SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 498, 4 May 1909, Page 3

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

TNoticeß Bf Engagements and Weddings.— When reports of weddings and announce* , ments .of engagements are 6ont to Dominica" for publication, the name and address of the sender should bo enclosed, Dot for publication, but as an evidence of good faith. Otherwise the announcements eannot bevpnbiishedj Lunch at Awarua. It was a very pleasant luncheon that Lady Ward gave yesterday at "Awarua" in honour of Madamo Mema. The table was ' charmingly decorated with golden brown chrysanthemums and autumn foliago in silver bowfe and vases, and around the room chrysanthemums wero displayed. Lady Ward wore a frock of white ciepo de chine trimmed with beautiful lace and a diamond orna>ment; Miss Eileen Ward, pale blue muslin , empire freck, with white .lace: Madame Melba, fiook of grey-blue satin soulo, braided with black, with transparent yoke and sleeves of black net, and black hat with i black osproys. She also wore a beautiful ' diamond and sapphire pendant. Mrs. Pur,ohaa Vjoro black icropo de chine, with cream lace vest, and black and white hat; Mrs. Findlay, black coat and skirt, with cream laco vest,'and black silk hat: Miss Coates, dark green tailor-made, and black hat; Miss Harcourt, cream voile frock with Irish crochet _ lace, and hat of mole glace, with largo shaded rotes; Mrs. Chapman, black striped silk, with touches of heliotrope, and small floral hat; Miss Skeriett, grey chiffon velvet, with cream laco ' yoke and sleeves, and black hat; Mrs. Soddon, 'black laco frock,'and black hat; Miss Prouse, palo bin© tussore silk, and gold hat ■ lined with bluo; Mrs. Knox Gihner, black directeire coat and skirt,,-and mole-coloure.d hat with cherries. Others prseent were Dr. Findlay, Judgo Chapman,' Colonel the Hon. Mr. Millar, Mr. Prouse, and Mr. Harcourt. After lunch the ladies acijoanwd • to the drawing-Toom, where Miss Ruby Mac-' 1 donald played several violin solos. Madame Melba expressed ploasure at her performance.; i > / ' > A Harbour Picnic. If Wellington is wot and just a little dull, the best thing one. can do is to get on board a harbour steamer' and sot off for the northern end of the harbour, and there things will bo pleasant enough,. At least that was the'experience of tho guests who "wont yesterday morning to ,tho harbour picnic ar--1 ranged by Mrs. W. Kennedy in honour of Madamo Melba. Tho Natono left the wharf about eleven' o'dock, and, though it was raining in town, tho picnickers itero soon out f of the rain. Thoy wont at once towards the Potone shore, where the iveathor was fair, and there they had morning- tea. The sea was absolutely smooth, and altogether tho picnic was a great success. Mts. Kennedy wore a daTk bluo coat and skirt, with black braiding, and navy 'bluo hat, trimmed with green. Miss Vida Kennedy wore a blue striped coat and skirt, and blue hat with pale, bine trimming. Madamo Melba came in a coat" and skirt of ruby-coloured cloth, with black silk hat trimmed with band of Oriental-embroidery and largo silk flowor; Mrs. Purchns, coat and ekirt and hat to match; Miss Bourne, brown coat and skirt, with brown hat; Mrs. Ranalow, fawn coat - and skirt, with bluo toque. Among tho guests present wero Mrs. aid Miss Miles, Mrs. Watson, Mis. and Miss Tweed, Miss Prouse, Mrs. Wilford, Mrs. Etheringten, Mrs. Findlay, Miss Eileen Ward, Mrs. and Miss Rawson, Mrs. Field, Mrs. Dean, Mrs and Miss Head, Mr , , and Mrs. Malcolm Ross, >. Mr. Kennedy, Mr, Ranalow, and Dr. Hay. Apologising to Milan. ' A statement published in this column a short timo ago, to tho effect that some Now Zealanders who recently visited Italy had reported Milan to be a city of evil odours;has annoyed several of tho Italians icsidenl in Wellington. They point out that Milan, the Manchester of Italy, is tho most up-to-date city in all Italy; it is tho homo of thousands of prosperous German capitali ists, who would not chooso to live in any unpleasantly conditioned town; that it contains many manufactories, "which employ thousands of hands; and that "as'these factories aro worked by electricity, Milan is without the grimo and dirt of many English manufacturing towns. In fact, all that they i Bay is pleasing, interesting, and new, for Milan is not written about by visitors to Italy, as Floronco, Naples, and Romo havo been. It is more a city for Italians, than for tourists, but, according to an authoritativo book published somo time ago, Milan ' can boast with justice that it is "the first town in Italy, first in .industry, first in municipal progress, first in political import-anco-rtUat what Milan thinks to-day, Italy will'think to-morrow." Tho great cathedral is tho artistic glory of Milan, its commercial prosperity makes it of first value to the nation. .Wedding at Hastings., . , - : .:< Our Hastings ■'correspondent writes:—St. ■ 'Matthew's 'Church," .Hastings, was ;■ prettily .• 'decorated on the occasion of.tho marriage of .'_■ : \ Mr.- Walter Raymond'and Mrs. Aviss, which ."■ „ . /was '.celobrateth.; yesterday morning. Tho ; /bridegroom is huntsman of the Hawko's : .. e'Bay.hounds,' and. a-son of Mr. Walter'Ray- •.'.. . '-rflond, ;of Somersetshire, England,''.whilst' tho' :'■ •- j bride is a daughter:of Mr; J: Macfarlane, of ; . • • ■■ : tho Clivo Grange. Mr: G.'E. Grooiue dis- ; :; charged :tho duties , of best, man, and Miss ■' ' . Elsio Macfarlane,, waited on her sister as ..-■■■;• bridesmaid. At tho.conclusion of, tho cere- ,: ' mony Mr.: and Mrs. Raymond[left for tho ,'•• .south on their.honeymoon. ~ . : A College Concert.', v • "'■ . .;■ On.Friday evening, the boys: of Wellington : ■' College gave "a/successful: concert, to raise . .money for ia , boat for their ■ rowing . ■■' . club. . Tho hall was packed, , and the '.: promoters, have':evory reason to be proud . .:. of .their'efForts, as.tho concert realised.neaT- ; - ly £-10. Mr. Kenny and Air, Wilford pleased .the boys immensely, with The /latter'sang ".Whuii L Was a Boy at School." She,present,headmaster well remembers him.

