SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2199, 11 July 1914, Page 10

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Technical College Old Students. o Jj® w ® uin sWn/.Teijhnicai'College Old orudents fourtli annual dance, which was held:in St. Peter's 1 schoolroom last evening;, was certainly not tho least enjoyable, of tho four, for it went - with vim from beginning to end. Iho decorations were particularly, pretty and artistic looking. The. supper,room was decorated with lycopodium, and the tables witli narcissi and lycbpodiumitho supper itself being provided by Mrs. Oscar _ Johnston.' Tho' committee,-, was formed by t jNliss Welsby, .who wore a pal© blue frock, witli-.a. detvdrop overdress and a pink sash;, Miss Gyles, cream frock,' caught; in with yollow bands; Miss Williamsons-pink satin' trimmed with white lace:' Miss Stirew, floral iiinon,' trimmed :'with furj and' a yellow .sash ; Miss Caddick, blue crepe, •trimmed witli .swansdown; Miss .'Fredrie, ■ white niiion frock, finished with a" pink belt. The c'h'aperbhes, were'Mesdames ■J. P. Luka, La -Trobe, M'Vicar, Earnshaw; Gyles, ,0. Williams, and Graham. The secretaries were Miss J., Frederic, and Mr. W. Millier. Mr. La JTrobe, the Director of the College, was among those who wero present. • .'. Flro Brigade Ball. Tho .fourteenth annual '.'social" and ball of, the Wellington Municipal Fire Brigade and Wellington- Volunteer. • Fire Police ivas lield in the Concert Chamber last evening, and! was most'successful. Practically the wholo ;: of the*'corridor, facing: the Concert Chamber was-utilised as a iiitting-out ; place, and had .been 'enclosed with, flags arid . gaily.'coloured drapery. A. carpeted : floor, stands of foliago and palms, and: plenty of comfortabla 1 couches 'and: chairs turned iit into an attractive resting room. Tho Chamber itself looked! very pretty , with its' flags 'awl drapery of rod; white/ and blue, 1 intermingled with -festoons of lyco-. .podium, arid tijie art'ay of I framed certificates which fronted the. stage, distinctly, added' to. the decorative.'elect, of :;tW room;' Tho presentation of .bars, service | • certificates, and medals was made by His Worship: tho' Mayor,'. who - was 'present, with Mrs. J. P. ,Luke..' 'The : recipients of: honours were as follow :—-Fire brigade: Superintendent'. H. -Tait, one bar; for 13: years' service;, Deputy-Superin-tendent J. Stewart,,one bar, for 13 years' service; Third Officer'P.- Reynolds, one bar for 11 years';'servico; Station Officer C. Robertson;'one bar ;for 11 years!, service; Senior Fireman Fi'.H; Godwin, one medal for '5 years' sorvico; Fireaman H. Perkins, one medal- for sjears' service; Auxiliary Fireman W.. E. . Biggs;- one medal for: 5 • years' .'service!; -Auxiliary Fireman, A. Ogdeh, one medal;;for' : 5 . years'" service. Firemen: Three- years' certificates—H.'. Yarker, A. J. Dingle, W.E. Clarke, Jii Tobin, ,W., Byefs, : Z. iM'tcod,,i'P. Gray. Fire Police: Tour- -, teen years'-' ...certificates—Captain ;.J.' Wright .(October.--17, : 1899), Lieutenant T.- Ballinger (October 17, 1899), Treas- ' surer F. Cohen (October 12,1899)|"Lieutenant A., Asher (November 12, 1899),; Wl Hildroth (November. 21, 1899), J. •Adair (November 21, .1899), J; Flvger. (January 16, 1900). An excellent supper was provided .by Mrs. ■ Oscar Johnston, the further 'end of .the: cor-' . ridor.' being- turned; into , a supper, "room;. : the tables having been decorated with red flowors and peach blossom and narcissi. ;ViV ' V-,3sp;-j -.aoiiirarcu - atf.i; Jn; Moral 1 and Physical . Health ■ Society. - In spite of stormy-weather, there was a-good attendance: of members, and friends of tho Moral - and * Physical. Health' Society to -hear. Dr.Von Dau-n-eville: lecture -on "Diet and- Habit m Relation 'to Health." >, The doctor. gavo, somo' most valuable suggestions-, as; to -how to avoid-trouble - with -. assimilating ' ftfodi that.will 1 .causeindigestion; a.nd other. evils. She advocated a, simple diet , for- everyone, and advised all-to givo condiments and sauces a ' -wide berth.: The lecture, which was-'listened ; to .with great attention, was at'tinies hii- ; morous as well as instructive.. , A .hearty; vote of thanks'was passed to the luc- ; , turer, and-the w'ish . expressed that tho : doctor would very, soon.be ablo.-to a. continuation of the same subject; ■ In the unavoidablo absence of Dr.