SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 564, 20 July 1909, Page 3

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

, Tha Garrison Officers' Ball, i • The. ball given s.by '.tho;-.Garrison officers ■: evory:.year 1^. from : a> spectacular-point of : vievr;quite . tbe . most'brilliant-social function .of-the season,.for:they spare'no 'troublo to decorate-the hall.in.a'very.complete;and -■ : artistip .niacnfir,-.; and. last night'B ..ball was, if \anything,, finer ..than its predecessor. :-The walls .of . tho : vast hall - were . covered .with . ; r dull .green -and- buff' canvas,, which formed an excellent background: for the ' brilliantly coloured flagß and. mirrors : that wore hung , against it, and,- above-. tho flags, ran a broad red, white, and pale; blue. ■ Across tho-room wore carried lines of'.flags, and .: • feathery; fcs.toons or lycopodium, which met in the-contrfe . over- tho little square platform sot up i for the band This' platform I was covered - with, dark ' blue,' draped with I red, blue, and of-the four .. . pillars.was. twined with • red. or blue or white, - and by -each corner/was ra sheaf- of lances; , . with pennons flying,..whde,raundthe -sides, were various,' weapons ■■-. of-, . war, ........ ivords, bayonets, rifles, ■ and -revolvers—all looking quite ■ decorative ;with - the colours ■ intertwined, yAt. each coraer . were palms ind', mort'arSi and. ranged : along - the: floor; irore tall, quick-hring cartridges, empty, , kut looking deadly. ~ Above this - mass of ~.. irmament, hung gay gaily-coloured Chinese i. . lanterns, .their bright colours showing up s, well against the overhead green; All round fcbo .rooms were ranged: chairs : and,, couohes, audi iat ■ gfle - side». was a 1 dais", for thfe chap'- . eronsr-aifrsticilly. arranged ; with' '■a ■: v dark Wne. backjpotuid . and .a..canopy drapg<l -with Uiiion Jacks. 'Over tb© dais;nrnig'tie Royal' ; ,..vcoati of.arms,'^ißiinDoraite^^with'revolvers Sun-: Jingly'': arranged; and'surmounting /«a < star of bayonets.. .Right at,the front oft the canopy Irang * photograph; of : his. Majesty - the King, and, by : the -way, la feature of tho 'decorations was the series of portraits of officers . i -•-.'fWto^'mT'A^oatllmanded.•mrA^^llmgti9n-^ : CS(>lo3il«l . Colonel. Butts r (fcho picture >of> him is .a ; vory fino portrait, (which 'Eas -just beeapre- .. s?nted. to. the-.Garrison.- officers* . by ' MrsButts),' Colonel NewaJl, C.8.. Colonel, Webb, Colonel Pole Penton, Captam y , Aiidrewsj., and .others, sup ■ with ■ portaits of. groat English -getoerais. • • At', the corner of -the -.dais ,stood; three / quaint -Wea-' Pons,, that _had been.used at Waterloo, an i • , g 1 ??!. pike, -fluttering -theTgreen. flag, a Brown Bess, and a claymore, arid to these was tastoned , the, following' verse. "We gave our best at Waterloo, for 'the ■ name,---■We threw oox fcedt m a hundred fields to .... ( . put our foes to • shame, ■■ ■ • i- ■ J? 5 -good, that.Britain's.(soldier .men ■ -»/.