SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 131, 26 February 1908, Page 3

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

. Miss Becrq. lias just returned from a holiday visit to. Auckland, v ■ Mrs, . Beard, of jVlastorton,. leaves, shortly for a visit to. England with., her son., arid daughter., Miss:, Bear.d's '.girl friends, are. giving a farewell,dance for .her in. the|Mas-| torton- Town Hall- next Thursday.. , Mrs. Bethel, of Canterbury, who: has been staying at Brancepeth, nea'r/Mastertorij' since Christmas, returned to her home' by the Maori on Moritlay night-. Mrs. '.White, of Tiniarii, and her daughter; Fraser, from'''Hastings, are' staying in' Wellington, and are the. guests of Mrs.' Ostler. Miss Ostler has just returned from a visit : to : Mastei'ton. ' ' • Yesterday'afternoon,,Mrs., Medley gave.,a farewell tea,for Mrs. Win. Pharazyn and Miss Annio. Greonwood; who leavo on Friday for England; ; Tho rooms were prettily dccorated with - tigeiu lilies and Japanese < lilies. ; ■ Mrs. Medley, received hoi'/guests in a handsome gown of black chiffon taffetas, elaborately, trimmed, .and with .yost of whits laco. Miss Medley :wpi - G a palo N blue frcck.' A number oft guests wero. present, among whom -wore. Lady. Stoutj - Mesdames . Newman," Duncan; Grace,: Fell, Leokie, Stott; 1 Loughnan, Hiddiford, Sprott, arid Firth, .and Misses Holmes, Richmond,' Brandon, Miles,, Beauchatnp, and Simpson. ■ .• ■ . ■'.... After tho 'departuro of - her ••sons for; England, L : ady Stout' intends to' lot or close hor house for a yeari arid during tliat time hopes to.accompany Sir Robert Stout.on bis official journeys. A number of Dunedin. people 'aro leaving Wellington .on Friday to catch the.OphiKfor England, at'i,Sydney...' Among' them''are■ Professor,i'Mrs., and Miss Sale, Miss' VeraChap-. man,.and'Miss Kathleen,Ulrich.