SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 657, 6 November 1909, Page 11

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

[Notices of Engagements mid Weddings - When reports of weddings and annouire rnonh of'engagements are sent to "Dominica" for publication, the name and address of the lender should bo enclosed, not for publication, but ai an evidence of good faith. Otherwise the announcements cannot bo published ] Trio Palmerston Show. The show-ground at Palmerston on a People's Day presents a truly wonderful sight, and the person who bkes to seo humanity in. bulk, with good humour, 6unshino, and prosperous ' appearance, also in bulk) cannot do better than vi«it the White City on such a day to admire tho orowd. From the four corners they camo, •thousands of them by train and trap and motor, through a coun f rysid6 that lay drenched in s.inshmo, smiling v.ith goodwill. Never were things moro mixed, men, women, and children, scattered about among great red and grey machines, canvas tents, stalls, merry-go lounds, and cattle pens, so that ono never got any clear idea of how many wero Tho crowd was an amazing one, amazing in tho high average of its prosperity and good looks Ono questions whether there is anj other country when a crowd, so representative of all classes, foiraing such a large proportion of , the, residents of the district, would bo so eveiie6\up to a fairly high level. < ' It waa not only that they looked well, and happy, and prosperous, that the children were blooming and the young people comely, but that they were all so well dressed, American ,or "English writers who deal with country life almost invariably emphavso the difference between the towji and oountry, by making the country woman's attire very old-fashioned or somewhat eccentric, but the most casual observer at Palmciston must have been struck with tho fact that the crowd knew what was being worn in town, and that the sleeves made in, tho baokblocks were apt to be like the sleeves made in Wellington, which is a significant fact to anyone who studies sleeves Indeed it is to be feared that our crowds are becoming 'too sophisticated to be individual, and the fashion of the moment is as nearly asi possible for all olasses and district?, the national dress. i The children of the oountrysido have every reason to believe that people's dsy at Palmerston is d«3igned especially for them, for every minute of the day has something to interest taenv'aiulwhethxsr ,ho is riding on-,a'.meiTy-go-rotrad, staring'-at some, new 'machine,' climbing rcp a fence (to- study ithei'prize'rbeaets at-'close quarters;'-or-shying;.things- at-vAunt-Sally, -the small bbyVlooks supremely 'happy.' -'Even' m the grand paraded r tfll-the .prize-winners: the chil-, dren hive their 'not inconspicuous, partey.--. ■ It 'was" a;'- very .'interesting sight;,' that: long line of led into the enclosure in fi ont v of "the''grandstand, ito' display .them-1 solves, witK their.decorations.df coloured.cards, and ibrilliant-.Tibbbns,, huge; unwieldlypJopHng shorthorns; great ■'Heref ords.with' gldssyi; brown bodies, and pale;yelloWf'hea'ds,:.that looked as i though "theyVhad; been.' dipped ; iti yellow clay, and never 'come. ; :clean,;tneirr'faces.i.quilted, rather than, wrinkled/, and < still more 'monster lowering.tbrutes;whose names'ohe;could; never : remember.';:.'; Then" the':;.horses,jivery>prdudvpf! their honoOTs/.vand;:some, of t them,.,.wearing/ those -honours; jsd., : formed necklaces '.on' their 'shining jskins.'There •were a good Many,'ladies;ip:fho. r par'ade.riding their own'/hoTMs/iand (one; noticed that, the I mnon<7.;;.oi.t\^a.'