SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1801, 14 July 1913, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

A "Kitchen" Evening. Oo Friday evening, in St. Hildas bchoolroom, Island Bay, Mrs. Pikett's two young daughters, Doris and Keitha, gave a "kitchen" evening for Miss Lillian M'Ewan, whose marriage to Mr. H. Harper Hind will take place shortly. Mrs. Pikett wore white silk, with an overdress heavily embroidered with white silk; the Misses Pikett, both wore simple white' frocks; Miss M'Ewan was in pale' green, embroidered ninon over white satin. There were one hundred guests present," and quite a number of useful articles were brought for the kitchen. An interesting guessing competition took place, Miss Eudora Henry winning first place, anfl Miss Davis second. The following contributed items—Miss Phyllis Hanify, two piano forte solos; Mrs. Pikett and Miss Christine Dibley, songs; orchestral items, Miss Eudora Henry (piano), Miss Mildred Henry ('cello), and Miss Francis Henry (violin); humorous recitation, Miss Pear6on. The supper table was beautifully decorated with gold and brown chrysanthemums and birch foliage. The young people danced till 12 o'clock, to excellent music, and apparently thoroughly enjoyed themselves. A Bridge Afternoon. A. very pleasant bridge afternoon was given by Mrs. J. Gibbons at the Rose iea Hcoms on Saturday afternoon. The room was prettily decorated with masses of pink camellias and foliage. Mrs. Gibbons woro a 'gown of black silk with embroidered black chiffon yoke and heavy black passementerie trimming, and u black veiours hat with a black plume and touch of orango velvet. She was assisted by her daughters and her niece, Mi«s Marjory Duck. Miss Gibbons wore a pastel blue cloth frock trimmed with whito guipure, and bright navy velours hat with gold and bluo wing; Miss Buck woro a molo velvet costumo and furs, with a' nattier-blue felt liat, trimmed with ostrich feathers of the same shade. There were fourteen tables, jand some very exciting and close rubbers wero played. Mrs. Fletcher was the winnor. Thero wero present: Mesdames A. Curtis, H. M'Kenzie, Krceft, Sievwright, OvertonSmith, Townsend, Jeffries, Hamilton, Dawson, Burton, Fenton, Jackman, Lyon, Reeves, Hervey, Ballard, Miss .Watson, and many others,' Technical College Dance, * The. third annual dance of the Wellington Technical College Old Students' Association was held in St. Peter's Schoolroom on Friday evening. The committee had worked to secure the success of all present, and the result they desired was undoubtedly attained. Tho' hall had been draped with flags, and the 6tage furnishod and decorated with foliage and pot plants, the supper tables in the adjoin- i ing room also having been attractively decorated. The committee consisted of the : Misses Williamson, M'Donnell, Gyles, : Welsby, Ahearn, M'Keowen, and Caddick, and Messrs. Ellis, Dixon, Earnshaw, Haughton, and Barr. The chaperones were: Mrs. J. P. Luke, wearing black vel- ' vet; Mrs. F. M. Renner, in black jewelled net; Mrs. 0. Williams, in pink'satin; and Mrs. M'Vicar, black satin, A Help for Farmers' Wives, Hints for lightening housework in these servantless da"ys are always welcome, and ] tho following description of a washing 'machine, sent in by a correspondent, may prove useful to some of our readers whose homos are in tho country:—"My greatest 1 help," she • writes, "is an 'Easy-way Washer,' which cleans the clothes by' suction whilst boiling, without chemicals. All 1 we put into the boiler is Jib. of soap, and an ounce of borax, half fill ft with water and. put in tho clothes without hashing or ' soaking beforehand. Only the soiled articles, such as tea-towels and kitchen-' \ aprons, eto., are pnt to soaS for an hour or two, then wrung out, and put on to boil. No rubbing is needed for any of the white clothes, and they become bean- J tifully white. A portablo plate rack is j also a great lieJp in washing-up. It saves ' kitchen-cloths.''- • < i Miramar Ladles' Golf Club. ' Tho following is the draw for the < Medal Round, which is to be played today by members of the Miramar Ladies' Club:—Miss Waller plays Mrs. Freeth; Miss Carter plays Mrs. Firth; Miss Gray plays Mrs. Watkins; Miss Foclte plays Miss M. Seed; Miss Marks plays Mrs. Spencor; Miss Gavin plays Mrs. Holmes; Miss Wheeler plays Miss Didsbury; Miss 1 Cameron .plays Mrs. Ward; Miss Williams < plays Miss Smytho; Miss ICirkcaldie plays ( Miss Brodrick. 1 f At 'Trinity Church, Wimbledon (Eng- ] land), Mrs. L. Maud Lachlin M'Oliver, i widow of the lato Mr. J. L. M'Oliver, of ] New Zealand, was married to Mr. Robert | Arthur Dillon, only son of Lieutenant-, j Colonel Robert- Dillon, of Westbourue , Gardens, Folkestone, announces an Eng- , lish paper. , On May 6 Mr. Edward Allan Thomson, < eldest 6on of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Thomson, of Dunedin (N.Z.), was married to 1 Miss Jane Shaw Blaikley, seoond daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Blaikley, of 13 Elsworthy Terrace, N.W., states an Australasian paper, i Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Ballard have taken i Mr. James Stephens's house at Seatoun. i The engagement has been announced of < Assistant-Paymaster Geoffrey H. Lane, I R.N., H.M.A.S. Encounter, son of Bngi- ' neer Rear-Admiral Charles Lane, C.8., I R..N., and Mts. Lane, Plymouth (Eng- i land), to Miss Dorothy Townsend, daugh- i tor of Mr. and Mrs. George Townsend, i Itew, Victoria. 1 The president of the Y.M.C.A. .(Mr. H. ' W. Kersley) and Mrs. Kersle.v are hold- J ing a reception for members of the asso- » ciation and tholr friends in. tho Y.M.C.A. j rooms this evening. 1 Mr. William A. Priokett. who for tho last seven yeara has filled the position of Consul-General for the United' States J in New Zealand, with headquarters in ! Auckland, has been granted leave of ab- - sence, and leaves shortly with Mrs. and J Migs Prickett. Mrs. Rollest.on's Toilet Rooms will remain open lato on the evonings of tho . Race Club Ball, City Council Ball, nnd : Ladies', Night at Tho Savage Club. Ladies may thus havo their hair dressed becomingly just before each entertain- - ment.*

