SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 331, 19 October 1908, Page 3

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Bridge Party at Karorl. Miss M'Cormack, of Auckland, .is visiting Mrs. Jas. Mackenzie, at Karori, and on Friday evening Mrs. Mackenzie gave'.a very pleasant littlp party in her honour. The pretty drawingrom was filled , with fragrant lilac, and the supper table effectively decorated with scarlet poppies. Most of the evening was devoted to bridge, which was "followed by music, when several of tho guests contributed items. Mrs. Mackenzie received in a handsome frock of black taffetas trimmed with cream lace,; Miss Mackintosh's pretty frock was of soft white silk, trimmed with Valenciennes lace; Miss "M'Cormack wore a frock of pale blue chiffon taffetas, with white lace; Miss M'Gaviii, black silk, with blouso of palo blue; Miss Putnam, white laco frock, with' sequin trimming; Miss Vida Bristow, white muslin, with floral sash: Miss Hendorson, black net; Miss. E. Bulkloy, white and * silver. • Thorndon Bowling Club.

There is a large grassy enclosure at "the corner of Tinakori Road and Park/ Street that on most days looks like-a bowling green, but on Saturday afternoon appeared to have blossomed into a garden, so many gay colours were to be seen all around. .This is the home of the Thorndon Bowling Club, which had a delightful afternoon for its opening celebrations. .It was'a pleasant way to spend the afternoon, walking around the sunny greens,- admiring the skill of tho players, and admiring, too, the beauties of the new large green which has been made with a good deal of labour, and has well repaid the troublo expended on'it. If the club has a weakness it lies in, the fact that it has not a ladies' club belonging to it. That privilege-belongs to the Kelburne Club-alone, but one would hope that tne Thorndon Club, with ' its enlarged grounds, will start a ladies' club of its own. Certainly the ladies attached to the club did'a great'deal on Saturday for the en--tertainmerit of the . hundreds of guests who accepted its hospitality. Afternoon " tea/was. served in the pavilion, and. all the afternoon through there was a constant stream of visitors to' this part of the ' premises. Mrs. M'Kerrow, the wifo' of the president, supervised tho arrangements, and she was helped by a whole bevy of ladies, including Mrs. Mason, Mrs. King, and her daughters, , tho Misses Collins,' Mrs. F. Barraud: arid Miss King. Mrs. M'Kerrow wore a handsome black frock and a black.plumed hat; Lady Ward's tailor-made costume was of royal blue cloth, and she wore'with it a high-crowned hat with blue plumes, and a feather boa of the same shade ; Mrs. . Mason, .white embroidered frock and floral hat'; Mrs. King, striped blue •and white frock, blue hat; ..Miss Collins, pink crape frock and black-and white liat; Miss E. Collins was in blue; Mrs. F. Barraud wore "a black frock, black and. white hat,. and grey feather boa; Mrs. Leighton, wedgwood blue costume and hat trimmed with cornflowers; Mrs. F. Dyer, pale blue; Mrs. Bendall, silver grey voile, black taffetas coat, and black and white hat; Miss King, grey checked frock trimmed with ba.nds of black, and black-plumed hat; Miss Seddon wore a very handsome frock of Mack, chiffon taffetas and a black picture hat;/.'Mrs. M'Tavish, sage-green frock with white: toque and boa; Miss H. Hickson, white Sicilian coat and skirt and hat to match; Mrs. Liddie, striped black a,nd white'frock, and black and white hat; Miss Humphries, cream cloth costume and hat to matcli;.Mrs. W. Reid, striped grey coat and skirt, with white boa and black hat; Mrs. Munro, silk frock striped with maize and bluej and hat wreathed with forget-mc-not-blue flowers; Miss Beauchamp, blue frock and white hat with yellow flowers ;'Miss Pollock, pale, blue' frock with white lace blouse; Mrs. Fitchett, black chiffon taffetas. Others present, were Mrs. Humphries, Miss Bendall, Mrs., Etherington, Mrs. Izard, Mrs. Fisher, Mrs. J. P. Luke, Mrs. Dinnie, Mrs. W. Nathan, Mrs. Hamilton, the Misses Halse, and many ladies from the other greens. , Palmerston North News. - A vory good audience greeted Miss Irene Ainsley at her concert'on Friday night; Her Excellency, Lady Plunket "was, present with Miss Richmond and Captain GathorncHardy. Miss Ainsley wore a beautiful dress of grey chiffon covered with 'spangle's, with handsome diamond hair-ornament. Among the audience were: Mr. and Mrs. Goring Johnston, Dr. and Mrs. Stowe,Mr. and Mrs. Hugh White (Awahuri), Dr. and Mrs. O'Brien, Mrs. Hawkins, Mrs. M'Rae, Mrs. Loughnan, and Miss Fraser with a large party from Craven.

