SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 887, 5 August 1910, Page 9

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

... Vi.ct'qf ia'.College. Ball. " --lirVwas'a very, brilliant function-that took, place in the Town Hall last even-'' ingi.when the Victoria College Students' - Association held their annual ' ball, -a .: very., large number of students.and their friends .Being present:, The. entrance hall .' had Iheen; decorated with, huge' clumps of bamboo-grass, palms, arid tree ferns, . while the staircases-, on both sides had -."beei" : carpeted in warm crimson and "an- . banked on cither side with the same kind of ffoliage'. ; . The-massive pillars that sup-: ported them'were almost completely hid-den-in a'.'boiver of tree ferns and lycopddiumi Iwith little coloured.electric lights' gleaming.-:and..adding pretty touches of colour airion'g. the green.'The'main hull,' ./ [where the dancing took" place; - presented quite a: different appearance to that of ; the;:'previous balls, in that different col■ours' were used for the decorative eifeots. ( : 'Green : and white streamers, alternated •with Topes of'■coloured electric lights, . 'o-adiated- from the huge central. gasolier. ito-ithe sides' of. the galleries, while fostooris gold, tlio college col-' ouri.were carried all round'the galleries, J alm'ost::hidine them from-view. Under- ' neath them the alcoves to which one has . gro*ii so accustomed wero petitioned oil, ; and; divided .'from orie'. another by .lace andSmiislin curtains. In-some .cases these dividing curtains-were of crinisOn, and' . yet light, appearance,, to the general schemo of colourA in'gi' :; Lace. curtains wero looped up. in i front.'o(.;them, and added an inviting air. -of/seclusion... The floor bad-been cu'rpet- , ed'-iu. green, and ■ with comfortable chairs :and-couches made a very pleasant resf-Hng-placo' for those who looked, on;at tlie [dancing. ; Tho front of the stage had.been' with yellow and green, folds .of jmusliri'/.and palms aud ferns. lidded a. gr'aoeful .touch tec its i appearance.' Tho" corridors leading to the supper room.upstairs had- also been carpeted, and tlie eides arranged with -foliage. In the supper room itself trails of lycopo'dium ihaujbeeh fastened to the electric lights andi : about various - parts of the room. 'AlKthe -tables had been; decorated with either spring bulbs, yellow arid .white;, or else'/ wattle, the large, central table pre- .. Eenting'.a-. very elt'ectivo :. appearance.' (Theire were a, number of small thbles' as' i.well'sot: about in dilferont pliices. • -,'■ The. chaperones present -werp' Mrs... W.. Fell,-'-'we'aririg' r a black -lacO-'dress . over hlack silk;-Mrs..-Adamson, -in;, cream . charrriousa satin with pearl, trimming; iMrs..De:la Mare ; black sniin charmeuse with jewelled-trimming,•.-•Mrs.., Beere, in, (black Bilk; Mrs:;.'J.;'R-.-.-Thornton: in .a ;-■'. Hack' silk dres.l,;.''A'ho'ivCollCKß. jirojessoJß. .-. present were Professb'r:'Bro,>vni, Professor' Richmond, ProfessorJLabyJ'arid ..-■'■ Adamsbn. The.'fiqni George Fowlds.was alsofpresenifat;tho ball. .The.committei!, consisted . of'-; Miss Tennant: wearing', 'a ibla'ck 'chiffon: velvet dress; with white; :Miss Sakbh, in ( pale blue paillette silk; - iMiss M'Kellar,-, a white' embroidered mus- . ,'lin.dress. With them as fellow-members . iupon-the-committee were: Mr., J.L.:Short ' and'.Mr;;E.-Wright,..whilu Mr.-R. St. J. ■ Beere--had thp very.-iarduous duties of . secretary- to .fulfil... ■: ::■;.. .1 ''.' Some of those present last evening wore Mrs. Richmond, wearing a'black silk dress;VMrs. Geo. Fowlds, a fignred blue . silk':dress; Mrs... Johnson,,-Lblaqk.-- jsilk; Miss .'Ml.Fell, white charmeuse satin; ' Miss Fowlds, heliotrope chiffon over pale . . bine. chiffon. taffetas. : Miss Amy Webb, ''...- a", dobntanter.a pretty-silk dress; Miss -Chatwin, another-debutante, wore a dress of -S'hite silk with' silver'triiriming," and carried a. shower, ;bouquet;..Miss E. Fell; :'•'•-■ yellow':, chiffon' over 'yellow -chine -." silk; Miss Cleghorjie, pineapple silk; Mrs. Wilißon, pale pink nindn over pink silk; (Miss Collins,, vhife chiffon over.'white eilk; Mrs. Levvy,. ai violet chiffon dress . with; violet coloured sequins - over violet ~}silk;: Miss Sevenson, /white silk; Mrs. ' 'Harriilt6ri,'adove*grey silk dress; Miss iTrTprhtori; black chiffon velvet; .Miss .