AN "AT HOME."

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19215, 2 January 1926, Page 14

AN "AT HOME."

RECEPTION AT MANUREWA. An At Home was given by Mrs. David Nathan on Thursday, when in the bright sunshine of a summer's afternoon her beautiful residence, The Hill, Manarewa, with its extensive grounds, presented a charming sight. A note of rich and gorgeous colouring was to be seen in the garden, where the flower beds were ablaze with beautiful blooms, planted and 'arranged to give exquisite colour harmonies. Trelliscd screens of rambler roses and archways, which were a bower of pink buds and blossoms, made an J effective setting for the garden plots, bordered with tiny flowering plants, that i made vivid patches of colour in its j mauves and blues, flamboyant scarlet and ! rich tones of tangerine. The wide l sweep of t'.io lawns was broken here and j there with flowering shrubs and clusters j of sheltering trees, and from the terrace a wide and extensive view of the surrounding country gave a glimpse of the Manukau, that was most attractive. Indoors the guests roamed at will through the spacious rooms, that were decorated in beautiful and artistic colour schemes. Tea was served out of doors on the wide piazza, where the tables were charmingly arranged, tbo predominating colour being a deep flame that was repeated in the coiling and pillars and also in the cushions of the chairs and lounges arranged round the: various teatables. Mrs. Nathan received her .guests wearing a frock of rose du Barry rnarocain, with panels opening over a dessous of white silk and a rose-coloured hat with brim caught up in front. Lady Marjorie Dalrymple wore a black and white figured marocain frock and small black hat; Lady Lockhart, noisette brown crepe de chine and brown and gold hat; Mrs. W. R. Wilson, navy blue georgette embroidered in ficelle with panel of henna georgette and henna shaded hat;. Mrs. H. 0. Nolan, black marocain, with touches of almond green and black hat. Mrs. J. Reid wore a black frock of crepe armure fold black hat; Mrs. Foster, black satin beaute and black hat with almond green mount; Mrs. Valentine, black armuro coat with cyclamen scarf and cyclamen hat; Mrs. V. Beale, frock of beige and black lace with medallions embroidered in coloured silks and black hat; Mrs. Vaile, saxe blue and petunia shot georgette and grey and s«e blue nat; Mrs. Miles, almond green marocain frock and wide brimmed hat * of green and black; Mrs. Noel Adams, black georgette with bands of marrow silk fringe on the skirt and black hat; Mrs. Oolbeck,,black crepe de chine embroidered in henna beads and black hat with ospreys; Mrs. v Waller, black georgette and lace frock and black hat; Mrs. A. Raid, black armure with almond-green mount; 'Mrs. Hewitt, white marocain draped in scarlet, and.scarlet hat; Mrs. L. .Nathan, beige georgette and jade-green hat; Mrs.' Burns, cinnamon-brown embroidered crepe de chine and cinnamon-brown hat; Mrs. R. Wilson, noisette-brown marocain with touches of henna, and brown hat; Mrs. Stephen Allen, beige georgette and lace frock and jade-green hat; Mrs. Wilkin, black satin with Persian embroideries and black hat; Mrs. H. Clark, cyclamen georgette frock and cyclamen-shaced hati.;. Mrs, Cecil Leys, beige marocain and cyclamen hatj Mrs.' Upton, champagnecoloured georgette and hat to tone; Mrs. C. Nathan, black with scarlet facings And black hat.... ... , • • ■Mrs. 'Jr Event was in' Ijeigo georgette and lace frock and delphinium-blue nut; Mrs. E. Russell, lavender georgette with mulberry wrap and black hat; Mrs. V. Riddiford, ' black georgette frock and petunia-shaded hat'j Mrs. "Bankhart, galleen-blne crepe de chin© and hat with bird of paradise plumes; Mrs. Ccverdale, black'rpmaine embroidered in gold thread and black picture hai; Mrs. Rhind, beige georgette and laco and cyclamen hat: Mrs. Bullock Webster, black crepe do chine frock and black hat; Mrs. J. R, Reed, black armure frock and black feathered hat; Mrs. J. Carpenter, beige georgette and Laco and .beige hat with : cluster. of bows; Mrs. Lawford, beige' marocain and black hat with jadegreen feather,}-Mrs. Boyle, grey embroidered marocain and grey hat. i Miss Rutherford wore orchid and mauve georgette and wide-brimmed orchid hat with bands of velvet in orchid and mauve; Miss Vaile, rose-patterned ninon frock and pink crinoline jitraw hat; Miss R. Vaile, beige marocain and saxe bluehat; Miss' J. Reid, .champagne-shaded georgette and hat of tagel to tone; Miss Lloyd, frock of saxe and royal-blue accordion pleated crepe de chine and small blue hat; Miss Waller, amber-shaded frock with lace overdress and f,axe-blue hat; Miss Nolan, cyclamen georgette with accordion-pleated panels and small cyclamen hat; Miss Ferguson, cream lace frock sashed in orchid and wide-brimmed hat of crinoline 1 straw;' Miss Goldie, navybine marocain with Egyptian embroideries and navy hat; Miss Burns, white marocain and small white hat; Dr. Hilda Northcro/t, royal-blua crepe de chine and black hat; Mitis Ratfibone, amber ninon patterned m .floralvviiesign , and ; crinoline straw hat. j«th