SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1640, 6 January 1913, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

—— ■' Madame Lunn's Concert. : It was with a feeling of regret that, i for tho present at least, wo have said f farewell to Madame Lunn, but perhaps at j some future time we may once more nave . tho great pleasure of hearing the famous i contralto. ■ ■ ' t The audioace at Saturday nighrs con- c cert were enthusiastic, and Madame was 4 recalled time after time. An amusing t incident during the concert; was the ad- ( vent of a tiny black kitten on to the , stage. It began, to climb up 'into one of j the flower pcrts, but before it could do any damage Mr. Murdoch discovered it and put it out, Madame.wore a gown of emerald green satin charmouse,' with a tunic of ninon of J the same shade, bordered vrith a trimming ■ of Oriental fringe. ■ His Excellency, the 1 Governor and Lady Liverpool and a party from Government House woto present. Lady Liverpool's frock was of amethyst J chiffon, over satin of tho same shade, ,with a tunic of grey ninon, spangled in silver. ; Mrs. Godlcy's gown was of white satin, with overdress of white chiffon, embroidered in : gold.' ;Miss Foljambe, white . satin,'with a pale blue scarf. Among the audience one noticed lira. Maurice Gillon, Miss Miles, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Beid, Dr. and Mrs. Van Slyke, ■ Miss . Luclqe, Miss Riohmond, Mrs. Hatnbone, and Miss .Itathbone. • Quite a number of people waited at tho door of the Town Hall to say good-bye.to Madamo' Lunn,' and, as ft last farewell, Madame distributed the roses from her bouquet to those Yi'lio happened ' to be standing near her as she drove away.. , The Adornment, of Cleopatra.. . Lily Bray ton is noted for her lovely clothes, and in "Antony arid' Cleopatra" her dresses, in their beauty and in their strangeness, quite upset all, our modern ideas on the subject of dress.' Each of tho garments is accurate, and correct, not only acoording to the fashion of tho : timoj but as worn by the original Cleopatra herself. ~" ', . "Honestly," said Miss Brayton, discussing the dressing of the part, "I have never seen more radiantly beautiful colouring .in materials; ' 'Look at this!" it was a purplo robe, clasped on the head by a band of gold .and precious stones, woven with a strange pattern of gold wire, and bordered with bands of gold, It wm fronted with two rows of scarabs, the wholo design conjuring up mysteriously tho : grim fascination 'and weird beauty of Cleopatra's Court. , Mr. J. B. Hareourt and Miss Hareourt have returned from a visit to Auckland. Whilst there they wero tho gnosts of Mr. A. .Myers, M.P. . Dr. and Mrs., Knight are visiting New .Plymouth, . . • Miss G. Shaw • (New Plymouth) passed through Wellington on Friday on a visit to Blenheim. ■ > .' • Tho new Mountain House at Now Plymouth has proved a great attraction this year to tourists, and ever since it has been opened it has been well patronised. Among some of, those staying there this 'summer were:—Mr. and. Mrs. W. Linley Meek and the Misses Meek (Wellington), Mr. and. Mrs.. Myere (Wellington), Miss Prichardi (New South Wales), Misses French (Auckland), Mr. and /Mrs. M. Fraser (New Plymouth). 1 About forty delegates from all' parts of New Zealand have been in _ Wellington lately attending the Theosophical Conference which , terminated-last week. Tho funeral of the late Miss Wishaw, whose death was recorded last week, took place at Featherston on Friday in the presence of a large gathering- of' mourneia and, friends. The Rov. A. T. Pago Ttad the burial servioe, the children of Mis 9 Wisliaw's Sunday School iinging a verse of her* favourite, hymn. Tho late Miss Wishaw will be very , much missed, both in social'circles and in the work of the church. .-■ • Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Simpson anil the Misses Simpson have returned from their trip to Hastings and Napier. ' i The Misses J. M'Artney- and'E. Bnrnistou,' who have been on a holiday visit ,to Wellington, returned_ to their homes inWanganui this morning, >• i The engagement is announoed of Miss Elsie Grace Firmin eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Firmin, Ohakune, to Mr. Neil Campbell Shepherd, Defence Department, Ashourton. ''Miss Horne, who has been up in Wellington for the last few months as lecturer. to the- Thoosophical society, goes south to Dunedin on Tuesday. Mrs. White and -Miss Ida White, : "Braeburu," Hawke's Bay, aro spending a.fortnight at Eotorua and Auckland. Miss W. Cock, from England, who has come out for a visit to New Zealand, is at present staying at "Kenuworth. Mr. arid Mrs'. J. W. Poynton left .on Saturday for their new home in Palmerston North. ■ The variableness of Wellington weather . is a primo factor in causing roughness of ■ the Bkin., Wind and rain join forces in this fell work by making the complexion coarse and chapping tho hands. .Tho * ravages of unseasonable weather may bo 1 combated by tho use of Mrs. Rolleston's i Complexion Creams, whioh are imported from leading houses in France, England, I and America, and sold at 3s. fid. per jar. "La Cigale" is a leading French non- ' creasy Face Cream. An English prepara- , tion "Massiene," is a successful complexion 'beautifier; while for removing blaek- ) heads and skin blemishes, the Virginian v Massage Cream is-also a great favourite. ' Free advice is given purchasers regarding ) their complexions. Mrs. Rolleston, 25G j Lambton Quay (opp. Eoonomic).—Advt. Brooklyn, Wellington, ) 13th December, 1912. h Dear Mrs. Hullen,— [ For years I was tortured with euper- > fluons luiir on my face, and feared I \ should never rid myself of tho distressing [' disfigurement. Being extremely sensi- ' tive, I suffered considerably, being often - reminded of tho fact, which I realised o only too well. I tried several so-called cures, also spent a great deal of money on electrolysis, but all to lio purpose. In fact,'! got worse. Then I heard of "Rusma," and, as a last resource, decided to give it a trinU though having little faith of ever being cured. Imagine my surprise and delight oil discovering that, with well treatment, the lmir grow finer, until finally I was cured.

