SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1807, 21 July 1913, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Savage Club's "Ladies' Night." The "ladies' night" of the Wellington Savage Club was held in the Town Hall on Saturday, and was the concluding event of last week's gaieties. The decorations from tho Racing Club ball still beautified the entrance hall, staircase, and large hall, and though not quite what they were, elicited admiration lroni those who .had had no opportunity of seeing them before. With, their Excellencies the Governor and the Countess of Liverpool came Miss Vavasour. Also occupying seats in the front of tho hall were the Premier (the Hon. W. F. M'assoy) and Miss Massey, tho Hon. A. L. Herdman and Mrs. Hcrdman, the Hon. Dr. Pomare and Mrs. Pomare, the. Hon. F. M. B. Fisher and Mrs. Fisher, Miss Allen, the Mayor (Mr. J. P. Luke) and Mrs. Luke, Dr. Newman, M.P., Colonel Heard and Mrs. Heard,. Colonel It. J. Collins, Mrs. and Miss Collins, and Mrs. Dykes. Also to be seen in the hall were Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Yallance (Masterton), Mr. Lang (Speaker of the House of Representatives), Mr. Statham, M.P., and Mrs. Statham, Mrs. H. Campbell, Miss Horton, the Misses St. Hill (2), Miss' Decima Horton, Miss Malcolm, Mr. Guthrie, M.P., and Mrs. Guthrie, Mr. and Mrs. D. Caselberg (Masterton), Mr. and Mrs. W. Booth (Carterton), Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Gore, Mrs. Menzies, Miss Richmond, Miss E. Richmond, Miss Blake, Miss Fell, Mrs. F. Samuel, Mrs. Moss, Mrs. G. Nathan, Mrs. W. Blundell, Miss N. Moore (Masterton), Miss Lee, and many others. Supper was handed round at the conclusion of tho programme, no easy task when tho large number of people present was taken into consideration. Being stout-hearted Savages, however,' they essayed tlie task, and, with the assistance of a multitude of friends, the deed before which the bravest of mou might well have trembled, was accomplished. Races at Trentham. TEo second day's meeting of the Wellington Racing Club was decidedly dull and depressing from the weather point of view, und most people travelled out to Trentham provided with macintoshes and umbrellas. Their Excellencies the Governor and the Countess of Liverpool were present, her Excellency wearing an emerald green costume, a black velours hat, and furs. Miss Vavasour, who is a guest at Government House, was also at the races, and wore a.grey costume faced with white, white fox .furs, and a black hat with touches of blue. From Ohakune. i Our travelling correspondent writes that on Friday evening last "a social organised by the local Rmlftay Society was held in the Railway Hall, Ohakune. Many people were present, including visitors from Timaru and Wellington. Mr. J. A. Hunt was M.C. The music was supplied by Mesdaraes Hunt < and Borrowman. An excellent supper was provided by the ladies. The evening was one of a series held during the winter season. Mrs. W. F. Gladwin (Palmerston North) is visiting Mrs. J. A. Hunt, of Ohakuno East. Miramar Ladies' Golf Club. Tho following is the draw for the Miramar Golf Club's ladies' foursomes for Mrs. T. G. Macarthy's trophy Mrs. Holmes and Miss Broderick play Miss Gray and Mrs. Ward, Mrs. Fr«cth and Mrs. Richardson play Miss Marks and Miss Knox, Miss Wheeler and Miss Kirkcaldie play Miss Didsbury and Miss Cameron, Miss Waller and Miss Smythe play Mass Nunneley and Miss T. Von, Dadelzsen, Miss M. Seed and Miss Turton play Mrs. Watkins and Mrs. Birkett, Miss Williams and 1 Mrs. Spencer play Mrs. Firth and Miss Focke, Miss Carter and Miss J. Seed play Miss Gavin and Mrs. Hornabrook.

Miss D. Reilly (Hawera) and her siater, who have been staying-in Wellington for the racing week festivities, Teturn to Hawera to-day. Mr. and Mrs. Archiar (Masterton) are visiting Wellington, and aTe staying at the Empire Hotel. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Booth (Carterton) have been staying in Wellington for last week's gaieties. Mr. and Mts. C. F. Vallance (Kahumingi) have baen spending some days in Wellington. Mrs. Dalgety returned to the south on Friday evening. Mrs. Wardell (Masterton) and Miss Tully are risting Napier. Mrs. Grace Neill is the guest of Dr. Agnles Bennett. On. Saturday afternoon a private view of water colours by Miss D. K. Richmond, Mr. Owen Morton, Mr. Esmond Atkinson, and Mr. Peroy Hodgkins was held at M'Gregor Wright's Gallery. Many guests were present and much interest was displayed in the work of the artists. Art, however, was not the only topic of interest discussed 'over tho teacups, for vaccination and its raison d'etre occupied a full share of attention. The pictures will be on vijew for a fortnight. Madame Lillian Nordica, the American operatic singer, will commence a concert season in Sydney to-night. Many concert lovers ill Wellington will Tiear with pleasure of tlie return to Australia, with the Nordica party, of JLr. Paul Dufault, the Canadian tenor, last hero with Madame •Eleanora di Cisneros. Th'oso of our readers who are troubled with Dandruff will find Virginian Hair and Scalp Food an effective cure. It is highly recommended by Mrs. Kolleston.* Miss Horton and tho Misses St. Hill (2), who havo been staying at the Royal Oak during race week, return to Hawko's Boy to-day. '

Failure of Men Designers, An English correspondent writes of tho revolt of tho French painters against latter-day fashions, and tho proposed exhibition of artist-designed gowns which was in preparation. This has just been opened at the Maison Buzenet, in the Avenue des Champs Elysces. Some of the Ix-st-known painters have contributed ideas. M. La Gnndara exhibited a mannequin in a gown of white satin, studded with simili diamonds and topazes, forming an immense butterfly back and front on tho bodice, with a large butterfly bow. On3y a daring woman would wear M. La Gandarn's gown, M. Robert Pielienot oxeroised his ingenuity upon a racing toilette. His .suggestion was a white frock with a design of black roses at, the hom. The white loo;e-ntting bolero was piped with violet, opening over a gnusgreen waistcoat. On the whole Parisiennes do not seem to have been very impressed with the male attempts at costume designing. They admitted that some of the artists had ideas, but they were not at all. sure that these ideas would prove workable. Indeed, the most effective designs in the artists' exhibition were duo to women, designers, and not to men. Apparently dress-designing is not for the amateur; certainly not for the male anrateur. . Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Beetham and Miss Boethani, ,who' have bern staying at the Royal Oak for the past few days, left on Saturday on their return to Brancepcth. Mr. and Mrs. F. Armstrong and Miss Armstrong motored through from Wellington to Palmerston yesterday, on their way through to Dannevirke. They had been staying in Wellington for the racing festivities. Mr. and Mrs. W. Bidwill, who have been staying in Wellington for race wedc, return to Rotot.iwai to-day. Miss Young (Palmerston North) accompanies them. Mr. and Mrs. M'Kelvie (I'loilding) and Mr. and Mis. J. Bull (Huntcrville) return to their homes to-day from their visit to Wellington. Mr. and Mrs. Fitzherbert, who have been staying in Wellington during race week, return to Feilding to-day. Mr. and Miss Mooro, who have been staying at tho Royal Oak for some days, returned to the Wairaiapa on Saturday. Miss Decima Horton is spending a week with Mrs. Hugh Campbell at tho Royal Oalc. Mrs. Marmaduko Bethell will arrive in Wellington to-day from a brief visit to Brancepeth, and will leave for the south to-night.