Izard Hon C , Mrs , and Miss Johnston, Mr and Mrs W Johnston, Mr 0 Johnston, Mr, Mrs and Miss Jones, Mr L Jon*s, Miss Johnston Dγ , and Mrs C P Knight, Mr V A Kib \ bett, Dr and Mrs J, H Kemp, Dr and Mrs F W. Kemp [ The Hon. C Lomsson, tho Hon R A and t Mrs Loughnan, Major EJ W. Lascelles The Horn C H, Mrs , and the Misses Mills, P Mr and Mr« WI , Massoy, Mr, Mrs, and I- the Mis->es Martin, Hon T and Mrs Mao I , ken7io, Mr W. B Martin, Mr and Mrs 1 \ Mr and Mrs J, and Miss M,acf kcnrie, Miss D Maclean Dγ and Mrs Newman ' : ' , Mr, and Mrs C W Palmar, Mr, Mrs, and ' 1 Miss A Pearco, Mr 'and Mrs C. Poarco ', Mr W Reed, Mm Russell, Mr and Mrs V „ Eeed, Mr and Mrs G H Rolloston, Mr and Mrs M. Boss, Mr E H Eawson, Mr D G Riddiford, Jliei N Riddiford, Mr and Mrs D G Riddiford, Mr and Mrs T, V Riddiford, S Mr and Mrs Eno Riddiford, Mr D H Riddi T ' ford Mr D Riddiford Col C B Robin, Mr. I A E Rhind, Mr W E Reid , Captain Seddon, Mr T Y Seddon, Mr J I S Seddon, Mr J G Stout, Miss Sommcrr rtlle, Mr T H Smvloy. j, 1 Mr and Mrs G E, Tolhurst Mr M, E i Turrell, Mr and Mrs W. H TurnbuU, Mr I and Mis 3 Tweed, Col Tuson, Mr Tong { Sir Joseph, Lady, nnd Misi Ward, Mr and f Mrs A Williams Mr T S Weston. Mr and Mra, Yung-hang Hwang.

The .Nurjos'v Dinner.,: r y --,'.■: ! : ■:The'third annual dinner givon by tho 'Wellington: Trained Nurses' Association .was. held, last night.W-tho^Windsor. Hotelwhen § about a.hundred.^nd , fifty guests wbro present, including' the-delegates now: attending the- con-, fqrenco,' and.' a .largo \numbor .of Wellington r.ursos.-.'. Tablos'.wbrei. sot .'down tho threo, divisions bt tho :largo:cafe, and. thoso woro decor-i ated'. hero ■and';.thoro.'with-'a cross of scarlet ribbon, tho -baiiga: of tho association, while tho 'vases' were gaily filled' with' scarlet -goraniums and poppies, and whito picotees and daisies, tvith vivid'effect.: There were no,black suits to ; break tho long lines-olf pretty frocks, arid.evon' 'more ;; attractive-looking uniforms. \lt, was ac'knowlodged that a'..women's dinner was-.a very; picturesque function,,.; It was :also a very en-joyable-one. Conversation nover flagged- for: u.;,minut6, and when the speeches came, they wore 'shbft.ahd, 'interesting.;. ,'."-. . • ;-.,..; >-. --; ;;After,:dinher''opologies:for,absence wore read from Mrs. Nealo,.; Mrs. Rhodes, and Mother Mary .Joseph'. Aubort. v Mother . Mary Aubert ; gavo' : exp'ression'>to,'o geuera,l ;foo.ling when .she that-tho ocoasion'.could not bring again tho /'great and noble Avoman-who. presided nl c the dinner :iastyear, ; and,how.happy, Mrs. His]op would have; been io. see' the progress, pf the .eocioty in 'which'.she- had taken such Inn, interest.", ;'f <-;i, ,V./ ■;' ; ':]'■'/■. ,''m£'-' •Mrs. -Kendall ; proposed the toast,;of ■]"■ Ino .King," and/.DrV Agnes Bennott proposed tho •toast -Delegates"- Dr. Bennett said: that it was fitting; that thcrfirst meeting of:tho :Conncil of: the ;Kew Zealand Trained Nurses ' ■Association ■; should bo .held :in Wellington, whero tho ■parent .body -. had,, originated.; < Sho : :briefly ■traced . : the '.history.'