SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 116, 8 February 1908, Page 11

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

,Mrs.;lsrough has received/a - lieartv welcomo frpm all. hor .old friends, who are (delighted ta,seo hci again 111 Wellington. That-lively ■ cpniedj;, . Brewster's,. Millions,'.' 'has been. ..by.'very lively audiences. and tho yachting, scono* was. so oxciting that ono had- ., hardly. timo to-pity the poor yachtswomen who had ,to face all the, lury. of tho storm clad in.tho. most coquettish costumes. Among those present in tho. audienco last night wore Mrs. W. H., and Miss Lcvien,~-Mrs. and Miss Rawson, Mesdames .<f. Fell; and Richmond "with a. largo party, Mrs. and Miss Soatoii,; . Mcsdames.,J<irth, /.Ward, and .Samuel, and' Misses Brandon and'O'ConnorMiss Boughton, who has ■ for years been; well Known, in Wellington as an advocate of women's franchise,, and ;thon as . one of tbo first to 10m .111 forming the. Theosophical | , Society, leaves' Wellington next.Friday for a ! prolonged visit to England.' Sho is goingj on , her/arrival,' to ■ Lady : Wastnev's, and will i aftorwards visit other theosophical. leaders.' Yesterday afternoon various women who had" been associated . with her m political and theosophical /interest, some-time members of tho Southern Cross Society, and members, of the Theosophical Society, entertained Miss'; Boughton at a farewell afternoon tea at.Melbourne House, Cuba -Street, -when Mrs. Godbor and Mrs.. Forrest acted as hostesses. In wishing.i the,- gnest of the afternoon; a. wjith {ti--purse-.of,.sovereigns as a mark of their appre-. fciation of her past services, to, women and in the interests of socialistic propaganda. Apologies for, absence woro received from Lady St-out and' Mrs. W. Foil, .who were unablo to be present. •• . ; ■ -On-.,-Thursday, Mrs. Peddle gave a most enjoyable musical evening at her • " Inchkeith," Hobson Street. . 'Songs were ; 6ivon by Mrs. Bush, Miss • Katio Peddie, Messrs. /Leslie Hill, Parkes, Widdop. Bush, Konny, BJuestem, and ■ Hooton (Auckland). Instrumental pieces , wore rondered ; Frasor and Miss . Amy Remington. ' Tlio guests thoroughly ohjeyed tho musical treat pro.ided. for them. . Mrs. Peddie woro a - handsome black silk, gown, relieved by 'a cream,laco vest; Miss Peddie, a pretty-soft white muslin frock, and Miss Katio Peddie h pink.silk with a .dainty w-hito overdress. :• a• , It was 'only recently that a ■ well-known Wolhngton girl went Homo to take a good position m a London office, and now word has beon . received that, another girl,' ' I Miss.Duff, tho daughter of Mrs. A. R. Duff, who.went t'o England a sliort tinie. ago, is en- ; i gagod jn a typewriting business belonging to • Miss Dickons, a granddaughter of. the '• novelist. The work; which, consists chiefly of copying, plays and authors' manuscripts, is i w.ost'interesting,; .'and'" Miss;' Duff "'considers' ; ' .herself fortunate to'havo obtained such a : : position- in 'so" short V time. •A roader -Dominiony- wlii} has lately V. beentravelling in. districts far. from, Welling,ton, .says that . ho, has; heard of .several eases ■vhero children 1 had , beon so terrified with " the. predictions of earthquake or- cyclone/ re- ' .cently, published, that tliev- could l not sleep,' ' hut .lay, awako,.at . night tor hours'in terrorPeople, arc almost, incredibly.;careless in tho' >i •way;they- discuss uncanny, or frightful sub- ;< jeots m front of children I . Mr.--'Horace; Mann, of. Dunedm,'arrived bv h the -Maheno:.yesterday. morning'On a'visit to t Mr., and-Mis.: M. B. Fishor, - who arc: rolaS. itlves/'.:'I.'';:.;1.'';:.; ''

? Mts.~ Jenmau. tho wife of Mr/.T. Jcnm.in, a well-known business man>m Levin; who has • been, ill for some considerable time, was ro--mo\cd to .the • Otaki- Hospital yesterdnv. morning. ( r- ( , .Mrs. Jcf|man's . many, 'friends .(writes- our Levin, correspondent) will msh-:her-a speedy. recovery. ■■ ' •••

Nurse.--Hales leaves' early;, in /April' on a holiday'trip to England.