SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8330, 16 January 1913, Page 5

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Mr and Mrs McLauchlan, Wairarapa, are staying at the Occidental. Mrs Binden and her children are staying at Balmoral, Mulgrave street. Mr and Mrs A. Myers left on a visit to Napier yesterday. Miss Anson is the guest of Captain and Mrs Estcourt. Mrs H. Heywood and her family are spending a holiday at Muritai. Mr and Mrs E. Richmond, of Wellington, are visiting Mra D. Teed, New Plymouth. Miss May Kilgour, Greymouth, is the guest of Mr and Mrs Andrew Duncan, Wellington.

Mr and Mrs W. D- Lysnar, of Gisborne, returned from their trip to Great Britain by the Manuka yesterday. Mr and Mrs Hand-Newton, of Masterton, have returned home after spending a little time at Kenilworth, Hill street-

Professor Shand and Mrs Shand, Dunedin, are visiting their daughters, the Misses Shand, of Craighead, Timaru.

Mr and Mrs A. E. Kemot, who have been absent on a lengthy tour of Great Britain and the Continent, are expected back early next month.

The Rev. T. Mann and Mrs Mann are among the passengers for Wellington by the Romuera, as also are Mr and Mrs E. H. Barker, of Gisborne.

Mr and Mrs Aubrey Jackson, and Mr and Mrs M. Caselberg, with their- two daughters, of Masterton, are among the guests at Island Bay HouseMr and Mrs Eagle (Masterton), Mr and Mrs Gardiner (Auckland), Mrs; and Miss Luccua (Hawera), anu Miss Stevens (Sydney) are among the guests at the Occidental.

Mrs W. Maitland, Dunedin, and Misa Lucy Smith, formerly of “Greenfields," Otago, are soon leaving for a lengthy tour in Europe. They will go Home via Java. Singapore, and Canada. Miss Hilda Sherratt’s' marriage to Mr Cowper, Hawke's Bay, will take place at the end of the present month. Her bridesmaids will be her sister. Miss Kate She mat, and Miss Cowper, of Napier.

Those who axe born in January claim the garnet as their birthotone, and for them it is a mascot worth wearing and “Jiving up to,” since it signifies fidelity —a rare and precious quality in both men and women.

On Thursday afternoon, Nurse K. Gillon, who has severed her connection with the Grey Elver hospital, was entertained at afternoon tea by the matron and staff of that institution, and was made the recipient of several handsome gifts from the naming and domestic staff and patients.

It is said that there is some very pretty frocking in “Night-birds/' now being played in Anckland. Miss Amy Murphy, as the Countess, wears an extremely smart combination of black and white, with which goes a wonderful “magpie” hat. Another of her frocks is of green and a pale shade of amethyst studded with glittering gems. The costumes in the -chorus are also very smart.

Mrs Mavdrgodate, who will be well and pleasurably remembered by many New Zealand people as Miss Elsie NapierBell, has illustrated a book for children called ‘’The Mole and the Mouse/’ The letterpress is by Torfrida Schwann (Mm Henry Schwann), an Australian lady. As a very young girl Mrs Mavorgodate gave pironuso of very high artistic ability. Says an English correspondentlt almost seems as if the death knell of the waltz had been sounded, for, though it will appear nominally on dance programmes, no one is dancing it. The Eoston has completely replaced it. This is a most fascinating dance, and requires more learning than the old waltz I'he groat point in the Boston is that it is not danoed in strict time to the music. But if you watch good dancers you will see that their movements follow the rhythm of the music, and give expression to it,' instead of adhering slavishly to the heat This no doubt constitutes part of the fascination of the Boston, which is certainly being danced with enthusiasm.

Advices by the last English mail from the Missions to Seamen Committee in •London confirm the appointment of Mr W. E. Cocks as misenmer to. the society’s branch in the port of Wellington. It may be explained that all appointments to positions in charge of the society's stations throughout the world are made hy the committee in London. This committee has the oversight of about one hundred stations in all parte of the world, and is presided over by Earl Brassey, G.C.8., so well known for his interest in all that concerns the welfare of seasmen. The London committee recognise the importance of the port of Wellington as a shipping centre, and also the value of the work done by their station in the port.