PLACE AUX DAMES.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 250, 9 October 1911, Page 3

PLACE AUX DAMES.

ihe Frees. Last AVi «’.’ic.-:day'3 race wetting was an occasion for a display of beautiful g’wv.r so srlJoni girt n to women out side the big towns, and in spite cf the uncertain wialhcr, tlie ca- >:i ";■■■■ si ;/.< d Ly a .good many. It was a most successful meeting, a di-tinevion being lent to the preen dings l>y the jiresenee ct L:-' I.>."'■!■ Icncv ti.e Gorfrito?. who war. enter tained a! luneh m’ld afternoon tea by the Jockey Club- Coats and skirts wcr” the order of tlie day. l':tit those v.iio btavc’y donr.cd tin ir sp;:/..? attire had every reason to c-cngr/ihi-

late tliem-c-lves. -and thank the Rtiin Fairy for so kindly l.< rsi IL A trewa wLirh was much ndmirt d v> as „f\i. ux ro~e silk cripe. with lowan of black, raade in srcat’n s.yle, long and graceful, and worn with a large black hat. with pink, l.rtck and white 0... rich pb.r.in r. Tlie vo.ole ( fleet v.r.- nm-l ai-liv.k. A tunic of giTth ; ur.tr. with <i.:■ i( ■' omi'.r.dL red in are”. had ar. ui:d< rdm« of the colour, and looked ry smart with a burnt straw Eat al:il , ,1 with ■■■irk ro--t- at.d grwi grass. A black satin cent and skirt ..f p; rf. rt cut fully ju stifled the popumritv this -•.vic i- «i!jvy : ag at Home : she il.uk satin hat worn w:th it Lad fo- its sole adornment an immense -.••Lite otrhh Lather, the whole ;turn-out being <’h tmy.tLhi:d Ly it> s implicit y. There v. as .a c ■ ■b.>.nu-ntolc'-cnloun'-d irt-.’.n of cLiifon eh th v. it’.: Lt.v.t'Jfitl tm > mid a loqut if the same eo’o.ir : itoi j l.'ae.< vc1..... ..... turin go'vp. hcav'.y ■pi ke" .aloud ( f Pr.ri . A !<■;- bl ick . * *ii '■.■■' with Line rec erelooked over a black lie. tilc ss. . i *;i'i'i w . and p.ttik-llower, <i satin. Pink and blue shot ninon :.iv, r pink (Lvmem.- foinutl another -'rikhtg costum--. the grey hat v.liudi m.-,.uJ’vith it biim: tiimm.d with r.nge m.u.di.m ;.p im.m of guy sat m - : b’..,;v . • 9-.:r Miss Gibbs. - ’ '.V ( - have waitml so lufg for ‘'Our - Gibb--.” |,r.< 1 • a-d Ht. ii glow■:.c ae.-.nns • f !■* r. rrd m r song< • * ck<m:'( s ■ ■■••*:■ •■■ fumikai ■ * *.*-’'rb. tier t: ed’.n:'' of gi.oi'.a- ' "■ I'j i t. V. "1 "* * • t• x-. u • * xv t • urn* i np in < r.r Imndr* .G ■.. .elI ; r 0.1 I': '*!■ y Ik— l i who km, c the G-vnmh-iG- of _ tor : l>. • ruid *h«' 1 cdiiulilJ ‘ ' a , ..,,1, . t V. p vJ • ,i ■< b, -(t'./.-g tee p.'-.a t... Uish to g.t a mu b ; a ! 1” | fo rm a n c • . realise t i- c < • m j' * i m - n.

<>ffr ;■< fl to !■:<’ nrjformers lr.’ "t erovrd- ■ o-d The coi.-icdy it self is very ' oi’.::d; like i.s bfothr rs and of l th" same m-tsk-ai family, but we seli dniii Ime «nch a thoroughly dcliglittfrl c-.n.i di.-tn as Mr. Li rlh' I an-l i:c alone would Lave been worth ! going t<> si-c. It v.t.s id'-e to see j .tll'S -'.vibe Vi agal:!. bill It d to rt mind its ’low v. r missed i s>ur Percy, aad his place is not an ■ e.-’e v 11,>,. t;i Gil. .\ Iti.get !t< r t lie who!'?. ‘ thing is light am! well urcssrd awl amusing enough, and considering i the limitaiions of st.-tgo spree and the i m>:is.i-fjttc;il crowdittg of the chorus, ii . was tery wi ll done iuderd. One : ;bi;ig whidi must have si ruck the I p< rforniers was the lac-!' of response i in the audience : one was agreeably warpiisrd when the sextet “Quarrel- ' ling” achieved the em-ore if mow I than nif-i iu d. Perhaps one is very I o’d fashioiird and prejudiced, but the' j sight of so many very young people i in the house’ Md one to me dil ate on j the fitness of things. It seems, soniel how. nr.frir to put young girls of six- ■ tec-n or so into trie v.w ? ( >t witnessing, i without comment, the lack of refinement which is undoubtedly the’ keyI note of these sort of entertainments. i Canning of the Tcrmis Club.

