SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 858, 2 July 1910, Page 11

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

(The Pioneer Club. r A most enjoyable "at. homo" ,was given ,at the Pioneer Club Rooms yesterday afternoon, in l honour, of Madame Carreno. It was attended by a large number of members, and the, musical folk.of Wellington were, well represented, all of those present fully appreciating their opportunity of meeting the great artist. The drawing-room was decorated with whito narcissi, violets, and great bowls of pink and' white camellias,. and the reading room with yellow jonquils and'mimosa. . Lady' Ward, vice-warden of the club, wore ,a'long black sealskin-coat over her black frock, and a black plumed hat. Madame tCarreno's frock was of puce-coloured cloth ; with . wide satin stripes,, and- with it she wore a :sable coat,' and hat with touches of gold. Dance at St. Peter's. St. Peter's, Hall looked very gay last night, when, a successful dance was given.by the Te Aro .Sailing Club. The walls were hung' with flags, and across the room were lines of brilliantlycoloured; flags of different yacht clubs. The great feature of the decorations, however, and a most' original one, filled the whole front .of the stage. This was the' club's champion scow Nan, the 14ft. boat that holds the championship for 1 Wellington. ' It stood there with all sail , set, and the chaperones on the <stage behind could sec nothing of the: hall except by stooping to!gaze Under the: boom. The supper-room was prettily decorated with foliage, and Miss - Hawthorne • excellent' music. . During : the evening Mr. Winder, president of the club, presented the prizes won in the ladies' race last season. To Miss Bothoff, who..sailed Mr.- F. Cook's Lotus, lie presented a set of silver-backed brushes, and to ■Miss' Doris Cropp, who sailed Mr. S. M'Williams's . Rival, received a handsome, prize.'v Mr, S.- M'Williams,,.secretary of> th'e club, was largely responsible' for- the success of. the; dance. The chaperones were - 'Mesdaiues ;; 'Winder, Bailey,' and Barrett. Sables' Aid Socioty. . The - , monthly 1 meeting' of tho S.P.H.W.C. was held in the society's 'rooms on Friday, afternoon, Dr. Plat-ts-Mills presiding, There were . present Mrs. Atkinson, Mrs. Young, Mrs. Walton', Mrs. Corrigan, Mrs.. Leebie, Mrs. Kirkcaldie, and Mrs." M'Vioar. Accounts amounting to; £16 Os. 3d. were passed for;, payment. The nurse's report, .which was read, • proved very interesting. , Twelve new cases; were. reported, and 128 visits were paid during the month.,- Subscriptions, were received from the following Collected by Mrs. Holgate, £l ls. 6d.; Mrs. Dawson, Ss.; Mrs.'Leekie, 55.; Mrs. F. Leckie, ss. ; ; Mrs; Kirkcaldie, .-' 55.: and Mrs. M'Dowell, ss. Dance at Paraparaumu. The Cricket Club held its animal ball -an Thursday last in Wise's Hall, writes our Paraparaumu correspondent. Beautiful weather induced a large number to be present, consequently' the room was well filled. Music was supplied by Mr. Peno Enoka, of Otaki, and Mr. H. Lynch acted as secretary. The daiico .was a most enjoyable one. Fefldlng Notes. „Mrs. Mostyn-Jones and Mrs. Glasgow gave, the afternoon tea - at tho ■Aoraagi golf Jimks last Saturday, when a number of status games were played between 'local' members.' Miss Bailey beat Mrs. Mostyni Jones, Mrs. Miles beat Mips.Bailey, Miss Wyatt beat Mrs. Harding, Mrs; Miles beat Mrs.'Mostyn Jones, Mrs.' Tingey beat Miss O'Halloran, and Miss Moore beat Miss Shamcon. .•' v-' ; ■ . ■ Rinking, has become very popular here this ; winter. Among those present at-the rink I. have noticed Mr. aaid' Mrs. Mostyn Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Gorton, .Mr. and Mrs. Gillespie, Mr. a.nd •Miss .Shannon,. Mr. and , Mrs. . Miles, Miss Miller, and many others. ' " Mrs. .Stewart; has returned ..to her home after visiting many friends in ilVangaiiui. Mrs. Montgomery is spending several jreeks m the South Island. Mrs. Halliday and Mr. and Mrs. Porter have returned after a most enjoyable visit to Napier. Mrs. Nicholas has returned to Feilding, after spending atout nine months with Mrs. Holden in Tauranga. Dance at Mirama.'