SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
Calve/ . ; •■■.•■'■■ . .'Madame Calve was a great friend of ' Queen. Victoria, during whoso reign she visited Windsor i every year ,for twelve'years. Amongst, the jewels pre-, ■aented-.to her by her Majesty was a (brooch, of pearls and diamonds, in the iform of the. royal monogram, ornaffflented with/a crown\ sot. with rubies, and another.was a. butterfly with emerr iald. body !and . diamond wings. .The JQueen ■" asked Madame ' Calve also .to select.a dog from tho. R-oyul kennels; and her choice fell upon a Scotch 'li-3, which .was'.her . inseparable com-' fPanioii^for'years. , ,- , ,;. V '-.';/ •.'.'•.■.
■■'."■'. It is".,'very, much'to be hoped that .:, Jthe queue ..system, will .be- carried :dut .•Lα Wellington when tbo booking opens ■:" ;'.','for Madame- Qalve's concert, 'and not jonly at the time, of booking, but when '":'■ ;the actual night of : the'concert, arrives ;/ias'well. ■Aα- it is. to. bo. for one night .■■:■ [only, it. is ' almost., certain . that,, there i ■•'. ■will he.'; : a large number .of- people ~ anxious to.hear,her, .but;who will not" "..:,. ;have,,their., seats reserved. .One haj, ." on]} , to be in one?'of. :tho (strug- ,'•■. jgling :to. get.-into .the hall to be thank- .'■-.. [fuljif one arrives there; without .being • "■ nearly', flattened to ■ death; and' as dis- '/■ - : 'heyelledJooking as though one- had .'...(passed-,"through a,.-furze hedge. . •'-.' . ■-Masterton Wedding. -~. ■ - ; -•. A wedding: in which' a good deal of , : < local ."interest was : manifested /took ■■. •;; place at the residence of Mr. W. H. '''■/.' '.AHeii, on.-Wednesday, when:-Mr. L. G. .■/R. Richardson, ' youngest son-of Mr. '. ' "William Richardson, of Wellington, was , • -married'to' Miss Rose Miller, youngest. ' ■'■■' of the late Mr. William Miller, •. .'•• of Nelson.' The ceremony was.porforin.:„'..;.cd'by the R«y. Bain.M'Donald.,-. :Tlio: . : ; Misses': May ahd'Doris , 'Allen,, nieces;of:! •■, the.bride, acted as bridesmaids.;.' , ' .- ■.: : , Manaliau " ; T • '' ■ >At Manakau'on ; .Tuesday Mr. Stuart ■~. Huntj'df'. Waikanae; was: Tnarried tp v a ; Miss 'ifahe MaspfiJ n eldest daughter, of l ' ,Jlr., ceremony was /•;- performed by; , the ,Rfev.. J.. .iE:''Jones'.'; ■■■■■': The', bride^.wore; a. pretty white dress, '•.'and was-, attended ,by ■ Miss. , ■'.'. Winnie' ; Mason- and- Miss. Betsy Mason as brides',I'; ..maids',.■;" Mr.- T. .Mason■ -fulHlled the '. man. The. future homo .. . ;:'of Mr. and-Mrs; 'Hunt 'will. be- at Wai-, : ' '■■ '.■■'.';''.' ■/■-■';'.■■...,■'■'.<■■■■'■■■ \. ; Chlldrpn's Flower Pageant. . ,'■..' .A meeting of "the" (-Joneral Comniittee of the Children's I Flower Pagearit was ;'hekl in the .secretary's. (Mr. Pether-' jck) office yesterday afternoon, and the following..ladies and' gentlemen were ■ fpresentTT-Miss : -/Mary' Richmond (presi- ' ; ■ 'dent)j''iirs.'. Darling, Mrs. Coulls, -Miss' .Holmes, Mrs. M'Viciir (representing .'-.■ Ithe Plunket. nurse), Mr. H. E. Nicholls, jand: Mr; A._ 'J. Petherick; Consider|able discussion, was given .to; th 6 quesf, .;-tion of altering the date for the hold- ' 'ing of the third performance. • It was ipointed out that the Orphans and Sav- ;;: jages intend holding ; their: ■ entertain- ; Vfments. on. the dote originally decided ■'..;_ namely, Saturday evening,,Septem- . ■ 'bor 10. It was. decided to. postpone ;the performance to the following Satiutday,' September 17. 'Though charity . Apia's ; been much'in the-public eye, of " Hate, the worthy objects': which the . ... pageant is intended to assist.will com-; •mend themselves to the' many friends • . .land, snpporters' .of. Mother ,Aubert's . jjHome and the Pluriket Nurse.'' -Friends .'of these charities, have announced their V iintontion;" to actively canvass-for: the ■ ..'disposal iof .tickets. ,Mr.;Cotills, ,'of rCoulls;- 'Culling land" Co. ." r Ltd., who ~ ligave.the tickets.sold at the previous .';. ' is; doing the.-same .again ; tfor the third production of the pageant,' ;.'■•■ A Strenuous Life, ,'■"■ .■.'■:.;.,-;; ; ;-.-••,..\- •■: The late Mrs.'Warmoll, .whose'remainsrwere interred in the Devonpo'rt . cemetery, on Monday, had a varied -' career during-her lengthy residenco in the colonies. '/'She came here with her parents in the same vessel as the first ■Bishop Selwyn and General .Galloway, . ','andwas'married in that , vcnerable-look- . ' .ing ruin,-the first church at.Sf.:John's, '■ Tamaki. /Atone time she owned nearly ; the'whole of St.Helier's Bay, Motutapu/'another lot of land intho 'directkm of Epsomj and also about 25 acres. at Deadwood, now known as Pdmonby. ■.Like'many of .the early colonists, ■ the importance of holding on to land in 'a . growing' township was : either ■ not fully ;... ■.'; realised, or elso could not be managed, '/and at her death Mrs. Warmoll s. hold- ■". '/ing was restricted to the area at Lake Takapuna, whero she resided for so - / many? years' Mrs.' Warmoll was over .in Ballarat in the early days of that :■' goldfield, where her first husband carried on a store in a la,rge marqueo. She accompanied him on a tour «cros3 to '■ another State in, the days when it was leallyian exploration, as only two) men had previously performed the . journey. Returning to Auckland, Mrs. Wai moll for some years did a good business, travelling with a van around the Maori kiangas, and altogether her lifo was an instance of a strenuous existence. : Of a kindly disposition, she did many , acts _of charity, which is further emphasised by beqiiosts to various persons ■who have at different times been in . .'•/ her employ.
