SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1995, 28 February 1914, Page 10

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Y.W.C.A. Notes. Mr. J. Bain wilt conduct the servico afid giro tlio address at tho Yawig Womon's Christian ..Atisbciation to-ojonew. alteMVoon. All yettng women will lie wejcfi'mo at this sei'vico, and to the tea. and social hour follmvittg; Elocution, dressmaking, English, spelt-' iiig. ivritjiiiietic, i>bvsicnl 1 raining, and sketching classes are all included in the new 'sylliibsla just circulated bj* li e Young Women's ! okris:i'ia'.> Association. Tiio new term for tlicso classes eominitfice.s jio'xt week, with the exception hf tho phj-Meai training class tvlifeh opens on March' 27. Enrolments should ho nvado iio.v at tho Y.W.C.A. office, Herbert; Street. Miss Helen I'. Karnes, of Neiv' York, who is at present at Diamond Harbour, IjyMoiion, conducting tho Y.W.C.A. conference, sviil arrive in Wel'Kugtoii next Tuesday, March 3. On tho cvfiiw wi.fi of: that day Miss J&rmm will bo the guest of tho inoniberj and frwuds isf tho Young Women's Christian. Association at a canTCrsajsiotiOj ill tho clidr Toom, Fowlds's Building, Herbert Street. Miss Birch, ®sn&ral secretary, and oilier ■Wellington delegates at tlio conference will also return bit Tuesday morning and ho present at this ga-th urine;. Opportunity will be taken or tins, occasion to sfty farewell .to tho president of tho, Wellington Y.W.C.A., who will shortly ho leaving for Europe.; Mrs. Webster proposes visiting Stockholm and attending tho W.irld's Y.W.O.A. Conference, which is to takq place there ift Juno.

Clothes for Flying. Since it is quite possiblo that flying irtay becofito oiie of tli.fi dcit.r delights of Now 55aaiand 'Women ift tlic not very. distant ruturo it may Ixs of interest to Ui.ow what aviatressos oil the Continent wear. French and English opinieita differ materially on t!io. subject,, according to ail English correspondent, far tlw former prefer tfto knic'kerbocker style of dress, while '' Englishwomen, who are not ontliusifls'tio about appear- ■ jug. in this form of costumc, mostly make ascents in tight skirts, which am kept in place by Mouses, with ; rovers, that, can bo adjusted to form : extra pretention to the uee'e and throat, are considered excellent; and tho wholo : costume is then covered by a largo overcoat, of leather, which is the best windresistw, or. if this is considered too heavy, a light, wa'riii tweed, with elastic bunds, serves the purpose. Tlw ilisad-. vantage of. leather, is that'it is too cumbersome, e specially when. seating' accommodation is not $XtenJ3£V'.o.. Oilskins, warn with si tigh't-fitfcuig jersey* aro ai'uathor alternative. For bead,' acar nothing is better than tho Dutch bonnet snapC) which is- made by means of straps to keep seeuro without the. aid of which tirp quite oiit of place when flying by reason of possible . accidents. The ears should bo protected front air pressure by small pads, sewn insido the bonnot; and the whoiois completed either by goggles, or else by a veil with small pieces of mica iuset.

A garden party is. to bo held at tho Presbueiun Gipliannge, Beihampore, oil' Match" 21 A. vorv successful tunction :is. anticipated... .. , ~..

■ y Cl-fo. Drum, mow!., son of .Mr. and Mrs', John Prummond, of Kilbirme, to Miss. Thomson, daughter of Mr. James Tljoiosoit, of. : Havnloek North, takes place at Haveloci; North Jiext week.

Miss Uayward (Hutt) and 51i.ss Butler left last evening on a visit, to. tho Het Lakes D'isttiel, Tiiey will probabl.v be iiwiiy'for about three, weeks.

.Mrs. Lcsiio Asabolt (Slelbouriio) is visiting her jnotjiori J'irs. A. P. Webster.- ' •

' Dr. Jlary do Saris, who has been spending softie days in 'Wellington whilo on her journey to Melbou.nio from the Medical Congress in Auckland, loft by the Wilioclua flii Thursday for. .Vusti'-a-lia via the southern ports.

Miss 0. W. Christie, tho Katioiial Lccturer for the Tjtcosophical Society in New Zealatui, has arranged to deliver a course itt lectures it; tho Thcosophical Society's }lall, Ballanco Street-, coniliiencihg ' to-imirrotv (Sunday). Tho lecturer is a deep oi' a grcao subject, and emiibiues erudition with a charm of personal magnetism, which makes tho comprehensive subjects she deals with' a source of joy and inspiiation for her heavers, while those drawn io any of tha many phases of mysticism and occultism art provided -with a wealth of information 011 some of. the muds discussed problems of the day.

' A meeting of tlio Satiety ioi tlio Piot.eotion of Vi omen and C?ii:!t3rcn was held Oil Friday afternoon, Jlfs. G. Ponfionbv presiding. Tiioro wcrn present Jicsdames J., iur'tpaldie. A. A. D. M'Lartfn, ar.d Miss Steward. It was reported £.;]irit a number of eitscs which had tjeeii investigation had now linen attended to and help rendered where neccssa'ry. 'fho fo ; llo\vi.ng subscriptions wen; aekiiowledncd :~Mrs. Cnuci'cshasiks, .t'2; Nelson, .Uoato mid Co., 10si Gd.; 'Fo Ai*o House Drapery Co., '10s.. di.;. Sirs. L. Blundell, Ills, j Dir. Agues Bfenftett, (is. j Mf&. Jos, fei,bl»> 55.; Miss Ushc-iY 2s. (Jd.

Dr. Paterson, who during Iter stay in "Wellington svns the. guest oi Dr. Agues liennctt, left lot the south on Thursday.

Maior-Genenft Oodiey and Mr?.. GodIcy hate returned to Wellington from the south.

jliss •Elhfl'wvn .Ivirlc leaves to-day for Hastings., and will bo away for ftbotat f fortnight.

Miss felroa Hugo was a passenger by the Manuka for ,Sydney yesterday.

Airs. Garrmvay and Miss IJagliu!!, delegates !'«»» AwktonA 'brandies ct tho W.C.T.I; , leavo this morning, far tho AliKual Convention of tho W.C T.V. in Gisbornc. They havo boon attending tho Bible-iii-Stato Schools' League GoinVrer.ee.

Dr. Elizabeth Dunn, superintendent of tho Purity De.paA'temi.t of , tlvo W.C.T.U., who has been attending the conference of the Biblc-iu-Stato Schools' League, left' yesterday 'ii-t 'G'is.VorJio far the Annual Convention of tlvo W.U.T.U.

Mrs. Kolleston, Eair Specialist has returned from Obristchurch, where a brunch oi her business lias been 0.-tablisheil,' an( j. may be consulted on all trea'trijenta' of tin, hair and fisee,' flfeo the fiermaiicjit removal of superfluous hair for which .Mr' ' Rolleston holds a diploma and medical references. A large stock ot Ph itches. Transformations, alw«va on hand, »sfi Lambton Quay,*

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