LADIES' COLUMN.

Evening Post, Volume LXXIV, Issue 78, 28 September 1907, Page 4

LADIES' COLUMN.

" ""■-" * Girls' Gossip. to this column addressed "PriscilldV will be welcomed. They should be concise, and must be signed with the writer's full same and address, not for publication, but as a guarantee of authenticity. j Mr Dsab Kezia — Tho Wellesley Club danced — looked forward to with such delightful anticipation — proved all that the most vivid fancy could paint. Nothing was left undone that could enhance the comfort and pleasure of the guests, and, if there was a crumpled rose-leaf, it was owing to the .architectural peculiarities cf the building. The now club is charmingly decorated — it is sad to thin& that it is only to bo admired henceforth by inappreciative rnasculino eyes — and {he. j/ealtlTof flotvers used enhanced the bsauty at-'the fine rooms. The supper tables — and for the supper there v/ere none but most flattering epithets — wero decked with crossed crimson ribbon, and quantities of delicate spring flowers. One sittingout-room was an artistic hat jnony of golden-brown polyanthi. "• Ever so .many charming new frocks were in evidence, and the prevalence of pink — in every shade — was noticeable Chiffon taffetas, too, was tho favourite material, and little 1 wonder, for it lends itself delightfully to evening- wear. In one set of lancers every girl wore a taffetas frock, and the blend of soft colours was charming. The Hon. Kathleen Plunkei wore vivid blue chiffon over ■white silk, the Empire bodice trimmed •with- "silver braid, -Miss Chalmers haJ on a soft blno silk, Lady Ward was in pale-grey satin, and Mrs. JI.JD. Bell— the^hostess-of .the. evening — wore a palo grey TnxTcatle : frock "with fine lace. A. lnwety.^£rock.oL.paJfi.-pink taffetas, with ijnder -bodice of jewelled lace, was mucu Admired, and another exquisito gowu jfras 6"S J^ala^reeq U&iffon taffetas,,, triniAied %ifcl."-dencattj v laco decorated with jewels, "an*9* it "had the daintiest Vshaped vesfc of gold tissue, veiled with 3J eL ... ' * * Two delightful teas have 'been given by "Airs. Stotfc this past week. On Thurs $ay of' last week she invited a nmnber t>f friends to meet Miss Palotia, who, 3iy the. by, has been the centre of vari Bus functions recently. She has sue** 'brightness and- vivacity that she is as •much the entertainer as the- entertained. ;Mrs. Stott's artistic drawing-room — one $f the prettiest rooms in Wellington — ■was 'sweet with spring flowers. A deiightful afternoon was spent. The hostess "wore a lovely gown of flowered silk bretelles of silk over a fine lace 'Jblouse. Ths guest of the afternoon was in cinnamon-brown wool voile, cross3aSrred with white and trimmed with ifolds and buttons of wallflower-tinted Velvet. Her hat was of white silk, wnn 1h great bow of black ailh anil a clustui ,*f golden grasses at one sidfc. The second tea was given Jasi Tuesday by Mrs. 35tofct foi Miss. Stoddarfc, the well-known who has been staying with Alisj for the la6t foitmght, while her charming pictures are on view . -Jl'Gregor Wright's. Many of these jdelighfcfu] studies have alroady found ■purchasers. One, in particular, "A -Grey Spring," is an enviable possession, -md the owiiei thereof des&rves hearty By the way, the sunny Washing-day" pictures have attracted -innch housewifely admiration. One lady ;£nnonnceu ,she woulu havt, liked them 'if the washing had been left out! . £ At Mrs. Stott's tea on Tuesday, Mr. Unman delighted every one by Lis charm. ing songs. Miss Riley also aang pret--tily, and Mrs, Malcolm Ross recited. ' The