SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 262, 29 July 1908, Page 5

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

' Mrs. W. Bidwill, who has been in town for the last week, is returning to the Wairarapa this morning.

,: Mrs. 'Newman gave oiio of her., delightful little afternoon teas yesterday afternoon'. Miss B. .Fitzgerald and Miss Wilson (Rangitikci) took charge, of tho tea-table,' which was prettily dec,orated with violets. Among tho guests wore Mrs.'/and Miss Duncan,' Hiss Coates, Mrs. and tho Misses Barron, and'Mesdames C. Johnston,'vMoorhouso, O'Connor, H. D. Crawford, lan Duncan, Fitzgerald, A. Duncan, Brandon, and Buchanan.

Yesterday afternoon a pleasant little .tea was given by Mrs. Db Castro 'at her homo ill ICelburne. During the afternoon Miss Eileen Ward sang two. songs, and Mrs. Malcolm Ross, gave a recitation. Mrs. Do Castro receicod .in a graceful frock of pale grey voilo with blouse of cream/lace. Among her guests -wore Mrs. Chas. Izard, Miss Eileen'Ward, Mrs.'and , Miss Ostler, Mrs. .and Miss Devine, witlr Miss Campbell, of Greymouth, who is their guest, Mrs. Dinnio, Mrs. M'Villy,. and Miss Johnson, Mrs. Hamilton, Mrs. .Webster, -Miss Richardson, Mrs. Hammond, and Mrs. Hoath. ' . Tho examination in. connection with the first , aid- class of Palmerston Fire Brigade was being,hold last evening. ■ Mrs. E. Eagle, jun., and Mrs. A. R. Hadfield, of Carterton, arc at present on a visit to Rotorua. - < Tho health of Mrs. ; H. Ogier, of Masterton, and formerly, of ; Carterton, is at present causing her friends . .much , anxiety. • 'Mrs. , Ogfer is an inmate of- the Masterton Hospital. . .■ Mrs. •; Gorman, an ' old Carterton resident, 60 years of ago, had-the misfortune to fracture her leg badly the other day .while stepping out' of her back door. Much sympathy is'felt for tho old lady, who is suffering severely from tho'shcck.. Mr. and Mrs. ' A. Bale, ofFeatherston, are to leave that district; this week for Hastings, whero they intend to make their future homo.- ... ; .- '• At Mah'ora, i: Hastings, on Wednesday last, Miss Olive May. .Robinson, daughter of Mr. arid'MrsV-E. Robinson, late,of Nireaha, was married to Mr. Wmi. Youngj of Kairanga, who Was' for some time in tho employ of the New Zealand Farmers' Dairy Union at Nireaha. • Tho' marriage ceremony was performed. by. tho Rev. Mr. Ramsay, Presbyterian ministor. The bride wore a grey frock with- laco yoke, and handsome trimming. She \vore : a wreath of orange blossom in her hair, : and cajried a shower, bouquet of narcissus.,; She was attended by Miss . Lorna Lawrence, -her'niece,' who: was' drbssed- in white-:silk and carried a magnificent baskot of-.flbwersl - Mr. 'E. Robinson, jun., brother of the bride, attended Mr. Young.. A wedding "took- place last week at Hautore (writes our;Otaki-correspondent), when ■Mr. Robert Gordon Bain was married to Miss Maggie Dorset. 'Miss Bain attended as bridosmaid, and Mr. Fred Dorset -was best man. ; The-Rev. J. ,-B. Jones officiated.

It may be expected that the passengers who: go up to Auckland for Fleet Week by the special Fleet ; train will 'arrive iri a very exhausted, condition, but a 'number of bravo women intend to make the trip. Among those belonging to tho Parliamentary piity, who have announced : their intention of going. up, are Lady Ward'and Miss Ward. Mrs. Fowlds, Miss Rubi Seddon, Mrs. and Miss Sinclair, Mrs. Baume,, Mrs. Izard, Mrs. arid Miss Louisson, "and Mrs. Samuel. / ■ Mrs. and Miss Rutherford intend to spend tlie Fleet Week in Napier!" . .. • A great i deal- of ..trouble - has-been taken in preparing for the bazaar: to'be given ; at -the Missions to Seameii to-day. A band of children, .under tho direction of Miss A. T.olerCurti#, arc to do-a rainbow drill, and "there are to be a concert and-many sideshows. Mrs. 'M. AJ to openHho'bazaarj : and/it -,is ! : hoped thero' will be a large attendance of those interested in, tho Mission's work. - ■"'A'smart luncheon party was given yesterday by Mrs. C.-Louisson atthe Royal Oak toseveral of her .Wellington friends. The tablo was most artisticajly decorated with flowers, chiefly violets. -A :mirro,r was placed beneath the centre-piece, the vases were filled with violets and freozias and autumn-tinted New Zealand beech, and violet blossoms were scattered'lavishly over the table. ,/. The dainty menu cards wero niuch admired. Mrs. Louisson wore a'haridsome cqstume o£'mauve cloth, arid a mauve hat with lining of scarlet. Miss Louisson'wore a.frock of plum-coloured cloth; Lady Ward, a costume of nattier blue cloth' aud .a N smart toquo of roses, with pink feather and-aigrette:-Mrs. David Nathan, pinkjirepe-de-chine,-white silk hat with pink roses; Mrs. Fitchett,; grey .cloth: costume ; Mrs. Walter Nathan, brown cloth tailor-mado; Mrs. Ran-ldne-Brown, grey, tailor-made, and blue straw hat; Mrs. Joseph Joseph, \ black - taffetas dress, and black hat with white feather ; Mrs. Beauchaihp, tailor-made' costume, black hat; Mrs. Malcolm Ross, groy cloth, and hat trim-med-.with .'roses; Mrs. Knox. Gilmer, mauve cloth frock, white hat and white furs; Miss Rutherford, white cloth costume, white hat';, Mrs.'Baume', 'pink cloth frock', with black trimming, and hat to match; Mrs. M. Myers, brown taffetas frock, brown boehive-crowned hat, with/ big' choux of mauve, pink, .and brown. / - './>

3frs...Collinsoh, of Hamua, wife of a v.;ellkno\vn:;settl6r,'.who was injured by a trap'accident •some' little time ago,"died on Saturday after- a lingering illness. • ' • Announcement is made (wfrites! our Masterton correspondent)' of the' engagement of Miss Humphries, of Greytown, to Mr A. B. Balfour,'of the 'same; town. " Our Masterton correspondent sends word of the death of Mrs Lucy Annie Johnson, of Kaituna. ■