SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 286, 27 August 1908, Page 5

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Yesterday afternoon at St. John's Church, Feilding, the Rev. A. S. Innes Jones officiating, the marriago took place of' Mr. Sydney Joseph Johnson and Miss Constance Kirton, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph George Kirton. • '!' . A vory pleasant littlo morning tea was given yesterday at tho D.I.C. tea-rooms by Miss Butts. Among her guests wero the Misses M. Tweed. Eileen Ward, E. M'Tavish, Harding, Kane, Rubi Scddon, Bcgg, Perkins, and E. Dean. . • . Miss C. W. Christie, who is lecturing in the Wellington district-under the auspices of tho New Zealand section of tho Theosophical Society, has been appointed organiser to carry on tho work with Miss K. Browning, M.A. Miss Christie hails from Dunedin, where she is well known as a keen helper in tho various societies in that town. In her .travels with Mrs. Besant she has been ablo to collect a great amouut of. information, which she is duly giving to the various branches of the Theosophical Society in New Zealand. ■ - ■/ Mrs. Findliy has issued invitations for an At 'Homo" on Monday, August 31. , Announcement is mado of the engagement of Miss Acland, of Mt. Peel, to Major Spence.*. " ".'On Tuesday afternoon Mrs. voii Zedlitz gave a delightful'tea at her home at the Hutt in' honour of- Mrs. Vivian Riddiford, when her rooms were filled with the most beautiful .spring flowers, daffodils, ' violets, and primroses. Mrs. von Zedlitz received in a frock of Wedgwood blue, opening over a cream lace vest. Mrs. Vivian Riddiford wore navy blue cloth and a'large hat of shot green and blue straw, with wings. During the afternoon Miss Elsie M'Tavish. sang several charming little songs. Among others present were: Mrs. Seymour Thome-George, Mrs. C. Pearce, Mrs. Allan, Miss Mentcath, Miss Goates, Miss Duncan, Mrs. Harold Johnston, Miss ■ L. Brandon, Mrs. RankineBrown, .Miss Cooper, the Misses' Fell, Miss M'Tavish,' and Mrs. H. Rolleston.

• .. La'dy Ward was present at. the dramatic 'entertainment at Sydney Street Schoolroom last 'evening, and was accompanied by 'Miss Seddon. Others present .were Mrs. Findlay, Mrs. Baume, Mrs. Cecil Jones, Mrs. Samuel, Mrs. ' Fulton, 'Dr. Findlayj and Judge Sim. It was a. disappointment to many that Lady Plunket was unable to bo present. It was a charging frock that Miss Hardinge-Maltby wore 1 as Kitty Clive, and' it suited her to perfection, as did tho part. . Tho robe of emerald green satin opened over a white underskirt with embroidery of pale blue,. and ,it was trimmed with very fine old Limerick lace appliqued in a bold-design! In tho amusing little dialogue, a "Show of Hands," Miss .Fulton wore a frock-of efiu-de-nil messaline, ■with whito lace and jewelled trimming. The commercial.faculty had a day out at Victoria College yesterday, when that chillylooking institutionj blossomed like a daffodil, not ; tb -say . a 'primrose. The ..happy idea had occurred t-o somoono that money could be made for tho " missionary society, in which many of the students'.are interested by selling flowers at a' price, so messages were sent to friends far afield, who responded generously with lavish gifts, of flowers. Everyone, student find professor alike, was urged to buy, and a brisk. and most profitable trade wan done.

On Tuesday evening the Webb .. Street Young Women's 'Bible Class entertained its friends at a. "spring bloom" evening, which r hurried out.'to bo a: social ,iii a_*-hall ,-yery lav- ! -ishljr decorated with spring flowers that had been sent- from .;fri,ends. in .the country and suburbs." Songs' wcro'-.contributed' by Misses ,J. and G. Hill and W; Rash, and Mrs. Gun-, thorpe, and ;Messrs.;,Culforth and It. Blow; duets by Misses J. and M! Luke. J. Hill, and D.'Flanagan by: Miss Belle Luko and Mr. Glanvillo' Hicks; a ' pianoforte'solo by. Miss : Olive Henderson, and pianoforto duet' ; by'thß, Misscs^Linberg.