SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1885, 20 October 1913, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

s , ! ' Wedding at Martinborough. I j At Tablelands, Marfcinborough, on i Thursday, Mr. Harold Donalds, late of Ballarat, Victoria, was marriod to Miss Isabella Sharp, eldest daughter of Mr. j and Mrs. A. Sharp, of Tablelands. Th i ceremony took place at the residenc i of tho bride's parents, tho Rev. Jamc ; -M 'Caw, of the Lower Hutt, officiating Tho bridesmaid was Miss L. Sharf and Mr. Alfred Ronalds, of Wellfngtoii brother of tho bridegroom, was bos man. After tho wedding breakfast Mr. and Mrs. Ronalds left for• Welling ton, where the honeymoon will be spent Their future homo will be in Martin borough. Prince Arthur of Connaught's Home. On returning to London.from tliei : honeymoon in November, Princo Arthu . of Conuaught and his brido will tako U] their rcsidonco in 0110 of tho fines j houses in tho West End, tho Prince hav ; ing arranged to take a tenancy of 5- | Mount Street, Park Lane. j This mansion, which is the preseiv residence of tho Earl of Plymouth, over j looks Grosvonor Houso and tho Park I Ono of tho many notable features o: the house is a magnificent marble stair case, modelled upon a sixteenth centuri Italian one in Florence. Halfway uj ' on tho loggia is a Burne-Jones frescc painted in the elusive blues and greyt beloved by that artist. His "Inter rupted Dream" is one of the two pictures which are the solo mural decora* tion of tho ballroom. The white walls aro set off by white moire curtains draping tho windows, and from the coiling is suspended a priceless clmndeliei of old Venetian glass. Tho houso was built by Lord Ply. mouth on tho Italian palace plan, and there are certainly few palaces on the Continent with which it will not bear very favourable comparison. The reception rooms are of immenso size. One is in pale bluo and the other dark blue with ornate gildings and mouldings. ' Another room is enamelled in green the furniture being covered in silk cade of tho samo tint. Tho stucco frieze in this apartmont is a superb pieco of work, composed of cherubs holdnig garlands all in deep relief, somo of tho figures being nearly 3ft. in height. ' Interchange of Speakers. At the monthly meeting of the Canterbury Women's Branch of the Political Reform League, Mrs. Haslam, president, announced that whilst in elhngton she had arranged for a series of addresses during the recess, and had received promises from tho Prime Minuter tho Hon W. F. Massey), the Hon. A. L. Herdman, tho Hon. IJ. Hemes, the Hon. James Allen, the Hon. F. M B. Fisher, and Mr! A. S. | Malcolm, M.p., to visit Christchurch and give addresses to the members of the Leaguo. Mrs. Haslam also mentioned that whilst in Wellington she had suggested to the members of tho branch of tho Women's Political Reform Leaguo in that city that it would be an excellent thing if there was an interchange of women speakers botween tho branches. Tho suggestion had been adopted, and on behalf of the Canterbury branch she had invited Mosdames Earlo, Darling,'and Hadfield to address the Canterbury branch and those ladies would speak at tho November meeting of the branch. ° Children's Breaking-up Dano9, • • P' ei ' time was spent in the Goring Street Hall on Saturday afternoon, when the Misses Morton Clark held the breaking-up of thoir children's dancing classes. Tho little ones, as well as their parents and friends thoroughly enjoyed themselves, and both fancy and plain dancing was performed by tho pupils. The way in which the lancors were danced .was especially noteworthy, as they were done ''!■ "tho old. stately way, graceful and dignified, . instead of in the romping, clumsy fashion which is so prevalent now. Two little one.], aged four and five, also danced a fancy dance, and at tho finish they wero. greeted with much applause. The hall had been prettily decorated, and tho tea tables arranged with white flowers and beautiful clematis. Tabloid Letters, It is an old comment now that we have lost tlie art of letter-writing.' Ono has only to dip into some of the letters of the past to realise the truth of it. But accustomed though one is to clipped and slovenly correspondence, somo-of tho worst manifestations of tho new style- are jarring. Tho "Westminster Gazette" draws attention to tho use at holiday resorts of postcards on which a large number of remarks aro printed, ready for use. All tho holi-day-maker has to do is to buy a postcard and put crosses opposite tho remarks ho wishes to use to express his idlings or his experiences. The selection varies from "I have just arrived," "I miss you very much," to "Kisses to the children," and "Why don't you write?" Tho public is adopting, says tho "Westminster," the methods of the East, where the professional letterwriter takes tho burden of composition from the shoulders of the uneducated. Tho users of these postcards, however, aro the product of thirty or forty years of compulsory education, and that they should use such substitutes is a disquieting sign of mental and physical laziness. What will beoome of people who have things mado so easy for them ? Mrs. Denis Hursthouse is paying a visit to her mother, Mrs. Kirk (Petone). An alteration has been mado in tho date of Mrs. Martin Williams's elocutionary recital. It will take place on Tuesday, October 21, in tho Concert Chamber. Among tho pupils who aro taking part in tho programme aro: Ngairo Lemmon, Cecilo Haines, Leonard Power, Hazel Jeffery, and J. Petrio, all of whom are gold medallists. During her sojourn in England Lady Stout met many vory interesting peoplo who liavo distinguished themselves in various walks of lifo, and her lecturo to tho Girls' Branch of the Victoria Leaguo which is to bo given this evening is descriptive of somo of them. Mrs. Scott, wife of Mr. Scott, M.P., left Wellington on Friday for hor home ill Central Otago. Mrs. H. D. Bell has returned from liowry Bay. Mrs. Gif Ford Moore has returned to Wangariui from her visit to Wellington. It is the intention of the Society for tho Protection of tho Health of Women and Children in Wanganui to procure a lorry, and the members of tho Royal Comic Opera Company will perform in tho streets'on October 24 for the benefit of tho Plunket collection. Mrs. Deveaux (Christchurch) is visiting Wanganui, and is tho guest of Mrs. I.anauze. Ono of tho passengors by tho Rimutaka, which arrived at Wellington from London yesterday, was Mrs. SnnderInnd, of tho staff of the Societv for tho Promotion of Christian Knowledge, London. Mrs. Sunderland is on a visit to her son, who v resides in Wellington. In a great many cases Greynesa of tho Hnir can bo cured by timely treatmont. Mrs. Rolleston has special courses for the treatment of Grey Hairs' from One Guinea.*

Answer to Correspondent. Ojic method of cleaning rough crcam sergo is to use equal quantities of hot salt and flour, nibbing it on with the bund. Sliako it well oif afterwards.