SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 842, 14 June 1910, Page 3

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

A Musical Evening. • last night the Misses Cooper, gave a ffrery enjoyable evening at their home on the Terrace, when their friends were cnitertained with much delightful music. 'Among those present were Mrs. Burke (Melbourne), the Hisses Johnston, Shayle- ; George, Craig, Mills, Shirtcliffe (2), Cook (Christohurch), Webster (2), Young, Tuni'irall, Gibb, Lawryi .and Ross, Sir Kenneth Douglas, Dr. Hales, Dr. Foster, Dr. .Woodhouse, and Messrs. Johnston (Christohurch), Cunimings, Thompson, Newman, and Hall, the last three being officers of the Corinthio. Mrs. Burke, who has a very charming vofce, Bang several songs, and others who contributed Bongs or Tecitation3 to the enjoyment if the ■ guests were Miss Mills, Mr. Cummings, the Misses Cooper, and Mr. Wilford Findlay. Miss Cooper received in a frookjif black sequined.net, Miss Ella Cooper wore green charmeuse, and . Miss Gertrude Cooper white embroidered' nnis--lin. Girls' Realm Guild. . A meeting of the Lady Plunket Centre bf the Girls' Realm Guild was held at the Town Hall yesterday, afternoon, Miss Hamilton,presiding. It was decided to take steps to raise the funds to carry, on till September certain work the guild has undertaken, and favourable consideration was given to an offer made by the Mountebank Club at the Hutt t<. give the guild the net proceeds of an entertainment to be arranged, it behijr left to the .secretary to discuss the, matter further.. • ' •■...' A Farewefl Tea. A most enjoyable little tea was' given at Kirkcaldie and. Stains's tearooms yes-' terday afternoon by Mrs. Dawson and Mrs. Dinnie as a farewell to Mrs. Pascoe and her two daughters. The table yras prettily decorated with narcissi, jonquils, and autumn leaves, and anions the guests present-were Mrs. Pascoe and the Misses Pascoe, Mrs. Morton, Mrs. J; M. Clarke and Miss Clarke, Mrs. Beading, Mrs. and"Miss M'Call, Mrs..and Mis Batten, Mrs. M'Villy, and Mrs. Munro. A competition, which caused great amusement, required each competitor to draw a portrait of her right-hand neighbour, . the sketches afterwards being signed by the artists and given to Mrs. Pascoe as • a memento of a pleasant occasion, than as' life-like portraits. . ' ,A Presentation. , Mise Ethelwyn North, daughter of the Eev. ; Alfred North, was entertained at a ; largely attended social in the Ponsonby baptist Schoolroom last week (says an Auckland paper), on the eve of her approaching marriage with-Mr. A. S. Danst, of Wellington, the latter being, also a guest. Miss North was presented by Mr. John Graham, on behalf of church members, with a handsome marble clock, " suitably inscribed, and by Mr. Robert Ferguson, on behalf of the boys' Bible class, with a solid silver entree dish. Obituary.' The death occurred at Auckland on -Friday-of Mrs. Isabella . Cochrane, relict of.the late Mr. Wm. Cochrane,' of Reefton. The deceased was one of. the oldest West Coast identities, her husband being a well-known timber merchant and later a hotelkecper, and she had resided for fifty years there, having lived in all sixty years in New Zealand. She was 81 years of. age, and leaves the following children: Mr. A. Cochrane, builder, Devonport, Auckland; Mr. G. Cochrane, farmer, Bay of Islands; Mr. D. Cochrane, surveyor, Fiji; Mr. W. Cochrane, farmer, Greymouth; Mr. T. Cochrane, contractor, .Westport; .Mr: J. W. Cochrane! land and estate agent, Masterton; Mrs/Sterling, Auckland; Mrs. E. P. Smyrfc, Napier; and.Mrs. Grooby,;Westport. ■ Mrs. O'Brien, widow of the late Mr. John O'Brien, schoolmaster at, Masterton and elsewhere over a couple of decades ago, died at her residence,, off Hay Street,' Oriental' Bay, yesterday morning, after a long illness. She leaves,a family of thrto sons and threo daughters, including Mrs. Mickle, the wife of. Captain Mickle,. and Miss • Lucinda ■ O'Brien, school teacher at. Wanganui. , The death occuredin Christchurch last week of Miss Leah Nisbot, of Grey-mouth, who was well known in musical circles in that town. .Wanganui District Nurses. The amount realised by the street collection of the District Nursing League on Saturday last, writes our Wanganui correspondent, is ,£2SI 15s. When all amounts are in, it is expected that tiiis total will be raised to about ;E3OO. As it is, the sum collected is «£GO ahead of that taken up last year.

