SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 130, 26 February 1919, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Mr. ami j¥rs. W. U. Slewart and Miss Helen Stewart left for the south last night for u few .weeks. Mrs. V. Thompson, Pahiatua, is in Wellington for a lew days for the purpose of meeting relatives returning trom active service. Dr. and Mrs. Giesen are visiting Christchui'ch. ' Mrs. R. A. ■ Home, who has been visiting Mrs. C. H. Treadwell,' Lower Hutt, nas returned to Christchurch. Iu the Lansdowne Prcsbylerinn Church on Saturday last Lieutenant Raymond Lee, eldest son of Mr. AY. C. Lee, of St. John's Hill, Wanganui, was married to. Olive Clarke, eldest daughter of Mrs. Maurice Mason, of- Hastings. Tltts ceremony was performed by the Kcv. Thomas Hall'iday. Mr. and Mrs. James Elliott, of Masterton, are expected to return from Australia this week. The friends of Mr. Elliott will regret to tear that his health has not been materially improved by his trip. Mrs. E. C. Palmer, Miss Peggy Palmer, and Miss Maud. Tabart, viiio have been spending- thp last couple of mouths in the lattcr's house on Cashmere' Hills, ha-ve returned to the North Island. Miss Peggy Palnw returns to school, and her moTher and ajint go back to their.home in Gisborno.

Miss Madge Elliott and Mr. Jack Hooker, two members of the J. C. Williamson Musical Comedy Company, have been teaching a number of Christchurch ladies tho fox trot, Mr. Russell, the manager, and Mr. Bouchier, the producer, having' consented to this. .

Miss Nancy Birdwood, elder daughter of General Birdwood, ie to be married next month to Mr. Fraujc Craig, the AVest' Australian airman, says an exchange.

Mr. and Mrs. Ash, Dunedin, are spending it few days iu ,Wellington en routo for the north. .

Mrs. Gordon, Poneonby, has been, elected vice-president of the lion, division of the W.onien's National Reserve.

Mr. and Mrs. Wedderspoon, of "Cyro," Oriental Bay, are on an extended tour of the North Island. •

Mr. James Moore, of the Sailors' Friend Society, and lire. , Moore, who have been spending a' holiday at Paekakariki, returned to Wellington yesterday.

Sister J. Ingram, , , daughter of Mr. John Ingram, of Richmond, Nelsoji, who has seen considerable war service, has returned to Richmond, and'was cordially welcomed by many friends.

The engagement is annnounced of Miss Grace 11'a.iri Menzies, younger, daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel A. Stewart Menzies, of Glen Innes, and • Gloncorick, Darling. Point, with Mr. John Findlay Sibbald, of Colombo, Ceylon, second son of Mi'., and' Mrs; V. Sibbald, of CraigGowan, Lockerbie, Scotland. •

The legion of lows of the beautiful voice of Rosina Buckman will wish her all joy in her marriage, which is to happen some time soon in/ England. The. lucky man is Maurice d'Oisly, a singer of ■principal roles in the famous Becchnni Opera Company. Ho is known in Australia/ for he lifted up n fine voice in- grand -opera when Quinlan toured the world, and afforded genuine' music worshippers'the felicity of hearing Hamson' and Delilah and Tosca and Trovatoro.and -Traviata sung aa they were meant .to ( be. Rosina Buckman, according to' ah' , Australian recently from London,; who tcaed and gossiped with the gifted .New 1 Zealand girl, flays she retains the'old charm of manner. Her song, recitals at hostels and hospitals and elsewhere in and around London were golden hours for sick and wounded soldiorSj' who temporarily forgot their pain. She was their Lady Bountiful, giving full mjeed of the wealth of pleasure in her golden voice. It is quite within the realm of probabilities that Madame Rosina. will bo heard again here, for grand opera for the Antipodes was mooted in London not so long ago. If so, a cordial welcome awaits the bride and her bridegroom.

",Mme. Marie lo Neru, whose play, "La Trioinphatrice," was performed at the Comedie, Francaise, Paris, last year, died recently at Lorient, having ■ succumbed to the influenza epidemic. Mario le Neru, who was 31, had been deaf and almost blind since early childhood, but, with rare courage, she , learned English, German, and Latin, and at 20 published a book which mado hei famous. Her first play, "Emancipation," produced five years ago, was a conspicuous success.

-The.-Wellington Nursing.-Division of St. John Ambulance Brigade Overseas will, open the winter session on Monday, March 3, at St.' John's 'Schoolroom, Willis ■ Street, at 7.30 p.m. Addresses will be given and members enrolled. All members of the association who have passed the first aid and home nursing examinations may attend and have thoir name 3 put up for election on the roll of the division. The syllabus for the year is a very good one, and allows for a .special amount of home nursing.

. Miss Zoe Bartloy, of Auckland, who has been spending a holiday here, has decided, in response to many requests, to. give one'of her recitals before returning to the northern city. Miss Thurza Rogers, Miss' Doris Herman (Auckland), and Mr. J. F. Montague (Auckland) will assist with- tho programme, which will comprise humorous sketches, musical monologues, songs at the piano, etc. A special feature will be a phantasy, "At the Sign of the Cleft Heart," by Miss Bai'tley and Miss Herman. The performance will take place next Friday afternoon in the Concert Chamber at 2,30 o'clock, and the box plan is now open at the Bristol.

