SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1784, 24 June 1913, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Wedding at Ohakea. Tho marriage took placo at tho residence of Mr. and Mrs. Sconroch, Ohakea, of Mr. Thomas Hoskin Tromaan, lato ot St. Yeath, Cornwall (England), and Miss Ottilie Bertha Klatt, of Ohakea. Iho Rov. Mr. Harold performed tho ceremony. Tho brido, who was given away by her father, woro a gown of cream crcpo do chine and a veil with orange blossoms. Sho carried a bouquet of white chrysanthemums, Christmas roses, and maidenhair fern, fastened with long streamers, embroidered with hor own and tho bndogroom's initials, tho work and. gilt 01 Mrs M'Nab. Tho bridesmaids, Miss Annie and Miss Vanda Klatt, wore frocks of oroam crystallino, trimmed with laco and insertion, and pretty hats to match. They carried bouquets of heath chrysanthemums and maidenhair fern. iho best man was Mr. 0. Williams, and the groomsman Mr. B. Klatt. At tho conclusion of tho ooromony a very largo number of guests were entertained' at tho wedding breakfast, laid in a marques eroctod on tho lawn. Later tho bndo and bridegroom left on , their wedding tour, the former travelling in a navy tailored costume, black beaver hat, with palo blno plumes, and long fur ooat, tho gift of the bridegroom.

Somewhat Startling. Paris is still dancing mad, and now. that tho Russian dancers are coming' to the Champs Elyseos Thoatre it will go still madder, writes a Pans correspondent. At the clubs, on tho ladies' days, there is always some danseuse as a, piece de resistance find coni© imitation of ci celebrity in the Terpsichorcan art as an entree. Little parties at homo are made oxciting by the engagement of some dernier cri in tho dancing .world, and dinner is m-ado lively by stories of weird experiences at tho public dancing-rooms. One tells of a well-known society woman who went to danco for the sheer love of dancing at one of tho public lialls at an hour when to do so was qnito proper. She danced with a man who was a master in the art and of rather Anglo-Saxon, appearanoo. A week later she wont to dino with some friends, trnd the footman who took her cloak was so perilously liko her late partner that she sipontaneously started a little. But tho-footman was well trained, and mndo no sign; however, the danc-ing-mad lady thought it wiser not to keep tho rendezvous slio had made with her partner of the week before. Many little stories of this kind aro told over dinmeri tables.

A Love of Simplicity. I dined with some French friends, and was struck, ns one 60 often is, by tho exquisite simplicity of their way of doing things, writes the Paris correspondent of "The Queen." Wo dined in a beautiful room of splendid proportions. There were no pictures, no ornaments, but the colouring was sober and rich. The dining-table was the one brilliant spot, white cloth, two glasses, ond a orysta.l jug of water to each person, ( no array of silver, no embroidered tablo centre, and just ono Etruscan vaso, with a. few sprays of white lilac in it as an ornament. We ate well, but, very simply, quality, not quantity, being tho rulo br which the maitresse do mdison arranged ner menu; and 'everyone drank water for choice. The service was perfection and w;as done by men, and tho coffee was mado by tho master of the houso in tho drawing-room. There was no pomp, but there was mnch serenity about tho way things were done, and of course there Was ia solid and comfortable iacomo be-1 hind, a3 well as much wit in tho conversation to make things pleasant. _ Tho podnt is: Can we not all, whether rich or poor, have this same beautiful simplicity? It is merely a matter of management and lov6 of home. Wit at any rate is not allied oaly to riclioa, good cooking is a talent any woman may be proud of, and cleanliness which reaches t daintiness generally means doing away with superfluous decoration. The average French bourgeoise over-decorates her house and is content with coarse cooking so long as it is plentiful: but the minority, which has leanings to more beautiful things, as the minonty has everywhere, is striving to bring into fashion that love of exquisite simplicity which means temperance and clean thought in. every direction. It also means close personal attention to household iwitters and a certain self-denial m outside pleasures, but it noad not mean a living up of outside interest and, mental development at all. On t!h© wntroxy, a sereno household makes for that state of mind which turns out good mtel octual work at the least possible physical cost.

