SOCIAL AND PERSON.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 75, 21 December 1907, Page 11

SOCIAL AND PERSON.

At this time of year tho social kou j consists almostentirely, of tho record; comings'and goings, and it is evident thnt. Wellington has at present a floating peculation. Iho town itself .is so. charming, and ve have been on,joying such fine weather,-.tint there is 110 apparent roason why . anyone. should want to go away, unless it be to cliee • i lie inhabitants of less favoured districts,' It is of course, 'ostromely' unlucky to say A.r is sort : ' . r

of thing.. brella out'whM'Wd'uj' )ii))iiiig fdrWilftj'-'biit perhaps tho. fact that woOfliflT(BVo ß ffli<f J %# ( bad day this;week- ; may ; niakeit. safe,t'o.-b'oast of the perfection of ,tho preceding days,, and safe to hope that the actual,' holiday days may. be-as dolightful. Miss C. Hitchings, of Levin, who lias been spending a holiday' visit' with- relations in Hawkes' Baylids" i-eturnbd to' her homo.' ' Miss Swainson,and Miss Taylor, of Wellington, are at present staying a£ 'Ngatawa.' They- are likely.: to visit the Old'. Country shortly.,- , • [ Mrs. and :Miss;lzard;' of Christchurch; aro'-" leaving New Zealand very.Eooii for. a?visit:to Japan.. . It is. expected that' a: number 'of ladies" will he present;at the New Zealand Athletic Association Sports at the Basin Reserve today, and for their .benefit afternoon tea will be served on the'terrace by..the grand stand.

Mr. and Mrs. Brandon aro going'early next week to Pahaiitanui, where their family ,cill spend tlio Christmas- holidays. Later 011 Mrs Brandon is going to Ilaumer with Mrs. Geoffrey Potts for a fortnight. Mrs. Kobholl is going to Pahaiitanui to spend Christmas, with her daughter, Mrs. Brandon. ' Miss Brandon roturned by tlio Warrimoo, after an' absonee of nearly two years in England and the Continent. Thojßov.' F. G. and Mrs. Evans, of New Plymouth,'roturiicd by the same boat. . < Mr. and Mrs. A. Crawford aro going np to Mnrton to-day to spoml Christmas with Mrs. Crawford's, father, I>. Bennett. Mrs.-Cecil Kobboll returned yesterday to To Koo. Mr. and Mrs. Laing-Measo'n left yesterday' by the Moeraki' for a visit to Sydney and Melbourne. ' They will bo away for somo time. \ ; In'the recent Stato examination of nurses Miss Eva Brooke is braekotted equal'with Miss Edna Pengolljv eighth in order of merit. Miss Lloyd ftasseil left last night for .a visit to Asnburton. She will not return to Wellington till the beginning of Fobruary.

• llr. and Mrs. Tringham were passengers by tho same boat. ; Last Tuesday ovening a' concert, arranged by the Mount Cook Young Women's Bible Class, was givon at tlio Homo for tho Aged Needy. Songs were contributed by MissHunt, Messrs. Iversloy, Caldow (2),' Hull, M'Taggart, and Dunn; piaiioforto solos by Misses Strauchon and Avery; a dialogue by mombers of tho Girls' Junior Biblo Class; and Nigger Minstrels by the Young Moil's Class. Tho progrannno was thoroughly : enjoyed by tho old people. Refreshments woro nandod round at tho closo of :the- ontortainment.