SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 401, 9 January 1909, Page 11

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Rose and 1 Carnation Show. The Rose siuf Carnation Club is holding its'aiuuial show next Wednesday in the. SkatIhg/Rink,/ it: is .'saiij that .the exhibition will be ,"a-particularly',good 'one, .fori .iii'-'ttcl-. difcion the iroses, .'and' carnations that /Will be' a great many ; particularly.ifihe"'sjveet: peas.. The show- is'-.to ■bß r: openedl'by;'Mrs:.'Tuckey,-a vice-president offthe'club", ; and :fone';>f; the. moat, interested . -.The club' 'regrets..that the Town Hall is not,available either Wednesday or ■any/other day suitable for the show, and this ■ means.that. there 'will rbe no afternoon- tea,' since; there : are'/no facilities for-it ;at: the' Rink, but it is•.liope'd::that the show will be .as well patronised, as ; it ,was last year., /\; Tea at Oriental Bay. » Yesterday) afternoon at her home at Orien- •: tal Bay gave a'very, pleasant, little teaj at'which, several visitor's-to. Welling.ton/were' present.' .The : garden was : ablate with 'brilliant .flowers;. sOme ; flowers' ; adorned the irpom,; and. the .'tea-table: was artistically decorated with. green > and crimson, •poppies' and tarnations; >The Jlisses'Logan and . Misl /Cpoper'/helped:itd.'. -tea,, and ithe' guests'were: very .'pleasantly: entertained.' Mrs.; Gross, Miss Freeman; and ;Mrs.; Malcolm: Ross reciting, and Miss Cooper singing : :sey'er'al/.songs; Mrs.':. Hales •' received in ;a' handsomo"',frock'of .black' poirit 'd'esprit over' ■ white' of black'velvet and- ■ touches:/ 1 of.' Ch'antilly . lace./' ■ Among . otliers' .pwi^tv.wew^lUre.SHtmphte^'.ilwndv'cme'' Simppn : ,';and.Mrs.';Gnffith3 (her .visitor'frdm Fiji); -Mrs. Knox, Mrs. Rankine- Brown,' and -Miss^Freeman,- 'and Mrs;' from Christ-' , church'. ' *- ; C-~ ■■

.'Miss .Margaret Knox returned from : Christchurch on Thursday. •:•. ;■ ■'Mrs. Butt and -Mrs.. Napier Maclean • re-, turned'jesterd^ to arrive , froih;Au'cldand / ■ week. \or' toil; ■' days. I V •Mrßv:Mv*My,erS;is Spending the holidays'in Christclmrch. . i Mr. Swnuel-. are', going',to 1 'Picton! for:a;.fqrtwght. vy |^t; ; i ( J' £/£'- .•> Mrßii <WB. iGhennells;. ■of uMasterton, ..as ana. sis staying, '. ; ' Mr. ViNfoffian:':Perstb , n h'as'taken;: Mr.' "Milligan's: house on /.Wellington-'Terrace.':,; ' Mr. and: Mrs. Milligan- are 'probably -going for. a trip to England.'; .' r Hi r :<- . : Mrs;'/Walter.Joknstori,• Mrs. Turnbulli'.aiid Mrs.. W. Baldwin: are,expected home in Wol- ■ lingtoiiduring/.,the'-,first 'Jin ■ F.ebriiary, ; after:-theirv.deliglitf ill*;, visit'.to"; England''au'd •the. Continent.::- vA":-Y'v L 7 ' The; engagement 'of. Miss;, Mason, daughter of llrs. M...Mas(in',-; formerly of thpHutt, biit ; now-living .in'.Napfer, to: Mr,,.Wyverne Williams* of Mr.T., C,j.Williams,'is./.'announced.'.f. • y y' "|-^^.vS^'rK«sJPnll^ ; w7vWi^ , -'thc ,^avai .jrapal!.' i and , 'is';th'e: guest'of.'MrsV-Harry Perry 'of "Miss> 0/ Tully". is-'at present '■staying. ;.with jKer;,sister; -Mrs. 'jpliyevFpwler, ;at, Maiigamahpp."/-::.' G.' Cottenll, rof < and' "'her 'fori' the: leiiving' ; Wefling- ; will- slay' "tvith'friends? -before returning' to their homo. i :v ~ . •; '■ ■>•