Eer Excellency tho Countess of Liverpool will be present at a reception which is to bo held at the Pioneer Club on Wednesday. Mrs. (Invercargill) has been visiting lior sister, Mrs. Pattlo Izett, in Wanganui. On Saturday night, at thin College Old Girls' Literary Club, HiSs M Lean gave a paper on the life and works of Robert Browning. This was followed by reading of Browning's works by several of the "iris present, also a. recitation by one of tho present College'.girls. At tlio next meeting on July 5 it has been decided to have two of Browning's plays, instead of Bernard Shaw's, "\ou ever Can 1 ell. as tho latter is at present "Tlio Soul's Tragedy 1 and In tho Balcony" are the two plays chosen, and fchey liave been cast for study. Mrs. and the Misse3 Reed, of Sydney, are visiting Napier. Dr. _ Reed was at ouo timo practising at Waipukerau. The death is reported <7E an old Rongotea settler in the person of Mrs. Geertson. Mr and Mrs. White (Greytown) and Mrs.'Bruce Speedy, of 1-eatherston, have been visiting Napier.

Miss Stormont, who has for six years been on the staff of the Paluatua School mil who lias resigned in order to get married, was presented with a travelling rue bv tile children and a silver hot water jug by the staff. The officers of H.M.S. New Zealand, at present visiting Auckland, aro giving an "at home" on Thursday afternoon, and on Friday evening a small danco takes plflco on the battleship. Miss Waddell, of Bluff, Invercargill, is tho guest of Mrs. Rainey, Napier. Miss Marchnnt, who has been travelling I on tho Continent an<l in Great Britain for the last two years, is returning to 111 cases wlioro greyness is not hereditary Mrs. Rolleston cau restore the hair to 'its natural colour by special treatment. In an advertisement on tills pace Mrs Rolleston recommends Dr. Waldron s Hair Restorer for concealing incurable groynoss*

A New Zealand Playwright, Tho news contained in the cables of tho further, success of tho young Gisborno authoress anil playwright, Miss Ro.-o Mary Roes, will bo received with gratification by her many friends anil acquaintances throughout New Zealand 1 , states a Press Association message from Gisborno. Miss Hccs lias met 110 littlo success in her work, and many of her stories and playlets have met with a big demaud, notably a delightful curtainraiser, entitled "Hot Dearest Priend, which, after being staged in Gisborne, was purchased by Mr. l'ercy Hutchinson, a nephew- of Sir Charles "Wyndham, and indeed Mr. Hutchinson was so delighted with tho success of tho play that ho at onco commissioned Miss llccs to cvway bigger work, promising to nndoitako its staging and production. Then Miss Marion Terry, tho English actress, came in contact with some of Miss Kecs's stories, with flattering result. She at onco expressed a desire that Miss Rees should write a play for her, and the sequel is yet to be scon in the production of a fiveact play already written, which will proV ably be entitled "Tho Conquered Citadel. lliea Rees has been engaged for some tirao now in superintending tho pr«ln<> tion of tho one-act play, "Undo Bill, the success of which is tho subject of the cable message, but at first met with many difficulties in the matter of obtaining a suitable caste. Howovor, all these difficulties appear to have been successfully overcome, and tho sncccss of tho little play, "Unci® Bill," will probably bo the immediate precursor of ia brilliant reputation for Miss Rees. The young authoress is well known in Gisborne, where sho vis brought np, and, indeed, as already indicated, throughout Now Zealand and Australia. She entered upon a stago oareer 6omo ten .years ago, and quickly achieved a measure of sucooss, playing leading laajr in Allen Hamilton's "Massage from Mars Company. In England, too, Miss Rees is woll and favourably known upon the boards of both metropolitan and provincial threatrcs. Writing to a Gisborne friend by tho last mail, Miss Rcos stated that she intends to play tho leading part in "Undo Bill." Her short stories have been well received by tho London magazines, in which they frequently appear. Sho is, a {laughter of tho late W. L. Rees, solicitor, of Gisborno.

A Paris Fete Day. From one end of Paris to tho other Jeanne d'Airc was feted, <m May 11, writes a Paris correspondent.' In tho more Catholic and Royalist quarters the decorations were quite imposing. Balconies and windows were wreathed and hung with bine and white flowers and flags, studded with fleur-de-lys shields, and sometimes spotted with tlio darker colour note ot tUo ■Republican flag. On one balcony I noted a Union Jack, and . .everywhere the ejle«t \ras gay and pretty. The lovo of flags and bunting is ingrained in French hearts, end it undoubtedly helps them to keep holiday when tlfo streets are decorated, hut the Joanne d'Arc fetes are something more than ordinary decorations, for tiiey unite tho sentiments of religion and patriotism, and although they ri.ro observed by the old order in Jeanne (l'Arc is essentially » People's Heroine," for slio was one of them.

Now Zealand by the Orvieto, which leaves London on August 1. Mr. and Mrs. R. W. C. Steele, of London, are touring the Dominion, and are at present staying at tho Empire Hotel in Wellington. A spinsters' danco takes place in Masterton on Thursday evening. The cliaperones are: Mrs. Ewart, Mrs. Lewis, and Mrs. H. G. Williams.