WELLINGTON.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLV, Issue 17, 26 April 1911, Page 63

WELLINGTON.

April 22. The Holidays. Easter found most people out of town spending the holidays at one of the ]>opular seaside or country places. Herat aunga was markedly in favour, and most, of the houses were crammed with guests, so that things were quite gay. Naturally golf was the great occupation, But in the evening there were plenty of cheery social visits and several bridge parties. In town there was very little going on, but the number of strangers was unusually large, although many country : people who had been down for a few days' shopping had-managed to get home again before Easter.

Farewell to Blahop and Mrs. Wallis. There was no spare room in the 6yd-ney-street . Hall on Wednesday night, when the farewell social to the Bishop and Mrs. Wallis was held. It was the eve of their departure for England, and many were the expressions of regrvt heard on all sides. Archdeacon Faneourt was deeply affected, and while making a presentation from the people of the diocese, he referred to the splendid work done by the Bishop and the great assistance given by Mrs. Wallis, who, among other works, was mainly instrumental in establishing St. Mary’s Home for Girls. The sum of £260 was subscribed as a farewell gift to the Bishop, and took the form of a draft on an Eng iish Bank, while Mrs. Wallis received a draft 11-001 the wives of the clergy. The hall looked very -bright and cheerful with its decorations, and the platform was

ea.-peUd with crimson and arranged with pot planta and screens. In between the speeches there was music from a string bund. Mrs. Wallis wore a dress of changeant taffetas with a guimpe of lace and net, and a black hat with plumes; Mrs. Joshua Jones, who spoke on behalf of tlie wives of the clergy, was in black taffetas and a black and white toque. People from St. Peter s, St. Mark’s and St. Thomas’s parishes were all represented, ns well as the suburban and some of the country districts. Afternoon Teas. The tea given by Mrs. and Miss Didsbury on Wednesday, was in honour of Miss Marion Barrand, whose wedding is to take place almost immediately. Included in the guests were five othbr prospective brides, one of whom, Miss Kennedy is herself to be married next week. Then Miss Vera Fulton’s wedding is to be in July, and Miss Jessie Reid has decided on a date in October. To commemorate the occasion there was a special cake elaborately iced, and ornamented with the names of all six brideselect. Scarlet autumn ixias decorated the tea-tables, and in the other rooms bronze chrysanthemums and mauve and white cosmos were mingled. There was a clever amateur conjuring entertainment, and several of the guests sang or played. Mrs. Didsbury wore black crepe de chine with a vest of lace and net; Miss Didsbury, ecru net with a deep hem of silk and a satin sash; Miss Marion Barrand, vieux rose shantung, and black hat with flowers; Mrs. F. Didsbury wore a blue shantung dress and a black hat; Mrs. W. Blundell, a shantung tailormade and a black hat; Miss Wheeler, blue eolienne with a lace guimpe, and a tegal hat with flowers; Miss Hannay, a cream cloth coat and skirt, and a black and white hat; Miss Wilson, Saxe blue frieze, and black hat with blue flowers; Miss Seed, blue coat and skirt, and dark blue hat; Miss Booth, Saxe blue tweed and black hat with wings; Miss Kennedy, white tailormade and a tegal hat with flowers. Miss Nest a Morrah gave a pleasant little tea on Friday in honour of Miss Tennant, who has lately arrived from England. The hostess wore pink and white ninon with a guimpe of lace. Miss Tennant had on a wine-coloured velvet tailormade, and a black tegal hat with lace bows. An amusing competition was won by Miss Butts. Among the guests were: Mrs. MacArthur, Mrs. Blundell, Misses Rawson, Harding, Von Dadelszen, Hannay, Butts, Seed, Wilson, Edwin, Quick, and Pollen. Pioneer Club. Mrs.- Boyd, who has gone to Taihape with her husband, the new superintendent of the hospital there, was entertained at the Pioneer Club ‘by a number of her friends, and given a farewell gift of un artistic pendant and chain. Personal. Easter seems to be considered rather a good time to move, and quite a lot of people have changed houses. Mr. and Mrs. Elgar have taken Mr. T. C. Williams’ residence in Hobson-street for some months, and it is from there that the marriage will take place of their daughter and Captain Hamilton in June. Then Colonel and Mrs. Chaytor are giving up their house on The Terrace, as Colonel Chaytor’s military duties will necessitate his living at Palmerston. Mr. Ewen has taken their house for a term. Mrs. Leslie Reynolds has returned to Wellington to live, and will soon be again occupying the house on The Terrace, which Mr. Reynolds ‘bought a couple of years ago. They had just altered and done it up charmingly when they had to go back to the South Island. Mr. and Mrs. F. M. B. Fisher are moving from Hawkestone-street, where they have been for three or four years, and are going to Fitzherbert-terrace. The passengers on the Arawa on Thursday had a good day to start, and numbers of friends to see them off. The clergy, of course, were there in great force, busy saying goodbye to the Bishop and Mrs. Wallis, who have gone for good. However, their many friends here hope that the Bishop may be completely restored to health, and that he and Mrs. Wallis may conic out here again some day, if only for a short visit. Lady Mills, who is off Home for the Coronation, is a passenger by the same steamer, together with other well-known people.

OPHELIA.