icknowledgment, ( Mother Mary Joseph Aubert and the ' isters of Compassion desire to convey ( ordial thanks to the following donors of Jliristmas gifts to their homes:—Mrs. ' I'Ardle, £'■>; Jlrs, P. Nathan, Mr. D. Liidorson, und Dr. Mackin, £2 2s. each; Ir. Diamond, £'i; St. Vincent de Paul; lociety, .£2; Aire. AVhelau and Mrs. So- , rief, i!l Is. each; Messfs,- W. Espie, Hilretli and Son, Mulhern, and Mis. Beaiihamp, JJI each; Miss Casey (collection), 31 10s.; Mcsdames Wells, M. Myers, ,f'Quire, Rix, and Mcssns. M'Donald and i Jullen, 10s. each. Bar collections in following hotels:— Vhite Swan, w£6 16s. Bd.; Te Aro, .£1 '45.; lasonic, il; Tramway, 10s. 2d. Al6o to Mesdames Weight, O'Leary, Veils, M'Donald, M. Kennedy, Donovan, Ccrrigan, Murphy, Pokers, Seymour, Jearacr, O'Sullivan, P. Cooper, Wilson, jawless, M'Mahon, Rix, M'Williams, tovlia, Antews, ICellow, Mestavor, Best, 'aimer, Parnell, Staveley, Gibbs, Ellis, . Fanning, S. Johnston, Nurse O'Hagan, ilisres Hislop, O'Neil, Buckley, Loamy, lurns, Telephone Exchango Girls, Manaer Mission Vineyards, Messrs. M'Parland Bros., Quin (Champion Biscuit Factory), Jennott and Ready, Phoenix Cordial Facory, Staples Brewery, Wilrs,. Forbes, , felly, Moller, Sliortall, Crombie, Stuart, Jempthorne, Prosser, Sharland and Co., Slack. Sweets,_ lambs, groceries, and ither commodities:—Messrs. George and Cersley, Kirkealdie and Stains, D.I.C. Coys.—Mr. Robinson, "The Talkcries," •ecords. Vorth'S i Ideas on Colour, "White," once 6aid Mr. Worth, "is •oughly speaking, for everyone, mauve for :he v«ry fair, bluo for tho brunette, red 'or the blonde. . . . Pink is for youth . . yet there are women of sixty and upvards who persist in wearing it. ' Green, 00, is a trying choioe for anyone, except for tho fresh complexion with plenty if colour. In eome gradations of, shade, ad in some lights, i it makes a white MUntenance, which purplo would frame nost beautifully, look ghastly in, the ex.reme." . A Lucky Child., A little Sydney baby of two months has ■ been made the recipient of a royal gift, ft was presented with a beautifully-made petticoat, an article knitted by . Queen llary in the Royal Palace. The present was' brought' to. Sydney not long ago by the Misses Fairfax,, for presentation to tho yoangest child in the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children, and was officially handed over on Christmas Day by tho matron. .' ; Tho child who has had this honour bestowed upon it was admitted to tho institution a .monthi ,ago suffering, from pneumonia.. The doctors are very hopeful, however, of restoring the child to health again. : .' The engagement is announced of Mass Ada Lockie. daughter of Mr. James Lockio. of Wellington, to Mrs. R. H. Inder, of Richmond, New South Wales. At (the'tennis tournament which was held Inst week at the -Heretaunga' golf links,' Miss Pollock and , Mrs. Clark were the.winning couple, Miss May, Miss, and! Mrs. Gore being: runners-up. • . ' Madame Kirkbv Lunn was entertained at dinner by his Excellency tho Governor and Lady Liverpool ou Friday night. ' Mr. Edward Newman, M.P., Mrs. Newman, and Mis 3 Newman arrived from Christchurch on Saturday. They spent the holidays at Mount Cook. Mrs. and Miss MacEwan. (Cheltenliam) aro in town, and aro staying ot "KenilVorth." .. - ■ . ■ . ■ Tho. following visitors are staying at Bolton Bay House at present:—Mrs. ,W. Morton and family (Wellington), Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Luke, Mr. J. G. Ward, Miss Choeseman (Dunedin); Mies Ewiflgs, and Miss Garliok (Wellington)'. ' ,