SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 781, 2 April 1910, Page 11

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

. yiotorla Collogo Bazaar. .'.The bazaar held by the students of Victoria College in their gymnasium was,opened yesterday^afternoon' by the Mayoress,'. Mrs. Newman, who spoke sympathetically of tho objects for which the bazaar was arranged, the furnishing and. equipment of the gymnasium and the removal of the debt remaining on. the building. 1 Sho said that while the. main business with which the students, at a university were concerned was the development of their mental faculties, they must, pay. so ! much attention to ' their physical development thai some Mr. John Foster Fraser of the future need not publish unfavourable comments on the appearance of Now Zeaknders. The' hall upstairs was devoted to the stalls, which were ,' arranged against: a background of flags and coloured .draperies, each with . a framework that in height and style matched all. the others, so-that.'there was' a : symmetrical pppearance, while each had its own special floral decoration. Theflower stall in the centre-of the' hall was • very prettily arranged with,wire arches wreathed with flowers, uuTat tho. end 'of the hall was a stall yhose only decorations were the goods displayed thereon. This was the\ book _*all,'which was under the care, of tho men students, and it was crowded with •books of all kinds, especially with those most,likely to appeal to the ardent student—Arnold's Latin Prose, Binomial Teorems, rubbing shoulders with the "House of Mirth" and "He Fell in Love with His. Wife."' "There were beautiful things on tho art stall, which'proved very popular,; the fancy Jtall was rich in all sorts of-work,- especially,^cushion. .coders; : ■' and'' • ■ the "doll stall was supph'ed,with'a choice variety jf ■ dolls, from that a four-months-old infant would treasure to those that would pleaseJtho .oldest child.; In-'fact; avery stall was'well stocked, and there were in addition : no ■ fewer :than ten • Bide-shows to charm money" from the pockets of visitors—namely, a shooting gallery, art gallery, Punch and Judy show, with table' quoits, bran tubs, hidden, treasure,' and ; two delectable' rights called Toodleumbuck (a Latin phrase) and Tumbling Tommies. There were also skilled, fortune-tellers and. a musical programme, while one of Miss Beere's little pupils did some clever /ancy.. dancing, and those who visited the_ collegeitself found that there were rarious scientific side shows, and a uhemical display. Altogether. the visitor, to the bazaar had : so time to feel lull, and; if she were : exhausted with jhe giddy round of pleasure, there >'■ was a tearoom on the gymnasium ground floor, where a number of waitresses dressed in white served tea. A little card placed on each table acknowledged in rhyme the debt that the students owed to various firms in .town who had lent •or sent them tables, china, oi donations in kind, finishing tho verse with the statement that "the'waitresses are our own." This-room was charmingly . decorated witlr flowers and foliage and berries. TJpstairs music was supplied: by a string band, and many of the visitors found it very, pleasant to stand on the wide verandah or balcony admiring the view, which is one of the finest in all Wellington, v and listening to the music. The following is the list of stallholders:—Flower stall: , Mrs. von: Zedlitz, with Miss Everett and Miss Davis. Produce stall: Mrs. Maurice .Richmond, with Misses Fell, Hursthouse, and Tyermann, Doll stall' , . Mrs'. Eaeterfield and Miss Thornton, assisted .by some-of the students from the Women Students' Hostel. Sweet stall: Mrs. Hunter, with Misses Margaret Fell, M. Barnett, and Nicol. Art: stall:. , Mrs. Kirk, with Miss Hales'and Miss Griffiths. Book jjfll: Mrs. MacPhail, Miss Myers, with Mr. Skinner.and Mr. Nicol. -Fancy' stall: Mrs; Adamspn, with the Misses Macintosh (2), Cook, and Atkinson'.' Plain work stall: Mrs. Mackenzie, and Miss Saxon., The tearoom was in charge of Miss Taylor and Miss Bertha Reeve. The bazaar will be open again this afternoon and evening- : '•.. ■ . ,

fin Otaki Wedding. A wedding of interest to Otako residents took place at Taihape on Wednesday last, when .Mr. Ralph Cos, son of Mr/ Henry Cos, of WoodviUe, was married to Miss Eva Owens, daughter of Mr. John Owens, postmaster, of Taihape. The couple will take up their residence at Stratford. Mrs. Cox was well-known in Otaki,'and district, having resided there for some considerable time. . '..

The Craduates To Be. The hall at Victoria College was packed with students, men and women— and some of them such young men, and such very, young women —yesterday afternoon, when Professor Kirk ■ delivered the address of welcome on be-, half of the Professorial Board to this year's now students. It is a custom that does not obtain in every, university —this of having a friendly little talk with the students at the very beginning of their university career, but it is an admirable one, and should make the students realiso how truly the professors are interested in their welfare, which is that of the college itsolf. The (time that elapsed between the entry of the students and their departure on the conclusion of ■ the address was very short, but in that time the profescor had touched on many points, and had set forth the ideal of university life as a very high one. Especially did one like ,what 'he. said of the students' 'social life,..and the respect that they should have for themselves and. for each other. The university colleges provide opportunities such as really exist nowhere else in New Zealand for the pleasant comradeship of youths and maidens', whoso interests are to a.very great extent the same. We have co-edu-cation in our primary schools, -and then, there comes a period of secondary education when the boys and girls for years are educated at separate institutions.- It is not till they are nearly grown-up that they resume their studies together, and one would be inclined to think. that the break in their intercourse might accentuate the advantages to. be gained by. co-educa r tion _' that the men would. b"§ more acceptible to the refining influence that the girls should bring with them into

