SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1050, 13 February 1911, Page 9

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

A Successful Garden Fote. At a very early hour on Saturday afternoon crowded trams were to be se*n •making their' way from tho city, to Kαrori, and those wise,people who thought of tho proverb that, "tho early '*'■ birdcatches the worm" (in this case -tho ''worm" being sitting room in the cars) were doomod to sad disappointment. Early they certainly were, but so was everybody else, and tho rosult was a feeling of deep surpriso : that: they could possibly .fit in to small a space and yet

emerge , with any / dvgtcovj&.tzf&M&p "Kcnnonav," tho grounds of which hnd been kindly lent'to those- organising the S.P.H.W. nnd C.'s.fetc by Mr. and Mrs. ■Sydner Kirkcaldie, .T>ith- itsjyictur.esquo surroundings nni beautiful • flower. • gardens, nindo an ideal fpot lor such » function even without all : tho numerous attractions which liad besn the beguiling-of the contents of pocKots and purses of those present. , , j ' It was an excellently planned fete, nnd proved to bo ft most successful affair from every point of view. Tho ntteud"a'nee was very large, people constantly arriving until tho afternoon, was well advanced, while all manner of novel amusements and attractions had • bceiithought of. A band stationed in one corner of n .tennis coutt played most.of tho afternoon, and when not doing so 'had ■ tho'amusement of wntehnig. the asMults, made upon Aunt Sally, near at Shortly -after three her Excellency, Lady Islington, accompanied by Mrs. Guise, Mi«s. Stapleton-Cott6n, Fraiilcm Dormadt, the Hon. Joan Dickson-Poyn-, der, and Captain Shannon, nrrired, and were received by. Mrs. S. lurkddie, Dr. Platts-Mills, Mrs. A. R. Atkinson, Mrs. M'Ltan, and Mrs. M'vicar. ~ . . ,

Speech by Lady Islington. "Lady Islington, in opening '.tho- fete said:—"l am very pleased to com*-here to-day to open the fete for the; Society for the Protection of the. Health of Women and Children, 'especially ■« Lady Plunkot: wroto' to'mo beforo I left bngland, and asked me to take an interest in it. She- did not,' alas, drop her mantlo on me: she took that with her to Ireland, where sho has inaugurated and is carrying on tho gcod work which Ehe inaugurated and carried on licre.i I cannot say how much I-ndimre tho work slio did. She performed it m tho faco of prejudice and ridicule, unheeding, as she-was convinced of its. usefulness. And I think she would feel gratified had she heard a lady of Wellington who faitl tome the other day: 'There is ..many , a mother in Now Zealand who blesses the name of-tady Flunket.' • Thero is n savins. 'Tho child is father of tho man, and if, thraujli careful feeding and , the right hvgienc. babies inclined to Iμ fcoblo and rickety erow fat and strong, and w will be in tho future healthy men instead of feeble ertatuws. I think Lsdy Plunkefs name will be blessed more than once in the days to come. I think she did, and is doing, splendid. Imperial /work. The Plunkct nursa is not forced on anyone: but, shonltl a mother l>o, in difflcultics with an ailing baby, and not know enough about tho proper care anil feeding of nn infant, she can l-ing up the Plnnket nurse, and the baby will be attended to. and the mother instructed as to tho best methods of keeping herself nnd baby in health., Of_cour«,jome forms of treatment suit some babic;i and wrao another. \ I understand tho Plun-■ket-nurses are nnbigoted, and do not foreo one norticnlar form of. feeding on evm Xild iDdhcrimin ? tely: But one has only to.look nt heir pa 4 records; Iβ tcol very suro of tho good theV -haw done The society is in a much lioalthier" condition (firjancially) nin oth Cl * towns' of the Dominion. i2OO a yearns the money rennsite to carry on tho fO : cictyTbni I understand Iberj. is difficulty in wenrina this sum in Wellington. It woiKJ°a Rood plan if twenty Wellington would Mnend it. «4d make themselves responsible for .810..a S»l. Me i- or fortv adics, nnd make IJiemXi ?iWoWlble for a year each. 1 «m nrillihir to be ono of th<} latter. 1 thoneh I I'iite recoanfse Wellington has had manv cajls lately on 1-er clianlnMe nnAe Sbo was quivering froni a splcij-. ElarU^'far^. I '''^^! oan Maud his. I M'» P r ?' ul ,f tho & Do-nn on There is a boauti/nl line !„'%„* of Wordsworth's lies about u* in nnr infancy. Bit if are not careful of the health of tl e child. in infancy it is more tlmn likely tho Ihie will berever«d I plead for money tr> (ill the mothers here, and I am suro I shall not plead in vain. No ono can cuioto'any liaimof the society, ond many cV emote good. There lies before us n varied and amusing programme of entcrtainraenli, I.shall not delay you lonfccr from enjoying them. ' I wish Hie fele tli' great«t possible success, nnd nave ir'ich pleasure in declaring it open. -1 .tliould like to snv on« word of ndtnirnrion' for thoso ladies who are dplne, their best tn encntiraec and befrieud this admirable scheme."

