AT HOME.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 49, 27 February 1929, Page 12

AT HOME.

The Mutual Club opened its rooms in Palmerston Buildings, for the first time this season yesterday afternoon, when an enjoyable "'At Home" was tendered as a farewell to Mrs. George Walker and Mrs. A. G. Warnock. who are leaving for Australia and England by the s.s. Mannganui next Friday. Beautiful asters in shades of lemon to gold and mauve filled the crystal and silver ornaments, soft mounds of ferns banking the corners of the reception room. Vocal items were rendered by Mrs. Carte Lloyd, Mrs. Harvey Reece, Mrs. Osborne Owen, and Mrs. Beaumont. In the absence of the president (Mrs. O. Brett), Mrs. Von Sturmer welcomed the guests, and wore a frock of navy blue georgette, blue Bangkok hat. Mrs. G. Walker wore an ivory crepe de chine, black silk coat, large white felt hat, trimmed with black. Mrs. A. G. Warnock was gowned in parchment crepe lace, mastic tagel bat, with velvet

flowers, pale summer fox fur; Mrs. F. Wilson, bois de rose checked silk, hat to tone; Mrs. Crump, alnjond green cloth, beige hat; Mrs. Follick, black

striped satin, hat with ospreys; Mrs. Sydney Robertson, beige satin jumper suit, navy blue Bangkok hat; Mrs. Norman Wade, mauve georgette, grey ciro bat, with cluster of flowers; Mrs. Waite, lemon pleated crepe de chine, black hat; Mrs. Allan, brown lace over mushroom georgette, black hat; Mrs. A. Coney, beige marocain hat to tone; Mrs. Hutchings, black georgette, blue velour hat; Mrs. G. Lennox, bois de rose crepe de chine, pink hat; Mrs. W. H. Murray, navy blue and parchment-toned georgette, hat with lace brim; Mrs. Alf Wheeler, cyclamen chiffon taffeta, roee-shaded hat; Mrs. Osmond Owen, lemon crepe de chine, with mauve hem, mushroom-shaded hat;Miss Flatt, black floral georgette; Mrs. Roto Graham, nattier blue satin, inset with mole, bat to tone; Mrs. A. S. Evans, blue flowered crepe de chine, hat to tone; Mrs. Beaumont, primrose pleated crepe fleuri, crinoline hat; Mrs. Dowling, parch-ment-shaded georgette, green hat; Mrs. W. H. McGarry, black crepe de chine, with beige and crimson spots, black tagel hat; Mrs. Rees, powder blue crepe de chine, with draperies of spotted black, white and blue, black hat; Mrs. Noel Cole, beige lace, over flesh pink, black transparent brim hat, with pink roses; Mrs. M. D. Strange, blac'i satin, with lace vest, mole silk toque; Mrs. A. Collins, powder blue skirt, shaded blue jersey, black Bangkok hat; Mrs. Ansenn, strawberry-toned taffeta, apple green crinoline hat; Mrs. R. C. Bowman, fawn and green striped frock, green hat; Mrs. Adeane, ivory crepe de chine, brown and cherry picture hat; Mrs. A. H. Sinel, black and white figured georgette, white hat; Mrs. Pagni, black cloth, trimmed with mauve and beige; Mrs. T. E. Sinel. cream frock, black hat; Miss Wilson, black crepe fleuri, black hat with lace; Mrs. Robert War nock, petunia, crepe de chine jumper suit, black hat; MissMcCullagh, flowered crepe de chine, blue hat to tone; Miss A. Webster, navy blue crepe de chine, mole vest. Bangkok hat; Mrs. Dolph Davis, navy blue crepe fleuri suit, champagne straw hat; Mrs. Hart, navy blue and white pleated crepe de chine, hat to match; Sirs. T. W. Irvin, cream crepe de chine, embroidered in gold and black, black hat; Mrs. Woodlock, silver grey crepe de soie, black hat with ospreytj Mrs. J. S. Dods, beige crepe de chine silk jumper suit, hat to match; Miss Phil Macksey, white flowered chiffon, sunkist straw hat; Miss Mildred \ on Sturmer, embroidered ivory crepe de chine, cream hat; Miss M. Waite, white and powder blue organdie; Miss Roes ■ptadiw mastia crape da china» hfiigp hat.