The Ih-is-’.itrcs Uro pet and Tomes ■i’lii’i held an oomiing reception rd the cour'.s on Sgtar-.’.-’.y afternoon, a deii'.-.kifiil fiircti-.i:! I.lcsscd by ire weather a.td e njoye cl by quite a wd <!’ gm sts. Tin re was a band which played all th<‘ time, a much ;,ir. •: •’i -. :.m ;.I than t::e r.snai hr rc-.nnd t lit re sc leel i-.m pv.ni’t ual in?; ic.r.g pauses. .An eiicc-11e..: : ce;m or. u;l was provided by the club, and Air. Webber, ih’ pre.-cidri.t, made a spli-milel host, with aa eye to cvery- ! rmy’s comi’o: t. The l co’.iiD’. v.c rmi< ii all the afternoon by cnthurk.ilie p ayees, most cd them <iisy.ln;,’ij;-' ’.••‘i-y good form in siiite of the * in•rr’s rest. Soins veiy pretty f-.-m-k.-■.vere worn, and the scene' altogcti'.-n’ ,va.; delightir.lly gay and bright. ■‘fiia Land of Voile:' Vghic.;. Mr. Jc.hn Foster Fra.m r, in bis t in! ere; t i;ig ami bi ntitindly 11ii.st lilt cel bov-k.' cm Alg; io, T;.ni:;ia and M•;■<>. •■•pens with rather :tn .im’.’sin.g st.itcmient. In co sein'.mg the wend; rfi'-l e olcmrmg. the light which is so vivid and so I’lilnmd., he e-ivs : ”i have seen a painte" straggle ,\,r an Imur to get a blue approachirg i’.ic blue <-f tin? hetivems here - 11 ‘ >...■■ 11V s. 110 bS'iir. l Baroness von Krc.am, a arAst V ml km-wa in ibe Bewei’a !'-:r hm.’...luh I’fuily true: pimlmcli m <>! t’m I’lnsive g'i'ey green <>! the i-live trecr. ■.aid to a y<mng friend, “For thirty -.ears I have tried and they say I have sticce; clod, but every year 1 •.”iv .'.'l t. a little rearer—l shall never it crniiel” Tint is <m!y a sma’l h tail, imweve r. b.r the b. ok is :;!- •i rin.-Jy interest mg in ]i:.r!s, onpec.-

;;!:v j-.t- now with ibe eyes of ibe .vo.’hl upon Hie Cimat'.’y which ii k-sertbe ; .

Napier b.'ov.□ A most' ch light ml dance was g.ven by th.’ rmtiron and miras at the •Ir.-spit.--l cm Monday eveniitg. Dancing irk place m the Margaret .’.ard, '..Ti;-h was beaut if idly dcwv.-ai-

,-d v. i’ll ferrs a-nd buttling, the emtil.,rs and verandah being :my will. ’Cue gam Wingo and wtoic irises A dcltcior.s supper nrepnrtd entirely >v tl:*-' muses was greatly appict-it (J. tli? tables being a.rt ir.: ic.-dly r.r .-angt d with branch•< s oi white may t-id mmg-.'rites. The music w.t., -1' Lv A!-. Ki’ox and <xlras v/.e played by D,-. O'C’Gmemm anti I.’. St.l 'on. Ti:c rinses all w--re .hi i,- uniforms.

' Mie, Bi-Mwde and the tca.r-bcrj wni f.-h!.; of the ilukare re ncl'om •pfe ri:tii?cd many friends at niuiniug :c.t last E-’turWty aft?" the (-cremony • f laving the foundation stoat' at- the >P’V -(-hoo 1 . Ttie i/arden (■-. the !■ ----- V - i lucked <!i:T7' ,r: tty with the fi'i Ci yom .g grc. n «<r

l n . frets, m-.kir.g a _ picture icr.e .etting for the group < f »'. • >!<’ who .to--: J about. Alt hough the snrio.indv-. v. ire new the h-right Inces o- )/• g'.-.-ls ard tlie generoim hos; ilai ■ reminded r.s of many (kiigtiCm ..Him- mg? that have iakmi p l '’.c f ' in the past in the old Hukni'i ‘-’c ficlirmi. . , The engagement is annc-u.n’cci <>■ Mi. Edi'h 11-i-'ti't'C. on'y doiigmei ■i Mr. II- Hartree, c-f Xgaroto, H. 8.. o Mr E. H. Damphey, of Mangatut.i IV., . Among tiie ns'.te.-rs to Nr.pnr

.’■(seat are Mrs Magitnty (San //mis -o) ;vtd Mi Aingir.iiy (AVciing.OH): Mrs <hrler < Wc’lC’g.or) ; -J. Ormond ('A al.ingfm u); .’■ '?■■■ Tmtgiil. Mr. and Mrs ( -P' "’’ ami Jr and Mrs A". F. b.itight (Dann; irkc); and li;e Jub-.’r.tcn Waipcl’.erav.). Mr and M;s IL G .V’lren k??’ r turned G m .'sydn<y: 'J!.-.. J I-, per?'l:lX", g’.i'-lC ' -’ a 1 // ; -,'ii.o'S'..-ih Jsk’vl.