PIANOS.

Free Lance, Volume III, Issue 147, 25 April 1903, Page 12

PIANOS.

THE Pianos imported by the Dresden Piano Company are sonorous in tone, exquisite in finish, superior in workmanship, and perfect in action. They are from the best manufacturers in the world, and cannot be excelled The list includes Rich. Lipp and Sohn, John Broad wood and Sons, Bohm, Erard, Collard & Collard, Rosenkranz, and others. These instruments suitable for the school, cottage, or mansion, are now on view, and your inspection is inrited.

Northerneis will be interested m a quiet, but pretty, marriage recently celebrated, when Mr. Robert Hope was united to Miss Mary Maud Shaipe, fourth daughter of Mr. J. G. Shaipe. The ceremony was performed on Thursday April 16th. The bride was attended by Miss Hope and Miss Ethel Sharpe, aaid the bridegroom was supporter by his brother aaid Mr. T. O'Connor, of Wellington. • * * The Misses Caselberg \\ ho left here a week or two agoi, in, the Warnmoo, joined the Moravian, at Sydney, en route for Africa. The elder sister is to be married very shortly to Mr. Ernest Harris, of Durban. Included in her luggage were cases of very handsome wedding presents, the gifts of her New Zealand fi lends. Miss Kitty Caselberg will remain in, Africa with her sister for a year or two. Two more popular girLs than, the Misses Caselberg were not to be found in the Wairarapa, for they were charming hostesses, and possessed bright and interesting personalities, and will therefoie be much missed in social circles. • * * Mrs. T. G. Macarthy and her sister (Miss Fitzsimmons) are visiting friends in Auckland. • * Mr. and Mrs. R. Brabazon Moms have le turned from Sydney, and have taken Mr. R. Woods' house in Wesley Crescent. • * * Mrs. S. A. Rhodes and Mrs. Adams are in Christ church, after an enjoyable tour of the South. • - * Miss Babington has been visiting Clinstchuroh for the races, and w as the guest of Mrs. J. Gould. • ♦ * Professor and Mrs. Brown's house, in Hobson Crescent, has been taken for a year by Mr. and Mrs. A. Buchanan. Mrs. Brown leaves almost immediately on a visit to England. ' The Christian" attracted a crow ded audience on Monday night, even standing room being at a premium. To many the play was unconvincing, and Dame Rumour probably tells the truth for once when she says that Mr. Hastings has not the slightest sympathy with John Storm. The first scene is very charming though, and Glory Quayle^s first appearance, clad m a sailor jersey, short serge skirt, and a stocking cap on her tawny thick hair, and surrounded with hfr little friends the schoolchildren, is the prettiest of pictures. • • • Later. Miss May Chevalier dons a becoming nursing uniform, and in the fourth act she appears to excellent advantage in a clinging gown of yellow

chiffon, with ruchings on the hips, and long hanging sleeves. Cher this she throws a Jischt cape — a dieam of a wiap, in white chiffon, embioideied in black Miss Gleeson, as a artist weaas a bright cnmson gown, but the flocking is not a feature of The Chnstian." * *■ * In the audience w ere Mi. and Mis. Michie (Dunedin), the Misse;; Fleming:, Miss J. Skerrett and her youngest sister, Mrs Jeffcoat, Miss Pearson, the Misses Wix, Miss E. Holmes, Miss Palmer-Clarke, and many others. * * # The engagement is announced of Miss Lydia, C. S. Fisher, eldest daughter of the late. Mr. Wiham John Fisher, and grand-daughter of the late Rev. T. R. Fisher and Mr. C. T. Isk of Ohristchurch, to Henry Baron barnster-at-law, Dunedin eldest son of Henry William Baron of "Nevada." Roslyn * * * The members of the Port Nicholson Yacht Club intend giving a< dance on Wednesday May 6th Bv the way, the privileges of membership have been extended to ladies- and the following ladies have been elected membeis Mrs. Buoholz, and Misses Fell, Mcc (2), and Nathan (2). * * * Mr. and Mis. Walter Blundell aie staving at Mrs. Reid's. Bowen-strc-et, until their own house is built. » • • The Misses Runcie have returned fiom Christchurch. Mr. Runcie is budding at KeJburne.

Last year we had the pleasure of congratulating the Petone Naval Artillery on liaving won the big-gun competition, which takes place each year at the annual course of instruction. This year the company has again beaten all other naval and garrison artillery corps in. the colony, heading the list of nine competitors with the high figure of merit of .997. Toha,ve maintained for two consecutive j r ears the standard of efficiency necessary to enable it to beat so many keen rivals, speaks well for the enthusiasm of the men and the instruction given by the Permanent. Artillery specialists. Those who w atch with interest the progress, of our naval corps realise that the result achieved by the Petooie Navals could only have been accomplished by persistent hard work. * * * On the first day of May, the Right Hon. It. J. Seddon will have been Premier of New Zealand for ten years, which constitutes a record for the colony. In connection with the event, a stiong and influential committee has been formed, and it has been decided to

suitably celebrate the occasion by a. Libe2-al Demonstration, in the Opeia House, to be followed by a, supper. As t<he Ist of May is also the anniversary of the death of the late John Ballance, the demonstration will take place on Saturday, the 2nd of May. In order to bung the supper within the reach of all, the price of the tickets ha® been fixed a.t nve> shillings each. They can be obtained from aiij T member of the committee, or from the secretary, Mr. W. J. Culver, at 90, Willis-street, An early application is necessary, on account of the limited accommodaitdon available. Further particulars may be obtained by reference to our advertising columns. * * * Mi. W. A. Worth, -who is a candidate for thei Wellington Ward at the municipal election of City Councillors, is a son of the late Mr. C. F. Worth, for many yeais a valued member of the City Council. He Mas the first "old boy" to be elected to the Mount Cook School Committee, and has been identified with tihe work of Friendly Societies for many years.