SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 888, 6 August 1910, Page 11

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Haaremal Hockey Club Danes, .A: very enjoyable dance was given by the "Haoremai Hockey Club" last evening in St..,Petcr's Schoolroom, and was largely attended; .The hall had .' fen-decorated by the girls thomsclvca, . ; and i looked |[ very pretty' and bright. Frdm vtlie wiiling. of tho room flags of ; . all- colours' and were sus- : pended, white lycopodiumwas twined round - the' gasoliers.v arid trails of. "it fastened upon the walls. ' ' The■ stage : had been'. ;carpeted,.. : ; decorated with' - palms,;and:- furnished : as.'.a :drawingroom, while i small tables were arranged for card players. In the su'pper room, - in which probably more work had been - spent than'ielsewhere,.; long;ropes, ,:of lycopodium,--intermingled- with., helio-. trope and. .white, the club's:' 6olours, ' were carried. froni .end-to end of' the Toom, some. distance above the ' supper , table,. while, also bars specially put; in 1 for the, purpose, crossed them at inter-, vals..The- supper tablo was arranged ■ .with' spring : flowers, v the vases twined, with heliotrope .ribbon.. - All round the sides of the!room : a frieze',of lycopodium. arid white ; arid -heliotrope, ribbon had been' carried, giving a' very, dainty and - delicate V appearance. -/.The - chapbroris. . present' were Mrs.' Townsend,' 'wearing a dress' of black velvet; Mrs. Davia; vblack jetted:, lace over ...silk; Mrs. Turner,"a blac's dress; Mrs.' Gilbert, black, 'silk; Mrs. saxe .blue chiffon velvet; Mrs..Lush, white dowdrop net-.over -heliotrope . silk.-, • The •..com- - mittee, • consisting/of Miss. Fernandez, Miss l Gilbert,; Miss Lush,VMiss,,Tingey), Miss Turner,' and Miss Wilson-all''wore white/dresses, with heliotrope badges. Nearly , all-;'; the club members also wore hcliotrone^.tljesses.. y. Among ; those present were Miss, P. Davis',, white musliu dress, trimmed. with pretty lace; Miss Levi, white satin dress with over- . dress, ofblue - net;'. . Miss, D., Levi, < a . pink silk dress ; Miss Kirker, white ret over chiffon taffetas; Miss Wilson, pale blue iiilk; Miss P. Wilson,, white silk dress; Miss M'Lellan, pale blue ■ taffetas silk; -Miss_N.- M'Lellan, : white : chiffon ,taffetas; Miss. Allan", white laco frock;- Miss Gooder, white silk frock'; Miss. Ford, white net:.over 'white silk; ; Miss., Aitken; pale blue net oyer silk. : Miss Penny was the 'secretary.