Mrs. Pearce and Miss Cameron are visiting their sister Mrs. Goring Johnston. Air. and Mrs. R. L. Levin are shortly leaving Awapuni, Sir. Alan Strang's pretty residence, which they have occupied for the last eighteen months. . They have bought Westella, formerly the property of Mr. G. N. Pharazyn.

Mrs. Hunter-Brownf.of Nelson, is- spending a few days with her son, Mr. H. HunterBrown. She is accompanied by her brother, Mr. Philip Abraham, who has"', just come from London to spend a few weeks with relatives in the colony.

A very pleasant dance was given at Ladysmith, Bulls, by Mesdames Levett, Tavernet, J. G. Wilson, and Dalrymple in Mrs. Levett's large drawing-room on Friday. The: house was decorated with masses of flowers, the supper-room looking particularly well with its decorations of wistaria, purple iris, and purple everlasting peas. Dancing was , kept up till three o'clock, and luckily for those who had motored over from long distances the night turned out beautifully fine. Mrs. Levett wore a pretty lilac silk, Miss Olga Levett a dainty girlish frock of white, tulle, simply trimmed with shirrings of the same material; Miss Dalrymple and her sister both wore white; while Miss Jean Wilson had a handsome grey embroidered satin, . Among others present were: Mr. and Mrs. CacciaBirch, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh White (Awahuri), Mrs. H.- It. Cooper (Palmerston North), Mr. and Mrs.D. G. Riddiford, Misses Hejvitt; M. Abraham, and Coleridge (Wellington), Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Gorton, and Misses, Russell, Snow, D. Wilson, M. Levett, and-Messrs. Levett, Gorton, Wilson, Abraham, Wray, Waring {Taylor, Bery, Tennant,-; Gaisford, Barraud, and D. Wilson (Wanganui). Miss "Mason (Hawke's Bay) is visiting her aunt, Mrs Homari. ~ ■ Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd are spending a'few weeks in Dannevirke with tlieir son, Mr. Gordon Lloyd.

Lady Ward is going up to Palmerston today with Sir Joseph, and will return, to Wel-

lington on Wednesday. The following day sho is going down south with tho Promier for some days.

Mr. J. B. Harcourt and his daughters are oxpected in Wellington about tho middle of January. They a.ro at present on tho Continent, and intend to spend tho Christmas holidays in Australia.

Mr. and Mrs. Chatfield have gone up to Rotorua for a week. x

Miss MacKerras, from Dunedin, and Miss Louie MacKerras aro staying with'' Mrs. Gray.

Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Wrightson, of Mas:erton, returned .on Saturday after ispendrig a few days in Wellington.

Mrs. Mackersey, of Masterton, been visiting Wellington for a few days.

On Saturday a kitchen tea was given i.by Mrs. A. Guiso for Miss Mabel Gosney. Among others present were: Mosdaines Knight, Gunn, and Conder, Misses' Piorcy, Hastill, i Clark, Macdougall, Taylor, Makiii, Wcstrup, and Ross.