" The London housewife's tribulations are not yet over, and the philosophical way in-which she has accepted substitutes and 'camouflaged them into anpelising dishes for the family is deserving of all praise, Hays 'tin exchange. In December new-laid eggs were Bs. (id. a dozen, and Government released pickled eggs Is. 6d. a dozen, so one or two enterprising firms put up dried eggs at 2s. (id. a dozen. They do riot.take the form of powoor, but are guaranteed- as new-laid eggs with only;tho moisture.removed. They lixa supposed' to '•' keep' for months. Tho contents of tho packet are soaked in a little cold water for eight hours, then, when beaten in the usual way, tho result is.two eggs. Pried and scrambled, or put into batters, and with puddings, the dried eggs are said fo bo quite satisfactory.

Before leaving Australia Dame Nellie Melba sat. for, Mrs. Ada Whiting, the well-known miniature painter .of Melbourne, lira. Whiting has dope several miniatures of Dame Melba at various times, including one for which the singer posed in a very beautiful lace gown, trimmed with white t iimellias, worn when she first appeared in "La Traviata."

Tho prize offered by the executive of tho Royal Princo Alfred Hospital, Sydney, for the best-worded appeal for funds for its jubilee campaign has been awarded by thondjudifjator, Mr. Arthur 11. Adams, to Mies ]Jva B. Munns, Hillside, South Graf ton, for tho following:—"This institution, cradling in its pitying arms suffering, broken humanity, appeals to you —possessing God's greatest gift, health; to you, far removed from the cry of little children, the moan of the sick—for that trifle yours to give, money."

The splendid success which lms attended Mrs. Eollcston's treatment of the prevalent Influenza Hair Trouble is very encouraging to sufferers. Although'these cases are much nioro serious than the ordinary after-iever condition, Mi' 3 .; Eolleston is confident that skilled and painstaking treatment will in every case result in a speedy- recovery. 256 Lambton Quay.—Advt.

Women's National Reserve, The conference of the Women's National ltesqrve, which opens to-day in tho Dominion Fnrniers , Institute, Fea' therston Street, has tor its main object the discussion of the future work of the reserve. An important branch of work for the future, will be the National Mothers' Hely Society. There are also matters to discuss in.relation to tho care of soldiers' graves. Tho delegates are ae follow:—Auckland Centre, Misses E. Statham end Black; Hon. Division, Mrs. Hopo Lewis; Wellington Centre, Pγ. Platts-Mills, Mcsdames Bethnne and Tripp; Hon. Division, Mesdamee G. W. lluesell and Corliss; Canterbury, Mrs. W. Wood and Miss Cock; Napier sub-centre, Mesdamcs Smart and Banks; Hastings sub-contro, Mesdarnes Keith and Perrin; Dannevirke, Mrs. Brantiug and Miss Hopper; Gieborne, ,Mesdame3 Goffe and Colley; Manutuke, Mesdajnea Preston, and Buty-j Nelson, Mrs. Beden; Masterton, Mrs. Coradine (Mayoress); New Plymouth, Mis. Burgess (Mayoress); AVnnganui, Mrs. Mackay (llayoress); Feikling, Mrs. Miller and Miss Olive Pedder; Hawern, Mrs. Taylor and Miss Corrigan; Stratford, Mesdames M'Millan and Malone. Tho organising secretary, Mrs. T. AV. Porter, will also be present. Soldiers' Graves, Numbers of people who visited Karon" Cemetery last Sunday were greatly impressed by the beautiful flowers on the graves in the military portion of-the cemetery. This work is carried out' by the members of the Women's' National Keserve Girls' Club. As a tribute to the memory of the soldiers, they go each Saturday with the flowers, given. by friends who are in sympathy with what they are doing. It is ths more creditable because all the girls are at work through the week, and to give up tlir Saturday half-holiday must very often be real self-sacrifice! It is to. be hoped that people with gardens will 'take note and that the girls will never lack: the necessary flowers. Miss Dorothy Saunders's Dance Recital. Last November Miss Dorothy 'Saunders and her pupils were compelled by the influenza epidemic to postpone their annual dance recital in aid of Sir Arthur Pearson's Fresh Air Fund. Without waiting for any formal edict from, the authorities Miss Saunders ca,ncellrf! her arrangements and took upon herself all the expense entailed in the preparation for the entertainment. Now, however, ehe has arranged to give the recital, as nearly ns possible in its original form in the Concert Chamber of the Town Hall on Friday of next week. Mr; Wolfgang, with'.air efficient orchestra, hag kindly undertaken the musical portion of tho programme, and Mr. Liardet, as on former occasions, will attend to the stage and the lighting' effects. The object of tho appeal is fairly well known. Every year Sir Arthur Pearson and the philanthropic people associated with him provide country outjngs of a day or rnoro for the slum children of the great cities of England. Through Miss Sounders-and her, pupils the people of Wellington have been, able to co-oporafo] in ths. rood work. Last year the appeal -realised sufficient to provide outings for 10G0 children. This year the entertainment, will he confined to ono night; but if, the 'Concert Chamber is crowded next week the- hearts made glad by Wellington's generosity need not be fewer.