SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 762, 10 March 1910, Page 3

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

fhe Nava! Bail/" r '": : x.' •','.,: ; ;,:^ k meeting o£,'the committee of the ball to'-be given >y the Xayy'liaguov-ill be • .held- at eleven 'o'clock' this morning; when | returns will'b'e'h'arided in,'and,some idea will';be 'gained ; 'qf-:the' numbers likely tobe present at the ball; Among those who •have notified''fo. the, secretary their, in- - , tentiori" to be present'aye Sir, Joseph and ' Lady Ward, and the '"Mayor, .'and 'Mayoress. .'. The'decoration ,of ; .the,' hall-is 'to- be -in ' ■the h'ands;'of. a, cpmniittee.yand; are to be" used, in.' profusion, . wi*th-,,fo]iage',' flowers, , trophies,.£hd",special .pains. wfllvbev;taksn:'with■ thei floor:-,' King's'. Band!.has .been engaged.,': x -.- ■..;•;.• ; ,Victorja Col.lege, 8azaar.,.,..!",'•-. ,•-,■-.■. It is only-alitt-le'ivliiie riowbefore'th'*' ■ pe'ople-of-Wellington .will be'in'vited,'persuaded, besought to patronise the bazaar for which the women 'studentsi'at: Victoria' ' College have-been'making' great'.pfepara- ' nons.- It is confidently, believed by many - of the students thai' a:.great deal, of .the money alvcays; spent, :lavishly'\ at" Easter time-will find'its. way.into the/bands of '■ the stallholders' at.this bazr.ar, and-they-., ere doing their, best,- to .encourage it's ."■ travelling, in thai' direction. . Yesterday afternoon Mrs.;R<)wntree,.an<l.'-Miss'Reith were hostesses at',.'a- tea;'given.,, in--the "T.M.C.A. .rooms,'in aid of'f.three'.'oi'.'th'e stalls ai the, bazaar,, and "each,-pi ".the many guests brought 'sonie' article—they ranged in 'style; from''.'-a' beautifully-' .■worked lace to-'a:.-roll .of ■ glass-cloth—likely, to' 'tempt', a purchaser. During-the afternoon , recitations '.were fiveri by Mrs. .Martin' Williams,'and-Miss Allan arid ''Miss TJphahY' ioth ;played"and : sang, while 'one.'of : the visitors,"who! is' ; exceedingly, clever, at'.', reading..,fortunes',' kept a number.of . tn. her ieadings;all the .afternoon. --,-•' -'A Bride's Tea. • ;;:'::;>•'•'■'.7;' . V.-':'■.•',',' 'Miss-M..-Stuart, .whose .marriage is to take ■place,;next. weak, : was-the guest.of; honour at an| enjoyable'tea given' yester- - day. afternoon'by Mrs.'Ernest' Bhindell; Afternoon tea was served'in, 1 room, "-where, the--table .was -charmingly' decorated ,with'.pink': asters.'.... TSeW'ftt'sV -music''during 'fhVaffcef i! ' noon; The hostess played;, and.songs'were sung by Miss Stuart,' Miss Olive; Keniber,. : end'^Miss^aj,bittle.... : ;,3frsirßlundell re- ; ceivea-an' a. princess.'•;robe.'of-.-pint,'silk,';': •vHth'',embroidered, chiffon-. oyerdress,'-,and, ■ 'Miss S fuart-wore -a princess robe of-cream' net, and black hat.trimmed v;ith.:blue.;. Among.'.bther> guests present, were:.. Mrs; Mleari, Mrs. 'J: Blundell,. Mrs! .and Miss Haybittle,-Mrs. C. Tringharii, ,Mrs. Clay, Mrs." Walkins, Mrs. ?ulton, 'Mrs; TrimBfill, ;Mrs; AVylie, and Mrs. Hayward.: ■ :.. The; Victoria. League. • -'-..•" Tie Wellington branch .of .the Victoria .Leagueris.losing.no time.jh.'carrying out tha suggestions made 'at* tlie committee's conferences. .with' Miss .Talbot;:; A ; . m-teti ng of .the committee of the league, held, yes"terday. morning ";at.,'th,e..;home. 