SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, 24 February 1913, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

A "Kitchen Tea." "A most enjoyable "kitchen tea" was given on Saturday afternoon by Mrs. and Miss Anderson, of Talavera Terrace, for Miss Mita Johnson, whoso marriaso to Mr. M. 11. Oram takes place on March 5, at St. John's' Church, Willis Street. Many useful kitchen articles wcro received and the priests, spent o most enjoyablo afternoon. ' Roseneath En Fote. Wellington does not generally have appropriai* weather for its festive gatherings, but the day was all that could bo desired for the interesting ceremony which took placo at Eoseneath School on Saturday afternoon. • Tho occasion was the unfurling, by the Countess of Liverpool, .of the Koyal Standard of Scotland, which had been presented by the scholars of Eoseneath School, ScotWd, to the children of the Eoseneath School in Wellington. The gift was really a return one, for some little time ago the New Zealand Ensign had been'sent to Scotland by the scholars hero. A message of greeting from tho Princess Louiso, Duchess of Argyll, accompanied the gift, and this interesting memento has been-framed and will bo hung in one of tho classrooms. The picturesque situation of Eoseneath School, perched up as it is upon a'high rugged cliff with nothing but the blue water to bo seen on every side, corresponds a little to .that of so many of the old strongholds of Scotland, that it seems quite appropriate to 6eo tho Koyal Standard floating from its flag-pole. Tha Governor and tho Countess of Liverpool, accompanied by Captain Hutton, . arrived at halfpast threo and were reoeived by Mr. S. H. Jenkinson (chairman of the School Committee), tlio headmaster. (Mr. E. Darroch), and Miss Davidson (first assistant). Mrs Darroch was unavoidably absent on account of illness. The ceremony took placo near the flagpolo in the. playground where a platform and seats had been erected for the visitors. The Governor, in an interesting speech, touched upon the place of the symbolism of flags in the history of every nation from early Roman times.

Tho Hon. H. D. Bell (Acting-Minister for Education), also made a short speech, and then, to tho strains of the National Anthem, tho Countess of Liverpool unfurled tho flag. The Countess of Liverpool was wearing a dove-grey coat and skirt, large black hat with bows of black tulle, and grey ostrich feather boa. Mrs. " Jenkinson's frock, was of whito'ninon with cream embroideries, black hat with .touches of palo pink roses; Miss Davidson, black velvet coat and skirt, large mole-coloured hat with white plumes. .Among those present.were: Mrs. and Miss Massey, the Mayor and Mrs. M'Larcn, Mr. Robert Loo and Miss C. Lee, Mr. 'and Mrs. G. L. Stewart, Mr. and Mrs. T. 11. I'lemiha, Dr. and Miss M'Lcan, Miss Seddon, tho Hon, J, C. nnd Mrs. Jenkinson, the Hon. C. and Mrs. Mills, Dr. and Mrs. Tolhurst, Mrs. H. M'Kenzie, Dr. and Mrs. H. Gilmer, Dr. Kington Fyffo, Mr. J. G. W. Aitkon, and others.