>ladias.,;-r:rpo> > i'.;.asiri4e.' ~ The \ ,the :'■• whole'< jparado.; very, crjftcally; ahd;ohly:;:pccafflpnally;did-it applaud..; ■'• -applause.--.was . - given .-'.tooths -.little" troopfbf 'chfld-ridef s, some ';.of/them , --very"tiny.fahd gallant'.in;their-:bear- ;'; ing r '-;,"aiid-another •'\'the> !^nd-j-W'as';j;n9fiiny':ditHa^^ap'-: in\ , -wMcn ; : >a;;yery; ;small; an'd':flnffy, girl-.sat, ■: and.^whichpwis' a-.slender, ■. ijolouredPgroyhouhd:-'..That"jwas '.■ a'-.p'r'etty'.cx-bftit, >trap. 'was; -so well; balanced ; : tnatl ; there.-.was. : rip appearance' of Xeffort'bn : the' part. of."th'e'.'nov'er.:pony. ■• ' ,'"■''' :; ';. • v 1 i 3riying-'competitipn was .watched f'with : keen l , interest. V; The .course -was' ! laid jal-- @** ! aimed;at . ™P°king- dpwnnhalf;Va;dozen'or 'more ,pegs . Bfuckjato- the;; course;' It did not Mook. easy,' . Wd-FpbaWy;;jt;'',w'as::;rndr'o-,'difficuU ; .'than.''it. -~ looieel,;;. for:, 1 -very i few;.'suceeeded;fin Vknocking : .MOTOimpreihanv.tfaee'Pegs; '.'V;':':';'.-';•' .' ;^^i"'-TO;^; «panalnp;:. 7 joweyer,;,th'at the women took their ..aharexin-the ;.work' of 'the":show; ''They f had /toiled : a; ; large;.room;•■jritb;-"-'a' : .very, .interesting '-vf^r..yP l . embroidery, Cplaini sewing, .and , Stencilling, .and, .Vin! another part.; of - the show,; they, had.;a largo display .bf home-made the.unseen work.of the 'most: important ;> of : all. ; Wrt^tw^ l^^. olll 'growth, where,':dur- ■■', the' day,'; dozens of : e ' hlln ß r r ! crowd.,-- Some K^w?' ****?>■ JM 6; ° f th «- tents, -but -it*E^bfwhS^v ;B^sfactory ■'•JSUijS i p «;- %re. are many children to \meal' tbdtris,proS is S??.k?i?j i 1- a ,i ba * et < ; »nd. it means moro ?;B °KM° '. te &°< one had' dea thatit .wpnld;be possible .toWa prettV cle'a? . notion who; were, there,": but Joon packed^ *S' pretty frocks, ■> and even • nrpftior borfe?E ? ?l' ;bl ° 01DS . n . pansy 'R,,™ :. t o,:recpgiiise'indi.vidual 'faces in k£ T 101 ?' . an d since :the view fronTthe le'blS 11 * 11 ' from Sdi e£ u> ?:-WP!« .remained seated while the iSSI' -S:°ST V . ;W , n ?, ; woro a ' ta lor-made' ' co'sfe^^^?tt,Vwiue:;hat';pf'fine wh^ etraw trimmed;;.with w he-coloured t'osps unH . /gwy.'-ost*icb. to^Be'vif' who 6 % ":toque With,white.featherj..Mrs.B. S. Abraham 'in .. black,.and whitefchecked tailor-mad" wfth'hat ..tomatoh;.thepisses; EusseU, cream cloth cos- ; tnmes,with,yiolet,hatsv:Jfr 9 ..WhbridgrTC -Sf^ e «?ft* >nd^skirt"with S W f to : niatc,hi,Mrs.-;Pdrritt,■ !«. and'.gnV' striDed 1 with .black ;h O tj ! MK. & /oack ■: hat; gilding);;vieux'TPfe;linen'with hat to mfttPh- ; &i ; lf^^ bl^e r taiior-made; and '.black' : en B l ???^ed!coatVarid'skirt •■lS:ii.'.PJ? j:^i'-Ml i.-- ■^? nel " Abraham,, hcliotrope linen coat;and skirt with hat to match; Mrs, -Buickj .'Jonr.coat.''of - naturatcoloured shariwith..dark.greah, !and black lint .''' W i wlt h'. .grey, : tulle; : Missi Tolhurst (Otaki), white iinen;costumo/-faced with blue; and hat to match;.,Mrsi,A., : >Holmes,f brown.cloth •cos,.;tump;,and.hat;,,with'ros<ia.;,'Mrs:'..Wilson, champagne crepe dp ohine and plumed'hat; Mrs. K. I^ary,'violet'.cloth.coat and'skirt and violet hat;;Mis.s, o ßrien','green;coat and skirt,' fea,.,ther''.boa,and .hatSwith'l roses; Mrs. - . Bull,, grey '.. tailor-inade and^reeh(floral hat;. Mrs. Harden, : black coat .'and.skirt'and burnt straw hat; With v : red • rose;.. Mrs. ;.M'Knight,...grey,striped- tweed •;■ costume-with; .white, boa -and'.'.black' .lat;' Mrs.' . -Sim, pale ;blue ; linen; costume aridlarga burnt .. BtriiWv t hat'irimmed "with;: black 'a velvet . arid -;'•. plttmesjj'-Mrs. I M'Eae,','.'violet., : skirt ■ ha't.to!'match pldrV. :Martiri, bfowTi : ;.rnade,..-with;.yiolet'.'hati'.Mrs. yWue;;cloth:cdat';and;;skirt.;and.' black and' (white 4 plnmedibat.'.-y-j;;;;«%■;'; %■■'^ ! ;. ; vO- ; ''. - *'.■■'. } : : ; : :] ':,■, , -iili<'l ' an d' /.'Mrs. 1 -;, Vavasour,'of ,;'rogbro6ke," \wu'th;i by ;.the. Maori; ; l'ast - ? 'eVdhingjKto- -participate '■ in '-carnival 'time -vat ,;;'Christci.iiri!h..., ; ;-' "; v v.-;';:"; ; ".; -• ;:■'■ V! -:"■ \ ■■■':'■'-'.. ■■/;'■'■-;