. The Wellington Sports' Club last night gave' a dance at Miramar in the clubhouse, which is admirably suited for such a purpose. The largo entrance . hall, where a fire blazed cheerily, was ' .decorated with asparagus ferns and narcissi, and in the other rooms great bowls filled with asparagus ferns and maidenhair were set about.. One corner of the billiard-room was sot aside for nori-dancers, ■ who played bridge there; The; huge ballroom was desorated with' masses of yellow wattle, and pretty' rose shades covered the lights. Supper was served in the draw-ing-room upstairs, and, set out on a long table decorated with crimson geraniums and ferns. The chaperons wore Mrs. Gilkison,, who wore black silk, with a pink crepo scarf, and Mrs. Doughty, who wore a nattier blue silk with silver trimming, and a' handsome coat. Others present wero: Mesdames S«evvey, Everton and' Corrigan,' Misses Holmes, Bulklcy, Doughty (2), Thompson (Dunedin), and Wilson (2), and Messrs. Peacock, Stevenson, Gilkison, Atkins, Wardrop, Doughty (2), Stuart, Corrigan, Hornibrook (2), and Gualter (secretary). Altogether, about 200 people. were present, -and the dance proved so enjoyable that another will probably be given by tho same club.

Palmerston North News. > Several Palmerston people went through to Wanganui last week to be present at the ball given by Mrs. Gifford Marshall for the dobut of her daughter. The dance, which was most successful, was held in the new Druids' flail, which has been specially built for such functions, with a pretty supperroom opening off the ballroom, and a large and very, convenient kitchen on tile ground floor, whore are also nice roomy dressing-rooms opening off a spacious corridor. The decorations wero very'beautiful and effective, being carried- out in scarlet and green, long trails of lycopodium being, used with a very pretty light effect on the white walls. The supper tables were a perfect blaze of the most lovely flowers, japonica, tuberoses, narcissus, anemones, and roses set.off by trails of smilax. Mrs.'; Gilford Marshall received h?r guests in a handsome gown of pale blue ninon trimmed with exquisite lace. Miss Marshall's frock was of . soft white satin charmeuse, and she carried a very pretty white shower bouquet. Among the guests were Mr. and Mrs. Lethbridge (Haivke's Bay), Mrs. G. Potts (Pajmerston North), Mr. and Mrs. Christie, Mr. and Mrs. Hole, Mr. and Mrs. Patite Izett, Misses Nixon, Christie,' Stevenson, Russell, Moore, and Hewitt (Palmerston North),. Mr. and Mrs. Clias. Russell, and Messrs. Wray, Stevenson, and Captain Dudley Hewitt (Palmerston North).;; Miss E. Abraham haß gone to Auckland to visit relatives. Miss' Nixon is spending a few days with Mrs. A. Holmes. . Mr. F. S. Goldingham has returned from a short visit to Sydney. Miss Crosse (Takapau) -.is visiting Mrs. Robert Gardner. Despite the very cold, wet weather, the Orchestral Society had a full house as usual for their concert on Wednesday night. The society delighted the audience with their rendering of. the many and varied items. Tile vocalists were Miss Irene O'Brien, who sang '"Melisande in the Wood," and "The Blue Alsatian Mountains," and. Mr.. Baines, who contributed "Song of Thanksgiving," and ,;-"Nita, Gitana;". Miss O'Brien wore a very effective, gown of'black sequined net, and though suffering from tlie effects of a recent cold made a very successful debut on the concert platform. Mr. and Miss Robertson (Dannevirke) are staying in Palmerston, to be near Mrs. Robertson; who is at present in Mrs. freeman's private hospital. . 