SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 865, 11 July 1910, Page 3

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

The Bishop and Mrs. Wallis "At Home."

Quite the largest social function of this year was the "at home" giveii by the iiishop of Wellington and Mrs. .Wallis at tho Town Hall Concert Chamber on Saturday afternoon. Each year Mrs. Wallis gives a reception during the meeting of the Synod, and it is looked forward to as an opportunity of meeting many friends from dilferent parts of tho province. The Concert Chamber was hung with flags, and the stage, where a string band played during the afternoon, was prettily-furn-ished and decorated, while "ho teatables were decorated with masses of yellow wattle. The. Bishop aaul Mrs. Wallis received their guests jusi inside tho hall, Jlrs. Wallis weiring a frock of pale grey silk with touches of black, and carrying a beautiful shower bouquet of cerise-coloured cyclamens. Large as the hall is, it was hlled with people, in. fact the crowd was so great that it v, r as not only impossible to see half the people who were there, but very difficult, to move through tho throng, and later in the day one kept meeting people who said: "Oh, were you at tho 'at home.' I didn't sec you there." In addition to the members of the Synod and their wives, there were present: Sir Joseph and Lady Ward, the Chief Justice, members of the judiciary, clergymen of other denominations, and representative citizens, in fact, hundreds of Wellington friends of the Bishop,and Mrs. Wallis. Conversation was most animated, and one had great difficulty in making one's way across the hall lay in the fact that everywhere there were little stationary groups of people, deep in the most interesting conversations, round whom one lyould carefully steer one's way, only to find a similar group just as earnestly engaged beyond The interest of these conversations, and the fact that such a large proportion of the guests were men, marked the occasion out as a particularly enjoyable one.

Ladies' Hockey at Paljr.erstttn. On the Palmerston Show Grounds on Saturday a team of ladies from Victoria College Wellington, played a hockey match with Campbell Street Old Girls, and suffered defeat- by three goals to nil. The ground was wet and slippery, and-was not improved by having iiad a , game, of foot half on it-m the morning. The visitors wore evidently not used to this style.of ground, and the Old Girls-had rather the host of the-game nearly all through. Miss Forsaitli and Miss 11. Smith scored goals for the winners. On the High School ground a match was played between the High School Girls and a team of ladies from Ohakea, who up to the present had not been defeated this season. The game was very fast from beginning to end. The High School Girls won the game by four goals to one. For the winners, Miss ivy JM'Kenzie shot all the. goals, while for the losers Mizs Myrtle Richardson was the only ons lo score. Rotorua Notes. , The annual ball of the combined Rowing Clubs (ladies' and gentlemen's) was held last week, and ivas an uncjualiiied success. There was only one debutante on the occasion, Miss A. Clark, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Clark. There wore sonic very lovely gowns worn in the ballroom, which was very beautifully decorated and illuminated.

Our chief medical oiiiccr, Dr. A. S. AVolilinann, is going for an Island trip in about a loituight's time. jlr.s. Vi'olihnann's health is very far from satisfactory, and this is n'factor in the projected holiday trip. We are to have Oarreno here in a few days. The brilliant pianist made quite a big circle of friends ivlion she last visiter! I'otoriia, and she will meet with a real thermal welcome when she again makes her appearance in Rβlortia.

There is much life about the thermal shows just now. Two or three of the geysers at AVhaka, which have for a long time been quiescent, have taken a new leass of activity, and aru making a very brave show just now. In audition, we had two mild eavtlwiuaUi' shocks again on Wednesday morning, so even when visitors are few in number the town providos its own distinctive variety.

Two very interesting visitors who have been in Rolonia for a while were Mrs. Buckloy and Miss Greene, of Manchester. They left for Auckland last Tuesday, in order to catch Wednesday's boat to Suva. Mr. and Mrs. Gummer, English tourists, are staying at AVaiwera House, and Mr. and Mrs. H. J. llerreweather, of Sydney, with their child and nurse, are making a protracted stay here. They are at "the Grand Hotel.

There are. quite a dozen new residences at present going up in the town here, some of them being very pretty in architectural design.

The Art Club. A most enjoyable concert was given at the- Art Club on Saturday evening. Sir Joseph Ward, who presided, was presented with a handsome engraved key, the work and gift of Mr. C!rady,as a me.mcnto of the opening of the club. In his address he spoke of the need for an art gallery in Wellington, and encouraged his audience to hope that a Government grant would be forthcoming if the Wellington public did its shuro in raising funds for such a purpose. Dining tlie evening an excellent programme was contributed by many members. A pianoforte solo was given by Mr. Horace Hunt; songs were sung by Miss Watkins and Messrs. Fletcher, Doherty. J. Oarr, and R. Robertson;. Mr. Gardiner gave a whistling solo; Miss May Moore drew lightning sketches of the Prime Minister and,the secretary of the Club, Miss HardingoMaltby;' Dr. Hay, Mr. Bastings, and Mr. Porter recited; Mr. Alec Newton told stories; Mr. Larnpcn gave somo most amusing imitations, and the president gave a little ventriloquial sketch. Mrs. Montagu played all the accompaniments, and later on, when the evening wound up with a d.ince, she played all the danco music. Between the concert and tlio dance there was an interval for refreshments, and the guests went up to tlio studio, where a number of pictures sent in by members, with some specimens of artistic craftmanship, were on view.' Domestic Servants The. Prime Minister will receive a deputation to-morrow, including ladies and medical practitioners, who will urge the adoption by the Government of a scheme of importation of domestic workers.

His Excellency the Governor has accepted an invitation to bo present at the Children's Flower Pageant, to bo held in tho Town Hall on Wednesday, July 20.

A Press Association message from London states that on Friday Mrs. Asquith, wife of the British Prime Minister, accompanied Lady Islington to Plymouth, from which port her Excellency was to sail for Now Zealand on Saturday.

Mr. Fred. Winterburn was married at Otaki on Saturday to Miss Epairaima, of Koreru. The ceremony was conducted by the llevs. Tumuera and Arona.

During this last summer Miss Beatrice Day (Mrs. Wall) lias had much anxisty through "the scrir.ir.i illness of her yoiing son Bohin. She spent weeks with him in the JSliie Mountain:-; where ho was sent in "search of health, and whore they both found it. Since then Kobin has msdo his debut on the stage, and at the request of Mr. Oscar Asclie, who took a great liking to him, lie lias boon appearing during the past fortnight as Robin the Page, in the production of "The Merry Wives of Windsor," in Melbourne. This is only a holiday task, however, and when it is over Robin l;o?s back to school.

The Kinking Club will meet this morning from ten to twelve.

Mrs. Baume, widow of the late Mr. F. E. Baume, M.lVfor Auckland East, arrived in Wellington by the Taimii from the Old Country on Saturday

r.-fternoou, cud , -will , leave , for Auckland thir. afternoon. Tlie remains of the iate Mr. Baume will roach Auckland by direct steamer on July '23.

Countess .toilers, of Papeete, who has been touring the Domiiiion and Australia., left by the Mokoia en route for Tahiti.

Mrs. Ernest Davis left for Sydney on Friday.

Mrs. Naptliali and her daughter, Mrs. Stables, lel'fc Wellington on Friday for their home in Diinedin, after an exfeuded tour through.tho North Island.

Tin combined hockey teams of the Grogg Institute- are giving their third annual dance, in the Concert Chamber of the Town Hall, on Wednesday, July 27. Mcsdamcs F. 11. B. Fisher and Sexton will act as chaperons.