SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 879, 27 July 1910, Page 3

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dance in Hill Street. Dr. and . Mrs. Fullarron, of H.-JI.S. Pioneer, who have been staying at "Kenllii'oi'th/' in Hill Street,' for. some months, were entertained ou Monday night at a. very pleasant farewell dance" by the oilier guests of- the house. .The avenue up to the house was covered in with Hags .and lighted with Chinese lanterns, and 'the balcony 'was enclosed with 'pink and whito draperies; while hall and stairway wore festooned with lycopodium, ■ and everywhere there were Chinese lanterns giving colour to.: the scene. .Among the guests present, numbering a hundred and more, wore Dr. and Mrs. h'ullai-ton, the -Misses Collins (2), Miss Campbell, Mr. and Mrs. Burt, Mr. and Mrs. Corrigan, Mrs. Meecham, Mrs. Taggart, the Misses Simpson- (3), -Mrs. and Miss Lougton, Miss Devine, Miss Isaac, Mlsa Orami Miss Williamson,.'Miss L. Hannah, Mr. and Mrs/ Leslie, and several officers of H.M.S. Pioneer. Tea in Hawkestone Street. \ Mrs. Dalziell gave n v.efy enjoyable "at home" yesterday afternoon at the home of -her mother, Mrs. Grace, in Hawkestone Street, when a large number of guests were present. The rooms,.were filled with beautiful spring' flowers, and in the dining-room, where tea wris served, the table was'decorated with , yellowwattle. During, the afternoon .a string band, stationed in tho music room, played during the afternoon. ; " Among other guests present were: Mrs. Lan Duncan, Lady Ward, Mrs. Newman, Mrs. Johnston,. Sirs. Wilford, Mrs. H. D. Crawford, Mrs. Pearce, Mrs. Findlay.i Ladv M'Lean, Miss Holmes, ■ Miss Barron," Mrs. and Miss Elgar,'. Miss Duncan, Mrs. Herries, Mrs. and Miss Pell, Mrs. Walter Nathan, Mrs. David Nathan, Mrs. and Miss Joseph, Mrs'.' Fred Nathan, Mrs. Larnach, Mrs. Arthur Myers, Mrs. Erie Johnston, Mis. Algar Williams, Mrs.' Williams (Dunedin). . .

An item ,of Tiews from ■ Italy tlmt will interest amateurs here in the success of Signorina Rita Hazou, youngest- daughter of the conductor 'of "Madame Butterfly," at the Milan. Conservatorium, where she has gained the first prize of her year as harpist, together with the filial diploma entitling her to the degree of "maestrima." Cavaliere Tedeschi, the Kreat harp virtuoso, anticipates- that Hi' his pupil "Australia will 'find her. own harp concertiste." It .will be remembered -with pleasure that Miss Rita Hazon began her public career in Sydney ,as harpist'to the S;A.O.S. • ".

: Mrs. Coverdale, of Kimora, Lower. Hutt, gave a girls' tea party on Monday in honour of her.sister, Miss Hawken, from Wanganui, who is visiting her. •. . > Mrs. Paul Hunter, from. Porarigahau, ■is coming to town to-morrow to visit her mother, Mrs. Moirah. .