- Platts- ■ Mills, Miss Phoebo Myers presided. • Protection of iWpmen, ;■ A -.meeting- 1 Society:'.for /the Protection -of: Women and Children was held on Friday: afternoon, Mrs. W./A. Evans presiding. , There were also present Mosdames C. H.. Izard, A. Hoby, Or.-Winder, J;, R. Glasson, and Miss Parlane.i -The secretary reported; having iflvostagated a .largo number of cases, and--others- were being, attended to. ;The .following."subscriptions. wero acknowledged:—Mr. J. G. W. - Aitken, £1 Is. ; A. S. Patterson and Co., £1 Is.; Messrs.. Meek and .Von 1 Haast, 10s: ,6d.; T. Ballinger and Co., 10s.; Huddart, Parker, and Co., 10s. Gd.; Mrs. K-ebble, us.; Mrs. .Tilly, 55.; Miss.Parlano, us. ■: -. Tho 'Rev.- H. G. Roshcr • and Mrs. Roshor, of Palmerston - North,- and tho Itov. W: Tye,.of Ashhursti are at pfesent staying at. Bishopscourt, Kelburn. . Among the - guests staying at , Balmoral .are ,Mrs. Langford (Diincdin), Mrs. Novens (Tenui), and Mrs. Brabant .(Auckland).: - , ■ ,_ - A meeting of the Ngaio branch of • tho W.C.T.TL- was-held at Ngaio yesterday afternoon.; The. following/resolution was passed :VThat in tho. now Education. Bill provision bo ;m:ide' for. the appointment of at least two women on the proposed Advisory Board of tho National; Council, of Education." . 'Mrs..MacSharie, who lias'been spending several weeks mth|MrS|Alfretl Matthews '(Wairongomai/' JFeatherston) > leav-es - to-day for ' Auckland: vi.a tho Waira'rapa and Palmerston North. . :-.'Mrs'.' Suisted (Wanganui) arrives in Wellington next week to. attend -the N;Z. Political Reform League Conference. . Mrs. Lewis, who has been attending - the Plunket Co'nferonco. left -. for Hawke's Bay yesterday, and Mrs. Hon-- ■ ley. -intends returning .to-day.v' . Mrs. Morton, delegato to' tho Plunket Conference, left for Chnstchurch last evening. Miss Arundel loft for' Mosgiel and Miss Campboll for Duncdin. Mrs. Curtis leaves for today. , Mrs. Parkes, who has been, attending tho -Plunket Conference in Welling Eon, 'left for Auckland yosterday. Appointments may now be booked to avoid disappointment for the new styles of hairdrossing. for the Race Ball and. .other social events - next ; week, at Mi's. ■Relleslon's, Lambton Quay. Rooms opened until 8 p.m. on Thursday, Friday, and I Saturday, evenings;* -.-•■■■ :,

Training College Dance, The annual social and. danto'rn eoifc ' liection with the Teachers'' Training College was held last evening in: the ('ollege Assembly Hall. -The hall itself was 'effectively decorated with suitablo' Kieenery, aiid' the pale' pink ;shades imparted a solfteningl effect -to: the ,'whole scene, Supiier was served in-the largo lecture hall, where a dainty, supper was ai tist-ically,set':out. Tho ccllego colours, yellow and green, formed thobasis of the. colour scheme in the decorations. Mr. Morgan,: M.Sc., the new ' . science master, was welcomed'by tho principal and students. 'Amongst, those who, wero present were: Mr. and Mrs. • lennant, Mrs. Thornton^. Mrs: Howe,• ' Miss Hall, Miss Sinclair, ' and other . members of the staff. 1 ' v Wanganui Notes. „ On Wednesday evening thomemberß • of tlio Shakespeare Society in Wanganui assembled: to bid farewell to Mr. J. B. Moid, their lion.' 1 secretary, who 1 •has held office oiucoitho inception of tho olub six years ago, and jjs'about' to: ' leave 'AVangauul for Adelaide next week. Mr. J. P. Williamson,-president, 011 be; half of thp members, ■ presented Mr., i Itcid witli'a handsome'gold watch,■ as a token, of esteem and appreciation for • tho manner m which he had always as- • sisted both as sccrctary and reader, £ ; iv- " ing much time to the welfaro of the socioty.The mombers,. about f orty in. : allj then proceeded to the. rcsidenco of . Mr. and Mrs, J. H: Kcesing, - Wanga- , nui East, -where they' were entertiined ' at supper. ' Tho largo: and • brilliant'iy- - lighted dining-room was most effective ■ looking, the tables being :decorated with violets,. frcsias;' and. asparagus ..'ferns, and lit with silver candlesticks., "Our Secretary, Mr: Rcid," was . proposed by • Mr. J..H. Keesing. ■ ' ■;.