SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 176, 20 April 1908, Page 3

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

_ In spite of other Saturday night attrac tions, and in snito of,rain and slush, then wore quite as many people at the Dominioi Bazaar on Saturday night as the Toivn Hal would comfortably hold. !In fact, the children, of whom there wore a good many, including the smallest dancers, ahd' their admiring smaller relations;' thought the lial: was more than, comfortably filled, for the; had to •■'push and pant their way througl; the .throng like; so many little jsteam-onginos, Among the/seven stalls there are many beautiful things to be raffled or bought in the ordinary way—painted mirrors from the Convent, handsome lace, from Ireland, and beautiful drawn-thread work, some of the best of which has been: done here in Wellington, As for'the-dancing,'it was charming. One of the best items was an. amusing but most unmqtherly dance, by twenty or thirty little girls in green frocks and red hooded cloaks, each .nursing a dolly in long clothes. Ii was pretty to see these little mothers dancing and crooning to their babies, but when thoj put thorn, to sleep on the ground, and wildly danced jigs around, and about thjm, manj a little girl who looked on was filled with nervous fears for the Safety of the unconscious infants. Those people who love colour and rhythmic movement must have'been entirely satisfied with the final display in. which most of the''dancers--took"part., It was wonderfully pretty and well/ done, and it was difficult to tell were the most, charming,; tho:" little girls in gay frocks "with floral wreaths,- tie sailor-girls whoso' dark; uniforms'' made such an effective' background for the/wreaths they held, or the tall' Amazons m■■ gorgeous' gowns, with, military, cloaks .of brilliant contrasting colours, and spears, helmetsj and mimic "shields. They made'a brave display as they marched round tlie hall holding their mimic standards of pink and blue. Few of those' who attended tlie last'per-formance'-of the. Herbert Flemming Company knew, that Miss : Beatrice : Day was, acting under tlie most trying conditions, and that in both senses of; the word she was. the heroine, pf, each evening. - On. Tuesday, evehing she slipped on the kerbstone, and sprained her ankle severely, but pluckily went-through with hor part at, the Co3t, ,of great pain, to liersolf. An examination next day:, by ,the Ront-gen rays, showed, that in' addition to the stiaining ,of, the ligaments a . small bone in ihe ankle, had been fractured. 'For her own sake'Jliss Day . should have taken a'complete rest, .but she persisted in acting each evening, as.usual. .:'.■■ ■ . About twenty local weddings are Set down For .Easter Monday (says our Palmerston 'correspondent)/ amongst the' numbor being'that '.Aliss-: Clara W6od,*daughtcr of Mr.' W. T< Wood, • M.P. . , :,Miss Markmanu, of the staff of the Phoenix Aerated .Water Company, who is about to be married, was presented with a dinner iorvico by the employees of the .Company on Saturday/ whon she severed her'connection with'tho Company.- : The marriage of .Mr.' William Kiddio Hunter, third son of Mr. George Hunter, of Dunedin, to Miss 15mily Linton,, eldest daughter 'of; Mr. A. Linton, Marto'n/. took' place at the residence, of tho bride's parents ait Marton,. on last. .• -The Rev; D. Gordon conducted tho ceremony. . The bride's; dress was,' moss, green embroidery .with 'cream lace trimmings: She carried ail exejuisito shower bouquet/ ' The bridesmaids',were Miss Maggie? Linton;' (sister, of..tho bride) and Miss Grace Robinson"(nic;co of tho brido). . Mr: R. Braid acted'as best man. • .' • ; •■■■■■' i' ' .: : !'