'of-.the president, Lady ."Ward,.was. perhaps, one -of the most .important they',/ have. ever held. ..The members present:. were:—Lady Ward,' Mrs. Grace,';: Miss' CoateV; '.Mrs.: Lainach, Mrs.'Corrigan, Mrs. Stott, Mrs. Harris,. Miss -Harding, Mrs.- J. ; 'P. Luke,. jand Mrs. Chatfield.'' Various sub-'edmmit-■tees are to be. formed- to. take .charge' of. •the' different, branches of the 'league's ;workj .which' is; to-1 be, very widely ex,*end^di-.' \' ' ' ' •' ;•■ •Tea in Ellice Avenue. A very, en joy able kitchen tea', was. given - yesterday afternoon by Mrs.' Halse, ' of' Slice Avenue, in honour of Miss. Nettie who is'' to be married, shortly. Some ■ very:good and .useful' kitchen requisites ' were received, ■ including—most, useful of all—a cookery book. Tea. was served in the dining-room, the' table being .prettily decorated with yellow and red dahlias. .Miss Eevestain ; played some very: delightful pianoforte . solos, and wngs were sung'by Mrs. and Miss Mu'el-.-!er; and Mrs. Kelly. The" hostess received . in.a pretty 'blue frock. Miss Lcvestam R-ore white silk, with black.hat; Mrs. Mueller, blue costume, with black hat;' Mrs. Kelly, black silki with 'black' hat. Others present were:. Mrs. Nicholson, ; Mrs. M\Lean, Mrs: Eadford, Mrs. Burt, _ : and' Mrs! Curtis, and Misses-Westani (2); Irwin,-Mueller, Wordsworth, Pcnncy, Henderson; arid. Kelly:': ' ■ ' * ■ A'Garden.Party. I Mrs. Denton's pretty.'garden in Wooltoriibe-' Street was, lent yesterday'afternoon to' the'Ladies-' Auxiliary Society'of' the Young Men's ■.Christian Association,, who.gave a garden.party, 'there,in aid' of' their funds.". It -was very cool and- pleasantin the garden, and'the;w,irid;thattroubled other parts of Wellington did not penetrate Jiere, 'so-that- the stallholders were tble to.Have their'stalls? set put on/the iwn. Mrs. M'Garr was in. charge' of' the' plain-v/ork stall, Miss;. Fossetre of, the »weet stall,, and Mrs: Falconer' of the fruit and -flower stall;-while Mrs;'■ Camp-, bell took charge, of ;the arrangements for tea'. . A piano' was brought, out' on thererandab,'wjiere Miss WaterhoUse, played leveral selections, and Miss : -.' Dii. gave' tome clever-recitations. ~.,. •Did.it ever occur'to' you ,that rate al-: rays frequent houses'during the-, autumn »nd themselves- snug throughout the winter, and for the small. sum of Is. id., spent on a Bottle, of ,;Shaw's Death to Eats the house can be" cleared of the pest?,, This preparation is'to be had only at Shaw's Medical- Hall,; Manners Street, and the Cecil Buildings, Lambton Quay.—Advt. ;• ; ' (iOSJ^UMIBE. Mrs. A. E. Duff, after an absence of tw-o'-years in England, where . she v has ttudied. the latest European modes, will »e pleased to meet old and new> clients at her rooms, Hannah's Buildings, Lambton. tjuay.—Advt. l^ ' •/■•••.•. '■' • ; DIOTTJHAiR-PADS.•";•'.''!' v.' Ladies are warned;- against wearing iair pads,not made pf pure hairthrough--iut: '. Nurnbers'of sneh-on" the market ire stiifEedwit.li. horse hair, wool, and rarious ruobisli liable' to eet up skin dis«ases."jy>. Heiidy, Hair Specialist, Duntdin, ' is ; ; Sole proprietor, of the - "Bclrravia";Hair Pad, guaranteed-pure hair' thrbughiut;.- and- sterilised. Every gehuirie'pad'.bears'his'name. Ask' ronr draper for them and: take'no ; other Price, Us. each.' Wholesale from ; Bing,Harris .and C0.,-Warehousemen; Welling- 1 ton.—Advt" ■•.-■••• > ■ /• . -.-.. 2

