NEW PLYMOUTH LETTER

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 7915, 26 September 1911, Page 9

NEW PLYMOUTH LETTER

September 23. Bishop and Mrs Oroeslcy are the guests of Dr and Mra Homo during their stay in New Plymouth Miss Bessie Bayly loft for Auckland and Rotorua on Thursday for a month’s visit. Mr and Mrs Derisley Wood (Ashburton): and -family arc spending a few days here. Mr and Mrs Fitzlicrbort left on Thursday for a mouth or so’s visit to Sydney, for' the benefit of Mr Fltzherbert’s health. Mrs Claude Weston and family have gone to Wanganui for a few weeks’ visit, and aro staying with Mrs O. E, Mackay. Mrs Carthew and Mrs Lysons and her two children leave next week for Hamilton to spend a few weeks with Mrs J. Norris Mias Godfrey and Miss Phyllis Ardon have returned from a visit to Christchurch.

Mrs Miles (Tima/rn) is staying with Miss Muriel Blundell. Mrs Blundell is at present a patient in Miss Baker’s private hospital, where she underwent an operation a few days ago, from which she Is making a satisfactory recovery. Dr Homo motored Bishop and Mrs Crossley to ‘ the Mountain House yesterday. Tho party had a beautiful view of old Egmont enveloped in his winter mantle of snow, and snow lay thickly on the ground right down to the Mountain House for the first time this winter. The Bishop and Mrs Crossley were charmed with the ride through tho magnificent bush on the way up to the Mountain House, and thoroughly enjoyed the outing.

This afternoon an “at home” was tendered Mrs Crossley by the local branch of tho Girls’ Friendly Society, in St. Mary’s

Hall, which had been quite transformed for the occasion. Carpet squares and ruga had been put down, and comfortable ebaas and little tables dotted about; tne hail was gay with yellow flowers, the kowhai especially being much admired; on tne tables vases oi mauve Argentine sweet peas formed the decorations. -Musical hmns were contributed by ilia? Warren. Miss Taylor, and if iso 'Gwen O’Callaghan, ana Rov. J. Kompthorne. Delicious tea, sandwiches, and cakes were handed round by members of the Girls’ Friendly Society. Mrs Crossley wore navy coat and skirt with astrakhan facings, black toque with royai blue velvet; Mrs Romo, dark grey cloth coat and skirt, black and white straw toque with mauve ro*es; Miss W ade, reseda greoii and grey silk in util in with strappings of green silk, vieux rose floral toque; Mrs Bewioy. black talletas with laco medallions and iru-ertion, white ostrich boa, black hat with rotes; Mrs William Bayly. black s’ik striped voile, black satin eoai. black toque with whito aigrette; Mins Humphries, mole cloth coat and skirt braided in blade, black toque with plumes; Mrs Standisb, black and white check coat and skirt with black facings, black toque; Mrs McKellar, black voile, Spanish face scarf, brown toque with wings; Mrs Hirst; brown silk voile with pipings of emerald satin, black hut with plumes; Miss Aider black and v/liito chock coat and skirt, toque to match; Misa Agnes Wilson, cream se nui com and skirt, black hat with plumes; Mrs Hair© (Hutt), black and white cheek coat and skirt, royal blue hat with roses; Mrs hollo, brown tweed coat and skirt, brown hat with wings; Mrs Penn, tweed coat and skirt, black bat with oeriso; Mrs Arnold Jones, navy costume, toque cn suite; Mrs Martin, dedicate grey tanetas with embroidered trimming, brack tagel hat with plumes; Mrs Harry Fookes, violet cloth coat and skirt, burnt straw hat with black silk bows and pink roses; Mis Heard, nattier blue coat and skirt, blue toque with black wings; Miss Carrie Bayly, grey cashmere de sole with pipings of black velvet, black velvet toque; Mrs Frank Wilson, creme cloth coat and skirt with dark green velvet facings, green velvet hat with plumes; Miss Sybil Thomson, cream tweed coat and skirt with black stripes, black hat; Mrs E. GriUitlis. dark tweed coat and skirt, white boa, black hat massed with blue ribbon and Mi«? Gwen O’Callaghan, white embroidered muon over silK, while crepe do chine scarf, black hat; Mrs Kempt-home, navy coat and skirt, brown hat; Mrs Harvey, brown oharmeuse. Drown nat with roses; Mrs 0. holt, grey coat and skirt, black toque with wings; Mrs Addeubroke, cici blue linen costume trimmed small black buttons, black hat with plumes; Miss CurUs, grey tweed coat and skirt, black hat with plumes;- Mrs Collins, navy coat and skirt, black hat with wings; Mrs Beg. George, nattier blue coat and skin, blue hat with black silk bows; Mrs Baton, cream serge coat and skirt, vieux rose; floral toque; Miss Monro, grey coat andskirt, black velvet toque; Mus 0. Shaw, tweed Norfolk costume, black hat; -MissMatthews, . cream sergo costume, black' hut wreathed with cerise roses; Mies Warren, cream costume, white hat; Misai Taylor, white, black hat with green striped, ribbon bows.

On Tuesday evening Mrs Burgees gave a small bridge party, at which Mrs Fitz- . Berber! won the prize. 1 At goll to-day, on the Ngamotu links, (the semi-liuals of the men’s championship 'wore played In line weather. Mr Johns beat Mr W. Bewley by 1 up at tho eighteenth hole, after a, very close coutost; Mr Austin Bewioy boat Mr Glasgow by 3 up and 2. Next Saturday tho final will bo played between Mr Johns and Mr A. Bowley. “Our Miss Gibbs” appears at the Theatre’ Royal on Monday and Tuesday evenings. Several prominent members of the coin-' pany are keen golfers, so matches are bo-> lug arranged by the Ngamotu Club during; their stay in New Plymouth.