TO-DAY'S DINNER.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 909, 31 August 1910, Page 11

TO-DAY'S DINNER.

(Specially .written" for The Dominion.) WEDNESDAY. Celery soup. Neck-of mutton stuffed nnil baked. Baked potatoes. Cabbage. Bread and jam fritters. : BREAD AND JAM FRITTERS. Quarter pound flour, 1 egg, 1 teaspoonful of butter, 1 gill of tepid water.. Put tho flour into a basin; beat the yolk' of an egg with the water; make into a smooth batter with the flour; add the butter (melted), aud just before using the white of egg beaten stiffly. Cut some very' thin slices of bread and jam,' dip them in the batter, fry in hot fat, drain on paper, and serve very hot. ,'. FOR TO-MORROW. Macaroni. Stock. Two pounds of chops. One 'tin of tomatoes. Vegetable marrow. Stale sponge cake/ Threo eggs. Two lemons. SOCIAL AND PERSONAL. 'A Wanganui Wedding. ■, A pretty wedding took place in Wangairni .last Friday, when Miss Florence E. Marchant, step-daughter of Mr. 'T. G. Love, was married-to Mr. H. Dunstall, third son of Mr. H. Dunstall, of Wanganui; The Rev. Mr. Nobbs performed the ceremony. The bride, who .was given away by her step-father, wore a frock of cream taffetas silk, arid the usual wreath and veil. She carried a choice bouquet of white flowers. Three bridesmaids attended. her—Miss Dunstall' and Miss Denehy; who both'wore dresses of cream taffetas silk and carried bouquets. Mr. Albert Dunstall, brother of the bridegroom, acted as best man, and. Mr. G, Daubney as groomsman. ' After, the ceremony- a reception, was held .in the Druids'' Hall. Mrs.'Dunstall's travelling costumo was a navy blue tailor-made, and hat"" to match. .The Thorndon Catholic Schools. ' A most enjoyable entertainment had been arranged', in the Sydney Street Schoolroom last evening by the ladies attached to the Basilica for the purpose of.ai-'.ing the Thorndon Catholic Schools. The stage had been carpeted and furnished with' comfortable chairs and couches for-those* \yho were not dancing, while pot-plants and palms gave it {. decorative effect. The supper, which was provided entirely by the ladies of the .parish, who had all worked most vigorously, with Mrs. Sommerville, as secretary, for 1 -the success of the evening, was laid on long tables decorated with white and yeliow narcissi. Dancing was interspersed with 6ongs, those singing-being Mr. P. Fitzgerald, . Mrs. P. Fitzgerald, 'Mr. Ernest Sommerville, Mr. W. P. Fitzgerald, Mr. James Dykes, the Hon. R. A, i/oughna'n, and Mr. Rowley. 1 Miss Ruby M'Donald was responsible for the arrangement of the concert programme. Father Peoples', was present, and had been an energetic helper, in the cause. Cherry Blossom Fair. Tho Salvation Army Barracks in Constable Street has dofted for the time being its sober prosaic appearance of utility, arid has been arranged to represent a street scene in far-away Japan. Masses of cherry blossom run' riot everywhere, coloured lanterns add bright touches, to the scene, and stall-holders in gay. kimiiios. and hair dressed in Japanese fashion had a busy time in disposing of tho piles of- .articles that' have been made with a view to comfort and beauty. Probably no one who has _not had anything a bazaar amount of labour has been expended weeks and months beforehand in getting it ready for'the public eye . and purse. At this fair.all the. articles that are'for sale have-been beautifully sewn, .and some of the lacework and embroidered articles are most, covetable things. . A cushion that was on one of tho stills had a huckaback cover that had been worked by an old woman of eighty-two, an inmate of the Home for the Aged and Needy, and was simply most marvellously - worked. The bazaar is held in aid of the selfdenial fund, and was' opened formally last evening by Mr. Wright, M.P., who spoko of the splendid work that'was being, done by the Salvation Army.-. A musical programme A was given by the City Band and the Scotch Songsters, in •which l items were given by the band, Y.P.S., Major Kirk, the Wellington Singing. Company, .Sister J. Cunningham, Barid-Sergeant Minnis, and- Sister Cunningham and Mrs. Collins. The following are the stallholders:— Gofukuya • Showroom, Mrs. Colonel Knight, Mrs. Brigadier Glover, Bray, and Newbolt. Sakura No-Hana Showroom, Major Blimcoo and Rescue staff/ ICiki No-Hana Showroom, Mrs. Brigadier Holdaway and Young People's staff. Kran Koba Showroom, Mesdames Queree and Woods. Tsubaki Flower Stall, Miss L. Colley, Masters W. Christenson and A. Elliott. Kambutsuya Lolly Stall, 'Misses E. and I. Holdawav and E. Queree. •Shokumotsuya Kiosk, Misses Whitefield; Brien, and H. Hill. Shokumotsuya Summer Drinks,'Mr.-J. Crowlc. Bara NoKara Tree, Misses M. Glover and Wm. Collyer. Kambutsuya Supply Stall, Messrs. W. Brown, W. Martin, and Bandsmen. The bazaar wilj be open 011 Wednesday and Thursday next, and most attractive music will be provided each evening. • '

. Mrs. C. J. Johnston left yesterday for Waverley, where she will stay with Mr. and Mrs, I, Johnston. Fifty years seems a long time to look back upon, especially when it is the fiftieth anniversary of one's profession. Yesterday Mother Cecilia, of St. Mary's Convent, Guilford Terrace, celebrated tho fiftieth aniversary of her profession as a Sister of Mercy, having been one of the first of the religious sisterhoods to arrive in New Zealand. Needless to say, she. received letters of congratulation from all over the Dominion. Mrs. de la Mare left for -Nelson on Monday night, and will be away for somd days, as she.is chaperoning the Wellington ladies' representative hockey team playing in the tournament which opens to-day.

(By Imogen.)