SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 256, 22 July 1908, Page 5

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

. Mrs. Qiiane, of. Christcliurch, is staying with. Mrs. Webster. Mrs. F. Russell has taken Lady Stout's house on lease for several j'ears. The'two Miss Johnstons, from Takapau, are tho guests;of Mrs. Grace. Mrs. Lan Duncan'has issued invitations for an "At Home' 1 on Thursday, July 23. Mrs. O'Connor's drawing-room and ball were filled with'masses of tho most beautiful spring flowers yesterday afternoon, \vhen she entertained.a few,of her friends/at an afternoon , tea. Mrs. . O'Connor "received in a dress of black satin,' with cream lace. Miss O'Connor; was in pale pink'silk'; and Miss E. O'Connor in lilue; Miss Freda Martin was in white.', Among other guests were Mrs. Rhodes and Mrs J. Studholme, Mrs Heaton Rhodes, Mrs.- Beetbam, Mrs. Russell, Sirs. Moorhouse,, Mrs. H. D. Crawford, Mrs. Tweed,'and Miss GorinsMrs. Newman was among the hostesses who gave afternoon < teasyesterday. The. tea-table,-was. simply and / effectively 1 decorated with vases of. wattle, and four lights shaded with yellow. Mrs. Newman received in a dress of: black net'over silk, with deep collar embroidered in' a floral design, and some fine lace; Among ; her. guests were Lady Miller, Mrs. David Nathan,' Mrs.- G. Fell and Mrs. Dymock, Sirs. Denniston and Mrs. M. Denniston, Mrs. -Alsar Williams, Sir's. Barron, Mrs. Paul Hunter (Hawko's Bay), Mrs. K. Duiican, Mrs; Samuel, Mrs. C. Pcarce, Miss Brandon, Mrs. Pearson,'the Misses Harding (2),, Mrs. and Miss Fulton, Miss Turner,. Mrs. C; Johnston and Miss Doris Johnston, and .the. Misses Breiiincr (2). , Nurse Boys has' been' appointed matron of the Private /Nurses' Home, which is to be opened-some time-in-August/ • ; Heni Whangapirita (East Coast) and Ako-nehi-Hci (Gisborrie); have the distinction of being tho first Maori girls to pass tho State nursing examinations under the now .regulations, arid obtain nurses''certificates; This distinction they earned 1 in the latest, oxamina-, tiori." ' ■ Both'/.girlsvwero! 'studentsjof' Maori colleges. . One received her. ■training at tho Napier Hospital : and the. other at, Wellington Hospital.. y/ - ' Tho engagenierit'.of Miss Effie Stavoley, of Wellington, to Mr. E. C. Holmwood, also of Wellington; -has 'just- been announced:' - " .■ 'Miss C. .Grey,. of.Masterton,, is at present visiting friends in' Wellington. .;. / Among those . who are at present visit-ing/-Wellington, duriug: race week . are Mrs v H., Beetham, pf Brancepeth,/- Mrs. Bethel, and Miss Beetham, all of whom arc staying at the Royal Oak Hotel. , ' Yesterday afternoon: a largo "At Home", 'was given by Mrs. Harold Beauchamp at her home iiv Fitzherbert Terracei' The draw-ing-room ivas decorated with spring' flowers and purple cinerarias, and the tea-table with narcissi and a/great central vase* of holly. D.uring-the afternoon tho guests 'wero /enter-, tairied with tho; music from ~a' magnificent gramaphono.'; -Mrs. Beaiichamp received in a frock of soft, grey silk; with ,cream- lace and touches of pink ; Miss C; Beauchamp wore a palo heliotrope' silk,with lace yoke- and; sleeves; Lady Stout, brown coat and skirt, with' black and white hat and-grey furs; Mrs. Rhodes, black brocade frock', with, silver trimming, black and: silver bonnet;-Mrs. J. Studholme, fawn coat and skirt, wide bluo hat; Miss' Duncan,, stone-coloured tailor-made, with plumed lmt;.' Mrs. K. Duncan, 'French-grey tailor-made,'with cut-away coat, and--white furs; Mrs. Quane (Christcliurch), grey silk frock, black hat with largo', pink roses; tho Misses Erica and. Margaret Fell, browii costumes with lints to.match; Mrs.