SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 108, 30 January 1908, Page 3

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

evening Lady Stout had an fat homo" .in honour .of the members of the University'Sonate. It was a, very enjoyable gathering ; all the • nidthbors' of , t-htf' Senate wire present, and many of their Wellington friends. . .Tho library was . decorated A.with beautiful. cactiis dahlias arid towers,/ the sjipper-tablo . wit|} pink, and , white. : sweetpeas.A strinG. ]iand; stationed.'in.,the; hall, rendered,operatic music.during. thb'\<ivoning, and. one room was,set apart for bridge .placers.'- Liidy Stout', received; her . rucsts in a . dross /of black brocade, with rest: and sleeves of shirred cream chiffon ancW-hrotclles of Limorick lace.. l Among'thc^guests wore Mrs. Hjslop in black velvet, .withV'Honiton. lace; Mrsi" Tole; in. .turquoise blue brocado, • with . vest," of embroidered laco; Mrs. Maclean pale'bhie . chiffon , taffetas', .with , blouse .of white ; filet lace; 'embroidered in ''colours'; Mrs!' 1 Shand, black silk, with/white liice'; Mrs.' Sal.[iond, black 'striped . silk ,with ' point ls.ee; Mrs.' von. Haast, yellow satin) with Maltese lace; Mrs. M'Dowell, cream embroidered silk ajul lace; Mrs. JPit'cheitt, .vieux/rosq.eqlieniio; Mrs, /Firth, . lavender .silk;/ Miss Salmond, gr.ey-striped : silk; Miss Ostler, black accor; aeon/'floated,' silk; Mrs. Field, " heliotrope satin, ■' with bands of Jrarple velvet.:: Among others present 1 were llcgdames Watson, Hoghen, Patterson, Gibb/'Bauriic', .Mason,: A. Young, and Izahl, Dr. Agnes Bennett and Dr. Mith .Huntley; Miss. Marchant, Sir Wilmot Fawkes; Hons. Q. Fowlds, ■ nntl C. ,0. Bpyreri; Professors Salmppd, Sliarid,, Itfacniillan Brown, Ronkirie.-Brown, . and {Sale';'' ra - Chappie, Maclean,> Mackenzie,jMasonj Gib.h, Young, and Me'ss'rs/'.vbn Haast., Be,'k Mare',Ostler,, Bprkias;: Plenliijg;, Fiel;!,:' Tple .and Baumo. '' '- n fXoftcrday iffy r/S'.eiisant' little'luncheon I 'party for iiin V.are> visiting Wellington in \ coniu'ction na«»M«':th'e' Seriate. • Tho .luncheon' table, was '•-« iily decorated -with shaded :pirtk'. polar;- "... y. ijins and little floral baskets. .'Mrs. Hisi, 11 ;,. fore a .black'.cloth skirt and white silk i,rem e with black bretellcs, : Miss.'Macdonald ' embroidered linen: frock;/: -Among .the guest* were' Lady, Stout-,'- in", pale';.grey , silk, an'd h. - with lavender plnnie ; Miss Holmes, grey; "t 'V 'gown, 'and Vtoque : trimmed I .' 'with green t '.Id: linel roses; slrs. Shand (of l)nneairi);'' J.. : ck/brocade with; white front and touches V ' white oil , the sleeves, and charming whitl * Marie; ; Stuart' bonnet' with crown of cream'•-■ie.s;' ; Miss Jl'Leari,'pale heliotrope imislin bye '-silk, and hat trimmeil with.violet flowers j.'i'ftl / J. Salmond, frock of ,black lace/over.: e mt .silk; Mrs. C; J;!ard,,grey 'silk.'Mrs;' v ; \ ■' Sliand, white- frock- and ■ hat trimmed'. Jvnti' •' ribbon; ■ Mis'..Salnioiid (D'tfnedinV-. V;.',, .^bcngalihe; and. Mrs. Wi Hislopi;' frock'- t \t (Jndiah muslin,' bla'ck.'.arid w:hite-hat. \ 7//'';/ /-*..••/•:• j -

andL Mrs;' 'i'! .F. Lane are' leaving by tho Sydney,' boa. -.on Friday 'ijor 'tlieir' new homo in .Perth, t. 'st AuStralia,.ahd the iticmbers of. the.Kelburne Bowling Club/with which . they' hSve'-been'.associated., foAseveral,'years,, gate in'.afternoon - tearyosterday . as :"a : fiire- : .vyoll/to, thorii,' f l Mni;v'T/"' W.: j'Hislop; -fchei'-p.r<S-iiig" '"CJlnbj sbnfe'd:!"^'Mrs'."- ..Lane ; ', : ivith... a : •'heautifiil.'^' littld ■ jewelled : pen'dant"oii', beh'alf 'of the cluhl' - jMI-. : aSd sqyereigiv^c'ase'.^^iamFMrs.^Lane'will.'ba A'm'bhg';tHe''-ladfesKp'res(>i^ MesdSuies-'Dinhie," 'M'Ti|ly ( s[(icdonakl,', ; D,-iArson,' ! 'EefiV-cs, , :l-iolton', Bluhde'4,\and -Fultoyi/ 'iiiid 'ZVliss "'.- ; i'Miss; Coates, ,Mr'.i:and .Mrs.' Louis 'Blundell, aiid fr.• Leonard;. I)lnndelI 1 returned yesterj da'jv by: the .Sydney, stcairier ..from their trip round;'tbe world'.'.,;- .!''i ; , .' ') ;. }Mrs.- ~Ha'iTisqii Lee, - tho !woll-known temperance lectiu-er, ;Has.-.mad« many, friends in Wellington, during ' her visit's, to ; ' tho'' 'Dd-! minion. •; Thoy will be sorry to .hear that Mr. Harrison Lee died last week at his residence,' Richmond, Slolhourno. Mr. ' Lee, who was a .guard on the .Victorian railways, had recently' resigned, on account of' illhealth. He wis ill his fifty-fourth year. ' Lady I'awkes left Lyttblton lafet night for She 'returns .to Sydney with the fleet-on-Friday. • ■ ~ -A . pleasant concert partv visitod Porirua Mental Hospital oil Tuesday evening, con-, sisting of-Mo,sd,ames M'Dnlf .and Boyd, Misses' Randell .and Barrett-» and Messrs. J.- G'arr, Hollott-,.'-and MConiishi '• .• ■ That old-time stage'favourite,'Miss Jennie Leo (Mrs. Burnett), whose impersonation of ' Jo '- ln.an adaptation of Dickens's "Bleak ,'Houss " was world-famous,! arrived in Australia quite recently. For: some time past .Miss Lee has ■ not been taking a very active part' in theatrical life, and her visit- to Aus-tfalia-.has'been undertaken-.oil .'behalf of her daughter, "Miss" Joan' Biirnett', ivho- has been engaged .by -Mr. J. G. Williamson for tlio doming; ptoductioh of Barrie's play, "Petfel'l Pan."- •' ..' . .'■■'/