SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1844, 2 September 1913, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Acknowledgment. The matron of the hospital desires to acknowledge the following giftsFlowors, Mrs. Stoupe, Miss O'Rourke, Girls' College, Mrs. Hill (Daniel Street); books, Mr 3. Taylor, Tnckio, and Myrtle Matthews; tin of biscuits, Mrs. Wallace (Epuni Street); illustrated papers and magazines, Mrs. Elder (Aurora Terrace), Mrs. R. T. Turiilml], Mrs. C. Baker. Women's Medical College. Lady Hardinge, Vicereine of India, has received £70,000 for the Women"? Medical College at Delhi. Ruling prmcea are the principal subscribers.—l'resis Association. j. An "A it Home" at Blshopscourt. A great many guests availed themselves of tho invitations to an "at home" which had been issued by the Bishop of Wellington to meet their Excellencies the Governor and the Countess of Liverpool. Last evening was cold and wet, and the rooms at Bishopscourt, with their brightly-burning fires and beautiful flowers, were a delightful haven to reach from the unkind elements outside. Their Excollcncios arrived about nine, the Countess of Liverpool wearing figured emerald green with diamond ornaments, and were received by tho Bishop and his daughter, Mrs. Coleridge, at tho entrance to tho draw-ing-room. Mrs. Coleridge wore a gown of white satin with aii overdress of gold tissue, relieved with touches of purple. Mrs. 'Campbell woro grey. • Among those present wero Mrs. and Miss Massey, the Hon. James Allen and Miss Alien, the Hon. W.. Eraser and Miss Eraser, Mrs. and Miss Chapman, Mrs. A. Pcnrcc, Mrs. S't-owe, Miss 13. Greenwood, Miss England, tho Rev. Mr. Hansell and Mrs. Hansell, Mrs. Edward Newman and Miss Newman, Archdeacon Harper and Mrs. Harper, Miss Eaucourt, Mrs. Miles, Mr. Justice Chapman, Mr. E. Newman, Mr. W. J. Birch, Dr. and Mrs. Fitchott, Dr. and Mrs. Gibb, Sirs. W. Hudson, Mr. and Miss Harcourt, Mr. and Mrs. S. Haicourt, Mr. and Mrs. W. Blundcll, ijio Rev. Mr. Maclaverty and Mrs. Maolaverty, Mr. and Mrs. -A. do B. Brandon, Professor and Mrs.. Rankino Professor and Mrs. Salmorid, Professor Von Zedlitz, Mr., Mrs., and the Misses Barron, and many others. ■ Invitations have been issued by Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Boden for the marriage of their daughter, Miss May Atdred Boden, to Mr. Dugald Stewart, on Monday, September 22. The ooremony will take place in St. Paul's Pro-Cathedral, and afterwards a reception will be held in tho ■ Burlington, Lainbton Quay. Mrs. Wolff arrived in Wellington on Saturday from Te Kuiti, and is staying at Miss Martin's; Miss Wolff, who came down from Masterton on Saturday, has joined her there. Miss Lorimer arrived in Wellington on Sunday by the Patcena from Nelson. "Miss Hayward, matron of the Masterton Hospital, passed through Wellington yesterday on her way through to Wostporfc. Miss Williams (Huttj is' spending several days in Masterton. At the request of a number of ladies, arrangements have been made for Miss Ilennie to give a special course of lessons in'cookery for adults at tho Wellington Technical College, on Wednes--1 day mornings, at 10 a.m., beginning to-morrow, provided a sufficient numberenrol. The fee for tho cqurso will be ISs. Mdlle. Helenc Miropolsky, a prominent young barrister whose . successful career is almost as well known to Londoners as to Parisians, was married recently to Maitro Gaston Straunn, who, like his fair brido, is a member of the Court of Appeal. The brido, who in the short spaco of five years has won distinction as a public lecturer and at the Bar, does not intend to renounco such a promising career. Tho bridegroom is thirty, the bride twenty-five. By a curious coincidence Mdlle. Miropolsky lectured 'only a month or two ago in Paris on tho subject of marriage. Slio showed up very forcibly how married unhappiness is often due to the totally different conception of marriage on the part of the man