TO-DAY'S DINNER.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 891, 10 August 1910, Page 11

TO-DAY'S DINNER.

(Speoially written for The Dominion".) WEDNESDAY. Potato Soup. Boiled Corned Beef. Carrots. Turnips. Dumplings. Marmalade Pudding. 'MARMALADE'PUDDING. • Four ounces flour, 2ozs. sugar, 4ozs. marmalade, 3ozs. suet, sozs. breadcrumbs, 1 teaspoonful carbonate of soda,' milk. ; Shred the suet and add to it the floury sugar, breadcrumbs, and. marmalade, and then, the soda dissolved in a little warm milk. If necessary add a little/more milk, but the pudding must be mixed rather stiffly or it will break when turned oilt. Steam 3 hours and serve witli liweet melted butter. FOR TO-MORROW. . Half pint peas (soaked overnight), stock, salad, 21bs. chops, artichokes, raisins, suet. ' SOCIAL AND PERSONAL. Star Boating Club Dance. \ The annual ball, given by the Star Boating Club in tho Concert Room of the Town Hall last evening, proved, as it usually does; to bo a most onjoyable affair. Although there wore- a largo number of peoplo present, the room was not too crowded for dancing, and, a thing that is not. always the case at dances nowadays, ladies were- somewhat in tho minority. A great amount of trouble had been gone to in the decorations, and every evidence was given that this was a ball in connection with boating people. Tho staircase , aud landings upstairs had been carpeted and arranged with banks of foliage and palms, and if one explored sufficiently, all sorts of pleasant sitting-out places wore discoverable. In tlie Concert Chamber thick ropes of lycopbdium had been carried from corner to corner across tlie room below the ceiling, while from the gasolier alternate streamers of blue and white, the club colours, fastened to tho gallery and sides of the room formed tho pretty canopy which adds sudh an effective 'touch to any ball-room. Over-the stage, which was carpeted and furnished as a sitting-out place, was suspended a four-oar rowing boat, while a sculling boat over-hung the entrance to the room. Lycopodium was wreathed around the pillars while, encasing (them, were sheaths of oars. Oars 'again, fastened with bluo and white, and trails of lycopodium, decorated the sides of tho walls, while tho windows were hidden with pretty curtains. Mrs. H. B. Bridge and Miss Ba'rnetthad given a great deal of their assistance during the day in arranging these pretty touches. Supper was. laid, in a scroened-off part of the corridor, on a number of small tables and one,'or two long ones, while white narcissi and lycopodium, with bands tif pale bluo ribbon running down the centre of tho tables formed the decorations;

