SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 910, 1 September 1910, Page 9

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

The Brooklyn Orphanage. !■.'.'liany'people in Wellington are greatly [interested in! th» work that is being done by those who liave the management of the Brooklyn Children's Home. : Here it is that children who are either'orphans or .entirely, destitute and deserted find a real home, where they are cured for and looked after, and thoughtabout, just as they, would have , been had. they started lifo under happier conditions. Institutions'ot this kind, however, need money, to enable' them to go bit, with the work, and it is for the' purpose of adding to their funds that the .concert is x to ,be held next Thursday. His Excellency. the Governor has interested himself in the matter; and will, deliver a. speech on' that occasion. •, Among the.':. performers will be Mr. Maughan Barnett, Mr.; E. J. Hill, Mr' E. Hill, Mr. Borneo Gardiner, Mrs. Sutcliffe, the Honi Mr. Ngata,< and . Miss Lloyd Hassell, and, judging from these, the concert should prove;to be,a delightful one. " , '.'' -. v •.","■ An "At-Home." . : ":■:'■'■.''■: "■ It was a. very-delightful "at .home" that was given by. Mrs. Hwang at her home in Biirnell" Avenue-. j'esterday, _ a -very large number , of guests attending it -Several of the rooms in the house were thrown open for" their-use, and .in each one tea was laid, while. quantities of bulbs and . beautiful , anemones were everywhere to ba seen. A string band .was. stationed.half, way up tile; staircase, and added to the; pleasure/of .'the afternoon with its music. .Mrs. Hwang received her .'guests in the hall, and wore the 'picturesque Chinese, national , costume,, in a. pale blue brocade; overdress over a very-dark blue br.o'che underskirt. Her./little daughter Gertrude wore- a pretty, white muslin .-.dress; .with blue ribbons. -Among those present were Lady Ward; Mrs.'Newman, Mrs. Seddon, Miss E. Ward,. Mrs. G. : Fitzgerald,,. Mrs. .F. M. B. Fisher, Mrs. LoiigEnari, Mrs;;Mat-. *hew-. Holmes, Mrs. Dyer, /Mrs. Gilmour, Miss, Hafcourt, the Misses Harding (2), "Mrs. (Judge) -Cooper, Miss Coates, Mrs., llestayer. and Miss Mestayer, Mrs. H. Johnston, Miss E. Johnston, Mrs. Miles, Miss, Bauchop, Mrs. and Miss Dean, Mrs. (Dr.) Findlay, Mrs. T. Young, Mrs. Harty, Mrs. Morton, Miss'. Beaiichainp, Mrs. and Miss Tewsley, -Mrs. Kernqt, Mrs. Sidey, Mrs. ,(Dr.) Young, , Mrs. Coleridge, -"Miss Putnam, Mrs. (Dr.) Elliott,. Mrs. Leckie, Mrs. O. Bendall, Mrs. Sinclair, Mrs. Morpeth/ and, Mrs. Corrigan.'..Miss S. Miles and, Miss Putnam, with the assistance of •two'or three little girls,-Miss 'Lulu Dyer,, ,Miss;; May; Findlay, and Miss .Gertrude Hwang, helped to servo the tea. It is not'viary often that one-'sees the Chinese flag flying, but yesterday the dragon upon its yellow background ■• was flying gaily 'in the, wind from; the flagstaff. of, the Consul's home. , -.'' \'~ '■■'■'. Sale of \V6rk. ■ .'A sale'of work was opened'in the KentTerrace, Presbyterian Church Schoolrdoni' yesterSay: a_fternoon by. Mr. Aitken, and was exceedingly well attended by ladies intent'upon business. The stalls had (been prettily draped in green, and white ,wuslin, .arid . decorated with holly berries;: while ;all sorts' , of articles fastened to the drapings tempted , the passers-by:. to' further ' inspection. All sorts of. desirable -things, were •'to'be seen in profusion, flowers, .home ..produce, B.weete, ..tiny garments for babies, china, and Everything nearly that' one think of.. ,: The stallholders, wore as follow:—Plain Stall, Mrs.: ■ M'Girr ■(convener)/ Mrs. Hardy, Mrs. Dunuett, Mrs. Soott. Flower Stall, (convener) Sister Elizabeth, Miss. Birtenshaw, .-Miss Mitfchell, and other members of the Christian "Endeavour Society and the Junior Bible Class. ,'Sweet-istall, 'Dr.. Elizabeth M'Donald'(convener),' Miss D. Milne, Miss ']'.-Mitchell,••Miss' O. MDonald, Miss' MTean (members of the Senior Bible Class). -The baby ■-stall, 'Mrs. (Dr.) Elliott, -Mrs.. (Dr.) ' Young, Mrs. (Dr.) Eolmes. Fancy stall,. Miss Veitch (convener),; Miss'Caddick, the Misses Hannay (3),- Miss .Carroll, and.Miss Winder. Produce stall, Mrs. -Graham, (convener), •Mrs.. Graham, Mr*., Gowbi-, Mrs. Houl. China Stall, Miss:Campbell. . Tea-rooms,' Mra.""M'Lca'n, Mrs. Winder (convenors), Miss Steel, and Miss Wilson. '■■ ,Tlie fairy well, Miss ,Scott'and Miss J. Mitchell. There were also several -side-showe, which were kept merrily going. / ' ■

