SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1133, 22 May 1911, Page 9

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

A Social Evening. A social evening was held at the Pioneer Club rooms on Saturday evening, and a very pleasant time- was spent by members and their friends. The event of the evening was a little comedietta, "The Lunch that Failed," written and nrrans-. Ed by Mrs. Corliss, and talcon part in by Mrs. Sutcliffe and the Misses Newton, Kane, Valerie Corliss, Longford, and Stella Putnam. Tho title conveys tho substance, of tho play, and the tragedy that bofell the ambitious Mrs. Toadimorc in her efforts to obtain entrance into what she thought was high society, was cleverly planned and delightfully acted. Tho whole thins was extremely bright, and those taking part in it appeared to enjoy themselves quite as much as the spectators. Tho agitated hostess, almost prostrated by tho honour of having such a guest as Mrs. Hawker-Brown to dine with her, was taken by Mrs. Sutcliffe, while Miss Nellie Lindsay, sister to Mrs. Toadimoi'e, was a most attractive part, as played by Mi;.s Valerie Corliss. . Mrs. M'Nab, an "uninvited guest, very Scotch and very inquisitive, was taken by Miss Newton, who simply convulsed everyone by her -individualisntion of tho old lady. Miss Amy Kane, as Mrs. Hawker-Brown, the lady of fashion, invested tho part with an immfius amount of statcliness and scorn. Miss Stella Putimm took Hie part of Hermions, the pert little maid-of-all-work, who practises so anxiously how to hand round'the vegetables, while Miss Angelina Templeton, the lady whos? friends were of high descent, was played in a dignified fashion by Miss Longford. Leopold, tho dog, who caused the collapse of the dinner, and brought from Mrs. M'Mab illuminating facts regarding the past history of Mrs.'Hawker-Brown, was not visible After the little play was over, music and recitations were contributed by several of those present.

An Amusing Episode, ■ In presenting a report to the Now Rout!. , Wales Presbyterian General Assembly recently, ou tho subject of immigration, the Rev. William A. S. Anderson mentioned some of tho difficulties encountered by ministers in meeting new arrivals. H'j said that one minister on arriving at a ship in Sydney asked a matronly lady aboard if she knew a young woman whose name had been sent to him, and. whom he desired to assist on her arrival. The matronly lady said, "She is expecting you, and lias gone below to titivate hertclf ni> before meeting you." The minister said, "I do not see how she ktioiva m<i, or that I am to meet her"; but-ho wns patted on the shoulder by the matronly one,- who said, "Oh; ye=. You're her yo'nng man, I know." - Tho -house enjoyed tho narration of the op/sock, and laughed heartily when Mr. Anderson added, "tho trouble wos'complicated l.v »tho fact that tho minister was already a married man." ■ A Cinderella .Dance. . . A very enjoyablo dance, the first of a series of iivo to be held in connection with the New town Tenuis Club, took place in the New Century Hall, Kent Terrace, on Friday evening. Tho music was supplied by Mr. Fisher, - and the floor was all that could be desired. The supper-tablo had been effectively arranged with scarlet berries, and red ribbon had been carried from the four corners of the tablo to the chemlclier. • Tim chaporons present were Mesdamos Rock, Gill, Clark, J. P. Luke, Powell, and Redward. Among the dancers present were: The Misses d'Eraden, Gilbert, Amy Webb, Kirker Pierard, D. Webb, M'Donald, Rogers) Rentloy, M. Webb, nnd Messrs. H.t'rdio,. Eller, Wardrop, Brown, Downes, Jacobson, Spillsbury, Clark, and'Curtis.

Miss Lorimer, principal of the Nelson Girls' College, is spending a few days in Wellington, and is staying at Mrs. Canner's, in Sydney Street.

Miss Huddlestone, who has been tho guest of Mrs. Chaytor, has left for Nelson.

Miss Cobb is staying wibli Mrs. S, Harcourt.

The engagement is announced of Miss Amy Agnes Christie, youngest daughter of Mr. Walter Christie, of Wellington, to Mr. John Laurence Short, LL.B., of tho staff of Meek and von Ilaast, and fourth son of Mr. William Stenham Short, Assistant Under-Sccretaxy for Public Works.