SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 122, 15 February 1908, Page 11

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

There aro plenty of attractions this afternoon for peoplo who want to bo out of doors and in a garden. Beginning\ at the south, there is a garden.party at"Mr.lCceno's beautiful Island Bay grounds, in aid: of tho Borhampore Baptist Women's Missionary, Union. Mr. KeenoV garden, is well worth a visit, especially at this time of year, wlieii the-ilowors' are at their./brightest.' Tho Haeremai Branch of the Girls! Realm Guild is holding a Japanese Fete in Mrs. T. W. I-lislop's garden at ICelburne. ; Thero will be various' attractions, and 7 tho, City Mission Band will play during tho afternoon. 'The -fete.-hold'at Mrs. Hislop's by the Kia Ora Branch; of the same.Guild was so successful, and funds raised are being applied, so wisely/ that it is to he hoped the Haeremais' will meet with an equal amount'of oncouragcICarori, the Hon. C. J. Johnston and Mrs. Johnston are giving a garden party in'aid of St. Mary's Anglican Church, Karori, ;ahd this 'also is '.-certain to attract a groat: number of visitors.On Wednesday morning at St. Joseph's Church,: Buckle Street, Miss Annie Tolfar, of Waitara,- was married to Mr. J., 0. O'Sullivan,: of the firm of O'Sullivan and Company.' The bride was attended by Miss Tess O'Sullivan, and- Mr. Frank O'Sullivan acted as best man. The Rev: Father O'Shea performed tho ceremony. .After the wedding a reception; was held at Godber's in Cuba Street. -,■• Mr. and Mrs. William Allan, of Messrs. Veitch and ; Allan, /left' ,for. Sydney by the Warrimoo yesterday en route for tho Old 'Country. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Gaby, and Miss Winifred Gaby, of Kilbirnie, intend to leave on a visit to tho Old Country on May 21 by the lonic., They expect to be away from the Dominion for at least two years.' Mrs. Abbott/ of Wanganui, left yesterday ■by the' Warrimoo for Sydney, on her way to England._ . ;- :. ■ Yesterday evening Mrs. T. W. Humphries gave a small, musical evening, in honour of |kliss Buchanan, 'of Nelson, who is her guest. A-circular-'issued in respect' of tho hostel for women; students of tho '.Training College and-yictoria "College, which is, to bo opened at tho end of February, states that the terms will bo 19s. 6d. ■■weekly for, a single room, and' 18s.. 6d.' for a- double room, including ordinary, laundry.work.. Provision m'ado for ; students who may desire to do fine laundry'.work for themselves. Tho. hostel will bo entirely unsectarian in character, and no. roligious-tests of any description will be required from tho students. Prayers will ho road- daily, at which attendance will bo entirely; optional.: ; ... ;. '

: In'weather like, this one-longs-'to see some open;spaces,' grassed and. shaded, set- aside for. tho benefit of I tho city's children. ■ The "streets'are full, of them just now. They sit 'about on : .dooi'stcps,' they roost on fences by vacant sections, they play up and down the glaring, streets, but for. grass or green shado' they'have 'to go 'far-'afield,- and then only whon: it: suits tho leisure of their'parents. It is high/ timo something' was dono to provido them with littlo playgrounds. ■ •

-Mrs. Nelson lllirigworth.has come to Wellington frbm- Australia to" join her husband,' thb; well-known sculptor. She will probably resume hero her literary work as a writer of fiction' 7 and'"short -stories.; . . ;

: It was in ii'Lambton Quay yesterday afternoonj i when the departments 'were crowded with women hunting for, tho last of the bargains, that an assistant,-who was half-way up a ladder searching along the high shelvos for a certain box, suddenly gave a' loud shriek.and dropped, the box she had just, drawn out. Down it fell to tho door, and out rolled the ribbons," but something fell- faster, than .the box, and/ scurried along behind.the .counter. ' If reporfe 'are to, be believed, there ■were no fewer than twelve mice that, one after, /another,'• lik'o . sheep' after / a bell-wether,; •jumped from the? shelf to the. floor and rampaged among the. feet-.of. the assistants and, customers.. One-girl covered a'good deal ofground., inyii speedy/but graceful fashion; and two or-/three women east furtive glances' at the floor, - and lifted their, skirts;- just alittlo' way, very daintily, but these. w«ro.-in-voluntary . impulses checked in; a moment,: and/thenceforth their demeanour would'have; | done credit to th'o'most heroic .'.of the suffra-; gettes.- • Tho spectators from tho other side of the! department were agreed that those :who were nearest the enemy had proved once' for all tho noblri courage of .New Zealand' women./

.'':'o;i\Thursday afternoon Mrs. H. Hayward gafol.a'rlargo" at. home" at, her new resi-.' !deiicbVt Waiwetu,'Lower Hutt. ..'lt' is'copi'paratively a new place, but the grounds aro beautifully laid out, giving promise of great; in a year or; two/. .Tho'house/has a ■charming,; setting of natural bush, through; ,whi6h i many paths have been cut. .. Therowas a very large gathering of people, many;, visitors i haying come out from town. Tea was laid in the' breakfast' and dining-rooms', which, were dccorated respectively , with yel-.' low coreopsis and with .white daisies and : autumn, leaves. During tho afternoon a band' stationed onV.the'verandah pl(iyed selections, of music. Mrs: Hayward received,her guests' iii a'frock of black voile, with vest, of cream' and pale green,, and large plumed'black hat. Miss'Hayward wore a dainty frock of white silk trimmed'with Valenciennes lace. Among, tli'o guests were Mesdames. Foster, Calender," Fitchett, Kirkcaldie; 'Dykes, Pearce, Mason, Matthews, Leo/-.Finch, Tringhani; Mill, Miramjs, M'Leari, Vallance, Barraud,, Jackson, Mowbray, Heaton, Izard, Chapman, Beore, and Elliott ; Misses Lukin, Fostor, Barraud, Bodmin,' Matthews, Humfroy, Seddon, Johnston; -Buckhurst, Stuart-Forbes, Lee, Allport, .Drummon-l,Bennett, Wilson; Messrs. MiranisUßarth'ariipo; Elliott, Kingdon, Izard, Beere,' Dykes Mill, Kirkcaldie, and Chapman:-' :■•''■