SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 752, 26 February 1910, Page 11

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

;"At; tfdrn'e" : irf; Sydney.•:■ Street v , ! .;'p; : '■'■ '"■'[ '■ iThe} Jiedical; Cohg'reJS 'has. had ;'a' very: pleasant i.week in Wellington.). There'have beon 1 sessions devoted'■ to the discuSsion.:of, whose>terribly 'technical shames, sounded most, important, .so.'tliat:Jone-.,was prepared :to:believo each discussion ..was. of. • : v'ast;monWrit;tb.>!the".oommupi.ty;''and there .have.,been 'afternoons , :arid ■■ evenings;de : ;. voted with.as imichTenthusiasm',to amuse-. nientiinnd-Ebcial intercourse. ■ .Now.: the; congress .is :;pver.'.;ilt';.had-,a\very.'pleaant couclusion'last! night vhenDr. and Mrs: Yojing entertained- the members ; and.their. :friends- invSydney'Street Schoolroom..,,',. - Buring-'.the,. tirstlpart, of.'.thejreyeniDg . thefo werb two' little,.plays, mostjamusmg-; ly noted .by clever amateurs. .1 Miss Elsie. .Watson "and Mr.- Mills'' played ' the first little comedietta, arid Mise Rita Simpson' arid; ; J[r. .Vuran.' Rhiad, , the;£GCond, ithe, ovoeful-'tale of ; a-; forjetful ■ husband, '■' a packet of. forgotten'invitatipas, a. party', to ivhich' -one, .canie;'6iitual; ; recriminaT;

tiohsi'and forgiveaesai;L Jt.jsras'very, j .well. ■aoii?i\a^! : ■audience. '.',.•'. ",-..• ■.;'•■" •;;■/.'''..'"•'■ ' ; . ■.' .;!.Afterwards the, : MffltTvas..cleared, and the."guests idanced; till; midnight. i7;in: an ■ adjoining -' room';', there 'were card '.tables ior taose'.wh'o , preferred l a'gSme of bridge,. 1 and 'supper '. was >. served. downstairs, ; where; ■thertablcs 'were; 'decorated''with\pink-,and Kvhite ; peak'/The stage was carpeted,; ifurnished, •> and , ;.:decorated"iwith.;'palms, j and ■ flowersi'and' sonie ; /of .* the' ante-roonis .were furnished for .sitting out. ;.;.:i .:■.,•;;•: '• ■ Mrs. ; Young woro, a , frock of-ivory,chif •• 'fbn taffetas,' , jrith.'touches: of; black;;. Mrs.A.:.' Youn - wore, white charmeuse;,' with braided-trimming; "Miss Tolhurst was in. ipale 'green ;'Mrs.' Purdy.^ireSa'■ frock, of ;peacock .blue .satin •oharmeu'se,.with-black, •sequined".net., trimming; Mrsi; Ne.wman, ifrocfc.iofi-purple,embroidered- tulle: , 'over; i i yoke'. : bV jewelled laceitand■ :tbflches-of jjviolet iVelTet ,\..Miss.-Cbates,"; 'block'.:frock;- Mre.;.Krth,'.white : .laceTpbe' ■overi'pale ,blue,',vivith "a black! Macei .'coat; Mrs:': Christie/' (Wanganui), ■' ffdckjof Ipale, iinaure.; mescaline ; ; ? Slrs.' ;S.. -Gibbs •■ (Nel-' 'son),/:white 'chiffon, ..heavily,; trjmined ( witli' /Irish) '■; croqhet 'lace V; ;ilrs.'.. Brutbn-Sweet,: 'white .satin. Jcharmeuse.; rose-, i(»ioi^^. , - : Mto,V?. : draped."''yHtt. : -'- > dbajililJly | ;.i :Bennett,-'black'silk;,Jlrs. : von! Eaast,"gold. , -Mrs; , -F/'-Wi :^TCrd; ; Jl)Jfl4!k":| sequined.net; Dr.' "Elizabeth: Gunh,' palei'l ■pink.; Bilk; .'.-Dri: Edith:. Huntly,, black ifrockjllrs. Quaine',' rose pinki satin; Mrs.' , : Clay, ;,-wHte.r lace;. ijMiss'g McLean; ■ pale pink with; ninon' ; over ;• silk',-with 'heavy /cream J laco , -1 Jliss rE. ;Simpson, : black'; frock;' Dr. iPlatts: : Millsi'S'pale ■• green'"bUffon : :-.taffetas';'-Mto'.'. (Elizabeth/ I ,,llacdonaldi' ; !blue' : 'silk; i: 'llrs.- ! ':Elkingtoh;'-'palevblue:rnttonT v Mrs; : ' GilimerV'vieus rose. eatiii',charmeuse;':'Mrs/' i Phatfield,' 1 ] silver '.sequihed;. net;.:,:,/.' ■;/"■' l<.