and the woman. Only too frequently tho man looked to marriage as the period of repose after a lifo of gay bacholordom, whereas the bride saw in it the realisation of her most cberis'hed ideals of happiness and romance. Love —the romanco of love — was rather scoffcd at by tho charming speaker. Mrs. Ewen has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Pollock, in Napier. Mrs. Duff (Kereru, Hawke's Bay) and Miss Joan Duff intend leaving for England shortly Mr. and . Mrs. Grundy are visiting Masterton. Mr. and Mrs. Rathbone (Dannovirko) are visiting Napior. An English correspondent, .writing from London on July 25, says that the last State Ball of tho season, given by the King and Queen at Buckingham Palace was more interesting than usual, inasmuch as it .was tho first appearance in a great assembly of Prince Arthur of Connaughl and his bride-elect, the young .Duchess of' Fife. Those included in the invita. tion list were the Earl and Countess of Glasgow, Lady Augusta Orr-Ewiiig, Lady Alice Fergusson, Lord and Lady Plunket, and the Hon. Helen Plunkct, Lady Gwendolen Guinnes, Lady Dorothy Wpod, Lady Ward, and Miss iileon Ward. Mrs. Wheeler (Feilding) is the guest of Mrs. Hawson. Mm Bolli'sloii, iv'liopo Hainlre.ssing Km.nciriiini in f.ainhtnn Quay, Wellington, is vidolv known, lias jiift imported ivom lonilon and I'nri.s Hie very latest modes in Hairdressing Accessories.'

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Dance In Sydney Street Schoolroom. The first dance held by the newly-1 formed Karori Golf Club took place in tho Sydney Street Schoolroom last evening, and was much enjoyed by those who were present. The decorations were very protty and light looking, a deep frieze effect of lycopodium intermingled with yellow iloweivs Laving been carried round tho walls, which were still further ornamented with nikau palm fronds and birch foliage. From the ce.iling were suspended quantities of flags, and the stage and sitting-out rooms had been comfortably furnished for non-dancers, and decorated with palms and foliage. In tho supper room were still nioro dccorativo effects of lycopodium and flowers, and tho tables wore arranged with spring flowers. One table was most effective with its arrangement of tall vases, filled with birch foliage, on which were wirod scarlet camelias. Tho supper was supplied by Mr. J. Godber. Ijio cliaperones were Mrs. Hamilton, the wifo of tho president of tho club, Mrs. M. Burnett, and Mrs. H. Cooke Among those present were Mr. Hamilton, tho club president, an<l Mrs. Hamilton, tlio latter wearing deep saxo bluo 'satin, with a re<l cloak; Mrs. Hawson, in black satin, with jet ninon overdress; Mrs. Pikett, in royal blue ninon, with draped jewelled overaross; Mrs. Burton, in yellow satin, with embroidered ovordress; Mrs. Myer, in black, relieved with white laco, over which was worn a grey cloak ; Mis,s Sullivan, cau-de-nil satin, with beaded net ovordress; Mrs. J. Gooder, grey embroidered satin; Miss Yarrell. whito satin, with overdress of black and whito ninon; Mrs. Henry,, white satin, trimmed with gold embroideries; Mrs. Wheelor 1 (Foildiug), in pale pink satin, with an overdress of crcatrt laco, and diamond ornaments; Miss E. Smith, §roy satin, with laco overdress; Miss 0. mith, black ninon and lace; Miss Neill, pink ohiffon; Miss Horsham, white satin and ninon, with diamante trimming; Miss Rotlichild, floral silk; Miss Price, black velvotj with white lace bert'he; Mrs. H. .Wright, saxo bluo satin, with ombroidered net overdress; Miss Mack, whito satin; Miss Meyer, heliotrope ninon, over grey satin; Miss do Launay, pink charmouse, .with floral ovordress; Jliss Pearson, black velvet; Miss Kirker, white satin; Miss Jansoit, whito dluipnouso; Miss Vauze, biscuit coloured ninon over pink.charmeuse; Miss F. Davis, black vejvet; Miss Seuft (Sydney), pink ninon, with toudiM of ceriso satin; Miss Kathleen Smith, wbito satin; Miss Reading, whito satin and ninon.