TO-DAY'S DINNER.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1175, 10 July 1911, Page 9

TO-DAY'S DINNER.

(Specially written for The Dominion.) MONDAY. Sago soap. Grilled steak. Potatoes. Parsnip fritters. Bread and butter pudding. Stewed apricots. PARSNIP FRITTERS. Four or five parsnips, ono teaspoonful of flour, ono egg,, sorao butter or beef Uoil the parsnips until temler, take off the skins, and nmsli them until very line; add the flour, egg well beaten, ami salt to taste. Make the mixture into small cakes with a spoon, and fry on both sides a delicato brown in very not tat. berve very hot on a'napkin. FOR TO-MORHOW. Ono sheep's head, carrots, turnips, raspberry jam. SOCIAL AND PERSONAL Entertainmont at the Girls' College. On Saturday evening a very appreciative audience gathered in the Central Hall ot the Wellington Girls' College, when an entertainment, arranged by the Old birls Association, was given. There can be no doubt but that this association of former pupils of the college does much to keep alive the old school spirit, and, in addition does something -to stimulate the interest of the girls who are at present continuing their education there. Quite a considerable number of those attending the entertainment comprised old girls, and there were also present Missill I*an, the principal of the college, and Miss Isewman and Miss Ward, of tho teaching staff. Those who assisted with the programme were: Mr. Rowley, Miss Lonfiton, Mr S Nelson, Mr. Gibson, Mr. Bnnkin, Mrs. Kennedy, Miss Bell, Hiss Hoby, Mrs; Bradley! Miss M. Flux, Miss F. Bailing*!, Miss ftipley, Mr. Bray, M.ss Kathleen Anderson, and Mr. Douglas Bray.. fhe accompaniments were played Principal} by Mr. Knnkin and Miss Longton. Duiin» the intervals home-made sweets were sofel for the purpose of still further aiding ! the funds of the Old Girls' Association.

At the Pioneer Club. There was a very large gathering of members and their friends at the Pioneer Club on Saturday evening, when a «ry enjoyable entertainment was given. large was the attendance that the problem was, where were they to he accommoda ed since there had'to be a certain _ amount of space reserved for those taking pan in the performance of the two little plajs which were given. Passages do not alloic a very satisfactory vantage ground fro,, which to view such things, but still that was all that offered itself to some that evening, most of whom had, fortunately, seen at least one of them before. Mrs. Corliss's comedietta, "The Lunch That Failed," played some weeks ago, was repeated, the same characters again playing their parts in it with even more effect than before, and following it was the duologue "Shattered Nerves, by Miss Amy .Kane and Miss Hardinße-Maltby very cleverly performed. In addition to these little plays, Miss lurk played a piano solo and Miss Putnam sang. Contributions were donated during the e\enin» towards tho Free Kindergarten Fund, a Imm slightly, over £b, being he result. •Miss Kichmond, in a brief but interesting speech, spoke of the work of the kindergarten and of its aims, not altogether free from financial difficulties. . Supper brought a very enjoyable evening to a close.

Savage Club "Ladies', Ninht," , . - An event which is always looked forward to with a great amount ol[interest is the."ladies' night" of the Wellington Savage Club. This is totako place in tho Town Hall on Saturday week, Mr ». As on previous occasions, the entcrtainaent.will be of a unique character, pecuUat to Savages, and' .flie decorations 1 ,1 he on a most elaborate scale. One ot tne chief attractions will be the appearanco in oriera of Madame Melbazzim the posKssor of an amazingly beautiful soprano voice.

Children's Fancy Dress Ball.' The children's fancy dress.ball, held in Masterton the night following-the-hos-pital ball, was one of the> largesand most picturesque affairs of the kind evei held there. Fully two hundred children, dressed in every imaginable kind of fancy dress, were present, as well as numbers of spectators, who thoroughly enjoyed tho prettv sight before them. Some of the costumes worn were decidedly original and well worked out, and perhaps the quaintest thin? about it all was to see totally incongruous characters dancing most amicably together. JloWers, freakish fancies of tho moment (such as the "harem skirt"), nursery rhyme heroes and heroines, fairies, Teddy bears, and all the nationalities under the sun, combined to produce a vivid effect, of colour and fancy run riot. A charming thing to seo was the maze march, in which most of the children took part, and which they performed' exceedingly well, Miss Wolff and Mrs. Kendall having instruct! them in it. It is not yet known deftnite.y who were the winners in the various prize competitions, for which there were a large number of entries. The funds of tho hospital should benefit very considerably by the success of the two evenings—that of the hospital ball itself and by tho children's dance following. Obituary, The death is announced from Oamaru of the widow of the late Mr. John Wills, who was engaged in farming in various parts of Canterbury for nearly fifty years, airs. Wills was the second sister of the late Sir John Mackenzie, and was in her seventy-fifth year. Professor Mackenzie, of" Victoria College, left for Oamaru on Frf- ■ day evening to attend his sister's funeral, which takes place there this afternoon. Mrs. Denton, who has been in the Levin district for the past sixteen years, died last Wednesday. Her husband, Mr. H. Denton, is a son of the late Mr. Gcorgo Denton, of Wellington, and her brother is Mr. W. H. Wilson, of tho Arcadia, Levin. . Mrs. Gibson Smith (Dunedin) is visiting her daughter, Mrs. David Fiudlay, in Park Street. Mrs. M. Denniston is visiting Levin. . Mrs. Christophers (Wairoa) is the guest of Mrs. Johnston (Karori).Mrs. Denniston (Christehurch) is visiting Wellington, mid is staying with her son in Hobson Crescent. In regard to the coming annual meeting of members of tho Pioneer Club, it is stated that notices of motion in regard to it must be sent in by the fifteenth of next month, and tho nominations for tho incoming committee by tho thirty-first. The management of West's and Royal Pictures has at different times done much to assist charitable objects, as' well as sports associations of various kinds. It has now arranged to givo a helping hand to .the Wellingon Ladies' Hockey Association on Wednesdny evening next. The Hastings correspondent of The Dominion telegraphs that tho annual children's ball was held in the Drill Hall on Friday evening, and was a very successful function. The building was crowded to its utmost capacity, and many of tho children wore fancy costumes nf quaint and pretty designs. The funds accruing go to the school prize fund. Mrs. Kolleston, Hair Specialist, secured when in England und America all the Latest Appliances for Hair and Face treatments. Shampooing, Hnmlressing taught, Kloetrolysis. Diploma U.S.A. Only address: 25G Latubton Quay. Tel. 15'J'J.—Advt. Millinery College, Hume's Buildings. 102 Willis Street!— Exclusive Styles and Moderate Prices at MISS HAMILTON'S. Burberrys to match Costumes, liemodelling a speciality."