SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2200, 13 July 1914, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

A Diamond Wedding. . Colonel and Mrs. Baillie were the recipients on ; Saturday of congratulations from near and. tar on the occasion of their diamond wedding day. Among those who - called to olicr congratulations was Mr. Leonard Stowe, Clerk of Parliament, who as a lad was present at their wedding, which was celebrated at \Vest Thurrock Church, Essex, England, on July 11, 1804, and. afterwards ,was a guest at the wedding reception ana breakfast at Government House, Purfleet. Colonel and Mrs. Baillie came, to New Zealand in 1857, and' settled in Marlborough,, where tliov have lived lor-'very many years. In the early days of the settlement, of 'Marlborough there were no school's, and for many years Mrs. Baillie did most valuable work'jn educating the children of the district whom she gathered together in her home on several days in the week iar-tlie instruction which is now taken so much for granted,, but which': in these days was an absolute- ■ God-send to children. Many of 'thom would come .to her on horseback from various distances, and when the rivers -would swell suddenly from heavy rains, -they would be her guests for tho .night. Those of the people around who had the -misfortune to bo sick" were also the obof Mrs. Bailliels ministrations, for those were the strenuous, anxious, days when, doctors and nurses and comforts were not so plentiful as they iiow are. For nearly fifty years Mrs. Baillie also regularly taught the children, in .Sjinday school. . Colonel Baillie .was appointed to the Legislative Council in, 1861, and regularly . attends the council meetings. ' Both ho: and Mrs. Baillie still, enjoy good health; and were, present at yestcrdiily morning's service, in St.'Paul's, where they received sti'l further- congratulations from ' their friends.- Flowers aro delightful tributes of. regard to receive, and by tho time Saturday evening arrived their rooms were embowered with their' beauty and fragrance, and telegrams were still arriving. : Palmerslon's Carnival Queen. Tlio Queen ■ of - tlio Carnival, contest .terminated last, evening,.- wlie ! n.. Miss Ellon Millar, the Sporting Clubs' candidate, was elected- queen,, the i voting being •as follows ; Miss Miilar, 31,336 j Miss Taylor, 30,139; Miss Mailman, 1.0,70-4; Miss Harris, 10,049; Miss Cook, •3714.-. : The.,,proceeds.'.'from, tho voting arid ; carnival amount to ,ovor, £1000.— L'res.s -Association.,' ... ,- ■ Croydon School Dance. / • lu spite of heavy rain during the day, Saturday night proved fine for the Croydon' School dance, at Day's Bay, and a great many'giiests travelled out tnorc by. boat- and -motor-car;' Tho visitors were received by the Principal, Miss Somnieryilie, who Was gowned in black-,' and. Mrs. Sommerville, 'also ;iU: black. 'The . school -:ivas - brilliantly lighted,".', and every available . room' , thrown open for the comfort of every, one. - Dancing was held in the large new gymnasium; .beautifully decorated -with silver and red birch (a refreshing breath from the bush), intermblid .with ,artificial red-roses, the whole a charming. colour: scheme in green ,and red— llie school, colours. _ 'iho artistic lettering; "C.P.Si', in red i'oses against a green setting, was much admired. . The, gay : room, : . tho - fresh ■.' white dresses • of; the; young girls, presented an animated.sight,.; to. whichwas, added a picturesque .touch, by .the appearance, of .sixty' Croydou iboys m Eton suits.,. Olio 'Would- see.J'.an earnest little fellow,, .of four years. or thereabouts, in, courtly, old-time style, asking a tall lady for tho, pleasure" of -"this' waits." , Supper was arranged' !in the large.'/dining-room, : on several long'.tables.'' The boys, . who bad had their birthdays during tho.present term, actedas hosts, ,and were dis-t-iilguished by wearing a. whjte rosetfe. Each.had a huge birthday' cake,tolpresideover. :One table, tho' "Waterloo," which had been successful at ' various games, added, to its (Jecoratidns several; silver cups, trophies won in various contests.- -At 10 .p.m. a most enjoyable, evening" was wound' up with tho singing of "God Savo tho King," and cheers for Mrp. and Miss Sommerville. ' , Among; the guests wore: Misses, Ida Duncan. E. Hadfield, Fitzlierbert, Mathews,' Grant, Trollop,.Morrice, Livingstone, Martin, S; Darling, B. Earle, Clayton, Hume, Richmond,' Newbigin, and very many others. Of the j adults' 'vvlio.we're present,-either,looking'on'or dancing with their . more.'diminutive partners, were Mrs: Rolleston, Mr. and Mrs. Lan Duncan, Mr. and Mrs. Walter tilundell, Mrs. C. Earle, Miss Bell, Miss V. Bell. Mr., and Mrs. Liddle,- Mrs; Zohrab, Mrs: Bennett,' Mademoisello •Rcdard; -Miss Hannay, Miss Dixon, Miss , Von' Dadclszen, Miss • Barraud, Mrs. ICirkcaldie, Mrs. Steele, Mrs; T'arrington, Mrs. and Miss Sloinaii,.. Miss Scott. Miss Norman, Miss Winder,'and Miss King. 