SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 304, 17 September 1908, Page 5

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Yesterday's Afternoon Toss. 'A number of afternoon teas wero given yesterday which means that in spite of the dreariness of the weather a great many people enjoyed th'emselves. Three of tlierii wero tens with : a purpose,, and as cveryono knows while novels w'ith a purposq are apt to be dull, teas with a purposo are more than usually interesting. Mrs: Riley's little afternoon tea was given as a farewell to Mrs. MacEwan, Mrs. Macarthy gave hers in honour of Miss Christine Smith, and it was to meet Miss Baldwin Warne, the English artist, that Mrs; Humphries invited many of her friends. / It was a delightful tea that was given by Mrs. Humphries at her homo in Portland Crescent., The tea-table and tho drawingroom were decorated with tho most beautiful flowers that had been sent over from Nelson, violets, daffodils, and narcissi, and there were- arum lilies in tho hall. During the afternoon Mrs. F. M. B. Fisher and Miss Erica Fell sang many songs very charmingly, and Miss Martin and Miss Beat-rice Humphries gave pianoforte solos.' Mrs Humphries received in a black silk frock, with cream lace. Miss Humphries was in dark green velvet trimmed with cream lace and pale green silk, and Miss' Warne in a fawn tailor-made coat and skirt. Among other guests wore Mrs. Richmond, Sirs, and Miss Hursthouse, Mrs. and Miss Fell, Mrs. and Miss C. Ward, Mrs. Fitclictt, Miss England, Miss Burnett, and Miss D. Richmond, Mrs. Godden, Mrs. M'Gowan, Mrs. Jameson, Miss E. Richmond, and the Misses Kensington. The. "At 'Home" given by Mrs. Millward at her home in Talavora Terrace was attended by nearly, a hundred guests, among whom wero Lady Ward, Mrs. Eastcrfiekl, Mrs. Anderson, Dr. Platts-Mills, Mrs. Wilberfoss, Miss Bauchop, Mrs. Gray, Mrs. and Miss' Joseph, Mrs. and Miss O'Connor, Mrs. Moorhouse, Mrs. Tweed, Mrs. Eichelbaum, Mrs. Kendall, and Mrs. and Miss lieauchanip. Mrs.Martin,' of Martinborough,' :vas also present. Half a dozen ladies helped to servo tho afternoon tea—Mrs. and Miss Martin, Mrs. Eastorficld, x Mrs. Cruickshanks, Miss Biistow, and Miss Wilberfoss. Spring flowers by the hundred had been sent down from Martinlbrough for the. decoration of tho rooms, which' looked like gardens, so bcrflowered werq they. . In the drawingroom, whore 'yellow daffodils held supremacy, a touch of' relieving colour was ■ given by pale pink camellias set among feathery masses of lycopodium, and in; tho hall, where there were tables massed with flowers, the largo cathedral .vindow was picturesquely dccorated with lycopodium and bulbs. Tho arrangement of the tea-table was very effective, pink camellia -blooms, without their rather unmanageable leaves, being intermixed with dark birch leaves . and white narcissi, while from tho pink-shaded littlo fairy .lamps in tho centre very narrow pink ribbons wero carried to each corner and fastened in longlooped bows. Mrs. Millward received in a graceful frock of palo heliotrope silk, with long sash of tho same material, arid trimming of delicate lace and insertion. Several pianoforte solos were given during tho afternoon by Miss Martin and Miss Beauchamp.