wore a grp.cefnl- go-wn ot irorjLj^oal^, trimmed with sil£ inSertum, ; .over white eilk., , Miss Stoddart . wore a •stone-coloured tweed and a -hat 'with a& embroidered crown, and a wreath of '» jjjßcTJl on.,. the brim. , Partridge wore a bla,ck taffetas and a silt^hat Iwith-Tiink roses ay the- back. The same afternoon rn<. Misses Edwin gave a tear for 'their guest, Miss Chaytor. <1 <• , "•"" ; Notwithstanding counter i' attractions, **ilother Goose*' was making her 'debut at the Opera House tins'. same eTeninj; tho Town Hall held, a!' large audience to listen to the excellent concert got up t<> *^dst-JliB6 Tijnn Mills. Lady Plunket, -i»v>&^icbanmng cpru wrap, all chilfou frills and lace, over a white 'frock, the Hon. -Eatbleen Plunket wearing over ■her •silk--> gown a pale "blue coat, much embroidered with white, and Miss Cnal-mera-in. a pale ;blue kimono^ wrap, camo •with Captain Hardy, A.D.C. With • them* sat in black brocade, and Mrs.' tfhaniil, in'a white c'oth coat, Lady Ward, wearing a long black silk •wrap over a pale blue frock, and MUs Ward, in a dainty 'white*' gown, with a pale pink rose on the corsage. The programme was much appreciatedj although the stern fiat had gone forth that no encores were allowed. The committee of ladies^ are to- be heartily felicitated on its success. TBe <brilljanfr dash and rush' of "Mo- " their Goose" leaves "the onlooker rather broathlessK and lasting as it does for "three hours, a' li£tle weary. But the performance ;s, .one that none should miss seeing. ' It coiitiins- exquisite tableaux vivants , - : and the quaintest jd»>JLieries. i of "Mother Goose" is alone worth the .jentiwrice fee-, i and. -i$ is little wonder, -thal£ the- pall" of tfafeans 'who constitute the equine gain salaries equal to that of a> Prime- Minister. Every one has fallen victim to tho charms of the tiny •wattle-faries, most chaiming spirits in a band -whei'e'all are bewitching. Tho frank abandon and enjoyment, and the /■-happy,- .heakhy faces of the children lfesr complimentary testimony to tho care taken of them by the management. As charming as the youngsteis before the footlights wcre'thoie in the andi&cesjVdnd - their,' chuckles and squeals of delight were most infectious. While *-08-'th©''topio-_of"'-''-Mother> Goose," I- must iefl yon a quaint episode tnat occurfed recently in Sydney. A servant had (tone^srfter -snucH eipectation^to 'sco the' pantomikuj. nest morning He,r mistress heif^how she enjoyed it. ' The ygi^^l«oked "It .wasn't very 'ItiniSy-,'" ehe *6aid' ruefully, "and thfi r 4jaose v ,. onlx_cam(? „ og^jjnee. '; w Tt turned— wit— trfeat-— the unfortunate maid had gone to the wrong theatre and sat through "Lohengrin. !" [ The Hisse3 Lewis, daughters of tho member for Courtenay, passed through Wellington or their way to Hawkes Bay. Mrs. and Miss Louisson are in ■VVeJlington, and Mrs Baumo has come to town for the rest of the session. Dr. and Mrs. Arklo have arrived from England, and intend eventually to settle in Wellington. Dr. Arkle is Sirs. Findlay's brother and Mrs. Arklo tX~ 'French. Miss Gardner and Mr. Russell Gardner, of Rotorua, arrived by the Sydney boat last week, and left for Auckland on Tuesday. Miss Amuri Rutherford went back to Christchurch last week. Miss Mackenzie, the daughter of Mr. T. Mackenzie, MJH.R., is 6taying in Wellington.. Captah^ <Nelson, Son of Sir Montague Kelson;' is 'a guest of Lady Ward. Tho latest engagement is that of Mr. Guy Pulton, son of tho late Mr. Arthur Folton, to Miss Emmie Bnlkeley, daughter of the lato Mr. R. Bulkeley.— l am, ek " ' -PRI6CILLA.