FIVE O’CLOCK PARTY

Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 154, 27 March 1937, Page 6

FIVE O’CLOCK PARTY

AVearing a becoming, frock of beige georgette with insets of Lace, Airs. James Payne entertained about 40 friends at her home in Rawhiti Terrace on Thursday at 5 o'clock. The party provided an opportunity to say good-bye to Air. and Mrs. Ewen Cameron, the guests of honour, before their departure for Australia. Gladioli of varying shades were .artistically arranged with autumn leaves in the vases in the drawing-room, and in the dining-room there were many pas-tel-tinted sweet peas, mingled with maidenhair fern. Savoury “live-oclock” refreshments were served with sherry. Airs. Cameron was wearing p navy and white patterned frock and navy hat, with furs. BLIND CLUB PICNIC Three bus loads of members of the AA’ellington Blind Social Club and their friends, about 75 people, went to AVai-nui-o-Alata on AVednesday for a picnic. There they were met by members of the AVainui-o-Alata AA r omen’s Institute, who entertained them with a musical programme. The weather being fine and warm, the day’s outing proved enjoyable. and the entertainment provided by the institute an added pleasure. AFTERNOON TEA Mrs. A E. Palmer anil Mrs. AVallis, who will leave AVellington next week for England, entertained a number of their friends at an afternoon tea party held at James Smith’s tearooms on Thursday. The tea-tables wore 'decorated with crystal vases of gladioli. Both hostesses took the opportunity of bidding farewell to their friends, and were themselves the recipients of many good wishes for their journey. Airs. A. I’. F. Chapman has been an attractive figure at recent Hawke’s Bay social activities. Tall, slim, and fair, she wore tailored suits to advantage and for preference, and, being a keen sportswoman, (weeds were more often than not her outdoor choice. She has been spending a “family holiday” at Hastings, where she stayed the most of the time with her parents, Air. and Airs. T. 11. Lowry, Okawa.. On her way back to England she will stay at Sydney with her sister, Mrs. Bettington. Mr. ami Airs. J. N. Lowry have also left New Zealand for a Sydnev holiday.

Imagine a lovely debutante’s frock of silver lame—a tight bodice with Victorian off-the-shoulder line —draped sleeves, the skirt gathered at the waist Haring into tremendous width at the bottom. —Wilma Swanson, Willis Street.—Advt.