SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 123, 17 February 1908, Page 3

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

About a,hundred and fifty peoplewent out ;to tho garden-party which was. held in Mr. Keerio's grounds .at Island Bay on Saturday afternoon, in aid of. tho Berhamporo'Baptist 'Women's Missionary Union.. .. It' ' was , hot Worywhero' on - Saturday, but. probably,' tho heat was; less oppressive at Island 15ay than aiiywherq. else, and''tho visitors on joyed', tho combination'.' of" garden, shade,' a'nd/;<lovoly view. A number : of, friends, contributed:'a programmo 'of'song and recitation,;..aiid'during tho afternoon short appropriate speeches woro'. delivered' by .Mesdames Blackburn, .Wright, ' and 'several- other, speakers; Tho Union is well satisfied with tho success of its entertainment".

;Tho. Japanese .fete, held by tho Haeremai brancli of tho Girls' Realm Guild; at Mrs. T. W. Hislop's on Saturday afternoon, was a conspicuous success. - ,At least two hundred pcoplo. were: present,. l and' : j they-greatly admired .tho artistic'arrangement of tho stalls with the Japanese lanterns strung across the tennis, court.., There.- were ''stalls', for'-fancy goods, handkerchiefs, , and sweets, an ingeniously contrived art-gallery, and a: gipsy lady sitting in, a tent;.. who told tho fortunes of all comers. In the absence of Mrs; Hislop, Mrs.: Shand .acted- as hostess. Tea was dispensed. by.: a'. bevy of: maidens sclad in -white aiul heliotrope,- and during tho afternoon an oxcellent, musical .programme : was', rendered •by tho City Mission .Band,; which. kindly, gave its services to the Guild... A number "of members of the other branches, of - the; Guild wero present, and all joined in congratulating the Haer'oriiais ,on their success. ;-, .. . ■

; It was very pleasant in tho shado of Mr. Johnston's beautiful grounds at Karori, whoro a garden-party- was hild in aid of St. Mary 's building fund on Saturday -'afternoon. Tennis, and bowls were the chief attractions, and-tlio heat did 1 not prevent energetic play, i'or the .other visitors and tho''children''a large gramophone provided a varied "musical programmb;- Amontj thoso present were MesdamcG ;W. H. Levin, Arthur .Duncan, 'W. 'Fitzgerald, Beauchamp, Hays, Dryden, .Caldivellj 'Fisher, Gavin, Dickersori, Williams, and. Davies,' and Misses Gavin, .",Cald'well, and Beauchamp. Tlio menibers of tho Karori Tennis Club and of the Karori'Bowling Glub wero present in : full''force.' ' /;j Mrs. Edward Riddiford, the .Misses , Riddifoi>l,. .and Miss Humphries leavo :in March .for Sydney,' en .routo .for England.,,, '.