SOCIAL AMD PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 557, 12 July 1909, Page 3

SOCIAL AMD PERSONAL.

: ;r;;;.'Hrs.vWallis'B;;.'At ; Horne; , ''V; v^ ■.•'■■: .''■■• No hall smaller thai'the .Concert Chamber ; : r : ;'::,-'oi'Mo''/Town';Hall-'covdd : ;haTO:acMmmbdated' .':■'. .'.the.fthrong .• of /visitors":.who"-. gathered ; there. ;, oii/SatUTday. 'afternoon/iWheh- the Bishop, of ''■■: ■,-■' Wellington '■: and Mrsi. a recep- ... tibn;/.-; which was - ; attended y.by .-. many ■; hundreds' l of wasia> ; very. enjoy- "' able.; gathering,-, representing' as it did the ■ ,'. wide-circle'of. their;friends, and it was;.made the"'..Dio7. ';■'..'',besan*. Synod "'is now', sitting "in -Wellington, • v.'and,ttie members of the Synod from all parts - - : of:' ( the'.scattered diocese;/were, present . m ■■-■.',- large' numbers, 'mahy;.'.of , them with their. ;-,;:-. ! .wives;"Cabinet;'Ministers;., foreign consuls, .' s "clergyriien of.- various - denominations .foreign: ■'./' 'doctors,; and-leading';womeniwbrkers in; : thq .'■;■ - Church .were among; the; many..' guests 'pre-; '.'■'. ,-sentJ: ; All about the haU'were Betlittle.tea- ,'■ ' V tables.'":. v decorated : : with:' : ;feathery ■:' yellow ■.;■■'.■ wattle, and .■■ great" - vases; : pi ■ wattle"'..-- stood about furnished ■•■';" ■-'■'and "decorated 'witti .p'ftlms,- and ; thefo -.-'.a ''■'■'■"" string band played all the'afterhoonV. Mrs. r ' Walhs/received ini'a frock \bf grey oheck- ,/ ered silk, .with yoke ;of white lace outlined -/with: golden- oriental embroidery, and she . ./carried a beautiful bouquet of white-lilies ''•.'■•'.'■ and 'paJeOprirjpleihyaciritns.;.'■''';-, ! '/ ;'"■:.' >.

;;./'Ma^neß/ai-thB,Y.W^C.A^ -C little "was . ray Bii\- at' ; the. '. rooms ■■ of., the I Young; Women's Sri-istian i'A ssociatioh on Saturday afternoon /.under''the- direction /of/ the Misses /Cathie,/'Allender,/Fitzgerald,; and D.VCavorhill, who '■ "■' tobk/.thisvbpportunity/of raising, funds for ,thb';frirther adornment',bf;.theirj large room.' - 'The' first.,part of the/prpgramine ; consisted ""of; musical items; and'recitations. Miss-L. Caddick played, ; a pianoforte solo,; and a /. pretty .'.little action,song was ;done, by/half I '. a i direction, of '■/ Miss :'B./Waters.:- '.This.. was/very ■. ahiusing, ■'■;'.;'■ and .'much;/appreciated. /, Miss Connie ; Williams .did a poi .dance, .to' the . acoonipani-; •; -ment ; of fan/unseen^^'.chonis, who ; sang , a' ; Maori 'song;} Miss Dora Pope gave a recita- ;. tibh, arid/Miss E.j Cathie Ud three .girls, '■' dressed-as ■housemaids,, in/an action song called .'.'The Sweeping Brush Brigade.". Dur•'sale.: The/second.parti'bf the entertainment consisted of a series.of tableaux illustrating the story of '"Cinderella,", which was read ; by Miss-may-Masoni Miss' acting ois accompanist.- / T^^bleauk'were very artistically: arrar/ged and effective,; and the'/packedvaudience was .most' enthusiastio , -/asveach ■ beautiful' pipturß ; ■ appeared/ > 'The ■■• ■:stage managers'hadz/spared /no\trquble, and • there eight .or. ! nine : pictures 'in rail. ■'.:■■■■ tracing -the-'story of Cinderella, in detail, !: and - 'each '/k arranged. -;- parts ; taken: by -MissoW'segg"'>(Cinderella), Miss-D. -Bull ■ (The' /Prince), Misses - Gooder' ah'd.V. Wial' (Sisters), Miss B. Mackenzie \- (Fairy Gbdmbther), ■ andVMisses K. .Caver'/''hill; and B:i-Fitzgerald'(Eirig-and Queen).-:'

