SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Evening Star, Issue 18093, 7 October 1922, Page 9

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Bridge hostesses during the week include Mcsdames Hilton, Finch, Lindo leiguson, and Fenwick. . On Thursday Mr Justice Hosking enter, tained a few friends at the FernhiU Club. Present were Ur and Mrs Lindo leigiison, Mr and Mrs 0. Rattray, Mr and Mrs Eardlcy Reynolds, Airs George Ritchie, Misses' Helen and Constance Williams, Messrs J- Cook and I). Crawford. For the first time the Gardening t.uat of tlio Otatro Women’s Club exhibited at the Horticultural Society’s show, and M«dames Edmond, Leslie Wilson, Linos Misses Martin and. Burton, who arranged the table, are to he congratulated upon the effective and beautiful display of the members. , ~ r , , , On {Saturday night at the Cabaicl dancers appeared in fancy dress. The galerv was <piite idled with interested onI lookers. Dining the evening the cnildren danced the 'Autumn Ballet.’ Present were Mrs Aclon-Adams, Mr and Mia barrell Oaudoi'iau, Mr and Mrs Anderson, Misses Public Roberts, Gallaway, Milne 121. Cheeseman, Edmond, Ulrich, load. Bridge-man. P. Fmcreou, M. Burt, M in* tosh. Barnett. E. Haggitt, Messrs Stowe. Solomon. Laidhw (2), Reid, Nisbot, Barnett. and others. . , Mrs .M'fvibhin returned itrom Cnnstclutrch on Tuesday. Mrs F. Fitchett gave a small aftcrncon on Tuesday for Mrs Uolderness, whose husband has come here to manage the Lew Zealand Shipping Company. Present were Mcsdames Batchelor, George Ritchie, Cowper,. Lindo Ferguson, Misses Webster and Rattrav (2). Miss Reynolds gave a small tea. during the week for Alisa Morton (Wellington). On Saturday evening last Miss Sisc (Queen street) "gave a largo bridge evening, live tables having been arranged. _ ino players were Mcsdames Hilton, A. Fisher, Mv.thieson, Finch, Gallaway, Laidla.w, Oldham, C. Turnbull, D, Ramsay, Black, Fen. wick, Riley, Edmond, F. Fitchett, _ G. Al’Lean, Cheeseman, Hutohison, Misses Reynolds, Rattray, and Webster. Mbs K. Gl'endining entertained young friends at bridge one evening during the week. Present were Misses £. Maloney, D Sadd, G. Gray, M. Tate, Aallange, Messrs B. Reid, D. Whitson, R. Gilkieon, Vallang© (2), Smith, etc. The engagement is announced ot Miss Beatrice May Kimball, youngest daughter of Air and Airs S. G. Kimboll, Wellington, to Mr Frank E. Stephenson, elder son of Dr and Mrs R. Stuart Stephenson, St. Clair, Dunedin. On Wednesday afternoon Airs Stanley Batchelor gave a most enjoyable “At Home,” some forty guests being present. Airs Batchelor, wearing a smart pheasant blue silk tricotino gown, received her guests at the entrance to the drawing rfooxn, re a being served in the study, both *ooms being beautifully decorated with sprinrr flowers. Alisa June Batchelor assisted her mother in looking after the guests. Among those present were Lady Williams, Ales dames James Roberts, Sydney Neill. Fitohett, Edmond, North, Kenneth Ross. Fitzgerald, R. Fitzgerald, Brennan, Oarmalt Jones, Alaeassey, sen., Gallaway, Laidlaw, Alissea Williams (2). D. Neill, Webster, Siso, Alaeassey, Moratory Reynolds, Tolmie, Rattray (2), ALKerrow (2). and Hart. Alisa Winnie Elliott, the instructress in the first mixed-bathing swimming batli in a great liner, gave a special exhibition before the King and Queen when they inspected the Alajestio, the 56,000-ton world’s largest liner, off Cowes recently During the hour and half the King and Queeiy who were accompanied by Prince George and the Duke of Connaught, were aboard the Royal Standard was hoisted on the liner as a tribute to the mercantile marine—the first act of Royal favor of its land in living memory. The engagement is announced o? Aliss Dorothy Clarke, ALSc., only daughter of Mr and Airs E. S. Clarke, “darewood ” ' Dunedin, to Dr C. E. Dolling, of Adelaide, i Australia.