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What is Wanted. . So far, all that hns boon dono for the working women of this city has been dono almost entirely by themselves. Thero havo been no donations of. sums of inony, no bequests, and they havo had to form their own institutions in as modest a way as possible. Tho Y.W.C.A., which has its ono modest room upon the Quay in which to hold its meetings and welcome strangers to tho city, hns had to work hard to' keep itself going, and are working still harder to gather . together funds for the building of a hostel. In the course of his speech at,tho anniversary celebrations of the Stamens' Mission, Mr. M'Laren, M.P., referred to the great need of 'something being done for the young women of Wellington.' He did not know if there were any wealthy man among tho audience, but if there, were, and he wished to do something with his money, it could not be better scent than in doing something to make life brighter for them.
S.P.W.C. i ■ A'meeting'of the society for the Proitection of Women and Children was hold in the rooms yesterday,' Mrs. C. Izard '■ presiding. There were present Mrs. G. 'Ponsoiiby, Mrs. A..Hoby, and Mrs. A. Gorrigan. .Several cases which had been .dealt'with before were' settled, and there are three..fresh, cases since- the 'last meeting of the society, which are being attended to./i The: following subscriptidns were "acknowledged with thanks:—Mrs. G. -Lukin, £1 Is.; Messrs. Stewart Dawson, £lls.; Kempthorne and Pros'ser, 10s. 6d.; Mrs. J. R. Palmer, 10s.;- Mrs. Fell, 10s.; Mrs. M. F. Darvall, 55.; Mrs. H. Blundell, ss'.; Virtue and Co., 55.; Sharland and Co., 55.; Mr.' J. W. W. Henderson, 2s. 6d.; also clothing from Mrs. Boycs.
Mrs. Tompsitt, who has been spending a holiday in, Wellington, whore she was tho guest of ..Mrs. Sidejy returned to Otaki yesteiday. . . * Mrs) E. Fulton, who has been making a long stay in Napier, returned to the south last , evening.' : .'.-■ ■ Mrs.. F. Shand, who•has been viaiting friends in Martori, -wcut south last evening. . ~ Miss Wix, who has been farewelled several times within the last few days, left Wellington for' Sydney yesterflay afternoon. ■. -' Miss'iVylip left yesterday for a visit to Hastings'. '.'-V .■'-',:'■, A dance was givenyin. , . the .Goring Street Hall last, evening •-, by .Mrs. Peat. Herr arid Madanio Lehmann left for Christehurch yesterday., morning. They will be away from Napier for three, or four weeks. Mrs. W; Douglas, of •Tβ Mahanga, is visiting Napier.' ,;'• - ; ;" • • Mr. and Mrs. ;Ncw Plymouth/' are leaving'-'for- Eiiglanil at tho end of. this month., ''■',"■"'■ No. 3 Company, G.A.Y., held their annual ball in St. Peter's Schoolroom last. evening', and proved to be a very successful- function. ! ' Mrs.- ; Bristow and tho Misses Bristow intend'leaving Now Zealand for a trip to England shortly. . > ■ ' Mrs. H. H. Beetham returned'to Masterton on Thursday, accompanied by Miss Boetham, who 'returned, from Sydney on. Wednesday by the Manuka. Miss" Evans, of VNewCElyrnouth, is visiting Wellington,i'iind,i.'!staying with. Mrs. Ileston, "Harbour View." . Mrs.. Montagu, who left Napier for Wellington on Thursday, was, farewelled at tho station by the members of tho Napier Musical and Elocutionary Society. Tho competitions, sho told them, had been somo of tho most enjoyable she had ' attended, and she hoped to , play the accompaniments of the competitors 'again next year. A 'matineo performance of "Beauty and the Beast,"-given by-the girls of tho Wellington College for the purpose of increasing the Y.W.C.A. hostel funds is to take place in the Girls' Colleßo.this afternoon. There will bo a sale of sweets and other tempting wares as well. Jenkins: "It was business tlint detained me Inst night." Mrs.'Jenkins:'"Oh, , indeed!" lir. Jenkins: "Certainly; you know I wouldn't deceive you." Mrs. Jenkins: "No, William, you wouldn't deceive me, no matter what you said!"
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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 906, 27 August 1910, Page 10
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