SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 94, 14 January 1908, Page 3

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

, A rumour is . being circulated, throughout the., city to" the effect that when' Parliament meets-next session in Government House, no ladies will be- permitted to watch-;the proceedings.'. If this be.indeed the.intention of the' Government- the/red flag-of mutiny will most- assuredly be/ raised by tho women electors -of- the .Dominion, 212,876 ; of whom have a' special aiid peculiar , right to bo admitted:/within' the 'walls, of tli'o chamber where their reprcseiftatiyes. make their laws: Parliament, has always had prehistoric idea's, oh -this subject; and members harp clung to. thblr.'.privilege -of - according: entrance to the lafliesV-gallery to. a - favoured few each evening.-; It., is to be hoped that when the new Parliamentary; Buildings are. erected. ample provision' .will 'be made for women to watch the 'proceedings, and that, meantime, no at-'" tonipt • .will' .be made ,to tamperwith ■ theliberties of' so large, a proportion of the electors." 'Those ' who have .frequently 'visited the iHouse .find- the amusement of watching': the routine, of legislation'soon-.pall, and theybeginto wonder.'why" anyone ever wanted -to go.";' But the>fact ■ remains' that women-do; care to : go, and that ; a view of thp. legislators hard: at.work is one/of- tho sights most desired by lady visitors to the cApital ,city. It- would be a shocking thiiig if-for want ■of a: little ingenuity and- contriving their'admirable desire to study politics'a V'first hand should fail of fulfilment. A .wadding of- considerable interest to Masteirtqn people'was solemnised at Iriver.cargill ?on Friday morning, when . Dr. J. Av Gp-trib; ;of 'Masterton, -was married to Dr.. Helen Stephen Baird, daughter of the. Rev. daities 'Baird. The wedding took place at residenceof the bride'.s parents, .156 Sp|y 4 S).trcet./'.Pr. and Mrs. Cowie .are expected, : back-in Masterton on' Friday, or-Sat-urday. . , . ' .; ; • M'Ewan, who. has-been spending the last V: ;twb months at Rotorua, returned to Wellington:last' week.' ''■ ' :Dr.;\ahd Mrs.': 'Webster,'-.who returned recently, frbni'.t-heir trip to -England,'arc stay-ing-it Mrs. Canna's in Sydney Street. C. .Tewsley' and, Miss Towsloy returned'from a visit to ;Rotorua and Auckland, by tho ..Waikare yesterday.