, The afternoon tea given by Mrs. M'Carthy ] for Miss Christine Smith was a very pretty , one. Pink was the colour chosen-by her also , for tho decoration of the tea-table. Thero were- four vivid green satin shamrocks on ( the tablo, and on these were silver vases filled with'pink carnations and pink cyclamens mixed with dark brown foliage. The lamps hid pink shades, and thero were pink ] ices, pink iied cakes, and pink bonbons. The dainty, fragile bonbons , were a feature j of tho tea. A» string -band* supplied 'inusic •; through the afternoon, and a. for'une-teller , was in attendande.'V! .'a ,-f perverted J proverbs "■ competition, in which 11a fewer , than nine girls secured the same highest , number of marks, so ! they had to draw lota for-tho winner, and as a result Miss Eileen 1 Ward received the first prize, and Mrs. C. Richmond the second. Mrs. Macarthy's pretty frock was of while silk worn with net and 1 lace blouse and a blue empire girdle, with long ends; Mrs. Rutter wore a white frock with touchos of pink; and Miss C. Smith, a dark green tailor-made with hat to match. Others present were: Lady Ward, Mrs. Findlay, Mrs. Stafford,- Mrs. Tringlum, Mrs. Samuel, Mrs. Butt, Mrs Macdonald and Mrs. Parker, Mrs. and Miss Kembe'r, Mrs. Kane and her.two .daughters; Mrs. Harcourt, Miss Hardinge-Maltby, Mrs. Cecil Jones, and the Misses Stuart, Mrs.. Christie, Miss Hall-Jones, and Miss Rubi Seddon. Weddings. Miss Woodcock, of Wellington, was married yesterday to. Mr. T. Russell. Tho brido was attended by two . bridesmaids, her sister, Miss Woodcock, and Miss M. Russell, who 1 woro dainty dresses of white, trimmed with pink silk. Mr. George Russell, of tho Valuation Department, was best man. The ceremony was performed by tho Rev. J. Kennedy Elliott in tho Kent -Terraco Presbyterian Church, and after its conclusion a number of friends 1 , wero entertained by tho bride's mother at her residence in Collego ! Terrace. | At the Hill Street Basilica yesterday morning, Mr. Adolphu's Taylor, of Wellington, was married to Miss Garbitt, formerly of tho West Coast.; The wedding was "kept up" at the residence of Mr. Robert Paterson, in Roxburgh Street. , 1 Miss Massey - returned to Auckland 011 Tuesday. Mrs. Harold Johnston and Mrs. Hector Rollcstqn leavo for Sydney to-morrow, and go 011 to Hobart to meet Mr. Rolleston, who is on his way from Home by tho Athcnic. Mrs. Harold -Beauchamp has issued invitations for. an. "At Home " to be given on Septembor-23 as a farewell to Miss Palmer. Mrs. W. J. Martin, of Martinliorough, is staying with her sister, Mrs. Milhvard. Various littlo .afternoon. teas have been given' for Miss Irene Ainsley, and on Tuesday afternoon Mrs. Findlay entertained tho ycung singer at a tea at her homo in Boulcott Terrace. Tho engagement is announced of Mr. Frederick W. Varc, eldest son of Mr.. John Vare, lato inspector and timber expert of the Victorian railways, t-o Miss Millio Troon, eldest daughter of Mr. Henry Troon, engineer, of Weiidourec, Ballarat. Tho wedding will take place in Wellington at an early date. Messrs. and Mesdames Bright, after a seven months' tour of tho globe, writes our Otaki correspondent, intend to leave Home by the Ortona 011 Friday next en route for Sydney, where a few moro days will be spent in sight-seeing, and in visiting the 81110 Mountains. Tho party has had a most enjoyable time. Tho Wanganui hockey girls who aro to visit Otaki on Monday may expect a royal time at tho hands of tho maidens of theso •parts (writes-our correspondent), and elaborate preparations are being mado for their entertainment. Our Feilding correspondent writes that Mrs. Low, M.A., of Wellington, is to address a women's franchise commemoration meeting in Feilding to-morrow night. THE NEW PIQUE. 1 Among tho materials returning to their own after years of absenco is pique (says 1 an Australian Like galatea and - gingham and linen, it has changed its face, ! and gives every 1 indication of deserving a • welcome. . Onco upon a timo pique was stiff, ■ crackly, and suggested being " dressed for - Sunday." The pique of to-day is soft fin--1 ished. A gown of this, braided and inlet ! with coarso crochet or knitted lace, is an ex- ' trdmoly usoful, as well as a very fashionable. r possession. It is particularly well adapted 3 for the summer tailor-made costume, and in - different shados of browns, such as putty, j mushroom and banana, constitutes a gown 1 that can stand much wear and tear without ] losiiig its freshness. 1 Like the softer linens. - it is moro or less uncrushable, and if ironed ii from timo to time can be made to last a soason without being sent to risk its futuro at tho wash-tub.