On Friday evening, in the Early See tiers’ Hall, the-Victoria League held another of its highly successful and most enjoyable Cinderella dances. The decora-

lions were carried out in a scheme of green and yellow, pot plants and golden daffodils being used. Among tho?e_ present were Mr and Mrs George Ritchie (black satin and luce), Mr and hire Matluoson (black neb and lace), Mr and Mrs Actem-Adams (black gown), Mr and Mrs Sydney Neill (black eequined frock), ill and Mrs Harman Reeves (black satin with touches of emerald green), i\frs Rney (black lace over cabin), Mrs Fne.dlander (bright pink channeuso), Mrs H. L. -laploy (black satin charmeuse frock), Mrs Cakler (black lace embroidered in waite and gold over black satin), Misses Gal laway (bine satin), Laidlaw (shot pink mtfeta), Biidgeman (pretty petal frock in shades of mauve, silver girdle). Lorna .Side,y (black with yellow embroidcnngs), Job lisle no (yellow 'georgette and satin), Kathleen Gleudiniug (red gown), Nanev Holmes (black with rich Oriental colored sash), Edith Haggitt (primrose yellow eatm with iacc), Melville (pale blue satin and luce), Dorothy Allan (green satin), iai (cream lace over satin), Chcesemau (P alc pink with laco), Helen YVatson (bmek ye.vet, green feather ornament in hair), Ena M'Lcan (apricot silk and late), Kiddie Roberta (black satin: charmeuse), Miss Barnett (shot mauve petal frock of taffeta), Mum M'Curdy (rich brocade), MissDalrymple (apple green charmeuse with au-tumn-tinted girdle), Miss M. Burt (pale pink taffeta), Misses Sadd, Jackson, Bowles, MThcrsnn, D. Ramsay. Dmk, Todd, Milne (2), Edmond, Messre Mnolair, Monro, Solomon, Stowe. N. Haggitt, Clapper ton. Porritt, In'inc, Solomon, Edmond, Laidlaw (2). Mm Halstcd left this week for Sydney. On Tuesday evening Mrs M’Qneen entertained friends at bridge. Among, tno players were Mesdames Glendining, (Mapper ton, Lc Cren, Vivian, Pringle, Isaacs, Urquhart (Shanghai), Ibbotson, Sinclair. J)r Marion Whyte, and Miss Gilkison. Mrs Geoffrey Fisher; who is the guest of Mrs T. R,‘ Fisher, was entertained at several small functions during tho week. Mrs H. De C. M‘Arthur and Mrs Eustace Maeassoy gave morning teas, and Mis Ibbotson a small afternoon on Tuesday. On Thursday afternoon Mrs Frank Dunlop gave a “Rhododendron Dell" party, some forty guests being present. After partaking of tea, those present wandered across to the Botanical Gardens, which arc very lovely at present. Among those present were Mesdames Glendining, Thompson, Kelly, Easther, Ramsay, M'Kibbin, Bell, White, James Begg. Sutton (Napier), Hoyles (Invercargill), Skinner, Davies, Batlxam, Walter Ross, Dencker, Lo Gran, Carmalt Jones, Vivian, G. Black, Stuart, Bowie, Elder, Vallange, Hewitson, Hutchison, Callan, Cook, Mandeno, Dickie, Fleming, Cantrell, (Misses Lamrock, Vallango, Cameron, Ida 'White, Callender. The Dunedin and Dunedin Central Nursing Divisions met after class on Monday evening to bid farewell ‘to two of their members, Mrs Scott and her sister. Miss Gilmour, who are leaving to settle in Palmerston North. Dr Stuart Mooro made tho presentations, expressing the regret of the corps in losing two much esteemed members. The gifts were; To (Miss Gilmonr, lady superintendent of the Central Corps, brush, comb, and mirror in ebony and silver; to Mrs Scott, for many years a member of Dunedin Central Division, volumes of Barns and Scott and an oxidised table bell.

On Friday night, 29th nit., Mrs Linda Ferguson talked to members of tho Arts and Crafts Circle of tho Otago Women’s Club upon bronzes and lacquers, ill© talk being illustrated by many beautiful examples of theso objects, shown by Mrs Ferguson, Misses Anderson, Smith, Crow, and others. Among those present were Mesdaraes Batchelor, Stntham, Thomas Brown, I Hutchison, Wakefield Holmes, Mason, Arthur Fisher, Urquhart, Spedding, Denton-Leech, Chcvas, Nisbet, Seoullar, Priest, Penny (Ohristcjiuroh), Livingstone, Misses Holford, Jlacassoy, Crow, Martin, May Barron, Mackerras, MTierrow, M'Gibbon, Burton (2), Anderson, Duncan, Alexander, and Nicholson. Another very successful dance organised by the insurance people of Dunedin was hold in tho Strand Salon on Thursday, 28th ult. Tho different companies were well represented, and everything wont well from start to finish. Amongst those noticed were Mrs Parkinson, Misses Troup, Cheeseman, Buss (2), Braithwaitc, Hardy, Pollock, Sourr, Kcanan, Walker, and Lye, Messrs Gregory, Gore, Kettle, Brugh (2), Douglas, Pizoy, Lavender, Williams, M'Kenzie, and Mockridge.