WOMENS' WORLD

Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 126, 28 May 1919, Page 7

WOMENS' WORLD

SOCIAL JOTTINGS. Mrs. Briffault has returned from a visit to New Plymouth. Mr and Mrs Douglas Lysnar, of Gisborne, are staying at the Grand. Miss Hester Gould, of Christchureh, is at present 6taying at the Grand. airs. H. de Latour, of Gisborne, expects to reach Auckland this week. Mr and Mrs Arnold McKellar and Miss Hay, of Christchureh, are at present staying at the Grand. Mr and Mrs C. Jefferd, of Tokomaru Bay, axe paying a visit to Auckland and staying at the Grand. Mrs. R. George is at present in Auckland, and will be staying with her mother, Mrs. Devore. Mr and Mrs D. L. Tonks, of Hawera,. have arrived i:i Auckland for the races, and are at the Grand. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Holmes, of Pigeon Bay, Canterbury, are staying at the Grand for the winter meeting. Mrs W. Gee, wife of Mr W. Gee, chief postmaster, has arrived in Auckland from Christchureh, and taken a house. The Mayor of Xew Plymouth (Mr. C. H. Burgess) and Mrs. Burgess are in Wellington for the town-planning conference. Mr and Mrs C. O. Teschcmaker, of Blenheim, who have been on a visit to Russell, left Auckland yesterday for Wanganui. Mrs Moritzson, and her son Mr Moritzson and daughter, Miss Moritzson, who I have been staying at Cargen, have taken a bouse at Epsom. Mr and Mrs J. Bayley A'Deane, and Miss. A'Deane (2), of Takapau, Hawke's Bay, arrive in Auckland to-morrow for the races. They will be at the Grand. The Hon. T. and Mrs Wilford, Miss Wilford and Captain and Mrs Wilford, who have been staying at the Grand for a few days, left for Rotorua yesterday. Arrangements have been completed for an "At Home" to be given by the Navy , j League on Saturday evening in commemoration of the battle of Jutland. A i very enjoyable musical programme is ! provided. I Mr. and Mrs. H. Camp Dell, of Hastings, I arrive to-morrow to be present at the ] races. Mr. and Mrs. G. Beatson, of 'Hastings, and Miss Nivian arrive to-day for the same event. Roth parties will be staying at the Grand. | A very successful and largely-attended : dance was held at Cargen on Thursday j evening. The rooms looked very pretty decorated with (lags, and the floor was particularly pleasing. The attendance | | was so large that only about half coutd lie accommodated on the floor at once. Mrs Black acted as hostess and welcomed tile visitors. Supper of sandwiches, coffee and cakes was served, and a very enjoyable evening passed away. Mr Loisel, of Gisborne, accompanied by , his son and daughter and Miss Hatfield, I paid a visit to the Flying School last I , week, and the party made ascents which I ] they described as a most enjoyable ex- . i perience. The Indies of the party as-' cended to over a thousand feet, and flew .•all over the harbour and shipping, and J report that they felt not the slightest I trace of fear, while the exhilaration in- , i duced by the sensation was very pleasI urnble. II The students of Myers Free Kinder- , i garten held an '"At Home" for their j fl friends on Saturday evening, at whlcn L ; there were about seventy guests. Tne| . | central hall had been very prettily! ,[ decorated for the occasion, and with the, 1 j gay frocking and soft lights made a . j pretty picture. Dancing began at a i quarter to eight and went on during the . evening with great enjoyment, under i the che.peronage of Mesaames Miller, ilEgerton, Taylor, Wright, and Runsie. I Supper was spread in the students' lee- . ture room, and the tables made a pretty ■ i display with decorations of scarlet 1: daisies. 1 A very successful ball was held in Hamilton last Friday evening by the • Croquet Club, at which there was a large t attendance. The dancing floor was ' everything that was desirable, and the i music really enjoyable. Supper was , spread in the supper room, where tho 1 tables were tastefuly decorated with ' yellow flowers. Those present were: - Mrs. Stevens, rich black silk; I Mrs. Bull, emerald green satin, " draped with ' grey ninon and • silver; Mrs. Cowles, black silk taffeta 1 outlined with saxe blue: Mrs. G. Hyde, blue satin draped with black laco; Mrs. ■ S. Fergusson, cream silk with gold tissue; l Mrs. Stanley, pale green silk and chiffon; ! Mrs. I. Jolly, floral ninon oyer crepe; > Mrs. English, embroidered ninon over ! heliotrope '♦Ik, with handsome bead or- » naments; Jlrs. Gillies, frilled gown of ' black and white net: Mrs. Bennett, black silk and net; Mrs. Farrer, cerise spangled ninon over silk: Mrs. Brodey, stylish I i' black velvet with emerald green and j t gold ninon; Mrs. A. H. Hyde, sweet frock I ' of grey ninon over silk and gold, with " gleams of apricot colouring, and edged I - with beaver; Mrs. Mears, black silk with • pretty white net; Mrs. McLean, cream crepe with panels and corsage ems broidered in blue; Mrs. Pellar. panelled ! gown of pink satin and pompadour silk; - Mrs. Cork, black velvet with pink rose; " Mrs. Lamb (Auckland), black silk and i gold. Misses Doing, handsome dress of ' gold satin and black silk lace; Cranwell, f black ninon over silk; Ranstead, pink i ninon over silk and touches of black; Wallace, black velvet and point lace with 1 crimson touches; Hodgkinson, grey floral 1 crepe de chine; Edmonds, black silk; r Printis, black silk and lace; Pountney, t pale pink silk finished with silk tassels; 3 C. Holloway. black velvet and ninon over - gold; A.E. Manning,black silk and silver c scarf; Williams, cream satin; Monckton, '<■ black silk with touches of scarlet; - Fraser Smith, flame-coloured satin with - overdress of net; F. Bayley, blue silk '•> nnd pink roses; Browning, black silk; h Henley, pink ninon over silk and gold and edged with fur; B. Hunter, smart 1 tunic frock of maize satin, edged with s;fur Bulgarian swathmsr; Gruar, dainty » dress of ninon over silk, fastened with t dainty pink rosebuds: L. White, maize c sntin and cream braided top; Tompkins, n blue satin corselet skirt of pink, ninon '- top; Penniket, lovely frock of white c satin, finished with ball trimming and :. touches of silver; T. Kins, pale"pink, ) shadowed with silvered ninon; Myers, Mack silk and pretty white top: G. Tompkins, pale green silk and pink net: „ Pickering, pretty pain blue silk: Hurrell, ,_ blue ninon over blue satin, and pink bands: T. Pickering, flounced dress of emerald ninon; M. Carr (Rotorua), ( _ brown velvet and pretty cream blouse; [. F '' r " rrip - Pale blue satin and old lace; , Xel=on. black silk and ninon: O'Meara'. • black silk with tunic of interwoven gold ' and red roses; Northcroft, .powder-blue silk; W. Hopkins, sea-blue frock with net top; Vauteer, pretty gown of shellpink crepe de chene and ninon; F. C. , Bond, black velvet and net; Ross, grey '** silk and touches of crimson: McCatv. black silk; Matthews, black silk: and many, other very pretty frocks, of which I fua unable to describe.