SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 165, 6 April 1908, Page 3

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

The chief social event of polo week was the polo ball given in Sydney Street. Schoolroom by Mr. and Miss Coates on, Friday night,_ the final gathering of "Wellington polo enthusiasts with the visitors before many'of them left next rlay for their more or less distant homes. It had been a strenuous week, _ and round tho hair were ranged as decorative trophies tho signs 'of combat, the polo sticks, each adorned with the colours of a club, while oil the .platform; which by means of furniture and palms had been turned into a charming sitting-room, stood-the two silver challenge cups, round which were \ twined the colours of all the clubs. The decorations'in tho siipper-room were in brilliant autumn tints. On tho "control table, which also had;various sporting designs, was a- large 'silver' centropicco, , and streamers green and pink, with vivid autumn leaves, and on all the ( smaller tables the same leafy decorations were repeated. Miss Coates wore a handsome gown of black laco over white'silk. Lady Ward woro pale blue satin, with'pearl trimijiing and ornaments; Miss Ward, frock of pale- pink silk with coral ornaments ; Mrs. Findlay, grej; frock with silver, trimmings; Hislop, black jetted net over black silk; Miss Enid Bell, palo pink ninon do ,soie; Miss Ida Russell , (Palmerston North),""white . satin; Miss Williams (Hawke's Bay), blue velvet frock made empiro stylo; Miss Goring, white satin princess frock swathed with silver; Miss Lorna- Snow, vieux rose silk, And large rose'in her hair; Mrs. R l . Levin, blue.taffetas ; Miss Levin; white crepe with sequined borders; Mrs. Ken. Duncan, palo pink chiffon taffetas with Paris lace and tiny , pearlsprinkled chiffon rosettes; Miss.Mackenzie, cream silk, with gold-edged bolero, arid, gold -lace-'ori bodicp; Miss Jones,: white silk frock; Miss IS. Russell, pink' satin trimmed iwith silver Jar-aid ; Mrs. S. Har'court, floral .painted chiffon draped over white silk; ' Miss Fell, black satin; "Mrs. Dymock, white; silk; Miss Duncan, palo green frock of striped ninon, made in semi-empiro style; .Mrs. Algar. Williams, pale blue silk ; Mrs. C. Crawford, ,n'hitg oriental satin; Mrs. Tweed, pink satin; Miss Bubi Seddon. pale blue; Miss E. Fell, .white satin with silver tassels; Miss L. Brandon, cream, sequined net ever ■ blue. •A, beautiful frock, that was much admired was .worn .by Mrs. Williamson, of Gisborno. It. was of white ninon, the. bodice draped with beautiful lace, and with, ninon painted in a design of roses, and wide panels of tho same painted ninon painted in the skirt both back and front." There were two .debutantes, Miss Gladys... Wobster. who wore a frock of creamy silk, and-Miss Margaret Knox in white empire frock trimmed with silver. .

-.%pri. Saturday afternoon Mrs. J. S. Jameson entertained miny of her friends at: afternoon, tea at M'Grogor Wright's art gallery iii order that they might - have a private view of a number.-, of pictures bjv her son, Mr. .. Cecil '.Jameson, \vhich were'there on exhibition. It-was' an interesting, exhibition, the pictures showing a marked improvement on Mr. Jameson's earlier work,- .an'- well as a promise which should, be .fulfilled; sirico Mr; Jameson is a very hard worker and takes 'genuine pleasure in his studies. Thero was some good strong pencil work, one study, in particular, the head of a girl being very , well done. His landscapes show good.composition. The water colours, which have been "exhibited before, are tho most attractive in colouring, but tho oils are the more important, and though they are" rather inky in tone, the workmanship is good. Mrs. . Jameson received hor. guests-in. a pretty frock'of palo blue, made inj pinafore style, with yoke and. sleeve's of iwhito lace. Her daughter, who, with Miss Glasgow, and: little' Master Glasgow, . dispensed the tea, was in white muslin. Among tho guestf. present; owpre „Mc?damfiß. BislqpJ Salmond, Humphries, -Samuel, Richmond, George, Seaton, -Glasgow. Misses Richmond, Seaton, and Hamilton, Professor Richmond, 'and >Mr. Hamilton. !