LADIES' COLUMN.

Evening Post, Volume LXX, Issue 37, 12 August 1905, Page 15

LADIES' COLUMN.

Girls' Gossip, [Contributions to this column addressed " "Priscilla" will be welcomed. They should be concise, and must be signed with tuß writer's full name and address. not. for publication, bu< as a guarantee of authenticity. j Mi Bsa* Kkzia— JDnritfg this past week there has been jr'dearta of public entertainment, and this ib perhaps the reason why Parliament is sufch a popular form, of amusement. It is instructive — and gratuitous, which may 'also add to its attractions. SWlitteridanco" has been unprecedented. ' Hundreds have been turned away, unsatisfied- and sorrowful, and many enthusiastic women on ono evening in particular sottled themselves for an hour in t the- .,r/a^sage, content to listen to the v distant roar of some fortissimo orator and the übiquitous whirr of the divisionbell. The cream of the joke was that the excitement had all taken place in thß afternoon, and the members had set.tied down Into a deadly calm to discuss answers* to questions. Not one of the "dauntless four" were even on view. Feminine 'interest is keen this session, arid every evening the gallery is crowded' with attentive women, many of " whom ' combine business with pleasure *" bY working while they listen. "Airs. Harding has returned from Hitwkes Bay, and with her is Miss Harding, her .niece, from Mount Vernon. Mrs. E. M. Smith arrived on , Tuesday, and has been often in the Gal- ~ lery this weok. The Misses Holmes, from South Canterbury, have been staying the past week in Wellington, and leava. for Ohristchurch — and the Grand National — on Monday. .Miss Heywood , and Miss Scully are alsq going to Christchurch* for the race-week. Mrs. Walter Nathan has taken Mrs. Stnart's house on the Terrace for four months, Mrs. Stuart and her daughters leaving shortly for Colombo. Miss Millie Stuart's wedding -will probably take place about November. Miss Ena Stuart does not go , with Mrs. Stnart, but intends paying a round of visits during her mother's absence. Their many friends will be delighted to welcome back Mr. 'and Mrs. Prouse and family, and they cherish the selfish" hope that he may not be tempted bjnfche- splendid inducements England is offering to ' leave them again. Mr. ' Pronse s reappearance as a singer will be eagerly looked for. Miss Moorhouse, who lias b^en on a visit Australia, is . » 'guest of Mrs. Ferguson, her sister. Mrs. Travers was married to Colonel" Wood last Saturday. The wedding was celebrated very quietly, owing to the death of the bridegroom's father. ■ A number of festivities are coming on. Next week Mrs. Miles's fancy dress ball for children takes place, and promises to, the the prettiest entertainment of the season. The eagerness of the youngsters over their fancy dresses is aij example to those men whose shyness, we will call it," bids fair to spoil to a certain extent the Artistic success of the Veterans' Ba^l. Tha evening following the children's dance Mrs. Tolhurst is to -give a dance. Mrs, Webster gave a small ' "hop" last night. The small dance at Government House last Monday was most enjoyable. The rooms were prettily decorated, and ther supper-tables made beautiful with arrangements of spring flowers. Lady Plunket "wore pink crepe-dc- chine, the chiffon r^iffings round the bodice being caught with diamond clasps, diamond earrings, necklace, and tiara also being worn. The Hon. Kathleen Plunket was in white satin, with silver embroidery on the bodice-frills. Miss Tottenham, from Hawkes Bay, a guest at Govern ment House, wore pale green veiled with netj Among those who looked charming .was a tall blonde in black satin, and, a fair-haired woman in an artistic and" uncommon frock of brown chiffon with wreaths of pink roses. The Governor and Lady Plunket, with the Hon. Kathleen Plunket. and the aides-de-camp, left_ for Christchurch and the Grand National on Friday. A pretty wedding took place at St. Paul's on Wednesday, when Miss Hennah was married to Mr. Howard Reid. The bride's elegant gown was of ivory dnchesse, trimmed with rose-point lace, and over her coronet of orange blossoms she wore a beautiful Limerick lace veil. Her only ornament was the bridegroom's gift, a diamond-and-pearl pendant. Two of her bridesmaids — her sister Elsie and Miss Ru!fy Seddon — were in cream crepe-de-china over glaco with turquoise belts, their wreaths being of banksia roses, and their bouquets having blue silk streamers. Miss Lulu Dyer, the third bridesmaid, wore* a dainty cream silk frock. Among those present . were the Premier and Mrs. Seddon — who is the bride's auntr-the Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Hall-Jones, and the Hon, Mr. and Mrs. Macdonadd. Black duchesse satin, trimmed, with old lace, formed the handsome gown of Mrs. Hennah, her toque of cream beaver having bunches of violets, and her bouquet being of the same flowers. Mrs. Reid, the bridegroom's mother^ was in a charming black-and-white frock, with 'white roses irT her 'bonnet. Mrs. Seddon wore a black lace dress, effectively trimmed with velvet ribbon. The .bride's travelling frock was a navy .tailor-made cloth, with a highly becoming tuscan straw hat, wreathed with pinlf roses and green velvet ribbon. (A most original entertainment, was given on Thursday at Mra. Arthur Pearce's by the Ladies' Savage Club, which has had auch successful weekly meetings lately at various members' bouses. To thia gnesta were invited by means of 'most unique invitation cards, and thoroughly appreciated the programme kX before them. Among the items were a .very clever parody written by Miso Fraaer, aome excellent lantern slides taken and shown by Mrs. Pearce, and a cachuca danced by Mra. Kenneth Duncan. A amall play, in which Miss Plunket took the part ot an old gossip most delightfully, ended elm programme., alter which <fhe guesta adjourned for refrecfamenta, rounding ap the entertainment with a dance. Among those present were the Governor and Lady Plunket, Mr. Waterfield, and the Aide*. Lady Plunket wore an artistic ' Empire frock of wnite satin, with high ' transparent jewelled collar, and swathed belt of pale blue ailk. The hootetw was in a pretty gown of oyster .eatjn. From an interesting fetter from a Wellington girl revelling -in the shopping fascinations of London, we learn thai floral hate ere to be much worn this coining season. Small, too, they are to "be, and worn well tilted over the face. Another feature are the shaded leathers, especially heliotrope fading into pale tiltre. Checked materials are to be in VOgUto. A correspondent has asked me the- way to powder the hair effectively. A nvrthod i have betn assured, ifl excellent ia aa follows: The night before, comb your ii»ir with a comb dipped into equal proportion* of glycerins and water, and curl or wave, the unduktiona keeping in the powde* much better than the empoth puff. The next day powder' the 'nair shghtHy with cornflour and vw>]ot powder mixed; do it up, tprinkfring .more powder into the rol!a or p-afla, which, of coinse, must be put over jkwls ot cotton wool or white horsehair. Tl.M.vi, with a sheet about you, get aome on*- to powder the hair thoroughly by shaking & full pnfl constantly above it till ,it » BUffiCKflUy whit*.--I *V\i etc.,