GARDEN PARTY.

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 46, 24 February 1927, Page 6

GARDEN PARTY.

AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE.

A BRILLIANT FUNCTION

The beautiful grouiuls at Government Ilouse presented uu animated sight yesterday afternoon, when the reception for their Royal Highnesses, the Duke and Duchess of York, given by their Excellencies, Sir Charles and Lady Alice lergusson, took place. The grounds were delightful, with full-foliaged oaks casting cool shade, and the warm sun gilding the picture. The band of the First Auckland Infantry Regiment, under Lieutenant-Bandmaster A. J. Clareburt, was stationed oil the far lawn, and all through the afternoon rendered an enjoyable programme of music. The Duke and Duchess, accompanied by Sir Charles Fergusson, were stationed on the lawn directly in front of tUe entrance to the stone terrace, accompanied by their staffs, and the guests tiled before them. Sir Charles Fergusson welcomed the guests, and presented them to the Duke and Duchess, who bowed and smiled acknowledgment of the homage paid them. \ The Duchess of York was charmingly gowned in a very pale shade of beige, with a shade of pink in it, made with a softly draped effect, full skirt, and tunic effect finished with a cape collar. Her hat was of crinoline straw, very simple, as was the whole costume, and finished with a trail of roses in darker tones of the same colour. She also carried a short parasol in the same shades, and a small gold handbag.

Lady Cavan wore pale biscuit crepe de chine, finely pleated, and a hat in the same tone. A beige-coloured wrap was finished with a posy o.i the shoulder.

The Hon. Airs. Little CJilmour wore a georgette frock, patterned in small design, in tones of red and black on white, and simple hat, finished with ribbon in colours to tone.

Airs. J. G. Coates was in black georgette, and cream lace, worn over shell - pink crepe de chine, with black crinoline hat. Lady Fergusson, wife of Admiral Sir James A. Fergusson, was in grey souple satin, and silk lace, with black picture hat. Lady Sinclair Loekhart wore black georgette, with narrow gold panels; Lady Stout, pale lavender and grey; Airs. Day, black satin wrap over petirnia crepe de chine; Lady Richardson, navy blue georgette and maize georgette, and navy hat; Airs. Pomare, black crepe de chine, with decoration of petunia; Airs. Stride, pale beige georgette. hat in velvet; Alls. Fenton, pale beige georgette and lace: Mrs. Stringer, pale fawn lace over crepe de chine, hat in spring green; Mrs. 11. C. Yailc, black georgette, black and large hat, with ospreys; Airs. Reid, maize georgette, embroidered black hat, with velvet; Airs. Bankart, pale cocoa georgette and lace, black hat with osprey; Mrs. Prior Williams, delphinium blue, taffeta; Airs. Egertoli, cream lace over black satin; Airs. Aliddleton, deep maize georgette, velvet hat; Airs. Tracy Inglis, black and blue georgette; Airs. Poison, patterned georgette; Airs. J. B. Alacfarlanc, black ami gold georgette; Airs. Nokes, black brocaded ensemble suit; Airs. Kernot, black and pervanche blue, patterned georgette; Airs. BullockWebster. black, heavily embroidered in silver; Airs. Keeble, wine, with black hat; Airs. Watson, navy brocaded satin, rose pink liat; Airs. Shera, nattier blue georgette, Oriental embroidery; Airs. Dawson, cyclamen georgette; Airs. George Fowlds, black and white satin, with velvet hat; Airs. Handyside, black suit, with furs; Airs. Quartley, black and henna georgette: Airs. Clutha Alackenzie, periwinkle blue; Aliss Kissling, black brocade; Airs. Percival James, shot blue and red chenille velvet; Airs. Talbot, floral red and black georgette: Airs. Cecil Leys, floral georgette and large black hat; Mrs. v Maguire, pale petunia wrap mole, fur trimming, and hat en suite; .Mrs. Lindsay, black satin, and black hat. with osprey deep fox fur; Airs. A. Campbell, maize georgette, georgette hat in tones of maize; Aliss Janet Alurray, black striped corded silk wrap; Mrs. C. Forbes. eolTee georgette; Airs W. AL AlacCormiek, deep larkspur blue, ensemble suit; Airs. Poynton, floral crepe de chine, black toque and plurtie; Airs. W. R. Wilson, black satin romaine, with bands of deep royal blue; Alis* Stott. fawn crepe de chine, black hat: Airs. Ilerdman. black crepe de chine, and black hat; Airs. Duncan Clerk, black georgette, ensemble suit; Airs. O. Ilalloran pale grey geoigette; Airs. Bryec Hart, patterned georgette, in pale fawn: Airs. Kwen Alison, black and scarlet, with fawn bat: Mrs. Culling, black georgette, black hat with ostrich piunie. Airs. J. Whitney, apricot georgette, deep apricot hat; Airs. Partridge, jade green embossed georgette, hat in tones of oyster: Airs. A. A. Alartin, black cropc de chine with panel of deep cornflower blue and hat to tone; Airs. Robert Allan, flowered georgette, rose and peach toned hat: Airs. Boyle, petunia georgette, and petunia hat: Airs. Napier, black ensemble suit and ermine furs, black hat; Airs. Edward Russell, pale cyclamen georgette hat in tone of rubric with ospreys; Airs. W. Colbeck. black georgette; Aliss Coates. black and black hat; Airs. Fullerton, floral georgette. and fur stole: Airs. Herman, idack crepe de chine with satin, black hat with velvet decoration; Airs. Averill. deep delphinium blue patterned crepe de chine; Airs. R. Isaacs, .navy taffeta with gold Oriental decoration; Airs. Lingard, cigar brown with cigar brown hat.

with brown csprey: Airs. Savage, black georgette, and biscuit lace, black hat

with osprey plume; Airs. Godfrey, apple green georgette, appliqued; Airs. Gillies, black crepe de chine, black and white hat: Airs. Ely. black and flame crepe de chine; Aliss Alowbray. navy and gold; Airs. J. Cook, black satin; Mrs. Holmes, black satin and georgette and black hat; Airs. Edgar, black lace and black hat: Airs. Wilcox, grey satin and heliotrope: Airs. AlacAlurray, Naples blue satin and black hat; Airs. Stokes, black georgette and black erin hat trimmed with blue; Airs. Stuart Boyd, black taffeta and lavender georgette and black hat; Airs. Gerrard, black satin and sage green hat: Mrs. S. Nathan, black satin and black hat with ospreys; Airs. Boyle, lavender georgette and lavender crinoline hat: Airs. Alilsom, lteige georgette and flame crinoline hat: Airs. Atwood. floral georgette and lavender hat; Airs. Colson. delphinium blue crepe de chine, and hat to tone: Airs. Hudson Williamson, black and white georgette and black hat with ospreys: Airs. Swabey, pink georgette and cherry crinoline hat; Airs. E. W. Alison, silver and lavender georgette, with lavender hat; Airs. Leech Jones, black and fawn georgette and black hat: Dr. Afargaret Knight, fawn georgette and blue crinoline hat; Airs. K. R. Alurray. fawn georgette and lace and blue crinoline hat: Aliss Alowbray, navy blue and maize; Alls. A. Al. Fergusson, black •sotiple satin an,J lace black hat: Mrs. Seymour Thorne George, black satin and black hat; Airs. J. AL Carpenter, champagne georgette and lace frock, hat to tone.