-Rita'Johnson, white, ninon.over white silk; Miss Sexton,- white charmeuse satin. '. withv pearl, and silver -trimming; ;Mrs. . Sirrieon princess dress of-white charmeuso Batin with bolero of crystal trimhiirig and fringe;-Miss VanStaveren; .white silk; 'Miss :L.' Van Staveren, crushed straw- ;.-.; berry- velvet. dress;' Miss 'Winder,' white .'. Bilk;iwith -overdress' of sequinned net; •Miss Palmer (Napier), blue silk with se- > qnihed. not oviir dross; Miss .futuanj' cerise; coloured silk-'dress.,:' •. County Ball. . One'.Vf. tho' most brilliant social' tunc. ... tions.eyer held in the Wairarapa was the - county,y, ball,;.- which-' took . place in the vMasterton Drill Hall and - Town Hall- yesterday ;evening. Over .'seven ,: ....hundred:-; invitations had been issued, and between three and four hundred :guests from all, parts of the.North • Island were present. The Drill Hall, in . which: the 'dancing took place, was elaborately :decorated with ferns, evergreens, flags and mirrors, and gas jets,, and pro•eented a,brilliant scene. ; The Town Hall was: transformed'into, a huge drawingroom, most luxuriously furnished, and'excellent music was supplied by the Reihan'a Boys' Orchestra. Tho Supper was served on the stage of the Town Hall, which, was., furnished ' with' numerous small fabfes".artistically- decorated withnarcissi: and| yellow jonquils and minia- ■ ture vases'.of violets and autumn leaves, intertwined with green ribbon. , 'The ladies of tho .committee were Mesdames Hugh. Beetham, W. H. Beethani, Cock-burn-Hood, Mawley, H. Morrison, J. P. Perry,..M. Caselbcrg,. J. MoiTison, Ornpnd, 'Cooper, G. Moore, and J. Ewart. Ariiong the visitors were Mrs. Lindo Fer- •'. giisou.ot Dunedin, ..who wore a dress'or black not over silk, and Mrs. Bethel, of Christohurch, who wore a beautiful dress . of pink satin. Among those present were Mrs/v N.':-Beetham I, beautiful lace robe ■ '.-..; over.white silk; Mrs. H. Holmes, cream ' ' with, gold, net trimmings; Mrs. Henry, ': palo. blue'eharmouse silver scquined net; Mrs.- W:'Martin, cream satin; Mrs. Mac-kersey,-blue satin with .embroidered pink flowers; Mrs. 11. Beetham", beautiiul black velvet dress;-.' Mrs. Cockburn-Hood,. black ninon do soie; Mrs. Ormond Cooper, princess' robe of. cream,- satin .char- ■■ ■ inense;-.Mrs. Hugh Morrison, pink satin ■.; dress;' Mrs. Mawley, black robe of sdtin with"gold trimmings; Mrs. Ewart.vblack satin trnnnied with black,sequin trimming, over, yhite chiffon; Miss Moore, frock of black. Ninon, with gold trim- . .mines; Mrs. C. Pharazyn, very lovely frock of heliotrope; Miss Mary Hall, black and white; Mrs. John Perry, hand- - some black silk; several wedding dresses were worn, among the brides l>eins Mrs.J.Blundell. Miss Dorothy Jackson (a de.butahte), cream satin princess'-robe with ,silyer-sequin trimming;-she carried a lovely bouquet; the Misses,Pilmcr (de- -,..- butantes),'; white .satin and : pearl trim- : miiigsj and. her sister, dewdrop not over whito-satin, with sequin trimmings;: Miss Gillies, white satin.with crystal trimming;- Mrs.. -Carey,: ■• white satin -with spangled' net; Miss Mackay, red silk; ■- Mrs. John Martin, ■ white silk with touches„of jblue; Mrs. 0. Fowler, black -..-. silk; Mrs.'Lewis,. pink .satin; Mrs. D. Caselberg,';.white satin :charmeuse, with .'. gold.sequin trimming; Mrs. A. Beetham, cream satin,. '■

The Queen's Thanks. Lady Ward, as - president of the New Zealand branch of tho Victoria League, has received an autograph letter from tiueen Alexandra, worded as follows:— "Buckingham Palace, • "May 20, 1010.: ."I. wish to express my. heartfelt thanks to all the kind donors ol'tht, beautiful wreaths and flowers which were sent as token of affection in memory of our beloved King. "ALEXANDRA." The Need for a Girls' Hostel. A ycry-largsly attended "At Home," given as a welcome to Dr. and Mrs. Henry, and to Mr. and Mrs. Potts, was bald in the Y.W.C.A."Room's last, evening, when a very large number of pcoplo .were -present. Mr. Aitken presided at the gathering, and a very..pleasant evening, with music and short addresses, was spent. Those who sjioko had the interest of tho Y.W.C.A. very. much, at heart, nnd, in addition to the very warm Welcome which .was given the guests ofthe evening, * strongly advocated the absolute ; necessity for trying to provide a hostel for the many girls who come to Wellington. . Probably the warmest advocates there wero Dr. and Mrs. Henry. Miss. M'Lean, in a very interesting speech, referred to tho work that had been dono by the association: They badly needed a hostel. They - had over three, hundred girl members, and these members had done their best by means, of bazaars and hostel cards to raisefunds for such a building. They had already succeeded i». getting nearly They wero anxious to form, a guild of helpers. One girl, collected in hostel) cards £6 in one week, and JBIO altogether. Mrs. Henry expressed tho great interest .she took in the Y.W.C.A., and said that she wished to be made a member of tho Wellington Association. When she v;as in Great Britain, and attended the 1 jubilee .of tho association there, there .were -present in tho Albert Hall over 10.0QO people, representatives of every' country, and 'it, .was : presided over byALord. Kinnaird. ■ . , ■ ''' .'