university life, and the girls more ready, to enter into the. wider interests of the men. How far this is the case it is difficult for an outsider to judge, but one is inclined to think that perhaps the fullest advantage is not taken of the privilege of meeting. on equal terms.' The New Zealand student is apt.to fix his or her eyes on the traditions of student life rather than on the ideal, and as tho traditional student is a person who likes; to belittle hoary-headed conventionalities, aud who finds;it-hard to dissociate'mirth from jollity, it, is just as well' that they should be asked to contemplate the ideal, and to realise that by making the. best of. themselves =in every way ( they will bring most honour to the college they most love. It is ' perhaps characteristic of New Zealand society in. all its grades to have too little regard • for conventional restrictions. The men are.too free and easy, and the' girls, instead of discouraging that attitude, are inclined to approve. It would be a distinct benefit to the social, ideals of the younger set in Wellington if that, red colloge on tho hfll raised .its standard- high, and exacted more rigid social observances.

A Kindergarten Dance. V : The Town Hall at Island Bay was the scene of a delightful dance given last night in , aid of the funds of/the Free Kindergarten. It is a pretty hall, and the light and graceful decorations were artistically arranged. Flags hung from each side of the stage, wiich was carpeted and furnished, and draped with white and. Suppor was served in the large room at the back, where the tables were decorated in white and scarlet, the colours of the Kindergarten, broad crimson streamers being laid .down the centre of each table, and numbers of vases set about-filled with daisies and scarlot geraniums. Mr.' Fleming played tho dance music. The chaperons were Mrs. Chatfield,, who is president of the Island Bay branch of the kindergarten, and who was responsible for tho undertaking to hold a dance, Mrs. Chaffoy, Jlrs. Willis, and Mrs. Wilkinson. Mrs. Chatfield wore a gold sequined robe over white satin l ; Mrs. Chaffey was in black;. Mrs. Willis, black and mauvo; Mrs. Wilkinson, mauve ninon, with cream lace and pearls.. A great many people came out from town, and amongst these -were Miss M. E. Richmond and Mrs. Gill, the president of the Freo Kindergarten Union. Miss Richmond wearing black crepe do chine and an amethyst necklace; Mrs. Gill in black silk. Mrs. Fancourt wore a frock of green messaline, with embroidery to match; Miss Chatfield,; pale mauve crepe de chine, with touches of cerise;' Miss Brandon, white frock; Miss Cobb, primrose crepe de chine; Mrs. Davis, black frock with soouined trimming; Miss Lingard, floral chine silk; Miss Milne, pale pink painted chiffon; and her sister, pale yellow frock with gold; Miss fStaco, palo blue silk with touches of black; Miss Freeman,, black silk;. Miss Lee, black net; Miss Odlin, white muslin; Miss Davis, oream frock with touches of pale blue; Miss D.. Bnlkley, pale pink; the Misses But er, palo blue; Mrs. Knowles. black frock. A great deal of tho success of the dance was duo to the help kindly given by Messrs. Wilkinson, Willis, and Dans.

Lady Ward is giving a email tea next Wednesday for hor sister, Mrs.. Boyea, who leaves for England on Thursday., Mrs. W. Fitzherbert is staying at Miss Malcolm's. She has taken Mr. Lathoin's house at Island Bay. Miss Baird, of Bramerton, is ' the guest of Miss Chalmers, of Wellington Terrace. Miss Belle Vallance and Miss Nora Bennett, of Obahuao, are leaving for England by the lonic this month. Announcement is made of the engagement of Miss Aimco Stella Kay second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Kay, Karori, to Mr. J. R. M'Clune, of \\olhngton, eldest son of • the late Robert M'Clune, of "Grand View" Bombay, Auckland. Miss M. E. Rosengrave, of the Wellington Telephone Exchange, who has been seriously ill, is now on a. fair way to recjrery Several gift teas havo been arranged for Miss Kelly, .whose marriage takes place this month, among the hostesses being Mrs. Sievwright, Mrs. Corrigan, and Mrs. Kirby. . The executive of the New Zealand Alliance will entertain the Rev. W. J. and Mrs. Williams at a tea at the Y.M.C.A. rooms on Tuesday night. A meeting of, the Society for the Protection of Women and Children was held in the society's rooms yesterday afternoon, Mrs. W. A. Evans presiding; The other members present-were: Mesdames Gordon, Ponspnby, J. Kirkcaldie, and C. Izard. One case of maintenance was settled, and it was reported that numerous cases wore being dealt with after investigation, including one case of the alleged neglect

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of children, and another where, a girl who'w'as. living in undesirable surroundings 'was to be. placed in . a '.'homo; Other . oases wore 'also being investigated. The.followihgjsubsoriptions.are acknowledged '..'.-with- thanks:—£l \. Is. each from.Mrs. H. P. Bawson, and Mr. ■E. W. .Mills; £1 each from Mr. A. E. Pearce, and Mrs., J. Kirkcaldie, and 55. each from Mrs. W. A. Evans, Mrs.C. Izard, tho Wellington Woollen Com/pany, Mrs. M'Vicar, and Messrs./Castcndyk and Focke. : . I