ON Saturday afternoon the Thomdon Tennis Club formaHy opened their courts for the season. Bright sunshine, with the prospect of watching; some enjoyable games, and delicious afternoon tea, attracted many visitors, and the grounds piesented a orett"} sight. I noticed Mrs. Simpson, Mis. Trevor Gould, Mrs. T. G. Macarthy Mrs. Hagan, Mrs. Cecil Adams, Mrs. Kane, and Misses Morrah, Haroourt, Marchant, Mills, Otterson, Hey wood, Macintosh, Brewer, Ehott. Hickson, Stuart, Hagan, Grant, Kennedv, Ba tham, and many others. * * * The organisers of the bazaar, held on Saturday last, in aid of the Mimsterino- Children's League have every reason to be pleased with the success of their ef forts, for the social hall at the Girls High School, in which room the sale of work was held, was filled with visitors, and those assisting had a very busy tune selling the r»retty work. In the evening, the sale was also well patron ised, an enjoyable concert adding to the general attractiveness. ■rf * * On Saturdav week last, Miss Estelle Beere's senior pupils gave an exhibition of dai:cing at the S^ dney-sfereet School room, and during the afternoon the medals Which had been won during the year were oresented to the winners bv the Mayor of Wellington. The hall was prettily decorated, and afternoon tea, with delicious cakes and sandwiches, was served in an ante-room, the tea table with large bowls of lilac blossom, being much admired A great number of guests were present, and spent a very delightful afternoon, watching with interest the many new and oretty dances. First a Japanese dance was performed by four, and later by eight, little girls, "and was picturesque and quaint. * • • A graceful country dance, bv both boys and was much admired also, an Irish jig. The cake-walk was an unusual novelty, as well as being verv pretty, and was danced by Masters Rov Muir and Harrv Bramley and the Misses Dora Levi and Myrtle Philp A sailor's horn^ioe, bv Ina Curtis and Leila Levi, was loudly applauded, and another was cleverly performed bv Aenes Fife and Mav Bramlev. Miss Nome Tabuteau, who is a most graceful child executed a prettv fan dance and Doro thy Tanner won much applause for her Highland Fling, and also her Pohs.i dance with Nonie Tabuteau. Skirt dances were given bv Miss Violet. 