SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1821, 6 August 1913, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

An Aftornoon Tea, Mrs. Birkett was hostess at a tea given in the Kelburno Iviosk yesterday afternoon. Bridge was played in the centre room, about twenty tables being occupied with players. The winners, after some interesting games had been played, were Mrs. Richardson, Miss Moss, Jl'iss Bristow, and Mrs Bristow. Aiftong those present were Mrs. W. F. Massey, Mrs. Taylou, Miss Massey, Mrs." Herdman, Mrs. ltankino Brown, Mjs. Lcckie, Mrs. Finch, Mrs. T. Ward, Mrs. Ponsonby, Mrs. J. Peacock, Lady Findlay, Miss Reynolds, Mrs. Moss, Miss Russell, Mrs. turd Miss Didsbury, Mrs. T. G. Maoarthy, r-s. J. Tripe, Mrs. and Miss Ewen, and others. The State Ball. Tlio King and Queen gave a State ball at Buckingham Palace on June 26, states a London correspondent, in honour ol' the 1 French President. Those of .Vew Zealand interest who had tho honour of bring invited included:—Lord and Lady Ranfurly and Lady Eileen' Knox, Lord and Lady Islington, the Earl and Countess of Unslow, tho Earl nnd Countess of Hardwicke, l)r. W. A. Chappie, M.P., Mrs. Chappie, and the Misses Chappie, tho High Commissioner for New Zealand, with Mrs. and the Misses Mackenzie,-Hiss Mdv.jick, General A. Pole-lletoii, and Viscount Kelburne. In consecyienco of tho illncs3 of Miss Mackenzie, however, no members of tlio High Commissioner's family were ablo to attend. A Hastings Ball. A ball, organised by tie Mayoress of Hastings (Mrs. W. Hart) and a committee of ladies was held in the Hastings Drill Hall on Friday evening, for the benefit of the hospital funds. Over four hundred people were present, and excellent arrangements had been mado for - their enjoyment, Messrs. J. A..Miller and 1 L. F. I'egler conducting the management 1 of affairs. The hall had been effective-, ly decorated with flags, foliage, and col- : oured drapery, a charming toucli of col- 1 j our being given by tangerine shaded j lights. During the first part of tho ' evening a large number of children were J present, n number of them wearing fancy j dross. Mesdames 11. M. Campbell, J. C. : Tosswill, and T. M'Kibbon, who awarded ' tho prizes for tho fancy dross competi- 1 tions, were faced with a somewhat per- 1 plexing task, as although fancy dresses j wero not numerous, soma of them wore quito distinctive. Tho following wero tho prize-winners: — Prettiest ■ fancy j dresses (Mr. W. Hart's prize), Cora Law-

lor, "Gipsy," 1; i (Mrs. Miller's prize), Mollie Cato, "Jonquil," 2. .■ Prettiest tiny boy (Mrs. M'Kibbon's prize), Arthur Stead, "Cupid." Prcttiost tiny girl (Mrs. Barcroft's prize), Jean Baliantyne, "Shamrock," Most original boy (Mrs. H. M. Wilson's prize), Peter Baliantyne, "Military Man." Most original girl (Mrs. Garnet's prize), Elsie Hntt, "Electric Light." Prettiest boy's fancy dress (Mrs. 11. M. Campbell's prize), Sefton Kirby, "18th Century Gontleman." Extra (Mrs. Hart's prize), Marion ' Thornton, "Japanese Lady." Other fancy dresses were: Thelma Banks, "Japanese Lady"; Eva Norris, "Safety Matches"; Bessie Baliantyne, "Powder .and Patches"; Edna Hart, "Turkish Lady"; Geraldine Stead, "Willow Pattern"; Eva Stead, "Powder and Patches"; Sybil Butler, "Carmen"; Marion Watson, "Violets"; Valerie Mason, "Emma Hareclale"; Pat Brooke-Tay-lor, "Eton Boy."

