A NAPIER LETTER

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 7865, 29 July 1911, Page 9

A NAPIER LETTER

July 27. Mr and Mrs C. R. Pollen and Miss Pol* len are visiting Wellington. Mrs W. J. Ralph, of Auckland, is stay iug with her daughter, Mrs Put Higgins, oi Greemneadows. Hiss Ulrich (Dunedin) is on a visit to Napier, Mrs Davidson {Bluff Hill) is staying at Glcnalvon, Auckland. ilia Ross, who has been visiting he* daughter, Mrs Dewes, of Napier, has returned home. The friends of Lady Whitmore will be eorry to hear of her illness. Mrs Thompson (Wairoa) is visiting Mrs Thompson, <>t - Havelock North. Mrs 0. VaUance (Atastertou) is staying In Napier, en rout© to her new homo in Wairoa.. Mrs John Bennett is visiting her daughter, Airs Appleby (Napier). A xooent engagement is that of Alisa Bcgg (Dunedin;, wito is ©pending the win. ter in Napier, and Mr Holmes, of Wadra* rapa. Two weddings of interest wero celebrated on ’Wednesday afternoon, one being that of Miss Esther Louise Alarchaut, of Sahara, to Mr Arthur Ernest Lowe (also oi Ata-hona), and the other concerned Alieo Kczla iTui) Rolls, of Napier, and Air Robert; Taylor, of Clive. ' The Hawke’s Bay Lawn Tennis Club's ball was a great success, about 120 couple© being present. The Hamsun Hall woo decorated almost beyond recognition, and when the danoo was in full swing presented an animated appearance. Following are some of tho dressea:—Airs A. Humphreys, coral pink charmeuee; Alr» AloLoroon, black satin; Airs Waddell, black jet tunic over reseda green; Sirs A. Brown, vie ox rose satin, Oriental trimming; Airs A. J. Williams, black charmeuse. with Oriental braiding; Airs A O. Russell, ivory white charmease, jewelled tunic; Airs Nantes, black channeoso, jot cunic; Airs ''Ohing, black eatln, jewelioc overdress; Airs Zlele, more ninon tunio over. mauve satin; Mrs McCarthy, amethyst satin, dewdrop tunic; Mre Kennedy, white ohairmeuso; Mrs Alauneell (Masterton), floral taffetas,. with lace overdrew; Mrs Geo. Nelson, old rose charm-cuee; Airs Ruddock, black satin; Airs Edgar, emerald green embroidered tunic over black; Mrs Thompson, vioux rose satin, opalescent tunic; Airs Cato, green charmeuee; Air© T. B. Bear, shell pink taffetas; Mre Sandtmaun, black satin; Mrs Onirie, cream; ’Miss Anderson (Christchurch), white ninon; Alias Harvey, mole chiffon over pink; Mias Saudtmann, roe© du barri frock; Alis® Humphreys, pale pink ohsermeas©; Miss Cara Humphreys, white satin, silver embroidery ; Miss Grant (Woodville), ivory white silk; Miss Fountain, amber charmouse; Mty Collins (Christchurch), crimson frock; Miss Dinwiddle, cream and gold; Miss Turnbull, maize ninon with pale blue trimming; Miss Snodgrass, champagne over pink; Miss Neville, cieD'blae ninon; Miss G. Hill, loco embroidered frock; Miss May Williams, pal© blue ninon over satin; Mij« Her nan, polo blue charmeuse. '