TO-DAY'S DINNER.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1644, 10 January 1913, Page 2

TO-DAY'S DINNER.

(Specially written for The Dominion.) FRIDAY. Fish soup, Fish' pudding. Egg sauce. Potatoes.. Sponge pudding. Stewed • fruit. Cream. SPONGE PUDDING. Three ounces flour, two ounces butter, two ounces sugar, two eggs, half a. teaspoonful bating powder, about half a. gill of milk. Cream the butter and sugar, break the eggs and 'separate the yolks from the whites, add one yolk and a little flour to the creamed butter and sugar; add the sccond yolk in the some way. Beat up the whites of the eggs stiffly, mix lightly into the other iiigredients, together with the rest of the flour, the baking powder,' and the, milk. Turn the mixture into a buttered bowl, cover with a greased paper, and. steam very gently for about one hour. When the pudding feels firm in the middle turn it on to a hot dish, and pour round custard or jam sauce. FOR TO-MORROW. ; Stock, 21b. fillet of veal, bacon, tomatoes, chocolate, vanilla essence, £tale bread. FOR SUNDAY. Two pounds tomatoes, stock, hindquar? ter of lamb, mint 'sauce, green peas, apricots, pastry, cream, FOR SUPPER. Cold lamb,-salad, peaches, jelly, stale sponge cake, custard, almonds, macaroons. SOCIAL AND PERSONAL. Wedding at Miramar. •The marriage '.of Mr. Francis William] Pointon, or Masterton, fourth son [of Mr. aud Mrs. J. Pointon, of. Petone, to Mim Ellen Millar, youngest daughter ot Mr.-; and Mrs. A. Millar, of Willisham, Suffolk, England, took place fit St. Aldan 3 Church, Miramar. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. H. Blackburne, assisted by the Rev. J. G. Cwtle. The wedding was. of particular, interest, as apart from the .popularity of the, bride and bridegrpom, it was the first wedding to 'be solemnised in the Miramar Church, the:couplo being the recipients of a Bible to mark the occasion. J. he bride, who was given away by her brothewnlaw, Mr. W, Telford, of ;Miramar, was dressed in a gown of ivory satin, and wore the usual wreath of orange blossoms.' She carried' a bouqnet with her bridal veil. Her bridesmaids were Misses Potter and Wahlers, tho former wearing a. pretty dress of pale blue crystalline, and a cream hat, with pretty roses. The younger bridesmaid hod on a dainty cream dress. Mr. L. Pointon, brother pf the bridegroom, was best man, and Master Jack Telford, the bride's nephew, noted as page. The service was fully choral, and tho church, which had been decorated by the friends of the bride, crowded tothe doors. After the ceremony, a reception was held at Miramar Town Hall, and wa? attended by a large gathering of guests. 'The bridegroom's present to the brido was a gold wristlet watch, and the bridosniaids received a brush and comb and a brooch respectively, Mr. and Mrs. Pointon wero the • recipients of a large number of beautiful, and costly presents from their numerous friends and relations. ; They are spending their honeymoon in the Wairarapa.

A Now Zealand Bride. . ,Tho folWing is from "Tho Times" of CoylOn' of' Octdber 19:—"A pretty> wedding took jjlace at the Qalle Face Church thii inorjiinp, when Mr. Arthur C. Lavington, engineer, Colombo • Commercial Company, Limited, was married to Miss Eileen Norah Blundell, daughter of the late Mr. H.'Blundell and Mrs. Blundell, of Now Zealand. The- servico was. fully choral, the hymns rendered: being 'The Voice That Breathed ,o'er Eden and '0 Perfect Love/ Tho Rev. A. K. Finnimore officiated, and Mr. W.' J. Price presided at the organ, playing the Wed-, ding March from Lohengrin and Men-. delssohn'« Wedding March. The bride, ; who arrived by 'ihe Orsova on Thursday, looked, charhiing in a drew; of soft white satin, trimmed with beautiful lace, and a pannier of marquisette. Her whito hat was; adorned with two larijo white plumes, and she carried a beautiful bouquet of white roses', etc.-She was attended by her mother, Mrs. Blundell, who was dressed in white silk, and also carried a handsome bouqnet.. The bride was given away by lier brother, Mr. Wilfred Blundell, and the best man was Mr. P. A. Keiller, Colombo Commercial; Company, Limited. After the ceremony a reception was held at the Galle iface Hotel. Tho wedding breakfast was served in the new ballroom, which was tastefully decorated for the occasion. The wedding cake, which came from New Zealand, was a magnificent one. The Rev. A. K. Finnimore proposed the health of bride, and bridegroom, the latter suitably responding. Later in ' the day tho bride and the bridegroom left for their honeymoon, which is to be Bpent up-country and in India. The bride'B going-away dress was a grey voile, worked witn pale grey silk. Her large pale grey hat was trimmed with pale pins hyacinths. Mr. and Mrs. Lavington were the recipients of numerous and costly presents."

Miss . Violet Kemp (England) is at present on a visit to her relations in Wellington,

Mrs. R. Spencer and Miss Moodie (Palmerston North) have taken Mrs. Heyhouse at Muritai for a month.