'Miss Monk played the music-for the dancing. ', Acknowledgment.. The matron of tho Hospital desires to acknowledge tho;following gifts trated...'papers, • Her Excellency the Couiitess of Liverpool; magazines and books, Mr; P. S. Soainon, Miss Dawson ; sweets and; books, Wellington. Girls' College,. Miss Coupland (Lower Hutt);. flowers, Mr. Baillie; books, Mrs. Joseph, Mrs. G. Cornisli (Island Bay), Mr. Crengcl; linen, Mrs. Cracroft (Austin Street); clothes, illustrated papers,'etc., Mrs. Ordish. . . Miss ;Elsio Williams (Friniley)! is the guest of Mrs. Vernon Rood. \ ' Mrs.• Jojm M'Phersori loft for Dunedin last evening after having spent six months touring the Nortli IslauA. with her husband, and visiting her daughter, Mrs. Mazengarb, 1 of Wellington-: 1 : Tho engagement is anriounced of Miss Alice-M'Master. "Matawhero," Wairarapa, 'to Mr. Gillies Ba.irdy i "Tapui," Wairda. ' ' ' ' ' . '' S Mrs. Eardley Reynolds (Dunedin), is visiting lier father, tho Hon. E. Richardson,- Selwyn : Terrace; Sliss L. Holmos (Dunodin) is'visiting Wellington;- ' Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Birch (Salisbury,1 Marton) are visiting Wellington, and aro staying at Miss Malcolm's. Appointments; may now be booked to ovoid disappointment for the new styles, of liairdressing for .the Eace, Ball ai.d other social events next week, at Mrs, Rollos-ton's, LamMon Quay. 'Room.': opened until 8-p.m. on Thursday, Priduy, and Saturday evenings.*" • TO Tnn' OLD AND yOUNG.,.; You can keep .your face hunltliy and free from wrinkles and withered skin for nil time if von will use.Miss Jlilsom's "Cultene" Skin Food (TCogrt.), Us. jnr. Surpasses any cream j>vcr used for the skin. It builds, wasted (issues, cleanses the skin, and cures blackheads reduces 1 large pores, leaving n fine smooth surface, "('.'iiitone" Balm (Uegd.). !!s. (id., (n be applied during the day, for golf, niolorinpr. ele. l'revenls sunburn, freckles, and to lining. Keeps the skin cnal and free from perspiration. Milsom's Puce Powder, 2s. (iil. box, which is a skin food in powder form—feeds and nourishes the skin. 'Parisian Lip Food, 2s. Cd. jar, positively prevents chapped and creased lips, and gives tho natural flesh tint. Aii other requisites in.slock. Write for price list, MISS. JIILSOiI, 01 Willi# Street (optioaits Slwrtty Picturo Thcatro), Tola* i phone SU.

A .Transformed Maheno. Merely the sight of a' steailier, particularly when it is sailing out of tlio liarbour, is enough to Jill tho lieaiis of sonio people with a deep longing to bo sidling.with lier to the furthermost ends of the world, and to romain behind is like nothing so much as to bo imprisoned for lire.' Travelling, especially by sea, is surrounded by so much comfort that the few deprivations that may now be left could easily, Do borno with fortitude, even by tlio most luxuriously-dis-posed person for a more'or'less short space of lime. Artistic effect, as well as comfort, is sought after with much succcss, and the comparison of steamers now with what they wore like twenty or thirty years ago must make many an old traveller.open liis eyes with their difference, when he comes to think of it. The Union Company's steamer Malieno, which left for Sydney on Friday, must, certainly be .a very pleasant and satisfying ship'to travel by, considering her from the point of view of comfort and of - artistic, surroundings. A very large sum of money ha:t been spent upon repairs and renovations, ■ arid in regard to; her upholstering the. effect is very attractive.. Tlio modern'fancy for soft, blurred colourings and combinations of differing 1 shades of the same, colour aro'very.