St,. John Ambulance Fair. . 'There isas a good attendance at the.St. Jolrn Ambulance. Fair last evening,'and, brisk' business; was done at the various stalls. - An excellent, programme of fancy , dances , was : _gone through by Miss Estelle Beore's pupils. Great amusoment was caused by the tight' between "Professor ' Barnatott' : famous birds. There will be. a';niatineo this afternoon, and th'o fair wiU be brought to a closo.: "The Follies", will. do produced by ten performers under Mr. Theo. :Trezise. A spccial fcature'has been .the pretty ikioslc, where patrons, have found a haven of , rest ~and , the', daintiest of refr«shme"nts. : The' kiosk'; has "been under the management of Mesdaines, W: H. 'Preston, S.; Richardson,, W. R. ; Bock, and; Bulls, with the holp of an army of energetio The beautiful hand-chased repqtisse .silver howl .-will'.be raffled this evening, and'will be presented to the winner by Sir Joseph Ward. 1 ,- At the end of. the. fair, yhen all the'raffles will be . drawn, a grand auction of all unsold- 'goods will ■ be held. Throughout the fair- fine programmes of musio. have OBeeri- rendered' by an - excellent orchestra under Jfr. E.'.J. King. .Yesterday evening' Mrs. S. A. Rhodes entertained the stallholders at tea" at. the' Town' Halli' A vote of thanks to Mrs. Rhodes was subsequently proposed by Mrs. Waltersi and was passed with 'acclamation .amidst 'cheers and ;: the'' singing.-'of; 'Tor She s a Jolly Good Fellow." Mrs. Firth is recovering from the cfTects of her accident. The following won'prizes in tie raffles yesterday :—' Mrs. -Richardson,' Miss I Clark, ,Brandon, N. Pearce, - Mrs. Reed, : Mrs.':Leckie, W. Corbett; Mrs. Fanning, Jackson Park, D. M/Xean, W. B. Fisher, W. M'lntosh, Roberts, Rhodes,- Miss White,' Mrs. W. J. Gray, Mr. Egeletori, Miss L. Miller, W. H. Tripe, Sexton, Crnickshank, ;E. Baume, J. Tripe, C. J. Thornton. Leo Rothschild, Mrs. Russell, -and Mrs.; .Pickin. . - St. James's Sale of Work. I :.The sale of work; held in James's School-' 'room/ inlaid, of the fund i for,; building a new school was,concluded yesterday .very, successful days. The evening's "entertainment was'• given" the : children,'- who -did various sorts of drill and Scotch dances, . while Turner's banjo;'mandolin; and guitar band, which ; had already perfSriied at' one : bazaar ; earlier in the week, very kindly played : ,several selections. The proceeds of.'.the sale of work amounted to im >;■;. Luncheon at Kirkcaldie's. ■ '■Aa enjovable lunoheon was given -on Thursday -,at,' ifokcaldio ■: and, Stains's' tea-rooms -.to celebratethe c'oniing 'of! age of Mr.Lardner : Jennings. - A portion ; of«the .room was .screened off . for ' the 'iise/of the guests, -who numbered about thirty, and a very pleasant time was spent. .-Those present included -Mrs.: Jennihgs, Mr. Whitehorn, Professor and Mrs.. Richmond, Mrs..Tudor Atkinson, the Misses Fell, Mrs. Burnett,! Miss-Hamilton, Mr. Natusch, Mr. J. Richmond, Mr. Stocker, and Mr. J. Hurst, bouse. ■ - ■ •'-••'Mr.,- Mrs.-, ■ and Miss ; Anderson, and Mrs.- ; Read,» of. I Hawke's-VBay,','. are: staying; in - 'Auck-land-after a visit to Rotorua;:-