SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 315, 30 September 1908, Page 3

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

St. John Ambuhnce. When the town girl makes up her mind to take a • course of' lectures in connection ■with the St. John Ambulance Society, her chief difficulty often, is to keep one evening a week free for .thir/during the term. With the country girl IbS difficulties are often very much greater, and she sometimes has to ride great distances to attend ;her classes, yet she contrives to remain enthusiastic. The Masterton ladies' divisicn -of the association •has just heard'the results,of its examination, and in sending us the list our Maiterton correspondent says that some of the candidates had to ride' fifteen or twenty miles at night to attend the tfourse ,of lectures.' The following is the list of. successful candidates placed in older of merit:—Homo nursing: Kathleen Campbell, Eva Tankersby, Gertrude' Pauling, Jane Harris, Gladys Dixqri, Elizabeth Joy, Henrietta Parton. Sarah Tankersley, Hester Robins, Edith, Heylioe, Asenath Joy, Bre'nda Arnot. , First aid examination: Jeannie Cole; Margaret Miriton, Mary Doiiovari, Mary York; Elsie Holmes, Janet Fisher, Eliza 1 Beale, Sarah Coradirie, Phyllis Holmes, Catherine M'Masters, Emilj Von Keisehberg, and Gertrude Joy. Wedding. A bride on whom the sun shone happilj yesterday was Mdlle. Juliet Baradeux, a ladj who has made many friends in Wellington and whose marriage to Mr. Osmond Bengal took place at the Basilica in Hill Street yesterday afternoon. The bride, who looked charming in a walking costume of white sill arid white crinoline hat frith! plumes, wa: given away by Mr. Beauchamp-Platts, whilf the bridegroom was attended by Mr!. Read The .Rev; Father Hicksoii. officiated. A beautiful incident 'in the service 'was .Mis: Segrief'p-magnificerit singing of'Niederiheyer'i "Paternoster." Miss- Putnam played, thi "Wedding March," and before-the servici the riforch from "Lohengrin." A numbers Mdlle.j, Bara'deux's friends, were present a the cereriion'y, aiid prominent among then were many of her schoolgirl friends.Babies' Aid.

Southern members of Parliament waited on the Premier yesterday with a view to, obtaining a grant for the upkeep of the Karitane Home, Dunediri. The Hon. J. T. Paul said the deputation had been arranged at the instance of the'Society'for the Protection •of Women and Children. He referred to the national importance of the work being done, in the home, which, in addition to caring foi the ohildren of indigent people, trained .all the Plunket nurses for J\ T ew Zealand. There was now an average of sixteen babies, a week in the home, and 150 Babies had -passed through it during last year. The home also did'good work in the preparation of humanised milk for the children of poor people. The Premier expressed his sympathy with the work done, and referred with satisfaction to the fact that the Dunedin ladies had been able to collect £1350 in sixteen months. He was strongly' favourable to granting assistance. What Was dono for on,e. institution, however, would have to be dope for others of a similar kind. He was not, however, in favour of throwing such homes upon charitable aid. (Hear, hear.) . A " Kitchen Tea." At the Hutt yesterday afternoon, Miss Hayward gave a very enjoyable " kitchen tea" for Miss Sadie Lukin, when about thirty guests were present. An interesting collection of kitchen articles was produced, and pride was taken in the fact that few were duplicates, which is-rather an unusual .thing, since the choice of such articles is ' necessarily very limited. The rooms were dccorated with. Spring Bulbs and'anemones, and the tea-table done with scarlet anemones and ribbons of the same colour. There was a good deal of. music during the afternoon, and after tea the guests strolled about the beautiful garden, from which there is a very fine view of the Hutt Valley. Mrs. Hayward wore a black ninon frock, with cream lace and touches of green chiffon. Miss Hayward's cream frock had a pretty blouse of Paris net 'trimmed " with Oriental broidery.A Delightful " At Homo." Mrs: George .who recently arrived from .England, , is. staying with her sister, Miss Holmes, in Hawkestono Street, arid' yesterday afternoon Miss Holmes gave a large tea in her honour. Tho' artistic drawingroom',. which is: famous for its. clever Maori carving, • was adorned with spring flowers'.'in abundance/ and tho tea-table was dccorated in fed and white, red ribbons crossing- it from corner to corner, and tall vases standing filled with large pheasant's-eye narcissi. Mjss Holmes" received in a gown of brown striped crepo do Chine, with blouse of cream lace; Mrs. M'Lean wore a handsome black dress', with much exquisite lace; Miss M'Lean's smart frock was of brown eolienne with Vest and motifs of cream lace, and her burnt-straw, hat was trimmed, with roses, while her sister. wore a graceful frock of silk striped green voile, with'blouse of cream 5 net, large black and white.French ruffle, and ' wide green and white htit with wreath of :. roses : Mrs. Wilford wore a -cornflower-blue cloth costume, iwith-hat to .match; Among the many guests present Were : —Mrs. Grace, Mrs.' -Tweed, -Mrs. '.Easterficld,:.Mrs; Jas. All-r.i, Miss.. Frascr, Mrs. and Miss Butts, Mrs. and Miss '.Joseph, Dr. Agnes Bennett, Mrs'Stott, Miss Baldwin Warn, Mrs..Field, Miss : -Duncan, Mrs. and-Miss Jkll, Miss E. Richmond, Mrs., Fitzgerald, Mrs. Salmond, Mrs; Hamilton,,; Mrs. Rankine-Brown, Mrs. Samuel, and Miss Newton. Dr. ami Mrs. Palmer; of Feathe'rston, are to leave .Wellington on Friday next for Sydney,'.where the doctor is to attend the medical congress meeting. Dr. and Mrs. Palmer expect , to bo away from New Zealand: for obout'a month. . j The general secretary of tho Girls' Realm Guild in Wellington has received a letter from Miss Jessie -Ackermami, organising sec-

