SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 7915, 26 September 1911, Page 9

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Dr Platts- 31ms has returned from the south.

Mis Vernon Heed arrived yesterday by the Main Trunk line.

Mr and Mrs Goring Johnston'and Miss G. Cameron are staying at the lloyal Oak.

Mr and Mrs Dillon, who have been on a short visit to Wellington, returned to Blenheim yesterday.

Miss Elder loft yesterday on a visit to the Wairarapa.

Mrs Dudley Hill (“Fernhill." Hastings) is on a visit to Wellington.

Mr and Mrs James Edgar (Dunedin) passed through Wellington en route for Auckland yesterday.

Mr and Mrs Brodie (Christchurch) are on a visit to Wellington and arc staying at the Royal Oak.

Miss Westmacott (South Canterbury), who has been staying with her brother at To Kuiti, has arrived in Wellington and is the guest of Mrs P. M. li. Fisher.

Mr and airs White, who have been visiting 'Wellington, have returned to Christchurch.

Miss B. Knight (Wanganui) is staying at the Royal Oak.

Miss Eileen Ward is expected to-mor row by the Sydney boat.

Mr Arthur Pearce, Mrs Collins, and Miss Collins, who have been on a trip to England, are expected to arrive by the Main Trunk to-morrow.

Lady Ward and Lady Findlay aro to be tho guests of the afternoon at the Pioneer Club day next Thursday.

Lord and Lady Islington have issued invitations for a reception which will take jilaco at Government House on Saturday, October 7th.

Tho acting-Chineso Consul lias issued invitations to meet the new Consul-Gene-: ral, the Hon. C. S. Lauchu, at tho con-: siilate, Burnell avenue, to-morrow.

At tho review of the cadets yesterday. Lady Islington wore a crimson cloth: coat and skirt, braided with self, large hat with white brim and velvet crown, covered with black ospreys, ostrich feather boa; Miss Stapleton-Cotton, scar let sergo coat and skirt, small round j white tagel hat, with white osprey, a,, black stole lined with white; Lady Ward,| black velvet coat and skirt, which was! covered with a long sealskin coat, blackl tagel pierrot hat with coronation blue: plumes; Mrs E. McKenzie, mole coloured) coat and skirt, mole tagel hat with white ospreys, brown furs; Mrs Godiey, black velvet coat and skirt, with a cluster of. dark and light bine flowers; Miss liuddo, wodgewood blue coat and skirt, pale grey hat with largo bow of blue and black striped ribbon.

A most enjoyable young girls’ tea was, given by tho Misses Johnston, Hutt, on] Monday afternoon. Tea was served in, the dining-room, the table w-as tastefully arranged -with howls .of freesias and bronze polyanthus. A feature of the. afternoon was a most amusing guessing competition. The prize, a pretty piece of Donlton ware, was won by Miss. Matthews. The guests were received by l the Misses •: - Johnston. Mjss Johnston; wore a handsome gown of dove grey; cashmere, trimmed with whito Honiton, lace, and Miss Verna Johnston, a pretty; gown of white voile. Amongst those invited were: The Misses Stuart-Forbes (2), Chappie, Harvey, Jones (2), Sladden (2), Climie, Bodmin (2), Bnswell (2),. Yeates, Ross, Kirk, Cuff, Elliot, Mathews, Scales, Humphries, Climie,; Heaton (2), Allport, Humfrey, Kingdom, Pcmaro- and Malcolmson.