SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 496, 1 May 1909, Page 12

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Not,M3 of Engagements and 'Wtddiog*.-.. /;and; : abn6uno4': •' . G«nt to '" V^V-->'S o^W??.^Pr-"PublicnKo'n;itliei n'!im«':and''. ; R Muress ' 6f'•; the •sender .'ahouid ; be.renclosed, •• . •;> 'or 'publication,> but. as - an 'evidence of l • r . ! ;gooa v iajth.;i- Otherwise 'announceufenti, • cannot be published.] • i Mrs/Scddon's "At Home." afternoon Mrs.' SeiMon ' dnternumber bf. ; guestsS;'at- 1 her « homo'on Cotter's Hill, when Madame Melba ..was tho guest of-honour.' Tho rooms had j boeu charmingly" decoratcd Iwiffi' chrysantho .'; in>. the ; morning room/go Wen-brown blooms ..in the drawing-room, and .' in '• tho dining-room . (whore-tea was soned)'the bronzo chry'EVLinthemums.. "huge ;sil7er centre-piece presented to Mr. Seddon durjfMg- the:', Golden? Jiibile© .-yeir; ; by the - Now . Zealandera' resident in London, was .'placed in tho centre of tho .tea table, and snowed ; S r ?afc' aavantago against the .dark p 01... ... isnett ..wood, .whilo. around ,-ifc .-were arranged '/the .four silver-bOTrls''that;;Were-part .of the • gift.. Thcso'were , filled with golden-brown music was' supplied -by a band-stationed on Seddon receivedin'a ' dsomo ; - robo of -. black .'laco,-. over .- r blacl; " 6 'MaTy 'Seddon wore-blaok chiffon .^ffotoajiand.black'/picture",, hat : Mrs;Kjioi v VM™or,'blackvcloth'; directbiro- costume," and '■ Inolo-«)!oured hattrimmcd, with; cherries and ' T^Hr^ 8 ' er bl«o costuino and black . flat.,,, Madame..Melba .Voro :a grey cloth cos- - tamo and loug groy .coat with grey furs, and . a.-large ;black. picturo /hat.'■■; .Mrs; Purclias■who accompanied her; wore a black frock. -r»M ulack i velvet. coat, with, mole-coloured hat; Lady -\V ard,. ;bluo cloth costume;.blick hat and white furs: Miss Ward, saxo blue v;?? 1 • black';-,and': white - hat, and white furs; Mrs. Eindlay, mole-coloured ' - j > /-< : - ss ; purple. cloth costume ■ and--hat to match; \Mrs.'' T. ! G." Macarthyl S hat to .- -match': . wis- Macarthur, black frock, and black hat! . toong.others.present, were:. -Miss;■ Coates, : Mrs. and Misa.Cecil Jones, 'Mrs. and Miss jDean, Mrs. Gilmer, Mrs. -Herbert, tho Misses Beauchamp, Mrs. (Dr.) Gilmer, Mrs. Miss, Russell, Miss:Bauchope, Mrs. Gal,.'braith, Mrs. and Miss Quick, Mrs. W. Kennedy, Mrs. -A. E Donne, Mrs.' Eicholbaum, Mrs. Reid, Mrs. Roderick M'Kenzie, Mrs! t-®?v®rt.Nathai!L , ..Misa;PutnamyMrsiv Nelson. Mrs. Chnstie, Mrs.' J. Kendall, Mrs. M'Farlan© CHokitika); and Mrs. MacDougall. I i Pictures, cood and Bad. "When I. asked at t-ho various picture shops .'WiHctuies of tho protty typo like that of tno ®P a f, l ¥ l^ ,n Sfll^ ; 'they^told^ihe''■fchey;' , ad all been sold as wedding presents," said Miss *.'■ Jonnsott;,,when-giving a second Jittlo ; l !mgiit;.;;bhe'c,aid;sho:.h"ad. lor the statement t-liat 'many young : brides » vA": " 6 pictures, I .ph/MBir ! '%Sls, arid ; ;!ttos was her answer.. People might ask why jjoung. brides should not liave' pretty-pretty said,i-aiid-it',,might bo all. very bride-living in «ream and nevor noticing walla or pictures, #?*; sno must wake some timo from her .fairy then:.sbo, will; hot!, find-"it-pleasant' ■ J?' J 6 *' 1 sHo.V.had <; been' living Vamong pictures.of diseased c&iWren'andladiesmaao '-P s E d;yet.'fcho i and. children in'- some' .01 tne popular which she exhibited 'Were quite unreal .or at' least 'unlike'anvthine •oemuva.healthy life.' .. Miss ..Johnson, had provided herself; with some beautiful, pictures to : illustrate her Su !l r ii f, uoh - as tho Watorhouses' -"LadY of .bnallott, -one Reynolds's child' pictiires and-sovoral of Leighton'a, and she ihad -some toautifidly-eolourecl 'cluld;: ' pictures': by--; m : she;: contrasted child -pictiircs of tlie' Ma-iido Goodman tvpc. 3 Johnson has a pleasant conversational way of - addressing ■■ her' ■ audience,' and what she;says 'is :M\vays;:;jntercsting. -: S&me of it waa very-useful, for.' as'ono can seo bv tie arp. so popular/ 'peoplo do not . realiw';thji; ; diffwenco";:-betwcen':,what is true or untrue m ?rt, .and those who heard "Miss ~J ohnson wero put on the road, to thinking, and :tlunkmg, rightly, -about :it. ; :Certain <"t is tnatnone ofthem - would - ever' : again'' care much tor tho, bonolcss, - brainless lady - who iff t}* 3 .Johnson pointed .out,. always looks . the.;same,, however /she may ibo attired,' and :who;,i^genmlly;oalledV''M^tatioh.!