FOR COLONIALS IN LONDON.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 338, 27 October 1908, Page 3

FOR COLONIALS IN LONDON.

Tho Atlantic .Unioni is not,Vas. from its name' one would -stopjiose, a -line of steam- > ships, but a Londonisocial;.organisation establishcd by tho rlatcfiiSir .Walter Besant to give - colonials andniAmerifans visiting England a chance tgviacquirer,a more intimate knowledge of Eng\i§h[ their customs than it •is w i)9§siblor ,to- gain. by a residence at an hofqlt ajid {casual, visits to the ordinary , During the summer months.ia jpmpyjhcnsivc programme js arranged for,''yjs'to^pto tho Homo country, including/, - l to,,,'thc Houses of Parliament, the iji and around London, the Univfyjjjties* ( 'qr Oxford and Cambridge, the p£jncipaJ ( <.public schools and places, of, historical invest, together with many social.. London. The aim of the Atlantic) Uni'on '.'is to draw together the various.EnihMi-ffli'dking peoples, and to strengthen thfe ''rif; union by the formation of t'ies Uf J pi*rsonal friendship among individual members. • Early, Asparagus and peas, early nave a delicate flavour improved by being Bm otliered i:l iil sauces?. 1 Only a little salt and • butter' 'sl/oufd''Allowed to dress them. StrongV alffl''Vnpleasant flavoured vegetables, however, - 'like carrots, onions, turnips, and are improved by being wr ycd,,'jTith'iVa.Vfl,