• of :tho association. ■since ; its'beginningat.tho:homoJn Arlington; : Street; ie'stablishcd,ohly--a very.Jew ' years.-.be-, fore," and i-told i how. amazingly, it,had grown ( and prosperedi : .The opening 'of -the ' largor. ■Nurses'.' Hostel; in'- Willis . Street represented,-a' •very great deal of work and progress for'which the small • committep was ;. responsible.:, .'-The' '■visiting'ViiiJrse supported/ by the ...association--had.been :mbst\successfnl, J and. now other cities 'were "following Wellington's example, 'MeK ■bourne' arid. Sydney ; werq' ; each thinking of. establishing, ivisitiag ■: as. distinguished . from -district nurses. .She -referred ..to, the, hnnrses'; journal■',' Kai Tiaki,".. had been .'spoken of ;at thefirst-dinnorj.a joumaL.thattho' Irtissomatioii'had , ; evbry.:.reason to.be proud of, ■■:Mrs. "Alrvirigi/'presidentiof--the/Canterbury. 'Nurses'-Association; v responded , on: behalf Lot • the delegates/fond.' thanked Miss-.MacLeanfond her colleagues foKtho hospitality ehown to the delegates during their etay.-, -There bad been a delightful- i combination of :•; business'- v and. pleasutev; which they, had mxich appreoiated.;-:,. R.-.-Atkinson,-,who proposed the , toast of ."The New Zealand-Trained:Nurses'-Assp-ciatioh,,"-6aid that she. was proud -to be" asked •to^speaki'on'tbehalf .of the first New.: Zealand, union-' of> vprofessionalj--women, :.and;,congratu-. lated;the;membors,-iipon;,their -choice of -,a pro•fession 'which' ,; hnd ,nbtiaroused-, the envy of any. m'ani: ''-In: , btber, professions;:: women bad. to. iompe.te,iwith:,men r ..and V.tlie ; . rosult'. was. -that, they...workedifor'.;lower -wnges, ;ahd under un> ffavourable"conditions.': -But,evcry ; man wished, the no man: wished to beoom.e> l their:;:rival.:,' : /She '. thbught-ithe::asso-: biatioh (could > do .'iidnrirable work''--iri:.,',eoveral direotions; : ..v]ror: ono thing, it could become in some .soft'a. court' of. arbitration between, the', nurses tind'tho public.' ::If:,cpuld educate the public to :the ■ understanding. •of : ; a nurse's .work, and coild.'pferhaps:'brinc tho;nurses to realise betterAthe.positionVo'f- the- .SHe- urged 'that' nursesVehbold ■; receive !-Buch, ? domestic training : as flvould enable; them •to help in':.'the libines of,'theiripatients.. ■■'',.Not, every■• patient. . : :oha'rgo : ' of : ; her ■'homa .wbilp,'sho'•■ was■ .being• nursed.-'back;■'■'to!.health. '-I'ln. this .country of small incbmes'if nurses would:fall back;some,, what to."thWold'-idealoffthonurse,-whowoulddo somethin'g:vin;.the hoTispias-- -iTell: as -nurse; .'.it would' bfi for tho'-'gobd of th^.;community., • .' .