Features..of tho Gathering. : ' Dr. Platts-Mills, on ' behalf . of the society, thanked Lady Islington for her presence there that' afternoon, aud jam how pleased they all were to hoar of the work that,Ladv I'lunket was doing in Ireland.' Her Excellency was.ttwn taken to seo tho stalls and sideshows, unci msplayed considerable interest in tho baby show, not, however, undertaking tho ditlicult task of judging tho prize liabies. Probably "Aunt Sally" has never had so much attention paid her for a long time as sho had on Saturday. AIL the 'afternoon people wero busily engaged in ill-treating her, and as time went •on she presented an exceedingly battered and 'dissipated appearance. ■ Arohory also had a largo, following, and one could not help thinking what a particularly graceful thing it is'for Women. Another fascinating thing to fee were tho b«s hard at work storing in their honey in a cov-ered-in. glass box, and feeding the young bees as well. ; The March of the Nations, under the leadership of Mr. Harrison, was given by a number of girls bolonsins to the Y.W.C.A., and in their brilliant colours lcokcd very effective on the green lawii, ns they marched through their evolutions. ,Puneh and Judy, fortune telling, and the search for hidden trcasurb wero all most successful in drawing a largo attendance of those seeking for mystery or amusement. . The stalls, and stall-holders are as follows—Vroduce s|all, Mrs. Enplnnd and Mi's' Spiers; cake stall, Mi*s Henderson and Jtiss Lockie; flower ftall. Mrs. Gore, assisted by -the' B. Mil&v Drummond, Manning, Simpson, and Bairdi fruit stall, Mrs. "M 6«s t Mrs. Grey, and Mrs. Edwards; sweet stall. Mrs. Corrigan, assisted'by Miss Luke,'Miss-Mazer, nnd littlo Mi«s Carripan: ice r.rfsm stall. Mrs. C. E. Finrtv and Miss Hall. Afternoon tea. Miss Tendall and her staff, the Mis«s M'Grtuor and ■ others. The uail-drivint rompetition was in the chariro of Mr. S. Brown and Mr. K. Kirkcaldip. Shootini; pallory, Mr. Jones; Aunt Sally, Mrs. T. Gv Macarthy and Miss Kane; archery, Mrs. B. Kirkcaldio, Miss Coull, Miss