rotarv for-thc l guild, who is now in England. Miss Ack?rmann had lately been' in ft motor car accident and had injured her knee, so that she had been obliged to take .a rost, but was better when she wrote. I \\as in the city yesterday," she writes, "at a dinner given to starving children. . There were 600 of them, and I never saw such a sight' in my lifo. They were fairly driven like sheep to a great ball, and there, they were fed. : I toll you it is awful in the extreme. ■; After the dinner I went into the courts and side stroots, into 'roof' rooms, where they crawl like ants, dirtv, half-dressed, and under-fed. Lt really is dreadful. An old Greek (a philanthropist) gives them two dinners", a week, 600 of them, all the year round. Tell the guild girls I am so pleased to hear they are doing good work, and especially that they think of-helping that young lady who is artistically gifted." Miss Eileen Ward and Miss Rubi. Seddon, who have been on a short holiday.'visit. to the South Wairarapa (writes our correspondent), returned to Wellington on Monday morning. During their stay in tho country tho visitors were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. John' Card, and were also entertained by Mr. and r Mrs. George Hume at "Tauaiviii *, by Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Bidwillat -■ Roto■tawai"; and by Mr. and Mrs. W. Barton on their steam launch on the Wairarapa Lake. A very pleasant time was spent-at a. concert on Thursday evening, when Miss Ward sang "Happy Song," and in response to. an encore, ''Kathleen Mavourneen." Miss Seddon sang "Song of Life," for which-she also was encored, and further contributed "On tho Banks of the Allan Water." ' - * Mr. A. D. Gillies, manager of the Masterton abattoirs, has returned from his holiday iu tho South Island, and resumed his duties. Mr. 0--Ashton, of the Head Office of'the Stock Department,' who has been .relieving Mr. Gillies, has returned to. Wellington. ■ Mrs. Harding, senior, of Napier, mother of Mr. R.'Coupland Harding of the "Evening Post!' staff, is so seriously ill that MrHarding was summoned up to Napier yesterday. A ' . I have been asked to explain thatethough, as reported yesterday morning, the Hon. Kathleen .Plunket'has, resigned _ her dual office of goneral treasurer of the Girls'. Realm Guild, and treasurer .of the Lady -Plunket, Centre, she still remains a member ' of the guild, and hac simply resigned-those offices because she is so often away from Wellington that she found it' awkward to do the work required. ' Mrs. Gilruth and. Mrs. George Pearce, of the Hutt,' are leaving to-morrow morning to Rotorua. ' Mrs. and Miss Sinclair, wife, and daughter of the Hon. Mr. Sinclair, who have spent most of the. session in Wellington, leave for tbeir home in Dunedin to-night..