- M'Tavish, handsome black ( dress' with' deep cream' lace yoke;' Mrs. Baumo (Auckland), striking costume of fine pink cloth, with double skirt edged with bands of black, cream laco yoke, and a touch' of Black ' Oriental bnibroidery on' tho bodice, with beehive crown " hat strapped with black . velvet, -and trimmed avith - black ■plume: Mrs. Turner, grey coat and skirt, small bliio hat trimmed with tiny flowers in petrol and'pink;' .Mrs. David Nathan, brown coat and skirt,..and-hat trimmed with roses; Mrs. : ■ S.. Harcourt, /pretty ■ brown, ' coat- and .skirt; Mrs."Firtlr, blue cloth costume-'and furs; • Mrs. Dymock; green frock, with lace sleeves and strappings of green; Mrs. Samuel/ groy radium frock. Among othfers present wero Mesdames Fiichett, MacEwan, .Itussell, Watson, . Fisher, Jariieson, Seaton, and Misses Eileen Ward, Coatcs, Pain, Palmer, Bendall,'-Russell, Miles,Vand'Seaton. ~ The Petone Navals' ball is .to tako place to-night' in the Drill Hall, Nelson Street.' . A meeting of the Petone Women's Christian Tempcrance vUnion' was held,,at Jilrs. Murgatroyd's house yesterday. Mrs. . Rou'so presiding; The. Rov. .Mr. M'Crackett spoko on the-temperance;: question, and told, of ; bis experience' in ; America in connection with the Wliito Ribbon movement.. ' '. ■ ; ' The very successful dance, given by tho Ke"U bimio Bowling Club in the Sydney,, Street Sfljoolro'om last night, . was attended;, by 'a, largb number of, people. Tho hall was hung /with' flags, and across • the ceiling were, stretchcd-.cords entwined with lycopodium'. In'the supper room thp decorations .wero'carried out in the colours of the blub: red, whito', and bluo.' Mrs. Diniiio wore a handsome gown of:dove-grey''silk'.with bands of pale pink; Mrs. M'Villy .was.'in, pale, pink; chiffon .taffetas with sequinod net sleeves; Mrs. Munro, grey silk with'embroidery, of roses', the skirt trimmed'with narrow black Valenciennes set' in;a key/pattern; Mrs. Dawson, 'black/sequined .net over lemon silk, with an exquisite scarf of silver thread'; Mrs. Bolton,' black net with beaded trimming; Mrs. Sliand, black,'silk .with',-whito lace; Sirs. Staines, groy silk, with key pattern trimming,in velvet"; Sirs. Grant, black frock'with handsome black laco over white; Mrs. Kennedy-Mac--donald, • black satin; Miss. Johnson, silver net over bluo satin; Miss 'Johnson, pink mcssaline Satin; Miss Abraham, Paris shade filet Jict over lemon chiffon, with ' appliqued design of Gloire'de Dijon roses'; Sliss;Ruby: Dorsett, crimson silk; Miss lna Dorsett, pale' bluo silk ; . Sirs.. Napier Sl'Lean, black and white frock; Mrs. Cohen, black sequinijd net. Miss Kate Cohen,. who camo , out at' this dance, wore a graceful frock of white'chiffon taffetas, trimmed with, chiffon, silver tissue, and silver tassels. Miss.Eileen Clark,who was also a debutante, wore a pretty,frock of white silk trimmed With point laco. 1 Sirs. J. SI. Clark, black net with crtiain lace. Messrs. W. Dinnie, A. W. Knowlcs, ahd N, Sl'Robic wero the members of the committee who organised tho dance, and Sir. J. C. Williamson was lion, secretary.. .