SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 678, 1 December 1909, Page 4

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

i, — il t< [Notices o{ Engagements and Wetldincs — -"■ wlien feports of ivcdOiiijs . ments b{ tngngemonU aro sent to "Damihica" ; for publication, the name and address of the s tender should bo enclosed, not for publication, i but as An 6Tld6uco of good faith Otherwise tlw : announcements oanuot be published 1 i Garden Party at ICarorr. , ' /By caw, and carnages, and motorcars, a a: host of people made, their way yesterday aftornoon out to Karort, where a verv enjoyable ' garden party was given bypMrs C J Johnf,: , ston in hor beautiful grounds The rooms f thrown op«n to tho guests were filled with i. quantities of iloweis Afternoon tea was served in the dining room, and muoh admiration was t expressed for 'the decoration of tho tea table, ,<•<■ whioh was at light and graceful as it was un- ■ common, pmk and whit* picotacs being ar Tanged very prettily with long fino shivering Y grais Everywhere tho flowers were beautiful, and from the glowing display in the consorva ; tary the gueatt wandered oiit to aftmtro the ; lovely fo*es, all at homo in the:r garden set m,' ting Out on tho lawn a band played during r the afternoon, and many of the guests played f bowls r Mrs Johnston Tcbeivod in a gown of oyster / jrey silk, and a black plum 4 d hat, Mi's John- '* ston wearing a pretty whito froct with wide whito hat Among tho many guests were — a Mrs Ivowm&n, Mrs Findlay, Lady Miller, , Mrs A Pearce, Mn Menzie?, Mrs Walter ,' Johnston, Mrs A Crawford, Mrs H D Cratf* / lord, Miss Richmond, Mrs Hansoll Mr, Mrs, ind Miss Bristow, Mrs T C Williams, Mrs ' PurnbuU, the Misses 8011, Mrs V Read, Mrs ' und MiS3 O'Connor, Mrs and Miss Burns, Jlri Hemes, Mrs Heed. Dv and Mrs Mar fin, Mr and Mrs J II B Fisher, Miss Beatrice Day, Mrs and Miss l}othaml«y, Mrs : JJ'Arcy Chaytor. Mrs Larnach, Mr l ? Algir Williams, the Mioses Harding, Miss Brandon, r r Mrs and Miss Watson, Airs B? Mifci and M>ss W Miles Mrs Morrison, Miss Li Atfcinvi, Mi's K. Fitzgerald, Mrs Jacob ; Joseph and Mist Joseph, Mrs Walter Nathan . i , and the Missei Nathan, Mrs and Miw Dun can, Mrs Tweed, Mr and Mrs H Eolleston, \ Md H Nathan, Mr. Harcourt, Dr. Tell, Mr John Duncan, the Hon E Loughnan, Mr Tnrtell , ' An "At Home" at Kolburne 1 At "at homo," which was attended by a , largo number of people, uas given last night By , Jlri Coull, at'her homo at K°lburnd, when \ 'paVy of tho members of tho committee, and \ iho friends connected with rho euchre party ' Tecently given for Miss Mercet were present u The euchre party was a (Treat snecesi in every ; way. Thirty soven pounds' worth of tickets wero tak«n, r and 03 the expenses amounted only to &, Mrs Coull was abjo, on behalf of tho committee, to present Miss Mercer with a cheque for .£2B, tho gift boin» concealed in an ' exquisitely arranged bisket of sweet peas The drawing room, dining room, and billiard room 1 wero beautifully decorated ivith quantities of -, flowers l ln tho drawing room thoro wero pmk Bwsot peas and mastes of pink and crimson ro*es, whili* m the dining Toom tho tablo decotations wero effcchvclj earned out with scar let poppies Thero was much excollent music during tho evening Songs woro Bung by Miss Mercer, Mrs Francis, Mrs Hill, Mr and Mrs Piddolt, Mr Parko, Mr ClaiLn Johnston, and iJIr > Hill Ifrs Slitcliffe an<l Mrs Kreeft re