• io-day can. do the same " ■ ■••-,. ■ ■...v.Af . of. tfce .hall, stood i.four army tents,,amwged.f&i;fitters-out, affording a fiady retreat from which an/excellent view of ibe . whole, ,hall f . could ~ bet .obtained. One ot these tents, surmounted by the red cross Hag,; represented , -the. . Royal- Army Medici] corps, and this was intended—so One of the officers said—for thos<s "wounded by love" A.,_cuxious i mvestigation ,showed.;that it cononly four chairs, so.it was to be supposed that tho Wellington Garrison ' officers have no opinion of Cupid's marksman- ; , Ar w?na, the . tents were arranged, P.?!???' stretchers, andrElanders kettles; with other little things like that, to jnve an idea of camp life. The artillery room was turned into a sapper »oom for tho occa--55"' oro , stood the big gun which, - J'Wr |i«) had not-becn moved out-of, the way for the frivolous occasion, but which, havng been dccoratd to m6et tho spirit df tho evening, stood there rather bashfully, J*™ 1 a draped red and whiter start, in the new rashjqn,. and a : massrof/jVreenery jon. thfe corsage, a coquettish Costume that, all woro agreed, did not suit her stylo. A]ong the TM!' * re there are mysterious views of tho environs of Wellington, and vsfious ; .deV;ces; of- aid. to -gunnery, practice," were stretched long trails of green, foliage, and large flags, surmounted with httle nv idly gay-pomted pennons, A large proportion ot the men present were in uniforms of icarlet or dat-k blue, and these with the d ?] nt y .of- tile. ladies - completed: a verv . •ittract]yj&;.;sdene|. ; \ In the official set' the Hon. G. JFowlds, icting-Minister.-. for: Defence, A' daUcod ,:withs Kobin, who woro a frock/of white lace aver pale green silk, with pale .rose pink directoiro sash, , and'deep.'silverv fnnge; Colonel Robin with Miss-Fowlds, whoso' protty trock of turquoise blue satin was finished with vest of gold-sequined tulle, and wido gold embroidery, Colonel Collins, I.S 0., with .Mrs.. Campbell,.-..who wore/a charming frock' of apricot-coloiircd. -charmeuse, the skirt :■ opening over a wide-panel of chiffon covered with a dust of tiny gold-scqums.-tho-bodice ; draped with-the. Same;. Captain ; Columb; . R.N., with Miss Collins, who was in-' white chiffon, .taffetas i with chiffon ■■ sleeves and pimpo.Miss Bauchop :wore 'a,.; princess frock of cream canvas'with-bluo Oriental ■ trimming on the bodice, 'and. her. partner was : ... Colonel Purdy... Jjieut.-CoL-.Campbell--danced-with Mrs,Columb, whose -frock was - of- blue sai.in,. .the skift the- bodice:draped , with .cream- lace, and.-fimshed-with-tiny bows - of.lotus blue, a great bow of shaded bluo ; . clasping tho .folds'in front;'tieut.-Col. Bau- ' chop, with Mrs. Macintosh, who woro a frock .- of.black satin with a.large.pink.rose;Lietit.Col: Duthie, ,with Mrs. Head, who wore \a - : frock.of vieux -rose satin charmouso. trimmed . with handsome.black Chantilly.lace, a-long f(?ld of which draped tho back of tho skirt • 1 . Others present were Miss ;Evelyn: Collins;* , t : who wore ..a frock of •taffetas; ' Mrs. O'Sullivan,. in apple (iresn xiinon l '• sUk of the:same; shade, .with .wr^th:of.itinyi • pink roses on the. corsage,".and'dMp rid roses ln. her hair; Mrs.''BicharSs6n,'whit© A silk : ;- ; . Mrs. Trask, black velvet with white laca; i Mrs.. J. Duthie, pale blue satin.with over- ■ dress of pale bluo seqmned-net; Mrs.'Mabin, white satin, with .heliotrope trimming;; MrsCorrigan, empire gown, of ivory • ninon over, silk, with ' gold embroidery ; Sirs. - Somerville, . white silk: -Miss Coates, : - black brocade; Mrs. . Standish,- white muslm; Miss Butts, , palo green frock, with • cream Jace; Mrs. .Simon,, wbito 1 and gold; Mrs. EJarty, white embroidered chiffon with real lace; Miss Mee, white lace over white, with . bands of pale bluo silk on bodice,-and hem • and trimming: .of . pale blue • true lovers' • knots; Miss Clarke, Aucldaiidj-. pale ..pink - frock, rwith draped , bodioo, and largo, palo pink roso;-Miss.H.,Miles,;apricot nindn- over / . silk, with seqmned ..trimming; v Miss Mary Jones, pale-bluo nuioi},,,with mother-of'.pearl trimming; .Miss -Rawsouj. white' Silk; MVlrs; Dykes, cream .lace l frock^-edged:-with pale ' pink; Miss Flora Gordon, Auckland, wnite - lace frock; Miss; Gill,: palo, pink, silk;-. Miss • ■ Kelly, white silk; .Mrs::-Micldo,, red satin . charnxmse; Mrs. ,A.tSamnel,j,pale pink chif-fon-taffotas, wrth sleeves and veSt-.of' white wide-meshed filot not/ 1 and-trimming of gold . embroidery,-and gold and,silver fringe; Mrs. ; Macarthy, wlnte lace;: Misa Treadwcll, pale . pink; Mrs. J. Rose, whito-lace-over blua: floral silk;; Mrs.'Harold,'Johnston, nasturtium coloured satin; Mrs. Rolleston,.: deep bluo satin;. Miss .G. Harcourt, • whito lace;/ • v. tho Misses .Tweedio . (Wanganui), .ono •in • floral silk, 'the: .other :in-,palo. blno j, Miss Meek, whito silk; .Miss- Dora Meek,- white r ; - vV;.- v; .'- . : S'' ■

net ovor silk with pink rose, Mrs F M B. Fisher, pale pink silk, Mrs Thunder, Chnstchurch, deep violet velvet princess gown, Mrs Morton, heliotrope silk with siher trimming, Miss Bodmin, pale blue silk, Mrs.-F Leekio, pale amethyst ( chifion, with banus of pale blue, and a pale bluo chou in her Jian , Mrs Le\y,, black srqumed frock ovor silver tissue; Miss Cooper, pale blue broche, Mrs H Webb, white satin with silver trimming. Miss Sexton, cerise velvet frock With dark red rose, Miss Butler, geranium red velvet, Miss D Wilson, white muslin with band of pale pink in hqr hair, Miss D Bulklcy, palo pink silk, Miss Miller, Sunuier, pale pink chiffon taffetas with gold tnmmrng, Miss Geddis, white ivory charmeuse, with rose point lace, and emerald and jewelled seqnined trimming, Miss Una Geddis (debutante), frock of satin j charmeuse, with bertha of Venetian point lace Wedding. On Wednesday, al St, Joseph's Presbytery, Hastings, tho wedding was solemnised b> the Rev. Father Quuin of Mr. Roy M'llroy, second son of Mr S M'lLrov, of East Olive, and brother of Mr J H M'llroy, of the head office of the Railway Department, to Miss Margaret Alice Brady, second daughter of Mr. A Brad}, of Chve Miss Katt'eon Brady was the attendant bridesmaid, and Mir I/. L. Gr. M'llroy acted as best man. The Humiliation of tho Ballroom. The article from a Sydney paper on the humiliation of the ballroom, which was recently published in this column, has attracted a great deal of attention, and it evidently voiced the feelings of a large number of people A correspondent, signing herself "Debutante," writes to say —"With keen appreciation I read tho article. 'Tho Humiliation of the Bjllioom,' published in Tire I Dominion's ladies' pac;o The writer sums up tho situation perfectly Surely, nowhere socially is itlie lord of creation so obviously 'monarch of all hesuivevs' and nowhere is the quiot, unobtrusive girl so glaringly 'out of it,'vas in the light that blazes on a ballroom I The period between emerging from the dressing-room and 'waiting to bo asked' is a torture which' must be undergone by a sensitive mind to be adequately realised. Tho only piecept tor a girl to act upon if she wants a gooJ time, not where the men present are friends, and she is not enamoured of decoratmg the wall is 'A man doesn't care how far 'forward a girl goes as long as it is in his direction I , With this sublime remembrance she may do and dare— if she be bold enough. Tho thing is, to bo bold