. Dr. Henry told that when ho .was in Los"Angeles, iri-charge of a church, he started a campaign for the association, and now that particular, one has tho largest membership in the world, consisting of eight. thousand members, while the building erected cost There were eight .hundred associations in .the United-States, with a: membership of 200,000, and 53,000 of these were connected with colleges of the -United States; 17,000, members belonged to the. of the States. Dr.. Henry impressed strongly upon those present the great need of: a boarding establishment to house the girls that came to Wellington, and aro employed in shops, offices, and various branches of work. He hoped it would not be. long before citizens realised their responsibilities, and. gave liberally towards this most important adjunct to a goahead, up-todate city. '" Mr. Potts, in the course of the evening,., sang, as did Mr. iWatkiris,- Miss Henry, and Mrs. Sutcliffe recited* while Mrs. Potts arid Miss Pringle played the accompaniments. Supper was also an addition to the evening's entertainment. ■ Convalescent Home Trustees. ■ A meeting. of 'tho Wellington. Convalescent Home. Trustees met yesterday afternoon, there'being present Mrs. Newman (in the chair), Mrs. West-Knowles, Miss Goates, arid' Mrs. Barron (treasurer). The matron reported that fifteen patients had been - admitted. and twenty-eight discharged during the .month. Gifts froth Mts. Brandon, "Mrs. Rotheram, Mrs. Snaddon, and Miss Coates ivero acknowledged with thanks.' ; Tlie 'trustees ' re-' ceived a donation of one guinea as peace offering from .four young men who entered; a: garden in Pahautanui without ,lea-vo and- removed inany.'.-heads.-,of pampaVgras's/''■'-':'■ .:'';<'l[' : -T"' T :' ■"-• The Rov. c Mr/xThonias-- and Mrs. Carew 'Thomas tho Main Trunk, and are' staying at the Hotel Arcadia. Mr. Thomas is about to take ■up ditty in the Mangaweka district. 'Mrs. Holdsworth, from Dunedin, has .been paying- a .visit to. Wellington. > Mrs. arid Miss Hurley, who have been having a most enjoyable holiday • with their friends in -New Zealand, are returning bjr.the Warrimoo to-day for their home in .West Australia. . ' The following guests are among th» receat arrivals,at the Occidental Hotel: | —Mrs;."- arid; "Miss , Balfour, .'■ 'Waverley;' Mrs.' Grierson, Waimeki; Mrs. M'Lean and Miss Horton, Blenheim; Mrs. Stringlemnn, Christohurch; ■ Mr. Geo,Lewis, London; Mr. Stanley George, Waikato-;'- Mr.- -Finch, London; and Mr. M'Knight,. Palmerston.. .;.-. Miss Mary L. Richardson has been appointed a shorthand writer and typist, to the Crown, Law. Office. Misses Bertha E. Cowie .'and Barbara A. Dewar- have been ■ similarly appointed •to the Department of Labour.. , ''■■'- . ,A ; most delightful children's party .was given by Mrs. (Dr.) Shand, at her home m Vivian' Street, yesterday'' afternoon, fully over forty children being present.' The little guests were of all ages, sbmo of them being only about a year old, while nvany were' only two or three years 'of-age,. However, they were riot too young'to thoroughly) enjoy themselves, in their own baby fashion. Tho. occasion of tho party was tho celebration of tho birthdays of her little son,' aged four, and her daughter, two. . All sorts of games were played, crackers fired off,. ;and various surprises planned. Tho great event of the afternoon, however, was when ted time came, and the largo birthday, cake, iced and, with candles set around it, came into view, the cynosure of all "eyes. Mrs. Algar Williams's little daughter was there, and Mrs. Williams a$ well. Mrs: B. Sinclair* and her son, Mrs. Hislop with her two children, Mrs. Munro and her daughter, ■ Elliner; Mrs. Marchbank with three children, :Mrs. Hadfield and her little girl, Mrs..Harcourt's son, Mi's. M. Dennison nnd her two children, Mrs. M. Burnett and her very small daughter.