SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1240, 23 September 1911, Page 10

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

At Victoria College. It was 11 most interesting evening that was spent at Victoria Collego last night, and many people took advantage of tho opportunity of "witnessing the many illustrations of work that is being ilonc at tho college. Tho series of locturettes which wcro given were not the least interesting part of tho proceedings. It was well known that "tutu" was a deadly poison for cattle, but when Professor liasterfield, in |ho course of his remarks, showed a small phial of a liquid extracted from it, that was enough to kill numbers of people present, a still stronger realisation of its deadliness was brought to everyone. Tho exhibition, by Professor Laby, of his working model of the Brenncn monorail system was another thing which attracted great attention, and Professor Laby also explained the principle by which it is worked. Microbe organisms and all their wonders were illustrated in tho Biology room by Professor ICirk, whilo in other parts of tho building things were done by the. students. _ Very beautiful indedd was tho new lightpurple—which was shown, and very interesting tho freezing of mercury, to say nothing of many other things. A Dance. A most enjoyable danco was given by Mr. and Mrs. Walter Johnston last evening. Quantities of beautiful spring flowers wero everywhere to be seen in the various rooms, frensias, cyclamen, violets, and all kinds of bulbs, while in the marquee, which had been orectcd, were huge clumps of arums, most offeclivo looking against tho pale yellow and white drapings with which the marqiieo had been decorated. Spring flowers again were arranged upon the supper tables, one being arranged with violets and cyclamen, another with freesias and violets,' and another with violets and primroses. Mrs. Johnston was wearing a very handsome princess gown of wliito satin, draped, and caught up in front with a blue and gold ornament. Her sister, Miss Coleridge, was in black charmeuso satin, with a jetted tunie of ninon. Miss I Coleridge wore a .floral silk dress, \titk an overdress of pink ninon and embroideries.

Mrs. H. B. Mason is giving a dance on Monday evening at her private dancing hall in Gliiiznee Street. It is a breakingup for tho quarter of her dancing classes. Mr. and Mrs. D. Fay left on a trip to Australia by tho Moana yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. It. S. Fitzherbert, of New Plymouth, let! on a trip to Sydney yesterday by tho Moana. • Miss E. Atack has returned- from ' a ftvo months' visit to Sydney and Melbourne. The death of Mrs. Lankow. relict of the late Mr. Henry Lankow, wno camo to New Zealand in 1814, took place at the residence of Mrs. Spearling, Druniinond Street, yesterday morning. Two sons -and lour daughters survivo her. A meeting of the Socicty for the Protection of Women and Children was bold on Friday, Mrs. A. R. Atkinson presiding. Several cases which bad boon investigated wero dealt with and the following subscriptions wero acknowledged:— Tho Warehousemen's Association, ,£2 25.; Mr. T. M. Wilford, .£1 Is.; Sharland and Co., 10s,;. .Mrs. Holey, 10s.; Mrs, Jacobson, 55.; Miss M'Lean, 55.; Mrs. Glasson, 55.; Mrs. Darvell, ss. A private-wire-received in Daimoviiko states that Miss Daisy Newcomb-lfall lias [won tho ? iSriprano.--.E6lp contest at the Dunedin'competitions.' Miss Mandol is visiting Masterton, and is tho guest of Mrs. D. Caselberg. Tlio Misses ITannay havo returned from a visit to Australia. Mrs. Kayo, who has been in Aukland in connection with the Y.W.C.A., left for Cbristchurch, on Wednesday, breaking the journey at Taumarunui and Foiiding. She will further visit the Maori Mission at Turakina. Tho "ladies' evening" at tbo Wellington Orphans Clnb tliis evening should bo. an interesting function, and judging by tho largo number of applications for tickets tho Orphans will bo greeted with a crowded house, 'flic Right Hon. Sir Joseph Ward, Bart., and Ladv Ward, tho Mayor and Mayoress of Wellington, Major-General A. J. Godley, C.li., and Mrs. Godley havo signified their intention of being present at the evening. A splendid programme has been arranged, and Dr. Izard will preside.