'Comet Bazaar. • ' . , i. Yesterday afternoon tho Comet Bazaar again held sway, and was opc-ncd by . Lady Ward, who was accompanied: by Miss Ward, in:an appropriate . little speech. ' 'An" ' 'Amokura*' •lad presetted her with a very aitistio ib'oiiquet of daffodils mixed with silveribirch 'foliage,''and; Mr," Mdore .led-three most hearty cheers for;her kindness in being present upon tho present occasion. Captain Hooper,, commander of the vtraiiiirig-ship' "Amokura," also spoke' of the 'work done by tho mission, and!,referred' to the wajr,'.in .which "the. sailors regarded the mission as the ..seamen's L own - particular post . office, always when in port coming there to write their letters: ... He only wished that there was a savings bank in'connection with it,' as it' I .would be of im- . menso use to the men.; Mr. Moore : explainedthat very_ often -'sums of money, -were left in the charge, of. the mission, which, were checked by the depositor, 'a witness,;and Mr.' Moore, himself. . . However, -if steps were taken, - it- was' quite, possible, that 'special arrangements to' have r a - savings , bank there'might'perhaps; be made.. All the entertainments were' kept, going, and in the evening; Mr. C. D. Macintosh's famous instrumental party performed, a team of Mr. Dovey's pupils, and the' Maypole children under, Miss Bull. ■ :l'his afternoon the famous airship of. the "Amokura" boys will bo an additional attraction. A Children's Party. .Yesterday afternoon a' most enjoyi able party was given for a large num- . ber of children by Mrs. Walter Maiitell, ! in her -home in Sydney Street. . I It was, attended in the afternoon . cipady by quite small children, in : honour of her little four-year-old daughter, and later on,'when most of them had gone home, after tea, a number 'of somewhat older guests arrived, as well as) a number of grown-up people, who . helped, to entertain them. All sorts of games/.helped to entertain the children in: the afternoon, and, some', of . them performed some, fancy, dances most gracefully and. prettily. Tea was served: in the dining-room, which was arranged with wattle and • spring flowers, while white and yellow bulbs decorated the table: ; In the evening general dancing took place in tho drawingroom, which had been cleared for the occasion. Mrs. Maiitell's .two elder, daughters were most attentive in seeing .to the enjoyment of their small guests,' and probably enjoyed themselves as much as the tiniest child. Mrs. Mantell wore a dress of brown velvet, and her sister-, Miss Boardman, wore a dress of black silk. Among tho "youthful guests wero Mrs. Joseph's little daughter, two of Dr. Henry's children, Mrs. Coull's two daughters, two children of Mrs. Cook, Miss Beryl Earle,. and her brother Douglas, Mrs. Pharazyn's little daughter, and a great many other children. '. Some of tho older ]>eoplo who helped to entertain them were Mrs. • Wheeler, Mrs. liucholtz, Miss Jolmson, Miss Putnam, Mr. Bucholtz, Mr. Putnarn. Mr. Hannah, aiHl many others.

Muritai Croqust Club "At Home."

A ( most enjoyable '.'at homo," arranged by tho Muritai Croquet Club, took place in the hall'at'Muritai. A great amount of trouble had been spent in decorating tho room for the occasion, and. it looked vory pretty and comfortable; draped with pretty light curtains, and with long trails of lycopodiuni, pot plants, and heaters under 'coloured shades, grouped about in' different . corners. Progressive bridge and euchre.helped to entertain tho visitors'. Mr. U. Short, in tho absence of Mrs. Holworthy, the president of the. club, received the guest wearing a dress of periwinkle blue charmeuse satin trimmed with a cascade, of cream lace; After ■ a'couple of. most enjoyable hours had been spent at cards,

supper was served,.' and the pleasant task of,.'presenting, the prizes 'to the winners was performed. by Mr. Avery. Miss None TaDntpau: recfiivcd. the president's prize of a silver-mountoa mallet,and' Mrs. Short and, Miss Nicholls other prizes. The card prizes were \ won by Mi's; Fletcher','."Miss' Doris\Cooke, Mr. H. Shirt, and Mr. 'Girdlestone. When these.' had been., presented, the room was cleared for dancing, which was, kept up-till about one o'clock. Some of those present were. Mrs. Willis, wearing a black .and white, dross; Mrs. . Harton, a black silk dress; ,Mrs. ! Girdlestone, ibrown .silk; Mrs. Baker, a black dress;. Mrs: Carte, black- velvet dress with sequined scarf; • Mrs. Nicholls, Empire -dress of. blue silk; Mrs. Avery, wliito silk dress; Mrs. B. Weyburne, black charmeiise satiri with. bertha of maltese. lace;, Miss None Tabuteau,. white lace dress .trimmed, with silver; Miss Carte,, pink voile with gold trimming; Miss Johnson,' pink chiffon taffetas; Miss Sliortt; a white silk dress. There'were also: present Messrs. Holworthy, ~'Fleinming, Otterson, W. Shortt, H. Sliortt, Harton, Willoughby, arid Grace.....

