REFORM LEAGUE SOCIAL

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 8191, 5 August 1912, Page 5

REFORM LEAGUE SOCIAL

The members of the men’s and women’s Political Reform Leagues entertained themselves. delegates to the conference now being held, and members of Parliament on the Government side, and their wives and lady friends at a social evening on Saturday in the Sydney street schoolroom'. The room was artistically decorated with greenery. largely bamboo branches, which were made to grow large yellow paper poppies, yellow being the colour of the league. The platform had more yellow poppies at the back and along tho front. Mrs Massey was presented by the league with a bouquet of daffodils tied with yellow ribbon. She wore a dress of black dewdrop chiffon over silk. Her two daughters—Mrs Taylor and Miss - Massey—who accompanied her, were both in white frocks. Mrs Newman was in black ninon and satin, tho bodice over white silk banded with jewelled galon and a black and steel ornament in her hair; Mrs Hordman. white lace over charmeuse and a blue satin opera coat; Mrs F. M. B. Fisher, white with a vienx rose opera coat; Mrs Earle, rose satin with overdress ol embroidered grey chiffon and a pearl necklet; Mrs Hawson, emerald green charmeuse; Mrs Robinson, b’ack jetted net -over silk; 'lira Darling, embroidered black ninon, finished with fringe over white silk, with a jewelled band in her hair: Mrs Morison. black with touches ot jet; Mrs Wilson, black and jet; Mrs Von Sturmer. pink with a pale blue brocade opera coat; Mrs Hammond, black with jewelled trimming: Mrs Moorhouse, black watered silk and black satin coat.