WELLINGTON.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLI, Issue 10, 2 September 1908, Page 66

WELLINGTON.

Deal Bee. August 29. Lady Phinket was here for a few days lately on business con needed with her scheme for THE PROTECTION OF INFANT LIFE. The meeting was well attended by mothers, most of whom took advantage of the request to bring (heir babies, too, so many an object lesson was pointed out. A practical demonstration of the method of preparing the l>est artificial food was watched with much interest and attention. Mrs Napier Maclean was hostess at A 810 RECEPTION On Thursday afternoon. All (he rooms on the ground floor of the big new house were thrown open to receive the guests, who were thus enabled to admire the ■artistic scheme and the clever planning which go to make the whole such a success. Particularly charming were the outer and inner halls, with their wooden panelling. The latter apartment has a big brick lire place, opposite which is a quaint window with the most delightful low comfortable seat. Daffodils, primroses. freezing. and camellias were used for decorations, and the table was done with narcissus in silver vases. Music was provided by Miss Stevens, Mr fetuart Maclean, and Miss B. Miles, to all of whom the audience was warmly appreciative. Mrs Napier Maclean wore black chiffon taffetas, made on the pinafore fashion, with a blouse of ecru filet net and lace-, Mrs Butt, dark petunia cloth costume, braided, revers, and smart black hat; Mrs A. Young, reseda cloth, white furs. and. black picture hat; Mrs Stuart, black taffetas, lace yoke, and black toque; Miss Stuart, . dull purple : chiffon taffetas, with bands of l Eastern ■ embroidery, purple picture hat; Mrs Field, pale tan cloth, hemmed with black taffeta, smart black hatV Mrs Milford, black voile, with black Idee yoke, black picture hat and white furs; Mrs . McEwan. white cloth, the kimono coat disclosing a blouse of lace and net, black picture hat: Mrs Stowe, black taffetas: Miss Stowe, navy cloth, with Eastern embroideries, black toque; Mrs Hales, brown tailor-made, and smart brown toque; Miss Coates, matetot cloth; tailormade. smartly braided, lace jabot, and black picture hat; Mrs Beauchamp, black taffetas, white furs, and floral hat: Miss Beauchamp, green tailor-made, and black hat; Miss Russell, brown coat and skirt, brown hat, with floating chenille spotted veil; Miss Kane, dull purple cloth with motifs of embroidery in harmonising hues, purple hat; Mrs .Stafford, black tailor-made, and black and white toque; Miss Stafford, nattier blue doth, lace cravat, and picture hat; Miss Ewen, navy cloth, black picture hat: Miss G. Ewen, white tailor-made, and pale blue hat with eoque feathers; Mrs Quick, black chiffon glace; Miss E. Joseph. brown and white striped silk, the kimono Imdice having long wrinkled sleeves of brown chiffon, brown toque with ivory tinted tips; Mrs. Martindale Kendall, black tailormade. «mart black hat and lace scarf; Miss <;. Reid, pale brown suede cloth with wide brdelles of filet net embroidered richly in brown, gold and ivory hues, brown picture hat with plumes; Miss Simpson, tweed tailor-made in a >ulhlu«ml shade of green, green and brown hat: Mrs. Watson, black taffetas and »eal coat: Mrs. Robertson, black tucked grenadine over ivory glace, inlet with lace, white furs, and large clociip hat of black ami mauve; Miss Rol>ortsoii, pale pink mohair and pink bat : Mrs. R. Robertson. brown ami black striped tweed, and bat with roses; Miss Kemlter, shrimp pink doth Eton rostimie, lace cravat, and pink picture hat ; Mrs. T. F. Martin, grey-blue radium silk. white furs, and black picture hat; Miss Eileen Ward, powder blue frieze and black hat; Mias Section. pale blue cloth and picture hat; Mrs. Samuel, claret doth with vest of Eastern embroidery, dark red bat with feathers-. Mrs. Nelson, black taffetas and seal coat; Miss E. Harding, brown and green check tweed tai lor-mad** white ruffle, and bat with roses; Mra. Findlay, bla* k taffetas and seal coat, black clocbc hat; Mrs. Harrison, brown tailor-made and brown hat£ Mina Nathan, yieux ronb