. ' WAIRARAPA GOSSIP. (From .a Correspondent.) ■; •'-, ■ ■ An 'event very 'niucli-looked forward to by jlasferton golfers is tho ' opehir.g :bf the' 'at..;La.hsdQiyne'; The club has had a new' golf house recently irccted, most complete and up-to-date in its irrangememts.; Mrs. H. Williams', wife of the :lub^s;.president, is to. give tho tea for that lay, and; provided the weather-- is kind, a reiy large gathering is expected. .As : tho ipening takes place on the -day that"the Welington. Golf. Club begins its season, the Mas«rton members will'jiot 1 be able ;to' avail ;hemselves of . tho invitation .which .has been" sxt-'ended to them by the southern club to'bo' msent at Silverstream. . '" Miss G. Cormack. of Cartorton; is spewing Easter with Mrs. Louis Blundell, in Weiington. '- "■ Mr.' and Mrs! Tringham returned to Pigeon 3uc-h/Featherston; on Thursday. ■ " Mrs. Nunnely is at present staying at' [jansdowiib, Mastdrton. '.'' l Miss Amy Broadbent; now of Wellington; s visiting her mother a't Carterton,'for'.tho East-er, days.i . . ■ Mr. a.nd Mrs. W. James have returned'to Vlast-erton from . Wellington, accompanied by ;he>ir ; son, .who is over on, a. visit from -Aus;ralia.. ... Miss 'M'Dougall. has .'.'returned,.-to; Pirinoa iftpr having paid a short visit to friends' in Wellington, and ,is accompanied 1 by, .Miss .u'Shane. ... . ... . . ,•' -Mr;,,and Mrs. Harry 'Wood, formerly, of Vlasterton, aro spending Easter with their .•datives.in-that-town. - . .. Mr,., and Mrs., H. C. ■ Swan, , with' their ;hildren, aro away at Castlepoint for a: visit, vhere Mr. Swan.has taken-a!.cottage. '' , Miss Baird, of Wellington, is visiting; yr .-omo,at Brammerton. ... .. . Mrs. and the Misses Evans,' of Wellington, iro , tho guests' of. Mr. W., H.. Jackson, of ilastortcn. . .... YOUNG WOMEN'S BIBLE CLASS UNION. 'The:.third annual convention of tho- New Zealand Young Women's Methodist Bible Dlass L'nion is at present being held at' Pal-ac-rston'' North.- On Good . Friday morning <he llev. Mr. Beecroft, in a few : well-chosen vords, welcomed 'the, visiting delegates, and ilso'gavca most interesting address on tha,ransfiguration of Christ; At the afternoon meeting a large number of delegates from , r arious classes throughout the Dominion responded to the roll call. • Reports •. from the ;eritrcs were read testifying to tho enthusiasiio mariner ill which the : work' has' bdon caricJ on. Sister Isabel Sinclair delivired an ristructive address on "Being and Doing." l Vfter the meeting all adjourned to the Muni:ipal Hall, where the young ladies'entertained ;ho. members of" the young men's ; camp at ;ea; At 7.30 p.m. a mass meeting' : was held n -the • Presbyterian Church. The-'Rev. Mr. Biggs tendered , a hearty Welcome to all tho lelcgates. Mrs. ■ Williams -gave a .striking tddress on "Christ-and His Cross"-in. simplemd earnest language. The Rev. Mr. Chapple, organising secretary, -was introduced by Mr. Beecroft, and after an: interesting adIress by tho former gentleman,■'tho"meeting' ivas closad with prayer, . • ' . 1 For fivepence a: year the ;Wonian's' Trades Union League, of Chicago will, supply medical sonsultation and advice to .working- girls - who are members of Trader Unions. The Leafiio has appointed Dr. Rachel S. Karros, of Hull House, as its staff ,physician. Dr.'.'Karros will set-aside portions: of. three! days.a wook for tn-eso consultations, and will give special attention to diseases which are the result of occupations. WHAT AIR. JOHN STEVENS, M.P., THINKS OF RHEUMO. > '• . Mr. John Stevens, of Bulls, M.P. for Manawatu, has a high opinion of Rlieumo. Read what he,writes:-"I had. a severe attack Df Rhc.imatism, 'and was 'advised to try' Bhoumo. I did. so, with, most .satisfactory results. After taking two bottles it. practically cured me. I.have no hesitation in saying that your, remedy is the best I have used." Try Rheunio yourself. If given a fair trial,' it will quickly euro liheumalisni, v Gout! Sciatica, Lumbago,' and kindred diseases. All shomists and storekeepers sell it. at 2s. 6d. and . 4s. 6d.