THE WEEK IN WELLINGTON.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume LXVI, Issue 11977, 14 May 1914, Page 2

THE WEEK IN WELLINGTON.

(By MRS MALCOLM ROSS.) About People. Mr J. D. Sicvwright is back from the South. Mr.and Mrs Acton Adams and Mr and Mrs J. D. Studhohne have left for Auckland and Vancouver. Dr and Mrs Morkane and Mrs Ronald Duncan were passengers to London by the Rcmucriv. Miss Handyside, of Napier, ' arrived on Thursday from the South. Mrs W. Toogood and Mrs A. Toogood, of Featherston, have been in Wellington. Miss Broderiek lias been visiting Mrs F. Fitchett, of Dimedin. By. the Remucra left the Misses Harding, of Ilobson Street, Mr and Mrs J. J. Klnsey, of Ohristchurch, and their daughter, Mrs Moore, of: Dunedin, and Mr and Mrs Alfred Bimz, of Christcliurch. The Rev, A. M. Johnson and Mrs Johnson leave*-in a few days for London by the new Tyser boat, the Star of Victoria. Mrs VV. F. M'assey and Miss Massey went hist Wednesday to Levin, where Mrs Massay opened the Horticultural Show. • Staying in Wellington last week were. .Dr and Mrs W. Reed, of PaU iiierston North, Mr and Mrs Wrightson, of Waipawa, and Mrs Wrightson, sen., of Feilding, Mrs and Miss Waldegravc, ol' Palmerston Nortli, and Mr and Mrs Welch, Masterton. Mr and Mrs Arthur Peaice and Miss Pearce left on Monday last for Auckland where they will take the Marania en route for Loudon. Miss Collins, Dr Collins , daughter, has gone with them. Mr and Mrs J. W. Beattie and Miss M. Beattie, of the Lower llutt, have gone to Auckland and Rotorn.'i via Ilawke's Bay. Mr J. Glover and Miss Grace Glover left for London by the Remuera. Mr and Mrs May, of Wanganui, were passengers by the same boat. Miss Stott, Captain Stott 's sister, has gone north by the Tarawera. Lady Gibblcs is staying with her daughter, Mrs Thompson, at Pahiatua. Miss Smart-Forbes has gone to Nelson. The Misses M'Lean, ol.' Hastings, who have been in Wellington last week, have returned home. .Mrs and Miss Vallaiice, Mrs Erie Williams, and Mrs .Rishworth. Were all in town last week. Mrs Sharmati, of Auckland, was in Wellington last week. The engagement is announced of "Miss Othlie Beau, second daughter of the Rev. Canon Bean, of Cliristchurch, and granddaughter of the late Right. Hon. R. J. Seddon, io Mr .!. l>. M' Arthur, son of Mr and Mrs J. M f Arthur, Southland. Professor ! nlivr , Mrs Rnnkinc Brown have taken j rooms at Kenilworth for the winter. j Mrs Raiikine Brown and lier little girl ! have gone to Napier for a week or two. IDr and Mrs Norman Jones have left !by the Willochra en route for London ' via Japan. Lady Steward has arrived from Ashburton. The Rev. Otho and Mrs Fitzgerald were passengers to J London by the Remuera. Miss Woodj house, Dunedin, has been staying with her aunt, Mrs Turton. The engagei inent is aimounced of Miss Adelaide Schneider, niece of Mrs J. B. Eastham, ! of: Wellington, to Lieut. Douglas Cooper, R.N., of ir.M.S. Melbourne. Matters Social. As yet, society has not begun to bestir itself, and there is little to chronI icle. Indeed, many women, late as it : is in the year, have not yet commenced I their At Home days. Bridge parties are many, and a number were given as farewells to Mrs Arthur Pearce. Mrs i Mason, of the Lower llutt, and Mrs W. G. Kawson were among those who gave charming bridge afternoons last week, j doubly pleasant because the weather was so bad that one felt no reproach in staying inside. Sometimes, when suushine and summer beckon, it seems quite wrong not to go out and enjoy it. A delightful and large At Home was given last week by Mrs W. Watson on the Terrace, a farewell for her daughter Elsie, whose marriage to Mr Mai-kellar takes place very quietly this week. Mr Watson's house on The Terrace has pleasant rooms, and though the -day was gloomy, the bright lights and (lowers and gay throng made up the pleasnntest function. The two Misses Watson were indefatigable helpers in entertaining, ami looked very picturesque, the bride-elect in . white ninon, and Miss Belle in a draped golden brown ninon, with touches on collar and girdle of bright embroidery. Several parties have been given for Mrs Maetavish, who has been staying for some years in Auckland, with Mrs Howard Richmond, her daughter, and is now visiting the Misses Halse. Lady Stout and Mrs West Holmes wore among those who entertained her. This coming week is singularly bare of functions, and the pictures, which have an extraordinary vogue here, and the Dandies, are the only distractions. * * * * Dolores. This sweetest of singers has hit a week of storm for her concerts, and the weather undoubtedly interfered with the attendance. But the audiences were most enthusiastic, and would not be content even with encores. To some the programmes were not English enough, but she sang fine music, such as could not be given by many other vocalists. And yet, perhaps, in spite of all the magnificent composers' works she sang, most will remember best her exquisite rendering of "My Mother Bids Me Bind My Hair," her piquancy in "Gin' a Body,'' and the haunting tenderness of her Irish folksongs. Her gracious charm, even under adverse circumstances, is extraordinary, and makes for her many friends and admirers. On her last evening, while she was singing, a starling in the roof, hearing a rival, and determined not to be outdone, took up the melody, and warbled with her to the end! During her stay here, Mile. Dolores, Mile. Vandour, and Miss Cairos-Rego, the young pianiste, were guests of Mr and Mrs John Prouse. Mr Prouse assisted Mile. Dolores, and sang with his old force and sweetness. # « * # When the Troops are Marching Home. There was little cheer, and no cheers, about the return of the Fifth Regiment to Wellington yesterday, and , perhaps the men, already disappointed because their band had been .left behind, imagined the public unduly cold. It was (Continued on Page 3.)

cold, bitter cold, shivering, for it had been waiting for an hour in cutting wind ami driving rain for the arrival of the territorials. Though one missed the inspiring strains of the band, it was impossible not to be impressed with the splendid appearance and fine marching of the men, who looked bronzed and sturdy and cheerful. Probably, when Monday dawned in furious raiu.-and wind, they fully appreciated the pleasures of getting home after such strenuous camping out. » . # » # Pilferers and Pig-tails. Youthful visitors to Wellington who wear their tresses a la pigtail, and who can boast of luxuriant hair, must be careful in a crowd. On — and before similar cases have occurred—a girl with beautiful long golden hair worn in a long plait, was in a crowd in Manners Street in the evening. She felt her hair tugged, but took no notice, and it was only on reaching home she discovered her pigtail had been cut-off. It is not easy to devise a fitting punishment for such despicable criminals, and it is to ho hoped the police will be able to track them down.