' Palmerston North News. The event of lost week was the,ap-' pearance here of the Grand Opera Company. Visitors flocked in.-from all the places—drags and. motors brought people from Feilding, a special train brought a party of thirty Pahiatua . , Tesidents, while even from Dannevirke several parties came by train and motor to hear ".Madam Butterfly." And all the trouble and expense was worth while —the beautiful voices of the principals, the softly-rendered choruses, and perhaps, sbovo all, the trained orchestra under the baton of Signor Hazon, provided the greatest treat we have yet enjoyed in .: Palmerston North. Among the largo audi- . tncea which greeted the company were Dr. and Mrs.. Wilson, Dr. and Mrs. Stowc, Mr. and Mrs. Cohen, Mr., Mrs., and Miss Wheeler (Stanway), Mr. and Mrs. Knight (Danntrirke), Mr. and Mrs. Crewo (Pahiatua), Mr.-and Mrs. Gordon v Lloyd (Dannevirke), Mrs. and the Misses Bolton (Ma'ngatainoko), Mrs. Bcid Mackay and Miss Newton Hall (Dannevirke), Mr. and Mrs. B, Davis, Jfrj nnd Miss Abra- , ■ . ham, Mr. and' Mrs. Broadband Mr. and Mrs. and Miss Strang. Miss Keosin", . who was' visiting Mrs. Jjonisson, has left for her home in Auek- . land., ' Mrs. F. 0. R Loughnan and' Miss Loughnan (Hamilton) are the. guests of Mr. end Mrs. C. A. Loughnan. Mrs. T. Maude (Christehurch) and her daughter have gone to Napier lor change after the latter's recent severs illness. Miss A. Gibson (Clu-istchurch) is visiting Mrs. Eobt. Gardner,' Terrace End. • Mrs. Gordon Lloyd (Dannevirke) was in Palmerston for a few days last wcok, vis- : iting Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd, Hofcowhitu. Mr. and Mrs. J. Barker (Porangahau)' . ' have takeu a. house in Falmerston for the .-winter. , The Terrace End Bowling Club gav<> a . rery enjoyable social in ilu-ii- spacious pavilion on. Wednesday night as a clo e e t'j the season's play. Dancing was tlio principal item of the , evening's enjoyment, and his AVoiship the Mayor' was ..an'efficient M.C. Among those present . were Mr.'and Mrs. Nash. Mr. and-Mrs Bennett. Mr. and' Mrs. Sutcliff, Mr. "and Mrs. Sollite, and Messrs. Page, Withers, and Thompson. Miss Nathan (Wellington) is the guest . of Mrs. O'Brien. ■ Captain Dudley Hewitt arrived from India on furlough on Friday, and is staving with his parents, Vaptain and Mrs. Miss Hewitt went to Wellington to meet her brother. They returned on Friday. • Ven. Archdeacon Harper paid a flyin" .visit to' Eaurimu last week. ° Men have 1 reason to dread nimbletonguod women. 'A certain clever authoress was once asked by a writer of the opposite sex' who is not remarkable for civility: "Wouldn't'you like to bo a man?" To" this the lady readily replied, "Wouldn't you."

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An Auckland Incident. A rather extraordinary incident is, reported to have happened in Queen Street on Wednesday 'evening last, (says the Auckland "Star"). , Mrs. P. H. Ellis, a resident of Grey Lynn, had been out visiting some friends, and arrived at the lower end of Queen Street too late to catch , the last car for Grey Lynn. She thereupon engaged a cab,and was about to start when a man standing near by hailed the driver, and asked uini was he going, to drive -off with tho nosebags on his horses. The driver got off the box, and proceeded towards the horses' heads. At the same moment the man is said to have jumped on to the step of the vehicle, and made a grab at Mrs. Ellis's gold muff chain and watch, and also' at a purse she held. The lady struggled to retain her property, and the driver, coming to her assistance, the thief decamped with , only .a piece of the chain in his hands. The. driver, and a policeman gave chase along Customs Street, but the man succeeded in giving his pursuers the slip, thus evading arrest. Miss Craig, from Auckland, is the guest of Mrs. Dawson. Miss Mary Hall is going ap to the Wairarapa shortly to visit friends there. Miss Shayle-George, of Auckland, is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Curtis. Mrs. Burke, of Melbourne, who has been spending two or three months in Wellington, returns to Australia next Friday. Mrs: Pointon, of Nelson, is visiting Mrs. W. M'Kenzie, of Manaia, Wairarapa. Miss Gladys De Castro has gone to visit Mrs. at Feilding. Mrs. Ernest Short, of Parorangi, Feilding, has arranged to leave on a 'visit to England by tho Corinthic on Thursday next-. At Monte Video, Mr. Short, who has been attending the Argentine International Show, will join the steamer. Mr. Bruce and the Misses Bruce (2) from Dunedin are expected to arrive from Dunedin to-day, and, till they find a suitable house, will be staying at the Occidental Hotel. - . : Last night at the Sydney Street Schoolroom a very enjoyable little dance .was given by several members of the Thorndon Tenuis Club,. Messrs. F. M. B. Fisher, Pi-ouse (2), Fell, and Putnam. On Saturday,' June 11,' at All Saints' Church,' Brisbane, the marriage took place, of Miss Marian Chamberlain Kobinson, of New York, to Mr. John H. Owen,, of Wellington, the Eer. Douglas Price, M.A., officiating. ' , Mrs. H. D. Crawford has returned from a visit to friends in' Hawke's Bay. Mrs. I. ATibotf is giving a rinking party to-morrow.. Mrs. W. Barton, Featherston, is visiting Mrs. Rhodes at tho Grange.