SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 410, 20 January 1909, Page 3

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

,:;rNotices.of, Engagements sand■; Weddiiigs.-r •When reports of -weddings and - announce-'• vments: .of '.-.engagements.-.: are.'.:'sent. to ."Dominioa"iforOpublioation, the'-naine aid i ,i'- ; addrgis of. the sender should be; enclosed, / not .for-publication, but as an-., evidence of ' good faith. Otherwise the announcements ?. cannot be published.i , . ',• • t Morning Tea to Madame Grossley. . 'Yesterday' morning,,, at,her.' homo . W the Terrace, Mrs. M., Myors.':gave a: delightful little moriiing. tea in honour of Madame Ada . Crossley.;.The. rooms were, charmingly decorated; with .masses,of .sweet peas, as was the table in .the dining-room, where tea, coffee; and:fruit; were, .served. . Mrs'...'Myers received in a'very .dainty.-. White embroidered muslin froclc,' and: Madame! Grossley ;Wore a' very beautiful toilette,' another creation, of "Lucilles." , It was an empire frock of dsep rich ereen ninon, over cliift'on, of'-'what one would: best' call love-in-the-mist blue; thisagain over , green.: The double : skirt and ;bodice .were .trimmed; with soutache' braid of :the' same rich green, and the,vest, of' tucked net was., outlined with. just, ; a faint} toucfoof: pale heliotrope. A-charming-touch ; of-colour was; given. by a little bouquet of exquisitelymade;, roses.- of: charmeuse, in 'every imaginable. • delicate : .shade... Madame Crossloy's ... hat was • of blacksmothered with-greait - white, plumes.' : :Mrs. Grainger wore a graceful frock J of : . silver .gr&y. | silk; .with silken fringe. trimming, , and, ai'tfide. hat .of champagne, :straw, covered witli. ciririafS® plumes. Mis. -Ernest. Donne.', wore a tailor-made ■costume? of; gendarme .•blue'cioth and hat, with wide green ~and'- blue:'.wings'. Among iothers, present . were: Mrs.: J.-'-Myers, 1 the Misses Mjers, Mrs. W. A. Kennedy, .Mrs., Knox Gilmer, Mrs. and .Miss Beauchamp, Mrs. and Miss Quick, Mrs;- Walter ■Nathan; and Miss Nathan, Mrs. Watson, Mrs. Eichelbaum, Mrs.; S. Harcourt, and Mrs ■ Men. , ; , Holmes, from' • Masterton,' 'is'.'visitinc Wellington-;; and ••is;} staying. at. the .Grand ilotei.'' ? ' ■ ;■ • Fraser and Miss M, /Williams arorefcurning' to Neiy 'Zealand by: the ■ lonic/ which is due m Wellirigton> -* -' - : •:* ; 'Mait, .Wilton',', of Masterton, : 'is stay-' rng with her sister, Mrs H. Walker, at MaranUi, for a few.days. ' ;.. V.', Valiancy > who 'arrived :*frdm. ;Mastertoii last night, are staying at- th&'Etnpire Hotel. , Airs. Godfrey- Phirazyn, from Hastings, is staying■■ .at the Grand Hotel;- ; ' Mrs. Tnnghim, from Pigeon Busli, is in town, and is staying at' the; Grand Hotel Mrs. , John Douglas , and Miss Robinson, from .Auckland,; are at/the Grand' Hotel; • ■ :Miss; : Louisson, who .has : just arrived from ;J\elson, :is. staying. at the Empire Hotel; Mrs. Barber,'from Masfcrton, is staying at the Grand Hotel. :^i¥isi&s 'to 1 -Wellington-: staying at the G'raild Hotel include Mrs Wm Dick, from London and Mrs. .Conrad, from Melbourne. - : v '