The Babies' Aid . Society. A meeting of-the Society for the Protection of the' Health of • Women and Children was held in'the Town Hall yesterday afternoon. There were present: Lady .Ward, Mrs. Walton,. Mrs. Ward; Mrs. Ponsonby, Mrs. Corliss, Mrs. G. Reid, Mrs. Leckie,. Mrs. M'Vicar, and Miss Baniett. Apologies for absence were received, from Mrs. Atkinson, Mrs. Wilford, Mrs. .Winder, Miss M'Lean, Mrs. Algar Williams, and Mrs. Crawford. Accounts amounting to £10 13s. Bd. were passed for payment.. It was resolved that the members of the' committee do their utmost to forward Mrs. Wilford's scheme for the new Children's Hospital. In answer to a letter from Mr. Field, M.'P., re instructing 'the: Maori mothers in the care of their babies, it was considered advisable that nurses who are going to work among the Maoris bo given a course of training at tho Karitane Home. . ; The members of the committee sin? cerely sympathise with. Dr. Valintine in his great'sorrow, and a letter of condolence was directed to be sent to him. The nurse's report showed' .eighteen', now cases and one hundred and sixty visits paid. The work proved to-be upon a very satisfactory basis. Subscriptions were received from the following The Hon. Dr. Collins, Mrs. Young, and Mrs. Winder, 21s. ;."Lady. Ward, Mrs., Walton, , Mrs. Ward, Mrs. Ponsonby, Mrs. Corliss, Mrs. : Reid, Mrs.' Leckie, and Miss Barnett, ss. each. ' . _ The society's' new book, price Is. (posted 3d.), is'to .be had from the principal booksellers j also from tne hon. secretary, Mrs. M'Vicar, telephone 2642.. . W.C.T.U. Meating. At the monthly meeting of the Wellington W.C.T.U. on August i, various items of business were transacted in connection with the forthcoming Provincial Convention to be held at Masterton on September. 6. Mrs,. Amos was chosen as delegate, the president, secretary treasurer,' and several other members also signifying their intention of being present, it was unanimously resolved: "That-this meeting heartily endorses the action of the Revs. Dr. Gibb and J. J. North in protesting from their pulpits against the production of i tho play, 'The Girl From Rector's,' on account of its grossly immoral tone.'

A Drawing-Room Sale. Tho first of a series of drawingroom sales of work in aid of tho building fund of the Brooklyn Methodist Church was held in tho church last Wednesday' afternoon and evening. Tho sale was opened by Miss Clark with a few well-eliosen remarks. The Ladies' Guild had been making preparations for some timo, and. their enthusiastic efforts were rewarded with practically a complete clearanco of the goods offered. At a concert held in tho evening, tho church' was crowded. The Rev. J. R. Clark presided, and' an excellent programme was submitted. Solos were given by Miss Blick and Miss Clark and Mr. W. Goudio; a-duet by Mr. and Miss Clark; recitations by Messrs. P. Clark and W. Townsend; also a. double quartet and an instrumental trio. A dialogue by the young people was also much appreciated.

Considerable interest is. being taken in the forthcoming performance of "Caste," by Miss Harding© Maltby's company of amateurs,- at the Opera House, on the 15th, 16th, and 17th instant. Most of the players are already favourably known to Wellington audiences, and on this occasion a young amateur of promise, Miss Stella Putnam, will make her first public appearance in the part of Polly; while Miss Hardinge Maltby, who can- always be relied -upon for artistic work, will take the character of Esther.

Dr. and Mrs. Hosking, of Masterton, left by the Sydney boat yesterday for a visit to Australia.

Mrs. R. A. Wright is arriving ■in Wellington to-day, after three weeks spent in Rotorua. -■ ~••• The engagement is announced of Miss Maud Lambert, youngest (laughter of. Mr.. Will Lambert, of Auckland, to Mr. Ernest Walker, of Wellington. Mr. and Mrs. F. Moore, of Wanganui, aro visiting Mastcrton. ! Invitations have been issued for tho wholesale and retail drapers' annual ball, which is to lio held in tho Town Hall on. August'l7.