SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12406, 27 March 1926, Page 10

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Mrs E. P. Gray, Wellington, is visiting her mother, Mrs Richards, Winchoomb'e street, Christchurch. Mrs T. E. Y. Seddon is visiting Dunedin.

Mrs H. W. Frost, of Wellington, is at present at Wanganui. Mrs Peacock, president of Wellington Free Kindergarten Association, has been among the Wellington visitors to Dunedin. Lieutenant-Colonel arid Mrs Pilkington, of WelHngton, were the guests of Mrs B. Hore while in Dunedin. Mr and Mrs H. M. Rathbone arrived from the south yesterday, en route for their home in Waipawa. ■Miss Alison Jennings, of Christchurch, leaves for England next month, and is to be married shortly after her arrival, Home. Mr and Mrs Denis Davie arrived from the south yesterday, en route for their home in Auckland. Miss M. Gordon, New South Wales, who has many fripnds in Wellington, has- left for jMount Cook. Miss Annette,. Barton, who paid a round of visits in South Canterbury on her return from Dunedin, has gone on to Featherston. Mr and Mrs L. Clouston, Blenheim, who have been on a short visit to Christchurch, have returned hy car to their home.

Mr and Mrs lan Batkin (London), recently in Wellington, are now at' Christchurch. Mr and Mrs Ellingljam (Auckland) are on a visit to tile fc-th Island; Mr and Mrs V. Headley (Hastings) and Mrs Cotton Stapleton (Napier) are touring the South Island. Dr. anti Mrs Miller (Palmerston, North), who have been on a South' Island tour, are now at Christchurch. An afternoon tea will ■ be given on Wednesday next from 2 to 5 p.m. to Miss Moore, who has just returned l from England. Miss May Royds (Nelson) is the guest of Mrs J. I. Royds, Fendalton. Miss Irene Mulvany-Grey, of Christenur: . has returned from a visit to California. Miss Dorothy Dean, from London, is at present her guest. Miss M. Lyon (Auckland) was in Wellington for a few days before, going on to Christchurch. The engagement is announced of Lieutenant C. J. Duff, R.N.Z.A., son of Mr and Mrs C. H. Duff, Cashmere Hills, Christchurch, and Florence, second daughter of the Hon. W. W. Snodgrass and Mrs Snodgrass, Nelson.

Mr George-A. Hough, editor of the. “New Bedford standard,” Mass., U.S.A., and Mrs 1 Hough, leave by the Makura from Wellington next 1 week after an Australian and New Zealand tour.

Miss Jessie Craig,, Epsom, Auckland, is expected in Wellington to-day to await the Makura for San Francisco. She then goes to New York,’’bn route for England on a lengthy visit. Mr and Mrs N. A. Grant, Khandal-lah,-are ,the guests of Miss Whitson-, Dunedin, and before returning to Wellington will stay with their daughter, Mrs Allan Sawell, Timaru. Mrs Spencer Westmacott, -Christchurch, has returned from a visit to the North Island.

Miss Mary McLean has left Wellington to attend an executive meeting of the Association of Trained Masseurs of New Zealand.

Mr and Mrs James Deans (Homebush) are leaving during tho last week in April for a trip to Britain.

Mrs Wilfrid Spronle and Miss and Miss Kathleen Cracroft Wilson, who have been on a visit to Dunedin, are at present in Christchurch. They will be in Wellington next week

Mrs Joseph was hostess at an enjoyable afternoon tea at her residence, Grant road. Tije Misses Joseph assisted their mother in the entertainment of guests, the Misses G. and A. Nathan also helping. Lady Bell was 'among those present, and among others were Mrs Harold Johnston, Mrs lan Duncan, Lady McGavin, Mrs Sprott, Mrs L. Blundell, Mrs HadfieM, Mrs Fulton j Miss Fancourt, Mrs R. W. Kano, and others. A choral service at St. James’s Church, Wellington South, marked the wedding of Jean, third daughter of Mr a~id .Mrs F. Hunt, Wellington South, to Cyril Frank, second son of Mr and Mrs E. E. Hester, Wellington. The Rev. W. Shirer officiated, and Mr A. A. Brown was at the organ. Miss Mona MacDonald was bridesmnid. Miss Chrissie Turner fnie.ee of the: bride). and Miss Dorothy Hester (sister of the bridegroom) were also in attendance. Mr G. S. Robinson was best man. Mrs Hunt received a large number of guests in St. James’s Hall Among the m any good wishes received were messages from the Wellington South Tennis Club, the Mascot Concert Party, the WelHngton .College Old Boys’ Football Club." and the Midland Cricket Club.

Mrs Cotton-Stapleton, of Napier, is on a visit to Christchurch. Mrs Hugh Ross, Seatoun, is on a visit to Rotorua. Mrs 'J. Atkinson has returned ,to Hamilton from a visit to Wellington; The engagement is announced of Miss Irene Jackson, youngest daughter of Mrs Jackson, of - Rocklands avenue, Mount Eden, to Mr T. Cragg, eldest son of Mrs A. P. Maguire, Masterton. Mr H. Livingstone ’Tapley, .M.P., Dunedin, and Mrs Tapley are in Christchurch. Mr and Miss V. Hoadley, of Hastings, are visiting Christchurch. - Mr and Mrs V. W. Millar, of Wellington, are on a visit to Auckland. Mr and Mrs C. H. Vincent, of London, are on a visit to the Dominion, and are expected in Wellington. Hr. and Mrs A. Paterson, of Christchurch. have arrived in WelHngton, en route to America. Miss M.- Royds, of Nelson, is visiting J. I. Royds, Fendalton.