voile and 14«nk picture hat: Mrs. Punkoiiby, brown coat and nkirt. and brown and gold toque; Mias McKellar, navy serge, and hat with roses; Miss VVilsOn; dark blue cloth and blue with wings; Miss Wheeler, grey st rifted tweed and smart hat; Mrs. Maearthy, white Shantung spotted with black and bordered with a deep lattice work of black ribbon velvet,’ picture hat with plumes; Mrs. Tringhani. saxe taffetas and mauve hat with cerise roses. Miss Gladys Cormack was the guest of honour at A GIRLS’ TEA goven on Friday last by Mrs. Louis Blundell. A very original and amusing competition was arranged in which new ami surprising descriptions were given of most ordinary ami well-known objects. The question was to tit them correctly. Most of the guests were hopelessly In*wildered at the first. Every guest was handed a list of phrases, and-it was most diverting to watch them as they wandered about paper in hand, gazing helplessly at a clothes' line, a group of onions, a chunk of wood with a nail in it. and so on. Very perplexing was a piece of Gongonzola cheese, and but few identified it as “The Skipper's Home.” A meat-chopper was not so hard to place as “The Little Peacemaker," but that “Deer in Winter” could be represented by a couple of eggs was hard to realise, till a girl with a thrifty house keeping mind discovered it. When the lists were read out the mistakes created wild shrieks of laughter, hut in many eases it was agreed that the misfit was funnier than the real one. Miss Stevens (Nelson) guessed most correct answers, and received a delightful picture by Itackham illustrative of “Peter Pan.” Next in merit- came Miss E. Robertson, and she was rewarded by a quaint little piece of Japanese ware. Primroses and violets decorated the pretty rooms, together with daffodils and jonquils, some of the latter being sent down from Hawke’s Bay for the occasion. Mrs. Blundell received many congratulations on the arrival of her tiny grand-daughter, news of whose advent was cabled from Japan the other day. The hostess wore black marquisette with a deep hem of taffetas and a chemisette and sleeves of Irish crochet lace; Miss Cormack wore pink and white striped chiffon voile, made in the pinafore style with a blouse' of ficelle laee and net: Miss Eileen Blundell, vieux rose frieze with lace vest, brown toque with roses; Mrs. Napier McLean, saxe blue cloth tailor-made with a black picture hat ; Airs. R. Robertson, silk colienne with a satin stripe, made with a deep t unic and. finished with tassels. pate pink hat with roses and feathers; Miss Eileen Ward, grey-blue frieze, white furs, and a picture hat; Miss Stafford, nattier blue frieze and hat with roses-. Miss Seddon, light- tweed tailor-made and smart white hat; Miss Ewen, blue coat, and skirt; Miss G. Ewen, biscuit tweed and pa.e blue hat with feathers; Miss Webb, Eton coat and skirt, lace vest, and smart hat; Miss Simpson, green and brown cheek tweed tailor-made and brown hat : Miss Hoggard. navy cloth and large black hat; Miss Dean, striped tweed;tailor-made and tegal hat with flowers; Miss Seed, cream serge coat and skirt, lace jabot, and black hat; Miss Kemlier, pink doth dress and picture hat-; Miss Fell, black velvet pinafore costume over a blouse of lace and net, clooho hat. wreathed with shaded flowers; Miss Stuart, myrtle green terry velvet, black picture hat; Miss Miles, green tailor-made, lace cravat, and smart hat with Howers; Miss —. Miles, Eton costume, tegal hat with fantaisie. DULCIE DEAMER'S FUTURE. Some ten months ago t told you of Miss Dulcie Beamer's literary success—how she, at seventeen years of age, had carried off one of the biggest literary prizes in Australasia. Since then she has tried her luck on the stage, and toured different parts of New Zealand with much success. News has just reached us that she was married to Mr. Albert Goldie, and is now on her way .with him to India. Mr. Goldie was advance agent throughout New Zealand for various theatrical organisations, and is undertaking the same work in India. Mrs. Albert Goldie is still a year or two off twenty, ami the leading critics speak very highly of the prospects of her future literary career. It will be remeniltcred that she is a daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Deaiucr (Wairprapa), and a granddaughter of Colonel and Mrs. Reader (Wellington |.