cited, and Mr Johnston plajed a 'cello solo Mrs Montague and Mrs ioidham played the accompaniments * - Mrs Coull wie a^froclc 1 of black point -, d esprit over whito chiffon, and coined a • of red roses, Miss Morcer, black 6atm, ' with Ifertha of cream lace, Mr< Eiddell, pnlo < bluo silk, with seqmned trimming Mrs „ Paterwn, black and whito frock, Mrs Darling, brown silk, with yoko of filet net, Mrs Mot nson, black ninon, Mrs Malcolm Ross, grey silk, Mrs Sntchffe, whito qlk, Mrs Bollard, r sago green, Mrs. Kreeft, blhel: frock, with , ' soqumed trimmins, Mrs Trancis, black silk, Mrs Fordham. blaok chiffon tiffotas An Af'ernoon iToa ' ' t Miss IJ Balkier was guest of honour yes tfcrday at a. very pleasant littlo tea given by Miss Grace Millt at her homo in Kensington Street lea was served in, tno dmmg-room : f i where a bndal lookiwss given to tho table '\ decorations by 'white ribbon streamer \vhioh '} . weio festooned horn tho electrolier toHhe side 3 \jf tho table, tthd, from this, hung also two L long silver ta<»o|s Tha tablo itself was decorated with pink,)whito, and purple iweet peas r» Mrs Mills: worela frock of palo grey crepe do , , chirie, Miss Mills, frock of vienx"*ioso cloth \ with cream laco while Miss Grace Mills and i IViss Olne MiU'i woro pretty frodi- of pale blue cloth and croani lace Bulkley wore ; a whito muslin puncess irock with palo blue hat During tho aftcmodn Mrs Winter Hall who Iβ an accomplished pianist, plajed doi Song? iwero sung by Miss Mills, Miss |/ Grace Jfills and MiiS "Webb, and recitations f weie given by Ijjss Eipley and Miss J'ulton i Amontf others present weio tho Missis D Bulkf ley,, Vntnam, Coopei $). D'Qyley, Holmes, t Kapleyj Fulton, iWobb (2), Wilton (Z), John I B f on, and &e>moih L Passengers by thij Athenic I Tho Kov A L Hansell and Mrs Hansoll, I fiom Karon, were at the wharf yestordnv to uveot tho Vthemo, tj which stoamor tho sister v of Bishop Juluis, Airs Haut, arrived on a vnt to her brothel Mrs T K Macdonald armed by the Athenla yesterday, and among thoso to meet hoi nere Mrs and tho Muses Scddon I Miss Maelajan and Miss Glennic, from Eng land, arrmfl yesterday, on a visit to Dr Mac ( lagan, at Kaponga " Ihey wore met by Mrs Mafilagan, who nad just come down from j Kaponga. \fi=s Annie Greenwood returned by tho Athenio after an absence of more than a jear epent m England and on the Continent There wore many nrls among the thirdelass pa c songers, which arrived by the Athenio [ yesterday, and qmto a number came out un \ der «n»agemcnt to a syndicate of ladies in *■ Wellington, Hawke'3 Bay, or Canterbury f They travelled under the caro of Miss Gordon, f who proved hersolf a very officiont and kindly F guardian, and many of them were met on ar- ' wal by Mist Wlnhkei, the orgnnisini; secret tary of the Girls' Friendly Socisty, to whom i ' they brought lotters of commendation , Most I of them remained on tho boat all hst ni»ht, f nnd it was difficult to meet them, but their I fallow sir that the scores of womenfolk 'n tho clai? wero, speaking gener- : ally, of the type to bo heartily welcomed to New Zeamcd '■ A Woodvlllo Wedding. i At WoodTillo yesterday Miss Mary Herlihy i was married to Mr. Pondorgast, of tho rail--1 way staff Tho bndo is tho daughter of a very { old SDttlpT, and a largo number of residents I from the district wero present Ihcse, \nth f tho friends of the bridegroom, filled tho n church Tho Eov. Tothei M'Kenna. officiated.

