TO-DAY'S DINNER.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 766, 15 March 1910, Page 3

TO-DAY'S DINNER.

Ppwiellj written for Tat Douinioh.) TUESDAY. Boiled corned beef. Suet dumplings. Carrots,. Turnips. French pancakes. FRENCH PANCAKES. Two ounces butter, two ounces sugar, two eggs, half a-pint, of milk, jam, two ounces flour. ■ Beat the butter to a cream; beat in the flour, sugar, yolks of eggs, and milk. Beat well ana let it stand two : hours, before cooking. Then mix the whites, "beaten stiff. Bake, for twenty minutes in wellbattered saucers. Plaoe the puddings one on top. of . the other,*"so as to make one podding; spread jam between; or. serve with one of the pudding sauccs. FOE TO-MORROW. One- loin ~of mutton, breadcrumbs, Jierbs^lemon, dates. , ' SOCIAL AND PERSONAL. A Wellington Wedding. At St. Peter's' Church, on Saturday,, March 12, Miss Ida Mary Evans, daugnter of Mr. Robert Evans, of.. Boulcott Street, Wellington, .was married to Mr. ■Claude H. F. Watson, .son of .Dr. Watson, 1 of .Auckland. . The Rev.' G.' : P. Davys officiated. The bride, ; . who'- was given away by, her father,. wore a .'charming •princess dress of- white chiffon taffetas, with , a bridal wreath' and veil, and she tarried a magnificent sheaf of. lilies, the gift of Mrs. T. G.'Macarthy. She was., at-, tended by Miss May Bupkeridge, who wore' frock' of white book muslin and, white . chip straw hat, swathed with white silk, and carried a sprayofpink rosebuds and maidenhair. Mr.:'J3.(Watson, brother .of. the bridegroom,, was best man.. ' After the ceremony, there was a reception at the ] home of the bride's parents in Boujcott Street,'where about forty, guests were present.' Mrs. Evans .wore . a . tailor-made costume of saxe blue, with black ijilk collar, and. a hat of the same sbade, trimmed \rith- blue roses and silk. The bridegroom's present to'..the ,■ bride' was a turquoise and pearl :pendant and/chain, and . .to; the .bridesmaid a.gold .brooch set with pearls., Among the guests present were Mrs.- Wilson, Mrs. Ibbetson, Mrs; Scott, Mrs. Iverr, - Mrs.-. Tansley,'. Mrs. Lewis, Mrs. Ludwig,- Mrs. Dick, Mlrs'..'Hervey, and Mrs.. Buckeridge, w;ith the Misses: Ibbetson, Lewis (2); - Tansley, Scott, Swan, Marchant, Platts, and Lud- ■ wig.. ' : ' : A -.-' NSvy League Bail. :A; meeting of.'the. Navy / League Ball Committee held yesterday morning wat. well-attended, in spite-of the boisterous ,ireather,' : and • final ■ arrangements were made for the ball, which is to' be given ; this evening in -the -Town Hall, when it is expected.that over 300 people'.will be present . The.. naval boatshed has been: placed at- the disposal of .the committee for the evening, so .that the Admiral and the officers may. have:a,landing. place.near ! the Town-,Hall.,..Special cars,will run at 1.30,' and it is intended to bring the ball after the eighteenth dance. Among those who have'announced, their, intention of being present- are practically ■ all the. senior military officers in -Wellington, and what with the pretty, frocks of -the women arid.the-uniforms of tlie naval and military, officers, the scene should: be a brilliant one.. It ;is . understood . that. the secretary has been besieged, with .requests from people, who 'wished/for. gallery tickets, but after.' Jul! consideration tie co'mraittee decided not to throw the-gal-lery open ,to an}- but .guests. A .sub-corn-. .' mittee has: b6eri . formed to. arrange for : introdccing the- guests to each other, th'e members , of this:.being Colonel. Campbell;. Colonel'Chaytor, Major Coiirtenay, Dr. Napier MacLea'n, "IDr. izardi and "Messrs. J. B. Harcourt, Coates, Le Grove, Pollock, and Dykes. ... 'Entertaining the Fleet: Crews. .'• / 1 " Arrangements"'•have ; beeii , '.'completea for the-entertainment to'bergiven to the'men of the squadron at Day's; Bay-on Friday evening. 'Mr.'; Palme- ba's received a-let-' ter from; the captain of.the-flagship, stating that the. band of the ship will be ..willing to play at the entertainment. Miss Hardinge-Maltby has promised to recite, and other local people; will contribute items „ t0... the short, concert . p"rogi/amme ..with which the entertainment is to.begin, while some of the men from the ships will also, tatoj part, ,'i'he cohcert will be followed by'.a' dance, and the boats will return to; town between ten and eleven .' ('clock. ; .. . , ..' Mr. and Mrs. V. Stooke,' of Melbourne, are'visiting Wellington. They leave to-.' morrow: .'for ,Taumarun>ii, ; ' to' do the "Wanganui River trip. Subsequently they- , will visit Rotorua and Auckland.' Mrs Wood, from Napier,vis visiting her daughter, Mrs. Ernest Hadfield. ' ' Mrs. P. Hulme, who, with ner son, nas been spending a few weeks with her rela-tives-in .Wellington and Whareauri, has . returned to her home in Blenheim. Miss' -Lamb,. who has just returned from a , visit, to Auckland-and Rotorua, is now. the-guest of Mrs.'Heckler, "For- , est Downs."; ..Miss Gueladys Heckler has. returned from Palmerston North. ' Mr and Mrs.', D. ■ Donald, of "Waicme," Larisdowne, leave next week ' for Sydney. ... .

"There," .said a lady, breathlessly, as she clutched the arm of a ' suburban friend who. was : returning after a dav's ; , shopping.. "I- am so glad. I've just left Edward, and 1 told him I'd been on a wild goose chase all day long,-but I believed. I might catch you here iii the . itatiou." ■

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