SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 228, 19 June 1908, Page 5

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Peter's Church yesterday afternoon Mr Edward M. Rodger, of tho New Zea•land Impress Company, wa9 married to Miss Mmmo .Evans, daughter of Mr. G. Evans, ot Maarama Crescent. • The bride wore an bmpiro gown of silk moussoline, with silver trimmings, with veil and orango blossoms. Sho was attended by hor sister, Miss Olivo JEvans, who woro a cream nadianti frock trimmed with lace and insertion,, with cream hat trimmed with chiffon and feathers. Mr. R. M'Croady, of Chriafcchurch, actcd as best man. rhe bride's travelling dress was a handsome black tailor-made gov?n, with cream hat. The honoymoon is boing spent in tho nor I t ''; T'je; Rev. G. P. Davys officiated, and Dr. Fyife prosidod at tho organ. Miss Rosina Buclcman has arrived from the south to undortake the soprano solo work in'tho "Golden Legend," to.ho performed by the Wellington Musical Union at tho Town Hall this ' " lesterday afternoon Mrs. Goring Johnston had an "At Home" at her home in Hob son Street. Tho drawing-room was decprated with holly and spring flowers, and m tho rooms where chocolate, tea, and coffee were served, the'tables were adorned with wattle and violets. Among thoso present were Lady Ward, Mesdames Cecil 3iobbell, C. Johnston, Turnbull, Grace, O'Connor, Tuson, A.' Brandon, lan Duncan, G. Poarse, C. Pearse, A. Crawford, and H. D. Crawford, Mrs. and Miss Duncan, • Miss Johnston, andj Miss L. Brandon. Two dratnatic entertainments aro to he given., by Mi3s\ ,Hardinge-Maltb.y and her pupils at Sydney Street Schoolroom on August 26 and 27. The first performance is Co be in aid of .% Lady 'Phinket Centre' of the Girls' Realm Guild. Miss Maltby will bo assisted by. the Misses Rita Simpson, Vera Fulton, Elsie Rawson, and Bertha I Mjlos, with Messrs.; Vivian G. Rhind, Ellico jMills, and Eric Lyon. The music will bo supplied by tho Ladies Orchestra of tho Girls' Realm Guild. . The engagement is announced of Miss Gill, oldest daughter of Mr. William Gill, manager of tho Allianco Assuranco Co., Wellington, to Mr. C. A. Levett, of Kiwitea, Feilding, eldest son of tho late Captain C. R. Lovett, of . the Ist King's Dragoon Guards. During the last two or threo years New Zealanders havo discovered that Australia is a. delightful placo to winter in, and each month sees people going across in search of calm sunshine and entertainment. Among the passengers leaving to-day, for Svdnoy, aro Mr. and Mrs; Chas. Pliarazyn, who intend to spend the winter. months in Australia. Mr. and Mrs. ■A. Duncan are also going across, with plenty of golf-in view.

,Miss Siso, of Duncdin, is the guest of Mrs. Watson, on Tho Terrace. *

-The College Old Boys' annual, dance, given on Wednesday evening in Sydney Street Schoolroom, was a great success, and about seventy couples were present. The hall was gaily decorated with flags, conspicuous among which were tho Col lego colours. An excellent supper was supplied by J. Godber and Company, and excellent also was tho music of Fleming's Band. Tho chaperones wero Mesdames Brandon, Macdonald, Bendall, J. Bluudell, H. Blundell, and Wills. Quito a number of notably protty girls wore present, and the two debutantes, Miss Dora Meek and Miss A. Chalmers, wero daughters of old College Boys. One does not speak of young men "coming out,", but it is true that thero were thoso present who mado their first appearance upon this sceue as "old boys," and that may be regarded as an official entry into tho Old Boys' life. ' On Wednesday afternoon, in Wesley Church, Taranaki Street, Miss Annie Oldrey, daughter of Mrs. ,A. Oldrey,' was: married to Mr. Frank Charlton. The Rev. W. J. Williams performed. tho ceremony. Tho brido wore-a handsome dressof whito chiffon taf-l fcta, with tulle trimming, a veil of Limericklace, and 'wreath of orange blossoms.- Her sister, Miss Oldrey, who acted as bridesmaid, ■wore palo bluo silk voile, with whito felt hat, trimmed with violets. Mr. H. N. Vuran, of Palmerston North, was best man. After the wedding-,, a. reception was held at the residence of Mrs. ,W. A. Charlton, mother of the bridegroom. Word has been received (writes : our Carterton correspondent) of the marriage of the Rev. C. J. Armstrong, fourth son of the lato Mr. P. J. Armstrong, of Carterton, at Invorcll, N.S.W., on April 30, to Miss Amelia Margaret Ryan, of that place. PLAYING IN THE DIRT. Thero is'a way. of providing dirt for the little ones to revel in without soiling their clothes to any great extent,. and that is, by getting a quantity of, clay, such-' as is used at potteries. A cigar box full is plenty, and costs' but a few pence. Wet this moderately the night beforo voii wish to uso it and it - will, be smooth "and the consistency of putty tho next day. : Place it on a tray or oilcloth. covercd table, under which - spread & floor cloth'of any wash-, able manorial (ticking makei: a good ono), and thus tho dirt can bo cleared away at a moment's noiicc. Now let the children begin to* mould forms and carry out your suggestions. First, have them make a ball, as the rotary movement seems to como natural, and let the largest ono represent tho earth, tho smaller one 3 tho sun and moon. Thus .they will learn tho shape of these bodies whilo they are playing. Other balls can represent cherries., cranberries, birds' eggs and marbles. Then, as they become moro familiar with handling the clay, they can; make tho-forms of other articles -with they" aro familiar, such a3 dishes to hold the cranberries and • .cheiries, cakes, I pics, loaves of broad, and nests for the eggs they, havo formed.

They 'will cxerciso their own ingomuty after you'givo them a start, and form other objects. Enoourage them to tell stories about tho objects they have formed and thoy will amuse themselves for hours making different objects and "thinking up" something to tell about them. When they cannot "think up" what object to mould, piaco something before them, such 1 -as a. block, a plain spit-shaker, a bock, basket, or a rolling piii, and see how near they can como to the original form. Teach them to observo tho outlines and follow them, carefully. One little boy amuses himself and his little sister by forming railroal tracks of clay, his "railroad' 'running through parts of tho country with which he is familiar or parts ho has heard about, and thus thoy travel in imagination. I havo known childron "'of four years to form animals for an ark or 200 and keep them for days. The clay will harden in. about . twelve hours. Little girls generally like to bake and use the clay for all purposes. Don't forget to give them little Dans to uso for this purpose. Let them keop their best specimens, but the clay can bo wet and used again and again;' For very tiny children a box about four feet ' long half filled with sand will be a never-ending source of dolight. At a Free Kindergarten 111 Sydney 0110 may any day see half a dozen babies most busily engaged poking about in a largo box of sand doing nothing in particular, and doing it most joyfully. A woman witli a pedometer discovered that she covered seven miles a day in doing her ordinary household work.

THOSE WRETCHED EPIGRAMS! It is only a littlo over two centuries since somobody wrote:— " lloic wisely Nature, ordering all below, Forbarlo a beard on woman's chin to grow! For how could she bo'shaved, whato'er the skill, Whoso tongue would never let her chin bo still ?" How wo have advanced! No man dares suggest now that women talk much or foolishly. Woman has come'into her realm, and enjoys the proper privileges of hor state. She drinks pure tea—Suratura "D," 2s. No queen ever drank better! 2.