The College Dance, ' . A large number of. young people attended the dance which was given l)y Mr. Firth, the principal of the Wellington Boys', College, and Mrs. Firth 'in the Concert Chamber of the Town Hall last evening .for. the entertainment of the 'two visiting college football , teams, Christ's College and Wanganui. For days beforehand there 'had. been a great ■amount of anticipation, and excitement regarding it, particularly on the part of the: small girls, and , very possibly boys as well,' and when' the time came - their enjoyment was very plainly to be seen. The Concert .Chamber had been very prettily decorated with lycopodium, and the pillars wreathed in colours representing the three colleges, while baskets of flowers were suspended from the gallery' and gasplier. The stage had been furnished /as a 'sitting-out place also." Supper was laid in the'corridor on several tables, each one having very beautiful yellow bulbs arranged in silver vases. Bows of yellow ribbon were fastened to each corner of them. Several grown-ups were also present for the purpose of helping to'entertain the smaller Firth' wore a black satin dress, the bodice being relieved witli cream silk insertion and crystal and black fringe. Mrs., M'Rae wore a black silk dress. Mrs. Ward, a. white satin dress with crystal trimming; Mrs. Renncr, a black' silk dress with black sequined overdress; Mrs. Robieson, white crepe- de chine; Miss Wheeler, . black voile • dress, trimmed, .with cream lace; Miss'Beere, black'ninon,over black silk; Miss Drummoud, pale blue silk dress; Miss A. M. Johnson, white chiffon over white satin; Miss N. Dnimmond, vioux rose silk dress. Some of the college masters—Mr. Monaghan, Mr.. Robieson, Mr. Toiiiliiison, and Mr. Brodie—were among those, present.

