SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 944, 11 October 1910, Page 9

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dance in Sydney. Street Schoolroom; ■A:- compiimentary dance . was, given by the: New Zealand Agency •of the Remington Typewriter Company (Now York) in the Sydney Schoolroom last.evening, and proved - to be - a ■ very. successful and enjoyable-'affair. .A great., amount .of..'.trouble had been:spent .over;the'decorations, and the, result achieved..was very.. pretty and artistic. Streamers of shaded pink and white had been fastened to the central,,gasolicr, 1 and carried to ■the -sides-;.of- the -walls.:; Drapings and festoons of bine' aiid pink had been fastened to -tho sides of the room, and, grjjat branches and clusters of' peach. Wps-" som. were' everywhere to"be ■ giving a. ;vcry -light' and dainty effect to the. scene. Upon the stage great; bowls ofarum lilies and palms had been arranged, ■and couches and easy chairs made a com-: fdrtable place :to rest ;in. Occupying; a prominent place, was to be seen : a Eon : ington ..typewriter,.with !. a i.eanopy; of 'bright"-,scarlet; over- it,- shaped- like a; -cover,, and, lit with tiny,'electric lights, '.the; cynosure of. all eyes. :■:..The supperroom 'was,, arranged with: a : canopy of .green streamers,., and the: tables,, upon which was laid 'a, tempting; supper,'' were; prettily decorated with lilac,'.white nar'-. cissi, ana anemones;:. Mr. Nelson Hobson, .onbehalf of tne'eommittee,in.afew cordial remarks,: welcomed all -those, who, were '.present,''arid" then: dancing commenced., The chaperone's/.'were:'" ;.Mrs.y M'MooreV weiiring: a. black velvet dress; Mrs.Kee-'. nan, black; chiffon taffetas; and -, Mrs'.; Perry, iii.a black, di'ess,with.gold trim-;' .'riling'.;-?Tho ladies- of the 'committee were;. Mrs; M'Moore;' Miss Dixon; ■' wearing a cream silk frock;3liss Shaw, white silk;'j and ''Miss;, White,-; in: white silk muslin; | trimmed- w ; ith lace and: insertion.'Messrs;! Keehan, 'Hobson,, M'Cusker,:and 'Hutton'j .were- also: on, the .committee. •;■■;. Amongj those-present were:' Miss'P. Ford,, wearing a-cream satin dress; Miss Cooper, a'! white.frock; Miss Gilbert; .dove grey, ; : velvet dress'with white,tucker and silver,., trimming; Miss Mudie, -pink isilkj. -Miss' Delaney, white silt, with an overdress of- sequinned met;, Miss Goodchild,. cream, silk trimmed-with tangerine*;-Miss Plum,iuer,. white muslin; Miss.. I. ■ Dixon, pink. ninonover .pink, silk; Miss Davis, white.: silk.;; and. Miss O'Neill, .black;silk.,; "A;|.Bazaar. '■to:;Crj'rne;i;..;. v - ; f -'^.;'--' ;; ""''''/' ■ ;..The-ladies"of St. Paul's.parish; Thorndon, are now-making preparations for. the. bazaar'tobe held- on. November 1 and"2. The; committee hope that all'interested .-in'the,'work- of-:th'e ,! ekurcli'wili' think of the; book a'ndjumble stalls when doing their spring cleaning. Gifts of plain,-and fancy work, sweets, produce, etc.,-will also welcpmo.: '.'s:'*£.s ;•?■';'»;.■?>.;*•' ; A Pioneer Woman Journalist. ; ',:■■■ 'A'::.grcafc. -'iuniber,, of, per'soris - will., hear ,'with sincere' regret' "of-the: death of Miss Catherine Drew,, which occurred in- London- recflntly) says' a writer in an Australian: paper..; ;"The credit of being ;the pioneer woman 'journalist has been given to many ladies, but belonged of,right to Miss.Drew, who plunged into .journalism as -a; man ;,would;- ;, 'For. a ;gredt i'number; of :years : ;slie wrote"the|.first Widely circiilated. woman's. 1 - letter—a cplumn, which went to many 'provincial papers,-; and she iwas a',correspondent of the "Belfast News. Letter", for something like, forty; years. ; In;addition to this i-egnlar: work, she did an; amount of mis'cellaneous writing, that, must/ have been enormous; in its bulk.;. An Irishwoman of good birth .and social position, -Miss -Drew, had .all tho. wit and liveliness of the race. 'Her fund, of anecdotes ; was. inexhaustible, and, no: woman was in company, or hiore'full'of. the zest of life even when age was'drawing gn, and she had relinquished much of her work. In the early .days of -the Institute of Journalists Miss :Drew played a. very-active part in; that organisation,'of. which she became advice-, president.:;: Largely;to .her exertions was. due v the'.success of: the orphan, fund, ; a "charity, of .the; most yaluafde description., Most of all,'she'.was respected because in'journalism she "played tho. game," set a high'standard of: conduct, and adhered to it with the gentle firmness so characteristic of.her. ',

' A successful- meeting ; ; was held : by Mts. James Hislop at the residence of Mrs. Falk Cohen,' Willis Street, . yesterday, afternoon, for-"the purpose': of 'making: further arrangements in'. connection with the garden- fete to be 'held at"' Lady Ward's on November. 5, for the. benefit, of the 'Boys'lnstitute; , The date originally: fixed for ;the function was October 22, but owing to various:causes it. was thought advisable'to .havo it upon the later-date,: It.is hoped that those ladies who have promised to-make cakes for it "will.be equailyable to do so for November s'instead. ~.; ; ; : Mr. and Mrs. O. Bunny, of Te Awaite, are-visiting Wellington. " Miss 'M. Meredith,' of Masterton, ~is a, visitor; to; Wellington..; .' " ' Miss Whitakcr leaves- for.Picton: and Nelson at the end of this .week. : . The.Art Club members are looking forward to an ' enjoyable time. on Wednesday, given fine, weather,-when; a picnic ■to Pahautanui is to take place to celebrate, the opening, of, their cottage. -A .special h-ain will; take- thein ■to their destination. ' '. Mrs. Mackin arid Dr. Elizabeth Macdonald are making a trip to .Tonga, Samoa, and 'Fiji. They will probably .bo away for about four weeks, 'and should have -ai'-very delightful:.'time.'.,