Mr and Mrs H. Preston Jones, of Samoa, are on a visit to New Zealand. Recent visitors to Lake Wakatipu include: Miss M. Kemble, Essex, London ; Mr J. T. Cadman, Townsville, Queensland ; Mr M,. A. Nathan, Perth. Western Australia; Miss K. C. Wyden. Mr O. F. Wilks, Sydney, New South Wales; Mr and Mrs C. Brownlie, ■Hawke’s Bay; Mr J. E. Corkili, Air K. V 7. Farquahar, Mr H. W. Clarke, Mr D. Wills, WelHngton; Miss T. Campbell, Gisborne; Mr and Mrs Breitstadt, Mr and Mrs F. M. Dennohy, Greymonth. I have rarely met a more scintillating personality than that of l’rincess Antoine Bibesco, whose husband has been recalled from the Rumanian Ministry at Washington, says a correspondent in an exchange. When she is in London she spends a great deal of time at her father’s—Lord Oxford’s—home in Bedford Square. There she sets the table in a roar with her epigrams and sardonic comments on the personalities of the day. She has been unable, however, to achieve equal success with her literary efforts. Lord Oxford’s household is always extremely lively. Ho hiinself presides with his rubicund countenance, his sparkling eye, and his cultured conversation. Lady Oxford sits on the ether side qf the table, and is the source of the most vivacious re-' marks. What piles of manuscripts remain- to be examined in countless safes ana country houses ana banks 1 What tieasures may not lurk yet in many a lumber room! writes an exchange correspondent. But- the great store ol : secret history in England must still be Windsor Castle and its archives. These the Hon. J. W. Fortescue, in his capacity of librarian, has been codifying and even publishing; but the work is slow and difficult, especially that on King George IH.’s correspondence, the publication of which the King is allowing. The letters ho wrote to his Ministers will be given complete. They will be of considerable interest to the United States, for they reveal the King’s attitude to the American colonies, both before they were lost, and after thov had broken away.

The Plunket fete at Riddiford Park, Lower Hutt, to-day, promises to be an. outstanding feature of Plunket activities in the Valley. The Hon. J. A. Young, Minister for Health, is to open the fete at 3 p.m., and a cordial invitation is extended to the general public to be present. There will be stalls, competitions, games, sideshows, and a monster jumble and “white elephant” sale. Music will he played by a band, and Visitors are assured of an entertaining afternoon amid the notably beautiful surroundings of the Park. Mr S. Hoggard is hon. secretary of a hard-working committee, and all arrangements are complete for an ideal outing.

Castle Howard, where Lord Oxford stayed for his Hull meeting as the guest of Mr Geoffrey Howard, is one of tho creations of Sir John Vanbrugh, the architect of Blenheim Palace, and is famous both for its tremendously: imposing south facade or garden front and for its art treasures. Of some of these latter it was depleted a dozen years ago, but to the country’s gain, for in the National Gallery tliero now hang a number of masterpieces from the castle collection, predented by Rosalind Lady Carlisle—among Jiiem the Gainsborough of “Mrs Graham as a Housemaid,” which the fifth Lord Carlisle saw while the artist was at, work on it, and was so fenraptured that lie insisted on haying and carrying it off then and there, though still in an unfinished state.

A wedding of widespread interest was solemnised in the presence of a crowded congregation at the Tliorndou Methodist Church recently, by the Rev. William Greenslario. The bride was Miss Connie Harrison, only daughter of the Rev. O. C. and Mrs Harrison, of Island Bay, and the bridegroom Mr Edwin D. Holdaway, youngest son oJ Mr and Mrs Holdaway, of Nelson. Miss Doris Worboys was the organist. Miss. Connie Smith, of Island Bay, was bridesmaid. Miss Nola Clarke, of Island Bay, was flower girl. Mr Eric Harrison, the bride’s i brother, was the best man. After the ceremony a reception was held in the Church Hall, where Mrs Harrison received a large number of guests.

The Wellington Technical College Old Students’ Association Cricket and .Tennis Clubs held a most successful dance last night in the New College Hall. Tasteful decorations Of gay streamers, howls of beautiful " flowers, and masses of -St. John’s wort and lycopodium, with the cheerful blaze of a huge fire, served as a pleasing contrast to the wintry conditions prevailing outside. The committee responsible for the arrangements far this successful function comprised: Misses G Campbell, I. Tandy, arid N. Smitli' Messrs Gribble, Juriss, W. E. arid H! , ■. Bennett, the joint hon. secretaries being Messrs Gribble and H . C Bennett. ,

A Press Association message frorii Cambridge states that Mrs Annie Hicks, widow of the late- Mr J. T. Hicks, died this morning, aged 82 years, alter 53 years’ residence in the Cambridge district. Deceased arrived in the Dominion in 1871.