!;;Miss:L.yyChristensenj ; 'of, Chfistchufch, who"'has,isep,ured:':first-class honoursi;;in 1 electricity,;' and." magnetism;'in - her.. uni,versity: .examinatiob'-for' her > M.Sc. de-, •gree,': is the /first ;lady !in vthe Dominipri(states;"The (Press")'.to•; secure such (honours, in-y connecfibn iwithCthe ■ New; Zealand jpnivereity .".'.,'■, y- , ;-'...'.-'"^-j-V;.''.;. '.••■ ; -'.'.'.' : :-'|'. ; •■.•'■''.■

■ :'Mis3/-E. ;i: Jackson,.' Christchurch, ;'has gainedJaiEenior-ischblarship iri;light, heat, ■ciiileowii,:: at.:- the (Universityy ofp New. Zealand' examination's,-; and' is/. th'e" 1 " , " first lady \in the Dominion, to secure a - senior scholarship' subjects <mentioned.— .■"Tlie:Press.";.'jv.'!-. : ; i X;. :.. .'.■v'V'V' '■ ■''

' < Miss v Talbot,'':geneTalißecre r tar7:' ( ;of : ':. ! the. i Vicfof ia3Jeague,.'arTived ffl:.Wel;ineton : on Thursday.'. ■. She 'is '.'.the;; ■ guest',' of''. Mrs.'. Grace.'"' V.;.'. - ■•';?.':■■.;;'•'::' )".•'■' :'''• '.'.•'■ ■■■■.'''J'.'---. .■".'/• V;, ; '^Mrs./.Arthttr/'TasterV'of.'Nelson, ispay-. ing a'iyisit' ; io-Mrs. .of= Tolavera Terrace;;;-/i;:-~r- J-'- : ..:i/:•';]■ -;' ; . w" '

":: i Speaking'at .'the annual-'prize' distribu-. tion at '■ the, Co'untyj /Schpol, :; St.- Asaph,'. ■Mr.' .Stanley : Weyman, - tho,'famous 1 novelist, 'delivered '.an entertaining on the- subject--of,; r'ea'dingr-vadviprig:'his: 'hearers to read ; .wide]y, : buf'npt.idly; and,' while •'■ reading, J not"; to : ; allow v reading : to take-th'e place of'observation-and. thought. ■ Had 'Watt .been reading l whilo.wai ting for .the kettle: to'boil, • heisaid,-' we<should , !not: 'have'ihad. the -interesting- '-tradition"?of how/he?discovered isteam-powerj 'and had; : Nowt6n'.been, reading. ;in: his ' garde.n,:he would , .not have' , .made,-.as,he:did,:the discovery .■;that'. : is):asspciated.'with hisi name. —thev'law-.ofcgravitation.-v;The.~over-reli-( 'ance-onlbooks weakened both the powers ■of observation and thought. , .:'■/.-• .•■'-■.-