The chaperones present wero Mrs. Bridge, wearing a black silk dress,with silver beaded trimming; Mrs. John Anderson, a black silk dress; and Mrs. Osborne-Gibbs, wearing ; black silk. Spnio very, .old: members of tho Star Boa , ting Olub.-Mr. Hugh Pollen and Mr. Osborne-Gibbs, showed their keen interest in its affairs by their presence, during the .evening. Mrs. Pollen accompanied, her husband, wearing a black silk dress trimmed with white lace. Among the dancers were to be seen Mrs. S. "Wheeler, wearing a dress of white silk.taffetas trimmed with silver trimming; Miss Barnett, a princess dress of violet silk; Miss West, floral silk dross with sequin trimming; Miss E. West, white sequinned robe over white silk; Miss Elliott, a " dress of palo pink silk; Miss "SI. Moore (Masterton), pale pink chiffon taffetas, trimmed with point lace; Miss D. Wilson, heliotrope net over heliotrope silk with touches of a darker heliotrope ribbon; Miss E. Simpson, whito silk dress with silver trimming; Miss E, Watson, tunic dress of lobelia blue silk j Miss Lingard, white chiffon taffetas with silver trimming; Miss Eva Gear, pale blue silk clress with ■chrystal trimming; Miss J. Seed, pale blue ninon over blue silk; Miss Palmer (Napier), vieux roso silk dress, and her _ sister in blue silk with Oriental trimming; Miss Salraond, pale Rreen charmeuse 'satin dress; Miss Chilman, pale- lemon silk' dress with bands of Oriental insertion; Miss B. Watson; palo pink ninon over pink silk; Miss Mandel, a pale blue ninon over blue silk - f Miss Le Sueur, a pale pink dress; Miss Peat (Wangahui), a buttercup yellow silk dress; Miss Kathleen Anderson, a debutante, white satin; Miss N. Osborne-CJibbs, a white satin dress rfith and crystal trimming; Miss Milhngton, another, debutante, in white satin; Miss Jameson, soft white silk dress; Miss D. Lovi, palo blue dew-drop net over white silk; Miss Collins, white silk; and Miss Pollock, wearing white silk. . . ' . . The committee of tho Star Boating ball consisted of Messrs. H. D. Bell, president; C. Pearce, captain; F. G. Hume, deputy-captain: A. H..Barnett, A. S. Biss. A. D. Bayfield, C. E. Bridge, S. G. Cowles, B. Johnston, D. R. Menzies; W. S. Wheeler, and J. C. A. Dudley, the last two members acting as joint secretaries as well. Palmerston North News. A most successful and amusing variety entertainment was given at the Opera House last night by a number of amateurs, in aid of the All Saints' Building Fund. A committee of ladies arranged five very effective tableaux, perhaps tho most striking being "Queen Katherine's Dream," with tho cloud ,of angels in the background. "The G.ipsy Camp" was also very pretty, the gipsies singing several choruses. Other tableaux were "Over the Garden Wall," 'Mary, Quito Contraryj", "The Old Woman in the Shoe," the last very rjuaint and amusing. Among those taking nart in the tableaux wero Misses Abraham, Monro, Russell, Hewitt, Waldegrave, Barber, and Mr. H. Cooper and Captain Dudley Hewitt, and a host of small people, .who acquitted themselves most creditably. In the intervals of the tableaux Mr. Roley Robertson (Wellington) and Messrs. H. Palmor and Jeff erics .kept the audjonco in fits of laughter with their comic songs. Tho second half\ of the programme consisted in an exhibition by Professor Bon Ton of his performing dogs. Tlie professor (Mr. L. A. Abraham) was assisted by Mr. Sniff, of Snuffle Alloy (Mr. H. Gifford Mooro), and together wore irresistible. Tho troupe wero most lifelike, and went through their various tricks in tho most amusing manner. They were cleverly disguised by Jong suits of rough cloth, dyed to suit tho colour of ench breed, and their headdresses wero most cleverly made by Miss Clark. The troup consisted of Messrs. Bnrraud, Abraham, Keeblo, Pratt, Hawkins, aild Bond.

The last item on the programme was a flower ballot, danced by eighty girls, and arranged by Miss Russell, assisted by Misses Warburton, Cargill, and Beswick. The ballet opened with twentyfour girls dressed us lilies, irises, jonquils, and bluebells, who did pretty skirt dances aiid' marching evolutions, finally grouping at the back of the stage. Then came on twenty-four roses, who also went through pretty measures before grouping in front of the taller girls. These vera followed by the

chrysanthemums, and they in turn by butterflies, fairies, scarlet-runners, nua snowdrops, the-latter being tiny little tots, who looked very sweet in their dainty little, flower frocks. Solos vfero danced by' Hiss Russell, little Miss Peggy Abraham (queen of the fairies), and Misses Keeling and. Harpe'r (rose and brownie). The house was packed, and the whole performance must have been very gratifying to the many helpers who have been working so hard for weeks practising and sewing at all the different costumes. ■ . . - Mr. J. AY. Joynt has issued invitations for an "At Home", in the Sydney Street Hall on Thursday, August 18, from 4to 6 p.m. ■'[■.: .■ . ■ Miss E. Robertson is visiting Ealmcrston North and is staying, with Miss Waldegrave. .. . . Lady M'Lean intends leaving Wellington for Dunedin on Monday. Miss M'Lean has very kindly offered two valuable prizes for' competition among members of the Old Girls' Association—one for recitation, and one for composition, on any subject connected with school days. ' .Mrs. W. R. James arrived in Wellington from Masterton, and is staying with her sister, Mrs. P. Webb. Mrs. and Miss Hay ward, of the Hutt,' intend leaving on Friday for a trip, to Sydney. ■ . ' . At an examination, , held under the auspices of the St. John Ambulance Sooioty by Dr. Hogg, the following candidates passed in the homo nursing branch:—Misses Annie Smith, Edith Anderson, L. Thompson, E. Woodman, M. Hill, L. Stormont, J. M'Kenzio,'G. Millar, and B. Blair. There wore'two •failures. The engagement is announced of Miss Mary Bulkley, eldest daughter of tlie late Mr. R. C. Bulkley, of Wellington, to Mr. T .D. Cameron, of Glendhu Station, Wairarapa. ■ Mrs. F. Armstrong ' (Akitio), Mrs. Speedy ("Burn View' , ), and Mr. W. IVevillo left Dannevirko by special coach for the Coast on Sunday. . -Mr. and Mrs. H. Davis'arrived from Sydney on Sunday and aro staying with their relatives in Auckland.