TO-DAY'S DINNER.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1184, 20 July 1911, Page 9

TO-DAY'S DINNER.

(Specially written for The Dominion.) THURSDAY. Celery Soup. Eoast Loin of Mutton. Potatoes. liaked Pumpkin. Steamed Batter Pudding. STEAMED BATTER PUDDING. Three tablespoonfnls of flour, one pint of milk, three well-beaten eggs, quarter toaspoonful of salt. Mix the flour smoothly with a little of the milk; add the rest of the milk, and cook until it thickens; then add tho eggs and salt. Steam in a buttered mould about two hours. FOB TO-MORROW. Half-pint split peas (soaked overnight), stook, one a'hnapper, parsley, marmalade. SOCIAL AND PERSONAL At Trentham. Not for a long time bos the Wellington Racing Club been favoured with such perfect weather for its winter meeting as that of last Saturday, and yesterday it was oven' more delightful. There was hardly a cloud to be seen in the sky, and the sun shone with a warmth that gave finite a fervent hint of the coming spring. It wns Trentham in oue of its most charming aspects, with blue, slurring, shadow-effects on the near lulls, while away to the north, cold and beautiful, rose the snow-clad heights of tho Rimutaka ranges. Tempted by the brilliant snnshine, a great many people went out from town prepared to thoroughly enjoy themselves, and somoliow that might also, bo said of the horses, so full of keenness and vigour they seemed. Her Excellency, Lady Islington, was present at the races yesterday, and was wearing a black velvet coat and skirt, black fox furs, and a largo black velvet hat with rose-coloured ostrich plumes. She was accompanied by Miss StapletonCotton, wearing a: red coat and skirt, a small violet hat, and furs. Others prosent were Hiss Harcourt, in a navy blue coat and skirt and black velvet hat with a band of Oriental embroidery, and whito fox furs; Mrs. Gillon, in navy blue costume, with an emerald velvet lint; Mrs. Godley, grey coat and skirt, grey satin hat, with grey ostrich plumes and furs; Mrs. Vavasour, heliotrope costume and black velvet hat, with a cluster of black and heliotropo feathers; Lady Clifford, black braided costume and black hat; Miss Clifford, dark blue coat and skirt and blue hat; Mrs. Hartgill (Dannevirke), dark green coat and skirt.and velvet toque; Mrs. A. Duncan, long, black sealskin coat over a grey dress, and black and white' liat; Mrs. Goring Johnston, biscuit-coloured costume with shaded pink embroidery on tho collar and revel's, and large hat 'of the same shade with biscuit- | coloured plumes; Mrs. A. Abbott, black velvet braided costume and large black hat trimmed with cornflower blue; Mr?. Noel Adam* (Nolson), a long sealskin coat worn over a' rose pink embroidered ninon frock, and a large black hat with a rosepink ostrich feather; Mrs. 3. Tripe, molo coloured, braided coat and skirt, and white straw hat, with mole and pink flowers; Mrs. G. Hume (Lower Valley), rosecoloured frieze costume and hat of the same shade; Mrs. K. Duncan, black ninon frock, furs, and large black floral hat; Mrs. W. Hume, dark blue coat and skirt, and dark hat with shaded wings; Mrs. S. Kirkcaldie, blue costumo and large bat trimmed with bine; Miss Iv. Kirkcaldie, fawn costume and hat to match; Miss C. Butts, bluo coat and skirt, brown fur toque and stole; Miss Didsbury, cream dress trimmed with brown fur, largo burnt straw hat lined witlublack _v.clyot and trimmed with velvet; Miss M'Dougall (Lower Valley), green coat and skirt, with wide straw hat with bandeau of vioux rose'and-green; Miss N. M'Dougall, tweed costume and toquo to match; Miss Joan Cleghorn, brown coat and : skirt, mole coloured straw hat trimmed with mole ribbon; Mrs. Nixon, grey costume, largo grey straw hat and white fox furs; Mrs. Shand, cream costume and black ar/1 whito hat; Miss S. Barraud, cream frock trimmed with brown fur and cream hat, outlined with brown fur; Mrs. H. Didsbury, saxe blue costumo and large black hat; Miss Marks, wedgwood blue, with a large black hat with floral ribbons; Mrs. C. Kebbell, black braided costume, black and White toquo and whito fox furs; Miss Joseph, molo costume and mole hat with cerise plumes; Miss Cock, green tweed costume, largo hat trimmed with green and pink; Miss Simpson, dark blue costume, furs, and black and white hat; Miss Brewer, blue costumo and blue straw hat.

Wedding ,at Mangamahoe, A wedding in which a great deal of interest was shown was solemnised at St. Columbus's 'Church, Mangamahoe. on July 19, the bride being Miss Olive Heckler, eldest daughter of Mr. J. F. Heckler, "Forest Downs," Mangamahoe, and the bridegroom, Mr. W. F. M'Laron, of To Rangitumau. Tho ceromony was performed by the Rev. V. H. Ivitcat, vicar of St. Mary's, Jlarton. The bride was attended by her sister, Miss Elsa Heckler, and Miss Jessie M'Kenzie. Mr. W. H. Heckler was tho best man. Miss Colina M'Kenzie presided at the organ, and played the "Wedding March" as the bridal party left the church. After the ceremony a large number of guests j'were entertained by Mr. and Mrs. HeckI ler. Subsequently Mr. and Mrs. M'Larcn left by motor for tho Hot Lakes and Auckland on their bridal tour. Drawbacks. Probably the lights of Wellington city were never .more eagerly looked for than yesterday evening by tho passengers of the second and third trains returning from Trentham. Something over two hours to come from tho latter place to town is decidedly deliberate travelling, and the breakdown of the second train was hardly regarded with equanimity by the hungry people in the third one, anxious to reach town at an early hour. Long intervals of waiting at nearly every station, with an interlude of . shunting backwards, fussy whistlings of the engino that at first raised hopes of starting again till taught them better, and, finally, a tortoise rate of speed till the next stop at the next station happened, hardly made an'ideal ending to a day's outing. For a time people bore up heroically, talking cheerfully of their day's experiences—how they nearly put their money on such and such a horse, th-e certainties they had pursued, only to find thein elusive as dreams, and so on— but, finally, oven tho sprightliest sank back in his seat ivith an emphatic denunciation of the train, and regarded the world around him with a pessimistic, long-suffering air. Another, fact that added to the grievances of some people was tho fact that they had paid firstclass faro going out, and had had to stand all the way. Pleasure has its drawbacks in New Zealand.

A Star Actress. Miss Irving has none of tho nationalisms which sometimes minimise the first eflorts of a visiting star (says tho "Australasian"). A sylpli-liko figure, an expressivo face, pathetically lonely in moments of peril, and a voico cultured and clear, Miss Irving inevitably wins tho admiration and sympathy of her audience. Mr. and Mrs. Eliot Warburton, and Mr. and Mrs. Waldegrave, returned to Palmers ton yesterday. Mr. Herries, 31.P., and Mrs. Herries, are staying at Miss Malcolm's. M - and Mrs. Hugh Beetliam (Brancepeth) are staj'ing at tho Royal Oak. Mr. and Mrs. P. Hatton Miller returned from a trip to Australia by tho Moeraki yesterday. To-day is club day at the Pioneer Club, and at 4.30 this afternoon Miss Richmond, the president, will give an address. •A-' Miss Fulton's wedding on Tuesday tho organ was played by Mr. J. Smith, o£ Fetone. TVM iss .,? orenco YouD ff. of "Merry widow fame, has purchased a homo at Darling Point, Sydney. It commands a beautiful view of the harbour.