enough " "The Women Lookod to Roaven." Speaking ot Petone last night, Mr A. W Hogg, eT-Minister for , Lrtbour, made some interesting-remarks concerning the part stayed by wqiren in present-day politics "J, like, ' bo said, "to them taking an interest m politics, because'their homes and amilies aro so greatly concerned. At ono ■into, wome,i were supposed to remain , at lome rocking tho cradle and scabbing the loors (Laughter ) Women prayed, men looked to Tarliaipeilt' for help, vluch they aroly got; women looked to heaven, but I think that,is too tat anay to be visible (Laughter.) The result of the new franchise is that refpruis qf a most important character r|tfve taken, place not only 'in Australasia, but in the civilised world " (Hear, hear ) Some "Conduct" by Hockey Girls, ,The hockev girl is not exactly a '/bread and butter Miss', (snvs our Wanganui correspondent), hut she usinlly behaves with propriety when'chasing the white-punted ball, girls' vteanv jast Saturday, however, took its dafeat rather badly, and it relieved its feelings by fiung the referee to understand that ho did not know the,A BC of tile game The "Horald" calls their 'conduct" "Insultfng\ and positively disgraceful," and suggests that it is a matter for inquiry by tho Hockey Association At tho Rink. ' An. unusually lirgo number of people were, present at the rmk yesterday aftorncon, many of them visitors to town One large party which spent tho ifternoon it the rmk was afterwards entertained at tea a.t tho D.I.C tea rooms by Mrs .Elejar. There were I over thirty p'resent, among them being Mrs Arthur Duncan, Mrs K. Duncan, Mrs. J Abbott, Mr. and Pearce, Mr. Higgihson, Mr. and Miss Bell,' Miss Brandon, Mils D Johnston, Miss K M'Kerizie, Mrs W Bidttiif, Mr and Mrs. W Turnbull Mrs. H. Holmes, and the Misses Russell (2) The Hotel Bristol. , The Hotel Bristol had hoped' that it would be able to-morrow night to open its new annexe with a social and-danco, and invitations had been issued, but the management now find that, unfortunately, this function, must be po&tponcd, as the annexe is-sot ye,t completed The opening is to take place on Wednesday, August 18. Palrr.erston Plunkot,Nurse Society. At the annual meeting) of the Plunket Nurse Society yesterday, the following officers were elected —Patroness, Lady Plunket, president, Mrs J. D R Hewitt; vicepresidents, Mesdames L. A. Abraham and Mre Young, secretary, Mrs. Cohen (reelected); treasurer, Mrs. H. Palmer, auditor, Mr. W. H. Collingwood; advisoryßoard, Drs. Putman, Martin, O'Bnen, and Mesors M , Cohen and Palmer The membership list stands at 187, aad there was a , oredit balance of £105. Mrs. Cecil Jones returned to town yesterday after a very, pleasant visit to Clifton, near Sumner. To-nigbt, Mrs. Orton Stevens, of the Hutt, is giving a dance. Miss Warburton ie giving a small dance this ovemng. Mr and Mrs Lionel Abraham, from Palmerston, are guests of Miss Coates. Miss Rita Kebbell, from Ngarata, Alfredton, is staying with Mre. Alfred Brandon. Miss Ida. Russell, and Miss Beatrice Russell, from PaJmerston North, are visiting Wellington. • ( Mies Moorhonse, from Tasmania, is the guest of Mrs. W. Moorhouse. Mrs W. -BidwilPis staying with Mrs Tweed. Mr Lawrence E Christie, of Wellington son. of Mr F H Christie, of Waaganui, was married yesterday to Beatrice, second danghter of Mr. J. R. Johns, of Wanganui They left for Wellington by yesterday's express

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