Great interest has been taken in THE COMING LADIES’ HOCKEY* TOURNAMENT, which is to begin oh September 3rd. Festivities are to lie judiciously mixed in with the hard work, and Wellington girls are prepared to do their utmost- for the entertainment of the visitors. The President of the local Ladies’ Hockey Association—one of our most eligible bachelors, by the way—-is giving an "At Home” to all feminine hockey players one afternoon while the tournament is on, and, of course, there will l>e any number of smaller festivities. Victoria College is at present the leading team in the championship cup of the senior division, and sonic exciting games are sure to follow when the crack teams meet on the battlefield. The members of THE GIRLS' REALM GUILD gave a clever little entertainment on Wednesday night, when three little plays were produced. It was well managed, and the performers, pupils of Miss Hardinge Maltby, were admirably coached. “Kitty Clive” was the principal piece, and it went with great verve, the scenery being' effective and the dresses charmingly pretty. Miss Hardinge Maltby, in the name part, looked extremely well, and was equally good in the pathetic part as in the more vivacious one. She had a beautiful dress of the Georgian period, the vivid green satin trained skirt disclosing a petticoat of ivory satin, exquisite lace, and delicate embroideries in contrasting hues; lace softened the decolletage and formed ruffles to the short sleeves, while the powdered coiffure and patches were vastly becoming; Miss Ranson looked captivating in her white and red attire as the mistress of the inn. Mr Vivian Rhiud and Mr E. Lyon and Mr A. Mill were all excellent, Among the performers in the other playlets were Aliss Fulton, in sea-green lumineux, with guimps and sleeves of filmy lace; Miss Rita Simpson, who looked delightful in her graceful gown of lotus blue souple cloth, with rich embroideries in gold and gloss silk on filet net; her hat of pale blue crinoline straw was massed with deep hued roses. Miss Kane’s dress was pretty and becoming, and her ehunciatiod" was jpar-

tieularly dear and distinct. Incidental musie wax supplied by the Girls’ Realm Guild orchestra, headed by Miss Eileen Ward. -*- --- <.-<««*. » . i j FREE KINDERGARTEN “AT HOME.” . -■» • - .dfcw d Za X 'Mrs Burnett was i‘ At; Home - ’, to, a; number of people who are interested in. the Free Kindergarten, at. her pretty' new house in Kelbourne. The dining , and dar wing-rooms; which are divided by folding doors, make a’ very large and . artistic room, the flowers . (which were '■ much admired) being . daffodils and, freeiias, and here and there a elump ' of anemones made a rich note of colour. * Miss Richmond spoke for some time, explaining the need for more teachers, ’■ as they wished to open branches in different parts, and incidentally for more money. - Some of those present were Mesdames . Atkinson, Lichfield, Fislicr, Hume, Hogben, Janisch, Cleghorn, Misses Hamilton,; Rowles, McKeßar, England, Turner, Hulse, Qtterson, and MeKellar. The last, but not the least, of THE HUTT. CINDERELLA DANCES s took place last week, and was a most . enjoyable one. The' stage, which was . set apart for the chaperones, was car-' peted. and cosily. furnished with com- ’ fortahle. armchairs, .and; .decorated with' palms' and pot plants.’ The' supper tables were '.prettily done with tall, -.-.graceful vases-of daffodils and low, .glasses of vio : ; lets.- .A number of people went out from town,;among them being Misses Fulton, MeKellar, Wylie, Seaton, and * D'Oyley. Mrs Rose wore a pretty frock of blue ehene silk, with touches of gold; Mrs H. Rose, white chiffon,taffetas and lace; Miss Barraud, green glace, iwith eliene sash;-Miss Allport,- soft white silk and chiffon; Miss Prouse, white silk, with Oriental embroideries; Miss Elliott, pink silk; Miss Foster, cream chiffon taffeta; Miss Buckhurst, floral mousseline de soie; Miss Johnston, yellow silk,-with' touches of silver; Miss A. Foster, blue silk and chiffon ; Miss Humfrey, lettuce green silk, with touches' of dark green velvet; Miss Lee,, cream’ net and lace; Miss Matthews,’ mauve silk eolienne; . Miss Heaton, white muslin, finished off' with narrow black velvet ;■ Miss Greenfield, pretty flowered silk, with lace sleeves; Miss Johnston, old rose satin; , Miss Tyeadwell, white silk and lace;’: Miss L. Bodmin, pretty green silk; Miss Barraud, cream net and rose-coloured Bilk.

OPHELIA.