LIFE IN THE CITY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume LXII, Issue 9597, 8 February 1910, Page 6

LIFE IN THE CITY.

Life is a journey; on we go Through manya scene of joy and woe

End of Synod—Faretrell at Pioneer Club —The Latest Hats—About People—A Launch Picni c—Baby Moose—Their Ajtcrnoon Tea.

The Synod is over, and much business has been dove, interspersed with not a little enjoyment. Most of the visitors have gone, aud, for a tune, Welliugtou is resting from social exertions. But very soou the Medical Congress takes place, aud then there will be a week of various gaieties, amoug which is a reception by the Pioneer Club of the women visitors aud their hostesses. The Empire City is a place of mauy conferences and congresses, aud there is a constant coming aud going of visitors, while those residents who have spare rooms, are rarely without a guest. This is the seasou, too. for tourists, aud one sees all sorts of quaint types ou one's walks abroad. The floating veil is generally a mark of genus feminine. Sometimes tins reaches extraordinary dimensions. Oue girl wore it to within two feet of the hem of her frock, hanging in folds from her wide-brimmed hat. It was pale greeu, with a striped border, and would have been graceful had it not been so absurdly exaggerated. The hats, too, of some of the visitors, are ridiculously large, aud three girls, the other day, slim themselves, completely usurped the pavement while walking along Lambton-quay. Their hats stretched, with most ungraceful effect, far beyond their shoulders.

Lady Pluuket. herself is wearing hats of considerable size just now. They suit her piquaut face, however, aud are generally simply wreathed with flowers. Such she liad on at the farewell reception giveu to her by tho Pioneer Club. Her frock was au exquisite white embroidered lawn, aud Miss Hill also wore a white lingerie gown and wide hat. Her Excellency was particularly charming, chatting to members, and replying to the welcome of Miss Richmond, who is oue of our nest women speakers, with a graceful little speech of thauks aud advice, on this her last, as she said, official appearauce. These receptious are becoming a delightful feature of the Pioueer Club, aud give au opportunity to members to meet distinguished "visitors. The membership is increasing still, aud this—the first women's club here—is iv a most satisfactory fiuaucial position. The secretary, " Miss Amy Kane, has left for a few weeks' holiday with Mrs T. G. Macarthy, aud Miss Isitt is filling her place as regards correspondence.

Mrs Phil Mules, from Woodville. arrived in Welliugtou last week, and has left with Bishop and Mrs Mu'es for v mouth iv Nelson. Miss Quick has returned from Stratford. Duriug her stay she climbed Mount Egmout. Miss Whitelaw. of the Auckland Giils' Grammar School, lias beeu in town last week ou her way North. and Miss Pulling, cf the Diocesau School, Auckland, has been staying at Paraparaumu. By the Ulimaroa, from Sydney, returned Miss Bertha Miles, bringing with her Miss Moore, from Western Australia. Mrs Niveus. of Anuedale, Mastertou, lias been in Wellington, arranging for a stay at Piimmertou. Mr and Mrs Royd Garlick are back from Sydney. Mrs George Hume aud her little daughter, from Wairarapa, are at the Royal Oak. Miss Hilda Moorhouse has gone to visit her relatives in Christchurch. Mrs Rolleston has left for Aucklaud. The Hon. R. Mackenzie has taken Dr Mason's house at the Lower Hutt. His sister has arrived from Scotlaud to visit him. Miss Morrison, of Blairlogie, Mastertou, returns to New Zealand by the Rimutaka in March. Miss Frances Sise, of Dunedin, is a guest of Mrs W. Watson. Miss Sutton, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs Ewen, has returued to Napier,

There have beeu numerous farewell fuuctious giveu for two departing Weliiugtouiaus, Mrs Malcolm Ross and Miss Vera Fulton. Among these was a delightful water picuic given by Mrs W. A. Kennedy on Friday afternoon. About sixty guests set off in the s.s. Natone, among them being Mr Tolhurst, Dr Findlay. and Major and Mrs Bryce Wilson, who have recently arrived from England. The steamer went to Somes' Island, aud there the party climbed the hill aud inspected the herd of moose deer only the day before landed from the Ulimaroa. They come from Banff, and are only six months old, but are well grown aud most friendly babies, and will grow into enormous creatures with great horns. At present they have no horns, and are quite ready to push their loug soft muzzles out to be stroked. They were having their afternoon tea, a rather dull repast of willow twigs, brought specially for them from Banff. They are to be liberated, I believe, ou the West Coast.