then, and,: as tho song says, he "was only 4ft..,high." -Another, performer gave a whistling .-■ solo ■.': delightfully, and Wilfred i'itohott's clnb-swinging was admirable. Cameron gave a bagpipe solo, and there were some excellent tableaux. , Among the many friends of the boys'present wore Mrs. Salmond,Mrs. JKasterfield, and her daughter, Mrs; .Wilforcl, ■ and Miss Prouse. , Frlend'of the Maoris. : \ . - Mrs. Jennings,. who has. been, a highly efficient teacher at the Native , School' at Otakii (says our correspondent), is severing her connection with it, and will- shortly go to live in the north. For a large number, of'years she has |>eori: headteacher, and,■'. to her, much to the promising outlook of the young Maori race in Otaki is attributed. In church matters Mrs. Jennings : has led. tho way, and she; will be missed, in'that sphere na .well as in , social, life.. ;•- .',■-,:''■-■■ Robbed, .on tho ..Train. / , -'■. New Zealand : has been described . 'as a paradise. for women travellers, , : and: it has generally been recognised that" women travelling alone in New Zealand had nothing to, fear; Then came news of tho ; Mderaki assault case, , and now it seems that the Main Trunk line has its perils (says an Auckland paper), a.first-class lady passenger on , the' Main Trunk train was robbed of. £60 worth of i jewellery, while sbe was dozing on Thursday night.- : The telegraph' wires / got into operation, 'and at -Taumarunui two men were, arrested and. the jewellery recovered.; .They were ; Temanded for .aweek. '-.'; ' ,-', Mrs. M'Farlane has returned to Hokitika. :; Miss Hungerford, from Cheviot, is staying with Mrs. Kendall. '.. ,'; ..... .Dr! and:: Mrs. Kedman, from Picton/. have gone to,; New Plymouth : for . a week. • ~ ■ . Miss,. Jackson, of"' "Stohestead,' , .- is at present visiting:friends in Masterton.;. '..Mrs! Blythe has ■ let her home, "Helstonleigh,,., at; Oriental Bay, to Mr. S. ; Myers. •: ■; Mr. and _ Mrs. Malcolm Boss will accomMadame Melba- to Rotorua "as . her guest. , ! ~■'■'■ "•:■',' ''■; ■■■":•'. '■).] ' .' ,,; 'V ; '. • -Mrs..F."punni;of Makuri, and her little, daughter;' are spending a'fortnight with : Mrs.' A: P. Ea'wson v m Masterton, :. ' ;■ , ■ Miss Orr,. who was assaulted .on . the Sydney ; b, oat.-' ten', days ■ ago, was. a; passenger ; to Sydney by the.Moana last week. ••.'■ ; Mrs. Barton, of Trentham, intends to go over to .Sydney in-'a'few"weeks' time,)'and wfll probably spend the mid-winter months there., ■'':■' ■.■'"■:'.'■:'■■'.' •', 7 ,'J '■_,:'■'.-. ■Mr; and Mrs. E. C. Studholnw, . of Waimate, Canterbury, ■ went up to Auckland by the;Main-Trunk;linelast ; Friday, -and ore staying, at the Grand Hotel there. . : . ; /Mrs. Cottrell and: Mrs': 'Smith, "of Feilding,' spent last week' in"'. Wellington, returning home on Saturday by way of Masterton, where they visited Mrs. 'Chennells. ..The engagement is: announced 'of Miss Keay,; eldest daughter, of the Rev. W. A. Koay,; Congregational' minister, of Lower Hutt, to Mr. E.. A. '■-■ Clements, ; also of the Hutt... Tho wedding will take place in a.bout :two months' time.' .... ■ '• " ..-■'. ; .' - : The, members of ' Holy j Trinity. ; Church/ Woodville, gave a farewell social to Miss Davies'-in tho Alexandra! .Hall last Friday: Miss Davies' had' been orgariist, for tho 1 church'for α^pdriod'of seventeen years, and, in recognition of; her the mem-bersr-presehtod her with; an illuminated: address.land a'pnrso'.of-soyoreigns." , ; ' i'V '.';. ' I. Mrs.. M.''Blythe, fl Missi^ps5 r < H, : -and t MassBowen'ha.ve' : jnst'*comoM)ack. from - r a -sis' weeks' . trip to Eotoru'a, Wairakei, Taupo, and..Auckland./: They erturned by .the Wa- ' nganui River • after a most' enjoyable trip. Mrs. M.'iißlytheVand-Miss-Bowen,;of■'Tura-kina!iyalleyj leave-by thefMoana for Sydney on June ; 4, to. catoh: the Oroya for an extondeditrip round the.world.'- ;■' v. , '