SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 901, 22 August 1910, Page 11

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

"Beauty and ( the Beast." On Saturday evening the girls of the Wellington Girls' College gave an exceedingly pretty, and enjoyable cntertainmenV'for the purpose,of aiding the Y.W.C.A. in .their' efforts to gather funds fof.the building of a hostel.' Although it was such a stormy night, tho Central Hall was filled with the audience, who displayed much interest in the fortunes ' of "Beauty and. the Beast." The prologue was charmingly sung by. Master Charles Worth, and served to excite further interest as to what was to follow. The characters of the' story 'were taken' by tho following:' Beauty, Miss Elvira Cameron; the Beast, Miss E. Haughton, who, of coui<se, was later on transformed. into a handsome and most agreeable Prince; -the Merchant, Miss Mason; his ' two daughters, Miss Slielton and Miss E. Cattell;. tho Queea of - tho l'aincs, '"Moonbeam," .Miss D. 'Edmondson; Snowdrop, Miss K. Thompson; Rose, Miss N. Morpeth; Canterbury Bell, Miss P. Palmer; Gnome, Miss D. Pope. There were several fairies and flowers, who all looked most charming, and who danced very gracefully. Everything that could possibly add - to the attractiveness of the"' little play had been-carefully thought out, and the mounting of it and tho dressing were exceedingly pretty: The attendants m the scenes wore the' (lower costumes that have already been seen in the Flower Pageant, and somo exceedingly effective tableaux were formed by them. Perhaps the. prettiest song of -tho evening was the one, "The Aight is Departed." The two accompanists '.vorc Miss Edmondson and Miss F. Ray ward. A sale of sweets also took place, at 'which some good business was done. A niftineo will he given next Saturday afternoon at tho Girls' College. Presentation. Miss Ethel Crombie, who is relinquishing the position of .cashier to tho "New Zealand Times" Company, m view of her approaohine mar'nagG) was'

I on Saturday the recipient of a presentation from members of the staff. Mr. Gjfford, manager, in making the presentation, expressed the sincere regret of "the company and 1 staff at losing Miss Crombic. Mr. Sampson made an appropriate reply on behalf of the recipient. Lady Islington arrives by the s.s. Turakina on Wednesday or Thursday next. Mrs. and Miss Norris, of Palmerston, are spending some tinio in Wellington. Miss"Effio Young, lion, secretary of the Kin Ora Centre, Girls' Realm Guild, left on Friday evening for.'Sydney, on an extended visit to Australia and England. The members of the Kia Ora Centre met on the'steamer and presented Miss Young with a handsome bouquet of - freesias and violets, with streamers in tho guild colours. Miss Young and Miss Ida Cooper, who are companions for the whole voyage, were the recipients of- many floral and other tributes from the largo numbers of friends who assembled on tho wharf.to bid them farewell. ' . Sister Isabel Sinclair, who was incharge of cue Methodist Mission, Tory

Street, for five and a half years, arrived from the south yesterday morning en her way to an important appointment in Brisbane, under the Rev. Geo. E. Itowo, president of the Queensland Conference. She. leaves by tho s.s. Mooraki ; ok Friday. Sister Isabel is the guest of Mr. J. N. Carter, 16 Kensington Street. '