A ; -Tennis , ■'? ■ .''".,;; ---.'•'■ •': : :-'.-;. ; : ; ' ; As yesterday, a holiday for so many poo. , plei'&s.Dawson 'kindly lent her. tennis court nf her.; homo in;. Central Torraco to a party of young: folk, 'who spont ( a' "■ delightful ."day ■ there;-. The' party was arranged by the young .people .themselves,' thtfl.girlg providing tho..lunch. Afternoon tea; was soryed. on tho tennis -court. The ladies',singles wds.wpn by Miss Rita Johnson, the men's singles by Mr.'Duncan, and the .'combined"doublca;:by Miss. Johnson: and ',Mr. ;Kandrup.,■;■ ' . ! r-'.,^..'.■■;■•'. ; V- r : ' '■ ,'v',- •'.:-.,, i' Miss'! , Ethel B.': Ste*. of Paconda, Southern California, is a,-yieitor; ti) Wellington". ■••'•■..■ : ';;-. '.. Mr.; J. :yigoT.Brpwn,"'member for Kapier, has. deceived .news..of. the. death of; his mother in Melbonfhc, in. ,h;er,9Bth,year,..;;.','"... ~ . ;,',.'., '•'■■ in'.'cpnneoiibn with; St. Mark's : Parish,, a fiiipr, plcmcntary-.sale of.-work will bo .held; to-mOTrow. evehirig. ;.. Maypolii 1 - and i ftinoy. dances will bo 'iuchidw'. in, the:attractions.•.■.-; v V.- ;,-•','; '.'/ : i: 'Miss;Esnie left:yesterday'for a -visit i.'itb Nelson; wheresheis to be'.th* gufetof.Mrs.. y;.;.'.■:■'■;■■■ '~ V-, ';■ .; ■ r '■■'■'/. ; '-' : 'who 19.leaving "Eawhiti,"'at Gpldcr's Hill, is.to visit Mrs. Hacon.. .-■:',.',: , •'. .Mrs. P'Afoy Chaytor, of '■■ Marlbdrough,- and : 'Mrs. Leslie :Gorton,;of; Teilding, are .staying I -iyth..Mrs. : Edwin,'on the Terrace. :;,.■, v ... ■ '•'Mies" Myrtlo: Lee, , , who''has,rooontly returned to'Wellington''after several in.Eng:laud,\is giving : a -private view. of Tier pieturea. at'Messrs.vMaCgrcgorWright-s gallery, on Sat. 'ntdaj-, , pbcemberiil, ■'_;. : '~ ; ■-.. . ; ;; -■':■ >.;...;.- . ; "'Fpr- tho,past ■twq''years the mothers connected 'with-:the-mothers'' ineetihfjs.."at tho -Tory: Street. Mission ■ have had,, a picnio about v this: season, and tprday they, aro' holding, their third annual !picmo,':aUVday lons at Newtowri Park.■:- It is. ;a■'great event in; their.,fives. .They ,take the babws'ihat.-they'cannot or: will npt : leavo at hpme,:'an<l..Spend a: nice quiet day in. the open -air,; ( only at the'end .of:tho';aftor- : : ■■■/:'■ \". ? v.-:;•,•■'■ .••■*.'--i •■•;.*■ : ..-•'■;■''.;■. .-'■'•'" ■':■[-. '■ •'Gretit .preparations "have been made for .the entort'ainment to be given this evening at.Syd.ney Street Schoolroom by Miss Sybil; Johnston, in iconrieotidn Mrith' the 'sale of >ork that is to to opened there this-afternoon. .The of Miss Johnston's -pieces'.' will 1 bo simple'-but'. effoctive, ; arid tho-frocks arenas beautiful gorgeous; as'cpuld ppssiblyl'bo' arranged., ■.; " : ;St:Th6mas's;aall,'Eiddifdrd Street, this afternoon '.Mrs. Newman ■is -ito'oDen .the Zea-' landia Fair;(which, is being held 'in-aid 'of tho fund for. .building .a: new., infants' .school, at Trinity "Methodist, Church.; In addition to tho brdinary : httractions/'.'will be a 'series''of tab-, lleiiux given', each evening Sunder' .the direction of ,tho ■ Misses; Yournans,; ; whose skill in'' such 'matter3a,3 ,well'known. ■ ;'■'■;/.': ,-' ; ';: ' ■■:'.''■ ' /