-muoh in evidence. The colouring in the music-room is delight-, f'ul, the walls being!panelled in gooseegg green and the floor covered with a Wilton carpet of 'the same .shade of green patterned... with ametliyst pink flowers. The small square windows arn draped with ametliyst pink curtains inserted with cream laco and disposed about 1 the room ar.e inviting-looking Chesterfield, couohes and chairs upholstered in figured green. . Cosy corners arc not forgotten,'and over tlio. writing tables are lights. fitted with light yellow shades: fringed with crystal beading. _ The' first-class dining-saloon is done in two' shades -of electric blue tinged with frreen. Kiid tin) panelled walls morging. into-a< lighter blue. The windows* havo charming little curtains of blurred shadow tissuo 111 lovely soft, colours, and nil the chairs are of oak, upholstered..in' figured blue. The smoking-room, it,need hardly.be stated, .'is another, soul-satisfying retreat, and its prevailing colours are all in dark browns) oven tlio walls being panelled with dark stained wood, the only exception beirig Alio: deep, friezo in pink and gopsa-egg green, of old-timo-galleons sailing before .the wind, the sight of which woiild ho enough io send a:sinokor• iitto day-dreams. •'•Very different-aro tho deck cabins to.thoso of a few/years ago. They'are roomy and -...well-ventilated, aiid aw about ten by twelve feet in space. They are all fitted with, wardrobes and numberless little. convenient rack's and pockets,'etc.,'and each cabin is differently carpeted and 'lning -witF curtains! of shadow tissue in harmonising colours, while tho white walls,fprm aii excellent the- soft colonrifte. One cabin, with'blue .furnishings alia another with ;V pink carpet, 1 arid blurred floral curtains, ' were very ' pretty,- 'and of course each cabin ss'fitted with'a couch ready to bo turned at a into a bed. The bridal cabin,' iiv "-'to Heliotrope colouring. is,the pr. { the ship. All the'so deck- cabins art leivly built, and. naturally aro morel elaborately'littod up and furnished than is tlie _ other; first-class accommodation,:;wliich is also .verjvcoKfortablo and-freslT ," ■. At the Home of Compassion .. .At an . entertainment given to , the .inmates' of tho-'Hoipe .of Compassion 'on .Tuesday- night a series of''pictures was .most successfully shown by mean's of: tlio 'Tatheseope," a new type of-home kinematograph.' The audience—old'as well as young—woro charmed by tho clearness of the pictures. .The.machine was. in charge of Mr. JNi C. Crane.

.The"-beautiful music which was played at the datico'organised for tlio Plunket School for' Mothers on Thursday night, was supplied by Mr. A. Williams' orchestra. - ' '. • " ■ 'Miss Tabart and: Miss, Pyno arrived iii "Wellington from 1 ' Christchurch on Saturday. The crowning ceremony in connection with ' ' tbp' , recent Queen of the Carnival' competition in Pahiatua will fcako placc on Thursday . Tilly 23. A procession will bo held, and various local bodies will. bo invited to take >part. A carnival ball will-be held in the evening. The business people are to. be asked to observo Thursday as the half-holiday, instead of Wednesday. . Miss Hazel L. Wilts, of Mangainalro, was married.last week to Mr..W. A. P; Henderson, of. Wellington. Miss Si. M.' Christensen was bridesmaid, and Mr. C. "111. Wills acted as best man. The ceremony was performed in the Mangamairo Schoolhotise, the Rev. It. Richards, ot Pahiatua, officiating. The wedding party afterwards adjourned to the residence'of the bride's mother, Where tho wedding breakfast was laid out. The Hon. A. L. Herdman/' president of the Wellington Amateur Operatic Society,- had a theatre party at "Paul Jones" oil Saturday evening. It included Mrs. Herdman, the Hon. Wm. Eraser and Miss Eraser, and others. , The annual dance of the St.' Aloysius' Branch of'the C.B.S. takes place in St. Anno's Hall, Green Street, on Wednesday, July 22. The chaperones arc:— Mesdames Segricf,. Wylie, Gamble, Heai'cy; committee, Misses A. Cooper, b'itzgibbon, E. and N. Strickland, Messrs. T. Murphy, C. Haunoii, J. Stratford, J. Fagan, T. Gill, j. Brad- ' ley,"M. and l! 1 . 'McCarthy, 1 T. Ponder, C. M'Erlean, 0. and G. Footc, J. Hediean, J. Haydon; and the 1 M.C.'s, Messrs. T. Murphy, C. Hannan, J. Bradley, and 0. Foote. \ Miss Melvillo. (Auckland) arrived in Wellington on Saturday to attend the Municipal Conference, which' opens tomorrow: Miss Melville is a solicitor practising in Auckland, is a member of the City Council —the only lady in New Zealand who occupies that position— and- is _ a vice-president of, tho Civic League in Auckland. She is staying at Caulfield House. SUPERFLUOUS HAIR. " Mrs. Hullen, Boulcott Street, has received tho following testimonial, which has been abbreviated;—"! have much pleasure in recommonding your "Eusma' for the removal of superfluous hair. Having been treated, per medium of electrolysis, also depilatories, at great expense, without receiving any relief, I am gratefully tlianlcful to you for your treatment Df my ease. Sinco undergoing your treatment I- am pleased to stale that not only lias your remedy removed all traces ■of superfluous hair, • but in addition has improved the oomplexion wonderfully. (Signed) Joan Lang." Original cony of above can be seen at my address, Sirs. Hullen,' Boulcott Street. -