SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 588, 17 August 1909, Page 3

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

••fjNotieee, of ...'Engagements and Weddllifjs.Whem reports Mi wt-ddinga and announcements of engagements are sent to "Dominica" for publication, the naino and address of tin sender should be.enclosed, not for-publication, bur sas'an dvideiico,of good faith. Othenviso the announcements cannot be uublisliedj Masquo and',Danilno Ball at Carterton. :Av-most delightful; masque and domino ball, ..given-by;several ladies >of the Carter-• 'to!n district;vtebk place'.:in the .Victoria Hall, at;.Carterton,, on Friday' evemngj. many visi- ' tors' from v different;.parts .of ', the valley be-. ing'.:preserit. : ; ; : Tlie hall 'was. charmingly, d«j' corated with branches'/of tree-ferns, wattle, oiid; brightly : coloured r iQagsj while., mirrors were placed at/ intervals on the walls. Much merriment'was'caused; in trying to discover the'identities^?well-known people disguised. under an unbecoming; masque,'' and trying •tp assume qjl "sorts of •peculiarities of speech,' very unsuccessfully;< sometimes. - The dis-, guise, , ''la6ted lip to the fifth dance, : as masques 'are - very : hot things- to we&r. ,Tho . supper-, table .' was arranged - most i daintily, wfth beautiful bulbs, violets, and maidenhair.. Some of thoso present' . were; Mrs. Perry, wearing a : black satin dress; Mrs. 'Cormack, black-.crepe ,de chine; Mrs. Johnston,' empire'; dress of green, satin; Mrs." Moss, empire; dress'of 'black duchess satin, trinimed' with , jet ;. Mrs. W.. B.ooth, white .duchess satin,:'.,with silver trimming ,- .Mrs. R. Maupsell, whitVninon; Mrs. Broadbent, grey chiffon taffetas; Mrs. Chennells,' black.silt; Mrs.- J-. Perry, : black,.velvet; Mrs;; Burns, white crepe. de chine.; Mrs.- S. S. Broadbent, white satin ; Mrs, Tatham, .heliotrope, chiffon taffetas;;.,' Mrs. T..'..E.' -Maunsoll, white satin', trimmed;.'with handsome Indian lace; Mrs. C.. Flower, black' silk; Mrs. Preshaw,, cream brocade; Mrs. "F. Pearce, blue floral silk;. Mrs. :F,rappi blacjc. ■ silk; Mrs. D. Bu.chanan, green silk .Miss ,N. Cameron, black' velvet.; ..Miss: Paytonj pink silk; Miss T. . Payton,; pale blue silk ; Miss Morrison, palft ;blue'silk; Miss Wolff, yellow chiffon taffetas, with orange : trimming;/ Miss Bunny, whife nin'o'n, ;with;''silve'r .'trimming.; ; MissDrummdnd;- soft. .silk; Miss Kiimmer, 'pale .blue ' silk ; ■ Miss'..AVoltors,.! black',' with silver trimming; Miss 0. Wblters, pale pink silk; Miss .Maunsell', brown chiffon taffetas; Miss Deller, pale 1 blue eolienne, with silver trimming; Miss Mn'cGojw, black chiffon taffetas ; Miss: R. MafiGoun, white chiffon taffetas, trimmed with rosebuds: Miss Tully, pale blue; Miss Broadbent/white silk; Miss Cormack, pale pink satin charmeuse, with oriental' trimmings; Miss I'.- "Cormack, pale blue charmeuse : Miss Dsrry, pale ! grey Davis; green' taffetas v .Miss; Roydhouse,';pale pink silk,;: Miss IC. Booth,* black, wjthv.white;,trinimiugs,; ; Miss Groy, white chiffon taffetas; Miss Tate,'black, with white jyimminsjs; and the Messrs. Buchanan, Booth (3)i W. Perry, ff.- Pcrrv, It. Maunsoll, T. Maun sell, Bhindell, Bunny , Hubbard, Bidwill, .Burns, Douglas. Tathams, Preshaw, Chennells, Wolters, Winter, Gray, Hutton, .Bijy, Trann, MacGoiih, Morrison, Deller,' Garwith, Elliott, Dransfield, Willoughbly, - Jackson, Roydhouse, Kummer, M'Lean, ;Dr.'< Johnston, and many others. Dance at Levin. -A'_ very enjoyablo dance took place in-I'lo Druids' Hall at.Levin, on Thursday evening, the hall being prettily decorated for the occasion. Mrs. M'Donald, wearing a black, velvet dress trimmed with Maltese lace, and Mrs. Stuckey,-in black brocade, were the chaperons. Among those present were: Mrs. Craig, wearing a black silk frock; Mrs.' Gardner, black laco over black glace silk; Mfs._ R. Wallace, empire ■ frock of . black Iquiswe; Mrs. Revingtoh-Joiies', white net trimmed • with 1 silver .; bugles over - blue -glace silk; Mrs: Hankins, pink chiffon taffetas; ■Mrs. W. Vickers,' black silk. with vest < f cream tucked net; Mrs. Lodge, empiro frock of cream chiffon, taffetas; Miss Stuckey, blue silk muslin, trimmed with a.. darker blue velvet'; Miss M... Stuckey;. empire ; frock ofpale pink chiffon; ; Miss Bevan, empiro fro:lc of cream chiffon taffetas; Miss Luxmqre, em T brcidered net over- sillj ; i.Miss .'Jones',' white silk }•-Miss Hickson, white silk'.'Miss Sutherland, empire ftock of ".white, chiffon taffetas; .Miss-M'Donald, blue, silk; and Miss Bartholomew, 1 white sUk frock. ;.■ > • An Afternoon ITea.- ; On, Saturday "afternoon '~"a very ~-pleasant •afternoon .tea. 'was Hall at her resident for .'a ninnbe'rVofher friends, and in, the eveiuhg, Miss. Q. Hall also entertained visitors.. Music K and competitions helped 'jo entertain-, the gu®3ts, Mrs-. Wettinhall arid Miss: Agnes Fleming being the winners. The,, tea-table- was very charmingly; arranged with spring flowers. Miss Hall. wore a•' pretty frock of blue' silk;- and'her sister pale greeir silk .with 'sleeves and: vest..of. Limerick ilet. Spmeipf those,.present were: Mrs. Maroh.ant,! the. Misses.; Riphardson, Chisholm,-. Maudsley, ■Flux,- Leppard, . Dixon, , Dawson, Barry, Taylor, Buchanan, Wafburton, Halsc, Simpson (2), Wilton, and Zohrab (2).; '