The engagement is announced of Mr. George M'Call, of Wanganui, and Mi6s Edith Kempthorne, youngest daughter of the Rev, J. P, and, Mrs. Kempthorne, of Nelson.

Mrs. and Miss Joseph leave for England at the end January.

Mr. and Mrs. Maughan Barnett are at present in Nelson.^

Miss Seed (Wellington) is visiting her sister, Mrs. Courteney Bowen (Napier).

Mrs. Lionel Abraham' and her family (Palmerston North) have taken a house at Paekakariki for the summer.

Mr. and Mrs. Salmon (Dunedin), who have been on a holiday trip to Europe, wero passengers for the south by the Maunganui yesterday.

Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Shand and Miss Mtrlo Shand left by the Maunganui yesterday on n visit to Australia.

Hospital Matron. The Waihi Hospital Board recently reduced the applicants for the position of matron to the district hospital to two, and then referred the names to the In-spector-General of Hospitals (Dr. Valintine) for his recommendation. The secretary, has now received a reply, recommending the appointment of Sister Taylor, of the Auckland Hospital, who is referred to in the letter as an excellent nurse and sister of wide experience, and also as having administered the internal affairs of the Auckland Hospital in a most capable manner during 6ix months as gctingpiatroii. • An "At Home."

On Wednesday evening Mis 9 Muriel Bennett gave an "at home" to a number of her friends. The rooms .were bright with' flowers, dahlias, carnations, and poppies being worked into the colour scheme. Miss Bennett wom a pretty white muslin, and Miss Irene Bennett was in pale blue. The evening was passed pleasantly with music apd recitations, Those present were: Mrs. Boshier, Misses Lay, Bennett, Dentice, Leslie, and Tyler, ~

Visitors at Day's Bay Hou6o include Dr. Alice M'George (Wellington), _ Mr. and Mrs, Laurence, (Masterton), Misses' Irvine (Auckland), Miss Rennie (Scotland),. ;

Miss Tewsloy has gone to 6tay at Day's Bay . House for a short time,

Mrs. Murray Ilobbs (Christchuroh) is staying at the, Hotel Cecil.;,

Mr.' and Mrs. Satchel! (Nelson )havo returned from . their trip:'to England and ■tho Continent. They are present paying at the Hotel Cecil. I

Mr. and Mrs. and Miss Russell (Danpevirko) arrived from England yesterday,

Mr. and Mrs. James Holmes, from Alfredtoh, who have lieen staying in Wellington,. leave for the south to-day. : ;

The friends of His 3 Kosina Buokmann will be glad, to hear of her last sucoess'at Home., She is now * appearing 'at the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin; and has received very, favourable notices of -her performance from the Dublin press.

Mrs.- J. Anderson (Wanganui) returned homo yesterday.

Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Keeble have, returned to Pnlmerston from Island Bay.

Miss D. Ileid (Palmenkfcon North) is yisiting her sister, Mrs. H. Biley.

Mrs. John M'Vay (Napier) and her nieoe, Mrs. H. Swan (Napier) ore staying at the Eoyal Oak.

4 plucky rescue from death >by drowning,' under Very trying circumstances,' is reported frbiii the Kawhia district. It appears that several ladies wero bathing when'one of them got ouj; of her depth, and was in danger of drowning. As she Tose to the surface for'the last time another lady of the party went to tho rescue but was grasped in such- a way that slio was also drawn under the water. Then Mrs; Parker's attention was.called to what was taking place, and the spot pointed out where the two had disappeared. Being fortunately an "expert swimmer, Mrs. Parker' lost no ,timo in diving: to secure the two victims, and succeeded in bringing them to shore, where restorative measures proved successful.

A feto in aid of the Plunket Nurses's Fund: is to be held on February 8 in the grounds of the Prime Minister's residence; which he has lent for the occasion, i 1 —i '

! ■ ili—TT—sl-jifi ijIioJIUUII R lis.l! Mrs. M. LynclrtParaparamn) has gone to Hawera on a visit to her friends.

Mrs,. W. Duffy, "Rainbow Lodgo," Paraparainu, has, returned home alter a brief visit to friends in' Wellington'. ' \

Mm.'; Wj Oliphant, "Willow Bank," Paraparamu, has gone, on' a visit .to "Kakariki," Napier. ; - i

Miss Veda Ryda has returned to her home. "Kakariki," Napier,, from a visit to friends in Otaki,

Yesterday evening, at her parents' residence, Kelburne, the death took place, after an illness of some months, of Miss Marjorie Millsr, only daughter of Mr. David Millar, Chief Postmaster.Much sympathy will 1 lie felt for her: parents) by her many friends. ' ....

Mrs. James Watt, of Wanganui, is at present, in Wellington. < .

A, Press Association message from London states that Miss Johanna Redmond, daughter of Mr. John E. Kedmond, Leader of the Nationalist Parliamentary party, has been married to Mr. Green, cnairman of the Irish' Prisons Board. Miss Isabella Dalton, of New South Wales, and a relation of the bride, acted as train-bearer.