Palmerston District Nurses. .At a meeting'of the District Nurses' •: Society, held in Palmerston on' Tuesday, ' there were present Mesdames Mowlem, Hewitt, Morgan, L. A. Abraham, M'Gregor, M'Donald, and Harper, Eev. C. ■ C. Harper and .Sub-Inspector M'Donald. Tho"district nurse reported for' the month of' February as follows:—Visits'"'''to:-'the number of 110 had been paid to patients, and four had been discharged cured. Don- ' ations had been received from a number of patients: Mr. Trask,M.L.C., nud Mrs. Trask are staying at the Grand Hotel.. ' . . Cable news was received yesterday of the death in Queensland of Mrs. Arthur, wife of Mr.T.'W. Arthur, formerly head keeper of the Municipal Zoological Oardens at Newtown Park. • , The marriage of .-Miss Mary Lingard (0 . Mr. Henry M'Ncill, of. Wangapui, -is to take place at St. Hilda's Churchrooin, Island Bay, on March, 30. .'■::•-. Visitors from Sydney staying at' the Grand Hotel, include Miss Hodge,- and Mr.j and Mrs.-W.c-.od. Mr; and .Mrs. Devlin, visitors from England,' are alio stay-, ing there. ■ ; - . • • • ■,■•.■.•■. ?....-: .Miss Payne,.,matron of Wellington Hospital,, leaves on Monday for a visit, to Nelson, where-she will be the guest of the Bishop and Mrs. Mules.- : Mr.-'and Mrs. Howard-Eichmond are' ■ returning to.iucklan.d on Monday. , ■ : Mr." and -Mrs/ -A;-'Caselberg, : and ' Mr. and Mrs. J. Case'lberg. from Masterton, are-ai the-Grand.Hotel. ■'!'■■■•-■.■[.;<'. ! Mb. on -Monday for Hokitika -to- join her husband) who-has gone to settle'there.'~ ;''■*.'■ , ;•' ' • Miss Effio Young, bon. secretarv of the Kia Qra Centre, of the Girls' Realm Guild, returned yesterday from' a short visit-.to : Christchurch..- During,.her. stay there," she",was the guest of Mrs. Buchanan.-New Brighton, :whoV-at-a-, reception atr her .home;,,on Monday evening, gave" Miss Young-, an -opportunity,- of-'meeting the /GhristchuTch meqibers;of the Guild. -Miss Young left -yesterday afternoon for a visit to Endeavour-Inlet,'where she will Ke'th'e.giiestl'of Mrs;-Stephenson. ,'..,; " '■.- j Mr. and Mrs:- -Eitzh erbert;, from ■ Wariganui, who are .visiting Wellington, are 'staying aT the. Grand-Hotel. • > • . .'—V Miss-- M. ; E.'- Richmond," who .is nominated as n candidate -for the first Welling-, .ton Hospital. Board;, has for. somp'years, been on- the- Board- of - the Benevolent' Trustees,, and -in ■ many other.ways' she ■has' shown:her interest!in ,the welfare.'of those I citizens who- 7 require Miss;. Eichmond. ■is enthusiastic .and symplrthetic/and. she-also'Has- great .executive ' .abilitjyras is .proved by the. way. sKehas initiated-' and carried.-the extensive. Free Kindergarten system.'.in Wellington. In Djinedih two women arc standinj • for .election; Mrs.' B.lai.r.and .Mrs..Gibson Turton, who-have, been nominated at" a. special meeting'of; women, representing,the dif- . ferent'-'womfin's'societies'in,D'unedin.. v :Miss Amy- Hnrphsv the popular'ex-Dun- . edin soprano,, who now resides in Sydney; expects to -leave there"for Wellington -by' the -Moeraki- 1 on Saturday next.- She'-will stay- a", few • days" here.: prior to'• proceed- . Dunedin.. • 'It-,is. intention- to give; a'.;concert-■ in' : Wellington .before re-' turning to Australia. ~