Sunpsen, : 'atrd"lfr. Macknv; hidden treasure/Mrs'. M'Villy, Miss Williamson, and Miss Coull; fortuno-tclling was in tho charge of Mrs. Lcvvey; tho bees, Mr. Slowman; soft drinks, Mrs.-Martin, and awiStants; baby show, Mrs. Darling, assisted by Mrs. Winder/ Mrs. .Webb, ■ and Mrs. Jeffreys. ; ' ■ , • . , , 'Exclusive o! the ticket money which has yet to.come'in the sum.of XlOD.was. taken on Saturday afternoon. Two weightguessing, competitions caused a considerable amount of amusement. Mrs., Malcolm Boss and-Mrs. Plimmer tying for tho fat lainb, and Miss B..Miles and Mr. Brown for. the: pig. 'Her Excellency Laily Islington was , in a.' white. Indian muslin -frock,- trimmed with lace, and a largo white straw, hat lined with, black and whito plumes covering' the crown;- Miss- Stapleton-Cotton was- in a , .white- Indian V nwlin , " dress trimmed with lace, and a black hat with black wings. Mrs. Guiwi wore, a heliotrope ninen over eilk of thc'faniß Bhade. and a heliotrope toque. Fraulein DorniSdt wa» in a black braided coat and rttirt, and a blnck toque with wings. Tho Hon: Joan Dickson-Payndcr woro n cream cnit and skirt and cream straw hat; -Mrs. I),. Kirkcildie was in a white embroidered frock and large black plumed hat. Mrs. Wilford wore n. bine shantung frock and black hat. Mrs.'Rhodes was in black; and a Wack l;inn«t. Mrs. Findlay wore a cream' braided ttint 'and skirt, and hat t>> match. The Mayor, Mr. Wilford, was also among thoso present. The Baby Show,.

Tho baby, ehow was a particularly successful feature of the garden, fete hold in connection, with tho. S.P.H.W. and C. oh Saturday afternoon at Karori. Thero were fortv-two entries. The judges,, Dr. Platts-Mills and Dr. Whyte, stated they had never cren a finer class of babies, and tho task of. deciding upon the prizewinners was a most difficult .one. The winner of the prize for the champion baby was "Lionel Spiller.. Class A, boy nndor ono ycart First prize, Arthur Ingeman. Girl under one year: Rose Dolan. Class B, over one year and under two, boy: First-prize, Kenneth Kneig. Girl, Eva Parker. Young baby, Mrs., Winder's special prize: Edna Macfarlane. Prizes that have been unclaimed cfin be obtained if called for at Mr. S. Kirkoaldie's office on Tuesday morning. Careers for 'Women; , A Press Association cablegram states that Princess Christian is president of a committeo which.is seeking to find careers in the-colonies.-for educated women. The committee proposes to; establish agencies in thft colonies to obtain information, and also to start settlements. , -. Mr. and Mrs. D. Cummintr ,of Johannesburg,' with Master and Mifs dimming, aTrivcd in Wellington by the Tongariro on Saturday, and intend proceeding to Auckland for a , visit.

■ Mr. ond Mrs. Jcbb, of London, are touring the world, and arrived in Wellington on Saturday. .... , ■ ~ Mrs. C. W. .Adams, of the Hutt, and her daughter. Mrs. E. D. Spicor, of Auckland, left Wellington on-Saturday- for Palmerston North. Mrs.- Spicer will leave for Auckland in a few days' time.. Mrs. Fitzherbert, of. Palmerston North, is staying at the-Hotel Cecil. Mrs. S. Kirkraldio leaves on a visit to Taupo very shortly. Miss Peterson (Reefton) is the guest of Mrs. N. P. Hansen, Kilbirnie ■ / , Miss M. E. Dcnneby, matron' of the Dunddin prison for some six years and a half, is about to .retire 'ou three months' leave and a pension. Her retirement is the result of the decision' to close ■ the, female department of the Dunedin gaol. Miss Anson is the guest of Mrs. Rhodes, Christchurch. Mr. and Mrs. W. Lawson, who havo been visiting the south, havo returned., Tho Hon. Mrs. Denman; daughter of Sir Thomas Sutherland, chairman of directors of the 1 , , nad O. G'omnany, is staying at the. Royal Oak. Mrs. Dcninan will probably stay for somo time in .Wellington. Mr. and Mrs. Wall work ' arrived in Wellington nu Saturday from England, and failed the same evening by tho Mararoa for the south.

A little party of six ladies, who iiavo accojitcd appointments upon tho teaching stuff of Mis-s Hodges's private ccliool at Havelock, IluwkoVßay. arrived" in \\rllington by. the.Tonsariro on . Saturday, | and procecil by- tho -Napier 'mail train ■to-morrow.-morning to. ; thoir destination.; llndamo .and - tho Misses • Ban , , , Elder, I-'leirch'hiann,'' Mallinsoii, hnd • Xieholsoji; are lookiiiK'fonvard with interest lq -their stay in New. Zenland. . " .7'. - ,-.,-.