1 Pall at Manakau. The ball given by the ladies of Manakau in the Manakau Hall on Wednesday night was a great success. No pains had been spared 'by the energetic • to make the ball 'worthy • of the ..occasion,, and the hall ' had been most effectively decorated with flags and evergreens;' the stage' being furnished as a drawing-room. The ladies had themselves prepared a delicious supper, and the music was supplied by Mr. Pene Eiioka. Mrs. Richard Bevan was the secretary, and much of the success of the ball was due'to her efforts. Roiorua Notes. . The weather experienced-hero since ' my last letter was written has been execrable.. Rain .set in on Saturday evening, and has kept on intermittently ever since. Round trips and all other kinds oi, trip were quite out of the question until Wednesday' morning, r when 'the/ first glint/ of'; sunshiny for the week' happened *'«long; ,V!, -Ttt?*sdni' shine, brought out, the trippers, and the lake wharf for 'the* ffamurajaa-Okere trip presented a very animated appearand. ... i __ Amongst the guests of the Grand Hotel this week_ are Mr. : H.' Stanley rarringtou, of Liverpool," England, and Mr. James Holland, of Edinburgh, who is m New Zealand to do the thermal sights.. Mr. and Mrs.; Hume, of Wellington, have taken a furnished house on'the Whakarewarewa Road for three months. I understand' they intend to settle, permanently l in - Rotoru'a. We had two of the-Williamson Grand Opera Company up. for the last week, Sirs, and Miss Palmer, of. Sydney, N.S.W. : Miss-Jean Gardiner, daughter of the proprietor of the "Hot Lakes Chronicle," .leaves, on Friday, on an' extend'od ; tour through Queensland. Her trip takes her. as far north as Cairns. Mr. and Mrs. Gardiner lia'vo booked passages per s.s. Mongolia, and leave in February for an eight-months' trip to the Old Country. Mrs. Lawrence Birks has issued invitations for an "At Home" on Thursday, to fareweir Mrs. A. Warburton, wife of the late manager of the ; "Times." Mr. and Mrs. Warburton are to leave Rotoruu on July 7. The-only big social function immediately in prospect is the rowing club's ball, which gives promise of being quite an elaborate affair. Both the ladies and the gentlemen's clubs have thrown their energies into, this event,' and,ei;en the gallery tickets aro having. a large sale, whilst the local: dressmakers are working . overtime to,' .cope .with - the numerous, orders* for : the.; frockirig. ■' < , Since tho - recent earthquakes here, the; thermal • activity has been moremarked; and -at" Whakarewarewa,' 'several conspicuous changes have taken place in the way of subsidences. On the small section of''land adjoining the spout bath house, three fairly large holes have made their appearance, one of which has been tried to 250 .feet without touching bottom. The steam holes, cauldron, and minor geysers are all very lively just now. • The marriage of Miss Fanny Brown .to Mr. Guy Rhodes, of the firm of Bing, Harris, and Co., has been arranged to take place at- 1 o'clock on Wednesday, July 6, at St. Mark's Church. Mrs.' Jack Duthie and her two little girls aro staying with Mr. and Mrs. Duthie, at' tho Hutt, during Mr. Jack Duthie's absence in Australia. ..The. Hon. Mr. Buddo has taken s Mr. Jack Duthie's house in Hill Street. The Misses Kennedy left yesterday for a trip' to Sydney. Mrs. L. Wall (Feilding) is staying with her mother, Mrs. West, of Bolton Street. Miss Sara Campbell, of Rintoul Street,' has arrived m London. Mrs. Lan Johnston is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Vavasour,, at. "Nybrook," Blenheim. ' After the students' entertainment at the Concert Chamber last night,, the floor was cleared, and the carnival'proceedings' wound up with an enjoyable dance. Mrs. M'Villy gave a delightful tea yesterday afternoon at tho Art C'lub. Miss Mary Laing-Meason, who has been for tho past two years and more in Australia, and has "done somo good work there, is returning to t Wellington with the Roberts-Day Company. Miss Beatrice Day, "who arrives in town on. Monday morning, will bo-the guest of Mr. F. M. B. Fisher during her three .weeks' stay in Wellington. On her last visit to Wellington Miss Day was far from well, but since then she has spent some time in the Blue Mountains, where she very soon regained her strength. Tho company lias been visiting, the provincial towns, and Miss Day is looking forward to her prolonged stay in this city,, where slio has many friends.