DAY BY DAY.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 15, 12 October 1907, Page 3

DAY BY DAY.

A SOCIAL DIARY. . ,-'A" children's/fancy, dress dance looks more like a > dance of flowers than any- ■ thing else .that can' be imagined, so gay are the colours;: so little ;and. graceful ■ the wearers.'! , There .were / two such. ' dances on Friday night. In the Sydney Street: Schoolroom', Miss Borlase and- . her pupils gave a dance, tho -first part of which belonged, to the child pQpils, - many of .whom went in fancy dress. . Among them were Miss' Marjorie King ; (Pierrette), Miss Tina : King (French Maid);..Miss-Nita' Clarko (Mary Quite Contrary),. Misses Winifred .Butler, and ' Haidce - Bellmgham • (Welsh' girls), ,• Master E. • Bnndley (Beef-eater),' Miss Beryl Earle (Vivandiere), Miss Rosalind : ■ Atkinson (Little C'oon).' ... : ..A. dance :was given ;by. Miss: Violet' ■ Warburton and her,juvenile pupils.at : her home; on tho Terrace: . The gay Spanish "costume was popular here, and ' among'thoso' who choso it wore Misses • E. Dalrymplo,.'.Mallard, and. Holmes.; s. Miss. iSievright.iwent as- Night, Miss, Minii Smith (Fairy), Miss Dorothy' Edniondsbri' : (Japaneso lady); -Master j 'Archie Sieywright (man in khaki), Jiiss' F. Kirker (drackors), Miss Jean Smith . (Mother - Hubbard), . ■ Miss M. Bruco (Good Luck), and Mr.; Bay 'made an ; V Japaneso lady.- ' Miss M'Tavish had a small afternoon ■ tea' last week. Among her guests were i Misses'Brandon,' I .'Foil, 'K. 'Fitzgerald, ' Harcouft "(2);. Miles, Rawson,'' . arid . Tweed. ' MissThornoGeorge,.;,from Auckland, and.Miss Deans, from: Christ-, church, were also present. • .■ •' . Miss Deans is-at .present'.. the-guest; of; Miss Brandon. ; • ' , Sevoral of Mrs. Napier M'Lean's girl . ..friends gave a : dolightfiil: Jitfcle dance at ! her house last night. •'■White: and purplo irises decorated the, pretty green drawi " ing-rooin, and. the •• dining-room and • 'suppbr-table; were adorned with..daffodils and narcissi.; Mrs. :M'Loan wore a becoming. frock of , pale : biue satin. Among those'present .were. Miss Eileen • Ward, in black; Mrs; T.; Young, palo ;• pink'; Miss Simpson,' black taffeta; '■ Miss Rita Simpson, palo, pink net • Miss Greta Ewen, pale' ; bluoMiss Lulu Ewon, apricot colour; Miss Miles, wiiito lace dress' wjth bands "of yellow silk; Miss; Hilda silk;' Miss Gertrude Reid, palo pink, with wreath of pink-heather ; -Miss B<SH, -heliotrope, .trimmed with, bands of heliotrope of a deeper shade; Miss Elsie Watson, palo ' bltfe ■ and. gold; Miss Elsie' Simpson, whito duchesse satin; Miss Shad Beauchamp, white! silkand Miss Russell, white dress trimmed with many bands ■' of lace. : '■>' Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Buchanan are going to'livte in Baweray and expect to -. leave Wellington' almost, immediately. ' They will. be.greatly missed by thoir many friends here. .

. Mr., -Mrs. and Miss Duncan returned ■ by the Arawa on Thursday from a short ■ visit: to ;tlio Old Country. Tlioy oxporii encodtho full disappointment of tho .watery.summer, and aro glad to roturn ;to, a .country .whero a littlo moro sun- .• ! shine'may be 1 pxpected.' :v'Miss Eila Williams 'returned by the ■same.boat from a two -and a half years' visit 'to' England .and the . Continent. -Miss. Williams ( spoilt.. sovoral months during last winter and tho previous 0110 studying art in several of the Paris i studios,■; and ' Instsummer she' was fortunate enough to bo. ablo.to join Frank •Brangwyn's. summer school in Bruges. . 'It willibo 'reradmberfed that' Miss Williams'exhibited at tho Pans Salon of > 1906.'; v. -'r" V-. > - ' : Professor and' Mrs. Easterfield aro staying.at Day's Bay House. By tho Arawa arrived Mr., Mrs., and [ l.MissStead, ! of.':- Chribtohureh.' ; Miss. • Stead's, marnago to Mr. Russell Grace.

' will take placo in Christchurchj on . "Wednfcsdiy, October 23., . On . Tuesday, . October 15, <• the ■ mar- ; nage of'. Mr. Algar -"Williams to Miss Janot Boyle will take place in Christ- ■ 'church., • ■■.- The.Council of .tho Womon, Students' . Hoatel Society, has issued invitations to tho function on October 14, to cclebrato; ■,'tho ■ing to be erected in Woolcqmbe Street, i His Excclloncy the is'.ti). per-i form' this i ceremony, and speeches will , ;be delivered by. trie Hons. Dr. Findlay' ' and.G. Fowldsj by.the 'Mayor,';and'6tr. ~J'.\ G. 'W; "Ailken.; Lord fliinket .'takes great'interestaif schemes for the benefit ; of women,: and' will doubtless .be. pleased with .tho .provision'td bo made for tho , comfort ; andconvenience • of/ women' students. , Invitations? haveralso been issued for a reception to bogiven at Government ;H6uso on ,v Friday; Gciofcer 18, in- con-, ncctioii with' thtf Girls ■ R'fc&iijv' Gtiiild' of Service, when Miss; Jessio Ackermann • will give a loct'ure on tho objects of the Guild. Miss Ackermann will .arrive from Sydney, by the Wimtoera on October. ' ■ ' Miss Ackermann during. her. stay in Wolhngton-willi bo :tho .guest of , Mrs. • T--.t W- :Hislop.'" On Saturday '.Miss Effio Young, who-is the • only .member , of the Girl's-Realm-. Guild in Wellington, will give an, afternoon tear for ■ ' Miss'; Ackermann; .' and. on ;thoMohday or" Tuesday.-. following ..-'iflirsj-'jfiislbp ~is inviting '"'.niembpra .' .of. girls!. ;- : hcbkoy ... teams- to: moot MissAckermann and I hoar- her- story. of; the. ..work done .by .' i.the Guilds in -other., countries..,,....