SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1700, 17 March 1913, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Miss Elizabeth Asquith, Miss Elizabeth Asquith is an important debutante of the near future; says the "Queen." As the young daughter of Mr. and Ma's. Asquith she has inherited much of the brain power of her parents. Her education has been of the widest and best, and as a mere child she attended lectures and classes in London. She is of medium height, with the dark hair, firm chin, and. bright glance of her mother. Mrs. Asquith .has intimate friends among distinct sets in London, and it is an accepted fact that she made her mark in the world before her marriage. Her versatility was a delight to the late Mr. Gladstone, who believed that no young woman of his day was better fitted to start a political salon than the then Miss Margot Tennant. And when he heard that she was engaged he wrote, her a serious and beautiful letter, saying how certain ho )Tas that she would make the best use of her opportunities. And in those days she had been acclaimed a "bel esprit" by no less a personage than Dr. Jowett himself. Mrs. Asquith has, by the way, many delightful letters, ono of which was from our late King, written on the day of Qneen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. Miss Feist, who has been spending a few days 'with Miss Wilson (Hawker .Street) returned to Masterton on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. H. E. -White (Oriental Bay) intend going on a yachting cruise in Queen Charlotte Sounds at Easter. The Misses Watson leave on a visit to the south this week. Mr. and Mrs. D. Caselberg have returned to Masterton from their visit to. Mount Cook. The engagement is announced in the "Australasian" of Mr. David Sterling Anderson, Onepins, Canterbury (New Zealand), seventh son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Anderson (New Zealand), to Miss D. D. Todd, ninth daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T, T. Todd, Rutherford, Brighton (Vic.). Mr. 6. H. Rhodes, brother of the Post- , master General, and Mrs. Rhodes are visiting Auckland. Mrs. Lambert Bo wen (Malay States) is over on a visit to New Zealand, and' is at present in Timaru, the guest of Mr. and Mrs. -P., J, I^olleston. Owing to the unfavourable weather, the garden, party organised by the 1 " Ladies' Auxiliary of the Y.M.C.A., to have been held at Mrs. Denton's grounds, Woolcombe Street, on Saturday, did not take place. Ail afternoon function will be held •in the Y.M.C.A. rooms soon- after Easter, and for this the same tickets will hold good. 1 Mrs. Maude E. Knight, a London lady journalist, and a well-known member of tho Lyceum Club, is a passenger by,the iiotorua, due here towards the end of the month. She has not been in the best of health of late, and when ordered a long sea voyage decided to visit the most distant' part of tho' British Dominions— New Zealand. ; A well-attended cooking demonstration was give> by Miss Rennie on Saturday afternoon in the Y.W.C.A. rooms in Herbert Street. It was the first of a scries, and was aoconvpanied by a store-room science talk oil "Economy in 1 the Kitchen." Miss Rennie is an expert in such matters, and naturally much valuable knowledge is to be acquired at these interesting and valuable demonstrations. Mr. and Mrs. lies are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. S. Fisher (Feilding) until Wednesday, and then they go on to their new home, Christchurch. Miss E. B. Baughan arrives in Wellington from Christchurch some time this week. Miss J. Maoandrew arrives in Wellington < to-day from Auckland, on a visit to her sisters. / /Miss E. Focke returned to Wellington last week from her visit to Christchurch..