Spring in the Hat World. With a suggestion of spring in the air ] and a slill stronger suggestion of spring in the sight of the spring llowors—the violets, the freesias, and tho joyously nodding daffodils—it is not surprising that 1 thought) should turn to spring millinery. Most decidedly the spring colours must liavo inspired tho thoughts of the creators of the models that have found their way to these shores. Every season colour . seems to become more rampant and tints _ that only a littlo while ago would have 1 boon condemned as being far too striking, too "loud," aro now worn and will 3 bo worn without a shiver of self-con--1 scittusness. Small hats with a brief apology for brims will certainly bo in fa- # vour, and a charming example of its . kind was to be seen the other day, in [ a small fuchsia coloured model, the viot let crown being encircled with a careless- , ly folded band of cerise velvet and mass- | ed with violet shaded sweot peas. An- . other lint was of golden brown straw with it? turned-up brim lined with black satin whilo at tho side was a feathery pluino of golden brown grass, fastened with a beautiful rose of tho same shade. It was I altogether a desirable masterpiece. An- ■ other small hat was of white straw with tho brim turned up at the side and crown surmounted with canary coloured ostrjeh feathers. A distinctly noticeable feature of many of the new hats is the Tam-o'-Shanter crown, tho Bulgarian colours running riot in tho silk or brocade that is used in their composition. In these hats the brim is wide and drooping and the whole effect is decidedly arresting. Tho Bulgarian colours are to be frequently used and quite often the combination of any two or three of them is uncommonly charming. Many of tho hats ore somewhat narrow in shape and aro elongated: at the back, feathers, or Jong bows of ribbon still further adding to the backward length. In this individualistic agt.. ■ however, everyone is free to choose what best becomes them, or what they think best becomes them (sometimes a totally different matter), and in tho question of hats and their styles there is o. wide field to choose from without any risk of being called "old-fashioned." A soft and becoming effect was given to bj wido, drooping brimmed black and white hat by a pleated frill of tulle entirely covering tho top side of the brim and falling slightly beyond its edge, so that it practically framed the faco beneath. Quito a number of the larger hats were finished in this way, and so charming is-the effect that it is likely to become distinctly popular. One or two of tho models, in different shades of brown, were distinctly reminiscent of early Victorian times, and if they find their rightful wearers, should look most quaintly attractive. Possibly they are only the 'forerunners of other Victorian revivals. Flowers apparently are to be largely used in the trimming of hnts. Tho way they are placed marks the hat of the season as instead of being massed" all round the crown there is on several of them only a single flower, preferably a rose, its stalk standing up defiantly above tho crowh, leaving it apparently monarch of all it surveys. The remainder of the trimming might bo either of ribbon or of a wreath of foliage encircling tho crown. Tho large black feathered hat, like tho poor, is always with us and some, beautiful examples of these aro to bo seen, always, however, with the feathers so arranged as J? proper drooping effect over tho back of the hat. In striking contrast to. the black hat, which was its nearest neighbour, was a flame coloured creation vntli the crown massed with feathers of a still more rivid colour. No other word* but flame could describe it, and in quite a numbor of other hats was to bo discerned this vivid touch of flame. Acknowledgment, Tha Matron of tho Hospital desires to acknowledge tho following gifts'—lllustratod papers: Mrs. JMd (Aro'Street), Mr. S-' t G - 0^ hc, y e ? ! ImveTS1 mveTS and toys: Girls' High School; books: Mr. John• Hopwell: children s clothes: Children's Hospital' Sowing Guild, per Mrs. Litchfield' (55); flowers i Mfes Ooupland (Lower Hutt); old linen and magazines: Mrs. Myles (Island Bay); cakes for children's wards: Mr* Gamble. ' 1 1 The rumour that Miss Lilian Prichard, of Melbourne, who carried off so many prizes in the first year's Competitions in Wellington, is to compete at this year's festival is denied by the secretary. Miss HavwaTd (MasteTton) passed through Wellington on Saturday on her way to Westport. Mrs, Matthew Holmes and Miss B. Ward left Wellington on Friday.for Culverden. ■ Mr. and Mrs. T. Fitzgerald (Kiinbolton) aro visiting Mrs. T. M. Fitzgerald, Tinokori Hoad. Mr. and Mrs. Howard (Blenheim) aTO visiting Auckland. Mrs. F.. Perry (Martiuborougli) and her little son are the guests of Mrs. Otterson. Miss Burns lias returned to Christchurch from her visit to Wellington. Mrs. D.algety (Christchurch) is' staying ,at tho Grand Hotel. A very merry children's party was given on Saturday by Mrs. E. F. Baldwin for 'her daughter Tliyra, at her homo in Central Terrace, ICelburne. Games and dancing entertained tho young folk, and it was with extreme reluctanco that they i finally took themselves to their homes at 1 the behest of their elders later in the evening.