■■■ Ago and Art. '' ■ Art-has no age, and ■ artists should have none. The remark is apropos oi d - tho curious interest ,a > section of tho ; public manifest: in tho ago of an actress oivsinger. Tako the.case of-Miss Ellen Terry; who left ■ Wellington . for Sydney yesterday (shall we ever look on her like .againp), the writer': heard one ' .gentleman at the/ Town Hall say that : ■' sho must be nearly 80 years of age, as. he had seen her in London ;is a lad and she was then middle-aged. As a matter . ' of fact, OEllen 'Terry: was born at Coventry, England, on Fobruary 27, ; 1848, so that she was 66 -years of ago last Fobruary. Sho was the fourths :• daughter of' Mr. and Mrs: i,' Benjamin . • Terry, well known provincial actors, and is a sister of Kate,. Marion, 1 George, Chaj-los, and i Fred Terry. Tho- ■ .distinguished- actress has been married thrice. Her-, first husband was Mr: G. F. Watts, tho celebrated -English artist,.: her second Mr. Charles; Kelly (Wardell), and her last and:v present Mr. Jamqs Carew (Usselmann), an Amorican actor, ; to whom sho was wedded on March 22, . .1907. It k not generally known that Miss Ellen Terry lias been v personified . in a play—and a very iino l play, too. ■ ■ It was Geo. Bernard Shaw who conceived and carried out tho idea to perfection: Thosewio^are'lintimatq.-.witli' 1 Miss. Terry-, can detect' tho . relationship at once; and even thoso who have listened to her: "discourses" can trace the • likeness in personality to Lady Cicily Waynflete, the only lady character in "jpaptain vvßrassbaundls < . Conversion." ■ .1-^italic?i Ellqrf^Terry talks, ■ and J jtist"as" Ellen' Terry would act . were she ■ placed in .the circumstances . Lady Cicily is placed in;- 'Theicharmiiiir . ■ part of it -was, that -Miss -Terry toured :, ' all England and- America with'-the. play. :■ ia> :^ : ?. A series of interesting education lcc- ■■ tures liavo been given-at the Y.W.C.A. on. the, second Saturday of each month, • for sonis timo past, when numbers of members: ami friends . liavo' availed themselves of the privilogo of attending. To-night; at 8 o'clock, an ovening of ex- i ceptional excitement .is anticipated, when a debate on. Homo Rule will take : place between Mr: M'Eldowney and Mr. . ■ H. E. Evans, -B;A:; LL.M:, and others. \ Mr. G. Hogben, Inspector-General of'Education, -will occupy - the' chair, and • 1 act in tho capacity ot judge. The:club ■ : room will-be open to men and women: : Admission is free; ■ and a! collection will be . taken. - Tho. new half term for all classes held at tho: Young Women's ' .Christian Association bcginsnext week. . On Thursday night, at-tlio- conclusion . of her porforinanco m tho Town Hall, j Miss Ellen Torrv visited.-tho. Thorndon 1 Privato Hospital, and_ left: bunches of violets and-daffodils for itho patients, • who greatly appreciated tho vkindlj thought of tho celebrated actress. ■ ; St. James's Hall, Lower Hutt,. was crowded last eveuing, when an.entertainment,/under tho auspices' of the i Western Hutt Social Club, was held. A '. committee, consisting of- Messrs. W. v, rhypcrs, H. Kyle, W. Taylor, and G.".; Savage, was responsible for tlio programmej and the proceeds of the even- j club!s social building fund. Tho fol-': lowingvtontributod! ltoms' to tlio pro- - gramme: Tho Misses \ r : Haseldcne, V r . Walsh, and Jones, Messrs, J: Wilkinson, C. Lansdou'iie, C. Zambra,' G.. Hood. C. Harrison, .W. M'JEwan, J. Wrav, Lockyer, and Simpson, C. How- - ard. Di'. Purdy, Stewart, and Walsh, A successful departure from tlio method ot ""raising" a benefit fund by means ; > of a concert took place ; last evening, . ' when a social and danco was held m tho , . Pctono Drill Hall, in aid of a widow and:: lour children. , About 120 persons at- ; : tended. Messrs. Hardham and Knif.ht. ; acted as M.C.'s, and tho music was sup- :■ plied -by Mrs. Pollock's orchostra. During the ovening items were render- :.' cd: bv Messrs. JV ' Delahunty . and '1 . Moonoy, and it is anticipated that up- - ) wards of £20 will bo raised- through* this function. Tho ladies' committee ■ consisted, l of Mesdamos Jlanning,' Hill, Monk, Watkinson,-Campbell, and llow- v lov. i One of, the prettiest sights at present in Wellinßton is the private exhibition of . 'model hats : nowfixing:-'displayed'.in ' the. 5 millinery, department bf Te Aro House. ■ The showing is thoroughly compreliensivo J. : arid includes: "styles from' the most re. served salons. The .very i striking-models ■includo. a" very/quaint'Teal-Tuscan. Leg- . horn hat, slight mUFihroom. shaped, mass-. ' cxl on top white stocks,-.quartered side nale pink silk roses. bacS finished high : bandeaux enhrely filled with pink corded • ; ..ribbon.' Another 'very pretty hat. is; a smart Platoau shape'hat ill shade, of; hegre .brown trimmiiig : composed :of t™ : , largo 1 powder . blue lostvich feathers slightly band and loops of coi-dcd ribbon to match feathers. There aro many others 'equally- as attractive,, and one would pass n pleasant' time' viowing ■ these beautiful creations: .•