Entertainment; at .Home.for Aged.'Needy.,, .A party'organised by Miss Dimant, General .Secretary-of, the'. Girls' Realm Guild went.'out'to. the.: Home for tho Aged Needy at ■ N.ewtown on Saturday afternoon. The visitors r took Vwith them material for. afternoon .tea-for. the. inmates (donated by various £rien,d,s .ar\d : ;members'' of the Lady • Pl'unkef OentTej.'.ancl.serveel the refreshments in-.the sitting: room. ; 'These-' were much enjoyed, arid wete supplemented by a packet.'of. sweets for : each-'person, the being kwdlx giv.cri;. for: this;,- purpose.by. ', Messrs.' Wardell;l3ros. A programme of music was f)iie through by the.'visitors, including',Mrs. ; randori' -arid.', Mrs,:. Kilr.eiy tbo 'Misses Dimant (SjjSilverldck,- Hyams,' and Castle, and' Mr. J: :»'...-Kilrier; The ,-last-named smger- s songs particularly were much enjoyed. ;, M « ; ,, ] s'-' M 'Govern is at-present visiting her mother a Airs. Bonnington, at " Newcorhe,,' Masterton. . ■ ' . : ' ! Tlie/marriage of .Miss' J. Meredith, ■■ of ■ VLlandaff, 1 .; Masterton, to.' Mr. J. Moodie takes place on September 21. ■:, ~ , : - ; A. meeting :of-the Lady Plnnko.t Centre of the, Girls!-Realm Guild takes place in the Town. H*U oil Tnesday af,tofnoonat Quarter past &ve..' : ..' ■■■.■ . ";' : ■-... ■■...;• :.' ' /■Mrs.' P. ' Hulirte) of .BfcnHuim,; (fiitl '■ lier little son, came dver v from. Blenlicim "at. the ena.of last Week,- and will bo spending some days in ■town..'. .....•:.' . '•:.;, .. . ~ , ' (Mrs. Ernest Izard: and Mrs/ (Dr.) AnderBO)a,, of Stoke, Nelson, are spending a few days in Wellington,' and'are staying at tlie Eqyal Oak.Hotel.. , ■ The. marriage of Miss Bvelyn Frances M*son to Mr. H. Clifford. Boberts takes place 'Bt .tie Cohgregatioiial : Church, Constable Btr«etjon September 1. ~-. ■ •■ '■•; .'- ' .The Misses'M'Goun (2), of Carterto'n, are 'Staying, at the Royal Oak Hotel, and were joined last evening by Mr. Howard Booth <v* so of Cartertpn. The : marriage of Jliss M'Gdun to' Mr. Douglas, of ; Wellington/.takes place : on Wednesday. '■ • '

The marriage of Miss Vera Beauchamp (daughter, of Mr. Harold BeauchAinp, ' of Wellington), and Dr. Bell (of tho' Geological Survey) has been arranged to tak'o placc in Wellington on September 23. Invitations havo been issued .by the Council of the Academy of Fine Arts 'tor ah , "At Home," to talco place at the Art Gallery, Whitmoro Street, 011 Wednesday "afternoon, August 18. ..Tho Misses Langdon, of Christcliuroh,' w' 0 arrived Homo by tho Athenic on May 25, have been spending the. past five weeks with relatives in . Devon. TJiey aje now in London for a fortnight, and afterwards they, will - visit Scotland and .Paris, returning . to Devon. .Miss May Langdon will return 10 New Zealand by the lied Sea route in. October, but her sister, Miss R. Langdon/ proposes to spend twelve months in this fcountry in order to study painting. . .. Invitations havo been issued for a "Lower Valley Bachelors' Dance," to take .place on August 27 in the Town Hall at. Feathorston. It is quite a.long tjme since.there has been a.Lower Valley danco (always sueh'a pleasant 'so that thcrs? is no donbfc that .this ono will bo particularly looked forward to;by ■many. The' committee consists .of Messrs. E. F. .Barton, W. C. Buchanan, T. Cameron, Martin Elgar, S. R.. Gawitli, E. G. Hutton, H. „A. Matthews, J. D. M'Dougall, A. D. M'Master, D. H. S. Riddiford, • and R. W. Turton., with Messrs. Carne, Bidwill,and A. Campbell Pearce'as secretaries; Mrs. C. , Pharazyn has consented to act as hostess for the\occasi6n.l