-..v Miss : .MaoLean,' Tcsppnding. ; ott:behalf..of ,tha 'associationV'-thanked: 'Mrs; , , Atkinson■ ;for ".tho tliighji ideals ! ': Bho' : had ! : put before '■ the nursbs; iMpsj;: nurses' did"what;,the'y could for /the coin.-fort'of-'tho :homes;|to.'wKich'-they vtere .calle.d, and shc-'eave-Jmstaiices:of yarioUße'itta,duties, i with.--' whichVjnurse's'... she'. , ' knew.;'• had, ! buJdenbd ;thcinse;lv(SK::; !v, '\vV^:^:'"V"'.';;','•"'^v' , ''-''■V^:*:■/ •^dring ,^h*"ev9te,nfe"'6(M;-i n!ere ; sung by Miss and' Mra. "iuifl : Mrß.:;Sutcliffo'.'; Afto'rwar'da .the guests;played .'■'Mrs.'lienUali'wbrO'i.irfrocl: pf. l b*iack''silk peaiilV/orhamenitei v.i-Miss!: ■■Maclean, 1 1 blA'st»tiined'Ti^ .ralifie-%euk/A'i»i^?oreaW,'!l&og],!l)ri;/A'grie3vEien-n'ett,, I ' : blacki'silk-i;trimmed with'iWhitojlaiJe; and' "tbuohosVof.palecblueVMissi ißorry;.^'pale N bluo frdck;',wi6h'.yhit-eilacej.yoko f Mrs; -Kidd', vchite. : frock;': : -wi th ':■ borthW- ;of.--whito' l laee';.. Mi ss i'PajneiJaltf: blue; cloth 1 -frp'pk,'with-"white - 4ace'i''irid silver embfojdered''scarf; ; :Mrs.''Atkinson;/black 'Dr.' Elizabeth ' Qu/nn,-.i\Vhite J charmb'use;; Miss .-Turner,'; black ■'ehiffontiSetis;vWitH''v^iite:.i;'ohiffon'.'...eleeyes jet .trimming; Mrs/ F. M. B; Fisher.-'.pale • pink , taffetas,;J wifh'; white 'lace coat j'; . Miss" Bicker.ton,' black ; si.lk. frock,.. ;wi th: ■crpam lace, ibnd' .touches, of' jiale. bluo';:/Mrs. Holgaitp, ; :blfloK :, n'etj'--with ; yoke of ,black, nfct 'orer-'oream'. -Othofa.present; were:—Miss;i)unGibbj- Mrs: /Ewart, Mrs. Young, Mrs. 'Salmbn'd,'- , Mrs.'oE-ankirie-Browh, "Mrs. : C. .'-Jfv; /Luke, :Mrs/J.iP.--Luke,';Mrs.- Samuel, Mrs.. Sea■totil?Mrs.';Oor#igan,'' Mrs.'/ A;' M. Atkinson, -Mrs.' '■\Var4i--"Misr;-''PoManby,- ; \'MTi.'.-: i ßaittsi',./i1r8. , ; .Jl f Yicar?-Mrß.'i'SeXt6n, 'Mnss.'Mapandrejt.-rJIrsV Grosli'y,'Mrs: , : , Winder; Miss JHclyer, "Mrs.'Macdoß;dd,>lte.''/Stttcliffe,;/Mrs. Thornton.'VMiss StuaTt-Forbes, ;Mis;'Bauroe, MIS 3 Kirk,; Mrs. ■•.Miles,-Mis3''Kphn,-;Mrs.:Etherington,"-'and .'Hiss ■il'Leami/.V. ;"'■ ■ ; ■:'.:;:. :V'■/ /.: ; . // ■;;/./■:/■;■ _ t:.\y\ Tea\ai;tHq/ v Kio?k./v//;/:/ ;.'/■//:,/■ >//v-^;;V. ; ;;'' . ■■.Yesterday' : MissMsclean, : president x>l. the: New/ Zeiiland > : Traaned Nursea* Association, bntertaihed the; delegates to the Nurses' I Ooitfeenio ? at;tealiat!the,,lvio«k; ;,The;,verandah 'bnZbEe;:sido/was/ screened; off,/and froin;/tbere :thoview 'o.f the oityiand,.harbour .was ma?nificent.„:,■ Miss:/M-acleaTi- received in;,a : frbek -of grey silk; : plumed ..hat. .Miss ,Louj;hnan' . wore o ! coat'.'.and • 9kirt of ; blue shantung,'/■ and' hat wreataed with rcses.. Among thbso present were'ilrs. Kendall, ! /Mrs. Kidd, Mrs.' Irving, Miss' :, ;Bickerton ) I ;Miss.Turner, Dr.-. and Mrs. Young, illrs. _33wart, 'Mrs. Crosby, Mrs.. Gibbs, Mrs. 