Afternoon tea was served in one of the class-rooms, which had-been transformed into' a pretty little sitting-room. The table was decorated with largo silver bowls of asters and vases of tho same lovely flowers were on the mantelpiece. Tho tea was dispensed by the' staff of the school, assisted by many of their friends. Mr.. Dorroch, who has borne the brunt of all tho work connected with the interchange of (lags, deforves.great ,;raiso for his enterprise which gives the scholars of Roseneatn School here a warm' interest in other children and adults far across tho sea, besides fostering in them that love of Empiro which is so essential in these times, in view, of,'grave national contingencies which may arise—no ono knows when. Feildlnn Notes. 1 Mrs. Lawson has gono to Gisborne. Mr 6. Harcourt Peat is ' visiting her daughter, Mrs. Colville, ;in New Plymouth'.. ;■-.■.. Miss Hare has gone to Wellington. Mrs. Stewart has returned from W'anganui.'. Mrs. Pratt has returned to Auckland. Mrs. Bull is staying in Wellington. •' Mrs. Gillespie ana Mrs. Wail' have taken their children to Muritai. ■ Miss Bayly has gone to Rotorua. Mrs. Hare is visiting friends in Auckland. . ' . , •Mrs. Porter has returned from Dannovirke, ; . '.-.'"'. Mrs. F. Haggitt has gono to Nelson., !.. Mrs. G. Haggitt has returned from ■Hastings. : ' . Thero was a largo attendance at tho Foilding tennis courts on Saturday, when Mis. Gorton and Miss Spain provided afternoon tea'. Among those present were: Mesdames M'Lennan, Miles, Redmayne, Walker, Baddoley, Long, Misses Shannon, Hare, Wyatt, Carr, O'Halloran, Jackson, Messrs. Haggitt, Haro, Miles, Hawke, Carr,.Barron, Bayly, and otl.ers. '' ' Mrs. J. B. MacEwan leaves Wellington to-day on a visit to Martdn, where she will bo the guest of her sister, Mrs. Matheson. . Miss Helen Dalrymple, of the Napier High School, has been appointed to the position of assistant mistress in tho Girls' High Sohool. Mrs. James Hislop accompanied her husband'to the south on Friday night.Mrs. £. M.'Goro leaves Wellington today for' Waugauui, where she will 6tay with Mrs. Porritt. : '' ;. Mr., Mrs., and Miss .Focke are visiting Christchurch.: . • • . Dr. .and Mrs. Youngman were passengers by the Moeraki ior Sydney on Fri : day.. Mr. and Mrs. Robert M'Beth and Miss M'Beth, of Kimbblton, and Mr. and Mrs. Trevor Shannon, Fcilding, who motored through to Napier, are staying at the Masonic Hotel, and • wl'l return at. the end of the week. ' It is every woman's duty to learn tho hygiene of the hair and skin. Miss Milsoln's exclusive and up-to-date methods arid preparations will win back the worst complexion and restore the poorest hair to' its proper life and energy. Those whose hair and skin aro fading, can restore them through Miss Milsom's expert knowledge, which sho imparts, and tho true preparations and how to use theni. Delightful' face ' massage will removo wrinkles with the use of "CULTENE" Skin Food (Regd.), the coarsest and most withered skin will quickly become smooth and soft. Electrolysis, Hairdressing taught. Grey hairs restored to natural colour. Shampooing, manicuring, clipping. ' Perfect Switches, Puffs, c .and Natural Hair-Pads. Transformations most natural and lightest weight. Hairfood unsurpassed—cure dandruff and fallin" hair. Personal attention. Miss Milsom, King's Chambers (opp. Stewart Dawson's), Willis. Street, Wellington. Telephone BH.*

Brooklyn, Wellington, 18th December, 1912. Dear Mrs. Hullen,Vor years I was torturod with superfluous hair on my face, and feared I should never rid myself of tho distressing disfigurement. Being extremely sensitive, I sufferrd considerably, being often reminded of the fact, which I realised only too well. I tried several so-called cures, also spent a great deal of money on electrolysis, but all to no purpose. In fact, I got worse. Then I heard of "Rusma," and, as a last resource, decided to give it a trial, though having little faith of ever being cured. Imagine my surpriso and delight on discovering that, with' each treatment, the hair grow finer, until finally I was cured.

Obituary—A Nonagenarian. Mrs. Burton (nco Janet Haslic), formoily matron at the Dunedin Hospital, died last week at her residence in Cumberland Street at tho ago of 97 years. She was a native of Lanarkshire, and arrived in Dunedin in 1858. Her brother had come to Now Zealand 10 years earlier, and was subduing tho wilderness at Ohoho when she. entered the country. Thither she repaired, nnd lived for somo time in tho calico atxl cob huts of the period. Then sho married and settled at Riverton. Having lost her husband some time afterwards she entered the Dunedin Hospital as nurse, and soon became matron of the institution. She remained thcVo somo 25 years, until advancing ago led to her retirement. Sho never lost her interest in the hospital, and lived under its shadow from the time of her retirement. .Sho watched its progress and the doing of the lay and professional staffs with maternal solicitude. Quite lately sho was heard to remark with prido: "What wonders they do over, there nowadays." She never had any illness, nnd retained all her faculties to tho end. She had no rules of life. She at© what sho liked, worked hard, and mado no efforts to become a centenarian. Aslted as to the secret of her long life, she said she came,of a long-lived, healthy, and wi?e stock, and that was her only secret of long life.