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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL . Tea at tin Windsor Hotel. Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Donne entertained a number of friends at an enjoyable tea at the Windsor Hotel, ono of tho large privato dining-rooms being engaged and decorated with beautiful flowers for the occasion. Toa was served at many small tables, some of which were adorned ■ with scarlet poppies, while on others wero vases filled with purple irises. There was a good deal of music from a fine gramophone, and the guests, who' had hoped to hear Mrs. Donne sing, were not disappointed, as she sang twico towards tho end of the afternoon. Mrs. Donne received in a handsome frock of striped black and white silk, trimmed with bands qf black velvet and with blouse of coin-spotted white net. She wore a large white hat of tho "Merry Widow 1 ' shape, trimmed with black velvet and wide ruch of white tulle, and finished with a white osprey. Mrs. Seddon wore an effective gown j of black eolienne and a' black hat with black plumes; Mrs. Corn, a visitor from England, wore a grey coat and skirt with lace blouse and black hat trimmed with La France roses ;Miss Seddon, black crepe de Chine, and black plumed picture hat. Mts. Hall-Jones, who was present with her three daughters, wore a grey costume and smart floral toque ; Sirs. Herbert wore a pale blue directoiro coat and skirt with floral hat; Mrs. Prouse, brown costume and toque of vivid ferimson roses; Miss Prouse, navy blue coat' and skirt; Mrs. Kuox Gilmer, black and white costume and black hat; Mrs.'Fred - Do Castro, black taffetas frock with trimming of Oriental embroidery and black ' hat with flowers; Mrs. Haraer, brown frock with cream coat and parisy-trimmed'hat; Mrs. Hamilton Gilmer, cream striped costume and toque with pink roses'; Mrs. Dyer, grey coat and skirt and heliotrope hat. Among other guests present were Mrs. and Miss Geddes, Mrs..A. Do Castro, Miss Gladys De Castro, Mrs. do la Mare, Mrs. Howard 'Reid, Mrs. and Miss Hennah, Mrs. J.' Myers and the Misses Myers, Mrs. Chas. Wilson, Miss Riddick (Auckland), Mrs. Gibbs, and Mrs. M. Myers. Tho Kia Ora Cirls Again. , All through the year the different centres of the Girls' Realm Guild have been' doing more or less useful work along the wide lines permitted by the guild's rules, but tho hardest workers have been the Kia Ora Girls. The report l of work done by them during the year is quite astonishing when ono re- . members that none of them aro girls of leisure, and that they have really not much time to' give to guild work. In fact they could ■ not ■ haVe accomplished so much had they not gone about it systematically. Among other things, they themselves made over ono hundred articles of clothing for various workers among the poor, dispatched between 300 and 400 magazines to lighthouses, seamen, and quarantine pationts, corresponded regularly with a member of the guild in a lonely island, . sent several parcels of gramaphono records, books, and gamos to leper patients at Quail Island, and collected and distributed parcels of toys and dressinggowns to invalid children. They raised funds for these purposes iiv various ways, and now, being again in need of funds, they are getting up a concert, which-is to bo given in the Concert Hall on Wednesday, November 4, ,wheri they have a very good programme to submit. Those who know all about the work -]of tho Kia. Ora Centre feel sure that any money they obtain will be spent to tho best ~advantage, and hope their concert will bo a great success. Mrs. H. B. Mason's Dancing Classes. Tho usual breaking-up dance in connection with Mrs. H. B. Mason's classes for the season took the form, of .a plain and fancydress masquerade ball, which was held last ovening in her privato hall, Ghuznee Street. The hall was tastefully decorated with art drapings of various hues, interspersed with Chinese lanterns 'and-bouquets "of flowors. The' dancing space was taxed to its utmost capacity with past and present pupils, wlio thoroughly , enjoyed themselves. Although tho season is well advanced, the hall was kept delightfully cool by means of four large "Westinghouse electric fans. During the evening songs were rendered by Mr. Beattie and Mr. Grcon. Supper was served in a marquee erected in the grounds attached to Mrs. Mason's residence. Dancing was kept up in a spirited manner well iiito the small hours of the morning, and was brought to a close by the singing of "Auld Lang Syne" and cheers for Mrs. Mason. Miss Riddick, of Auckland, is staying with Mrs. F. Do Castro. The engagement is- announced of Mr. J. J. M'Grath, solicitor, to Miss C. M. Wilkinson, daughter of the late Mr. Thomas Wilkinson. The wedding will take place in January. Miss Agnes Hassell, who has been visiting friends in Wellington for some weeks, returned to Timaru last night. The golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs. William Bray, of Onehunga, was celebrated on Wednesday of last week. The marriage took place in (he parish church of Paihia. Bay of Islands, on October 21, 1858, Archdeacon Williams officiating. Both Mr. jand Mrs. Bray came from England. ' Mrs. Baucllbp has arrived in Wellington from the south, and is staying for a few u'eoks with her son, Colonel Dauchop, at lielburne. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Reid have gone for a trip to Auckland. Mr. and Mrs. William Gill and Miss Gill have left for a trip to Rotorua, travelling via the Main Trunk. Mr. and Mrs. David Caselberg expect to arrive in New Zealand about the end of November, having left Genoa by tho steamer Bremen on October 12. • Mrs. E. W. Paytou, of Masterton, is visiting her people in Christcliurch for a 'few. weeks. Mrs. H. Boddington and her little daughter have returned to Masterton after several weeks spent in Gisborne, where Mrs. Boddington was tho guest of Mrs. M'Govern. The Society for the Protection of Women and Children is holding its eleventh annual mooting this evening in tho Lower Committeo Room of the Town Hall, when speeches will bo delivered by several leading citizens. The Hon. T. W. Hislop will presido. , A Melbourne paper refers to Miss Rosina Buckmann, the young New Zealander, who is now singing leading parts with the Wren National Opera Company at Melbourne, as "the brightest star tnat has dawned on tho Australasian lyric stago for years." Miss Mabel Atkinson, 1 of Nelson, is staying witli Miss Richmond in Hobson Street. Brigadier Paul, for several years Women's Social Secretary of tho Salvation Army in New Zealand, left on Friday to take up her new work in Melbourno as assistant secretary to Mrs. Commissioner M'lvie. Major Blincoe has arrived from Dunedin to take charge of the Salvation Army's women's roscue homo at Nowtown, in succession to Staff-Captain Hubbard, who leaves for Australia. '