"GOOD-BYE."

Evening Star, Issue 14653, 24 August 1911, Page 8

"GOOD-BYE."

i SIR JOSEPH AND LADY WARD’S FAREWELL AT HOME. NOTABLE GATHERING AT THE CECIL. [From Our Special Correspondent.] LONDON, July 14. On Monday afternoon—the ovo of their departure for New Zealand—the Prime Minister and Lady Ward were “at homo” at the Hotel Cecil, and from 4 till 6 o’clock the Grand and Victoria. Halls were thronged with guests regretfully saying farewell to the popular host and hostess. New Zealanders were there, of course, in force, and many well-known English political and social lights as well—Mr and Mrs Harcourt, Viscountess Falmouth, I.ord Kinnaird, the Lord and Lady Mayoress, tho Chairman of the London County Council, the Earl of Ranfuxly, Lady Bccrhohm Tree, Madame Clara Butt, Mr Kennerley Eumford, and Airs St. 1.03 Strachey, among others. Lady Ward received her guests in a very becoming gown of cream eolienne trimmed with rich silk insertion, a largo black plumed hat and black ostrich boa. Miss Ward, standing beside her mother, was in white ninon, trimmed with insertion, a blue : charmeuso sash, and a largo cream hat.

Among tho guests I noticed Sir William HaJl-Jor.es ; Miss Host. Hall-Jones, in biscuit voile over royal blue eharmeuse and a cream toque with blue feathers; Miss If. Hali-Jones, in old rose charm erase and a large leghorn hat trimmed with old lose tulle; Mr T., Mrs, and Miss Hamer. Mrs Hamer in pale grey with touches of Oriental trimming and a cherry-colored straw hat trimmed with black; Mrs R. J. Soddon, a.ll black ; Mixn Mary Seddon, black eharmeuse with an ovc-rdrais of black ninon and embroidery, a largo leghorn hut trimmed with lilac; Miss Rubi Scddon, grey eharmeuse under black ninon and a large black hat trimmed with mauve, tulle and lilac ; Miss Fos berry, mauvo eharmeuse trimmed with silver and a large mauvo hat trimmed with clematis ; Mr and -Mrs Alfred Kidd, of Auckland, tho latter in pale grey channeusc and a. piunicolorod toque trimmed with flowers ; Mrs Caldow (Dunedin and Wellington) black, and Miss Mina Caldow an old rone In aided gown and hat of tho same shade ; Mr Then Tresize, of Wellington; Mr and Mrs M. Myers, of Wellington, the latter in pale ! grey and a toque to match ; Mr A. Myers (Wellington) ; Mr and Mrs J. Ilislop (Wellington), tho latter in vieux rose eharmeuso and foulard and a largo black hat ; Mr F. E. Mathews (Wellington); Captain j Seddon ; tho Rev. Hoani Partita (Dunedin) ; Mr and Airs C. C. M'Millan (Auckland), Mrs M'Mill.in in grey eharraouso with an overdress of black ninon embroidered in steel beads and a black and white toque; Mrs Palmer (Wellington), mauve coat and black and-white hat; Miss Mabel Leys (Auckland), pale blue silk gown and a large cream hat trimmed with, mauve and while roses and lined with palu pink ; Lady Mills (Dunedin), black voile with a bright blue boa and a large black hat trimmed with blue illumes"; Miss (Jeraldino Mills, blue and white and a, large black hat trimmed with white lace and Mowers; Mr Heaton Rhodes (Canterbuiy) ; Mrs Rhodes, black brocaded velvet ami small black toque; Mrs Rous Marten, black silk and black and white lonnct; Mrs Trask (Nelson), black and white fou lard and a large black hat trimmed with lilac and pink roses ; .Mr and Mists Tripp; Mr Hankins; Mr Colin Gilniy (Dunedin); Mr