A Farewell Tea. ' On Saturday'afternoon Mrs. Pytt-Jackson cava "a parcel tea at her home Moire," > Solder's Hill, for Miss Ruby Orr„ ,whose marriage takes place shortly. The bndeelect received many parcels containing presents both handsome and useful. The" rooms were all beautifully decorated with narcissi and snowdrops,-and-'the artistic decoration of the tea-tal)le was much admired. Over the centre a bell of white narcissi was interspersed with foliage, and from it were streamers of amber and'green ribbons harmonising with the trails of lycopodium and the fairy lamps upon the table. It was a very enjoyable tea, and during the afternoon songs were sung by > Mrs. Grant, Mrs. Lambert, Mrs. Kennedy, Mrs. PytfcJackson, and Miss Staveley, whole Mrs. Ereeft and Miss Sievwright recited. A keen word competition was entered into with interest, and this ' was ■ won by Mrs. Sievwright and Miss Ethel Casey. Mrs. .Pytt-Jackson received in a palo blue silk embroidered frock, the yoke Mid sleeves'trimmed with handsomp lace. Her 6ister, Miss Davis',, wore a white and heliotrope silk frock; and. Miss A. Davis was in champagne' voile. Miss Ruby Orr's pretty directoire frock ,was of pink radium silk, and with it she wore a hat to .match. Among ' the manv guests present wero Mrs. On, Mrs. Smellio, Mrs. Sieiywright, Mrs. Holmwood, Mrs Halse, Mrs. and the Misses Nixon (2), Mrs. Chalmers, Mrs. Gill, Mrs.'Grant,'Miss Sohramo, Mass Taylor, Mrs. Lambert, Mra. ■ Burnett,' Miss Wynn-Williams, Mrs. Rnowles, Mrs. Percival, Mrs. Bell, Mrs. and Miss Kennedy, Mrs. Dumbell, Misses Orr, Se/ldon, Wiggins (2), Eversley, Halse (2), Hogg, Macintosh (2), Richardson, Meacham, DunbarBanks (2), Petrie, Britson, Young, M'Lean, -"'Anderson, Murray, and Caldwell. The Cinderella Matinee. 'It' was a very happy crowd of littlo childfilled the Opera House on Saturday afternoon to watch the ever' delightful story of Cinderella. The dress circle was , filled with little boys and girls of all ages, ' ranging from two upwards,/the stalls wcro gay with therri, and tbey fairly crowded the family circlo. They were all in love with the heroine,, and admired the prince immensely, and the littlo childish joLelets were very-much to tlelr taste. There was never a child who did not appreciate the story of the "young ; lady of Niger," and, in the same way, the manner in which the canary -was "taken for a walk" made them scream with laughter. Another item that met with great approval was the pretty red skipping-rope dance, and'they wero filled with admiration at the sight of Cinderella's very 'up-to-date coach—this time a motor-car ■ ablazo with electric lights Children are very stern moralists.' The end •of the story fits their sense of strict justice, and they appreciated it all the more because of tho scaro which • they had at the "almost 'last," lest tho stepmother should actually step into Cin- , derclla's shoes, and walk! off with her darling prince. - ■ Children's Fancy Dress Dance. Mr. and Mrs. Willoughby, of the Wairarapa, who with their family are sponding the winter months -at Eastbourne, gave a most enjoyable children's plain and. fancy dress ball at the Ea-stbourno Hall on Friday night—the first of tho kind ever held in the district. Tho hall was tastefully decorated, the most imposing' festuro being a huge Christmas tree, laden with presents, which ' caused endless pleasure for the littlo ones. Tho hostess, who received her young guests in a handsome black gown relieved with laco, wris. assisted by Miss Floming, who wore a frock of palo blue muslin. Many pretty and quaint costumed figures were to be seen ■Amoni? them wero no.ticp.abl6: Miss Dorothy Willoughby (Japanese lady), P. Robertson (cricketer), E. Wills (Chinaman), D. Sbortt (knave of hearts), Eric Shortt (Neapolitan page), Miss Greta Ross (gipsy), Miss Vera Shortt (fairy queen), Miss P. Avery (old English),' Miss D. Avery (Grecian lady), Miss Elsio Ross (18th century lady), ifiss Elsie Vickcrs (Red Cross nhrse), S. Dixon (Father" Christmas), Willie Bannatyno (Scotchman).

.The . Civil Service annual dance is to ■■ be held on August,3l. It;will be remembered that their dance held in the Sydney Streef Schoolroom last year was one'of the most successful dauces of the;season.,

The engagement is announced of Miss Gladys Gear, of' v 'Okowi," Porirua. to Dr. Graham Robertson, of Johnsonville, and formerly of the Wellington Hospital.

' Mrs. Neeley, wifeof Dr. Neeley, of Christchurch, accompanied by Miss Queenie.Neeley, left for the States on Tuesday,; Miss Neeley'is to be entered at one of the loading girls' colleges in the States, and[-it. will bo some years before she returns to, New .Zealand.. ;' '. ;' '.'-.' : ; '

"The tea-room 'staff of. Kirkcaldie and Stains, who recently gave a delightful dance in the large tea-rooms, are to be entertained at a return idance'in the Goring Street Hall oh' Thursday, August 5, by the following committee:—Messrs. M. Burnett. G. Fell, P. Hbwden, F.: Johnston, E. Kirkcaldie, A. Rhind, and G. Shand. . ' "-,'.■-•'.>.,-.■ • /<■

of -the clergymen attending . .the Diocesan Synod -are accompanied by •■ then wiVes. and among those now in Wellington "are the following:—Mrs! Isaacson, from Pa;hiatua; Mrs. Harper, from Palmerston North;. Mrs. Dean, from Wanganui ;_Mrs.' Innes Jones, .from Feilding; Mrs: Woodward, and her sister, from-Foxton; and Mrs. Cassels, from Hawera.,': ,'• V.