WOMEN'S WORLD.

Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 232, 1 October 1925, Page 21

WOMEN'S WORLD.

-9 - - ■ SIR ERNEST RUTHERFORD, j AUCKLAND RECEPTION. Xew Zealand's most distinguished son, Sr Ernest Rutherford, was the guest of honour last evening at a conversazione held in the Scots Hall, Symonds Street. The welcome was arranged by the Auckland University CoDegs. the Auckland Institute, the British Medical Association and the Society oi Civil Engineers. The ball had been very tastefully decorated for the occasion, and was arranged »s a drawing-room with small tables, upon "which stood vases oontainins' very beautiful specimens of daffodils and large stocks, and upon which later in the evening copper was served. The sepper room wa.s beautiful with rose red raMTnvfn] as Large tubs of graceful leathery bamboo stood along the walls, and the stage was massed with palms, lerss and masses of arum lilies. Professor B. P. W. Thomas received the g»»£ts at the entrance, aJid later introduced the distinguished guest to the gathering. Musical and dramatic items y?re given during the evening, and an interesting address by Sir Ernest Rutherford, who referred to his early days in Zealand, and explained how science was studied ax Cambridge, wbere be is Cavendish Professor. Amongst those present were: Mrs. Se*»r, black embroidered in crystals; jfes. 0. Rutherford, jade green maropaia; Mrs. A. Rutherford, rose velvet; *ra. Thomas, black and silver: Mrs. Cuftoa Smitih, saxe blue brocade-; Mrs. -Alaa Mnlgan, dark reseda green panne Worley, nil green" and w.sii* furs: Mi as Pickmere- pale fawn sift lace over marocain: Mrs. Milsom. "*me and silver embroidered wrap over !fl"ck; Kenneth Ma£ken2ie, gold iand -embroidered gown; Mrs. Tracy Inglls, black aad cut jet ornament; Mrs. black tnarocain. rose ___ jade, P*sn -shawl: Mrs. Talbot, black marocain; Mrs. Hardie NeiH. black marocain *—£ white satin: Dr. Gladys Montgomery, white satin and gold lace; Dr! de Courcey, black marocain and gold.; Dr. ■:£*-&-- Staler, black and _nli embroiled: Mrs. MeCaw, heliotrope brocade; *»ix. Stride, pale pink and silver lace: jars. Coidimtt. white fur wrap over black ***; Miss Fenton, black "eharmeuse; iJrs. Walton, old gold marocain, Mrs. -Holmden. blue and silver: Mrs. Thompson, black marocain and figured silk: ***_ Tewsley. black and silver; Mrs. jfppujeott, royal blue maroeaia and *>»*ck; Miss Coleman, oyster georgette Patterned in embroidered Beads: Mrs. w n t£ ?? Eriße b of fur; Mrs. p ?" black satin beaute; Mrs. koffiver, embossed georgette aud brick

= ° —— red charmecße: Mrs. HoMerness, grey { seqains; Mrs. J. Hogben, jads green i satin; Miss Arerili, coffee channeuse ■ and gold: Miss Margaret Stoddarz. saxe bins marocain; Miss Axiord. paie blue aad white fnr; Mrs. F. J. HnteMnson. almond grsen brocade; Mrs. J. Dawson. black velvet: Mrs. Mead, maize and green: Mrs. L. Marks, black marocaiii; i Mrs. Quarterly, pale piak brocade: Mrs. j C- V. Hoaghion, blaei icaroSain: ; Ixts. Join Barr. pale blue marocda; Mrs. Page P«o-tre. gfeen brocaded velvet: j Mise Hoagaton. cherry georgette; Mrs. ] A. Gray. pale lavender; Mrs. Home, rose j piui ciepe de chine. j