A.Wellington Wedding. A quiet wedding took place yesterday morning at St. Mary of the Angels, Boulcott Street, when Miss Anna E. Foley, eldest daughter of' Mr. Maurice Folej , , of Blenheim, was married to Mr. Kichard Leight, nephew of the Hon. B. M'Kenzie, and late of the AVest Coast. Nuptial Mass was celebrated" by the Eev. Father Venning. The bridu wore a pretty cream cloth costume with a hat of burnt straw wreathed with flowers. She was attended by two bridesmaids, Miss Agatha Foley and Miss E. Wing, who both wore cream frocks with cream silk hats. Mr. A. , Woodham acted.as best man, and Mr. W. Foley, brother of the bride, as groomsman. A reception was afterwards held at' No. 18 Queen Street, where .the usual toasts were honoured. Later on in the afternoon ■ Mr. and Mrs. Leight left for tlie north. Wedding at Napier., A very pretty wedding was celebrated' in St. John's Church, Napier, yesterday morning, when Miss Evelyn Smith, eldest daughter of Mr. ami" Mrs. F. G. Smith, "Brighton," Thompson Road, was married to Frederick Churles Hartshorn, second son of Mrs. E. Hartshorn, Hast ings. Thu ceremony was performed by Canon Mayne. , The bride, who was given away by her father, woro a very handsome dress of white satin charmeuse, with elaborate pearl trimming, and the usual wreath and veil, tilie carried u beautiful bbuquet' of white flowers. Two bridesmaids .attended ller—Miss .Euahinu nnd Miss Stella Smith—who both wore dresses of blue crystalline, , 'and hats , trimmed' with bluo and whito flowers. They also carried bouquets of. pink flowers. Mr. : George Hartshorn fulfilled the duties of best, man,. and . Mr. Vivian Smith acted as. groomsman. .As the wedding party left the church Mr. Horace Weber plaj:cd the Wedding March. The guostswei-e afterwards entertained at the residence of the bride's parents,-and later on Mr. and Mrs. Hartshorn left by motor-car. Her travelling dress was.a tailored costume, with saxo bluo hat. Dance in Sydney Street. The dance given by the Oriental Bay footballers and V tlieir friends i last evening in the SydnejvStreet schoolroom was very largely, attended, and proved to bo a very enjoyable affair.' A great amount of trouble has been spent upon decorating the rooms, and the" result was most effective. Quantities of ilagtt were suspended from the ceiling, .while festoons of blue, muslin , had been carried round the walls of the room. A goal had been erected upon the stage, and'was.wreathed,in the ■'club colours, black and white.. The stage had been carpeted in red, and was furnished with couches and chairs, as well as decorated with" palms and foliage. Hopresentatives; of otlier clubs and associations -.were present at the dance, which has, steadily sjroivit moro successful every year of its-existence. The supper tables, in another room, had bands of black ribbon running diagonally across them, while -yellow,and white"bulbs in vases covered in black and white decorated them. Upon the centre table a very tall candelabrum, wreathed in lycopodium,: had black and white streamers.fastened*to;it, and carried to each corner; the .effect being striking. Tho supper had been provided.en-tirely-by the ladies,, who take such a keen iiwirest in the club, and looked very delectable; The chaperones present were Mrs. M'Keowii, who wore a black silk dress, trimmed with, cream lace and net; Mrs. , .Sieyers, who wore a blue sha'nhing. silk; dress, .with silver .trimming, ' Mrs. Nimmo.i'iii blue, taffetas silk; and Mrs. Gardiner,'in a whito dress, with ,a'scarlet velvet cloak.. Among those present.were Miss Mason, wearing a white charmeuse witin dress, with Greek.key enibroiderj - ; Miss M'Dowell,,.white silk; Miss E. Mar-, •ihalli liluo oillt; Miss M; Marshall, pink Kilk; Mrs. Simeon, white satin dress with crystal;.primming; ,Miss Johnston, white: embroidered' dress, over , blue silk; jMiss' Pulton,'-..white silk; Miss O'Sullivan, pink silk dress; Miss Wright, red velvet dress; Mrs. M'Coll, pink chilfon taffetas; .Miss Nathan, white charmeuse;'Miss Gardiner, white frock; Miss Dunn, pink silk; Miss IJeginbotham, soft white silk dress; Miss Gardiner, black velvet dress; Miss Sinclair, palo'blue, with cream lace; Miss Chapman, white, silk.. Messrs. Hornig, Cameron, Ritchie, Collertpii, and M'Leod acted as M.C.'s. x. ; , -.■•'.- W.C.T.U. Meeting. W The .usual monthlv meeting of the Lo'wpr. Hutt W.C.T.U. was held in their hall, Qneeii's Road, on Tuesday.' Mrs. M'Caw presided, and, after the usual preliminaries, it was decided that the ■secretary',write to Dr. Gibb and the Rev. Mr. North, expressing approval of the action they took in denouncing the play called "The Girl from Rector's." Owing: to the x medal contest superintendent being absent from the district, Mrs. M'Caw undertook tho managemint ol this, and it will be held at the beginning of November. Miss .Dillon, Evangelistic Superintendent, spoke nn-the work among our Cbineso! brothers. .Literature will be distributed "in the Chinese language. Replies,l from the Prime Minister, Mr. Wilford, and the New .Zealand Alliance were received. Sums of money .amounting to £1 3s.- Gd. were received, and the sum of iCI os. 3d. passed for payment. Mesdnmes .Wright, and Jansen will leave on Monday morning for Masterton, to attend the Provincial Convention, to be held in that town on September 6. ; Dance at KHbirnie. The daiice given at , Kilbirnio on Monday evening tor the Canterbury Bells, ivho took part in the Children's Flower .Pageant, was one of the most successful and enjoyable ■ ever given in O'Donnell's Hall. A very pleasant duty was performed; by Mr. Woi'boys aiid. Miss Boyd, when Miss Winnie Fenton.was presented with a handsome.: silver-backed brush and silver-mounted, comb.'. ..Mrs. Fenton thanked the girls on behalf of her little daughter, and mentioned that the praise was not due alone to her, but to Miss ,I'inckhey, Miss Barker, and. Miss Worboys, who assisted considerably with training the children.' ,Cheers were given for these ladies, and a very happy' and well-organised evening was brought to a close. Among those present were Mesdames Kiuniburgh, Melville, Comptoii,: Gainbrell, Barker, Jones (2), Hurrell, Worboye, Beagley, Ward, Higginson, Mullin, Graham, Henderson, Skill,' Palmer, itussell, the Misses Thompson (2), L. Taylor, Skill, Palmer, Drawbridge (2),- Morris (2), Wallis, Milligan, Wor-boj-s,' Jones, Berj-1' ■ M'Konzie, Quilter, M'lvor, Lamljerg, Higginbotham. (2), Bbyd, Barker, Howe (2), M'Keown, Beagley, Dilworth, Henderson, Levy, Hurrell, Mrs. received two pretty floral bouquets. ' ; One of the Pioneers. Mrs. Eliza Jane Clark, a resident of New Zealand for fifty-five years, died at ,tho residence of her son-in-law and daughter, Dr. and Mr.s. Thomas Pudneyj Paraparaumu, on Monday last. Deceased, whowas'Bs years of age, came to Auckland with her husband, Corporal Abraham Brown, (of the Csth Regiment) in IMS. Her husband died in Wellington about fifty years ago, and some time later she married Mr. John Clark, of this city, who predeceased her. The funeral took place yesterday, the Rev. S. J. Serpell officiating at tho graveside.

Mrs. Campbell, widow o.f the lato Rev. J. P. Campbell, of Auckland, who has been staying with Mrs. Peacock at Kelburne for some time past, left j-esterday for Nelson. ■