SOCIAL AND GENERAL.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXX, Issue 3592, 3 August 1912, Page 4

SOCIAL AND GENERAL.

One of the largest gathering of ladies seen at the golf house for some time was present on Saturday last. Delicious tea and-cakes were handed round hy the hostesses, Mesdamcs Scott and Wachsmann, and Misses Faikner (2); the table being prettily decorated with daffodils and greenery. Among those present were Mesdames Wachsmann, Mann, Kissling, Scott, Willock, Traill, Morgan, King, Misses Hine, Browne, de Latour (2), Faikner, Wachsmann, King, Sweet, Maclaurin, Williamson, K. Williams, TJ. Williams, Nolan, H. Nolan, Adams, and Murray. Miss Stubbs has returned from her visit to Christchurch. Mrs Cobbett returned from her visit to Hawke’s Bay on Wednesday and left for the Coast the following day. Mrs J. C. Field left for the South on Wednesday. Mrs J. A. Macdonald, wife of the Harbor Board’s secretary, accompanied by her little son, arrived from Brisbane by Wednesday’s steamer. Mrs Kilgour, of Auckland, is at present tho guest of Mrs George Beere, Carnarvon street.

Mrs C. Spragg and her two small sons returned from Auckland tills week.

Mr Couper (Hawke’s Bay), who met with an accident at the assembly last Friday evening, is making a good recovery. Mrs Frank Wylds leaves by tomorrow’s steamer en route for her homo in Hawera. The Misses Williamson were in town for the week end. Mr and Mrs Carl Williams were in town last week. Mr and Mrs Gully have gone South for a visit.

Fashionable women in Paris are reviving the beauty patch. Some, not content with the court-plaster piece, have gone so far as to have “beautyspots” tattooed on their faces, at a cost of five guineas a spot. These tattoo marks, however, can he removed when one tires of them, but it costs more than 30 guineas to do so. Just below the left eye is the usual position for patches. The fashion for patches in the okl time is supposed to have originated in France, where people put black patches on their foreheads to cure headaches, and found them so becoming that they speedily adopted them for decorative purposes. Not everybody thought “patching” becoming however, for Marie Teresa of Spain, when she was brought to France to marry the Dauphin, declared on the journey that nothing hut the King’s command would induce her to patch and powder. 'I ho King did command her, however, in a carefullyworded note, suggested by that king of diplomacy and tact —Richelieu. But the patch was not a new invention oven in those days, for ladies in the later days of the Roman Empire patched themselves, and there was keen competition, for there ■is no doubt that, applied artistically, the patch is a most becoming touch, and lends an indescribable fascination to an ordinary face.

An expert eerrer. pendent of an Englis paper writes that a revolt is coming against t!ic tyranny of white for bridal wear. It lias thrown a chill over many .a wedding, for (as my correspondent mid rstands it) a white cr cven a cream or ivory dress is very trying to many complexions, and that is one of the reasons why few brides look their best on then wedding day. For some little while drosses embroidered with green, pink, gold have often been worn instead of all white- And during the past weak the brides at two fashionable weddings wore pink dresses and looked very well in thorn. Pale pink, it seems, is to lx> the substitute for white if tho reformers get their way, and one of the most eminent dressmakers in London now refuses to 111 11 I\o up white satin without a lining -ot shell, pink, which, she says, imparts a. Incoming glow.

ASSEMBLY DANCE. At tho Assembly Dance held at His Majesty’s Theatre on Friday (last week) I noticed the following:— Mrs J. Dods, very pretty charmeuse with a tunic frock of sapphire hiron, the bodice finished with deep cream lace rovers on the shoulders. Mrs F. Wvlds, pale pink chiffon, taffeta draped bodice, with one side effect. Mrs A. J. Henderson, very smart Royal blue Oriental draped frock over

Royal satin. bliss Hine, rose—pink satin, with mol© ninon draped tunic. y Miss Browne, pale heliotrope charmeuse, the bodice draped with purple velvet band. . Mrs Field, pastel toned frock (very pretty.) - ' Miss E. Nolan, lovely frock of pale blue, with ninon tunic finished with handsome embroidery. Miss H. Nolan, white silk, over dress of white tosca net. bliss D. Bull, white silk, net tunic, ball fringe trimming. Miss R. G’lirisp, pale pink floral nin-

Miss K.. Sherratt, beautiful black satin, with slashes of cerise across tho corsage, the same color being draped with black, finished the skirt at the back with sash effect. Mrs E. Adair, white satin and lace. Mrs Gully, pale heliotrope satin cloth, with draped pannier effect in floral heliotrope ninon, silver juilet cap. Mrs Clark, white satin draped with sapphire, blue ninon, trimmed with broad bands of Oriental embroidery. Mrs E. H. Mann, glorious brocaded gold thread robe, with quaintly finished sleeves. Mrs J. Williams, eu-de-nil frock. Mrs Traill, very pretty white satin frock, juilet cap and osprey. bliss M. Williamson, lovely shade of mile blue cliarmeuso ninon of same shade being draped into the fish tail. bliss E. Williamson, white satin corsage of black satin. Mrs King, pale grey. A visitor wore an artistic gown in black and white effect, with broad black velvet band on the bodice, with touches of tangerine. Miss P. Lusk, amber satin, with lace overdress. bliss G. Lewis, pretty pale pink satin with Oriental tunic finished with heavy fringe. bliss Wheeler, black, with tunic of black ninon finished with black beading. bliss MeLaiirin, rose-pink veiled, with grey. - • Miss Faikner, pale pink. Miss bl. Faikner, pale green soft silk. Mrs Irvine, pretty rose-pink, witli pale blue tunic, pointed side panel of pale blue. Miss Hilda Sherratt, black satin, with lovely white lace corsage. Mrs Rex Willock, cream frock with lace trimming. Miss Rosamond Reynolds, bright emerald green with gold trimming. Mrs Pamieson, black satin, white lace corsage.