SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8339, 27 January 1913, Page 5

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Miss Doris Chilman leaves this week on a month’s visit to Alfredton. Miss Phoohe Myers has returned from a visit to Mount CookDr ahd Mrs Hardvricke-Smith loft on Saturday for a visit to England. Miyw Nancy Wilson, who has been visiting Wellington for the races, left for Bulls on Saturday. Lady Findlay, who has been visiting Mount Cook, went on to Dunedin when Sir John Findlay returned to Wellington. She arrived in town from the South yesterday morning. Miss Harcourt gave a garden party at her home in Hawkestone orescent on 1 nday afternoon. The hostess received on the verandah, and tea was served on the lawn, the beautiful weather making the afternoon a most enjoyable one. Miss Haroourt wore a grey crepe de chene gown and a plumed hat; Mrs Gillon was in cherry colour with blue draperies, and wore a rose-wreathed hat. Miss Wrench, who, with her brother, is touring tho Dominion on behalf of the Overseas Club, gave a short address to tho members of the Pioneer Club on Saturday afternoon. She was introduced by the president, Miss Richmond, and in tho course of her remarks showed the great interest she felt in all things appertaining to the overseas dominions. Miss Wrench explained that she had not considered herself an Imperialist until she went to Canada somo few years ago, after having always travelled in foreign countries nearer home, and tho delight she felt at finding herself at such a distance among English people with tho same speech and customs as herself had imbued her and her brother with the Imperialistic idea. Afterwards she spoke of the colonial child, and later Miss F. Myers and Miss Helyer were called upon to speak on tho same subject. Tea was served later in the strangers’ room. Miss Wrench wore a grey tailor-made costume and a smaU black hat wreathed with pink feathers; Miss Richmond, was in black.