Robert Turnbull; Miss Osborne; Miss Parker; .Mr Arthur Bell; Mm Alington, in navy serge, and a large black and while straw hat; Mr and Mrs Kirker (Auckland), the latter in blue ninon and silk canvas and a black hat with a. Jong blue plume; Mr and Mrs Wray Pailiscr, the latter in black net with Oriental trimming and a largo black hat; Miss K. Pailuser, grey eharmeuso and hat to match ; Mr and .Mrs David George; Mr Hnriton Hill; .Mr and (Mrs Lang, the latter in pale grey ; ITofesoor ,-u.d Miss Bickerton (Christchurch), Miss Bickerton in paio grey cashmere and a while hat trimmed with I Rink ; Mr Canutbcrs ; Judge Palmer and Mrs Palmer, in black eharmeuse, and a [ Hark hat with a long black plume : Mr, Mrs. and Miss Hastings Bridge, of Christchurch, Mrs Bridge in bright green silk and Miss Bridge in sage green serge, and a black bat trimmed with roses ; Lady Stout, pale grey, and a toque trimmed with grnv feathers ; Mr John Holmes, Wellington”; Mr Gilbert Anderson and Mrs Anderson, in dull green eharmeuse, with a tiyiic of Oriental colorings; Mr and Mrs George Barrett. Mis Barrelt in a. gown, of white embroidery and a large black hat : Mr Sparrow (Dune-din) and the M Bares Sparrow, one in white and one ;in black; Mrs Izard, white coat i and skirt, and a black hat trimmed ) with pink ; Mr Izard ; Dr and Mrs John \ Pollen and Mr Harry Pollen ; Mr and Mrs ! Odell, the latter in navy blue, with a bhick- ; and-white hat; Mr Bristow and .Mrs Br:s- ---; tow. in navy and white foulard, and'a. | black iiat : Mr Knowles : Mr Frazer : Dr j and Mrs Fleming, the latter in a whit.; j embroidery druse, and black hat; Mr T. I IV. .Arthur ; Mrs Carr and Miss Carr ; Mrs Alfred Fmniott. in figured ninon over pale blue eharmeuse trimmed with black ; Mr | and Mrs ffm. Henderson, tho latter in | blue foulard, with a grev and blue toque ; Mr and Miss Dymock. in a white brederie anglaiso dress and black hat ; Mr and Miss Wyatt ; Mr and Mrs Hales: Mr and Mrs Felton; Dr Morris; Miss Richmond (Wellington). biscuit coat and skirt, with touches of cerise, and a toque trimmed with blue: Mrs Beauchamp (Wellington), black cliarmoiiee coat and old rose toque ; i Commander Crutohtcy ; Mr T. K. Donne and .Mr Cecil Donne: Mr Melville and Mrs Melville, in prey silk and a white toque : Dr and Mrs Parkinson, tho i latter in smoko blue charmoufie and a. black hat with white feathers; Mrs Bruce Joy. prey ninon over grey eharmeuse ; Mr and Airs Marks; the Misses Clark. of Auckland (2) : Colonel and Mifts Snow (Christchurch), the latter in brown ninon over green, and a white, hat trimmed with black ; Mr and Mrs J. Harold Wilson ; Mr and Mrs James Rockland ; Mr Alex. Ware; Mrs Fabian Ware; Mr and Mrs Alfred Nathan (Auckland) and tho (Misses Nathan : I>r and Miss Chappie, the latter in white, with a while boa and black hat with a while plume ; Mr Campbell ; Dr and Mrs If. Lindo Ferguson (Dunedin), the latter in black and old rose ; .Miss Gibbons (Thames), in black-and-white striped foulard and a. black hat with red roses; Miss Eileen Gibbons, pale grey, with touches of black, and a black hat trimmed with Virginia creeper; Sir Janies Mills; Mies Prouse, pale grey, with a brown chon at the waist, and a large bat trimmed with roses ; Mrs | Boys (Dunedin)., black ninon and ohttr- | rneusc, and a. large black hat.