THE SOCIAL ROUND

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 119, 22 May 1928, Page 11

THE SOCIAL ROUND

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Mrs. J. A. Finlay, of Dunedin, is at the Grand Hotel.

Mrs. and Miss Small left for Suva on Saturday by the Tofua. «■• • • •

The Misses A. and D. Triggs returned to Sydney by the Aorangi. • • • •

Miss F. Clarke, of Nelson, is a visitor to our city, and is at Car gen Hotel.

Mrs. John Hill, of Wellington, and her daughter are staying at Arundel.

Mr. and Mrs. G. H. French, of Rotoma, are at the Central HoteL

Mrs. W. J. Bannehr left for Sydney by the Aorangi yesterday. • •

Miss M- Robertson, of Masterton, is staying at the Grand Hotel, • • • •

Mr. and Mrs. Page Row* left by the Aorangi yesterday en route to jengla-mj,

Mr. and Mrs. M. Findlay, of Wellington, .are spending a holiday at Car gen. • • » •

Mr. and Mrs. W. Dacre left yesterday for a holiday in Sydney and Melbourne.

Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Warren, of Melbourne, are visiting the Dominion. They are at the Grand Hotel.

Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Parkes, of England, are touring the Dominion, and are at the Grand Hotel. • • e •

Passengers on the Aorangi to Australia yesterday included Mr. and Mia. F. Garner.

Hie Misses O'Connor, Williams, and Bidwell left for Sydney and Melbourne by the Aorangi yesterday. • • • •

Mrs. H. C. Pilmer and Miss Pflmer returned to the Dominion on Sunday by the Aorangi. • • • •

Passengers by the Aorangi yesterday included Dr. G. B. and Mrs. Sweet, of Remuera.

Miss L. Patterson left by the express this morning for a holiday at Matamata and Botorna.

Mr. and Mrs. Alma Baker, accompanied by their daughter, Jody, left for Sydney by the Aorangi yesterday.

Mr. and Mr*. A. Spencer, of Stanley Bay, left Wellington by the Makora for an extended holiday in California. • • • •

Mrs. Eddleston, of Helensvfllo, and her son Jack left by the Aorangi yesterday on a holiday to Aurtralit.

• ♦ • • A Wellington visitor to Auckland is Mrs. M. Chishoim, wio is staying at Cargen Hotel. • • • •

Miss Tuppea, who has been living at Arnndel for the last six months, sailed for England, via Australia, by the Aorangi. •.e • •

Mrs. F. H. Mueller, of Mount Eden, baa returned to Auckland from a visit to Helensville.

Mias 8. McKay, of Auckland, ia on s viait to Mr. and Mr*. W. T. Fogarty, Okauia, Matamata. • • • •

Mrs. Blanche Thomson, of Queen Street, Thames, left by the Tofua on Saturday on a round trip of the t t < •

Miss J. A. Reynolds, of London, is touring the Dominion, and is a guest at Cargen Hotel.

Miss Kitty O'Brien, of Onslow Road, left for a holiday in Australia by the Aorangi. • • • •

Mr. and Mrs. Roy Burrett returned by motor last evening from a holiday at Okoroire. • • • •

Mr. and Mrs. M. L Atworthy, of Arapuni, have left for Sydney, en route to England.

Mrs. E. Cresswell, of Wellington, is visiting Auckland, and is a guest of her sister, Mrs. Horace Elliott, of Symonds Street.

Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Booth, of Carterton, are spending a holiday in our city, and are at the Grand Hotel.

Mr. and Mrs. F. T. M. Kissell, who have been on a holiday visit to Auckland, left for the South by last evening's express. • • • •

Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Lomaa-Smith, accompanied by Miss E. Lomas-fimith, are passengers on the Rimutaka, due in Wellington this week-end.

Mrs. Tread gold, of Wellington, accompanied by her daughters, were passengers to the Islands on Saturday bj the Tofua.

Numerous friends bade sdieu to Mr. and Mrs. F. Bate, the latter being laden with floral tributes, when they left for England yesterday by the Aorangi.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Clayton, of Wei* Hngton, arrived by yesterday's express to join the Aorangi for Australia, where Mr. Clayton will inspect the different branched of the Bank of New Zealand-

Miss Alice Law, L.RA.M., has just returned after a short visit to Hamilton. While there she gave, last Tuesday evening, a "Talk on Schubert," with pianoforte and gramophone illustrations at the Lyceum Club in that town. • • • •

The English have the reputation of being an unmusical nation. It surprises most people, therefore, to find that anyone prominent in society has the enthusiasm and perservance to cultivate natural musical gifts to any high degree. Yet many of them have done so. The Earl of Shaftesbury sings well enough to take high rank as a professional, writes our London correspondent. While his sister, Lady Maud Warrender, is an equally admirable violinist. I*dy Limerick, a fine pianist, has a violinplaying sister of high attainments, and the new Lord Mounteagle has come into the public eye as an accomplished singer, having been one of the party of aristocratic carol-singers that delighted West End hostesses iust before Qiristaoaa, HONM