SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 441, 25 February 1909, Page 3

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Reception for Madame Crossloy.

[Notices of -Engagements • and Weddings.* ♦ when reports of. weddings and announco. monts .of engagements. . aro sont to "Dominica" for publication, .tho'name and address .of;thtv; sender.; should ..be /enclosed, not for publication, but as an evidcnco of 'good. faith. .Otherwise ; thevannounceinenttf • cannot,bo Dubhshed.i\;

• Mrs. Beaucbamp's tea : for Madame Crossley yesterday, was a very charming one. '. The great singer has .gone out very little while'ip Wellingtofi;. and'-people were dolighted.to haye this- opportunity.of; meeting >her again before she leavesipur town. , Mrs. Beauchamp received in 1 a frock of ,black';chiffou'.taffetas and ■a ,'black;'hat '.'.^with/ white plumes ."and,' ;pink; roses; MisS Beauchamp wore' an empire' frock of violet'silk with'black hat;:and.Miss C. Beauchamp a Directpire costume of pale bliie shantung"-; trimming. .o'f;.-filet;: lape. and.; touches of black, and a black' and white hat with''green' trii^niiiig Crossley .wore; the most;."beautiful .frock.of rich green crepe-; de«chine:: made:„with,- overskirt of' the. same material trimmed with narrow , braiding of . the Bame shade, and' made.over a palo bluo arid; mauve,dining. With this she wore a black hat ,covered with whit-o plumes. :' - Mrs.. ; ls. Donne,- who. accompanied ier,, wore; a, smart 1 costume', of • biscuit-coloured:: cloth trimmed; with -:laoe;;of: the I ;same shade, and hat •to 'match; Lady Ward's,frock was of grey crepe-■ de-chine over steel - tissue,' and. with; it she: wore a black hat; Miss Ward, empire frock "of; rich ;white silk, arid wide'black hat wreathed with white roses; Mrs. F. Russell wore black silk _ and black plumed hat; Aliss Russell, semi-Directoire. frock" : of, rose-coloured; sh'aiitung' with'; scarf of: Brussels lace, arid black hat j' white.muslin' frockwith much fine lace.insertion, touches of pink, and- white net .hat with pink roses; Mrs." W.' Nathan, pale grey, silk with, touches of pink, black hat with white feathers; Mrs. F. Dyer, pilev mauve ooat:'and . skirt ..'trimmed,; with black, and hat. to match; Mrs. F. M. B. |;Fisher,v;frock":of,.biscuit-coloured :cloth', .with^'; I coat: of ;same"shade trimmM with oriental 'embroidery, and black hat; Miss B. Miles, / palo blue >.voile, "and: black hat with roses;: Mrs. : .Fitchett,; frock of ihatural-coloiired; shantung. : silk, trimriied with very handsome "embroidery, : |and hat/with shaded; roses/ Among otlier '"rae^.,pi^nt;ware»'Mra..''Elderharßt'. : ;(lion-'.' dbn),'"'Mr's.' Izard, '.Mrs; Gr.'..;,Fitzgera:id, i :.M Sealey; 'Mr 3. JBlomfield (Sydcey),' Miss Scully;:. Mrs; and: Miss Deans, Mrs. and 'Miss Cecil :Jones, .and Miss' Appleton, Dr.. Muecke, and Messrs; , - Hunt, -S. ■' B. 'Wafers, TOansj Sametinij Quicl;; Turton (Melbourne), Dyer, arid':Ross. "During the afternoon music: '.was ■supplied;.by 'a; string band.. .The dining^. 1 room .and; the tablo where was :served " ; were dwiorated with old gold.. and bronze flowers','.;'and ;iiv".the'drawing-room' ..'misses'of pale blue and pink hydrangea's were usod.

Girls' Shakespeare Club. ; is.roften: ; .matter/"for., regret;,that .girls •when?, they/ first -Jeave- .'school ,do % hot 'take up any • special . course of .reading during .those whei' really , have more ?lei- . sure than they may; afterwards look for, and when they ! do at last realise the' value .of reading, .they no longer have the time to go any'.steady work: /It is perhaps withthe 'idea/ of; meeting-.'this- difficulty ihat : {he,girls whohave passed through Mrs,-Evans's school together with some of those still attending ,it, havo decided-, to form a club; which is to be* called; a Shakespeare Club, but to bo open for other reading if the meni: . bars -sd desire.;.. A;meeting, to discuss a suggestion:. of sthis kind was held immediately • :after; theschool broke;.lipiast: year,iaiid yes-. . terday. afternoon, a'second/meeting was-lieldj' when plans . were\: discussed i.' and . officers electediwl'hey ."Mesas' -•'follbTviTf-President,- . Mrs; ;Evhns,s MiA.y:vice-presidents,:''Mrs. : 'de la, Mare and Miss Marjorie Butler tary;. Miss M'Lean; treasurer, Miss' Gladys Hill: committee, Misses,B. Hoby,; I. Jame, E. M'Gowan, ..and;.-L. ,Shirer... .The- olub." .)vhicH : : is;.'W l ;b.6 xalled. the/Dehra Dlibon Cliib/ after -'the name .of . the. school}' will j meet : .every' fortnight bn:Thursday- evenings, .and it is :t<r begin - with the ' study' of the' most' i.eharming/:;of v ?all ■ Shakespeare's: plays,'.'As, Yoii Like It If the "girls: carry the', work' :6f.AtKe ; . ; oliibyiirougJi;''OTU'/as''inuch-'fzeßt as they-rliaye; shown:, at the preliminary meetings, it.should be7;a great;success. '.- ;- v'.