^but 3 - '^Supplication;'»,;' 'InspiraManakau'w&dding. , Anglican Church on Wednes- : ® a y "'r- Herbert . Richard ' Jenkins, son of tho Rev. Mr. Jenkins, lati'of Oban, was ■ jVtiss Mary; Mason,-,daurfiter of ?waa attenaea by,.-Misses Mason and.,Jenkins, 1 5^ r ;, 0 :'nnd'.'bridcg^m-'- : .i-respoe-' tivoly• --Jlr. ,'tho '• bride,,' awayV and Mr. Tom Mason was best man. The Oe«l.\Sinrth,'.:of. Otaki,''vas : ing.clorg.ymmi.. Tlio-futuro homo'of'the . -ir v be'' Mingatete, Worth Auckland. , Y.W.O.A, Sale of Work. _ ;.Tho members of. tho'Young Women's Chriswin Association 'are -adyertising'' a Salo of iVVork in aid of tho Hostel Fund, and tho genera! Lund of tho Association. Mrs. J. P. Li|h9 u'lli open tho sale on Tuesday oveninc, '.May, 4, .and it will bo open again on Wedtiesday afternoon and evening. t~7~TT\/ v " : /- Mr. and Mrs. Walter .Mantcll left on Thursday by the Main .Trunk lino for a trip' to Rotoruo. - i Miss - Nancy Johnston, irom Hawko's Bay ;is going 'to 'Blenheim to visit Mrs. Vavaeour. - .'Miss Lukiii':leift--yesterday- -for' a' prolonged -visit to, Sydney during hor. father's: absenco ;in England. . , _- ; Mr. Foster,- of tho Hutt, accompanied by his daugnteri' leaves uest Thursday' for a Six months' trip to' England. ' ,! I • ■: v - 1 -; , f Mrs.- Scales is going to. England:early in ■; May -to visit her daughter, who •; somo months ago wont Homo to study painting. ; Mrs., Lyttolton, from Rakaia, with ' hor Bon and two daughters, loft by tho Moana yosterday. for Sydney on thoir way. to Canada and. England. Mrs. .and Misa- Birks,, with Miss Crookos ana Miss Sykos, all of-whom have been visiting Wellington for tho past week,- left by tho Moana yesterday, on their way to Adelaido. On Thursday- afternoon Mrs. J. G. Rose : gavo a very.'enjpyablo little•tea'at her, 1 home . afc tho Hutt as ft farewell to Miss Lukin and Miss I 1 ostor. -.During, the afternoon an interesting quotation'., competition was held, apd thie-was won by Misa Allport.

.' Mra.-Fftchott, during the past seven weeks;- has- been visiting- friends in the South Island, has returned to Wellington, and is now staying at Day's Bay Houso. Mrs. Lalcor, Mr. and Mrs. H.: W. Laker, and tho Misses M. and J: Lakor, who left yesterday .by the Moana ,on their : way ; to Honolulu, via Sydney, wero entertained by thoir friends ,at a very pleasant i gathering on Wednesday evening. . ; Mrs:-,Riley, leftvyesterday by the Moana to' join her husband in; Sydney. -.Thence they Makura to Vancouver and via America to England. Mr. and Mrs. Holdsworth, of Dunodin, and Mr. MacEwan,' of Wellington, : . were passengers by the same steaiuer... . ; .- Mr. and Mrs. Louis Blundell left by-the Sydney boat yesterday to. meet their; daughter,' ;'Mrs.-<Noel Nelson; from Kobe. J -Mrs. Blundell, lira. Nelson, and her little daugh..tor.-;, will. probably., .go .'to "Auckland': to; see friends and 'relatives there before , comiae to Wellington. Miss "6. B. Lancaster." the well-known • Ne\vZealand; writer,. left yesterday for Canada,.. whero she is to do special articlos for a .leading . American magazine. Hor sister will accompany her in .hor travels through the Dominion, and they will probably spend somemonths .there before going to : England. ' The j St. John Ambulanceladioa' class for. first.!ud to;the injured was commenced at the office of the secretary (Mr.-J. D. AveTy) last night,' when 1 :, about' ;' twenty • Btudents at-. tended.';, '.The : instruotress, - Dr. Elizabeth Gunn, gave.-an .interesting. preliminaryad-: dress. 'Die classes will be.held weekly. It is intended to inaugurate a olass for gontle- : men,' hut at present a sufficient: number, have not. offered to 1 come forward. -' .On Thursday afternoon . tho Berhanipore Baptist Women's. Auxiliary, met'to extend a woloomo to Mrs. Robb, who recently returned, from a trip to the-Old Land. Between; fifty, and. sixty;ladies assembled; The pastor, Rev. T. Keith Ewen, said a few words of wcloome, and Mrs. Itobb mutably respouded.: Solos' were. siiflg : by; Mesdames Irtv-in and 'Porter and Miss Ada. Sadler. Mrs. Murroll presided at the organ. 'Afternoon i ■tea ; was handed. round . by! the members and a. very; pleasant afternoon spent. ' • :