SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1062, 27 February 1911, Page 9

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Mr. Jas. Allen on Domesticity. The speech of the afternoon at, the early settlers' gathering at Milton on Wednesday, according to the "Otago Daily, times," was made by Mr. James Allen';; M.P. His'remarks wcro mostly in the lighter vein, and ho majlo semi-humorous references to the chair of domestic science that has just'been established in tho Otago Univ6rsity. In'the early days, ho said,'. peoplo depended moro upon themselves than they do to-day. The housewife' who caino out.in- thoso;times" knew her business practically, but he was not s'uro rhat..the housewife of to-day knew hers so well. ■ Wo could not afford to lose the.value of home influence, but.ha feared wo in New Zealand were losing it to some extent. They were going to try to rectify that with the aid of science, but "ho'doubted if science was going to do as much for. them as .tho energy-and pluckand courage of tho -housewife, of, 40 or 50. years , ago had done. He was sorry ho had not with him.tho lady who. could have taken the platform and, told them exactly what it was proposed to,do.' They had brought out' a lady as a professor of home scienco and arts. . Ho saw dozens of professors of home scienco around him. • (Laughter.) ■■ They were going to set up in tho university to teach how to cook .scones and all the rest of. it, They wero doing that because they wanted \o elevate tho homo life and to' emphasise its importance. They were going to bring science to bear on the home,.; Jto teach the scienco of. how. to wash and.how to cook,' and how to keep the home clean and the clothes they ought to; wear.' By this means they hoped to bo able to "work some, good in the home life of; the people. Y ;■. ' ' Fatality at a Show.

' The young lady rider, Miss .Beatrice Gray, who was,killed-at tho Rotorua Show on Wednesday. last, was riding n horso named.;Uuliwai in tho lady's hack event, and the animal, becoming rc/tive, got quickly out,of hand with norvous'ox; citeraent; The'horse niado a dash for a clearing through' the crowd, and, missing the gate,. got into difficulties over the wire fonce. Miss.Gray fell heavily, and was "carried off til an ;unconscious state; Tho dootors found that her loft arm ,was broken and that she had sustained sovcral other serious injuries, whilst concussion of tho brain'.was distinctly indicated. Shewas taken, to the Sanatorium Hospij tal, and, never regaining consciousness; died.-.nt 7.15 p.m. Tho who .was.onl.v 10 years of age, hjldLTJigh rank" in'tho.Ngahipikiao tribe. ' '?"""'"

Th«_Glrl -'^ On. Saturday afternoon, in ' the Kent Terrace Church Schoolroom a farewell entertainment ivas^given for Lady> Ward.by the Girls',-Peace Scouts. . Unfortunately. Lady Ward'jhad not Tctu'rned from;her visit to, the south and in her absence Mrs. Quick- presided at the gathering. Owing to tho'rain which ' seemed as had-made up its mind for a thero was not such a largo attendance as there otherwise would have been and apologies for their absence wcro iread.from several ladies as well as from the president, Lady Ward. Pianoforte solos, songs, and recitations were given by the scouts, showing that they are not nc'glecting the nstliotic'sido of life for tho sake or out-of-door pursuits. The girls also sang their Scout song and give their "rally chorus"'and in many ways showed ■how well they were being trained by their scout-mistress. -A very delightful afternoon'tea was' provided by the council. Among those present were Mrs. T„ G. Macnrthv, Mrs. Field, 'Mrs.' Salmond. Mrs..Elliott,' Dr. Platta-Mills, Mr. and Mrs.'Royd Garlick, Mrs. and Miss Corliss. A very entertaining duologue was cleverly given by Miss Hardincn Mnltby and Miss Amy Kane.' entitled "Shattered .Nerves"—an item that wa6 greatly appreciated by thoso present.

Distinction for a Num. His Excellency tho Governor, 1 , Lord Islington, took advantage of- his visit' to Dunedin to present Miss J. D. Hooper with (he insignia and diploma as honorary serving sister of, the Order of St; John of Jerusalem, which is conferred for long and meritorious service. Hiss Hooper has been connected with the Dunedin Nursing Division of the Order since its inception 10 years ago, add has been for 11- years lady, 'superintendent. ,-'• It is understood that this is the first occasion on.which this distinction has been conferred in the Dominion. The presentation was made on Tuesday afternoon, and Dr. Gloss--(district chief 6urceon of tho St. John Ambulance Brigade) was in attendance, and introduced Miss Hooper.— "Otago Daily Times."

A Victoria College Entertainment. A • dramatic, entertainment, under the auspices of tho Victoria College Debating Society, is to bo held in St. Peter's Schoolroom on Wednesday, March 8, at 8 p.m. The programme includes three farces: "My Lord in Livery," "Collaborators," and "That Bruto Simmons," all of them exceedingly funny and witty. Tho ladies taking part aro: Misses Foil, Thornton, Nicholls, and Hursthonse, whilst Dr. .Isaacs and Messrs. E. Lyon and C. H. Taylor arc among thoso taking tho male characters. As the entertainment is in nid of procuring a Debating Society Honours Board, upon which to place tho names of those who had won the society's prir.es and medals a large, attcndaiico of the public is expected.

Their Excellencies Lord and Lady Islington and Miss Stapleton Cotton arrived from tho south yesterday morning. Tho, many friends of Miss Collins, oldest daughter of Colonel Collins, will regret to,hear that she is 6omewhat seriously indisposed. Mrs. Sprott is visiting Rotorua, and is benefiting by the change. Mrs. H. Roso and her pisler. Miss Greenfield, left for Sydney last Friday, on route for .England. -...,' Dr. and Mrs. .Henley (of Napier) aro leaving this.week ou a visit to England. Dr. and Mrs. Barr were passengers.by tho ratcena from Nelson yesterday. ■ Mr. and Mrs. John Lucenn (Toko) are staying for a.few days at Mufitai. Mrs. A. M. King has been appointed instructress to the dressmaking class of the Technical. School in Auckland. Miss Beatrice Dawson, of Auckland, is the guest of Mrs. Henderson, of Karori. Miss Dawson will accompany. Mr., Mrs., and Miss Henderson on a" five weeks' trip to the, Otago lakes and the West Coast of tho.South Island, the nartv setting out about tho niiddlo of tho "week. ■-■ • • No oho listening to Madcmoisello Antonia Dolores on Thursday evening in Christchurch would havo imagined that on tho previous day she had had a narrow cscapo from a serious accident. On her way to tho Railway station on Wednesday tho horse in the cab fell, with the . result that tho singer rather hnstily alighted and" was considerably bruised;