Madame Nlta Steele's Reoltali / ■it was a very bright. littlo. recital 'that Madame* Nita Steele' gave yesterday evening'at tho .Victoria .Hall,, and it >vas well patr .rohised.-:.: Among .those present were Dr. and Mrs.; -Findlay, ; arid' Missi Corrigan,' the Slisses I Van .Stav'eren, Jlr. and- Mrs:.'Que'reo'.aiidiMr. and Mrs; Frankland. ' 7' 7'."/V:'

Wedding. ' ( ;.y Yesterday : Church,-' Miss Sarah; Darroch was . married. to . Mr. T. Hendry* of, Dunedin, the Rov.. Dr: Qibb oiTiciating. Miss Ruth Maxwell, Miss Edith Howard .and little Miss Cecil Haynes were the . bridesmai'de; MrF. Hendry was best man, and: Mr. Robert- Darrochv'brotheriof groomsman. The brido, who was given •awajg by -:Mr. E. Wemyss, .'wore.', a . graceful frock of ivory 7duches? -satinii made ; wifh ■ long. ~trained': skirt,,-, trimmed .;with , Maltese lace. •, She wore ; a bridal-: veil and . wreath) : ■and carried.. a.-smiill ; prayer-book, instead ofa bouquet. Her' bridesmaids wore very dainty frocks . bf v.white'-.niuslin 'elaborately., trimmed; Vffith; finerJace insertion. The two elder wore,, picture.;hate' of; palo blue tulle with tulle roses, and sashes, gloves,; and 1 ribbons of; pale; blue. The'- little: .bridesmaid, Vho was very -tiny indeed, -wore: a dainty-: little ivhito .frock with blue sash; and her tiny white bonnet 7 had, two . enormous ch'oux of J pale blue chiffon. The '.three maids .'carried? silver. crooks::with: : pale,blue,streamers;.After- : tlie weddiiig Mrs., Maxwell,: a friend'of the bride's, , held a . reception... at -the tea-roonis' onrLambtoh'Quay, .'w-hich' was attended,;bv a number. of - friends ;-.'ofv the;.- bride and bridegroom. Mrs. Maxwell, wore a smart frock of . white and black striped ninon with white lace'.yoke), and black picture hat; Mrs.-OFair-:' -bairn,: mauve satin ch'armeuse,- and floral toque; Mrs. Eossiter, black. chiffon taffetas, and pale.bluo toque; Jlrs.. Wemyss, black .' shantung,-,,and black ' hat;': Miss Johnson, wine-coloured ohiffon .taffetas, .and black jhdt; Mrs.vMfKirinon, a smart tailor-made ; cos--tume,' aJid 'floral ..toque; " Mrs; . -.'.MJllraith/; .brown tailor-made, "'and : .hat ~'te' matdh. i.Thij; y.b'rideis'; ; : travellinfi costume was a '.tailor-made/, -suit -of dark' bhio cloth and wide hat with ; roses.... Among the." many presents, received were a handsome.: silver teaVand: coffee service on silver-mounted oik tray, arid .two. silver, .entree 1 -dishes presented., to Mr.-Hendry, who. is an electrician on the by the staff of the New Zealand 1 railways- throughout tho Dominion. In the evening' Mrs. .Maxwell gave a danco at her rooms. : :; '7 -: '7: --:;:' ;, 7

. Mr; .and Miss Eitzroy (Hawke's Bay) have gone home again -after spending some .weeks' with friends' in Christchurch. Mrs. Charles Gordon (Hastings) is visiting Christchurch. .. . ' . ; Mr. and Mrs.; Arthur- >Ballance, : and Mrs. Holmwood, ; who have ..been' paying faraveil visits, to. friends in Auckland, iirei .back-' 'in : town. ; ;Mrs.:.' Hannam, - with her .mother , and sister, arrived .from; Mcton ,'bn 'Tuesday."; i The Misses .Meares (2)' Jiavo .returned to - Christchurch ' from . visits to ' Nelson ; and the North Island. ■ ■ . ' /The-Misses . Hoadley : (Napier), ' who' have been'the guests of Mrs. Stead,' in . Christ-' church,:; have returned' to "Napier. ' '< '