The Organising Committee consisted of the Mayoress, Mcsdames Tosswill, M'Kibbinj Maddison, Pegler, Lawlor, P. Watson, W. Watson, W. Keith, A, A. George, J. A. Miller, Davidson, Leonard, Harris, and Rosenberg, Misses Hart, A. Hart, Gregory (2), Cronin, and P. Wellwood. Many others helped with the supper.

The engagement j g announced of Mr. P. "A." do la Mare, of Hamilton, formerly of Wellington, to Miss S. E. Child, M.B. (Sydney). Lady M'Lean and Miss M'Lcan, wlio have been staying in Auckland, aro expected in Wellington this week, and wjll be the guests of Miss Holmes during their stay in AVellington. Miss Violet Warburton is visiting friends at Raurimu. The mnrriage of Mr. M'Leaii, of- AVcllington, to Miss C. Lambert takes place next month. Miss Marie Motto and Mia? Phyllis Fell are the guests of Mrs. George Beamish (Hawke's Bay), last evening Miss Motto, assisted by Miss Fell, gavo a violin recital in Havelock North. Mr. and Mrs. Sydney Johnston and Miss Johnston, of U'akapau, are in AVellington, and are staying at the Royal Oak. ' Tho many friends of Miss Barkas, at Victoria College, will bo pleased to learn that tho Gilchrist Scholarship has been awarded to her, the amount covering all expenses in connection with thou year's training at King's College, London, for the diploma of homo science and economics. Miss Barkas enters King's College on October 2, and hopes to receive the diploma about tho end of June, 1914, when sho will either return to New Zealand at once, or do research work at Zurich for four or five months, and return to Now Zealand before the end of the Christmas vacation. Miss Madge Sidey (Christehurch) is visiting relatives in Gisborne. Tho conimitteo of the Octavia Newman Memorial Fund and tho trustees of the Convalescent Home, havo issued invitations for an "at homo" at 22 Oriental Bay on Saturday next, to celebrate tho onening of the solarium. Mrs. AV. 11. S. Moorhonse will perform tho opening ceremony. Mi\ and Mrs. Stott have returned to Silverstream from their visit to Napier. Mr. and Mrs AVilliamson, of Palmerston North, are visitors to AVellington, and staying at the Koyal Oak. Mrs. and the Misses M'Laren (Masterton.) aro visiting AVellington, and are staving at the Empire Hotel. Miss Strang (Mnsterton) and Mr. and Mrs. Brown (Carterton) are also staying at the snnio hotel. itrs. Ilolleston advises lady readers to save evory strand of their combings. She lias a special and unique process for making up »f combings in various modes and j designs."

Miss Gainsford, (ho Xow Zealand Baptist missionary, who has lieon engaged in mission work in India, is visiting -New Zealand this month on iurlough. The licv. W. o'. and Mrs. White, who have been .staMoncd at Chnndpur, are also touring out to tho Dominion on holiday leave. Tho 'Winter Fair which has been organised by the Ladies' Auxiliary of tho i'.M.C.A. is to be opened in tho V.M.C.A. Assembly llltill tins afternoon by lira Mayor' and Mayoress of Wellington. Many attractions have been provided lor the entertainment of visitors, and each evening there will ba a concert, contributed to by several well-known performers Even tho most persistent bargainhunter of tho shops at sale time may find it to her interest to visit tha fair, as there will bo stalls for plain and fancy work, sweets, flowers, l»oks, and .for kitchen utensils, as well as for children's needs. At the annual exhibition of the Society of Women Painters, which opens in Sydney to-day will be seen a loan collection of Miss Frances Hodgkin's water-colours, which attracted so much attention in Sydney recently. The water-colour section of the exhibition is said to bo particularly strODg. The first Turkish women's paper has just been started in Constantinople. It is edited bv well-known Turkish women writers, and its object is to advocate greater opportunities for women, and to uphold liberal and national ideas