'Btheriiigton; Miss -Maclean,' Miss ; Jones, Miss Berry, Dr. Gunn, Miss Payne,] Dr.\Will, ,and. , Dr.;Hay.J::::l : ;/ ; : /:.■•:■ .■•/'■..:■ -r,-\ A"L6tter:froni,Eni)land.> ■.:-;'■ 'V' r ~ -At/the , meeting of. t]ie -women's' branoh of the Nevf -Zealand':Political. Reform-ileague.'.held: last'- eveningj-'an ; interesting, letter; was "'.read' from'itho' Nationa}-Women's Social iandvPoli-' tidal' Union: of-London' (of Srtiich Mrs.' Pankhurst is f president) to • Mrs. Schpch, -'secr'etaiy of: tho branoh; The/letter-:ran..as:follows:— "Dear -Madanl,—l'haye to -acknowledge:thecpipt of y'biir letter,-'/containing'.greetings; and sympathy; from 1 the women's branch of the .'New.l . &aland; Political Reform. League. . Wβ,very ! much, appreciate.tbe'spirrt in.which you send us.yoiir congratulations on-the results we.bavo ■ already aphieved, arid ehared.'tp fhe. full your regret, that':it N h&s ..been' found:impossibly to win';the enfranchisement of duly qualified Women jn England without recourse to methods "which; are obnoxious :to<every onß of- us.: I enclose ■ iv- 1 copy',-oi' ■j;pui-..'.;-p'apjßr.<(' , .Votes , 'for Women ).'■ You' will see ft'at it' Contains articles' dealing ' with :-the \ present, crisis, 1 •feel sure'you will be greatly interested'in.what you"iead there.'•"...WiU ; you convey, our sincere, thanks .to.-the-ladies; who: signed- the letter, aad-who are;ineinbers of tho women's commit'tee—Yours,'very sincerely, /Rachael Tuke, honlv ■ seeretarv."- ■'Mr.-.R. : Scott l .;M.P.,for:Tuapeka > ' willJaduvesa' n«xt'Tliiirsday'a, meeting'vof-, the' : Women's/League./:/.;'■•■/ !■■"■ '■■'.■'.■■ ■■■{'';;■', '':/.■'/''.;

Mrs Hancock, daughter of Mr D T Stu, art, is leaving by tho ss Ulimaroa on Thurs daj next to loin her husbaud, Lieutenant Hancook, of HM S Tantome, at Hobart Mrs T C Williams is staying ivith her daughter, Mrs V. Eeed Invitations' havo been issued by tho Terry sido Croquot Club for an "at homo" nc\t Saturday afternoon at their grounds at Day's Bay. Mrs Tindlay is tho president of tho club, Mrs G. T C Campbell and Mrs Skerrott nro vice presidents, and mombors of tho tommittoo arc Airs Anderson, Mrs. -E. G. N; Zohrab, Hiss Cooper, nnd Miss E Bulkloy Mrs S 1' i Wright is hon tieasuror, and Mrs W H Dids bury hon. secrotary. Miss Tocker, mho has been staying at Wei lington and the nutt, returned to hor homo in Teathcrston on Monday. Mrs Okoy, wifo of tho member for Taranaki, is at present in Wellington She will leavo to day or to morrow by tho Mam Trunki express on a visit to hor sister in Auckland Mrs Heaion, of "Ridgoside," Lower Hutt, who has been south for tho lost fi\o necks, arrived on Thursday by tho Jfararoa, from Lyttelton Mr D. It Bailev, eirth son of Mr W Bailey, of Taonui, near Palmerston, «as mnned on Wednesday to Miss J JI Cameron, daughter of Mrs C. Cameron, of Eangitikei Line, Palmerstoa- > .